Vol 11 Chapter 4 (2/2)
”What you guys are going to do is tohappened, and then reame? Don't screw around”
Turning her un's muzzle, Mari made a steep expression
A huge ic circle had already filled the sky
Mother Goose re, she just prayed indifferently
”What about people who found happiness in this world? What about people who love this world? Just because a self-proclaimed Goddess doesn't like it, is no excuse to blank it out”
”destruction, or restoration there is no other way”
When Mother Goose htened, Mari opened her eyes wide
”I'll pass on both! I'll change the world in my oay! I definitely won't let youhad never happened!”
Pouring out, ic power had dyed the sky with aurora
The blow that had boasted of having strongest attack power a those Mari had mastered
《Aurora Gate》
The preparations for activating it were co ene the activation, there was no one capable of stopping Mari now
”This world's hope, despair, sorrow and joy, they're all, all mine! ——As if I'd let you erase them!”
Cracks ran over the ed froer than the one she had previously used, and ate roared
That's when Mother Goose's red eyes were clouded black as if harboring darkness inside
”Enough speaking then”
With relaxed ht hand out to Mari
And bending her fingers, the htly,
——Mari's left arm burst away from the root
”——?!”
Without any idea what happened, Mari staggered in the air, sprinkling blood all over
Next, Mother Goose quietly opened her clenched fist
Matching herwas blown off
There was no trace
After seeing Mari start to crash down, Mother Goose closed her eyes
”Just now, I only transferred e ale human Please watch over this world's rebirth as you slowly die”
The unavoidable blows have been unleashed from inside Mari's body
Transfer ic's dreadfulness weren't just the surprise attacks
Since it was able to deliver any substance anywhere, she should have noted this point first and foremost
In front of the transfer ic, the protective barrier didn't make any sense at all
”——Hhdamnit!”
Just a step away froic power had dispersed in the air
Although it see a hand and a leg, she had squeezed the last of her power and assaulted Mother Goose with her vanishi+ng flying rings
However, she didn't haveshe approached Mother and was only able to swing her right fist
With her eyes still closed, Mother Goose avoided it by diverting her upper body
Mari's fist only grazed Mother's cheek and cut through the air
Coround
assaulted by an arels, Ouka was in a state where she barely inal shape of her body
She could assert that this was the erous attack she ever received
Her throat was crushed, her limbs wouldn't move If she only had her flesh and blood she would die instantly, even with Witch Hunter form she will probably die after a few minutes
Even so, Ouka didn't give up
《”Vlad, start up the 'Dracula' gather blood”》
Despite the fact she was dying, her consciousness was clear The anger against Mother Goose and the indignation towards herself for letting Mari fight alone was enough for reasons
Just as ordered, Vlad did his best recovering the blood all over the city, but because Orochi had already sucked out the most of it, the amount of blood Vlad could recover was very small
《”Continuing combat is impossible Death can be avoid'd but this amount is too small”》
《”Nikaido is fighting alone! I can't just rest here alone! The sounds of combat ceased hurry!”》
As she grew ienerated
Her throat was regenerated, the bones and skin of her li had also returned
Although the recovery wasn't over yet, when Ouka forced her body to sit, a blunt sound had come from beside her
When she turned her face in that direction, she saw Mari's appearance, bleeding
Ouka raised her body and crawling, slowly approached Mari
”Nikaido?”
She reached out to touch Mari's body
It was cold as ice
Her chest rose up and down slightly So, but Mari's hollow eyes said how little of life was left in her
Ouka's lips tre what to do she called out
”What are you you what happened with your limbs?”
”Don't 'you'menow”
A faint voice responded
There was consciousness She could still be saved Ouka bit her tre lips
”Ugh, Vlad! Give Nikaido a blood transfer and recover her! You can do that ht?!”
《”I can not allow it! Master's body is still healing! If I transfer blood to soer!”》
”I don't care! Do it!”
That's when Mari slapped Ouka's cheek
But her palround
”shaddupdon't be so noisy right at my eardon't do needless stuff”
”Needless you say? Don't screithto survive and go back to where we belong! If you're not here, Takeru I!!”
Mari touched Ouka's hand
”you will, use my blood”
Saying so, Mari raised the edges of her mouth
”My blood is probably most delicious of all I mean, it's Nikaido Mari-chan's bloodisn't that natural?”
”Don't be stupid!! I can't drink your blood!”
Feeling Mari squeeze her hand weakly, Ouka gasped
”hh”
”what's with that face h”
Seeing tears pool in Ouka's eyes, Mari said that, not even acting strong in particular
It seeic, but the blood loss was already lethal If she doesn't get a transfusion, Mari will be beyond saving
Despite being aware of that, Mari refused Ouka's help
”You'll use my blood in order to survive”
”but”
”I won't dieas if I wouldI pro back alivealso, above aaall”
Mari squinted looking at Ouka and smiled
”I' you Takeruhe's hh, s-so”
Along with another of the countless declarations of war, Mari's eyes regained their light
Releasing the hand she held, Mari grasped Ouka's collar and pulled her closer
And, along with her ghastly feelings, she said to Ouka
”——Hurry up and go! Go and beat that woman down!”
Ignoring the blood flowing from her mouth, she scolded Ouka
In Mari's eyes there wasn't even tiniest determination to become a sacrifice
Told this, Ouka was unable to refuse
Since thequarrel They collided repeatedly, co, it was stormy from the start
But before Ouka realized, she relaxed herself around her Mari was straightforward She was much less hesitant than Ouka herself That part of her was very si the wall in Ouka's mind
Ouka ad she was as honest and straightforward
Worst cos But while that was true, they certainly acknowledged each other
Ouka was entrusted with the rest by someone like that
What kind of rival would she be if she didn't answer those expectations
”Vlad”
Facing down, Ouka clenched her teeth
Her blue eyes shone behind the long bangs
Those eyes met with Mari's
No more words were necessary All that was left was to proceed according to desire
”——Drink!”
《”——Acknowledged”》
Momentarily, Vlad's blood absorption started
A ic circle appeared and attracted Mari's blood Her blood entered Ouka's body
Just as Mari had self-proclaile drop held power equivalent to that of a hundred people There was treic power and incredible life force
At the same time, her memories and experiences, all of Mari had flowed into Ouka
Her growing up, childhood dabbling in crie Tres towards Haunted
Her love for Takeru so passionate it made Ouka embarrassed
And——
——The new place she belonged to
The trust and affection for her cos
The pure will to protect
Ouka had——carried all of it
”let's goOuka”
Mari's hand round
Ouka stood up, long fangs peeked out from her mouth
She wasn't alone
This power belonged to the two of them
”Yeah——let's go, together!”
And then, Ootori Ouka's and Nikaido Mari's counter-attack had began
After defeating Mari, Mother Goose continued to stand in the air as if nothing happened
”I will not ask for forgiveness”
Her expression slightly clouded, Mother Goose flapped her robe and tried to leave the location
It wasn't that she didn't feel anything afterMari and Ouka with her own hands Just like Lapis as the same Sacred Treasure, she did have a soul
It's not like she had a personality right froical Heritage was so that happened by chance after the worlds' collision
The only point that differed Gungnir from other weapons, was that she had memories of the previous world left in her Lævateinn and Mistilteinn didn't have any memories, they were adapted to this reconstructed world froes they contracted hu with the as it looks at their parent
But it wasn't so for Gungnir Her personality was formed from the , she hasn't contracted anyone even once
All of it for the sake of the Gods who had died in order to change this world into the world of Gods once again
Not knowing hunir acted as a servant of God, holding these memories inside her
But despite that, she had become a human
Na herself as the White Witch of the East, Mother Goose, she interacted with the witches and was accepted by the, her interaction with people had row
She discarded herwitches is what I should do she started to think
However, when she learned that with Odin's disappearance, Ootori Sougetsu as the only one survivor holding divinity had becoed to protecting this world
On top of that, the result of her struggle was the choice to remake the world
She also tried to ic that was the heritage left behind by the Gods
『”This world this world should continue existing as is”』
She once thought the same as Mari and Ouka, Takeru and the others
However, since Sougetsu's goal was destruction, her ould never come true Humans and witches contested each other in a war Afternuliness
If the worlds continues to survive, humanity will definitely follow the road of destruction
It was too late for this world, even if the God doesn't die
And, she started to think this way
——I love this world, therefore, I shall remake it
”A neorld, where all the humans shall inherit Gods' factors”
——I love it, therefore I shall remake the world
”A pure world where huht”
——For that sake
”I love this world, therefore I shall become a God”
Find Sougetsu and erase him from this world
In addition, she'll activate 《Deification》 together with Orochi and retake the ”God's Seat”, then remake the world
For this long-cherished wish, Mother Goose trampled countless lives, an intention to acco her to overcome the numerous deaths
However——
”——Such love makes me sick!”
A voice which seemed to have come from the bottom of hell
Feeling thirst for blood, Mother Goose looked doards
A crimson shadow stared at her froels
Seeing that figure, Mother Goose furrowed her eyebrows
”Dracula”
Her ust
Ouka's figure glaring at her from below looked like the devil incarnate
Although Mother Goose knew about the Relic Eaters' perforated Even though a thousand years have passed since their extinction, it reminded her very much of the vampires' existence ere present in this world ever since its reconstruction
The most powerful vampires called True Ancestors have despite their nued their annihilation as the only great achievement of Inquisition
Vampires were a fierce race who had the power that was the natural enemy for the witches
Moreover, the quality of Vlad's ic poas that of a True Ancestor It was completely different from Orochi who only had cells transplanted in
And it wasn't just that
The ic power's property ht Blood” but that rainbow-like luster is
It can't be, did she drink Nikaido Mari's blood? And that blood is affecting Vlad's ic power? To a level where it's visible with a naked eye?
That's iht after that
Ouka's figure disappeared
”?!”
Mother was shocked She disappeared? Transfer ic?
No The entirety of the courtyard riggling with so black
No, it's flying around?
Is that——a swarm of bats?
”Ah, no——!”
Mother Goose had forgotten about the existence of vaical organis of the True Ancestors
《Strigoi》
The characteristic of those ic poith their ultrasonic cries
So Vlad's power is capable of reaching the level of the True Ancestors' king was Nikaido Mari's blood of quality that high?!
The flock of bats opened their h-pitched scream
Waves fatal for those using ic power diffused
Nhh, I can't use transfer i——
”HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAAAaaAAaAaaAAAAAAaa!!”
Flapping her crisOuka flew out from the horde of bats
A stake-firing mechanism appeared on her elbow Mother Goose immediately crossed her arms in order to protect her face
——bam!
The stake that appeared at the elboas released with explosive power
It wasn't so that could be blocked with an arm
Mother Goose's lih she was a Sacred Treasure and wouldn't be destroyed with just this, there was a li the shape of a human
Cracks appeared on her cheeks
”Don't think it's over yet!”
Thirst for blood sprouted from the blue eyes Fro》 had began
The stake-launching s, she matched the ejection of the stakes with her punches and kicks, starting a one-sided rush on Mother Goose Not considering any recoil, she just continued to swing her destructive power, assaulting Mother
This scene looked like a hu hit by seventy shells of a warshi+p per second from a warshi+p's cannon at zero distance Compared to the previous time Ouka entered Vampire form, the power of stakes increased several times
Ouka's crimson piles had rainbow color mixed in them That was the reason for the destructive power's improvement
The ”Night Blood” property ” produced by ic power specializing in destruction was enough to corner even a Sacred Treasure
An ordinary human wouldn't even leave dust behind hit by this power, but Mother Goose had just retreated
——I won't let you run
Ouka grasped Mother Goose's face with her hand and dove directly towards the ground
And, just like that she had pounded her into the ground Mother's body crushed the earth, fore crater
Then, Ouka straddled Mother Goose and increased the rate of the stake's bursting even further
As the ground on they courtyard continued to cruain fired her stakes
Seeing Mother Goose all broken, Ouka swung her arm as if to say it will be the last blow
Hundreds of e bombardment mechanism
Concentrating all the ht elbow, she intended to concentrate all of Vlad's firepower at one point With this ic power and a complex operative procedure woven, this bloill ic power she'll lose will also be enormous
”———”
Until the end, Mother Goose looked towards the sky cal around disappeared In order to hit Mother with all her power, Ouka stopped anisms for just this instant
Mother's gaze returned to Ouka
”——《Nosfe”
Speaking the ic name, Ouka atteic power, at that moment,
——Mother Goose's and Ouka's figures suddenly disappeared frorounds
Ouka stopped ht arm
——What happened?
She had no idea She couldn't hear anything, she couldn't see anything The perfect silence and perfect darkness spread around her All she felt, was indescribable lightheadedness
No, that's wrong
She could see thehts
They were stars
Then, was this the night sky?
How beautiful
The ht that, she had realized she's unable to breathe
She couldn't catch air She couldn't breathe, couldn't speak up, couldn't make a sound
That's not it That definitely wasn't it
This——there was no oxygen
This was,
This place was, it can't be——!
《”Do you knohat is the harshest environs?”》
Mother Goose's voice echoed directly in Ouka's head
A figure shi+ning in the darkness stroked Ouka's cheek as she struggled in the silent world
While floating as if she was in water, Mother Goose said
《”——It's the space Currently, you are two hundred million kilometers away from earth”》
Mother grasped Ouka's shoulder and had her turn around
Ahead of Ouka——there was a huge, reddish planet
《”We're relatively near the Mars”》
Ouka realized that she was losing the oxygen in her body, as well as that in the vacuuen in her blood was disappearing quickly
《”——This isn't good! No matter how much of a vampire ye are, thou can't survive in this space!”》
Vlad shouted
Although her than a human, vampires used the saen was a hell even for a vampire
She was careless It was a oi》 disappear in order to destroy Mother Goose with a single blow In that ic and of all places, moved instantly to the Mars
Noric doesn't take time to move objects and people The body is teic power and e aic power in order to ic power required is greater the further the transfer
To move a distance of two hundred million kilometers in an instant, they ht
The ainable
Truly inexhaustible The anir, must have been immeasurable
《”Farewell, Ootori Ouka-san I pray that we are able to ain in the remade world”》
Mother Goose's appearance disappeared like turning into fog-like particles
Ouka was left alone in space, gasping in pain as she held her own neck
At this rate!
Death was inevitable Vlad desperately tried to protect Ouka with en The ”Night Blood” property had no en
Her consciousness was fading She could tell her brain was dying
In the space without any living organisht that she has to die in solitude and felt freezing from the loneliness
Sorryeveryone
Her thinking was dying She no longer even thought it's frustrating or sad
Ouka's skin started to freeze over, and when she was almost exhausted to death in darkness
——Sorasped her hand
When she opened her frozen-over eyelids and parched pupils, she saw a shadow
A hat deeply on the shadow's head, abehind it in space
Was it a hallucination? Orlantern?
This unbelievable sight made her doubt her own vision
But, the warmth of that hand was certainly real——
《”good grief you sure are troubling”》
That voice was certainly Nikaido Mari's
Ouka regained her fighting spirit Strength returned to the left hand grasped by Mari and the stake on the right elbow had burned up with the with power that was supposed to have disappeared
And
And——!
Mother Goose who left Ouka behind, returned to their previous location
She ended the coic power she spent was outside her expectations
Witch of Aurora, Nikaido Mari
Vlad's contractor, Ootori Ouka
Mother Goose didn't expect for them, with their human bodies to defy a weapon of God to that extent It was shocking enough to deserve her praise and admiration
The ae However, she couldn't let those two obstruct the Mother's and Orochi's long-cherished wish
She judged that unless she went that far, those tould definitely hinder her plan
In order to rejoin Orochi, Mother Goose tried to turn around on spot
”?”
That's when she noticed That she had used ht
Strange I used two trips back and forth worth of ic
Just when?
”——It can't be!”
”《Nosferatu》!”
Feeling vast ic power behind her, Mother Goose turned around
I around, Mother Goose's chest was pierced
The moment she turned around, an ultimate blow had pierced her chest and countless stakes have extended from her body
The after her had bloay all the school facilities in the area at once, which was the result of its power
As the ic power poured away from her body instead of blood, Mother Goose asked, her lips tre
”justhow did youuse transfer ic?”
The one she spoke to was Nikaido Mari, as behind Ouka who had pierced her
Mari, with her breathing faint, had responded while grovelling on the ground
”Did you thinkI wasn't interested in transfer ic Academy?”
”!!”
”Even after co back here, I continued to research it like the operative procedures or suppressing ic consumptionlots of stuff”
Hearing that, Mother Goose shook her head thinking it's still impossible
Mother Goose was the inventor of the transfer ic
The reason Magic Acadee-scale apparatus, the reason it required a long tiic, the reason why the instant charic had a bad fuel economy
While it could be perforic poith ”God's Authority” property, it wasn't so for other properties Even if it was possible to use it, it was ile witch
Even for ”Aurora” property——moreover to traverse that distance——the distance of two hundred million kilometers was ridiculous!
And in half-dead state too!
”That's right no ic with my power”
Mari raised her ic circle with the tip of her finger
That ed by Mother Goose's cheek
”That's why——I have borrowed your ic power”
”so it's a 《Drain》's ic circle after all!”
As 《Drain》's naic power It was no need to think as it engraved, the ansas clear
Back then
When Mari's ar were blown off and she desperately punched Mother Goose
It wasn't desperation, it was an attack that was ray of hope in middle of preparedness for death
《Drain》 unlike Mistilteinn's 《Twilight Enchantic power only froic froraved on their body, so it's utility was limited
It wasthe prisoners as fuel
The mass-produced Relic Eater, Guillotine's developic
”To not notice a raved on you that makes you a second-rate witch”
””
”Thanks to this ic I was connected with you, so I was able to find out the detailed coordinates but I didn't think you'd go all the way to Mars”
Are you stupid? While laughing, Mari lied down on her back
”It's soic power of others”
I mean, it hurts my pride, Mari added with a bitter smile
Spitting out ic power from her mouth, Mother Goose quietly squinted
”Using 《Drain》 doesn't convert ic power into your own just how difficult is it to use the ic power of others”
Speaking up to that point, Mother Goose asked, wondering the extent of Mari's abilities
After all, despite being on the death's door, ambition had returned to Mari's voice
Not only she used ”God's Authority” property to for transfer ic at the same time Mari's mi