Vol 12 Chapter 7 (1/2)
Chapter 7 - Arrival of the Winter Festival
Part 1
The oval of light possessed a radiant glow.
After entering inside this oval, the very first thing he experienced was a
bright golden light that overwhelmed the eyes.
There was a hard to describe floating feeling. Then all of a sudden, there
was a sense of falling. These experiences seemed to be cycling through
him. After repeatedly undergoing this state of mind, G.o.dou's vision was
restored.
”What the h.e.l.l? Where is this?”
What laid in front him was actually a wheat field glinting in golden light.
There was a b.u.mper harvest with piles and piles of wheat heads, as if the
magnificent brightness of treasure had been brought onto the farmland.
The boundless farmland went as far as the eye could see.
It wasn't really an unlimited expansive universe, but rather it was simply an
endless wheat field.
Furthermore, a reddish-hue from the sunset could be seen by looking up
into the sky. The setting sun over the golden wheat field dyed everything
orange, making the coloring increasingly luminous.
To him, who viewed the Tokyo night sky not too long ago, there was an
excessive feeling of uneasiness.
”This place is within the coffin right?”
”I'm afraid this place is the inside of that divine artifact, the Crown of
Saturnalia, and was probably created through some kind of curse or the
power of a G.o.d was used to construct this s.p.a.ce.”
Right by his side, Liliana appeared to be surveying this wheat field with an
investigative look.
”I sense the aura of a sacred domain within this s.p.a.ce. However, I'm not
completely certain that this is the shrine.”
”It can be anywhere for all I care. Anyway, we probably barged into that
grey b.a.s.t.a.r.d's abdomen.”
Indeed they were located at the core of the opposition. It was impossible to
call this a safe place.
Tm sorry for dragging you into this kind of place.”
”I don't mind. Didn't we already go over this before? We are king and
knight. A relations.h.i.+p like lovebirds, like conjugated branches, or one equal
to that of an affectionate couple's covenant.”
Liliana pledged with the expression of a stern female knight.
”And besides, I feel like this is definitely my duty.”
”Duty?”
”To stay by Kusanagi G.o.dou's side and never stray.”
Liliana looked directly in G.o.dou's eyes, speaking as if she was making a
vow.
”When overcome with difficulties, you are someone who would select to
charge right into the enemy ranks first. Furthermore, even with your
ordinary lifestyle, you possess this exceptional talent of already being
caught in danger before you know it.”
”T-That counts as talent?”
”If the position was a butler or a maid, most likely anyone could fill that
spot. However, frequently accompanying you, becoming your sword and
s.h.i.+eld to support you, there is probably no one other than me that could
undertake this duty.”
She spoke in a calm manner that projected her ego and beliefs.
The art of fighting, magic, knowledge, she was adept in each of these
aspects. She even possessed the spirit vision ability, allowing her to
correspond to every situation. Furthermore, she also possessed the
physical strength and agility to keep up with G.o.dou. Because she was a
witch who was proficient in understanding natural and supernatural
phenomenons, no matter what the situation was, she had this quality of
always playing a significant role.
Her statement was perhaps in the form of a testimony.
Or maybe she really does have the highest qualification to become the
personal adjutant for a guy like Kusanagi G.o.dou.
In this light, Erica, Yuri, and Ena definitely did not.
Kusanagi G.o.dou was appreciative of Liliana's generosity, but at the same
time, he tried to cover up his embarra.s.sment and said:
”Even so, I'm old enough that I don't need to be protected to this degree.”
”If that's the case, then let's call it monitoring personnel instead. In this
instance, I stepped aside just for a bit and now look, you were already
caught in this kind of disturbance.”
Liliana joked around with a smile and then took out her cellphone.
Attached to the top was the female bear strap they had won in Odaiba
some time ago.
”However, there have been quite a lot of annoying events occurring. The
opportunity to do that kind of thing with you will probably be limited to just
that one occasion.”
”S-So it's like that ?”
After Liliana abruptly said that, G.o.dou could not help but become
speechless.
After recalling their interactions at Odaiba from this conversation, he felt a
different kind of awkwardness. He involuntarily tilted his head. Liliana, who
for some reason had a very jubilant expression as she narrowed her eyes,
gazed towards him.
It was getting increasingly awkward. G.o.dou, wanting to conceal the
embarra.s.sment, surveyed the surrounding wheat field.
”We should probably start heading out. Where should we go?”
”Let me do a quick investigation.”
Liliana closed her eyes. She seemed to have used witchcraft to transfer
her vision into the air. After a few minutes, she reported back to G.o.dou.
”There's a building in that direction. It appears to be an abandoned shrine.”
The direction Liliana pointed to was straight north. It just so happened to
be in the opposite direction of the setting sun.
Well, who knows if the sun in this realm also sets towards the west
In short, the two of them began moving north. However, this place was still
the enemy's headquarters. Soon after, a person appeared to block their
path.
It was the same guy that was previously seen a couple of minutes ago, the
sailcloth enwrapped divine spirit.
”G.o.dslayer, you've actually entered here ”
The Grey One's manner of speaking consisted of half praise and half
amazement.
'It is time for me to stop wandering in a corner of the stage. Quickly return
to the surface. Go battle the newly-sprouted divine Saturnus that I have
bred.'
”No, what happens on the surface no longer matters because we are going
to settle things here.”
G.o.dou calmly spoke.
Back at Rinkai Park where they had their reunion, in his mind he held back
the impatience of wanting to confront the Grey One.
However, right now he no longer has that state of mind. Even he could not
fathom why. On the contrary, at the moment he was still able to calmly
engage in what will probably be the last bit of conversation between the
him and the divine spirit.
”I'll get straight to the point and ask, do you have any intention on giving up
reviving the G.o.d? If you have this sort of motive, we can discuss the
question of where you can take shelter after taking care of this
disturbance.”
'You ask too much. I am a shadow that only strives for the revival of
Saturnus, the G.o.d of bountiful harvests.'
As the Grey One twisted his body substantially, he muttered:
'I don't know what you are conspiring by trespa.s.sing on my sacred domain,
but for the time being I shall use whatever strength is left in this body to
obstruct your path. This is because my sprout is close to becoming an
actual G.o.d!'
Multiple black colored crosses emerged from the golden wheat field
basking in the sunset.
Each cross had a length of around two meters and there were
approximately more than fifty in quant.i.ty.
Relatively speaking, these crosses were being overly produced at a rapid
speed compared to the crops in this sacred field.
Moreover, these crosses then floated up into the skies overlooking
Kusanagi G.o.dou's position and then rapidly descended with lightning
speed.
”And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses.”
Following Liliana's chant of the knightly holy spell words, she fired an arrow
of blue light.
The magic sword she wielded, II Maestro, also transformed into a silver
longbow. The fired arrow was infused with the sacred privilege of
extermination.
Right after the arrow left her hand, it immediately split into ten separate
arrows.
These arrows pierced through all of the crosses which numbered over fifty,
instantly vanquis.h.i.+ng them. Following that, Liliana immediately kicked the
ground and sprinted towards the Grey One. Her movements captured the
gracefulness of a swallow as she closed in on him while changing the
shape of the silver longbow into a sabre.
In a flash, Liliana's sword elegantly sliced the Grey One's body.
Following that, the divine spirit's body dissipated into black sand.
However .
'Hahahaha, do you really think an attack of this degree would ever destroy
me? I am immortal. I'll continue accompanying you guys.'
The intermittent laughter of the Grey One echoed from the black sand.
Even though there was no wind at the wheat field, the scattered sand
began floating up on its own and a.s.sembled into a human-like shape. At
the same time, there were black crosses continuously emerging from the
ground.
”There won't be an end in sight if this keeps up.”
Liliana muttered this line and then sent an eye signal to G.o.dou.
Realizing her intentions, G.o.dou converged by her side. Subsequently, the
girl who was a personal knight and witch used her well-adept flight magic,
escorting G.o.dou into the air with her.
Liliana used her flight magic to send G.o.dou inside a certain building.
It was probably the building that was previously described as an
abandoned shrine. However, G.o.dou was unsure whether or not Liliana's
idea was the correct one.
This was because all the walls of this building were sprawling with
mysteriously planted creeper plants and th.o.r.n.y undergrowth. The foliage
was even spread across the entire floor and all of the pillars, making it
difficult to clearly distinguish the building's overall structure. Through the
small crack within the intertwining vegetation, a white stone surface could
be seen.
Furthermore, since the creeper plants and th.o.r.n.y undergrowth were
spread all over the place, it was impossible to find the building's entrance.
”For the time being we should try to clear these... The seeds of green
which manifests these grounds, pay tribute to the witch descendants.”
Liliana muttered and proceeded to touch the creeper plants in front her
with her hand.
As a result, the green creeper plants, th.o.r.n.y undergrowth, and vines that
were blocking the shape of the building gradually diminished, finally
retreating back into the ground. It was pretty much like a video recording of
the vegetation's growth reversed.
With this, the shape of this building could be clearly ascertained.
It was a white stone-made building. The structure had few walls and was
s.p.a.cious, with round and thick rock pillars neatly arranged.
After entering the building with Liliana, they arrived at a vast courtyard.
At the center of this place, there appeared to be the white colored pedestal
to an alter. G.o.dou examined the emblem carved on top.
” It sort of resembles the shape of a bird.”
The inscribed design on there appeared to be a bird with its wings spread
out.
”Speaking of which, the Crown of Saturnalia also had a similar shape.”
Compared to the Crown, the bird form was more noticeable in the stone
object's design.
G.o.dou felt suspicious. He had this gut feeling that he had already seen this
same design somewhere before.
At this time, Liliana, who was by his side, suddenly shouted:
”The marking of the sun which reigns the heavens! Plus it is the icon that
symbolizes Ahura Mazda [1] . Could it be Mithra [2] !?”
Ah I see, so it was Mithra. As a result of Liliana's statement, G.o.dou
remembered.
This was the design he had seen before in Napoli. Perseus also had
an insignia that was the same symbol as the divine Roman hero, Mithra.
”Could this be Perseus' shrine?”
”That is a possibility. Except, if we were to consider this design the symbol
of a sun G.o.d, it would be widely known throughout the East. The same
could be said about the Roman Empire wors.h.i.+ping Saturnus.”
”It looks roughly like a sun G.o.d's symbol.”
During his discussion with Liliana, the silver-haired witch squinted, unable
to take her eyes off the inner part of the shrine.
”The setting sun leaving traces of sunlight ?”
”Did you see something!?”
She was perhaps inquired due to being bestowed with a spirit vision.
Towards this, Liliana nodded.
”Yes, let's go. The reason why the divine tree sprout of Saturnus
revived I think I already figured it out. Basically, the answer should lie
within the inside of the shrine”
Part 2
Before continuing onwards inside the shrine, Liliana once again utilized her
witchcraft.
She intentionally retracted the creeper plants to cover up the shrine again
with their green stalks and foliage.
”If the grey divine spirit comes here, then we will let these kiddies block
him. Incidentally I have also implemented barrier magic. Even though it
isn't as st.u.r.dy as Erica's senatus consultum ultimum, if it's just for buying a
couple minutes it can still play a substantial role.”
G.o.dou should be able to guess his counterpart's intentions based on this
explanation.
While wandering around within the shrine, Liliana delved more specifically
into what she mentioned before.
”For the divine artifact that cult leader Luo Hao termed as the Crown of
Saturnalia 1 believe its origins lies not in Saturnus but a different G.o.d
instead.”
After walking along a corridor that was surrounded by stone from all sides,
they encountered a staircase that led underground.
Of course they would head downwards from here. Like the setting sun
changing its spot of radiance over the ground during dusk, the
underground pa.s.sage did not get any illumination. Through the use of
magic, Liliana lit up the path ahead by summoning forth blue colored
wisps.
”In fact, my familiar didn't sniff out the earth's aura from the Crown of
Saturnalia and Saturnus is clearly the G.o.d of earth's bountiful harvests.”
Speaking of which, he had previously witnessed this. G.o.dou recalled the
boat excursion from before.
”Kusanagi G.o.dou, the immortality you are probably most familiar with are
the divine traits of the Snake G.o.ddesses. Well, besides those, what other
types of G.o.ds do you think utilize immortality?”
” Surely they must be sun G.o.ds?”
With the emblem they saw in the courtyard and the direction this inquiry
was headed, making this kind of connection was henceforth guided and
should have been obvious.
”That's right. Despite the sun disappearing after sunset, in the morning it
will reappear across the eastern skies. Although weakening during the
times of winter, its strength will gradually recover following the approaching
spring. The Sun and Snake both possess the divine attribute of
immortality.”
”In other words, that b.a.s.t.a.r.d Perseus still exists somewhere at the
moment?”
G.o.dou felt his previous suspicions have been answered. At the time, he
did defeat Perseus at Napoli. However, having not gained any authorities
afterwards, he believed the reason was Perseus was definitely still alive.
”If only that grandiose guy didn't bring trouble upon humans ”
Even though he always gave people problems, how could anyone hold
everlasting hate towards the handsome divine hero.
Towards G.o.dou, who recalled Perseus's sumptuous words and actions,
Liliana said:
”The name of the G.o.d of agriculture originated from the appreciation of the
year's bountiful harvests and the festivals praying for bountiful harvests the
following year. The festival would be held at the end of the current year,
using the winter solstice as the set date.”
” Going back to that, why does Saturnus get revived during the winter
solstice?”
G.o.dou spoke of the suspicions he harbored before.
”The current calendar and the calendar of ancient Rome's are different
right?”
”Yes, in the wake of change in both the country and time period, the
calendar utilized will also change. However Kusanagi G.o.dou, the winter
solstice is actually not influenced by that kind of behavior. The so-called
winter solstice occurs when the night is at its longest during the year or
when the day is at its shortest. In other words, it's the day when the
distance of the sun is furthest from the earth.”
”I see. What's important isn't the calendar but rather the position between
the earth and the sun.”
As the two of them were conversing, they had already reached the bottom
of the stairs. They finally arrived at their destination.
This expansive bas.e.m.e.nt made out of stone was most likely used as a
chapel.
At the center there was a black wooden coffin resting flat on the ground.
An unusually intense magical power trickled out from the interior. Sensing
this, G.o.dou casted an eye signal towards Liliana.
After his partner nodded her head in confirmation, G.o.dou placed his hand
on the coffin's cover.
He hastily lifted up the cover. Inside was a human body that resembled a
male at the prime of his life. On his face was a mask made out of gold with
a distinctive lion design on it.
Furthermore, there was tattered yellow clothing on the body. In the past, it
probably would have been a golden color.
He tried squeezing the clothing. Underneath was the physique of a robust
male body.
After briefly coming in contact with the body, he could feel the body
temperature transfer to his hands. Next, he checked for a pulse but was
unable to confirm if there was a pulse for life. He then tried placing his
hand by the heart. However, the beating ceased in this aspect as well.
He wanted to get the mask off but this was not an easy task. The mask
seemed to be tightly bonded to the face.
”What the heck? Is this guy still alive?”
”No, it's a dead corpse the corpse of a sun G.o.d from the past.”
Liliana responded with her judgment using a serious tone.
It wasn't just her tone of voice, she even revealed a rarely seen distant
gaze. It was obvious the spirit vision revelation was the result of her being
affected by the magical powers released by the corpse.
”Furthermore, this is considered to be the main body of the divine artifact,
the Crown of Saturnalia In the past, the master who heretic Saturnus
served ”
'Witch, do not speak any further!'
Suddenly, a voice came from above.
'Don't break down my fall from grace again! It's humiliating. It's a history of
defeat. My former defeats must be sunk in the abyss of darkness forever.'
The ground rumbled as it swayed, the walls shook, and the cries of the
birds could be heard above the ceiling.
It was basically like an earthquake. Perhaps the cause of this was the
arrival of the Grey One. If the bas.e.m.e.nt collapsed from this, would the two
of them be buried alive? G.o.dou swiftly said:
”We better quickly escape. However, how do we deal with this thing?”
G.o.dou contemplated as he looked down at the coffin lying there which
held the sun G.o.d's corpse.
On the surface, the coffin would appear to be extremely heavy if they tried
to carry it and it was uncertain if there was any value in doing so. However,
leaving it here unattended seems improper as well .
On the other hand, with a dissatisfied expression towards G.o.dou who was
deep in thought, Liliana said:
”Did you forget about the barrier I deployed not too long ago? Didn't I say
that it could hold out for a couple of minutes? If the barrier isn't destroyed,
the most that divine spirit can do is convulse the ground to this extent.”
After being told this, he recalled. Liliana must have known something like
this would happen in advance.
Towards the nodding G.o.dou, the faithful knight went a step further and
said:
”Kusanagi G.o.dou, although the opponent is a divine spirit, it should be
able to withstand for a few minutes.”
”What I mean is, for the time being we should be fine!”
□liana's face was entirely flushed as she shouted. What point was she
trying to get across?
G.o.dou reflected over this and then immediately figured it out. In short, she
was referring to the action they had performed many times up till now.
G.o.dou could not help but attentively watch the shuddering Liliana whose
lips appeared to want to say something.
Noticing G.o.dou's line of sight, she suddenly hung her head down.
However, she quickly gazed back up, seemingly to try and peek at
G.o.dou's facial expression. Liliana displayed a rarely seen prying glance as
she looked upwards.
Seeing her seldom used expression, G.o.dou's chest started to beat
intensely.
”C-Can this place hold out for the time being ”
”Y-Yes, since I figured this kind of situation would occur, I was deliberately
attentive ”
Because G.o.dou was timorous with what he should say, he simply inquired
a meaningless verification.
For Liliana, despite it being a meaningless verification, she offered a
response while still shyly peeking up at G.o.dou.
G.o.dou took a deep breath. What should he say during times like
these?
Even until this day it remains unclear as to why whenever such moments
arise, everyone becomes restless. However, not saying what needs to be
said during such instances is unacceptable and thus he has to formulate a
plan for this. Afterwards, he made up his mind.
He essentially had to muster up even more courage than when battling a
G.o.d in order to say it.
”Although it always turns out this way, this time I really do require
a.s.sistance. So please help me.”
Well, to one's surprise he was unable to even state his request. Even he
felt no progress was made
Despite this, after steeling her determination, Liliana deeply nodded.
”My answer to that would be the same even today. For the sake of
completing the task of forging the Sword, I will never decline regardless
when it occurs. This time, please allow me to battle together with you.”
Murmuring those words, she calmly closed her eyes.
G.o.dou realized that the resulting embarra.s.sment was probably because
they were on the verge of performing that action, or perhaps it was
antic.i.p.ation that caused Liliana's body to slightly tremble.
Those extremely adorable rigid movements and sincerity of hers pushed
G.o.dou over the limit.
G.o.dou vehemently held Liliana's lavish figure and planted a kiss on her
lips.
”Ah ”
The supposedly stern and imposing knight nevertheless percolated a faint
sigh from her lips.
However, she and G.o.dou both had the goal of forging the Sword. She
immediately spread open her lips, accepting the lips of G.o.dou.
Merging together, the pair of lips were tightly bonded as they shared the
sensation of each other's lips.
Following that, Liliana began speaking quietly.
”This corpse I'm not sure if this was someone giving the final send-off
for the everlasting sun. Rather than being a G.o.d of that same category,
perhaps it is related to an ancient G.o.dslayer ”
The bas.e.m.e.nt still rumbled from the non-stop shaking. However, G.o.dou
and Liliana paid no heed. The two of them exchanged kisses while
savoring each other's heart and knowledge.
”Except, once dead, his corpse didn't actually perish and still remained on
the surface. Thus, it became a divine artifact with immortal divine
qualities ”
Liliana utilized Instruction magic. Due to the efficacy it has, vast amounts of
knowledge and mental images started to transfer over. The Crown of
Saturnalia, G.o.dou and the others have seen this divine artifact before but
only the outside of it. The concealed coffin existed within the interior.
The corpse laying there was the actual divine artifact !
”In the distant past, the soul lodged within this corpse turned lackl.u.s.ter
over the course of many years, eventually transforming into the grey divine
spirit Therefore, it was probably able to move due to the divine artifact's
will and spirit.”
Her cute, quiet murmurs and gasps for air poured into his mouth.
As G.o.dou was receiving all of this while kissing Liliana's lips, he extended
his tongue in. Her tongue initially recoiled from surprise but then proceeded
to grasp the thrusting tongue of G.o.dou. Their tongues intertwined over the
course of this tongue lapping as they shared each other's sensation.
From this point onwards, the degree of intimacy between them surged
greatly. Their heart-to-heart connection also became much more
profound .
This sequence replayed in his mind numerous times in the past.
However, G.o.dou noticed he clearly wanted to implore his feelings and
interact even more intimately. His counterpart did not respond in kind
though. Her tongue movements became clumsy and overall her lips
became stiff.
Perhaps that was the reason why the transfer of knowledge was somewhat
slow and the information quant.i.ty was less compared to usual.
Liliana appeared to have something holding her back.
Was it because she was bothered by the grey divine spirit's meddling?
”Are you concerned about the situation on the outside?”
”Ah, yeah. Everyone on the surface obviously Erica and the girls are
engaged in battle, but I'm the only one who is letting these thoughts affect
me I'm very sorry ”
Liliana casted her gaze downwards and quietly muttered those words.
”I figured I would have to compete over meritorious services to monopolize
you but to be kissing you like this is ”
This was what s.n.a.t.c.hed the determination from Liliana's heart.
The cause of this appeared to be a sense of sinning rather than vigilance.
Even G.o.dou's heart was pressed with a heavy burden after hearing
Liliana. He felt it was cruel to conduct this sort of act with Liliana in a
location where no one else was around and it was eating at him like the
pressure felt prior to a compet.i.tion.
But instead, G.o.dou shook his head.
The person who must bear through this was him, Kusanagi G.o.dou.
After G.o.dou gave Liliana a gentle kiss, he then immediately tilted his face
downwards and proceeded to slowly slide his lips down to suck on her
slender neck.
”Uhn ah!”
Due to his sudden incursion, Liliana's body trembled slightly.
G.o.dou disregarded this while he sucked on her neck. He let his tongue
slide upwards as he kissed her once again on the lips. Furthermore, he
planted a kiss on her rose flushed cheeks. Closing in cheek-to-cheek, he
kissed Liliana's ear and then clamped her earlobe with his lips. Next to her
ear, he finally whispered:
”The one who entrusted you with this duty is me, so you don't have to
worry about it. At the very least, just try not to think about anything right
now.”
”But ah!”
Because Liliana appeared to want to say something, G.o.dou gently bit her
earlobe.
He nibbled on it as if he was amusing himself. However, her fairy-like body
once again shuddered for a moment and tilted backwards significantly.
Also, her lithe body ma.s.s was completely entrusted to G.o.dou as she tightly
hugged him.
While being hugged, G.o.dou re-embarked on kissing Liliana.
Compared to before, she was already much more relaxed while accepting
him. Liliana opened her lips and stuck her tongue into G.o.dou's mouth. As if
wanting to moisten his lips, she attentively licked the lips of the man she
considered as her master.
”W-Was that your command? As a king no, as my master?”
”Y-Yes.”
”Since it is like that then I guess there is no other choice.”
It was obvious that Liliana's words did not contain any intention of giving
up.
These were the words of someone intending to ignore a guilty conscience,
implying premeditated criminal intent. Afterwards her gaze dulled, she
reinforced the strength applied to G.o.dou's arms in their embrace.
”In reality whenever I'm by your side I've always wanted to do this.
However, I'm Kusanagi G.o.dou's knight. These matters are not permitted.
That is why ”
With their faces near each other, Liliana's face playfully rubbed against
G.o.dou's face.
”That is why only now, only during these times are there exceptions.
However, you don't mind right? Liliana Kranjcar is the knight who
frequently accompanies you, someone who will never leave your side.
Starting today, no matter how many times these opportunities arise, I will
always ”
Compared to any random love proclamation, this knight presented a more
sincere, a more serious oath.
G.o.dou denied her the chance to finish speaking by blocking her mouth
with a kiss. Liliana boldly opened her mouth and latched on to G.o.dou's
entire lips as she took them in.
Then all of a sudden, Liliana forcefully thrusted in her tongue in search of
G.o.dou's tongue.
”The grand celebration of the winter solstice within the agricultural domain
occurs on the day when the night is at its longest. In other words, starting
on that day, the days will gradually become longer, gradually approach
spring ”
She gently pecked at G.o.dou's lips and tongue. Licking everywhere, she
savored the taste as she spoke. At the same time, a tremendous amount
of knowledge rushed into G.o.dou's mind through this contact.
”As a result, the so-called winter solstice is actually the beginning of the
end of winter. It has become the celebratory time for the arrival of spring. In
short, another way of putting it would be ”
”The day of resurrection for the everlasting sun. This is the day
commemorating the return of its strength after weakening during the
wintertime.”
Liliana's lips squirmed as she replied. G.o.dou also l.u.s.ted for her lips.
Their lips intermingled with the two of them seemingly competing for who
has the more pa.s.sionate kiss.
”Yes. There is also another thing. Saturnus was imprisoned by the main
Roman G.o.d Jupiter^. Due to a life of suppression, Saturnus lost his mind
which caused Jupiter to imprison him in the depths of this shrine. There
were only seven days during the year where he would set him free. This
legend has precisely become the key to Saturnus's connection to corpse of
the sun G.o.d !”
They completed the magical ritual for conferring knowledge through the
link between their hearts.
With this result, they finally achieved what they wanted. Just as the sword
that can slice through divinity appeared from G.o.dou's body .
Crack! There was a sound like shattered gla.s.s.
It was the collapse of the barrier Liliana constructed, serving as an alarm
indicating the intrusion of the Grey One.
Part 3
Erica was a specialist in steel-based magic.
The forged steel transformed into a blade. With the weight it had, it could
even be used as a blunt instrument to crush people. If heat were to be
added, the blade would dissolve and anything that came into contact with it
would all melt into the molten metal solution. Furthermore, ever since
ancient times the st.u.r.diness of steel had been utilized in a warrior's armor.
By saying she was adept at utilizing steel, it meant that she was also adept
at offense and defense.
On the other side, Ena, who wields the Ama no Murak.u.mo no Tsurugi,
heavily favors offense over defense.
She was basically someone who could scramble all over the place, like a
child of nature who possessed the movements of an agile monkey. Similar
to how one engages defensively by bunkering down somewhere, she was
more suited to s.h.i.+fting around indefinitely, using tireless movements to
initiate an a.s.sault or guerrilla warfare.
On the ground at Kasai Rinkai Park.
Erica, who was fighting with the ent demiG.o.d, unwittingly displayed fluid
synchronicity in combination with Ena's battle style as they fought
side-by-side.
Through the course of battling against the Great Sage Equaling Heaven
and divine ancestor Guinevere, she had become exceptionally compatible
with the Miko of the Sword when attacking in unison.