Vol 4 Chapter 4 (2/2)
Even without holding hands, I could still strongly feel the bond between Iris andon my lips
”Right now, Nii-san You feel exactly the sao”
I at the side ofat the sky
”—You're thinking too much There's no need to make such a worried look Leave it to me”
I felt guilty inside but I answered forcefully
However, Mitsuki's expression stiffened further
”It is identical just as I suspected Back then also, Nii-san, after you suddenly said leave it to you Hekatonkheir was driven away Afterwards, Nii-san, you disappeared”
After speaking in a trehter
”Nii-san You are not going to disappear again, are you?”
”No, I want to stay by your side forever, Mitsuki That's why—You have to hold onto htly”
The sun was clearly still at the e but another part of the clouds in the sky suddenly brightened
It was co!
Noticing Hraesvelgr's arrival, I closed drasil in my mind
Lend drasil! Lend r!
—De
As though it had been waiting for drasil's emotionless voice replied immediately
Some part of my consciousness connected to it and a vast volume of data flowed in
”Gah”
My brain screa in isting my heart and soul
My thoughts were in chaos My emotions were devoured
Me distant
The more information that flowed in, the more I lost in return
It felt like being forced to watch a movie fast forwarded at several hundred ti everything onto my mind
My accuh pushed out by the neritten information
However, I did not knohat I was losing The instant sootten what it was
Even the sense of loss ulfed by the flood of infor to feel sad was not allowed
The inco the deepest layer of my consciousness
The existence inin proportion
Enduring that unpleasant feeling of a foreign object, I searched for the information I needed
Having lost the foundation known as ether and dove into the sea of information
Faced with Hraesvelgr which was iht a weapon capable of dealing with that dragon effectively
Beneath
Soul, spirit—I kept searching weapons data, a them included armaments that the modern world would view as occult concepts
—Match found, anti-dragon weapon Marduk, auxiliary armament
I heard Yggdrasil's voice in my mind
Then gradually supple the data of the still incoh the current predicament
Disconnect!
The instant I obtained the necessary weapon information, I raisedin
Severing Yggdrasil's circuits, I was liberated from the pressure of information
My name is—Mononobe Yuu
Confiraze in a circle
Scattered in the corners of the plaza, the girls wielding fictional armaments—Tia, Lisa, Ariella, Ren—I remembered all their names
Behindthe battle silently was the princess fro me worriedly was Iris
Then right now, the girl holding hands with nized her name was Mitsuki
However—
”Ah”
I could not help but cry out
”Nii-san?”
Mitsuki looked at”What is the matter?”
”N-Nothing”
Despite feeling a vague outline of what I had lost, I still shi+fted aze back to the sky
Since I had not forgotten the reason for fighting, I should focus my attention on the opponent that needed to be taken out, not think about unnecessary things for now
But why did I feel so unsettled? Clearly Mitsuki and I were holding each other's hand
That cold o ht flying in A brightly shi+ning giant bird appeared, breaking past the clouds The instant I saw that bird, I dispelled all unnecessary thoughts
The yellow dragon—”Yellow” Hraesvelgr
It was the dragon in pursuit of Firill, as well as the enemy that must be defeated
And now, the method to defeat it was already in my mind
I had probably obtained it in exchange for so irreplaceable
Borrowing Mitsuki's darkthat dragon
”Marduk Psionic multi-barreled cannon, Noah!”
Pitch-black dark radually transmuted into a pre-civilization weapon
On a rotating turret, the double-barreled artillery took on physical form Since it was a size smaller than the previous weapons, Noah was almost in a complete state after I constructed it
Thelines carved on the surface Moving according to r
All previous anti-dragon weapons were controlled by a er connection to this multi-barreled cannon
The vitality inside radually sucked away by Noah
Reading the downloaded inforradually understood what kind of weapon it was
The inventors of this weapon had discovered tiny quantities of particles in the atmosphere that interacted with souls—namely,called ether—then apparently found applications for it
Noah, the Ark going through to the Far Beyond, was a weapon for a coht a the power to interact physically—
I did not knohether the inventors created this weapon with soinary eneh chance that it could interfere with Hraesvelgr's spirit body
Considering this weapon's characteristics, I could predict that the higher the density of ether, the more powerful the shots
Golden particles were starting to drift down like snow
I ai in a straight line—and fired my own spirit
”—Fire!”
The double-barreled cannon fired shells of light at the same time
When confronted with positron blasts and antie, but now, it flapped its wings hard and halted rapidly in the air
Most likely, it instinctively detected danger
However, Hraesvelgr's evasive action was not fast enough Out of the two shots, one struck the edge of its wing
Golden feathers scattered
”It's working!”
Iris cheered
But Hraesvelgr regrouped in the air and switched to flying in a spiral
Although I hit the target and had inflicted dae, it was quite far from a critical wound
Then I just had to keep firing until I ran out of energy
Rotating the turret to track the flying Hraesvelgr, I fired consecutively
”Crash down!!”
I understood thatof each shell of light The shells' source was y Thespirit or radually deplete
Hraesvelgr was turning rapidly in the air above the waterfall, dodging the multi-barreled cannon
I could not hit again, the nuh
Hraesvelgr was steadily decreasing its altitude Fluttering in the surroundings, the golden particles were gradually increasing in concentration If it approached a bit closer, ould probably get enveloped in particles again and lose our ability to move
In that case—
”Please, Iris, give me your dark matter too!”
Without looking back, I extended ht hand backwards
Since Mitsuki's dark y to drive the turret, I needed Iris' help to create another turret
”G-Got it!”
Iris grippedmy heart with power—Her dark matter flowed into me
”Noah—second turret!”
I continued to fire at Hraesvelgr while si a second psionic multi-barreled cannon next to me
This strainedme dizzy
However, using willpower, I maintained my consciousness that was about to cut off, then I stared at Hraesvelgr in the sky
”FIRE!!”
The first turret's shells were fired as though chasing Hraesvelgr while the second turret's shells were fired as though blocking the direction of its advance
Nevertheless, Hraesvelgr twisted its body nis
—Strike!!
I gritted my teeth and continued to fire consecutively
I fired nonstop at the light of souls in the sky, but this was still not enough
The shells brushed past Hraesvelgr's body many times, but were off by a sliver None were direct hits
The particles in the surroundings were getting more concentrated The time limit was at hand
At this rate, ere not going to make it
”Firill too Please!”
I ht short circuit, there was no other choice left
”Eh, b-but in the critical moment, I need to take my own—”
”Forget about later! If you fight as hard you can now, perhaps there will be a way! If you want to live—lend th!”
”Okay!”
Clang, the knife fell to the ground Firill hugged me from behind
I could feel a voluptuous and soft sensation on my back Her dark matter also flowed into me
Nor, I could not possibly handle dark matter from three people, but since weapon blueprints served as an unerring filter, I was able to control and transh this filter
”Noah—THIRD TURRET!!”
I had long passed the li power My brain screa to explode from inside
However, I grittedout power beyond my limit
The third psionic radually constructed I felt blood dripping from my nose
Even so, I still clung forcibly to et withthree multi-barreled cannons at the same time
”FIRE!!”
Hraesvelgr tried to turn rapidly in a panic, but this time, it was cornered
Two of the six shots struck directly The giant golden bird lost balance completely
—Now victory is decided!
”Fire, fire, fire, fire—!!”
Ithe will to vanquish that dragon into a consecutively with the three Noahs
With every i out Hraesvelgr's coating of light
If Hraesvelgr existed and lived in this world, itphysical body The power tostate This was a matter-of-fact principle
The coating of light was r's own spirit Unlike humans whose spirit was contained within the body of flesh, Hraesvelgr's spirit h to envelop its physical body
And that coating of light was gradually getting peeled off The shells fired by iant bird's spirit
Beneath the outer coating that neutralized all kinds of attacks, what existed were yellow rather than golden feathers
”If it's now, I think everyone's attacks nal to attack!”
I kept firing the cannons while speaking to Mitsuki
”Y-Yes, roger that! Everyone—please attack!”
Mitsuki raised her left hand then swung it down forcefully This was the signal to start attacking
Stationed in a formation around the plaza, Lisa and the others fired at the sky with their fictional armaments
Due to r was alht Everyone's attacks were striking Hraesvelgr directly
—Kuahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
Hraesvelgr cried out in pain What fluttered in the air were not particles but real feathers
Losing a wing, Hraesvelgr crashed doards the waterfall
Controlling three turrets, I ai it into energy for Noah
”—FIRE!!”
Dazzling light erupted froer than earlier
The six spheres of light sank straight into Hraesvelgr's body
Ir
Golden particles were then scattered by the blast pressure
”!”
I closed olden bird had vanished
Yellow feathers and shi+ning particles were falling from the air like snow
Even after looking around the sky, I could not see any signs of Hraesvelgr
Victory?
I could not hear the giant bird's calls or the flapping of its wings The only noise was the sound of the waterfall
”We defeated it?”
Gripping htly, Iris asked
”Yes—It looks like on”
Mitsuki murmured in a daze
Scattered around the plaza, everyone cheered and ran towards us
Seeing this, I finally felt a real sense of victory
I was utterly exhausted My vision kept swaying
But for just a bit longer At least until everyone returned, I tried hard to stay standing
”Ah—”
Separating from my back, Firill exclaimed in surprise
”What's the matter?”
I asked in my hazy consciousness
”Grandfather seemed to be there just now”
I looked at where her finger was pointing, but could only see golden particles that gradually faded and disappeared
”Oh Never ined it”
Firill smiled wryly and shook her head
”No It's possible that the souls absorbed by Hraesvelgr were finally freed If you have any words to convey How about using this chance to say them?”
I encouraged Firill and she nodded
”Yeah, if Grandfather really is present I must convey this to him”
She turned her gaze towards the spot where she could vaguely see her grandfather
Ahhh—No good My consciousness already—
Then radually faded into the distance
”Thank you”
The last thing I heard was Firill's word of thanks that took all her strength to speak
Part 3
”Good work, Yuu”
Not far from the waterfall's observation plaza, on a rooftop, Kili Surtr Muspelheim spoke softly
Kili had sneaked out of the palace and witnessed everything Watching Mononobe from a distance while he lost consciousness and was looked after, she smiled
Targeted by NIFL, although she was ordered to standby in the palace, she had no reason to obey such an order A bit of danger was nothing if it ht
”Hey! You bitch! Hurry and untie this rope!”
An angry voice shouted from underfoot Kili looked doith an expression of distaste Under her was the Sleipnir sniper all tied up in rope—John Hortensia
”Shut up and give me some peace”
Kili glared at the soldier and ienerated dark
”Ooh, ooh!”
Unable to speak, Johnpointlessly
”Listen here, let ot that? Had you sniped her, then right now, you'd have been killed by him”
Kili glanced at the sniper's rifle fallen on the ground next to the roof, then sighed deeply
Ignoring Mononobe Yuu's warning, John still attempted to snipe Firill fror could not be defeated
Nevertheless, Yuu had easily defeated Hreidht now, he would have sensed John's presence as soon as he entered sniping posture, then eliminated the enemy mercilessly
It would be hugeHraesvelgr Precisely because he had no slack to spare, he was not going to show any mercy and would surely blast John to death with that cannon
”Mm~!”
”Dear me, what a scary look, however, indeed I only saved you and that girl out of convenience Because I have questions for you”
”Mm~!”
”—What on earth is Hreidmar?”
As soon as Kili asked that, John instantly stopped an to tremble
”From the way you look, you apparently saw his true identity”
””
John's silence was equivalent to answering yes
”Your coht? What kind of person is that guy? What does he intend to do to my Yuu?”
John frowned and shook his head once
”Mmmm~!”
He see
”—Fufu, your face looks like you're saying 'Yuu is not yours' Are you jealous?”
”Muu~!”
John went red to his ears while his bound body kept struggling
”Fufu, what a cute reaction Let ive you so about Hreid your position is not allowed to know, yet through that pair of eyes, too excellent for your own good, you saw”
John made a stiff expression Kili looked at him with eyes of pity
”Under such circumstances, what you face next is est that you don't return to your co officer”
””
John looked away and remained silent
”Oh my oh my, look at your lost expression The way I see it, apart fro it—Then I shall kidnap you”
John widened his eyes and showed a look of surprise
”Because it's been so lively these recent days I'd feel a bit lonely if I go back to being alone Since we're both people without a place to belong to, aren't we perfect travel companions?”
”Mm~!”
John shook his head with all his strength to refuse
”You hate it that much? Even if I say that it's for Yuu's sake?”
”?”
John's gaze see Kili ”What do you mean by that?”
”Because through this incident, I can be certain that he is being watched byofficer At this rate, so will take him away”
Kili's eyes flashed with the light of insanity
”I would hate that The saht?”
””
”So, before our mutual enemies are eliminated, let's cooperate, shall we? If you want to kill me, save it for after that, okay?”
S off John
”So, h other people seeht? Little lady?”
John showed extreme unease in response to the question However, she finally answered in a quiet voice
”Jeanne”
”A naeous—And very unfortunate, I ht add”
Kili chuckled and bent down to use her finger to stroke the cheek of the scowling maiden—