Vol 10 Chapter 4 (2/2)

”Originally, the transformation of the physical body is inti of the authority was achieved by re the mate's body However, thou retained thy outer appearance despite inheriting an authority Consequently, 'tis likely that thy mates, who have transformed into the same kind, do not share thy authority”

”Then What should I do?”

Keeping my eyes closed, I asked Vritra

”Thou shouldst iine a form for the power then consciously pass it to others As ling ought to be easy”

Following her advice, I began to picture the killing intent that did not belong to me, restless in my heart

Major Loki had said previously, Code Lost was the ”lethal gold” that only killed humans

What I iold with a pair of s With our hearts connected, I passed the dragon's calaold to the others

First I began with Ariella

Reducing the gold weighing doithinintent to Ariella

This feeling was si the moment just as Ariella's container was about to fill up, I slowly passed the remainder to the others

Next, I clearly felt less burdened The voice of killing intent weighing down rew quieter

With this, it was possible to—

When my authority had weakened to the point that it became controllable, I separated our hands

”Eh It's over already?”

A ”that's all?” expression was hanging on Iris' face

”It feels like nothing has changed”

Head tilted, Mitsuki was looking at her hand

”Indeed”

”I didn't feel anything intense either”

”Mm”

Siirls showed disappointment in their expressions However, Ariella solemnly placed her hand on her chest

”I feel I've changed a lot—Or rather, it feels like going back to the way I was Although I'm still afraid to pick up a weapon But since I've become the same as you, Mononobe-kun, I don't dislike it either”

Ariella spoke shyly I jumped in surprise

It looked like Ariella and I were the only ones conscious of the authority Since the amount passed onto the others was quite ses

Such perfect control was beyond ination Since I had intentionally excluded shi+on, she was probably unaffected

”Eh— Tia clearly am happy to become the same as Yuu too”

To co displeasure, I stroked her head

”Don't say that This is fine Also, I've got another favor to ask you and the other, Tia”

After saying that, I looked at Charlotte as now suffering more than before

One —Once I rescued her, it would be the first time for me to escape the rails that Major Loki had laid

”What do you intend to do? I'm really at my limit already”

Charlotte warned me hoarsely

”Charl, the reason why you can't control your authority is because the blood has increased too ain control once we dispose of the blood covering the entire island, right?”

After hearing htly

”Well It's true that ork but enerate instantly to ing from the total amount”

”That's why I want to eliminate the blood completely It's possible if we use Mitsuki's antion weapons”

”No That's too much trouble—”

Charlotte showed a grim expression At this moment, Tia forcefully raised her hand

”Wait! Tia has a better idea for this!”

”Tia-san?”

Lisa responded in confusion, pro Tia to smile at her in return and thump her own chest in confidence

”Tia will help out as Yggdrasil Although Tia canits power properly will definitely be hard—That's why husband should be the one to do it!”

Part 3

Waves were breaking against the concrete pier Looking past the daardsormr, one could see NIFL's fleet on the other side

Daas approaching with a slight white glow on the horizon Twinkling stars should be in the night sky, but were impossible to see fro us

What we needed to do next would be best served by a wide-open space with good visibility Hence, we left the clock and went to Midgard's harbor

”Tia—I' on you”

I took a deep breath and reached out to Tia Standing behind, watching over us nervously were our companions

”Don't worry, Yuu Tia won't take anything from husband”

Shtly A flash of electricity exploded near the horns on her forehead

Closing her red eyes, she spoke words like an incantation

”Akashi+c Record—Connected Searching for inforon, 'Ultion weapon Marduk Confir unreleased data Download Start”

This was the connection to Yggdrasil that I had experienced a number of times so far

However, it did not feel unpleasant or give me a headache this ti my memories eroded either

Tia trans sure not to increase the strain on my brain The form of the impossible weapon, which I had createdcompletion inside my mind

While entrusting everything to Tia, I comprehended the outline of this neer

Indeed, its scale was not so as everyone did it together, it was possible

”—Co”

The download of weapon data finished at last with Tia's announcement

”How is it Yuu? Can you use it?”

”Yeah, it's a bit big in scale, but there's no probleer the better”

Looking at the red ard, I smiled back at Tia

”Wonderful! Then Tia will give Yuu dark matter next!”

”Then let us do the saether Nii-san, all yours”

Mitsuki placed her hand on my shoulder

”Mononobe, take my dark matter—Receive all of it!”

”The principal is at her limit Failure is not an option”

”My prince won't fail That's that”

”Mm, Onii-chan is reliable in key moments”

”Mononobe-kun, I believe in you”

Following Mitsuki, everyone touched me

Using theintoto the blueprints in my mind

Through the almost complete data and what Tia had told me earlier, I understood Marduk's true form

Marduk hat Atlantis, the ancestors of humans, had created as a counterweapon to oppose hostile entities from other worlds

Hence, every piece of weaponry possessed enough power to rival world authorities along with special effects corresponding to respective threats

Leviathan, controlling repulsive fields, Vritra, whose r, which could not be attacked by physicaltheir oer, Atlantis created countermeasures to resist these lifeforms

And right now, this crisis in front of us could be opposed using this power!

”Hyperspace reversion rocket-assisted artillery—Abyss!”

Flowing out into the air like bubbles, dark matter traced out its outline

What ular box Although it did not feature a long barrel like previous weapons, the box held within itself a massive quantity of destructive weaponry

This box was a launcher containing a large number of warheads—a missile pod

I aimed this weapon, which was connected to ht sky

Then I unleashed the power sealed in the box

”Full fire!!”

Bang bang bang bang bang bang—

The lids of destruction opened together, launching countless missiles into the sky

Leaving white vapor trails, the missiles scattered in the sky and detonated simultaneously at coordinates I had preset in advance

BOOOOOOOOOOM!!

Countless ”holes” opened up in the red sky

Abyss was a disintegration weapon that forcibly created hyperspace that was not supposed to exist at the sa the world's corrective force to erase everything at those points together with the surroundings

No enerate and multiply, it was irrelevant in the face of complete eradication

Piercing the sky with black spots with glowing outlines, countless holes began to implode successively

Impossibly superiether with the light

Sucked into these holes of self-i space, the red mist of blood disappeared

It was aln entities Co into view on the other side of the devoured and torn canopy of red was a deep blue

In the sky that had turned clear, stars were twinkling delicately

”The red is gone from the sky!”

Tia cried out happily and everyone exclaimed

”The mist has entirely vanished as far as the eye can see!”

”The remainder is up to the principal”

Lisa and Firill co at the clock tower in the island's center

”—Believe in Charl It'll definitely be fine”

”Yes That's right, Mononobe Oh, but there's so I've been very curious about”

For so up at me shyly

”What is it?”

I asked in response, pro Iris to speak with determination

”U the principal Charl?”

”Uh”

Incidentally, it was a promise to address her that e were alone, but without thinking, I used it in front of others

”Oh, actually I am very curious too”

After Firill nodded, Lisa also looked ather cheek

”Me too I wanted to ask as soon as I heard it”

”Nii-san, although I intended to discuss it properly with you alone later Now that the issue has been raised, please explain here and now”

Mitsuki urged me to explain in a business-like manner

”Well, it's just as friends—”

I explained in a panic but at that e sound was heard

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin—

A high-pitched ringing was co from somewhere

”Onii-chan, there!”

Ren clutched my shi+rt from the side and pointed at the sea

Following her indicated direction, I saw a blinding light on the other side of Midgardsored partitions

”The shi+p's prow is glowing?”

Ariella narrowed her eyes and murmured in surprise

Just as she described, the light was co from one of the battleshi+ps in the fleet Froest battleshi+p

”That shi+p Somehow, it feels similar”

Tia said in a troubled voice

”Similar to what?”

When Iris asked for an explanation, Tia replied stiffly

”A weapon from Atlantis Marduk”

”What—?”

I felt an intense chill together with surprise

'Wanting to actualize thewith that?'

Delivered with resolve prepared to forsake his own life, Major Loki's words flashed through my mind

Judging from the battleshi+p's size and location, it was probably their flagshi+p But Major Loki was already dead while the others were under Charlotte's control There should be no one to operate the battleshi+p

Come to think of it, it was probably a preset command executed by autonomous machinery

As for why he did this As a precaution in case all his other plans failed

”Major Loki—How deeply did you think about the worst-case scenario?”

I gritted hts in my heart

Develop unfolded to this point

I had succeeded in restraining Code Lost and putting the situation under control without killing Charlotte, yet still I could not escape his control

”Yuu, if it's a weapon similar to Marduk, that part is the main cannon!”

Tia warned anxiously

Main cannon—and that type of thing was aiard I did not know its firepower, but if handled poorly, Midgard could very well be obliterated

The other side's objective was probably to destroy evidence by erasing Midgard and exter the Ds My spine tre behind the achievements of a ”hero,” even when all his plans failed

”I'll deploy a repulsive field to deflect the trajectory! So everyone, give ain—”

”No good! Main cannon is Babel, relying on a repulsive field won't stop it!”

Tia interrupted me and cried out

I remembered Marduk'sLeviathan An i to hold

”T-Then we have to destroy it before it fires!”

Saying that, Iris summoned her fictional armament, but Lisa reached out to stop her

”Hold on! There must be many people still on the battleshi+p!”

”Umm—”

Iris went pale and stopped

What to do—

I racked irls' aid to generate a large aht be possible to protect ourselves with an outer layer that blocked physical interference However, it would not be possible to defend everyone on the island

”Tia will stop it! Tia can hack it once Tia goes near!”

Deploying her fictional arht

But at that ht on the shi+p grew stronger and stronger

”It's co! There's no time!”

Firill screamed

”Our only choice is to block it head on!”

Ariella declared sharply and walked to the front of us

”Lend your dark est shi+eld possible!”

”Mm!”

Ren ied Ariella's waist I hastily placed my hand on Ariella's shoulder while Iris and the rest of the girls pressed their hands against Ariella's body

”Tia will hurry to the shi+p while we're blocking it!”

”Got it!”

Tia nodded and flew into the sky

At that ht was released froht filled with darkness inside It was extreravitional zone produced by Babel

”Deploy shi+eld—Seras Athena!”

The shi+eld appearing over the sea blocked the scene of despair

Expanding radially, the shi+eld's form was reminiscent of a crystalline snowflake

Acco, the shockwave split the sea surface in two

Blocking the battleshi+p's attack, the gigantic shi+eld glowed at the edges

—BLAM!

But after a few seconds, deep cracks appeared in the shi+eld

”Guh”

Ariella raised her right arm, the one equipped with her fictional armament, and made a pained sound

”Sorry—I' much”

With the s capacity, I could only pass on a sized to Ariella but she shook her head lightly

”It's fine Mononobe-kun, you've already given me plenty of power Last time I quizzed you on why ht?”

While doing everything she could to mented speech

”Yeah—But ”

The correct ansas because she must not wield a weapon in any shape or form Aware of her own talent inherself a weapon to kill people easily

”At the time, Mononobe-kun, you said I did it to protect Ren and the others It was definitely way off but this answer is very admirable I want it to be true That's why—”

Ariella's fictional ar all of her dark matter into the shi+eld

”I have to protect everyone The people I must protect are behind the shi+eld I will block it no matter what comes!!”

Darkthe dae

Despite cracking, shearing and shattering da shi+eld persisted in blocking the shot while lingering on the verge of collapse

”Onee-chan, do your best!!”

Ren cried out as hard as she could Large beads of sere appearing on her forehead Right nohat sustained the shi+eld was probably the darkcapacity that far exceeded the average

Squeezing every last drop froenerate dark matter, she passed all of it to Ariella

”Do your best, Ariella!”

Seeing Ren working hard, I continued to output ed Ariella

”Yeah!!”

Ariella nodded firiant shi+eld

—Bigii!!

The instant a critical noise sounded, the moment of termination arrived

Ariella's shi+eld had not been penetrated The light illu the shi+eld's outline instantly vanished

”Ah—”

Ariella cried out in surprise then lost balance and fell over

”Onee-chan!”

Ren cried out frantically At the saht and supported Ariella

”Don't worry I'm just, a bit dizzy”

Ariella s on the sea surface

”Tia-chan made it!”

Looking out at the battleshi+p afar, Iris observed energetically

The glowing horizon was turning red while the stars were gradually disappearing

”What a long night it was”

Mitsuki's voice was filled with fatigue as she sat down on the ground It looked like she still had a fever Sure enough, she had been pushi+ng herself the whole time

”Yeah, really long”

After I concurred, the portable ter call

I pressed the button to pick up and held the terminal to my ear, only to hear the voice of my cheerful ”friend”—

Part 4

”Why am I still alive?”

Lying on the ground, Loki Jotunheim stared blankly into the dawn sky

”Naturally, that's because I healed you”

Surprisingly, the answer instantly came from beside his ear

shi+fting his gaze, he saw a young wo down at him

”Kili Surtr Muspelheim—”

Loki recited her name in surprise

”You're so lucky Since the daht side, it ithin enic transht be after effects and rejection reactions afterwards, but whatever”

She shrugged lightly while speaking coldly

”Why? Was it to make the authority's transfer incomplete?”

Loki asked ”why?” in a different sense than earlier

Rather than wanting to know the cause of his survival, he wanted to knohy the decision had been made to keep him alive

”Wrong It's to prevent you fro etched into Yuu's heart”

Kili answered enviously She sighed deeply

”If you died, Yuu will never forget you Perhaps youin his heart This is so I absolutely forbid”

After saying that, Kili turned around

Watching her recede into the distance, Loki muttered quietly

”How inane”

But after a while, he began to laugh

Had he died, ould have happened afterwards? Obliterated together with Midgard at dawn? Although an incomplete replica of a weapon fro one shot on the level of the original

But right now, he was alive under the dawn sky In other words, all his plans had ended in failure To think he, supposed to be dead, had survived because of a certain person's excessively self-centered reason This was completely out of left field

”How inane—This hu”

His lips twisted in a grin, Loki ing onto life, to sit up

Now that he had survived, all he could do was apply hiiven responsibilities

The thought of having to deal with a defeat's troubleso Be that as it h this was the worst-case scenario, he had still achieved his minimum objective

Gray had discovered the critical point of her ability to control her authority—Through this incident, rulers trying to exploit her would probably realize their own folly

The de to be withdrawn and with that, the drea absolute world peace would vanish

”Well, but this bit of accoh for a 'hero'”

Despite the intense self- delight