Vol 11 Prologue (1/2)

Prologue

The black dragon—”Black” Vritra

Currently appearing in the forirl, she was very aware of her incomplete existence

—Hoerless I am

This thought occupied her mind the whole time

Having acquired an authority, thereby proudly evolved into a spiritual lifeforher dimension, she would be an existence akin to God from the perspective of humans

However, value systems were often relative

Vritra frequently compared herself with her ”past self”

It was not her but her past self that most closely approached the human concept of ”God”

The power to create life andon this world of Gaia, fair and just at all times—Spirituality of such nobility was impossible for Vritra to conceive in her current state

Indeed, even though her memories had been preserved as information, the continuity of self had been broken

Hence, there was much that she did not understand

Her past self had put her own body on the line in order to restore this world that had been destroyed by the seventh calamity

But why go to such lengths? Was it because she felt an obligation? Right now, she could not comprehend it at all

Even if it was the sense of on, there was also thethe approach of restorationan amount of dark matter that would jeopardize her continued existence Her current self would never choose the option of self-sacrifice

Even though that was the case, why?

No matter how many times she asked herself, she could not find the answer But this tinificance

If her past self was a great river, then she was currently a small stream at most

Her darkthe world nor creating life

Hence Taking into account the understanding of her powerlessness, she began to ponder

Methods to oppose the imminent ninth calamity

The goal was to prevent her past self's efforts fro to waste Also, more importantly, her own continued survival—

However, the plan she devised had ended in complete failure

Although interference fro self-preservation at all costs, played a key role, what had decisively foiled her plan was a single human This human treated others with unwarranted familiarity, displayed ruthlessness in certain areas despite overwhel naivete, the kind of person ould pro—This was the young man named Mononobe Yuu

Initially, she had siular,” but then discovered the undeniable result that he was the ninth counterdragon

Furthermore, she had discovered another ”fact”

That had taken place on the clock tower's top floor, in Charlotte B Lord's private room

Although a great co place in the bathroo on the sofa, she was reading ht by Firill Crest

Though the vine around her neck interfered with dark er restrained

No longer needing to ask others to turn the pages for her, it felt quite liberating To be teased while looked after by her daughter Kili, that was quite an unwilling situation for her

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Frowning at the lack of progress in the relationshi+p between the protagonist and the heroine, Vritra murmured

Manga was a huh density of infora more attractive than novels or television The pictures and dialogue produced by huh the transmutation of matter

However—Just as she finished one volu out for the next, she noticed

A girl was crouching down in the balcony outside the

She was Mononobe Mitsuki, the younger sister of Mononobe Yuu

Watching Mononobe Mitsuki holding the back of her neck in pain, Vritra felt chilled by the e from the depths of body

Vritra recalled how Mononobe Yuu had al intent at her, extre Mononobe Mitsuki Understanding that his possession of the scrapped authority enabled him to kill her in her human form, Vritra had felt fear

In other words, this was fear originating from a crisis of life and death

Relaxing her grip andaway from the back of her neck, Mononobe Mitsuki's hand showed a wavering outline—Starting froertips, black ”darkness” covered it

Seeing this situation, Mononobe Mitsuki cried out in surprise, but Vritra was far more shaken than she was

Vritra instantly stood up from the sofa and hastened over to the balcony

Countless iether in her mind

”I see—So this is the situation Now 'tis finally clear to me”

”Vritra?”

Noticing Vritra, who had stopped at the entrance to the balcony, Mitsuki looked up The change affecting her body had already subsided

Nevertheless Beyond a doubt, that ”darkness” hat Vritra feared the most