Part 2
—The battle fought by Kasukabe Yō was, from start to finish, entirely one-sided.
She was fighting against two cloned dragons, but her enemies nails never even reached her.
Heart, skill, body, offense, defense, swiftness, and the Gift she possessed.
In every aspect, Yō utterly out-performed the two headed dragons, and obliterated her enemies in no more than a minute.
Watching this overwhelming strength, the refugees stared at Yō as if looking at some abomination.
“Wow…..”
“That human, really defeated those dragons…..!”
“That………….is that really the strength of a human?”
The fire dragon squad, as well as Mandra, who received a shocking report, was dumbfounded by the strength of the Garuda wielded by Yō.
But the human in question, Yō, was in no shape to be concerned of such things.
“Gu, hurts…….!”
Holding back her pain, she breathes heavily. But there was no damaged given by her opponent.
The released flames of the Great Garuda blocked physical attacks as well as the inferno breath released by the dragons. What sapped her strength was not the damage she received from enemy attack.
The flames of Garuda that she had released herself, drained her vitality.
“Y, Yō-san. Thats too reckless……….!”
The flames not only burned through her enemies, but also burned her flesh.
Her white skin was burned black, and her fingers spasmed from the pain. It was obvious to the eye that the power well over her body’s limit was eating away her strength.
“But…….If it’s just this, than there’s no problem. Wounds can heal, and I can deal with the pain…….!!”
But; If one dies, life is over.
Having conversed with animals, and even lived with them for a time, Yō knew the cruelty of the world.
Farm animals knew that they were raised to be eaten. They knew the reason they were fed was because their meat will feed humans.
For a human living after the year 2000, knowing how to talk to animals was not a fortunate skill. Rather, a normal person would have gone insane.
The weak are meat, the strong shall eat. Both will and life are up for forfeit.
This way of living was still present even after she crossed the boundary of the world.
Because she knew all of this, Yō adapted to Little Garden quickly.
Because she knew those things, she also knew what she had to do right now.
(That light from before…………..That was Izayoi’s Gift……………… In that case, I can still make it….!)
She gripped both of her burnt hands. Intense pain can be overcome by bonds and will power.
But, there are some walls that cannot be overcome by those things.
“Eh…….?”
Without any prior notice, the transformed Genome Tree returned to its form as pendant. Without being able to even fly, Yō fell down. Willa, in mid-air—
“Wahpu!”
—couldn’t catch her. Slipping through her arms, Yō tumbled out from Willas cleavage. In the dangerous situation, she was saved by Deen, who caught her.
“Yō. Are you ok?”
“U, Uhn Thanks. But why did it suddenly…..”
She unnaturally stopped mid-sentence. Willa looked at her in worry.
Yō stared at her lower body, shocked. She looked at it as if she could not believe what was happening, and also stared at the cold truth behind this outcome.
“…….My legs, won’t move.”
“Eh?”
“M, my legs won’t move……..! They can’t even twitch! Why at this timing!?”
She raised a panic stricken voice. This situation was much worse than just her hands being burnt.
Suddenly, coming to a realization, she stopped. Trying to deny her own theory, she tried listening to her surroundings.
Concentrating on her five senses, she tried observing her surroundings, but she could only gather the amount of information that a normal human was capable of.
“The Gift……the powers, are gone……!?”
Yō’s face suddenly turned pale. This wasn’t just caused by a physiological change.
Her body began to lose its strength.
(No…………..! I was prepared for any other risk, but this alone can’t happen………!)
Coughing, she fell down. From her eyes, tears of frustration fell.
From Greya’s words, Yō thought that the risk of her Genome Tree was turning into a monster. But in reality, it was the opposite. The price of power higher than she could handle was the disappearance of the Gift and her bonds.
“I can’t help Izayoi with this…….With my friends gone………………I, I………………!”
The things she had achieved, crumbled without a sound.
The legs her father had given her.
The friendships that crossed species.
The bonds she nurtured crossing the world, all returned to nothingness.
“—Ku, Ha, Hahahahahahahahaha!!! Well well, thats a situation I never thought of! It seems like the price of that power was larger than expected!”
Ah, Yō and Willa raised their heads. The two remembered the sound of that laughter mixed with sarcasm.
At that moment, Maxwell Demon Lord appeared while exuding hot air and cold air.
“When you weaponized the powers of the Great Garuda, it filled me with dread, but……….kuku. I didn’t think there was that kind of price to pay. It seems as though the Heavens are cheering on my romances.”
Holding his face with his right hand, Maxwell’s face held a dark smile.
Willa trembled at the sight of that creepy smile, but now was not the time to fear. Holding on to her trembling legs, Willa stood between him and Yō.
“Maxwell, I won’t lose this time…….!”
“Ooh, please don’t misunderstand me, my bride. I haven’t come here to fight. In your critical situation, I have simply come to escort you away.”
“Gross!”
“Haha, I’m glad you’re happy!”
Willa immediately retorted. Maxwell wasn’t listening.
But no matter how drunk he was on lust, this demon lord was still a dangerous existence. Today, especially, his eyes shone with madness.
“Willa. I reflected on my past behavior. It’s true that I have been giving you too many presents. As a result, you naturally couldn’t come back to my side honestly. I think I’ve improved enough to understand that.”
“Gross!!”
“So I started thinking in earnest. Thinking how you could come back to my side without being so bashful…..Yes, until now, there were reasons why you couldn’t come to me. So I thought backwards.”
He raised his right hand to shoulder height.
Watching that action, Willa and Yō made their resolution.
—But, Maxwell’s perverse actions went above their expectations.
“In other words, a situation that would force you to come to my side. I just had to create such a situation!”
Snap! He flicked his fingers. At the same time, a pillar of fire rose in a distance.
It wasn’t that far away from the streets. It was probably somewhere near the end of the streets.
Noticing what this signified, the two girl’s blood ran cold.
“At the end of the streets….. No, It can’t be!?”
“You broke the Astral Gate!?”
“Haha, exactly! The next Astral Gate was………How many thousand kilometers away?”
Maxwell laughed maniacally. Normally, even if the person was a demon lord, they would avoid destroying an Astral Gate. Destroying a Gate was basically the same as dumping a plot land into outer space.
But this reasoning did not apply to Maxwell Demon Lord.
Being able to teleport, he had no use for the existence of an Astral Gate in the first place.
“Fufu………Than, let’s negotiate, Willa. If you say that you will be my bride, with my power, I will save the refugees and your friends.”
“!”
So thats what he’ll offer, the two thought as they grinded their teeth.
In this situation, the refugees and [No Name] were already in a checkmate. In order to evacuate, the only option was to listen to what Maxwell said.
(Darn it………..Out of all the possible outcomes, this is the worst…….!)
And, the timing was horrible.
Yō had lost her powers, and there was no telling when Aži Dakāha would be coming. If they even suggested that they would refuse his offer, Maxwell would definitely abandon everyone in the city.
After all, Willa, who was able to teleport, could simple run away alone.
(What should I do………!? What can I do!!?)
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