Chapter Five: Filo vs. Fitoria
It was hot…
“Gahhh!”
I could hear a bunch of Filolials calling out in unison, and my body felt warm and constricted.
When I opened my eyes I realized I was completely surrounded by Filolials vying to get near me.
“Wh… What’s going on?!”
“Hey! Master is MINE!”
Filo was greedily pushing the other Filolials out of the way in an effort to keep me all to herself.
“Oh, come on…”
When I finally came to my senses I realized it was around noon.
If I started cooking and relaxing, would this day end up just like last night had?
“Hey, is it true that you fought with the legendary Griffin King?”
“Yup. I did. To be precise, it was actually a monster that a human made by changing normal griffins. He made so many of them that all the flying Filolials disappeared. The sky was filled with flocks of flying griffins.”
“Okay, but did you defeat the Dragon King?”
“I did. I ripped him to shreds, but he kept regenerating. That made the fight difficult.”
“Wow! Hey, is it true that the legendary Holy Sword rests in the Filolial sanctuary?”
“There’s a holy sword, but I don’t know about a legendary sword. I don’t think there is anything like that. Though some of the old Heroes’ weapons are still here.”
Melty’s eyes were sparkling again, and she was shooting questions like a machine gun at Fitoria.
At the same time, Filo stood back and watched. She was clearly jealous.
It was a funny scene. I hope their friendship could survive it.
“Okay. We’re done resting now. What should we do?
I ate a light meal and turned to Fitoria. We really didn’t have time to stand around and smell the flowers—or to eat them.
I figured that Fitoria was probably powerful enough to teleport us all to wherever the queen was. I’d have to find a way to convince her to help us though.
“Okay… now then.”
Fitoria rose to her feet and began to cast a spell on Melty.
The wind rose and formed a sort of cage around her.
“Wh…what’s this?!”
Melty grabbed the bars and tried to escape, but they were sharp and cut her hand. A little blood trickled over her finger.
“What are you doing?!”
Filo was glaring angrily at Fitoria.
“Mel-tan, you’ll have to be my hostage for now.”
“Why?”
“…”
Fitoria didn’t answer but continued to glare at us. The air was crackling with tension.
Was this… Was this the continuation of what she’d been talking about last night? Was she going to kill us… and then go kill the other heroes too? We should probably assume so.
“Melty!”
Raphtalia shouted for Melty.
Damn… did we have to fight that giant Filolial here?
I couldn’t imagine a way that we could win.
The area was filled with a threatening atmosphere, but it wasn’t coming from me.
What choice did I have but to use the Shield of Rage?
“You mustn’t use the cursed power.”
Light appeared around my shield.
—Due to interference, the shield may not be changed.
…Appeared in my field of vision. It was the same thing that had occurred the day before.
“Please listen to me.”
“Why should I listen to someone behaving as you are?”
“If you refuse to listen, I’ll have no choice but to kill the rest of the
Heroes.”
“Wh…”
She probably could do it.
She was considerably more powerful than we were.
Considering that we hadn’t been able to do any real damage to the Tyrant Dragon Rex.
Despite how powerful the beast had been, Fitoria had defeated it without breaking a sweat.
And now we had to fight her?”
We’d lose.
“There’s no way we’ll all just get along.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Last night this girl said that she would kill us all if the Heroes didn’t start working together.”
“Reconcile with the other Heroes? I’m not sure that is possible.”
Raphtalia knit her brow and thought for a moment. Did Fitoria even understand what we were saying? Wouldn’t it be more rude to lie and say that we’d all just be friends?
“Very well then…”
Fitoria raised her index finger and leveled it at Filo.
“Then I demand a duel with the Filolial you raised. If she is strong enough then I will release Melty, and offer you a postponement.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“You’ll figure it out.”
What did she want from me?
“I will battle in my current form. Filo, I ask that you also fight me in this form.”
They had to fight in human form? Filo might stand a chance after all…
Had they fought in their true forms, Filo didn’t stand a chance. But if they were both humans, maybe Filo could win. Luckily enough, we had a weapon that Filo could use when she was in human form.
“Okay!”
Filo reached behind the wings on her back and produced the power gloves.
The old guy who ran the weapon shop had originally made them for me so that I could pull the carriage if I needed to. But Filo’s magic had turned them into something more like claws. They’d served us well the last time we’d gotten into a scuffle with Motoyasu. And yet…
“Hey! Don’t just start whenever you want.”
“Yes, Filo. You should do as Mr. Naofumi says.”
“But Mel…!”
“If you don’t fight, then everyone will die. We don’t really have a choice.”
“Damn…”
It sure seemed like Fitoria was planning on making the first move.
It made me very anxious to think that all I could do was stand back and watch. She might have been planning to defeat Filo, then turn to us and kill us next. I don’t think I’d be able to stop her.
We didn’t have any other choice.
“…Fine.”
“Then let us begin.”
Fitoria raised her hand, and a wall formed from wind appeared between them and the rest of us. Partitioned off on their own, Fitoria and Filo stood in a ring of sorts.
“You must remain in your human form inside this ring. The rules may not be broken.”
“I’ll save Mel! I won’t lose to Fitoria!”
I was very anxious about standing back and watching the fight. If it looked like Filo was in trouble, I’d break the rules and interfere.
“Here I come!”
Filo raised her gloves and closed her eyes in concentration. The gloves morphed into claws, and she brandished them before rushing at Fitoria.
“Ya!”
Filo was the first to attack.
She jumped into the air and spun to kick Fitoria in the stomach.
“Dull.”
Fitoria raised a hand and easily stopped the kick.
“Whoa!”
Filo spun back from the blocked attack, but Fitoria was there behind her, delivering punches, one after the other.
Filo was managing to avoid them. Then the ground shook. Fitoria had slammed the soles of her feet into the ground and formed a crater around herself. How powerful was this girl?
“You can do it, Filo!”
Melty shouted from the interior of her cage.
“I’m not losing!”
Filo turned back to Fitoria and swiped at her with the claws. At the same moment, Filo appeared to blur.
“Too slow!”
“Clang!”
There was a reverberating bang, but Filo had managed to dodge the attack with a deft backbend.
“W…What?!”
“Too slow.”
“Ugh…”
Filo groaned in a voice she rarely used.
“She’s so fast. But I’m not gonna lose.”
Filo straightened her back and crossed her arms before rushing forward. Was she already using her best attack?
“Haikuikku!”
Suddenly Filo was a blur, and the air was filled with the reverberations of quick connecting attacks.
“I told you. Too slow.”
Fitoria slowly raised and lowered her arms. Then she lightly spun one of them in a circle.
That was all she’d done, but…
“AHHHHHH!” Filo was flipping backwards through the air. Filo twisted, and the wings on her back opened. They filled with air, and she landed lightly on her feet. “You blocked my best attack!” “Mel is your friend, isn’t she? If you don’t give me all you’ve got…” Fitoria stood there with both her hands on her hips, taunting Filo. She looked like she was disappointed in Filo’s performance. Suddenly Melty’s cage shrunk. It was now pressing in on all sides. “Wa!” Melty squirmed and hunched her shoulders to keep the bars from cutting into her. Filo watched in horror, and something snapped. “Mel! Uh…” Filo’s wings flew open, and she held her claws out at Fitoria. She attacked. Fitoria did not move. She didn’t dodge the attack or attempt to defend herself. Sparks flew when the attack connected, but she remained unharmed. That was impressive. Was she strong enough to ignore Filo’s attacks? What could I say? Filo had the highest attack of anyone in our party, by far. If Fitoria could just play with her like this… She must have had a great deal of experience. I wondered what level she was. “Then take THIS!” Fitoria curled her fingers into a fist and swung a counterattack at Filo. It didn’t connect. It didn’t even brush her. But Filo’s clothes were apparently torn by it.
“I don’t think magic clothing like that can protect you.”
She went on pummeling, and now the attacks seemed to be connecting.
Dammit… I hated that I couldn’t interfere.
What did she mean by magic clothing? That’s right. Filo’s clothing had been made at a magic shop. They’d formed Filo’s own magic into threads, and then they used the material to make her clothing.
That must be what she meant. Magic clothing was clothing made of magic.
Fitoria raised her hands, and suddenly they were topped with glowing claws. She began to swipe at Filo with them.
They left trails of light as they moved through the air. Filo ducked under one of the glowing parabolas. It brushed the top of her head.
“That would have hit had you been in Filolial form.”
Fitoria calmly explained.
The attack had been so quick that there had been no hope of dodging it. And it was a magic attack.
“I’m not losing!”
Filo once again began to move her arms up and down.
“I’m the source of all power. Hear my words and do as I SAY. Produce a tornado of wind and carry her away!”
“Zweite Tornado!”
A howling tornado erupted from Filo’s hands and flew towards Fitoria.
But…
“I’M the source of all power. Here my words and do as I SAY. Render her tornado ineffective!”
“Anti-Zweite Tornado!”
There was a loud clang, and something seemed to enclose Filo. The magic tornado that Filo had produced vanished as though it had never been there at all.
“Interruption magic…”
Let’s see… Yeah, I think the beginning book on magic I had mentioned something like that.
Magic Interruption. Yes, I think it said that it was possible in theory, but that it depended on your ability to understand the nature of your opponent, which required great stores of strength.
Apparently it worked by analyzing and understanding the pattern inherent in the system of magic casing. Once the pattern was perceived, you had to send out the opposite pattern very quickly.
Higher-level spells took longer to cast, and therefore were easier to block. But using magic interruption on mid-level magic was supposed to be very difficult.
“I’m not losing!”
Resolute, Filo ran for Fitoria. But how could she expect this attack to be any different than her previous attempts? Fitoria had said that Filo’s clothes were magic.
This was about defense. Defense was supposed to be my specialty.
Filo’s clothes were originally made out of magic. Focusing magic could restore them.
If so, then that meant…
“Wait, Filo!”
“What is it, Master? I’m busy right now!”
“Use your magic to repair your clothing! Focus your magic on your clothes. It’s the only way!”
“Okay!”
Filo jumped back to get some distance before holding out her hands and focusing on her clothes. They began to repair themselves.
Then they started to glow faintly.
I had a feeling that this would raise her defense while she was in human form.
Fitoria ran at Filo and started to punch at her.
“Ha!”
Fitoria’s punch was strong enough to shake the earth, but Filo had blocked it with her outstretched hands.
“Ugh… So… strong… But…”
I wondered… would she have been able to bear the brunt of the attack if she hadn’t focused her magic into her clothing?
Filo took the brunt of the attack then knocked Fitoria’s arm away before rushing forward.
Fitoria was open. Filo lunged with the claws.
The wind seemed to vibrate. She must have been raising her speed.
“Hiya!”
She threw the weight of her whole body behind the attack, and it connected.
Or so I thought. But…
“Weak.”
There was a small shower of sparks, but, other than that, Fitoria appeared unfazed.
I knew it. There was no way to get through her defenses.
This wasn’t good. What if Filo lost? What should I do?
Filo kept looking over at me. I didn’t have any more advice for her though.
That’s what I thought anyway, but she was actually looking to Melty, then me, then back to Melty.
…So that was her plan…
I snuck over to Melty’s cage and reached out to touch it.
There was a crashing sound as the blades of wind attempted to cut into me—but my defense was high enough to endure it.
Filo must have wanted me to break the cage and end the fight.
And she was right. If Fitoria was so much stronger than Filo, then there was no chance of victory.
“Melty.”
“N…Naofumi?”
“Don’t move.”
I reached my arm inside of the case and tried to break it. But then…
An incredibly strong wind blew up from beneath me, and I went flying.
“I do not like cheaters.”
Suddenly a tornado appeared and crashed into my torso. It felt like I’d been punched in the gut, and I flew backwards.
“Ugh…”
Did she just break through my defenses?
“Mr. Naofumi!”
“Ugh!”
I fell to the ground in pain, and my vision warped.
Damn… I looked down to see my armor dented. I was bleeding. If I didn’t focus and cast some restorative magic, I’d be in real trouble. The armor could repair itself… but I… dammit…
“Master!”
“Stay focused.”
“Muh…”
“Can you fight after you’ve used your magic?”
“I can!”
“Reckless. Let’s finish this.”
Fitoria’s wings opened and pointed to the sky.
“Suuuuuuu…”
She paused and took a deliberate breath. Something was flying around us. It looked like she was gathering the magical elements to herself.
What couldn’t she do?
I wished I could do the same thing… but I could barely manage to pull off a simple magic spell. Still, I guess the best way to improve was to copy someone that could do it.
It was something like stealing the contents of another person’s brain.
Though if you really wanted to take it far, what were schools, if not constantly copying people from the past?
Basically all of our accomplishments were nothing more than that: copying other people’s successes.
Yeah. Someday I’d be strong enough to copy what Fitoria was doing. When I could, I’d make a point to learn it.
“I can do that too!”
Filo copied Fitoria, and she began to gather magic to herself.
“…Too slow.”
The problem was that Fitoria had already gathered all the magic up.
Fitoria rushed Filo and pummeled her with her fists.
“U… Mu… Ku…”
But Filo’s arms were crossed, and Fitoria hadn’t yet broken through her defenses.
Fitoria jumped back and then twisted herself in the air, delivering an airborne kick.
“Can you stop this?”
“Mkyaaaaaaaaa!”
She wasn’t able to block the kick, and she went spinning through the air before slamming into a wall of wind.
“I’m… I’m not losing…”
She rose to stand on shaky feet before, once again, gathering magic to herself.
“Mu…”
She seemed to have recovered enough of her magic. She broke her concentration and moved into her next attack.
“Hiya!”
Filo moved her wings up and down. She ducked down low, spread her wings, and held her claws forward.
She began to shoot forward, carried on a strong current of wind. It was readily apparent to any observer that her magic was greatly concentrated.
It must have been Filo’s strongest attack.
There were too many preparations necessary. I didn’t think she could use it in battle.
“Kuikku!”
Filo was flying at Fitoria like a bullet.
Her claws were out in front. She was flying just a hair over the ground, and spinning in the air. It was the fastest I’d ever seen her move.
How to describe it? It was like the final attack for a flying robot in a strategy game.
“Heh….”
Fitoria’s eyes widened in surprise.
Fitoria’s clothes were cut slightly, ever so slightly. They were covered in fine cuts.
Then Filo’s claws connected with Fitoria’s face. I couldn’t believe it, but there was a scratch on Fitoria’s cheek.
A drop of blood ran down Fitoria’s cheek.
Fitoria looked at the blood that Filo had torn from her face. She looked at where it fell. She smiled.
That was when I noticed. I looked over at Raphtalia, and she nodded.
Fitoria was just playing with us. She wanted to see how Filo would react when faced with an opponent much stronger than herself. That’s why she smiled when she was hit with such an unexpected attack.
The Legendary Filolial.
The description seemed to fit. Filo turned her nose up. She knew there was no way to win.
We’d known that the battle was not going to be simple, but we hadn’t even decided the victor yet.
“Mu…”
Filo grunted. At first I thought she was dissatisfied, but now she looked irritated.
“Is it my turn now?”
Fitoria stepped forward and sent a series of quick attacks flying at Filo.
She was so fast! She’d been faster than Filo up until this point anyway, but now she was moving even quicker.
She wasn’t moving so fast that she was invisible, like when using Haikuikku, but she was a blur—never where you looked for her.
“Uh… Ahhh!”
Filo couldn’t block the attacks, and she flew through the air.
But before she landed, Fitoria was already there. She looked up at the falling Filo…
“Ha!”
And kicked her hard, sending her flying back to where she’d come from.
“Ugh…”
Then Fitoria settled herself. She looked at Filo, waiting for the next move.
Filo held her hand against where she ached, and magical light appeared there. She must have been using restorative magic, as her wounds were healing before our eyes. But she wasn’t very powerful anymore. She wasn’t able to heal herself back to normal, only until she wasn’t in immediate danger.
“Ugh…”
Filo was very weak. She once again began to gather magic to herself.
“Look at me now.”
Filo was done healing herself. Then she was on her feet and rushing at Fitoria.
Maybe I was imagining it. No, I wasn’t. Filo was moving much faster than she had been up until now.
Filo gathered power into her claws then copied the attack that Fitoria had just used.
“Ha!”
After three attacks, the wall of wind that Fitoria had made appeared to grow weak. It was shaking.
“Is that all you’ve got?”
I’d noticed it for a little while now, but Filo seemed to be learning from, and copying exactly, all of Fitoria’s attacks. No… Fitoria was TEACHING her. She just hadn’t been holding back at all, so it took a while to notice. Yes… It was all training. It felt like Fitoria wanted to train Filo… She wanted to train her so badly that she didn’t care if Filo died in the process. “Better hurry up. Meltan is in danger.” Fitoria held a hand out in Melty’s direction. The cage grew smaller around her, and the bars were slicing the ends of her hair. “Kya!” “Mel! Ugh!” Filo opened her wings and used the bullet attack again. She flew at Fitoria, but she was even faster this time. “HIYAAAAAAAAA!” “Hm... Well, this is the end of the test. Do your best to stick it out.” Fitoria used both of her hands to block Filo’s attack. When Filo spun away to recover, Fitoria planted a kick to her side. “Ahhh!” She went flying all the way to the cage made of wind, which she slammed into and kept flying. Rolling along the ground, she came to rest finally, like a beaten rag doll. I ran to where she fell. But Filo held out her hand to stop me, and she rose on her shaking legs. “I’m not… I’m not losing.” She didn’t want my help, as if receiving help would disqualify her from the duel. She was shaking badly, but she took a step forward.
She looked so weak. It was like she could fall over at any moment. She wanted to win so badly that she refused to accept defeat.
“Filo! If you lose then we can’t get Mel back!”
“Filo…”
“Filo! It’s okay! It’s okay.”
“No… I… I’m going to protect you, Mel.”
Filo tottered over to where Fitoria stood. The power gloves had lost their claws, but she curled them into fists and punched at Fitoria anyway.
“Yaaaaah!”
But the attack was very weak, but her willpower was strong.
Filo’s fist connected with Fitoria’s stomach.
“…”
But it wasn’t enough to hurt her.
“Yes. That’s okay. That’s enough.”
Filo fell, but Fitoria rushed forward and hugged her. The cage of wind that had been holding Melty vanished.
“Filo!”
“Mel…”
“She’s okay. She’ll be all right.”
Fitoria began to cast a spell on Filo.
Before our eyes, Filo’s wounds began to heal, and all the tears in her clothing were mended.
“Huh?”
Filo quickly bat Fitoria’s hand away and resumed her fighting posture.
“It’s over.”
“It is not over! I have to protect Mel!”
“I know. But Meltan is okay. Look.”
Fitoria motioned for Melty to come over.
Melty looked very carefully at Fitoria before slinking over to stand by Filo.
“Do you understand? The test is over.”
“Test?”
“Just a little one. I have my own situations to deal with also.”
“Oh yeah?”
Filo didn’t immediately trust her but turned her head to the side as she listened to Fitoria.
They’d just been locked in battle, but all the tension seemed to have evaporated.
“Filo, she was just testing you.”
Raphtalia and I walked closer and tried to explain.
“Yes… It was a test. But I did truly intend to do as I’d said if she didn’t come through.”
Fitoria explained simply.
I didn’t know why she felt like she had to do this. But, because of the fight with Fitoria, Filo had learned some great skills for fighting in human form.
“Filo, you have to think about your opponent. If you fight against humans when you are in Filolial form, it’s like fighting with a giant target on your back.”
“Really?”
It was true that Filo was very large in her Filolial form. Even if she could move very quickly, it made for a bigger target when facing a powerful enemy.
Also, when she fought in her Filolial form she basically had to make all of her attacks into kicks.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t use magic or rush attacks, but it would be best to think about what kind of opponent she was facing. Fitoria was trying to get Filo to notice that there were other ways to fight.
It would be useful to switch tactics in the middle of a fight anyway. It could confuse the enemy.
So basically, Fitoria told Filo that she should stay flexible about her options—and she taught her some new moves.
“This is proof that you have passed my test.”
Fitoria said, and pulled out a tiara. She gave it to Filo.
“What? What’s this?”
“It’s your reward for passing my test. Now lower your head.”
“Filo, you’re supposed to go like this.”
Melty grabbed Filo’s sleeve and pulled her down into a bow.
Would you look at that? Melty was acting very princess-like for a change.
“Like this?”
“Yes, that’s it.”
Filo was bowing before Fitoria, who placed the tiara on her head.
“Filo, you will be my heir.”
“What’s that?”
“It means that you will be the next great Queen of the Filolials.”
“Oh…”
“Filo! Good for you!”
Melty was so excited. She jumped up and down. Filo didn’t seem so excited herself.
Suddenly the tiara on Filo’s head twinkled and shined.
It sent light out in all directions, and then…
Ping! A single cowlick appeared on Filo’s head. One strand of hair stuck straight up.
“…”
Raphtalia and I were both silent.
Was that some kind of prize?
“Huh?”
“Filo! You’re so cute!”
Melty was very excited and was practically dancing in place… But Filo didn’t seem to understand what was happening.
Melty hadn’t noticed.
Wait a second. I considered myself a real Otaku. Did that mean I was supposed to get excited by this cowlick?
Nope… I wasn’t feeling it.
“What happened?”
“Well…”
I pointed to Filo’s head, and Filo herself followed my gaze. She reached up and…
“What’s that? There’s something weird on my head!”
Filo screamed and nearly jumped. She grabbed the clump of hair and…
Rip!
“Wh?!”
She pulled it right off.
Filo was really something. It looked like it must have really hurt.
“Ouch!”
It must have hurt, but Filo seemed proud of herself for getting rid of it.
Boing!
But after she’d torn it off, another strand of hair popped up to take its place.
“Another one?!”
“What?!”
Filo’s eyes filled with tears as, time and time again, she ripped the cowlicks off of her head. A new one always popped up to take its place though, and so she eventually gave up and hung her head.
It was a weird little cowlick,
“It’ll only keep growing back, so you’d better give up. The more you grow, the more cowlicks you’ll have.”
“What? But I don’t want…”
Filo was looking at the cowlicks on Fitoria’s head.
What did the Legendary Filolial have in mind by giving something like that to Filo?
I decided to have a look at Filo’s status screen.
Her stats had improved.
It seemed like the tiara had conferred some abilities and status improvements.
Considering that, for the time being anyway, Filo had maxed out her level up potential, it was a good reward.
“And for the Shield Hero…”
“Huh? I get something too?”
Fitoria pointed in my direction, then curled her finger up and beckoned for me to come over.
Wait a second. If I walked over there, was she going to give me cowlicks too?
“I don’t need a new hairstyle.”
“Hairstyle?”
I didn’t explain further. It would only cause a fuss if I did.
“It’s better than that. And it will heal your wounds.”
“Well, then…”
I didn’t know what she was going to give me, but I hoped it wasn’t anything too weird.
I probably couldn’t have refused anyway, so I walked over to her. She reached out and touched my torso, healing my wounds. I hadn’t been able to completely heal them, so there had been a dull pain in the area. She took the pain away.
“Show me your Shield.”
She pointed to the shield and motioned for me to hold it up.
“Like this?”
I held the shield up. Fitoria pulled out her cowlick and held it up to the center of the shield.
The shield immediately reacted and absorbed the hair.
Filolial Series Forcibly Unlocked!
“Forcibly unlocked?”
I checked the tree, and there was a “Filolial Shield” glowing on it.
It had a bunch of equip bonuses that all seemed to benefit Filolials, like power and growth adjustment (large, medium, small), detailed growth stat adjustment (large, medium, small), and others.
One that immediately jumped out at me was called Ability While Riding (large, medium, small). It must have meant that Filo would fight better with someone riding on her back.
Still, my level wasn’t high enough to use most of the shield’s abilities. Luckily the shield was unlocked, so if I just met the requirements I’d be able to use its powers.
It looked like the requirements had been met to unlock any shield related to Filolials.
“Thank you.”
“You are welcome. However I still have something I would like to discuss with you.”
“What’s that?”
“I’d rather talk in private.”
This was becoming a rather strange reward.
Hey—did this mean that all of the Filolial’s powers were concentrated into those cowlicks?
Filo couldn’t level up anymore, at least for now. So I suppose it was a good thing.
“Um… Uh…”
Melty was hesitant, and somewhat embarrassed, to speak to Fitoria.
“What?”
“That was just to test Filo, right? You weren’t…using me?”
“Of course not. Isn’t there anything you want, Meltan?”
“Um… Can you become a really big Filolial and let me ride on your head?”
Oddly engaged and passionate, Melty made her request.
“…Very well.”
Fitoria seemed a little put out, but as she pat Melty on the head, she started to grow larger. Then she smiled deeply.
“Wow…”
Then, just as she’d promised, she set Melty onto her head.
“It’s so high up here!”
Melty was very excited.
“Shield Hero, please back up a little.”
“Okay.”
I stepped back as I was asked.
And… Fitoria soon grew to be about eighteen meters tall.
Just how big could she get? She was like a building.
“Wow! Wow!”
Melty’s voice came down on the wind. Was it okay to take her so far from the ground?
But seriously, just how big could she get?
Or maybe that was her real size, and she had just transformed to match our size.
“Wow…”
Melty seemed very relaxed.
“It’s like a dream…”
“Too bad it’s not.”
Filo was powerful enough to defeat a dragon, and that girl had used her like a toy… that wasn’t a good sign.
“Now then. The day has only just started. I’d like for you all to get a little more rest.”
“Sure—if you’ll take us to where we want to go later.”
“We’ll talk about that later. For the time being, just try to relax. My friends here also extend their greetings.”
“GAHHH!”
“What? Celebrate the birth of a new queen? You mean me?” “Congratulations Filo! Ah, ha, ha! Look how happy the Filolials are!” The other Filolials all crowded around Filo and lifted her up. “M…Me?” They had picked up Raphtalia as well. What was going on? We were suddenly very popular. We spent the rest of the day with the Filolials. It was a festival-like atmosphere. So there we were in seclusion. But once we left, how long would it be until the rest of the world believed in us too?
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