Volume 4 Chapter 30 The Golden Battlefield
When I opened my eyes, I felt like I had woken up from a long sleep.
In reality, it was still early in the morning. I had only slept for about an hour at most.
"You're awake."
"Yunea..."
Seeing Yunea's face peering at me from close by, I realized that I had returned to reality.
Despite just waking up, I felt strangely energized. The flow of magic power was smooth, and I could feel Aether transforming into magic power with each breath.
"Oh, you don't have to get up yet."
"It's alright, thank you."
I got up by placing my hands on the ground.
As I traced the wounds inflicted by Larkan, I found that they had completely healed. Thanks to Yunea's healing magic, the recovery speed was clearly fast.
I remembered this sensation.
It was the feeling of a body sharpened on the front lines during the previous war.
Rather than my body itself changing, it was the flow of magic power that reminded me of it.
I couldn't fully understand what had happened, but it was probably thanks to being able to enter the realm of the mind.
I lightly moved my body to confirm that everything was fine and searched for the presence of others.
In the faint sounds of battle, I could sense Irial's magic power and a demon, but it's not Larkan's. It was someone else.
It seems they were fighting in a place quite far away from here.
Anyway, the goal of defeating Larkan remained the same, but I couldn't ignore this other demon for now.
Let's go, the night won't last much longer. I will settle things with him tonight.
"Um, Yuusuke-sama."
When I was about to start running, Yunea called out to me.
Even though she must be tired, she walked up to me without showing it and held her right hand with both hands.
"May fortune favor you..."
Yunea prayed like that and continued speaking with a difficult expression.
"Please take care of my sister."
Those words might have been difficult for her to say.
Irial stood here as a warrior. Not to be protected by someone, but to protect Yunea.
I see. Then, I met Yunea's gaze.
"Leave it to me. I will definitely end this battle."
While carrying the feelings of many people, I will fight for my own sake. But that's how people are in the end.
I'm already carrying the hopes of thousands of people. So, let me fulfill the wish of this one girl.
After witnessing Yunea smile as if relieved, I jumped into the forest at night.
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After defeating Larkan's followers and delivering Irial to Yunea, I returned to the front of the school.
I realized it after fighting just now. My manipulation of magic power is incredibly refined.
The "Stella (Star Sword)" that cuts magic itself requires precise sword speed that simultaneously "observes" magic power and cuts all the key points. It's not something that can be swung with brute force like "Mikatia (Storm Sword)".
I didn't try it out first, but I had the confidence that I could use it.
As I thought so, I passed through the school's main gate and stepped into the schoolyard. With each step, my concentration increased, and a fighting spirit burned in my chest.
In the middle of the schoolyard, he was standing there.
As if he had foreseen my arrival, he was there with her by his side.
"I'm late, Larkan."
"I knew you would come. But I didn't wait long. So, this is your true face, huh, Silver."
"Yuusuke-san!"
Lisha, are you alright? I'm glad. It seems like she's not injured. Just that alone filled me with relief.
Unconsciously, I touched my neck. There was no familiar feeling of armor there, only the realization that I was standing there in my own flesh. I rarely took off my armor in front of an enemy.
"Oh, did I disappoint you with such an ordinary man?"
"Although I had no interest in the armor, it is quite impressive. It is hard to believe that a young person like you defeated me and reached the Demon Lord's domain. The real thing is like this, huh?"
There was no special reason for taking off the armor. I just thought it wouldn't be bad to talk to Larkan like this once.
Larkan looked at my face for a while and released Lisha.
"Go, your role is finished."
"Huh...?"
Surprised by the sudden turn of events, Lisha looks at me. Larkan is not a man who would kill a hostage from behind. When I nod, Lisha walks towards me while keeping an eye on the back.
And Lisha comes within reach.
"Yuusuke——"
I couldn't bear it anymore.
I pulled Lisha closer and hugged her as if to confirm her existence. I could feel the heartbeat from her small body in my arms.
She is alive.
"I'm glad. I'm really glad. I'm sorry, because of me, Kanami-san and Lisha..."
"Yuusuke-san..."
Lisha's hand timidly wraps around my back. And she hugs me back with a faint strength.
"I'm the one who should apologize. I've always been a nuisance without knowing anything about Yuusuke-san."
"No, that's not true. Lisha's voice definitely reached me. Thanks to that, I am here now."
If I hadn't heard Lisha's voice inside that beast's belly, I would have surely been broken. It is undoubtedly thanks to Lisha that I am here like this.
She always show me the way. So I will respond to it.
When I let go of Lisha, I looked into her eyes.
"Lisha, please cast Sanctuary."
Lisha was about to say something but nodded silently.
"I understand."
"Thank you."
Lisha knows that I lost earlier. It must be anxious to just watch the battle.
Still, she didn't say anything. That trust is heavy and comforting.
Lisha dances in the night. Magic power dances brilliantly with sincere prayers, and magic manifests.
To celebrate the battle between me and Larkan, golden walls and canopies divide the darkness.
Through dialogue with the soul, I draw my sword of conviction. When Lisha's Sanctuary is complete, I am also clad in a silver armor.
Suddenly, Larkan muttered on the night breeze.
"Roze... The demon woman should have gone, what happened?"
"'Don't worry. She will wake up when the battle is over.'"
"I see."
That might have been his only concern. The ancient hero (eiyuu), freed from the last shackles, raised his halberd.
In response, the emerald magic power burst from the tip of the sword.
"'Now, shall we do it?'"
"Today, we will finally reach the answer. Come, Silver."
The emerald and blue magic power burns and swirls within the Sanctuary.
We kicked the ground to truly settle the score.
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