Chapter 390

Chapter 390

It was like an electric current coursing through my veins.
This stone was definitely Ceniel’s.
To be precise, it was there.
“Why is this place—.”
It felt powerful, even though it was ridiculously weak.
The inscrutable being who gave Adeshan the regression orb and saved me from dying with Abel, a being I still don’t fully understand.
Unlike then, he didn’t come over and talk to me.
Navarordze waggled his eyebrows.
“Seniel?”
“Yeah. You’ve never heard of it before?”
“Hmmm–now that I think about it, there were children who worshipped such a thing. I thought it was simply a form of folklore, but does it have anything to do with this rock?”
She didn’t seem to know much about Ceniel.
I didn’t realize it until after I’d defeated Abel, so it’s understandable.
I simply explained what I know.
Senniel is the world we are in.
Or the soul of this star itself.
He is the one who murdered the Good King of the invading giants in the distant past.
Navarordze’s eyes widened.
“—the soul of the world?”
“Well, that’s how I introduced myself, and we didn’t really have a lot of conversation, so—I can’t believe I’m in this place.”
I instinctively knew.
It was a far cry from the pampered impersonator Sarante had been serving.
In front of me now was Ceniel’s body.
“Navardose. You said this stone was important, but what exactly does it do?”
“Well, I don’t know what to say, it’s like a heart.”
“The heart?”
“Yes. A heart that holds so much life force. All I’ve done is energize it, allowing the life force to spread out further. Would you like to take a look?”
Navarordze places his hand on the stone.
Her mana began to seep into the surface.
About a minute had passed.
The stone vibrated slightly, sending out translucent waves of light around it.
“This is—!”
The change was immediate.
The ores that touched the wavelength began to glow.
The red ore was getting redder, and the blue ore was getting bluer.
The mystery of why it was so colorful was solved.
“Good thing, look in your pocket.”
“What?”
An unimpressed Navarordje pointed to my coat pocket.
I put my hand in and rummaged around, and a handful of pure white dirt came out.
I felt like I was in the middle of camping out with Letancier.
“What the hell.”
The car wondered why I was looking at this.
The waves burst out again and the color of the soil began to change.
In less than ten seconds, the white grains turned a greasy brown color.
The color of the ground that looks like it could be planted with potatoes right now.
Navarordje releases the stone.
“Now you see, this is how ecosystems are sustained underground.”
“That’s awesome.”
“It’s only speculation, but I think it’s because of this stone that the deep seas and land have not yet been eroded by them. The irregular bursts of life energy are prolonging the life of the star—.”
The look on Navarro’s face as he said this was not pleasant.
I wish I was feeling better and could give you more energy.
I had a pretty good idea why.
“How much longer?”
“Yes. This stone is dying. And it’s dying faster and faster.”
“That root or whatever it is is taking away the power.”
It was obvious.
If Ceniel, the soul of the world, was weakened, the reason was self-evident.
The winged balds had stolen the life force of the star itself.
“I think so too, which is why our main activity has been to destroy the roots, though I can count on one hand the times we’ve succeeded—.”
“I can’t help it. They live off of shields.”
No wonder it was so hard to break.
The surface of every root was coated with a very thin layer of stars.
Without Mother Fire’s level of firepower, it would be difficult to do any meaningful damage.
Navarordze smiled.
“That’s why I’m so glad you’re here. Orse told me you destroyed the Root in a single sword strike. It’s a big world, and it will take years, but with your help, I don’t think it will be a pipe dream to reclaim this star.”
“Hmm. I don’t think it’ll be that long.”
“What does that mean?”
“Come to think of it, I forgot to explain, so if you drink my blood or apply it—”
There was no reason to waste years.
In the original world, if I was the only one who could take on the bald men, I would never have won.
This is the car I was going to describe.
Navarordze suddenly raised his hand.
“Wait.”
The conversation was disconnected.
She was looking up at the ceiling with a serious face.
“What, what’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”
“Something must have happened upstairs.”
Two horns grew on either side of the starry-eyed Navardoze’s head.
The cone that curved toward the sky was more beautiful and thicker than any dragon’s horn.
“The light is—.”
The horns were flashing slowly.
The ominous red glow had been seen in the past on Itargand’s entrance day.
If I remember correctly, it meant that the enemy had invaded.
“This is bad. Let’s go.”
“Holy shit, wait, are we going to go with spatial magic again?”
“No. Let’s fly away. I’m a little too tired to use magic one more time.”
Paaaaaaah—!
Navarordze’s body was engulfed in light.
The back of the dress ripped open and a pair of massive wings grew out of it.
The reddish skin was etched with countless scars.
The bushy top of my head, which had been touching my chin, went up.
“Oh.”
I couldn’t help but be impressed.
The chest, which was originally down there, came up to my eye level.
After her transformation, she was much taller than Adeshan, and he had to lift his head to see her face to face.
Navarordze muttered.
“Hmmm–this is not what I’m used to seeing. I didn’t mean for it to get this big.”
“Nope. I rather like it.”
There were no gaps in the tightly packed field of vision.
Take a picture of what I’m looking at with my camera and add [Stereoscopic].
With a title like that, it would have won the grand prize in any photography show.
Come to think of it, I’ve never seen this form of Navardose before.
A hand-in form, if you will.
There was something about him that was different from his natural or human form.
I was transfixed.
“Oh well. Let’s go.”
“Oops.”
Suddenly, Navarordze pulled me into a hug.
He grew in size with his height and fit into my arms.
When she recovered, her body temperature was as hot as a hot spring again.
Before I could say anything, Navardoze spread his wings and took off.
Kaaaaaah!
The wind began to howl in my ears.
I couldn’t see anything, but I knew it was flying very fast.
No matter how much I struggled, she wouldn’t let me go.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
“I’m sorry, please bear with me if I’m frustrating you.”
Navarro said in a tone of disdain.
Out of politeness, I let go of my flailing limbs.
Her sweet body odor was sensual.
In the midst of all this, I’m sorry to say, I was feeling pretty happy.
It’s safe to say that the break-even point of the parallel world adventure has been broken right now.
“I, Navarordje!”
But the happy times were short-lived.
Not far away, an urgent cry rang out.
My vision brightened as Navarrozze put me down.
At the center of the headquarters, floating on an artificial sun, hundreds of resistance fighters gathered.
“Really, you came that far?!”
“That’s right. Damn it, they’ve noticed us.”
“Lord, we’re going to die—we’re all going to die—.”
Each of them had a serious look on their faces.
It was definitely different from Nara, who never lost her smile even when things got tough.
Back in human form, Orse snarled, ready to spit fire at any moment.
Navarordze speaks to an elf who appears to be a cadre.
“What’s going on?”
“No, they’ve come in droves, they’re not like the usual, it’s like they know this place—”
“Enough. I’ll check it out myself.”
Voila!
Navarordze snapped his fingers.
The rocky ceiling became glassy and transparent, revealing the view outside.
People’s faces contorted in horror.
“God.”
Dozens of giants roamed the skies.
In Power’s hand, he clutched a spear of light.
Above the clouds was a massive magic circle, the likes of which I had never seen before.
The grotesquely writhing glyph repeatedly opened and closed, spitting out winged bald heads.
“That’s a lot of—!”
“Gah, why all of a sudden, did you catch a tail?”
An agitation has occurred.
This hadn’t happened before.
Orsay and I looked at Letancier almost simultaneously.
[Four years.
“No, it’s not me, I want to live, why would I do something like that!”
Letancier shook his head desperately.
She was on all fours on the floor, still tethered to the ropes.
People were still debating what to do.
One of the giants, flying close to the ground, threw the spear he was holding.
Woof—!
My vision was filled with flashes and I felt a vibration.
“Huh huh!”
“Sure enough, you’ve been caught.”
Someone lamented.
The spot where the window was stuck was exactly perpendicular to the headquarters.
The explosion subsided, and I could see once again.
The scattered giants were coming together.
They started throwing spears at the same spot one after another.
The transparent ceiling is now back to normal.
“It’s time for ——.”
Navarordze clenched his fists.
It was something I expected to happen at some point, but I didn’t expect it to be so sudden.
The tension was palpable.
The entire cavity was shaking with every spear that hit.
Quack!
Boom!
The sound of the ground giving way was getting progressively louder.
“First, let’s do a retreat-”
The numbers were not in our favor.
The silent Navarro was about to give the evacuation order.
“Perfect.”
“—Huh?”
“That’s good, I told him to take the horns off, and now I’m going to show him.”
I clapped my hands in agreement.
I was going to demo it anyway, but the timing was unbelievable.
The eyes of the surrounding Resistance gathered on me.
“Hey, what do you mean, perfect? What are you talking about?”
“It’s literally out there. Everybody look.”
With those words, I drew my sword.
He lightly slashed his left arm and then raised his arm.
There are more efficient ways to collect blood, but for now, we needed to be dramatic.
Boom!
The cut gaped open and red blood poured out.
“Shit, it stings.”
“Go, what the hell do you think you’re doing?”
People were shocked.
It got the attention it was meant to get.
Navarordze’s eyes widened.
“Ai, you can’t be telling me this is the secret—!”
“You’re probably right in thinking, “Hey, Orse. Give me your window.”
I held out my hand to Orse.
He had just taken out his horns and wings and was transforming into his true form.
[What?
“Give me that spear you made from your ribs so I can give those bald guys a good punch.”
【Don’t you dare say something that doesn’t even make sense—]
“Orse. Please cooperate.”
Orse froze at the sound of Navarordze’s voice.
His eyeballs rolled back and forth, and he gritted his teeth.
Yay!
Pulling the spear from his mouth, he swung his arm.
[—I am not doing your bidding.
“Thank you, good boy.”
Navarordze smiled.
I chuckled and plucked the spear from the ground at my feet.
It was indeed a vicious weapon.
The double-helix twisted blade of the spear seemed to have a malicious intent to pierce the world.
I brought the tip of the spear to my bleeding forearm.
“Good.”
【Dude. What are you doing?
Orsay was stunned.
Blood dripping from the pole soaked the pavement.
I figured that since it was undiluted and undiluted, it would be enough.
I held up a window dripping with blood and yelled.
“You guys have been working hard!!”
“Is he crazy?”
“I know what an uphill battle you’ve been fighting, those hard-boiled eggs carry around a shield of no conscience, and it’s only because the world has been beaten to a pulp that you’ve been so one-sidedly, but that’s all over now!”
“You’ve lost your mind.”
I got a chilly response.
Once again I realized that I have no talent for public speaking.
I figured I’d better show it to you before the rocks and rotten tomatoes start flying.
“Let’s see. This might be good.”
At the same time, a rusty bucket was rolling around at his feet.
I stuck my still bleeding arm into the bucket.
He looked around and said.
“Listen up, everyone! My blood-coated weapons can tear through the bald men’s defenses, and even diluted in water, it works!”
“What the hell are you talking about, get lost!”
“That’s a dirty trick. You’ll have to show him yourself. Orsay, take it!”
He threw the bloodied spear at Orse.
Orse frowned as he took the spear with aplomb.
I pointed with the tip of my chin to the giant-infested sky.
“Throw it. At the ugliest one.”
【——really?
“Why would I lie?”
I would just do it, but it was very frustrating.
Orsay looked up at me with a disapproving glance.
Kwaah!
Suddenly, a huge explosion erupted from the ceiling in the distance.
“Oops!”
This was not a modest scale.
Navarrozze reached out impatiently.
An exploding, hemispherical force field enveloped the entire cavity.
The crumbling rock was unable to break through the force field and bounced away.
“Oh my God—!”
But there was no respite.
The dust cleared, revealing the view beyond the ceiling.
It wasn’t much different than the magical glimpse.
Layers of white clouds and roaming giants.
A gust of wind from outside was blowing people’s hair around.
“Foolish men, did you think you could deceive His eyes with shallow tricks?”
“Derakis will carry out the sentence.”
Then a low, gravelly voice rang out.
The giants holding the spears of light were slowly descending.
The sight of them descending in single file took all hope from the resistance.
I exclaimed, dipping my arm in the bucket.
“Orse! Throw it!”
【——!】
“Throw it, asshole! Didn’t just your horns fly off, did one of your balls fly off with them?! Throw it!”
The voice echoed.
Exhaling harshly, Orse gripped the spearhead.
I was about to say something more when his arm disappeared from view.
The spear flew in a straight line, piercing through the three giants in one fell swoop.
“Is this…?”
The giants’ eyes widened.
The stars were shattering like broken glass.
The spears continued to surge, piercing the bodies of two more giants and lodging in the center of the magic circle.
Quack-!!!
It sounded like a million thunderbolts striking simultaneously.
The clouds dispersed around the spot where the spear had pierced through.
Everyone held their breath as the sky was revealed.
The night sky was neither white nor red, but a deep black color that I hadn’t seen in decades.
“——ah.”
A tear rolled down Navarro’s cheek.
An unfathomable number of stars lit up the darkness of space.
It was a sight I hadn’t seen in decades.
Without light pollution, the world’s star clusters were much clearer than people remembered.
The heavenly empire swayed in the wind, its children waving to it as they became stars.
“After all, man is meant to look to the sky.”
I looked up and smiled.
The giants that had been pierced began to fall.
I pointed the tip of my sword at the night sky and opened my mouth.
“Let’s go. Get it back.”
Everyone has the right to look at the stars.
At least I think so.