Every spirit has a dream.
Even if those dreams are as simple as “sleeping” or “being happy,” to the point where it makes you want to laugh at how trivial they are, every spirit has a dream.
“I want to be like that person.”
Even the Water Spirit Io had a dream.
It was back when Io was just a little one following around the spirit caretaker who guided and looked after them.
Spirits are born from the energy that gathers naturally throughout the world.
They are not created by someone’s will; they are spiritual beings that are born naturally.
Thus, the parents of a spirit are essentially nature itself.
After being born, the still-weak spirits encounter their caretakers and learn how to live in the world by following their teachings.
The caretaker teaches them about the world and reminds them of one important thing.
“Don’t get too close to angels.”
Angels.
The agents and guardians of all light, the masters of radiant holiness, the great beings.
Many spirits are drawn to the beautiful appearances of angels, but the results are akin to moths flying toward a campfire; they end up burnt out.
In fact, angels are not kind.
Angels see spirits as a nuisance, not worth more than pebbles by the roadside.
So, if you don’t want to die, please don’t rush in.
…Even so, the caretaker sighed, saying that many spirits are still rushing in, dying at this very moment.
It’s instinct for spirits to have feelings of affection and interest in angels.
You can’t just stop that by saying so.
But you know what? I don’t think like that.
“You’re making quite a fuss today, aren’t you?”
There are such kind angels out there, right?
“You… were Io. You were Aisha. You were Roos.”
They remember us all.
Surely, that kind angel existed!
“Why do they remember everything? Ah… It’s a curse. They remember everything because of a curse.”
A curse? What kind of curse?
When the Ice Spirit Aisha asked, the angel with blue hair and wall-like eyes smiled bitterly.
As if recalling the past.
“Forgetting is, you know… a very, very good privilege that every living being should have. It’s a blessing that everyone should get.”
It’s something I’ve lost.
Back then, the angel was truly beautiful and mysterious, but I couldn’t understand those words.
Isn’t it better to remember everything and not forget anything?
Why do you say forgetting is a good thing?
You remember, right? Me, Aisha, and Roos all remember everything, don’t we?
It was strange.
Maybe that’s why it became more of a goal for us.
‘Light.’
The characteristic of spirits solidifying their ego based on their surroundings.
Even the Water Spirit Io, who was just a young child, decided on a single dream influenced by the kind Angel.
To become like her.
She worked endlessly to become a light, and after hundreds of years, she finally contained the light within her body.
She was happy.
So happy that she wanted to show this appearance to the Angel as soon as possible, but…
Finding the Angel in this vast world was harder than finding a needle in a desert, and in the end, she couldn’t find her.
Not knowing whether she was alive or dead.
In the end, Io always stayed where the Angel used to come and waited for her.
Surely she would come someday.
Even though it had been quite a while since she hadn’t arrived, she would definitely come…
So much more time passed.
And.
“Well, it might be similar.”
Ah.
Finally.
“…? What the? This is amazing?”
Leo tilted his head at the tremendous power, several times stronger than the usual Spirit Ascension.
What got into him that he was lending so much power?
‘…..Sniff.’
“Huh?”
It sounded like something choked back.
“So you want to stop that wicked act as well, huh?”
Leo nodded vigorously, packing away the energy of light.
A graduate student, huh? That’s absurd.
He had to stop Lady Lily’s wicked acts.
“It’s coming!”
The hammer swung.
Even looking again, the overwhelming power was enough to give goosebumps all over.
How is something like that possible?
Leo narrowly avoided the attack range and drew his Light Sword.
A much smaller sword than when facing Raizaka.
After all, since the opponent was much smaller, a larger area and length would actually be a disadvantage.
Even so, it was easily over 7 meters long.
Light filled the air, and Leo’s eyes turned bright white.
“Light Sword. Formless Cleave.”
Swish!
The light drew a line.
The finely honed light split everything in front of it.
The hammer didn’t stay still either and moved with that power.
Boom!!
“Ugh!”
In an instant, the tremendous aftermath shook the entire forest.
It felt like an invisible massive energy covered the entirety of the woods.
Leo shook his trembling head side to side and looked around.
“Where’s Lady Lily?”
“Here it is.”
‘Oh no!’
While I was briefly distracted, the hammer was already right in front of Leo.
There’s no stopping it.
Leo briefly parted his lips before crashing into it.
Bam! Just like that, Leo’s body was shattered.
If others had witnessed it, they would have thought it was game over.
She definitely finished him.
“…Resurrection?”
But the opponent is ‘Leo’.
One of the top users with countless hidden pieces and abilities.
Crash! One of the three bracelets on Leo’s wrist breaks.
The remnants of the bracelet fall, and her body is restored in an instant.
Huff… With a calm gaze, she took a breath and opened her mouth.
“‘The Day Comes Three Times.’ As the name suggests, when the sun rises, I resurrect three times. By the way, this is a ‘regeneration’ item that doesn’t reset the cooldown every round, so I won’t be able to use it again in this siege war…”
For some reason, it felt like I wouldn’t be able to fight evenly if not now.
Leo said that as he pulled out his staff.
All conditions and situations are favoring Leo.
Moreover, the biggest advantage of ‘The Day Comes Three Times.’
“‘Penalty’ is temporarily lifted.”
I’ll bind Lady Lily here…
And strike the main base!
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“The signal has come. Let’s charge now.”
Freytion confirmed that his necklace was broken.
When Leo’s bracelet breaks, the necklace naturally shatters due to ‘synchronizing magic.’
He had said to target the core instantly once this necklace was broken, made through a scroll and an alchemy master.
Iron slammed his massive fist down with a bang, steeling his resolve.
“Alright. Let’s go!”
“Enhancement.”
Wham! Iron’s already strong body got even stronger.
Following him were the summons of ‘Dinosaur is Alive.’
They dashed across the river towards the castle like wild beasts.
Zing.
“Zing?”
As they vigorously crossed the river and reached the castle, what welcomed them wasn’t a person or a soldier, but a magic circle.
A magic circle of fiery heat.
Soon, a tremendous explosion engulfed them.
“Ugh!”
But it was futile.
Iron’s body was as solid as a mountain, not something that mere ‘fire’ could affect.
Moreover, the summons became even stronger with Leo and Freytion’s buffs.
Aside from a slight charring, the army took hardly any damage.
“As expected, it’s impressive!”
Black and Lily, who had slain the summons in one blow, were amazing, but this was the norm.
“What are you talking about!”
“Oh! Is that the Devil?”
The Devil, spreading the energy of black flames, lunged at Iron.
Iron smiled and countered the incoming punch with his own.
Kwoooong…!
‘Heavy!’
The Devil gritted his teeth and swung his fist down once more.
Definitely heavy.
It’s not like there’s a huge difference between him and Iron.
The Devil is more of an offensive-style tanker.
Iron is focused on being a defensive tanker.
Both are of similar rank and level, but right now, Iron had a clear upper hand in every aspect.
‘But if there’s a difference in attack power, that’s not good!’
Crack…!
Force is applied.
The clumsy power of the dragon makes the Devil’s heart beat faster.
“Oh ho.”
Little by little, Iron’s feet are pushed back.
He chuckled and clenched his fist tightly.
“Being young really has its perks.”
“What are you saying, human! I’m five thousand years old!”
“Yeah, yeah.”
But…
“Do you even know who’s standing next to you?”
Crash!
“Ugh! You creatures!”
The giant bear’s front paw swipes the Devil.
The blue dragon swings the wind, and the wolves gnash at the Devil’s body.
No matter how tough he is, the opponents are monsters beyond the Devil.
Dealing with such a crowd is tough for the fighting-style Devil.
“Redberry!”
“I know!”
The red mark drawn on the Devil’s heart.
The black flame magic and the intense heat magic sway, causing the attacking spirits to falter.
Even Iron couldn’t approach easily due to the overwhelming amplification of magic.
If it explodes like this…
“That’s not a choice for Black to make…”
The explosion halted.
“Did the situation press us to the point of self-destruction? It’s true, but I don’t get why they had to attack even Black. Wasn’t Lady Lily enough?”
Freytion, floating a frozen hourglass in the air, walked down the path of sky.
The sand in the upward-facing hourglass flows down, but it seems there’s still a long way to go.
A power that can interfere with ‘time’ very weakly.
Freytion gazed at Redberry, who grasped the staff from beyond.
“What are you aiming for?”
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