Volume 9 Chapter 48 The Keys' Waiting
The space where the 'keys' gathered was filled with a heavy and oppressive silence.
Except for the conversation between Yuusuke and Julius, they could see all the battlefields.
Suddenly, a change appeared.
"Yuusuke-san!"
The first to notice was Lisha, and what she saw was Yuusuke confronting Galeo (disaster).
"Oh, it's begun."
"Is that... Galeo?! Why is he here?!"
Mevia knew well about Galeo. When Yuusuke was almost killed by him, it was none other than her who saved his life at the last moment.
Because of that, she knew well how terrifying he was.
She boasted that as long as she wasn't dead, she could handle anything, but she couldn't recover if she was instantly killed. Galeo's attack kills people like insects with just a graze.
He kills easily.
He kills cruelly.
He kills mercilessly.
She never forgot the existence of the monster that vividly reminded her of her own powerlessness.
"Right. Galeo. The worst disaster. It's cute that he has gone to such lengths to follow the hero."
"Is there such a foolish thing! He's supposed to have been killed by Yuusuke!"
"That thing isn't a living creature. He crawls out from the muck at the bottom of the God-Demon War, where the concept of life and death doesn't exist. I told you. This battle is being orchestrated using the God-Demon War."
With those words, Mevia arrived at the truth.
"Could it be that he emerged from the rituals of the God-Demon War?"
"Yes, exactly. We didn't intend to summon it ourselves. But now, he's inseparable from the God-Demon War. We couldn't separate him."
"――!"
She understand what they're saying.
But she can't accept it. Especially when the other side already have Julius, the strongest enemy, to contend with. On top of that, having to fight against Galeo as well is more reckless than the battles in Asteris.
"...Yuusuke."
"Yuusuke-san"
The words of the Saints did not reach Yuusuke, who was in a different space.
Shurka watched them with a smile.
"Well, it looks like things are heating up everywhere. The time limit is approaching, so I wonder where the resolution will come first."
"A time limit? What do you mean?"
"Didn't I tell you? There's a one-hour time limit for this battle. After an hour, 'Kakehashi (Bridge to the Universe)' will enter its final phase for the purpose. All spaces will be separated, leaving only the space we're in and the space where Julius is."
At Shurka's casual tone, Mevia trembled her lips.
"What will happen to the other spaces?"
"They will disappear."
The answer was so straightforward that it was hard to grasp its cruelty.
"Are you serious? Your comrades are in those spaces too."
If the matter is not resolved in an hour, the Guides (Grimoires) should disappear along with the spaces.
With those words, Shurka's smile deepened.
However, it was not the same as before. It was a smile of intimidation, like a snake that had lived a long time and was showing its fangs.
"Do you think those kids are standing there with that level of determination?"
She shuddered.
Mevia, Lisha, and even Kushina and Fiona, who should have been by their side, held their breath.
At that moment, they finally understood who they were sitting in front of.
Shurka was not just an ordinary girl on the outside.
For this woman, even "Guides" seemed like children.
If they thought she was just a girl following Julius, they were mistaken. She was a monster standing on a level far above Mevia and Lisha.
"Well, well, even as we speak, it seems that there has been a change."
As she said those words, if they looked up, the screen was shaking violently due to a strong impact.
There was an hour time limit. How much time had already passed since the battle began?
The girls, who were the 'keys', could only sit there, grinding their teeth in frustration, as they continued to look up at the sky.
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