Chapter 292 Love Is Wonderful
Aaron faces the [Evil God] in the form of Fiona.
His face twists with intense anger and hatred as he glares at the [Evil God], but the [Evil God] shows no signs of being cautious.
"Hehe...!! Oh my, what's wrong, Aaron? How terrible of you to make such a face at me! You shouldn't look at your beloved wife like that!"
"You bastard...!! Stop messing around...!!"
Aaron can't move.
The [Evil God] knows this very well.
"Shouldn't you hurry up and defeat me? Or is it okay if I don't die?"
His goal is, of course, to defeat the [Evil God].
And the [Evil God] is right in front of him.
But Aaron can't move.
"Then, to make it easier for you to move, I'll go first, okay?"
The [Evil God] activates magic from her right hand.
Space magic──[Space Rupture Sword]
A sword of magic that can cut through everything in space is gripped in the [Evil God]'s right hand.
And then──,
"Come on! Try to kill me! If you can!!"
In the next moment, the [Evil God] kicks off the ground and closes the distance, attacking Aaron.
It was a slow attack, full of openings, like an exaggerated dance. The current [Evil God] was not using [God's Body]. In fact, she wasn't even using any movement skills.
Dodging or defending is easy.
Aaron easily avoids the [Evil God]'s attack or deflects the magic sword with "Black-White."
However, there is no sign of ease on his face.
"Ugh...!?"
Counterattacking is easy.
And whether it works against the [Evil God] is a gamble, but he could try to restrain it with the [Black Seal Sword].
However, Aaron himself knew that such actions were meaningless.
Even if it meant hurting Fiona, Aaron wouldn't hesitate to kill the [Evil God]. But he could only accept "hurting" her. Even if he could kill the [Evil God], if Fiona were to die, Aaron couldn't choose to attack.
And──
──Only kill the [Evil God] that fused with Fiona.
Without that method, Aaron couldn't attack Fiona──the [Evil God] fused with Fiona.
"Hehehehe!! Look, look! What's wrong, Aaron!? You're so wide open! Why aren't you fighting back!?"
(What should I do!? What can I do!?)
While dodging the enemy's attacks, Aaron desperately thought.
For this mission, Fiona and Lucia had implemented various countermeasures. They aimed to disrupt the [Evil God]'s ability to foresee the future, or to build a backup plan just in case.
However, among these countermeasures, there was no method to "return Fiona, who had her body taken by the [Evil God], back to normal."
Lucia had stated firmly.
"If Fiona's body is taken by the [Evil God], the only way for her to return is if the [Evil God] willingly gives up Fiona's body. So, we absolutely must not let the [Evil God] take Fiona's body."
And if, by any chance, Fiona were to be taken over, there would be no way to defeat the [Evil God] other than to kill Fiona herself.
But──Aaron had a way.
There might be a method to kill only the [Evil God] without hurting Fiona.
(Should I use that!? It's a gamble!? What are the chances of success!? No, that's not good! It's not the same as just cutting magical energy!! Even if I succeed, with my current self, if I manage to succeed even once in a thousand tries, I'd be lucky! There's no way I can try when I'm almost certain to fail!!)
Even hoping for a one in a thousand chance is optimistic.
He can't clearly distinguish the target he need to cut, and he can't just cut what he want to cut, not with his current abilities.
It's obvious that he's almost certain to fail.
(If it were Lucia, maybe...!! There's a possibility...!! I have to wait until then...!!)
Lucia herself said it was impossible. But if there's anyone who might have a chance, it's Lucia. He just have to buy time until she gets here.
Knowing that it's impossible, he turns his back on reality and decides that he has no choice but to do this.
Feeling the cold sensation of despair in his gut, Aaron tries to focus on buying time──
"Hehe, hehehe!!"
The [Evil God] stopped swinging the sword and stood still.
Then, she made the magic sword disappear from her hand and wrapped her arms around her own body.
"It seems... just as I thought, Aaron, you can't kill Fiona."
She was sure of it.
But she needed to confirm it.
And she thinks she's confirmed it enough now.
The [Evil God] was confident in her victory and felt satisfied that her wait had been worthwhile.
"In the future I once saw..."
"..."
Suddenly, unable to attack the [Evil God] who started to speak, Aaron stopped in his tracks, holding his sword and listening to the [Evil God]'s words.
"You, who are weaker than before, destroyed me after I took Fiona's body."
The [Evil God] had seen countless future possibilities through [Possibility Perception].
In many of those futures, even after taking Fiona's body, the [Evil God] was still destroyed by Aaron.
"The reason I was destroyed by you is mainly twofold... One is that I didn't absorb my divided sealed body, [God's Remains], which caused a lack of computational ability and made it take longer to control the [God Realm] system."
The [Evil God] was supposed to take control of the [God Realm] system and stop the Jobs System. But before that could happen, Aaron destroyed her. It was the same whether she escaped from the labyrinth or Necronia; somehow, she was always found and destroyed.
But now it was different. Although she had lost half of the integrated [God's Remains] again, her current state still had enough computational power. If she focused on that, she could connect to the [God Realm] and stop the Jobs System in just a few minutes.
"And the other reason is... Aaron, you didn't hesitate to attack me."
"......!!"
With a smile, the [Evil God] said this, and Aaron gritted his teeth and glared at her.
For example, this was a future that would have happened if the Chronosphere had attacked Fiona through teleportation and successfully taken her body before the stampede about a month ago.
Up to that point, it was possible to take Fiona's body using only the [Evil God] without the help of the Chronosphere.
However, if she took Fiona's body at that moment, Aaron would not hesitate to destroy the [Evil God].
Though it would cost him his life, Aaron succeeded in destroying the [Evil God].
But then──
"Right now, you can't attack Fiona, can you?"
If it were the old Aaron, he would have completely suppressed his unrecognized feelings and fought either to atone for his sister or to find peace in death.
But the current Aaron is aware of his feelings and has overcome his guilt towards his sister thanks to Fiona. And he is trying to live.
──That's what she was waiting for.
"Ah...! It was worth the wait...! Until you can't kill Fiona (me) anymore...!!"
Hehe...!! The [Evil God] laughed.
With an expression that cherished something important.
"Indeed, love is wonderful...! Thanks to your love for Fiona, my victory is now assured...!!"
The [Evil God] floated up and slowly wrapped her body with her own wings.
"Wait──!!"
Aaron reached out in a panic, but still, he did not attack.
As he was wrapped like a cocoon and his vision closed in, the [Evil God] smiled and said.
"Please wait a moment until I connect with the [God Realm]. Don't worry, I won't let you get bored until then."
With those final words, the [Evil God] was completely enveloped by her wings.
And as Aaron faced the [Evil God], countless magical energy reactions were rapidly approaching.
Aaron sensed that magical energy too.
Those were the fake goddesses and Cain, whom Aaron had shaken off to get here.
To deal with the fake goddesses who would arrive in just a few seconds, Aaron tightened his grip on the sword.
With a face that looked extremely cornered.
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