I understand why the other spirits fled when they saw . Right now, I am their natural enemy. The rumors probably exaggerated things, and they may have believed that just touching would result in purification.
‘Seems like it. After all, I inherited the power from Mama at the end.’
At the conclusion of the battle, it was I who declared a new beginning for this world.
Though I acted with the power I inherited from Mama, it seed that from the perspective of the concept of a "beginning," it was taken differently. Now, I find it much easier to handle the power compared to before.
If I wished, I could probably erase the spirits just by looking at them.
But unless sothing seriously bothers , that’s not sothing I intend to do.
‘But why did Bishi run away? I don’t get it at all.’
Just recently, she openly supported .
Among the spirits, I even convinced her mother to help, so why is she running from now? Did she do sothing to feel guilty about?
‘I hope I don’t accidentally break sothing while adjusting my strength.’
Unlike my friends, Bishi’s body is fragile. If I grab her wrong, she might snap like a strand of pasta.
Shrugging, I took a few steps and quickly reached Bishi, who was gasping for air.
"Eek!" she scread, as she struggled to move her trembling legs. Upon seeing my face, she scread as if she’d seen a ghost.
How could soone who claims to be a spirit master be so frightened?
"Hey, Bishi," I called.
"...Y-Yes, Lady Allen! What is it?" she stamred.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"I’m sorry for upsetting you! Please forgive !" she pleaded.
Is she really talking to right now? Our conversation doesn’t seem to be matching.
Frowning, I noticed a group of spirits whispering from one side and headed toward them.
"Stop," I commanded.
Naturally, the spirits tried to flee, but as soon as I imbued my command with divine power, they stopped dead in their tracks.
"What kind of nonsense is this?" I asked.
"What nonsense? We haven’t done anything!"
"We were rely discussing your divine authority!"
"Oh great daughter of the gods, please show rcy!"
Just a while ago, they had been standing proudly with their heads high, but now that my position had shifted, they imdiately cowered.
Maybe the Soladin royal bloodline was inherently ugly. It wasn’t the king who was the anomaly, but rather Asher and Rena, the real anomalies.
"Shut up and tell what you did to my friend. Now," I demanded.
"We didn’t do anything! We were just talking about your power!"
"The hero of the continent, the one destined to be the successor of the gods."
"If you wish, you could unify the continent!"
"If we’ve done anything wrong, we told them to apologize imdiately!"
"Hey! Don’t say that!"
"I-I didn’t do it!"
Should I just purify them all? These guys couldn’t even protect the royal palace, their only true purpose, so erasing them wouldn’t be an issue.
"Can you stop with the divine power for a second? Just your annoyance is making feel like I’m being burned alive."
“Aderi,” I called.
"...Did sothing happen to you? Why are you calling by my na? You’re not Lucy!"
"If you doubt my existence, want to hold my hand? After one arm is purified, I think you’ll be able to figure out who I am," I said.
"Sorry, Lady. Please show rcy."
As I surrounded my fingertip with divine power and moved it, Aderi bowed down obediently.
She quickly backed away the mont my hand touched her, so it didn’t seem like she was trying to mock .
"You know this!"
"I thought old n like you were all creepy. Thought you were mocking ," I replied.
"Who would risk their life to mock soone!" she said, looking horrified.
Well, actually, there are more cases of that than you’d think.
Back in the day, people would tell the king, "If you want my head, go ahead and take it. But if you do, you’ll be a tyrant," in defiance.
So even said they liked the royal gifts, only to be suspected of assassination and killed.
"Are you even listening to !?"
"Yeah, yeah. Sorry. Is that better now?"
"...This brat... Apologizing!?"
"Do you really want to be tornted?" I asked.
"I misspoke! Sorry!"
What’s so surprising about soone apologizing?
Up until now, I couldn’t do it because of my sugaki skill! I’m still a person with a proper inner self!
When it’s ti to apologize, I can say I’m sorry!
I couldn’t argue with the old man’s words, so instead of letting the insults rise, I sighed.
"Fine. I’ll let it slide this ti. But tell why Bishi is in that state," I said.
"What’s there to talk about? She’s just scared."
"Scared? Why?"
"To be precise, she’s terrified of your past. Even just hearing about it makes her frown in fear. Your past is horrific."
Are we talking about revenge here?
I folded my arms and, ignoring the other spirits fleeing, reflected on the past.
Up until now, I hadn’t reacted strongly to Lucy’s past because I thought of it as soone else’s story.
But now, things were very different.
Everything that happened back then happened to , and the disdain they showed was directed at . The pain I endured was mine alone.
Now, with power and strength in my hands, revenge against them isn’t hard.
Honestly, with a single word, I could bring down an entire family.
"Such a useless worry," I muttered.
But, aside from what was possible, I wasn’t planning on taking revenge.
If I had been powerless back then, getting beaten and not being able to do anything, I wouldn’t have thought about it. But I’ve paid back what I could.
I wasn’t called the Flying Hedgehog by Joy for nothing.
From now on, anyone who challenges will be suppressed, but I don’t want to drag the past into the present and make a fuss.
"If I had wanted revenge, I wouldn’t have saved the kingdom. Why bother with this damn country?"
In fact, back then, I didn’t even realize who I was, but even if I went back, my actions wouldn’t change.
There’s too much to do in the present for to dwell on such a trivial past.
"Right? I said the sa thing to Bishi, but those damn old n didn’t listen."
"Want to take care of them?"
"Let’s leave them for now. They’re useful, even though they’re annoying."
"Then take care of them. When you threaten them, make sure to use my na."
"Is that okay? I’m a spirit master!"
"Until now, yes. From now on, no."
Passing by Aderi, I turned toward Bishi again and sat down opposite her, smiling.
"Sorry for always treating you like a sidekick. I wanted to say I couldn’t help it, but I know you must have felt hurt."
"Oh, no. Maybe at first, but I got used to it after a while. It’s okay," she said.
"You wouldn’t have had a chance to say anything to if it weren’t for now, huh?"
"Uh... Hmm."
Seeing her hesitate made it clear she had been holding a lot back.
Anyway, she was being petty, as usual.
If only she had a big heart like Fabi.
"It’s a joke, so don’t take it seriously. Unlike others, I’m not a masochist," I said.
"...That’s an," she muttered.
"On the other hand, I do plan on keeping my promise. Here, take this," I said, handing her so papers from my spatial pocket.
She received them, looking confused, but soon, her expression turned serious.
I thought she wouldn’t understand it at all, but damn, is Bishi smarter than !?
"This is..."
"You saw the chaos the king caused, so you know. If a spirit has a proper body, they can live like a human."
I had asked Erginus for help, developed the theory, and even confird its practicality through black magicians connected to Karia.
With the right body and a skilled spirit master, it’s possible to give a spirit a new life.
"Of course, if the body is too average, the mismatch with the soul will make it impossible to last long. The best option would be to use their own corpse, but that old hag died centuries ago, so that’s impossible. So, what do we do? We create a body that’s almost indistinguishable from the original."
"Is that possible?"
"For an ordinary person, no, but for a legendary mage whose na will be rembered through history? Definitely. After all, that person has already proven it," I said.
You can’t bring back a lost soul.
But you can give a wandering soul that lost its life a new chance.
What Aderi chooses to do with her life is up to her.
If she decides to cling to life and crosses the line as a spirit master, then she’ll et again.
"I’ve given you the thod I promised. Now it’s your choice."
There’s a piece of paper with the Allen family seal and my na on it. With that, anyone can help them, so I no longer need to interfere.
Honestly, I didn’t understand most of what was written on that paper anyway.
"Well, see you later."
After saying my goodbyes, I grabbed the fairy’s hand and arrived at the place where it all began and will end.
The Allen family mansion. A place full of happy mories, but also a horrific nightmare. A place where laughter will bloom again.
Hoping for laughter and chatter, I stepped into the mansion, only to freeze at the chilling atmosphere.
At the center of the continent’s greatest knight and the god of myths, the gods were in the middle of a heated argunt.
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