Chapter 5.2
Izure Shinwa Vol 2 Chpt 5 pt 22
We reached at the north district station 30 minutes after we left from the south dormitory .
“Raika kun!”
Leon who arrived earlier waved at me from the ticket exit that he used earlier .
I pushed aside the surrounding students and went to where he is .
“Where is that guy!?”
“As expected, that person is still within the north district . The place should not be far from here . ”
“Great, let’s hurry . ”
Without wasting the time greeting, we start to run ahead with Leon as our lead .
Seeing the three of us hurriedly running somewhere, the students on the roadside shoot us the weird look .
Up till now, I have restrained myself form taking any flashy action .
However, the current situation is an exception .
I don’t mind the eyes surrounding us and continue to keep up with Leon .
Eventually .
“Perhaps, Maria is here . ”
The place where Leon is pointing at is,
“Amus.e.m.e.nt park?”
I look up at the arch in front of me .
Beyond that, inside the large site closed by fences, various attractions can be seen .
By the way, I seem to remember someone saying that the north district is an area with a lot of huge entertainment facilities .
This amus.e.m.e.nt park is one of those facilities .
It is mainly open on Sunday, so naturally it is closed during weekdays .
Even from outside the gate, apart from the dim starry light, there is no indication of light from inside the area .
“For now, let’s get inside first . It will be troublesome if we were caught by the guard . ”
“Un . Fine by me, but will Charlotte follow us too?”
Leon asked while looking at Brünhilde .
“……”
This time is an exception, so it can’t be helped .
“She is the same as us, a person with special power . ”
“Eeh!? Is that true!?”
“Yes, that is why she will help us searching for Maria . ”
“Is that so . Understood . ”
Leon easily accepted my explanation .
He doesn’t seem to doubt people much, maybe that was due to his mental state .
“Then, nice working with you, Charlotte . ”
“You can call me Brünhilde . ”
Brünhilde said in slight displease .
However, Leon doesn’t have a clue on what she is talking about .
“?”
“Ah……she uses a different name when she is fighting . ”
I properly explain to him .
It will take a lot of time if I were to explain the relationship between Charlotte senpai and Brünhilde now .
“I see . It is like those hero once they transformed . I will note it down with a picture later . ”
Leon nodded while smiling .
I’m relieved that he is satisfied with this amount of explanation .
“Well then, let’s go . ”
That said, I climbed over the fence first .
Leon and Brünhilde follows suit and jumped over .
First, we moved into a shade so it’s impossible to be seen from outside and took a breath .
“Leon . Which direction is to Maria?”
“That, I’m sorry . Once we are near, I cannot grasp proper direction, anything beyond the feeling that she is just nearby . ”
Leon says he is sorry for that .
“On the other hand, that means we are already close . That’s why, I think it is better if we start searching the surrounding area by ourselves . ”
“Roger that . ”
I think for a while .
“Leon, you go look around the east area . Me and Brünhilde will search around the west side . Send me a signal if you found Maria or any suspicious person . ”
“Understood . ”
Leon quickly ran toward east direction .
I appreciate his behaviour where he does thing without hesitation . I return back to Brünhilde .
“We are going too . ”
“That is fine, but why aren’t we acting separately? That way our search will be more efficient . ”
Brünhilde asked .
She has the look of someone who is not convinced .
What a meddlesome thing to nit-pick now .
“I am worried you will have a secret deal with the enemy Divine Apotheosis behind my back . That is why I am making you move with me . ”
“Wha……you are doing this s.h.i.t again!”
Brünhilde beautiful eyebrows raised .
Well, like usual, I don’t have time to deal with this triviality .
“Shut your mouth and follow my order . ”
“……!”
Once the G.o.ddess is silenced, we start moving to the west .
If Leon’s intuition is correct, the enemy should be nearby .
Except, the murdering demon might run away with kidnapped Maria .
This is the moment where mistake is not forgivable .
If not……
No, contrary to what I thought, Maria survival rate are likely to be higher .
If the enemy is the heretic G.o.d, the girl would not make a simple blunder……
But, no matter who the enemy is, was she not aware of the other person, hence the blunder?
“……”
Be cool .
Be cool .
Be cool .
Do not get fl.u.s.tered .
Once a person become impatient, he can trip over a small pebble on the road .
That is what my master taught me .
And I agree with her idea, hence I desperately try to regain my calmness .
But……Maria is in great danger .
I share both joys and sorrows with that girl ever since we were at the church inst.i.tute .
She volunteered herself despite it being a dangerous task and followed me .
Right now, when I imagined her neck is wounded just like the corpse that we found, I can feel my blood circulation stop .
f.u.c.k……I will never let them do such thing .
Anyway, I have to act .
Perhaps, the enemy is right in front……
Gashan!
“……!?”
I instantly stop breathing after hearing the sudden noise .
Just now……no matter how I think about it, it is the sound that come from a vending machine .
It was right
before nightfall, and inside an amus.e.m.e.nt park which is outside of it’s business hour, someone buying a juice or something——just who is it?
Leon who already headed to east side for investigation has no way to come all the way to the west side anymore .
“……”
“……”
My eyes met Brünhilde, and I walked toward the source of the sound .
Gashan! Gashan!
The sound of juice cans falling continue to make a noise .
Too careless . Sloppy .
What on Earth are they thinking?
We are closing to the sound .
From the end of the building, I slowly peer to the other side .
As expected, there is a vending machine .
Within the darkness, the vending machine displays lightly illuminates the vicinity .
The problem is the person who is standing in front of the vending machine has they back turned at me .
But .
“……”
I have seen that back before .
Hair colour .
Hair length .
The fact that they are too short to reach the top row of the vending machine .
Even how thin is their fingers are still fresh in my memory .
No doubt .
That is Emily .
『——uhihihi . What, like this you don’t need to hesitate to dominate her, no?』
Bálor let out a sick laugh .
Regardless of his ulterior motives, I agreed with his line of thought to dominate Emily .
I need to ask her what she is doing in a place like this .
I cautiously look towards Emily surrounding .
However, I can’t see Maria anywhere nearby .
“……hmm?”
She turns to her back once after the girl leak out a voice .
She does that while her hand is still trying to buy the juice .
She looks at this way .
“To the people who is stealing a glance here . Show your face and bow your head . Do that and I will allow you to present your excuse . ”
“……!”
I was found out .
How?
We should be right in her blind spot .
Not to mention, she clearly mentions people, so she knows that there is more than a single person .
I don’t know the reason .
But this way, it is impossible to take her with surprise .
Then, should I expose myself, and get her to tell me Maria’s location?
“……”
I get out from the shade while pulling out my twin gun .
Brünhilde follows from behind me .
“Hmm? You are……”
Emily reacts after taking a look at my face .
Apparently, it seems that the other side also remembers me .
“What a strange coincidence . ”
Emily murmurs .
Then she crosses her arms,
“So, we met during the day, so I don’t think you accidentally lost here . What business do you have?”
Then, she asked with an authoritative tone .
“……where is Maria?”
I asked a question while carefully looking up .
Emily tilt her little head .
“Maria……? Oh, perhaps you mean this woman?”
Right after she said that,
I see Maria silhouette leaning back next to the fountain .
“!?”
Since when was she there?
I already checked the surrounding in advance .
Without a doubt, there shouldn’t be anyone besides the water fountain .
It seems like she suddenly manifested there .
“What’s wrong with this woman called Maria?”
“Return her . ”
“? This person is just a human woman . No matter how you see it, you can always find a subst.i.tute . Not worth to trouble yourself for . Depending on your answer, I might pardon you . ”
Right now, Emily might think that I am a G.o.d who has lost his memory .
That’s why she is asking such an absurd question .
“I am a human being . My soul is not tainted by G.o.d . ”
“……!”
Emily widened her eyes after hearing my reply .
In the meantime, I check Maria current condition .
She is still breathing . There is no sign of her sustaining any injuries .
Her appearance is exactly like how I last saw her .
For now, it seems like the culprit has not done anything strange yet .
I’m relieved to know that .
The problem is how should I take Maria away from Emily .
“Then I will question you . I ask again, is this woman thing belongs to you?”
“She is not a thing . But, she is important for me . ”
“……I see . I understand your claim . ”
Emily keeps her arms folded .
Then,
“In favour of your wholesomely foolish devotion during the other day, I will make an exemption and forgive your impertinence this time . That is the final verdict . ”
She unliterary tell us,
“Now, swiftly make your leave from this spot . ”
Furthermore, she declared so without any hesitation .
What are you saying……what about her?
“……who are going back . I will take Maria back, even if that means to fight you!”
“Humph . ”
Emily laugh seeps through her nose after looking at my determination .
“I have decided to show a consideration for your past devotion, enough to give you an opportunity to live . Humans are foolish, after all . ”
“Human stupidity is not something G.o.d has a right to discuss . ”
I set the guns amidst the rising tension .
“If anything, there is only one thing that I wish from a person like you——die, swiftly . ”
“……fuu”
Emily eyebrows form a wrinkle .
That is a face full of anger .
As if she is hearing a garbage insect declared a revolution, her face is one who has tasted unilateral humiliation .
『——indeed, so nice . So exciting . 』
Ah, that way of talking is your favourite, Bálor .
『——my strike zone is wider than universe . That’s right, to put it in one way, the female type that I like most is like those dog that will never yield, the one that make me feel like shredding their pride to pieces . 』 pg . 327
I can never keep up with your fetish, but this fight,
fight, we will do it together .
I lowered my voice so that it become audible only to Brünhilde .
“Our top priority is to recapture Maria . Understood? Once we have rescued her, whatever situation I am in, your must take her away from this place at all cost . ”
“……Understood . ”
Once Brünhilde received my order, she summoned out her knight sword and armour .
Her expression is a mix of half dissatisfaction and half understanding .
She understood that rescuing Maria takes priority, so was she dissatisfied because we are fighting to escape?
We both hold a short discussion .
“The winner of this war was already decided since beginning . That’s why it is not beneficial to fight . This battle is one way for me to pa.s.s time, and you are going to make up for your crime of disrespect . ”
Emily left her arms folded and talk down to us arrogantly .
Now, the sun has settled down .
Night time——the curtain for Representative War is opened .
“Let’s go! You take the right!”
“Tch!”
Brünhilde and I split up and a.s.saulted her from both sides .
Fortunately, Emily is still keeping her arms folded, which means she is preparing for battle .
While one of us is attacking her, the other will rescue Maria .
After that, whoever retrieved Maria will withdraw while the other will keep the enemy occupied .
Emily’s ability is still unknown .
I don’t know whether I can hold her off on my own or not .
However, as long I prolong the battle, Leon who is nearby will notice and come over .
Long terms battle is possible if there are reinforcements coming for backup .
That was my intention .
However,
“Do it . ”
A person charge toward Emily in an instant .
“AAAAAH!”
I Brünhilde screams resound .
What the!?
『——h.e.l.l do I know . 』
Both Bálor and I didn’t recognize the attack from the enemy .
No, at the first place, there is nothing that remotelu look like an enemy .
But, in reality, Brünhilde has collapsed, and from the back of her armour, fumes are rising up . Pg . 329
“!?”
I pointed my guns to my back at haste, but again no one is there .
Wait .
Are there really no one there?
That is incorrect……it’s just that they are not visible……
“Fuu…tsk!?”
Suddenly I got a chill run across my spine .
Immediately afterward, a torrent of energy of some kind went through over my head .
The thunderous sound continues .
But I couldn’t see it .
“!”
A sound of bullets spreading from riffle comes diagonally to the centre of my heart .
The bullet bounced off the roller coaster pole and create sparks .
There is no response……however, from these attacks, I have finally understood .
Emily is controlling the [Invisible Enemy] .
In other words, an ability like the Queen of Valkyrie Freyja, Palace of the Dead, Fólkvangr . I must a.s.sume that she has the ability to summon out a lower tier spirit to do her bidding .
Though, although I am aware of her technique doesn’t mean I have a mean to deal with it .
Anyway, the enemies will attack from invisible position .
Moreover, based on their previous attacking method, the enemy possess a mean to attack from long distance .
Fumes are raising from Brünhilde upper part body armour, and from the amount of heat that I felt earlier, I can conclude that the enemy is firing something similar to laser weapon .
I rushed to Brünhilde who has fall down .
From what I have visually confirmed, she is still breathing, and there is no threat to her life .
It seems like the knight armour that the girl take pride with has protected her life .
“……tch!”
While guarding her body I watch out for any vulnerabilities in our position .
Based on her warning, just how bad is she implying…?
What to do now!?
I need to think of a way out at once!
『——use your Evil Eye . 』
If I can use it, I already used it!
Since Bálor has wasted it once during daytime, I only have two more use for tonight .
Our enemy does not only consist of invisible opponents .
Emily is still looking down at us, and if we wish to take back Maria, we will be disturbed by outer interference .
We need to avoid it, outwit them and straight away escape .
For that reason, it is necessary to reserve my Evil Eye .
If I used my Evil Eye ability against the invisible enemy now, Emily will take notice of my ability .
And once she has prepared a countermeasure, it is a checkmate for us .
『——RAIKA!』
Shut up . The true death threats still lie far ahead!
Even before the fight with Susanoo, I was contemplating whether to receive [Blessing] or not .
By the way, even during our fight against Freyja, we hold different opinions on whether we should use the [Petrification] before the golden magic or not .
Both Bálor and Brünhilde are good, but they don’t make a good partner when fighting together .
Not like I think that it is something to brood upon or a regrettable thing, for what matter .
I will always believe my own judgement .
It’s not like I am being obstinate .
This is just how I am from the beginning .
“————”
I remove my body limiter .
This time in particular, I remove the limit to my sensory organs to the fullest .
My sense of vision, hearing, smell and touch were all raised to the maximum sharpness .
I can feel the flow of the air .
The pattern of the paint of the strut peeled off by the previous shoot also looks fine .
I focused on listening to the footsteps as much as possible and when I heard it from the left side at my back——
“tch!”
——right at that moment, I shoot towards it .
I don’t think I can win .
Even if I can perceive the enemy location
enemy location with sound, the overwhelming advantage that the enemy has for being invisible retains .
However, it does not matter .
For now, it served as a warning shot .
It functions to earn time .
“kuu!”
This time, it is one my right!
I shoot with one gun and replace the magazine with magazine changer .
In the meantime, I make sure the other gun is ready to shoot at any time .
“Your resistance is futile . Be still and accept your judgement . ”
At that time, Emily speaks to me .
She still uses a tone full of authority, like usual .
“If so, then why did you target Brünhilde first?”
I asked her back .
“I am just removing the hindrance . ”
“Hindrance?”
“Surely, you don’t think this is the extend of your judgement?”
Emily narrows her eyes .
“An adequate judgement for the sinner among other sinners . Your whole body will be eaten alive . ”
“That……is dreadful . ”
While I replied to her frivolously, my mind start racing .
From her lines, words like [judgement] and [sinner] are common .
She sounds like a judge .
The hint is her word ‘to gather’ .
Once I get a little more information, I will finally be able to identify the G.o.d who nests inside Emily’s body .
But first, I need to escape from this predicament .
Still……
Still not……
When my heart is still muttering the same word over and over again,
That guy finally emerged .
“Raika kun!”
“Leon!”
Leon who went to investigate the eastern side of the park .
I was waiting for him here, with hope that he heard the gunshot .
He rushes over to this place, jumping and jumps over Emily head and landed at our side .
“! Brünhilde!”
Leon was shocked to see Brünhilde got injured .
He come closer to the fallen female knight and make a fist with his right hand . Pg . 336
And then, he reopened his right fist .
“A lotus flowers?”
A lotus flower is blooming on his right hand .
He didn’t hesitate to put the flower on Brünhilde neck, no, he planted it there .
Just like in fiction, the flower is rooted under Brünhilde skin .
But that bring to a question .
Then the lotus disappeared as it is absorbed by her body .
“Leon . What happened just now?”
I asked Leon while being wary of the invisible enemy .
“Umm, sorry . I don’t quite understand it myself, just that I thought it will make her feel better . ”
Leon answered somewhat lowly .
I felt uneasy with his ambiguous explanation, but when I take a closer look, I see the wound on her shoulder and arm that isn’t being protected by her armour are recovering without traces .
Brünhilde ragged breathing due to pain is gradually becoming calm .
Is this some kind of healing ability?
『——I guess that is the only possible explanation for this phenomenon . Just how versatile is he?』
Bálor said amazed .
“……”
Lotus blooms on water, and the cycle is it blooms in the morning and closes at noon . It is a flower which always symbolized in many myths as a symbol of regeneration and cleaning .
I can make an a.s.sumption to an extent, however with this much information alone it is hard to a.s.sociate Leon with which G.o.d from which mythology .
But for now, I will let it slide .
“You saved us, Leon . ”
I thanked him .
“Don’t mind it . We are friend, aren’t we?”
Leon replied with a blunt smile .
I got caught and my mouth become loose .
“Hmmhmm, it is you, again . ”
In contrast to mine own, Emily seems to dive into a bad mood after looking at Leon .
Leon replied to her in response .
“You are……no, there is no need to tell me anything! You are, for me, are the personification of ‘evil’!”
After he said it strongly, a curved sword appears on Leon’s hand .
One of his advantages is the ability to raise one battle spirit in an instant by believing oneself as the hero of justice .
Now, while Leon is facing off against Emily,
“……fuu . ”
I let out a breath .
Disappointment . Resignation .
I let out my breath with those kinds of feeling .
“No matter how many times we meet, I failed to make you realize of your problematic behaviour . I’m getting tired of repeating these interactions . ”
Emily looks down upon Leon as well .
Most probably, she and Leon are having this kind of interaction each time they met .
Therefore, she must be aware of his memory disturbance problem .
Emily looks very annoyed .
“If this is going to play out like usual, then our standoff will finish off quickly . I don’t have enough time to kill you tonight . ”
She turned to face me and then said,
“I’m busy with sentencing these insolent fools to their death . ”
“……tch . ”
She seems to hate me so much .
I hate the G.o.d too .
“……”
Our current situation is two versus two .
Leon is with me .
Emily is with her invisible henchmen .
Brünhilde wounds are healed, but her strength is not yet recovered . She is not capable of fighting right now .
I need to keep tab of both her and Maria constantly at the same time, but right now the situation has become better .
So, I thought .
“Come out, my left wing of glory . ”
After Emily murmured, something was held in her hand .
That thing……is a cane?
“Come here from the netherworld, o’ my servant . ”
She shakes the staff lightly .
At that moment,
“————!?”
An abrupt dread dominated the atmosphere around us at once .
It is not a heavy pressure .
It is not inciting nervous feeling .
Just a pure, sign of death .
It is cold, and I feel like rubbing all over my body while breathing .
And then, it appeared .
Black skin .
A vestment with
A vestment with strike contrast to its skin colour .
It appears to be quiet and give off the feeling of being polite and courteous .
But, the thing on its neck, which is its head .
A dog heads .
The thing on its body is some kind of dog breed .
A jet-black figure which engulf you into darkness . Pg . 341
Without its vestment, it is likely that the body will disappear into the darkness, leaving only its golden eyes which aim at the prey .
“————!?”
Netherworld . Dog head . Vestment .
Based on these three aspects, I quickly realize its true ident.i.ty .
“Be careful! That is Anubis! He is the Egyptian Mythology funerary G.o.d!”
“Is that, so? What?”
Leon tilted his head, failed to understand what I said .
“Simply said, he is a Death G.o.d!”
He is slightly different than that, but that expression suits him .
Immediately after, Anubis attacked Leon .
“!?”
Leon intercept Anubis fang with his curved sword .
However, it seems like the enemy was aiming for the sword from the start .
Anubis caught the curved sword with its fangs and shakes his head, sending Leon flying .
“Woah!”
“Leon!”
I called out his name and point my gun to Anubis .
Once the gun is fired, Anubis demonstrates its extreme agility of a beast and evade the bullet .
The dog headed G.o.d pursue Leon who was launched in the air .
“Despite being someone of lower birth, you know my servant’s name very well . ”
Emily said with little admiration .
——Anubis .
A dog G.o.d who originally a guard of the royal tomb, who eventually become the G.o.d of the tomb; it status was raised to the G.o.d who guards death .
Speaking of Egypt, they are famous with mummies, and Anubis is the G.o.d who govern over funeral service and mummy .
Naturally, as a G.o.d who plays an important role in ancient Egypt, depending on the city, it is worshipped as a guardian deity .
Anubis is a G.o.d which governs over funeral services, and at the same time, the one who declares death .
Death was always next to a man even before the civilization came .
Regardless of age and culture, there existed G.o.d who dealt with death .
G.o.d with authority usually continuously acquired huge amount of faith and it always has a mighty power commensurate with it .
I’m worried for Leon, fighting a guy like that .
However……it I unlikely for me to worry too much about other people .
Because, the person who is in front of my eyes is, a G.o.d, just like Anubis .
“……tch!”
Not only am I separated from Leon again, I still have to deal with the invisible enemy .
Unexpectedly, Emily lifted the corner of her mouth when I exerted maximum vigilance .
“Worry not . I tasked Medjed to chase after the red hair . It’s hard to take him on with Anubis alone . ”
……Medjed?
I softly replicated the name that was uttered by Emily .
“As expected, the G.o.d is Medjed . ”
“Hou, so you even know about my escort . ”
Emily has a sneering smile .
“Commoner . Entertain me and tell my name . ”
“……?”
“What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you don’t know my name, despite knowing each of my subordinates . ”
Her questioning voice is accompanied with a distinct hint of being interested .
I am sure she is just in playful mood .
That’s why, she is revealing that I am just alone here .
That girl doesn’t even think that she is in a battlefield .
Stop f.u.c.king with me……
I was reminded with the picture of the missing students in my lists .
I was reminded with the corpse of the girl who was cut .
“……tch!”
Kidnapping human .
Killing human .
Moreover, laying her hand on Maria .
This girl, doesn’t she feel the anger that is appointed towards her?
“Then let me answer you . ”
Fine .
If you are going to look down on us that much .
I will peel off that smile from your face .
This girl “Come here from the netherworld, o’ my servant . ” command call out a cane .
That cane probably one known as the shepherd stick, Heka .
The one paired with Heka is one known as Nekeku . Pg . 345
Heka is one of the Egyptian G.o.d, and Nekeku originated from the lower birth among Egyptian . When Egypt was unified in the past, the two become the symbol as kingship .
Since she has the sceptres, that girl must be a G.o.d who is deeply rooted with Egyptian royal family .
Besides, Anubis and Medjed also served as another huge hint .
That pretty much gave away her ident.i.ty .
“Your name is,”
Her words and actions, plus Leon testimony .
Leon said the murderer has fled many times before .
She replied to Leon on how she doesn’t have the time to kill him that night .
In other word, the murderer that Leon encountered many times before refers to Emily .
However, now that she has been reincarnated on Earth, despite being a divine apotheosis, she will still die if she is killed .
But, there is one means to reverse the providence of life and death .
Her Regalia .
Mummies were actively being made in Egypt, and it is a technique for preserving one body in preparation for their “resurrection” after death .
The person will die and resurrected .
There is also a similar legend in bible where there is a miracle that will revive Son of G.o.d .
They are the origin of all “resurrection” from every mythology .
The King of Egypt——one who is said to be the father of the Pharaoh .
The first of the nine pillars of Heliopolis .
The beginning of mummy .
Ruler of the Netherworld .
The judge of the dead soul .
The G.o.d who is nested inside Emily is——
“——the Netherworld G.o.d, Osiris . That is your true ident.i.ty . ”
Izure Shinwa Vol 2 Chpt 5 pt 2 2 We reached at the north district station 30 minutes after we left from the south dormitory . Raika kun Leon who arrived earlier waved at me from the ticket exit that he used earlier . I pushed aside the surrounding students and went to where he is . Where is that guy As expected, that person is still within the north district . The place should not be far from here . Great, let s hurry . Without wasting the time greeting, we start to run ahead with Leon as our lead . Seeing the three of us hurriedly running somewhere, the students on the roadside shoot us the weird look . Up till now, I have restrained myself form taking any flashy action . However, the current situation is an exception . I don t mind the eyes surrounding us and continue to keep up with Leon . Eventually . Perhaps, Maria is here . The place where Leon is pointing at is, Amus.e.m.e.nt park I look up at the arch in front of me . Beyond that, inside the large site closed by fences, various attractions can be seen . By the way, I seem to remember someone saying that the north district is an area with a lot of huge entertainment facilities . This amus.e.m.e.nt park is one of those facilities . It is mainly open on Sunday, so naturally it is closed during weekdays . Even from outside the gate, apart from the dim starry light, there is no indication of light from inside the area . For now, let s get inside first . It will be troublesome if we were caught by the guard . Un . Fine by me, but will Charlotte follow us too Leon asked while looking at Br nhilde . This time is an exception, so it can t be helped . She is the same as us, a person with special power . Eeh Is that true Yes, that is why she will help us searching for Maria . Is that so . Understood . Leon easily accepted my explanation . He doesn t seem to doubt people much, maybe that was due to his mental state . Then, nice working with you, Charlotte . You can call me Br nhilde . Br nhilde said in slight displease . However, Leon doesn t have a clue on what she is talking about . Ah she uses a different name when she is fighting . I properly explain to him . It will take a lot of time if I were to explain the relationship between Charlotte senpai and Br nhilde now . I see . It is like those hero once they transformed . I will note it down with a picture later . Leon nodded while smiling . I m relieved that he is satisfied with this amount of explanation . Well then, let s go . That said, I climbed over the fence first . Leon and Br nhilde follows suit and jumped over . First, we moved into a shade so it s impossible to be seen from outside and took a breath . Leon . Which direction is to Maria That, I m sorry . Once we are near, I cannot grasp proper direction, anything beyond the feeling that she is just nearby . Leon says he is sorry for that . On the other hand, that means we are already close . That s why, I think it is better if we start searching the surrounding area by ourselves . Roger that . I think for a while . Leon, you go look around the east area . Me and Br nhilde will search around the west side . Send me a signal if you found Maria or any suspicious person . Understood . Leon quickly ran toward east direction . I appreciate his behaviour where he does thing without hesitation . I return back to Br nhilde . We are going too . That is fine, but why aren t we acting separately That way our search will be more efficient . Br nhilde asked . She has the look of someone who is not convinced . What a meddlesome thing to nit pick now . I am worried you will have a secret deal with the enemy Divine Apotheosis behind my back . That is why I am making you move with me . Wha you are doing this s.h.i.t again Br nhilde beautiful eyebrows raised . Well, like usual, I don t have time to deal with this triviality . Shut your mouth and follow my order . Once the G.o.ddess is silenced, we start moving to the west . If Leon s intuition is correct, the enemy should be nearby . Except, the murdering demon might run away with kidnapped Maria . This is the moment where mistake is not forgivable . If not No, contrary to what I thought, Maria survival rate are likely to be higher . If the enemy is the heretic G.o.d, the girl would not make a simple blunder But, no matter who the enemy is, was she not aware of the other person, hence the blunder Be cool . Be cool . Be cool . Do not get fl.u.s.tered . Once a person become impatient, he can trip over a small pebble on the road . That is what my master taught me . And I agree with her idea, hence I desperately try to regain my calmness . But Maria is in great danger . I share both joys and sorrows with that girl ever since we were at the church inst.i.tute . She volunteered herself despite it being a dangerous task and followed me . Right now, when I imagined her neck is wounded just like the corpse that we found, I can feel my blood circulation stop . f.u.c.k I will never let them do such thing . Anyway, I have to act . Perhaps, the enemy is right in front Gashan I instantly stop breathing after hearing the sudden noise . Just now no matter how I think about it, it is the sound that come from a vending machine . It was right before nightfall, and inside an amus.e.m.e.nt park which is outside of it s business hour, someone buying a juice or something just who is it Leon who already headed to east side for investigation has no way to come all the way to the west side anymore . My eyes met Br nhilde, and I walked toward the source of the sound . Gashan Gashan The sound of juice cans falling continue to make a noise . Too careless . Sloppy . What on Earth are they thinking We are closing to the sound . From the end of the building, I slowly peer to the other side . As expected, there is a vending machine . Within the darkness, the vending machine displays lightly illuminates the vicinity . The problem is the person who is standing in front of the vending machine has they back turned at me . But . I have seen that back before . Hair colour . Hair length . The fact that they are too short to reach the top row of the vending machine . Even how thin is their fingers are still fresh in my memory . No doubt . That is Emily . uhihihi . What, like this you don t need to hesitate to dominate her, no B lor let out a sick laugh . Regardless of his ulterior motives, I agreed with his line of thought to dominate Emily . I need to ask her what she is doing in a place like this . I cautiously look towards Emily surrounding . However, I can t see Maria anywhere nearby . hmm She turns to her back once after the girl leak out a voice . She does that while her hand is still trying to buy the juice . She looks at this way . To the people who is stealing a glance here . Show your face and bow your head . Do that and I will allow you to present your excuse . I was found out . How We should be right in her blind spot . Not to mention, she clearly mentions people, so she knows that there is more than a single person . I don t know the reason . But this way, it is impossible to take her with surprise . Then, should I expose myself, and get her to tell me Maria s location I get out from the shade while pulling out my twin gun . Br nhilde follows from behind me . Hmm You are Emily reacts after taking a look at my face . Apparently, it seems that the other side also remembers me . What a strange coincidence . Emily murmurs . Then she crosses her arms, So, we met during the day, so I don t think you accidentally lost here . What business do you have Then, she asked with an authoritative tone . where is Maria I asked a question while carefully looking up . Emily tilt her little head . Maria Oh, perhaps you mean this woman Right after she said that, I see Maria silhouette leaning back next to the fountain . Since when was she there I already checked the surrounding in advance . Without a doubt, there shouldn t be anyone besides the water fountain . It seems like she suddenly manifested there . What s wrong with this woman called Maria Return her . This person is just a human woman . No matter how you see it, you can always find a subst.i.tute . Not worth to trouble yourself for . Depending on your answer, I might pardon you . Right now, Emily might think that I am a G.o.d who has lost his memory . That s why she is asking such an absurd question . I am a human being . My soul is not tainted by G.o.d . Emily widened her eyes after hearing my reply . In the meantime, I check Maria current condition . She is still breathing . There is no sign of her sustaining any injuries . Her appearance is exactly like how I last saw her . For now, it seems like the culprit has not done anything strange yet . I m relieved to know that . The problem is how should I take Maria away from Emily . Then I will question you . I ask again, is this woman thing belongs to you She is not a thing . But, she is important for me . I see . I understand your claim . Emily keeps her arms folded . Then, In favour of your wholesomely foolish devotion during the other day, I will make an exemption and forgive your impertinence this time . That is the final verdict . She unliterary tell us, Now, swiftly make your leave from this spot . Furthermore, she declared so without any hesitation . What are you saying what about her who are going back . I will take Maria back, even if that means to fight you Humph . Emily laugh seeps through her nose after looking at my determination . I have decided to show a consideration for your past devotion, enough to give you an opportunity to live . Humans are foolish, after all . Human stupidity is not something G.o.d has a right to discuss . I set the guns amidst the rising tension . If anything, there is only one thing that I wish from a person like you die, swiftly . fuu Emily eyebrows form a wrinkle . That is a face full of anger . As if she is hearing a garbage insect declared a revolution, her face is one who has tasted unilateral humiliation . indeed, so nice . So exciting . Ah, that way of talking is your favourite, B lor . my strike zone is wider than universe . That s right, to put it in one way, the female type that I like most is like those dog that will never yield, the one that make me feel like shredding their pride to pieces . pg . 327 I can never keep up with your fetish, but this fight, we will do it together . I lowered my voice so that it become audible only to Br nhilde . Our top priority is to recapture Maria . Understood Once we have rescued her, whatever situation I am in, your must take her away from this place at all cost . Understood . Once Br nhilde received my order, she summoned out her knight sword and armour . Her expression is a mix of half dissatisfaction and half understanding . She understood that rescuing Maria takes priority, so was she dissatisfied because we are fighting to escape We both hold a short discussion . The winner of this war was already decided since beginning . That s why it is not beneficial to fight . This battle is one way for me to pa.s.s time, and you are going to make up for your crime of disrespect . Emily left her arms folded and talk down to us arrogantly . Now, the sun has settled down . Night time the curtain for Representative War is opened . Let s go You take the right Tch Br nhilde and I split up and a.s.saulted her from both sides . Fortunately, Emily is still keeping her arms folded, which means she is preparing for battle . While one of us is attacking her, the other will rescue Maria . After that, whoever retrieved Maria will withdraw while the other will keep the enemy occupied . Emily s ability is still unknown . I don t know whether I can hold her off on my own or not . However, as long I prolong the battle, Leon who is nearby will notice and come over . Long terms battle is possible if there are reinforcements coming for backup . That was my intention . However, Do it . A person charge toward Emily in an instant . AAAAAH I Br nhilde screams resound . What the h.e.l.l do I know . Both B lor and I didn t recognize the attack from the enemy . No, at the first place, there is nothing that remotelu look like an enemy . But, in reality, Br nhilde has collapsed, and from the back of her armour, fumes are rising up . Pg . 329 I pointed my guns to my back at haste, but again no one is there . Wait . Are there really no one there That is incorrect it s just that they are not visible Fuu tsk Suddenly I got a chill run across my spine . Immediately afterward, a torrent of energy of some kind went through over my head . The thunderous sound continues . But I couldn t see it . A sound of bullets spreading from riffle comes diagonally to the centre of my heart . The bullet bounced off the roller coaster pole and create sparks . There is no response however, from these attacks, I have finally understood . Emily is controlling the Invisible Enemy . In other words, an ability like the Queen of Valkyrie Freyja, Palace of the Dead, F lkvangr . I must a.s.sume that she has the ability to summon out a lower tier spirit to do her bidding . Though, although I am aware of her technique doesn t mean I have a mean to deal with it . Anyway, the enemies will attack from invisible position . Moreover, based on their previous attacking method, the enemy possess a mean to attack from long distance . Fumes are raising from Br nhilde upper part body armour, and from the amount of heat that I felt earlier, I can conclude that the enemy is firing something similar to laser weapon . I rushed to Br nhilde who has fall down . From what I have visually confirmed, she is still breathing, and there is no threat to her life . It seems like the knight armour that the girl take pride with has protected her life . tch While guarding her body I watch out for any vulnerabilities in our position . Based on her warning, just how bad is she implying What to do now I need to think of a way out at once use your Evil Eye . If I can use it, I already used it Since B lor has wasted it once during daytime, I only have two more use for tonight . Our enemy does not only consist of invisible opponents . Emily is still looking down at us, and if we wish to take back Maria, we will be disturbed by outer interference . We need to avoid it, outwit them and straight away escape . For that reason, it is necessary to reserve my Evil Eye . If I used my Evil Eye ability against the invisible enemy now, Emily will take notice of my ability . And once she has prepared a countermeasure, it is a checkmate for us . RAIKA Shut up . The true death threats still lie far ahead Even before the fight with Susanoo, I was contemplating whether to receive Blessing or not . By the way, even during our fight against Freyja, we hold different opinions on whether we should use the Petrification before the golden magic or not . Both B lor and Br nhilde are good, but they don t make a good partner when fighting together . Not like I think that it is something to brood upon or a regrettable thing, for what matter . I will always believe my own judgement . It s not like I am being obstinate . This is just how I am from the beginning . I remove my body limiter . This time in particular, I remove the limit to my sensory organs to the fullest . My sense of vision, hearing, smell and touch were all raised to the maximum sharpness . I can feel the flow of the air . The pattern of the paint of the strut peeled off by the previous shoot also looks fine . I focused on listening to the footsteps as much as possible and when I heard it from the left side at my back tch right at that moment, I shoot towards it . I don t think I can win . Even if I can perceive the enemy location with sound, the overwhelming advantage that the enemy has for being invisible retains . However, it does not matter . For now, it served as a warning shot . It functions to earn time . kuu This time, it is one my right I shoot with one gun and replace the magazine with magazine changer . In the meantime, I make sure the other gun is ready to shoot at any time . Your resistance is futile . Be still and accept your judgement . At that time, Emily speaks to me . She still uses a tone full of authority, like usual . If so, then why did you target Br nhilde first I asked her back . I am just removing the hindrance . Hindrance Surely, you don t think this is the extend of your judgement Emily narrows her eyes . An adequate judgement for the sinner among other sinners . Your whole body will be eaten alive . That is dreadful . While I replied to her frivolously, my mind start racing . From her lines, words like judgement and sinner are common . She sounds like a judge . The hint is her word to gather . Once I get a little more information, I will finally be able to identify the G.o.d who nests inside Emily s body . But first, I need to escape from this predicament . Still Still not When my heart is still muttering the same word over and over again, That guy finally emerged . Raika kun Leon Leon who went to investigate the eastern side of the park . I was waiting for him here, with hope that he heard the gunshot . He rushes over to this place, jumping and jumps over Emily head and landed at our side . Br nhilde Leon was shocked to see Br nhilde got injured . He come closer to the fallen female knight and make a fist with his right hand . Pg . 336 And then, he reopened his right fist . A lotus flowers A lotus flower is blooming on his right hand . He didn t hesitate to put the flower on Br nhilde neck, no, he planted it there . Just like in fiction, the flower is rooted under Br nhilde skin . But that bring to a question . Then the lotus disappeared as it is absorbed by her body . Leon . What happened just now I asked Leon while being wary of the invisible enemy . Umm, sorry . I don t quite understand it myself, just that I thought it will make her feel better . Leon answered somewhat lowly . I felt uneasy with his ambiguous explanation, but when I take a closer look, I see the wound on her shoulder and arm that isn t being protected by her armour are recovering without traces . Br nhilde ragged breathing due to pain is gradually becoming calm . Is this some kind of healing ability I guess that is the only possible explanation for this phenomenon . Just how versatile is he B lor said amazed . Lotus blooms on water, and the cycle is it blooms in the morning and closes at noon . It is a flower which always symbolized in many myths as a symbol of regeneration and cleaning . I can make an a.s.sumption to an extent, however with this much information alone it is hard to a.s.sociate Leon with which G.o.d from which mythology . But for now, I will let it slide . You saved us, Leon . I thanked him . Don t mind it . We are friend, aren t we Leon replied with a blunt smile . I got caught and my mouth become loose . Hmmhmm, it is you, again . In contrast to mine own, Emily seems to dive into a bad mood after looking at Leon . Leon replied to her in response . You are no, there is no need to tell me anything You are, for me, are the personification of evil After he said it strongly, a curved sword appears on Leon s hand . One of his advantages is the ability to raise one battle spirit in an instant by believing oneself as the hero of justice . Now, while Leon is facing off against Emily, fuu . I let out a breath . Disappointment . Resignation . I let out my breath with those kinds of feeling . No matter how many times we meet, I failed to make you realize of your problematic behaviour . I m getting tired of repeating these interactions . Emily looks down upon Leon as well . Most probably, she and Leon are having this kind of interaction each time they met . Therefore, she must be aware of his memory disturbance problem . Emily looks very annoyed . If this is going to play out like usual, then our standoff will finish off quickly . I don t have enough time to kill you tonight . She turned to face me and then said, I m busy with sentencing these insolent fools to their death . tch . She seems to hate me so much . I hate the G.o.d too . Our current situation is two versus two . Leon is with me . Emily is with her invisible henchmen . Br nhilde wounds are healed, but her strength is not yet recovered . She is not capable of fighting right now . I need to keep tab of both her and Maria constantly at the same time, but right now the situation has become better . So, I thought . Come out, my left wing of glory . After Emily murmured, something was held in her hand . That thing is a cane Come here from the netherworld, o my servant . She shakes the staff lightly . At that moment, An abrupt dread dominated the atmosphere around us at once . It is not a heavy pressure . It is not inciting nervous feeling . Just a pure, sign of death . It is cold, and I feel like rubbing all over my body while breathing . And then, it appeared . Black skin . A vestment with strike contrast to its skin colour . It appears to be quiet and give off the feeling of being polite and courteous . But, the thing on its neck, which is its head . A dog heads . The thing on its body is some kind of dog breed . A jet black figure which engulf you into darkness . Pg . 341 Without its vestment, it is likely that the body will disappear into the darkness, leaving only its golden eyes which aim at the prey . Netherworld . Dog head . Vestment . Based on these three aspects, I quickly realize its true ident.i.ty . Be careful That is Anubis He is the Egyptian Mythology funerary G.o.d Is that, so What Leon tilted his head, failed to understand what I said . Simply said, he is a Death G.o.d He is slightly different than that, but that expression suits him . Immediately after, Anubis attacked Leon . Leon intercept Anubis fang with his curved sword . However, it seems like the enemy was aiming for the sword from the start . Anubis caught the curved sword with its fangs and shakes his head, sending Leon flying . Woah Leon I called out his name and point my gun to Anubis . Once the gun is fired, Anubis demonstrates its extreme agility of a beast and evade the bullet . The dog headed G.o.d pursue Leon who was launched in the air . Despite being someone of lower birth, you know my servant s name very well . Emily said with little admiration . Anubis . A dog G.o.d who originally a guard of the royal tomb, who eventually become the G.o.d of the tomb it status was raised to the G.o.d who guards death . Speaking of Egypt, they are famous with mummies, and Anubis is the G.o.d who govern over funeral service and mummy . Naturally, as a G.o.d who plays an important role in ancient Egypt, depending on the city, it is worshipped as a guardian deity . Anubis is a G.o.d which governs over funeral services, and at the same time, the one who declares death . Death was always next to a man even before the civilization came . Regardless of age and culture, there existed G.o.d who dealt with death . G.o.d with authority usually continuously acquired huge amount of faith and it always has a mighty power commensurate with it . I m worried for Leon, fighting a guy like that . However it I unlikely for me to worry too much about other people . Because, the person who is in front of my eyes is, a G.o.d, just like Anubis . tch Not only am I separated from Leon again, I still have to deal with the invisible enemy . Unexpectedly, Emily lifted the corner of her mouth when I exerted maximum vigilance . Worry not . I tasked Medjed to chase after the red hair . It s hard to take him on with Anubis alone . Medjed I softly replicated the name that was uttered by Emily . As expected, the G.o.d is Medjed . Hou, so you even know about my escort . Emily has a sneering smile . Commoner . Entertain me and tell my name . What s wrong Don t tell me you don t know my name, despite knowing each of my subordinates . Her questioning voice is accompanied with a distinct hint of being interested . I am sure she is just in playful mood . That s why, she is revealing that I am just alone here . That girl doesn t even think that she is in a battlefield . Stop f.u.c.king with me I was reminded with the picture of the missing students in my lists . I was reminded with the corpse of the girl who was cut . tch Kidnapping human . Killing human . Moreover, laying her hand on Maria . This girl, doesn t she feel the anger that is appointed towards her Then let me answer you . Fine . If you are going to look down on us that much . I will peel off that smile from your face . This girl Come here from the netherworld, o my servant . command call out a cane . That cane probably one known as the shepherd stick, Heka . The one paired with Heka is one known as Nekeku . Pg . 345 Heka is one of the Egyptian G.o.d, and Nekeku originated from the lower birth among Egyptian . When Egypt was unified in the past, the two become the symbol as kingship . Since she has the sceptres, that girl must be a G.o.d who is deeply rooted with Egyptian royal family . Besides, Anubis and Medjed also served as another huge hint . That pretty much gave away her ident.i.ty . Your name is, Her words and actions, plus Leon testimony . Leon said the murderer has fled many times before . She replied to Leon on how she doesn t have the time to kill him that night . In other word, the murderer that Leon encountered many times before refers to Emily . However, now that she has been reincarnated on Earth, despite being a divine apotheosis, she will still die if she is killed . But, there is one means to reverse the providence of life and death . Her Regalia . Mummies were actively being made in Egypt, and it is a technique for preserving one body in preparation for their resurrection after death . The person will die and resurrected . There is also a similar legend in bible where there is a miracle that will revive Son of G.o.d . They are the origin of all resurrection from every mythology . The King of Egypt one who is said to be the father of the Pharaoh . The first of the nine pillars of Heliopolis . The beginning of mummy . Ruler of the Netherworld . The judge of the dead soul . The G.o.d who is nested inside Emily is the Netherworld G.o.d, Osiris . That is your true ident.i.ty .