◇ Mashiro POV ◇
Since meeting Ouga and having my life changed, I’ve had a constant goal.
If you face obstacles, may I overlay my hand on the one prying the door open.
If you suffer for someone else, may I share the pain.
You’ll become [Saint], everyone seeking your salvation — may I be your salvation then.
As you accepted all of me, I want to accept all of you.
You cherish us deeply, but seeing you return wounded — I hate just watching.
I’m not only saved by you — I want to fight beside you.
“Finally…… I stand beside you, Ouga.”
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Mashiro’s hand on mine — her mana flows in.
The mana-stone ring I gave her connected us.
The false memories invading me vanished; Mashiro smiled softly in my view.
”…… Mashiro.”
“What?”
“I love you.”
“Me too.”
”…… Thank you.”
“Thank you…… for loving me.”
Fingers interlocked tightly.
Our mana intertwined, generating explosive volume.
Mashiro’s mana — chosen as Floné’s vessel — combined with my dragon-mana — unbeatable.
”……!? What mana volume……!?”
”…… Something you’ll never have, Floné.”
Only we can save this world.
But I don’t want to be a hero.
I just want to protect those I love.
Small, happy life with everyone.
To claim our future, we thrust out our hands.
"""DELETE!!"""
The darkness trying to push the world into despair was repelled by our hope.
Spell → mere mana → vanished.
Floné, stunned, clawed her head.
“Not yet…… not yet……! Not over!”
“Yes, it is. Floné Milfonti.”
“Chris Lagnica……!”
Focused on us, [The World Is Mine] broken — distraction allowed Alice to approach.
Her sword drawn; nothing can stop her polished blade.
“As Lord Ouga’s blade (Alice), I cut you down — [Blade-Flower Scattershot]!”
“Guaaaaaa!?”
Floné, bloody, was thrown into the air.
But not lethal; her eyes weren’t dead.
“Damn lucky……!”
“I don’t want to die…… I have dreams too……!”
“GYURARARARA!”
The dragon caught Floné before she fell.
Still had mana to control it. Persistent.
“Gauss!”
“Won’t let her escape!”
He carried us, chasing.
But she had no more force; the distance held.
Continuing flight, controlling the dragon would drain her mana first.
“Damn! In that case……!”
Judging she’d lose attrition, Floné and the dragon landed at — Lichberg Magic Academy, our old school.
Mashiro’s and my fated meeting place; my first meeting with Floné too.
The starting point of the unwanted [Saint] life — and we faced off there.
“Death-site as memories?”
Already heavily bled from Alice; she couldn’t stand without the dragon’s support.
Mana scraping the bottom maintaining the dragon’s brainwash.
But I don’t relax.
Her obsession to live — she’d kill, throw the world to chaos to survive.
“Ha…… haha…… death-site? Not dead yet. Rather than die…… any ugly form, I’ll survive…… revive endlessly!”
She touched the dragon’s body — chose survival over ideal.
She wouldn’t……!
“[Possession Reincarnation]!”
The moment she chanted, Floné’s body collapsed like a cut-string puppet.
Per the Forbidden Library, Floné’s mind is now in——
”…… Finally abandoned humanity.”
“First use…… not bad. Truly reborn…… Hahaha!”
”……!? Mana volume increased……!”
Her excitement-released mana exceeded living Floné’s.
A demon dragon vessel instead of human — perhaps her soul devoured the dragon’s.
Dragon-humanoid Floné moved her limbs, testing new body.
The wound from [Light] healed.
I have to finish before her soul fully matches the body…… but her aura wouldn’t let me step in easily.
This monster awakened a new talent.
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