NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 224
Episode 220: The Glittering Sanctuary Great Battle
The battle situation was changing rapidly.
From the ravage by evil to the decisive battle with the heroic girl.
And then, to the battle between angels and angels.
Without a doubt, in this place, what the combatants are using is a power that becomes an enemy to humanity.
“You’re not allowed to stand out!”
Shouting, raging, the Conductor swings down a giant scissors.
The monstrous giant scissors that can crush anything approaches Solciera.
However, it was stopped just in time by two silver stars.
“Wouldn’t this stage of self-centeredness require more actors?”
She manipulates the bits swirling around her as if conducting with her fingertips.
The large scissors completely immobilized by the tiny bits were then pulverized into splinters by another bit that followed.
“!?? Only That Person is allowed to break me!”
The destroyed giant scissors are repaired by sand.
Solciera watched this process with interest.
“Rather sand, I’d say it’s more like forcing the power of the mirror realm to conform to the logic of this world. Impressive indeed, though dealing with it seems exhausting.”
“Then―”
“But the same goes for me.”
With every step Solciera took, small ripples appeared on the ground.
The thinly spread water emitted a faint light.
“Yes, let’s see how you handle this pair of scissors.”
Suddenly, a huge pair of scissors emerged from the water.
It was an existence identical to the one Solciera had just destroyed moments ago.
“!? You too are imitating…!?”
“I defined it as water, just as you defined it as sand. It’s quite well done, isn’t it?”
Several weapons rose from the water.
The armed weapons, which resembled fish at their tips, pointed towards the Conductor.
These were tools being used right now somewhere in Kroma by someone.
“Hehe, go ahead now.”
In compliance with Solciera, the weapons were all fired at once.
Faced with countless weapons emerging from the azure world, the Conductor could only release artillery fire.
The collision of artillery and the launched weapons caused violent explosions in mid-air.
“What a mess!”
“We’re both the same. A force capable of destroying civilizations must be unreasonable to make sense.”
“But… my body will never truly collapse!”
“That’s true. As it stands, I can’t kill you.”
Saying that, Solciera smiled.
Her charming smile, despite her youthful appearance, was akin to a bewitching fairy.
“However, it seems those kids have finally finished preparing?”
“What?”
Before comprehending the meaning of her words, instinctively the Conductor looked in that direction.
There was an overflowing torrent of power, a magical power glowing gold.
“Could that power be…! Ryuko Watatori, surely you didn’t!”
The girl riding the dragon was gazing at the Conductor.
Her eyes held a strong will and a glimmer hinting at something ominous.
For some reason, the Conductor felt familiar with those eyes.
“To be honest, I thought maybe I’m unnecessary since Solciera is so amazing, but as the Student Council President of Kroma, I can’t stay silent here!”
Ryuko shouted, grabbing the converging golden light within herself.
“Besides, if we let Solciera hog all the spotlight, she’ll end up at the bottom of the popularity poll again, won’t she!”
Thoroughly selfish motives.
With a cry unfitting for someone heading into a final battle, the golden light flowed into Balthius, the dragon under Ryuko’s feet.
“Not just them. Me too! Watatori Ryuko, an ordinary beautiful girl student council president who could be anyone!”
Another monster leaps onto the stage of main characters.
This transformation was even more dramatic, graceful, and splendid.
“Sanctuary Liberation!”
Following Ryuko’s proclamation as the Student Council President, Balthius released a golden light into the sky.
Dark clouds dispersed instantly, and the golden light expanded across the heavens.
“Sanctuary…!? Impossible, it should only activate when the Student Council President obtains the brooch…”
“That’s incorrect, Conductor.”
Nei answered the Conductor’s doubts.
No one in the field understood the phenomenon better than her, the first Sanctuary User.
“She explained it proudly as if it were her own matter.”
“Originally, the sanctuary is a resonance phenomenon that occurs through a kind of coexistence between the Student Council President and the students. Theoretically, there’s no need for towers or brooches. If they can unconditionally trust each other, the sanctuary activates.”
“Such a thing… No, if that’s true…!?”
The Conductor widened her eyes as if seeing something unbelievable.
In front of her stood Ryuko, chest puffed out with pride.
“This child has achieved something no one in history has—100% support rate! Now, Kroma and Ryuko have become one. How about it? Isn’t my disciple amazing?”
“Hmph… Why does Teacher Nei look so smug? It’s me, me! Amazing me!”
“But it’s because I raised you this far, right?”
“Hey!? Not fair! You only said that now! After laughing it off earlier, you suddenly act superior! I’ll tell Teacher Kogare about your drinking yesterday!”
“That’s crossing the line! Who do you think erased your tardiness last time―”
Amidst their bickering, Rei clapped her hands.
Then, looking at them with utter disdain, she spoke.
“Don’t chatter during the decisive battle. If you’re older than me, show me proper conduct.”
“Ack… Yes ma’am…”
“Sorry…”
“Alright, let’s go, both of you. I’m almost at my limit. The ability-based restraint won’t last much longer.”
Rei said that and collapsed on the spot, exhausted.
Nei caught her and looked at Ryuko.
“Please.”
“Yes! Then, let me show you the pinnacle of my sanctuary!”
Bathed in the golden light falling from the sky, Kroma shines.
In the city, the freeze ends, and Solciera and others begin to move.
But no screams are heard.
Instead, there are spirited cries akin to war cries.
It was the voice of Kroma students inspired by Ryuko moving towards Solciera.
Like pressing forward, golden light dances among them.
The dark area created by the Conductor was being rewritten by Ryuko’s hand.
One by one, the students’ bodies began to emit a golden glow.
Seeing this scene, the Conductor could only stare blankly.
Even the regular students who until now could only flee were now fighting Solciera and others on equal footing or better.
“What is… happening…? Nullification of abilities? Enhancement of physical capabilities, or perhaps weakening of those designated as enemies…?”
It should have been a counterfeit version of Solciera.
The sight of terrifying monsters being defeated one after another was nothing short of a nightmare for the Conductor.
“Do you want to know? Want to know, don’t you? I’ll tell you!”
Ryuko proudly flashed a peace sign and said,
“My sanctuary is about power sharing. From this moment, everyone defined as a Kroma student will be just as ridiculously strong as me!”
“…Huh?”
“Get ready, Conductor. From here on, it’s Kroma VS you. Don’t think scenarios with just one hero will cut it anymore!”
The tale of heroes concludes, and here begins a new story.
An ordinary girl achieving victory through friendship and a little effort—a story so cliché and commonplace.
Simply put, it’s just a page from the girl’s youth.
“Dragon Legacy Inheritance—Leviathan!”
Balthius transforms.
The monstrous sea serpent described in the Bible landed on the water with a fierce splash.
“Solciera-san, um… -chan? Anyway, it doesn’t matter. From here on, we fight together!”
“Yes, try not to hold us back too much.”
“Ah, maybe you’re tsundere? Being straightforward isn’t―dangerous?!”
A weapon passes closely by Ryuko who was casually addressing Solciera.
Ryuko immediately ducked. There was no dignity befitting a student council president present.
“Sorry… Got carried away.”
“Hmm, let’s finish this quickly.”
Looking somewhat exasperated, Solciera muttered.
Ryuko nodded, stroked Balthius’s head, and said,
“Let’s go! Balthius!”
The monstrous Balthius roared and moved at an unimaginable speed for its massive frame.
Colliding head-on, it splashed water violently.
“Reiko, now’s your chance!”
Suppressing the angel blocking the tower, Ryuko pointed to a hole in the tower wall.
“Yeah.”
Reiko summoned several ice blocks toward that location.
Creating an impromptu icy path, while rubbing her sleepy eyes, Reiko said,
“It’s your turn from here. Go settle the past.”
“Thank you. I’ll be back.”
In the next instant, Nei disappeared.
Having extracted the results of arrival, Nei had already reached inside the tower.
“Miuye-chan, Diya-chan…!”
Determined, she vanished into the tower.
“It’s impossible, you must defeat me before rescuing them―”
“Not if you care about that person, such one-sided imposition of love is unacceptable!”
As the Conductor tried to pursue Nei, Balthius charged forward.
With a loud sound, it fell beside the Conductor, and from the nearby water surface emerged a giant scissors that carved up its legs.
“No, no distractions. Finish your role as the villain.”
“Grr, you bastards!”
Enraged, the Conductor thrashed about with her massive body.
Regenerating her severed legs, she stood up.
“Wow, this is bad. I thought this was possible only because the sanctuary was taken.”
“The original power of angels. Combining mimicry and infiltration to create a pseudo-immortality.”
“Immortality… huh. I see. That sounds like a losing flag in mythology. Rather, it makes things easier.”
Ryuko said that and grinned confidently.
“You can step back. From here on, I’ll take on this guy.”
“Oh, are you being considerate? Rest assured, I’m not someone who can’t handle things without dying.”
Saying that, Solciera readied the crossbow in her hand and fired an arrow into the sky.
Ascending with a sound that tore through the air, the arrow reached directly above the Conductor and began free-falling.
At that moment, it split into countless pieces, raining down arrows upon the Conductor.
“There’s no way I’d be injured by such attacks!”
The Conductor swatted away the arrows irritably.
However, given her current enormous size, there was no way she could avoid them all.
Countless small arrows pierced her body repeatedly.
“Then, let’s begin my stage.”
Saying that, Solciera caressed the bits swirling around her.
They then spread out, encircling the Conductor.
“I don’t know what you intend to do, but it’s impossible to kill me. Only Ne―”
“Listen carefully.”
From one of the bits came a distinct voice.
Instantly, silence enveloped the area.
Even Ryuko and Balthius were silenced by the overwhelming presence of that voice.
The world cloaked in silence was dominated by a peculiar tension akin to a theater before the curtain rises.
Then,
“I’ll let you listen from the best seat available.”
Saying that, Solciera lightly swung her crossbow.
Instantly, the grip rotated, and the internal mechanism activated.
The body hidden inside, crafted from a certain angel’s horn, unfolded, and where the grip had been, multiple strings were drawn tight.
Its shape and color were somewhat strange, but what it was became immediately clear.
To Ryuko, who attended Kroma Music Academy, it was even familiar.
“—A violin?”
Transforming from the crossbow, it became a single violin.
With movements that belied her youth, Solciera gracefully positioned it.
Then, creating a bow in her hand, she gently placed it against the strings.
“Listen to the voice of the stars.”
Instantly, the entire area was dominated by sound.
Graceful movements and breath-takingly beautiful music.
The refined performance alone shook the core of those who listened.
Starting with a quiet, melancholic tune, the music gradually intensified.
The harsh sounds reminiscent of flames made the Conductor feel an unsettling restlessness.
(What is this… My body… An attack with sound?)
Four bits circling the Conductor maintained a constant distance as they continued to amplify the sound, bathing the Conductor in it.
(The arrows earlier, was that it! They played a role in spreading the sound inward!)
Sound infused with magic penetrated the Conductor’s body.
However, the essence of this attack lay elsewhere.
(My body… Why is it beginning to collapse…!)
Her gigantic body started crumbling into sand from the edges.
As fragile as a sandcastle, her body crumbled wherever she stepped.
“Why can’t I repair this…! Collapse starting throughout my body―”
There was no one to answer her question.
Yet, the result spoke volumes.
Bestowing death through sound.
Through sound, interfering with the very roots of human existence, the Conductor’s inner angel recognized this power.
“Impossible!?”
Through the knowledge granted by the angel, the Conductor finally realized.
Trying desperately to stop it, any movement only turned her into sand.
Watching her body disintegrate piece by piece, the Conductor could only scream.
“Stop! Stop it! This body wasn’t supposed to end like this! This wasn’t in the script!”
Solciera did not cease her playing.
Sand crumbled and fell, yet attempting to restore herself only intensified the music.
All the deaths in this place existed solely within the music of one young girl.
The ruler here was none other than Solciera alone.
From start to finish, everything rested in the palm of this young girl’s hand.
“Ngh, I don’t want this. I can’t end here yet. I need to save That Person quickly…!”
Half of the colossal body, tower-sized, had already crumbled away, yet the Conductor desperately moved forward.
Finally reaching the performing Solciera, she raised her remaining giant scissors.
But it was already too late.
As if concluding the performance, Solciera plucked one string.
Then, she lightly plucked it with her fingertip.
In that instant, the scorpion body the Conductor had created turned into sand and collapsed instantly.
What remained was merely the Conductor covered in sand.
“I… I…!”
Collapsing, the Conductor fell into the water.
“—Oh, and we’re still only on the first song.”
Solciera’s gaze looking down was terribly cold.
However, the listener had already lost consciousness.
At that moment,
From the body of the Conductor lying in the water, a scorpion flew out.
Absorbing the sinking sand in the water, it began growing larger again.
The Fifth Angel had finally decided to reveal its true strength by abandoning the Conductor’s body.
“Oh, encore?”
Solciera noticed this scene and whispered happily.
But the next moment, as if realizing something, she looked away with an expression of boredom.
“I’ll let you deliver the finishing blow.”
“Dragon Legacy Inheritance—Thanatos”
A jet-black dragon crossed in front of Solciera.
The wolf-like transformed Balthius tore apart the scorpion with its sharp claws.
Each attack was imbued with the meaning of death, and the scorpion’s body was systematically dissected.
Eventually, nothing remained.
What was left was only the deactivated core of the angel.
“…Did we win?”
“Of course.”
“Wasn’t my part… rather short?”
“How would I know? Recovering the sanctuary was your goal, wasn’t it?”
“No, it was… but… ”
At Solciera’s dismissive words, Ryuko dejectedly dropped her shoulders.
The conclusion of the series of disturbances that troubled Kroma was surprisingly anticlimactic.
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