LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 106
106. For Now, That’s Enough
Luca’s great sword, enveloped in a fiery glow, traced a red arc as it slammed into Greed.
A burst of flashing light and explosion.
“Guoooooooh…!? Oooooooouuuuuuoooooooohhhhhh…!!”
Greed let out a scream, mixed with shock.
The massive golden body staggered back about ten meters.
It was an inhuman level of strength.
“What an incredibly heavy blow… Even more so than during the training in the other realm…!”
Greed groaned.
White smoke rose from the shattered scales and torn flesh.
“To think you could land such a deep blow on me. Perhaps, it’s been since my battle with the war god.”
“…It’s only because of your teachings.”
Luca calmly adjusted her stance, sword still glowing red.
“I will acknowledge you, human. Your strength, and your skill. Perhaps, as a human, you are the strongest swordsman.”
A faint light overflowed from the dragon’s wounds.
The cracks in the scales sealed, the flesh mended.
Slowly, the wounds began to heal.
“However, even so, you cannot defeat me. I, who embody the pinnacle of power—the ancient race of dragons.”
As Greed shook his body, the wounds had already completely healed.
“I can regenerate endlessly. You attack, and I heal each time—if it comes down to stamina, there’s no way a human can best a dragon.”
“—I suppose not. If the fight continues, I’ll lose.”
Luca admitted her defeat without hesitation.
“I’ve become stronger thanks to you. I am grateful. But even so, I still cannot reach you.”
“…Oh?”
“For now, that’s enough.”
“──What!?”
“Heh, you shouldn’t forget about me either.”
When had she even appeared?
Sarome was above Greed’s head.
“Are you saying… I didn’t sense her presence at all…!?”
“Your lesson came in handy. Learning more advanced uses of the ‘factor’—I owe you, ancient dragon.”
A dark light shone in Sarome’s eyes.
A deadly glint, completely unlike her usual cheerfulness.
The knife she brought down slashed across Greed’s scalp.
──No,
“But a weakling like you can’t harm me.”
Greed said quietly, just as the knife’s blade was easily deflected.
“Your scales really are too hard. It’s abnormal that Luca can cut through them.”
Sarome chuckled bitterly, knife still in hand.
“But my goal isn’t to attack you.”
She pulled something out from her pocket and slapped it onto the dragon’s forehead.
“Wh…!?”
Thick black smoke engulfed the area, hiding everything from view.
A smoke bomb.
“We’re here to grab your attention, and create an opening. That’s our role.”
Luca said.
“Exactly. Until Haruto’s ‘preparations’ are complete.”
Sarome, now back on the ground, stood beside Luca.
“This is──”
Greed looked around, clearly surprised.
He must have noticed.
The rainbow-colored light began to surround him.
“Thank you, both of you.”
I looked at Luca and Sarome—my dependable companions.
“Thanks to you, the preparations are complete.”
I had already positioned seven glowing orbs around the dragon.
The rainbow light flickered in resonance, growing even brighter.
More radiant.
More vivid.
More divine──.
By resonating, the skills of the gods amplify each other.
Just as they grew stronger when I met Gregorio, Jack, and Electra.
So I wondered, what if I divided my own skill, and made them resonate to increase their power?
In order to gain the time for that resonance and power-up, Luca and Sarome had kept Greed occupied.
[Imagine it, and give it form. The form of the power you desire.]
I remembered the words of the goddess from the time I fought the demon general, Gyrasvrim.
I want to protect everyone.
That’s why I need power.
That singular thought had carried me this far.
But maybe, I had misunderstood a little.
I’ve protected everyone, and at the same time, I’ve been protected by them.
That’s how I’ve made it this far.
And from now on as well.
“The power… it’s growing…!?”
Greed looked puzzled.
[Then you will reach it──eventually becoming an invincible existence.]
As if responding to my thoughts, the glow of the seven orbs grew even stronger.
Their colors shifted from a rainbow hue to a golden radiance, like the sun.
“This is… not just the power of the gods──!?”
Greed’s voice trembled in astonishment.
I deepened my focus.
Sharpen my thoughts.
Strengthen my thoughts.
Give shape to my thoughts.
The key is to support each other.
──Suddenly, a strange vision appeared before me.
A white temple.
The door at its deepest point.
The world inside my consciousness overlapped with the real world… or so it seemed?
Beyond the door, the source of power slumbered.
That’s what the goddess once taught me.
I reached out and placed my hand on the door.
Slowly, I pushed.
The tightly shut door began to open, little by little, splitting to the sides.
A soft glow spilled from beyond.
And then──.