𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞
Ashe, finding herself away from the battlefield, discovered sheets in a deserted cabin and hid her body.
It’s nice to be able to use fusion, but it’s tough when your clothes disappear.
Looking for Lapis from the sky as it is.. . . . . .she found her.
Riding Marcosias, she walked leisurely.
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“Lapis!! Hey, Lapis!!”
“Huh, oh. . . . . .Ashe!!”
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Gryphon lowered its altitude, aligning with Marcosias.
The two exchanged glances and grinned, giving a thumbs-up.
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“Victory!!”
“Yes!!. . . . . .Wait, Ashe? Your clothes. . . . . .”
“They got torn. Luckily I found sheets. . . . . .I’ll prepare spare clothes when using fusion.”
“Wait, you fused too, Ashe?”
“Does that mean you did too, Lapis?”
“Yes! Thanks to that, I defeated a huge black wolf.”
“Wow. . . . . .we’ve become quite strong.”
“Yes. I’m happy.”
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The heartwarming moment was short-lived.
From the direction of the Asgard Kingdom, the sound of black smoke and explosions could be heard.
They looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
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“Let’s go. Ridelle and Leivinia should be there.”
“Yes. There’s still something we can do.”
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Gryphon and Marcosias headed for the Asgard Kingdom.
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“Take this!!”
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Ridelle kicked away yet another demon beast, too many to count.
The demon beast spat out blood and rolled over, then vanished in particles. It wasn’t dead but returned to the 『World of Summoned Beasts』 in spirit form. With time, it could revive its body and return as someone’s Summoned beast.
However, humans don’t have that luxury.
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“Huff, huff, huff. . . . . .”
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Ridelle was exhausted.
She’d been moving non-stop and was dripping with sweat. She had taken off her uniform and was fighting in just a shirt.
She was covered in mud and scratches all over her body.
However, her red ponytail shimmered and swayed like a ruby.
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“They just don’t decrease. . . . . .Ugh, I’m so tired. . . . . .”
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The number of demon beasts didn’t seem to reduce.
Ridelle had defeated about five hundred by herself, fighting in a Total Assimilation state. Due to the overwhelming numbers and her dwindling strength, she had reverted to her human form.
Now, she just kept kicking relentlessly. There was no sign of allies. She was quite far off from her intended position.
She considered retreating for a moment.
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“. . . . . .But, I can’t pull back.”
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If she retreated, the demon beasts would attack.
She couldn’t afford to retreat. Fueled by this thought, 『Red Queen』 let out steam.
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“Ah, there she is!! That red hair, it’s Ridelle!! Lapis!!”
“Yes!! Marcosias, 『Ice Dart』!!”
“Gryphon, 『Gale Dart』!!”
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Spears of ice and stakes of wind rained down.
Arriving for support were Ashe and Lapis.
The appearance of reinforcements brought a smile to Ridelle’s face.
However, that momentary distraction proved deadly.
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『SHAGAAA!!』
“Eh━━”
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That was a small snake.
Approaching Ridelle without being noticed, it was waiting for an opportunity.
Its target was the neck. If bitten━━what would happen.
Ridelle closed her eyes.
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『GARURURU!! Nisrok!!』
『Aiaaai』
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Suddenly, something flew in from the side.
That something bit the snake. The snake then became docile and disappeared into particles.
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『Phew, finally found it. It was tough searching with all these scents.』
『Haaa~~~ I’m tired. . . . . .so sleepy.』
“Eh, ah, you guys. . . . . .”
“No way. . . . . .”
“Wow. . . . . .”
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Ridelle, Ashe, and Lapis were astonished.
Present were Leivinia and Nisrok, in the form of summoned beasts.
Leivinia was a tiger and Nisrok was a sloth, but. . . . . .their sizes were strange.
Leivinia, who should have been ten meters long, was now the size of a puppy. Nisrok had also shrunk to a size that could be held.
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『We used too much power. . . . . .But we did our best!』
『We defeated a lot, huh~』
『We came to help because you guys were fighting a strong one, but it’s over━━right?!』
『Wha?!』
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Ridelle hugged Leivinia, and Ashe held Nisrok.
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“I’m so glad!! You guys are safe!! And so cute!! So fluffy!! Is this a puppy? So cute!!”
『I’m not a dog, I’m a tiger!! I just shrunk because I used too much power. Let go!!』
“Mmmm~~ so fluffy. Nisrok is cute!!”
『Mmm~~~ Actually, I prefer this form over the humanoid one.』
“Ashe, me too!! I want to hold them too!!”
“Wait a bit more. . . . . .mmm so cute!!”
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After some time of fluffing, Leivinia and the others were finally released.
With the demon beast taken care of, they asked.
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“Hey Leivinia, can you guys take on human forms?”
『Impossible. That form was given by Demon Emperor-sama. This is our original form.』
『But, this one is more comfortable~』
“I see. We’ve taken care of things here. Everyone’s gathered. . . . . .Ashe, Lapis. Let’s go to where Albero and Kid are.”
“Yeah. Right. . . . . .Leivinia, do you know the place?”
『I can tell by the scent! Sniff, sniff』
“So, cute. . . . . .”
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Leivinia sniffed the ground.
Lapis seemed to want to touch Leivinia and approached, but was stopped by Ashe.
Ashe said, looking into the distance.
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“. . . . . .I wonder if Albero and Kid are okay.”
“They’re fine! Think about it. Do you think those two would lose? Right, Lapis?”
“Of course. Those two won’t lose!”
『. . . . . .I found them. Over there!』
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The three, carrying Leivinia and Nisrok, ran towards where Albero and the others were.
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