Episode 12: I Became an Angel of the Battlefield
With Rinne perched on my shoulder, I smiled softly as I headed toward the battlefield.
At that moment, for some reason, the [Fake Flame Spirit]—who seemed oddly out of place on the battlefield—froze in place. When our eyes met, it turned into pure white ash and crumbled away.
Wait, what? Why did it choose to “self-destruct” just because I smiled at it?
Was it out of its mind or something?
Well, whatever. It doesn’t matter.
At least I made it in time. It was pretty close, though.
I mean, if I wanted to hurry back, I had to fly, right? So I tried creating “Golden Wings” with my Radiant Holy Magic, but no one seemed to comment on it.
Plus, seeing so many people on the verge of death made me really anxious.
The desperate, hopeless humans looked so pitiful and endearing that I couldn’t help but smile warmly at them. But then I realized they were about to die, so I quickly healed them!
If they died on their own, I wouldn’t get their souls, right? What a waste!
Thinking about it, I probably didn’t need to heal everyone… but listen to this!
The voices of joy from the humans who were accidentally healed:
[…Huh? Why is my body healed!?]
[Wait, is that the Saintess!?]
[The human Saintess? That girl?]
[Why does she have wings!?]
[I want her to step on me!]
[As expected of the Princess! (laughs)]
[An angel…?]
[I want her to step on me with those heels!]
[The Saintess is amazing!]
[Princess, your wings! (laughs)]
[Please step on me!]
[Why are even my athlete’s foot and cavities healed!?]
[What’s with this magical power!?]
[The Saintess is insane!]
…There are some weird ones here.
Anyway, Sara-chan and Bri-chan, who are laughing their heads off, are going to get punished later.
“Eurushia!”
“Lucia!”
Hearing my name called out in the now chaotic battlefield, I turned around to see Rick and Noel running toward me.
Huh? Is Rick a little angry? Am I going to get scolded?
And Noel looks like he’s about to hug me with full force. If I stop him with a [Tei], the shockwave might tear up the ground, you know?
But
for some reason, both of them stopped dead in their tracks just before reaching me, as if struck by lightning. Huh? What’s wrong? Tilting my head in confusion, I noticed Noel pointing his golden magic sword at… Rinne, who was on my shoulder.
“Lucia! Get away from that!”
“…Noel, be careful.”
Ah, I see… Rinne must have “intimidated” the two of them, huh? That Fake Flame Spirit earlier was probably scared of Rinne too, I bet!
I’ll ask Rinne later why he only intimidated these two.
“Don’t worry, you two. I’ve already had a ‘chat’ with him, and he has agreed to follow my lead.”
(It was more like “physical persuasion,” though.)
(Shut up, Rinne.)
Rick and Noel were stunned, realizing that Rinne was the [Black Lightning Demon], but let’s not complicate things, okay? Giving them a smile laced with pressure, Rick sighed deeply and sheathed his sword.
“…Give up, Noel. She’s just like that.”
“But…”
Noel still seemed unconvinced, but after seeing the Fake Flame Spirit disappear earlier, he reluctantly accepted it. …Though Rick’s phrasing was a bit off.
“But Eurushia. I understand that you’re the Saintess, but healing the enemy’s wounds on the battlefield…”
“Ah, right, right. Brother Ludrick. I’ve also spoken with the Demon King, and he’s agreed to stop the war.”
“What!?”
My words left both of them completely dumbfounded.
(The Demon King seems to be having a hard time.)
(…Huh? Isn’t the problem solved now?)
…The battlefield buzzed with chatter.
[…Wait, the Demon King!?]
[She convinced him!?]
[The Saintess is amazing!]
[Wait, she ended the war!?]
[Saintess, step on me!]
[Who is that girl!?]
[As expected of the Princess! (laughs)]
[Princess, you’re incredible! (laughs)]
[The Saintess is insane!]
[Please step on me!]
…There are some weird ones again, but Sara-chan and Bri-chan are getting extra punishments.
Anyway! (Forcing the topic)
“Everyone, it’s not over yet. The person who started this war is still out there.”
Feeling the tension drop dangerously low, I changed the subject. Rick and Noel tightened their expressions, and I turned my gaze toward a figure high in the sky, appearing as a mere dot.
Now then, it’s time for punishment for you too, who’s been playing in my hunting grounds.
“What is… that?”
Geass felt a mix of confusion and intense anger at the sudden turn of events.
It was supposed to end soon. Just a little more, and his wish would have been fulfilled.
He had summoned a dangerous demon that even targeted its summoner, planning to kill everyone, including the heroes who were in the way. At least the minimum number of souls would have been collected.
But then, that demon was purified by golden light and disappeared, and those who were on the verge of death were revived.
All because of that thing.
“──!?”
The moment he tried to glare at the “golden girl,” the source of it all, he shuddered at the ominous aura emanating from the “black cat” on her shoulder.
“Could it be… that ‘Beast’!?”
The demon he had summoned to plunge the world into chaos was now perched on the girl’s shoulder like an ordinary cat. Moreover, from what little he could hear, she had even convinced the Demon King Hevrat.
How did she manage to persuade that man, who shared Geass’s “past life” memories and had given up on this world? Not only that, but she had even subdued the “Beast”?
From her appearance, Geass deduced that she must be the “true Saintess.”
A Saintess with immense magical power, healing both the bodies and hearts of the wounded with her great compassion.
But something was wrong.
This shouldn’t be possible for a mere human girl.
At that moment, as he looked up at the figure high in the sky, her beautiful, compassionate smile filled him with an indescribable “fear,” as if he were facing a hungry predator.
That thing… is no Saintess.
“My ‘God’! ‘Evil God’! By the ‘Covenant,’ I beseech you. Open the gate to the other world!!”
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“Huh…?”
The old man who seemed to be the mastermind above was starting to display an unusual power. His magic and life force were completely drained, but what was he trying to do now?
(It’s because you looked at him like you wanted something.)
(What else could I do?)
Are you the one to make snarky comments!? I mean, he looked so pained and miserable… and somehow, it made him look delicious!
And… what’s with that “soul”? It’s strangely intriguing.
The wavelength of the soul I can feel is… anger, confusion, fear… and sadness, I think. It’s not that it resonates with me, but… what is it?
Moreover, that soul…
(That guy’s under a “Covenant.”)
(Yeah. It seems so.)
As expected, though I can’t be entirely sure since it’s someone else’s Covenant, the old man… Geass’s soul clearly bore the traces of a contract with a supernatural being.
So that’s why he was collecting souls…
This battlefield… or rather, this entire region, has a strange flow of power. Even though people are dying in the war, there’s no sign of the souls dispersing.
Souls with a lot of “experience” consume that experience to reincarnate. Other souls with less experience are returned to the world to be reborn as new souls.
Geass had been collecting those souls that should have been returned, making them his own.
How cruel!
I’m glad my servants didn’t accidentally do something like that!
(Eurushia, I sense a high-level presence.)
(Yeah… it seems so.)
Whether it’s a god or a demon, Geass’s actions caused a sudden rumbling like an earthquake, and people began to murmur. The center of that power was…
“Hey, everyone. It’s dangerous over there.”
Somehow, in the midst of the commotion, they heard me. I pointed to a distant spot, and the people there scattered like spiders.
(Did they think you were going to do something?)
(…Huh?)
That’s not it, right?
(Be careful. The ground is about to open.)
As Rinne’s voice echoed in my head again, a “black vortex” formed in the earth, beginning to suck in those who were too slow to escape. This isn’t good.
“──’Let there be golden light’──”
The Radiant Holy Magic I unleashed clashed with the “black vortex,” and the shockwave blew the nearly swallowed people out of its range.
…Great success.
(You’re injured.)
(Shut up.)
Ah… While I was bantering with Rinne, the old man plunged into the black vortex.
He got away…
Anyway, this “black vortex” needs to be dealt with.
My Radiant Holy Magic has weakened its momentum for now, but if left alone, it’ll start swallowing everything around it again.
(Rinne, can’t you do something about it?)
I casually asked Rinne on my shoulder, but he yawned, showing no interest in humans.
(At worst, it’ll just swallow the surrounding area. If I go all out, I can destroy it, but that’ll cause even worse damage.)
(Yeah, I figured…)
Rinne is a “Beast”… in other words, he specializes in destruction. I’m a “Devil,” but I’m also a “Beast,” so I’m not good with delicate tasks.
It’s not that I’m careless. I’m just not that precise. (Important)
“There’s no problem.”
“Eek!”
Suddenly, a voice called out from right behind me. I turned around, startled, to find Noah and my four other servant demons standing there.
You scared me! Where were you!?
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