[Yes! Eat my scales! Your body should withstand them!]
Giving Yueri a thumbs-up, I used the Velett family dagger to carve off one of Gauss’s scales and forced it down.
The moment it entered my body, an explosion-like shock surged through me, followed by an overwhelming sensation of mana flooding my veins.
This is… the magic of a dragon!
I was fully restored to my pre-battle state.
“Now we can do this…!”
I stepped in front of Mashiro to shield her.
Flone had to be nearing her limit too.
No matter how vast her reserves were, she couldn’t repeatedly cast spells capable of wiping out entire lands.
This was truly the final battle.
“O Dark Spirit! Remake the world! Rewrite fate! Reduce the hatred, grudges, and rage born from this world’s order to nothing—and grant all things the right to begin anew!”
Through Flone’s complete incantation, the strongest spell took form, hurtling toward us.
“Suffer in darkness and perish! [World-Ender—WORLD IS MINE]!!”
What she unleashed was pure annihilation—
formless, all-consuming darkness.
My instincts screamed that if it touched me, even my soul would be erased.
“Fine… Let’s see whose will is stronger—your despair or our hope!”
I activated [Magic Burial], and we clashed a second time.
The air quaked. The earth trembled.
A deafening roar, as if the world had split in two, echoed around us.
“Once I claim Mashiro Leiche’s vessel… I’ll forge a new world in my next life! A world where endless war reigns supreme!”
“For a human to play god is beyond arrogance. Scum like you… should never have been reborn!”
“This is what the gods desired! They gave me this power to preserve an exceptional human like me! That’s why I was born with an affinity for dark magic!”
The pressure of her magic intensified—doubling, then redoubling.
If a hundred won’t cut it, give a thousand. If a thousand isn’t enough, push beyond ten thousand!
I focused every last drop of mana in my body, leaving nothing wasted.
“I… won’t give up! I promised… everyone I’d win!”
“Willpower alone doesn’t decide battles! In the end, only the strong prevail!”
The darkness, carrying the power to end the world, breached [Magic Burial] and stretched its tendrils toward me.
What!? I couldn’t cancel it all out…!?
A sensation like my mind was being violated.
False memories—scenes I’d never seen—flashed before me.
“Stop …… Stop …… Stop ……!!!”
Mashiro, consumed by Flone.
Karen, broken by Arnia.
Reina, stripped of all emotion.
Alice, cutting down innocents.
Yueri, standing before her ruined workshop.
A future I hadn’t chosen—an “if” I’d avoided.
Was this real? Were these memories the truth?
No… Stop…! My head, my heart—they’re breaking. I’m losing myself.
What am I even—
“It’s okay, Ouga-kun… You’re not alone.”
In that moment, a warm light pierced the darkness swallowing my consciousness.
Ever since the day I met you, Ouga-kun—the day you changed my life—I’ve had a single goal.
If hardship ever blocks your path, I want to be the hand that helps you force the door open.
If you ever get hurt protecting someone, I want to share that pain with you.
Even if people call you a [Saint], even if everyone looks to you for salvation… I want to be the one who saves you.
Just like you accepted all of me… I want to accept all of you.
You always put us first, but seeing you come home hurt over and over… I can’t stand just watching anymore.
I don’t want to just be saved by you—I want to stand and fight beside you.
“Finally… I made it to your side, Ouga-kun.”
Mashiro’s mana flowed into me through our clasped hands.
The ring I’d once given her—embedded with a magic stone—linked our power together.
The false memories infesting me vanished, and in my vision, only Mashiro’s gentle smile remained.
“…Mashiro.”
“Hmm?”
“I love you.”
“I love you too.”
“…Thank you.”
“No… Thank you for loving me.”
Our fingers intertwined tightly, refusing to let go.
Her mana and mine intertwined, merging into an explosive force.
With Mashiro—a vessel of immense power sought by Flone—and me, now infused with a dragon’s magic, there was nothing in this world we couldn’t overcome.
“…!? What… What is this mana…!?”
“…Something you’ll never have, Flone.”
We’re the only ones who can save this world.
But I don’t want to be a hero.
I just want to protect the people precious to me.
Our small, happy life together.
Reaching out as if to seize our future, we shouted in unison:
“”Delete—AAAAAAAALLL!!””
The darkness that sought to plunge the world into despair was vanquished by our hope.
The spell shattered into mere mana, then disappeared from this world entirely.
Where Mashiro and I glared, Flone stood frozen, clawing at her head.
“No… not yet…! This isn’t… the end…!”
“No. This is the end, Flone Milfonti.”
“Chris Ragni—!!”
Too focused on fighting us, she had let her guard down—her [World-Ender: World is Mine] shattered. And in that moment, Alice closed in.
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Her blade was already drawn. Against her honed sword, there was no stopping it.
“As Alice, the sword of Ouga sama—I shall cut you down! [Blossom Scattering Slash]!”
“GUWAAAAAAAH!?”
Blood sprayed as Flone was sent flying into the air.
Yet—whether by sheer luck or not—her eyes still burned with life.
“Damn, she just won’t die…!”
“I don’t… want to die… I… I still have dreams…!”
[GYURARARARA!]
Before she could crash, the Magic Dragon caught her.
Had she kept enough mana to control it? Unbelievable.
“Gauss!”
“[Don’t worry! I won’t let her escape!]”
Gauss carried Mashiro and me in pursuit.
We couldn’t push him beyond his limits, but we wouldn’t fall behind either.
If this chase continued, Flone’s mana—used to brainwash the dragon—would run dry first.
A desperate chase unfolded.
The one who broke first under our killing intent was Flone.
“Dammit…! If it’s come to this…!”
Realizing she couldn’t win, Flone and her dragon descended—To the place where it all began. The Rishburg Magic Academy.
Where Mashiro and I first met. Where Flone and I first crossed paths.
Where my unwanted life as the [Saint] began. Now, we stood face-to-face.
“So you chose a place of memories as your grave?”
Bleeding heavily from Alice’s attack, Flone couldn’t even stand without leaning on the dragon.
Her mana was nearly gone—just enough to maintain the brainwashing.
But I wouldn’t underestimate her.
Her will to live was monstrous—like a curse. She’d kill, drag the world into chaos—all to survive.
“Ha… haha… My grave? I won’t die. Even if I have to become a monster… I’ll live! I’ll come back again and again!”
Then—Flone touched the dragon’s body.
She chose survival, abandoning her ideals. No way…!
“[Possession Reincarnation]!”
The moment she chanted— Flone’s body collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.
If the forbidden archives were right, her consciousness was now—
“…So you’ve finally abandoned being human.”
“[First time using this… but it feels surprisingly good. Like I’ve been reborn… Hahaha!]”
“…!? Her mana’s increasing…!”
Her excitement unleashed a surge of power—greater than before.
She hadn’t reincarnated as a human. Instead, her soul had consumed the dragon’s.
Now a dragon-human hybrid, Flone flexed her new limbs.
Even the wounds I’d inflicted with [Dragon Slaying Fist: Light] had closed.
I had to finish this before she fully adapted—But an overwhelming aura warned me not to rush.
This monster had awakened yet another power.
“[In this form… I’ll use [World-Ender: World is Mine] again!]”
“Mashiro! Get over here!”
“Got it…!”
A shroud of darkness spread across the capital’s sky.
If she could now wield dark magic—something the dragon couldn’t—Flone had truly evolved.
“[Well? If you don’t stop me before the shroud fully descends… it’s over.]”
What do I do?!
[Magic Burial] couldn’t cancel something this vast. And Flone wouldn’t give me an opening.
I couldn’t survive [World is Mine] again.
This power-up was unexpected.
Why does fate keep smiling on her…!?
“—Ouga-kun.”
Her voice snapped me back to reality.
…Right. I don’t need some distant goddess. I have my own—right beside me.
There is no need to panic at this point.
“…It’s okay. No matter what happens, I’m with you.”
“That’s all the courage I need. Thanks, Mashiro.”
She clenched my right hand, as if reading my thoughts.
Just her support was enough. Her warmth flowed into me through [Dragon Slaying Fist: True]. The magic stone glowed in the darkness—
…!
There was a way. One chance to deceive Flone and turn the tide.
But I had to get close.
Think. Think! Don’t let my expression slip. Plan each move carefully…!
“[I swore to be the fangs that tear through all obstacles, my friend.]”
“Gauss…!”
Now in hybrid form, Gauss placed a hand on my shoulder.
He’d sensed it—the next strike would decide everything.
He’d give it his all.
“[Avenge our fallen kin…!]”
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