“Did this happen because I turned into a Devil!? Did you abandon her because I’m a Devil and her friend! ?”
I bite my teeth with regret. I have no power. I didn’t have any power at all. If I have more power as a Devil……
If I have the power to at least save Asia……
Even if I regret it now, she will never smile again. “Ara, a Devil is repenting in a place like this? Or were you wishing for something?”
The voice I heard from behind me is that of Raynare. When I turned around, there is a Fallen Angel smirking at me. “Look at this. This is the wound I got from the [Knight] boy while I was coming here.”
Raynare places her hand on her wound. The shallow green light starts to heal her wound. “Look. Wonderful, isn’t it? I can heal any kind of wound. To us Fallen Angels, who lost the protection of God, that child’s Sacred Gear was a wonderful present.”
Hey. That light belongs to Asia. Why are you using it? Are Kiba and Koneko-chan safe? I start to wonder. “My status will rise since I will be a Fallen Angel that can heal Fallen Angels. I could be of help to the great Azazel-sama and Shemhaza-sama! There is nothing more wonderful than this! Aaah, Azazel-sama…… My power is all for you……”
“Like I care.”
I glared at Raynare. “I don’t care about that. Fallen Angels, God, and Devils…… Those things had nothing to do with this girl.”
“No, it did. She was a chosen human that possessed a Sacred Gear.”
“……Even so, she could have lived quietly. She could have lived normally!”
“She couldn’t. Those with irregular Sacred Gear would be left out of the world and groups. Because they possess a powerful ability. Because they have a different power than others. You know humans hate those things, right? Even though it’s a wonderful power like this.”
“……Then I would have protected Asia, as her friend!”
“Ahahahaha! It’s impossible! Because she died! That girl is dead, you know? It’s not the matter of whether you protect her or not. You couldn’t protect her! You couldn’t protect her back at evening and even now! You really are a weird boy! It’s so amusing!”
“………… I know. That’s why I can’t forgive you. And myself—”
I can’t forgive everything. Myself who couldn’t protect Asia. Raynare who killed Asia. Then Buchou’s words come into my mind. ——Desire. Sacred Gear is driven with the power of desire. And it also determines the power for it as well. “Give her back.”
——Even though you are a Devil, your will to desire hasn’t been lost. The stronger you desire, the stronger your Sacred Gear will respond to you. “Give Asia baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! !”
[Dragon booster!!] The Sacred Gear on my left arm activates as if it responded to my shout. The jewel in the gauntlet makes a bright shine. Some mysterious mark appears on the gauntlet. At the same time, power flows into my body. From my left arm equipped with the Sacred Gear to my whole body. I went ahead while having my body overflow with power. I thrust my fist towards the Fallen Angel front of me who is smirking. Raynare dodges it easily. As if she’s dancing. “I will explain it so even a dummy like you can understand. It’s a simple power difference. I have a power of 1000. You have a power of 1. You can’t shorten the gap between us no matter what. Even with the ability of that Sacred Gear, the power doubled is only 2. It’s futile! How can you win against me!? Ahahahahahahaha!”
[Boost!!] Another sound from the jewel. The mark on the jewel of the gauntlet changes from [I] to [II]. HEARTBEAT
A second change happens to my body. The power—something to beat down the enemy in front of me is increasing. “Uoooooooooo!”
I went charging at her while concentrating my overflowing power to my fist. I’m already promoted to a [Rook]. “Heh! Did your power increase a bit? Still, it’s not enough!”
My attack is dodged again. Next moment, lights gather to Raynare’s hand and it forms into something. “I put a lot of power in it! Eat this!”
ZUDON! The spear of light pierces both my legs. It went deep into both of my thighs. Even with the defence of a [Rook], it wasn’t able to defend against it. “Guaaaaaaaaaah!”
I screamed. My body goes through intense pain, but I can’t get on my knees for something like this. I grab onto the spear immediately. BURNS. “Guaaaaaaaaaah!”
The sound of my flesh burning. Hot! It’s burning hoooooooot! Is it because it’s made up of light!? The palm of my hand that is holding onto the spear gets burned. There are smokes coming from my hand. Also from the wounds on my thighs. It’s burning my hand and legs violently. Raynare starts to laugh at me after she sees me trying to pull out the spear. “Ahahahaha! A Devil trying to pull that spear out is foolish! To Devils, lights are intense poison. Just touching it will make you burn. That is the ultimate pain that Devils can taste! For a Low-class Devil like you, it’s—”
“Nugaaaaaaaah!”
I made a scream which you can’t describe in words, but I tried to pull out the spear of light slowly by gripping strongly onto it. The intense pain caused by the spear that is piercing my legs. The intense pain that is inflicted on me by the power of light. Those things are causing me so much pain. I’m about to lose consciousness because of it. It feels like I will die if I don’t bite my teeth hard. So what about it? What about it!? “This! That girl! This is nothing compared to what Asia went through! !”
I pull out the spear slowly while my tears and drool comes out of my face. It hurts. It huuuuuurts dammit! But this! What about this! Zuryuuzuryuu. The spear is being drawn out from my legs while making horrible noise. When I got the spear out from both my legs, I dropped it from my hand and it disappears before hitting the ground. Splash. After losing the thing that was blocking the holes on my legs, blood starts to flow out from the wounds. Even though I took out the spear, the pain still remains. [Boost!!] Even if I was pierced by the spear and stopped my attack, the gauntlet on my left arm continues to make a sound. It hurts. It really hurts. I’m crying a lot and I have so much drool coming out from my mouth. Slip. I slipped onto my butt after I lost some strength in me. I don’t have the strength to stand up. Shit, I don’t have any strength in my legs. No, I don’t have any strength left in my whole body. Am I in a bad condition? “……Quite remarkable. A Low-class Devil pulling out the spear of light made by a Fallen Angel. But it’s futile. My light isn’t flashy, but has a high killing ability against Devils. The density of the light is strong. So strong that it is used as the blade of light priests uses. Getting hurt even once will be hard to heal, even for a Middle-class Devil. For a Low-class Devil like you, this is the limit. Fufufu, you can’t look down on the damage caused by the power of light, you know? Especially my light.”
Like always, she is talking long about something I don’t understand. “The light circulates around your body, and cause damages to your whole body. If you are late at healing it, you will die.