Chapter 21
When I reached back and extended my hand, I felt something touch me. But how do I get out of here?
“How do we get out of here?”
“If you defeat the boss, you can leave.”
“Is that so?”
Defeat the boss… But doesn’t that close the gate?
The thought that things might escalate made me slightly nervous, but I wasn’t the same as before.
It’ll work out somehow!
If I think positively, isn’t it a win-win situation?
I can get the reward and the boss’s loot—it’s a two-for-one deal!
This is totally my lucky day… Ahem.
“It seems like we’re almost there.”
At those words, I looked in the direction Lillian pointed. There was a glass case with an orb inside.
“That’s what I was talking about.”
【Mine!】
As soon as Nika shouted that and charged forward, something blocked her path, and I froze.
A skeleton-shaped monster clad in a robe appeared, casting magic with its staff to block Nika.
A monster with that appearance and characteristics exists only in one place.
Lillian stopped me as I tried to step forward.
“Be careful. That monster… The ‘Elder Lich’ is an S-rank variant monster.”
“…A variant?”
“Yes, it’s an irregular monster that is occasionally born. There aren’t many records because they’ve rarely been observed. On top of that, it’s known for leaving no trace, so only we witches are aware of its existence.”
A variant… No, it’s a mutated monster. It’s the same monster that caused my younger sister to lose their ability and crippled their leg.
When an A-rank gate opened and monsters poured out, my sister barely managed to fend it off.
It was a being that left my sister with the disgrace of being the first S-rank hunter to be defeated by an A-rank.
Because of that, her S-rank title was revoked. She was branded as fraud with an illegal registration, and didn’t receive any support for her injuries.
But it wasn’t an A-rank?
I trembled with rage as I glared at the monster.
“How dare… How dare you appear before me…?”
As if ruining my sister’s life wasn’t enough…?
Do you know how much ridicule my sister endured because of you?
I clenched my fists so tightly that my nails dug into my palms, causing blood to drip.
I won’t let this slide…
At that moment, a message appeared.
【The prerequisite has been fulfilled!】
【The skill: Power of Infinite Love is now fully unlocked!】
【Infinite Love】
- The summoned creature loves the summoner unconditionally.
- The summoner’s love for the summoned creature unlocks their true strength.
- The summoner and the summoned creature are connected by a special bond.
- The more the summoner is enraged, the stronger the summoned creature becomes.
Nika’s body began to change.
A writhing dark energy surrounded her, enveloping her completely. Soon, her body morphed into a sphere.
With a cracking sound, the sphere shattered, revealing Nika’s transformed form.
Her large frame disappeared, replaced by a sleek and agile figure.
It was as if her muscles had been compressed to their utmost limits.
Sensing danger, the monster retreated and began drawing a magic circle in the air, but it was futile.
In an instant, Nika vanished and destroyed the magic circle, lunging straight at the Elder Lich.
The monster chanted strange words to stop her, but nothing worked.
Every spell it cast was destroyed, every attack it made deflected, as Nika’s strike landed squarely on the Elder Lich.
At that moment, the Elder Lich began glowing red.
It was the same magic it used on my sister—a self-sacrificial spell that consumed its soul in exchange for devastating power.
“N-Nika!”
But it was useless against Nika.
In an instant, the Elder Lich was shattered into pieces.
Even that wasn’t enough—Nika kept destroying it until not even a fragment of bone remained.
The surroundings were also ravaged, and the orb inside the glass case was completely destroyed.
As I stared at the rampaging Nika, I felt a soft touch from behind me.
“Master… Please calm down.”
“…”
As I suppressed my anger, Nika gradually returned to her original form.
She transformed back into a small flame and flew over to me, her worried eyes watching for my reaction.
【Master… Are you okay?】
“…I’m fine. Come here.”
At last, Nika nestled into my arms. I turned to Lillian, who had been holding me back, and expressed my gratitude.
“Thank you… Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to calm down.”
“It’s nothing.”
But why isn’t she letting go?
The soft sensation felt nice, but it was also slightly embarrassing.
After regaining my composure, I looked at the shattered remains of the orb. Lillian stood there, staring at it with a blank expression.
“This… This precious thing…”
【Ehehe.】
Nika laughed in a cute voice.
When I asked Lillian what the shattered remains of the object were, she replied that it was a “Liberation Stone.”
“It can help unlock hidden abilities or open sealed skills.”
“…”
That’s exactly what I needed…?
I looked at Nika with a blank expression. She was laughing, her “ehehe” adorable enough for me to let it slide.
“It seems like the gate will close soon, so let’s leave now.”
She handed me a transparent potion.
She mentioned that the hunters we encountered earlier were likely waiting outside the gate with reinforcements, suggesting we sneak out unnoticed.
I agreed and drank the potion. This time, it tasted like orange juice.
“The flavors are pretty varied, huh?”
“I made them in several flavors. There’s even strawberry!”
She promised to make more for the next time we sneak in, and as we exited the gate, just as expected, Awakener Association hunters were waiting.
And not just a few—there were far more than before, an overwhelming number of Awakeners.
Without the transparent potion, we would have been caught for sure.
We carefully moved, trying to escape, when I felt a sudden presence.
A powerful magic surged, enough to make my body tingle.
“I can’t see it, but I can definitely feel it.”
At that moment, a figure appeared.
A stunning beauty with flowing black hair stepped forward, staring directly in our direction.
I immediately recognized her face.
She was Cha Yuri, an S-rank Awakener belonging to the Awakener Association, notorious as the “Mad Dog” among hunters.
“Why don’t you show yourself before I burn everything to ashes?”
She conjured a massive fireball, her signature skill, poised to launch it at us at any moment.
This was going to turn into a fight, wasn’t it?
I glanced at Lillian, silently asking for a solution. She asked if I was okay with the entire area being turned to ashes if she got involved, but that would only make things worse.
With no other choice, I decided to resolve this through dialogue.
Not me, though—Nika stepped forward instead.
As the small flame-like form of Nika appeared, the hunters were visibly startled.
“W-What is that? A monster?”
【Monster?】
“A talking monster?!”
【Monster? Monster? Monster? Monster?】
Nika seemed angry.
The fact that she was being called a monster, combined with their dismissive attitude, made her slowly reveal her true form.
The hunters were flustered, and one of them, recognizing Nika, pointed a trembling finger.
“T-That’s the monster from the gate last time, isn’t it?!”
Fuming with rage, Nika unleashed her massive claws and swung them, but a shield made of fire materialized to block the attack.
“So now even monsters are running wild? Or are you a tamer? No, maybe a summoner.”
Simultaneously, a gigantic fireball hurtled toward Nika, but she tore it apart with her claws.
Dark energy began gathering at her mouth.
It was the black hole she had once used to annihilate a group of rabbits.
“Nika! No, you can’t use that!”
At my words, Nika redirected the black hole skyward.
As it shot into the air, it began sucking in everything around it, its destructive power on full display.
She was definitely stronger than before.
If that had hit the hunters, they would all be dead.
Watching the black hole in action, the hunters’ faces turned pale, their bodies trembling as they retreated.
Even Cha Yuri, the S-rank Awakener, was no exception. She stared at the spectacle with a horrified expression.
“You… You! What are you?! And you over there! Aren’t you Min Su-han?! Come out here and let’s talk!”
They still thought I was Min Su-han.
Did they not do a proper investigation? Either way, this was an opportunity.
“I, Min Su-han, do not converse with the weak!”
“What did you just say, you punk?!”
“Get stronger and come back! Until then, farewell!”
Shouting “Remember my name is Min Su-han!” I made my escape.
“Aaaagh! Min Su-han! Min Su-han!!!”
Cha Yuri, her hair a mess, screamed in rage, looking like a lunatic.
“W-We’ll track down Min Su-han’s location right away!”
Their goal had been to take him, supposedly an S-rank, to the Association, but her plans seemed to have changed.
“Forget it. Let’s just kill him.”
At that moment, Cha Mi-rin, the team leader, stepped in to oppose her.
“We can’t. We must handle this by the book.”
Cha Mi-rin… My younger sister.
Even though she flinched under Yuri’s glare, she stuck to her principles.
“Little sister, do you really think he can be persuaded?”
“We still have to try.”
My steadfast younger sister seemed to be taking that man’s side, surprisingly.
Could it be…?
I looked at her with a mischievous smile, and she flinched, quickly averting her eyes.
This was 100% suspicious.
Curious about what he looked like to cause such a reaction, I asked to see a picture.
She hesitated before tapping her tablet, then froze.
When I asked what was wrong, she looked at me with a blank expression.
“He’s not Min Su-han.”
“What?”
I snatched the tablet to see for myself, only to find a picture of some ugly guy.
So it wasn’t him?
Then who was it?!
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