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Chapter 18 - Chapter 4 (part 2)

When Hikari was wondering about that, Arithia giggled and said, "Why are you so serious? Can't sleep?"

Hikari then shook his head. He then just lay down on the bed with Arithia and took a rest. He tells Arithiathat maybe he was thinking about it too much. All he needs to do now is just sleep.

Arithia smiled and told Hikari that everything would just go well.

Maybe there's something that doubted him. But Artihiabelieves that everything will be okay. Because all of them are here now. Nothing can stop them. With all of them together. No matter what kind of obstacle it is, they will definitely break through it. Because they're stronger together. But even if they don't, Arithia knows that Hikari is not someone who will lose easily.

Hikari's been entrusted with a lot of things and has succeeded in all of them. The destroyer of the world even got defeated by him.

All of them are together now. They're unstoppable. Arithia believed in that. Because all of them once traveled to help the other worlds, and they succeeded in that. To save their world once again. It is just a simple thing. But she wonders if they will lose something for it.

Butcher and Hikari's Immortalis ability makes them almost impossible to lose. Because their ability makes them hard to die and even fall on the battlefield.

Arithia knows that when Hikari fought with Mizure, somethinghappened,d, andhe lostt some of his ability. But even if he did lose some of it, he still fights better. Plus, he awakened his ability, which is a merged ability from his and Ai's abilities.

It was Ai's gift for Hikari when he was about to encounter Mizure to save the world from the destruction.

Even after Hikari defeated Mizure, he didn't get his lost power back. But he did end up having a last talk with his best and longtime partner, Mizure himself. He was able to talk and end him with his own hand for Ikari and Mizure. They have done what's what for everything, and they're not regretting anything.

For Mizure, being able to die in Hikari's hands just makes him understand how much people can evolve. Their mind, their strength, and their everything have evolved. They have become something that they wanted to, and they were able to reach the ending that they want.

Arithia doesn't know about Hikari and Mizure's last farewell, no one is there except both of them. Because they created another world for their fight that destroyed that world just from their battle. No one ever knew what happened there, but based on what Arithiknew, that world wass fullydestroyed,d, and when Mizure died, Hikari bid a farewell to him andleft that world before the oxygen on that world was gone. 

Even with the power of the Last Immortalis, Arithia didn't think that she was able to reach that kind of power. Maybe that's why Hikari didn't ask anyone's help at that time. Because he knows how dangerous that battle could go.

Even Ai, the other self ofHikari,i, has been stopped by Hikari himself from entering that world. Of course, everyone is shocked by that result.

While Himari is just hoping for everything to be okay. Because she knows that if she everinterrupts the battle, then she will also become part of the things that got destroyed. She is the queen of that world, and after keeping falling because of the power that Mizuha has, she knows she has a chance to rise herself up.

So together with Ai, while Hikari is sighting Mizure, both of them begin to restore the glory that Himari once had and bring the peace back to that world. 

For both Hikari and Himari, it was hard for them to take Mizure down. Because of various things that connected them all.

Hikari's past best friend. That always be by his side. They always fight with him, and they both win the battle or even a war, just the two of them. No matter how many and what kind of opponents they have. They both trained so hard that they could just have saved the world. 

Of course, they once thought of destroying and taking over a world just as they got more powerful, but when Hikari threw away those feelings, he joined a hunter in the north and met Ray, whom he once almost killed. It feels like fate that they could meet again after years there. But Hikari never gets in touch with Mizure after that. He thought that maybe Mizure hadchanged and would never choose that path again.

But Hikari was just shocked when he arrived at Another World just to find that Mizure is the king of that world, and currently that world is in chaos because of him. He using the citizens of that world just like his pawns to play a game. To make them suffer and everything. Even if it was Hikari's best friend, Hikari had no option but to stop him. So that he can save both the world and himself.

While Himari, on the other hand, is the lover of Mizure, the queen of that world. She got abandoned by Mizure. But they still have a past as lovers. Imari still remembers all of this time Mizure saved her, and then they embark on ajourney together to a ruler of that world.

She did not expect Mizure to change that much. She didn't know why he changed that much, but it's only Hikari who knows it because he was there at that time.

Maybe for power? Or maybe it is just for his desire?

But the things have passed now, and there's nothing they should be worried about.

But she just wonders how Hikari feels about it. Because both he and Mizure have been good friends all this time. They both just reunited to kill each other.

It's really sad.

Because a reunion is supposed to be something beautiful. But if it ends that way, all they can do is to accept it. It is not their choice. All they can do is to accept it.

Arithia then just sleeps next to Hikari while cuddling with him.

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As the time passed by, the morning then came. They could have heard a normal dayoutside. They were chatting and walking around the city.

But Hikari is still curious about something. He remembered the meteor from the night, and he would like to know what is there. He hopes that it's not something bad. But he wanted to check it out.

Hikari then heard Mika's voice talking with Mireha. It seems like they're fighting over something. So he just goes to them to check it out.

Hikari knocks on the door and asks,

"Mika, Mireha. What's wrong?"

Hikari then opened the door and saw Mika was holding his sword, but somehow the appearance had changed, and Mireha was commenting about that sword.

Mika then showed that sword to Hikari, and he then asked, "Look, Papa. This sword looks weird, right?" But before Hikari could reply to it, Mireha then says.

"What's wrong with it? That sword is refined at the holy palace, you know? It looks so cool, right? My highness?"

Mireha said that and looked at Hikari.

So Hikari then just nods, and he goes to Mika. He touched that sword and said, "This sword feels different. Where did you refine this sword, Mireha?"

Mireha crossed her arms and smiled proudly.

"Hehe, this sword is repaired by the Arghantium Power. He said that this sword is merged with some of his power."

Hikari didn't think that it was a lie because he could feel something from it. He could see the sword was glowing, which was different from before. He then tells Mika that it was not bad about what Mireha did to that sword. Maybe there's something else that Arghantium wanted to tell them.

Mika then slowly accepts it, and he then asks Hikari, "Hey, Papa. Since you also use the power from the Ancient Monster. Did Xerava also do this to you?"

Hikari then just smiled as he heard that. He then nodded and told Mika that he was different. Because what he's been through is much more different than Mika's. Because it's not just Xerava. It was a power from all 7 worlds. That was what made him stronger and made him able to understand all of the people. If it's not because of that, maybe he won't be able to save the world.

Mika understands it, and he then wonders how much more powerful Hikari is. Because he has never seen Hikari at his full potential. All he saw before was Hikari just not fighting at his potential. It looks like he's not even trying. But he's still powerful. He wonders how strong Hikari is at his full potential.

But Hikari then giggled and told Mika and Mireha, "I'm going for a walk. You two stay and watch after your mama, okay?" Both Mireha and Mika then nod, and they then stop arguing and go for a breakfast downstairs as Hikari walks out.

When Hikari walked out, he then saw Aikari and Hirumi eating their breakfast at the restaurant nearby. He was so shocked to see them there.

He thought that they would eat the food that the castle prepared, but they chose to eat outside instead. Maybe they just got bored by it and wanted to try something else. So Hikari, then just go to them to ask about what they eat. But before he could even go to them, Aikari already saw him, and Aikari then waved at him.

Aikari then stands up and waves at Hikari again to make sure that Hikari saw him. Hikari then waved back at him, and he then went to them.

Aikari asks Hikari, "Won't it be weird for the people to see you out here? Plus, what are you doing?" Hikari just shrugs, and he then says that it was not weird for him. Because it was something that he was used to. He never expected to be someone like who he iscurrently. But he just glad to be there.

Hikari then just put that question aside, and he then asked Aikari if he didn't like to have a breakfast with everyone in the castle. But Aikari refused, and he then said,

"Sorry, but I just would love to spend more time with Hirumi alone. It's not like I don't like you. But it's just that I'm not familiar with your lifestyle."

Hikari giggled and understood. He then apologized to Aikari about that. But he just sensed something from Aikari that he wanted to know more about. e, why is he there, and what is their connection?

He hasmentioned lot. But when he was trying his best, there would always be a problem that would happen. He doesn't understand why eels like that, but he knows that there must be a reason for that, and he wants to find it out.

Aikari understands it too. He then looked at Hirumi and looked back at Hikari.

"I just hope that I can reach the end here. I don't know what path awaits. But both you and Hirumi, we don't belong here."

"But I also wanted help from you to finish this. Our encounter, our fate. I wanted to end this with you. Because I know who you are from the very start."

The words from Aikari make Hikari weird, but at the same time he tries to understand it. At some point he could understand it, but at some point he doesn't.

He was someone who traveled across the universe. Encountering a lot of people from another world. He wonders if Aikari is also someone who is from another world.

But by looking at him, Hikari could see that Aikari doesn't even have an ability to teleport from this world to another world or even from another world to this world.

Aikari doesn't have an ability. But Hikari could say that Aikari was really great in combat.

Is he an incarnation of someone? But is that even possible? Could anyone be reborn to another world with their old memories? Isn't that just a fairy tale?

Hikari did travel into a world where all of the dead were there. The reason why he was there is to ask for their help. During the battle with Yami. So that he could revive all of the lost souls into this world and let all of them fight together with him and protect this world.

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