Vainglory and Wrath
— 1X minutes after the operations meeting ended, near the 'Water Garment Pavilion' —
Crush was giving a speech atop a giant meteorite. Just then, Pandora silently appeared behind her, but the next moment her foot passed through the wooden board. Pandora drifted lightly to the ground and looked up. This time, she noticed that an amplifier was emitting Crush's voice from the 'Crush' location.
"I see. That is truly beyond imagination."
Roswaal's voice rang out, and the original mirage instantly vanished. Then, Pandora's entire body burst into flames.
"I was also quite surprised. I didn't expect magic to reach such a lifelike level. You possess extraordinary talent and put in unimaginable effort. What is the purpose behind such dedication?"
"Is this resurrection?"
Roswaal did not answer Pandora's question but instead looked at Pandora, who appeared next to the pillar of fire, and inquired.
"What are you talking about? Maybe you simply misjudged."
Pandora tilted her head and replied.
"Misjudged? So, I missed my target? Speaking of which, I heard you chose to retreat when Lady Emilia's mana went berserk and froze the forest."
Roswaal did not deny the idea of misjudgment.
Having failed to resurrect his beloved Echidna for 400 years, he understood most clearly what it means to come back from the dead, and how difficult resurrection is. This was also the most important reason why he chose to stay and face Pandora.
Three small orbs—green, yellow, and red—appeared in Roswaal's hands. The three types of magic began to mix. In the next instant, a giant meteorite fell from the sky.
— 1X minutes after the operations meeting ended, in the center of the Fourth District —
"Has it started over there, too?"
Emilia felt the tremors coming from the main camp, then fiercely slapped her cheeks. She looked at Geuse beside her.
"Geuse! I've decided. Let's confirm her identity first. If she really is Mother Fortuna, then I want to awaken her, just like I did for Geuse back then." Emilia clenched her fists.
"Lady Emilia, thank you so much."
Geuse looked at the serious Emilia and hesitated, but seeing Emilia's determined eyes, he finally expressed his position.
Indeed, Subaru once noticed that Sirius's family name was Romanee-Conti, just like Geuse, who was the Sin Archbishop.
However, their relationship was actually better than Subaru imagined, because the person Sirius deeply loved, whom she mentioned during the battle, was none other than Geuse. If one had to describe their relationship, they were husband and wife.
Emilia, who had lived with Geuse for a year, also knew about this. When they first saw the severely wounded Sirius, whose silver hair and blue-violet pupils matched Fortuna's appearance, both of them fell into confusion, which ultimately allowed the hurried Sirius to successfully escape the encirclement.
—If absolutely necessary, then I will have to be the one to do it. If Geuse kills Mother again, he will surely break down.
—If absolutely necessary, then I will have to be the one to do it. I absolutely cannot let the kind Lady Emilia bear such a sin.
Geuse and Emilia exchanged glances and both smiled.
"Let's go, to..."
"Found you."
A manic voice interrupted the two. They looked in the direction of the voice and found Sirius standing on a building looking at Emilia and Geuse, or more accurately, staring at Geuse.
"'Found you'... Found you! Ahhhh! I knew it! I'm so sorry, I'm sorry I had to leave you because of a Gospel mission! But I'm sure you, being diligent, can understand!"
Sirius propped her cheeks with both hands, like a maiden in love.
Two hands?!
Only then did Emilia realize that although her clothes were still tattered, her injuries had mostly recovered.
"I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for you... You've finally returned! Returned to my side!"
Sirius's voice grew louder, carrying lewd gasps, and she began to twist her slender waist.
"My feelings were conveyed! My 'love' has finally reached you! This is wonderful!"
Sirius stretched out her hands towards Geuse and shouted, "I've always been waiting for you... my beloved, my dear, my Petelgeuse!"
The expressions of both, who felt Sirius's astonishing enthusiasm, twitched slightly.
"...Both her height and some small features really resemble Mother Fortuna."
"...I know. This is unforgivable!"
Geuse's eyes turned fierce.
"Please don't ignore me, Petelgeuse. You are truly a wicked person. Always treating me so coldly... I hate it, I hate it, it makes me so restless!"
Sirius twisted her body and spoke in a cooing voice.
"Um, could you let us see your face?"
Sirius's previous enthusiasm vanished without a trace. She gave Emilia a cold look, then glared at Geuse.
"Please calm down, just like..."
"Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
Sirius suddenly bent over and laughed loudly.
"You tell me to calm down? Even if it's your request, I refuse. After all, we've finally reunited after so long! Finally, we meet again like this. Yet, you ask me to endure and calm down!? You have the nerve to tell me to calm down while you're with that half-demon girl I've never seen before!?"
The emotion in Sirius's speech gradually turned insane, finally becoming a roar. Then, Sirius pointed at Emilia while looking at Geuse.
"Filthy half-demon! Why are you protecting her so much? If you like her that much, then I'll burn her to death right in front of you...!"
Shouting, Sirius did not wait for Geuse's explanation. Her right hand swung a chain burning with flames that could incinerate everything, striking towards Emilia's beautiful face.
A strike that could easily shatter a stone pillar was stopped mid-air.
"Petelgeuse!!!"
"Geuse!"
Responding to Emilia's call, an unseen hand appeared beneath the airborne Emilia's feet.
"Heave-ho!"
Emilia jumped with all her strength, and a beautiful blue ice sword appeared in her hand at the same time.
Facing Emilia's attack, Sirius wrapped the flaming chain around her arm, then crossed her hands in front of the sword. The powerful flames quickly melted the ice sword.
"Ice Artistry!"
Emilia shouted. The ice sword, which was only half its original size, transformed into a giant hammer, which she swung horizontally towards Sirius.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Sirius, with her natural divine strength, put her hands across her body to block the giant hammer and cried out. The flames on her hands rapidly melted the giant hammer, but Emilia also began to mobilize her astonishing mana to solidify the giant hammer once again.
"Lady Emilia!"
A hole the width of an arm suddenly burst open in the house beneath Sirius's feet. At the same time, Emilia sharply increased the amount of mana, freezing Sirius's hands inside the ice hammer.
Bandage fragments flew in the air. A familiar face appeared before the two. The next second, a distracted Emilia was kicked into the adjacent building.
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