Chapter 455: Jewel and Gear

The main wall of the walled city of Garoua Maria. Just like the first day, the Garoua Maria’s army and the Bolvat’s vanguard army were facing each other, but in a stark contrast to the battle at the rear gate, neither of them had taken a step.

Everyone was simply bathed in the sunlight while their silver armories shined brightly. Not a single soldier made a move.

No, to be precise, none of them could move. Everyone was prepared to die since a battlefield was a deadly ground. Of course, they felt fear, but that resolution was something that had to accept.

Even so, they didn’t want to be crushed to death by an unimaginable force.

The sky above the battlefield. The scorching rain poured down as if looking down from the heavens.

Jewels shined brilliantly, scorching the very air and revealing their violent nature. The magical devilish being, the Jewel Bar Agathos, raced through the air with her natural crimson hair and glowing white eyes. It felt as if her presence was saying that she was the ruler of the sky.

In response, an impersonal doll stalked the ground. Her amber eyes reflected no emotion. The magical devilish being Gear Rabel calmly welcomed the scorching rays.

The violent scorching rays, which could burn a human to ashes in an instant, was an undeniable threat even to Rabel. It was unclear what would happen if it were to touch her bare body.

Still, she had never been made of flesh and blood during her lifetime.

Rabel’s legs began to deform, and her body became far from that of a doll. With that sinister shape, her once beautiful legs no longer looked like legs, but like sharp blades.

「Jewel Bar Agathos. Your King is already dead. Why do you still resist? Immediately seal your Original Text. 」

Rabel instantly swung her giant demonic legs, bisecting the scorching rays and slashing them away. And the next one, and the next one too. The glittering flashes of Agathos’ jewels were all forced to change course before the power of the demonic legs.

The main Jewel, floating in the air, said with a look of disgust.

「If my King is dead, then I should become the King. First of all, you’re the one that’s implying such a thing, Gear Rabel. By the way, didn’t that happen with your King as well? Ah, sorry. Now that I think about it, you’ve never even seen your King’s face. After all, your species died out before you were born. So you didn’t even receive the King’s blessing…how does it feel to be a birth failure? 」

Even after the scorching rays were deflected, Agathos didn’t weaken their momentum. With all its power, there was only a flash of light filled with emotion, crushing the very existence of gears. If that flash was used head-on, even the mightiest member of Bolvat’s army would be easily wiped out. That’s how violent it was.

But Rabel slashed that flash from the front and then jumped. After activating her demonic legs, Rabel faced Agathos with even more ferocity.

For Rabel, the sky wasn’t far away. It was easy to run through it. That’s because she was a servant of the Sky God.

The blade of the magical devilish being’s leg flew through the air, making a strange sound as it tried to slaughter Agathos’ neck, no, her entire body. Agathos screamed and the space was torn apart and Rabel was pushed back.

Rabel spoke without even moving an eyebrow.

「I don’t understand what you’re saying, but this is better than dying and being stigmatized by defeat. I will settle this battle immediately. 」

The Jewel shot down the blade that was eating the scorching air. At that moment, the next blade was aimed at Agathos’ stomach and was again intercepted by a scorching ray.

This action continued several times. From an outsider’s perspective, it was a battle of magical devilish beings that was difficult to follow. Each scorching ray, and each swing of that piercing leg…that fight was the height of concentrated demonic power.

If one human faced them with a simple sword, those demons would undoubtedly wipe that person in an instant. The sight of them baring their fangs at each other was terrifying yet strangely beautiful.

But the stalemate that had continued for some time was now over. Or perhaps it hadn’t even been a stalemate at all.

Clearly, Agathos was beginning to lose her momentum. The scorching rays couldn’t catch Rabel, and Rabel’s demonic legs continued to increase in fearsome speed and sharpness.

That was only natural. Agathos’ body was still attached to the vessel. There was a limit to its maximum firepower.

And so, because of her origin, Rabel was going to win unless she was killed in one blow. That was why Agathos had to overcome this obstacle with all her might.

Now that she couldn’t do that, the end of this offensive and defensive battle was beginning to come into sight for both of them.

Agathos distorted her tongue, and her heart got uneasy. Her pride prevented her from distorting her expression, but she was still feeling impatient.

At this rate, her defeat was certain. But if she continued to increase her output, it would be Leu’s soul that would scream.

If Agathos’ filled her body with magical power, his limbs would become truly hers, and what little remained of Leu’s soul would disappear.

Normally, there would be no reason for her to hesitate. Yes, there shouldn’t be any. Agathos had said she would show Leu the ugliness of humanity, that’s true, but when compared to her own life, it should’ve been easy to choose what benefited her the most.

Agathos felt her throat rumble. She didn’t have enough magical power. Even now, an insane amount of magical power was being poured into each and every one of the scorching rays that were emitting from her Jewel core. But she couldn’t keep this up for much longer.

Rabel raised her demonic legs and spoke as if she could see what was going on.

「Jewel Bar Agathos. I’ll say it once more. I want you to seal your Original Text. There’s no reason for you to become attached to humans. They are worthless and have nothing to give, so there’s no meaning or value to their lives. Their role is to die and give the magical power they have stored in them. Make a decision now. 」

The flash of the demonic legs finally reached Agathos’ body. Fresh blood spurted from her arm, staining the sky. Agathos’ body began to make strange noises. At this point, she only needed to fire one more scorching ray.

Agathos agreed with what Rabel was saying.

Kill and eat humans. That was the demons’ role. On the other side, humans’ role was to die and spit out the magical power they had stored up, like livestock that was offered to the demonic beings. Agathos thought this was probably what Rabel had been doing.

The world today had a much lower concentration of magical power than when Agathos was born and raised. The reason was clear. The demonic nature that was the source of evil had disappeared, and Altia had standardized evil and stolen its essence.

Eventually, even the original concept of evil may disappear from this world. To prevent this from happening, Rabel had chosen to kill people in large numbers. It was certainly much more efficient than killing them one by one.

Humans were unable to resist and continued to kill their own kind out of fear for their own lives.

Humans were indeed hideous and weak. Agathos had no intention of denying that fact. Breathing roughly, Agathos raced through the air.

But there was one thing she couldn’t accept. The magical devilish being Agathos never nodded her head at something she didn’t agree with.

「Ah, huh? What do you mean worthless? 」

Yes, she couldn’t accept that word.

Agathos opened her jewel-like eyes and gritted her teeth. It had been a long time since she had tasted blood. She raised her arm with force and clenched her fist. It was a swing intended to shoot down Rabel in one go.

Naturally, Rabel tried to intercept it, and unleashed her demonic legs to rip out Agathos’ heart. The sound was lost, and the air cut off.

For a moment, Agathos caught a glimpse of her body’s death. But even so, her feelings didn’t change.

Agathos saw many people. Some people stepped forward, willing to sacrifice their own lives to save someone. Others offered their love without even considering the danger in order to protect someone.

And then, that one person, burdened with a bitter past, struggled to help others.

Those humans were too weak. But they still carried everything on their shoulders and came here to fight despite all odds. Even though were children of men.

…How beautiful that looked.

Her crimson hair soaked the sky. Her white eyes opened with a dignified demeanor, and for a moment Agathos regained her body.

Her long limbs and feminine figure were the epitome of beauty. This was the heyday of jewels.

And then, she used the scorching ray of the last jewel to push her body forward in the opposite direction to Rabel. Not only was she no longer visible, but her acceleration was so great that human flesh would be blown away.

For a moment, Rabel’s reaction was delayed. Agathos knew very well that she couldn’t react to things she had never seen before.

「…Rabel, weak people are far more beautiful than people like you who have nothing to boast about except your strength. 」

A dull sound could be heard. Agathos’ fist, accelerated by the scorching ray and the movement that seemed like it would shatter the space, caught Rabel’s body.

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