Chapter 195: The Goddess of Healing (2)

I aimed my gun at Leon again. However, I was shaking so violently that I couldn’t aim properly.

…But if I shot in this state…!

No! Seiya would be killed if I didn’t shoot. But it’d be all over if I missed. Sweat was pouring down my face like a waterfall, and I was extremely nervous.

…What on earth should I do!?

An indescribable unpleasant feeling rose up from the bottom of my stomach. It was the same feeling I had when I watched Seiya shatter as the price of the Heavenly Prison Gate. I thought that I had grown a little since the beginning of my quest to save these Twisted Worlds. But in the end…maybe nothing had changed.

…What should I do, what should I do, what should I do, what should I do!?

…The next moment. It was as if the line inside my heart had snapped, and my hand gripping the gun lost strength. My arm hung limply, regardless of my will. Tears started to flow.

「Hey, Lista?! This is not the right time to cry!! 」

Celseus screamed at me. Leon glanced at me and laughed loudly. Then, he spat out at the crouching Seiya.

「I’ll tell you why you lost. It was because you used that worthless goddess as your final trump card. 」

Those words tore my heart. Just as Leon said, I was worthless like trash.

「Why!? Why am I like this!? I’m always useless when it matters most!! 」

I had lost my will to fight and just shed tears. At that moment…

「…Don’t cry. 」

After being defeated by Leon, Seiya, who was crawling on his hands and knees, muttered softly. I replied with heavy tears.

「But…But…I practiced so much! In the end, I ended up being a hindrance again…!」

「Lista. You are the Goddess of Healing…Your subconscious desire to not hurt people causes you to miss your target…」

「Eh…? 」

Celseus reacted more than I did to Seiya’s painful words.

「Wa…Wait a minute! Then, why did she aim at me…Ah. Because I won’t die from that bullet, right…」

「That’s right…And even if Leon is a dictator or commits atrocities, he’s still a human being…That’s why she unconsciously misses her target…」

Seiya continued speaking painfully.

「No matter how hard she aims, she’ll never hit a human…she’s a goddess after all. 」

A strange feeling swirled in my heart. Even at a time like this…Even though I brought this big crisis upon myself. Still, I was glad that Seiya understood something that I hadn’t even realized.

Leon chuckled in a muffled voice.

「So, you’re kind because you’re a goddess. Heh, heh, heh. It makes me wanna cry. But that doesn’t change the fact that she’s useless and worthless. 」

「No…You’re wrong. A disadvantage can also become a good trait…」

Seiya came to me with a smile. I instinctively tried to hand him the gun I was holding.

「Se…Seiya, take this gun instead of me. 」

「No…all my attacks are predicted by Leon…」

Seiya came close to me and took hold of my hand, which was shaking as I held the gun.

「The only effective attack against Leon who has activated Volt Prediction against me is the bullet you’ll fire. 」

「Bu…But I…I’m not good enough…! 」

If Seiya’s words were right, my bullets wouldn’t hit Leon, who was a human being. And yet, Seiya told me to attack. I was confused because I felt like there was a contradiction in what he said. Suddenly, Celseus shouted.

「The lightning aura that had been covering Leon’s body has disappeared! 」

Seeing Leon, I was convinced that his deadly skill “Killer Volt” had finally recharged.

「You’re stuck together, that’s perfect. This will finish you both. 」

It was as if the exploding aura was released all at once, since Leon’s body was enveloped in a bright lightning flash.

Seiya held my hand, which was trembling with despair and fear, with great force. Then, he whispered in my ear.

「Lista, don’t aim. Close your eyes. 」

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