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We finally enter the tower. Treant can’t fit in his normal size, so he’s had to shrink down.

『It doesn’t look like there are any monsters. That’s a relief.』

As the tower’s outer appearance indicated, the space inside is quite vast. It’s big enough for treant to move around at full size.

Running up the circumference of the tower is a gigantic staircase. Looking up, it appears to continue on forever.

『This must connect to…』

“To our world, I’m sure. I’m sure there’s nowhere else that God’s Voice would want us to go. Our guess wasn’t wrong.”

Miia says, apparently relieved.

We’ve finally found the way out of this Forest. In addition, I’ve gained a powerful ally in the form of Miia.

In our previous world, it’s likely that several [Spirit Servants] have been set loose by God’s Voice. I’m not strong enough to deal with them by myself. In addition, I still haven’t got the slightest clue as to how to properly fight God’s Voice. In that sense, I’m truly grateful to have Miia as an ally.

『Hey, Miia, I couldn’t say this earlier, but your friend, Umukahime, is still alive. She seemed to completely adore you, but she also thought you were dead. Once we return, you should definitely go see her. Of course there’s probably a lot we’ll need to do before that though…』

I’m confident this staircase does connect with our previous world. But I have no idea where exactly it might take us out. I don’t know what happened with the [Spirit Servants], or everyone who was left behind. The first priority will be gathering information, but at some point, I want Miia to see Umukahime.

Volk would probably also be delighted to meet her. They’re fellow sword users, so I’m sure they’ll have a lot to talk about. Volk has even inherited her beloved sword, [Laevateinn of Life-Cutting, so I’m he’d be interested in meeting her. I’m a little curious how he might react.

However, Miia doesn’t respond to me.

『Miia?』

I look at her. She squints her eyes, staring far up the spiral staircase.

“I see… There doesn’t seem to be anything in here. It was just the hecatoncheir. In that case, this is fine. There’s no point returning and being pushed to hurry out of fear of [God of Madness]. It’s time to do what I’ve been putting off.”

Miia says, then puts a hand to the [Blackfly Greatsword] on her back.

『Miia? What’s wrong?』

She swings her sword, leaping up at me. Unprepared for battle, I’m entirely unable to follow her movement. For a moment it looks like she teleported, but this her [Godspeed Flash].

Her blade is aimed at me.

『Wh-what are you doing!?』

I raise my foreleg to block.

“[Afterimage Sword].”

Her sword blurs and doubles. One sword slashes at my foreleg, while the other slips through my defence to cut my chest.

I counterattack with my claws, but she blocks with her sword. Aro aims a [Gale] at her in the air.

“Get away from dragon-god-sama!”

Miia leaps backwards, escaping to the floor to avoid the [Gale]. Apparently judging that she her attack won’t land now, Aro lowers her arm.

“Hmm, I’d hoped to deal a little more damage with a surprise attack, but being outnumbered definitely hurts.”

『Wh-what wrong!? No way, has [God of Madness] developed now…?』

“What’s wrong, you ask…? Interesting. I thought you were pretending not to notice, but it seems you were genuine. Rather than naive, I think you’re better described as unthinking, or even stupid. From what you’ve told me, this generation was much less rife with conflict than mine, so perhaps it can’t be helped. It was soft enough for you to survive, after all.”

Is she cooperating with God’s Voice…? No, that’s impossible. She should resent God’s Voice more than anyone.

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Suddenly, the dots connect in my head. With my strength alone, I had no chance of breaking through the hecatoncheir. But then, conveniently, I found the possessor of the fifth divine skill.

I had been wondering before if I could find something in this forest that would allow me to escape from the shackles of [Final Evolution]. But with the appearance of the hecatoncheir, origin matter, and Miia, I completely forgot to think about it, focusing only on what was in front of me.

But, I’ve already found a way of getting past [Final Evolution]. That is, Miia’s [Naraka Realm]. If I can get it, my [Final Evolution] will probably disappear.

Why didn’t I notice this before? No, I might have been avoiding thinking about it, since it would inevitably lead to fighting Miia.

『Y-you’re joking, right…? We’ve worked together to get this far!』

“That’s because I needed to hurry to get out of here before my [God of Madness] progressed. I couldn’t waste combat potential so casually, and I didn’t have the time to slowly level up after evolving. I took a gamble by jumping into the origin matter. As I had hoped, someone with four divine skills appeared in front of me, and even helped to defeat the hecatoncheir that stood in my way. Thanks to you, I can fight God’s Voice again.”

My mind can’t accept Miia’s words. Jumbled emotions bounce around inside me, and I’m unable to think anything.

“Just by doing things a little inefficiently, it was easy to get you to trust me. Heh, I hate acting like Saint Lumira, but I see, it really is effective.”

In my head, I see her happily eating with Aro and treant after the battle with the xiangliu. All of it was a lie…

I look at Miia’s face. Her eyes are cold and emotionless. Ah, that’s right. She often had this look in her eyes.

“Dragon-god-sama! We have to fight!”

Aro stands in front of me, glaring at Miia.

“Could I persuade you to have treant-kun and Aro-kun stay out of this? Either way, they won’t be able to do much. I’m also grateful to you, Irushia-kun. It’s not like I enjoy thoughtless massacre. I’ve just grown a little used to it.”

Miia says, extending a hand towards Aro.

“I’d also rather not deal with all four of the [Spirit Servants] by myself. My aim isn’t contradictory to yours. I just want to free the world from God’s Voice. How about it,you two? If you don’t interfere, I’ll let you live. Even without Irushia-kun, you still have your aim of confirming the safety of all your friends

…I’m not confident I’ll be able to protect Aro and treant in this fight..”

If I die here, I’m sure Volk, atlach-nacha, and everyone else will be wiped out. But with Aro and treant searching for them, it’s possible they could be saved.

『I don’t like it!』

Treant shouts.

『I’m going to return with master-dono and Aro-dono! Then we’re going to save everyone! I won’t accept anything less!』

Aro also frowns deeply, glaring at Miia.

“Dragon-god-sama! You don’t need to listen to her!”

『Aro, treant…』

I really do have good friends. They’re willing to go this far for me. I have no reason to disregard their feelings.

“I see, I had taken a liking to you two, but this is a shame. To think I’d have to massacre all of you.”

Miia swings her [Blackfly Greatsword] into the floor. The ground splits, and the tower shakes.

To be honest, I still feel unconvinced. I’m not confident I’ll be able to fight proactively in this battle. It’s not just the few days I’ve spent with Miia. It’s that she has her an incredible about of resolve and conviction towards her objective. Do I really have the right to trample over that?

But that’s no good. I have no chance if I’m hesitant. This battle doesn’t just concern me. The safety of Aro and treant, as well as everyone we left behind depends on this.

『…Miia, I know your past was brutal. I understand why you don’t want to leave defeating God’s Voice to me. But we will be the ones to return!』

“It’s annoying when you speak as though you know what you’re talking about, Irushia-kun.”

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