173 – Divine (3)
“I can’t believe I lost… That’s impossible….”
Jaejoong left the despairing Silver Luna behind and noticed a sense of discomfort in his body.
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Something without form entered the body and became substance.
Soon Jaejoong Han confirmed the identity of the sense of discomfort.
A lump of loss. It was one of the many things the scorpion took away.
‘Even if it is an alter ego, it is a part of a scorpion. Did he have some extortion of his own?’
Unfortunately, it was not helpful for health. He couldn’t recall any memories or emotions he had never experienced. It was not a strictly private property, such as lifespan or experience.
What I feel is brilliance. Tiny particles fill the bloodstream. Although it was invisible to the eye, this was clearly light.
‘It’s starlight.’
Originally, when you defeat a monster, you get additional starlight. This is due to the uniqueness of the transformation system.
But the starlight my body was now accepting was more than that. No matter how strong the enemy was, it would be difficult to receive this much starlight.
This amount is…..
“…!”
In an instant, a sharp pain enveloped my entire body. Pain as if the entire blood vessel was being burned. My vision turned white and I couldn’t even make a sound.
It was an amount of starlight that an ordinary human body could not handle. Here again, an overwhelming amount of starlight was added.
It even overlapped with the aftereffects of using Ursa Major. In a way, it was natural for it to cause various side effects.
Han Jaejoong barely regained his breathing and figured out his situation.
‘Just now, the contradictory guy said that the amount of light inside me is about 30 stars… So what I just took from the scorpion is about 15 stars.’
Even though it did not contain life, it contained a lot of starlight, so the harvest was quite large. Next time we use Ursa Major, it will be faster and more vicious than now.
‘The aftereffects are getting stronger in proportion to that.’
But that doesn’t mean we can’t relax in dealing with the beasts of the galaxy. I was really embarrassed.
‘Well, if I just take down the main body, I can somehow recover from the damage, so it’ll be okay.’
Good news was good news.
Anyway, I didn’t expect that I would be able to immediately recover my lifespan by defeating the clone. It’s a good thing if you have it, but you shouldn’t be disappointed if you don’t have it.
This was largely thanks to the fact that I was able to give up my expectations in advance after watching the battle between the magical girl and the scorpion in the original.
“This is nonsense…!!!”
“Stop. “Suddenly.”
Han Jaejoong turned his gaze and saw Magenta Helios patting Silver Luna’s shoulder with an expressionless expression.
The person who is probably feeling the most regret right now. That disappointment can’t even be compared to Silver Luna.
He made eye contact with Magenta Helios, who was slowly patting his shoulder.
“Hmm.”
She created a round ball of fire in her hand and threw it at her Watcher without hesitation.
“Now, wait a minute?!”
Red Vega shouted in surprise, but it was already too late.
The fireball grew bigger as the distance went away, and when it came right in front of the Watcher, it was close to the size of a huge rock.
I wasn’t letting my guard down. But my physical condition was very bad. Normally, I would have avoided it or countered it and destroyed the flame, but I couldn’t do that now.
At that moment, the air around the fireball shuddered and its traces disappeared in an instant.
“Stop it.”
Jason took his hand off the belt and let out an unpleasant grunt.
“No, we were fighting together just a moment ago. Where is this courtesy?”
“There are all kinds of nonsense about being polite to monsters.”
That was correct. Even though Han Jaejoong almost got attacked, he unconsciously agreed.
“Have you ever been polite to us? Is not it? “That monster over there who guessed my name before I even introduced myself?”
As expected. The reason that offended her was clear. Even before Magenta Helios could say her introduction line, she guessed the name.
This is definitely something to worry about.
“This is a guy I never saw when I was active… Where are you from? “Have you heard anything?”
“…? “What are you saying…”
Jason asked back in confusion. At first glance, the child, who was about ten years old, was speaking in an age-old tone, so it was easy for him to feel awkward.
Magenta Helios is not as young as he appears.
She is Red Helios herself, who was active even before Han Jaejoong was born.
In the original work, the Scorpio episode was for Magenta Helios.
When she heard the name of the scorpion, she expected that she would also appear, but when she actually saw it, she was so surprised that the voice in her heart jumped out.
After all, the power of stars was a truly mysterious thing. In reality, it wouldn’t be strange for a person of that age to have a daughter that size by now and look like that.
It is known in the world that Red Helios lost most of her starlight to Scorpion and retired from being a magical girl and went into hiding, but the reality is a little different.
What Scorpio took from Red Helios was not only starlight, but also age.
I became as young as a newborn in one battle, so of course I have no choice but to retire. Additionally, the growth of the body slowed down due to the starlight. It took more than ten years to become that body.
However, it is not the level of starlight that is helpful in battle. She had to cancel her magical girl contract, contract again, and train completely anew.
Right now, the amount of light she has is half that of Red Vega. It was at the level of Red Vega right after meeting Han Jaejoong. If you just look at the mana, it’s not that great.
The reason why Helios was able to survive and even help in this place where divine and galactic powers came and went was simple.
Technology.
Among the people here, the skills are overwhelmingly outstanding. Not only is it not enough to make the most of a small amount of starlight, but even the starlight that floats in the air during battle is used.
Pink membrane surrounding the body. That membrane, so thin that you can’t even see it unless you concentrate, was the core of this technology.
Just like a flame that grows whenever there is a place where it can burn, if there is starlight nearby that can be influenced by magic, it becomes part of the starlight.
That membrane was a kind of filter and firewood. The magic that penetrates the membrane becomes susceptible to interference with starlight, and can increase in size by absorbing starlight flowing in the air.
This is a very versatile technique as the magic used is easily convertible to fire.
“The great god of heaven and earth.”
When Magenta Helios cast a spell, a huge fireball rose from beneath her feet. The fireball wriggled and became one shape. He looked like a giant with only his upper body.
Creates and manipulates a perfectly stable form from unstable fire. Even the Watcher knew how difficult it was, as he wielded many powers.
Even a giant of fire that enables a wide range of activities even with a small body. As expected, the use of magic was not something that other magical girls could compete with.
‘Originally, I should have been recuperating further. Since the scorpion moves quickly, I guess they reacted quickly too.’
Even in Japan, her identity is a top secret. This is probably a fact that only a small portion of magical girls know.
Seeing as she rarely lets her world go, and dispatched her to Korea, she seems to have wanted to kill her scorpion.
‘I also know the secret of loss on the other side.’
You can get back as much as you lost. If she were to lose her age and strength, this would be news that would make her roll her eyes.
So, as soon as she heard that she had found the hard-to-find scorpion, she must have taken her precious steps to this foreign country.
The message she had been looking for so long was taken away right before her eyes, and she was devastated. She didn’t know there was anything normal about her until she saw her own name at a glance.
It is not strange to judge it as dangerous.
“What is joint struggle? I only cooperated because it would be good to weaken the scorpion. “I didn’t know that Luna would fail with her last shot, but….”
“Woowoo….”
As Magenta Helios sighed, Silver Luna shook her shoulders.
“What should I do with you? Actually, I’ve already decided. “I was really curious about your identity because you knew my identity and you seemed to have a grudge against Scorpio.”
“You were surprisingly chatty.”
“This voice is annoying. “I hate talking.”
Magenta Helios gathered a fireball in her hand like before. The same, but larger, fireball coalesced into both hands of the giant who was supporting her.
“So, from now on, speak as you know.”
Shoot! Just like before, the fireball grew bigger as time passed. The paths of the three fireballs complement each other and eliminate blind spots.
A tit-for-tat response is all that can be done. Unfortunately, that wasn’t possible. This is because my body was still quite stiff.
That’s why I trusted the collaborator next to me.
If he was a monster in his own way, it would be worth it.
“Wow… This is really tough…”
Jason grumbled and reached for the oar attached to his belt. Once again, the surrounding space shuddered and the fireball disappeared.
Boom! Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard from somewhere. It seemed to have landed somewhere nearby.
“Oh, oh… Okay, that’s okay.”
“What?”
“Ability! I imagined the scenery around here and it was just what I wanted! Your guess was right! “My ability is not just to make you lose your way…”
“Oh yeah, congratulations.”
The Watcher answered roughly and sent Jason behind him. He then swung his fist and broke the flying ice cubes.
“Wasn’t we fine until now?”
“Didn’t you say it was a temporary joint struggle?”
“I’m glad you’re like me.”
“Really? “I really hate you.”
It was overwhelming with only Magenta Helios, but Blue Sirius also participated.
Fortunately, my body has recovered a bit now. I do know that it is not good to immediately overwork a recovered body. I was scared thinking about the aftermath that would come after the transformation was canceled, but now was not the time to worry about that.
The problem did not end with Blue Sirius alone.
“hehehe… I never thought I would experience this humiliation…”
Silver Luna woke up unsteadily. This was a bit difficult. No, it was very difficult.
She was still in a divine state.
“But this is also an opportunity. If I defeat you, who defeated the scorpion, it will prove that I am stronger than the scorpion, right? In the end, I will be the protagonist of this battle! Oh? “Maybe I’m a genius after all…!”
It’s really fun to talk. That is, if we met in private. Now, I couldn’t dismiss such nonsense as a joke.
Silver Luna took a step forward.
“Yellow! “Please provide cover!”
Bloody enemy-!!! The ground on which she stood split apart at her own devices. Silver Luna came right in front in an instant. The Watcher’s face filled her eyes with her Silver Luna, and she raised her fist. Her fists were so brilliant that she seemed to be looking at a small moon.
It was similar to the fear I felt from the scorpion just now. Truly overwhelming physical strength.
A yellow trail was seen curved here and there at a right angle, approaching Silver Luna. It was a Yellow Castor bullet.
The Watcher followed suit and raised her fist, prepared to have her hand crushed. The bullet just hits. If you dodge for no reason, Jason behind you will die.
‘Why do I have to care about these guys?’
The one who must be protected is the guardian.
Now, the one who was the strongest among the guardians was trying to kill him, so he had no choice.
“Come on! Please help me stand out! Villain!”
“The monsters I killed were older than your age…”
“Hey you idiot! “Bow your head!”
The Watcher lowered her head as if possessed. An arrow passed over his head. It collided exactly with Silver Luna’s fist.
A butterfly flew next to the arrow. It touched all the bullets that came and turned all their trajectories into nothingness.
“This…!”
[SET. Reverse star.]
The Watcher raised his fist again and plunged the arrow into it. Like a hammer hitting a nail, to apply a little more force. He now poured all the strength he could muster.
Tung-! A shock wave followed with a sound like a bell ringing, sending Silver Luna, Watcher, and Jason flying in opposite directions.
The arrow was broken.
“You should shoot something sturdier.”
“Of all the things I use, it’s the strongest you idiot.”
The Watcher rolled on the ground and looked up above him, laughing.
The devastated archer and Odette welcomed him.
“It’s worse than me. “Did you fight with Eunha?”
“Oppa… No, Watcher, you fight that thing. “Is that sound coming out?”
When Odette stretched out her hand, the Watcher used it as support and stood up. Jason lifted the archer like a sack of rice.
“There’s no reason to stay here anymore, right?”
“Uh.”
“Then let’s jump right away.”
When the archer gave the signal, Odette took out the butterfly again.
“Huh, where are you running away to…?”
“Luna. Now stop. “It is difficult to use divinity any further than this.”
When her Silver Luna tried to run away, Magenta Helios stopped her. It was painful to allow the enemy to retreat, but nothing good would come of prolonging the standoff.
I should have gotten rid of it two times ago when there was a gap, but I quickly gritted my teeth.
The consumption of magical power is extreme. I used up too much while fighting the monster in the grove just now.
That wasn’t the only reason for the anger.
During the fight, I glanced at the face behind the robe and the great swordsmanship. It’s definitely true.
“That old senior is still interfering….”
The ghosts of the past still live and disturb people. Magenta Helios burned with anger at his predecessor who abandoned people in the past.
I was so disgusted that this was one of the people I respected.
Magenta Helios let go of her anger and glared strongly at her enemies. The next time you meet her, she will definitely make you confess how she knew your name.
While glaring at them, she spotted a familiar monster.
A unique iron ball worn on the waist. It may be rusty, but that armor is unmistakable. That…
“…Kimu?”
“What? Me?”
That was all. Before Magenta Helios could gather his thoughts, they disappeared.
“Now, wait! Yellow! “Let’s chase after them…!”
“I told you to stop today….”
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Magenta Helios could not hide her regret while trying to stop her Silver Luna.
There are more than just one or two familiar faces.
It seems that he is not the only ghost of the past.
