[Fai, watch out!]
I changed the black sword into its shield form.
[Roxy, to me.]
[Alright.]
[I’ll use the hole left from the collapse to climb up.]
[If it is only that much, I should be able to climb up as well.]
[Then let’s go!]
[Snow, once we get to the top part, can you evacuate alone?]
[No way! I’ll fight! Fight!]
The grown up Snow would likely be a force to be reckoned with. However, the current Snow that was hugging Roxy was stuck in her child form.
The current her was hard to work with. Perhaps due to her childish attitude.
[I will fight along with Roxy!]
[Somehow, she became close to me after I treated her earlier.]
[I like Roxy!]
[I understand. Then, Snow, please lend your power to help Roxy.]
When I properly asked her for help, Snow’s eyes sparkled and she started making a big fuss.
[Leave it to me! I’m strong!]
[I look forward to working with you!]
[Un!]
An alarm was ringing in Hausen. Stacks of black smokes were rising from all over the city.
[Fai, the evacuation seems to be delayed somehow.]
[It seems so… I asked Mimir to help just in case… but I guess the population was a bit too big to complete the evacuation in such a short notice.]
[Is he… attacking from the sky?]
One wouldn’t be able to see it with naked eye. But Snow tugging at my hand proved that it’s true.
[Dropping those lights from the sky. He’s playing around.]
[What? From the sky?]
[From a very, very high place. Where you can’t even breathe because there’s no air!]
[Look. Up there in the sky!]
[So it’s up there!]
[Roxy, Snow!]
『What Snow said is correct. This is certainly bad. He’s currently beyond the atmosphere. Simply speaking, he’s attacking from such a ridiculous range that neither the black bow nor even the bloody ptarmigan can reach him.』
『Snow might say that he’s just playing, but those lights are actually his power spilling out. He’s actually in the process of charging an attack.』
Seeing me holding my head, Snow suddenly said.
[Then just fly up to the sky!]
[Roxy Heart, if you are ready for it, would you forge a contract with me?]
[Ready for a contract…?]
[It means becoming part of my family. Should you fail, you will end up becoming a creature called darkness. But should you succeed, you will step into Area E and gain new powers.]
Roxy’s eyes opened wide. After all, she’s always been looking for a way to reach Area E.
[I…..]
She glanced at me, which I replied by shaking my head.
[Please do. Please forge a contract with me.]
[Roxy! Don’t….]
[No. I have to decide now. Moreover, our time is running out.]
[Very well. Then please come closer to me.]
[Yes.]
While light pillars kept raining down, Snow kissed the kneeling Roxy’s forehead.
[Uh…..]
[Roxy!]
v7-13
The changes were so divine, it’s breathtaking. It’s not the time and place, but I was truly fascinated by her look for a while there.
[A, are you alright?]
Roxy slowly raised her head in response to my voice. A smile then bloomed in her face.
[There is no problem. Although it feels a bit weird to suddenly grow wings… is it not?]
[I think it’s pretty.]
[If that is so, then good!]
『That doesn’t even look difficult. Am I right, hard-working-Fate-kun?』
[You…]
『I mean it. At this kind of timing――it’s good that we are able to borrow the power of a Sacred Beastkin like Snow. Besides, the Holy Knights naturally have good affinity with the Sacred Beastkin. The adaptation rate is very high.』
[You should’ve said it earlier!]
『I just wanted to see and enjoy Fate’s natural reaction on this』
[You sick bastard.]
