Chapter 204 – Attributes
[Eris should do this too.]
[I’m essentially just a support…there’s no way I can do any worthwhile damage to those things.]
[Come over here.]
[Umm… Fate?]
[Just a moment.]
She obediently waited in silence, all the while the black bayonet in her hand began to change form.
[This is the assault mode. Is it a little too much?]
[Not at all. It feels nice.]
Eris twirled the newly transformed Envy with relative ease and even struck a pose. Afterward, she stared at me with a convinced look on her face.
[Being able to remove the collar mark, and transform Envy… I’m convinced now. You have awoken to your true self.]
[Eris could tell?]
[Why of course. I told you, didn’t I? I’ve always been watching you.]
[I see… I guess Myne had been as well?]
[That shouldn’t be the case, Myne shouldn’t have known. I believe what she’s only aware of is that you are also a mortal sin skill holder.]
[Eh? Are you sure?]
[Of course. It’s Myne we are talking about.]
I was convinced by that. During our travels together, Myne rarely showed any concern for complex things.
{Well, I guess Myne isn’t the type to care about that after all.]
[Surely.]
Imagining Myne’s face, I couldn’t help but to giggle alongside Eris.
[Myne… She and Roxy haven’t seemed to be able to get here yet.]
[It’s alright. I can’t imagine them losing so easily. Rather, we should do what we can here.]
[We really should!]
The two attacks mixed together in the air, increasing firepower before colliding with the black cube.
[So sturdy!]
[That color and shape…it has to be]
[…made from similar material with our Mortal Sin weapons.]
『So it’s from the same material, so what’s the big deal?』
[If it can’t be destroyed, then just make it fly away.]
[Oh… I see Myne’s influence right there.]
I may have consumed a lot of monsters during the time I was running amok as a demon. My status was still high enough to use Bloody Ptarmigan.
『Do you need my support in this?』
[It’s going to be the first one in a while, so please do.]
『Will do then.』
Eris was watching the situation while smiling. In order to meet her expectations, I will stop the movement of that black cube.
The black bow grew larger by sacrificing my status. As it turned into a more terrifying form, I could feel my strength leave me.
That said, I had Greed’s assistance. I noticed that the burden on my body was less than when I used the secret alone. He might be sharp-tongued, but he always took care of me.
『I’m ready. What’s wrong, Fate?』
[Nothing… let’s do it.]
『Then get ready. Aim』
The Bloody Ptarmigan shone red, brighter and brighter. The color eventually turned to gold, and the heat it emitted was enough to melt my surroundings.
[Owie ow! Fate, shoot it quickly.]
[Gooooo!]
With enough momentum to pierce the sky, the fire arrow flew toward its target in a straight line while spreading heat and flame. The black cubes were indestructible, but if we could interfere with its movement, something may happen.
『Fate!!』
[Yeah… I see it too.]
There’s a person who could make that possible.
…Dad. Dean Graphite.
As if showing off that fact, the frost was still lingering around the tip of his spear. His presence here also served as deterrence.
[Dad!!]
I called out for him as loud as I could. In response, Dad pointed his spear at me expressionlessly.
[I told you not to come here.]
[I’ve come to stop you. I can’t let this happen…and I have something to ask.]
Dad gave me a sharp look, but gazed upward after a moment.
[There are things in this world that you’d better not know. You’ll be happier that way. That’s what you want to hear, right?]
[Even so.]
He muttered something and pointed the black spear at me again.
[A disobedient child like you needs to be punished. If you want to stop me, if you want to know the truth, you know what to do. Either way, I can’t afford to stop.]
While holding the black bow firmly, I asked Eris,
[Can I ask you to handle the black cubes?]
[What are you going to do?]
[I’m going to face my Dad.]
She put her hands on my shoulders and forcefully made me face her.
[Two is better than one.]
[Sorry. This is a problem between son and father. I couldn’t…]
I can’t relent just this time. Eris hugged me, perhaps to convince me.
[Very well. If it’s what Fate wants. I’ll be happy to oblige.]
[Eh?]
It was nothing like I expected.
[You always fought for someone else’s sake. I want you to fight for your own sake one day.]
[…Eris.]
[It is as I said. I’ve been watching you all the time. Leave the black cubes to me. I have this new power to rely on after all.]
I aimed at Dad whilst running around the crumbling buildings. Greed spoke to me in an amazed voice.
『The fate of the entire world hangs from a father and child’s squabble…..what a silly story.』
[Absolutely.]
If someone had expected this to happen from the beginning…it would’ve been Greed.
