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“Hubert!”
I kicked off the ground and knocked aside the sword that was being brought down toward Hubert, and Caesar frowned deeply as he glared at me.
“Ann! Healing!”
“Understood!”
“You people… who are you?”
“That’s our line. What was that curse earlier? Curses aren’t supposed to be something you can carry around.”
I threw those words at him both to change the topic and to confirm whether Caesar was the one responsible for the village. Caesar, who had looked irritated until now, formed a nasty grin.
“That curse was amazing, wasn’t it? It’s my masterpiece. To make it that useful, I had to repeat many failures.”
Anger seeped through as Caesar spoke as if recounting a heroic tale, and I tightened my grip on my sword.
“…By failures, you didn’t drag other people into it, did you…?”
When I forced those words out through clenched teeth, Caesar showed no regret at all and spoke as if reminiscing about pleasant memories.
“Quite a few people died. It was fun when an entire village was wiped out. But a curse that destroys everything instantly is too strong—you can’t even watch them suffer, right? So I made something weaker, something that could control other people.”
An entire village wiped out…
“Which village was it?”
“Huh? I don’t remember something like that. Some countryside village, probably. I was planning to control the villagers, but they died instantly…”
A rural village that was wiped out in an instant by a curse. It had to be him—he was the one who killed my family…!
Fierce anger surged within me, and I felt my vision flicker. But I couldn’t suppress the rage. If this man hadn’t existed, everyone would still be alive. He attacked the village for nothing more than an experiment…!
“You… I will never forgive you…!!”
Forgetting even the possibility that the building might be destroyed, I unleashed powerful magic one after another in my rage. At the same time, I kicked off the ground and brought my sword down toward Caesar with all my might.
“…What the hell, all of a sudden!?”
“I’ll kill you!”
“Hah? Did your family die from my curse or something? That’s unfortunate. But more importantly—you… with that many magic attributes, you’re a divine servant, aren’t you?”
For a brief moment I regained my composure at Caesar’s words, but my anger quickly reignited and I swung my sword again.
“So what if I am?”
“Haha, I knew it! Finishing my destruction by defeating a divine servant at the end—how perfect!”
From there, the clash between my sword and Caesar’s continued, and my mind was consumed with the thought that I would absolutely cut off his head. With my vision narrowed by that obsession, I failed to notice the thin needle Caesar had fired.
When it pierced my left shoulder, my movement slowed, and Caesar’s sword closed in before my eyes.
—I won’t make it in time!
In panic, I twisted my body to avoid a fatal wound, and at that instant Caesar was blown away by wind magic.
“Luca! Are you alright!?”
The one who had cast the spell was Ann.
That’s right—I had companions. In my rage I had completely lost awareness of my surroundings.
“Luca! Calm down!”
“Lady Seremees… I’m sorry.”
Had I really not even heard Lady Seremees’s voice? The realization of how terrifying it was for anger to control my thoughts made my body tremble.
“Luca! Are you okay? You were hurt, weren’t you?”
When I saw Rebecca rushing toward me in concern, it felt like the strength finally drained from my body.
“Rebecca, I’m sorry… I lost control.”
“It’s understandable. But don’t forget that we’re here too.”
“Yeah, I’m alright now… thank you.”
When Rebecca heard that, she gave me her usual smile. Seeing it, I felt the overwhelming anger inside me gradually settle.
“Luca, I’ll heal you.”
“Ann, thank you.”
“That man is the one who killed your family, isn’t he?”
“…It seems so.”
“Then we’ll defeat him together, no matter what.”
“That’s right. If it’s the four of us, we can definitely win.”
I nodded at their words and headed toward Hubert, who was keeping Caesar in check alone.
“Hubert, sorry for worrying you. I’m fine now.”
“That’s good. That man is strong.”
“He’s the Servant of the God of Destruction. …He realized I’m a divine servant, so from here on I won’t hold back my abilities.”
“Understood. …Has Ann’s identity still not been discovered?”
The moment I nodded to Hubert’s quiet question, Caesar—who had been blown into the wall—burst out from the rubble.
“Hahahahaha! Now this is getting fun!”
Shouting in a voice that inspired fear, he lifted one corner of his mouth as he turned his gaze toward me.
“If I’m going to fight a divine servant, I’ll have to use this power.”
As Caesar said that, he tensed his right arm—and at that moment—
His clothes tore, and his arm rapidly grew larger. The arm became covered in hard scales, and sharp claws extended from it.
“So this is dragon transformation…”
After about ten seconds, Caesar’s right arm had finished changing and had become several times larger than before. If those claws struck, my body would likely be torn apart instantly.
“It’s been a while since I’ve used this body… entertain me a little!”
With an excited grin, Caesar kicked off the ground.
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