Dan sold out the human race. And he killed Rebecca and Aria, and is also one of the reasons why this first ward city is being plunged into hell.

　The screams and rage never cease. A burning, searing rage rises within me as I see this scene. An emotion I've never felt before. But I'm sure this is what hatred, anger, is all about. I wish everyone could be mild-mannered and get along with each other. That's what I thought.

　But that's too kind and too sweet. Reality is heartless. And maybe that's why I made Dan the way he is. The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't just let him go.


　I'm going to kill him. I have to kill him. That's my mission now. I have decided to wield this blade for the sake of the people who have died.


"That's good, Yulia!　That hateful look in your eyes, you know that too!

　He continues to talk all the time, probably because of his still unusually excited state. I don't answer it. There's no point in talking about it, and I don't want to waste my energy. And I had decided that I would give my all in this fight.


　The strength of my Invisible Blade, the Invisible Blade, lies in its 'invisibility'. It can change its length at will, and it has no limit to its starting point. You can activate the Invisible Blade with your right knife and free left hand, as well as with both feet.

　In addition, he can change his reach and has only the same amount of mass as the knife. This makes it overwhelmingly easy to handle. Also, it doesn't feel heavy enough to launch from your fingers and feet. And even a knife is only trivial.

　If you make use of all the advantages of the Invisible Blade, you can overwhelm even a strengthened Dan. I was convinced of that.



''Ha........Ah.......?


　Dan lets out a stunned voice. He doesn't know the nature of my Invisible Sword 《Invisible Blade》. That's why I haven't been able to react at all. Since I have a knife, I was caught off guard by its short reach. Of course, I didn't miss it and popped his left arm. I was actually going to take his head off, but it seems that he knew it was indeed bad, and that's where he reacted.


"Haha, you do it, don't you Yulia.......but I, you know.......I can do this kind of thing too!


　A moment later, as the flesh rose from the severed part of his arm, it formed the shape of an arm.......and settled in place. No different than before, Dan's arm regenerated.

　The regenerating body. When I looked at it, I suddenly remembered. Wait........as I recall, the giant spider 《Huge Spider》 that I met on the way here was the same. A regeneration ability that is impossible to have in the normal course of events. Based on that, I thought there must be one.


　I wondered if Dan also had a core like that red crystal.





　Deep breath. No more pauses from here on out. We're gonna kill them all in one fell swoop. That's all.


"....
'd*mn it!　What the hell is this?!


　Then I overwhelmed Dan. A reach that changes at will. And even if I focus on the knife, I activate the Invisible Blade from the fingers of my left hand and also from both feet. My invisible sword fights, and even a reach that changes at will. I don't let them grasp the distance. And it's overwhelmingly fast. Because it has almost no mass, its swordfights are overwhelming. Dan wasn't even able to keep up with me in terms of speed.

　Also, every attack changes its length every time so that it can't be handled. He used his previous length as a feint as well, and I continued to carve up his body, toying with him, one long, the next short, and so on. And even though the knife was a decoy, he wasn't able to react to the other attacks at all. Probably, he didn't notice the fingers on his left hand and the invisible blade from his foot. He must be wondering where in the world something was in that knife from.


''d*mn it, d*mn it, d*mn it, d*mn it!


　Dan continued to resist, but my Invisible Blade, the Invisible Blade, shredded Dan's body. There was no more hesitation. No matter how much I screamed or called out, I was determined to kill Dan. I cut off his arms and then his legs. Where I shaved more limbs, I shred them even more. It seems to be regenerating, but it's too late. Not being able to keep up with the speed of the Invisible Sword 《Invisible Blade》, I cut off Dan's head as it was.






　Then the dismembered body collapsed and Dan was left with only his neck. The already shredded body disintegrated and finally disappeared as it evaporated. Even so, Dan, who was now only a head, was still alive. Then it would be obvious that that crystal was buried in his head. But still, it howls a lot. The only thing that's left of its life force is its life force, and it still seems to be able to talk. But it was too clumsy.

　I was completely unscathed and contented, looking down from above, and Dan was lying on the ground, looking up at me. The contrast between them shows the overwhelming difference in their positions. I'm on top and you're on the bottom. This was a fact that couldn't be reversed.

　I stare at him with cold, completely condescending eyes and thrust the blade at him. Dan, with only his head on the floor, was truly pathetic and hapless.


''Don't look at me like that!　Don't look down on me!　You're kidding me!

　And I try to get the last bit of information I need.

"Dan. In the end who is that guy?
'I can't tell you ... I can't tell you that ... it's just the way it is!


　I see. I didn't know you couldn't say it even in this situation. Maybe it was some kind of brainwashing, or maybe he was just afraid of the person he was dealing with... Either way, there was definitely something to it.


　Now, it's time to end it. It's time to say goodbye to that past. I lived desperately in the twilight world and came back, and I've been perplexed for a long time. How should I wield this power...and what should I do about them?


　Even though I had the power, I was scared. If I saw them again, I would be reminded of my weakness. But I don't need those spells anymore. I need to let myself go. It is my weakness that has led me here. I need a strong mind to go along with this power. I don't need to be weak anymore. I need to face my past and get over it.


　I need to face it and get over it, so I'll deal with it myself. That's the least you can do.


　And I point the Invisible Blade at him.


''No ... don't ... stop ... Yulia, we ... are friends, aren't we?　I-I need help I don't want to miss it I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. No, no, no, no, no!　I........I can't just die here!　No, no, no, no, no!　Hey, I'll do anything ... if you want me to apologize, I'll apologize ... Hey Julia, you're a sweetheart, aren't you?　Isn't that right?　Right?　Please!　You're missing out!


　You know your death is imminent, as expected, and you imply such nonsense. Do you have any idea how much pain Rebecca and Aria went through and how much they died?　It's true that I hated those two men, too. But I didn't hate them enough to die that cruelly ... alive and predatory. That's how I felt about Dan, but he'd already crossed the line. He crossed the line that he shouldn't have crossed with impunity. Besides, so many people were still screaming for help, and ... and ... dead.


　After creating this hell, my friend?　Can you help me?　Will you let me go?　You don't want to die?　No?　Apologize?


　Don't be silly.


　You can't do this. Even if you die, you can't pay for your sins. But you must die. And that's why I have to kill you. I'm going to wipe it from the world.


'Don't do it, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!　No, no, no, no, no!　I'll do anything!　So, that's why I'm asking you, Uri'ah!　You have to help me!　Don't kill me don't kill me!　Hey, hey?　Hey, why don't you tell him and he can come over here and join us?　So, you know what?　You'd better let me live. I'll tell the man. Well, I hope you do, and you'll be stronger... hey, Uriah?　I'm your friend, aren't I?　See?　You'll listen to your best friend...?
"...I can't bear to listen to this ...I want to die.
'No, no, no, no, no, no!


　Then I thrust the Invisible Blade into the remaining head, confirming the feel of the crystal in my brain, and put my strength into it as if to shatter it. At the same time a cracking sound was heard, Dan's head also disappeared as if it were evaporating.


　It's over ... I killed Dan.


　What was there was just nothingness. No guilt, no elation. I just did what I had to do. It was just done. There was no regret.


"...Goodbye, Dan.


　I muttered to myself and went out into the burning city. I thought I heard something whispered at the end.


　But I don't look back anymore.

　I'm moving forward into the future.