Kicking the ground hard, Erina ran towards the giant dragon. Her physical abilities now that she has terminated the capacities (resources) of the special six people with memories and emotions are an order of magnitude different from those of earlier.
　At the first step, her speed lightly exceeds 100 kilometers per hour, her legs can easily run up even the walls of a building, and her fists can easily crush even a block of concrete.
　But yes, but........that's the extent of it.

　The giant dragon swings its arm down as if to intercept the approaching Erina. That strike with pure mass. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.
　That's why Erina quickly changed direction and avoided that arm, leaping faster than the shaking of the ground from the impact, jumping on the giant dragon's arm and shooting a handgun while running up.
　Although there was no clear damage from that too small blow, Erina didn't miss the fact that a little black water spilled out of the giant dragon's body.

(..........after all, it's not like it doesn't take damage. The damage is there........but the damage dealt to the overall capacity (resources) is too small. Defeating it isn't realistic. (Even if my single attack did enough damage for a whole black zombie, I'd still have to fire 7 billion rounds by simple math.

　Of course there is a reason why Erina is running up her arms at full speed while analyzing them. In a battle against an opponent with such a size difference, it would be extremely troublesome if they were to be kept at a distance.
　A series of flaming bullets would take him down in the blink of an eye. Erina's chances of grabbing a small victory are small...due to her size, it will be easier to fight her once she is in her pocket.

　Her other arm starts to move to crush Erina who runs up her arm, but Erina cleverly slows down her speed and does not let her aim.



　Erina's fighting style is not a mistake. It's the same with ducking into the bosom of a giant opponent, but it also makes sense that she would use a nasty fighting style for her opponent to attract attention.
　In fact, Erina was able to reach the giant dragon's neck behind her as expected, and she was able to launch a series of bullets while running through it. The damage of a single blow might at least be able to frighten it if it piled up.
　The only miscalculation would be.......preconceptions.

''Huh?　Shit......

　Feeling a strong wind, Erina quickly grabbed a part of the giant dragon's body to support her body. What she saw in her eyes was the wall of a building that was approaching at a tremendous speed.

''Huh!''

　Realizing that the giant dragon was trying to hit the building with itself stuck to its back, Erina quickly leapt and landed on the ground via her shoulders, arms and knees.
　As she tried to regain her stance, watching the miscellaneous building shatter into pieces and watching the pieces of it fall... the giant dragon disappeared.

''Eh?　Up!　Jump.....

　With a quick decision, she looked up into the sky and saw a giant dragon that leapt with its legs instead of flying with its wings, folding its arms and falling down.
　Yes, she had one preconception. If it was that huge, 'its movements should be slow...'.... But that perception was wrong.
　The giant dragon is fast - even faster than Erina.

　The paired giant arms are knocked down, and with a great shaking, a huge crater is created on the ground. Erina managed to escape out of range amidst the soaring dust cloud, but.......the situation is not good.
　That's right, the distance has been opened up. If that happens, what comes next........

''As I thought, the flaming bullets........d*mn, it's hard to see!

　In the midst of poor visibility due to the dust cloud, huge flame bombs flying one after another...the battle has shifted to the form that Erina wanted to avoid the most.
　She managed to avoid them in time.

(Position.........just make sure the attack doesn't fly towards Kaito-kun....

　
　Rather, if the giant dragon's attention is directed towards her like this, then Kaito should be able to move more easily.
　Of course, it would take some time to get through this fierce battle and reach the cemetery, but still, there was a possibility... a hope.

　But as if to dispel such hopes, a huge arm was waved across the side of the earth, ripping through the dirt and smoke.

''When did you get behind....................Kuu--shhit!

　Too nimble, too cunningly and quickly for Erina to realize... the giant dragon was moving behind Erina, hiding behind the dust cloud.
　And then Erina leapt to evade that wielded giant arm. It was the only way to avoid it.
　However, Erina could understand that it was a fatal mistake. In front of such a swiftly moving giant dragon, escaping into the air where she couldn't move was too big an opening.

　A long tail, like a whip, is waved at Erina, who is unable to take evasive action in the air. The approaching tail looks like a black wall, and it blows up Erina's body with an irresistible impact.

''Erina!''

　Kaito, who was heading towards the cemetery while looking for an opening in the battle, unexpectedly stopped and shouted. From his view, Erina disappeared through the window of the building.







　

...

　Somehow, he managed to miss some of the impact, so he didn't die instantly. However, the damage carved into his body was enormous, and his body would not listen to him.
　The heart isn't broken yet, and as long as Kaito is alive, hope hasn't disappeared either... but there's not enough strength left... to pave the way... anymore..

　You can find a lot of people who have been in the marketplace for a long time, but you can't get rid of them.
　There is no more power to avoid the flaming bullets. The flaming bullets would obliterate Erina with the entire building. This was, in a sense, a natural outcome. To begin with, there was too much of a difference in strength; six little lights that challenged the seven billion darkness would be obliterated, that was the only result.
　Erina spills her tears as the approaching flame bombs slowly appear in her eyes like slow motion.

''I'm sorry.......I'm sorry Kaito-kun......I'm sorry......the real me. I couldn't... do... anything.

　Murmuring an apology along with tears, Erina closed her eyes.

--That's not true.
...What?

　
　With the same face as Erina's, the girl wearing a black coat waved her arms and flicked off the flaming bullets, then looked back at Erina and smiled.

--You, because you worked so hard, you made it in time. I was able to interfere in this world for a little while.
...the real...me?
--Thank you so much. But just hang in there for a little while longer I'm counting on you, Kite.
But I don't have the power to...
--It's okay. I told you, I could have interfered a little bit with...

　To Erina, who was about to say that she couldn't fend off that giant dragon on her own, Chrome-Eina told her that she was fine with a gentle smile.
　And as if in response to Crom Eina's words, the blackened sky emitted a dazzling light.

--That's why I brought you here. So many thoughts and wishes for Kite's return........

　Light falls from the sky. Guided by the big 'five lights', numerous lights are approaching like a meteor towards Erina's place.

--Receive the bond that Kite-kun has spun...............................warm and strong wings!

　With those words, Crom Eina's body also turned into light, and the light that poured down one after another following it was absorbed into Erina's body.
　Many thoughts were in that light. The children of Kaito and his countrymen, the people who work at the mansion where Kaito spent a year, the elves who praised him, the many people who met and exchanged words with Kaito, the people who thanked Kaito for his deeds even if they never met him in person... Wishing and praying for Kaito's safety, warmly... A gentle thought was definitely in residence.

.........warm. This is the bond that you have spun, Kaito-kun, and these are your wings.

　With the thought and power that was poured into her, Erina slowly stands up. The damage from earlier disappears as if it were a lie, her body is as light as a feather, and an unfathomable power rises up from her.
　Wearing a rainbow-colored shimmering light, Erina turned her attention to the obstacle in front of her.......the giant dragon.