Higan jumps out of the ship as she brandishes her soul weapon, an umbrella. However, the shape and form of her umbrella are different than the last time I saw it. Also, the insignia behind her becomes white in color instead of golden.

She throws the umbrella in the air as she jumps. She perfectly lands her feet on the umbrella and flies through the sky like she is surfing while leaving traces of light in her wake. The devils immediately sensed her presence as someone with the strongest divinity to they started swarming towards her.

The stronger the divine power the more it attracts devils, huh…

That would be natural in this world. After all, that divinity came from my mother’s power. And then, the devils are the creation of Eresti, my mother’s enemy, the one who created arcana magic in this world.

Each of the two will repulse each other. It may be the reason that I feel repulsive to any arcana magician. Nil has stronger arcana magic and tons of it. Maybe my hatred towards him stems from our disposition…

And so, devils will come towards the person with strong divinity that stems from Nivalis.

“[Purifying Flames of the Gods!]”

Higan shouted as her body shots towards the devils. Flames of platinum color start manifesting around her with a shape of a wisp. The count of the flames grew in number until it almost blocks my sight of Higan until it becomes a large sphere of white flame.

“[Explode!]”

Upon Higan’s activation, the sphere of white flames expands. The way she uses it…is like how I use Barrier, Force, and Spin. I know it already but, Higan will always reproduce new skills based on what she has previously witnessed.

She is replicating techniques over and over again to improve herself. It is something I cannot compete with, instead, I myself learn from others of their own techniques and skills…barely…

As Higan’s power explodes, the devils that were about to swarm her are all swallowed by the white fire. It didn’t stop from there, the sphere of fire keeps expanding which annihilates incoming devils too.

The fire soon reaches the ship where we are boarded. I thought that Higan lost control of her power and wasn’t able to calculate the distance of her fire but, instead of consuming the ship with her power, it only passes through it without harming it.

After that, the sphere of fire keeps expanding further killing more devils. Topaz who is clinging onto me tugs on my clothes.

“What…happened? Asagao…what happened?”

“Higan…is full of surprises too…”

“Higan…? That girl…?”

“Yeah…she has full control of her power that it only burned the devils which she only meant to kill. Because if she didn’t she may have also killed not only you but us too.”

“Ah…she must be wonderful person. Also…her hair and eyes becomes like yours…”

“Well, we are sisters after all…but…this is odd. Why did her hair and eyes change like that?”

It is a question that can only be answered by the one who holds this divine power, that’s not me, it would be my mother of course. For now, since Higan becomes this powerful, I think it’s okay unless, in the future, some complications or downsides appears.

Anyway, that was so cool!

She is obviously showing off right now! As the flame subsides, the attention of everyone shifted to Higan…that was given because of the feat she showed.

“Hot, hot, hot! Ow, ow, ow, ow! It’s burning, ow, ow, ow!”

Ichirou cries as he tries to put out the flames in his clothes. It seems that Higan…intentionally burned him a little which I think it’s too excessive. Does Higan really hate him that much to the point where she purposely set him on fire?

The scenario made an uproar within the SS Iowa’s crew as they cry in cheer towards Higan’s display of power. I don’t know how we will lose at this rate considering that we already have Alstroe, Susanoo, even Cattleya the demon lord and all of us here.

We also have Pr’thcor’s ancient dragon group, the Pirates Federation, Senya’s mansion residences, the fairies, and Gria backing us up.

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Not to mention, the summoned heroes, Fon and Violetta with awakened power are there too. I don’t see any way for us to lose this. However, even if I think about these things, I feel like something is missing. Something I should remember about what Nil said…

“Asagao.”

A rough and robust hand lands on my head with a rub. I inadvertently look at the man who pats me on the head and what behold my sight is the smiling Hasu. My face loosens and I unknowingly broke out in a wry smile too.

“We’re showing off too, right? Like you and Ichirou, we also have a special connection now. You, as my master, are now forever connected to me on a spiritual level.”

“Yeah! However, you shouldn’t be asking me for power, I am the only one who is going to borrow yours. Hasu, what do you say? Let’s go?”

“I know that you are itching for an action. Can’t be helped then? Let’s go. Let’s show them what we are made of even though unlike with Ichirou, you are still inexperienced in using me!”

“Hahaha, the way you put it sounds so indecent.”

I look at the worried Topaz. She is always like this, full of anxiety when the situation becomes sour but always happy and free of negative emotions when she eats. I don’t hate it, in fact, I like how Topaz is right now.

“Topaz, don’t worry. We are going to be fine. When we get back, let’s eat together, okay?”

“Asagao…together with Mimi?”

“Yes!”

“With Casablanca? And Hibiscus?”

“Yes, yes!”

“With Alstroemeria and Higan? And, and…with everyone?”

“Yes! That’s why, please behave.”

“Okay!”

With another smile and a pat on the head, I left Topaz together with Hasu and run towards the edge of the ship. Hasu and I jump simultaneously and unlike how I usually do it with Ichirou, Hasu and I bump our fist.

I can’t hide my excitement anymore. I know that I am smiling like a freak that’s about to go into war. I can’t hide anymore how I want to use my newly found possession. I’ve completely turned into one of those said battle maniacs.

The heat of the battle brings burning passion in my heart. Learning new things every single day, improving myself throughout tough battles, and forming friendship and finding new allies, everything brings excitement to me.

Once, I was completely satisfied with a simple and quiet life. Once, I was completely satisfied in hiding from my fears and what I think is painful. Once, I was completely satisfied in just relying on others and once, I was completely a fool who think of nothing but my own comfort.

No, I am still a fool even now. Master always calls me a fool and an idiot. But even so, I want everyone to see how I’ve changed, I want everyone to look at me, I want everyone to rely on me. I’ve become a completely different person with my own selfish wishes.

But that’s also fine. Everyone has their own selfish wishes that they wanted to protect.

My wish, my goal, my reason for fighting right now is to save this world so I can live together with the people I’ve become close with, to the people that treat me as their family, friend, and in the future, may even be my lover.

I want to see myself in such situation. I am not satisfied anymore with what ifs. I want things to happen to my life.

My resolve falters every now and then but my companions, my friends, and everyone is there to help me stand up again, to support me in my emotional tantrums and recklessness.

“Bringing forth the fiercest tempest that pierces all forms of evil!”

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“Our mind and body resonate to expel impurities!”

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With that in mind, I am going all out now! With that in mind, I am going to live my life boldly, more outgoing and my bravest!

“[Divine Possession!]”

Bright lime light began swirling around my body and Hasu’s figure slowly becomes transparent. His power as a spirit fluidly and smoothly enters my body like a waterfall. My body is bathed with Hasu’s spirit which is completely foreign from this world but with our understanding with each other and mutual trust, it didn’t prove to be a problem.

Shouta is a form which represents his humanly body but Hasu is his spirit form greatly stemming from oriental origin from our world, meaning, Hasu, as a spirit, is not of a spirit from this world but a spirit that was transferred here.

I don’t know what power, skills and abilities he has but, I know that he is someone strong enough to defeat Ichirou on an equal battle.

As my divinity resonates with his spirit, six feet tall spear with an edge similar to naginata appears in my hand. The spear is of oriental origin but the overall motif is of this world. A black spear with green outline adorned with seraphic wings in the back of its blade reveals itself.

An angelic spear made match with a celestial figure. It was so beautiful that the sky itself made a good background. As I freefall in the sky, tattered ceramic wings appear on my back and it roots slowly crawls to my back as its roots.

After a few seconds, the wings attached itself to me and became completely part of me. I start gliding in the sky as I flap the pure white wing and brandish the spear towards the giant devils who started appearing in the sky again.

As I move, trails of green light left in my wake.

“Hasu, let’s do that!”

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“Ehehehe!~”

I grip the spear in my right arm and prepare to throw it like a javelin. I charge the spear with divine power and aim it at the devils the seemingly noticed me awhile ago now.

“[Perfect Calculation!]”

It was an auto-aim ability that Hasu has. With it, my peripheral sense becomes a hundred times sharper and my brain processing becomes faster. Because of my enhanced body, I can withstand the abilities downside of frying my brain from so much influx of information.

“[Blooming Thorn – Morning Glory Perfect Placement!]”

My usual blue barriers become green which scatters everywhere in the sky. Instead of bundling them in one place, I scatter them in all sorts of places not for scaffolding use but for something else.

“[Blooming Thorn – Paradise of Thorn!]”

I throw the spear packed with so much divine power in my hand and the spear flies like a railgun.

ZUDUUN!

The power was so strong that the throw alone blew me backward for several meters away. The spear exceeds the speed of sound, breaking the wind resistance.

Not even two seconds have passed and it already pierces a flying devil that was approaching me. After that, the barrier that was perfectly placed all over the place ricochets the spear. The spear that bounces from the barrier impales another devil.

And another…

And another…

And another…

Until the spear created an illusion of a violent thorny gale that pierces everything in its way. The perfect placement enables a continuous flow of ricochet in which annihilates only devils, of course, with perfect calculation, I already determined that the target will only be devils.

As the number of devils dwindles, I ordered the spear to return. Its velocity immediately died down and it shoots towards me. I catch it with no problem and spin it.

“There are more to do and more to test. Let’s continue this!”