Running the Romance Fantasy with Baby’s Cash – Episode 307
☆ Episode 307 ☆
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“Keuheok! You insolent wench!”
Keureureureuk一.
Kiyas Edel writhed and groaned. Each time, the bones in her back crunched and popped.
‘To make me struggle this much……!’
She had thought it laughable when Ruatisha, imbued with the power of Phasa [a divine energy], charged at her.
But.
“The filthy proxy of Aphthanes dares!”
A tenacious bitch like a bug!
She wanted to tear that woman apart alive right now.
But.
“Sidrian! It’s you again!”
Kiyas Edel, trapped in the ice crystal, howled.
Taking advantage of the gap when she was weakened by Ruatisha’s attack to pull off such a trick……!
‘I thought he was just someone with the same name, but he really is that Sidrian!’
Kiyas Edel gritted her teeth and glared at Sidrian.
Two humans she had hated so much thousands of years ago.
The last creation of Aphthanes [a powerful deity] and a being blessed with infinite grace.
The fact that they had been resurrected and were blocking her path again made her feel like she was going insane.
‘Aphthanes didn’t make Ruatisha his proxy for nothing……!’
He entrusted everything to her because she was a being he cherished and treasured so much.
Ruatisha was lying unconscious in Sidrian’s arms.
“It’s useless! That bitch gave up her own body to kill me!”
Ruatisha would never open her eyes again. She was slowly dying even now.
Even so, Ruatisha had failed to kill her.
Although weakened and trapped like this, Kiyas Edel was not dead.
And no one but Ruatisha could kill her.
‘In the end, I won!’
I won!
Kiyas Edel’s mad laughter echoed.
“Quiet. You’re disturbing my master.”
“Keuheok……!”
With Sidrian’s murmur, poison bloomed in the crystal containing Kiyas Edel.
Kiyas Edel scurried across the floor like a bug, but Sidrian didn’t even glance at her.
‘Finally quiet.’
It was a poison so potent that it could turn a living being into a puddle of blood, but normally it wouldn’t have worked well on Kiyas Edel.
It was all thanks to Ruatisha that it worked so well.
Sidrian carefully brushed Ruatisha’s hair back.
The long, flowing hair had been cut short, barely reaching her chest.
Sidrian caressed Ruatisha’s face and tightly grasped her half-remaining hand.
‘……You won’t die.’
He could not allow Ruatisha to die.
Even if she were already dead, he would summon her soul and bring her back to life.
Moreover, Ruatisha was still breathing.
The faint beating of her heart.
Holding onto that fragile and faint signal, he whispered as if praying.
‘Come back.’
Sidrian slowly lowered his head.
‘Again, to my side一.’
His warm lips touched her cold lips.
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“What is this…….”
Aphthanes’ words didn’t make sense.
I allowed it?
‘When did I ever?’
I had only just realized that Sid had been behind all the external interventions so far.
‘And Sid and I are the first humans created by Aphthanes?’
I did remember my past life, but that was only my past life on Earth.
It was then.
[Warning!]
[Intrusion detected into the Trait Holder’s Ether [spiritual plane].]
[Activating defense system.]
[Identifying intruder…Sidrian. Identification complete.]
[Subject is authorized to enter the Trait Holder’s Ether.]
[Deactivating defense system!]
[Soul synchronization will proceed at Sidrian’s request.]
[Accept?]
‘What is this……?’
What is Sidrian doing?
[Accepted.]
“I didn’t say anything yet?”
“Your heart has already opened everything to that child. You’re still the same.”
Aphthanes looked at me with a wistful gaze.
[Soul synchronization in progress.]
[The Trait Holder’s soul and Sidrian’s soul are being bound.]
At the same time as that notification, a warm energy began to seep into me.
It was as comfortable and languid as getting into a steaming hot bath on a snowy winter day.
The warmth enveloped me gently like flowing water.
‘Sid.’
I knew it instinctively.
This is Sidrian.
Souls are being bound.
We are now bound and tied to each other’s souls, unable to be separated. I am here, but I could feel Sid.
As if I were by Sid’s side.
I could feel his heart wanting to be with me, even if it meant giving up his soul.
That ardent wish.
I felt the same way.
‘I want to go.’
To Sid’s side一.
[Soul synchronization complete.]
[Important!]
[The Trait Holder’s soul has become one with Sidrian’s soul!]
[Sidrian, like the Trait Holder, possesses an ancient soul and is a returnee who passed through the gate.]
[Because there are two ancient souls, the authority and status that can be handled are increased!]
[Divinity sealed in the Trait Holder’s soul detected.]
[The connection circuit to the divinity is sealed by the stabilization system.]
It seemed to be referring to the divinity that Aphthanes’ legacy had passed on to me last time.
It was sealed back then because I couldn’t handle it…….
[Determined that stabilization is no longer necessary.]
[Opening the circuit that was connected to the divinity.]
[Seal released!]
Hwaaaaaaak一!
Intense light and darkness swirled around me.
Flames sparked like stars, and darkness scattered like the Milky Way.
Chaos itself, a mixture of yin and yang.
But I could see the great order within it.
[Exceeding the limits of a human due to possessing divinity.]
[The Trait’s rank is upgraded to the extreme beyond the limit.]
[Current rank…S]
[All restrictions are lifted!]
[Ability
Rank: Legendary
Current Level: S
The power to destroy evil and purify the world.
At the same time as the notification disappeared, the universe swirling around me vanished.
And darkness began to bloom from beneath my feet.
This was my power, the power I possessed.
I raised my head.
Amid the darkness enveloping me, I could see Aphthanes’ figure.
A firmly set jawline.
Long hair fluttering in the wind.
Although it was difficult to see clearly in the darkness, I could easily picture his appearance.
Unlike earlier when he looked a little younger, he looked exactly like the one I had seen in the legacy一.
“Go.”
I couldn’t see Aphthanes’ expression hidden in the darkness.
But.
“To the place you want to go.”
I think he smiled.
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[Divinity completely absorbed!]
[Damaged defense system is reactivated.]
[Cell damage detected. Starting repair.]
My body felt light, as if I had slept deeply.
When I opened my eyes, I saw long eyelashes right in front of me.
Beautiful eyelashes that sparkled with gold even in the shade.
As far as I knew, there was only one person in the world who owned such beautiful eyelashes.
And the warm sensation touching my lips.
‘……Could it be that I woke up with Sid’s kiss?’
No, this isn’t some Snow White or Sleeping Beauty story.
It was absurd.
I blinked and stared at Sid quietly.
He was kissing me so seriously that his brow was deeply furrowed.
Geez, even his frowning face is handsome.
Sid was still motionless. I hesitated for a moment and then pursed my lips.
When I gave him a peck, his beautiful eyelashes fluttered, and his eyes, as beautiful as the universe, were revealed.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
Sid’s lips moved.
But no sound came out.
As if worried that I would disappear if he called out or break if he touched me, Sid couldn’t even breathe properly.
I grinned.
“I’m back.”
Whack一!
Sid hugged me tightly. He hugged me so tightly that I felt suffocated, and my back and waist ached.
I reflexively tensed up, but then I realized that Sid’s body was trembling, so I relaxed.
His hands, trembling messily, caressed me as if to confirm that I was real.
“Lulu.”
“Yeah.”
“Ruatisha.”
“Yeah.”
Sid raised his head.
When our eyes met, he smiled with a tearful face.
Seeing Sidrian’s smiling face made my heart feel relieved, and I felt like everything was okay.
I thought I would never see this face again.
I cupped his cheeks and wiped away his tears with my thumb.
“Don’t cry.”
Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve seen Sid cry.
Seeing his pitiful appearance, with his face resting in my hands and shedding tears like dew…….
Uh…….
I don’t want to make him cry, but I want to make him cry more一.
‘……He really makes people feel strange. It’s a dangerous face.’
I’m definitely not a pervert.
Ahem.
It was then.
“How……?”
A nasty voice like scraping metal was heard.
When I turned my head, I saw the hideous monster一Kiyas Edel, staring at me with eyes like black voids.
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How?
Why?
Why did Ruatisha wake up again?
She was definitely dying?
A body destroyed at the cellular level by evil energy cannot be healed even by the Celestial Race.
But why……?
Ruatisha was now fully alive and breathing.
Even her missing body had been restored cleanly and perfectly.
Ruatisha slowly got up and walked towards the ice crystal where Kiyas Edel was trapped.
“Euueut…….”
Kiyas Edel stumbled back without realizing it.
And she was startled when she realized what she was doing.
No matter how great Ruatisha is, she is just a human.
In contrast, she is a sublime being who far surpasses humans.
But this immense sense of oppression felt from Ruatiya一.
It was as if she was facing Aphthanes.
“Indeed, the lineage is long, Kiyas Edel.”
When Ruatisha reached out her hand towards the ice crystal, the ice crumbled along her fingertips.
“Now is definitely the moment to meet your end.”
“Have you forgotten that you almost died trying to kill me!”
Kiyas Edel squeezed her throat with effort.
Clearly, considering what happened earlier, she has the advantage. Ruatisha’s power of Phasa is strong, but it is nothing compared to divinity.
But why is she so uneasy?
‘Uneasy? Am I, of all people, being intimidated by a mere human?’
That can’t be.
“Uwaaaaaaaak!”
Kiyas Edel screamed and charged at Ruatisha.
Crimson evil energy bloomed around her.
A ferocious and merciless power like an angry sea.
Ruatisha, standing in front of it, was so small that she seemed like she would be swallowed up in an instant.
Even in the face of that immense power, Ruatisha’s paraiba-colored eyes were as unwavering as ever.
From Ruatisha’s hand, jet-black night bloomed.
It was a very gentle and soft power compared to Kiyas Edel’s evil energy.
Quiet and still.
Just like the darkness that silently descends, it covers everything一even the light.
“This power is……!”
Kiyas Edel stared at Ruatisha with a pale face.
“No way! This can’t be happening!”
A scream like a shriek burst out.
How could she not recognize it?
The power she had wanted so much.
To gain this power, she had torn Aphthanes into ninety-nine pieces and tried to erase his existence from this world.
But.
To a bug-like human like this!
“Why do you have divinity……!”
Kiyas Edel’s words were not finished.
The power of Phasa, which had quietly penetrated, had overwhelmed even her soul.
Kkieeeeeeeee一!
A chilling scream echoed inside the cocoon.
‘It hurts.’
It’s painful.
It felt like her whole body was burning, freezing, and melting repeatedly.
She could feel her existence completely disappearing.
It’s different from before.
She is really dying.
But what was even more painful一.
Kiyas Edel stared at Ruatisha with wide eyes.
‘Wh……y……?’
The power she had wanted so much, giving everything she had, why not me一.
Kiyas Edel could not take her eyes off Ruatisha until the moment she died.
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Kwaaaaaaaang!
The people were startled and looked up at the huge explosion in the sky.
The cocoon, which had been floating ominously like a red moon, was being destroyed.
And.
“The, the monsters are disappearing?!”
The monsters and demons that had been attacking people were also scattering like sand as if their lives had ended.
“Is it……over?”
“Then that cocoon…….”
Surely something else wouldn’t pop out of the cocoon.
It was too ominous an imagination to even put into words.
“S, Saintess? She went inside the cocoon…….”
The people put their hands on their chests as if praying and looked up at the sky again.
Soon, a huge and beautiful divine beast appeared from within the exploding cocoon.
And on top of that divine beast一.
“Uwaaaaaaaa!”
The people who confirmed the Saintess’s appearance shouted loudly.