Volume 4, Chapter 55 – I Don’t Want To Lose It Again

Against an existence like the Black Dragon King, so seasoned in battle, deliberately revealing an opening could very well be turned back on them by the Black Dragon King, so this tactic of selling openings was without a doubt incredibly foolish.

But… if that were all there was to it… then what could they do, so… the timing of exposing an opening was also pretty important?

On this question, Samael thought through many things in an instant.

『Samael… you don’t need to think so much about this kind of thing… If you think too much, when you actually do it, it might end up feeling forced. Later, just follow your feeling and when it feels like you should show an opening, just show it, alright?』

Sensing that Samael seemed to be harboring misgivings, Tianyin spoke up directly to persuade her.

「Mm… Xiaoyin, you’re right too. Thinking too much will only make me feel all tied up…」

Even as she was talking with Tianyin in her mind, Samael did not hesitate at all while fighting.

The speed at which she swung the knight sword did not slow for even a moment.

Under Samael’s sharp blade, the Black Dragon King was fully occupied with defending against her attacks and did not notice that while attacking, Samael was also distracted.

However, this situation where the Black Dragon King only defended and did not make a move was extremely troublesome for Samael, and after thinking for a short while, Samael started to deliberately slow the frequency of her attacks on the Black Dragon King.

Her figure, which had been so fast that the naked eye could hardly catch it, gradually became traceable, and the force of her slashes as she swung down the sword was also much lighter than before.

Samael’s deliberate holding back did indeed make the Black Dragon King’s gaze flicker non stop, but after mulling it over again and again, the Black Dragon King still did not immediately seize on Samael’s current “weakened” state to launch an attack.

『Not taking the bait… this Black Dragon King is way too cautious, right?』

Faced with the Black Dragon King right now, even Tianyin did not know how to complain anymore…

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But…

When dealing with a Throne-tier at this level, selling an opening also could not be overdone. Otherwise, it might let the other side spot the problem right away.

「No need to rush, Xiaoyin,… there is still a bit of time left in the half hour. We don’t have to be too anxious yet.」

……

While Tianyin was fighting over here, Xingyu Muxi had also brought Xiaomengyao and Lucifa to retreat to a spot that was relatively safe and hidden.

Here, it was hard for the demons fighting outside to discover them, but Xingyu Muxi could use the little holes she had prepared in advance at the hiding place to secretly peek at the situation outside.

And naturally, the gazes of Xingyu Muxi and the others were almost all focused on Tianyin.

Of course… the reason the three of them could not help focusing on Tianyin like this did have a reason. After all, Xingyu Muxi held special feelings for Xiaoyin… and Xiaomengyao was Tianyin’s disciple, as for Lucifa… she regarded Tianyin as her own big sister…

So it was only natural things turned out this way.

“The situation isn’t very good… the Black Dragon King is stalling for time…”

Watching the battle in the sky between Tianyin and the Black Dragon King, Xingyu Muxi, who from the start knew that Tianyin’s Throne-tier ability could only be maintained for a limited time, quickly noticed something off.

“Eh… isn’t it just that after Master heavily wounded it with one sword, it became more cautious?”

Everyone present had seen that blood sword light of Tianyin’s just now that almost spanned the entire sky, and the fact that the Black Dragon King had been grievously wounded was plain to see for Xiaomengyao. So faced with Xingyu Muxi’s guess, Xiaomengyao felt a bit puzzled.

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“No… the Black Dragon King’s wound is healing really fast… right now its HP bar is pretty much the same as a full state, and at full state, the Black Dragon King could completely just tank that sword Xiaoyin just swung. If the Black Dragon King was willing to trade injury for injury like that, then Xiaoyin would not be the Black Dragon King’s match at all… but right now, the Black Dragon King is not doing that…”

As expected of Xingyu Muxi, who possessed exceptionally high talent in battle, even though her actual strength had not reached Throne-tier, her analysis of the battle situation between Tianyin and the Black Dragon King was incredibly clear.

“Muu… Sis… is Sis… is she in danger?”

Hearing Xingyu Muxi’s words, Lucifa looked over in fright, her face full of worry.

“Hard to say, but the feeling the Black Dragon King gives me is that it is stalling for time. Maybe it wants to wait until Xiaoyin’s fighting strength fades with the passing of time before it makes a move… but if it is stalling for some other reason, then Xiaoyin will really be in danger…”

It was not that Xingyu Muxi did not want to say it, she did not dare to say it…

Because if the Black Dragon King truly wanted to stall until Tianyin’s Seven Original Sins time ran out before choosing to strike… then Tianyin would really be in danger…

“No… we cannot let this battle drag on any longer…”

Watching the fight in the sky, Xingyu Muxi’s expression was very grave.

“If this drags on, there will be absolutely no advantage for Xiaoyin… maybe in the end…”

“Muu… Sis… Sis, she…”

Hearing Xingyu Muxi’s words, Lucifa’s mood involuntarily grew much heavier.

No matter what, Lucifa was very clear in her heart that Tianyin had taken on the Black Dragon King head-on this time in order to protect her… but if Tianyin ended up staking her life just to protect her…

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Was that… really okay?

Right now, Lucifa’s heart was wavering, afraid, and at the same time blaming herself.

She was wavering over whether she should make a move to help Tianyin.

She was afraid of how the Demon Lords outside and the Black Dragon King would treat her later…

And the blame was that at such a critical moment, when she clearly possessed Original Sin power that even the Black Dragon King desperately craved, she could only watch with her eyes wide open while her big sister protected her, completely powerless herself.

‘I…’

‘I want to help Big Sis…’

Deep in her heart, she longed for this so strongly.

But… but when she looked at the ferocious demons outside, at the Black Dragon King whose presence alone dyed half the sky red, her heart once again stopped her steps that wanted to go out and help her big sister.

This feeling of being powerless, of only being able to watch while the important “big sister” fought for her…

It really was…

So unbearable…

For some reason, before Lucifa’s eyes there suddenly rose up the memory of that day hundreds of thousands of years ago, the darkest day in her life.

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On that day, it felt like there was no sunlight in the world, and no warmth.

Her young self had just lain in her mama’s warm arms like that, then helplessly felt her mama’s body, bit by bit, grow impossibly cold.

‘Right… back then, I…’

‘Had been this helpless… this lost, watching my mama die like that…’

Unwilling.

Blaming herself.

Regret.

All at once, she recalled many, many things from the past, and as those memories surfaced, Lucifa’s thoughts also drifted back to a few days ago, that night when by sheer coincidence she and her big sister ended up sleeping together.

On that night, even though her big sister was just as petite as she was, that big sister, just like her mama who had long since passed away, held her in her arms with endless gentleness.

That warmth that felt like it could melt everything…

‘I really, really…’

‘Don’t want to lose someone again…’