Volume 5, Chapter 36 – Do I Eat It With My Mouth?

Fear.

Or perhaps, dread.

All this time, Samael, who used Tianyin as a vessel, had always been able to sense the state of Tianyin’s heart.

And in truth, there had always been unease in Tianyin’s heart.

Of course, that unease was not very strong. In her everyday life, what Samael usually saw and felt from Tianyin was mostly her happy side, or her cute side.

But in reality…

Samael had finally figured out why there was always that faint, lingering unease inside Tianyin.

And when it came down to it, the reason was the same one behind the Throne-tier beings who had passed away one after another during this period.

Of course.

In Samael’s view, the deaths of those Throne-tier beings did not feel like something someone had deliberately arranged.

After all, when she thought carefully about the causes behind their deaths, Samael knew very well in her heart that no matter how you looked at those causes, they were all completely reasonable.

However…

If she only thought of it like that…

After listening to Tianyin’s words, Samael suddenly noticed something.

That was, during this period of time, Tianyin had been present for the deaths of almost every Throne-tier.

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Of course, this might be a coincidence.

But the time interval between the deaths of the Throne-tier during this span had been far too short. No, to be more precise, the deaths of the Throne-tier had all been concentrated into a single stretch of time.

Even though Tianyin had never interfered in any of those Throne-tier deaths, once you thought about it more carefully, it felt like there was an invisible hand manipulating everything.

Manipulating the life and death of the Throne-tier in this world.

「If that is the case… then it is far too frightening…」

Even as Wrath among the Seven Original Sins, Samael could not understand why everything lined up in such a coincidental way. But what Samael could be sure of was that Tianyin’s worries were definitely not just her imagination.

Quite the opposite. It might even be that Tianyin had vaguely sensed something.

「If even Throne-tier beings cannot escape, then right now, we really do have to gather all Seven Original Sins… but…」

「Xiaoyin’s pace in learning to control the power of the Seven Original Sins is far too slow…」

Letting out a barely audible sigh, after thinking all of this through, Samael finally understood the reason behind the vague worry in Tianyin’s heart.

After all…

It seemed that the Throne-tier in this world could not truly control their own lives either.

In the blink of an eye, a few days had passed since Samael and Tianyin’s conversation.

And during this time, while Tianyin continued practicing her smithing skill, she also kept on battling the Fortress Emperor.

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“Hahaha… little one, your control over your strength is about there, but when it comes to combat skill, you are still not up to par!”

Right now, outside the Fortress Imperial City, endless thunderlight flashed without end.

Within that thunderlight, the figure of the Fortress Emperor, gripping a hammer in his hand, stood there right in the middle of the lightning.

Far away from the Fortress Emperor, a cute girl whose eyes shone with violet light was gripping an iron sword, gazing seriously at the Fortress Emperor, who was shrouded in lightning.

“Wuu…”

With no stray thoughts, even though what the Fortress Emperor had just said was the truth, the girl only breathed with unusual calm.

As she slowly breathed, her attention was focused to the utmost.

「Here it comes!」

In her mind, a girl’s voice rang out. At the same time the voice sounded, the girl’s violet eyes narrowed slightly, and her figure standing on the ground suddenly became blurry.

Bang!

In that instant, massive thunderlight struck the spot where the girl had been standing. What was shocking was that even though the lightning was just about to hit, the girl still had a completely “dazed” look on her face.

However, something even more shocking happened.

At the moment the lightning struck the girl, the expected scene of her being injured did not occur.

Instead, at the instant the lightning touched the girl, it was as if it had not hit her at all, passing right through her.

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Then it crashed straight into the ground.

Rumble—!

A deafening sound erupted, and the ground beneath the girl’s feet instantly turned into a huge crater.

“An afterimage… the little one has gotten faster again…”

Seeing his attack fail to injure the girl, the Fortress Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately understood why he had missed.

“However… no matter how fast you get, even if you slip out of my sight, little one, you still cannot escape my senses…”

He gave a small shake of his head. Under the Fortress Emperor’s control, the countless bolts of lightning around him all shot forward in that instant.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Each time the lightning controlled by the Fortress Emperor crashed into the ground, a thunderous boom sounded. With every explosion caused by a thunderbolt slamming into the ground, a petite figure could be seen flickering through it.

『Wuu… this kind of attack is way too annoying… Samael!』

On the other side, Tianyin, who was dodging the lightning strikes at extremely high speed, complained to Samael in her mind in a very frustrated tone.

「There is nothing we can do, Xiaoyin. The Fortress Emperor is very strong at close combat, but he is not only powerful in close combat. His battlefield control is also ridiculously strong… and, judging from these past few days of fighting… the Fortress Emperor seems to be a mage who specializes in the power of lightning.」

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『A mage? Wuu… so that means the Fortress Emperor, who uses a hammer for close combat, likes forging weapons and equipment, and loves strong liquor… is actually still a mage… who could have guessed that!』

As she dodged the lightning attacks controlled by the Fortress Emperor, Tianyin wailed inwardly.

『Samael, hurry up and think of something! If this keeps up, then from now on, whenever the Fortress Emperor casts his magic moves, won’t I just have to declare defeat on the spot?』

「Well… don’t panic, Xiaoyin… there is still a way… since it is the power of lightning, you can try using Gluttony, try using Gluttony to devour it…」

『Glu… Gluttony? I know Gluttony can help me digest some food, but helping me digest the power of lightning… can it really do that?』

「Mm… in theory, it should be possible. Xiaoyin, you have to learn to use your own power of the Original Sins. After all, the power of Gluttony can already devour other people’s strength and make it your own… well, I am not completely sure whether rampaging lightning can be swallowed in an instant, but Xiaoyin, this is something you have to face.」

『Wuu… since you say so, Samael, I will give it a try…』

After all, getting blasted by lightning and running around dodging was not a solution. Even though the expression on Tianyin’s face did not seem to change much, in reality, her heart had already gone into a full panic.

『Then… then how do I use it, do I eat it with my mouth?』

Yet at that critical moment, Tianyin suddenly asked a question that left Samael not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

「Pfft… no need… Xiaoyin, just try releasing the power of Gluttony toward the lightning…」

『Wuu, eh… so that is how it is… then I will give it a try…』