The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

A sliver of light illuminated the cold, ancient walls on either side in the dim light.

The source of the light was a gleaming card held between the Holy Emperor's fingers. When the card was swiped across a gray-black stone wall, the rumbling of a mechanism operating within the wall was heard. At the same time, "click-click-click—", the stone walls above the passage suddenly lit up with electric light, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.

The passage was slightly winding, and the three of them continued forward.

Up to the vast main hall of the Temple of Contracts, four magnificent dragon-shaped pillars support the hall, adding to its supreme sense of majesty.

Instead of glaring incandescent bulbs, the walls were now adorned with translucent blue magical lamps. Though their light was not intense, it clearly illuminated every corner of the main hall, lending the space a sense of mystery.

Before the miniature jeweled throne atop the thirty-nine steps, a chestnut ball wearing a miniature cloak and crown lay on its four paws, diligently drawing a magic circle on the ground.

He hesitated before putting pen to paper, occasionally raising his little paw to scratch the brown fur on his head in thought, looking quite comical.

—It is researching how to draw magic circles to cast spells more efficiently.

A moment later, it dropped the quill pen with a "thud," plopped down on the ground, and looked up at the sky like a salted fish that had lost its dreams, letting out a soft sigh.

Because, it failed again.

"Kuriball, you must be exhausted after just finishing the contract ceremony, yet you're still studying magic... I'm telling you, Tina will feel sorry for you if she sees you working so hard."

It was the voice of the Holy Emperor, and the presence of others as well.

The round body rolled twice, and the chestnut ball struggled to stand up, looking in the direction of the sound.

When it saw the person standing next to the Holy Emperor, its black pupils widened suddenly, and an indescribable joy surged forth.

The chestnut ball leaped up, and with a soft "whoosh," a pair of radiant white wings suddenly unfurled behind it, carrying its body straight towards the enemy.

"oops……"

The chestnut ball, with a force that made it stumble, suddenly crashed into the girl's arms, then tilted its furry face up and rubbed against her neck.

"K...ri...krikrikrikrikrikrikrik!"

As expected, Chestnut Ball was overjoyed to see its long-lost owner.

"Mmm... I'm back. You've had a tough year."

“Kri…ri~~” Kuriboh lowered its face and made a sobbing sound.

"The magical power has the same evil attribute as Fafnir, and... it grows angel wings instead of demon wings?! That's really rare."

"Erma exclaimed in surprise."

Even though Kuriboh doesn't remember her past life, Tina still intends to bury many things in her heart forever, and just remember them herself.

"Chestnut Ball has worked hard today, so I'll clear my schedule this afternoon and we can go out and have some fun together, okay?" the Holy Emperor said with a genuine smile.

Elma discovered that the seemingly arrogant Holy Emperor was surprisingly gentle and caring towards Kuriboh.

The chestnut ball didn't cling to the girl. After nodding in agreement with the Holy Emperor's suggestion, it fluttered its angelic wings and flew to hover in front of Her Majesty the girl.

With pitiful, longing eyes, she looked up slightly at the Holy Emperor.

"Hmm... Chestnut Ball, do you want it again?"

Kuriboh nodded solemnly, continuing to gaze with eager anticipation: "...Kerry..."

“Alright, I understand.” The Holy Emperor smiled. “Once Kuriboh evolves, it will be able to form contracts with more Cursed Children. Compared to that, my contribution is nothing.”

As he spoke, the Holy Emperor pulled out a thin blade from somewhere and, as if no one else was around, began to slash at his own fingertips.

Without even flinching, the Holy Emperor's calm self-harm left Tina and the other woman stunned. By the time they came to their senses, a faint, fishy smell filled the air.

The blood of the Holy Emperor seemed to be the most coveted delicacy in Chestnut Ball's life. A greedy look flashed in its eyes, and it flapped its wings and flew to the fingertips of the young lady, carefully licking them with its small mouth under its fur.

"Ah, what is this...?"

This somewhat chilling scene almost caught both of them off guard.

"It's okay."

The Holy Emperor smiled and stroked Chestnut Ball's soft fur, a gentle response that eased the two girls' worries somewhat.

“I know what you want to ask… One day a year ago, Kuriboh told me through writing that it was practicing the art of curse killing, and that if it could absorb the blood of someone with royal blood for a long time, it could accelerate its growth.”

"At first I didn't believe it either. I tried to get other people's blood for Kuriboh, but it didn't work. I also looked up some strange ancient books, and they actually recorded such a stupid thing. They said that the bloodline of the royal family has magical properties that ordinary blood does not have... On a whim, I let Kuriboh drink my blood that time. I didn't expect that Kuriboh would actually use that opportunity to successfully evolve."

"Then, it grew these wings. Although it practiced sorcery, after evolving it became a Kuriboh like an angel."

The Holy Emperor spoke slowly, a calm smile playing on his lips, watching the chestnut ball hovering in mid-air, carefully and greedily sucking blood. His gaze was gentle, filled not only with no rejection but also with affection.

After all, it was Kuriboh, not Tina, who truly and directly saved the Cursed Children through the contract.

The Holy Emperor still needs to rely on Kuriboh's magical abilities to continue fulfilling his unfinished wish... Putting everything else aside, wouldn't everyone want to own a supernatural creature with magic?

Unfortunately, this one has always belonged to Tina.

Erma covered her mouth with her hand and asked in surprise, "...So, since then, Kuriboh has been frequently sucking His Highness the Holy Emperor's blood?"

"correct."

Tina broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this, and quickly bowed, looking ashamed, saying, "...I'm so sorry about Kuriboh...I'm so sorry."

"No need to apologize."

After Kuriboh finished absorbing blood, it used its restorative magic to heal the cut on her fingertip, and then contentedly flapped its wings and spun around in the air several times.

The Holy Emperor's rosy complexion now appeared somewhat pale. The young lady had never been a delicate and frail young lady; on the contrary, she was full of vitality. One could imagine just how much blood the chestnut ball had absorbed from the Holy Emperor.

"Because compared to when I could make 50 contracts a day, I can now make over 300 contracts. I've grown many times over. In order to give all the cursed children a place to belong as soon as possible... So, even if they have to drink my blood to live forever, I'm willing."

The answer remained unchanged, without complaint or regret; the gaze remained as caring as ever.

Seeing this, Elma and Tina, who had been frightened, were finally able to smile with relief.

“Kelili…lililililili…li…”

Suddenly, the chestnut ball emitted a strange, mournful cry, as if it were a demon.

Its pure white wings were curled up, and its body, suspended in mid-air, trembled incessantly like an alarm clock. This sudden situation made the group of people, who had just been in a relaxed mood, tense up again.

Whoosh—

A pure white light, seemingly emanating from inside the chestnut ball, instantly pierced through its small brown body!

A dazzling sea of ​​light, like a sacred realm, enveloped it, spinning rapidly! Illuminating the entire hall!

The pair of pure white angel wings were rapidly disintegrated in the sea of ​​light that seemed to be burning, and the miniature cloak, miniature crown, and miniature magic wand worn by Kuriboh were also burned into nothingness by the pure white flames.

"what……"

The Holy Emperor was initially startled, but then his eyes shone with intense joy.

"I've seen this before, it's a sign of evolution! Great, great... Kuriboh... is it evolving again? The first time it evolved, it grew wings, what ability will it awaken this time?... Ah, whatever the ability, with its greatly increased magic power, Kuriboh will definitely be able to use the Contract Spell many more times!!"

Her Majesty the young lady was unusually excited, which was undoubtedly genuine joy at Kuriboh's evolution.

The light shone on their faces, and Tina was also surprised and delighted by this strange scene.

Suddenly, the young queen asked herself in a calm voice:

“I know Tina doesn’t belong to this world and will leave sooner or later, but Kuriboh has always been Tina’s partner… Even for Kuriboh’s sake, could you… stay?”

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— [The 19th Party Congress was too cruel. It turns out everyone's online comments and complaints were my only motivation... but even that's been taken away, and for two weeks at that?!]

[I dare not write the ending, because it will definitely be the most desolate ending in history: I mean, there won't even be a single person saying "It's over" or "It's finished"... Waa ...

[So please promise me... if the story ends while the comment function is closed, please come back and take a look after it's reopened, at least leave a comment saying "It's finished!" Thank you. I will continue to update, and even without intermittent posts, I will definitely not miss any pictures or intentionally stop updating.]

[223 From then on, the emperor no longer held morning court sessions]

Eru wasn't surprised at all that Tina, who always left behind countless ill-fated relationships in every world she visited, was asked to stay.

The girl's bright, crystalline eyes flickered a few times, and finally she gently shook her head, her gaze fixed on the evolving Kuriboh, as if answering both Kuriboh and the Holy Emperor: "...I'm sorry."

She has already apologized; her feelings are clearly evident.

"..."

His expression froze, like superglue that quickly solidifies in the air.

After a short while, the young queen pursed her stiff lips, turned her face with a gloomy expression, and looked at the chestnut ball in mid-air, which was surrounded by holy light and was in an evolving state of light sea. She seemed to be thinking about something. Suddenly, she sighed softly, "...I see. I understand."

"But Tina, I... I can't give Kuriboh back to you..."

Tina: "..."

The Holy Emperor's pair of clear, star-like, deep blue eyes gazed at the sky with a hope as deep as the ocean, the unwavering determination in his gaze leaving no room for doubt.

"...As I mentioned earlier, I investigated the living conditions of the Cursed Children. Admittedly, the vast majority live very happily, but less than 1% of them adopted a Cursed Child with the mindset that 'contract magic is all superstition and lies, and only a fool wouldn't want a little girl he can just adopt and do whatever he wants with.' The result, naturally, was that they all paid the ultimate price."

“Some people were cursed to death on the spot, either at the moment the contract took effect or shortly after. Others, after adopting a cursed child who was obedient to them for a period of time, developed evil thoughts and wanted to do something that violated the contract, and died suddenly one day... There are countless examples like these in the past year.”

Therefore, once the contract loses its magical effect, the consequence of its exposure is that we will not only fail to save the cursed children, but will also become the eternal sinners who pushed them into the abyss!

The young empress took a deep breath, and after exhaling, her face was full of helplessness:

"...It was magic that created the miracle of the new world, and to maintain this miracle, we must also rely on magic...For this reason, I'm sorry, Kuriboh must stay in Sector 44 to continue its contract work. I cannot... let Tina take it back!"

"Ok, I know."

The girl nodded understandingly.

"However, it depends on what Kuriboh wants. Hopefully, Kuriboh will be sensible... If it doesn't want to, I'll try to persuade it."

Elma's mouth dropped open slightly in surprise. She quickly shook the girl's shoulders and whispered, "That's your Familiar, Tina. Are you really just going to give it up like this?"

"I'm reluctant too, but when I compare my own selfish desires with the fate of all the cursed children, the answer is clear..."

"Actually, there's another way... Tina can come back and check on Kuriboh every now and then... and me. That way, we can have the best of both worlds, right?"

After going around in circles for a while, the Holy Emperor finally revealed his little secret with a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

"No, we must decide on Kuriboh's fate immediately."

Tina's decisive refusal left the young queen stunned.