"..."

Hajime remained unresponsive, showing no emotion. He was completely absent-minded, like a walking corpse.

This reaction made Eshidrujuye feel very uncomfortable. What he wanted to see was Hajime crying and begging for mercy.

He wanted Hajime to kneel down and beg him to spare his precious things.

Only in this way can God's wrath be slightly appeased.

Unsatisfied, Ehidrujuye decided to torture Hajime's Achilles tendon, his greatest weakness.

However, he didn't know that this was Shi's greatest strength and the pillar that kept him from giving in.

"But you can rest assured. I will carefully protect the beautiful body of this vampire princess. This is my precious vessel. I will cherish every corner of this body thoroughly."

The beloved woman will be subjected to whatever he wants - he finally responded to such unbearable words.

That’s what Eshidrujuye thought.

But he was completely wrong. He hadn't expected Hajime to treat his words as a joke, completely ignoring them. As Hajime slowly raised his hand, reaching for his chest as if courting a beloved, a sadistic expression crossed Eshidrujuye's face.

“…Finally…found it…”

"Um?"

The very faint mumbling was not only hoarse but also incomprehensible.

Even if he couldn't understand, Eshidrujuye was convinced it was just a lament. To savor the despair of the man who had finally surrendered, he put his ear close to his mouth.

What he heard were the words that were Hajime's greatest weapon and the only thing that could show his talent.

“—‘Refine’.”

Eshidrujuye narrowed his eyes in confusion and was about to ask, "What did you refine?", but he couldn't do it.

Because──

“—? Uh, ah, cough!?”

Countless blades suddenly burst out from Eshidrujuye's chest.

A large number of metal blades burst out from the inside, like a blood-stained mountain of swords.

In the blink of an eye, swords continuously emerged from all parts of his body. Furthermore, adjacent swords merged into each other. Ehidrujuye was trapped and unable to move, his condition was horrible.

Faced with this unnatural situation, even a god would be stunned for a moment. This sudden attack had a profound impact on him.

The resulting flaw lasted only a few seconds.

However, these few seconds were priceless, because this was the moment Hajime had been waiting for, the moment that would truly determine victory or defeat.

“—‘Refine’.”

Hajime once again displayed his talent, but the magic he cast was just ordinary metalworking magic.

The only metal present seemed to be the blades protruding from Ehidrujue's body. An opponent who couldn't even handle the concept of "deicide" should be unharmed by these blades.

However, Hajime used his magic power to forcibly move his shattered right hand and pressed down on his abdomen.

Then, as crimson lightning flashed, a blood-stained blade burst out from Hajime's abdomen.

"What!?"

Eshidrujuye's expression suddenly changed, and he became visibly shaken.

It wasn't because Hajime hid a piece of metal in his stomach, nor was it because the metal inside burst out of his abdomen.

It was because the blade that burst out of his abdomen made him feel a terrible sense of oppression, even enough to oppress his soul.

The hairs on his body stood on end, and his instincts strongly warned him to run away.

There was no doubt about it. Just like what I had felt just now, this was undoubtedly the aura of conceptual magic.

“──!”

In a hurry, Eshidrujuye immediately activated "Heaven is Here".

However, the numerous tiny blades within his body, flowing with his blood, continuously cut his blood vessels and various parts of his body, hindering his thoughts and preventing him from concentrating on magic. Even "auto-regeneration" was unable to completely heal the damage.

Not only that, the blades that shot out from his feet penetrated deeply into the ground, pinning him to the spot and preventing him from physically retreating.

So, he was finally stabbed by the blade.

It was a tiny, tiny dagger, made of a clear, blue-white mineral—the Divine Crystal. Stained with blood, adorned with intense crimson magic, the dagger finally pierced Ehidrujue's chest.

“Ua ...

An extremely miserable scream was heard, like the wail of death.

There was no composure at all, no concern for embarrassment, God completely lost his composure, it was a real cry of pain.

Extreme anxiety and pain spread throughout my body. It was hard to imagine that such a small dagger could have caused it.

Eshidrujuye struggled desperately, emitting a platinum light to destroy the sword that trapped him, and staggered backward, holding his head and twisting his body in struggle.

Then a pulsation shook the air.

The pulsation grew louder and stronger. It was the signal of awakening. It was the roar of the will of the original owner of that body.

"Impossible! The vampire princess should have been completely destroyed!"

Eshidrujuye did see her soul disappear, and he also felt her wailing and despair.

But...what is going on?

Filled with doubt, he roared violently. Furthermore, the opponent's power continued to grow, and his soul was gradually being pushed out, a feeling that made him extremely anxious.

Shi opened his mouth to answer his question. Although his injuries were so severe that he couldn't get up, a joyful and rebellious smile appeared on his face.

His answer was very concise, as if he was talking about common sense.

"Yue is just one step ahead of you, it's that simple."

"...!"

Realizing that he had been tricked, Eshidrujuye was completely speechless.

The truth was just as Hajime had said. Although Yue had his body taken away and was reduced to a mere soul, he still managed to deceive the gods.

She pretended to fight desperately, while concentrating on hiding herself inside the powerful soul of the god.

Believe that one day that person will come to save her, and hide inside and wait patiently.

Maybe the wailing that Eshidrujuye heard was just an act.

“So… this knife is…!”

He pulled out the dagger stuck in his chest, stared at it with bloodshot eyes, and destroyed it at the same time.

Hajime extended his right hand, and a flash of light flashed out, indicating that he was correct.

"The purpose of the 'God-killing Bullet' is to shake your soul and awaken Yue's soul. The 'Blade of the Blood Alliance' is to sever your interference and grant Yue power."

Concept magic "Godslayer" - originally, it was created solely to destroy the soul of Ehidrujue.

However, when Meredith entrusted this power to Hajime, she warned him not to completely trust it, and Hajime took her advice to heart.

Therefore, he used the characteristic of "affecting only the gods" to clearly distinguish between the moon and the soul of the gods.

The reason why he remained silent was to confirm Yue's soul with his demonic eyes.

Because the real killer weapon can only be truly effective when it is in direct contact with Yue's soul.

──Blood Alliance Blade, a conceptual knife-shaped artifact.

This was Hajime's true trump card, which he had kept until the very end, hidden in his stomach in the form of a ball. The concept given to him was—

──It is forbidden to interfere with Yue’s soul (Don’t touch my woman).

That was conceptual magic created by the monster in its extreme anger and hatred after its beloved lover was taken away.

No matter how hard Eshidrujuye tried to regain control of his body, it was in vain.

The new concepts (laws) that appear in this world will definitely prevent him from succeeding.

All the devilish hands of God that reached out to the Moon Soul were rejected thousands of miles away. The God Soul that filled this body was attacked and eliminated as a foreign object, just like a special medicine that expelled all viruses from the body.

"Did you plan this from the beginning...?!"

"If we can solve it with overwhelming quantities of material, that would be great. However, when it comes to the lives of loved ones, it's only right to have two or three more backup plans, right?"

The platinum magic power that erupted like a storm gradually returned to its golden color.

As the pulsation grew more intense and powerful, Eshidrujuye's expression became more painful, and his ability to control his body was rapidly lost.

This is my body. Only I can touch it—this wordless will gradually conquers the soul of God.

Eshidrujuye saw within himself a scene where a golden light gradually brightened in the darkness.

The beautiful vampire princess's fully awakened heroic form.

The closed eyes gently opened. The bright ruby ​​eyes were full of trust and love. She did not take God into consideration, but only had eyes for her beloved partner.

This sight proved more clearly than any words could, that she had been waiting for this moment.

This also proved that even without talking, even though they were far apart, Hajime and Yue completely understood what each other should do.

Eshidrujue thought—when he had taken Yue's body, he had let Hajime go because she resisted. Perhaps from that moment on, he had been at the mercy of the bond between these two.

An indescribable feeling of displeasure washed over him. He vaguely sensed that their presence and relationship posed a mortal threat. To shake off this unease, he roared.

"Don't underestimate me, vampire princess. This body belongs to me! I won't leave you any worries! This time, I will completely crush your soul! And then, it will be your turn, anomaly! This little concept, compared to my power—"

"I think so."

Hajime's response was incredibly nonchalant, as if he had already anticipated Eshidrujuye's next move.

This made Eshidrujuye feel ominous and he couldn't even finish his words.

Then, he noticed.

"……What?"

He saw Hajime lying on the ground, still unable to stand up, and stretched out his trembling right hand.

Seeing his hand reaching out to him, Eshidrujuye's cheeks twitched stiffly.

Unbelievable, unwilling to believe. From Hajime's clenched fist, the aura of conceptual magic reappeared.

He opened his palm, revealing a bullet. The bullet was stained with blood and looked like it had been pulled from the body.

"A-There's no point in taking this out now! You don't even have a divine weapon anymore!"

Busy with Yue's soul, Eshidrujue was unable to move. He could only taunt Hajime with an anxious look on his face.

Hajime was now unable to move. At this distance, even a sword couldn't reach him. Bullets alone were pointless; that was an obvious fact.

However, of course, Hajime understood this.

Hajime chanted the spell three times, unleashing the best magic for himself.

“—‘Refine’.”

The crimson light rippled. Suddenly, shimmering wind gathered toward Shi's palm, gradually forming a small shape.

"Is this...metal particles?"

Eshidrujuye murmured in confusion. His guess was still correct.

"I've determined that reclaiming Yue will require at least three steps... I told you I'll make every possible preparation."

"Could it be possible to do this during that battle... In other words, you were planning to do this from the very beginning..."

The Cross Field Cannon and the Death Army would explode and shatter even if attacked by slashing attacks. Why is this?

Of course, delivering a final blow through self-explosion was one of the goals. However, that was merely a cover. The real goal was to disperse these metal particles widely.

These metal particles have been broken down into extremely fine pieces by alchemy magic, so small that they are invisible to the naked eye and can float in the air.

Among the large number of Yatagarasu, some individuals were only pretending to fight, but in fact they were spreading metal particles.

Hajime understood that relying solely on physical strength might not win the battle, so he prepared a second plan.

The idea was to trick the opponent into thinking they were fighting tooth and nail to secure their only trump card, "God Slayer," while in reality, they were unknowingly spreading these metal particles, which could serve as refining materials. This way, they could launch an attack from within Ehidrujue's body and trap him.

Hajime deliberately caused the Cross Field Cannon to be shot down over Echidrujue's head. When he confirmed that Echidrujue had inhaled the metal particles emitted by it without noticing, he judged that this plan was feasible and decided to implement it on the spot.

To add, as a precaution, when the opponent is restrained with the prosthetic limb, a liquid containing a large amount of metal particles is injected through the long nails piercing the body.

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