Anime: Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon, picked up by the Knight King

As she thought about this, she clenched her hands tightly, her strength so strong that it seemed as if she wanted to break the cursed flag in her hands.

But she couldn't do it.

Just like a fish cannot deny water.

Born from anger and curse, she cannot deny her roots.

"Really."

“So that’s how it is—”

"It turns out that from the very beginning, my birth was not blessed by the gods."

"..."

Joan of Arc once did not believe in the existence of gods.

"If there really are gods in this world, they will surely bring down divine punishment on an evil being like me, right?"

——These were the arrogant words uttered by the young and naive girl.

But after experiencing a series of setbacks, shedding tears of grievance, and personally tasting the sweet fruits of victory.

Black Joan of Arc finally understood that the so-called god had always existed and had brought down "divine punishment" on her long ago.

"You are an unblessed being."

“You’ll never reach the end.”

“No matter how wonderful things you have been, no matter how brilliant your life is, you can never get what you want.”

"You and everything in your life will become nothingness, unrecognized by people and the world."

——This was the [ending] that was destined from the moment she was born.

——It is also the best punishment that God can give to her, a witch who blasphemes the sacredness.

……

Black Jeanne continued to move forward.

The road to the square wasn't long, and she soon reached the end, where she saw the small black hole in the middle of the lawn...

Then, as long as she put the flagpole in the hole, everything would be over.

——But why?

Why did she have to be the one to die?!

She clearly has regretted it, and clearly doesn't want to destroy the world anymore.

Why can't this world accommodate her!

"Why me?!"

She was confused, angry and desperate.

She wished she had never been born.

That way, she wouldn't have to experience such despair.

But now, since she has been born and has made a huge mistake...she must face her final fate and accept the true punishment from heaven.

While thinking, Black Jeanne inserted the flagpole in her hand into the hole, resolutely completing this last step.

"Is this good?"

"If that's the case... everything will be over, right?"

"Om-"

The last magic node was set up, and the magic spell covering the entire city was immediately activated.

——But that wasn't the magic trick that would bring the city back to life as the doctor had said.

It was a magic spell that symbolized "destruction" and was meant to destroy the city.

【This is my hell】.

This is the true meaning that Black Jeanne d'Arc wants to express through these 666 magic nodes.

And since it is hell... then naturally 0.0 should be destroyed.

"boom--"

Orange-red flames were instantly released from the 666 magic nodes and spread throughout the city in the blink of an eye.

"Senior, be careful!"

Realizing the danger, Mashu quickly grabbed Fujimaru Ritsuka's arm, wanting to take her out of this dangerous city.

But the orange-haired girl was completely unmoved.

"senior?"

Mashu followed Fujimaru Ritsuka's gaze and looked forward in confusion.

Found it in the center of the square, on the pure white stone tablet.

The white dragon statue suddenly "came alive" and circled and flew down to the side of the Dragon Witch who chose [Self-Destruction].

And within its claws, a star-shaped octahedron was emitting a brilliant, rainbow-like light.

Chapter 107 Lord, Please Grant Me the Joy of Life

【Holy Quartz】.

The stone, which contains divine power, is the crystallization of the concept of "future".

Don’t understand? Don’t worry, there’s actually another easy-to-understand way to put it:

"It's the Outstanding Employee Medal awarded by Restraint!"

Gaia, the planetary willpower that controls Valhalla; Alaya, the unconscious human being that owns the Guardian organization - the relationship between these two planetary restraining forces is very subtle. Sometimes they are in a state of open and covert fighting, competing with each other; sometimes they work together for the same goal, cooperate with each other, and are close to each other.

They share a common, most basic bottom line: history cannot be tampered with, and the future must be continued.

This holy crystal is the crystallization of human nature formed after the concept of "future" was determined.

This crystal possesses extraordinary effects: it can not only be used to communicate with the Throne of Heroes and summon Servants; in the most extreme cases, it can even unleash the terrifying power of "time rewinding", giving failed challengers a chance to try again - although no one except Shirataki knows that it has this effect.

"Or, for those who are 29, you can simply think of this stone as a limited wishing machine."

"With the power of human nature contained within, it can grant the user one wish."

"But this wish has many restrictions, and it must be a 'reasonable' wish to be granted - so it can't be called a 'universal wishing machine'."

As Shirataki spoke, he patted Black Jeanne's shoulder with his wings and handed the holy crystal containing miraculous power to her hands.

Black Jeanne took the stone in a daze - it emitted a dreamy rainbow light in her trembling hands.

"desire."

"You only have one chance...to have the right wish."

As if she had understood something, Black Jeanne folded her hands in front of her chest and pressed the stone tightly against her heart.

Then, close your eyes and pray devoutly.

……

Black Jeanne had many wishes.

She once wanted to take revenge on the humans living in this land.

She once wanted to destroy the world.

She once wanted to have a true friend who would never betray her.

She once wanted to build a great cause that truly belonged to her.

Even just now, she was still hoping from the bottom of her heart that a blond haired guy would rush out from the crowd and kill her right there on the road just a few steps away from the finish line.

——If she could die in such an honorable way, she would be grateful.

But, no.

The world played a huge joke on her. Her previous path had been so bumpy... but at the last moment when it shouldn't have gone smoothly, it went so smoothly.

No one helped her out.

There was no other way, she could only choose to self-destruct.

Just as fate has described - when everything is over, she will fall into a deep sleep.

But that was not what she wanted to see.

"Ah, what am I longing for?"

Black Jeanne asked, pressing her heart.

The scene of herself wrapped in bandages and dragging Elizabeth to drink together appeared in her mind.

I also recalled the scene where I was sandwiched between two monster lolis, Elizabeth and Qingji, and then punched them each.

She also recalled the bonfire in the ranch, the barbecue beside the bonfire, and the little white dragon drooling at the barbecue.

Those were all beautiful things that existed in her heart, things she wanted to keep with her forever.

——But how can it be kept?

Things that happened in the past, whether painful or beautiful, can only remain in memories.

All humans have is the present that they are experiencing and their expectations for the future.

——And isn’t this exactly what Black Jeanne d’Arc doesn’t have, but wants to have from the bottom of her heart?

and so.

“Lord—”

At the final moment when everything was about to end, the witch holding the miracle made a wish to the heavens:

"Please grant me the joy of life."

……

Black Jeanne made a wish.

This is not a wish that God will definitely fulfill, but it is something she wants to achieve from the bottom of her heart. If it cannot be achieved, she would rather die.

Did God fulfill this wish?

The answer is of course.

"boom--"

The raging fire was still burning with her body as the center.

But what was different from before was that the orange-red flame that was supposed to symbolize destruction gradually turned white at this moment.

White flames burning in the white city.

The souls of those who had been lost but were forced to stay on this land by the witch's power were instantly liberated after coming into contact with these white flames.

Black Jeanne's body also began to burn.

But she did not feel any pain under the burning of the white flames.

On the contrary, she only felt a sense of relief in her body - as if something heavy was burned away by the flames.

Under the illumination of the white flames, her originally pitch-black armor gradually changed into pure white, symbolizing "newness."

—The Dragon Witch, born from the flames of revenge, vanished in the blazing flames.

——At the same time, another petite figure appeared and disappeared in the white flames.

"The anger I once felt is gone."

"At this moment, standing on this land is a brand new life."

453 The white dragon circled in the sky, flapping its wings continuously, expressing its joy in this way.

He was very happy that after going through so many hardships, the girl finally had a happy ending.