Is it wrong to try to meet someone in a dungeon?

"...That's how it is, Allen."

Hegney revealed the "core" of his understanding.

"Because I love you, I can't easily let go."

"────────"

"So the only option left is to hate."

A cat's heart is laid bare in an instant.

The two cats stared at each other, dumbfounded.

Allen's lips kept twitching.

Unable to continue hurling insults.

The cat-man's face was filled with a variety of emotions, revealing a complex expression that could not be simply described as anger, as he took a step toward the rambling elf.

"I'm sorry... Allen..."

Before Allen opened his mouth to shout angrily, before he took off running—

Hegny lowered his eyes and stated the "truth".

"Although you insist that you stay by the goddess's (Freya's) side in pursuit of power... you have become weaker."

"!!"

Allen was stunned speechless by this unexpected accusation.

The elf, also a first-class adventurer like Allen, continues from the perspective of someone with equal power:

"When we were deciding on the next deputy commander, Hedin voluntarily resigned to give you the position, and that's what he said too... Do you remember?"

This happened several years ago.

This happened when Anya was still in the "Battlefield".

Hedin, who was nominated to be the deputy commander, refused to accept the position and forced it on Allen.

"Hedin knew you were stronger than him... that's why he gave you the position. After all, his pride wouldn't allow a weaker person to stand at the top of the [Family]."

"...!"

"However... you became weaker after losing your sister. Eren, ever since you lost the one you needed to protect... you've become utterly weak."

This has nothing to do with ability value or level.

Based on these points alone, Allen has completely surpassed his past self.

Hegney refers to spirit, courage, will, and a sense of oppression.

The implication is that after he abandoned his sister, there was a clear sense of loss in these things.

"That's why Hedin... called you a 'good-for-nothing'... He even complained, saying, 'If I'd known, I wouldn't have given you the position of deputy commander...' He was furious."

Faced with a "fact" that he had no way of knowing... no, that he had never even realized, Allen was utterly astonished.

After the elf, who had been silent all along, revealed the truth, Anya was stunned.

Don't tell anyone until the child realizes it himself—Hegni, who had been asked by the goddess to keep this a secret, lowered his head.

"...Stop joking...stop...joking...stop...joking...!"

"Allen, that's enough... You can't deny it anymore."

Despite feeling extremely guilty, Hegney continues to fight his guilt and tries to hold onto his goodwill for the cat (him) to deliver the fatal blow.

"We, fierce warriors who have no other means of communication besides fighting, I will no longer let you... continue to deny it...!"

Alan's time seemed to stand still because of those words.

Even if he was so angry that he wanted to curse loudly, his own reaction was the best proof that this was undeniable.

Fierce warriors never compromise on "strength," and there is no falsehood regarding "ability."

The "Warriors," whose strength rivals Allen's, made a frank comment on Allen's abilities.

"Brother...Master..."

Anya found out too.

In this battle, it wasn't Anya who managed to avoid a fatal blow at the crucial moment.

It was Allen who told her to hide.

Just like before Hegny intervened, the ultimate move that Allen used to prevent her from fighting again was only aimed at her "right shoulder".

Even though she was wearing a gold shoulder armor on her right shoulder, attacking that area would only significantly reduce its lethality, making it a completely out-of-character move.

It is precisely because Allen always shows mercy at the last moment that this sibling battle has been able to remain deadlocked until now.

"Although I'm a scumbag, a useless king, and have no family..."

The dark elf, whose self-esteem was so low that he was practically at the bottom of the underworld, raised his head as he made this self-assessment.

Despite his terrified expression, he maintained a calm and collected demeanor and said:

"But Allen, I think the way you two are getting along right now is... terribly wrong."

got windy.

As if replacing the silenced sounds of swords and spears, a damp breeze swept between the two cats and an elf.

As the three people's hair fluttered gently in the silent wind that separated the battlefield, their black bangs obscured the cat's eyes.

—Once upon a time, there was a cat.

His love for his blood relatives was always accompanied by hatred.

When he was still very weak and trapped in a world made of ruins, he thought about hurting his only sister countless times. He didn't know how many times he hesitated, wanting to abandon his sister and let her die.

However, the cat still desperately protected her little sister, who was a crybaby, hopelessly stupid, had a terrible singing voice, and had annoyed her countless times.

Even though her younger sister's singing voice was terrible, she still kept singing songs that showed that even though they were displaced, they were not alone.

To avoid being discovered by his sister, he would always turn away and secretly smile.

"I will fight for you, even for that piece of trash, so please abandon her."

Later, the cat was saved by the goddess and survived the "baptism" period, eventually standing at the watershed.

Witnessing her sister risking her life just like herself, the cat first felt intense hatred for her own weakness.

While he was determined to become stronger, he was also prepared to give up what he loved.

"Please remove her from this battlefield where the weak cannot survive, and from my world."

Because the cat knew that as long as he threw himself into battle to repay the price of being saved by the goddess, his stubborn and useless sister, who refused to leave him, would one day definitely lose her life.

Because the cat understands. The Dark Ages do not allow him any weaknesses or naive thoughts.

Even if the chaotic era comes to an end, his sister will never find happiness by staying by his side as he fights constantly.

"I will also sever all ties with that good-for-nothing. As long as you, Goddess, are here, that's enough. I swear. So—"

The cat is drawn to the goddess's divinity and desires to become "accomplice" with "her".

After the cat abandoned her sister, "she" brought her to the tavern, helped her gain other family members, and created a place for her sister to stay.

The cat is sworn to be loyal to the goddess.

To protect his sister, the cat gave everything he had to the goddess.

The cat transformed itself into a "war chariot".

No matter how much it might hurt her sister, in order to keep her away from herself who would only bring death and misfortune, the cat made up her mind to become the "Goddess Chariot" herself.

The "love" in his heart, which accompanied his hatred, never changed from beginning to end.

Alan Fourmore had no other way to bring happiness to his sister than to treat his "beloved" sister as his "most hated."

"..."

Allen looked up.

Gazing at that breathtakingly beautiful sky that brought tears to my eyes.

Gazing at the reddish-purple light gradually approaching from the western sky.

"Brother... could it be that you've always had a thing for cats...?"

Anya, realizing her brother's true feelings, couldn't stop the tears from flowing from her eyes.

Faced with this bond that she thought had long since disappeared, and with this "family" in front of her, Anya could no longer control her heart.

"Big brother...! The cat still wants to be family with you! So please, please, tell Seele and the others—"

So she leaned out.

So Allen stretched out his left palm forward.

That's enough.

"!"

"Stop talking."

There was no anger in his tone.

It's a tone of quietly revealing one's innermost thoughts.

It's the tone of an older brother who cares deeply for his younger sister.

"I can't lose my goddess."

"...! Brother, why is this happening!?"

"It is my vow of loyalty to the goddess that makes me stronger. And the goddess has promised to help me become stronger."

Anya, tears streaming down her face, confronted her brother's unwavering resolve with her question. However—

"My battle will not end until I kill the black dragon that destroyed my homeland."

"!!"

"As long as that black dragon is still alive, your happiness will be destroyed again, and... you will definitely chase after me headlong toward the end."

After hearing Allen's "real purpose," Anya and Hegny were speechless.

Alan looked at his sister, his eyes no longer filled with anger or hatred.

Anya's gold shoulder armor is worn on the right side.

In contrast, Allen wore his silver shoulder armor on his left side.

Needless to say, the spears used by the two were a pair of gold and silver spears, with identical designs.

They are also the left and right wheels (Fromo) that pull the chariot of the goddess.

No matter how much Eren longed for it, he could not sever this ironclad bond, which was also the golden and silver curse that forced Anya into the battle.

"In order to protect my sister (you) -- I must kill Wheel (you)."

Allen has another wish for his goddess.

That is "allure," the unshakeable "power of beauty."

Like the girl (Seele) in the "closed world", make this stupid and useless younger sister forget the existence of her brother (Ellen) forever.

He severed the "selfish desire" that was beyond his control and that had prevented him from "bewitching" his sister until now.

After everything is over, I hope that one day I can hear that terrible singing voice again. (My selfish wish)

Now that Wheel (Anya) knows the truth, Chariot (Eren) must crush his "beloved".

Therefore, Allen absolutely cannot let the "goddess" disappear.

"【Golden wheels, silver collar】──"

So, Allen began to sing the Chariot Song.

"Chanting!?"

"My brother is casting a spell!?"

Hegni was horrified, and Anya was utterly shaken.