SWNOVELXO Chapter 70 - Shining Brighter Than Gold☆ (3)
Hundreds of noble faction students suddenly subdued by purple armaments flying in from somewhere.
Sieglinde was in the process of detaining the noble faction prisoners in correctional facilities along with
Suddenly, a tremendous shockwave swept towards them. And when they came to their senses, the towering walls strictly erected from the outskirts to the center of Golden Street were collapsing one after another.
Rumble—!!
Along with another resounding shock, a massive collapse sound is heard from far away. The wall that seemed like no one could invade was crumbling, and between them was an existence like a black mountain range leisurely advancing.
“Kugh…!”
Sieglinde staggered up with a strained expression. There was no time to lie around leisurely now. And twitching her black wolf ears, she surveyed the surroundings.
Students sprawled here and there on the streets.
Ordinary students and dwarf residents had been evacuated to distant dormitory areas or auditoriums when the alarm was sounded last night. So on the street turned to ruins, students of the
“Ugh…”
“C-Casualty… 3rd squad casualty report…!”
“…”
“Ugh… need to r-regain consciousness…”
“Damn it…! Already that far…!”
Miserable sounds reach Sieglinde’s ears.
‘Except for squad leader-level, all hundreds are in a state equivalent to combat inability…’
Eleven squad leader-level personnel who had just reached the 3rd stage realm and prepared for the shock with sensitive senses. Except for them, everyone was lying unconscious or injured, swept away by the shockwave.
Even then, the squad leaders were moving the injured to take care of their squad members. No matter how much of a top-tier powerhouse of the academy city using [Wave Ether], it was impossible to fight that giant snake in this situation.
“Total annihilation… is it.”
Sieglinde staggered, searching for the thunder roar of azure lightning that must still be fighting somewhere.
‘At this rate, we won’t be able to hold out until joining up with
But the noble rumble of thunder couldn’t be heard due to that overwhelming roar of destruction.
The black snake’s body filling her field of vision. Even though it was over several hundred meters away from Sieglinde, its enormity that even obscured the white of the towering wall made it feel unreal.
“…”
Like a conquering monarch advancing unstoppably towards the throne, there was no longer an army to block the black being’s path in this place.
Whoosh—!!
Whoosh—!!
And dozens of armor puppets were following behind the conquering monarch, advancing to determine the fate of the academy city and World Tree.
They were advancing proudly.
Towards the World Tree.
They couldn’t stop them.
If they tried to stop them, it would only be death.
“…”
Sieglinde silently looked up at the sky. The early summer heat was gone without a trace, and only chilly dust clouds and wind were blowing under the cloudy sky.
“…”
Was this… the mandate of heaven?
Does all history eventually repeat destruction?
The land once ruled by beastkin nobles had knelt before the power held by the warlord forces led by the Aesir family. But even that 1000-year order was now crumbling before this transcendent being at this moment.
“…”
Nevertheless, Sieglinde gripped her greatsword again.
“…I see. So this is the end.”
Click─!
Then she would remain to fight to the end on the final battlefield.
There were those better than her dull-witted self at gathering the injured and rallying forces remaining throughout the academy city.
‘Though I’m from
What she was best at was simply charging forward… She had taken on the role of vice president to fight to the end, following behind the president she respected.
Now that the World Tree’s fate was in peril.
The time had come to fulfill that duty.
‘Secretary Bell… and general affairs manager Erda. I leave the rest to you. Please support the president well.’
As one belonging to the old world order, she would resist to the end.
And she would disappear in the changes of this academy city.
“…”
Sieglinde steeled herself like that and drew up ether throughout her body. And she shouted towards the transcendent being passing by ahead:
“I am Sieglinde─!! Vice President of the
Tap!
Sieglinde ran out without hesitation.
Even if it was so huge she could never reach it no matter how much she ran.
Even if she thought she could never win no matter how much she considered it.
Still she ran out without hesitation.
But…
The guardian of the old era approaching the god of snakes. There were many enemies trying to stop her.
A bombardment of black ether armaments appearing around the ‘snake’s’ massive body. And automatic armor weapons launching relentless attacks towards those approaching.
“…!”
Sieglinde saw a dark elf with a snake tattoo by her eye in the distance. Another traitor, she was sneering at her while riding atop an armor weapon.
“Andreaaaa—!!”
“Huh, you’re charging in even after seeing this force? Has something happened to your head?”
“You!! You all─!! I’ll!! Kill youuu─!!”
“It’s already hard enough finding people, so stop doing unprofitable things. Why don’t you come to our side instead? Money remains even when the world and power change, you know?”
“Shut uuup─!!”
“Ah, right. Then die.”
Andrea gestured towards Sieglinde with a disinterested expression. Matching that gesture, magic armor weapons charged in.
Whoosh─!
“…!”
Sieglinde swung her huge greatsword towards the magic armor weapons blocking her. At least in this moment of destruction, she wanted to prove that she hadn’t conformed.
Whoosh─!!
“Kugh?!”
But due to the attacks of numerous enemies charging in successively, the greatsword lost its way in midair.
Whoosh─!
Whoosh─!
Dozens of magic armor weapons charging in.
A storm of black armaments packed densely.
‘…I’m sorry. President.’
Like that…
At the moment Sieglinde sensed her end.
Whoosh─!
A huge golden light sparkled through the ashen sky.
A light of hope was blazing at the end of burnt-out history.
“…?!”
“…?!”
Andrea and Sieglinde.
The two facing off near the giant snake simultaneously looked up at the sky. A huge golden wave was surging, enveloping the circular street surrounding the center of the academy city.
“Golden…?”
“What on earth… is this…?”
Befitting the glory closest to the World Tree.
A street named after the most glorious color.
Golden ether dyeing the golden street surged.
A golden curtain.
A golden aurora.
A golden dress.
Massive golden ether was flowing out from somewhere in the golden street. Matching the rhythm flowing like a musical movement, it was engraving pictures in the sky.
[Ah, ahem…]
A throat-clearing sound heard from somewhere. And a girl read a fairy tale in a trembling voice amidst the golden rhythm.
[Morning memories, dawn star reflecting on a red bicycle, so gentle tears flow.]
Then a huge picture engraved on the ashen canvas.
That sight like a giant drawing with a golden crayon…
Sieglinde and Andrea muttered simultaneously:
“…A cat?”
“…A cat?”
At that moment.
The huge golden cat picture moved ridiculously.
As if waking from a deep sleep and drooling, it moved its mouth.
-Meooow—!
From the cat picture as huge as the ‘snake’… for some reason a warm feeling flowed out, making it impossible to feel fear.
“…!”
That feeling was so familiar to Sieglinde.
-Sieglinde, you’re the strongest among these, so take the lead.
-…!
-If I fall, you will be the next to lead them.
-Yes…!
Precisely… that tender and pure feeling she felt when the president acknowledged her, who was always ignored for being dull-witted… The feeling of being praised by someone for the first time back then revived and made her heart pound.
Thump─!
Golden ether resonated and seeped into that heartbeat.
‘The ether… I’m recovering…? Why…?’
Sieglinde hurriedly turned her gaze back towards the cat picture in the sky.
-Meooow—!
The golden cat picture opening its mouth.
Countless cats began pouring out from inside that mouth.
A Milky Way bursting out of the mouth opened like a huge dungeon gate.
“…?!”
“…?!”
Like hundreds of thousands of golden stars engraved in the night sky, an enormous number of cats were pouring out.
-Meooow—!
-Meooow—!
-Meooow—!
The cats sparkling like the Milky Way were all riding red bicycles and galloping through the sky.
-Meooow—!
-Meooow—!
-Meooow—!
Pedaling at such incredible speed that afterimages remained… they poured down from the sky like a waterfall. And those hundreds of thousands of cats moved like the Milky Way and charged towards the head of the giant ‘snake’.
Boom─!
A dazzling explosion bright enough to make the hazy sky sparkle golden. The golden explosions occurring each time the cats collided with the black ether overlapped hundreds of thousands of times, becoming an ear-splitting roar.
Boooooooom—!!!
The green ‘dragon’ flustered.
When the ‘snake’s’ advance suddenly stopped, he shouted in an astonished voice:
[Wh-What is this─?! This beggar’s foot wrap─?! Golden magic?! C-Could it be?! No… Magic used by golden inferior species shouldn’t work anymore─?!]
-Meooow—!
-Meooow—!
-Meooow—!
And… an approaching golden trajectory.
A golden carriage pulled by numerous cats flying through the sky.
Girls riding there were heading towards the snake’s head.
Whoosh—!!
“…!”
Sieglinde saw. There were the president, [Purple Spinning Wheel], and… a pink-haired girl riding.
‘Is the president personally taking action…! But who on earth is that pink-haired one…?’
Andrea clicked her tongue seeing that and muttered. And she gestured, trying to lead dozens of magic armor weapons towards the ‘snake’s’ head.
“…Oh my, I didn’t expect this. It’s troublesome if the client dies.”
“…!”
Just as Sieglinde hurriedly raised her greatsword to stop Andrea.
“Andrea—!!”
There were voices heard from behind.
Among them, some voices were very familiar to Sieglinde.
Though they were in a mess, their eyes still shone brightly.
Receiving the golden energy descending from the sky, they were resonating fiercely.
“That’s as far as you go!!”
And ether skills being fired.
They unleashed attacks to settle everything, carrying the ill fate of the past night.
“[Blind Stitch]─!!”
“[Justice Strike]─!!”
“[Justice Flying Kick]─!!”
“[Revolutionary Flag]─!!”
“[Flash Sword Barrage]─!!”
Fired daggers drawing patterns.
Fired arrows fiercely pursuing.
A girl wrapped in mist swinging her sword in midair.
A flag spewing ether interfering with the magic weapons.
Numerous sword strikes spurting out, causing a huge explosion.
And…
A brown-haired girl holding a dark red sword stood beside Sieglinde. She smiled and spoke:
“…Sorry for the chaos, but. It’s not too late yet, right? Support has come from
“…You all!”
“Though we’re later than the originally scheduled operation time… we’ll join from now on.”
Alvit looked at Andrea while holding her glowing red sword. She seemed busy controlling magic armor puppets and deflecting various ether skills.
And Bell jumped out from behind in a scruffy appearance and complained:
“Hey! Alvit! I said I’d say that line! Until just now you were pale and didn’t know what to do!”
“You were just as pale, Secretary Bell─!”
“Shut up, Sigrun!!”
“This doesn’t seem like the time for arguments?!”
“Ah?! Another attack?! Justice kick!!”
“That’s not a kick?!”
Alvit smiled wryly and answered:
“Hehe, but… the situation has changed.”
Alvit looked at the golden cat carriage advancing towards the snake’s head in the distance. More precisely, she looked at the pink-haired girl riding there.
“Though I don’t know why she stepped up, if Senior Clara has stepped up… somehow I feel like she’ll succeed.”
“…”
Hearing those words, Sieglinde pouted and argued:
“…If anyone succeeds, it will be the president.”
“…”
An awkward silence continuing for a while.
But the one who broke it was Andrea.
She barely dodged the group’s attacks and raged angrily:
“…Haah. I’m sick of this. This one and that one… Idiots who can’t see the big picture. Just die already.”
Alvit and Sieglinde answered simultaneously:
“We’re the ones who are sick of this!”
“We’re the ones who are sick of this!”
So let’s see this through to the end.
Andrea.
* * *
Whoosh─!!
I landed on the snake’s head together withHilde and Freya. Ofnir was standing there with an ominous air.
“Azure, and purple… And an inferior species who knows the prophet.”
“Oh my…☆ I don’t like how you’re addressing me♪”
“Kukuk… Shall I change the name to engrave on your tombstone?”
“Hmm─☆ Well [Pink Spiral] I’ve heard too much, and [Faded Spiral] doesn’t suit my current sparkling☆ self…”
As I spoke like that, golden cats gathered around me.
They soon transformed into familiar shapes and floated around me.
-Meooow—!
-Meooow—!
-Meooow—!
Daggers.
Longswords.
Greatswords.
Spears and bows.
I held a dagger with a golden cat drawn on it. A fairy tale containing a girl’s life was resonating from there.
“That’s right.”
O enemy threatening everyone.
Fear me and call me…
Call me the God of War.