PNB Chapter 837 - 837
Chapter 837 - 837
Atop a building separated by a sea.From here, one could overlook the old southeastern district two kilometers away. With magical enhancement of the eyes, even the situation at Quartz Gate became clearly visible.
At this moment, a figure stood at the edge of the rooftop, appearing as if she intended to jump. However, her leisurely posture holding a parasol seemed far removed from the depression that would lead to such a tragedy.
Contrary to her gorgeous dress, her youthful face now wore a serious expression.
Her azure blue eyes gazed into the distance toward Quartz Gate.
Neither Zacharias nor the Akatsuki siblings were in her sight at this moment.
Her focus was on another person.
That exotic golden-haired beauty around seventeen or eighteen years old.
She knew her.
The one known as the greatest alchemist in history, named Nina Adelard.
Four years ago, she had seen that woman once.
Though it was the last time.
Amid the flames engulfing the monastery, that woman killed the hostile alchemist but was also devoured by the rampaging Sage's Philosopher's Stone.
Only two children escaped with their lives from that fire.
One was a girl named Kanon Kanase.
The other was Eiji, whom she had now adopted.
"Why has that woman appeared again? And why has she become a liquid metal lifeform?"
Natsuki Minamiya's expression was grim.
Four years ago, that monastery had already been secretly controlled by Narcissus, who fled to Itogami Island. Using it as a base, he attempted to extend his claws across the entire island, with the city hall and the artificial island management corporation being the first targets.
However, things didn't go as planned, and ultimately his scheme ended in failure.
The monastery was engulfed in flames.
She adopted him after that.
And now, Nina had reappeared with the Sage's Philosopher's Stone as her body.
What did this mean?
Some unpleasant associations formed in her mind, making her mood exceptionally heavy.
"You couldn't possibly be..."
She tightened her grip on the parasol, her small fingers turning pale from the pressure.
Her thoughts were inscrutable, her expression shifting constantly.
"Witch of the Void, what are you hiding here for?"
Just as she was brewing heavy thoughts in her heart, a carefree voice broke into her eardrums.
She instantly adjusted her emotions and cast an indifferent gaze toward the speaker.
"Where I stay is my freedom, isn't it, Third True Ancestor?"
Appearing leisurely on the building's rooftop was a stunning older sister figure with emerald green long hair.
That was none other than the Third True Ancestor, the Chaos Princess Giada Kukulkan, who had changed her appearance.
"Let me guess."
Giada looked at her with amused sidelong glance, raising a finger to her cheek.
"Koyomi Shizuka must have approached you too."
"Too?"
Natsuki Minamiya immediately looked over in surprise.
"I see. The head of the Lion King Agency's Three Saints certainly dares to go all out, actually inviting the Third True Ancestor to deal with that armored man?"
A strange, mocking smile appeared on her youthful face.
She had long investigated the events of those years.
Koyomi Shizuka actually dared to seek help from Giada, whom they had schemed against back then?
The government officials truly had no sense of shame in their actions!
"That alchemist has appeared in the open now!"
Garda walked to Nangong Nayue's side, gazing toward the center of the stage as she spoke with pointed meaning.
"This means he no longer intends to hide, doesn't it?"
Until now, Nina had never appeared openly, always altering her appearance to deal with external trivial matters. For a liquid metal lifeform, transforming into someone else's form was simplicity itself.
The fact that Nina, disguised as someone who had died in the accident four years ago, was now appearing so brazenly...
Indicated his absolute determination to obtain the Fourth True Ancestor's power.
Soon, it would be time for him to bare his fangs!
"You?!"
Nangong Nayue stared at her in shock.
The words coming from her mouth sounded as if she had known the true identity of that armored figure all along!
"Surprised?"
Garda's face revealed utter satisfaction.
Her pleasure was visibly evident.
This was exactly the expression she wanted to see from Nangong Nayue!
"That armored person, could it really be—!"
Nangong Nayue gritted her teeth.
She should have realized it sooner!
Back on that cruise ship, even though he had severely wounded Garda and dared to be so reckless against a True Ancestor, when facing her, he hadn't even drawn his blade!
He had the chance to strike her down with one punch, yet he spouted nonsense about "a real man doesn't fight women" before vanishing without a trace!
Every time the armored figure had appeared until now, he had never been in her presence.
When she investigated afterward, she couldn't find any flaws. She had thought these matters had nothing to do with him, but now it was clear—they must have coordinated their stories in advance!
"That damn brat!"
Nangong Nayue burned with rage.
How dare he scheme behind her back! As a child adopted by her, a national Attack Mage, he had ended up becoming a top-tier magical criminal on Itogami Island!
Did he have any idea how much effort she had expended to protect him back then?
It had even made her work overtime for days!
Just thinking about it made her furious!
A magical circle covered in geometric patterns materialized before her. Nangong Nayue took a step forward, ready to charge over and give him a thorough beating!
"Don't be so hasty."
But then, the entire world seemed to drift away from her.
Nangong Nayue's expression shifted sharply, her fierce eyes glaring directly at the languid Garda.
"Why are you stopping me?!"
This was a space-sealing familiar!
Nangong Nayue was a witch proficient in spatial manipulation, hence her epithet "The Witch of the Void." But even for her, breaking through this spatial barrier would take some time.
"What good would going now do?"
Garda looked at her indifferently, her demeanor careless.
"Once everything is settled, both our memories will be extracted. You'll forget all of this anyway, so what's the point of going now?"
Nangong Nayue stared coldly at her.
Though Garda appeared utterly bored, her eyes remained fixed stubbornly on the distant Quartz Gate.
Nangong Nayue understood—the excuse about forgetting memories was just that, an excuse.
As a witch and Garda as a True Ancestor, neither of them were so easily swayed by third-rate plot devices like memory loss.
Garda simply didn't want her to interfere.
Because if she appeared there now, she would likely cause significant trouble for him!
Garda had seen through this and specifically came to stop her!
"Hmph, though our directions may be completely opposite—"
Nangong Nayue harbored a sense of pride as she looked at Garda with disdain.
"From the results, it seems the Japanese government's scheming ultimately succeeded after all."
Garda's expression faltered slightly.
Her face, usually etched with unyielding pride, now betrayed a subtle hint of embarrassment.
She could only pretend not to have heard anything, continuing to watch the developments unfolding on the stage.
Natsuki Kojou lifted her snow-white neck like a proud swan, adopting the posture of a victor.
At any rate, now that she was entangled with the True Ancestor, she could consider her duty fulfilled.
Under these circumstances, it was best to quietly observe what would happen next.
"Oh! The main event is starting!"
Suddenly, Garda grew excited.