The Great Sword is not the Main Body!-Chapter 72: Rest (1)

She looked at the fallen Kalte's sword.

Then, she slowly shifted her gaze.

She looked down at Noah.

She gazed at Noah, who was smiling.

Her pulse gradually faded.

Her breath stopped.

The body, revealed as scabs fell off... was horrific.

"No...a...?"

Noah’s body no longer bled. It was still, as if there was no blood left to spill.

I couldn’t touch it. I was afraid it would break if I touched her, so I could only watch quietly.

The faint pulse stopped. The breath that had been fading completely ceased.

At that moment.

Again, that voice echoed in my mind.

[Our Noah, amazing, right?]

[Cool, admirable, and proud.]

The eight pairs of wings that had been spreading behind me scattered and seeped into Noah's body.

['Memories' flowed in.]

[I don’t know what will happen next.]

[But if it’s Noah, whom we trust,]

[I believe she’ll rise again.]

[So... it’s your turn now.]

[Please take good care of the changed future.]

The twisted limbs returned. The leather, hastily patched, found its place. The shape of the bones became prominent. The color returned to her skin.

[Ah, right... hair is important too.]

Even the short hair gradually grew longer.

[Hmm... check Yuriah’s pocket for the rest.]

[Well then, shall we meet again next time?]

The familiar but unfamiliar voice.

With an unpleasant laugh as the last sound, it disappeared.

“Hey, Rubia... what... how did you do this?”

Charlotte’s horrified voice reached my ears.

“E-eh? Noah, will she be able to live? Huh? Is she... is she... back to normal now...?”

Hephaestus’s hopeful voice was also heard.

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“...Priestess.”

Yuriah’s determined voice rang out.

She told me to... check Yuriah’s pocket?

I turned to look at Yuriah.

In her hands, she held bottles filled with purple liquid.

“W-what’s this? Yuriah, you had an elixir too?!”

“Ahhh! This is what I had before!! This is the master, right?!”

“El...ixir?”

The liquid that resembled the elixir given by Luchi.

But. Yuriah didn’t nod.

“The elixir is correct, but... it’s not the ‘complete’ elixir.”

Moistening her dry lips, Yuriah quickly continued.

“Given the circumstances, I’ll get straight to the point. This is an improved elixir made from a plant called Eliximona. I made it... it’s almost the same in effect as the regular elixir, but there are side effects.”

“Side effects...?”

“Yes. For example... after consumption, it may weaken strength, lower intelligence, reduce sociability... or cause the body size to shrink, or height to decrease... It won’t kill you, but there are some side effects—”

Weakened strength... I can take responsibility for that.

If intelligence decreases... would that mean she’d become even worse than she is now...? I... can take responsibility for that too.

Sociability... is already rock-bottom, so that’s fine.

Even shrinking in size... won’t matter. Even if she’s shorter... well, I don’t think it will make a huge difference...

“Well... in any case, taking it now is definitely the right choice.”

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She gently tilted Noah’s head back.

Then she began to pour the improved elixir into her mouth.

After finishing both bottles.

She poured divine power into Noah’s body, checking her condition.

No internal injuries... didn’t feel anything.

Other issues also seemed absent.

“She... seems okay.”

When I barely nodded, a sigh of relief escaped from everyone around us.

Hephaestus collapsed next to Noah, crying loudly.

Charlotte, with a crumpled magic herb in her mouth, slumped down.

“The side effects will probably show up within a month. As you might expect, it’s best to let her rest as much as possible until then. Well... since this happened, Ursphere will treat her well... so there’s no need to worry.”

Yuriah continued explaining while exhaling the fumes from the magic herb.

“Right. That bastard Kalte... do you know how much his bounty is? If they try to cover it up, I swear I’ll take everyone down. I’ll use the royal authority and do it no matter what.”

“What? There’s a bounty on him too?”

“Of course. He killed all the royal knights and ran away. Oh, and by the way, I’m a princess. Rubia’s a priestess. He tried to kill both of us, so fuck him. We should get a reward, at the very least. I’m going to tell my dad about this.”

Charlotte grumbled as she threw the magic herb away and took out a new one.

“Anyway... Rubia. What exactly is Noah? What kind of person is she?”

“Huh...?”

Carefully cradling Noah, Charlotte poked her cheek and spoke.

“No, it’s strange. Yuriah and I are platinum... though barely, we’re still platinum, and we didn’t even land a single hit. And that... shit... it’s giving me chills just thinking about it... that last moment, Kalte... our attacks didn’t land at all, but Noah’s sword struck.”

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“Well... that’s true.”

I remembered the scene from earlier, brushing Noah’s tangled bangs aside.

Beyond the death that covered the sky.

Noah cutting through Kalte’s body, shrouded in black mist.

I had thought it was the effect of the fragments, but that final attack hadn’t relied on their power.

She didn’t swing her greatsword.

She simply... cut Kalte with an old sword.

That old sword, which had sliced through Carpen and the world, wasn’t the sword’s ability, but Luchi’s power.

It was pure Noah’s ability that had cut through.

“Well... I don’t know either.”

I didn’t know.

I didn’t understand at all.

Too much had happened in an instant.

I felt the overwhelming power of the master. I despaired, and I collapsed.

Then, I watched as Noah overcame that.

A strange voice echoed in my head, and suddenly wings spread out from my back.

Divine power went wild, growing stronger. It moved with consciousness.

And, it brought Noah back to life.

If that voice had been Lilith.

If Lilith had been the one using my divine power.

Why was it only now that I heard that voice? Why... did it give me power without taking anything in return?

And.

Why.

Noah.

My Noah.

Why was she speaking so familiarly? Why was she praising me and treating me so kindly?

Why... was she calling her “our Noah”?

I didn’t understand.

“But... right now, that’s not the important thing. Let’s focus on the things we know for sure. Hephaestus found Yuriah. Noah beat Kalte, the master. And we, including Noah... survived.”

Thanks to one girl.

“So... let’s just think about how we’ll repay Noah once she wakes up.”

“...I guess. Ha... I feel good, but it’s messed up.”

“Yeah... I’ll go down and make some nutrients and supplements. Hephaestus, stop crying and get up. Let’s go.”

“Huh... sniffling... huhu... Noah, sister... sobbing...”

“Right. If you’re so worried, just make Noah’s equipment stronger. So stop whining and get up.”

“Huff...”

“Everyone... good work. Let’s head down now. We’ll talk it out once we’re down.”

I gave a light smile as I got up from my seat.

I smiled, but inside, I was rotting.

The path ahead of me, made of blood, was clearly visible.

Because of Noah’s sacrifice, we survived.

Because we sold Noah’s life, we were standing here.

How could I feel okay about that?

I looked at Noah, who was peacefully sleeping in my arms.

How much pain must she have gone through? How lonely and difficult was that battle?

I couldn’t imagine. I couldn’t even begin to empathize.

I thought I’d be fine because Charlotte was there. I thought I’d be fine because Yuriah, the new strength, had joined us. I thought I’d be fine because my strength had also grown, and I could protect Noah.

But it was all bullshit.

Protect? Win?

I hadn’t done anything.

I hadn’t even noticed the first strike, and I relied on Noah. At the very end, until the very last, I did nothing without Noah...

It stings.

My mouth feels dry.

My steps are heavy.

From the beginning, my mindset was different. My resolve was different.

Noah.

She accepted death. She sacrificed for us.

Because I was weak. Because I was useless. Because I was small, and fragile.

Maybe that’s why she had no choice but to do that.

I looked up at the sky. I remembered the black sun. I remembered the end I had seen in the prophecy.

I thought that if I sacrificed myself, everything would be solved. I thought if I did nothing, lived passively, and met the end together, everything would be solved...

But no. That was an arrogant thought.

I didn’t know that nothing would matter if everyone I cared about died before the end. If the people I loved died, it would all be useless.

I lowered my head again and slowly moved forward.

I need to grow stronger.

Physically and mentally. So I can stand proudly by Noah’s side.

To do that, I need to go to Cartia as soon as possible, but... Noah needs rest right now.

For now... let’s go to Ursphere.

Let’s buy jelly. A lot of it.

Let’s buy every jelly in the city.

Let’s tie it up. Let’s tie it up in the room and put the greatsword on hold... not hold it, but have it repaired.

I need to take full responsibility from beginning to end.

If I don’t, we might get caught up in another incident.

Let’s lock it up. Let’s tie it up.

Take care of it.

I looked at Noah, peacefully sleeping in my arms.

Her body was clean.

The scars were all gone.

Potions leave scars. Priests’ healing doesn’t leave scars. My healing doesn’t either.

But right now, there’s not a single scar on her body...

I forcibly held back the tears that were about to spill and made a serious decision.

“Hephaestus, how long will it take to repair Noah’s equipment?”

“Uh... the armor needs to be completely redone... two days?”

“Take your time.”

“Two... two weeks?”

“Hephaestus?”

“Ha... a month.”

“The greatsword?”

“...Two weeks...”

“I see.”

Until her body is completely healed, I won’t let her go.

“Hey, Yuriah. That crazy girl... she’s finally lost it.”

“What kind of language is that to the Priestess, you uncivilized brat?”

“Oh? What kind of language is that to the princess, you rude brat?”

As I walked forward, with the bickering voices of Charlotte and Yuriah in the background.

I felt a chilling energy.

Slowly, I turned around and looked in that direction.

My companions were also turning around, all staring at one place.

The place where Kalte’s sword had fallen.

The place where the sword had disappeared.

The place that only weak divine power remained.