Chapter: 89. The End of the Calm Shadow
—— The power of the Elemental Sovereign is now mine!
Nanjo’s star pupil burst forth with dazzling white light.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The girl before her, due to her amnesia and Nanjo’s intentionally unsettling words, revealed a vulnerability.
As one of the experimental subjects of the Elemental Sovereign, Nanjo naturally knew the capabilities held by the Elemental Sovereign.
Among these was the “fragment” that had been implanted in her as a consumable.
It could perfectly replicate the “Scepter of the Stars” to a certain extent.
The moment Nanjo realized that the other person was the true Elemental Sovereign, she began planning her actions.
Having been raised in that white house, whether voluntarily or not, she had taken that command as her life’s goal— to become the Elemental Sovereign.
Now, this opportunity lay right before her.
As long as she resonated the fragment of the Scepter of Stars with the soul of the Elemental Sovereign itself, she could truly become the Elemental Sovereign and possess all power.
The fantastical beings above her head, which she had only ever seen in legends and texts, would all fall under her command.
Once she possessed all the powers of the Elemental Sovereign, combined with Omega, she could take her revenge on the Moon Academy—
No, wait.
At the moment Nanjo’s star pupil lit up, she noticed that the expression of pain on Nagi’s face had receded.
It was as if everything she had just displayed was nothing but an act.
The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, her eyes filled with the triumph of success.
Meanwhile.
In the night sky.
A purple-black star appeared among the vast expanse of stars.
That ominous purple-black light gradually swallowed up the brilliance of the other stars.
……
—— Got you.
The familiar magical fluctuation as the Scepter of the Stars activated alerted Nagi to the fact that Nanjo could no longer hold back.
Although she did not know how Nanjo had obtained the Scepter of the Stars.
Based on the abilities she had showcased, it was evident that her power was genuine, indistinguishable from the Scepter of the Stars that Nagi possessed.
This was the plan that Nagi conceived the instant she noticed that Nanjo wielded that power.
Rather than delete the End within herself with Omega’s power, this method was more reliable and had similar success stories.
The starry light, which she had not used in a long time, once again lit up in Nagi’s eyes.
It was a sign before the star pupil activated.
Just as Nagi attempted to enter the star pupil state at the very moment Nanjo activated her power—
【Ah, little Nagi, it seems you really can’t change this crooked way of doing things~】The voice of Nagi’s shadow resonated in her mind.
It seemed that she had also noticed what Nagi was trying to do.
The silvery light suddenly twisted midway, transforming into an ominous purple-black with an irreversible momentum.
This was proof of the End’s corruption.
Even if Nagi had returned to her body before it was affected by starlight, attempting to enter the star pupil state would still inevitably lead to being corroded by the End.
The rank of the Scepter of the Stars far surpassed that of Hydra—
A purple-black star pupil formed at the center of Nagi’s eye.
But this was all within Nagi’s expectations.
What she aimed to do was quite simple, and it was not the first time.
What Nagi needed to do was just one thing— replicate what had once happened.
What had happened to Amakaze and herself.
Back in Kawano City, she had used a similar method to let the End within her swallow the End fragments inside Amakaze, freeing him from the curse of the End.
So at this very moment, as long as she borrowed Nanjo’s Scepter of the Stars, and let the same thing happen again—
The ability of the Scepter of the Stars resonated with the other’s soul, allowing her to become the other party on a world-recognition level.
If Nagi were to transform into the form of the End due to the End’s corruption at this moment—
The entity with which Nanjo resonated would be—
“This, this is—”
As Nanjo’s consciousness once again issued a warning.
It was all too late.
She could not retract the power she had used.
At the moment the resonance took effect.
The starry light at the center of Nanjo’s pupil began to be tainted with an ominous purple-black light at a visibly rapid pace.
She was transforming into the End itself—
“Now’s the time! Garuda!” Nagi commanded of Garuda in the sky, relying on her intuition as the Elemental Sovereign at this critical moment.
Though she was concerned about why Garuda had used the Storm Scepter on her memories,
And about everything she had experienced in her last life.
At this moment, she did not want to miss this unique opportunity.
If she failed this time, Nanjo would never be able to rid her of the curse of the End.
Because even if she stopped the Scepter of the Stars now, the power of the End had irreversibly infected her.
So there was only one chance.
By resonating on a world-recognition level, let Nanjo herself become the embodiment of the End—
The power of the storm followed suit—
This force first severed the relationship between Nagi’s soul and body, and the means to accomplish this was quite straightforward.
It didn’t even require the power and authority of the storm to do so.
That was—
To kill Nagi.
The wind blade sliced through Nagi’s head at a precise angle and intensity.
In that instant.
Nagi “died.”
It was a mortal wound.
Thus, her soul and body became separated.
And the End within her, due to the resonance effect of the Scepter of the Stars, inevitably transferred into Nanjo’s body.
In that brief moment.
Nagi completed the formation of a BUG—
Nanjo became the true host of the End, the true contractee.
And Garuda and other fantastical beings.
In that instant, Nagi had long relinquished her contract with them.
Having lost her connection to the fantastical beings, Nagi became an ordinary person.
Only the contract with the End remained within her.
—— What will happen this time?
Fantastical beings without a contractee do not disappear immediately.
As long as the magical power within them has not been exhausted, they will still exist and can still use their powers and magic.
So when Nagi died, at the moment the End transferred—
An icicle suddenly appeared beneath Nagi, encasing her lifeless body in ice.
This was Leviathan’s power.
And also its authority.
The next instant—
Golden flames of rebirth enveloped Nagi.
The power of the Phoenix healed the wounds on Nagi’s body.
These were methods and authorities that only existed in theory.
Things that could not be accomplished at the game level.
But at this moment, in this real world, they could be done.
Nagi was being reborn.
And the curse within her had disappeared.
Because the End had become Nanjo herself.
At the last moment.
Nagi revealed a smile.
As if to flaunt something to the End—
This time, it seems like my complete victory, End Nagi.
What will you do now, Nagi?
