The space, precisely sliced into eight equal parts, was cut away.
Then, the figure of the Apostle of Dreams standing at the edge of the space was revealed.
“Your ability ends here, Apostle of Dreams.”
Lucia sheathed her sword and slowly approached her, speaking.
“Where is Evan?”
“…Ha.”
A hollow laugh escaped the girl’s lips.
“I didn’t expect you to neutralize my ability like this.”
“Answer the question.”
“Sister, I thought I felt a familiar energy… Are you an Apostle like me?”
Laughter followed.
It was a strange, eerie laughter that sent shivers down the spine.
“Ah, haha… Ahaha! I like it, I like it…!”
The girl’s eyes glowed a deeper pink than before.
Her pupils were filled with possessiveness.
“Even if I have to force you with strength, I will definitely make you mine.”
Chwak-!
The whip the girl was holding extended even longer.
No, upon closer inspection, it wasn’t a whip.
“…A sword?”
It was a sword.
A segmented, snake-like sword.
“So, sister, don’t die. Keep dancing with me…!”
With a voice full of delight, the segmented sword began to swing like a dance in the girl’s hand.
Kkaang!
A sword that was hard to predict and counter.
Lucia struggled to follow the sword’s movements with her eyes, trying to deflect it somehow.
“For someone telling me not to die, you’re full of killing intent.”
“That’s how you know I’m serious about this dance, this fight.”
“You’re… the craziest woman I’ve ever met.”
“Is that a compliment? That feels really good…!”
The girl seemed to get more excited, breathing heavily as she spoke.
“I want to have you… I really want to make you mine…!”
“I belong to no one.”
“No, you will be mine.”
The snake-like segmented sword grazed Lucia’s skin.
Blood flowed from the cut.
“Ah… So beautiful!”
Before Lucia could even register the pain, the girl’s sword flew at her again.
“I want to see you broken a little more… I want to see you broken by me…!”
Kaaang!
Their swords, imbued with their respective powers, clashed with a loud metallic sound.
“Sister, won’t you break for me? I promise I’ll take good care of you.”
“…There’s nothing left to break. I’ve already been broken many times.”
“Ufufu…! Your coldness is also charming…”
Sgeuk!
Lucia’s side was slashed.
“But I don’t like things that are too cold, sister.”
Then her thigh, her shoulder were cut.
“Kuh…!”
“You need to be a little more obedient.”
The sword, wrapped in the same pink light as the girl’s eyes, swung like a dance at her will.
Without stopping.
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The irregular attacks.
With the continuous sound of slicing, the distance between them turned red with blood.
“Huu…”
Lucia, covered in blood, let out a long breath.
“Sister. You can’t beat me. It’s impossible to defeat the Apostle of Dreams in the world of dreams. Why don’t you become my dog now? Woof, woof.”
“……”
“No answer. Have you really given up…?”
The girl slowly approached Lucia.
“Fufu… Even if you’ve given up, I like you. You’re pretty, strong, beautiful… You might be the most perfect among all my toys.”
Tap, tap.
The sound of footsteps getting closer.
“Sister, come to me. Let’s be happy together here…”
And as the girl came close enough to touch Lucia’s arm.
Kwak!
Lucia’s hand grabbed the girl’s neck.
“Kkhuk!?”
“…Come to think of it, in Rohendel, anything you wish for is possible.”
A chilling killing intent and magical power that pierced through the entire body.
Eyes that seemed to be stained with blood stared at the girl.
“Then this should be possible too.”
Her white hair turned black, as if cut from the night sky.
The horn that had been cut by the sword grew back to its complete form.
“This shouldn’t be possible…! As long as I’m in control…!”
“Did you think I would just take it lying down?”
In Rohendel, the world of dreams and ideals.
It is said that anything is possible as long as it doesn’t interfere with others or is not realistically impossible.
Of course, this is also an act permitted under the control of the Apostle of Dreams or the administrators of the dream world…
“While you were focused on me, I cut some of the magical power of the barrier spread around here to weaken your power.”
“No way… You weren’t just blocking my attacks…”
“That’s right. I had no time to defend because I was cutting your magical power.”
Kwaaak-.
Lucia’s hand tightened around the girl’s neck.
“I won’t kill you. But you will have a very painful experience until you tell me where Evan is.”
“Ugh…!”
The girl struggled.
But despite her resistance, Lucia’s hand showed no sign of releasing her neck.
“Are you ready to repent, Apostle of Dreams?”
“Not… yet…!”
“If not, then prepare while being beaten.”
Kwaaaang-!
As the girl’s body was thrown to the ground, a loud noise echoed through Lunari.
“Kkhhuuk…!!”
A pain she had never felt before.
Blood spilled from the girl’s mouth as she couldn’t withstand the shock.
“Wait, let’s talk…”
“You didn’t try to talk first.”
Jjeong-!
Lucia’s fist struck the girl’s abdomen.
“Kkhup!!!”
With each hit, the girl felt like she would lose consciousness.
She realized that if she kept taking these punches, she would surely die soon.
“Kkhuhuhu… Sister, you’re really strong…”
That’s why she wanted her even more.
The harder and stronger the toy, the more fun it is.
“Then how about this?”
The girl placed her hand on Lucia’s forehead.
If she couldn’t win with strength… she would dominate her mind.
“Even those who were strong in martial arts couldn’t escape my mind control. Be my obedient toy, like a bitch…”
“Shut up.”
But contrary to the girl’s expectation that Lucia would be under her control, Lucia was fine.
“Did you think I would fall for such a shallow trick?”
“How…?”
“Your mind is not strong enough to handle mine.”
With Lucia’s words, the girl was slammed back to the ground.
“Uuugh!!”
“So stop with the shallow tricks and take your beating quietly.”
After that, it was a one-sided beating from Lucia.
None of the girl’s powers or abilities worked on Lucia, who was in her Demon King state.
It was only natural.
She was the one who nearly wiped out nine Apostles when they came to subdue her.
No matter how much Rohendel was the girl’s domain, the Apostle of Dreams alone couldn’t kill Lucia.
“Hhuuk. Kkhuk…!”
A terrible pain covered her entire body.
Though her face was twisted in pain, strangely, a smile was on her lips.
“…Are you smiling now?”
“Ahaha… No. I think I’ve discovered a new preference.”
The girl, with trembling hands, grabbed Lucia’s hand and spoke.
“I used to only like being on top, but with you, being under might not be so bad…”
“You’re insane.”
“Pfft, even being insulted feels good, so maybe being under is also my preference.”
Bang!
Lucia’s fist flew at the girl again.
“Kkhhuuk!”
“Do you want to keep getting hit until you come to your senses?”
“Oh my… Maybe it’s okay if it’s from you.”
Lucia sighed.
It seemed like no matter how many times they talked, they would just go in circles.
“…Just tell me where Evan is.”
“Evan? Fufu… Are you sure?”
“What do you mean?”
“Nothing. Even though I like being under you, I also want to see your other expressions, so I’ll tell you.”
The girl whispered playfully.
“Evan is… right behind you.”
With the girl’s words, a presence was felt from behind.
As Lucia turned her body in response to the strange feeling, something brushed past her waist.
“Euk…!”
“In the state of being my toy.”
Her pupils dilated.
And the mark of the Apostle of Dreams engraved on her forehead.
As the girl said, Evan didn’t seem to be in his normal state.
“Ahaha…! Your expression is so good. As expected…”
Bang!
The girl’s words didn’t continue.
In her anger, Lucia knocked her out.
“Damn woman.”
Of all people, Evan.
She wanted to tear her apart, but dealing with Evan was the priority.
Just by looking, Evan… for some reason, felt several times stronger than usual.
Srrung-.
Lucia drew her sword to properly face him.
‘I’ll have to subdue him without hurting him too much…’
Evan imbued his sword with the Power of Destruction, and Lucia followed by imbuing hers with the Power of Doom.
Soon.
Their swords clashed with a loud resonance.
