The Absolute Godspeed of Infinite Worlds

Chapter 830 - 830

However, this might be for the best.Nagisa Akatsuki was destined to be unable to escape such a fate.

"Tch."

After scrolling through her contacts for a while, her gaze fell on a contact labeled 'Idiot.'

While part of her thought it was unlikely, she couldn't resist calling.

"Hello? Kojou? What do you need from your dad?"

"...Master, it's me."

Nina covered her face.

...

"Hey, wake up!"

Amidst his grogginess, a loud, unrestrained shout reached his ears.

"If you don't wake up, I'll go find your mom and elope with her!"

Kojou Akatsuki jolted awake instantly.

That bastard's voice—even in his dreams, he could never forget it!

"Don't you dare!"

He roared, leaping up from the ground and pointing at Eiji while spewing a stream of expletives laden with asterisks.

"Good, you're awake."

Eiji looked at Kojou Akatsuki with paternal affection.

For your mother's sake, I'll overlook your minor transgressions.

That look sent a chill down Kojou's spine, making him instinctively rub his arms.

"Wait, Nagisa!"

Kojou suddenly came to his senses.

Why couldn't he see Nagisa anywhere around? His expression instantly turned grim.

"Nagisa was taken away by Toyama!"

Who exactly was that woman? She was definitely more than just his mom's assistant!

"Don't worry, Nagisa isn't in danger."

Eiji tossed a letter over to him.

"What's this?"

"That woman threw it down before she left."

"How do you know that?"

Kojou shot him a skeptical glare before picking up the letter.

There was nothing else on it—just an address.

—Quartz Gate.

"Quartz Gate? The old southeastern district?"

Kojou recalled what he'd learned in history class about Itogami Island.

"Was Nagisa taken there?"

"Correct."

Eiji nodded calmly.

"Meaning Nagisa is useful to them right now?"

Kojou felt a slight sense of relief.

If that was the case, then Nagisa should be safe for the time being.

"Nagisa's body hosts the soul of the Fourth True Ancestor. That guy will protect Nagisa—after all, she doesn't want to see anything happen to Nagisa either."

Eiji added another reason.

The current Fourth True Ancestor doesn't have a body of her own.

And she absolutely doesn't want to return to Asagi's body. Right now, Nagisa's body is her only anchor. If she loses this anchor, her soul will become adrift and she'll soon perish.

Therefore, if Nagisa's life is in danger, the Fourth True Ancestor definitely won't stand by idly.

Understanding this reason, Kojou finally calmed down.

"By the way, why are you here?"

"Misaki asked me to protect you, so I set up a little trick."

"You've been monitoring my house!"

Kojou immediately became agitated.

Just how many people were watching his house right now?

But this time, the surveillance had been helpful.

If not for that, Eiji wouldn't have come so quickly after the incident.

Thinking this, Kojou realized he didn't really have grounds to be angry.

"Wait a minute, since when did you get so familiar with how you address my mom!"

Kojou suddenly noticed a crucial point and looked at him in horror.

"Heh."

Eiji gave him a meaningful smile.

Figure it out yourself.

"Hey, what did you do? What did you do?!"

Kojou Akatsuki was so frightened by his smile that he nearly broke down.

"Alright, hurry up and get ready. We need to go to the old southeast district to save Nagisa!"

Eiji turned to look at the endless ocean on the eastern coastline, his expression serious.

"Stop playing dumb!"

Kojou Akatsuki unwillingly cursed.

He also knew that Nagisa's situation took priority now, and Mikasa's matter would have to be put aside for a while.

"So what do we do next?"

Kojou Akatsuki asked reluctantly.

He was completely in the dark about the current situation and didn't even know who had taken Nagisa, so he had no choice but to ask Eiji for his opinion.

"I have a good idea of exactly who took Nagisa."

Eiji's expression was very calm, as if he had already grasped the entire situation.

Although he didn't know when this troublesome friend had become so capable, this feeling of having everything under control was undoubtedly what made Kojou Akatsuki feel most at ease right now.

"Next, we'll go find Acolyle and bring her with us to Quartz Gate."

"I understand."

After weighing his options briefly, Kojou Akatsuki gritted his teeth and agreed.

Their side's strength was quite limited, and they needed to rely on Acolyle's power now!

"Wait, I'm coming with you!"

A loud shout came through.

Soon after, a brown-haired girl in a maid outfit came running over, panting heavily.

"Veldiana! What are you doing here?"

Kojou Akatsuki stared at her in astonishment.

"Number Twelve... Acolyle is my responsibility too. How can I let you take all the credit?"

Veldiana glared at him unhappily.

She still carried the mission of reviving her family—how could she be absent from this final battle?

If she didn't participate, wouldn't she miss the chance to get familiar with the Fourth True Ancestor?

What if the Fourth True Ancestor misunderstood and thought she hadn't contributed to the cause?

"Here, take this!"

Veldiana handed over a paper box she had been holding under her arm.

"What is this?"

Kojou Akatsuki took it, looking confused.

It appeared to be a long, rectangular paper box, likely containing a rod-shaped object.

"Kojou Akatsuki asked me to bring this to you. He's the one who sent me here."

"So it was that damn old man! He hasn't left Itogami Island?"

Kojou Akatsuki gritted his teeth in anger.

That good-for-nothing!

He thought he had left Itogami Island long ago, but it turned out he had been watching from the shadows all along?

He tore open the packaging of the paper box and saw what was inside.

It was a silver stake, less than fifty centimeters long and about three to four centimeters in diameter. Its shiny silver surface was engraved with numerous magical incantations, making it look incredibly mysterious and extraordinary.

Along with it was a folding crossbow that had already stored a significant amount of spiritual energy.

"Isn't this—?!"

Veldiana's eyes widened in shock.

Even Eiji narrowed his eyes.

No wonder.

They were both very familiar with this thing.

Previously, Veldiana had used one just like it to break open Acolyle's ice coffin seal, which led to the true beginning of the !

The Demon-Slaying Holy Spear!

If Eiji remembered correctly, there were only three of these in the entire world!

Veldiana had used one, another was in the possession of the Lion King Organization, and those people were trying to replicate the power of the Holy Spear to create new types of magical armaments!

Thus, only one Demon-Killing Holy Spear remained lost in the world!

Kojou Takashi actually managed to find even this one, and even let Kojou Akatsuki use it?

"Let's go."

Eiji didn't pay it much mind.

At this point, mere demon-slaying power was no longer worth his attention.

The three of them gathered and quickly headed toward Acolyle's residence.