Chapter 42 Part 1 – Reinforcements. When the souls of the living and the dead intersect. Farewell …… and ……

「 …… W-w-wha …..」
「….. Uhh, mysterious things do happen in the sea …. B-but this is a whole different level ….」

My transformation and the flames around me.
In addition, Bradd and Seraphy, who witnessed the appearance of the three warriors up close, were so shocked that they lost their words.

‘….. Us, ghosts, are supposed to be invisible to everyone but the princess. However, the young lady’s power, amplified by the ruby, became so strong that it is temporarily affecting the people near her.’

The three warriors muttered with interest.
Bradd and Seraphy were so shocked that their eyes were unfocused.
At this rate, the boat could be shook by the whirlpool and capsize.
I nodded to both of them, showed a grateful smile, and tried to pull them back together.
I don’t have time to even explain about 「that girl」, so let’s just skip to the important part.

「….. Calm down. Bradd, Seraphy ….. Thank you both for protecting me all this time. This is the power of the Ruby of God’s Eye. This is the appearance of the future grown-up me. I will …. no, we will fight alongside you!! So focus and look forward. I’ll tell you the details later. Right now focus on helping Mary!! Please …!!」

Seraphy was startled by my plea and began to concentrate on maneuvering the boat again.
Although his face was pale, he kept her eyes firmly focused on the task at hand.
As expected of the captain of the Blanche, he can quickly adapt to the situation.

「….. A lot of mysterious things can happen in the sea …. A lot of mysterious things can happen in the sea …. A lot of mysterious things can …… 」

Guess that’s not the case …. Are you always going to use that sentence as a tranquilizer?

「….. The sound of the heartbeat is the same ….. You …..!! Aren’t you that munchkin!?」

Bradd exclaimed in shock.
While I became sullen.
Even though this is just a temporary phantom body, I became a beautiful woman and there’s also the three warriors, so I decided to be more graceful and ladylike, but I can’t overlook what he just said.

「…. Shut up!! Idiot Bradd!! Don’t call me a munchkin!! What kind of nickname are you giving to the enchanting star of Hydrangea!! Do you want to be punched in the face by a newborn!!」

But since it’s a phantom body, there’s no way I could throw a punch ….. So I yelled at him as hard as I could and stuck my tongue out at him instead, then Bradd was bewildered.

Aahh, it came out so naturally. As expected, an innocent image doesn’t suit me.

「Hahaha, so it’s you huh Scarlet!! You’ve finally become a beautiful woman, but you’re still the same on the inside. But it’s better that way, since I won’t be nervous then!!」

Bradd laughed cheerfully, stared ahead again, and bit his lip.

「We only have one shot at this crucial moment …..!! We can’t afford to make any mistakes!! We have to perfectly execute our final move!!」

The wings made out of a mist of blood on Bradd’s back grew even larger.
The boat was about to reach the demon dog Gallam near the center of the whirlpool.
Soaking wet, Mary was limp like a corpse.
Her fingers were white and stiff from clutching the arrowhead that was stuck in one of Gallam’s eyes.
Haggard and tired, her eyes were vacant, and she was half-conscious.
She was barely hanging on and was at a point where she might fall into the water at any moment.

‘…. Young boy, you have a good expression …. You have the conviction that you can kill it with a single shot. A warrior must be like that …. You remind me of our first battle.’

The brown-bearded Bill smiled at Bradd.

‘Yeah, the gallant figure of a young warrior looking ahead is always the same in all ages. This old man’s bones are boiling.’

The black-bearded Bobby crossed his arms and nodded deeply.

‘….. Bradd and Seraphy are both good lads, however they are not good enough to take on that demon dog Gallam. It has the strength to be the king of all beasts. Though its upbringing has warped it to become evil …..’

The white-bearded Brian closed his eyes and muttered.

‘But they have a slight chance. At this rate, the result might just be a draw.’

The brown-bearded Bill also affirmed this in a serious manner, but his mouth had a slight smile.

「D-don’t say anything unlucky right before I launch the technique. I can’t stop the technique since it’s already invoked.」

They looked at Bradd, who was panicking, with a smirk on their face.

‘….. Stop teasing him. Rest assured. That’s why we are here. Us, old warriors, will make up for the rest with our wisdom.’

Said the black-bearded Bobby.

‘….. Well, he’s right. Right next to that demon dog’s heart is the tip of a blade filled with our final regrets. It is our legacy, so to speak. These old warriors will not let it go so easily, even if we have died. The master of the demon dogs must have missed it because the tip broke off inside its body, piercing through its torso. Put everything you’ve got into this attack and aim it there!! We’ll take care of the rest.’

The white-bearded Brian had one of his eyes closed and laughed mischievously.

‘….. The lack of sense of pain of that damned monstrous dog has become its undoing. But it is not just our credit that the blade moved to the deadly position. It was the life and death battle with all of you, madam, Matzo, the youngsters of the Imperial Guards, and the Duke that drove the blade to that point. It was, so to speak, a blow that was connected by all of us. This is possible thanks to the young lady’s power to connect. I’m glad to have met all you young people I can entrust the rest to …..!!’

The brown-bearded Bill gleefully shook his head.

‘….. The atmosphere is still filled with the lightning remains of the Madam’s Thunder Crawl. The demon dog will be appalled to see it. I’m sure the two of you can do this. I’ll let you young lads have the credit. So don’t waste these old men’s legacy.’

Bradd and Seraphy’s expression stiffened at black-bearded Bobby’s encouragement.

「….. Yeah!!」

「…. I’ll do that even if you don’t mention it!!」

The black-bearded Bobby smiled after hearing their response.

‘….. Great responses with no hesitation. You lads remind me of when we were young. We’ve always been together and did a lot of foolish things together. I never thought we’d be together until the day we died.’

The three old warriors, who were childhood friends, looked at each other and laughed out loud.
They saw in Bradd and Seraphy a shadow of their former youth.

「….. Get ready!! We’ll slip by the demon dog Gallam at maximum speed! From now on, we’ll be right in the center of the whirlpool, so I won’t even be able to completely control the boat!! I’ll leave the rest to you!! Bradd!!」

At Seraphy’s words, Bradd clenched his right fist.

「….. Leave it to me. I’ll carry everyone’s feelings with me and make sure that I hit the demon dog Gallam …!!」

However, at that moment, the demon dog Gallam took a deep breath and opened his mouth as if it were about to split open. The air in the back of its throat seemed eerily distorted. It’s going to spit poison …..!!

「….. Damn it!! That damned dog was aiming for the moment when both Seraphy and I would be unable to avoid its attack …..!!」

Cold sweat was running down Bradd’s cheeks as he was unable to move because he already entered the activation phase of the technique.
Seraphy was also pale.
The reason is that he realized that under these circumstances, there was no way to dodge the poisonous air.
The hair on the demon dog Gallam’s body stood on end.
It was exerting its remaining life force.
Pushed away by the suddenly enlarged body, Mary’s hand slipped.
If this continues, she will fall into the water and be swallowed by the whirlpool!!

「Mary!!」

「Miss Mary!!」

「….. Kuh!!」

‘No need to worry!! Stay still!!’

The white-bearded Brian quickly shouted at us as we were about to jump out.
A gust of wind blew and Mary, who had fallen unconscious, was lifted up.
As if carried by an invisible hand, she tumbled into our little boat.
After that, the wind turned into a whorl and dissipated the poisonous air that the demon dog Gallam had spat out.

「….. No way. There’s no way that I couldn’t read that a wind was coming. What exactly is that wind ……!?」

The three warriors smiled at the stunned Seraphy and then turned their attention to a single point.

‘… We weren’t the only ones who have been watching over you all along …’