The Day We Meet Again - A Zero Believers Goddess Fanfiction

Chapter 10 part 1

With every step Sakurai takes the cavern shakes under his massive power.

His seven colored aura pulses wildly.

"Every get back! Sakurai isn't his regular self right now!" (Makoto)

I release everyone from my binding spell.

They give me skeptical looks, but they know that if they got to close to Sakurai, they wouldn't be able to escape unscathed, so they back off.

("What could be causing this? Even if it was an awakening, it shouldn't have done that....") (Makoto)

("....From my point of view, this seemed inevitable for him.") (Nevia)

("What do you mean?") (Makoto)

("You knew him, so you always thought he was fine, but when I was looking through your memories, he always seemed...stressed. Not just because he was going to fight the Great Demon Lord.") (Nevia)

("The people of this world think that things like fame, honor, money, and love interests would be a good enough reward for the Heroes, and thus, push them to their limit. But...you and Sakurai however...don't seem to care about these things that much.") (Nevia)

("For you, the adventure itself was a reward. You loved what you were doing? But what about Sakurai? No matter how nice you are, doing that kind of work, with a reward that is meaningless to you...well, isn't great.") (Nevia)

("I guess for some reason, he snapped today. Combine that with his general lack of experience with both the 7 colored aura, the Light Hero skill, and dealing with his emotions...well, I thought something like this would happen. And you did too, right?") (Nevia)

I was about to reflexively deny it but...

("....No, you're right. I suspected something like this. But I turned my eyes away, thinking, that if it was Sakurai, he would be fine. So I dismissed it. But that line of thinking is probably what got us into this situation in the first place.") (Makoto)

("So what are you going to do?") (Nevia)

I smirk.

("Help him of course! It is my duty as his friend...and, well, I can't pass up the event of fighting the Hero! It totally feels like I'm a Demon Lord, especially with how much preparation Noel made! The Demon Lord route was always my favorite!") (Makoto)

Huhu...how cute! Nevia explained all this just so that she could nudge me into helping Sakurai, but didn't want to ask me directly! How tsundere! I know enough of her personality that she wouldn't just leave any one in trouble.

("Haaahhh....you never change. Just be careful. You should know how dangerous the Light Hero can be. Especially with your fight with Anna.") (Nevia)

("Grk..I knew you could see my memories, but I didn't think you would get past the mental barrier placed by the Mel-san...so you know everything that happened in those 3 years? Ah, don't even answer that. It was dumb of me to think that a mental barrier would stop you of all people.") (Makoto)

I focus back to the scene in front of me.

Thanks to my spell, Mana Dissolution, the Anti Spirit and Anti Magic barriers have shattered.

But Sakurai is going to cave this whole place!

"Momo, or Lucy! The Anti-Spell barrier is down! Please, teleport me and Sakurai to the Northern Continent!" (Makoto)

Lucy and Momo looks uncertain.

They turn to Noel

"What!? Why should they do that?" (Noel)