ll)”

You’re too sloppy, the man said.

The man spoke normally of things Wilhelm was completely unaware of.

“I’d like to know why you know all that, but maybe later. If you’re another me, then tell me. How can I use that power?”

“(It’s simple, you just need to accept me. The body knows how to use that power. You just need to realize it later.)”

“You..? I don’t think I ever denied my Dragnil powers.”

“(That’s not what I mean. I told you, right? You can probably use one-third at best. If you fully manifest your Dragnil powers, you won’t get away with just your eye changing a little.)”

The man meant that Wilhelm would become closer to a Dragnil.

“(You still fear your power. They call you a ‘Critical’, but you’re afraid you might be a ‘Miscelal’*, something that could lose control any moment.)” (Note: a hybrid species)

“Tch, looks like you really are me..can’t hide anything, huh.”

“(Well, yeah. I know what happened to make you think like that too. But I can tell you for sure, that you’re not. You’re not a fake like that.)”

The man’s words brimmed with confidence.

“..really now.”

“(Really. And so. Use everything you can. This world is jam-packed with strong people. If you keep fearing you’ll just lose it all.)”

The man didn’t specify what exactly.

It was something he didn’t need to express in words.

“(Come on, make your decision already. Keeping you here isn’t hard, but the flow of time here is different. They don’t have much time left.)”

“What does that mean.”

“(Can’t you hear a voice?)”

“A voice?”

Wilhelm could think of one thing only.

“(Listen well. You should be able to hear it. It should be more than enough to light yourself on fire, I’m sure.)”

“What are you..”

-Save me..or, rather..kill me.

What are you saying?

Wilhelm was about to ask this question, but his words died halfway.

He heard it. All too clearly.

It was a faint voice, an extremely weak tone, as if it was going to disappear any moment.

“Tch! So this is what it was! Do it already!!”

He knew that voice.

They only spoke a few times. But Wilhelm knew her.

The girl with the same power as Millie. The power that caused her to be targeted by Bulk, and now she was begging him to kill her..it was that girl’s voice.

“(That’s what I was waiting for!!)”

As if he was waiting for nothing else than those words, the man standing before Wilhelm started glowing bright red, gradually losing shape. As if trembling in the wind, it entered Wilhelm’s body.

“GH..WOOOOOHHHHH!!!!”

At the same time, power burst forth from deep within him.

Was this the feeling of having molten iron poured into your veins? That’s how powerful the scorching heat rushing through Wilhelm was.

Feeling this burst of power, the geometrical patterns running on Vakira’s surface started flashing.

“Give me..a..break..”

His clenched teeth produced a grinding sound.

That woman is saying the same thing as before..anger was building inside him.

“Saying I’m going to die, kill me, so easily..”

The words that escaped his mouth expressed bitterness towards his other self, who had offered no explanations, and anger towards the resignation to despair in the voice that had reached his ears.

“GIVE ME A DAMN BREAAAAKKKKK!!!!”

The red-hot blood coursing through his body made Wilhelm roar.

As if in answer, Vakira’s flashing turned into a glow, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

As if pushed by the light, Wilhelm’s consciousness suddenly returned.

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