The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 204

Chapter 204: Light and Darkness (Aria’s Side)

“Let go! It’s Berg!”

I try to break free from Ruskdite, who’s holding me back from heading into the realm. I could shake free if I really tried, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it when I saw Ruskdite’s serious expression.

“If you enter that realm, your life will be taken, whether you like it or not. You saw how exhausted you became in just that brief moment. …In that situation, it’s impossible to find Berg and bring him out.”

“But, if we just stay like this, Berg will…”

“I’m telling you not to go in without a plan! You know better than anyone that Berg isn’t the kind of person to appreciate a futile sacrifice, don’t you!?”

“…”

I halt at Ruskdite’s reprimand. Truthfully, I want to go and rescue him right away, but Berg wouldn’t forgive us if we died because of it.

He’s that kind of person, so we have to hold him back…

I ponder if there’s any way while looking at the shrinking realm of light, but my thoughts become more chaotic with growing impatience…

Suddenly, a massive white shadow leaps out from the realm of light. It ascends and flies straight toward us.

As it approaches, it lands before us. Despite shielding my face from the swirling wind, I look up at it.

Covered in shining white scales all over its body, with wings that can cleave the sky, powerful limbs with sharp claws, and a long tail resembling a mace…

Its head, with sharp fangs and horns, has crimson eyes that seem to see through everything.

“High-End, the pinnacle of life…”

Standing before us is a being that would be considered the apex of all life forms and environments.

High-End looks down at us and sets down what it was carrying on the ground.

“Berg!”

What’s placed down is Berg, gripping Chaos Crusader in his right hand. High-End looks down at the motionless Berg, radiating light from its entire body.

High-End, now in the form of particles of light, gathers around Berg’s left hand. When the radiance subsides and I look again, Berg’s left hand is firmly gripping a white sword.

“…”

Everyone present is dumbfounded by what just happened. But quickly regaining composure, we rush to Berg and check his condition.

He has a pulse and is breathing, but there’s a considerable amount of blood flowing from the wound on his left shoulder.

“Serena!”

“I’ll heal him right away!”

In Serena’s place, she heals Berg’s wound. Relieved to see Berg’s complexion slightly improving, I ask Ruskdite about what just happened.

“Ruskdite, what was that just now?”

“…High-End chose Berg as its next bearer. That’s all I can say.”

“Is that even possible!? Aren’t you only allowed to have one rare drop!?”

“It’s hard to say. As long as our wills don’t resist like with Xenostand earlier, theoretically, it’s possible to use multiple rare drops… However, if we can’t unify our wills and control the power, it may be a suicidal act that will lead to our destruction.”

But… Ruskdite looks at Berg as he speaks.

“Chaos Crusader is originally composed of multiple wills… Therefore, it may be possible to unify wills with others… Or so it seems…”

Ruskdite seems uncertain too, and he watches Berg receiving treatment with an unusual look of confusion.

“…Let’s go back for now. There’s too much going on, and my head’s spinning.”

After finishing Berg’s treatment, we start walking back to the War Clearer…