Chương 163: Chapter 46: “Return to the Capital, Diesnatura”

Sent back to the ground, I stared blankly up at the sky for a while. Even though my head understood the outrageous turn of events, my heart couldn't quite catch up. Naturally, the sky was just murky. I couldn't peek at what was happening beyond it.... Worrying won't help. Either way, if Lenks can't do anything about it, my power won't stand a chance against Will. I know that. I know. I stopped looking up, shook my head lightly, and looked forward.

Instead of worrying about things I can't help, I should do what I can do. Because it means this world has been entrusted to me. Lenks cast 《Tolerance Limit Break》 on me at the very end. To test its effect, I tried bringing out my Qi Sword. The strength of the Qi wrapped around the blade had increased somewhat, but it wasn't dramatic. As expected, he didn't have the leeway to strengthen me enough to use "that." Next, I try transforming into a woman. Can I do it?

《Falspeed》 The power didn't fizzle out immediately; instead, the power of wind wrapped around my body. When I moved my legs, an acceleration effect was automatically added accordingly. Alright. I can use it. I can use magic! Perhaps because the original Tolerance is low, it feels like only about 30% of the usual power. Still, it felt more than reassuring enough. I don't think I've ever felt so grateful to be able to use magic.

I realized again how insecure I had felt being a woman in this world, and smiled wryly inwardly. Back on Earth, it was natural not to be able to use it. It seems I've become completely dyed in the colors of another world. At that moment, the front door of the villa opened, and Lilna came out. She approached me with a look of wonder on her face.

"I thought you went out? What happened to that man?"

"Various things happened. Lenks won't be able to come back for a while." I explained the situation simply. I rephrased the part about being suddenly thrown into space skillfully, since she probably wouldn't understand even if I told her.

"I see. Such a thing..." Is she sorting out the facts in her own way? She keeps her arms crossed, making a difficult face.

"Hey. There's something I want to try. Sorry, but could you put up your barrier?"

"Nn. Ah. I don't mind." A blue transparent film covered the surface of her body. 《Arlis》 I fired an elementary light bullet magic at it. Unlike intermediate or higher magic, it doesn't have much killing power, but this is enough just to verify. As expected, the palm-sized light bullet penetrated the barrier and hit her torso. Perhaps because she was bracing herself, she didn't seem shaken. She just looked quite exasperated.

"You pierce through 《Deatress》 as if it were natural."

"So magic can't be repelled after all." It's not an invincible barrier against absolutely everything, huh. If it repelled even magic, I could have used it freely without considering anything. When using magic, I need to be careful not to hit my allies.

"Magic, you say."

"Umm, well, in short——" She stopped me as I tried to explain.

"No, it's fine. I'm tired of being surprised by everything." Huh. She seems awfully exasperated. If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Being given a reaction like the one I had towards Lenks felt a bit unexpected. Having confirmed her defensive performance, I proposed immediately.

"Lilna. Want to go raid the Central Factory together right now?"

"That's exactly what I want, but can we do it?"

"If it's now." If it's now, when I can use magic. Before the effect of 《Tolerance Limit Break》 runs out, I want to do what I can. I took out the communicator from my pocket and called Theo. The connection was made immediately.

"Hello. This is Yu." 『Yu? This is Theo. What's wrong? 』"Lilna and I decided to head to Diesnatura right now." Hearing that, he seemed terribly surprised as expected. His voice suddenly became louder. 『What!? Shouldn't you wait a little longer? I'm proceeding with preparations as fast as I can on my end too. 』"It's okay. If we fight head-on, casualties will increase no matter what, but a method that isn't like that has become available.

Theo, gather the members who can fight right now and have them on standby at the villa so they can move anytime." After a few moments of heavy silence, a reply came from him in a tone that sounded somewhat resigned. 『Ah... Understood. I'll do that immediately. 』"Thank you. See you." 『Please don't do anything reckless. I pray for your success. 』 I cut the communication, put it away in my pocket, and held out my right hand to Lilna.

"Let's go. Hold my hand." Feeling the sensation of her grasping my hand firmly, I focused my mind on the destination. When I first came to this world and was running away from none other than this Lilna. I tried various magic. Most of them failed, but if the marking was done properly back then——. It doesn't require much magical power itself, so it should be possible. Please. Fly. 《Teleportation》 Just as I felt the floating sensation specific to teleportation systems, as if heaven and earth were lost for a moment.

We were standing in a back alley with no pedestrians. We were surrounded by glittering silver buildings. And in the distance, twin towers piercing high into the sky were reflected. Diesnatura, 3rd District, Block 6. It seems it went well. Lilna looked around with a somewhat surprised expression. Eventually, she let out a small sigh.

"It reminds me of Tranity's Trive function."

"I never thought that desperate action back then would be useful now." I also flew to such a place easily without effort. I couldn't say anything about others. Sorry. Lenks.

"That action?"

"No, nothing. Just talking to myself." I smiled lightly, then immediately tightened my expression and continued.

"We'll charge in as far as we can go with just the two of us. If we feel it's impossible, let's retreat with teleportation once and regroup."

"Understood. But saying 'as far as we can go' is a bit negative." Lilna floated a fearless smile. Looking somewhat amused.

"Of course, I intend to go all the way to the end."

"Fufu. I intended to do that too." That's why I dared to bring only Lilna, who is the most reliable. With her excelling in offense and defense, especially defense, there is little need to worry about safety. Rather, I might be the unreliable one. Of course, I'm not saying everyone else is useless. But I don't think there's a need to expose them to danger purposely in a situation where numbers aren't that necessary. Unlike us who can guard with barriers or Qi, Lasla and the others are flesh and blood.

I didn't want to see anyone die again if something happened. Still, if it becomes a larger-scale battle. The time when Lasla and the others' power is absolutely necessary will surely come. It would be best if it didn't come, though. —— Anyway, for now, it's about what's in front of us. We move to the Central District while being careful not to be seen. Just the fact that the alarm isn't ringing lowered the difficulty considerably.

According to Lilna, if it rang, every human in the city would turn into an enemy at that moment, which is a chilling thought. On the way, I noticed the Prelion things that were on the news wandering around here and there. They have a design reminiscent of angels, and all have the form of uniform women. Pure white hair, pure white skin. And white eyes. White as if all color had completely drained away from everything.

What's different from ordinary Natura is, how should I put it, their behavior is mechanical through and through, and I couldn't feel anything like a heart at all. They are equipped with beam rifles like Plato's, and constantly have purple 《Inclear》 -like things drawn. Frankly speaking, they were an extremely dangerous bunch. The fact that everyone showed no sign of caring even though such a bunch was strutting down the street as if they owned the place shows how filled with abnormality this city is.

Using Lilna's 《Passtrive》 as well, we managed to get by without being found by them either. And finally, we caught the outer wall protecting the Central Factory in our sight.

"Now. The real thing starts here."

"It's my turn. Shifting to Buster Trive Mode." A mechanical voice is emitted from her mouth. Her appearance doesn't seem to have changed, but her combat level should have risen by two stages with this.

"Hold on." I take her hand firmly. Immediately after, we were floating above the outer wall with 《Passtrive》. At that moment, red lasers were fired all at once from all directions. It was truly a tremendous attack density, enough to paint my vision completely red. This is it! The security Lorentz mentioned. If I were alone, I wouldn't have stood a chance. But in front of Lilna, such an attack couldn't even be an obstacle. Continuous short warps. Lilna and I landed safely within the factory grounds.

The lasers that lost their target intersected at one point where we were supposed to be, then drew somewhat goofy straight trajectories and disappeared into the distance. Before the next laser attack came, I immediately fired magic. Wind Magic Bullets. 《Falbullet》 Thanks to Asty training me in shooting countless times, the accuracy of this magic seemed to have improved considerably. Calculating backward from the trajectory of the fired beams, I shot through the laser devices one by one.

The shot devices raised smoke with a pssh sound. They could never perform their function again. Now. In front of us, a ridiculously huge dome-shaped structure is visible. The forbidden land that has continued to produce Natura for many years. It was right there, but there was no way they would let us pass so easily. Numerous Prelions, exposing cold killing intent, raised their blades of purple light. Coming from who knows where, they swarmed out and were already surrounding us.

With magic that doesn't have its original power, I won't be able to defeat these guys completely. Judging so, I immediately transformed into a man. I drew my Qi Sword, and Lilna drew her 《Inclear》, standing back to back.

"To think the day would come when I entrust my back to you."

"I'm counting on you. Lilna."

"Hmph. Don't be a burden."

"Same to you." 《Mind Burst》 Applying my self-style enhancement additionally, I call out to her.

"Keep defeating enemies to a minimum, and let's just advance inside."

"Yeah. Let's make them regret turning us into enemies." If my hunch is correct. It should be here too. Part of that computer system. And——.