One step at a time, then another...
　I'm getting closer to Juno.

　The number displayed at the edge of my vision is "11".
　That means the distance between me and him is 11 meters.

　One more meter and I'll be in the effective range of the skill.

　I don't know if my skill will work in the face of his [Light].

　Will it be blocked?
　Will it be offset?
　In the worst case, I could be nullified, and even hit back.

　But I'm not stopping.

　There's no way I can stop in front of him.

"If you have the power of darkness, I have the light. I'm not going to let you get away with this!

　Yuno held up the sword in his hand.

　A graceful long sword reminiscent of a work of art - the "Arcweiss," the Holy Sword of the True Hero.
　It's the world's strongest sword, which has sliced through even the demon king Virgalodomus.

Do you want to see if you can slay my darkness with it?
Come.

　Uno said with a dignified face.

　I took another step forward.
　The number on the edge of my vision changed from 11 to 10.

　I'm finally in range of the skill...

"Come on, my sword, Arc Vice!　With the holy [Light], cut through the evil [Darkness]!

　With an ostentatious speech, Yuno swung his holy sword down.
　The yellow-white slash cleaves away the black scales.

　At that moment...

"Ugh... ......?
"......!

　We both groaned simultaneously.

　Our vision flickered.
　The landscape flickered like a shimmer.

"What the hell is this?

　Something came to my mind...



　There are two figures in the dark room.
　A young man with a fresh impression and a beautiful woman with an innocent appearance.

　It's Juno and Irina.

"We can't defeat the Demon Lord at this rate. I'm not sure what to make of that.
"Yuno......

　I'm not sure what to make of it.
　I'm not sure what to make of it.

The reason for this is that I'm not good enough. I'm sorry. If I had been stronger, ......
Juno, please stop blaming yourself.

　Irina's hand caressed Juno's cheek.

"There's me and Chrom. You have me, you have Chrom, you have the rest of us. We're all here for you.
"Thank you. You're very kind, Irina.
You're the one. You're always looking out for everyone.

　Their cheeks flushed red, they looked at each other.
　The atmosphere was that of two perfect lovers, or at least one step closer to it.

...... One thing, Valerie has found an effective spell.

　Juno said.

"A spell?
"You know how we explored the ancient ruins the other day?　You know how we explored the ancient ruins the other day, looking for armor to use against the Demon Lord's army?

　And Juno.

The spell I found there is supposed to make me stronger.
"Well, that's good news.

　Irina smiles happily.
　Youno, on the other hand, his expression clouded.

The only thing is... in order to use the spell, you need a sacrifice.
"Sacrifice ......
"Sacrifice someone in my party, and I gain great power. That's what Valerie was explaining.
"So, who are you going to sacrifice ......?

　Irina's face turned pale.

　I mean this woman.
　In her head, she's probably thinking about who to cut down in the party.
　She's probably trying to figure out the best way for her to survive.

　The look of fear on his face was only a blush now that I knew his true nature.

"I can't sacrifice my precious friends. I don't want to. But I myself can't be sacrificed in order to gain power as a hero.

　Juno groaned.

I can't sacrifice Valerie, either. So the remaining candidates are Chrome, Fara, Margo, and you, Irina.


"At ......, then, I'll be the ...... sacrifice.

　Irina said in a trembling voice.
　She put her face to Juno's.

"Irina ......?　I'm not sure what to say.

　You'll be able to find a lot more information on the web.

What are you...?

　I'm not sure what to say.

"I'm sorry ....... I'm not sure what to say, but I wanted to tell you how I felt before I was sacrificed to death.

　Irina smiled shyly.

I have a partner, Chrom, to whom I have pledged my future. I know I shouldn't, but ...... I somehow fell in love with Juno.

　...... Of course, Irina is doing everything with calculation.

　It's an auspicious claim to sacrifice yourself.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot more information on this subject in the coming weeks.

I'm the same way ....... I felt bad for my best friend, Chrom, but I couldn't stop myself from feeling for you.
"Oh, so we're not meant to be together, are we?
"No, if it weren't for ...... him.

　Juno said in a trembling voice.

Oh, Juno, ...... it is terrible. Don't say anything else.

　I saw.

　I saw it.
　Irina is smiling at me from an angle Uno can't see.

　I'm sure she's headed for a story about sacrificing me.

"It's okay. I'll bear your sins. All you have to do is ...... think about being happy, Irina.
Oh, Juno, ...... I love you.
I love you too, my dear Irina.

　It was a vomit-inducing exchange.

　I stared coldly at the scene where Yuno and Irina put their lips on each other's and ended up in bed together.



　After that, there was nothing to write home about.

　A few days later, Irina asked me to marry her.

　The more anger, hatred, and despair the sacrificed person has, the more effective the Dark Chain spell will be.
　So I guess Irina asked me to marry her as a prelude to inciting my despair.

　And I, the happy-go-lucky one, got carried away without knowing anything about it.
　I was shocked to see her and Juno together that night.

　And then the party members set me up and made me a sacrifice...

It's all connected.

　You've connected everything.

　I know what happened behind the scenes.

　Well, most of it I already knew from Irina and Valerie, but...
　But now that I've seen them interact with each other, I realize that it was real.

　Thank you, Juno.
　You've helped me reaffirm my own feelings.

　I'll never forgive you.
　What I'm about to do to you is not wrong.

　That I can continue down this path, this journey of revenge.

　My conviction was strengthened.