It was clear that although the shot had startled him a bit, Renjiro didn't feel the slightest tension.
"I honestly thought I wouldn't need to use some powerful move."
Inside the mental link, Renjiro couldn't help but mutter this.
At the same time, the tall, golden-haired girl who had abruptly teleported into Orario became the absolute center of attention.
And the gazes weren't only from the watching civilians or adventurers.
Even gods far away, who could almost perceive the radiant glow of her soul, were drawn to her.
Several gods of revelry jostled, trying to get a closer look.
But then…
[When you're about to unleash a big move, of course you have to shout it!]
"Can you not be ridiculous?"
[If you don't shout, I go on strike.]
Renjiro knew Xiao could distinguish between urgency and levity, so even if he remained silent, she would cooperate.
But…
[Nooo, I just love watching you act cool, it's my lifelong wish…]
She had started acting spoiled.
From his view, the pure-white Arrow of Orion descending from the sky was getting closer and closer to the ground.
Renjiro… and Lumine, no longer hesitated.
Let her shout—after all, Xiao had been helping all day. Fulfilling a tiny mischievous whim was no big deal.
Besides, among the beings of the Lower World, no one knew what "chuunibyou" was anyway.
So…
"Tsu~"
From the teleportation anchor point, the girl clad in golden armor leapt into the sky under the gaze of thousands.
She spun and kicked, and in that motion, the light-wing components on her back and waist instantly formed a massive bow.
At the same time, the semi-transparent golden spear, carrying multiple times the power of the Arrow of Orion—formed atop the giant bow.
Using the flexibility of her body, the girl pulled the string with her leg, lifting the bow high.
"This strike…"
The power of the world began to converge.
Renjiro didn't know exactly how much strength it would take to stop it, so he charged as much as possible.
Before long…
"Piercing the Stars!!!"
The pure-white arrow was dangerously close to the ground. If nothing was done, even the shockwave from the clash of the two forces could shatter all of Orario.
Finally, Renjiro allowed Lumine to take the lead, guiding the golden-haired girl to release the bowstring.
As if rehearsed a thousand times, just before the string could snap back into her face, she executed a backflip, transitioning from a single-foot stance to one hand on the ground, then twisted and landed firmly, effortlessly avoiding self-inflicted injury from the bow's recoil.
With this flawless movement…
"Boom~"
The golden radiance met the pure-white arrow.
Legend has it that the natural nemesis of Scorpius is, none other than Sagittarius.
On the star chart, the bow and arrow of Sagittarius aim directly at the location of Scorpius.
The former has always been a mortal threat to the latter.
Today, the girl, wielding Sagittarius for a finishing strike, was about to crush the remaining schemes with the power of Sagittarius.
At that moment…
"Tsu~"
Not only was the weapon's divine amplification multiplied, but also the mighty force of the world itself.
The remnants of godly power could not withstand it.
As the pure-white arrow began to disintegrate, the golden arrow continued its momentum, transforming into an eye-catching pillar of light shooting straight into the clouds.
In an instant, its brilliance almost illuminated the entire continent.
Even at the distant borders, one could see the tilted, sky-reaching Babel.
It was simply too dazzling.
So much so that even as it gradually faded, the world remained eerily silent.
Only the wind howled.
Some time passed…
"Wow~"
Hope came after despair, followed again by disaster.
When the "once hero" appeared to intervene, another annihilating strike followed.
And even now…
"Who is that human?"
"An adventurer from that family?"
"I've never seen her before."
"That soul… it's dazzling beyond words."
"Yeah, even those who aren't a 'Goddess of Beauty' can see it clearly."
"I wish she'd join my familia…"
Humans and gods were obviously talking about different things.
Perhaps overhearing something unpleasant, suddenly…
"Out of the way!"
The calm words carried a hint of anger.
Immediately, everyone—human or god—fell silent.
The silver-haired goddess of beauty stepped forward.
As she approached, the coldness on her face melted like early spring snow.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled at only one person.
The goddess came before the golden-armored girl—not to praise the birth of a "hero," but softly said,
"Welcome home."
"My Valkyrie."