"Re... Reina... No, that's not right! You are not Reina! Who are you?!"
Nakano Maruo, surrounded by "Nakano Reina", was momentarily stunned, but quickly realized that these people who looked exactly like his wife could not possibly be his wife.
In an instant, Nakano Maruo became cautious and reached his hand toward his waist.
Although firearms were banned in Neon, that only applied to ordinary people. He still had certain privileges. Only... he did not know whether human weapons would be useful against these people.
"Stop! I just returned and see such a big drama. Ignorant one, are you planning to attack your wife?"
Just as Nakano Maruo hesitated whether to draw his gun, a teasing voice sounded behind him. Hearing it, Nakano Maruo wanted to turn around, but suddenly realized that he could not move.
The next moment, Nakano Maruo felt the object on his waist being pulled away.
"Oh? Is this a human bow and arrow? Interesting. So, child, you were just planning to raise your hand against your beloved?"
Along with the voice, a white feather fell in front of Nakano Maruo. Immediately after, a blonde girl in a white dress appeared, with a crown of feathers and golden bracelets on her hands, and in her hand was what Nakano Maruo relied on as a human.
That girl was none other than Frigg, the Queen of Heaven.
"Hmm? It has a bit of cursed power, but it is truly pitifully small."
Silver light radiated from her eyes, and Frigg instantly understood the structure of the weapon in her hand. After saying that, Frigg, losing interest, waved her hand, and the pistol that Nakano Maruo had specially prepared turned into countless feathers.
"Queen of Heaven."
At that moment, the Twelve Maidens, who all looked like "Nakano Reina", stepped forward and knelt before Frigg.
"Stop making noise, all of you return."
Casting a glance at the girls surrounding her, Frigg waved her hand and said.
"Yes!"
The twelve girls responded, then transformed into various beautiful girls and merged into Frigg's body.
"Mm~ What a long-awaited pleasure!"
Feeling her power continuously increasing, Frigg let out a quiet sigh.
Those twelve girls were Frigg's Twelve Maidens, but also twelve divine incarnations of Frigg, each corresponding to twelve abilities:
"Speech", "Kindness", "Giving", "Love", "Counsel", "Approval", "Oath", "Truth", "Meaning", "Protection", "Wisdom" and "Messenger".
"You, didn't you just try to attack your beloved?"
After once again regaining her long-lost power, Frigg clasped her hands in front of herself and coldly looked at Nakano Maruo, questioning him.
"They are not my beloved!"
Looking at the woman called the Queen of Heaven, Nakano Maruo roared. He did not know who this woman was, but since they called her the Queen of Heaven, she was probably one of the so-called Gods Nakano Yu once told him about.
But even if he guessed this woman's identity, Nakano Maruo still did not care. Can a God play with people by using their deceased wife?!
"Foolish child, your marriage was a failure, and so was your love. I know your past and your future, child, you are only a fool trying to mend the fence after the sheep have already escaped."
At that moment, Frigg suddenly showed a sympathetic expression, her body slowly began to float, and her silver eyes looked downward, observing Nakano Maruo.
"You're lying!"
Faced with Frigg's words full of contempt that denied his love for Nakano Reina, Nakano Maruo's eyes turned red. As for Nakano Reina, Nakano Maruo had always felt that he owed her.
If his medical skills had been a little better back then, if he had discovered it a little earlier, wouldn't Reina have had to leave him and the children?
Ten years, that question had remained in Nakano Maruo's heart, only never spoken aloud. Now that Frigg said it, how could Nakano Maruo not be furious?
"That's right, Dad, this guy is lying!"
At that moment, Nakano Yu's voice echoed, and the boy's figure flew together with the Furious Wind and Wild Waves, landing in front of Nakano Maruo.
"Oh? The power of wind, how interesting. Your wind matches very well with my Messenger. Are you sure you don't want to consider being with me?"
Looking at the boy who commanded the Furious Wind and Wild Waves, Frigg was not surprised by his arrival. On the contrary, she became interested in that power of wind.
"You are still not worthy."
Facing Frigg, Nakano Yu showed contempt. He waved his hand, and the Furious Wind and Wild Waves rose again, carrying the immobile Nakano Maruo far away.
"Why don't you find a worthy opponent? Foolish God!"
Looking at Frigg, Nakano Yu challenged her.
"Child, you are not yet qualified to directly face my existence."
However, facing Nakano Yu, Frigg was extremely arrogant, but as soon as she finished her sentence, Nakano Yu's figure disappeared.
"Hey, turn around."
Before Frigg could react, the boy's voice came from behind her.
Frigg quickly turned her head, but she was met with a direct attack from Nakano Yu who had activated "Camel".
Nakano Yu's attack was strong and heavy, directly kicking the arrogant Frigg into the sea.
"That is the real body, it will be easier if I can hit it."
Watching Frigg fly away from his kick, Nakano Yu nodded slightly. Without giving Frigg even a moment to catch her breath, he quickly commanded the Furious Wind and Wild Waves and chased after her.
"Pfft, interesting, the power of the sun, right?"
After being kicked by Nakano Yu, Frigg managed to stabilize her body in the air only after flying several thousand meters.
Touching her forearm, Frigg murmured.
At the moment when Nakano Yu appeared behind her, Frigg reacted. While turning around, she took a defensive stance with her arms, which prevented her from being directly hit in the face by Yu's kick.
"Oh, heron, bring song, bring feathers!"
Looking at Nakano Yu rushing toward her, Frigg took a white feather from the flower crown on her head, murmured, and threw it.
The white feather quickly expanded in the air, transforming into a divine heron one hundred meters tall, whose body radiated silver-white light.
"Kraa!!!"
The moment the divine heron appeared, it let out a cry, flapped its wings that covered the sky, and rushed toward Nakano Yu.
Seeing this, Nakano Yu did not stop, but still rushed toward Frigg without reducing his speed. As for the enormous divine bird, Nakano Yu directly summoned the Furious Wind and Wild Waves, forming a tornado on the surface of the sea and trapping the heron inside.
"Kraa!!"
Trapped in the hurricane, the heron frantically flapped its wings, but it was completely useless against such a powerful hurricane.
"Hmph! That is only stolen power."
Seeing that her heron was not even a match for Nakano Yu in a single exchange, Frigg, who had been calm just now, gradually became gloomy.
"It is enough if I can kill you."
At that moment, Nakano Yu arrived in front of Frigg. He turned his hand, and Joyeuse appeared in his grip, fiercely slashing toward Frigg.
Facing Yu's attack, Frigg quickly dodged, but the radiant sword suddenly appeared behind her and attacked Frigg together with Nakano Yu.
"Pfft!"
Unable to dodge in time, Frigg's shoulder was pierced by the radiant sword. Seeing this, Frigg's body trembled, shattering the radiant sword. Her figure flickered and quickly moved away from Nakano Yu.
Frigg's essence was the goddess of marriage and family, and moreover, Frigg actually did not want to harm Nakano Yu, which was why she was pierced by the boy's radiant sword.
However, now she had been angered by Nakano Yu!
Touching the golden divine blood flowing from her shoulder, Frigg's face became ice-cold:
"Foolish child! You have angered me!"
However, Nakano Yu ignored Frigg and continued to control the radiant sword to exhaust her. He had never underestimated Frigg from the very beginning. This person was, after all, the Queen of Heaven in Norse mythology and one of the main gods; she was definitely not weak!
Even if Frigg was the goddess of marriage and family, it was possible that she was connected to the authority of destruction in some myth...
Controlling the radiant sword, Nakano Yu maintained distance from Frigg. Just as Nakano Yu was still testing Frigg, suddenly the boy's movements stopped, and pain came from his left shoulder.
Looking down, he saw that his left shoulder had been injured at some point and was bleeding.
"Pfft!"
The sound of a blade entering flesh was heard. Nakano Yu looked up and saw Frigg forcibly controlling the radiant sword with her own hands, stabbing it into her stomach.
Seeing this scene, Nakano Yu narrowed his eyes. This person... could it be?!
Before the boy could think further, sharp pain spread from his stomach throughout his whole body. Looking down, indeed, Nakano Yu's stomach, which had been completely fine just now, now had a stab wound.
Holding his stomach, Nakano Yu looked toward Frigg. Seeing that her face also did not look very good, but that she was still forcing a smile while looking at him, he immediately confirmed his guess.
This must be Frigg's authority! Perhaps it was damage reflection, but judging from Frigg's face, it looked more like damage sharing.
Seeing Nakano Yu's expression, Frigg knew that the boy must have realized something. Yes, that was indeed her authority, the power of "Giving" controlled by her incarnation, which could synchronize the damage received with the enemy, and the damage the opponent receives does not return back to her.
"Child, the sword in your hand is meaningless, so use your own sword and commit suicide!"
Looking at Nakano Yu, Frigg spoke softly, already returning to her arrogant posture and issuing a divine command toward the boy.
But would Nakano Yu really commit suicide as Frigg said? The answer was obviously no!
He knew that Frigg's damage-sharing ability was troublesome, but at this moment it was simply a comparison of who had the longer life, and his Aries could achieve resurrection!
Thinking of this, Nakano Yu moved forward instead of backward, charging toward Frigg with Joyeuse.
"You chose to charge, didn't you?"
Seeing that Nakano Yu did not do as she said, Frigg knew that her "Speech" had no effect on Nakano Yu, but she still did not choose to evade.
Since "Speech" cannot command a Campione, then her "Meaning" is enough to nullify the pseudo-divine artifact in Nakano Yu's hand!
"Child, let me see to what level you can reach! Allow me to nullify your meaningless sword that kills gods!"
Looking at Nakano Yu, Frigg actively rushed forward, and a golden round shield appeared on her hand.
In an instant, the golden round shield collided with Joyeuse, but what happened next completely shocked Nakano Yu.
Joyeuse, which had been in his hand just a moment ago, the moment it touched the golden round shield, instantly disappeared.
Seeing this, Nakano Yu did not hesitate. The hand that held the sword clenched into a fist and fiercely punched Frigg in the face, but this strike also affected the boy's body.
Both of them were sent flying backward.
After barely stabilizing his body in the air, Nakano Yu looked at Frigg, who was equally disheveled, and his mind began to think rapidly.
He had just checked the system space; Joyeuse was still in the inventory, which meant Joyeuse still existed, it had only been affected by Frigg's ability.
But what kind of ability could that be?
Queen of Heaven Frigg... the main god of the Aesir...
Suddenly, Nakano Yu remembered Frigg's previous incarnation. Could it be that the Twelve Maidens, which represent different aspects of Frigg's personality, had become Frigg's authorities?!
Thinking of this, Nakano Yu's expression became serious. He feared that the damage-sharing ability he had just seen also came from those Twelve Maidens.
Looking at Frigg, Nakano Yu constantly felt that something was wrong, but he could not pinpoint exactly what it was...
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