When Illustrious and the others returned by carriage, they saw the village ablaze, black smoke billowing. Nagato was first to dash inside.
'Wait! Don't go in—it's dangerous!' Illustrious sensed a power within that made her blood run cold; charging in was suicide.
Nagato paid no heed. She had to know if her mother lived—her only family. As for the father she'd never met—who cared? He hadn't raised her; he meant nothing.
A skeleton barred her way, sword in hand. 'Humans… die… join us… heh-heh-heh…'
'Out of my way! I'm going to Mom!' Nagato chanted a spell; heat shimmered in the air as a fist-sized fireball formed above her palm.
She set the spell's velocity, aimed at the skeleton's skull, and released the Fireball—the only magic she knew. Without noble blood or spellbooks like Illustrious, even this meager spell had taken months to master.
The skeleton sneered. A mere Fireball? It raised its blade to cleave the orb in two.
Timing the swing, it slashed the moment the fireball entered range.
The sphere split and exploded mid-air.
Nagato stared, stunned that her spell had been so casually destroyed.
A quick Appraisal showed the monster at level 41; she was only a level 5 Mage—attacking it was suicide.
She wasn't a dual Professional like Illustrious, capable of fighting above her level. She was just an ordinary low-level Mage. This situation made Nagato lose the will to resist; it was unwinnable! The gap was too wide.
Seeing Nagato frozen in place with no fighting spirit, the Skeleton Soldier was very smug. 'Little runt, now you know how powerful I am, right! I'll take your life right now.'
Taking advantage of Nagato's daze, the Skeleton Soldier immediately raised the longsword in its hand and shot towards her. Staring at the ferocious Skeleton Soldier charging at her, Nagato was a bit at a loss, frightened into squatting down with her head covered.
Coming beside Nagato, the Skeleton Soldier looked at her petite and adorable body, filled with a desire for violence.'Such a cute loli, I wonder what it will be like after cutting into her flesh? Will it feel particularly comfortable to cut? Just thinking about it feels incredibly satisfying!'
It swung the longsword down with force, the sword cutting through the air and slashing towards Nagato. This strike was so fierce; it seemed the Skeleton Soldier wanted to kill Nagato with one blow!
Just as the longsword was about to take Nagato's life, a silver sword light instantly cut the Skeleton Soldier in half. Nagato looked up at the sword light, feeling it was extremely beautiful. 'Is this the so-called Light of Purification?'
This silver sword light, like a holy light, gradually and completely annihilated the Skeleton Soldier in mid-air without leaving a trace. Its beauty contained a terrifying power that could not be ignored.
Who could unleash such a powerful sword strike! Nagato wanted to get to know this person, to make friends. If she could become this person's disciple, nothing could be better.
Looking forward, Nagato saw a Silver-Haired Girl appear before her. That sword strike just now was wielded by this Silver-Haired Girl. Nagato carefully observed the Silver-Haired Girl's appearance and was shocked, because this Silver-Haired Girl looked exactly like Sister Illustrious.
The Silver-Haired Girl had a delicate face, snow-white and smooth, with sapphire-like eyes that blinked charmingly. Her upturned nose was perfect, and her moist, glossy cherry lips made one want to kiss them.
Her clothes were also very beautiful. The Silver-Haired Girl wore a white off-the-shoulder dress, a white choker around her neck with a large blue crystal dangling from it. Her fair hands wore long white silk gloves, with a small blue crystal on the edge of each glove. She walked gracefully in black high heels to Nagato's front.
'Are you Sister Illustrious? No, Sister Illustrious's chest isn't that big! Are you Illustrious's older sister?' Nagato looked at this Silver-Haired Girl, who seemed at least sixteen years old! But Sister Illustrious was only a six-year-old child. No matter how she thought about it, it couldn't be Sister Illustrious.
Illustrious looked at Nagato speechlessly, feeling helpless that Nagato used her chest to identify her. 'I am the Sister Illustrious you know! No, to be precise, I am the creation goddess Illustrious of this world.'
'What? I don't understand what you're saying!' Nagato said, looking dumbfounded.
'You still don't get it! It means that the former me was just a little girl whose memories and powers were sealed, knowing nothing about the truth of this world. Now that I've recovered my memories and regained my original powers, I am the creation goddess Illustrious!' Illustrious, seeing Nagato's dumbfounded expression, had no choice but to explain more clearly.
'You said you are the creation goddess, but because your memories and powers were sealed, you became a little girl. So, the Sister Illustrious I know is you, right?' Nagato asked Illustrious.
'Yes, I am your Sister Illustrious, but now I am also the creation goddess Illustrious.' Illustrious nodded.
'So that's how it is! You were just like me a moment ago, just a child, and now you suddenly come and say you've recovered your memories and powers and returned to being the legendary creation goddess. How should I put it, it just feels a bit unreal!' Nagato exclaimed.'Since you are the creation goddess, then I should sincerely kneel and worship you!'
Seeing Nagato about to kneel, Illustrious stopped her, saying, 'No need to kneel. It's enough that you understand I am your Sister Illustrious. The rest isn't important.'
Another Silver-Haired Girl suddenly appeared behind Nagato. She patted Nagato and looked at her with an expression that said, 'You really are an idiot,' then said, 'Nagato really is an idiot! Sister explained it so clearly, and you just understood!'
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