Chapter 485

Chapter 220 No More Time for Remembrance

“Is that so.”

Coming to the side of the two, the other two who knew about what had happened also stared blankly at the last fragment beneath their feet.

The high-speed air friction as it entered the atmosphere caused the landmass to continuously fragment and shrink. With its reduced mass, it appeared even smaller as it was consumed in the intense flames. It wouldn’t be long before the “meteor” that fell unexpectedly to Earth would burn out completely.

This section had started to separate and fall during the battle between Rei and Lily with Doon, and unless those on top could fly, they were just adding another meteor.

When they learned Ash was dead, surprisingly, Erika and Wuki did not immediately show signs of being deeply affected or collapsing. Instead, there was no change in their expressions, only a feeling of emptiness arising uncontrollably from within.

“Could he really be dead?” Blinking at the fragments that were now completely out of sight, Erika still couldn’t feel any reality in her heart. “No no no, he must be hiding somewhere, waiting to jump out and laugh at us when we start crying, right? Yes, that’s it—definitely!”

“Doon wanted to exchange Ash’s life for our forgiveness, and he said he wouldn’t take revenge on us,” Lei said under Erika’s hopeful gaze, gently shaking her head, her eyes filled with regret that she couldn’t call remorse.

“We didn’t agree to this deal, though we don’t know if what he said is true or false, but indeed… it was us who gave up on Ash’s potential for survival.”

“In other words, it was us who killed him…”

“Rei—” Seeing her dear friend tortured by guilt, Erika quickly wrapped her arms around Rei. “That’s not how it is. This isn’t your fault! All blame is on Doon, he is the one who did this, who killed Ash… it’s his fault… oh—oh!”

As she spoke, tears uncontrollably fell from her blurry, trembling blue eyes, filling her round face with a look of intense sorrow and grievance. Her seemingly expected grief burst forth in full force.

“Hey—not—no no no, wahhhh!” Before Rei even cried, Erika was already sobbing uncontrollably, tears streaming down her hands and onto Rei’s head. “Why, why, why did Ash die in silence in a place no one knew about?”

“Were you aware—I also liked this cool jerk! Only didn’t want to quarrel with Rei over such things, which is why—uhhh!” Unbeknownst to her, Erika, who was wailing, was now being held in Rei’s embrace.

It’ll be okay, it’ll be okay, it’s not his fault… Rei’s whisper in Erika’s ear did nothing to calm her down; instead, it made her more agitated.

“Think dying alone feels cool, do you, you big jerk? Want to leave us with psychological scars, huh?”

Erika could not understand Ash’s reasoning or his strategies; she felt extremely sad, so much so that she was crying uncontrollably!

“Ash! You thought it would be amusing to make us regret his absence forever. Come back—come back right now, I, Marine, will beat you up for everyone today!”

“…” Hearing Erika’s sincere lament, Lily bowed her head, silent. She gently passed the unconscious Hanazaki Kuriko to the late-arriving Kopo.

She did not feel like saying anything cowardly or resolute, something she had already said. Did she really need to say anything anymore? Would it be better to fake a smile?

She did not want to speak or do anything right now.

Lily did not realize that in her reminiscing, she wished these moments could last longer.

The moonlight cast a somber glow.

“He probably sensed something, maybe his own or the enemy’s.” Usually optimistic and calm, even Wuki seemed powerless in the face of sadness, wiping away her tears from time to time.

He always kept many secrets hidden, even if not revealing them was to prevent us from being hurt by him, but, Ash, do you think this is alright?

“So after having a happy gathering with us on that day, he quietly disappeared. He didn’t want to implicate us, even if he never saw us again, he fought, he was a stubborn person who only expressed love and kindness through circuitous means.”

I hate such kindness!

If we were together, we could have found solutions despite any difficulties, definitely! As long as there is love…

Unable to hold back her emotions, Wuki punched the remaining wallboard, her trembling hand reaching out but grasping nothing.

“The worst kind of man is one who makes girls cry…”

After venting their emotions, they looked at Doon, whose massive punch had been driven into the ground. Their hearts were not filled with joy from defeating the enemy, only sorrow and remembrance.

“Is everything truly over?”

“Perhaps—no, everyone, get back!”

On the front line, Lily’s face turned pale as she swiftly pushed everyone back. In their disbelief, a gigantic fist of the Quinheart Symphony Goddess slowly rose upward, supported by a single hand underneath, until finally, it was fully pushed out, the pure white figure disappearing completely.

Looking at the enlarged figure before her, Rei gasped open-mouthed.

“Everyone—look at his chest!” Everyone followed the fairies pointing towards him. Climbing out of the pit, Doon was precisely where the girls’ earlier super-sound wave had blasted a heart-shaped opening, revealing deeper wounds steadily splitting downward.

“That is—it couldn’t be the wound Ash inflicted, right?!” Lily realized it. That explained why aiming at his chest in previous battles always showed a weakness, meaning…

The necklace sealing Doon’s dark power now had cracks all over it, hanging precariously above the heart-shaped gap. Recalling the sharp sound heard when Doon was previously hit, the girls’ faces turned grave.

So, there’s no more time left for mourning the departed.

“Ah ah ah ah—”

With Doon’s movements, the cracked seal shattered completely, revealing him to be the greatest evil in the universe. A destructive red glow of darkness continually infused him, causing his already chaotic body from overlapping injuries to twist in agony, his originally tens-of-meters-tall form becoming even larger.

“Could it be—Doon?!”

The three little fairies, hiding behind the girls, trembled in fear at the roar of the enraged Doon.

“Has he gone berserk?!”