The Darkness Was Comfortable for Me

Chapter 108: Hearing the voice of the Spirits and Locking it up in a Coffin

“Rifreya, can you shoot it one more time?” (Hikaru)

“Yeah, if it is one more…I think I can.” (Rifreya)

Rifreya answered that, but honestly, her Spirit Energy looks like it is on its limit.

Not only has she shot several Lights today, the new Spirit Ability seems to have a high cost in Spirit Energy.

Also, I have no spirit energy potion.

I can’t use both Crystals and Points.

“Alex! Got any spirit energy potions? Or if you have Crystals, please buy one. I will definitely pay you back later!” (Hikaru)

“Sorry! I already used them all! The one I gave to Jal was the last one!” (Alex)

“Is there any other person here that has one?!” (Hikaru)

The backline Spirit Users all shook their heads to the sides.

Spirit energy potions are expensive items. This result can’t be helped.

Rifreya squeezed her strength and gathered Spirit Energy into her palm.

Spirit Abilities can display their strength in the form of abilities by making a contract and borrowing their power.

However, for the Spirit Energy itself, you have to use your own. That’s why there’s a limit to how many Spirit Abilities a person can use.

“Uuuh…kuh…” (Rifreya)

The light gathering in the palm of Rifreya was flickering powerlessly.

Photon Ray is an ability that allows you to hit from long distances, and on top of that, it is fast and it has high firepower.

It must use quite a lot of Spirit Energy.

No matter how I look at it, she has no energy left in her to shoot it one more time.

…Then…

There’s no choice but to bring it from the outside.

“Spirits! Please help out Rifreya! We will bring down the Demon Lord!” (Hikaru)

“H-Hikaru…? What are you saying…?” (Rifreya)

“Spirits have wills. They might help out if you call out to them.” (Hikaru)

I speak to the Spirits.

On Earth I obviously didn’t feel the stir of the Spirits.

I certainly can feel what’s like the touch of them in this world.

“Please! If you guys have wills, help us out this once!” (Hikaru)

—Kyakkya.

—Are we beating up that scary one? Beat it up.

—Ufufu.

I heard voices.

I could feel Light Spirits gathering in the surroundings.

I could see twinkling light beads faintly floating.

Are these Light Spirits?

“Rifreya, can you see them? The Light Spirits have come to help out. It seems like Demon Lords and Spirits are in a hostile relationship.” (Hikaru)

“Eh?! Light Spirits…? I am not a Loved One, so I…can’t see them.” (Rifreya)

So she can’t see this, huh.

But it is certain that the Light Spirits want to lend Rifreya their strength.

However, the light gathering in the palm of Rifreya is still flickering and isn’t enough to activate.

I stretch my hand out, move to the back of Rifreya, who had sweat flowing down from her forehead, as if hugging her, and hold her wrist.

“Eh, w-wait, Hikaru…?” (Rifreya)

“Rifreya, the Spirits want to lend you their strength. Aim well. Listen to the voices of the Spirits.” (Hikaru)

The Gift that is the Affection of Spirits.

That’s apparently called Loved One in this world, but I have borrowed the strength of Spirits in the past. At the time when I ran out of Spirit Energy and was about to die in that forest, I borrowed their strength and used Create Undead, somehow managing to get out.

Probably only people with Affection can borrow the strength of Spirits directly.

But…

—Ufufu.

—Scary one is bad one.

—Beat it, okay?

—Use us.

—Children of Light, gather.

“Eh…? I can hear them… The voices of the Spirits…?” (Rifreya)

Looks like their voices reached Rifreya through me.

“Mysterious voices, right?” (Hikaru)

“Yeah. They sound as if they are right by my side, and as if they were really far… Also…I can feel it. Spirit Energy is entering my body… Spirits are really giving me their strength…?” (Rifreya)

“That’s right. They say they want you to defeat the Demon Lord.” (Hikaru)

I can feel power going into her with my body as the intermediary.

And at the same time, the light in the Photon Ray grew brighter and bigger to an incomparable degree from last time.

“H-Hikaru…! I can feel it too! I can feel the Spirits are lending me their strength!” (Rifreya)

“Looks like the Spirits really hate the Demon Lord.” (Hikaru)

The sparkly and shining particles gathered onto Rifreya, forming a giant mass of light.

A size that can’t compare to the last Photon Ray.

“Gwuaoooo!”

The Demon Lord was leisurely flying around and most likely recovering its stamina, but it must have noticed the abnormality below, it changed its course rapidly, and switched with the intention of plunging at us.

“Looks like the Demon Lord doesn’t like this light. It is coming right at us. Can you hit it?” (Hikaru)

“Yeah, leave it to me. I definitely won’t miss it.” (Rifreya)

With its sharp knife-like fangs in full display, the Demon Lord approaches us as if sliding down midair.

A roar like that of tearing fabric echoed, and we, who were standing right on a straight line from it, even felt as if that voice had actual mass to it.

However, the light gathered in the palm of Rifreya had enough promise that it was enough to push away that fear.

Aside from the attack of Rifreya, I also calculate the distance, speed, and timing of the Demon Lord.

“Pierce! [Photon Ray]!” (Rifreya)

*Pah!*

The giant photosphere was shot with such force it made that kind of firing sound, turning into a beam, and connecting straight onto the Demon Lord charging at us.

The beam passed by the right cheek of the wolf face, piercing it just like that, severing the base of the right wing, and cutting half of the left wing too.

“Gwoaaaaaaaaa!”

Having lost its wings, the Demon Lord is falling this way while spinning.

At this rate, it will crash into me and Rifreya.

…At this rate, that is.

“[Dark Coffin]!” (Hikaru)

A dark coffin appears right in front of us.

A deep deep darkness as if it had manifested from hell. An icosahedron darkness that had clear contours.

The Demon Lord that crashed from above was swallowed inside that darkness just like that from the momentum.

“Gwuaooooooooo……”

The door of the coffin closes.

And then, after that, silence reigns in the place.

“E-Eh? What about the Demon Lord…? Did you trap it inside that?” (Rifreya)

“Yeah, but…this ability is different from bind in that it is only an ability that completely restrains them.” (Hikaru)

In exchange, its binding power is strong. That’s why we can just leave it restrained like this. While the ability is active, the Demon Lord won’t be attacking us, and we can buy time.

But the Spirit Energy being drained from my body is so astounding that Darkness Fog doesn’t even compare, and my Spirit Energy will most likely be completely dry by around 10 minutes.

There’s no means to attack the trapped monster inside the coffin from outside.

…Aside from one exception.

I could tell by instinct as the user.

“I will be going for a bit.” (Hikaru)

“Eh, wait, Hikaru?!” (Rifreya)

“[Darkness Fog]!” (Hikaru)

I spread the darkness, held my shortsword, and ran…