Caliph put all his strength into the tip of his toes and endured. He readily responded to Felix’s warning, but it was a power beyond imagination. Moreover, the ‘help’ he mentioned turned out to be like this.

Caliph couldn’t quite fathom his plan. Was he pouring all his energy into the sword to face that monster?

I asked Felix about sealing the monster, but there was no explanation, and I couldn’t figure out why he was suddenly doing this.

As my thoughts continued, an unexplainable uneasiness overwhelmed me, but even that couldn’t last long.

My heart tightened fiercely. It felt like I was bearing the world’s gravity alone. Despite the overpowering force that could crush me at any moment, I endured and withstood it stubbornly.

The light and noise, seemingly blinding and deafening, continued for a while. And when the process finally stopped, Caliph felt an unprecedented surge of energy flowing through his veins.

He breathed out the held breath lightly. Then, he slowly raised his head. The first thing he checked was the direction where Evelia was.

She also seemed to have exerted herself excessively, as she was seen sitting, holding her chest around the heart area.

I wanted to rush to her immediately to check her condition, but I gripped the sword with all my strength.

There was something left for me to do, even for the heavily exhausted Evelia.

With a determined heart, I turned my head directly. The monster that had taken a threatening form a while ago was now roaring ominously.

I observed that figure silently. At that moment, a familiar voice echoed in Caliph’s ears.

Hey, can you hear my voice?

There was no need to ask who it was. Both the tone and intonation were Felix’s.

“I hear it, very clearly.”

Good. Since there’s no time for a lengthy explanation, listen carefully to what I say from now on.

Felix’s voice was extremely plain. The usual playfulness that was always present was nowhere to be found, and a strong determination could even be felt.

This fact only made Caliph’s already uneasy heart more tumultuous.

The creature initially settles in the human heart. Once it secures some safety within the heart, it extends its territory to the brain. This way, it can absorb all the negative emotions and thoughts felt by humans, growing stronger. Of course, there’s also a reason for that to manipulate the host freely. Anyway, the crucial thing is, since the creature first takes its place in the heart, that’s the part you need to target.

Caliph calmly listened to Felix’s words while examining the appearance of the monster. Only then did he seem to understand. The fact that Yustia’s belly was split in half and the monster’s mouth-like shape changed was likely to protect the heart.
That wasn’t all. The limbs of the severed corpses were sticking closely around the heart.

Just by seeing that, Felix’s words gained enough credibility.

“It won’t be easy to target all at once.”

Still, we have to finish it with as minimal attacks as possible.

“Thanks to your energy, my body feels lighter than ever.”

It’s probably not just a light feeling.

Felix let out a sigh, as if he was tired of Caliph’s persistent remarks. This time, it was the Felix that Caliph knew. Even though it was only for a moment, it relieved the tension that had built up.

Caliph, who had smirked briefly, quickly focused and looked directly at the front of Yustia, asking about the most important content.

“But if we attack the heart, does that seal the monster?”

Well.

“What do you mean by ‘well’? You said we have to target the heart.”

Caliph’s forehead narrowed. Although he retorted quite sharply, Felix’s voice, which was clearly audible, did not continue.

Instead, a heavy breathing surrounded his ears. Somehow, that breathing felt unusually ominous.

It was a moment when Felix was about to insist on questioning him due to the ominous premonition. A voice, eerily resigned, echoed in his ears.

If you really stab me in its heart, it means its lifeline is in my grasp. But since it’s the first time for me to hold its lifeline, even if it willingly hands over its lifeline and goes on a rampage, sealing it might be the best option. If I can handle its rampage, I might even be able to annihilate it.

Maybe either way, I will end up sharing the same fate as it. But…

Without delivering the last words, Felix closed his mouth. There was a faint bitter emotion in his voice that he couldn’t hide, but fortunately, Caliph seemed not to notice.

He had the audacity and driving force to somehow achieve what he had set his mind to, but when it came to matters related to the person he had opened up to, he would back off completely, like a different person.

Whether he thought he was such a valuable existence to him, it’s hard to say. Still, if Caliph thought he was a being worth that much, it seemed he wouldn’t be able to aim at the monster in front of him with as enthusiastic eyes as now.

So, sorry as it was, Felix decided not to reveal to him what would happen to me due to him until he perfectly sealed or annihilated the evil energy.