I, Matou Sakura, Third of the Flame-Chasers! Chapter 42

Looking at Sakura, already asleep in her arms, Nyarlathotep smiled gently. She slowly lowered her head and placed a light kiss on that damp forehead.

"I love you, Sakura."

Her former self would never have given such an answer, but now, she could.

At this moment, she suddenly felt somewhat grateful to the existence behind the scenes.

Incomprehensible.

She even looked forward to seeing how amusing it would be if Yog-Sothoth came to possess so-called human emotions and became troubled by so-called love.

Holding Sakura tightly around the waist, squeezing her hard, she wanted to feel more of Sakura's warmth.

"Sakura..."

She softly called Sakura's name, her beautiful crimson eyes brimming with love for her.

The next day, at Stars Company.

Sakura looked at Nyarlathotep before her, and the tenderness she had shown her yesterday was nowhere to be seen.

Now, Sakura was like a heartless woman who discarded Nyarlathotep the moment she had gotten what she wanted.

"Why did you come here again?"

Sakura looked at Nyarlathotep before her, making no attempt to hide the disgust she felt toward her.

"How could Sakura say that?!"

Nyarlathotep clenched her fists, puffed out her cheeks, and looked at Sakura with an unhappy expression.

"You clearly said you liked me last night!"

"I'm terribly sorry, I forgot."

Sakura gave a cold smile.

"I've always looked toward tomorrow. I don't dwell on a boring past."

She had already gotten everything she wanted. Nyarlathotep was no longer important.

The fact that she had not directly thrown magic at this girl was already proof of her good temper.

And this girl actually had the nerve to mention last night!

They had clearly agreed on just those few services! Yet this girl had taken advantage of her being carried away and given her every single one. Though she had compensated her afterward, that sort of freeload-first, pay-later behavior made her sick!

"Don't say that."

Nyarlathotep directly hugged one of Sakura's arms, forcefully burying it in her chest.

She wanted to use her burning heart to melt Sakura's current heart of stone, but Sakura remained unmoved and did not even spare Nyarlathotep a glance. Sakura looked at Red Queen and asked, "Has Tony Stark set off?"

Red Queen, standing nearby, nodded. Then she waved a hand through the air, and a virtual screen appeared before them.

The virtual screen showed an airport. The man with a small mustache, sunglasses, and the air of a playboy was Tony Stark, the future Iron Man.

"Is Sakura interested in men like that?"

Nyarlathotep narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at Tony Stark on the screen.

She was considering whether to turn him into a monster.

Or rather, a frenzied seeker of knowledge.

As yet another person in this universe cursed by so-called knowledge, it would surely be interesting if he became a frenzied seeker of knowledge.

"Are you going to make a move against him?"

Sakura said blandly, "If Sakura doesn't want me to make a move against him, that's fine too."

Nyarlathotep looked into Sakura's eyes and playfully blinked.

"I'll listen to Sakura in everything!"

"Do as you like."

Sakura spoke indifferently, then pulled her arm free from Nyarlathotep's grasp.

"Now, I don't really need to worry about Thanos anymore."

Not all the blood of Nyarlathotep that she had obtained at such great cost had been used on Vibranium. She had consumed quite a bit herself, and she was now far stronger than before!

"Are you going to make a move against that purple potato monster?"

Nyarlathotep understood Sakura's plan.

No wonder Sakura carried such a strong scent of her. She had originally thought it lingered because Sakura had not washed herself, but now it seemed Sakura had used her blood.

It truly was a crazy idea. If Sakura's body and will had not been strong enough, she would have been assimilated by the will within that blood.

At that point, Sakura would no longer be herself, but another Nyarlathotep.

But should she be glad?

At first, when she gave Sakura her blood, she had intended to give her a little of her essence blood as well.

Fortunately, she had not actually given it to her. Otherwise, Sakura would no longer be Sakura now, but another her.

"Do you want to come with me?"

Sakura smiled at Nyarlathotep before her. This time, she took the initiative and wrapped her arms around Nyarlathotep's arm.

"If Nyarko is willing to come help me, I wouldn't mind doing it with you one more time~"

Hearing that familiar tone, she knew it would be bad for Sakura if this continued, but... she simply could not refuse! Sakura was just far too alluring to her!

Nyarlathotep swallowed hard. Now, she was the one who became shy.

"Could you call me by my full name?"

"You don't like the name Nyarko?"

Sakura blinked. She rather liked the name Nyarko.

It would be even better if she did not have to use that face.

She preferred that Nyarko who liked Kamen Rider and used Cosmic CQC.

"I don't like it!"

Nyarlathotep said sternly, "Right now, I am Nyarlathotep!"

"Then Nyarlathotep it is."

Sakura had always been indifferent about such matters.

The Space Gate had already opened, right in front of them.

She extended her hand toward Nyarlathotep and said with a smile, "Will you come with me?"

"Is this another one of your transactions?"

"You can see it that way."

Sakura's expression did not change. She no longer cared that much about her own body. If Nyarlathotep liked it, then she did not mind using her body as the price in exchange for what she wanted from her, or for Nyarlathotep's help.

"I don't need a transaction!"

Nyarlathotep looked serious.

"You can simply ask!"

"Do you like it that way?"

Sakura smiled, then her smile vanished.

"Then I ask for your help at this moment. How about it?"

Nyarlathotep puffed out her cheeks. Sakura like this was really annoying!

"Fine!"

She gritted her teeth and said angrily, yet still took Sakura's hand.

"I'll only help you deal with those fodder soldiers, Sakura!"

"That is enough."

With that, Sakura pulled Nyarlathotep into the open Space Gate.

The Red Queen, who had not left, looked at the Space Gate that had yet to dissipate. After a brief hesitation, she stepped through it as well.

Universe! Here I come!

Sixty: Thanos

The universe was vast, unknown, and seemingly boundless.

This was Sakura's first time in space. Although she had left Earth when obtaining the Power Stone, that had only been to acquire the Power Stone.

She had not even taken more than a few looks at that planet.

The Dark Order, Thanos's army, stood before them now.

Come to think of it, they had another name as well.

But that was not something Sakura needed to think about. Nyarlathotep would take care of all of it for her.

Still, it was rather irritating.

Asking for help and all that.

At the thought, Sakura lowered her gaze slightly, but it passed in an instant.

Her aura slowly grew. Accompanied by the sound of something shattering, the powerful aura of the Celestial Level surrounded her.

At that moment, she completely transcended the Sub-Celestial level and stepped into the realm of Celestial beings!

Her energy was sublimating. For Sakura, who had experience with this, it was not particularly difficult.

Dark golden divine power swirled around her body. Her dark golden eyes lit up, and her dense divinity was fully revealed at that moment.

"You've come."

Thanos, seated high upon his throne, slowly rose to his feet.

He had sensed it long ago, though her speed had exceeded his expectations.

As the one destined by this universe, Thanos had always possessed a special ability.

It was akin to what was known as revelation.

As long as Thanos remained the chosen fate, this universe would continuously bestow prophecies upon him.

The moment Sakura came into contact with the first Infinity Stone—the Space Stone—the prophecy had already appeared within Thanos's mind.

But because Sakura herself could not be recorded by this universe, the prophecy could only tell Thanos that another being was also collecting the Infinity Stones.

"I'm here."

Sakura spoke slowly. Both her body and soul were undergoing the transformation brought about by advancing to the Skyfather level.

The fusion of spirit and flesh made this transformation extraordinarily swift, and Sakura was undergoing a terrifyingly rapid metamorphosis into a Skyfather-level being.

Yet the exchange between her and Thanos was somewhat strange, at least to Nyarlathotep's ears.

Nyarlathotep was not by Sakura's side. At that moment, she was within the untraceable Third Space, similar to the Imaginary Pocket Sakura had created, but far more advanced.

Unless one was a being of the same level, no one could discover Nyarlathotep.

"You came for the Mind Stone, didn't you?"

"That's right."

Sakura said calmly, "I need that Stone."

"So do I."