Meanwhile, within the Meta Field, Gwen looked at Ganesha, which was far larger than even his unrestrained form, flexed his wrists, and chuckled.
"Heh, old friend. It's really been a long time."
"Gwen, are you talking about that Ganesha you fought before?"
Seeing how at ease Gwen looked, Alicia no longer remained silent and asked curiously.
"That's right. That one."
Gwen confirmed.
"That was at the beginning of last year. Although I wanted to temper myself back then and didn't use some of my abilities, I really got beaten badly. I collapsed from exhaustion and passed out right after the fight."
"That really wasn't easy..."
Alicia's voice sank slightly. She had clearly imagined just how difficult that battle had been for Gwen, but she quickly smiled and asked,
"So, how are you planning to entertain this old friend now?"
"Ha..."
With a hearty laugh, Gwen watched as Ganesha rolled back over. Its tiny eyes, small compared to its enormous body, stared fixedly at him. He raised a hand, and Light and Shadow Spark, now proportioned to his current size, appeared. In the next instant, it transformed amid surging light into a Spark Gun over fifty meters long.
"Of course, I'll give it a proper, heartfelt welcome."
As he spoke, Gwen exerted a little force beneath his feet and instantly crossed a hundred meters. With a leaping step, he drove the spear down at Ganesha's left forelimb.
Facing Gwen's thrust, Ganesha displayed speed utterly disproportionate to its massive size.
Although it failed to completely avoid Gwen's strike and its flank was still sliced open with a several-meter-long wound, Ganesha had not been crippled in one limb right from the start. It had only suffered a superficial injury.
As Ganesha dodged, it also released a visible energy blast from its mouth, smashing