part.116 The Infinitely Tragic Future

She lay in His Eminence the Pope's arms like a salted fish drained of all its strength.

Su Youzi panted softly, her breaths ragged. Her eyes were unfocused as she gazed blankly up at the sky.

That was right—

She had been saved.

The rule of "Death" was indeed tyrannical and invincible.

But... the Pope of the "Holy Royal Court" happened to be the most tyrannical Healing Type Ability User in the world.

She could even "revive" the dead.

Of course—

That was an exaggeration.

After all, Su Youzi had not been the true target enveloped by "Death."

She had merely been the user who bore a slight side effect.

The reason the former Origin Witch had been forced to perish together with that Nightmare Deer Spirit was that the other party had been far too powerful for her.

The "Origin Witch" had to exhaust everything she had and unleash the full power of "Death" before she could grant it and herself an equal death.

But Su Youzi... had merely fired the rule of "Death" through the "God-Slaying Arrow of the Savior Girl."

The one that had actually borne the main side effect was the "Sacred Relic" left behind by her ancestors.

The glasslike arrow had shattered completely.

Even the wooden longbow that the shrine maidens of the Soga clan had worshiped and carefully tended for generations had decayed and blackened. It seemed that a light touch would make it crumble like rotten wood.

But... Su Youzi panted, then weakly reached out and clutched His Eminence the Pope's hand.

It was over—

Everything... was over.

She looked at His Eminence the Pope, who was wiping the corner of her mouth. The girl mustered a tiny bit of strength. "Pope Sis..."

"You're the first big sister who's ever taken the initiative