"----!"
At the instant Luo Zhen merged into space and vanished, Ehwaz's pupils suddenly contracted.
The scene from two years ago surfaced vividly in her mind.
It had happened in a mountain range blasted into ruins.
Ehwaz had been lying amid the rubble, trembling as she reached out toward the young man in front of her, clad in a gorgeous black coat.
And in front of Ehwaz, the young man was covered in tiny wounds from slashes, his entire body seemingly bleeding. Yet he suddenly smiled and turned around.
"Don't go!"
At the time, Ehwaz had only managed to shout those words.
But the young man had vanished as though he had merged into space.
All that remained was a single sentence.
"Don't worry. The day will come when we meet again."
Those words had reached Ehwaz's ears, becoming the final words the young man left behind.
Then, filled with unwillingness, Ehwaz had lost consciousness and fallen into darkness.
Recalling what had happened back then, the Sword Qi around Ehwaz surged to an unprecedented level.
"Wh...!?"
"You...!?"
Shinguji Kuroono and Nishikyo Neone's expressions changed drastically. Then, they were swallowed by the terrifying Sword Qi rushing toward them, as though struck by an astonishing storm. Both of them raised their hands to shield their faces.
"Shhk...!" "Shhk...!" "Shhk...!"
The sharp Sword Qi swept in all directions. Amid the tearing sounds of slashes, it carved countless cracks into the ground around Ehwaz.
The World's Strongest Swordsman had interfered with physical reality using nothing but invisible Sword Qi.
At this moment, Ehwaz finally brought out all her strength.
"I won't let you leave again!"
All her emotions had turned into obsession within her transcendentally calm eyes. Without hesitation, Ehwaz flashed forward like a gale, instantly rushing to the place where Luo Zhen had