Shiro and Orochimaru stood together before the sealed Truth-Seeking Orb, facing the rift with smiles tugging at their lips as they quietly watched the staff, which seemed ready to counterattack and reclaim the Truth-Seeking Orb.
As if. It was already in their mouths, and it still wanted them to spit it back out?
They had finally gotten their hands on research material at the Six Paths level. Shiro and Orochimaru would have to be insane to let it go!
The one controlling things from behind the scenes also seemed to sense Shiro and Orochimaru's resolve through the staff. After hesitating for a moment, he decisively withdrew. However—
"My body. Twists without end!"
The instant the staff retreated into the rift, Shiro dispersed the Holy Sword in his right hand. Holding the bow in his left, he flipped his right palm over, and a conical short sword with spiral ridges emerged in his palm!
"Pseudo-Caladbolg II!"
Beside Shiro, Orochimaru saw the fluctuations on the spiral sword, and his eyes lit up. With his other free hand, he made several gestures, likewise applying a few Magecraft spells to the spiral sword to gather data.
The two exchanged a glance and smiled in tacit understanding.
Then Shiro set the spiral sword on the bow and drew it back!
A miraculous scene appeared. As the bowstring stretched out—
The spiral sword that had only barely been laid across the bow also stretched out with it!
It unfurled like a spring!
Twang!
The instant the bowstring was released, a surge of blue magical mist billowed outward!
Whoosh!
Deep within the Underworld.
"Hm? This is..."
Deep within the Underworld, in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, the Sage of Six Paths sensed the portion of the Truth-Seeking Orb whose connection had been severed, and frowned. After