The Winner Receives the Prize

The Winner Receives the Prize

At this point, the only person left who was eligible for the event was Konan.

The sole winner.

The Mirror Space shattered, and Joan of Arc, who had originally been sealed away, reappeared as well. She had reverted to being the blonde Saintess, her expression carrying a hint of self-reproach and guilt, along with a touch of embarrassment.

The person she had been while corrupted was still her, in truth.

It was like suddenly having a moment of adolescent delusion. Her memories had not changed at all; only her outlook and personality had. Now that she had recovered, she felt as if she had suffered a kind of social death.

Not to mention—

She had broken her agreement with Orochimaru and attacked him, even killing him.

"Joan." Kanzaki Kaori happily grabbed Joan's shoulders and looked at her with delight. "Didn't you say the Flames of Vengeance could never be extinguished?"

"Waa—" Joan let out a mournful cry and covered her face with her hands, her blush already reaching the tips of her ears.

The way she had been back then was truly unbearably embarrassing now.

She had actually said something like that.

However, the Flames of Vengeance indeed would not be extinguished. Even now, if one looked closely, they could see a faint trace of golden-cyan in the depths of Joan's eyes. That was the spark. Whenever desire welled up within her, it would make the spark blaze fiercely. Just now, she had transformed unconsciously because of her desire for the victory prize.

Once she gradually grew accustomed to her power, this transformation should be controllable in most situations.

In a sense—

Orochimaru had really been unlucky.

Even Shen Mo had thought that Orochimaru would ultimately win.

In any case—

The event had ended, so