At night, Cain slowly breathed out on the training ground.
"Mmm." Roxy sat at the table and took a bite of cream cake. Her gaze drifted from Cain in the field to the untouched slice in front of Eris.
"It's coming..."
Eris stood with her arms crossed, watching the blade-sharp Battle Aura rise around Cain. Her expression grew serious.
Roxy's hand froze halfway to the cake.
"What's coming?!"
Golden liquid slowly spread over Cain's body, then formed a spiked suit of armor.
"Oh, the Fighting God Armor. Did Cain call us here to show off a sword technique?"
Roxy broke off a corner of the cake on Eris's plate and popped it into her mouth.
Sweet.
"I don't know, but it's bound to be something amazing."
Eris slid her plate in front of Roxy and gave a soft, amused huff.
Roxy smiled apologetically at the cake before her. Eris huffed again and turned her face slightly away, though a smile tugged at her lips. Roxy understood: Eris was telling her not to worry about it.
Eris is such a sweet girl~
Roxy picked up the plate and savored the cake in small bites. Then her blue eyes and Eris's red ones turned together toward the boy in golden armor.
"Hah..."
"God Blade..."
The Fighting God Armor pressed its palms together, then slowly drew them apart. Between Cain's hands appeared a gold-patterned Tachi bright enough to light the night sky.
The Fighting God Armor raised the God Blade toward the sky. Vast waves of Battle Aura carried its dazzling light across the darkness, and the golden armor shone like the midday sun.
Both women's eyes widened. This was not the first time they had seen Cain take this form, but it amazed them every time. That invincible boy possessed power beyond