The Painful Truth

"Oh? Is that a challenge?"

Mahoraga's body trembled for an instant at Mo Bai's words.

But only for an instant.

He quickly steadied himself and flashed his trademark vicious grin.

"Think whatever you like. I don't care what my enemies think."

As he spoke, Mo Bai extended his palm toward Mahoraga, who stood right in front of him.

"Oh? Then I'm curious how you define an enemy."

Whoosh!

Seeing Mo Bai move, Mahoraga reached for his wrist.

"Anyone who disrespects life is your enemy? Don't make me laugh. That's just something you tell yourself to feel better!"

"Blue!"

As Mahoraga reached for his wrist, Mo Bai immediately fixed his gaze behind him.

Hum—!

The familiar blue sphere of attraction appeared behind Mahoraga once more.

"Hm?"

Feeling the force drag him backward, Mahoraga drove his right hand toward the "ground."

Shing!

The familiar Sword of Extermination sprang from his hand, pinning him firmly in place.

He and Mo Bai were fighting inside Aleph-1's body.

But he wasn't worried that this one sword strike would harm his current ally.

The entire space had been cobbled together from junk in Void Matter Space, so there was nothing to worry about.

"Tch!"

Seeing how much Mahoraga's combat instincts had sharpened since before, Mo Bai clicked his tongue.

Then, while Mahoraga steadied himself, a dark-red glow appeared in Mo Bai's right palm.

"Red!"

Compared with Blue's attraction, Red's repulsion dealt more damage.

"Oh?"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Shaken by Mo Bai's Blue and struck by one Red after another, Mahoraga felt no anger. Instead, a smile touched his lips.

Click—

At the same time, for some unknown reason, the Wheel above Mahoraga's head finally turned under the barrage.

"Don't want me to keep talking? Then I'll say it anyway!"

Mahoraga was exhilarated.

Not because the Wheel