The beam of light did not stop.
It pierced through the last ice wall, through the outer wall of the ice ball, and through the defenses of the Siryon, continuously and relentlessly unleashing its destructive power.
Yoshino crouched in place, with the Siryon emitting a piercing shriek behind her.
Fine cracks began to appear on the surface of the silver-white armor.
Yoshino infused her Spirit Power into the Siryon, and the cracks healed.
Then it shattered again.
Repaired again.
The battle between the spear and the shield has reached a fever pitch.
But what couldn't hold on first wasn't the spear.
It's not a shield either.
It is the world itself.
Centered on the original location of the ice hockey puck, the laws of physics began to collapse first.
Gravity has disappeared.
The remaining buildings, rubble, and dust on the ground all rose up and scattered in all directions.
The outline of the earth began to blur, like a watercolor painting that had been splashed with water, the colors rapidly spreading and fading.
The ground disappeared.
Instead, there was an endless expanse of calm water.
The water was calm and still, like a giant mirror reflecting the sky.
Then the sky began to change.
The night disappeared.
Instead, there was an endless blue sky.
Pure blue.
Without a single impurity.
There wasn't even a cloud.
The whole world became extremely monotonous.
The top is blue.
The bottom is white.
There are no other colors.
Nothing else.
This is what the world looked like before the laws of physics were anchored.
It is the original state before the world came into being.
But this appearance didn't last long.
The water surface began to crack.
It looked like a mirror had been shattered, with countless cracks appearing.
The blue sky began to crack.
Like glass, it peels away and dissipates piece by piece.
Then, the world shattered once again.
All sights, matter, and laws shattered into countless fragments, ultimately vanishing into nothingness.
There's nothing left.
Only endless darkness and emptiness remained.
The only two life forms that can still be confirmed to exist here.
Only Yoshino and Demon Dragon Satan embracing a giant black sphere, remained.
They are now on the Reverse Side of the World.
The concepts of time and space do not exist here.
This place connects the past and future of many parallel worlds.
Only a very few beings who have transcended worldly concerns can settle here.
But Demon Dragon Satan's attack destroyed the barrier between worlds, tearing a hole in this realm that transcends all dimensions, dragging both himself and Yoshino here.
On the other side of the real world, where the ice hockey puck originally stood.
All that remained was a dark, circular hole.
The edges of the opening were constantly wriggling and expanding.
It's like a black hole.
It continuously devours the matter of the real world.
Air.
dust.
Debris from the building.
Light.
Anything that gets close to the cave entrance will be sucked in and disappear into the endless darkness.
The opening is slowly widening.
If this hole is allowed to continue expanding, the entire world may be swallowed up.
A figure appeared instantly at the edge of the large hole.
Her long, golden hair reached her ankles, swaying gently in the empty wind.
A white strapless top, a navy blue, voluminous skirt—a formal gown.
The crimson pupils swept over the large hole, then over the remaining battlefield around it.
Arcueid Brunestud.
However, it is not Arcueid's original personality that awakens at this time.
Instead, it is the King of the Moon, Crimson Moon.
There was no emotion in her eyes.
It was as if the enormous hole before them, capable of destroying the world, was merely an insignificant part of the scenery.
But when she looked at the ever-expanding, pitch-black hole in the sky, her brow furrowed slightly.
If this hole is allowed to continue expanding, the world will be destroyed.
This problem must be resolved quickly.
She raised her hand, her fair fingers tracing a line lightly in the air.
" Marble Phantasm."
A faint light emanated from her palm and flew towards the large hole.
The light was swallowed up the moment it touched the edge of the hole.
Not even a ripple was left.
Crimson Moon's brows furrowed even deeper.
She felt that even if she used all her Marble Phantasm right now, she wouldn't be able to plug the gaping hole.
The essence of this large hole is the crack left after the barrier between worlds was broken.
It is trauma at a dimensional level.
The Marble Phantasm can alter matter, nature, and even the ecosystem.
But it cannot mend the dimensional rift.
To resolve this issue, it would be best to let someone more suitable handle it.
Crimson Moon closed her eyes.
She used some of the Arcueid Earth UO candidate's privileges.
A transcendent sense unfolded instantly, transcending spatial barriers and searching every corner of the world.
She's looking for someone.
Someone with the power to resolve this incident.
Found it.
A beam of light condensed from nothingness.
A figure emerged from the light.
Medium-length straight chestnut-brown hair, and clear blue-green eyes.
White shirt, black bow tie, plaid pleated skirt.
Aoko Aozaki.
The Fifth Magic.
Miss Blue.
When Aoko appeared on the Reverse Side of the World, she was completely bewildered.
Just three seconds ago, she was eating oden at a roadside stall in Japan.
Three seconds later, she found herself standing in a void of darkness.
Before us was a pitch-black hole that was constantly expanding.
Standing beside her was a beautiful girl with long blonde hair, wearing a gorgeous dress, and indifferent eyes and red pupils.
"Ha?"
Aoko uttered a single syllable.
She looked down at the bunch of radishes she was still holding in her hand.
He looked around again.
"Wait, wait, what's going on? Wasn't I just eating?"
Crimson Moon turned her head and looked at Aoko.
His crimson eyes remained devoid of emotion.
"You are Aoko Aozaki."
Who are you?
"The holder of the Fifth Magic. The user of True Magic. This is what I need."
"Wait a minute, let me finish eating the radish first--"
"The world is facing a crisis of destruction."
Crimson Moon interrupted Aoko.
Her voice was flat and monotone, as if she were stating a fact that had nothing to do with her.
"That huge black hole is a product of the rupture of the barrier between worlds."
It is continuously devouring matter in the real world. If left unchecked, the entire world will eventually be swallowed up.
Aoko looked at the large hole.
The edges of the opening are slowly creeping.
Like a giant mouth chewing on reality.
"Whoa."
Aoko put down the radish skewers she was holding.
His expression turned serious.
"You come to me for something like this?"
" The Fifth Magic you possess allows you to manipulate the order of events, the equivalent exchange of time. I need you to transfer the existence of this great hole to another point in time."
"Transfer to the future?"
Is it possible?
Aoko remained silent for a few seconds.
She carefully sensed the aura emanating from the large hole.
It's really troublesome.
This is not a problem that can be solved with Magecraft.
But if we use the Fifth Magic...
"I can do it..."
Aoko rolled up her sleeves.
"However, there are conditions."
"Explain."
You owe me a favor.
"Can."
"Then I'll get to work."
Aoko walked to the front of the big cave.
She extended her right hand.
Her chestnut-brown hair began to sway slightly.
A power different from magic surged from her body.
That's the power of True Magic.
A miracle that cannot be replicated by human power.
" The Fifth Magic-- "
Aoko's voice turned low.
"[ True Magic - Blue]."
Her hair color began to change.
It gradually changed from chestnut brown to reddish-brown.
The Redshift.
The sign that the Fifth Magic has been activated.
Her long, crimson hair danced in the void of darkness, like a burning flame.
Aoko's eyes also turned crimson, matching her hair color.
She stared at the large hole in front of her.
Then she reached out her hand.
A crimson light burst forth from Aoko's palm.
The light covered the entire surface of the large hole.
The edges of the large hole began to shrink.
The process of consuming matter ceased.
The darkness is receding.
The crimson light, like an invisible hand, grabbed the hole along with all the destructive power it contained.
Then.
It was kneaded into a ball.
It was thrown out.
It was thrown into the distant future.
The large hole disappeared.
The sky on the other side of the real world returned to normal.
It was as if nothing had happened.