Chapter 660

「Master」

『...Fran. I... All this time...』

I could hear Master's frayed voice. But I was so happy to hear his voice that I cried.

Because this voice was definitely Master's voice from when we first met.

When I heard his voice, I felt brave. I was no longer afraid to call him Master.

「Master. Lend me your strength」

『...My strength...?』

「I need Master's help to defeat the Great Magic Beast. Help me as Master, not as a mere sword. Please」

『Are you crying...?』

「I'm crying from happiness. Don't worry」

After we'd get out of here, we'd be facing the Great Magic Beast.

It was very intimidating. could I really win? I felt a little uneasy but if Master lent me his strength, I was sure I could win.

「Master. What I needed is Master」

『You're right... I am your Master after all...』

「Master?」

『Yeah, that's right! I am Master. I'm Fran's Master...!』

Suddenly, Master's tone changed.

Very rough. It was like he was angry.

But it didn't scare me. On the contrary, it made me happy. Because that voice was no longer the voice of the sword. It was the voice of Master with a proper heart, just like in the past.

「Can you go? Master」

『Aah... Yeah! I can go! Let's go! Wherever you want to go! I'll put all my heart into it!』

「Nn!」

『I'll apologize later. For now, let's just blow that thing up!』

「Nn! Okay!」

I wonder why. I myself was not really sure about it either, but I felt like I could do something amazing. I could beat any enemy now.

The big monster in front of me doesn't seem scary anymore. Because I have Master now.

「Let's get serious!」

I was really going to settle this. I was not going to leave anything behind. I would use the strongest skill I had.

「O raging power of the Divine Beast that lies in my blood. Awaken! Divine Beast!」

Black lightning enveloped my entire body, and I could feel my hair grow a little longer.

But that was about the extent of the change in appearance. It was a little too bad though. With a name like "Divine Beast", I wish my whole body would be more fluffy.

But this skill was very strong. It was about five times as strong as Brilliant Lightning Rush. Maybe.

「Master. You ready?」

『Of course. Full throttle. Don't hold back on me. And it seems Announcer-san is back too』

『That's what she says』

「...Okay」

Master and Announcer-san, both of them are very reliable.

「Okay then... Let's go!」

『Ou!』

「Haaaa! Divine Sword Release!」

『Oooooooooo――』

...

『Fran... We did it...』

「Nn... But, I made a hole in the lake...」

『Well―... I wonder, will there be ecological problems in the future...?』

「Still, it's much better than a Great Magic Beast on the loose」

「Rhyn, so you're safe?」

We were resting our weary bodies on a small mountain near the lake when Rhyn came up to us.

I thought something bad had happened to her because she suddenly disappeared after we lost the connection with the other side. I thought she might have died, so I'm glad she was okay.

「I just used a little too much power...」

「Is it because of our fault? Because you let me talk to the Master over there?」

「Well, not only that... The fact that I sent Romio and the others to that timeline and done many other things exhausted a lot of my power... But I'm fine now」

Rhyn's figure was getting fainter. I could feel very little of her energy. Was she really okay?

「...Don't push yourself too hard」

「I know」

「I wonder what happened to our other selves on the other side...?」

Was it because I felt relieved after defeating the Great Magic Beast? Suddenly, I wondered about our other selves on the other side. Thanks to the other me and the other Master, my Master was able to come back from just being a mere sword.

「Would Rhyn know?」

「I'm sorry. The connection has already been severed」

「I see. Too bad」

I wish we could have talked some more.

But it was okay.

Because they left me with so many things.

「Master. I pushed myself pretty hard. Are you okay?」

『Aah. I'm fine. My strength is all gone, but I'm feeling pretty good』

Master said so and laughed.

He didn't have a face, but I could tell. Master was definitely smiling like he used to.

「Nn」

『...I'm sorry, Fran. I was out of my mind』

「No. As long as you're back to normal, that's all that matters」

『...You're right』

「Nn!」

Master's gentle voice. Tears well up in my eyes again.

I could see that Master was blaming himself. But that was also because Master was able to return to normal. He could be happy, he could be angry, he could do all these things because he had feelings.

And I'm so happy about that.

『Eh? The name is... Does that mean my name is going to change? Eh? Why?』

『Wait, what do you mean? Wow, seriously, my name is back to Master! Does this mean that I'm no longer a Divine Sword?』

I didn't really understand, but it seemed that my master was no longer a Divine Sword. But I wonder why? Could it be because he got his heart back? Couldn't he become a Divine Sword if he had a heart? No. Maybe it was the other way around. Maybe he lost his heart because he became a Divine Sword.

If that was the case, he didn't have to be a Divine Sword. In fact, I didn't want a Divine Sword. What I wanted was just Master.

『I-I'm sorry Fran. I don't know why I'm not a Divine Sword anymore!』

「Nn」

『Eeh? Why are you smiling?』

「No problem. Master is Master. I don't care if he's a Divine Sword or not」

As long as Master is here, that was all that mattered. And Announcer-san would be here too after all.

「...If only Urushi were here, we'd be perfect」

『...You're right』

That was the only disappointment. But then, the Announcer-san told us a surprise.

『Eh? What do you mean?』

「What should we do?」

「The God of Magic... What can I do to get their approval?」

「I see... Master」

『Yeah, I think we know what our next objective is』

「Nn!」

Our adventure continued. A lively, fun adventure.