A certain scientific Saten Ruiko

"What's that smell?" Her nose twitched slightly and Riri Saten frowned slightly. The smell was very pungent, just like the smell of leaking fuel.

No, fuel leak! ?

If I remember correctly, there seemed to be two gas tanks outside before entering the store...

"No, run quickly!!"

After realizing what was happening, Riri Saten immediately pulled up Othinus. Kamijou Touma also realized what was happening and hurriedly followed him out.

Because Kamijou Touma got more direct information than Saten Ruiko, he not only smelled the pungent smell, but also saw the broken fuel pipe. When he came in, he accidentally noticed the fuel pipe. At that time, it was intact and didn't seem to be broken at all. But now it suddenly broke into two parts for no reason. How could it be broken so neatly! ?

So, based on previous experiences outside, this was clearly an attack, and if they didn't run away, they would definitely be burned to charcoal.

Boom! ! !

Just when the three of them arrived at the exit, an explosion sounded behind them. The high temperature instantly burned the surrounding air. Riri Saten directly knocked Othinus to the ground and pressed him under her, but they did not suffer any substantial injuries.

But Kamijou Touma was in a miserable situation. On the physical level, his right hand was no different from that of an ordinary person, so he was honored to be blown three meters away by the impact of the explosion.

Saten Ruiko was not worried about Kamijou Touma's condition. After all, he was the protagonist and could not die. Instead, she looked at Othinus who was protected by her: "Are you okay?"

Othinus shook his head and looked at Kamijou Touma who was blown away by the air pressure generated by the explosion: "I think we should be more concerned about that guy."

At this time, Kamijou Touma also slowly crawled up in the snow. Because he had just drunk a lot of hot air, his lungs were very uncomfortable, causing him to cough violently and uncontrollably.

“Cough cough cough!! I’m fine… cough cough cough…!!!”

After making sure that everyone was okay, Riri Saotome looked in a certain direction. Not far from the gas station, a girl wearing overalls and with brown skin was walking towards her. Her hair was silver-white, tied into two pigtails, and she wore glasses. Next to her, there was a stone...trash can?

Riri Saotome tilted her head in confusion. From the outside, it did look like something made of stone, similar to the sweeping robot in Academy City, but she could clearly feel that it was clearly a living being. Could it have been transformed into this because of something that happened?

That's really sad.

In the biting cold wind, the girl's lips opened and closed, and she could speak in Japanese: "Do you recognize me, Othinus?"

"Do you recognize her?" Riri Saotome turned around and asked again.

Othinus nodded slightly and said softly, "Mariam Slingenaia, and the Throwing Hammer."

(Marian? Oh my god, why are all these Western names so long and ugly? Do they have to write their names on a separate line when they take exams?)

After hearing this long and ugly name, Riri Saotome couldn't help but secretly complain in her heart.

After Othinus finished speaking, Marian spoke again, her tone very calmly: "Bercy is dead, and his body has not been found yet. He is not the only one. Gremlin has been fighting all over the world until now, and many people have lost contact. Do you know Othinus? In order to realize a wish that can never be achieved, so many people have entrusted their lives to you."

At this point, a pair of golden serrated bracelets appeared on Marian's wrists.

"Not only that, many people also sacrificed their lives before the Gremlin reunion. The reason why I can stand here now is because many companions entrusted their dreams to me. Not only me, but everyone who risked their lives to reach you had a dream that was continued with many sacrifices. But now you have trampled on everyone's dreams. I am here to collect my debt from you, Othinus, for every Gremlin who was fooled by you!"

The golden bracelet expanded as Marian spoke, reaching a diameter of about thirty centimeters, and it floated naturally on her wrist like a ring of Saturn.

"That is......"

Othinus was surprised.

"Yes, it is the parts of the gun you gave up. You can also call it the Gold of All Things. Thanks to your escape, there are more materials for the weapons of the gods. Although it does not have the power of the Lord's Gun, it can be freely transformed into various weapons within the range that mortals can control..."

Marian laughed extremely hideously, with a distorted expression: "Hehehahahaha... Hehe... Thanks to you for giving up everyone's dream, I was able to obtain this power of killing gods, a power gathered with the blood of Gremlin. Now it is only for one thing, Othinus!!"

Along with the roar, a dazzling light bloomed between Marian's hands, and even Saten Ruiko couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly.

When the light faded, the golden ring had disappeared, and in its place was an unsheathed sword, shining with golden light and possessing a strange and ominous aura.

The moment the sword appeared, Kamijou Touma showed a look of horror. He had seen that sword before. Once in Baggi Castle, this girl almost killed him with just the scabbard. He really couldn't imagine how terrifying the sword would be when it was unsheathed. That was why he showed such an expression.

"Sword of War, you actually took out that thing again!!"

"Yes, I have already said that I will kill the gods. What's wrong with preparing powerful firepower?"

Seeing this, Riri Saotome couldn't help but observe the golden sword carefully. She felt... it didn't seem to be that powerful. The power attached to it couldn't even kill her, a half-baked demon god, let alone a real demon god. Well, could it be that Gremlin had some special means and knew that Othinus could no longer exert the power of a demon god?

Or is it that this Sword of War has something special, or a trump card or something, such that after chanting a spell, the mythical figure who originally held the sword can grant the girl named Marian powerful divine power?

If that's the case, it'll be a bit troublesome. Maybe I have to think about which god to ask to come down and play for me...