"[Nara]...?
"I want you to meet me first. Come on, host. '
Lakshasa pulls my hand.
I lost my balance and fluttered.
"Oh, excuse me."
Rakshasa holding me fast.
Soft skin and sweet fragrance make me feel unexpected.
'It's hard to fall into a lake. It will be difficult to swim in the health of the host.'
"... sure,"
No matter how much [fixed damage] it takes, it's the end of a roll when it sinks to the bottom of the lake.
'No, if it's a normal lake, you can use [chains] to prevent it from sinking. However, because this lake is special...'
"[Chain]?
'Didn't you notice? With your [darkness] deepening, it should also be beginning to embody'
When Lakshasa let go of her body from me, she stretched her right hand straight out.
A white, sweet hand is wrapped around a lacquered black chain.
"You must have the same thing in your body"
"What?"
I don't remember wearing such chains.
That's what I thought, looking down at my body...
"What, is this...?
Indeed, as with Lakshasa, there was a lacquered black chain wrapped around his right hand.
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
It's a bond, so to speak.
"Bond...?
"With [Nara], right. I think it would be useful to anchor your body in the air, capture any enemies - depending on how you use them. Most importantly, such a thing is secondary, and the true use of the [chain] is... '
"[Terminal 037] ─ Engraved name (code) Lakshasa . To me."
A heavy voice sounded.
of the lake, from the bottom.
No way, this is...
"[Nara] and their voices, huh?
"Yeah, it seems to be calling us... No, it's calling you."
I came to the edge of the lake with Lakshasa.
The lakes of the [dark] world are clear everywhere and transparent enough to be seen to the bottom.
"That's..."
At the bottom of the lake, something huge is sinking.
"Yes, that's [Nara]."
Lakshasa told.
The size was too big for me to take the time to figure out its shape.
A supermassive sphere, probably about the size of one city.
Black chains are wrapped around the surface and tied up.
One of the countless chains had jumped out of the water and connected to the chains of Lakshasa's hand.
─ No, it's not just Lakshasa.
If you look closely, the chains wrapped around my body were also connected to the chains that tied [Naruto].
"Hey, what is this chain?
"Sacrifice is tied to [chains] by the curse 'Chains of Darkness' '"
Lakshasa to explain.
'Normally, all power and life are entangled in that chain, sucked away, and sacrifice dies. But when you can also jump the curse -- sacrifice connects to [darkness], and you get [darkness].'
"I can jump the curse... Connect with [Darkness]..."
I repeated Lakshasa's words.
At the same time, I recall.
Yes, two years ago when I was put on the 'Chain of Darkness'.
─ ─ Me losing my magic, my body decaying significantly, and banishing the party.
Surrounded by a large swarm of swordwolves, I heard Lakshasa's voice in a place called Absolute Death.
Once I agreed with the voice about dealing EX skills [fixed damage], the black chain that was covering my body flew off.
And I gained strength.
"The chains were... cursing me then"
And when I was freed, by a new chain, I was cursed, in one way or another.
A curse by the name of [Darkness].
"Son of man, and my device."
My voice rang from [Nara].
"Are you seeking a more powerful 'power'?
Seems like a prospect already.
It saves me the trouble of asking questions.
'The answer is extremely simple. If my connection becomes stronger, I can gain greater [darkness]'
"If the connection gets stronger...?
"It's basically the same thing you've been doing. Grow [Darkness]. Raise your anger, your grudges, your grief, your hatred, your despair, all your negative emotions. '
and [Nara].
"And the other thing - [Darkness] gets bigger [Darkness] by connecting with other [Darkness] or by interacting with [Light]"
"Whatever the [light] is, what is the other [darkness]?
Do you have a similar bearer of power besides me?
'Extremely few... some have gained the power of [darkness], like you, and some have been empowered, like that girl'
Lakshasa said.
'But the world is wide. It will not be easy to circle with them. The easiest part is that the existence you gave [the darkness] - to connect with the likes of that girl.'
"Making connections..."
'Is the quick thing to do is even make her a lover? Why don't we have a deal?
"Huh...!?"
Accidentally clogged the words.
What do you suddenly come up with, this woman?
"Oh, some things are surprisingly beginner."
Fun lakshasa.
and
"I don't feel good."
The lake trembled heavily on the lid.
[Nara] at the bottom vibrated the supergiant.
"It seems that those with the signs of [light] have been dispersed in the 'black phase (clifoto)'"
"A sign of [light]...?
I repeated [Nara] 's words and got hacked.
No way.
A heartbeat in the chest strikes an early bell.
Sweat drizzles from all over your body.
There's pain in the back of my chest, and then there's hot anger and hatred.
And finally, there was intense joy.
Are you in this world?
He did.
[Light] 's brave Euno...