The pink-haired mage raised her right hand towards heaven; a whistling sound came down from above. The ice bus she sent to the sky bow returned but grew a hundred times larger. It now looked like an ice meteor.
At that second a man with black hair appeared in front of the dragon. "STOP! YOU CANNOT KILL THE DRAGON! The crown princess wishes for its capture"
Gilthunder, the husband of Starfall undulated an inordinate amount of Spirit "Female knight in red armor, cease your skill or I will take you down."
At that second, everyone in Hiro's battle harem received the same message.
- Alert: Dominator Hiroto Musashi has shared [Husband's Loyalty] to Battle Harem Heavenly Sword -
- Alert: Gladius Skill [Husband's Loyalty] detected shifting to Arcus version [Wife's Fidelity] shared to Battle Harem Heavenly Sword-
In Hiro's screen alerts that changed the battle rang out one after another
- Alert: Tsugumi Mitsurugi's Panic status has been removed by [Wife's Fidelity] -
- Alert: Raylene Mitsurugi's Aura Overuse status has been removed by [Wife's Fidelity] -
- Alert: Vanessa Mitsurugi's Spirit Deficiency status has been removed by [Wife's Fidelity] -
- Alert: Jade Mitsurugi's Mana Deprived status has been removed by [Wife's Fidelity] -
- Alert: Shared skill [Reverie Beyond Hope] is now again available -
- Alert: Shared skill [Heart's Dogma] is now again available -
- Alert: Shared skill [Integrity of the Faithful] is now again available -
- WARNING: Battle harem member's caliber limits have yet to be set! Status safeguards have been negated by [Novice] ranked system users! -
- System recommendation: Invoke Domination order for forceful caliber termination immediately! -
When Hiro asked the system why caliber diseases were enforced by the system the answer he got again dripped in mystery.
- Alert: Caliber diseases are enforced to protect system users from the [Forsaken]. The power System users and the [Forsaken] draw from is the same source. If a System user below the [Adept] rank confronts the [Forsaken] they will not be able to defend themselves and become possessed. -
Such a reason caused Hiro to heavily dissuade his wives, but like him they were desperate. All three believed none of them had the leisure to take it easy. If the empresses could not do something insane none of them would be able to follow Hiro.
Raylene shifted her sword from the dragon to Gilthunder, the frightening amount of Aura enveloping her weapon caused the very air to tremble. The knight in red armor suddenly started crying tears of blood. The blood trails flowed to the Aura around her turning it crimson.
Vanessa, on the other hand, combined her swords once more into a bow and aimed at the back of Starfall's husband. Large amounts of Spirit gathered and formed an arrow which she drew for a powerful shot. The energy turned red as sanguine beads left her skin. The blood droplets pooled together like spider webs and entered her arrow.
Jade similarly raised her left hand towards the wraith hunter. A magic circle appeared at her fingertips which suddenly turned crimson as blood got siphoned from each of her digits. The ice meteor also similarly turned crimson.
The three of them formed an inverted triangle with Raylene and Jade as the base and Vanessa as the tip. A powerful unknown energy smashed the area between the women like a hydraulic press. The earlier insanity of their faces disappearing, all three gritted their teeth as their calibers started to increase even further.
Despite the graveness of the situation, Hiro ignored the warnings and kept reading the domination links to his wives. Even though they were in pain, even when their bodies already danced on the edge of life and death they all repeated only one thing in their minds.
'Not yet…'
Like broken records, Lene, Nessa, and Jei kept repeating the same thought. Hiro's wives knew it, so long they remained under his umbrella of protection no matter how powerful they made be, they could never protect him. The butcher felt the determination of his wives from their caliber links.
When he saw their minds slowly twisted he already wanted to cancel the awakening yet all three answered in one voice.
'Trust us.'
- Warning: Heavenly Sword's Domination Link has been invaded by Negative Caliber [Malice] -
- Warning: Raylene Mitsurugi's Aura has begun to be siphoned by the [Regrets of the Ancestors] -
- Warning: Vanessa Mitsurugi's Spirit has begun to be siphoned by the [Ghosts of the Fallen] -
- Warning: Jade Mitsurugi's Mana has begun to be siphoned by the [Beings of Another reality] -
When Hiro verified the plan of the wives to the system it responded with a frightening answer.
- Alert: Emptying calibers and then awakening can increase caliber limits by an overwhelming margin. However, the chance the system user would become deranged from the caliber diseases is extremely high. The system user would need to endure both mental and physical torture as the energy rampages in their mind and body. -
"And if they somehow manage to endure it?"
- Alert: If the system user withstands the energy and manages to remain sane, they would also need to resist the [Forsaken]. There has been no system user who resisted their possession below [Adept]. The Caliber diseases were introduced in path 1.7 to protect system users from being exposed to them early on. -
- Alert: Please cease this line of inquiry. You will die if you attempt such an ordeal. -
Yesterday, upon hearing the advice of the system. Hiro violently opposed his wive's and he even started destroying the room they were in to show his frustration. However, despite the man vehemently opposing them, his women calmly embraced him and told him they 'felt' it was what they should do.
(Hiro-sama do you trust us?)
(…)
(Darling, Please have faith. We have our reasons this is something we need to do.)
(Lene, it's too dangerous. What are you all basing it on?)
(Husband, I know it makes no sense, but please believe me, I will explain it later after we succeed.)
(…)
Back to the present. Gilthunder who felt the massive energies aimed trembled slightly. Raylene, Vanessa, and Jade's Caliber signatures were below his level but they suddenly drew immense negative energy. The pressure the three created served as shackles that nailed him in place.
"What? [Malice]? I thought that was a myth! HEY! YOU LUNATICS DON'T YOU KNOW [MALICE] MAKES YOU GO CRAZY! STOP USING YOUR CALIBERS! YOU WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY THE SHADOWS!"
Yet, despite his words, the three continued to summon calibers infused with blood. Tsugumi and the San-Baka huddled together as they could no longer resist the evil energies.
Aurum and Lars who got back up, together with Geo covered Tsugumi. The Dragon similarly used its giant body to shield the people near her. Like Gilthunder, the vicinity between the three empresses turned into a dead zone that forced them to kneel. As they no longer knew what the hell was going on, they just kept their head down.
- DANGER: Raylene Mitsurugi Aura has reached negative values, Immediately disengaged calibers to prevent entering [Lost] modes -
- DANGER: Vanessa Mitsurugi Spirit has reached negative values, Immediately disengaged calibers to prevent entering [Lost] modes -
- DANGER: Jade Mitsurugi Mana has reached negative values, Immediately disengaged calibers to prevent entering [Lost] modes -
At that moment every [Adept] and [Awakened] in the entire continent felt a chill climb up their spines. Unease and fear wrapped around their senses. Not knowing why the flow of calibers on the continent suddenly changed most of the people simply tried to read what was happening with their AGI.
The ones in Partisan however saw a black triangle appear in the sky. Gilthunder who looked up grew terrified by the marking above him.
"Wwwhat the hell is that? …An array made from [Malice]? …What the hell are you three? …Are you heralds?"
Raylene, Vanessa, and Jade then all looked into the sky and roared in their loudest voices.
"WE SUMMON THE WATCHDOG OF OVERTERNIA! THE HOUND OF THE REGALIA! ARISE FENRIR! FULFILL YOUR VOW!"
