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Sirius, the swordswoman known as the Six-Armed Sword Demon. She is undoubtedly one of the most talented people in the Demon Realm.
At the same time, she is never conceited about her abilities and has a stoic heart in pursuit of strength. Thatās why, Sirius understands.
Indeed, sheās one of the strongest people in the Demon Realm, able to compete with the Six Kingsā executives, but even if thatās so, she understands that sheās far from the Six Kings who reign at the top of the Demon Realm.
But even when sheās not her opponent, she thought the tip of her sword could at least reach her opponentā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦Thatāsā¦ā¦ what I thoughtā¦ā¦ Haahhhā¦ā¦ D*mn itā¦ā¦ For the difference between us to be this bigā¦ā¦]
Collapsed on her back on the ground, no longer having the strength to stand up or even grip her beloved swords, Sirius was breathing heavily.
Sirius had challenged Isis, and in just a few minutes, she had been beaten to the point where she could no longer stand. Sirius, who boasts an enormous amount of magic power and physical strength that it wouldnāt have been a problem even if she were to fight her peers for a month straight, is so exhausted that she canāt even stand up in just a few minutes.
The difference in power between the two of them was just that great.
(ā¦ā¦Even though I knew this would happenā¦ā¦ I had been too conceited. I thought I got stronger. I thought I had become strong enough that I wouldnāt be as unsightly as I once wasā¦ā¦ but in the end, this is what had become of meā¦ā¦ Moreover, this is even when āshe considerably held backāā¦ā¦)
This was the second timeā¦ā¦ that Sirius had experienced such an overwhelming defeat. The first time was against a mysterious swordsman who became her lifelong goal and made her determined to devote herself to endless training.
And now, even though Sirius thought she was much stronger than she was then, the feeling of defeat she experienced for her second defeat was the same as then.
(In this case, even if I found the swordsman back thenā¦ā¦ The result would probably be the same as back then. Ahh, why am I so weak?)
Feeling more frustrated with her own weakness than her defeat, Sirius mustered the last bit of her energy to get up and bow to Isis, who was looking at her.
[ā¦ā¦Thank you for acceptingā¦ā¦ this rude request of mine. Iām prepared to be punished for my disrespect.]
[ā¦ā¦Punished? ā¦ā¦More importantlyā¦ā¦ If weāre done with this boutā¦ā¦ Letās have you healed.]
Holding up her hand, Isis casted Recovery Magic on Sirius. As she was being healed, Sirius had an astonished expression on her face.
I suppose her surprise isnāt that strange. From how she saw it, she felt that her actions were beyond disrespectful and that she couldnāt complain even when they got rid of her.
She made it sound like she came here to test her strength, an actual match, but she ended up just becoming a punching bag, so she knew she deserved the hostility Polaris directed at her when she first arrived.
However, Isis didnāt feel that way, as she looked genuinely concerned about Siriusā injuries.
[ā¦ā¦I think thatā¦ā¦ Sirius is very strongā¦ā¦ howeverā¦ā¦ I think youāreā¦ā¦a bit too tense.]
[ā¦ā¦Unnnā¦ā¦ A lot like me beforeā¦ā¦ I didnāt have any composure in my heartā¦ā¦ thinking that I was going straight to my goalā¦ā¦ but it felt likeā¦ā¦ I was dragging myself downā¦ā¦ more than anyone else.]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦]
Seeing Isis say that with a gentle smile, Sirius had an indescribable expression on her faceā¦ā¦ and then, in a small voice, she spoke.
[ā¦ā¦Indeed, there was one such goal.]
[I donāt know her name, and I donāt even remember what she looked like now. However, Iām sure I fought a swordsman who was much stronger than I am now. I have been training relentlessly to challenge that swordsman again. But no matter how hard I searched, I never heard of the existence of such a swordsmanā¦ā¦ but Iām sure, she definitely exists.]
Isis didnāt know about Siriusā past. From her words alone, she couldnāt clearly understand what she was trying to say.
But even so, she knew what she had to do then.
[ā¦ā¦I seeā¦ā¦ Thenā¦ā¦ By the time you fight that swordsman againā¦ā¦ I think it would be badā¦ā¦ if you donāt get stronger than nowā¦ā¦ Do your bestā¦ā¦ If thereās anything I can do to helpā¦ā¦ I will help you.]
[!? Youā¦ā¦ believe in me?]
[ā¦ā¦Iāve never met that swordsman eitherā¦ā¦ but if Sirius existsā¦ā¦ then she definitely should exist out thereā¦ā¦ perhapsā¦ā¦ she may have been in another worldā¦ā¦ There are people from another worldā¦ā¦ among the people I know after allā¦ā¦ and Trinia isnāt the only worldā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦Youāre right. If sheās that skillfulā¦ā¦ she could have gone to another world in search of even stronger opponents.]
Isis didnāt know the details of the situation, but still, what Sirius needed now was affirmation and some composure in her heartā¦ā¦ just as how she understood that it was the same thing that she lacked before she met Kaito.
Sirius closed her eyes and was silent for a few moments, trying to process the meaning of Isisā words, before she opened her eyes and bowed to Isis again.
[Death King Isis Remnant-sama. Iām sorry to have to put you through so much trouble, but could you please grant me one more wish?]
[ā¦ā¦Unnn? ā¦ā¦What is it?]
[Please allow me to become your subordinateā¦]
[ā¦ā¦Eh? ā¦ā¦Eeeehhhh!?]
Isis looked surprised at Siriusā sudden announcement that she wants to be her subordinate. Kneeling on one knee in front of Isis and giving her a knightās bow, Sirius continued.
[I admit, I had no intention of asking this until now. I had received several intentions from several camps. Still, I couldnāt bring myself to cut down on my training time to serve someone or belong to some organization, so I kept on turning them down.]
[ā¦ā¦E- Errrā¦ā¦ thenā¦ā¦ why?]
[I donāt have any logical reason for this decision. Itās not logic, but my soul, my heart that cries out this desire. I want to serve youā¦ā¦ Iām sure it must be because I was attracted by the brief glimpse I had of you as a King.]
Holding no falsehoods, that was Siriusā true feelings. Isisā willingness to accept her rude challenge, her overwhelming power, the kindness she showed her after the fight, the words she used to guide herā¦ā¦ Before she knew it, Sirius became charmed with the King, Isis Remnant.
[ā¦ā¦Are youā¦ā¦ really fine with me?]
[I canāt think of serving anyone else but you. Inexperienced I may be, but please allow me to offer you my swords.]
[ā¦ā¦Unnnā¦ā¦ Alrightā¦ā¦ Iām in your care from now onā¦ā¦ Sirius.]
Thus, Sirius, who would later be known as the Celestial Blade Star, one of the Death Kingās Executives, the Pleiades, joined Isisā camp.