1025: Bringer of Hope

The best use? What do you mean?

The Silver Lady appeared out of nowhere to save us. Fran seemed to sense something in her words to make the best use of myself.

However, the Silver Lady did not respond to her question. She instead held her hand out in front of me while dodging the antidemons barrage of magic bullets.

?

Sharing data Circuit secured.

W-What are you doing?

I am exchanging data with another ent.i.ty of the same type.

Affirmative. Confirming the sharing of data and domain access. Functionality has been temporarily restored.

By ent.i.ty of the same type, she meant Announcer-san! I guess Announcer-san woke up temporarily due to some kind of connection with the Silver Lady. The best reinforcements I could ask for at this critical moment!

Beginning movement. Activate teleportation.

R-Roger!

With Announcer-sans a.s.sistance, I felt confident that my teleport would work without issue. I activated a long-range teleport following my instincts.

We managed to make so much distance that the giant antidemon gave up on targeting us. However, reviving Announcer-san and helping us escape didnt seem to be the Silver Ladys main goal.

The two began some sort of exchange in a mechanical tone.

Information retrieval complete.

Synchronization complete Are you certain you wish to do this?

Yes, there is no issue. This is much more efficient than simply rotting away.

I shall not let this go to waste.

Thank you very much.

Whats that supposed to mean? It seems the two were communicating in an exchange I couldnt see, so they understood each other somehow

H-Hey. What are you guys talking about?

I felt a little restless and uneasy because of the strange atmosphere. I didnt sense any danger, but is it really okay if I let things go on like this?

I am deeply sorry. However, this needs to be done.

I take full responsibility. You dont have to worry about anything.

Come on! What are

I was trying to ask for details when

My sword blade rose up andpoke.

Wha!?

Master!

Woof!

My startled voice synchronized with the screams of Fran and Urus.h.i.+, who was in Frans shadow.

Why!?

I-It wasnt me! Announcer-san! Whats the meaning of this!?

My blade moved on its own and stabbed through the Silver Ladys chest. Fran had her hands on me, but she wasnt able to hold me back since she never expected anything like this.

Fran stared at her hands with her eyes wide open. She couldnt believe what she just saw.

Announcer-san was the one responsible for this. But why? Wasnt the Silver Lady friendly? As if ignoring our surprise, the golem shook her head in the usual manner.

Please be at ease. This is what I asked for.

But why?

As I said earlier, I want to make the best use of myself.

The Silver Lady smiled as she gently placed her hand on the blade piercing her.

Are you ready?

Affirmative. Beginning integration.

Immediately after, I felt a tremendous amount of power flowing into me. But this power was not simply mana.

It contained something more important. A mysterious power filled my internal systems, reinforcing them.

T-This is!

!

Fran made an attempt to pull me out, but it was apparently no longer possible. The Silver Ladys body got pulled alongside me, falling into Frans arms.

Even as Fran held her up, the Silver Lady didnt so much as twitch. She looked as silent as a corpse, but it was difficult to tell her actual condition. This was a golem without flesh or blood.

Still in Frans arms, the Silver Ladys body soon began glowing faintly. This was followed by her hair and fingertips crumbling into grains of light.

Your body is!

This is fine.

How can this be fine!? Hey, whats going? Wha-! The light!

Proceeding as planned. Take in the light.

No, but!

The light from the Silver Ladys body came to me as if drawn by my blade. Not only that, but it was clearly being absorbed into me.

None of this was my doing.

Announcer-san and the Silver Lady were the ones responsible.

Though in shock, I could feel my power returning. I had been exhausted and depleted throughout my battles on this continent, and now my power was restored. Or rather, reinforced.

In particular, Announcer-sans part.

Announcer-san, I think I can sense you better now.

This is due to the absorption of individual Bringer of Hope. Temporary name Announcer-sans access domain has been temporarily expanded.

Temporarily? You mean itll go back to normal?

The current situation will put a heavy burden on temporary name Master. Access must be returned to Master immediately.

And by Bringer of Hope, you mean the Silver Lady?

Affirmative.

Bringer of Hope The name that divine blacksmith Zechs gave her.

I have no clue what kind of guy Zechs was, but I can tell how much he wanted to defeat the antidemons. He went through all that effort to forge Overgrowth, then created the Silver Lady to manage it.

Hey, are you sure youre okay with this? You really want to leave your power with someone like me?

Yes. I wish to fulfill my creators wish, as well as leave proof of my existence. I have determined this was the best way to do so.

Synchronizing all absorbed data, then integrating.

Whoa!

The faint presence of that power became extremely clear. I could feel it taking a solid shape within me.

My control over mana got better?

Temporary name Masters skill [Sorcerer] has evolved into [Arch-Sorcerer].

This is amazing! I can move mana so freely! Supreme-tier spells or skills will all work perfectly!

The Silver Lady smiled as if she could sense my joy. Its hard to believe such a beautiful smile came from a robotic golem.

I am honored to be of service. Did I manage to bring you hope in the end?

!

The Bringer of Hopes body glowed even brighter than before, as it rapidly dissolved into light.

Of course! This power is the best hope we could have asked for!

Fufu. Thank you very much

Leaving behind those last words, the Bringer of Hope disappeared into my body. Shes no longer with us, but I could still feel her power. The power of hope, just like her name suggested.

Thank you too.