“Chapter 316: Moonflower’s Descent 2”

    I need to remember every sensation from back then.

    If I had Akane by my side this would be a lot easier, but alas.

    I recalled as much as I could the ice coldness from back then, even when the sword was sheathed. The ore that doesn’t exist in this world. The blade absorbing the heat around it.

    – …And its annoying voice.

    It was a sentient material, so reproducing that might be the hardest part.

    My copy could never surpass the original, but if there’s one thing I need is the cold.

    – Ack! Damn, I’m out of time…

    A pain ran through my entire body, causing me to open my eyes.

    There was the tiniest piece of ice in my hand. Definitely not enough to cause a change in the meat.

    – Are you okay?

    – I think I’m fine, but I’m gonna have to call it a day. Here are the results.

    – Creating ice is impressive though…

    For me, it is. But I wasn’t trying to create an ice cube, I was attempting to freeze an entire whale the size of an island.

    I took the day off and went to rest on my bed.

    – …I wonder what she’d say to me.

    Even Akane had a hard time aligning with Moonlight. Will she listen to me?

    I was her original master, but still…

    Thinking about her, I closed my eyes and started talking to myself.

    〇

    （Moonlight, what do we do?）

    “Master, I will need you to explain everything from the beginning”

    That’s what she’d say.

    “I see. But there is one thing I have come to realize”

    – What is it?

    “There is no escape from here”

    – Why?

    “Akane is not here. Neither you nor the people you are with are capable of drawing my power, especially in your current state”

    – So, what do I do?

    “It is true that I am capable of breaking this deadlock, but I am not quite what you need”

    The Moonlight in my head transformed into the girl I saw that day.

    “It is not Moonlight what you must seek for, but Moonflower”

    – I see.

    “I shall be waiting for you”

    In the fuzzy mixture of voices in my head, I drifted into a deep sleep.