But Erza's words made her a little confused.
"I... I know you!" Erza's voice gently transmitted.
Erza's words made Kagura widen her eyes.
Releasing Kagura, Erza slowly stood up.
Her back was covered with traces of friction with the ground, but Erza didn't seem to care about the injuries on her back.
She looked at Kagura, "I'm sorry, I only just remembered now... Simon's sister..."
Reaching out her hand, Erza grabbed Kagura's hand, which was tightly gripping the hilt of the sword.
Pulling her up.
"I also came from Rosemary Village, just like Simon and you..."
Feeling the touch on her palm, and hearing Erza's words.
She finally understood what that sense of familiarity was all about.
And Erza's words also seemed to evoke Kagura's long-sealed memory.
That was on a certain day 17 years ago.
Despair enveloped that small village on that day.
The members of the Dark Magic Cult targeted this ordinary small village, and their violence brought destruction to this place.
A fire had spread throughout the village at some point.
The screams and fleeing sounds of countless people intertwined, weaving a picture like hell.
Adults were killed, and children were captured.
At that time, Kagura was separated from her brother Simon.
The young her was crying alone in despair in the village where the fire was raging, calling out to her brother.
It was at this moment that a girl who was a little older than her grabbed her hand.
That feeling was exactly the same as it was now.
That girl hid her in a box.
[Hide quickly.]
[I'll find another place to hide.]
[You have to live on.]
That girl's last smile with her scarlet hair was still engraved in Kagura's mind.
After that, Kagura, who was hiding in the box, clearly heard the excited shouts of those people outside.
And the angry scolding after the girl was caught.
That scarlet-haired girl sent her to the future.
But she herself fell into hell.
Drip... That was the sound of tears falling to the ground.
Looking at Erza's extremely familiar smile at this moment, Kagura involuntarily released the grudge sword that she was gripping tightly.
Letting it fall to the ground, making a crisp sound.
She covered her mouth with both hands.
"You were the one back then..." The sobbing sound was transmitted intermittently along with the words.
Erza smiled gently.
"I often heard Simon mention things about you, and I was always worried about you..."
"I can only pray that you're safe... and now too..."
Erza said softly.
She was constantly sobbing, and her tears seemed to wash away the last trace of scarlet in Kagura's eyes.
Resentment wasn't omnipotent, there was still power in the world that surpassed hatred!
Just like at this moment!
Wiping away her tears, Kagura raised her head to look at the figure in front of her.
"As expected... I'm still far from being able to surpass you..."
She seemed to show a smile, "I admit defeat in this match..."
Stab——!!
Erza suddenly widened her eyes, and the oozing blood seemed to stain her face.
She happened to see the bloody dagger piercing Kagura's abdomen.
And the person holding the dagger...
Minerva!
As Minerva pulled out the dagger, Kagura, who was already powerless, fell to the ground.
With wide eyes, she clutched her abdomen.
"Erza is the winner, but this little girl will accept the points!" Minerva raised a victor's smile slightly.
"This is the king, and the king only eats delicious food."
"Like the head of the mermaid... and the fairy who is about to fall!"
"Hahahaha!!" Minerva laughed loudly, like a madman.
But in the next moment, her laughter stopped abruptly.
A sudden burst of flames slammed heavily on her body.
She, who was still keeping her mouth open, widened her eyes in an instant.
The flames erupted fiercely, and the intense high temperature and terrifying impact turned her laughter into a painful wail.
Even her figure was directly blown away by the impact of the flames and slammed heavily into the stone pillar behind her.
Seeing the burst of flames, Erza reacted in an instant.
She hurriedly turned her head to look at Finn, who was walking slowly from behind.
Erza, who was filled with anger, couldn't help but ease her expression.
"Finn..." At this moment, Finn slightly lowered his head, his face was extremely gloomy.
That was the appearance that Erza had rarely seen.
An angry Finn!
"Are you okay?" Finn came to Erza's side and said.
Erza shook her head lightly, "I didn't suffer any injuries, but... Kagura, she..."
Her eyes turned to Kagura, who was lying next to her.
"I know, I saw it on the way here just now."
Sighing slightly, Finn said, "You send Kagura for emergency treatment first, and then leave the rest to me."
Before Erza could speak.
Kagura, who was lying on the ground, raised her head with difficulty and said tremblingly, "Millie... Millianna... I'll leave her to you... is that okay?"
Facing Kagura's request, Finn nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, Millianna is also my friend."
Finn turned to look at Minerva's location.
"Where's Millianna?" Finn said.
At this moment, Minerva also slowly stood up, and Finn hadn't used much force in the impact just now.
After all, he couldn't let this guy off so easily.
Patting the dust off her body, Minerva's expression was extremely solemn.
Dealing with Erza, who had just fought with Kagura, Minerva was confident that she had the ability to defeat her.
But if the opponent was Finn... Minerva didn't think that she had such a powerful force.
Judging from Finn's ability to easily beat Jiemma and defeat Jura, Finn's strength was probably only able to be confronted by Sting, who had completely awakened.
I can't fight him head-on! Such a thought popped out in her mind.
Raising her arm, a space distortion shimmering with strange light slowly unfolded in her hand.
Bang... Millianna fell out of it, hit the ground.
"Millianna!" Erza rushed over in the first moment, helping Millianna, who had fallen to the ground.
"L... Little Erza..." Millianna's somewhat weak voice reached Erza's ears.
"It's okay, it's okay," Erza said softly.
However, since Millianna was no longer able to fight at this moment, Millianna's points were also added to Sabertooth's score.
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