DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

"I said give it back to me!" Ian's voice rose.

"You talk a big game, but your body tells a different story."

Shadow noticed that although Ain's tone was high-pitched, his body remained still. Although he didn't know why the mask was in his hands, it didn't stop him from showing off.

“I told you, you are not worthy to know who I belong to…”

"..." Ain lowered her head, hiding her face under her cloak.

Shadow questioned, "Tell me your plans... Let me see if you're qualified to participate in our operations and become our allies."

Olivas glanced at Shadow with apprehension; there weren't many people who could make Ain bow his head.

Even though the red-haired woman Revis could disregard Ain's orders, the dark faction followed her lead. Now, this woman had actually won Ain's favor...

Olivas looked serious.

"Of course, it's to let 'her' see the sky again! But Orario is too much of an obstacle to achieving this goal. So, send those carnivorous plants to the ground, and then destroy Orario! That's the plan!"

“Foolish.” Shadow tossed the mask back to Aion, mocking him.

"What trouble can those monsters possibly cause? Don't they learn from past failures, even in death? Fools."

"What?!" The white-haired ghost took a step back, then his lips trembled as he spoke in a frenzied tone:

"What do you know? She is so sublime that, through her power, those foolish humans and gods will absolutely submit to her!"

"Hey—" The white-haired ghost, almost delirious, tugged at his face, bewitchingly saying:

"As someone also favored by 'her,' you should know very well! Compared to the mediocre gods, 'she' has shown us mercy, allowing us to be resurrected!"

"She possesses such power that anyone who has seen 'her' will believe that 'she' can rule the earth and make everyone a believer!"

“You really are stupid, Olivas.”

After putting her mask back on, Ain slowly turned around, her gaze fixed on her colleague:

"【The Nightmare of the 27th Floor】...After carrying out that plan, haven't you realized yet? Offering monsters as gifts is a dead end!"

"In the past few years, how many times has this plan been executed, but has it ever succeeded? Those annoying adventurers have repeatedly thwarted our grand ambitions."

She always knew, and only the great Ennio knew, that the real problem wasn't Orario, but the adventurers known as the Hero's Eggs.

As long as those adventurers with heroic talents are still around, all plans are useless!

Ain closed her eyes, then turned to look at the shadow:

"Your doubts are valid; we do indeed lack sufficient 'capacity'."

She paused, then slowly raised her head and continued, "But as long as we have enough power to deliver an unstoppable blow to the city from the shadows, that will suffice."

"In the face of absolute power, all plans and schemes are useless!"

Shadow's thoughts were complex: "Absolute power..."

“Yes, absolute power!” Ain affirmed.

"The Six Rings of Immortal Essence is an absolute forbidden spell that was once completed by six great immortal essences chanting for seven days and seven nights. It can open the gates of the celestial realm and mobilize divine power to unleash heavenly punishment. Its power is enough to destroy the entire labyrinth city in an instant!"

Ion concealed 'Enio's' true intentions and told Shadow the surface plan.

The "Six Rings of Fairy Essence" plan was also the rhetoric used by 'Enio,' the 'Urban Destroyer,' against the dark faction.

Only Ain and Enio themselves know the true purpose.

"The Six Rings of Immortal Essence...?"

Shadow repeated the term, feeling a deep connection to it. In the past, no matter how much he trained, his physical body could never withstand nuclear weapons—that was an absolute power that reigned supreme!

and so……

He suddenly realized...

Relying on external objects is useless; since the atomic bomb is the most powerful weapon in the world, it is unmatched by humankind.

So……

"The Six Rings of Immortal Essence? You guys are still too inexperienced..."

Shadow suddenly spoke up.

"What?" Ain was taken aback.

Did he see through our scheme?!

No, not possible!

The [Six Rings of Fairy Essence] was merely bait to lure the [Hero's Egg] into the maze. Its true purpose was to revive [Nighogd] and kill all the high-potential hero candidates in the maze.

This purpose should only be known to 'us'!

Ain's expression shifted between light and shadow.

Shadow covered his face and began to laugh wildly.

"Interesting, so interesting!"

"You are 'qualified'!"

"Let me tell you! It's true that in the face of a forbidden spell that can destroy a city in one blow, no amount of planning matters, but external forces are still external forces! Even an atomic bomb, once the button is pressed, will render everything futile!"

"so……"

Shadow spread his hands, and a massive magic circle suddenly spread out around him.

"So what?" Ain took a small step back. She could feel that the magic power on Shadow was going berserk, and a terrifying torrent of magic power was gathering.

"So...that's when I had an epiphany."

Magic billowed the cloak of shadow, causing it to flutter wildly, and a pair of crazed yet determined eyes met Aion's:

"If I can't match it, I just need to become that absolute power! That way, no one can control me, and no one can interfere with my actions!"

"Fuck..."

Sakurajima Mai and Kato Megumi's pupils contracted simultaneously as they remembered Xia Jia's instructions before their departure.

When the Shadow affliction occurs, please log off immediately to avoid it.

At first, they wondered, what is an onset of illness? Heart disease?

At that time, Xia Jia only gave her a look that said, "You'll understand when the time comes."

Now, it seems the two girls know.

This guy is really inhuman.

With a whoosh, the two golden lights disappeared.

Only shadows and the unconscious Lyra remained on the ground.

The purple magic circle almost covered the entire hall and was still spreading outwards.

Shadow clutched the magic stone to his chest, the magic fibers wriggling and heating up.

He gave a smug smile.

"This will be my highest record. Witness it now, my ultimate art!"

Having absorbed a large amount of magic power from the magic stones, the shadow's magic circle now covered a radius of 400 meters thanks to the double amplification.

In the purple light, Ain heard the whispers of the shadows:

"Since you have shown me your magnanimity, I will also show you my magnanimity."

Ain's eyes widened.

The next moment, a terrifying, violent magical force vibrated through the room.

“Hey—” Olivas looked shocked and turned to run away.

Ain's eyes widened in shock.

With a blinding flash of white light, the sound vanished completely.

Only a whisper from the shadows reached her ears:

"I am Father Of all Bombs!"

Chapter 201 My Labyrinth

boom----

A pale beam of light shot into the sky, silencing sound, shattering matter, and destroying Lyra, who was lying on the ground.

Lyra: ?

As the golden particles of light scattered, Ain also vanished in the same instant, turning into a streak of black light.

Only the white-haired ghost, still running wildly in the distance, turned back in horror. Before his eyes was a vast expanse of desolation, and in his ears was a piercing buzzing sound.

He curled up, using all his strength to protect the magic stone in his chest.

A flash of white light, and he felt a sharp pain all over his body before losing consciousness.

Click click click.