Campione 04

by The Hero

  - In other words, the incarnation of the Sun that came from the east, was the meaning behind Perseus' name.

  "Deeper... If we don't establish a deeper connection... I will not be able to impart onto you, we are already more intimate than any other King and knight, anyone else, even Erica cannot say a thing... that's why... we can..."

  Her cheeks a shade of deep red, Liliana spoke quickly.

  She immediately closed her eyes and pressed her lips forward, sucking with greater force than before.

  She wanted to feel deeply, no matter how, and Godou opened his lips to embrace Liliana's, and this time, her trembling tongue entwined around Godou's.

  A slippery feeling like that of wet bodies coming into contact, she was slightly restless, and Godou parted from her lips for a moment.

  ... If this goes on, they might reach a point of no return.

  Because of that feeling, the two of them stopped their kissing, and a strand of saliva formed a thin bridge between their lips, and they looked into each other's eyes.

  She used those intoxicated-looking eyes of hers to gaze at Godou.

  Her eyes were unfocused, something he could never imagine looking at her usually clean and neat demeanor, adorable to the point of causing one's back to shiver, an alluring expression of a female.

  The amount of people who have seen this expression on this girl was definitely only one.

  Absolutely convinced of that, Godou cast aside his confusion.

  Soon, the silent Liliana lightly nodded her head, looked into his face, sensing his desires.

  "I, it's fine if we do it the way you prefer, you know? I, I want to do it with you too, faster, ki, kiss... that's why, that's why, more - "

  There was no need for more words.

  Yet another forceful kiss, he no longer held back.

  Liliana intensely sucked upon Godou's invading tongue.

  Their tongues entwined again and again, exchanging their saliva, moistening their lips, each of them confirming the softness of the other's lips.

  Like that, they continued their longest kiss -

  Finally, Godou had pieced together all of the knowledge of the divinity that originated from Persia.

  The warrior from the east, the incarnation of the Invincible Sun, the serpent-slaying hero of steel, Godou had obtained the words of power to rend apart this enemy hero.

  In the end, how much time had they spent being lost in the activities here?

  She did not know how long exactly, but when Godou had suddenly come back to his senses, he quickly withdrew from her lips, but both his and Liliana's were already fully wet.

  Liliana's beautiful face had already returned to normal and was her usual composed self again, but was still trembling slightly out of shyness.

  No matter how many couples there were here, they had still overdone it.

  Whether it were the other couples who were hugging each other tightly like them, or the road-side stall staff or customers, all of them were watching the two of them, snickering and chuckling to themselves.

  Godou and Liliana's line of sight overlapped.

  In Japan, if you engaged eye contact it would be best if you disengaged as soon as possible, but this was the passionate Latin kingdom.

  Some people from the surrounding were whistling, some gave them a thumbs-up, others were simply smiling at them - it had become such a scene.

  " - !?! Ku, Kusanagi Godou, let's leave quickly!"

  "T, that's right, Liliana-san! That guy must have waited for quite a while!"

  They quickly escaped from that area, half-walking and half-running.

  The destination was - Egg Castle, the battle was about to start soon. Calm down! Godou chided himself.

  "H, how is it? Do you think you have a chance?"

  Liliana had been considering the same, and their conversation returned to reality.

  "To be honest, I don't know. Although I have the [Sword] that can rend him, but that guy can also seal my power, if you consider only the abilities, that guy has the advantage."

  "But you seem calm. Do you have any trump cards up your sleeve?"

  "It's nothing special, but Athena has said it before, no matter what the odds are, in a fight between gods there are no definites, hence our battle against the god should be the same, just let me try - no, let me defeat him."

  As they moved, they focused their wills on the upcoming battle ahead.

  Seeing Godou's show of courage, Liliana shrugged her shoulders.

  "You are indeed reckless, but no matter, I will assist you to the best of my abilities, and I have one last request."

  "What is it?"

  "Just 'Liliana' will do, if I'm different from Erica in this way, honestly, I can't take it."

  "... Normally, adding 'san' when you address someone is more respectful, isn't it?"

  "That's just formality. B, because we already have a relationship where we have done those kind of things, there's no need to be so formal, right!?"

  "I, I got it. Then, I shall call you that from now on...!"

  Liliana's stuttering had caused him to recall the earlier events, and the pair advanced towards the battleground where the One who came from the East, Mithras (Perseus) awaited.

  Part 4

  The devil king of east Europe, Marquis Dejanstahl Voban.

  He had struck down Apollo who possessed many varied authorities, obtaining the authority of wolves, [Legion of Hungry Wolves]. And Salvatore Doni had obtained from the Celtic god king Nuadha, [Ripping Arm of Silver].

  Their personalities were extremely similar to their authorities, overly suited for each other.

  " - These are good examples, hence I theorize that a Campione's authorities are a reflection of the possessor's personality and skill, and then compatibility level, other than that it would be for the purpose of absorbing the massive divine power into the human body of the Campione, hence there is no choice but to sever certain parts away. I feel that it is during this process that the authority would go through allocation adjustments."

  Those were the thoughts of Erica Blandelli hours ago that were stated, while on the vessel.

  The high-speed craft was moving through the Tyrrhenian Sea at night.

  In the cabin of the twelve-meter long high-speed craft that weighed twenty tons, she explained to her audience that consisted of Andrea Rivera and Mariya Yuri.

  - After being messed up by Salvatore Doni.

  The injured Erica had, with great pains, undid the knots on Rivera and Yuri.

  Regaining their freedom, they had hastily went off in pursuit of Doni.

  But it had been too late, the [King of Swords] who had already prepared a high-speed craft and crew in advance had embarked on the journey long ago.

  At any rate, they had to reach Naples as soon as possible. Erica, Yuri and Rivera rented a suitable vessel and departed immediately.

  Their destination was the location of the battle between Kusanagi Godou and the [Heretic God].

  When Doni's spell was broken, they had verified the situation through the phone, contacting the responsible party for resolving the incident in Naples, the witch Diana from the [Bronze-Black Cross].

  Diana had told them as well, the one assisting Godou was the Great Knight Liliana Kranjcar.

  Ability wise there was no doubt that she was highly-skilled.

  But the fact that she was not beside Godou at the moment left Erica anxious to no ends. However, no matter how anxious she was, she could do nothing while on the boat.

  Erica, who wanted to get rid of that uneasiness, had simply started on that aforementioned topic she had thought of.

  "Miss Erica's assumptions have no basis, nor is there any supporting evidence, hence there is no meaning in it, academically speaking. However, as a personal opinion, it is a rather sound theory."

  The serious Rivera had refuted her and agreed with her at the same time.

  Yuri who was at the side wanted to say something.

  "May I interject a bi
t? Regarding Sir Salvatore and Marquis Voban, what Erica-san had said made sense... but how would you explain Godou-san's situation?"

  "Now that you mention it, he's almost fully capable of utilizing all ten forms of Verethragna."

  "Yes. You say that personality and compatibility levels are what affects a Campione's authorities, but I don't think that he is at that level..."

  Yuri's voice trailed off, and she tilted her head slightly.

  Erica nodded her head, in actual fact, that problem had been bugging her for these few months.

  "That's true. What Yuri had said is not wrong, but if you put it this way, maybe it would make sense... In simple terms, because of Godou's generosity, a personality that treats anyone as a good friend, that is why he is able to use all of the forms."

  Without a doubt, he was a youth who treated everyone friendlily and familiarly.

  But to the people whom he had opened his heart to, he was extremely bighearted, to the point that people would think he's an idiot. He was always sincere to and trusting of others, the memory of him being severely messed around by Lucretia at the start of the vacation remained firmly in her mind.

  Another good example was, he got along well with that Genaro guy.

  Rude and rough, violent and cunning, and a fanatic of Japanese children cartoons, a depressing man who could debate furiously about anime, that kind of person could actually get all familiar with Godou.

  "I see, that's one way to look at it... Well, there's no way that this issue can be proven, pursuing it would be meaningless, although it is quite an interesting topic."

  Rivera answered seriously, and Yuri nodded in agreement.

  "That's true. If it was just as Erica-san had said, then a lot of inexplicable things could be explained."

  The Hime-Miko smiled.

  Till now, whenever they spoke of Godou's safety, everyone had sunk into a gloomy mood, but the atmosphere was slowly lightening up, perhaps it might be due to the recollection of his pure and kind personality.

  "Yuri is too naive.... Though I don't dislike that part of Godou, because it's cute, and teasing him is also fun, but isn't this a big problem?"

  "Problem?"

  "That guy doesn't just treat guys that way, he treats girls in the same manner, if the other party is a female, even if he did not strike up a conversation or deepen their relationship by his initiative, the female side would slowly adjust her pace to suit his and shorten the distance between them. Remember the situation when we had Lucretia."

  If the other party was a girl that did not dislike him, and was even aware of his presence.....

  This situation was a little too dangerous, even if Godou did not approach her, she would of her own accord approach him, and he would not reject nor distance away from her.

  Throw in a few misunderstandings and a bit of luck, and adding the factor of an encounter with a divinity...

  "T, that... If it's Godou-san... ah, no, it's because it's Godou-san that the danger of him stepping into a strange situation...!?"

  Yuri seemed like she had thought of the same problem Erica did, and became very flustered.

  After that, what she worried about was Liliana Kranjcar - Erica's rival and childhood friend, the report that she was currently assisting Godou at his side.

  It was hard to imagine something suspicious happening between that old-fashioned maiden and Godou.

  But her heart was throbbing strangely.

  If something complicated develops between Godou and Liliana, what should I do. Erica, the devil who liked to tease others, revealed a slightly unhappy expression, her brows locked in a frown.

  Chapter 7 - Unruly Devil King, Sun's Hero

  Part 1

  He was walking under the night sky in Naples.

  Bringing with him Liliana Kranjcar, Kusanagi Godou finally arrived at Santa Lucia district, and they slowly made their way on foot through the bustling street.

  Even though there had been such a huge commotion the previous day, the crowds still filled the streets.

  If this were Japan, it would definitely have become as deserted as a boat on the verge of sinking, that even the rats would be gone. As expected of Italy, and the residents of Naples famous for their optimism.

  Godou was strolling in that city.

  The one who had an appointment with him here was that handsome hero-sama, but he should be drawing closer from the other side too. If you're going to come, come out faster.

  His mind thinking over that, the sound of a flute reached his ears.

  A flute, but the sound did not seem to be the clear sound of an instrument, but rather a simple nostalgic feeling, leaving people with a deep impression, it was a sorrowful yet incredible melody.

  Godou looked towards the crowds.

  Towards the source of the melody.

  It was shocking to see the handsome youth standing in the middle of the crowd, blowing a grass whistle.

  The people, who had noticed this performance, had quickly cleared away and made way for him.

  Their behavior was almost like they had only noticed the sound of the flute for the first time. No, surely that was the case. The beautiful youth [Heretic God]'s divine power must have had something to do with this.

  Using his majesty as a god, causing the humans to give way of their own volition.

  Those who laid their eyes upon him, wore a trance-like expression.

  An appearance that caused people to feel that he was cosplaying, the handsome youth dressed in pure white. But somehow, he gave off the impression of someone special, a sacred existence, a result of the innate charm of a god.

  "Well met again, godslayer. You've kept me waiting."

  The hero smiled.

  Godou walked towards him, with Liliana following behind. The surrounding people parted and gave way, hence it was not too much of a task to arrive right before Perseus.

  "How should I address you from now? Should I continue calling you Perseus?"

  "...Ho."

  Perseus, like a brilliant sun, revealed a smile on his beautiful face. He threw aside the grass whistle which was a leaf from some unknown tree, and replied,

  "Have you discovered my secret? Did Athena tell you?"

  "That's how it is. I never expected that a god would lie when giving his name."

  "If you'll allow me to explain, that isn't a false name, as I have many different names. The 'One who came from the East' is an especially famous one... I had concluded that this name is the most widely accepted one, nowadays."

  He smiled like someone who had played a trick.

  Even with this kind of expression, he was still very charming, truly, this beautiful youth was a despicable character.

  "I will not allow you to use my other name casually, it's fine if you continue to address me as Perseus... you might be surprised to know this, but I'm someone who likes to be in the spotlight."

  Totally not surprising. Though our time together has been short, Godou already knew this very well.

  Godou, tensing his muscles, took no notice of Perseus' refusal.

  This man who liked playing tricks - the one who wanted to be referred to as Perseus, was very strong. If he did not fight with all his might, it would not even be close to a fair fight.

  "... If that's the case, I think there's a better place to do this. A place wider, bigger, which would catch the eye of more people, and allow them all to watch our battle."

  "Ho?"

  "Since we're going to do battle, let's do it there... Liliana, please lead the way."

  Nodding her head with a simple 'Understood.', Liliana took the lead.

  The new location for their duel had already been decided when the two of them were making their way here in a discussion.

  Behind the chivalrous and calm female knight, the Campione and handsome god followed.

  On the bustling street of Naples, even though it was nighttime, it was still very bright.

  The three of them walked on the road, the goers automatical
ly giving way, because they were attracting a large amount of attention -

  Is something special going to happen?

  The surrounding people had such a question hanging on their faces, looking towards them.

  They proceeded under the gaze of the crowds, like a wrestler making his way to the ring, and the wrestler would try to display his power on the way.

  ... It was hard to believe that this small journey would end up becoming so epic.

  Godou was rather stressed out over this unexpected development.

  "I see, this was quite the good suggestion. If it's this place, the masses would be able to properly appreciate our battle, it's a great place for our final showdown!"

  Inspecting the location Liliana had brought them to, Perseus nodded, satisfied.

  It was a particularly famous tourist sightseeing attraction, in the Santa Lucia district.

  - Piazza del Plebisito. It was a semi-circle shaped plaza, with a great view.

  In this plaza, there were two buildings of historical significance.

  The church of San Francesco di Paola.

  Palazzo Reale Di Napoli. In other words, the royal palace of Naples.

  Adjacent to the royal palace were one of the three great opera houses of Italy, Teatro San Carlo, and also Castel Nuovo, a castle constructed during the same age as the Castel dell'Ovo.

  In short, this was a random collection of famous sites.

  Hence, even in the night, there were many people, but when Perseus had entered the plaza, they had in turn maintained their distance.

  The people formed a large circle around the perimeter, wanting to see what happens next.

  It was as though this were a movie shoot with many extras.

  In this situation, Godou was like the one playing the villain, about to do battle with the good-looking protagonist, as he followed behind Perseus, embarrassed.

  Halfway through, they had to force their way through the crowd, and his eyes met with Liliana's, who was in the front row.

  Her immediate nodding of her head in response was reassuring.

  - Thus, the god and the Campione stood in the center of attention, in the middle of the square, facing each other.

  Perseus summoned his sword out of thin air.

  On the other side, Godou was barehanded.

  This time, he should not choose an incomplete weapon. Against the hero who was victorious yesterday, he had to go all out in his first attack, which meant that he should pick -