The Main Heroines are Trying to Kill Me

- Crackle…!

The familiar patterns were glowing in the hands of the girls who sat blankly in their seats.

In Kania’s hand, a black cat was clinging to the silver cat drawn in the center of the handkerchief, with one paw raised.

In Irina’s hand, there was a red dog cheerfully running around.

In Serena’s hand, the subtle moon shone on her handkerchief.

In Clana’s hand, a golden canary that had been next to the cat at first but now seemed to be watching from the corner.

In Ferloche’s hand, there was a pigeon with its usual dumb expression.

In Ruby’s hand, there was a red ruby glowing.

Each was shining in its own colors.

“You bastard… Why are you contacting us only now…”

“…Frey.”

“We need to respond quickly! If it disappears…”

“Right! It’s time to rescue the kidnapped princess!”

“Grittt…”

The heroines began to react intensely to the sight.

“…What about me?”

Isolet, who had nothing appear in her hand, began to look at them with a worried expression.

“Why don’t I have anything…”

She was sweating nervously at the thought that she might not be able to help Frey.

“…Oh.”

Then she turned her gaze quickly to the warm sensation in her empty right ring finger.

“Ah.”

And then she smiled broadly.

The ‘Ring of Oath’ she had given to Frey as a gift was guiding her instead of a handkerchief.

“It was a family heirloom, but it was definitely worth giving.”

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Isolet muttered to herself.

“This is so strange…”

At that moment, when everyone was wearing expressions full of hope…

“For all of us to simultaneously transformed into spirits and moved to a higher dimension… It wouldn’t be possible without a significant spell.”

Irina, swaying her newly grown plump tail, pondered for a moment.

“The large-scale transfer magic we planned to use wouldn’t have worked without sufficient mana.”

Their original plan was to use the special transfer magic devised by Serena and Irina, triggered by Frey’s stellar mana.

To successfully transfer to a higher dimension, the explosive energy of Frey’s stellar mana was essential.

However, it was still a spell that required significant energy to cast.

If Frey had cast it at the precise moment, it would have succeeded without issues, but after a year, Frey’s energy would have been depleted.

So how did Frey manage to contact them?

Even Irina, who knew everything about magic, couldn’t understand the mechanism.

Did Frey not cast it…?

The thought crossed Irina’s mind momentarily.

It seemed plausible.

If Frey had cast it, it would have been activated long ago.

But then, who did?

It couldn’t have been the Eye.

That thing wouldn’t dig its own grave.

But if not…

“Irina? What are you doing not holding out your hand?”

“Oh, right…”

Lost in thought, Irina quickly extended her hand at the urging of the heroines.

I don’t know what or who it is, but…

She closed her eyes and muttered to herself.

…Thank you for connecting Frey and us.

The next moment, colorful lights began to emanate from the heroines’ bodies.

- Crackle…!!!

Soon, the entire cabin was brightly illuminated.

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Even after Frey went missing, the Empire continued to function somehow.

The heroines who knew the truth chose to live in seclusion in the cabin, they had explained to everyone that Frey was away for training.

Even after Frey went missing for a long time, most people accepted that reasoning as they were preoccupied with rebuilding the Empire.

“…”

However, there was one girl who hadn’t slept properly for months, fearing Frey’s disappearance.

“Brother…”

She was none other than Frey’s only sister, Aria Raon Starlight.

“Where did you go…?”

Her brother had left during the bright summer, but now the white snow of the new year covered everything.

Yet, her brother showed no signs of returning.

“Did I… do something wrong again?”

Today, too, Aria stared endlessly out the window, hoping her brother might return, watching her surroundings intently.

“I’m sorry…”

She muttered in a sad voice.

“I was wrong…”

She recalled Kania, who had come to see her recently, suggesting they stay together.

“What about brother? What happened to him?”

“…Don’t worry. He will surely return.”

A few months ago, Kania’s voice had been filled with confidence, but recently, it was dismally somber.

“…You’ve said that so many times already.”

“…”

Aria, anxiously waiting for her brother’s return every day, finally realized.

“Kania.”

“…Yes.”

“The plan… failed, didn’t it?”

Maybe her brother would never come back.

“No… no.”

“…”

“That… that can’t be true, right?”

“Kania…”

“I, I’ll be going now.”

Seeing Kania grit her teeth and shake her head before fleeing the mansion, Aria’s suspicion turned into certainty.

And so, for Aria, who spent every day filled with thoughts of reuniting with her brother, it was a time akin to hell.

“Please come back… brother…”

She couldn’t bring herself to tell their father.

She couldn’t imagine what would happen if he found out.

Though living in the seaside cabin with Kania’s suggestion might have been slightly better, Aria desperately refused the offer.

She feared that observing everyone’s expressions and moods would turn her suspicion into undeniable truth.

And in such a case, Aria felt she couldn’t handle the overwhelming negative emotions from everyone.

“Please…”

So, left alone in the mansion while her father was busy with imperial affairs, Aria once again clasped her hands and looked up at the sky, praying endlessly.

“Please bring my brother back…”

On the bed opposite her, the gifts she had painstakingly made over the past few months to reconcile with her brother were neatly arranged.

A silver cat doll as cute and intricate as the one Kania had given. Various embroidered designs. A star-shaped brooch.

And even a well-kept family photo she found in her brother’s room.

She cried for a long while after she saw that photo.

“Please…”

They were made with a mix of worry, hope, and anxiety, even pricking her fingers countless times with the needle.

“Please…”

But now, all those efforts seemed pointless.

She didn’t want her final farewell with her brother to be like this.

She wanted to meet her brother again somehow.

“Please let me see my brother again…”

Though they were always close by, the big star and the little star always seemed to miss each other.

It seemed like this sad fate would continue to repeat itself.

- Crackle…

At that moment, as Aria prayed sincerely, her divine power began to return, spurred by the choice of someone forgotten who shared a similar sentiment.

- Shine…

Simultaneously, Aria’s hidden ability, which could only be seen by Frey’s mind-reading ability, miraculously awakened.

Passive Status: ‘Starlight Gaze’ has awakened.

“Uh, Uwahhh?”

It was at that moment that the handkerchief in Frey’s hands in the imaginary world began to glow.

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- Crackle…!

The Chaos God groaned painfully, squinting against the multicolored light emanating from the handkerchief.

What…

As the light faded, the Chaos God rolled its giant eye around.

What is happening…

Before it could finish its thought, the answer appeared before it.

“…Everyone.”

Frey, battered and on one knee, looked up with a bright smile at the people who had appeared before him.

“…Your faithful butler is here.”

Kania, who had been watching him, closed her eyes gently and supported Frey.

“The space is vast, and I think we can exert our full power here.”

Irina cracked her knuckles as she stepped forward in front of Frey.

“M-me too. I’ll give it my all… Eek.”

Not wanting to be left behind, Clana, also tried to step forward but immediately recoiled at the tentacle wriggling beneath their feet.

“…”

Contrary to her usual innocent expression, Ferloche fiercely glared at the Chaos God before her as she urgently tended to Frey’s wounds.

“Are you the source of all this?”

Isolet, with a calm yet sharp gaze, looked up at the entity.

“W-why are you here!! You were supposed to be supporting from the rear…”

“Don’t worry. This is our spiritual body. See? Our bodies are still intact.”

“Our physical bodies are on the ground. Fighting isn’t a problem.”

Looking at them with a delighted expression, Frey spotted Serena and Ruby and was startled.

“But…!”

“Have you already forgotten, Frey?”

Serena and Ruby soothed him gently.

“You promised to trust us.”

As Frey was at a loss for words, they smiled and stepped forward.

“…Ha.”

Then he also felt the presence of Lulu, who shouldn’t have been there.

Frey grabbed his head and lowered it, a bitter smile spreading across his face.

“Nothing ever goes according to plan until the end.”

Glare: Hero! I’m coming soon!

He brushed aside Glare’s message and picked up the sword lying on the ground.

- Step, step…

Standing with the heroines, Frey faced the Chaos God, who was glaring at them from the air.

- Crackle…!!!

Then, the entity began to extend tentacles, glowing from all directions.

It resembled the sun that had been glaring down at the earth.

- In the beginning, there was darkness.

The Eye, revealing itself as the Chaos God, began to convey a message to those watching.

- I am the darkness of the past, present, and future. The uncertainty that devours everything.

The voice of the Eye, which would drive an ordinary person mad just by hearing it, echoed around them.

- And I am your end.

“Ugh…”

- Don’t you dare stand against me.

“A mere parlor trick…”

The party hesitated and covered their ears.

- Swoosh…

Meanwhile, Frey, who had been staring blankly at the silver energy blooming in his hand, murmured softly as if realizing something.

“…Let there be light.”

Then, a protective light appeared, enveloping them.

- What…?

“The stellar mana… could it be…”

It was the beginning of the final battle that would put an end to their long /genesisforsaken