"Kaltsit, I told you, you can try to trust me, even if it's just once—likewise, Saria, Silence, I need you two to trust me as well."
Goki smiled at Kaltsit, then walked over to the two "mothers," and stroked Ifrit's soft, short blonde hair.
White light flowed in the eyes of both the large and small figures.
Saria and Silence exchanged glances, then nodded.
They seemed to have guessed what Goki wanted to do.
"If you can guarantee Ifrit's safety... I trust you."
"Mm, me too, Goki."
Goki smiled at the two, then knelt down, bringing his gaze level with Ifrit's, and looked into her bright orange eyes.
"Ifrit, the same power flows in you and me. Although the Director's actions were out of line, I... can let you and I together awaken the true power of the flame demon to protect the people you love. This process might be very uncomfortable, but I will be with you every step of the way."
As he always did, Goki treated Ifrit as an equal adult, explaining the pros and cons of what he was about to do.
"How unfair, no one believes me, love-struck, love-struck..."
The Director pouted, unable to resist grumbling a few times, but knowing she was in the wrong, she obediently watched silently with Ptilopsis and Muelsyse / Muir Sais.
Then, Goki casually grabbed at the air, pulling out a quietly burning skull that exuded a sense of dread. The power emanating from it made the Director instinctively take a step back.
The Wisdom of the God of Burning Wind, this item was inscribed with a portion of the God of Burning Wind's power and knowledge. If one mastered it, they could instantly become an Originium Arts Great Master.
However... touching the power of a Great One was never safe.
Both Goki and Ifrit possessed the power of the Pale Moon, and after Goki defeated the Incarnation of the God of Burning Wind and obtained the "Fire" Rune, Ifrit's rejection of the inferno potion suddenly disappeared. Otherwise, the Director would never have dared to transplant this thing into her.
Now, Ifrit and Goki had the same affinity for the God of Burning Wind's knowledge.
In fact, because of Ifrit's race, her affinity would be even higher.
After all, Ifrit was a six-Rank Operator! Even in the original story, when she struggled with the flame demon consciousness in her mind, she could unleash immense power, let alone now.
And with Goki's arcane knowledge, he could guarantee that even if something went wrong, any damage would only be borne by him. Together, the two could achieve a strength greater than the sum of their parts.
"Eh, me, me? Can I go to the battlefield? Brother Goki, actually, I've really wanted to go. I feel something urging me, saying this big guy is delicious! No matter what you want to do, as long as you say it, I'll believe it!"
Ifrit's little head, however, wasn't thinking so much. Hearing Goki invite her to join the battle and praise her talent, the Little Fire Dragon's tail immediately wagged excitedly.
"Ha... it's great that you're happy. If all goes well, perhaps—the intended function of the inferno potion might just be realized."
Goki pinched the Little Fire Dragon's cheek, then looked up and exchanged a helpless glance with Saria and Silence, finally nodding.
"Alright, Ifrit, wait a moment, do exactly as I say. Come, take my hand."
Kneeling, Goki extended his right hand to Ifrit, earnestly inviting this small companion who, though of a different race, shared a kinship with him in a mystical sense.
"Wow, just like a princess..."
Looking at Goki's serious expression, his handsome trench coat, and his kneeling posture with hands extended towards her, Ifrit suddenly thought of Cinderella being invited by a handsome prince in the stories Goki had read to her. Ifrit's little face, which had just been full of Battle Intent, suddenly flushed.
However, after a slight hesitation, Ifrit bravely took Goki's large hand.
"Yes, then let's show Saria, Silence, Ptilopsis, and everyone else your power, Flame Demon Princess—if there are any problems, prioritize protecting Ifrit."
Holding the burning skull in one hand and Ifrit's hand in the other, Goki walked to the shattered floor-to-ceiling window and looked at Kaltsit's serious expression.
"I hope you know what you're doing. Even if you can briefly unleash its power, without corresponding powerful Spells, you won't be able to—"
However, before Kaltsit could finish speaking, Goki picked up the skull burning with three clusters of flame in his hand and crushed it directly.
Afterward, Goki smiled and tapped his own head.
"Remember the Spell construct that you failed to retrieve from Elliot, making him destroy the sample, existing only in his mind? Now—I also have a Spell construct in my head that only I know."
This was the God of Burning Wind's furious strike that Parvis had risked his life to obtain. After Goki absorbed the "Knowledge of Madman Parvis," this Spell construct was imprinted in Goki's mind.
He never expected that in this city, thousands of kilometers from Sargon, he would have to rely on power from a semi-colony to save its citizens.
"I will try my best to prevent any accidents..."
Kaltsit hesitated, looking at Goki's determined and reassuring gaze, and finally nodded.
"...You also be careful."
Kaltsit stepped aside, watching the gloomy burning flames spread from the crushed skull up Goki's arm and eventually over his entire body.
Feeling the changes within his body, and the sudden influx of massive knowledge and chaotic memory fragments into his mind, Goki and Ifrit closed their eyes simultaneously.
"Go, my little princess."
"Mm!"
Bang—
Blazing flames completely engulfed their figures.
And from within these flames, a colossal figure gradually emerged—
The Flame Demon, standing tall upon the Terra.
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