"How are you gonna handle it? Our leader is dead."
"So does other people, right?"
"Tell me how you would help."
"..."
Takao silently lifts his hand and pointed it to Valentina.
Her wounds started to heal and then...
*long gasp*
"What!?"
Exclaimed by one of the females.
As the adventurers saw that Valentina got resurrected. There's then an uproar.
"Please! Revive my teammates too! Please! Mister!"
Begged by one of the adventurers. Until then all of them started to beg to revive their lost members.
All of them are now on their knees as if worshipping Takao to bless them with his truly magnificent miracle.
"Martin. Get any corpse you could get inside that monster."
"I will slice it open?"
"Yes."
"Oh, yeah. All corpses are sucked in by that."
"What happened to me? I dead?"
"Yeah, Valentina-san."
"Who are you?"
"Its Mello. What's wrong with you?"
"Hmph! Come on!"
"Wait, leader!"
"What?"
"This person defeated that monster. Also. Mr Takao had revived you."
"You defeated the monster?"
"Yeah!"
"Hmm... So what?"
"Valentina. Will you fight him? If not. Then he's your boyfriend now."
"Boyfriend!?"
All of her party members are shocked.
"Our deal..."
"Yeah! I know!"
"I am done here."
"Good."
Martin piles up every corpse he could find.
Well... If there are any missing person. I could just search them myself to revive them. This is the help I could do for them.
"Let's just get over with this."
The pile of corpses started glowing and all of them sprang into action.
Everyone reunited with their party members until then.
This sure will really cause an uproar to the cities. But that is fine. I wanted them to know my capabilities after all.
"By the way. Have you met a god when you died, Valentina?"
"God? No. I am only on a white plane. Along with many people that can't seem to interact with others."
"Really? That is good."
"I don't know if it is the God. But there is a throne and a ghostly figure is writing on a book. I really don't know since his body seems to be made out of light. Is that the God?"
"I don't know."
"Let's get to the point. How about we just settle it here? Huh!? Mello?"
"Sure!"
Valentina immediately grabbed her sword and dashed to slice Mello.
"Not so fast!"
The party members immediately get back as the two started fighting.
"Hiyah!"
Valentina swings but Mello deflects the sword with his right hand.
As they both back out. Water started enveloping Mello's hands and then as it disappears. Gauntlets have been there now, which he unequipped after killing the monster.
Apparently. Their weapons are now completely part of their magic due to Takao's enchantment. Which in turns let them use it like how Takao uses his metal generated knives.
But. Their weapons unlike Takao's are made with adamantite now. Which Takao made using the adamantite ores they are able to get their hands on since only Martin and Mello are needing it. The small amount is enough, as the other three's weapons are made of adamantite with Preny's quiver is enchanted weapon.
He even gave Agu small amount of metal and wood magic only capable enough to create lethal and non-lethal weapons.
"Give up!"
"Hmph! Not to a lowlife like you!"
[Messalina Style: Heavenly Flashing Strikes]
Valentina disappears.
"Too slow."
Mello whispered in the air.
As she quickly appears on his left which in turn she strikes.
He dodges.
She then appeared on his left.
He parried it.
When she strikes his back. He counterattacks her.
Which then broke the technique and sends her flying, when he punches her on her stomach.
"Gahh..."
Mello then approaches her and pointed his fist on her.
"You..."
Before Valentina could pick up her sword once again. A hidden blade has sprung out of his gauntlet. Which makes Valentina halt her move.
"Fine. I am your girlfriend now. That's our deal. Right? Takao? I won't disturb you anymore and settle with this man."
"..."
Takao could not just simply show how happy he is when this woman finally gives up.
"Nice! Don't worry. I will be a good man for you."
"Yeah, yeah."
"Let's go back now. Mello. Martin."
"How about my girlfriend? I will introduce her to mom and dad!"
"Fine."
"Okay. I guess. I will be out of now."
"Leader..."
"Hehe. I will go for now."
As they left. Every adventurer had left too.
This then makes Takao popular about him being able to heal people. Which the news exploded immediately as the adventurers went home. This news had also reached the ears of nobles and different countries.
"A person. That is able to revive people?"
"Yes. Cardinal."
The Cardinal of Aether is currently talking to somebody.
"This is..."
"I know, Cardinal. This is unbelievable. Nobody is able to revive people among us. How is he able to have this kind of ability?"
"This is not a miracle like ours. This is the devil's power. Remember the legend in our land?"
"Yes. The devil who will destroy... The Magarla."
"We must act. I don't truly know since it is just a legend. But this ability is truly remarkable. But I don't think he is an ally. We must destroy him."
"Yes. Cardinal. But we can't face him head-on."
"We must turn the peoples' opinions against him."
"Yes. We will try our best to achieve that."
"Very well. You must go now."
"Yes."
The person had now left. Leaving the Cardinal in this room of his.
"The sword saint... Will have fun killing him."