I Was Reincarnated with OP Invincibility, so I’ll Beat ’em Up My Way as an Action-Adventurer

128. Together

“Someday, again… Until then, goodnight…”

Meriel’s body transformed into countless particles of light.

The clusters split into two and disappeared as they were absorbed into the staffs of Lilith and Alice.

“She will sleep within the staff, then, Meriel…”

Alice murmured, gently stroking the staff.

“Rest well, Meriel.”

Lilith spoke with a firm and resolute tone as she exhaled deeply.

“Until you recover, we will protect you.”

“Yes, just as she protected us—”

Alice nodded.

Wounded deeply in the battle against the demon general Zarea,

Meriel was to enter a kind of hibernation.

She might not awaken for over a decade.

Now that Meriel had become a traitor, the demons might target her.

It seemed Lilith and Alice were determined to protect her in her vulnerable state.

Of course, I intended to protect them too.

Anyone that Lilith and Alice would guard so dearly was precious to me as well.

“Protecting a demon…?”

Out of nowhere, Jack-san muttered.

A sharp crackle filled the air as red sparks scattered from his shoulders and neck.

“Protecting someone who… may threaten our peaceful lives…? Why…?”

He spoke as if talking to himself.

“Jack-san…?”

An uneasy feeling resurfaced.

Something was definitely off.

His demeanor had subtly shifted since before.

“It’s nothing.”

Jack-san shook his head from side to side.

“Maybe I’m just unusually fired up… post-battle.”

As he murmured, more sparks crackled and burst from his body.

It was as if overflowing energy was escaping him.

Did this mean Jack-san’s skills had grown stronger?

Like how meeting other skill holders had strengthened my defense skills?

Or was it something else—?

No, there was no point in dwelling on it further.

“—Let’s go home.”

I told everyone.

The battle with the demon generals was over for now.

So let’s return.

To our own, individual daily lives—

After the battle with the demon generals, I was promoted to Rank B.

I often undertook quests alongside Lilith, Alice, and Salome, a Rank A adventurer, acting as her assistants.

Sometimes, we teamed up with Luka,

and our streak of victories began.

Class A magical beasts and demons were no longer even a threat.

With my skills, Lilith’s attack magic, Alice’s support and defense spells, and Salome’s assassination techniques—together, we were unbeatable.

A continuous string of victories.

Our accomplishments kept piling up.

And two months later—

Lilith, Alice, and I were all promoted to Rank A together.