Aikari and Hikari enter the portal, and they all then arrive at the top of the mountain. But they both are surprised to see that there's a beast there.
It seems like the beast skin is made of the crystal, and maybe a normal attack from them won't have any effect on it. So Aikari didn't think that he would be able to fight it, and he then looked at Hikari. Asking if they should go or not.
Hikari then just steps ahead and asks.
"Is the top of this mountain where the secrets of this mountain are hiding?"
The beast opened its eyes as he heard Hikari's voice. He then slowly got up from where his body was attached and replied.
"The secret of this mountain is me. But no one was able to get to the top of this mountain until now. They all failed it before they were even able to get here."
Hikari looked at the beast and told it that he knew that the beast was just doing its job there to protect something and that it did not need to feel guilty about anything. He tells the beast that he was so sure that the adventurer or anyone who camethere was aware of the warning that had been spread around. So they all understand the risk and are already prepared for it.
Hikari then looked at Aikari, and he then told the beast that Aikari was searching for the secret of that mountain in order to do something.
The beast got it, and he then looked at Aikari, who was walking towards him.
Aikari then takes out the broken sword, and it causes the beast to get shocked by it. The beast then asks.
"Andrius fragment? Why is it here? Where did you find it? Wait, why is it broken?"
Aikari then looked at the beast and was so shocked when he called the sword 'Andrius.' It seems like the beast and Nefier know each other.
Did Nefier and that beast meet each other before? Or is Nefier just an old legend in that world?
Aikari then asks the beast.
"What is your name? Why did Nefier mention this place before he left? Is there any information that I will know about Nefier here?"
The beast then just smiles softly, and he then tells Aikari that there are just a lot of things that are connected to Andrius, or what he calls Nefier here. Maybe there's something that Andrius wants him to know there that he told Aikari to come there.
The beast then tells Aikari and Hikari.
"Young lad, my majesty. Allow me to introduce myself."
"I'm the legendary beast of this mountain who has been entrusted to defend the very valuable asset in this mountain, or more like its secret. My name is Vekanimous."
The monster then looked at Aikari and said that if he wanted to find out about the secret, he needed to surpass the trial.
Aikari then asks Vekanimous if it will be hard. But even if it's going to be impossible, Aikari will have no option but to fight until he wins it. Vekanimous was so happy to see that kind of spirit that Aikari had to save Andrius. But when he looked at Aikari's weapon, he then told Aikari.
"If you're going to fight me, then throw away that ugly sword and find a greater weapon. Because that kind of sword won't be able to even leave a scratch on me."
When Aikari heard that, he then backed up and then looked at Hikari. Hoping that Hikari would lend him a hand. But it seems like Hikari wanted to see his fight with Vekanimous. Hikari saw that Aikari was struggling to fight back. But he chose not to help him with anything.
He heard that Vekanimous was trash-talking about Aikari's basic sword, which made him feel bad for ignoring him.
So he then created a sword and passed it to Aikari.
Aikari caught it, and he then threw that basic sword and charged at Vekanimous with a sword that Hikari created for him.
As Vekanimous saw that Hikari passed Aikari a sword and he then quickly evaded the attack from Aikari because he knew that a weapon that had been created by Hikari must be a weapon that was created to kill him.
Vekanimous is cautious of its move, and it then says,
"I'm so impressed by your fight. Maybe that's why Milord has been watching you. However, I'm not going to die that easy."
Vekanimous landed a punch towards Aikari that caused Aikari to get pushed by it from a distance. Aikari gets thrown away but he tries to stand up and says.
"This battle is not for entertainment. But I'm going to save Nefier no matter what it takes. So, just bring me to him!"
Aikari begins to dash towards Vekanimous, and Vekanimous just begins to strike another punch. But Aikari then began to dash towards him while changing his direction. It makes Vekanimous uncertain to attack because if he made a fault there then it might cause him chaos. He then begins to watch carefully the direction that Aikari is going to use.
Vekanimous then begins to cover itself using its crystallized arm and waits for Aikari to come at him. But when Aikari saw that Vekanimous was using a defensive option, he then began to dash more towards Vekanimous. Vekanimous was so sure that Hikari wanted to crush its shield and it also made him wonder what will happen with it. Because Aikari didn't use any ability.
Vekanimous has been facing a lot of people that use magic and such. But even with all of that, they all still lose to him. So he wondered if Aikari could defeat him without any specialty. Because he could see that Aikari's fighting spirit is not down yet even if he doesn't even have a chance.
As Vekanimous was preparing himself for the attack, suddenly he saw that Aikari didn't go after him. Aikari didn't charge into him but instead Aikari was aiming to go on its back and attack.
Vekanimous then opened its shield and was about to rotate but he was too late. Aikari was able to attack its legs and caused it to fall on its knee.
He was about to attack Aikari but Aikari was too fast, so he wasn't able to do so. He then rotated towards Aikari's direction but he found out that Aikari was already behind him and Aikari landed another attack on his back.
Aikari then jumped and stabbed his sword into Vekanimous's back. As Aikari did so, he then said.
"I'm so sure that the gravity that you're facing is heavier than I am because of your size. So you won't be able to move as fast as I could."
Aikari then pulls the sword from Vekanimous back and tries to land another strike to finish Vekanimous off. But before he could suddenly Vekanimous shook off its body and it caused Aikari to fall to the ground.
But Aikari tries to get up again and he then proceeds to fight Vekanimous back.
Aikari lands a slash at Vekanimous, and Vekanimous begins to lose its balance because of the injury.
So Aikari then took that opportunity to land another attack. He jumps toward Vekanimous and is about to give it a heavy downward slash. But Vekanimous was able to cover itself with its arm and block the attack.
It looks like he was able to survive. But that's when suddenly he feels like something is pushing his arm away.
When Vekanimous looked at it he then realized that his posture caused him to get hurt from the injuries. The more he tried to hold that position, the more damage he could feel from the injuries and that caused him to lose his balance and leave him open.
Aikari then finished Vekanimous with that attack as the attack reached its chest.
That battle then ended there and Vekanimous then cured himself and stood up as Aikari stood up in front of him.
Vekanimous then smiled and looked at Aikari.
"You have proven yourself as the worth of Andrius partner. You have passed the trial. So now, I will unlock the—"
Suddenly Vekanimous got shot, and it left a big hole in his body, and he fell to the ground.
It caused both Aikari and Hikari to get shocked by it. But looking at that attack, he was so sure who that is.
Both of them looked at the sky, and they then saw Professor with a wing appear again. Aikari went to Vekanimous, and he then talked to him.
"Are you okay? You can regen as usual, right?"
Vekanimous then tries to stand again, but suddenly his body begins to corrode, and Hikari and Aikari are shocked by it.
The professor then laughs and he then going to land another shot but Hikari flies towards him and stops the attack.
Hikari saw that the professor's movements were a bit different from before and he could feel that the professor was the biggest threat now.
The aura from the professor feels different now. So Hikari then knows something is really wrong with that form and he then asks.
"What is that? What kind of power is that? I'm sure that you're trying to bring something here. What are you after?"
The professor then tells Hikari that there's no need for him to tell him about that. Maybe he will be able to find it out if he defeats him.
The only way for him to get the answer is to defeat the professor.
So Hikari then has no idea and fights with the professor.
While Hikari is fighting with the professor, Aikari then goes to the Vekanimous and talks to him.
"Why is your regenerative ability not working?"
Vekanimous then just smiled and told Aikari that maybe there's just something about that attack. It feels that the attacks are dealing much more damage to its body and he wasn't able to recover. He might be able to stay alive for a second more. So he told Aikari to leave him alone.
Aikari didn't think that he was able to do anything, and he then holds Vekanimous and is about to go. But as he touched Vekanimous suddenly glowing trails came out of his broken sword and wrapped around Vekanimous.
Hikari then could feel a warm feeling from it. He wasn't sure what it was, but those trails made him feel warm and peaceful.
Suddenly he then saw 1 beast and Vekanimous. The unknown beast then talked to another beast.
"This young boy has a possibility to get what we are about to achieve. So I'm begging you to lend this young boy your power."
Vekanimous then understood it and replied.
"I understand it, Adrius. So right now, I will tell this young boy to do one more thing."
Aikari then begins to focus on it, and he then gets ready to hear about what Vekanimous is about to say.
Vekanimous looked at Aikari and then he said,
"So this is about to happen. But before that, you will need to take down that person. Because I'm not sure why at the same time he attacked me he also absorbed my power. I will need you to defeat him and unleash that power that has been imprisoned."
Aikari then nods and Vekanimous then disappears and Aikari then looks at Hikari and gives him a signal.
Hikari got it, and as he did he then changed his weapon into a heavy sword and began to dash towards the professor.
Professor Parry parried the attack but as he did he changed his weapon into a glaive and rushed to stab Professor and push him to the ground.
As Professor was on the ground Hikari held his position and Aikari then dashed towards Professor and Hikari. Aikari finished the battle off.
Aikari then went after the armed gun in the professor's left hand and as he did he saw an overflowing power that had been stored inside it. Aikari was so sure that it was maybe where the professor keeps the energy from Vekanimous. So Aikari then tries to destroy it.
Aikari tried to cut off the professor's hand, but the professor used the claw on his back and blocked it.
"It's no use. We have the formula here."
The professor then charged the booster on his leg and was about to retreat. However, he got stopped by something and was unable to move. When the professor looked at it, it was a trail that came out from Aikari's sword and it was holding his leg hard.
Professor saw a picture of another beast hand that was holding him, which made him shocked by it, and Professor saw that Aikari was about to hit him, and Professor then blocked it using his left arm, and it caused his weapon to break a bit, and Aikari then charged towards Professor more, and he successfully broke his weapon, and Professor then saw Aikari lose his balance, and he then retreated from there.
When Aikari looked at the broken weapon, he then saw an energy come out of it, and it was all absorbed into broken Nefier.