"Get ready. I'll start right away."
"Alright."
Tap.
Chukya tapped my back, took a deep breath, and exhaled. Her body gradually expanded. Having transformed from a human shape into something like a living, moving cluster of light, she placed her hand on the ground.
[Open it.]
"..."
I opened a puddle without replying. Countless small puddles formed all over the world. Even so, they were simple puddles of water.
They were nothing more than places where water had gathered, but- Chukya governed such water surfaces.
[Do well. I've left my future to you.]
"I'll try my best."
[If only you couldn't talk...]
It happened in an instant.
Crunch...!
Without knowing what was happening, the statues were swallowed up into the water surface as if sucked in by a vacuum cleaner. The small puddles swallowed up thousands of statues. It was at a speed that couldn't even be compared to my tidal wave.
Of course, it was only possible because a clear price had been paid.
"Your body is melting."
[It's something I prepared myself for, so don't bother reminding me.]
Chukya, who had become a cluster of light, was slowly fading away. Watching that sight, I realized once again that she had truly told a lie. Unlike when she handed her power over to me, she was shrinking in a completely different way.