The Ultimate Support Character

Meanwhile, Yuko, watching Daisuke from afar, focused her gaze on the woman possessing the mystical eyes that seemed on par with the Eye of Destiny.

In the past, she told Daisuke about her vision. The one vision from the far-off future where he's standing in front of everyone, his wide back inspiring awe and confidence. With him as the one leading the charge, they're ready to lay their life against the enemies encroaching on their world.

That particular glimpse of the future helped Daisuke a lot in coming to terms with his role as a Support as well as his inevitable fate with the women he encountered in various worlds. Without it, he'd always be cautious when dealing with his feelings for his would-be Companions so as not to disappoint Yuko before the restoration of his memories.

That future had yet to happen. And with the unsealing of Yuko's memories when she reached Transcendence, the missing details of that vision returned to her. She recalled those details that possibly got shelved along with her other memories when her father, Sugawara Hajime, placed a seal on her.

This time, with the Glacial Energy Storm clearing up, her eyes fixated on the woman.

She already felt the peculiarity earlier but she failed to connect their images.

"I see. That will be her. No wonder she's nowhere in sight in all the connected worlds and Earth. Dai-kun is going to take her back to Earth and make her one of our allies."

Although she was already half-convinced, the voice that left her mouth contained uncertainties.

She wouldn't be able to forget the fact that the woman almost killed Daisuke. Even if the woman's future was to be their ally in a battlefield, Yuko felt like not wanting to see it realized. It was the first time in years that she didn't want to agree to that vision.

She failed to recognize the woman when she had her veil on but after that close encounter with her, she recalled someone bearing the same appearance as her.

However, instead of being someone standing alongside Daisuke's companions, the woman was by her lonesome at one corner.

Her vicious appearance was nowhere in sight and she was like a different person altogether.

"So, that is what's going to happen... This moment is also part of that coming future. We're not here just because Daisuke picked this place to retaliate against the organization. We were led here because of her."

"Yuko?" Yse called out to her. She picked up the girl's mutterings. With her Eye of Destiny's ability to discern an individual's fate, the strings connected between Yuko and the woman Daisuke is facing gradually solidified. However, it's different from the white and black hue that she mentioned earlier.

It was purple.

Yuko looked at her with trembling eyes. And Yse answered positively.

"Did you see something else?"

"Yes. The strings between you and her. It changed to purple."

Upon hearing that, Yuko's pupils dilated as her body became wrought with more uncertainty. She clenched her fist and her Source Energy became unstable.

"What does that mean?" Yse inquired as she had yet to fully recognize the different meanings between the strings that her eyes could see.

Yuko looked at her sternly for a few seconds before releasing a sigh.

A moment later, Yuko's voice rang inside Yse's head. Instead of answering her orally, she used telepathy, keeping the answer from everyone else but for Yse to hear.

"Do me the favor of keeping this a secret for now, Yse. The purple string means... death to either one of those connected by it. In other words, that woman and me are fated to clash where only one will come out alive..."

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After interpreting the Eye's response in that way, I acted like I was contemplating whether to accept its condition or not.

In a negotiation, it's always better to not always agree to what the other side proposes. Even if I started it with all the advantages on my side, I'd have this mysterious entity to take a step back.

Wasting a minute like that, I soon opened my mouth.

"Fine. I'll ensure to bring her back to her previous attainment as soon as possible. However, after wiping her identity, she has to make an Oath to our World's Will to never betray us."

I have to nip the seed of rebellion in the bud. It's not enough that I'll have her restart her cultivation and erase her previous identity. I also want the insurance that she'll never turn her sword against us.

That's like a slave contract? Not really.

Because once she became a Sage, there's a workaround in breaking an Oath from a Sage World without perishing.

But if that time comes, I will see to it that I'll cut her down myself.

Hummm~

The same as earlier, the Eye of Nihility's answer arrived with a hum.

It took a few minutes but I interpreted it as reluctantly agreeing to my proposition.

However, it added another condition. Or at least, that was what was conveyed by the Source Energy's hum.

The second condition.

It either wants us or me to see through the completion of it.

Which means... I cannot lock her up on the Earth's Source Energy Core to accompany that hateful guy residing in it.

This is tricky.

As much as my Companion trusts me to make the best decision, I don't want to decide on this alone.

I want to hear their thoughts.

Turning around to face them, I sent the message to everyone through our Interdimensional Communication. Even Lexie and Ophelia who were in their own World were included in it. I spared no details and let them know my current stand.

Also, I looked at Yse and used the crystal to also ask for her opinion.

She has the Eye of Destiny. She can at least provide us an insight on this.

Five minutes later, my Companions sent their answers back to me and Yse gave her opinion.

It was a unanimous decision among my Companions. Of course, I told them not to answer simply like they'll follow what I decided to choose.

They agreed to the Eye's proposition.

As for Yse, she told me to simply be careful since regardless of my choice, the fate between me and the woman seemed to be unchangeable.

Haa...

I guess, it's about time to conclude this.

"Alright. I won't kill her. I will bring her back with us. However, I will cripple her current cultivation. I will wipe her memories and her identity as Olive, Serpent Sentinel of the Overworld Serpent. I will give her a new identity to live in and I will see to it that she'll be back to her peak as soon as possible. I'll have her take an Oath to never betray us whether directly or indirectly. Likewise, I will also take an Oath to never harm her as long as she doesn't turn her sword against us..."

I paused at this point as I planned to add another condition.

"Additionally, My Avatar will live with her until she reaches Rank 2 Transcendent. It will guide her up to that point before she can join us out here. If you agree to that, I will immediately put her in a shackle and leave this World."

As I finished that proposal, I looked up at the World's Will incarnation.

Assuming that I was calling for its assistance in sealing this negotiation, it immediately made a move as it attempted to fly closer.

However before it could approach us, I waved my hand, tearing it to shreds.

Rip! Rip! Rip!

"You get it, right? It can be bad for you since the World's Will here is too weak to oversee this. But I promise you. I will settle the end of this agreement to the best of my abilities."