I don't want to be an elf!

"But you won't tell me your name."

"Shou Xia Shi, my name is Shou Xia Shi, are you satisfied?"

"Oh! What a lovely name!"

"Really? I don't think so," Shou Xia Shi said expressionlessly. "Don't you find it ironic to give a girl the surname Shou?"

"Hmm? I don't think so. I think the meaning of this name is very good."

"You're so naive. It's enviable that a cursed child is so well protected."

“Envious? What’s there to envy? I don’t even know what the name Nibekol means. It feels like my mom just picked it from some comic book.”

"I didn't say I envied your name..."

Shou Xia Shi sighed wearily.

Possessing dolphin-like genes, she is not good at fighting, but she has a high IQ, and therefore has a maturity and intellect far beyond her peers.

In the past, when talking to other girls, she felt somewhat out of place and thought that the others were too immature.

However, she felt that this guy named Nibekol wasn't just naive, he was genuinely stupid.

So stupid it's exhausting.

However, if a mother can keep her child's innocent and pure personality, then she must be a responsible and good mother, right?

Kotobuki turned his gaze to Honjou Nia, his feelings somewhat complicated.

"Very good, I have complete control over my abilities!"

Nia Honjou, who was constantly fighting, was completely unaware of what was happening around her.

However, after fighting this Stage 3 Gastrea for dozens of rounds, she had a general understanding of her situation.

In terms of strength, speed, and defense, she is significantly inferior to Kurumi Tokisaki.

In terms of physical attributes alone, she truly deserves the title of the weakest elf.

After all, her angel, the Whispering Book, is the only angel who has absolutely no offensive capabilities; apart from smashing people with her weight, she has no killing power whatsoever.

Of course, killing enemies using blank pages of future records is also a method.

But she didn't think that in a real life-or-death situation, the enemy would give her time to paint.

Therefore, compared to other elves, her attack methods are very limited, and she can only fight monsters with her bare hands.

"The objective has been achieved; you are no longer of use to me."

Honjou Nia exerted all her strength, compressing her spiritual power into her right fist.

"Repent, you mere Gastrea, it is your honor to witness the power of the gods before your death!"

Nia Honjo gave a confident, crooked smile and charged towards the Gastrea.

Dodging the incoming spikes and bypassing the sweeping giant pincers, the fist, imbued with spiritual power, slammed fiercely into its shell.

"boom!"

The spiritual energy exploded instantly, raising a cloud of dust.

As the dust settled, Nia Honjo was stunned to see an even harder inner shell beneath the broken crab shell.

"Um...actually, I think snails and crabs are quite cute, maybe we could..."

Before she could finish speaking, Gastrea immediately picked up Nia Honjo and put her in its mouth.

As the esophagus, filled with mucus and sharp teeth, drew ever closer, Nia Honjo struggled, her face turning ashen.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Chapter Twenty-One: Weather Manipulation

Five minutes later.

In the third stage, the Gastrea had all eight of its crab legs removed, its outer shell completely shattered, its inner shell riddled with holes, and its internal organs and bodily fluids spilled all over the ground.

Although this Gastrea swallowed Nia Honjou, it did not have the ability to break through the defenses of Kamui Spirit Armor.

Even after being swallowed, she did not give up struggling and killed the Gastrea from the inside.

At the same time, thanks to the Divine Armor's defense, which also includes corrosion resistance, it withstood the corrosive effects of Gastrea's stomach acid.

Nibekol and Susuke worked together to rescue Honjo Nia.

But thanks to this, she escaped from the stomach covered in stomach acid and emitted a foul odor.

Even the two children had some blood and other bodily fluids on them, and all three of them pinched their noses and gagged.

Although she escaped Gastrea's stomach unharmed, the experience left Nia Honjo with considerable psychological trauma.

"Auntie, you're really so weak," the girl exclaimed sincerely.

The moment she was swallowed by the Gastrea, she realized that there was a reason why Nia Honjo was called the weakest spirit.

Although looking only at the overall ability panel, Honjou Nia ranks second to last, with Izayoi Miku at the very bottom, it doesn't seem too bad.

However, in the original work, Miku Izayoi has a powerful track record of directly brainwashing five spirits with her angelic abilities, the "Hakugun Songstress".

Moreover, even angels like the Broken Army Songstress possess considerable combat abilities. The sound waves they create by channeling spiritual energy can inflict significant physical damage. Although they can only deal with weaklings, they are not entirely powerless.

During battle, not only can they buff their teammates, but they also have their own offensive capabilities, making their support abilities undeniable.

However, in the original work, Nia Honjou wasn't even considered a support character.

A single information bit.

Although her ability to record the future is incredibly overpowered, in real-world situations, especially one-on-one, no one would just stand there waiting for her to finish drawing.

Moreover, the more contrary to common sense the scene is, the more spiritual energy is needed to complete the drawing.

However, her spiritual power is the lowest among the ten spirits, even lower than that of Miku Izayoi.

The reason she ranks above Miku Izayoi is simply because her IQ is twice as high.

Through this battle with the Phase Two Gastrea, she has gained a full understanding of her own role.

"Sigh, I'll have to change my battle strategy from now on."

Nia Honjo, holding her breath, got up from the ground.

Unable to bear the stench any longer and suppressing the urge to gag, she said, "Stand still, I'll wash off the slime."

"There's no water here," Shou Xiashi said, pinching his nose and speaking in a muffled voice.

"It's alright, I have a way."

As she spoke, Nia Honjo wiped the sticky liquid from her hands and summoned the Whispering Scripture and the Writing Pen.

Turn to a blank page, touch the pen tip to the page, infuse it with spiritual power, and a new scene appears on the page.

The painting depicts a rain scene, with three people standing under rain clouds, the torrential rain washing away the dirt from their bodies.

As the image appeared, the ability to record the future was activated, making the image a reality.

In the sky, a small patch of dark clouds gradually took shape and gathered above the three people's heads.

With a clap of thunder, a torrential downpour began, instantly soaking the three of them to the bone.

Dust, blood, gastric juices, and other filth were gradually washed away by the rain and flowed into the earth.

Soon, the stains and odor on their bodies disappeared.

Shou Xia Shi stared at the gradually disappearing dark clouds in the sky. Although she remained expressionless, her slightly open mouth and blank eyes indicated that she was in a state of shock.

Although she possessed dolphin genes and gained intelligence far beyond that of ordinary people, her brain was unable to comprehend what she was seeing.

Without warning, a dark cloud appeared in the clear, cloudless sky.

The dark clouds just happened to gather directly overhead, having no effect on the surrounding area.

After the stains on their bodies were washed away, the dark clouds disappeared as if they had completed their mission.

Shou Xiashi, who believed in science, could only tell himself that it was a coincidence, a sudden weather event with a probability of one in a billion.

But looking at the mother and daughter beside her, who seemed completely unsurprised by what had just happened, she simply couldn't believe it was really a coincidence.

"Who...are you?"

"Just a nun passing by, but I remembered her."

"nun?"

It wasn't until now that Shou Xia Shicai noticed the strange clothing of the mother and daughter.

The two women were dressed in what appeared to be the same style of nun's habit, but only in appearance. If a real nun saw them, she would surely condemn their frivolity.

Like ink mixed with water, the gray nun's habit has a transparent texture, light and thin, and the skin underneath can be vaguely seen.

Of course, the most symbolic thing is the golden cross.

Although they don't look like proper nuns, it doesn't seem out of place for them to call themselves that.

“That’s really strange. I thought that ancient religious beliefs had declined after the Great Cataclysm,” Shou Xia Shi said. “Judging from your clothing, do you believe in a God named Jesus?”

"It may look like that, but it's just a coincidence, a coincidence." Nia Honjou shook her finger. "I am a nun, that's true, but I'm a nun who believes in the beauty of the two-dimensional world, and I have nothing to do with Jesus."

"Two-dimensional...two-dimensional?" Shou Xia Shi looked puzzled. "Is this a new religion?"

“You can think of it that way.” Nia Honjo made a devout prayer gesture. “This power is the authority bestowed upon me by the god of the two-dimensional world.”

“There must be a scientific explanation for what just happened,” Shou Xiashi insisted. “Just like how people regarded fire as a miracle years ago, even though you can summon dark clouds, you must have done it through some kind of device.”

"Then just take it that way."

"...Aren't you going to try to convince me?"

"Why should I do something so thankless? I'm not going to preach to you."

Suzuka didn't know what to say, because she was already prepared to debate with Honjo Nia.

To her surprise, the other party didn't intend to do anything, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

"If I weren't so smelly, I wouldn't have shown this skill to you."

Honjo Nia raised her index finger to her lips, a strange smile appearing on her face.