Editing Unlimited Fafnir:Volume 12 Chapter 3 (section)

===Part 5===

After Nii-san returned to the bridge, leaving Shion and I, just the two of us, in the cabin, I—Mononobe Mitsuki—contemplated.

—The location of an authority, huh?

So far, this had never occurred to me. My authority to generate antimatter ought to be from the Kraken—no, received from Miyako, who had passed it along to me.

Indeed... Not inherited, but passed along.

After all, I was able to use antimatter before taking out the Kraken.

Just like how Nii-san had divided Code Lost and passed it along to us, Miyako must have transferred a portion of her power to me.

However, this raised a question. The ability to transfer authorities was due to our status as "mates"—because all of us shared strong bonds with Nii-san. Was there such a powerful bond between Miyako and me back then? If so, then surely it was...

Pressing my hand against the dragon mark on the back of my neck, I shook my head.

I did not know if this was the correct answer. Hence, I could only contemplate. If I did not ponder the matter at hand...

I switched mindsets and restarted my thinking.

The authorities I held numbered a total of four.

First was my ability to generate dark matter as a D. Although it felt like my own power, in reality, it was an ability arising from Vritra going around and spreading genes. I must own up to the fact that this was the authority of Vritra as a counterdragon.

Second was what I had received from Miyako, the Kraken's power. Antimatter. Like Catastrophe and dark matter, this was also an authority that had arisen to oppose a past calamity.

Third was Code Lost, which Nii-san had transferred to me. What I had received was only one part of it, so diluted that I could not even sense it myself. However, were it in its complete form, Code Lost would be a fearsome power that could twist human fates and kill humanity just through one's thoughts alone.

As for the fourth, the blue light that was sealing away the ninth calamity—

"In addition to dark matter, antimatter, and Code Lost... It is only logical that I possess an authority as Neun. If I could figure out where it is located and how to use it, I would be able to help Nii-san—"

Just as I uttered these words, organizing my thoughts as to what needed to be done at the moment, Shion-san looked up from the picture book she was reading on the bed.

"i kNow wHerE anTiMattEr is. hERe—leFt eYe."

Shion-san lifted her hair and exposed the left eye that she usually kept covered.

"Eh... Sh-Shion-san, you know this?"

"yEah, i jUsT dO."

Seeing Shion-san nod calmly, I held my breath.

—Speaking of which, Shion-san was able to use antimatter too. Well, born as Kraken Zwei, perhaps Shion-san understood her authority from the very beginning.

I covered my left eye with my hand and began to think.

—My authority ought to be here, assuming my case is the same as Shion-san's. Although Iris-san said that Basilisk's authority might be in the eyes... Perhaps it was the right eye.

"Shion-san, are you able to generate antimatter directly when you want to?

"...dUnNo. wItH Papa and Mama—and eVerYone—bY My siDe now, nO neEd to usE iT."

Seeing Shion-san a little troubled, I realized how foolish a question I had asked.

"My apologies, I asked you a weird question."

Walking over to Shion-san, I caressed her head, causing her to close her eyes partially in pleasure.

Her expression made me smile too. At the same time, I asked myself honestly.

The Kraken had released antimatter from its purple eyeball. It was related to the eye.

During the car accident in which my parents passed away, I could not see anything amid the darkness... To the point that I could not even distinguish my own being. However, upon hearing Nii-san's voice—I was able to recall myself.

In that instant, what had I seen? What had I felt?

I tried my hardest to dig up my memories, to awaken the sensations that had been carved upon my body.

"—"

A sudden shock flashed through my entire body, causing me to groan lightly.

"Oh, I see now..."

I understood everything. The location of the authority, as well as its true nature.

And I understood too, that I had become a ''genuine Neun'' sooner than anyone else.

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