In the tranquil forest, gentle sunlight spilled down through the gaps between the leaves.
All around grew enormous plants, exuding the fresh fragrance of earth.
At that moment, a flash of white light appeared. In the air, a white gate manifested, and from it, a golden-haired girl stepped out slowly, surveying her surroundings.
It was Elise.
She had just passed through the Lord God's teleportation, arriving in a new world—the world of Blade Dance of the Elementalers.
As for this anime from long ago, Elise only knew a little about it. She had seen some of the anime and looked up bits of background setting online. But as for the later plot, she wasn't very familiar—only knew the general outline.
It was said that in the world of Blade Dance, all worlds were born within the Sea of Chaos, a union of order and disorder. Even the world of the spirits—the Elemental Lords' realm—was part of it.
Long ago, the six Great Elemental Lords, in order to further evolve their existence, joined forces to open the gate to the world's root, stealing a portion of the power within.
But the root dispatched beings known as "angels" to reclaim the stolen power. To resist these angels, the Elemental Lords chose to fight together with the Elemental Waffe against the invaders from another world, and ultimately drove the angels back.
The stolen power remained. Yet since it was something from another world, with time, all but the Light Elemental Lord had their sanity gradually corroded by it.
Thus, to handle this erosion, the Blade Dance ritual was established, in the hope that one day, the darkness from another world could be cleansed away.
Although Elise had never read the complete novel, based on available information, she suspected that the final boss of this work might be the Light Elemental Lord?
Cough cough, straying off-topic… In any case, none of that concerned Elise. She wasn't particularly interested in this world, nor did she have any intention of participating in the Spirit Blade Dance Festival.
At this moment, Elise had only one goal!
That was the Spirit Weapon mentioned earlier!
And coincidentally, it was also one of the heroines in the original story.
The high-level sword spirit, the Demon King-Killing Sacred Sword!
Guardian of the World, Terminus Est!
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"This world… is quite nice!"
Sensing the faith power permeating the air, Elise's face showed satisfaction.
In this world, nearly all people and spirits worshiped the Elemental Lords, so the power of faith was especially abundant.
Most importantly, the Elemental Lords were not gods!
Though powerful, they could not perceive or use faith power! In other words, no matter how much Elise stole faith, no one would ever notice!
This was exactly the kind of world she liked best!
After all, as someone who borrowed… ahem! How could a saintess' act be called stealing?
As one able to wield faith power, Elise felt she could relax a little here.
As for the power of the Elemental Lords…
Based on the original story, they possessed the ability to open gates to other worlds, which implied power at least strong enough to destroy nations—or even greater.
The protagonist, Kamito Kazehaya, had been able to kill an Elemental Lord only because of a wish. So the Elemental Lords' true strength had never been clearly shown.
Elise had no desire to risk her life. At least until she understood what kind of power the Elemental Lords had, she wouldn't act recklessly.
So now, as long as her opponents weren't of Elemental Lord level, Elise was confident enough to face them head-on!
Her perception ability was extraordinarily vast. After all, she kept her eyes covered—without strong perception, everything would be incredibly difficult.
Especially in places where faith gathered, her senses would become even sharper!
Here, she was very close to the ancient shrine where Est resided—less than a ten-minute walk away.
But before heading there, she needed a proper sense of ceremony!
Wasn't there a spring by the shrine?
That was the most sacred spot. Elise decided to imitate the original heroine, Claire, and perform a purification bath there.
It was said that spirits favored pure maidens. Elise naturally considered herself pure—but whether she qualified as a maiden was another question.
Her body might be, but mentally, she had enough self-awareness. She didn't know whether spirits valued a maiden's body or her spirit.
Still, this ritual should improve the success rate of forming a contract… right?
At the very least, it would make her feel cleaner.
Once she had decided, Elise no longer hesitated!
Disrobe!
Purify!
Of course, she took precautions—she had no intention of being seen naked while bathing.
So she spread her perception far and wide, ensuring that within at least ten kilometers, no one existed who could spy on her.
If anyone truly did appear, this saintess would gladly send them off to meet their god.
Her pure white garments slid lightly from her shoulders, revealing a beauty almost beyond human. With delicate hands, she carefully folded the clothes and placed them by the lakeside.
Elise extended a finger, lightly touching the lake's surface.
A chill rushed straight to her head!
So refreshing!
"In those former worlds, there was nothing like this level of springwater anymore!"
The world of Blade Dance of the Elementalers was, after all, a medieval-style fantasy world. Because there were elementalers who could form contracts with spirits, there was no sign of firearms or cannons.
Most regions were designed to preserve the spirits' environment. Overly prosperous metropolises were rare. Even in certain great nations, the natural environment was far better than one might imagine!
"This truly restores nature's most primitive beauty."
Scooping a bit of springwater in her palms, Elise took a sip.
Perhaps this was the blessing of nature?
The springwater wasn't delicious like a drink, but it brimmed with immense natural energy, capable of resonating with nearly any power—likely due to the presence of spirits.
But…
The spirits' power could actually reach such a degree?
Elise pondered. If she wanted to strengthen Est's power, what would be required?
From what she knew, in this world, the power used by elementalers to command spirits was called "Divine Power." She had yet to see what kind of energy it truly was.
So, after obtaining what she wanted, she also intended to stay in this world for a while.
If she could find something here to enhance Est's strength, it would be a great help!
And if she couldn't…
Elise clenched her fists, biting her lip.
"Then I'll just have to deal with the Elemental Lords myself!"
Since she didn't plan to stay in this world long, nor had any intention of returning, no matter how much she altered the story, it wouldn't matter.
First, she would probe them. And if possible…
She would slay the Elemental Lords!