At last!!

Previously... A blinding flash expanded violently, coating the entire room and burning my poor eyes as the light slowly began to fade!

"...Uhh... What just happened...?"

Until finally, when the light completely went out and I recovered my vision, the small silver armor had disappeared.

"What on earth was that... Uaaah!"

So naturally I tried to call Silver, desperately searching for where he had gone, but upon taking my first step I completely lost my balance and fell to my knees against the floor.

(Thud!)

But at that moment, I suddenly realized that Silver's mysterious disappearance wasn't the only strange thing.

"Eh...?"

... Yes... Indeed, dear readers... At that moment I finally noticed how my center of gravity had drastically shifted, causing my resounding fall...

"....."

So, being a role model, after processing the sudden change, my reaction was the typical one.

"Am I... taller?!"

As if it could be the typical one?!

"Did my size just change all of a sudden?!"

My size had changed all of a sudden! And to make matters worse, when I tried to bring my hands to my head to process the shock, I heard a heavy metallic crash.

"What the hell?!"

Looking down, I saw two silver metal gauntlets covering my arms! And not only that! I felt a strange and heavy pressure surrounding my entire body, as if I were wearing something icy and rigid but glued directly to my skin!

("Hehehe! Mom!")

That voice...?!

"Aaaah?! Silver?! Where are you?! Why does your voice sound inside my head?!"

I was on the verge of a breakdown! I felt like I was drowning! I brought my metal hands to my face trying to remove whatever I had on, only to crash against the cold, solid surface of a helmet.

"Mm~!!"

But no matter how much I pulled on it with all my strength until my neck hurt, it wouldn't budge even a millimeter!

("Hehe, it tickles!")

It was completely stuck!!

<"Well, this was a pleasant surprise.">

Is that Echidna's voice?!

"Surprise?! What surprise?!"

And while I struggled in panic listening to the cheerful intention transmitted by Silver's voice, I stopped dead in my tracks upon seeing the shadow snake emerge in front of me with that damn usual calm...

"Echidna, do you know what's happening to me?!"

And immediately I lunged at her, grabbed her by the neck, and began to desperately shake her in the air demanding answers!

<"I think the real question is: how is it that you haven't realized what's happening yet?">

... But in response I only got another question instead.

"Realize what?! Speak the hell up!"

So, with all the gentleness in the world... I began to slap her over and over again expecting answers!

(Slap!)

However, she slapped me back too... Ok, I needed it.

<"Just look at yourself.">

And right after, after regaining my calm a little bit, I finally noticed my arms that Echidna was pointing at.

"?! "

It was only upon noticing them that I let go of Echidna, stood up as best as I could with these clumsy and heavy legs, and staggered over to the full-length mirror covered by a blanket!

"!!"

And when I raised my gaze, I gasped!!

("United!!")

Instead of my usual reflection, what stared back was the imposing figure of a tall knight in shining silver armor that had a huge sapphire gem embedded in the center of its chest, radiating a icy, pure, and divine light, giving him a majestic, extremely intimidating look of absolute martial authority.

"Is this... me...?"

So trying to check if this was a dream or not, I tried to touch the mirror glass with my armored hand.

".. No way."

As a result, the reflection did the exact same thing!

".. T-this... This is...!"

Contemplating the image and comparing it with my new form, I reached a conclusion impossible to express with simple words, something I never thought would happen to me in life after everything that has happened until now...

"Finally...."

And with a broken voice but completely overflowing with joy, I uttered the words I had wanted to scream the most since the damn day I reincarnated into this world.

"I HAVE A POOOOWEEEEEER UP!!!"