Rally! The Three Saints (Study Triangle Exercise 2)

Original: SONINI & DEEPWATER WORKS

The stage for this story takes place in ‘ Ben’.

A world similar to and different from the Japan we live in.

It was very similar to modern Japanese civilization, however, it was not a democratic world, but a land of dynastic politics. Science was not so well developed, and there was also magic….

All in all, it is a world that is similar and different from Japan.

This is based on the “Reader’s Game Participation Program”, which was created with the input of readers.

prelude

In the dense forest, the young girls sprinted.

Number of people: seven.

Aim for the West. Toward the Western aristocracy that wants to dominate this country.

They have to move very carefully. That was the mission Maesaki had entrusted to them.

The demon army is in an uproar. The war between humans and demons is about to begin. Therefore, the Western nobles full of ambition must not be allowed to intervene in this battle for the Holy Maiden.

This mission, moreover, could not be leaked out. Once it was leaked out, the Demon Race would definitely try to stop it by all means. Therefore, the general students could not be utilized, because in this battle for the Holy Maiden, the general students’ actions were being monitored by various media outlets.

Now is the time for them to go out.

The schoolgirls of Mitsunoha who were captured and used as slaves. They have ostensibly disappeared from the scene. Because of this, they can be active in the darkness without being noticed by anyone.

Violated by men and deprived of their freedom, why would they want to work for Maesaki?

Is it because he feels that the human race is in crisis and should not be concerned about personal grudges. Or was it because of Maesaki’s influence? Or perhaps, both!

Of all the slaves trained, seven who were deemed capable of being tested in actual combat were chosen as the advance force to begin this campaign.

The young girls dressed in black combat suits and running at forty kilometers per hour through the forest.

The sun is sinking in the west. At this rate, we should be in the west by dawn.

A young girl, while running, said to another young girl beside her, “Hello! By the way, where are you going?”

“Lord Iso Atomic, what about you?”

“Duke Tsumori, I hear, is a difficult opponent.”

“So sorry for you.”

Their tone of voice sounded as if they were asking “where to eat for lunch”, but their expressions were so stiff.

“┅” Silence surrounded them again.

The young girls, who didn’t want to talk, continued to sprint forward.

Breaking the silence was five minutes later.

Boom! Flames suddenly appeared and surrounded a young girl who was sprinting.

“Yikes!” The young girl was startled by the sudden sight, and for a moment she messed up and crashed into a large tree.

“What’s wrong!?”

The young girls suddenly stopped moving. But there was no time for them to think. For their companions were being surrounded by fire before their eyes.

“Quick, put out the fire!”

The panicked maidens tried to extinguish the fire that surrounded the maidens with their clothes and hands, but the fire didn’t get any smaller at all.

“ah… ah…!” The young girl surrounded by fire let out an agonizing cry.

Incredible fire.

The girls, who were busy putting out the fire, suddenly realized that–

The fire was huge, but the clothes and skin worn by the young girls showed no sign of burning at all, and they could not feel the heat of the fire at all.

“What kind of fire is this?”

“It won’t burn?” The teenage girls were confused.

Right then and there.

Boom! The other maidens burned as well.

“There was an attack?”

Until now, they didn’t realize that they were under magical attack.

It was unheard of to have a flame that wasn’t hot, but if it was magic, then it was definitely possible.

Who the hell is backstabbing us?

While there was much speculation.

One of the young girls concentrated, sensing the movement of the magic.

“There!”

Following where that young girl’s finger was pointing, everyone began to unleash their magical attacks.

Flames. Shockwave. Lightning strikes． Freezing Bomb. The four girls sent out four types of magic, hitting the target right on the head. But… there was no reaction.

The third girl was surrounded by flames.

“ah ah ah ah…!”

It won’t heat up the fire.

“How… who is it?” The young girls began to panic.

Who could have straightened out these young girls who had received rigorous training in the Three Kingdoms? Even the students of the legendary Three Schools couldn’t possibly be so lopsided.

The young girl, who was surrounded by flames at first, had the fire on her body completely under seen. The fire had not left any burning marks on the maiden’s body or clothes. But it had taken the life of the maiden. The maiden did not even move.

Shoo! A sharp wind suddenly blew. It seemed to clash with something in the air, and an explosive sound came from it.

“Setting up a trap and backstabbing here?” A man’s voice rang out.

When she turned around, wasn’t it the gentleman who had been training the girls with Maesaki for the past few weeks standing there?

“Mr. Yoshino!”

It was none other than the secretary of the student council of Mikuni Academy──Takuya Yoshino. He looked around with a serious face. Holding a weapon like a whip. Flicked his wrist.

Shoo! With the same sharp wind as earlier, the air exploded again.

“Unseen… magic.”

The young girls finally realized why there was an explosion, it turned out that Takuya had returned the magical flames in the air that someone had administered.

“Leave this place to me, go!” Dreya ordered calmly.

“But… but Mr. Yoshino is the only one…”

“A companion who can’t even detect the enemy’s attack will only get in my way, move!”

The young girls were speechless. Although Zhuoya’s words were venomous, they were also the truth. If they weren’t carrying a heavy responsibility. If they were still those students who had seen the need for courage and bravery, they would have fought with Zhuo Ye to the end. They would have fought with Zhuo Ye to the end.

But they couldn’t do that now, and even if they did, Takuya and Maesaki wouldn’t be pleased.

“Please be careful, take care!” With those words, the young girls once again advanced towards their goal.

Only Joya is left alone.

“Come on out! There’s no need to hide anymore, is there!” Dreya yelled.

The words seemed to have worked, only to see a corner of the forest collapse. A person appeared at the same time in the collapsed place.

A girl. The girl appeared with a false smile on her face.

“I didn’t realize that those young girls would have guardians on their side.”

“I had expected that if someone were to backstab, it would have been on this stretch of road before entering the western range.” Zhuo also replied.

“Fair enough! Couldn’t find a suitable location beyond that.”

“I just didn’t expect you to do it yourself!” Dreya said, staring at her.

That girl was none other than the legendary student president of Sanoha Academy─Yanagi Ayaka.

“Ryuusei Ayaka… no, one of the nobles of the demon world, also known as Demon Flame, I won’t let you interfere with the operation.”

Takuya swung his whip at Ayaka.

At that moment, the invisible flames took the initiative to fight back.

“How dare you!” Ayaka sneered.

“Aren’t you part of the demon race?”

“I am indeed a Demon.”

Zhuo also wasn’t the least bit moved by Primavera’s words.

“You intend to betray your kind?”

“This has nothing to do with race, I’m just obeying the president’s orders!”

“Ha, I really didn’t think that the Demons would obey the humans.”

“In front of the Chairman, there is no distinction between demons and humans, you don’t know anything about the Chairman, so…”

“I know.” Ayaka interrupted Takuya with a quiet smile.

“Maesaki’s plan has another drawback.”

“What?” Zhuoya’s face changed.

“How much do you know?” He gripped the whip harder.

“I know everything because I’ve been watching Maesaki since the day I became one with the demon fire.” Ayaka still smiled unchanged.

The white-hot battle for the Virgin

1 – That kind of worldview –

There is a country called Aluminum Ben.

The customs and language are different from the Japan we are familiar with, and while the streetscapes they inhabit are cool, some parts of that world are different from Japan.

The most obvious thing is the existence of “intellectual beings other than human beings”!

In ancient times, when God created mankind, he forgot to combine “knowledge” and “reason.”

It was put into the brains of human beings, so that human beings violated them regardless of whether they were animals or goblins, resulting in the birth of an earthly subspecies known as subhuman beings.

At the same time, the Demon race, another race, was born, and it is believed that if the dominance of the earth is not given to the human beings created by the gods, then the evil gods will come out to fight against them.

Human. Subhuman. Demons. These are the three types of intellectual life forms that exist in this world.

Although both humans and subhumans are commonly referred to as “humans” created by God, humans have never recognized the status of subhumans. Perhaps that is true.

Look at it from a human standpoint. The subhuman was born in the absence of human “knowledge” and “reason”.

The human race, which was born at the time of the birth of the first man, should therefore be defined as a defective product. How can human beings, who consider themselves to be “finished products”, be compared to these defective products?

Because of the deep-rootedness of this kind of thinking, since the birth of mankind, the subhuman has always been rejected by mankind. Unbeknownst to the gods, mankind is also a “failure”.

Yes, it is. All human beings are “failures” from God’s standpoint.

Humans have a low resistance to temptation and a very fragile life force. In a way, the only good thing about humans is their ability to reproduce! However, compared to the demon race created by the evil gods, it is inevitable that they will be expelled after all!

The Demon Race created by the Evil God. Compared to humans, the Demon Race is much more powerful. Demons are stronger than any animal in nature. They have innate powerful magic power, and at the age of ten, they can have a strong body like a tiger. They also live much longer than humans.

Truly the most qualified leader on the ground. In terms of strength alone.

It is also wrong to say that the Demons are a better finished product than humans just because they are more powerful; when the Evil God created life, he only considered whether or not he could wipe out humans, but ignored the balance of the lifeforms themselves before creating the Demons, so the shortcomings are relatively many.

One of the biggest problems is that reproduction is very weak.

Human women (as long as they want to) can give birth to more than ten or more children in their lifetime, but demonic races can only give birth to two or three at most, and it’s very common to have deformed ones, such as those with octopus-like tentacles or those that are as disembodied as gels.

In terms of education, the illiterate Demon Race is even in the majority. That is to say, the Demon Race is actually a failure. It’s just that the failures created by the evil gods have the ability to defeat the failures created by the gods.

Without her, the human race would have been wiped out by the demons.

She is the Goddess of Light. She is one of the goddesses of the gods, who came down to earth to correct the lustful human race.

In order to teach mankind knowledge and reason, she divided her spirit into three schools, which were symbolized by the three Virgins. Those whom she judged to be suitable to be the guides of mankind, she would bestow upon them “holy water” to make them superhuman beings of the world. A superhuman being who possesses the divine power given by the Goddess.

In addition to Superman’s ability to fight demons, this ability can be inherited by his descendants for generations.

Thanks to the existence of these superhumans, the invasion of the Demon Race was repelled twice, and the human race still ruled most of the country.

After the Goddess returned to heaven and disappeared from the world at the same time as the evil gods, mankind came to love the Goddess even more.

Finally, year after year, the three schools left behind by the Goddess became known as the “Legendary Three”.

The students of all three schools are superhumanly capable, and thus unknowingly the schools become symbols of the display of human ability.

But─

Yet, human desire is still so insatiable.

Legend has it that among the three schools, there exists the “Power of the Virgin”.

Legend has it that each of the three schools chooses one of the virgin students in the school to be the Holy Maiden. When the three virgins are gathered, those who can obtain their holy water will be able to gain powers greater than those of Superman.

But… only one person in a generation can acquire this power. As a result, there was a war between the students of the three Legendary Schools, which represented the symbols of hope for humanity.

Several times in history, records are left of each other competing for the saints of his school.

To this day. The three schools of legend began to work on the matter of the Virgin War. Each with its own agenda in mind.

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Nishikawa Shoko, a candidate for the saint of Mitsunoha Academy, is waiting for her.

The Holy Maiden Candidate of the Three Kingdoms Academy─Baruch will be here soon, right?

Both Mitsunoha Academy and Mikuni Academy are among the legendary three schools known as Myth.

Sanoha, who specializes most in spiritual holy magic, and Mikuni, who specializes in physical attacks, together with the Hatanoya Academy of Magical Guidance, which is made up of subhumans, are the beginning of the battle for the Holy Maiden.

“Ms. Nishikawa, word has it that in another ten minutes or so, the Holy Maiden Candidate from the three countries will arrive.”

“Yeah? Then we’ll have to be on our guard!” Nishikawa replied to his subordinate’s report.

The next step is to fight for your survival, so you can’t give in at all in terms of momentum.

“It is said that the Holy Maiden Candidate of the Three Kingdoms… Baruch, has the combat ability necessary to follow the student president of the Three Kingdoms.”

Yes, she understands it well. The reason why Nishikawa was so calm was not because she could rise to a high position by defeating Baruch, but she was convinced that no one in this world could change the law of the weak and the strong.

In the next fight, if Nishikawa wins, she is the strongest, and if her opponent wins, then Baruch is the strongest.

The one who loses is deprived of the right to be a human being and becomes the slave of the other.

At least for Nishikawa, she would do so. There was no reason for it, it was the rule of the game. And whether or not that rule also included Nishikawa’s own sacrifice didn’t even matter anymore.

Participation in this game is limited to “candidates for saints” who have the possibility of qualifying for sainthood.

It has a special significance to save female students who are not saints, but are at risk of being sniped. On the other hand, the risk of being treated as a substitute for a saintly girl is also relatively high.

It was the student presidents of their three schools who decided on the rules of this game.

When the losing candidate is caught, she is investigated, and if it is found that she is not a virgin, the victorious candidate is disposed of. As for the maidens who were disposed of, their fate was…

If one had seen the chaotic battles in the past before the completion of the Holy Maiden Candidate System, and then recalled the tragic murder of the Holy Maiden Candidate. Kaylard was brutally murdered, their fate was imaginable.

That’s one of the rules.

How can you be strong if you’re not brutal? Only the strong can make the rules. In a world where the weak are the most powerful, no one will sympathize with the weak.

At that moment, Nishikawa remembered the time when… when he first entered Mitsunoha Academy. The first time he met the current student councilor. Ryuusei Ayaka

She is, by all accounts, the most understanding woman. She protects abused young girls with all her might. Forgives wrongdoers and allows them to exist. Like the Madonna.

Even Nishikawa, who firmly believes that the world is a place where the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy, sometimes forgets his own beliefs and can’t help but want to help her.

“As if it’s here.”

“Spread out each!”

Nishikawa gave the order after identifying the silhouette in the distance. The students of Sanoha immediately dispersed in all directions. At the same time, the shadows of Baruch and the accompanying Sannoha students grew quite large.

“First, present the Chairman’s gift to Baruch.” Nishikawa yelled.

Now there is no more Ayaka, who was benevolent at the time, in Sanoha. Only cold-hearted dominators remain.

Suddenly, the past came back to Nishikawa’s mind.

A tragedy caused by naivety! (LAUGHS)

“Huh?”

“It’s fine, I was just talking to myself!” Nishikawa looked straight ahead and replied to the puzzled-looking students.

Baruch and the others are almost there. And the war is about to begin.

“Must Kill! Baruch Hundred-Ton Blow!”

DONG~

There was a loud noise like fireworks rushing into the sky, and the students of Sanoha were sent bouncing upwards.

“Hundred-ton pound, hundred-ton pound, hundred-ton pound!”

DONG~

DONG~

DONG~

A series of attacks.

The students of Sanoha danced like airplanes in the air and faded away. One look showed how much damage Baruch had done. Because, it was not an idle person who received such a heavy blow.

Generally speaking, the standard of the students of Sanoha in terms of sacred magic and defense was quite high, especially in terms of defense, which could be said to be at the top among the three schools where capable people were gathered.

They wouldn’t be hurt in the slightest even if they were hit by an ordinary person in a car, and that was the specialty of one of the Legendary Three Schools, San-no-Ha Academy.

Exactly, the stronger the attack encountered, the stronger the defense produced. However, even the Sanoha students with such strong defenses couldn’t withstand Baruch’s attack.

Baruch threw her opponent into the air with force by hooking her wrist around her opponent’s neck in an upside down fashion. Her attack didn’t look much like a boxing technique, but rather a fighting technique. That was Baruch’s sure-fire technique, the Hundred Tons Strike.

However, why didn’t Baruch use his fists instead of attacking in this fighting technique-like manner?

That was because, if Baruch really wanted to attack, even the students of the Legendary Three Schools would all die without a trace. That’s why even though it’s a sure-fire attack, the power of the attack has actually been reduced a lot.

“Hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding!”

DONG~

DONG~

DONG~

…kabuki!

After four hits in a row, the power waned, and the last person hit didn’t fly into the air, but instead stuck his head into a nearby pillar. At first glance, one would think a man had been born from the pillar.

“Ah… I’m sorry!” Baruch intuitively apologized to his opponent.

Even for the students of Sanoha, it would probably take three months of recuperation to recover from such a heavy blow. As for those who were thrown into the air, it would also take two months to heal. It was an overwhelming victory for Baruch.

The Sanoha students who had wanted to preemptively attack Baruch and attacked were now only left gasping for breath on the sidelines.

Where’s Nishikawa?

“You freak!” Nishikawa couldn’t help but curse angrily.

None of the Sanoha students present had expected Baruch to be so tough. It was true that they had heard earlier that she was the girl with the most potential among the three kingdoms. This was from the students who were defeated by Baruch at the beginning of the battle for the Holy Maiden. However, no one had expected it to be so strong.

The only other candidate for the Saintess of the Three Noble Leaves who can rival Baruch or Kanjen of the Three Kingdoms is Nishikawa Shoko.

No one thought otherwise, not even Sai Chuan himself until now. Although he had heard that Baruch was a Hercules… Nishikawa believed that even if he wasn’t that strong, he could still beat her with his kung fu alone.

“Looks like you’re kinda stinky!”

Baruch’s power control, is by no means a general carving skill, at first glance, thought she was relying on brute force alone to desperately attack the enemy, in fact, regardless of whether Baruch is to use a hundred tons of attacks or other techniques, have been reduced to a minimum of power. General Hercules is not able to do so.

“I will not spare anyone who obstructs me!”

Just as Nishikawa was stunned, Baruch’s powerful attack had already come. Hundred tons of heavy blows weaved in and out of Sanoha’s students. It didn’t take long for Sanoha’s ranks to begin to disintegrate.

And Baruch was not the only one who disintegrated them. Among the army Baruch brought with him were friends, lovers, brothers, and relatives of the young girls who had been captured by Mitsunoha to be used as tools for their lust.

Everyone bet everything on this battle, even death didn’t matter! The fierce attack gradually disintegrated Sanoha’s formation. In this way, the Sannoha attacked all the way to the rear guard. Nishikawa.

Nishikawa swung her whip towards the attacking Mikuni students. Because Nishikawa’s fighting ability far exceeded that of the average student, even the students of the same school feared her.

“Drink!!!”

Phew!

“Hiccup!?”

The dancing whip aimed its attack at the eyes and throat of the three students. No mercy at all.

In the old days, the nobles used the “Sinner’s Whip” as a punishment for slaves who rioted. Nishikawa was a disciple of that school.

Phew!

“Uh!!!”

Whenever the whip cuts through the wind, the three students are torn apart. Those who had their eyeballs pulled out, those who had their throats cut… even if they had excessive vitality, they would be tortured by pain in the future.

Because even with magical healing, it is impossible to restore the original vision to the injured eyeball. In addition, it was even more painful to extract the blood from the lungs.

It was not an exaggeration to describe this attack as cruel. However, to be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself. This was the iron law of the battlefield. Therefore, Nishikawa did not hesitate to brandish the whip in his hand.

Phew! Another victim fell to the ground with an injured eyeball.

sudden─

Nishikawa panicked. It had only been three minutes since the start of the battle. Only Nishikawa was left of the Mitsunoha students who had responded to the battle.

(Gotta think of a way to retreat!)

With Nishikawa’s strength alone, it was impossible to fight against all the students of the Three Kingdoms. Even if he defeated those students, he couldn’t defeat Baruch. Nishikawa didn’t expect to be chased by so many Mikuni students. She couldn’t help but mess up so much that she made a mistake.

“Pah!” The Mikuni student grabbed Nishikawa’s whip.

“Shit!”

When she realized it was too late. She received a strong blow to her abdomen. It was as painful as suffocation.

Nishikawa’s physical strength is no better than Baruch’s or Kanken’s, and even compared to the average student, it’s just “okay.”

With one kick from the three students who specialized in physical attacks, Nishikawa had lost half of his fighting ability.

This was followed by another blow to the back of the head. That was the end of Nishikawa’s consciousness.

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“I’ve lost, I’m at your disposal!” Nishikawa shouted out with all his might.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that she had been surrounded by the students of the three kingdoms. There was no chance of escaping at all. It could be said that she had completely lost. Nishikawa calmly accepted this fact. Looking at Baruch, who was standing in front of her, she pondered dumbly.

You… are not on the winning side. That’s just the way it is. What had been done to the losers in the past would now be done to you. Although it is painful, if one survives for a few years, the days ahead will not be so difficult.

“Baruch-sama, she’s also one of the Holy Maiden Candidates, so we still have to check.” The Tri-State students who had knocked Nishikawa down were explaining that to Baruch.

Only Baruch replied with a very hesitant, “En!”

Nishikawa stood to the side, thinking what was there to hesitate about.

Soon, Nishikawa’s clothes were removed by the students of Mikuni.

“Isn’t it just to rape me? And what’s the point of being so polite and taking off my clothes?”

Those Mikuni students who helped Nishikawa take off his clothes replied angrily.

“We’re not like you scum.”

“Don’t pretend to be noble, the so-called loser is the enemy, just dispose of it as you please! This is also the rule of this fight ah!”

“Who’s playing innocent!” The other group of Mikuni students checking Nishikawa replied earnestly.

“What a simple person.” Nishikawa felt a bit of disdain in his heart.

Mikuni’s student, however, leaves Nishikawa after examining her body.

“There is no mark of the Holy Maiden, so it seems she is not a Holy Maiden.”

“Great! This way we won’t have to fight Nishikawa.” Baruch said with a reassuring pat on his chest.

Baruch acting like that puzzled Nishikawa.

Might as well whether it’s because he’s embarrassed by being looked at, Baruch flusteredly said, “Ah, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have called senior sister by her name directly.” Baruch explained.

“That’s not the reason! Why are you glad that I am safe and sound?”

Nishikawa asked skeptically.

“Is that weird?” Baruch had a confused look on his face. It wasn’t an act, but a really confused look.

Nishikawa then explained to Baruch like a teacher.

“Of course it’s strange! The rules of this fight are: the victor can do whatever he wants to the loser, which means I can do whatever you want, but…”

Despite the fact that it could be detrimental to her situation, Nishikawa spoke up boldly, thinking about what she had done in the past made her even less inclined to take off.

No matter when and where, stick to your own brightness. This is Nishikawa Shoko.

“Yes, you can do whatever I want…”

Hearing Nishikawa’s words, Baruch’s smile remained unchanged.

“So I’m happy to be happy for you, isn’t that okay?”

Baruch cocked his head and scratched his ears, looking like he didn’t understand what Nishikawa was talking about.

No matter how you look at it, Baruch’s expression is very recognizably straight.

Seeing Baruch behave that way, Nishikawa was hit hard.

“But I am the enemy, don’t you hate me and don’t you want to abuse me?”

“Why?” Baruch looked at Saikawa in disbelief. The sight stared straight into the depths of Saikawa’s eyes.

“┅” For some reason, Saikawa couldn’t look her squarely in the eyes.

With a sudden impulse, Nishikawa raised his head and said righteously, “Doesn’t everyone do that?”

“Baruch knows the rules, the winning side can do whatever they want to the losing side, but I’ve never heard that the winning side has to bully the losing side!”

“Yes, then it is correct…” for some reason, Saikawa began to feel justified.

“The so-called rules, that is, the agreement!” Baruch said thoughtfully.

“The so-called pact was created to benefit everyone, that’s what my brother taught me!”

Hearing Baruch’s words, the students of the three surrounding countries burst out laughing.

“┅”

In a harmonious atmosphere

Nishikawa, tasted unprecedented frustration.

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“To leave the Valley of Hata… why?”

Looking at the withdrawal form in front of him, the Hachimanoya student president sighed deeply.

This is one of the three legendary schools, and the holy city of the subhumans who were bullied by humans─Hatanoya Magic Academy.

Hachimanoya Academy is now facing a crisis of disintegration. There is no other reason than the disintegration of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Student Council of the Tomei School.

It started with the death of Kerad, the most belligerent catgirl among the four. She was chosen to be the Holy Maiden Candidate, and attacked the Holy Maiden Candidate of the Three Kingdoms preemptively, but she was killed by someone breaking her neck during the battle.

Because of her death, another candidate for the Holy Maiden, Yuki-no-Yuki-no-Kiyoka, was killed by the Yuki-no-Yuki-no-Yuko. Yuki-no-Kiyohka took revenge on her. Perhaps due to her stubbornness, she was not going to use the three kingdoms to rescue the slaves, but was only going to attack alone with the power of Hachimanoya. This was a suicide mission.

The president of Hatanoya, who was in disarray, was going to ask Lana, who was known to be the most skillful in using magic in Hatanoya and another Holy Maiden-in-waiting, to go to Gosetsu’s aid.

However, Lana had already left the Valley of the Hatan in order to solve the problem of her demonic blood and curse…

…Now, of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Hatanoya Magic Academy, only the Student President remains.

Aid Gosetsu, searching for Lana, the guardian of the Hachimangu Magic Academy… Even though she was one of the Four Heavenly Kings, it was too difficult for her alone to accomplish all of this.

She tried to find other students to help her, but most of the subalterns had the idea of “sweeping the snow from their own doorsteps”, so it was difficult to get them to unite as one. So she tried to find a girl to replace the Four Heavenly Kings, Kelad, but…

First Alternate, but filed a withdrawal at this time.

“Won’t you think about it again? Now that you’re gone…”

“Don’t be silly, the school can’t even protect me, so why should I care?”

The young girl spoke mercilessly and showed her sharp canines, just like a vampire.

“I’m really sorry, but Qura…”

“There’s no buts about it, I went into this school thinking I would be protected, not realizing that instead I would be captured and used as a slave by students from another school.”

The young girl named Quorra had no intention of giving in to Chairman Hachimanoya.

The tragic attack on the day of the battle for the Virgin. This young girl was one of the victims. Raped by the attackers and robbed of her first time. After that, she was taken to the Three Kingdoms Academy… “Now, I’m being called to be one of the Four Heavenly Kings… If I was the person I was before I was captured and used as a slave, would this be such a good thing?”

Receiving such an accusation, the president was dumbfounded. It is true that Qura was not capable of such things in the past. It was only after being brought to the Three Kingdoms during the battle for the Holy Maiden… after negotiating with the Three Kingdoms and being brought back to Hatanoya, it could be seen that Qura’s ability had significantly improved. In the later years, it was practically on a par with the Four Heavenly Kings.

If it’s the old Quorra, it probably doesn’t really come in handy!

It was indeed ironic to gather the abused subhumans and then talk highly of the Hatanoya Magic Academy, which wanted to protect the subhuman sanctuary. However, the current Hatanoya really needed her power.

“Whatever, I’m just dropping out.”

“There’s no room for negotiation?”

“No matter how much you try to convince me it won’t work.”

At that moment, Qura suddenly looked up thoughtfully…

“However, if it’s the president of the Three Kingdoms himself who comes to beg me, there might be room to turn things around.” She gave a wry smile.

Upon hearing those words, President Hatanoya’s shoulders trembled a little… but since she was protected by dark magic, no one could see it. But, she was truly fearful.

“How is Chairman San… Sanso…?”

Even the tone of his voice couldn’t help but rise. It was the kind of voice that tried to play it cool but couldn’t.

Qura looked at the Chairman… remembering the scene, a wry smile appeared again.

“How can I put it? Men, Maesaki… the pleasure of being raped…”

“You had sex with Chairman Mikuni…?” Chairman Hachimanoya’s voice rose even higher.

“What for? Making that surprised noise!”

“No, nothing!” The president hurriedly tried to regain his composure, but was unsuccessful.

“Of course! What could possibly happen that wouldn’t happen when you’re a slave?”

“Yes… that’s right!”

“As bad as they say that kind of person is, they’re gentle in bed and give me new powers!” Quorra looked complacent.

Chairman Hachimanoya looked at her and… finally reached out his hand and picked up the withdrawal form on the table.

“Get out!”

“What?”

The president’s voice was trembling slightly.

“I’m accepting your withdrawal and getting out of this school right now.”

“Wow, yes!”

Hearing such an angry voice from the gentle president, Quorra rushed out of the student council office in a hurry. When the door slammed shut, Quila breathed a sigh of relief.

“What the heck! I thought she’d be better than the president of another school, but I didn’t realize that she’s also a narrow-minded person, so it looks like it’s the right thing to leave this place.”

She glanced at the closed door for a moment, her expression brightening.

“I can’t stay here any longer, so I’ll go west as Maesaki said, and show the Marquis of Musashima what I’m made of.”

This way I can ask him to hug me… Qurae smiled confidently. Her fight was really starting now.

On the other hand… Inside the Chairman’s room, when Qura went out, Chairman Hatanoya was alone on his desk.

Thinking about Chairman Hachimanoya, he shouldn’t be that agitated, he should be able to stay calm no matter what happens.

I knew it, but…

“Ugh…” she sighed helplessly. Then, the words “Damn it!” came out of her mouth.

The Three Virgins. Identify

１

“Why?” Baruch looked puzzled.

Holy… Sannoha Academy on the sidewalk next to it. You can already see Mitsunoha Academy.

In front of Baruch, who was on his way to Mitsunoha Academy, stood a group of troops that were neither Mikuni nor Mitsunoha.

Standing at the front of the line was the saintess-in-waiting that I had seen on TV. One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hachiman no Tani──Miyuki Seika. Surrounding them were the students of Hachiman no Tani.

At first, Baruch thought that Gosetsu was here for the same purpose as himself. Hachimanoya was also here to save the students of his school. In that case, it should be possible to work together. Thus, the people of the three countries walked towards the people of Hatanoya.

“Go away, you people of the Three Kingdoms.” Imperial Snow spoke coldly.

“Go away, we will save our companions caught by Mitsunoha ourselves, we don’t need you to mind your own business.” Miyuki said once more.

“But… but the girls of the three kingdoms were also captured!”

“We’ll save those people, you guys get outta here!”

“Why? Since we have the same purpose, we should cooperate with each other!”

However, the current Miyuki could not listen to Baruch.

“We don’t want to use your power, we just want to be on our own.”

The fact that Kellard had been killed by the students of the Three Kingdoms was something that Miyuki would never forget. Both Mikuni and Mitsunoha were also humans, and subhumans would have to rely on themselves to protect themselves.

“What words? We also…”

Perhaps because she had always grown up with humans, Baruch didn’t feel any different. She had always lived with humans even though she was born subhuman.

Such a fact made Mikazuki and the others panic.

“If everyone is going to move on…”

As Gosetsu spoke, the students of Hachimangu stood apart in all directions.

“Let’s take you guys first!”

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“You are…”

As soon as he saw that person, Kanji stopped in his tracks. She wasn’t supposed to be here. At least, not supposed to be here alone in an ambush.

She was Lana, one of the candidates for the Sacred Maiden of Hatanoya. Legend has it that she was the most powerful girl in the three schools… no, the most powerful girl in magic. Even so, coming here alone is suicide. Because this is the back door of the Three Kingdoms Academy. It’s the enemy’s territory!

Anyone with even the most powerful magic would be too courageous to do this. Although the school sent a large number of students to protect Baruch and Asada, it still put extra manpower in the neighborhood to guard yah!

“Hey, you!”

Lana looked towards Kanjian. Kanjian saw Lana’s illusory eyes. At the same time, Kanjian is hit by a strong attack wave.

Although the sword of Guan Jian caught it, but his body went straight backward, cutting two deep foot marks on the ground.

“Ahhhh, so much power!” It was hard to stop her retreat, and she couldn’t stop gasping for air.

Lana just looked at Kanen quietly. Kanen looked at Lana and finally understood.

“I see! You came here with just this one move!”

Because she was a sword watcher, she blocked Lana’s attack. If it was any other student who received the same attack, they would have fainted before they could even react. It was assumed that she had used this move against all the students from the three countries she had met earlier.

“That’s really something! No wonder it dares to come to the Three Kingdoms alone.”

“Three countries?” Lana looked around the room, looking as if she was a little confused.

“Yeah? This is the Three Kingdoms?”

“Don’t you realize what you’ve come to?” Kanjian gripped his wooden sword.

“It doesn’t matter where, does it?” While answering, Lana used her magic power again. The shockwave once again struck the viewer’s sword.

This time, Kuan Jian had already prepared herself mentally for the battle, and she used her wooden sword to split the power of the attack, scattering it to the sides. The split power rushed towards the bicycle field, only to see the nearly one hundred bicycles placed there, all of them instantly turned into iron sand.

“Just one look has such power… what a monster!” Kanji was on full alert.

Presumably startled by the noise, a male student ran out of the classroom.

“Idiot, don’t come out!”

“What!?”

It was too late, the male student was swept away by Lana’s eyes; he immediately fainted.

“What are you? You are even more powerful than the rumors…” said Kuan Jian in surprise.

Seeing her frightened look, Lana sneered and said, “Rumor? Isn’t it true that the magic of a demoness is demonic magic?”

“What?”

“Or, does misfortune befall anyone who has a relationship with a demoness?”

Kanji finally understood what she meant. She saw Lana’s eyes filled with despair.

“That’s right! I am the woman with the evil demon blood!”

There was a black light on Lana’s right wrist. This her eyes were still black, the light of despair. The darkness of doom.

“Destruction. Light!” As the light faded, Lana threw the mass of black at the view sword.

“Shit!”

Jian Guan’s back suddenly had an uncomfortable feeling. There was absolutely no chance of survival once one came into contact with that mass of light. She felt a powerful threat. At this moment, there was no need to care about face, flee!

She immediately dropped to the ground, not caring if the action looked good anymore.

It was the right choice. If she had tried to dissolve that light, there would never have been another Kanjen Yoko in the world.

The light, just landed on the pile of iron sand from the pedicab just now and disappeared. Along with the sand, it disappeared without any sound or heat. Like an incantation, the space that the light touched was “destroyed”.

“It’s gotten awesome!” Lana sneered.

Cold sweat broke out all over Kanjian’s body. Kanjian had only seen an attack that he could fight against once before. It was the top heart elbow of Shunji Maesaki, the student president of Mikuni.

That was the same sure-fire technique that Maesaki had used earlier, to eliminate the old president of the Ruling Tri-State Student Council. Maesaki killed that leader with a heavy blow right in front of Kaneken.

If he was hit by the light that Lana was using right now, Kaname would probably suffer the same fate as the student president before him! If one were to block that light, it would be like blocking a chariot, cannon or fire with one’s body.

“Out at the start, what a totally unfair match…”

It’s going to have to be outsmarted. Her destructive power was indeed enough to be compared to Maesaki. Fortunately, apart from the use of magic power, she did not have the same physical ability and defense as Maesaki, otherwise, there was no way that Kanzenshuu could win.

“Charging at her chest… should work!” Kanji considered.

Rano puts on a look that doesn’t take Kanji seriously and looks at her.

It was a really unpleasant fight for the sword viewer. It wasn’t a displeasure caused by a difference in strength with her opponent. Rather, it was the disinterest shown by Lana towards the battle at this point when the battle was at its peak that displeased her.

“You don’t give a damn about me!”

“As long as it’s stronger than me, I’ll naturally be at its disposal.”

A provocative tone. Was Kanjian being paranoid? From that tone she felt the helplessness of self-pity.

….

Several lights arose around Lana. Unlike the previous “Light of Destruction”, they were simply magical light. However, that circle of light was stronger and more destructive than the previous magic light, making it impossible to look at.

“There’s no one to stop me, I don’t care about anything anymore.”

Lights attacked towards the Guan Jian. Each ray of light had a powerful might that could kill a person.

The sword viewer charged forward.

“Oh…!”

Kanjian curved his body to dodge the demonic light that was attacking like a spiral. Jian Jian did not intend to use his wooden sword to fight it. Because even if he poured all of his chi into the wooden sword, he could not be sure if he could stop the magic light, and even if he did, he was afraid that he would run out of strength!

Two, three, four… The kanji that dodged the magic while attacking Rana.

Seven, eight, nine… In a flash, Rana’s break was discovered.

Watch the move. “Wind Forest and Fire Mountain, One’s Taisho”! Taking advantage of the momentum, Kanjian swung his sword down without hesitation. A shockwave strong enough to make Lana faint went towards Rano.

The… wooden blade was in front of her, but Rana was not moved at all.

(Could it be a trap!?)

Some thoughts suddenly appeared in Kanji’s mind… while the wooden blade was still striking straight at Rana’s shoulder, the second blade went towards the abdomen.

“Oo…” Rana was subjected to Kanjen’s mandatory kill and collapsed with only a groan.

Sand. With a soft thud, Lana had fallen to the ground.

“┅Won?” Seeing the fallen Lana, she adjusted her breathing.

Although, now that the victory had been decided, the sense of displeasure in the heart of the sword viewer still had not disappeared. That joy of victory, the excitement of defeating a strong enemy, was actually not felt at all.

“┅Why? Why is this guy laughing?”

As Kenshin said.

Lana, who had lost consciousness, actually had a smile on her face.

“Why? In the end…”

To Kaneken, she couldn’t understand that smile at all.

３

“No, Gosetsu. You can’t do that…”

Rana, I dreamed… again

The same “reality” dream that Kellard had when he was killed. Lana seems to have the ability to know the actions of her friends through their dreams.

At that moment, she saw the Gosetsu who was filled with sadness and had lost herself.

A battle between Team Hachimanoya, centered on Gosetsu, and Team Mikuni, centered on Baruch, the second team.

No, that wasn’t a real fight. Against the three kingdoms that only defended, Hatanoya attacked without mercy.

As a rule, Baruch was not supposed to be silent. But Baruch surprisingly just doesn’t fight back.

“Hey, stop it! Gosetsu. I don’t really want to fight you.”

But no matter how much Baruch shouted, Gotsuki couldn’t hear a word.

“If we have the same purpose, we should work together and fight the enemy together, why do we have to fight?” Baruch was full of questions. The other companions felt the same as her.

The students of the three kingdoms who were supposed to be fighting against Hachimanoya lost their original will to fight, and one by one they were all knocked out.

“Our peace, we will fight for it ourselves and will not let you humans interfere.

”

Lana felt Gotsuki’s thoughts. Those were the thoughts that only someone caught in the darkness would have.

“No way! It’s a waste of my… my…”

At that point, Lana suddenly stopped talking.

“But I wasn’t there, so what can I do?”

Lana remembered. The one who had been abused until now just because she was mixed with demonic blood. The one who caused misfortune to everyone around her just because she had the power of a curse. And even the one who entered the “Strongest Castle of the Subhumans” just because she was attached to humans.

I had thought that if I stayed here, any mastication spells would be gone. However, I didn’t realize that even the Valley of Hata is now involved in the battle for the Holy Maiden. I can’t even stay here anymore. I might as well become a slave in Mikuni or Mitsunoha.

…she thought. Because if that happened, the spell that bound her would cause misfortune to Mikuni or Sanoha, who had caught her. In that case, she would be able to answer to Hachimanoya.

“What the hell!” Lana realized─the self in the dream was very close to Gosetsu’s heart.

“I, who have become like this… no longer qualified to interfere in human affairs, why do I know so much about the hearts of humans?” A marvelous feeling rose from within.

The fight has been completely controlled by Hachimanoya unilaterally.

Knockout! The magic power emitted by the students of Hachiman no Tanaka hit Baruch squarely in the face. A force powerful enough to catalyze the destruction of a hut hit Baruch squarely in the nose, and she fought back tears.

“It hurts… ohhhhh!”

Baruch rubbed his nose, but on the other hand the back of his neck was continuously attacked by magic. Perhaps he panicked too much. Baruch, unable to stop himself from screaming, kept turning back and forth and then fell to the ground….

At first glance, it seems comical, but it brings a great impact to this side of the Tri-State.

“Ah! Baruch…”

“Baruch!”

Because of Baruch’s defeat, the three camps began to falter. The one-sided situation has become even more obvious. If this continued, the end would be obvious. The Three Kingdoms would be completely defeated by Hachimanoya, and would taste true defeat.

“Goyun…” and Rana could only look at it from a distance.

Baruch was stripped naked and placed in front of Mikazuki.

“Whoa! It’s cold!” Baruch kept shivering. It was already fall, and being naked, of course it would be cold.

The defeated Baruch was stripped naked to check whether she was a holy woman or not, as the rules dictated.

The Hatanoya students, who were looking for the Holy Virgin’s proof of the Herald’s “coat of arms”, touched it everywhere with their magical fingers. This action caused Baruch to become angry, and as a result, three of them were hospitalized… but that doesn’t matter anymore…

Heraldry, appeared.

On Baruch’s forehead.

“If it appears from the forehead, there’s no need to be undressed at all.” Baruch thought innocently.

That’s true. However, these common sense principles are often overlooked. As evidenced by the history of mankind. This time, of course, it has been ignored just as much as in the past.

Miyuki stared straight at Baruch. Right now, Lana’s line of sight and Miyuki’s were identical. What Miyuki was looking at was what Lana was seeing, and everything that Miyuki felt was likewise conveyed to Lana. What was conveyed was also Miyuki’s feelings.

（”Finally, we meet the main cause of this battle, the Holy Virgin!”)

(But, even if we win, Kellard won’t come back!)

(But what can be done beyond that?)

Gosetsu, who can’t trust people. And Lana, who had to deny her existence. Although their feelings are different, two different emotions intersect in the spiritual world.

“So you’re the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms.” Oyuki was neither touched nor emotional, but only asked Baruch in a formulaic manner.

“As if!” Again Baruch was not moved or emotional.

For to Baruch now, a gust of blowing cold wind drew her attention more than whether or not she was a holy woman.

“Now, you will be sent to the Hachimanoya Magic Academy, and what disposition you will receive there will be left to the discretion of our school’s president.

“Until then, can I ask you something?”

“What is it?”

Confronted by the cold and unfeeling Gosetsu, Baruch looked worriedly at the students who had collapsed around him.

“Hopefully an ambulance will be called for the injured.”

(The murderer who killed Kellard!)

Gosetsu and Lana, who originally felt the same way, changed at that moment. Gosetsu’s feelings were no longer the same as Lana’s. Miyuki and Lana felt differently about Kellard’s death.

Gosetsu is faced with the three kingdoms that have killed her emotions. Lana is faced with her spellbound self. Because of the difference in feelings, Lana’s senses were affected. Miyuki suppressed her emotions and told herself to calm down.

“Well, after all, unlike the Three Kingdoms, we’re not that cruel.”

“Thanks!”

Miketsu’s eyes avoided Baruch’s thanks.

“┅Gosetsu?”

It was just an inconspicuous gesture, and Baruch asked with concern.

Gosetsu looked very distressed. As if in mourning.

(It feels like Gotsuki’s just trying to be brave.)

I feel it. Baruch had a thought… a mere thought, hoping to make Gotsuki smile.

Whenever he wants to do something, he will do it immediately, this is the principle Baruch has always had. Though it often causes uproar or failure, Baruch nevertheless sticks to his principles.

(To make people laugh… when they are sad)

A few ways come to mind─

I. Scratching

II. Joke-telling

III. Abandonment of medication

The scratching of the first item is less likely as far as practically speaking.

Because right now, both of Baruch’s hands were tied, and although it was an easy task to break free with Baruch’s strength, it was just that once he did so, he was afraid that it would only lead to another fight.

And the current atmosphere doesn’t seem to be too conducive to such methods as tickling.

Baruch had been tickled by Maesaki a few times in the past, but that was just part of the “foreplay”.

The third medication… I don’t know much about it…

Although he knew that there was a medicine in the world that would make people laugh and feel good, Baruch had never seen it, and Maesaki had said─”You can’t rely on drugs.”

Besides, Baruch himself hated taking medicine. Especially when his stomach grumbled and he was forced to take medicine, the bitter taste of it was heartbreaking to think about. Even if it’s a medicine that makes you laugh, it must be just as bitter.

Looks like there’s only a second way.

“It doesn’t take much to be funny, and it’s never hard for Baruch.

(Uh-uh-uh-uh)

The only time I had to rack my brain like this was yesterday when I was eating a snack and I didn’t know whether to choose strawberry hemp or natto ice!

And the jokes that we can use at this point…

Baruch thought of the photographs that Maesaki had shown her… before

(Ah! There it is!)

While thinking that, Baruch suddenly clamped down on the hand and legs of the Hachimangu student who had grabbed her.

“Gotcha, Yu~Zeus!” Baruch’s obligatory funny stunt.

Baruch maintains his “cosmonaut” pose and looks at the reactions of the girls.

“Why isn’t anyone responding?”

In one respect, this is a certain outcome.

(Uh-huh! It didn’t work.)

Seeing no reaction from the group, Baruch started thinking of the next funny way.

“It’s so embarrassing… ah! Damn!” All of these thoughts insulated Baruch. Failure would only cause her to think again about what to do next.

“Aaah~”

“┅┅┅”

Baruch’s second surefire funny stunt also fails.

“Oh… oh… I used the wrong joke!”

It’s pretty hard to think about the nacho honeydew ice Ice I chose yesterday.

It just wouldn’t occur to her that the situation wasn’t appropriate for jokes or that being naked shouldn’t be done at all.

Baruch is getting a bit of a headache.

She wasn’t the only one who was hurt, so were the Imperial Snow girls. What exactly did the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms want? This question had been swirling in their minds.

There will be that doubt for sure.

“What exactly do you… want?” Gosetsu couldn’t help but break the silence to ask.

“Not funny?” Baruch rhetorically asked with a little bit of expectation in the face of Gosetsu’s question.

“┅” Gosetsu did not answer.

“Turns out, it really isn’t funny.” Knowing that he had failed, Baruch hung his head and said. And eyes once again met with Mikazuki’s.

That look reached Lana, who was in the same body as Gosetsu, in the same way.

“┅Ah” Rana saw it. It was a pair of eyes that were truly worried about Gotsuki.

“This kid…” Lana felt it too-

“A decent pair of eyes.”

The friend who was killed had those same eyes. At the same time, I realized that Gosetsu’s heart was getting lost. Because, Lana was also confused.

(Now, just take a step…)

Lana sensed that if only this young girl joined in, the young girls might be saved. Of course, Gotsuki felt the same way.

Rana’s eyes began to move closer to Baruch! Gosué was walking towards Baruch─”Gosué…” Baruch was staring straight at Gosué.

Swoosh~ The wind of the scenery passes! Miyuki suddenly left Baruch’s sight.

“Gosetsu!” Lana yelled. But there was no way that Gotsuki could have heard her.

“You and you, take the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms back to the school, and the rest of you, together, will charge into the Sannoha!” Gosetsu gave his orders to his Hachimanoya companions.

Lana felt that her heart was no longer with Gotsuki.

She, for one, chose the path of vengeance.

“No way! Gosetsu. If you attack that school in the current mood…”

The school building of Sannoha appeared in Miyuki’s eyes. Perhaps Gosetsu did not realize that… Rana saw that the campus was being filled with black evil thoughts.

“I can’t! Gosetsu… you’ll get involved…”

In the dream Lana and Mikazuki were getting farther and farther apart. It felt like falling into an abyss of sin. Lana felt helpless that even though she knew what was going to happen, there was nothing she could do to stop it.

４

Two years ago from now. A young girl with a good heart came to Sannoha Academy. Just like the school spirit of Mitsunoha, that young girl was full of love and compassion. It was recognized as a kind-hearted maiden.

However, such kindness is of no help in this world of the weak and the strong.

For the bad guys, it’s just a matter of finding ways to cheat and take advantage.

Although the young girl was well aware of this, she always believed that… one day those people would change for the better. Because she believed in the goodness of human nature. But, as a result, tragedy struck.

A man in Mikuni likes a schoolgirl in Mitsunoha and wants a young girl to help him.

After convincing the student, the young girl took her to the place where she had an appointment. She thought that whether she accepted or rejected, she should make it clear.

However, it was a trap. It turned out that the boy from the three countries had confessed his love to the female student long ago, but he was rejected. So he grew from love to hate and decided to take revenge on the schoolgirl.

And at the agreed place, a storm of abuse was waiting for them. In that very place, two young girls were raped by several boys. After a few hours, when the girl regained consciousness, she was the only one left in the place. The girls she had convinced to come with her were taken away.

The schoolgirl wouldn’t have been taken if she hadn’t convinced her. It was so painful! Whether she was cheated or lost her first time, all of them were more painful than the fact that the female student had suffered because of herself.

After the incident, the girl asked for the return of the girl through the student council of Mikuni, and even went to Mikuni to save the girl despite the danger she was in.

At that time, the Mikuni Student Council was being dominated by the power of terror. Although Mikuni had no intention of actively trying to fight Sanoha, it would not compromise with Sanoha for that reason either.

But the young girl did not give up. In order to save the schoolgirl, she searched everywhere for the whereabouts of the man who was there. Finally, she found the place where the group was meeting.

Another maiden was caught by them.

However, the opponents were men from Mikuni, which was known as one of the three legendary schools along with Mitsunoha, and in particular, Mikuni High School, which was famous for its martial arts fights.

The young girl was starting to worry. If she went straight like this, she would definitely be no match for them. It didn’t matter what would become of myself, it was just that once I was caught, I wouldn’t be able to go and save the maiden.

They had also sought the help of students from the same school, but as soon as they heard that their opponents were students from the three countries, they all fled away.

Nothing more could be done! The girl was deeply discouraged. So she began to make a wish – “Give me strength.”

For the first time since I was born, I had such negative thoughts.

As long as she put her heart and soul into it, one day everyone would understand… That was what she had always believed. But now she could no longer wait for that “someday” to come.

This incident was all my own fault, so it didn’t matter what would become of me….

The young girl made up her mind. As a human created by God, she decided to defect to the forbidden side. Once she did so, she would never be able to face God again.

Pray to the evil gods. In exchange for supreme power at the cost of yourself. A demonic summoning ceremony held under mysterious circumstances. The girl was summoned by her strongest thoughts.

“Was it you who called me out?”

A black mass of shadows. A dark shadow.

“Yes, my name is Ryuusei Ayaka.”

“┅” The shadow seemed to laugh a little.

“It seems that I was called out because of the same sound…”

A black shadow, slowly approaching Ayaka.

“I’m Demon Flame, and since it’s kind of fate that my name sounds the same, I’ll help you this once!

But… once you do it, you can’t go back.”

“┅I am mentally prepared.” Ayaka said bravely, tilting her head.

The party has begun.

In the meeting room of the student council of St. Clover Academy, there was a cry of grief from the Holy Maiden, Hatsuhara─”Stop it! Chairman, please stop! Zhuhara, who was tied to the wall with a belt, was desperately pleading.

One by one, all the schoolgirls guarding Renegara were brought to the conference room.

Originally, the Shouhara girls had planned to revolt to save the young girls who were being toyed with, intending to use their own power to save the foreign students who had been captured by the original school. Unbeknownst to them, the student council had already been informed by Emiko Kokuritsu.

As a result, Shohara was arrested on the charge of being a rebel. The girls, who were planning to join the uprising, were also brought here.

What kind of punishment would follow? Zhuhara probably imagined it.

“Please! President! I’ll take the blame for all the crimes…”

In the face of such a plea, Ayaka thought with a troubled look──

“Since… she is a holy woman, one cannot be rude to her! However, for the organization there must be a clear distinction between reward and punishment!”

From the moment she realized that Shoukara was a saint, she belonged to the school! So Ayaka tried to replace this punishment with something else.

She ordered her men to tie the schoolgirls who had followed Zhuhara to the wall, one by one. There were as many as twenty-two in total.

“All present and accounted for.” The wind disciplinarian saluted and reported.

“That’s nice! The playfulness of the condemned!” Ayaka announced with a trance-like expression─”O everyone who supports me! Please enjoy yourselves to the fullest! All of these ‘little holes’ belong to you, and it doesn’t matter if anyone with special needs wants to take a few home.”

“Stop!”

Ignoring Zhu Yuan’s shouts, the party began…

The Feast of Madness – The Feast. The clothes of the defenseless girls were torn! The secret place that hadn’t yet been moistened, and the meat stick was inserted into it!

“Ah!”

A horrifying wail! It wasn’t just a rupture of the hymen; what assaulted the young girl was a gush of intense pain!

The conference room was filled with wails and cries. The smell of love juices and ruptured hymens and blood provoked the brutal nature of the men even more. The young girls were lifted all over from their thighs and moved up and down. Faced with intense pain, the young girls could only grit their teeth and endure.

There’s a guy coming around the back of the teenage girl.

“Then I’ll be on from behind.” The hard rod pushed against the asshole.

“┅ Enough! Can’t you just get in line for a second?”

“What does it matter! I just like it from the back here anyway!”

Ignoring the young girl who was powerless to shake her head no, the man just thrust into the young girl’s asshole.

“┅Woo! Ugh!!!” The young girl was unable to catch her breath. In the face of such suffering, she couldn’t even scream.

However, for those boys, they wouldn’t give a damn about the young girl’s pain. As long as they could penetrate their rods and get the pleasure of conquering someone, they didn’t care if the girls lost their minds or shed tears. Even if the girls lost their minds or shed tears, the men didn’t care at all. The men would only enjoy the pleasure they got over and over again.

Such scenes were seen everywhere in the conference room. When Yuhara saw such a scene, he could only weep silently.

Looking at Yuhara, Ayaka ordered with a smile──

“Renegara, you who are a holy maiden, help those people with your mouth too!”

“¡Who would… do such a thing to a holy woman!” Zhuhara glared at Slowwar while shedding tears. However, Slowwa had expected that Shingon would reply in this way.

“Whoa! What a pity! I was going to leave the other male students alone…”

“┅What!?” Shingara was stunned!

As it turns out, not only were there female students who fought on the same side as Zhuhara, but there were also several male students who fought alongside Kasahara.

“Since you don’t want to do it, Zhuhara, there’s nothing I can do, so I’ll have to let those men waiting to taste your body… go and kill the male students to ‘let off steam’!”

Renegara held her breath.

Ayaka struggled and waited for Kasahara’s reaction.

The look in Kasahara’s eyes gradually changed from his original anger to helplessness.

“Well? Willing to do it?”

“┅If I agree, you promise to release them?”

“Of course!” Ayaka smiled gently.

“As long as you behave and do as you’re told, I can let it slide. By the way! Let them use the hole in the back too! A holy maiden is fine as long as she’s a virgin, so the words in the back don’t matter!”

“┅” Kasahara was silent…

Even the boys would perish if they refused. Kasahara didn’t have any choice.

５

The head of the personal guard─Yagi Ritsuko approached Ayaka’s side who had already left the meeting room.

“President! That female student has been brought to the cadre room!”

“Got it! I’ll go right away! Yagi, I’m counting on you here!”

“Leave it to me!”

After Yagi saluted, Ayaka headed for the cadre room.

Standing in the corridor, the tragedy in the conference room was completely unnoticeable. A well-insulated door separated the two sides of the room. The executive suite was just two rooms away from the conference room, just over ten meters away.

Chomp ~Open the door~ As soon as Ayaka entered, she saw the young girl with a bun in her hair waiting.

“It’s been a long time! Is your name… Pao?”

“Yes!”

Paio has a special accent. She is of “Nakanokuni” origin, so she always speaks with the special voice of that country.

“What do you want with me?”

Pao stood up from his chair and glared at Ayaka. It was by no means a friendly attitude.

But Ayaka didn’t pay any attention to that look and looked at the information about Pao in her hand─”Second year, class B, Pao. His parents died when he was a child, and then he was adopted by the Kasahara Maki family, who were in the same class… He is an expert boxer, and when he fights, he is definitely the strongest in the Holy Trinity Leaf Academy… Am I right?”

“There’s nothing wrong with that!”

Ayaka looked at Paio who was glaring at her and slowly sat down.

“Why are you angry?”

“I don’t know!”

“┅No point neither!”

Looking at the innocent-looking Ayaka, Pao felt a drum of anger go straight to his head.

“If you say so, Naoki… where did you take Kasahara Maki?” Pao shouted angrily.

Most of the offices related to the student council were centered in this school building, where the average student couldn’t come and go as they pleased. Therefore, Paio didn’t realize that the original Kasahara was in the room a dozen feet away.

“So you really do live with Kasahara!?”

“Right! Maki is my benefactor and constant friend for life!”

If Kasahara’s family hadn’t adopted me in the first place, Paio wouldn’t have been able to survive in Japan. Thinking about this, Paio became even more grateful to Kasahara.

“So whether I’m a saintess or not, or how powerful I am, it’s most important to me that Maki is safe and sound.”

“So…”

“I heard from my class that… Maki was caught by the student council! Is that true!?”

“Yeah! That’s right! Because she committed the crime of betrayal.” Ayaka admitted the matter frankly.

“Maki will rebel because the student council created the ‘common abuse’ system.”

“But a rebellion is a rebellion.”

Looking at the calm Ayaka, Paio clenched his fists and said, “Let Maki go!”

“Oh! Looks like you want to ‘rebel’ too?”

“As long as Maki is fine, I’ll do whatever I want. Otherwise, I’ll let you see what you just introduced─’the strongest physical attacker in Sanoha’─I’m here to show you what I’m capable of!”

“Really… that must be something to see!”

“What nerve!”

“Don’t get the wrong idea!”

Demonfire stopped Pao, who suddenly rushed forward.

“The place to see your strength is not here!”

“What?” Pao asked, full of questions as he couldn’t guess what Ayaka was thinking.

“Will call you here, naturally have my intention, if you agree to my request, I will not only not punish her, but also release her immediately.”

“┅What is the request?” Upon hearing that Kasahara would not be punished, Pao jumped up excitedly.

At this time, the entire scene, so to speak, had been completely controlled by Ayaka.

“Good! Good! Calm down first, sit down, it’s not good to talk standing all the time.”

Hearing Ayaka’s words, Pao slowly sat down. The purpose of his visit was originally to rescue Kasahara, and since the other party had offered to negotiate, he had no choice but to comply.

“┅What is the so-called request?”

“Whoa! That’s right! Â Â Where should I start?” Ayaka worried.

“I… plan to retire…”

Pao showed a confused look.

“┅Also, I intend to have Kasahara succeed me as the next president.”

“¡§Make Maki… the chairman?”

“Yes, now there are more and more people in the school who oppose me… and relatively more and more people who support her…”

“I see…” understanding what the Demon Flame had said, Pao said with his head held high.

“If it’s Maki, it’s true that you can unite all the people… Then what exactly do you want me to do? And what are your intentions?”

“There’s no intention to do anything, I’m, just testing the waters!”

“Try what?”

“Testing Kasahara’s suitability to be the next president means testing whether she and her advocates have the strength to protect this school school. It’s the same even if you have a lot of popularity, the most important thing in any country is still strength, so someone who can’t protect their comrades is not qualified to be a leader.”

“I see, it’s for this reason…” by now, Pao finally fully understood.

“Yes, because of that that’s why she’ll be called, and I hope that she’ll come to repel those enemy troops that are coming against our school. If it goes well and succeeds, I’ll immediately step down as president and also release Kasahara.”

Just a few short seconds of thought.

“┅This agreement, is it true?”

“Of course, there’s a press conference if you don’t believe me.”

“┅┅”

“Well? Ms. Pao?”

The answer was very dry.

“I know, Sanoha, I’ll protect it.”

“Then please, I look forward to it.”

６

Gosetsu stared at the young girl in front of him. Pao also stared straight at the young girl who appeared in front of him.

“So you’re the Mitsunoha guard?”

“Right!”

Pao looked around at the enemies around him… asking the other side.

“Is the one who came here the alternate saintess of the three kingdoms?”

Faced with the inquiry, Miketsu replied expressionlessly.

“That maiden, caught by us, only she is not a saintess-in-waiting but a true saintess.”

“I see… once you’re sure it’s the Holy Maiden, you’ll arrest it first?”

“Say something!”

Miyuki didn’t intend to explain the misunderstanding to the other party, even if she did it would be useless, others wouldn’t be able to understand what she was doing.

Gosetsu and Pao just stood there…

The forces of Hachiman no Tani had waned considerably after the confrontation with Baruch, and their numbers were already small. However, Paio was not prepared for this. Although there were many supporters of Kasahara, most of them had been replaced.

Even so, there were many students who came to support Kasahara… This shows the extent of Ayaka’s influence.

Those students’ decision to participate in this rescue is signaling that they are choosing to follow Kasahara rather than Ayaka. For those students, this was something that had to take considerable courage.

Because they could be “counter-judged” for taking part in this operation.

of punishment. That fear has always existed among the students. If it had been made clear in advance that there would be no punishment, and if there had been a little more time, perhaps more students would have followed Paio.

But now, it’s redundant to talk about it.

“Don’t move, release the captured schoolgirls!” Yuki yelled.

“If you leave now, you will be released afterwards.”

“What foolishness… do you think we will believe you liars!”

“As long as you leave now, the next president will be succeeded by Kasahara Maki, and Kasahara will not capture innocent people to use as slaves!” Paio replied thus.

However, it was impossible to convince the people of Hata no Tani with just those words.

“Just kidding… Don’t say such droll things! Get the hell out of here!”

“You’re wishful thinking, I’m not going to agree to that!”

The two men shouted at each other.

The two men in leadership positions, if they had calmed down and thought about it properly… might have had a different outcome.

Instead of saying that the two were not calm enough, it would be better to say that both Gosetsu and Paio, were under a considerable amount of mental stress.

Mikazuki suddenly struck out! “Ice and Snow Storm!”

It was a magic in which cold air flowed strongly outward. The students of Sanoha unfolded their stance to answer the battle.

“Ha…” Pao charged out ignoring Gosetsu’s magic.

Because if it came down to a face-to-face solo fight, Paio, the strongest master of Sanoha, had the advantage.

Sensing this, Gosetsu immediately retreated into his companions, because unlike Paio, Gosetsu was the worst at physical combat.

The boys of Hachimanoya blocked in front of Miyuki to protect her.

“Get outta here!” Paio broke the boy’s jaw with a hand blade as strong as steel.

S. Ayaka and the officers were watching the battle in the president’s room.

“Ms. Ayaka… which side do you think will win?” Emiko Kunitachi, who was standing behind Ayaka, asked.

“Well… no contest!”

“Then, how about pulling Pau’s leg with a mastication spell…”

“Oh? Why are you framing one of your own instead?” Ayaka asked in disbelief.

Emiko replied timidly, “Because, didn’t you agree with Paio that if she won, you would step down as president? That’s not a good idea, is it?”

“That’s right, I did make a deal with her.” Ayaka replied without hesitation.

“Then there was no intention of keeping the agreement in the first place…”

“No!” Ayaka shook her head slowly.

“Actually, it’s about time…”

“So…” Hearing that, Emiko showed a nervous expression.

“Yes! There is no longer any need to stay in the Three Leaves, and perhaps even you, Emiko… will no longer be the National Emiko, but will start operating as a priestess of the Demon Clan… the River Witch! You’ll be a priestess of the Demon Clan, an Eboshi Witch, and you’ll start working as a priestess of the Demons!”

“┅Yes, as long as you give the order．” Emiko quietly bowed her head.

Demon Fire and River Witch. These two demonic clansmen were ready to give up on the Three Leaves!

Trading in the Dark

１

“┅Here is?” Lana slowly awoke.

Ceilings like I’ve never seen before. At least it wasn’t Lana in her dormitory room, or the health room in Hatanoya, which was all collapsed rice when you looked around. Not on a bed, but lying on a ball of cloth laid out in the vast peace room.

“You awake?” A deep male voice.

Looking in that direction, a burly man was watching over Lana. Mikuni’s uniform and a gentle face behind tiny glasses.

（”Where have I seen you before?” “That’s right, from the Tri-State Student Council.)

Thinking about it, Lana remembered. After exiting Hachimanoya and walking down the street, after arriving in Mikuni, she fought with the Holy Queen’s back-up Kanzenshuu Yoko.

(That’s right, I was knocked down…)

It wasn’t like being caught at all, there was no feeling of being detained at all. It was just that Hachimanoya’s uniform had been taken off and replaced with the usual women’s kimono robe.

“I apologize for the fact that we investigated whether or not you were a holy maiden while you were asleep. But please don’t worry, the ones who investigated you and changed your clothes were all girls, and the chairman and I just looked at that thing on our chests.”

Hearing this, Rana unconsciously tightened the lapels of her chest… The man… Dong Yifu, the head of the Cultural Department of the Mikuni High School, was the head of the Cultural Department of the Mikuni High School.

There’s no shame in having your breasts peeked at, you just don’t want what’s carved into your chest to be seen.

Lana’s sight was magical, causing Xiao Dong’s body to move backwards… but its power was not the same as the attack she had used in her fight with Kanjian. It was just a look of purely intense emotion.

“Yes! It’s a masterpiece, that’s only for high level demons…”

“Shut up!” Lana couldn’t help her excitement. Along with the high emotions, the atmosphere in the room became high-pitched.

“What powerful magic, this room has been filled with considerable magic…”

“Ka-la!” The partition door was opened.

“Hello! Sio-dong, it’s…”

It’s probably been next door the whole time! Yoko Kanjian, the man who beat Lana, enters the room.

“Yeah! She’s awake!” Koto, in a laid back tone, pointed at Lana.

Guan Jian showed a look of reassurance

Lana saw this scenario and thought it was odd what was so unsettling about it.

“You have been in a coma for the past two or three days…” explained Xiao Dong.

“Yeah, because you never came to your senses and I thought I was fighting too hard!”

“Three days…”

“Yes, three days. Hachiman no Tanaka’s meta-saintess-in-waiting… Lana-sama.”

“Gen, saintess-in-waiting is it? Then not yet…” his chest couldn’t help but twitch.

“Not yet, it’s still just the daughter of a demon.”

“Is that the ‘Coat of Arms of the Demon Clan’ on the chest?”

Lana shuddered at Koto’s words.

“Hey! Ko-Dong…”

Ignoring Kanjian’s stop, Xiao Dong continued.

“It’s the blood of a high-level demon that flows in your body, isn’t it? Because of this, it makes everything around you go in a bad direction…”

Lana bowed her head. Just as Kotone had said, Lana had the unique pattern of the Higher Demons on her chest. It was because of this that even with the same sex Lana was never naked, took time off from swimming lessons, and even bathed in her own personal separate bathroom.

The discovery of the coat of arms on her chest was like a blow… Although she didn’t know the whole story, Kanji knew that Lana didn’t want anyone to see it.

“Just know…”

Xiaodong said even more triumphantly, “Because of this, that’s why the people around you have been met with misfortune.”

“Hey! Kodo!”

“┅Yes, that’s right!”

Lana was on the verge of vomiting blood in anger. That look in her eyes, just like when she fought with Kanjian, was completely lost. But contrary to Lana’s reaction, Xiao Dong did not intend to stop.

“That vicious cycle that has sealed it!”

“┅what?” Lana asked tentatively. She couldn’t understand the meaning of Gotou’s words.

“That is to say, all the evil that surrounds you has been sealed, and without doing so, misfortunes will befall each other.”

“Can it be done…?” Lana couldn’t believe it.

“Don’t underestimate our chairman!” Gotou sipped his tea one sip after another.

“Why, Mr. Chairman…” The conversation stopped there, she shouldn’t have pursued it any further.

“┅But it’s not bad. Anyway, the mastication spell on you was sealed for you by Chairman Maesaki.”

“Sealed… spell… sealed?” Lana shouted.

The mastication spell is sealed! This was something that had been expected for a long time! No matter how much she had expected it before, all Lana had gotten was more unfortunate spells. I didn’t think it would be good after being caught, and it was so dry. I couldn’t help but laugh out loud!

“Ha… ha…” a wild laugh! But tears filled the frames of my eyes, and they couldn’t help falling…

“From the past to the present, I have been causing a lot of trouble to my companions, and that is why I thought of framing my enemies with that abominable spell. I didn’t realize that it would be sealed at this time… how ridiculous…” laughing mockingly.

“Thinking that I could be liberated from the spell, I ended up becoming a slave instead; but if I hadn’t been caught, it’s unlikely that the spell would have been lifted… whichever way it turned out, that’s how I was…”

Hearing Lana’s words, Xiao Dong and Jian Guan exchanged glances.

“In any case, the Chairman has instructions to inform him immediately if you wake up, and what happens next is up to the Chairman… but it won’t be too much.”

２

“And you are? Chairman Maesaki?”

“Yes, Ms. Lana, the Four Heavenly Kings of Hachimangu.”

(Tough!) This was Lana’s first impression when she met Maesaki.

In the student council besides Kotoh and Kanjian with Lana, there were Muto leaning against the wall and Yoshino standing behind Maesaki. Whichever one of them was, they were all characters that appeared frequently on TV or in the newspaper.

The Tri-State Student Council that ruled over the entire Budokai and Tri-State Academy. Of these, Shunji Maezaki stood out the most.

If Kuan Jian and Xiao Dong, who were behind Lana, attacked Lana at the same time, it would definitely be a bitter battle for Lana, but not without a chance of victory. If it was just one-on-one, Lana was even more confident that she could defeat her opponent.

It was true that he had lost to Jian Guan when he fought with Jian Guan before, but if he had the chance to fight again, he would definitely be able to defeat Jian Guan this time. This was not narcissism. Rather, it was intuition! Just like the intuition of a wild animal.

And this intuition also told Lana─Maezaki’s power. (Even if she fights with all her might, she’s still the loser.)

When she was brought here, Lana’s only thought was “Defy all odds and defeat Maesaki!” Although it seemed wrong to treat Maesaki, who had undone the spell on her body, in such a way. However, the Hachimanoya Magic Academy could not be saved!

They’ve become slaves anyway, so what’s the harm in fighting for the sake of your partner? Of course, if Lana used her strongest magic, not even the Tri-State Student Council would be able to save her.

If Maesaki’s strength was the same as Gotou’s and Kanken’s… then it would be fine. Once we defeat the leader, we’ll have time to save Hachimangu.

So… (It won’t work, will it?)

At this point, I’m afraid, even Lana’s great rampage would be difficult to achieve this, right? Still, it was better than being a slave. At least that’s what Lana thought.

“A pair of Grinch-like eyes!” Maesaki’s mouth twisted as he laughed.

What Lana had in mind couldn’t escape Maesaki’s eyes.

“Yeah! Just catching me is a riot enough. What are going to do with me? Tie me to the wall like Sanoha did and let everyone ‘get on’?”

“Don’t confuse my personality, with the president of Sanoha.”

“So, is it to be your mistress? That said, you’ll seal my mastication spell just for your own safety, and I’m not going to thank you for it.”

“Oooh, ooh… what a hard breath.”

Maesaki’s eyes suddenly became gentle. Even when confronted with the rude Rana, as he was now, Maesaki did not lose any of his demeanor. At the same time, he also felt sympathy for Rana, who would think this way…

This young girl, who grew up in a country that discriminates against Asians, is burdened with bad luck that others don’t have. Maesaki felt a deep respect for those who had survived such a predicament.

“I won’t do that to you. I’ll send you back to Hatanoya…”

“Liar!” Lana retorted without thinking, what kind of person would let an enemy go? Let alone an enemy who wasn’t even a holy maiden!

“I’m not lying to you… Of course, there is a quid pro quo…”

“Quid pro quo?”

That’s possible, but what will the Chairman of the three countries offer in exchange… Rana was waiting for Maesaki to open his mouth again.

“First I need to explain to you what happened after you fell asleep…”

In line with Maesaki’s words, Yoshino had already pressed the videotape…

Lana gazed intently at the television screen. There was a news report on the battle for the Virgin.

“First of all, here’s the news from the day you fought Kaneken.”

It’s a young reporter covering the news.

“From this, we can see that the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms High School is Baruch, who has been brought to the Hatanoya Magic Academy by several students of Hatanoya…”

Presumably taken with a distant lens, the picture quality appears poor, but from it one can still certainly see the ‘crest’ appearing on Baruch’s forehead.

Baruch, whose hands were being held hostage by the Hachimangu students, kept smiling for some reason.

Sometimes, again, it would smoothly clip the students on either side. Probably only Maesaki knew that it was Baruch’s hilarious stunt ‘Caught Cosmic Man’.

“Yes? The saintly girl here was captured?” Lana understood.

“So, in exchange for me and the Holy Maiden?”

“That’s right!”

“It can’t be, I’m not a saint!”

“However, the Holy Maiden of the Valley of Hata also appeared.”

“What?”

“Yoshino, look at the next one.”

The videotape spun in accordance with the order. After skipping a few news items… When Yoshino pressed the screen button, a naked girl appeared on the screen.

“This is yesterday’s news.”

“Miyuki!!!” Lana yelled as the voices of several young reporters came over the television.

“┅This is the footage that was made public this morning. Yesterday, Miyuki, who broke into Sanoha, fought with Paio, the backup of Sanoha’s Holy Maiden, and succeeded in breaking into Sanoha’s campus, and after that Miyuki went straight into the place where the young girl was being held captive. Sanoha fought Gosetsu for going beyond the scope of the battle for the Holy Maiden and for interfering with the interior of the campus without authorization, and Gosetsu was finally defeated and arrested.”

The Miyuki that appeared on the screen at that moment was wearing nothing. Hanging from the ceiling, Miyuki was completely undressed and unconscious, not moving at all. Unaware of what kind of torture she had been subjected to, there were bruises and scars all over her white skin. On her belly, there was also a coat of arms representing the Holy Virgin.

‘Sanoha demanded from Hatanoya that Baruch be handed over, and threatened to keep punishing Gotsuki until Baruch was handed over…’

“How…” said Rana, biting her lower lip.

Maesaki said as he turned off the TV and turned to Lana.

“Exactly, Sanoha has already obtained two of the three Holy Maidens, so he has actively launched an operation to obtain the last Holy Maiden. Right now, the only one left in Hatanoya is the Chairman of the Four Heavenly Kings, and even if Hatanoya doesn’t accede to Mitsunoha’s demands, I’m afraid that it will be difficult to survive, so rather than fighting against Mitsunoha in order to protect the Holy Maiden, it would be more advantageous to retrieve any of the Four Heavenly Kings.”

“How is it so hard to get one of the Holy Maidens, how can one give up so easily…”

“Too negative indeed.” Maesaki echoed.

“It was so hard to get the Holy Maiden, and there were many other ways to resist, but Hachiman no Tani still agreed to it, and that’s because, this is the way Hachiman no Tani will be victimized the least.”

“No such thing, what’s the use of just securing the present, this war is based on whoever gets the Three Sacred Maidens first will be the winner, what will happen to the loser can be imagined, with such a quid pro quo, will Hachiman no Taniguchi agree to it?”

Hearing Lana’s question, Maesaki replied with great confidence.

“It’ll be promised, Chairman Hachimanoya guy, that’s the kind of guy.”

３

Nishikawa, walking aimlessly down the street. Since three days ago, after losing to Baruch, he hadn’t returned to school and had been wandering the streets.

If the situation was still as dangerous as it was a while ago, it was impossible to wander the streets alone. Because Nishikawa, who had been the Holy Maiden’s back-up, was one of the targets of the other schools. But now Nishikawa was no longer the Holy Maiden Backup.

After all, attacking a female student who wasn’t the Holy Maiden’s back-up was something that was forbidden, and no one had the guts to provoke Nishikawa, right?

Nishikawa left the struggle as well as Mitsunoha, alone with his thoughts. There was so much to think about. The blow she received from Baruch. The kind of mental defeat that made her feel like it wasn’t the others who had lost, but herself. Nishikawa, kept thinking.

In this world of the weak and the strong. The weak, can only obey the strong, the strong is the law, and the whole world is ruled by this rule. It’s absolute. And still is, it’s the truth that governs the whole of this world.

But is something wrong? No, something feels wrong. This is, what that young girl told me. She didn’t say that because she lost. Nishikawa had never met anyone she admired as much as Baruch.

For Nishikawa, in addition to being an “absolute powerhouse,” Baruch taught her what action is? What is heart?

Somewhere there was a moaning sound… Nishikawa stopped walking and pricked up his ears to listen carefully, feeling that there was a sound coming from somewhere along this road.

In Japan, it was no longer unusual for young girls to be abducted or even raped. If it was the previous Nishikawa, not to mention paying attention, he might have walked away without even stopping. However, I don’t know what was wrong with him, but Nishikawa was attracted by the moaning sound and walked in towards a side path.

“Woo… Woo!”

Dang… Dang…

Sounds of gagging and throwing things…

There, what Nishikawa saw was that several boys were holding down a young girl, whose lower half of her clothes had all been removed, leaving only the Mikuni uniform discarded aside.

“What are… doing…”

As soon as they saw Nishikawa, the men who were holding down the young girl stopped their movements, and they were wearing the same Mitsunoha uniform as Nishikawa.

“Nishi, Nishikawa-senpai.”

“It’s nothing, it’s just a girl from the Three Kingdoms who happened… to pass by…”

The boys bowed their heads sheepishly. No one felt shameful about their current behavior.

Now that Sanoha and Mikuni are in a state of enmity because of the battle for the Holy Maiden, it’s only natural even if they violate or rape each other’s students.

“Don’t you guys know there’s a rule that you can’t lay your hands on a female student other than a saintly candidate?”

Hearing Nishikawa’s questioning, the male students looked at each other.

“I… know… but she is the enemy…” they replied without thinking, not feeling guilty at all.

“Yes, so even if there are rules, don’t worry about him…”

They didn’t feel the mockery in Saikawa’s words at all, and thought that they had Saikawa’s approval… The boys had smiles on their faces.

“Hey… so…”

Shoo! The sound of wind slicing through. In the next instant, one of the boys who was holding down the young girl’s eyes spurted out blood.

“Oooh, wow… ah…” The boy covered his face with his hands. However, blood continued to flow from between his fingers.

“What… what!?”

Saikawa swung his whip at the boy who had voiced his protest.

“Rules are rules, and they are to be followed absolutely. Punishing those who do not follow the rules is the mission of being a disciplinary committee member─me!”

“How… how did this happen…”

The boy, who was about to voice a protest, was strongly attacked in the throat. His vocal cords were broken, and he fainted before he could even utter a whimper of grief.

“There might also be a mentality of wanting to make amends…” said Saikawa, looking at the young girl’s uniform that had fallen to the ground.

“Wait, please wait, Nishikawa-senpai, we have the permission of the head of the personal guards…” Facing the approaching Nishikawa, the boy defended himself with a fearful expression.

“Yagi?”

“Yes, yes. Since Zhuhara and her companions were captured, the shortfall can be made up by any person at your own discretion…”

“Zhuhara… is she…”

Nishikawa roughly understood after hearing that. Ayaka and Yagi, caught Shoukara. If it was Nishikawa three days ago, he might have stopped there, because the winner is the king, and what the winning side does is always right. However, the current Nishikawa thought differently.

“Say more details about this.” Nishikawa ordered as he slapped the boy’s body, which was shaking with fear, with his whip.

４

The late night park where the hostage exchange between Lana and Baruch took place. Mikuni sent five of them, including Maesaki, Kanjen, Muto, Yoshino, and Kotoh. Hachimanoya, on the other hand, sent the student president and two guards to accompany them.

“I’m sorry.” Baruch returned to Maesaki and the first thing he said was to apologize.

Claiming that he was going to save people, he ended up getting caught instead and causing trouble for everyone. For Baruch, it really felt like too much.

Seeing Baruch like this, Maesaki gently stroked her head.

“Don’t mind… if you lose in the beginning, maybe it’s better instead.”

“Really?” Baruch’s heart thumped.

Kanji continued, “Yes, it’s better than… being caught… by the three leaves…”

(Inside the words, there’s a hidden secret.)

But to Baruch, these words sounded incomprehensible. Up until now, Baruch had not known about Gosetsu’s situation, and she had assumed that Gosetsu was still on his way to Sanoha.

Not only Maesaki, but even Kaneken guessed that she would think so.

(Forget it. It’s for the best.) Kanji thought so. This person, Baruch, never cared about any deep truths, but only asked for a clear conscience. This is Baruch’s fatal wound, but also her greatest strength.

(Next time, I’ll be ready to support it first.)

To worry or figure it out again, that’s all secondary. As long as Baruch comes back safely and everyone is happy.

On the other hand, Lana, who had returned to Hachimangu, was in a very low mood.

“Why… did you agree to the terms of the hostage exchange?” Lana questioned indiscriminately. Could it be that, as Maesaki had said─Chairman Hatanoya was, to put it nicely, a stabilizer, but to put it bluntly, he was simply a fearful person.

Unexpected answer.

“I… I don’t care what happens in the battle for the Holy Maiden…”

Barely audible.

“I hate war, and I’m sick and tired of having my fellow Hachimanoya men injured and suffering for the sake of this senseless struggle!”

“┅” Rana fell silent.

Indeed, it was true that those who took part in this battle were beasts of burden. Compared to the other two sides, Hachimanoya was very disgusted by this battle that he was forced to join.

But the truth is that Hachimanjaya has already been caught in the middle of it. Ideally, how can you protect the Hachimangu Valley in reality?

Maesaki breaks through Lana’s thoughts.

“Still thinking like that, don’t you realize what kind of situation we’re in?”

Maesaki sternly accused, and Chairman Hachimanoya took a few steps back at the power.

“┅Yes……” (Chairman Hatanoya) replied in a stuttering voice.

This conversation between the three countries raised the tension.

At this moment, although Baruch wasn’t sure what was happening, only because everyone around her was showing a serious expression, so she could only follow everyone else and make a serious expression.

The two men who came along with Chairman Hachimanoya did not understand their conversation at all, only knowing that if a real fight broke out, they would have to save the Chairman even if they had to sacrifice themselves. However, the relationship between Maesaki and the Chairman was… as if they were very special friends, and there was no sign of a fight at all.

“I know, but I don’t go around hurting people like you do…”

Maesaki’s ferocious gaze caused the Hachimanoya chairman to back away timidly.

“If you had followed suit and made a move, perhaps not so many people would have been sacrificed…” said Maesaki as he kept pressing Chairman Hachimanoya with his words.

“But, but… I can’t even tell who’s a companion and who’s an enemy, and you… you’re still not planning to take care of it alone! I, I also know that you have some sort of plan for the West as well!

！”

President Hachimanoya was forced to even change her tone of voice to that of a normal girl, not at all what a leader should sound like.

The president kept backing up, hitting the trunk of a tree.

“If you know, why haven’t you acted?”

“Because… because…” hearing Maesaki’s strict tone, Chairman Hachimanoya’s voice was also tinged with tears.

“Ms. Lana, what the hell is going on?” The two guards turned to Lana as they became more and more confused.

Regardless of the fact that the presidents of the second side were talking, seeing as Lana looked unmoved, she must know the reason.

Lana replied lovingly to the two men. “Don’t pay that much attention!”

Of course, Lana had heard from Maesaki ages ago that the Demon Clan had begun to move. And, of course, the relationship between Maezaki and Chairman Hachimanoya.

But… Rana looked straight at Baruch, who was surrounded by the students of the three countries on the other side. For her, she was more concerned about Baruch now. The Baruch that she had seen in Gotsuki’s dream.

If, instead of Gosetsu, it had been Lana who fought against Baruch, wouldn’t the outcome have been completely different…? Maybe it was because I was in a dream, but if it had been the same in reality, the result would have been the same.

Lana thought while looking at Baruch. Baruch, on the other hand, only gazed at Maesaki and Chairman Hachimanoya with concern. It was because Baruch felt that Maesaki looked a bit different than usual.

（”Who was that man?) I think I’ve seen him somewhere… Baruch tried very hard to remember.

The conversation between the two men came to a climax.

“I… hate struggling with everyone, I don’t…”

“Asshole!”

The sound of Chairman Hachimanoya’s weeping, the sound of Maesaki’s rebuke.

The next instant. Maesaki’s hand blade slapped down towards Chairman Hachimanoya’s face. The shadow on Chairman Hachimanoya’s face spread out under the hand blade that carried chi.

“A-Ah!” After seeing it clearly, Baruch remembered.

“You… have been running away from… since before,” Maesaki looked at his opponent with a forlorn expression.

“Because, brother,” the young girl’s face was stained with tears.

That was the face of Maesaki’s sister. The rival Baruch had envied from before. The half-sister of a subhuman.

Lana was seeing her companion’s face for the first time, and the painful memories were fresh in her mind.

The choice of twilight

１

As expected… As soon as he realized the condition of Gosetsu, Baruch set off. No one tried to stop Baruch. Because they knew there was no point in stopping him.

The Tri-State Student Council thought it would be better for Baruch to go out and attack rather than sit back and wait for Mitsunoha to come and attack. Besides, the attack was again assisted by Hachimanoya Rana.

Considering the physical strength of the abused girls and the severely tortured Mikazuki and others, it was inevitable to join forces with the three countries.

Since the beginning, Lana has always been used to working alone, why would she be willing to cooperate with others? The reason for this was probably known only to Lana herself! Or perhaps, even she herself is not sure.

This Koo doesn’t matter.

“Um… is it dawn already?”

Yuri Asada, the Holy Maiden Candidate of the Three Kingdoms, has been out of the war since she lost her virginity. Stretching her hands out from under the covers, she looked at the alarm clock. There was a naked male lying next to her. Of course, Asada herself was also naked.

Since Kaylard’s death, Asada had been depressed by the fear of war and the blame for the deaths of those around her… but now, after spending time with her boyfriend, she had become much more mentally stable.

Lying together in the same bed, welcoming a beautiful morning together.

“Hey, get up. Get up. It’s time.”

“Uh…” the man replied softly.

Asada hugged the man in a pouty tone.

“Get up. Getting up… Now, aren’t you going to the Sannoha with Baruch today?”

“Uh… yes!” The man slowly sat up.

“Go with Baruch to save the girls in our school.”

“Come on, don’t lose!” Asada buried her head in the man’s chest and prayed softly.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be back.”

“You can’t lose! We can’t lose!”

“Yes!”

“¡・・Hey!” At that moment, Asada looked up thoughtfully and said.

“┅If you lose, will you be ‘abused’ by the others as well?”

“What?” The man looked confused.

In the eyes of Asada, who was looking up at the man, there was a completely different look than when he was usually pouting.

“In that case, you will also be… ah… by many men! Don’t worry, even if you’re insulted by other men, I won’t be ashamed to leave you…”

“Wow! Thanks…” the man replied helplessly. But Asada’s eyes glowed, staring intently at the man.

“If that’s the case… you’ll have to report it afterwards…”

“Whoa, whoa~ Cheer up it’s time to go!” The man hid his inner excitement and quickly got up from the bed.

“Come on, I’ll forgive you for cheating on me with a man…”

Despite no longer being a virgin, despite already knowing how to enjoy the pleasures between a man and a woman, Asada is still Asada.

Men, try to realize Asada’s… that deep feeling. Although, he doesn’t say anything. The so-called love is so great.

２

The action of Mikuni and Hachimanoya immediately reached Mitsunoha. However, the leader who handled the matter was nowhere to be seen throughout the school.

“President, where did you go?”

“Yes. Because something very important went out yesterday!” Facing Yagi’s question, Emiko answered so.

“Something important? What is it exactly?”

“This, if even you, Ritsuko-sama, don’t know, how would I know? I’m just a small member of the personal guard.”

“Oh, that’s true.”

It made sense to Yagi that even he, as the head of the personal guards, didn’t know anymore, and it was even more unlikely that she, as a subordinate, would know. Of course, that was just Yagi’s overinflated ego. Its real Emiko was aware of it.

Riwa… I shouldn’t say the Demon Clan… She… The Demon Flame, who had already abandoned the Sannoha Academy.

Ignoring the importance of the presence of the two Holy Maidens in favor of the Demon Race’s side.

In order to win the battle for the Holy Maiden Mitsunoha had gone too far. She did whatever it took to achieve her goal, making students from the other two schools and even her own school victims. Even that, Yagi probably didn’t realize!

To Yagi, who grew up in a noble family and looked down on ordinary commoners, it was impossible to notice.

“What are going to do about it? Ritsuko-sama, with the Chairman gone and Nishikawa-sama’s whereabouts unknown, you’re the only one left as the supreme leader of Mitsuba now, Ritsuko-sama!”

“Yes… Baruch of the Three Kingdoms and Rana of the Valley of Hata… are said to be formidable opponents…”

Looking at the troubled Yagi, Kokiri boldly suggested.

“If, permitted Lana will leave it to me!”

“With you?” Yagi had a disbelieving look on her face, Yagi had heard rumors that it was Ben’s strongest magic using master. At least Lana was an opponent not to be ignored, the knowledge of that she knew.

“I’m just ‘stopping’ it… I can’t defeat Rana with me, but I have a way to stop her…” Emiko’s chest thumped just before she finished speaking, and the secret weapon that the demoness had given her would come in handy.

“Whoo!”

Yagi could accept the word ‘stop’, Emiko was originally the type of person who provided strategies and ‘advisors’, so it would be a bit suspicious to say that they would deal with them directly, but if they said that they would just stop them, it was possible to do so.

“I see, in that case… defeating Nishikawa’s Sanguine Holy Maiden, it’s up to me to defeat her…” said Yagi arrogantly. Yagi, who had usually been compared to Nishikawa, if she could win against Baruch, who had defeated Nishikawa, then she would be able to outshine Nishikawa.”

Sensing Yagi’s thoughts, Emiko scoffed in her mind.

(Ah! This human being… is a bit ridiculous in his pride.)

To the Demons, it was said that the more the Third School’s combat power was depleted, the better, so it wouldn’t be good if Yagi was defeated right off the bat.

“Oh, Ms. Ritsuko… Can you please change?”

“What? Could it be that I won’t be able to defeat the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms!”

“No, no, that’s not what I meant. With Ritsuko-sama’s strength of course… only…”

“Only what?”

“Only… yes. When Ritsuko-sama is fighting the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms, in case the advocates of Zhuhara also rise up in revolt… even if Ritsuko-sama is as strong as she is, she will be caught in a bitter battle due to her back being turned…”

At a time like this, the word “lose” must not be used. If she did, Yagi would be furious and would do something even more outrageous. Therefore, Emiko used the word “in a difficult battle” to express her feelings.

“Well… indeed…”

Yagi, who didn’t know what was really going on in Emiko’s mind, thought that she was a capable and loyal subordinate, and accepted what she said.

“In that case, what do you think would be better?”

“Yes. How about we just borrow Ayaka-sama’s wonderful trick again; by releasing Zhuhara as a condition to get Pao out again, even the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms will lose a lot of strength once she engages Pao in battle.”

“But, what if Pau wins?”

“Who would be stupid enough to keep an agreement with a betrayer…”

“I see, that’s true.” Hearing Emiko’s suggestion, Yagi smiled.

Emiko was relieved to see this situation.

(Ahhhh! As it turned out, not only did he listen to me throughout, but he didn’t even realize that he was being set up… In that case, he had to tell his companion over there that it was time to take action.) 3

“Give me… another chance?”

“That’s right, this is the Student Council’s way of cutting you some slack. Accept it?”

“Of course!”

To Yagi’s offer, Pao agreed without hesitation. He lost the last battle to Gosetsu’s side and failed to save Zhuhara.

For four days since that day, I had been lying on the bed in the hospital room under surveillance, blaming myself and realizing that I could no longer save Zhuhara. But when the opportunity came again, I couldn’t let it slip away.

“Hmm… it looks like you’re injured… it won’t have any effect, will it? According to what I’ve heard, the opponent this time is the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms, so it seems to be a strong opponent.” Yagi said with a deliberately aggressive attitude, and Pao was even more determined to hear it.

“It doesn’t matter who the opponent is, I must win for Maki’s sake!”

“Heh! Oh, that’s what you said, don’t forget it!”

“You too, but don’t forget to promise me the condition that you’ll release Maki if I win!”

“Of course!”

After exchanging agreements that she had no intention of keeping, Yagi headed for the student council meeting room. At the same time, he was contemplating whether to kill the young girls who supported her in front of Zhuhara, or to let Gosetsu and Zhuhara get fucked in the ass by a man…

In front of the conference room, Yagi met an old friend he hadn’t seen in days. Nishikawa Shoko came out of the cadre room and walked towards Yagi.

“Isn’t this… isn’t this… Nishikawa Gakushu, who was… defeated by the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms?”

“Oh, it’s Yagi! It’s Yagi, what a coincidence to see you here!”

Nishikawa completely ignored the sarcasm in Yagi’s words. Following behind with several Sanoha students, he stood silently in front of Yagi.

(Disciplinary Committee?)

Yagi noticed that the students standing behind Nishikawa were all wearing the armbands of the “Disciplinary Committee”.

The Wind Discipline Committee is a force directly under Nishikawa. The degree of loyalty of those members could not be questioned. Rather than having their hearts directed toward Sanoha or Ribwa, their hearts were all directed toward Nishikawa. To Yagi, that was a group of fools who were not tolerated.

“Yagi, I’d like to ask about the captured people inside…”

“Ask? What’s there to ask nowadays, this is the place for betrayers to reflect properly.” Yagi replied with an air of entitlement. To her, disobeying the leader was an unforgivable thing.

“I heard that they were caught by the student council cadres, but it seems that there was no cadre trial…”

“Even if a meeting was held, no one would object to Ms. Ayaka.”

“That is, imprisoned without process?”

“┅What do you want?” Yagi’s expression stiffened as he sensed something strange in Nishikawa’s attitude.

“Don’t want nothing. Just that if this detention is a violation of the process, then Shohara will have to be handed over to the custody of the disciplinary committee, that’s all.”

“But..! This detention is on the Chairman’s orders!”

“Even if you’re the president, you can’t just not follow the process!”

“┅” Nishikawa’s words left Yagi speechless.

“So you’re going to defy the president?”

“It’s not a matter of disobedience. Where is the president?”

“Don’t get ahead of yourself, you bereaved dog.”

“Whether I win or lose has nothing to do with the job of a wind commissioner.”

Yagi could do nothing for Nishikawa but open the door to the conference room. Inside, the indulgent and wild feast was still going on. It’s just that the number of people inside, compared to the first day, was much less.

“Nishikawa Shoko is back, come and beat her!” Yagi yelled at the men who were partying inside.

４

“You, are the demonic hybrid Lana, aren’t you!”

Suddenly a shout came towards Lana and the young girl appeared. A petite young girl wearing the uniform of the Holy Trinity Leaf Academy. She was a member of Ayaka’s personal guards. Kokuritsu Emiko, a member of Ayaka’s personal guards, but in reality, she was a member of the Demon Realm’s nobility, the Demon Flame’s right hand. The right hand of the Demon Flame, a demon who is currently engaged in activities… Eboshi Witch.

This was the true identity of the girl who appeared before Lana. However, Lana didn’t know that. She only thought that it was a Mitsuba girl with a childish, willful smile.

Emiko… a young girl who operated as a demonic river witch, said to Rana with a cute smile, “So… I say, are you a bastard with a different blood stream, Ms. Rana!” Underneath the sweet smile were words that were both cruel and hurtful.

Lana had always been very concerned about the fact that she had demon blood, and everyone in the Valley of Hata knew it.

The Hachiman no Tani students who stood with Lana predicted that something tragic was going to happen next, so they all distanced themselves from Lana from a distance.

As suspected, Lana emotionally focused her magic all over the sight.

“You guys!”

The huge impact shattered the road, and at the same time approached Ebisu…

In theory, it would have had the power to defeat the Eboshi… But before it could reach the Eboshi, it was dissolved in the middle of the journey and disappeared.

“┅! Impact Wave!”

As soon as he realized that his magic power had been dissolved, he immediately released another strike of light, but as the light approached the jiang wu nui, it lost its light and was dissolved…

“┅What!?” Lana didn’t hide her surprised expression.

It was fine if the initial sight attack was neutralized, but the second attack was made at full strength, and it was impossible to neutralize it… even if it was one of the other Four Heavenly Kings of Hatanoya.

“No… No. It’s… The..! Demon hybrid. You’re going to lose anyway, so just let go and give it your best shot!”

Seeing the River Witch who was pretending to be cute, Lana was even more angry. If that’s the case, don’t blame me for being merciless! Gripping her hands tightly, she focused her mind with no breath.

“Light of Destruction!” A black aura appeared between hand and hand. It was the light of grief that was enough to destroy everything. It was magic that Lana had sent out with all her strength.

(SINGING)

However, what River Witch was waiting for was this strike. The stronger the magic power emitted by the opponent, the greater the effect produced by the secret weapon in River Witch’s hand.

The river witch pulled a piece of paper out of her arms and threw it at Lana. “Watch the move!” Even the tone of her voice changed from the previous softness to the general bitterness of a cultivator.

“Here in the demonic realm of the supreme treasure, the runic arts and knots of karma are parted. Evil thoughts are born, reconcile good with evil, reconcile evil with good…”

Unique prayer incantations with intricate hand seal gestures.

“Come on! The abandoned orphan! Make the choice between man and devil, with psychology and truth as the guidelines, and all things as out…”

In that place, there’s an aura of evil.

“What!?” Lana was very surprised.

After the River Witch made her move, Lana was completely powerless. The light in her hands had weakened, and her flesh was so weak that even standing felt like a great struggle.

“Precisely because you are neither human nor demon, an ordinary person might be able to immediately know whether they are human or demon, but you cannot, and therefore you cannot dissolve the power of this talisman and ritual.”

Sand. Finally, Lana couldn’t support herself and weakly fell to her knees. The light of the magic had completely disappeared, and even her body was trembling uncontrollably.

“This is…”

“Ms. Lana!”

“What’s going on, Ms. Lana!?”

The Hachiman no Tani students who were traveling with Lana panicked. Because they didn’t expect Lana to lose in this one-on-one fight, it shook their confidence.

Lana was staring at the talisman in the hands of the river witch. Other people could not understand it, but… in Lana’s eyes, she could see that the talisman had the evil power to suck everything into the darkness.

“Rune magic…, so powerful…” said Rana feebly, while the river witch replied in her original lighthearted tone.

“Yeah. It’s Ms. Demon Flame’s special, super-powerful talisman technique.”

No one noticed the similarity between the pronunciation of Demonic Flame and Prismatic Wah, only noticing that Rana… was being screwed over.

Taking a look at the people around her, the river witch split the talisman into two. It was not torn in half, but like a sticker, keeping the original shape of the talisman, beautifully separating the two pieces of paper.

“This is the ‘Sigil of Separation from the Devil’.”

Tearing off one of the pieces, it flew towards Lana on the wind. “The talisman landed right in front of Lana’s eyes.

“This is an absolute secret technique that can turn Lana into a real human, or a real demon.”

“Turn me… into a human or a demon.”

There was a commotion among the companions traveling with Lana.

“Is it possible to do? That kind of thing?”

“But, Rana, now…” said the river witch with a smile, looking into the distance, “the choice is yours…”

“What?” Lana, looking at the “charm” that fell to the ground.

“It is up to you to decide, if you choose to become human, the magic Lana possesses will disappear. If you choose to be a true demon, Lana will lose her human heart. It’s simple, isn’t it! Just hold the talisman in your hand and be a human or a demon in one sentence and you’re done!”

(I don’t know who normalized Lana’s human-to-demon ratio. But to the demons, Lana became a plague-like enemy, so she had to use this talisman to separate the humans from the demons.)

(Lana will lose her human heart if she becomes a demon. If she becomes a human being, the magic she possesses will be lost again. Whatever she chooses, our enemy Rana will no longer exist…)

The Hachimanoya students had no idea of Ebisu’s trickery, and were at a loss as to what to do as they stood in front of the “talisman”.

“Is it impossible, to go back to the original?”

“It is impossible because the ‘charm’ has been activated. The human body can inject medicine into the body by using a needle, however, once the medicine is injected into the body, it is impossible to pull it out again. The charm works in the same way.”

Hearing these words from River Witch, everyone was dumbfounded. Just at this same time, the River Witch revealed a smile and urged everyone.

“Hey, hey, there’s no time for you guys to think about it or hurt yourselves. If you don’t make a decision soon, the two Ranas that are supposed to be separated will repel each other… and cause an explosion…”

SHA… There was a commotion. At first glance, Lana’s silhouette had begun to change. The two Lana’s began to separate right there. But, only those with magical powers could see it.

“What to do…?”

“What to do… how about Lana’s own thoughts?”

However, Lana was in no state to answer. All her strength was used up and she lay there limply. But in fact Lana was so conscious that she heard all the conversations around her.

(Me. Human or Demon…)

Lana remembered… the days of abuse since she was discovered to be a demon… even her favorite family members had to die because she was a demon. The past when she was the only one surviving on her own… the childhood when there was no food and she had to eat garbage or bugs to survive.

Lana felt more relieved than ever while knowing the gravity of the situation.

（”I… want to become a human being…)

It wasn’t because of being treated differently in Hachiman no Hado, but rather being tired of this whole thing of being part of the demon race, and I’m sure they would have wanted Lana to become a human as well, wouldn’t they? It didn’t matter if she lost her magic power. As long as I could say goodbye to my demon bloodline…” “Hey… what do you want? If you don’t make up your mind, Rana won’t be able to do it!”

After this urging, one of the Hatanoya students stepped forward and walked towards the talisman with an expression of having already made up his mind. Then, he uttered a single, short syllable… “Magic…”

┅┅。

(!) Lana flinched! (Why!? )

Didn’t you always hate the demons? Inside Lana’s body, sounds… began… to… fall apart…

The “talisman” in the man’s hand began to react to the word “magic” and glowed faintly.

“Really? So what you want is the Demon Rana…”

“At a time like this in the Valley of Hata… whether it’s the Demons or whatever, what’s needed most of all is power!”

（┅┅！！）

A major blow!

(Power… need only my… power?)

I don’t know if it was because she felt the blow Lana had received, but the river witch opened her mouth and asked the man.

“Is that so? All you want is power… so you would rather give up Rana’s true heart and choose power instead.”

The man was left speechless by the questioning; after all, you can’t take back what you’ve said.

For what is about to happen, today there is nothing to do but face and wait for its outcome.

“It can’t be helped. Even if you have a lot of heart, it’s still useless if you don’t have power…”

“So, why are you guys following Lana? Wasn’t it because you wanted to be of one mind with Lana?”

“This… the reason why we follow Rana is… because, Rana can defeat you, if we borrow Rana’s power…”

The “human” part of Lana was gradually passing away.

The talisman in the man’s hand preserved Lana’s “demonic” part, while the talisman held by the river witch sealed Lana’s “human” part. The talisman held by the river witch sealed the “human” part of Lana.

The “talisman” in Eboshi’s hand slowly disappeared, while Lana, on the other hand, wonderfully came to her senses.

(Is it…? Strength…?)

Instead, I felt relaxed.

(What for the sake of companionship, it’s my own stupidity!)

There was no resentment, just a silent acceptance of the truth.

(All we want is ~ power. Even without my heart, it doesn’t matter…) Like a calm river, it flows quietly. Lana’s consciousness gradually returned to her senses. However, all that was there was a demonic person with two empty eyes.

The eyes of the Demon Clan no longer had the despair and sadness they had during the duel with the Sword Viewer. That kind of emotional outpouring was something that only someone with a heart would have.

“How?”

“┅Outward appearance, not much different from the old Rana…”

Facing the Hachimangu students who were in commotion, Eboshi said as she looked at them with mocking and contemptuous eyes.

“Stupid~ melon. Kill them all, all of them!”

Hearing the order, the demon Lana stood up. Filled with hostility, she let loose an absolutely deadly attack on them. Lana’s hand released the light of magic. The man holding the talisman in his hand realized that he was wrong before he was hit by the light.

The one who would use her magic for Hachiman no Tanaka regardless of anything was, with all her heart, Lana. But now, because of their mistake, they have created a… the ‘strongest’ who is a powerful threat to human beings.

The Devils.

The star has fallen.

１

“This time, we must…” Paio was determined.

I failed last time, but I have absolute confidence this time.

The companions following Paio this time were fewer than last time, but this time, the opponent was Baruch, the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms, who had lost to Gosetsu. The chances of winning should be high. That’s right, Paio was very sure.

Baruch’s power was, in fact, as she had seen it.

“Hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding!”

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

With rare assistance, the Virgin Baruch has been resurrected. Baruch was resurrected! To rescue the captured maidens. That was Baruch’s goal this time. And, of course, to rescue Gosetsu. The goal is to win, so that everyone can live together in peace. Therefore, he must not fail this time.

“Hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding, hundred tons of pounding!”

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

Knock!

…clang.

Sure enough it was impossible to land five punches in a row. The Mitsuba student who was hit by the last punch had his head stuck on the pillar of the school gate, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

“Ah… I’m sorry!” Baruch apologized. It seems that five consecutive hundred-ton blows became the next homework to work on.

“This is… what a freak!” Nishikawa and Pao shared the same feeling.

Baruch and her companions attacked Sanoha like a wave.

“This… I can’t lose this time… this time…”

Although Pao fought as hard as he could, he still couldn’t stop the attack from the three countries’ side.

“This time it’s not Baruch, a hundred-ton pounding, but a big slalom.”

Pfft! Those students of San-no-Ye who were unfortunate enough to be caught by Baruch were thrown around by Baruch with a stunt from professional wrestling, the Giant Punch.

One, two, three…

Pfft, pfft, pfft,

Ten, twenty, thirty…

Pfft, pfft, pfft,

100, 200, 300…

Shoo, shoo, shoo,

Baruch slewed around almost faster than the helicopter’s propellers, and rushed towards the direction of San-no-Ha like a super-electromagnetically reinforced gyroscope.

“Ahahahahahahahahahahaha

What? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha”

Baruch’s pleasant laugh sounded a little strange.

Wherever Baruch went, SHOO-PA-PA-PA… you could see the Sannoha students flying up. Of course, they didn’t fly on their own, but were hit by the super-electromagnetic gyroscope. The power of the gyroscope was comparable to that of the legendary Hercules. Chiyonofuji’s Kurumaki Isuppon.

“How in the world did G… Gosetsu, beat her?”

So strong was the attack that even Pao couldn’t hold his head back.

Swarms of students from all three countries.

Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum…

“Naru… wow, these guys… wow…”

Like squeezing onto a full tram, Paio was swept up in the crowd.

“I… here… ohh…”

While trying to avoid these attacking crowds, it was simply impossible in the current situation.

DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG DONG…

“┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅”

Finally, Paio’s figure disappeared into the crowd.

That’s it. Paio, who vowed to win, lost her confidence. In the battle of attack and defense in front of the school gate, it can be said that Baruch’s side won an overwhelming victory.

Later. People called the battle ‘The Unnecessary Battle’.

“It looks like it was trampled on…” said Baruch sadly, looking at the rescued Pao.

Although they rushed into the Sannoha, they couldn’t advance any further because they didn’t know where the captured girls were being held.

I was about to ask the enemy general where the girls were being held…

Paio, who was brought in, had footprints all over his body wherever he saw them.

Baruch casually counted as many as eighteen, and if he turned over and carefully counted them again, I’m sure there must be more than a couple dozen footprints!

At first glance, Pao appeared to be unconscious, which, in a way, was probably lucky for her. For a female, being seen trampled like that was probably the most humiliating thing in the world.

That’s right, Baruch had said that to the viewer of the sword.

“It’s not necessarily true that ‘being seen crying is going to be more humiliating than losing the game’.”

Uh-huh! That’s the idea.

Baruch looked at everyone with a confused look on his face. But everyone wasn’t as good as what to do.

Anyway, let’s wake up Paio, who’s covered in footprints, first.

“Oh… How about just storming the campus and asking the male students? I’ve heard that the girls who were caught were locked up in the men’s restroom…”

Baruch thought for a moment after hearing the suggestion. Indeed, it might be safer to do so.

Unconscious Paio, just let her lie here for now!

“Well, let’s go!”

“Wait!” Baruch was about to set off when the three students behind him spoke out…

“What’s wrong, Sho?”

The Mikuni man named Sho felt a wave of dizziness as he looked at Pao, who was lying on the side.

“Now… there is some kind of power that enters the body of a young girl…”

“What?” Baruch couldn’t help but ask.

“The trait of a holy maiden!” That little shoujo answered out loud without thinking.

“The Holy Maiden? The Holy Maiden of Mitsuba, isn’t that the one called Kasahara?”

The other students from the three countries began to talk amongst themselves.

“That’s right…”

Xiao Xiang wasn’t quite sure. At this moment a woman from the Three Kingdoms walked out.

“In that case, it would be better to check it as soon as possible, just in case…” after saying that, he snapped off Pao’s top.

There was an audible “ooh”!

Underneath her clothes, Pao’s breasts were… fuller than those of any other woman in the room.

Upon seeing Paio’s huge breasts that exceeded the size of D or E, the students of the three countries present were dumbfounded.

Men, marveling! Women, both envious and jealous! Baruch looked at himself and compared.

“It’s so much more than it should be!” Exclaimed the man!

“Hey! Did you… say that on purpose because you wanted to see it?”

“No… no such thing!”

The amused male student lowered his head, and the trippy woman who had undressed Paio quietly touched her fingers to Paio’s skin.

Next… the earth’s power that your fingers have touched reacts.

“This is…”

The Holy Maiden Coat of Arms appeared. It was, the exact same thing as the Holy Maiden Coat of Arms that had appeared on Zhuhara’s chest.

“So, what happened to the previous Holy Maiden?” Someone among the students of the three countries questioned.

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“No… don’t…” came the tragic cry!

As it turns out, this is the student council meeting room, which is off-limits to the general student population. There, the former saintly girl, Zhuhara, was raped. Not orally, not anally.

Just now, the place that was still intact before was ruptured by the meat stick! On the other hand, Yagi Ritsuko and Nishikawa Shoko were also raped. At the end of the battle, both of them were almost exhausted when they came in…

The mysterious Sanoha students who knocked out both Nishikawa and Yagi. They crushed the last hope of her “companions coming to her rescue” and hurt her completely instead!

The other boys, taking advantage of the situation, stripped off the clothes of Nishikawa and Yagi, who were immobilized, and gave free rein to their desires, raping them.

“┅Oh!” Nishikawa, who was in pain, even changed his face.

But that pain doesn’t really mean anything. Because losing your first time is not a big deal. But, knowing who these people were… was the most important thing.

In the midst of an act of ejaculation that was unlikely to produce a response of desire, Nishikawa calmly pondered that instead of putting up unnecessary resistance, it would be better to think about the future first… at least that’s what she thought.

┅On the contrary, Yagi, who was no longer a virgin, felt a great deal of shame. But it wasn’t the shame of being a woman. Rather, it was the shame of being a nobleman who had been raped by a commoner.

Instead of shame, it would be more apt to say anger. Unlike Nishikawa, who had given up, Yagi had resisted until the end. Perhaps he wanted to express that even though he had given in physically, he was still resisting mentally.

The rapist punches Yagi in the face, who tries to resist, to shut her up, and then catches the immobilized Yagi by the ass, venting his lust at will.

“Come on… come on…”

Even the second virginity in the back, was taken! Yagi’s angry tears stained her cheeks.

During this rape, Nishikawa looked around quietly without resistance. Although the lower half of his body had long been paralyzed as if he had lost sensation, it was probably a good thing for himself. Closing his eyes, he listened carefully to the surrounding movements with only his ears.

“Oh! Dead?”

Facing the completely unresponsive Nishiyama, the one who raped him let out an uninteresting complaint.

“This one is pretty much nothing fun either, talking about being a virgin, I don’t know how many times my ass has been played with!” After saying that, the man pressing on top of Zhu Yuan revealed an evil smile.

I guess I had already ejaculated inside… A large amount of foamy white liquid was coming out of my secret place, which I hadn’t pulled out since I had inserted it.

“What’s going to happen next?”

“This… wouldn’t it be enough to sell the former holy woman just as you were originally instructed to do?”

“That’s not bad! Using a former saintess as a gimmick, even a medieval one can be sold at a high price.”

The men raped as they pleased while engaging in even more self-righteous conversations.

(┅Ordered?) Nishikawa had doubts about this statement～

（So the attack was ordered by someone? There’s a purpose…) “What about the others?”

“Even if we take it away, it’s just an added burden, so just take the former saintess!”

“You…”

Yagi, who had not yielded by this point, had another man’s rod shoved into his mouth.

“Shut up! Bitch!”

“Ooo…”

Containing the humiliation of a civilian’s male sexuality. This humiliation, even, reached its apex with the next sentence.

“Get it clean! Because, up until just now, I’ve been screwing that wind-up commissioner’s little asshole!”

“┅”

I can’t believe that what was stuck in another woman’s ass is now in my own mouth! Moreover, this woman is still her own eyes stare ~ Nishikawa.

B…

“Woo! Ahh! Aaah! Aaah…”

There was a strange sound─the man’s detachment was actually bitten off! Yagi spat the blood-stained filth in his mouth onto the bed with a yuck.

“Whoa! Wow! Wow… my… my baby!!!”

“Fuck!” Another man saw this and kicked Yagi hard in the head.

“Whoa?”

“Didn’t you just dutifully finish licking it?”

The man who had been playing with Yagi’s ass at the same time, withdrew and then stomped on Yagi’s stomach.

Brush! One of the attackers, drew the sword hanging on the wall.

“┅Don’t look down on people!”

“Awaken!”

Looking at his companion, who was still rolling over on the bed, the attackers surrounded Yagi.

Yagi, seeing himself in the light of the sword. The corners of his mouth were stained with blood, and he was in a state of fear, staring at himself with wide eyes. That was, the last image Yagi saw before he died.

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“Ms. Demonflame, regarding the Sannoha aspect, is it okay to handle it that way?” In the dark café that hadn’t fallen, the river witch was reporting to Demonfire.

The backwaters of the royal capital. Most of the people who gather here are those who have a “certain reason”. The things that are done here are also unseemly. Therefore, it was also the most suitable place for the Demon Flame to settle down.

Originally, there was no need to hide their true colors, but because they had once been the president of Hachiman no Tani, they wore hoods and cast dark magic on their faces to prevent people from recognizing the three of them. So he put on a hood and cast dark magic on his face to prevent people from recognizing the three people who couldn’t see their faces with the hoods on.

If it was anywhere else, it would look like a very weird scene. But here, it’s not weird at all.

“It’s hard work. That school, without the two of them, Zhuhara and Nishikawa, can’t do much… No matter which one of them it is, just take them away from the academy!”

“Then, it would be better to deal with them directly…”

After listening to the advice of the River Witch, Demon Flame smiled and shook his head. In fact, the face that had been enchanted with darkness magic could not be seen at all, it was just that it made people ‘feel like smiling’… “That would be… rather inappropriate, if the Three Leaves were to fall into an uncontrollable situation, then it might be even more difficult to hand it back to the humans!”

“Wow!”

(Demon Fire of the Demon Clan~ There’s no need to worry about human affairs at all, right…?) The river witch didn’t dare to ask, but just quietly lowered her head.

“So… what should we do better?” Looking at Rana, who was sitting on the sidelines, the river witch waited for the next instruction.

“Just do as Jiba instructs, he’d love to have a son-in-law anyway.”

Jiba, the land of the Demon Clan, is located to the east of the royal capital, a sacred place of the Demon Clan, full of obstacles and auras.

“Until then, take good care of that ‘talisman’. That thing is something very important to her.”

“Is this…?” The river witch pulled out a talisman from her pocket. This talisman.

Sealed Lana’s ‘human’ side.

“Sooner or later… you will know.”

“Yes.” Looking at Demon Flame, who stopped speaking, River Witch ambiguously chimed in.

I don’t know much about it, but I think that’s what the Demon Flame meant…

“So Ms. Demonfire, what’s next?”

“I, for one, am going to end something!”

“Finish…?”

Demonfire nodded.

“Yes. If you don’t go, the legendary three schools will become the three schools of sin.”

“Is it that serious?” The River Witch gave a skeptical look, and Demon Flame nodded slowly.

“Yes. At this rate, the Demon Clan has no chance of winning…”

“This is, for the Demons?”

Hearing the River Witch’s question, Demon Flame shook his head.

“No, it’s my personal… purely, my personal…”

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Two years ago ~ Primavera and the demonic fire, merged into one. Although it was a merging into one, to Ayaka, it was no different from self-destruction.

On the outside, she is Ryuusei Ayaka, but on the inside, she is a demonic noble… Demon Flame. Ayaka exchanges her heart with Demon Flame and asks for the rescue of the captured girl.

“Must… save the maiden!”

“I will honor the contract. Relatively, your heart and memories will be mine.”

The Demon Flame is a demon race that gained power by assimilating with humans. After many assimilations, they became the most powerful nobles in the demon world.

“After being received by you, what will become of my heart…?” Before assimilating, Riwa asked.

“It won’t do anything, after being received by me, it will fall asleep and slowly disappear afterward. So far, all the hearts I have received have ceased to exist in this world!”

“┅Yes?”

Slowwar nodded.

Self-destruction. A kind of fear of the imminent disappearance of one’s physical body and heart rose from the heart… but this was perhaps a punishment for one’s foolish self. Then the demonic fire entered Ayaka’s heart. Gradually, black shadows encroached on Ayahuasca’s heart.

(Ahh! Aah. (GRUNTS) Ah! Ah…)

Feeling the fear that her heart was being eroded, Ayaka cried out loud.

“Whoa! Wow! Wo…”

Finally the sound faded. Ryuusei Suffix, had become a demon fire.

“┅Hmmm, this body, it’s not bad!” Stretching Ayaka’s body, Demon Fire praised.

“Well, it’s time to fulfill the contract. After this, an even greater mission─killing all humans─was waiting for me.”

For someone who existed as a demon, killing humans was a matter of course. Therefore, entering the ‘Legendary Three Schools’, the most important school for humans, was the best opportunity to utilize it.

“It’s too late for regrets! You have subjected all of mankind to the greatest crisis ever in order to save a young girl!”

Knowing the purpose of the Demon Flame, Ayaka was sad in her heart. Sensing Ayaka’s sadness, Demon Fire smiled even more happily.

Boom! The body of the man in the fence burst into flames.

“Woo! Ahh! Aaah! AH…!”

Man surrounded by flames and rolling on the ground.

“Sh, what!?”

“This guy, it’s not that woman from that time!?” One of the men who raped Ayaka exclaimed after remembering.

In that instant, the man’s body was also surrounded by flames.

“This guy, he can use magic!”

Although the mention of using a magical attack usually conjures up images of the Hachimangu Magical Guide Academy, it doesn’t mean that students from the other three schools don’t use magic.

Demon Fire looked at the men and asked, “The girl who was taken away, where is she?”

“Fuck, don’t be so arrogant…”

The man who uttered an angry curse was also enveloped in flames.

Powerful magic power. Seeing the demonic fire magic that could appear at any moment, the men began to feel fear. The young girl in front of them was not a “prey” for men to enjoy.

。

“There are four others, and it doesn’t matter to me if there’s only one left. As long as someone can tell me!”

Faced with such a cold threat, the men exchanged frightened glances with each other.

“What’s wrong? If no one answers, then another…”

“Dead, dead!” The man replied in fear and panic.

Slowly, the demon fire turned to the man who had made the noise.

“Dead?”

“┅Yes, yes! First, let’s make it clear that we didn’t kill him…”

“That’s right, she was trying to get a good tune up when she bit her tongue. We did help her with first aid!”

Demon Fire looked coldly at the man who was desperately trying to defend himself.

“Yes? Dead?”

“It was a suicide, not caused by us…” said the men who realized the change in the eyes of the Demon Flame in fear.

“Yeah? You didn’t cause this?”

“No, that’s right, it’s not our fault!”

Boom! On the rest of the men, they burned together~

“Woo! Ahh! Aaah! AH…!”

There were screams and desperate rolls on the ground trying to extinguish the fire on their bodies, but the unheated fire wrapped around the men and could not be extinguished.

“It’s you clotheshorse’s fault, assholes!” Demon Fire was about to walk out of the enclosure after he finished speaking.

At that moment, a male appeared.

“This is… really brilliant!”

A man, blocking the exit. That man, like the men on fire, was wearing the uniform of the Tri-State High School.

“So… there’s a companion…”

A light shot out from the demon fire’s eyes, a flame invisible to the naked eye, rushing towards the man.

Boom! The flame, which was dispersed before it touched the man, exploded in all directions.

“Eh!?” The flames were dispersed, and Demon Flame’s confidence faltered slightly.

“I’m not their companion, don’t count me out, idiot!” The man approached slowly, blocking Demonfire’s retreat with his hand. Looking around, he confirmed that the man, who had fallen to the ground, was still alive.

“I’m a student of the Three Kingdoms, yes. I’ve heard that there are some unsavory scum, so I’ve come especially to rectify…”

“The Three Kingdoms’, the Wind Discipline Committee… Impossible, this kind of strength… The Three Kingdoms’ Student Council…” the Demon Flame’s heart felt marvelously anxious. Those eyes staring at themselves seemed to be able to see through everything about Demonflame.

“I am, Maesaki, who has succeeded as the president of the student council of Mikuni High School since yesterday, what’s your name?”

“Demon fire!”

“No!” Maesaki shook his head.

“That body, the name of the original owner? Think sacrificing yourself will solve everything?”

“┅” Demon fire, intending to flee.

However, Maesaki had already blocked the Demon Flame’s path with lightning speed.

Seeing the timid eyes of the demon fire, Maesaki cursed.

“┅Asshole!”

This was not, in response to the demonic fire cursing. Rather, it was said in response to, the eroded heart of the young girl.

Snap! A crisp ringing sound rang out. Demonfire touched his cheek and flinched.

“I am… I am… I am…” the body of the Demon Flame, shivered continuously.

“What am I… doing… but, this memory… how can… but…”

“Reconsider seriously one more time whether this is right or not…” that was all that was said, and Maesaki turned his back to Ryuusei Ayaka.

“To return to your original self, or to continue to be controlled… think about it yourself! If you stand before me as a demon next time… then…”

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Hachimanoya Student President． Maesaki Mitsuki was chagrined. Should I help my brother? Or should we avoid this war…?

“Brother…”

Now that his identity has been revealed, there’s no point in using magic to hide it. Kou, take off your scarf and sit in the chairman’s room in your true colors. Maesaki’s half-sister. An Asian girl. A human brother with only half the same blood.

Kou, has always loved his brother deeply. Not just any brother-sister love, but as a real man.

Brother has also always protected Kou. In a world full of discrimination against Asians, he has always protected Kou.

Since when? Crossing the line between brother and sister.

Kou’s first night was with his brother, and he himself should have been his brother’s first night, right? However, the union between the two was a long time ago. Avoiding both parents, mixed with a bit of thrill psychology, the brother and sister had sex a few times. To Kou, that was the original and only person.

(┅Brother seems to have changed quite a few people since then.)

Thinking about Quorra made Arclight more than a little upset. He was also a little upset about the Baruch he had caught a while ago. She had called Maesaki “brother” a few times during her time in Hachimanoya.

。

(My brother is just my brother alone.)

I’ve almost cried out a few times.

（”Is it possible that my brother and she…)

I can’t control my sadness when I think about it.

（”But…)

Kou took a mirror out of a drawer. In it, a childish face was reflected.

（”I’m the one who ran away, and I’m the one who abandoned my brother…)

Above the left eye – an old wound – sustained when attacked as a result of discrimination.

Even as protective as my brother is, there will be times when he is negligent.

Moreover, even if the physical body wasn’t hurt, the heart had already been hurt a long time ago. ┅But compared to Kuang, who was protected by his older brother, his mother, who could only hide at home, suffered more, I guess!

Mom became hysterical… and Kuang became depressed due to her eye injury and mental shock. As a result, mother and daughter ran away from home. Running away from their favorite husband, their favorite brother. The deeper the love, the more it hurt.

After that, I heard that Ah Guang’s father and brother, had desperately tried to find out news about their mother and daughter. However, the two had still not returned. Perhaps it was because the one who fled was himself, so he felt even more ashamed to see him.

After his mom died, Light hid his face and his identity.

(…although, it was still discovered by my brother…) Kwang pondered.

(Even though I hate fighting, let’s help them…)

After that, once the battle is over, I’ll have to leave my brother without saying goodbye, and I’ll have to say “I’m sorry”! And I’ll have to start the relationship with my brother all over again.

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“Where did Yoshino, Muto and Kotoh go?” Maesaki asked Yoshino in the student council officer’s room in Mikuni.

The Tri-State Student Council is recognized as the most powerful team among the three schools of legend. Among them, Yosuke Muto, the head of the athletic department, and Yosuke Muto, the head of the cultural department, are recognized as the most powerful teams. Yosuke Muto and Yoshio Higashi, the head of the culture department, have been missing since just now. Higashi Yoshio, the head of the Athletic Department, has been missing since just now.

“Yes, Kotoh, he’s gone to take up the role of the former Holy Maiden-in-waiting… Yuri Asada’s escort!”

“Asada-kun’s escort.”

“Yes, several times I received threatening letters from the radicals of the Hachimanoya Academy of Magic─that said, ‘Kaylard died because of you, and I will kill you in revenge’. If it was just that, Koto wouldn’t have taken any action, but he received a tip-off─an unusual team from Hatanoya… just now.”

“Eh!” Maesaki nodded.

“As for Muto… after watching the news just now, he rushed out with Kanjen-senpai!”

“I see.” Maesaki nodded again.

Yet again, the nod also carried a bitter smile meaning ‘there’s really nothing I can do about this guy’.

The same news as just now is playing on TV~

“At the same time that Baruch stormed into the student council meeting room, Shingara Maki had disappeared and Yagi Ritsuko had been stabbed in the abdomen… According to the investigation, it’s very likely that Zhuhara was sold on the black market…”

Shingon Shinki was sold on the black market… The content of the news was enough to stir up the emotions of the hot-blooded man, Muto!

Regardless of the fact… formally, this battle for the Holy Maiden started from the Tri-State High School, and in the battle for the Holy Maiden, such behavior must not be tolerated.

Muto believed that if he tolerated and forgave this incident, the justice of the Three Kingdoms would be shaken, and the prestige of the Three Kingdoms would be destroyed.

As soon as he thought of this, Muto took immediate action. Immediately, the Movement Department Company was organized and set out to save Kasahara.

If only… could know Baruch’s whereabouts. It was Yoshino who told Muto the location of the slave market. If Muto had been in charge of it, I wonder how long it would have taken to find out where Yuhara was. I wish Muto would disappear…

It made sense for Yoshino to think so. In this war, Baruch was protecting Hachimanoya’s Holy Maiden． On the one hand, Baruch is protecting Hachimanoya’s saint, Yuki, and on the other hand, he is also protecting the saint of Mitsunoha, Pao. He rescued those who had been captured and taken away for “business”. He had also rescued the girls who had been captured for “business” and should be back soon. Except for Kasahara’s case, the three kingdoms had won a complete victory.

“Hello! Hello! Mikuni High School.” Yoshino picked up the receiver and obliged.

On the TV screen, Nishikawa, who had just finished his treatment, appeared.

‘With the disappearance of Chairman Yanagi Ayaka and the death of Acting Chairman Yagi Ryoko, it was decided that Nishikawa Shoko, who is now the most senior member of the Mitsuba Disciplinary Committee, would be the temporary Acting Chairman…’

Maesaki’s expression changed as he listened to the report.

“How can… Ayaka, how can this old fox remain silent?”

What trick will Ayaka use next? While Maesaki was worrying about that, Yoshino, who was holding the earpiece, spoke up.

“President, we have a visitor.”

“Chairman K…Hachimanoya?” Maesaki thought it was Hachimanoya who had come to ask for the return of Gosetsu?

But Yoshino slowly shook his head.

“No, it’s a fox.”

“Wow!” Maesaki was a little surprised.

“How?”

“Okay… let her come in.”

Maesaki gives his permission and Yoshino immediately introduces the guest who is covered in a cloth shirt. Dark magic was also cast on his face.

“┅Long time no see.” The shadows faded and Demon Flame revealed his face. That face remained unchanged, still smiling.

“There, being busy!” Maesaki responded with a smirk as well.

“Yes, thanks to you! My throat is so dry from running around! Is there anything to drink?”

“┅If possible, how about tea?”

“That…”

Maesaki ordered Yoshino to pour the tea.

“You guys are also too nosy!” Sipping the tea that had just been brought out, Maesaki spoke up.

“That’s right, it took a lot of spirit, but most of it was destroyed by you!” Demon Flame replied and sipped his tea as well.

“Mmm… yummy!” Demon Flame exhaled and continued the conversation while cutting the pastry.

“Three years ago, we took control of the student council of the Mikuni High School, and then two years ago, we sent the ‘Seed’ into Hachimanoya, and I entered Sanoha by chance.”

“Yes, and after that you’ve been ruling the Three Kingdoms with terror politics, as it is now, Sanoha.”

“It was so hard for everything to go well, but just because of you alone you ruined all the plans. The people up there, they’re furious because the plan failed!” Demon Fire looked at Maesaki with a pouty look.

However, Maesaki ignored the look and continued the conversation.

“So, you’re planning to attack Sanoha as well so you can get the power of the Holy Maiden, right?”

“That’s right, just when I was trying to secretly gather the Holy Maiden, I was sabotaged by you! Not only did you publicize the battle for the Holy Maiden, but you even got the nobles of the kingdom to intervene…” Demon Flame took a bite of the pastry.

“We’re also having a headache, completely under the radar as to where and how you snuck in from there.

As a matter of fact, it was only recently that I became certain that Kou was the real Kou.” Maesaki took another sip of tea.

“So… when did you notice me?” Demon Flame curiously pursued the question.

“In the beginning… although there was also an expectation that she would beat you.”

“If, then, I had been eliminated, perhaps the outcome would have been completely different!”

The woman in front of me spoke in the first person, “I”, about the demons. Therefore, Maesaki felt lonely.

“As a result, she lost… No, the correct term is, she escaped.”

“┅Yes, that’s right!” Demon Flame said as he picked up his teacup.

“For me, your presence is very threatening, calm, predictable, idealistic in your cruelty, even passionate… worthy of a human being…”

“I don’t know, is that a compliment?” Maesaki replied with a bitter smile.

“That’s the best compliment, thanks to your blessing, the plan to fight for the Holy Maiden has been thwarted. The ‘seed’ that was set up in Hachiman no Tani can’t be gotten rid of without getting rid of it.”

“Lana?”

Demonfire nodded gently.

“Yes, half-breeds with mastication spells on their insides, mongrels raised in a human environment.”

“I see… So, Kunitachi and the others are also your companions?” Maesaki’s eyes… gradually thinned out.

“That’s right, even if we become incompetent humans and take over everything that is human, we don’t care. That was a lot of work, that’s why we took out our greatest treasure─that ‘talisman’.”

“┅It’s also true that to separate mixed bloodlines, ordinary power can’t do it.” Maesaki nodded in agreement with this statement. At the same time, he stood up and lowered his head to look at the Demon Flame.

“It’s time to get to the point, what is the purpose of your visit here!”

“Of course, to kill you. To avenge the humiliation suffered back then.” Demon Fire did not escape Maesaki’s gaze, but instead replied with a smile.

“Perhaps it is difficult for us to be able to gather the Holy Maiden. However, we just can’t let you obtain the power of bravery.” After saying that, Demon Flame also stood up!

“If I have to ask why, I can tell you that for no other reason than the fact that none of us are afraid of… Maegasaki Shunji, except for you!” The pupils of the Demon Flame also became smaller.

“That’s funny! Can you people win against me?” Maesaki said confidently.

However, Demon Fire ignored his confidence and continued.

“Indeed… it has been quite a price to pay to defeat you. It hasn’t been very smooth, even obtaining the Holy Maiden. In the end, even Mitsuba, who was used as a stronghold, had to be sacrificed to be used as bait. However, when compared to you, these costs are considered cheap.”

“!?” Demonfire used a past tense tone, and Maesaki was shocked to hear it, turning his head to look at Yoshino behind him.

“Yoshino… you!?” Maesaki suddenly spoke up.

“I’m sorry, Chairman!” Yoshino bent over and apologized.

“You and Gotou deceived me. But no matter what, I can still handle it easily if I’m alone…” before the words ended, Maesaki’s elbow attacked towards Yoshino.

The powerful Maegasaki’s sure-fire “Top Elbow” is so powerful that Yoshino wouldn’t even have time to dodge it… But the elbow, which exceeds the speed of sound, loses its power before it can knock Yoshino down.

“！！”

The feeling of powerlessness kept attacking. Maesaki felt that his body’s strength was slowly disappearing.

“The tea just now, was it good?” Yoshino’s face broke into a smile.

“Can’t a hero… defeat poison?”

“Yoshino… could it be that you…”

Hearing Maesaki’s words, Yoshino suddenly burst into hot tears.

“Chairman, if you… if you had told me everything and trusted me… maybe it wouldn’t have come to this…”

Those were false tears shed by the man with an expressionless face. Seeing the tears, Maesaki looked back at Demon Flame. Tears also fell from the eyes of the young girl whose heart had been eaten by the demons.

“Is that…? I see…” Maesaki, finally realized.

“Idiots, can you…?” Maesaki asked.

“We’re a cold, unrelenting demon race!”

With such an answer, Maesaki smiled bitterly.

“You… demon…”

That was, Maesaki’s last words.

Everyone’s Resolutions. bis

“Maesaki… he… is… dead…” In the bed of her assigned dormitory, Qura held back her grief.

One of the western nobles… The castle of Marquis Mushima. Quila was selected as one of the seven back-ups based on her ability. She was confident that in another six months, she would be able to be chosen as a close friend.

“The war with the demon race is about to begin, to stop the western nobles…” This was the task that Qura was given.

The Mushima she was in charge of was an ambitious, straight-laced martial artist. To Quorra, it was the easiest type to control. So far, everything was going well.

However, once the most important person, Maesaki, was gone…

“Under the system of the royal capital, can the demons be controlled…? Has all of Maesaki’s hard work been in vain…?” The thought of this made his heart even sadder.

After a long period of grief, Quorra made up her mind.

“If… I’ll do it. The Chairman’s revenge is mine!”

Lana, drifting in the talisman. A world of uncertainty, of darkness, of nothing. There, Lana fantasized.

(Those guys, it wasn’t me that was chosen for power. I, who have been scorned as a demon, have completely lost!)

Not as much as why, a void was felt in the heart.

(It’s really… so lonely!) A strange feeling rose up.

In the past, I was so afraid of human contact. But when I was really alone, why did I want to come into contact with humans…?

“How silly, why would you be lonely?” A voice rang out from the world of the “talisman”.

(What?)

“What does it matter, there’s only one person in the world, how I wish I could go!”

(This voice is…)

Yes, it’s the voice of the girl holding the talisman.

(My voice, can you hear me?)

“Hear. Because, I’m a hybrid of demon and human.”

In the lush green forest, the River Witch held the talisman in her hand, and sitting beside her was the heartless demon Lana.

Lana’s nimbus wave emanated ever so slightly from within the talisman.

(Have you also been discriminated against because you’re a Demon?)

“┅Don’t joke around!” River Witch’s voice was filled with anger.

“My mother was a demon, and in order to have a child with special abilities like mine, she let a human rape her.”

(Then…)

Lana’s reaction angered the river witch.

“I’m not like you. What humans are the most annoying, so I hate you too. It’s because Miss Demon Flame commanded it, that’s why I kept this talisman, otherwise I would have killed you long ago.”

In the forest, the wind blew quietly. Baruch didn’t cry. Because, as my brother said, “I hate crybabies!” I don’t like crybabies. “If you’re sad, just laugh. So, laugh.

Even if you don’t like it, once you smile, the nastiness goes away. At that time, a real smile can come from within. That’s what brother said. So Baruch decided not to cry.

At his brother’s funeral, Baruch had been trying hard to be strong and energetic. Perhaps she was so energetic that she ran while holding the juice and fell down. The juice was spilled on a celebrity… but once they saw that it was Baruch, they laughed it off and forgave her.

If my brother were here, he’d be pissed “Running around with a drink! What a shame!” I’m sure he would have scolded her… As soon as I thought of this, tears came to my eyes. Once the tears started to flow, it was very difficult to stop them.

“Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sorry,” Baruch apologized to his brother.

“I’m sorry… don’t hate me…”

Light, too, cried that day. From the moment his brother died, Kou had been crying non-stop.

“It’s ready… Ms. Maesaki Kou…” called the person in charge.

“Yes… now…”

After answering, Maesaki Kou… Hatanoya Student President stood up.

The power of the Three Saints was inherited by Maesaki Shunji’s sister, Maesaki Kou. This decision was not opposed by anyone in the entire Tri-State Student Council.

Since Maesaki’s death, the dark actions of the demons have become even more active. Humanity, needs a symbol of bravery. That is, the late Maesaki Shunji’s sister, Maesaki Hikari.

Kou, with tear-filled eyes, looked at his brother’s picture.

“I have… stopped running away! Brother…”

Then, the battle known as the “Human-Demon War” was about to begin.

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