Chapter 6 - Part 6, 7, 8 , 9, and 10

Homura and Kinugasa, and also Onjouji moved from the courtyard in order to change the place of their conversation.

The place they chose for the conversation was the board chairman's room.

Along the way, Kinugasa first expressed his gratitude to Homura.

"Homura-san. Thank you very much for answering the sudden call from such a far away place."

"Really. I thought just what it is at the day I suddenly got told to enroll into a school. …Well, I already thought that there must be something hidden, but who would've guessed that it was Japan's highest big shot himself that directly called me here."

Now Homura understood why Onjouji's mouth was sealed shut.

"But is it okay? If you come meeting me directly right in the middle of the day like this, those world government guys won't shut their mouth right?"

That question was a natural concern.

He was the that had the brand of [traitor] pushed on him and was exiled by the world government.

If a country ruler under the world government attempted to contact such a person, it might be taken as a rebelling act.

But towards such concern of Homura, Kinugasa just shrugged his shoulders a little.

"Whether I come at afternoon or night, Homura-san is being monitored for twenty-four hours. The time doesn't really matter here. Besides [the scoundrel that annihilated the innocent China Union army] had entered into the Tokyo life sphere that is the jurisdiction of Japan government. As part of public order preservation, it's only natural for me to show my face." The reply was returned with a jesting mood.

Homura burst into a small chuckle from the way that man said that.

"I see, certainly that's just obvious. …Your roundabout talking has become argumentative huh."

"Haha. It's an occupational disease. That Homura-san has also become really tall."

"The last time we met was when I was twelve right. All that time of course I'm going to grow. Your white hair has increased huh."

"…Doing things one is not suited with is something tiresome." Saying that, Kinugasa showed a tired smile.

But Onjouji gave his honest opinion about those words from the side.

"That's not true. Prime Minister Kinugasa is looking down on yourself too much. That's your bad habit.

That was a fact.

At , while the old men that once controlled this country feared and hurried to be the first to escape, throwing away this country and its people, Kinugasa who in spite of just being a mere young bureau director at the time, stayed behind by himself at the foremost line and continued to fight as the temporary representative. Without getting even a wink of sleep during the ten days, he continued to maintain the functions of government literally struggling to death.

If he was not there, the country called Japan would not have survived the .

It was not an exaggeration saying that.

Even Homura recognized this man's backbone.

In the current Japan, there was no single person with better qualifications to stand at the top than this man.

All the people that lived in Tokyo life sphere also thought like that.

However, the person himself didn't think so.

"Haha… I wonder about that. In reality, with my strength I couldn't do anything about . If I have to say what I could do at that time, it was only carrying out the minimum duties of the organization called the government, I just somehow carried that out. That was the best that I could do. …If there was no Homura-san's power, then there was nothing that could be done. What the world needed exactly is Homurasan's power. Whether it was five years ago, and then―right now in this moment too."

"――"

Instantly, the atmosphere that was flowing between the two changed.

Homura sensed that minute change.

From now on it would be the reason Kinugasa came here today. And also the true intention of calling Homura from London.

Then what laid ahead was not something to be talked about while they were walking right in the middle of a corridor.

In just the right timing, the board chairman's room came in front of their eyes.

Homura reached out his hand toward the door of the board chairman's room thinking to ask the continuation inside, ―it was at that moment. "-...!"

"Uh, this is...-"

Suddenly, the two other than Homura raised a choked out scream, their faces paled while backing off from the door in retreat. "What is it?"

Homura floated a question mark on his head towards the two's action.

In contrast, Onjouji who had cold sweat on his forehead gave a reply in bitter feeling.

"…How envious. To be unable to sense this ominous aura."

"Now that you mentioned it, Homura-san is not good at sensing other people's magic power isn't it."

"My bad to be so insensitive. …But you two saying that means that there is someone inside?"

"…Ye, yes. Perhaps."

Homura who was insensitive towards other people's magic power because his own magic power was too big didn't understand it.

However the other two were different. Because they were different, they sensed it completely.

What was leaking out from between the gaps of the door, a sickening presence.

A dread as if a centipede was creeping around between the skin and the flesh at the back.

Ahead of this single door, something possessing an outrageously evil magic power was waiting.

That was why their body, their soul, refused to open this door.

The board chairman's room's door even looked like the jaw of a jet black dragon to both Onjouji and Kinugasa.

"An ambush huh?"

Someone seemed to be there.

Foreign country's spy? Or perhaps something else.

Even when Homura wracked his brain, the candidate was just too numerous that he couldn't make an estimate.

He couldn't guess―however,

"Well, we also can't just keep standing here forever."

Saying that, Homura pushed open the door and entered inside brazenly.

He could deal with any kind of surprise attack prepared by anyone.

It was an act that came from such confidence.

But, there was no surprise attack that he feared.

The reason was that the intruder didn't even hide their figure,

"Mogumogu." (TN: Chewing sounds.)

The intruder was sitting on the guest sofa while eating cake.

Looking at the figure of the girl wrapped in a crimson dress stuffing her cheeks with cake, Homura sighed in amazement,

"…When I thought who was it, it's just you, huh. Vel." He called the girl's name.

Part 7.

Going back in time about one century ago. The human race for the first time received invasion from the demons.

Compared to that appeared five years ago, it was just a demon that was similar with a small fry, but the human race at that time still did not know of sorcery and didn't have any way to oppose this threat.

Because of that, the human race was cornered in the blink of an eye and made to stand on the predicament of ruin on one occasion.

However at such a time, the human race was visited by a turning point.

That was―the encounter with the person who introduced himself as the .

{The person who is able to perfectly decipher this book, will obtain the technique to control even god following his will.}

The that appeared to the human race that was going to be destroyed one-sidedly by the demons, saying that he entrusted his knowledge of sorcery that he possessed into a single book to the human race.

It was―Liber Al vel Legis.

With engraved as the title with golden letters, it was the grimoire of beginning for the human race.

What was written in it, as a rule, was something that couldn't be understood by a sane mind, it was numerous knowledge of darkness that laughed scornfully at the human race's progress until now.

Those reading it wouldn't end normally.

Would their life lost, or would their heart broken, the conclusion was those two. The end was one.

But the human race was already at a stage where they couldn't choose their methods anymore.

The human race united in the face of the danger of ruin. By literally struggling to death, even while sacrificing the livee and minds of several tens of thousands of people that had courage, the grimoire was deciphered little by little. Learning the knowledge of sorcery, finally, the human race exterminated the demons that cornered them into ruin.

However―in actuality what the human race at that time could decipher, was an amount that did not even reach ten percent of the whole . That was because the knowledge written in was just extremely too unintelligible and evil.

But, in this world there was only one person, a human that completely deciphered that man-eating devil book, was only one.

It was none other than the Kamishiro Homura.

And then that had all the knowledge it possessed divulged by Homura, since then it swore absolute allegiance to the , accompanying him as his weapon.

Some times it was a sword, some times it was a shield, and another time it took the form of a girl.

The crimson girl Vel in front of his eyes, was that kind of highest rank grimoire and the weapon of the , the personification of .

"Just when I thought that I didn't see your figure since morning, you are lounging around in this kind of place."

"Because we returned back to [Tokyo life sphere], so I have to eat Coffee Mansion's cheese cake. I also have master's portion." (TN: When Chikori calls Homura master, it was as her teacher or instructor. Here, Vel called Homura master as her owner.)

"I ain't asking you that here."

"Then, Master don't need it?"

"No, I'm not saying I don't need it. Later I'm gonna eat too so leave some for me. What I want to ask is about why are you purposefully eating here?"

"Because this place has good black tea prepared."

Without any reservation, Vel replied back with an unconcerned tone like a machine.

Somehow, to keep asking her like this seemed silly, Homura sighed deeply once more.

From behind of Homura that was like that, Kinugasa who guessed the situation showed his appearance and greeted Vel.

"I say. It has been five years too since I last saw you, Vel-san. … No, or should I better call you ?"

What Kinugasa said was the nickname of a certain evil god. That was what Homura dug up and exposed when he was in the stage of deciphering , the true identity of the that taught sorcery to the human race that was almost ruined. …Of course, a shameful fact that humans survived due to the knowledge obtained thanks to an evil god was hidden in secret, people who knew about this truth were mostly nonexistent.

But, just saying that it was not known, meant it was a fact that couldn't be falsified.

And then was the knowledge of that evil god turned into the shape of a book that was handed out to the human race.

Therefore there was no mistake about the fact that Vel herself was also [one] of .

But, Vel shook her head left and right towards Kinugasa's words showing her denial.

"That title is correct to represent [me], but it's incorrect as my given name. I am here as due to the order of [me]. That's why I'm the , I'm not anything else than that."

"Then I'll call you Vel-san. So Vel-san also came back to Japan then."

"Naturally. I am Master's sword and shield. I'm always together with him. I'm different from you all that only used Master without helping in return."

Suddenly, a thorn appeared at the emotionless and machine-like tone of Vel.

While it was calm, it was a voice tone that conceived extremely strong rage.

Blood drained out from Kinugasa's expression hearing that voice tone.

And then Kinugasa understood at the same time.

The dread he felt just now. It was the hostility this girl directed across the door.

"Vel. Stop intimidating recklessly like that."

"No, Homura-san. It was exactly as she said."

Homura warned Vel of her blunt threat, but it was none other than Kinugasa himself that interrupted Homura.

Why? It was because Kinugasa himself also regretted from his heart the ingratitude that Vel frankly said to him.

"While we had our lives saved by you, we didn't protect you from the malice of the . And then we are all nothing more than weak-minded people, except a really small part of people who had their life saved directly by you on the battlefield, most of the human race is thinking of you as a [traitor], they didn't even doubt it at all. …I really think that it is truly inexcusable."

Kinugasa apologized from his heart towards the [hero] whose power was unreachable by them and had the brand of [traitor] pushed onto him.

However―the person himself, Homura, didn't even want any apology or anything.

"I don't really care about that. The one who said that [It's fine like this] is also me."

When Homura said that to turn down the apology, he glared at Vel that was blaming Kinugasa with a severe expression.

"Vel. You too don't say anything stupid."

"…I'm sorry."

Vel, sensing that her master was getting seriously angry, apologized while being a little dejected.

Even Vel that made Kinugasa and Onjouji tremble with just her presence, was treated like a child if it was against Homura.

"Well, it's fine if you understand."

After that Vel shifted her body to the corner of the sofa in order to create a space for Homura to sit.

It seemed that she didn't have any intention to get out from the room.

But, just like she expressed before, she was Homura's sword and shield.

If Homura getting called to Japan was because of a situation that couldn't be dealt with except by Homura, and Homura was going to give his cooperation, then she was also not unrelated to this.

That was why Homura didn't chase out Vel outside the room and took a seat beside her.

And then, he asked Kinugasa who stood at the entrance.

"Rather than things like that, just cut it out and say what you want to talk about. The reason you called me out here." Against Homura's question, Kinugasa took a deep breath once,

"I understand."

Saying that, he also entered inside the room and took a seat in front of Homura.

After that… he began to talk slowly.

The background of why he called Homura through Onjouji.

Part 8.

"Right now, something terrifying is going to happen inside the

< United World Government>."

"Something terrifying?"

". That's the name of the project. The content is, in one year the ten countries that survived will be merged into five countries of the five great leader's jurisdiction under the great cause of making the human race as one and oppose the demons."

"…They are making a really bold plan again huh."

Homura knitted his eyebrows towards the information that Kinugasa brought.

His family register had been taken away a long time ago, but even so for Homura the country called Japan was his birthplace.

That was why, if he was told that the county would be gone, his expression would become hard.

"If I remember right, those five great leaders are from the five countries of Britain, China, Russia, America, and Italy right? Which one is Japan going to be integrated into?"

"The talk has advanced towards the direction of us being absorbed into China Republic Union. Also, it's not a [merger]. This is an [absorption]."

"What are you saying?"

"Exactly as the word said, it means a one-sided exploitation. Japan's government will be completely dismantled, and our sovereignty will be transferred to China Republic Union. There is also the arrangement to restitute the property of the people into the country's treasury temporarily, what will be left to us are only unfairness of heavy tax and food rationing. …Well, after all our relationship with our neighboring country is not really good."

Saying that, Kinugasa smiled bitterly.

Surely right now he was thinking that the relationship didn't go well since was because of the ineptitude of themselves the politicians.

But, Kinugasa immediately drew back his bitter smile and continued his words with a serious expression once again.

"However, such things are only a small matter. The biggest problem is the difference in ideology between China Republic Union and Japan.

China Republic Union is a country that imposes widely despotic government that doesn't allow democracy.

Naturally, the integration between these two countries won't go smoothly.

Further, the is also involved in this merger. The church is also advancing the talk to make the as the only sect of the human race.

In regards to this too, we can anticipate an extremely large opposition.

Because of Japan's tolerant stance towards any kind of sect, there are various sects of the refugees here.

However―under the great cause of uniting the human race to face the demons, the world government plan to carry out this. But, a result produced from such a one-way just cause―will be a river of blood and a mountain of corpses due to oppression."

Water and oil wouldn't mix no matter how much they are stirred together.

Then what should be done?

Nothing else but to abolish one side until there was not a single drop left.

When people held in their hand a selfish great cause, they could become even more cruel than a demon.

That was an inevitability that had been proven by history. An apparent result.

For that reason, Kinugasa was,

"―I want to stop this reckless development. Not just me. The countries other than the five great leaders, and also Britain's reformation faction force showed a strong opposition towards this ."

But, Kinugasa's expression clouded after saying until that far.

"However, our power is insufficient with only us. In the first place when the was created, it was a group that was formed from the Five Great Leaders which are the five countries that possessed the most surviving force remaining. It's inevitable that the other countries' power are all falling behind them."

"I see."

After hearing that much, Homura too opened his mouth.

"In other words… the reason you called me here is in order to fight the Five Great Leaders, you want me to enter under the affiliation of the opposition force… is that what you are talking about?"

By doing that, it would compensate for their inferior strength.

That was how Homura perceived Kinugasa's thinking.

And then Vel who sat beside Homura also had the same conclusion.

"A selfish talk. After forsaking Master already, now you are

saying you want to make use of Master again?"

Vel narrowed her eyes slightly while strong hostility drifted in the air, she glared at Kinugasa.

However―

"No. What I want is something completely different." Kinugasa denied it straightforwardly.

"What I want to ask from Homura-san is something that is completely the opposite."

"The opposite?"

"Yes. I don't want to enter Homura-san under our affiliation.

―We want to enter under the affiliation of the Kamishiro Homura. And then I want to destroy the organization of the Five Great Leaders, and for you to become the [King] of the new political administration. That's the reason of me for calling you here."

"..."

That was the true motive that Homura was told. Hearing that, as expected even Homura was dumbfounded.

He said, that he wanted him to become king?

"…You, are you sane?"

Homura reflexively voiced his doubts frankly.

But Kinugasa nodded towards those words that were lacking in manners. "Of course."

"No, from what you just said I really cannot think that you are sane. Just try to think about it a little. I'm someone whose power is sealed by the world government using here. Right now I got no power except something a little above a S-rank magician. You are sayin' you want that kind of brat as king? That ain't an idea of a proper adult y'know, Prime Minister Kinugasa."

"Is your power really sealed?"

"――"

"As for me I really can't think of that as the case. Against at best just those philistines of the Five Great Leaders, you, the Kamishiro Homura are bounded? That's really completely unimaginable. Even though you are the magician that binds even gods."

"...now then, I wonder about that." Homura evaded the question.

On the other hand Kinugasa added even more of his words.

"Besides, there is also no problem in your age. This is a matter about soul.

The real problem is, on top of the existence of the demon's threat, there is a necessity to unite the human race as one.

But the Five Great Leaders don't have the capacity for that. Unity due to coercion or the likes, it's nothing more than a sham that would immediately break down.

What is needed, is a king with a noble soul that can guide all the people.

An existence of an absolute leader, one that anyone can see a dream on that back, and also one that can make people think for themselves to follow that back.

―Homura-san. From among the people that I know, it's only you who are worthy of that."

"You really got a too high opinion of me."

'It came to nobility huh', thinking that Homura floated a wry smile in astonishment.

He didn't hate it to be praised, but it gave him the creeps to be flattered that much.

"Just what in the world is your basis for thinking like that, I really want you to tell me by all means. After all, next time I'm going to use that reasoning, not at a man, but at a woman as a pick-up line."

When Homura returned a joking question like that, Kinugasa didn't reply immediately.

It was as if he was hardening his resolve for a while, after Kinugasa closed his eyelids he finally began to form his words.

Why he supported Homura, the basis of that.

"Because I know. What happened behind that . The mortal combat that has never been written in history. And also the last days of the elites that were that once existed in the ."

―Instantly, all emotion slipped off from Homura's face――

The single memory that ran through in his mind.

The fresh blood that stained the new snow.

The corpses of his comrades that fell down like decayed trees.

The coldness of the gold and silver ominous eyes(heterochromia) looking down at that, and the sensation of the life of an important female(person) spilling over from the embrace of his two hands.

Everything of that day was vividly resurrected―

"Compared to the cruel ordeal that was imposed on you at that battle, something like didn't even enter into that ordeal. But, you fought to the bitter end. I know about that noble way of living. That's why―"

"――Stay quiet."

"...!"

Homura's spoken words instantly froze Kinugasa's throat.

After all, a killing intent of a drawn sword was filled in that tone.

Homura covered his face with his right hand as if enduring a headache, with a sharp look he glared down Kinugasa from the gaps between his fingers.

"Outsider(you) can't talk about (us)."

To point at a battle that made him lose all his irreplaceable comrades as [noble], was not a joke.

After all since that day, there was no day where he didn't curse at his own powerlessness.

"Forgive me… Without even thinking of Homura-san's feeling, I talked as if I understand anything about it."

Homura's intimidating pressure was incomparable with Vel's pressure before this.

It made Kinugasa's whole face paled in terror, he quickly lowered his head and apologized.

That was why Kinugasa didn't aggravate Homura more than that.

Rather than that, there was another party that should be blamed more than him right at the side.

"Kai. You were the one that blabbed your mouth huh."

Saying that, Homura glared with angry eyes at Onjouji that was listening to the conversation of the two.

"All the members of died at that battle except me. That's why the humans that know about the truth of is the person concerned, me, and you who was the commander-in-chief of the at that time. And then only Shiori who was in the protection of . Now, there is no way I talked and I don't think Shiori would, so the information source must be you bastard."

"Is there something wrong with that?"

"Is there something wrong with that, your ass."

Onjouji's behavior that didn't even look guilty really irritated

Homura.

The reason for that was the nature of the corps called .

The officially protected the civilians that didn't have any means to fight from the threat of the demons. They were a virtuous mercenary group made up of magicians, but―however the threat against the civilians came not only from the demons.

The knowledge of sorcery that the brought about saved the human race from ruin, but at the same time it also left behind a spark of fire, for that led to the new culture of the human race's wars.

After escaping from the threat of ruin, what occurred after that was the scramble between countries for grimoires where knowledge of sorcery were written, starting from . Their war carried out violence, not to mention towards the enemy country, it was also not rare for a country to perform experiments of cruel sorcery using their own people. In an extreme case, there were even politicians that tried to secure a powerful demon's protection by sacrificing the people of their own country.

Of course, the lamented this situation. But, as an organization that acted by traveling all over the world, they couldn't cause a war with a country publicly.

There what was formed was an assassin group of few numbered elites of prominent powerful people of the

Without Borders>, which specialized in erasing [country] or [ people] that harmed the people―the .

It was terrifying because the enemy was the same humans like them, in many cases that should be called as the symbol of the human race's evil, they buried the situation inside the darkness that nobody knew about by killing all the existences that were related to the case, they were the dark side of the knight order.

Of course because of that peculiarity, originally the name of the corps shouldn't even be spoken aloud. Despite so― "Just what in the hell was your intention?" Homura pressed his question.

But, in regard to this situation even Onjouji's side had his own reason.

"It was nothing particular. He is the person that is in charge of this country. He is in the position where he should know about the truth."

"Ain't it the ironclad rule for the to not support any country?"

"That knight order doesn't exist anymore. They were annihilated in the battle against , even the survivors had returned home to their exhausted motherland or to the refugee of their ruined country, doing their all for their home. ―I too am the same."

Since the knight order didn't exist anymore, they did the best of their ability for the sake of their birthplace.

If he was told that, even Homura couldn't condemn Onjouji. He clicked his tongue and stopped.

Looking at that displeased Homura, Kinsugasa who was glared down by Homura just before raised his voice one more time.

"Homura-san. I will apologize as many times as needed if I made you feel bad. However, no matter what, your strength is necessary for this world. Please, can you think about it?"

In regards to that, Homura's answer came really fast. The answer was decided already from the beginning.

"You are joking. Just why have I gotta do something that troublesome."

"Because except Homura-san, there is no one else that can do it." "Yet even so, my bad but I've got no motivation or interest in that. Whether when I was in , and also right now that I had become the , my enemy is the demons, and those shitty bastards that support the demons. I've got no mood to stick my neck into politic wars between fellow humans."

The tone of Homura's curt rejection was unapproachable.

Hearing that definite refusal, Kinugasa's shoulders dropped a little.

"...is, that so."

However towards that Kinugasa,

"But, it's also a fact that the way the world government is doing things is unpleasant."

Saying that, Homura made a single concession.

"One year. I'll promise to stay in Japan for one year. That's my debt of gratitude towards my birthplace. If that is put into operation, the center of the opposition force is surely gonna be Japan right? If I'm here, it should be hard for the Five Great Leaders to move. That's why during that time you stop those guys."

That was the task of the leader of this country, the task of a person of the world government, Kinugasa himself. Homura brought his talk to finish with those words.

"..."

Kinugasa closed his eyes and thought for a while after hearing Homura's concession.

For Kinugasa, he wanted Homura to walk down the path of ruling.

It was the truth. However the person himself wasn't interested in that so it couldn't be helped.

Right here, he should be satisfied with just obtaining the firm promise of Homura to stay for one year.

Currently a great variety of human races and sects were gathered in Tokyo life sphere.

Perhaps it was even fine to say that it was the best mixed state among each countries' life sphere.

Just as Homura said, there was no doubt that Japan would be the place where the strictest oppression happened due to the .

Homura didn't have any wish to get involved with political wars, but on the other hand, he was also not a human who wouldn't drive away the spark of trouble that was going to happen.

Based on that, the matter of Homura continuing to stay in this place had a big meaning.

That was why, Kinugasa accepted this as adequate.

"That's enough. We will somehow do it with ourselves."

"Right. You do that. After all government is the adult's job."

Right when Homura made a frivolous comment like that. ―That happened.

*UUUUUUUUUUUN!* *UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!*

A piercing warning sound resounded with great volume.

That was―the sound that warned the people of a demon invasion.

Part 9.

{ Emergency situation occurring! Emergency situation occurring !

Today, at 1600, A great number of demons appeared at Saitama!

Currently they are heading to Tokyo life sphere going south!

The appearing demons are orc, goblin, gargoyle, harpy―total count two hundred!

< Knight class> bicorn, earth spider, wyvern, ―total count 50!

Reinforcement request came from the national defense army that is going ahead!

All students please assemble at the platoon room immediately!}

Continuing after the alarm sound, a broadcast inside the school was circulated.

Homura knitted his eyebrows towards the details of the situation from the broadcast. "They gathered quite a lot it seems."

"Right. It's rare for an invasion of this scale to happen. Perhaps they are not just stray, but this is an attack from a demon that possesses influence in the demon world."

"A troop… if that's so, then there is a possibility of a appearing."

There was also status among the demons.

―

When they were classified, it was generally into those four classes.

And then, if a also came, it was not an opponent that could be dealt with without S-rank magician.

That was why Onjouji immediately spoke directly using the speakers inside the school from the line inside the room.

{This is New Tokyo Sorcery Academy's board chairman Onjouji Kai. I inform all the students. The platoons with evaluation lower than 70 points are unneeded to depart. Only the platoons with higher than 70 points are to equip and quickly head to the location. However, the 101st will depart as a special case. That's all.}

And then Onjouji put back the phone receiver and stared at Homura.

"That's the situation. I'll have the 101st to go out too, Homura." "…If I remember right, in the document that I got, the 101st platoon's evaluation was recorded in as 42 points though?"

"It's obvious that number was blown away already when you entered into the platoon don't you think? Besides, if we take into account the possibility of appearing, there is no way we can leave the S-rank magician Sumika idle here."

"You are quite right."

After shrugging his shoulder looking slightly tiresome, Homura "yo-" stood up from the sofa.

And then he gazed at Kinugasa,

"Prime Minister. There is also a case of 'what if'. Send a request to those guys of the for a limited release of ."

"I, I understand! I'll make a contact to the Five Great Leaders in great hurry!"

"I'll leave it to you. ―Vel!"

"Nn. I know."

From Homura's call, Vel's body that was sitting beside Homura drinking black tea crumbled down into pieces turning into [ pieces of paper ].

Those [pieces of paper] was swallowed by the wind, and they gathered inside Homura's hand with that form transformed even further.

It transformed into a single sword that should be called as solid darkness that possessed no luster.

"Then, I'm going now."

And then with an ominous sword that was like darkness solidified in hand, Homura―departed to the front line.

The enemy of humanity that he should kill. He went towards the location where the invaders from the demon world were. (TN: The kanji for demon world can also mean hell. Though the place meant here is not literally hell where people go after death, so I guess demon world fits better.)