Director Dime was strong.
Indeed, it certainly was really convincing that this person was even called as
"Desecrator of Book" or "Beating Priest".
The metal book with size of 40 x 30 centimeter wrapped in chain must have weighed
for more than ten kilogram. It came flying and swung around with a speed of
cannonball, turning into a local and manmade storm, if it was lifted up it would
become shield of iron wall toward every attack, blocking anything whether it was
sword, knife, or kunai.
Sometimes, the director even rode above the book and moved by sliding around on it.
And then, with incomprehensible physical strength, the director would lightly gripped
that book which possessed weight like a war hammer with one hand, and when he
swung it around along with spirited voice "Munh", the surrounding would be
pulverized like a joke.
The art of book fighting which left no opening in close range…
For the time being, Kousuke thought.
'Read it! That's a book right!? Read it! It's a sacred vessel that conceals amazing power
right!?' He thought.
"Woow, Kousuke-san, you're really amazing. The director's attack doesn't hit you even
once, as expected from the strangely moving person!"
"Clone technique is it? It's amazing. It's truly what you will call the secret technique of
the orient. This is the first time I see the director getting subdued."
Anna and Wynn sent him exaggerated praise.
The place was a church of Omnibus. It was late at night where it would take around
one more hour until the obelisk and saint barrier were prepared. After somehow
neutralizing the director who was rampaging so that his beloved daughter wouldn't
be taken away, Kousuke and Claudia, along with several other exorcists who were in
that place were currently preparing before their storming into hell.
Kousuke spoke with strangely distant gaze.
"To think… I couldn't subdue him without making clone… I'm simply shocked."
Kousuke had quite the confidence in his own strength. At the very least, he thought
that in a one-on-one fight against earthling, he wouldn't even need to become abyss
lord, to say nothing of making clone to help, but…
Director Dime couldn't be neutralized without the help of two other clones.
'The world is really wide huh~, perhaps I was a bit too overconfident huh~', he leaked
out a dry smile.
"Kousuke-sama, the director was rude. I will tell him that it was just a misunderstanding,
that's why"
Claudia was knitting her eyebrows apologetically. But, perhaps something was on her
mind about the content of the misunderstanding. Within her gaze that was stealing
glances toward Kousuke, melting heat could be felt.
"Even so Claudia-sama. The director, it felt like he was recognizing Kousuke a bit after
getting subdued like that you know?"
"Yeah, I heard him muttering. [So you want Claire that much… fuh, I too has become
old] something like that."
The one who called Kousuke without honorific was the bowgun user, Lee Mohr.
Twenty years old, a half with mixed parentage of Britain and China. His age was close
with Kousuke, and Kousuke told him to just talk casually, so he did just that.
And then, the one who heard the muttering of the director that caused Claudia to look
down with red face while fidgeting, was Bruce Roer. He was a user of antique rifle, the
younger brother of the bald Roer brothers.
By the way, both brothers had no eyebrows. Their body was also like pro wrestler, and
they had sanpaku eyes. When they were wearing exorcist's black uniform, their
appearance was completely like mafia.
"No no, I already said that I have a lover."
"How complicated… I want Claudia-sama to become happy but, there is also this
feeling that want her to keep being our Claudia-sama. Or rather, the majority is glaring
at Endou."
Bruce's big brother, the battle axe user Bacchus Roer patted his smooth head with one
hand while looking around. There, the staffs other than Omnibus's exorcists could be
seen glancing warily at Kousuke.
But, inside those gazes wasn't wariness toward outsider, but something that was the
same like resentment of fans who got their idol taken away, saying "That bastard,
laying his hand on our Claudia-sama…".
"Geez-, everyone, you all have been saying nonsense since some time ago. I am not
harboring that kind of feeling toward Kousuke-sama! Good grief, you all are too
relaxed before the important battle!"
Everyone of Omnibus received scolding from the saint-sama.
However, the scolding from her whose face was bright red, her gaze kept glancing
repeatedly at the man beside him, and her whole body fidgeting, the persuasiveness
was nonexistence with zero impact. Rather, everyone of Omnibus only got even more
fanned up.
"Oo, a, amazing pressuring gazes here… somehow it feels fresh to be paid so much
attention like this."
Kousuke writhed for some reason. 'Omnibus, might be a magnificent place… ', his
expression loosened thinking so.
"Be, besides… for me to harbor that kind of feeling toward a person who has lover…"
Claudia who entered the soliloquizing time. "Aa, lord. Please forgive this wicked me-"
She began to pray too.
The gazes of the exorcists who were dining together became warm. The gazes of the
staffs of Omnibus became even more severe.
'As expected this looks a bit bad', Kousuke who came back to his senses coughed.
"Ee~, aa~, so about the hell, Claire know where the Unknown is located right?"
"Eh? Ah, yes. Somehow I can, it's a feeling like I'm being called. The cause is unclear
whether I'm really being called, or if it was because in the past he was summoned with
me as the medium, but I understand where he is."
"Okay. Well, the other side is also looking for Claire, so it might not be necessary to go
looking for him though. And, Claire's Holy Cross will become the trump card but, is
there any special exorcist strategy or something?"
In respond to Kousuke's question, Anna took out a small cross necklace from her
bosom and answered.
"We will use this consecrated cross. This is the most basic sacred vessel, at the same
time it's also something that is like our identification that prove our status as exorcist
but…"
Saying that, she muttered " Omnibus
For the sake of all human
". Right away, the cross that contained
faint radiance showed letters of light that read "Anna Folk".
Kousuke nodded in understanding seeing it like a status plate but without the display
of the owner's status. Anna continued her explanation.
"Actually, it has one more effect. When it's activated like this, we can hide our figure
and presence only limited to demon."
"It's a function so when exorcist is outnumbered, they can temporarily hide from
demon and call for reinforcement."
Wynn also added on the explanation. He took out the same cross necklace like Anna.
According to their further explanation, there would be no effect if the demon had
already focused strongly on them. If it was low level demon, their focus was already
weak from the start so this power would be effective, but against middle level and
above, this power would be mostly meaningless once they got found out.
Kousuke nodded "I see".
"I see. Using that we will ignore the swarm of low level demon and fight the Unknown
directly."
"Although, just like we explained, the hell is their stronghold so it's dubious how
effective this will be. Even if we are able to arrive until Unknown unharmed, the other
demons would notice when we enter battle."
Wynn groaned with a conflicted expression. Lee shrugged while continuing.
"Well, it doesn't change what we have to do. It's really simple. We'll protect Claudiasama until she destroy the Unknown. Even if we have to pay with our life. That's all."
Words that showed no hesitation to use even one's own life as shield. It could be
clearly seen from his eyes that there was no falsehood in those words. The other
exorcists also nodded naturally.
The determination in that attitude wasn't "for the sake of Claudia-sama". It was simply
a display of their pride as exorcist. They weren't going along with Claudia's revenge.
They would head to hell because it was their mission.
Certainly that must be their true feeling. But, their friendship toward Claudia couldn't
be hidden. Surely, even if it wasn't for Claudia, but for Wynn or Anna for example, they
would still take the same action.
That was why, Kousuke couldn't say it, he wouldn't say it. Telling them to stay put here
while he alone would guard Claudia.
"I get the gist of the strategy now. Well, when it's time for you to exchange your life,
call me before that. I have confidence if it's in number after all. Okay, next, the problem
is the "wind of lamentation" though, if I remember it right, the time limit will be harsh
if the item to endure it is used for everyone right?"
Clauda and others nodded. With Kousuke's participation, for the time being the team
lineup was optimized so it was formed by the elites among elites, so the share of holy
water for each one of them was increased.
They weren't thinking to hold back the demon by leaving behind their member as
sacrifice, so those who weren't strong enough to fight in hell were reassigned to
Omnibus's headquarters――to protect Vatican and the pope.
"About that, I think I can prepare medicine to lengthen the time limit."
"Is that true!? Ah, could it be, what healed me and Aziz, that…"
"Yes, we simply called it recovery medicine though. We returnees have it in our
possession. Well, it's magic medicine. In the first place it doesn't neutralize the Wind
of Lamentation like the holy water, it's more healing the body part that get eroded, so
I think there will be pain."
Wynn shook his head and responded "Mere pain isn't a problem".
"That helps. Most likely, the greater demon with their personality won't use any
underhanded method, but the possibility that the enemy will aim to make us "run out
of time" isn't zero after all."
Kousuke saw that they didn't seem to have any particular problem with using
unknown medicine whether from religious aspect too, so he immediately said "Then,
I'll ask for a lot of recovery medicine", and he was going to contact Nagumo house.
But, at that timing,
"There is no need for that, Kousuke."
A lovely voice that was like ringing bell resounded. However that voice was mixed with
tiredness.
Kousuke gasped. When he turned his gaze, a beautiful girl wearing lab coat with her
blonde hair tied in side tail was there, a cooler box hanging from her shoulder.
"Emily!"
Emily's expression broke out into a smile *funya-* at Kousuke's call. There was the
radiance of "gate" behind her.
After the phone call which should be called as a decisive battle for Kousuke before this,
just in case Yue sent the artifact for space teleportation, "Gate Hole" to be placed near
Kousuke. It seemed Emily had just come out from that "gate".
"Kousuke-san. Your Vanessa is also here you know?"
'Here here-, look at me! I'm here!', there was also Vanessa spreading her hands like a
stage actress to make an appeal of her existence. Hallucination of wagging dog ears
and dog tail could be seen on her.
"What's the matter Emily? Did something happen? What about Yue-san?"
"Complete disregard! But, even with such cold Kousuke-san, the third wife, this
Vanessa is――"
"Everything is alright. There is no attack or anything, in the first place no matter what
come, nothing can make that fortress fall. I asked for the gate to be opened because
there is something to be delivered. As for Yue-oneesan… right now the play-off of
fighting game No. 1 is being held in the house, Yue-oneesan is in the middle of
semifinal against Myuu-chan. Myuu-chan… her combo is really nasty. Yue-oneesan got
tearful…"
"Wai-, what are they doing playing around in this kind of time!? Everyone in the class
participate!? They are getting heated up!? Rather, Yue-san is made to cry!?"
"Fu, fufu-. The two of them are treating me like air… I see, so this is the abandonment
play that Tio-san mentioned――"
"By the way, it seems the final will be Myuu-chan VS Shuu-ojiisama
uncle
. Shuu-ojisama… it
was terrific. As expected from the father of his majesty the demon king."
"The parents are participating too!? That's too relaxed right!?"
Ignoring the SOUSAKAN
agent
who was wirthing while making strange pose, the members
of Omnibus were in confusion at the exchange between Kousuke and the beautiful girl
in lab coat who suddenly appeared.
Emily who seemed to notice the situation at the surrounding blushed slightly while
straightening her posture. And then, she bowed her head to the people around and
put the cooler box on the table.
"Emily, this is?"
"I told you right, Kousuke. That I'll also do what I can."
Emily opened the cooler box. Inside, several test tubes were fixed in place. Grey
colored liquid was stored inside the test tubes.
"I studied the content of the relic that demon king-sama gave me and reproduced the
cure-all that was used in the ancient era. It's still in testing stage, but it should be useful
enough to be used for this time."
"Eh, it's that biological weapon excavated from the ruin?"
Emily nodded once. Below her eyes, really pronounced dark circles could be seen.
Actually, after the previous phone call, Emily begged Kaori to prepare "the space
where time became slow" and researched the ancient biological weapon she received
from Hajime and Shia inside it.
Emily's research inside the slowed space actually almost reached a month even with
her coming out every time there was a call from Kousuke.
Although there was cooperation from Yue and others to magically solve problem like
teleporting the research tool or breaking technological obstacle, normally it would be
impossible to develop unknown substance into usable stage in less than a month.
Emily's genius talent in pharmacy, her experience until now, and then, her intense will
that wished to be useful for Kousuke no matter what overturned the impossibility.
"It was shocking. I'll omit the detailed explanation, but this thing, if I have to put it into
words it's something like a pluripotent cell. If it's used as it is, it will erode cells of
living thing and destroy them completely, but if the cell is adjusted well, it will instead
replace cells that has abnormality. It will constantly maintain the healthy state. ――I
named it Pandora's Hope."
In other words,
"If you drink one tube, even in an environment that eat at your body no matter how
much, Pandora's Hope will maintain your body in healthy state. I haven't test it in hell's
environment so I cannot say with certainty but, if there is no hole in my theory, it
should maintain its effect for three days."
"Seriously…"
Kousuke took one tube and stared fixedly at it.
Emily threw him upward glances. It was completely obvious to him that she was
thinking "Am I helpful?". At the same time, he also understood from the fatigue
surfacing in her eyes just how desperate she was to finish this in time.
Kousuke wordlessly embraced Emily tightly. Emily raised her voice "Fuwah!?" and
went bright red instantly.
"Thanks, Emily. This is really helpful. With this I can fight without worrying about
anything."
"Ah, uh… I'm glad… be careful okay, Kousuke."
Emily was a bit embarrassed, however, she hugged Kousuke back strongly. Beside
them, the like of SOUSAKAN who was staring still with a wanting expression while
putting her index finger in her mouth was ignored.
The two separated for a bit and stared at each other in close distance…
The exorcists were somehow swallowed by the sweet atmosphere and held their
breath.
Claudia who was staring at the two enviously.
And then, Vanessa who was creeping up behind such Claudia without anyone noticing.
With a slippery movement, she brought her mouth toward Claudia's ear.
"Nice to meet you, fourth. I am Vanessa. The third. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
"Hyuwah!?"
Greeting while blowing breath into the ear. Claudia leaped up. She pressed on her ear
and retreated from that spot in a flash――or she tried, but she tripped on the chair and
stumbled. Her skirt fluttered. A sexy garter belt was,
"Kousukeee-, don't look!"
"Higiih!? My eyes-, my eyeees!?"
Emily-chan's hidden technique was executed in godspeed. Kousuke pressed on his
eyes while his back arched behind into a bridge shape. It was a bridge of sorrow from
the sudden eye crushing.
Putting aside Kousuke who was building a comical and splendid arc, Vanessa helped
Claudia to stand up.
"Ni, nice to meet you. I'm Claudia Barenberg, Err, the fourth?"
Wynn and others had splendidly threw their gaze to every other direction, perhaps
because of the demonic look Anna sent to them, or perhaps because of their gentleman
personality. During that time, Claudia stood up with difficulty while asking in
bewilderment.
Vanessa-san answered with a serious expression.
"Yes. You are Kousuke-san's fourth wife right? I am the third. And so, I am the senior
wife. Don't forget to show the proper respect."
"He? Eh? Ee? Fourth wife?"
Claudia's expression turned like a person who had just heart a mysterious language.
Wynn and co along with the members of Omnibus who were watching from the
distance also showed the same expression.
There was nobody to stop Danessa
No good Vanessa
-san who was putting on a patronizing air as
senior. Kousuke was in the middle of doing bridge of sadness. Emily was apologizing
to such Kousuke while nursing him.
Claudia turned her gaze to that Emily while saying.
"She is, Kousuke-sama's lover isn't she?"
"? Certainly she is his lover, but in the future they will wed so it's fine to call her his
wife. Doctor Emily is the second wife. She is your great senior, so be really respectful."
"…Second?"
Claudia's expression was rapidly stiffening. She turned her gaze toward Kousuke who
was muttering "I, can see the light…". The members of Omnibus also did the same.
Especially the gazes of female faction with Anna in the lead were becoming bad.
"Oh, you don't know? From the beginning Kousuke-san has a fiance e called Rana
Hauria."
"Fiancee!?"
"She is a bunny girl."
"Bunny girl!"
"And then, the first wife Rana-san said, 'The right-hand man of the demon king cannot
just have one or two wives!', we are looking for the seven wives who are somewhere
in the world!"
"Seven wives!?"
"Yes! And then, Kousuke-san has found one! In this territory of Vatican! The fourth
wife! Right to the point, it's you! Claudia Barenberg!"
"What in the world!"
The shocking fact that was fired like a storm of gatling gun's strafing. Claudia-sama's
tension was growing strange! And then, the gaze of the female faction toward Kousuke
had completely become one that was usually turned toward a sworn enemy! One of
them was dashing away, surely she was going to call the cardinal
director
with idiot parent,
blasphemous, and physically violent attribute!
Claudia's eyes were turning round and round while she turned toward Kousuke whose
eyes finally recoverd and stood up. She then raised her voice.
"Kousuke-sama! Are you, looking at me with such view!?"
"I'm not!"
"You are not!?"
Claudia-sama staggered unsteadily. Anna pulled out her tonfa. Her gaze was like a
killer. Among the female exorcists, there were also those whose hand reached for knife
or spear…
Sensing the atmosphere that was a little dangerous, Emily-chan stood up for her
beloved Kousuke.
"Wait a second! Barenberg-san! The one who is fussing about seven wives are only
Vanessa and Rana-san! Especially Rana-san, or rather the people of Hauria-clan, all of
them are a bit touched in the head! That's why don't take it seriously! Kousuke isn't
that kind of frivolous person!"
The desperate Emily-chan, her true feeling unconsciously came out…
Hauria clan that was touched in the head, the battle of Emily who was trying to
rehabilitate them would be a long one.
"I, is that so? But, in that case you too, have nothing going on between you and
Kousuke-sama? You aren't his lover, and especially not his wife――"
"Who are you calling unrelated person! I'm his lover! And I'll become his wife!"
"Then, there is nothing going on with this person called Rana――"
"No, Claire. Rana is my wife I'm telling you."
Finally Kousuke spoke. And then, Emily who became tearful because he didn't respond
right away when it was her saying it. Kousuke was flustered "Tha, that's not it" while
consoling Emily. Emily too immediately smiled happily at his attention.
Action sometime was even more eloquent than words.
Anna's voice echoed excessively loudly.
"Guilty? Or, not guilty?"
The answer, came from all the female exorcists, and the males who idolized Claudia.
" " " " "Guilty! Go to hell-!!" " " " " (TN: The go to hell is written in English at the raw.)
It was nice timing that their destination after this would be hell. However, perhaps it
would be Kousuke alone who wouldn't go home.
Director Dime's face popped out from behind a pillar as though to say "Someone
calling?". His eyes looked like they were saying "Even if it cost my life, I'll KILL you
bastard!".
Cold sweat trickled out from Kousuke like a waterfall. Anna and others were sidling
up closer with fiendish expression that said "Toying with our Claudia-sama like this…",
fighting aura (?) blew out from the director, Wynn and others averted their eyes from
reality "The dessert is delicious", and Vanessa attempted to sneak into the gate
quickly…
"Director! A radio contact just came! I think it's from the security bureau's force! It
seems they are under attack!"
"What?"
A youth came rushing. His voice that was dripping with anxiety caused everyone to
gasp and return to their senses.
He was holding an old type radio while running toward Kousuke and others.
Why did the communication from Bernard and others came from something like that?
Certainly, they were really late from the arrival schedule but…
*Zaa zaa*, within such noise, the sound of gunshots and the angry yell of Bernard and
others could be heard.
[――This is Saber 1-. Caster! Can you hear!? ――Answer――someo――]
Saber was the codename that represented Bernard's squad, Caster was the codename
that represented Omnibus. The codenames were created just in case now that they
were working together with Vatican's secret organization. The thinker of the
codename could be easily guessed.
"Bernard! We can hear you! What happened!?"
Kousuke raised his voice, but it seemed the voice from this side didn't reach the other
side. The situation that seemed to be the cause was ascertained by the intermittent
communication from Bernard.
[――We are under attack――cultists everywhere――armed――communication jamming
is――]
"The armed cultist group jammed the communication and attacking?"
"Most likely, they found old radio in a house or shop somewhere and send their voice
like this."
In battle against demon, many times it would cause abnormality in electronic
equipment. Because of that they were using old radio equipment even now which bore
fruit at this situation. Bernard's group seemed to succeed in sending their voice using
some kind of method, but perhaps because of the other side's communication method,
the voice from this side couldn't reach.
[The airport's――we cannot move. The number is too many!]
"Bernard!"
Bernard who was a calm and collected veteran captain of a special force was sounding
uneasy. The communication that became a bit clearer also conveyed Bernard's resolve.
[It will be great if this voice reach someone but… We will reduce the enemy number
as much as possible here. It's pathetic when we are coming here as reinforcement but,
we cannot arrive there. But, there is no need to send help. We will defend this place to
the last and reduce the number of armed group heading there as much as we can.]
"You stupid idiot-. What are you doing making resolve as you please like that!"
The angry voices of Bernard's subordinates resounded from the other side.
[Kuh, Aby! I'll leave the rest to you! If I survive then I'll treat you to a cold bee――]
The communication cut off with a loud explosion. *Zaa zaa*, a somewhat sad sound
resounded.
"Bernard, why did you say that line in that timing…"
Bernard who kept raising death flag until the end caused Kousuke's expression to
convulse. A feeling that Bernard might unexpectedly be alright was welling up slightly.
There, Aziz rushed out from the elevator.
"Director! The moon is dyed! It's the red moon! Outside the rampart, there is what
seems to be the cultist group! The number is beyond counting!"
Right after that the sound of explosion thundered until the underground. It was
obviously the sound of explosive or even rocket.
"Kuh, I'm going to where Bernard and others are――"
Kousuke was about to say that he was going.
But, a voice interrupted him,
"You idiot, Kousuke, you have your own role right?"
"Leave that to us."
Kousuke gasped and turned around. There, he found the figure of his two best friends.
Yes, it was Kentarou and Juugo. Furthermore, from the gate Ayako, Mao, and then
Yuuka, Nana, Taeko and so forth were coming out one after another.
Kentarou and Juugo talked to Kousuke whose eyes turned round.
"Oi oi, what's with that look. Don't tell me, you think we are going to ball up at the
corner of the room until everything is over?"
"Just because you spoke scathingly to Yue-san, that doesn't mean you gotta do
everything alone right? If you ask, we'll lend a hand yeah."
Among the returnees, not a single one would be shivering in fear at safe place. No
matter who their opponent was.
In the first place, after Kousuke stormed into hell, they intended to come out to take
care of the "Mirror Gate" that was the entrance, and also this battlefield at Vatican.
"…Hics-. Cultists, kill"
"Yue… don't vent your anger to other just because you got thoroughly beaten up by
Myuu. Come on, cheer up?"
"…Hics. Kaori, go to hell."
"Why!? Right now I'm cheering you up you know!?"
Yue who seemed to be thoroughly trounced by Myuu's combo without being able to
do anything in fighting game arrived while looked like she was going to cry in earnest.
Kaori also came together. Tio and Shizuku seemed to stay behind in Nagumo house,
but even Myuu came.
Myuu in her own way was normally crying "Hics, sniff, I hate someone like Shuuojiichan
grandpa
nano…". It appeared she was viciously trounced by the backbone of Nagumo
family who seemed like a demon king without even a shred of maturity.
While the members of Omnibus were dumbfounded by the excessive battle force that
continuously came, Kousuke looked at his comrades and grinned with 'fuh'.
And then, his gaze turned toward Claudia.
Claudia was taken by surprise, but a beat later her expression turned resolved and she
nodded briskly.
"Director, we are going."
"…Got it. The obelisk will be usable in thirty more minutes. Don't worry about this
place――go and accomplish your longstanding desire."
"Yes-"
Claudia gave a hug toward Director Dime who was like her father with all the affection
that she had. With that, his gaze became relaxed and warm as though that brutal eye
expression was just a lie while he returned the hug.
Claudia who let go of the hug ran her gaze at the exorcists of the storming team. Wynn
and others also had finished their preparation and nodded back strongly.
"Kentarou, Juugo. Take care of Bernard."
"Ou, leave it to us."
"Don't mess up okay, Kousuke."
Kousuke and others touched their fist together and made a fearless smile to each
other.
"Kousuke. Be careful. Come back as quick as possible. I'll bake apple pie when you
return."
"I'm looking forward to that."
He also smiled to each other with Emily. Kousuke turned on his heel.
"Let's go."
Claudia and others nodded at Kousuke's command, and then they rushed to the inner
room where "Mirror Gate" was located.
"Look, Yue. Don't cry, we too are going up too you know?"
"…I'm not crying. Kaori you idiot."
"Yes yes, I get it. Look, teleport everyone to their position. Ah, are you the leader here?
Can we talk a bit for planning…"
The depressed Yue. However, she properly did her work. She held the hand of Myuu
who was similarly depressed and rushed out from home while teleporting the
classmates to the ground above. Furthermore, Juugo and others of Nagayama party
were teleported to Omnibus's private airport to as Bernard's rescue team.
Like that, when they got out to above the ground, the area was teeming with squirming
swarms. It seemed the front gate was destroyed and wreckage was scattered
everywhere. The cultists were entering inside one after another. Looking closer, even
the north side where Vatican's art museum was located also had black smoke rising
from there. It was clear that place was also attacked.
Gunshots and yells resounded everywhere. There were even several drones flying at
the night sky of red moon, carrying explosive in their load.
The armed group of cultists were surging in with number that made it seem like they
were the dead from hell. In the middle of that, the people of Omnibus were holding a
desperate defensive battle.
"Everyo~~ne! We aa~bsolutely must not let them go to the "Gate Mirror"! Let's do our
best until Endou-kun and others finished everything~~~~!! How – e – ver! Treasure
your life! Please run away when it's dangerou~s!"
" " " " "Yee~~~s" " " " "
It was looseness like in the middle of doing school trip. The students energetically
replied to Aiko's encouraging yell with rea~lly lax reply.
But, what happened at the next moment was the sight of the cultists who were
flooding in like avalanche getting blown away and vanished outside the rampart like
a joke.
"For now, here is the barrier~! This place is the holy ground, god's enemy won't
pass――"Holy Severance"!!"
A dome of light spread out with Suzu as the starting point. The whole St. Peter's Plaza
was enveloped by a shining barrier.
"It's fine to shot those down right?"
At the same time with a short yell 'shih', throwing knives rushed through the night sky.
All of them were clad in electricity, shooting down all the drones flying in the sky. And
then, the knives returned like a boomerang to the thrower――Yuuka.
"Then, that place looks bad so I'll go there."
Under the red moon, a werewolf howled. The next moment, that figure vanished with
its swift feet.
Other than that, colorful magic of various elements danced wildly, and terrific martial
arts exploded into action.
And then,
"…Condemnation."
"That's why, stop with venting your frustration here."
In the sky, golden light and silver light floated back to back.
One was a bewitching peerless beauty served by a golden dragon.
The other one was a divinely beautiful war maiden spreading her silver wings.
When the lightning dragon roared, the many rockets flying in the sky were sucked in
without exception and annihilated. The cultists who were touched by the surging
golden light collapsed with white smoke rising without a single exception.
On the other hand, the people of Omnibus who collapsed with the injury from the first
surprise attack were illuminated by the silver light pouring from the sky. Whether they
were injured or dead, it didn't matter, they were healed and stood up.
At this time when the fate of the world was at stake, this kind of miraculous sight…
Everyone of Omnibus thought. Even Director Dime thought.
"It's, god's miracle…"
Regretfully, they were demon king's underlings.
While the moon was increasingly getting filled with mysterious red radiance, the
curtain of battle was finally opened.