"Indeed, these mercenaries are nothing more than easy pickings in front of you Espers!"
Having taken care of all the mercenaries, the Item's members breathed a sigh of relief, but they quickly grew wary again because someone was approaching.
"The mastermind behind the scenes, huh? They sure have some nerve. Go to hell!"
Mugino Shizuri activated her Meltdowner, and the green aurora emitted by the light sphere shot into the darkness.
"Using Meltdowner as soon as we met? Aren't you going a bit too far?"
Asahi slowly walked out of the darkness at this moment, and Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner couldn't reach him at all. It was blocked about fifteen meters away, unable to progress any further.
Mugino Shizuri's heart sank when she saw this. She knew the immense power of her Meltdowner, but now, she couldn't even break through Asahi's defense. It meant her offensive capabilities were rendered useless, which is very terrifying.
Among the group, she had the most potent offensive ability, but now, her power is ineffective. The others were even more useless, and would never be able to break through the enemy's defense. Moreover, if the opponent had any form of attack, among all of them, only Kinuhata Saiai, who has Offense Armor ability, has some defense, but the rest were essentially helpless.
"Damn it, what kind of monster are you?"
Mugino Shizuri was now using her powers to their fullest extent, but the results showed that her attacks couldn't break through Asahi defense, leaving her in a state of panic.
"Calling me a monster is a bit too much, you know? After all, I'm still a human. Just because your Meltdowner can't break my defense doesn't mean you should label me as a monster If we're talking about monsters, strictly speaking, when you compare yourself to regular people, you could be considered a monster too!"
Asahi said with a smile, as if he completely disregarded Mugino Shizuri's ability.
Knowing that her ability is completely useless, Mugino Shizuri retracted her powers and exchanged a glance with Kinuhata Saiai, who has Offense Armor.
If her long-range attacks couldn't break through the defense, what about Kinuhata Saiai's Offense Armor? Although the chances of breaking through Asahi's defense were minuscule, logically, they had to give it a try. Mugino Shizuri planned to attempt to infiltrate and find a weakness during Kinuhata Saiai's attack and deliver a fatal blow.
However, in the next moment, Kinuhata Saiai stumbled just as she was about to make a move. It's because after she saw Asahi snap his fingers, the corpses of the mercenaries piled up in the hills here completely disappeared, even the blood.
If there hadn't been shell casings and the traces of Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner here, Kinuhata Saiai would have doubted her own eyes.
"This is really bad, Mugino. Let's get out of here!"
Kinuhata Saiai was no longer concerned about money at this point. After all, in the grand scheme of things, life was more important than money. When facing such a monster, it was better to run away decisively.
She felt that this entity was on par with Accelerator, both were insurmountable beings
"Then let's go!"
Mugino Shizuri didn't care about so much anymore. The opponent's abilities were just too mysterious, so it was best to flee first.
However, when they had run several dozen meters and turned a corner, they found themselves right back in front of Asahi, running toward him once again, so they immediately stopped.
"This is interesting. I'm curious about where your confidence comes from. Do you think you can provoke me and just walk away like that? Tell me, where does your confidence and courage come from?"
Asahi looked at the scene with a bit of amusement. He had some plans for the Item's four members, and intended to bring them under his command. As for whether they would agree or not, he believed they would come around soon enough.
"You…what do you want to do?"
The girls looked at Asahi with fear. But they are also confused. If he wanted to kill them, why keep them alive?
"I think you all are quite interesting, especially these two, they have nice legs!"
Asahi suddenly pointed at Frenda and Saiai, acknowledging that both of them indeed had attractive legs. This reminded Asahi of the iconic character from the past, Tohsaka Rin, who is known for her beautiful legs.
"If you want legs, take Frenda, we really won't mind!"
Saiai immediately offered up Frenda when she saw that Asahi seemed to have his eyes on her legs.
Suddenly, a bunch of question mark faces appeared above Frenda's forehead. She was confused about what was happening. Wasn't she the one who always betrayed others? After all, she valued her life. So, why was she being sold by others now?
"No, my lord, you should look for her. She really likes those rated movies!"
With her rebel mentality, Frenda didn't care about much at this point and straightforwardly offered to sell someone else.
The other girls' faces turned dark when they heard this.
"Little girl, you're quite something, you're very honest. How about jumping ship to my side? The benefits are pretty good here!"
Asahi found this scene quite amusing and decided to tease these girls a bit.
"Of course, I can jump ship. I can totally do it. Tell me, what are your orders!"
With the current situation, how could Frenda refuse? She doesn't care about the others, after all, it was about following the one with the thicker thigh now.
"Frenda!!!"
Although circumstances had forced her, Frenda's blatant betrayal made Shizuri feel the urge to blast Frenda away with her powers. Of course, Shizuri didn't dare to do anything with Asahi here.
"Sorry, Mugino, I want to live, so I've defected!"
However, Frenda didn't care so much and immediately got up, then sprinted to behind Asahi.
As for any sneaky moves, sorry, but there's no way she would do anything. If she knew Asahi's weakness, she might have some thoughts of it, but now, she doesn't know anything about Asahi, and the other party's defense was unbeatable. If she made a wrong move, her life would be forfeit, and she doesn't want to end up as a corpse.
So, sneaky actions and the like were out of the question. Her behavior left the other girls fuming, it's just that they could do nothing about it.
"If it's just you alone, it doesn't seem to be of much use. So, the rest of you, I'll give you a chance. Join me and work for me, and I'll pay you a salary much higher than what you earn as mercenaries. After all, you're already working for others, so how about working directly for me?"
Asahi extended his olive branch. After all, these girls were quite capable and worth recruiting.
The most important thing is that compared to Teitoku's School, the Item's members are eye-catching and they are all beautiful women.
"There is salary? And it's more than what we get now? Boss, tell me, what do you want us to do?"
Shizuri decisively agreed. When it came to choices between saving face and preserving their lives, life was the top priority, and it was just switching employers, so it wasn't a big deal.