With both hands around his neck, Est did his best to reach Yuki's lips, which were covered by the clown mask.
Yuki wanted to laugh but couldn't. Est was standing on tiptoe, demanding something he had never asked for before.
"Wait, Est, it's not a good time..."
Trying to calm his contracted spirit, Yuki glanced at Kanzaki, who was watching them both with bloodshot eyes. He was sincerely grateful to her for not interrupting him, so his impression of her improved quite a bit. But he would also like her to stop looking at him as if he were a criminal. Est is legal, so he's not committing a crime. Plus, it's Est who's taking the initiative to kiss him, so please don't call the police.
(TN: The readers shall decide you fate if fbi should be called or not)
At the same time, he thought about what was going on in Est's head.
"Master... Don't you want to kiss me?"
Opening his eyes slowly, Est looked at him and asked.
"No, it's not about that... It's just..."
"Master, to form a contract with a spirit, a kiss is necessary... That's why..."
(We already have a contract...)
Yuki wanted to say these words, but they got stuck in his throat when he saw Est's glassy gaze. For some reason, this killed him with tenderness.
"It's not fair..."
"Eh?"
"Master, I am your contracted spirit, I am within my rights, I am your partner, but Master has not kissed Est for years..."
Remembering the last time Yuki accepted her, Est had been quietly waiting for the moment when her Master would kiss her again. But so far, Est had seen him kissing other girls, forgetting about Est...
Est was very sad about this. Although she had the partner's mark on her chest, her relationship was not advancing with Yuki. So, during the year she had been sleeping, Est had been thinking about how their relationship could progress. She didn't want to be the only one left behind. Est loves her master and is with him all the time...
And she decided that she had to be more active, just like Kurumi... That's why...
"No, Est... I don't want you to misunderstand. It's just that it wasn't the right time..."
"Master, from now on, if you want to use me... You have to kiss me."
Being seen by those eyes, Yuki quickly relented. This was truly his mistake. He had neglected his partner. However, with all the problems he had been solving from world to world and Est had been sleeping, he had forgotten something important...
"I'm sorry, Est, I've neglected you... It won't happen again..."
"Um!"
This time Yuki didn't hesitate. He lowered his face while lifting the corner of his mask, sealing their lips in a tender kiss...
"Um! Contract established... Master, you can use me..."
After a few seconds, they separated, and Est, still with her cheeks flushed, grabbed Yuki's hand, her body flashing and transforming into a silver sword...
Yuki smiled at this shy behavior of Est. Just a few seconds ago, she was demanding a kiss, and now that he had given her one, she decided to flee by transforming into a sword...
She was really quite cute...
"Let's test your power..."
[Yes, Master]
Turning his gaze, Yuki took off his hat and elegantly bowed to Kanzaki.
"Thank you for waiting. I am deeply grateful for your patience, but now I am ready..."
"..."
Swallowing hard, something really strange even for magic had just happened. The silver-haired girl had turned into a sword.
She knew this girl wasn't normal, but this was too much. However, this was the least of Kanzaki's worries. The moment the cute girl turned into a sword, her aura changed completely. It was too sharp, like a needle piercing her skin.
Kanzaki had no doubts. This sword was not normal and was much more powerful than the swords she had known in the past.
"Well~ shall we begin?"
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At the same time, Stiyl and Touma ran. The sudden appearance of this clown made Stiyl sweat, and he worried about Index. He thought that being in Japan, the country with the least magical influence, Index would be safer. Unfortunately, they encountered this clown in the city ruled by science. Coming to this city was a mistake, and Stiyl had to take Index to a new place.
(Unfortunate!)
Touma thought this was his unlucky day. Well, he almost always had bad luck, but this time his bad luck leveled up. He had to meet Kanzaki, who beat him up. And just when he thought the appearance of the clown would be a lifesaver, it turned out to be an even more troublesome enemy...
And to make matters worse, the clown they thought they had escaped from was now right in front of them...
"Hihihi, it's rude to run away at our first meeting~"
Smiling under his mask, Yuki (Clown) snapped his fingers, and a barrier similar to the one the original created with Kanzaki formed, trapping the duo in a blink of an eye.
"Tch!"
Clicking his tongue, Stiyl flicked his cigarette butt away, analyzing this clown.
Something was definitely happening. Stiyl refused to believe that Kanzaki had been defeated so quickly. Even if this clown managed to beat her, it would be after a long time, giving them the option to get Index out of the city and request reinforcements. But that wasn't possible now. They had been trapped in a barrier before they could do anything...
(Clone?)
Stiyl was quite skeptical. Cloning spells existed, but there were enough flaws that mages preferred not to use them. But the clown in front of him seemed as real as the original, so Stiyl had to stare to discover the truth.
"Hey, you're a mage, right? Is there anything you can do?"
As a Level 0 esper, Touma was defenseless against magic, except of course for his right hand. But that didn't matter now. He had a mage by his side, and with his fire powers, Touma thought that even though facing the clown wouldn't be easy, they were both still mages...
"It's not that easy..."
Stiyl didn't even know if this was a cloning spell or something else, and also if this clown was hiding more spells.
"For now, I'd like you to come back with me..."
With both hands together, Yuki's spiritual power condensed and formed several golden chains, which flew out towards the duo.
"I knew it wouldn't be easy!"
Stiyl's runes began to burn, and several fireballs were thrown.
*Bam
The fire and the chains clashed, but the flames couldn't stop the golden chains and continued to fly towards the duo.
"Tch! This is tough!"
[Innocentius!]
*Roar
Suddenly, a monster of about 3000 Celsius formed and roared...
*Bam
The chains and the fire monster faced off. The chains tried to tie up the monster, but unfortunately, the temperature was too high and they ended up being destroyed.
"Why is this happening to me? Unfortunate!"
But while Stiyl took cover behind Innocentius, Touma wasn't so lucky. The golden chains pursued him and tried to tie him up, but this guy was so slippery that he managed to dodge the chains coming for his butt at the last second.
"Damn it..."
However, just when he was unable to dodge and a golden chain was about to trap him, his right hand made contact.
*Piuuuu
Disappearing upon contact, Touma blinked at this scene, and confidence returned to him. Similarly, Stiyl smiled slightly. He didn't know what this guy's right hand was, but there was something special about it. Even his Innocentius was destroyed by that right hand...
"Imagine Breaker, huh?"
Putting a hand to his chin, Yuki's Sharingan spun. Touma's right hand nullifies any supernatural energy, using the laws of the world...
At first, he thought that Imagine Breaker wouldn't be effective against him. After all, it was useless against the Demon King. But he was wrong.
Unlike the Demon King, who is much beyond the laws of the world and whose body is full of Order Energy, making Imagine Breaker a joke in his presence, Yuki is the black part of the soul, so he is not protected by the crown and his energy is not pure Order Energy. At the same time, he was not using the laws of the world, so Imagine Breaker identified him as supernatural and negated its effect...
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(TN: Wakey Wakey its time for new chapter)