Granbahamal.
"By the way, Akira-chan, what do you think about playing the role of the villain?" Tabane asked while walking with everyone toward the nearest city to determine their location and the locations of the Dragons they had to defeat. "You have the appearance and aura of the final villain in stories and novels, so how about playing the villain in my world?"
"Of course," Akira nodded without hesitation as he was Evil Fate and not the type to shy away from a challenge. "But for your information, I'm not the kind who gets defeated by a mere protagonist."
"Great!!" Tabane exclaimed, happy to hear Akira's words and sensing his confident aura. "Then how about visiting me when the mission is over, as we should be able to travel to each other's worlds after completing the mission?"
"Sure..." Akira nodded after thinking for a bit and saw no reason not to visit Tabane's world.
"Hooray!!" Tabane jumped with joy as she was thrilled by Akira's agreement, as it would add more fun while playing with Ichika.
"... " Hearing the conversation between Akira and Tabane, Yukihime and Asuna could only sigh as it was obvious the two enjoyed causing trouble.
As for Kurumi, she could only let a playful smile appear on her beautiful face, as she also enjoyed creating chaos.
"By the way, it seems we are heading to a den of criminals as there is a strong smell of blood coming from the village ahead," Akira mentioned, noting that no one else seemed prepared to bring it up. "By the way, those who can't handle killing humans should stay here until we're done, as I doubt they will let us stay without doing something to us."
Akira was not the type who liked deceit and beating around the bush; he preferred to be very direct.
"Oh, no need to worry, Akira-san, as everyone here has killed someone before and we have no such fears," Kurumi smiled elegantly, though the content of her words would scare any ordinary person.
"That's good then," Akira nodded and looked at Tabane beside him. "What about you? If you can't fight, stay by my side as there is no problem in fighting and protecting you."
"Are you worried about me, Akira-chan?" Tabane didn't hesitate to hug Akira with a playful smile. "As expected, your heart won't let you abandon a beautiful and cute girl like me."
"... " Akira said nothing and enjoyed the feeling of Tabane's chest pressing against his side.
"But no need to worry as I have these," Tabane said, pulling out a set of accessories and showing them to Akira. "With these new IS, there's no problem in fighting as they are made from materials obtained from everyone."
"By the way, do you want one?" Tabane offered the set of accessories to Akira. "And no need to worry as these IS don't have the restrictions that prevent males from activating them since I don't intend to offer them to the world."
"Then I won't hesitate," Akira said, picking up a simple black choker with a beautiful white fang at the end.
"Wow, I didn't expect you to choose Kuro Shinigami," Tabane was amazed for a moment as Kuro Shinigami was the best among the IS she had just offered to Akira.
"I see... But I don't think I'll use it, at least not right now, as my strength is more than enough to handle this mission," Akira said, tossing the Kuro Shinigami into the Gate of Babylon as he was curious about the IS but didn't intend to use it yet.
"We've arrived, everyone," Yukihime said, preparing to use her magic to freeze anyone who tried to attack them as the scouts had noticed their presence and seemed to have set up an ambush for them.
Hearing Yukihime's words, Akira expanded his senses and carefully scanned the surrounding area.
"There are about fifty people, all armed, and it seems there are five mages among them," Akira said, using Darkness Manipulation to create multiple dark spears and didn't hesitate to launch them at the hidden individuals.
Swish*
Swish*
Swish*
The spears shot out at high speed, piercing their targets as five masked individuals fell with large holes in their midsections.
"Wow, that's amazing, Akira-chan," Tabane exclaimed happily, letting go of Akira's arm and pulling out an IS shaped like an earring. "It's my turn now as I want to try out the new IS."
At this moment, five fireballs shot toward Akira and the others, but Yukihime quickly stood in front of everyone, clearly intending to deflect the fireballs.
"Lunar Path..." Yukihime whispered, releasing a wave of strange magical energy from her hand, causing the fireballs to reverse back to their casters.
Boom*
Boom*
Boom*
In an instant, all the mages were blown up using their own magic while Yukihime didn't break a sweat.
"Aura Slash," Asuna whispered, swiftly cutting down the hidden individuals near her and calmly sheathing her sword.
Boom*
In an instant, all the trees near Asuna were perfectly cut down, falling along with the hidden individuals among them.
"Oh my, I'll leave it to you here and take care of the ones hiding in the village," Kurumi smiled predatorily and disappeared into the shadows.
"Time for Tabane-chan," Tabane exclaimed, riding her beautifully blue IS and flying into the sky to survey the area. "Ice spears!!"
The IS Tabane used was made based on Yukihime's ice control ability, and even though it was just a prototype, it was very powerful.
Cold mist quickly surrounded Tabane, forming into simple spears that shot towards the still-hidden individuals.
The spears shot out rapidly toward their targets, weaving through the trees as if they had a mind of their own, quickly reaching their targets, piercing their bodies, and freezing their blood.
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