Maou Gakuen no Hangyakusha - Volume 5 - Chapter 5

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Chapter 5 – The Labyrinth’s Battle Royal

Part 1

We came back to Japan at 30 when the end of August is imminent.

Mama-! We’re home desu desu!!

Welcome homeee!!

Reina and Kaa-san exchanged a passionate embrace in front of the entrance. This already became something expected in Morioka home.

Yuu-kun too, welcome home.

I held out the paper bags hanging on my hands.

I’m home. We bought a lot of souvenirs from the trip this time. We also took a lot of photos.

Really! Then let’s open all the souvenirs tonight!!

Kaa-san smiled brightly. Reina replied energetically.

Yes-! Please leave it to Reina!! Reina had also taken lot and lot of photos desu desu!

......Let’s check the photos later just in case that there isn’t any photo of the night special training.

And then, that night we have Kaa-san’s home cooking party after so long.

As expected eating Japan’s household cooking is relieving.

The next day we are also relaxing for the whole day. And then at the start of the month, September 1 the second term began.

Part 2

There is only an opening ceremony at the first day. The students can go home after they finished the homeroom in their respective class.

In front of the students who gathered in the gymnasium the first thing in the morning, Headmaster Gandou gave a speech, and then he announced some warnings and the like without any accident. All the students of this academy should be gathered here, but almost none of the devil king candidates are here.

Based from what I know about the candidates, there are only Neith and Stella here at best. Naturally Lost is also nowhere to see.

Conversely speaking, it also doesn’t look like anything is going to happen, so I can feel relieved.

The opening ceremony is finished and each student headed to their respective classroom.

I also returned to class 1-D and sat down on my seat after so long.

The school internal broadcast chimed as though it had been waiting for that timing.

Aa, the disaster prevention practice is being held from now! It’s abrupt I know!

Ha!

The voice just now......that was Headmaster Gandou right? Practice he said......I never heard of anything like that you know?

When I looked around inside the classroom, everyone is also looking bewildered. They are chatting with their friends around them. Then the headmaster’s voice continued coming out from the speaker.

Then begin evacuating! First gather at the courtyard and then leave the academy in turn! However the devil king candidates and their Cards are to remain inside the school!!

The commotion inside the classroom became even louder.

What to do ?I don’t know but......it’s the headmaster’s order so, we can only obey right Such conversation is being repeated here and there. The number of students leaving the classroom increased.

Miyabi glanced at such development while coming to my side.

Heey heey Yuuto! This is too student that it made you went ueeeh isn’t it!! What is the meaning of this I wonder

Who knows......this that headmaster we’re talking about. Just what can he possibly think....

Ain’t that rightt. It makes you go doki doki isn’t itt?

Miyabi said that and sat down on my lap like it’s only natural. On my lap, Miyabi’s the soft sensation of Miyabi’s butts that has perfect score in elasticity spread out.

You might be planning to sit down casually but, it’s not casual at all okay

Ahahaha, don’t mind, don’t mind.

I should be the one saying that....

The other students ignored us and got out of the classroom in droves. Geld raised his hand in greeting as he went out and I also raised my hand in respond. And so we ended up alone inside the classroom.

After that time passed without any contact from anyone.

Disaster prevention practice......does that mean, we’re assuming there is earthquake or fire

Who knows? This is the first time there is a practice like this since I enrolled into this academy you know

Is that so

Yep. It’s not like fire or earthquake are any danger for us.

Then, what kind of disaster this practice is for?

I somehow removed the grumbling Miyabi from my lap and walked toward the window. When I looked down to the schoolyard from there, I can see the gathered students rapidly leaving from the school gate.

There is a small figure going against that flow and coming here.

Is that, Reina

A petite girl wearing middle school uniform is rushing here with rapid footsteps. Her long silver hair is trailing behind her with a long katana that is even longer than her body on her back.

I turned around while talking to Miyabi.

Perhaps there is also the same announcement in the middle school section ?

Suddenly the class turned into night.

......!

Miyabi is also nowhere to find.

I turned around toward the window once more.

The schoolyard entered my sight. It’s night there.

Miyabi-!

I looked around inside the classroom while going out to the corridor.

The corridor is completely silent. There is nothing other than the sight of school at night. Moonlight is shining in. Ahead there is only the single green light of the emergency door.

Aa, aa, cough.

Headmaster!

Eee, the evacuation of the average student is finished! Therefore the inside of the school is going to be a battlefield from now on.

Whaat!

Wait a second! What do you mean battlefield!

There is no way an answer will come even if I yelled like that.

You’re in high spirit huh, Yuuto-kun!

A reply really came back!

The inside of the school is all within sensei’s grasp, so I can see eeeverything! So, by battlefield I mean exactly like that. I’m going to have the Lovers faction of you guys and Death faction of Lost-kun to kill each other yeah! Yaaayyy!!

Wha-......w-wait! So suddenly like that!

Oi oi, remember again since when this Devil King Great War had started yeah? This ain’t sudden or anything at all.

But why is it sensei who is controlling things

Haha, sensei got impatient waiting for you guys to start! It was like a romcom where both sides love each other and yet the confession just keep getting delayed on and on, of course it will make anyone irritated ain’t it!! It make you want to yell, just push her down already!!

What kind of example is that!

But, that main participant Lost isn’t in the academy....

About that, believe it or not! He attended the school for the first time today!!

Eh!

That Lost who called himself as a rebel of the devil king academy?

Accompanying a truant student with strong persistence and never giving up to show him the right way......sensei is really a model educator! Uhahahahahhahahahha!!

That sounded a bit suspicious but if Lost has come to the academy, it won’t be strange for the battle to really start. The headmaster had set up the table so elaborately like this. It’s unthinkable that he will let us leave without doing anything.

Then, I’ll explain the rule. Everyone from both factions of Lovers and Death has been scattered all over inside the academy! You can look for your comrades and work together, or you can also aim to destroy your enemies one by one before they can link up. It will be game over when one side is completely annihilated or unable to battle. There isn’t really any restriction, you can say that the rule is there is no rule!

In other words it’s a free for all huh.

In exchange of barrier, sensei’s characteristic magic is surrounding the school ground! So you guys can go wild!!

Is it that thing that stopped my rampaging World Fall? Certainly if we are surrounded by that, the surrounding won’t get affected.

Then, start.

The terrifying death game began with such sloppy signal.

A call from Lizel-senpai immediately came.

Yuuto, where are you right now

I’m inside the school building. At 1-D’s......eh

The plank where the class’s name should be written is becoming pure white. The corridor is also strange somehow. Although it’s dark, the corridor is stretching so long that the end cannot be seen.

Senpai......something is strange. I’m definitely inside the school building, but I don’t know which classroom I’m at. The building is abnormally vast.

That too must be the headmaster’s doing. The inside the of the academy is turning into a labyrinth. I’m at the soccer field right now but......I’ll try going to the tennis court beside it.

I can hear the sound of creaking sound like an attempt to open a wire netting at the other side of the phone.

I came out into the indoor pool.

That means......the space is connected in a strange way

..........

Lizel-senpai

I’m sorry. I’m in a middle of something right now. Let’s join up with everyone somehow okay

Y-yes.

The call got cut after I replied that.

I wonder what happened? I want to believe that Lizel-senpai will be fine no matter what but, as expected it’s worrying. Of course I’m also worried for everyone else too.

I walked through the endlessly continuing corridor while using my smartphone to call the others in turn.

Part 3

Are you finished with saying your farewell to him in this life, Lizel

Lizel cut off her call with Yuuto and glared at the person standing at the opposite side of the 25 meter pool.

Yotaka......how unlucky it is to encounter you of all people right from the start.

Hayachine Yotaka was standing on one of the diving boards that was right in the middle. She was in her usual bondage outfit. Her hand was holding her favorite whip. She grasped that whip with both hands and made a sadistic smile.

I’m considering this as a good fortune. Now there is no chance of the other taking you away from me. By the way ?

Yotaka stared fixedly at Lizel who was 25 meter ahead of her.

I haven’t seen Ayaori around recently. Do you have any idea about what might have happened to her

Aa, you mean the Ace in your place. I didn’t see it directly but, according to Aspite, she was killed by Lost.

I see......what a pitiful girl.

So you are also suspecting Lost then.

Well of course. That man is suspiciousness personified. I’m not that interested though.

Yotaka swung her whip with one hand.

There was the sound of the whip cleaving through air and the pool’s water surface was whipped. Water sprayed up.

The only thing I’m interested in is you. Himekami Lizel......we often played together at our childhood didn’t we

There was something like that I guess.

Fufu......putting it nicely we were rival. And also best friend. We understood each other the best more than anyone. But, that day......since that day you went to the human world, you changed completely.

..........

I can’t possibly allow you to leave in disgrace any more than this. I’ll consign you to oblivion while you are still beautiful like this. I will kill you in your prettiest figure......along with the height of beauty and loveliness right before your death.

Yotaka smiled in ecstasy. Lizel was staring at her with a cold gaze.

You are simply too perverted.

Light ran through Lizel’s hand.

That radiance expanded straight before making a curve. When both tips were connected with a thin light, it formed the shape of bow.

Cupid.

It was Lizel’s characteristic magic that boasted the greatest power in long range attack.

You can only feel joy from the suffering of other people.

However it’s only limited to beautiful people. That’s even more so if it’s toward an existence who I harbor love toward.

Pervert.

Lizel drew her bow and fired an arrow without hesitation.

The arrow that was formed from mana approached Yotaka with a speed that was like light.

Not only human, even the average devil could only be pierced by this attack without being able to do anything.

Yotaka’s blue eyes shined under her long eyelashes.

The whip in her hand twisted and rushed through the air.

Lizel’s arrow was split into two several meters ahead of Yotaka. The mana arrow became light particles and scattered on the pool’s surface.

Yotaka’s glistening lips curled in a grin.

Too slow.

Yotaka pulled back her whipe and swung it to show off. Each time she did that a sharp sound that was like a sound of destruction reverberated.

Your arrow can display its might only when it came to an unexpected direction. It’s not useful at all in this kind of open place where we are face to face directly. It’s a trifling matter to strike it down.

..........

Lizel nocked the next arrow quietly.

Yotaka’s voice was getting more and more excited seeing that stiff expression.

Fufufu. It looks like this condition that Headmaster Gandou set up is not working in your favor.

Lizel quietly fired her arrow.

Yotaka’s whip accurately caught the flying arrow and very easily snapped it in the air. The snapped arrow fell on the pool.

You can fire from nearer you know

It would be even harder to strike down the arrow if the distance was closed. However, it would also become easier for Lizel to fall prey to the whip.

Lizel didn’t move from her spot and drew her bow once more.

Then, I’ll be the one to come over there.

Yotaka lightly leaped from the diving board toward the pool.

Normally she would fall into the water after that. However Yotaka’s toes landed on the water surface.

And then she started running toward Lizel on top of water.

......kuh?

Lizel’s face frowned for the first time.

And then she fired her arrow.

Yotaka didn’t stop running and swung her whip. The sound of whip cleaving through air was accompanied by the arrow snapping and sinking into the pool.

Now, you will be within my grasp soon you know

......tsu!

Lizel also nocked her arrow while jumping down to the pool surface. She stood up on the water naturally just like Yotaka.

Oh? So you are giving it your all

Lizel continued firing arrows.

Yotaka swept away the arrows.

The distance between the two was shortened and the tip of the whip that was brushing away the arrows tore Lizel’s skirt.

In that moment ,

Lizel’s fingertips that were trying to nock an arrow moved up as though to scoop the water surface.

The pool’s water instantly billowed.

The calm pool was suddenly transformed into a raging sea.

A wall of water was formed like tsunami between the two.

The water was scooped up from under Yotaka’s feet. Yotaka’s body tilted as though she got attacked by a violent earthquake.

Too naïve!

The whip flashed.

Yotaka swung her whip even while falling. It tore apart the wall of water. However Lizel wasn’t there.

The water splash struck her like a slanting rain.

Lizel rode the water that Yotaka tore apart on top of the fiercely stirring pool and danced in the air.

Thundergear( Lightning God’s Thunder BEast ) !!

The lightning type advanced magic flowed through water and assaulted Yotaka from every direction.

Fizard!!

Super hot flame blazed up around Yotaka.

The water descending onto that heat was evaporated instantly. The waveter vapor blocked the vision like smoke screen.

That threw Lizel’s sense of direction into disarray.

Ecstasy( Death’s Cause Climax ) !!

Wha!

Something entwined around her body from inside the pure white field of vision.

Lizel tried to spread out her arms to deploy a magic circle. However both her arms wouldn’t move.

She tried to use magic to secure a foothold, but her legs also became unable to move at that time.

This is......!

When the vapor thinned down and her sight returned, Lizel realized what kind of situation she was in.

Her whole body was tied with a rope made with magic.

And then she got hanged from the ceiling like a prey being captured in a spider’s web.

Something like this ?

Lizel tried to sever the rope with attack magic.

......!

When she looked at the rope digging into her chest, the white rope that was shining faintly had magic letters on its surface. It became impossible for Lizel to construct magic formula inside her body, perhaps because these magic letters were accomplishing the role of a barrier.

The rope tightly dug into her body. Lizel’s soft body looked even more sensually bewitching with that.

The rope on her chest made her breasts to stand out even more. The rope restraining her legs lifted up one leg and forcefully exposed her crotch. The rope also dug to that area between the legs and tortured the underwear and the sensitive part underneath it.

Fufufu, you look lovely Lizel.

Yotaka floated with floating magic and smiled lewdly in front of Lizel.

Yotaka......is this, your characteristic magic

Yes, Ecstasy the magic that will present you the happiest way to die in this world......to leave this world together with the greatest and highest pleasure of your life. That is my characteristic magic.

......That’s the worst magic.

Oh? It’s alright for you to not force yourself you know? You should have been feeling a considerable pleasure already.

Yotaka came to in front of Lizel. And then she teased the tip of Lizel’s breast with the tip of her whip.

Nnaauh!

Fufufufu......you cry with a nice voice. Unbearable!

Kuh......do you think you can do something to me with just this much

You can still talk big like that, you are quite something. You are feeling unbearable at the spots where the rope is digging in right? Even just a little bit of stimulation should make you sensitive

The tip of Lizel’s breast was clearly erect even seen from on top of her uniform. Yotaka pinched it, shook it, and pulled at it with an exaggerated air.

Uaaauh!!

Fufu, it’s alright for you to enjoy it but, it will be better if you pay attention you know

Lizel glared at Yotaka with an angry gaze.

What are you......saying!

This characteristic magic will take away your life the moment you reached climax you know

......What did you say?

Sweat trickled down Lizel’s cheek.

Yotaka brought her face closer and whispered into her ear.

That’s why......do your best to not come.

Fuh, she blew into her ear after saying that.

Kuh!

Shuddering pleasure ran from Lizel’s ear to her nape.

Aa, I also forgot to say this but, this rope magnify the pleasure by three times, so you will be able to enjoy pleasure that you normally can’t taste with it.

Th......three times

A chill froze Lizel’s back.

Yes, for now.

What do you......mean uh!

Yotaka’s hand crawled over Lizel’s chest and slowly massaged it.

The pleasure will magnify even more as time passed. That’s why the longer you endure it, the greater the climax you will taste. As you endure, and endure, and cross the limit, the moment your rational mind crumble......you will be able to taste the ultimate pleasure that nobody else can experience......if it’s Lizel then you surely will be able to reach it won’t you

......tsu!

Lizel gritted her teeth and couldn’t say anything back. Yotaka smiled and her hand let go.

Ufufu. I think the pleasure will become three hundred times after five minutes passed.

Wha....

Lizel’s complexion became pale white.

S-stop! There is no way I can endure something like ?

Yotaka slapped Lizel’s butt with her palm.

Hii......iyaaaaaaaahnnn!!

My my, making that kind of obscene voice. The young lady of Himekami House of all people....

Yotaka was experience a shuddering pleasure while putting her fingertip on the rope near Lizel’s crotch.

S......stop stop-! That place is! Only that place! I won’t be able to endure something like ?

However, Yotaka smiled sadistically and pulled that rope to dig deeper into Lizel’s slit.

Higii......h!!!!!!

Lizel desperately endured by gritting her teeth.

She put too much strength that her jaw and neck were trembling fiercely. Drool trickled from the corner of her lips and her tears were pooling on her eyes.

Magnificent. You endured well. As expected from Lizel.

Lizel’s shoulders were heaving while she begged with a trembling voice.

Please......no more. I’m begging you, spare me....

Aah, unbearable! Just how lovely you can be! That’s it! As the pleasure keep mounting higher and higher like that, it’s right when you welcome the supreme climax that is the moment when you will be at your most beautiful! That is the ephemeral beauty of only an instant. However, that will last for eternity!

And then Yotaka continued tormenting Lizel’s body with a gleeful expression.

Lizel continued to desperately endure during that time. And then ,

Oh, five minutes already passed. What a pleasurable time, it passed in the blink of eye.

......Uu, a......aa......u?

Lizel was drooling and crying with a hollow gaze. There wasn’t any trace of her usual self there.

But, I didn’t think that you would be able to endure until this far. Although......perhaps you have lost your mind already.

Yotaka said that and smiled elegantly.

That laughing voice was drowned by another laughing voice.

......Lizel

Fu, fufufufufu....

Have you really lost your mind

You......wasted a bit too much time.

No, enduring it longer will enable you to welcome the greatest climax and death you know? This is a chance that will never come again, so let’s aim for that pleasure in the untrodden land. If it’s you then you should be able to reach it.

Too bad but, you will go there by yourself alone.

What are you ?

Countless arrows pierced Yotaka in that moment.

tsu!

It was like the arrows that were sinking into the bottom of the pool came back to life and flew up all at once.

Those were the arrows that Yotaka struck down.

Impossible......I definitely, snapped them ?

Come to think of it, even though the arrow that she first struck down immediately vanished, the arrows after that fell into the pool and sunk down.

The arrows weren’t dead. I only put them to sleep.

And then they revived after some time passed and aimed at the target.

It finished off Yotaka who was convinced of her victory and got drunk in the pleasure of tormenting her prey.

Gu......guaaaaauh!!

Another arrow that revived pierced Yotaka again. They further changed direction and assaulted Yotaka over and over.

Times and times, they pierced through her beautiful body.

......kahah?

Yotaka’s body spurted out blood while falling to the pool.

Her fall made a showy water splash and Yotaka’s body sunk.

The characteristic magic that was restraining Lizel’s body also vanished in that moment. Lizel stayed floating in the air as she looked down on the rippling water surface.

Yotaka’s figure wasn’t there anymore.

Had she been dragged into the black swamp, or perhaps .

However with that wound, she wouldn’t be able to return into battle anymore. Lizel landed on the poolside and let out a long sigh.

And then she headed to the pool’s exit while softly tracing the rope mark on her chest.

If it’s Yuuto, then perhaps even that kind of play will be nice....

She felt like she could understand Neith’s fetish a little bit now.

Lizel smiled and passed through the changing room and arrived until the exit door.

However right now the priority was joining up with Yuuto. Lizel put her hand on the knob and mentally prepared herself.

She wondered where she would come out next. Would an oni or a snake came out next it was an old saying but, an oni or a snake would be far better than a devil king candidate.

Lizel opened the door while thinking that.

Part 4

The Chariot devil king candidate, Neith Carnac was at the ground for track-and-field events.

She should be in her class, but she had moved here when she blinked.

She was able to grasp the situation from the headmaster’s explanation from the speaker. However she never even imagined that she would suddenly get tossed into the battlefield.

There was no point in complaining. Right now she was a Card of Lovers. She had to rush to the side of her master Yuuto as quickly as possible. If an enemy appeared before then

Someone was coming from the other side of the track that was 400 meter long per lap.

Even though it should be still in the middle of morning, the place was dark like it was night. The sound of a metal rod being dragged was approaching from that darkness.

It wasn’t a rod but a sword.

The silhouette was dragging a sword with their left hand. They were approaching with staggering footsteps and swaying body. They looked like a walking corpse.

......Sannou, Seigi.

The devil king candidate of Justice, Sannou Seigi. There wasn’t any trace the dignified young prince like in the past from her.

She noticed Neith’s presence and lifted up her face. Her face was pale, her eyes clouded. The area around her eyes were dyed black from serious lack of sleep.

......Chariot.

Her hollow gaze caught Neith.

You bastard......joined hand with Lovers, and killed......Nee-sama.

A chill ran through Neith’s spine.

The mana of Seigi who looked like a corpse was increasing. It was like there was a form of demon that could be seen behind her.

Unforgivable, unforgivable, unforgivable, unforgivable, unforgivable, unforgivable, unforgivable, unforgivable?

Seigi put her hand on the sword’s handle.

Why do Nee-sama had to die Nee-sama will be the next devil king no she is already as good as the devil king already and yet she died it’s just strange because of you you you you you youu!!

She unsheathed her sword and her unstable eyes blazed red.

Neith was swallowed by that resentment and moved late.

Her movement that was like a living corpse went a complete reversal and she approached Neith with a godspeed step.

Kuh......Barricade!!

Neith put up a defensive magic while stepping back. However Seigi’s sword cut apart the defensive magic in one attack.

Uh!

Neith’s shoulder was cut even though the sword didn’t touch her.

She leaped backward while blood spurted out.

Top Runner!!

She had no leeway to hold back. She moved to trample the enemy instantly with her characteristic magic.

Chariot’s characteristic magic materialized a chariot that looked like it came from the ancient Rome era. And then what was pulling the beautifully decorated armored cart wasn’t a horse, but two masked Sphinxes.

Trample!

Neith lashed the Sphinxes’ back with the rein and their lion’s legs kicked on the ground.

The chariot started running violently while gouging the track-and-field course.

Seigi’s big sister Rikimaru, the devil king candidate of Strength managed to stop this charge. A small anxiety crossed Neith’s chest. She gripped the rein stronger to deny that uneasiness.

That was something possible only because the opponent was Strength. With the trait of Justice’s ability, Seigi wouldn’t be able to stop this charge. No matter how skilled her swordplay was, she would definitely run her over!

Go! Top Runner!!

The chariot crossed the 400 meter track and approached Seigi.

Seigi’s lips twisted into a smile.

A sharp sword pierced the leg of the sphinx pulling the chariot.

Next its neck, torso, rear leg, swords stabbed out from the ground one after another and skewered the sphinxes.

In addition the swords destroyed the chariot’s wheels and pierced the body too.

This is......tsu!

Neith abandoned her chariot and jumped far away backward.

Sword tips grew out from the ground around Seigi. It was like a mountain of swords.

The Chariot’s breakthrough power is really something. Normally the swords will get snapped and my body will get trampled. However my Sixers created 666 swords......you can’t trample over all of them.

Seigi dragged the sword in her hand while starting to walk unsteadily.

It’s possible to kill the Sphinxes pulling the chariot with ten swords. The same with the wheels too.

Seigi passed beside the wheels and Sphinxes that had been reduced into porcupine.

So that’s the characteristic magic of Justice....

Sixers......666 swords are protecting me and defeating the enemy. This is the swords of justice....

Seigi’s face twisted into a convulsing smile.

Kuku......you’re powerless without your chariot.

Sweat trickled down Neith’s forehead.

The swords all pointed at Neith.

Go!! Sixers!!

The swords all flew out simultaneously because of that order.

Barricade!!

Neith held her right hand forward and deployed a defensive magic.

She blocked the swords that flew at her like a muddy stream. However the deflected swords would float up one more and aimed at Neith’s back.

Kuh!!

She deployed a Barricade with her left hand too. She blocked the swords that attacked her from behind.

However the swords moved like they had their own will. They attacked at Neith’s opening.

Kyaah!

Her upper arm and thigh got slashed. Blood spurted out.

Neith couldn’t hold her ground and used floating magic to escape that place. However the swords flew to the sky toward her. They were moving like a swarm of insects.

Wahahaha! I’ll carve you apart slowly! Nee-sama’s resentment won’t be cleared with something like this, but Nee-sama’s regret, pain, this will at least make you taste a thousandth of it!

Neith somehow managed to avoid lethal wound, but her whole body was covered with wounds. Her bleeding was also getting worse as time passed.

I’ll lose at this rate.

While I’m still being unable to be useful at all as Yuuto-kun’s Card.

Seigi is chasing after Yuuto-kun to take revenge for Rikimaru. If I can’t take her down here, and she arrive at where Yuuto-kun is.......

If something happen to Yuuto-kun no matter how small is the chance of that happening, I !!

A seething feeling overflowed from inside Neith’s body.

It was as though her reserve fuel was burning.

Explosive amount of mana was produced from Neith’s body.

It was affecting the surrounding space. The swords of Sixers also sensed the sign of something extraordinary occurring and stopped moving. Their blades received Neith’s mana and trembled slightly. That trembling was creating a high pitched sound.

It was as though the 666 swords were making fearful voice.

Seigi’s eyes were raised angrily.

What’s wrong Sixers! Carve her apart!!

Dozens of swords attacked Neith as though they were encouraged by that voice.

Barricade!!

A defensive magic was deployed around Neith.

Damn fool! You still don’t understand that normal defensive magic won’t save you!

Seigi laughed scornfully. But the next moment her smile stiffened.

......What

The defensive magic circle that was deployed to the left, right, up, and down stopped all the Sixers’ swords.

This is a normal defensive magic......but, the mana is special.

What did you say!

Neith softly put her hand on her chest.

This is the mana I received from Yuuto-kun. It’s still remaining inside me.

Lovers’......mana you said

I’m not alone. I can feel Yuuto-kun even if we are separated. I’m feeling Yuuto-kun’s love and trust. That makes me stronger.

Neith’s eyes shined blue.

Stand up! Top Runner!!

The skewered Sphinxes on the ground stood up.

They got enveloped by a blue light and the swords stabbed into their body got peeled out. And then the completely destroyed chariot wheels were getting restored as though time was rewound.

Neith activated her characteristic magic while casting an advanced explosive magic.

Destructshear!!

A gigantic explosion burst out under Seigi.

Gu......oh!

Sixers’ swords got thrown everywhere in the sky. Seigi’s body also got hit by the shockwave and she was sent flying until the other side of the 400 meter track.

Guh......something like this! Don’t think that you can defeat me with just thatttttt!!

Seigi raised her sword and regained control of the swords that were scattered in the air. Several hundred swords rushed toward the other side of the explosion’s smoke.

Drop dead Chariot!!

Metallic sounds rang out from inside the smoke in succession.

Huge sphinxes flew out of the smoke. They let out a roar while sprinting through the track. Neith yelled with their rein in her hands.

Go! Top Runner!! Destroy all obstacles!

Sannou Seigi was ahead of their rush.

Seigi made an insane grin and raised her sword.

Interesting! Come to die in my hand!!

The swords of Sixers attacked Neith from all directions.

However they couldn’t catch up with the accelerated speed of Top Runner. The swords stabbed the space that had been passed by the chariot in vain.

Neith spurred the sphinxes and crossed the track instantly.

Her eyes were shining in joy of hunting a prey, and her lips were sporting a smile that was filled with killing intent.

Her expression was unimaginable coming from the usually gentle Neith.

Here I come! Justice!!

Seigi and the tips of several hundred swords were waiting for her at the other side.

Come! Chariot!!

Seigi kicked on the ground and rushed toward Chariot. She was accompanied by the swords of Sixers around her.

The two collided.

Flashes surged to all directions.

Thunderous sound roared like an earthquake, gust of winds were blowing madly.

The two’s collision caused shockwave to be transmitted through the space. The track-and-field track was cracked and the ground crumbled as though there was a powerful earthquake.

In the middle of that, Neith and Seigi were getting closer to each other.

The mana that was clashing between the two was rapidly thinning down. Seigi’s Sixers pierced the mana wall and stabbed the sphinxes’ masks.

I won.

As Seigi’s face distorted in joy,

The 666 swords of Sixers all broke at the same time.

tsu.

TRAMPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Top Runner sent Seigi’s body flying.

Seigi was defenseless after pouring all of her mana into Sixers.

It was like a normal human got hit by a car. That body flew in the air all too easily before falling in an arc. And then the body rolled on the ground for dozens of meters.

Seigi’s body didn’t even twitch when she finally stopped rolling. All the bones in her body must be broken everywhere.

When Neith pulled the rein to stop Top Runner, she stared at the fallen Seigi.

Her lips were moving slightly.

......Nee, sama?

Black swamp spread out from under her body.

You are, there......Nee-sama.

The black swamp embraced Seigi’s body. She was sinking underground.

Aa, Nee-sama......can’t possibly die after all......from here on, we’ll always be......together?

When Seigi’s body had completely sunken down, the black swamp vanished as though it got sucked into the ground.

..........

Neith didn’t feel happy even though she won.

She stared fixedly at the spot where Seigi vanished into. For some reason she was filled with a feeling of desolation.

But I have to advance now.

Neith dispelled Top Runner and landed on the ground.

Quick, I need to reunite with everyone.

Neith ran toward the exit of the ground.

Part 5

I managed to meet up with Reina over here. Super Luckyyy!!

Miyabi was talking with Yuuto through phone. Reina was also beside her.

The phone was in speaker mode, so Reina peered toward the screen and talked.

We are also inside the school buding desu.....but unlike Onii-chan, it looks like we are at the first floor desu desu.

We are just walking steadily going step step looking for an exit, but there isn’t any stair to go up eeh

It’s strange desu desu......what about at Onii-chan’s side

I also can’t find any exit at all here. Unlike the usual school building, the path here is complicated like a labyrinth. I don’t know at all where should I head to. There is also no change even when I enter the classroom, and I also can’t find the stair.

What if we destroy the building? Like baaamm.

Umm umm, before that testing whether the door can be opened or not will be better....

I already tried both but it was no good. Let’s contact each other again after some time passed.

Roooger!

Understood desu desu!

Miyabi cut off the call after replying like that.

Then, let’s continue looking for the exit too hm

Ahead, Miyabi found a nameplate that was written with the word infirmary.

Want to stop by at the infirmary for a bit

Heh? It’s fine but, is senpai feeling unwell anywhere desu

Haha, last night, I couldn’t find any good place to stop when playing game, so I’m lacking sleep right now.

S-senpai is going to sleep desu desu!

Haha~, I don’t really plan to sleep though. Just lying down for a bit I guess, so it should be fine isn’t it, I think.

Isn’t saying that completely raising the flag for falling asleep soundly......Reina thought.

You know~! It’s impossible to hold back for that kinda of thing right? Like when eating snacks at night!

Ah, Rein understand that desu desu. Snacks and sweets felt completely irresistible that Reina unconsciously ate them all.

Eating things like cup ramen at midnight is crazy good ain’t it~ especially yakisoba!

No, Reina isn’t that far gone....

The two opened the infirmary door while having such leisurely talk.

Nnyah!

It wasn’t an infirmary inside.

Instead of beds, there were stately chairs and tables lined up. The stylish and high class interior looked like a first class restaurant. Instead of the smell of disinfectant, there was sweet and delicious aroma drifting.

Ain’t this the cafeteria!

It was the cafeteria that Miyabi also often used.

Sweets that looked like jewels were lined up on one of the tables.

Nn~~, can’t resist! I looked down on this place because it’s a school cafeteria, but they looked pretty delish.

A girl was stuffing her cheeks happily with parfait. Both her outfit and makeup looked more to be gaudy than stylish such description fitted her.

......The Sun, Sansa Summers.

Sansa lifted up her face as though she had only just noticed them.

You girls also came here? Wanna eat

Sansa didn’t wait for a reply and called out to the kitchen.

Gimme an additional cheese cake and cream cheese pancake. Ah, for three people’s portion.

Asking for three people portion, you really don’t have any moderation.

A boy wearing glasses appeared from inside. He was lean and tall. His slightly gaunt cheeks and silver rimmed glasses made him gave out an image of being highly strung person. His white shirt and black apron that was wrapped around his waist made him looked like a café’s waiter or sommelier.

You are already here, so how about you also eat

I’ll refrain. Sansa is persistent, so I already ate a pancake just now. Thanks to that I had gotten an intake of one meal worth oh?

That man’s eyes stopped at Miyabi and Reina who were standing still.

Aa, someone finally showed up. Fumu......aren’t they the Princess and Knight of Lovers

Miyabi was familiar with that man’s face.

......You are a third year if I remember right isn’t it

Oh, I heard that the Lovers’ Princess is stupid, but to think that you remember my face. This is unexpected.

Don’t call me stupid!

Sansa laughed at that exchange.

Ahahaha. Then I’ll leave those girls to you.

Oh, you aren’t going to fight Sansa

Ufufu, fighting to protect a woman is the cherished desire of a man right? Do your best? Temperance.

Temperance.

Miyabi and Reina’s wariness ratcheted up hearing that word.

I see......so you’re the Temperance devil king candidate.

Yes. I am Mizusawa Balance of class 3-A.

He was excessively courteous for a devil king candidate. He gave off the image of a well-mannered honor student with irreproachable conduct. It made Miyabi and Reina wanted to doubt if he was really a devil king candidate.

Mizusawa stepped away from the kitchen and approached Miyabi and Reina. The cafeteria was so spacious that a concert could be held here. He walked until the middle of the area and stopped.

Fumu fumu, the two of you are weak toward desire and far removed from moderation. This is a good fortune.

Ha? What are you saying

Mizusawa turned his palms upside and held his hands to the front.

Stress Free( Abstinence Cancel ) ?

Antique cups made from metal as big as a wine glass appeared on his hands. They had detailed ornament engraved on them. They gave off a presence like they were the holy grail.

The left cup got filled to the brim with red liquid that looked like wine, while the right cup wasn’t filled with anything.

Wha......what is that desu desu

I don’t know but......be careful, Reina.

A snicker slipped out of Mizusawa seeing the two like that.

Fuh, kuku......be careful? It’s pointless even if you are careful.

His serious atmosphere until now vanished. Mizusawa’s face was changing into something wicked.

I’m living with temperance as my principle. Like the saying, less is more. You should apply moderation to everything. Suppressing desire and keeping things in moderation is a virtue. I’m always paying attention so that everything is in harmony, balanced.

Mizusawa started talking about something, but the two couldn’t understand at all.

But you know that kind of thing can just eat shit!!

Mizusawa suddenly got furious and tilted the left cup. The liquid inside began to pour into the right cup.

Devil is a creature of desire in a meaning. They think of fulfilling their own desire as a virtue. In other words, temperance isn’t suited with the devil race’s true nature!

Indeed, Miyabi and Reina felt like they could also understand that.

It wasn’t like devil at all in that respect, perhaps it was similar to Lovers.

Mizusawa was wearing an insane smile while staring at the liquid that was moving from left to right.

I can feel it. You two are living in a self-indulgent way without suppressing your desire. You two are drowning in appetite for food, in sloth, and also in lust.

Wwha! What’s with your know-it-all acting! There isn’t anything like that at all!!

Miyabi talked back. Mizusawa sported a malicious grin in respond.

Last night, you couldn’t stop playing and continued until it was almost dawn. And then during that time you repeatedly drank and ate far too much beyond moderation. Am I wrong

Eh! H......how do you know that!

Mizusawa’s gaze moved to Reina.

And you there, last night you indulged in your lust and gave in to obscene act didn’t you? It was an indulgence that was far away from moderation.

Reina’s face was dyed bright red.

Wha-whwhwhwhwhwhwwhat what what what are you what are you what are y-y-y-y-y-y-y-you talking about?

Reina’s head was filled with panic that she repeated the same words like a broken record.

Miyabi made a surprised face.

Eh, Reina yesterday, you did lewd thing with Yuuto! Not fair!

S-s-s-s-sorry, sorry-!

Aaaa, as expected living under the same roof is unfair! But!

Miyabi puffed out her chest toward Mizusawa.

That ain’t your business at all! Don’t butt in!!

Mizusawa stared at Miyabi enviously.

Yeah......acting as your desire guide you. That is nothing but a virtue for devil......and yet!

He suddenly snapped.

Aaaaaaa shit shit shit!! Why do I have to hold back so much like this! Living while suppressing your desire, that’s just impossible! The stress ain’t a joke at all!! Seriously!

The two were taken aback by the degree of his change.

Mizusawa turned a bloodshot gaze toward the two.

But, that stress is my savings.

He held up the right cup that was filled with red liquid toward the two to show them.

This cup is the body of you two. My stress is filling both of you.

Haa? Just what are you talking about, I don’t get it at......gu!

An intense pain ran through inside Miyabi’s chest.

Gah......w-what......this?

She couldn’t keep standing and fell on her knee while pressing her chest. That intense pain didn’t just stop at her chest. A pain like something was rampaging inside her stomach was hitting her body.

R-Reina-......are you ok!

Re......Reina’s body, can’t move......desu de ?

Reina collapsed on the floor in the middle of talking. She stopped moving with her eyes staying open, as though she was a doll.

That looked like the seizure that often occurred in Reina previously. By replacing the magic stone in the center of her body and getting linked to Yuuto’s mother and mana, Reina became able to live in a healthy state.

However, she was now returning back to her original state.

Kuh......R-Reina! Get a hold of your....

Miyabi tried to encourage Reina like that, but she herself almost fainted from the intense pain that was coming and going inside her.

Her head, eyes, ears, throat, everything was in pain from agony that she had never experienced until now. With this it was completely impossible for her to circulate mana inside her body and formed magic circle.

This is......your, characteristic, magic

Exactly. The stress that I have been piling up all this time became a resentment magic and bestowed retribution to the opponent who lived as they pleased. That is Stress Free.

Mizusawa was feeling refreshed from accomplishing his revenge.

Devil is a creature of desire. Therefore they don’t have any affinity with my characteristic magic. This magic is effective against any kind of devil. It’s a waste to use it for you two but ?

Mizusawa turned around with a smile that was filled with malice.

Ahead of his gaze was ,

Kuh......y-you......against me too....

Was Sansa who was tortured by intense pain throughout her whole body. She was drenched in cold sweat.

Yeah, I’m using Stress Free here, so might as well. It’s more profitable to use it to take care of three people rather than two.

Yo......you dare to look down......on this me?

Isn’t it you who have been looking down on me? It seems that you are thinking that you can manipulate anyone if they are male but......that can’t work with me. After all I’m living in moderation, so I also won’t get deeply involved with woman aah! So fucking annoying!! Even though I want to just rape you hard!!

Mizusawa let out a long sigh. Then he spoke with a smile, it seemed he had slightly regained his composure.

Besides if I’m dealing deal with two of Lovers’ Cards, I have to balance things. I thought that you are just right for that.

Balance......you say

Yes. I forgot to mention one thing. Temperance has the meaning of balance and harmony. That is to say, I’m adjusting thing so that both camps are balanced and with equal combat strength, so that harmony can be created. That is the most ideal development.

You......damn asshole!! You are just making us crushing each other!

You said that, but you yourself have been acting as spectator while making others fought haven’t you? I want to say that we are of equal status but I’m the one better in playing the game than you. Far far better......fu, fuhahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!

Mizusawa laughed loudly. Sansa glared at him hatefully.

But, her expression changed completely.

It was as though she was looking at something unbelievable.

Her eyes widened in surprise.

......

Mizusawa also felt dubious seeing Sansa’s change.

What’s the matter? Have you thought up some kind of new excuse

Sansa’s eyes shook and she gulped.

You......what’s with that star on your forehead

Star

Mizusawa lifted up the cup of Stress Free to his eye level and used it like a mirror. His face that was reflected there peered back to him.

There was a grey star there, like birthmark on his forehead.

What is......this

The cafeteria’s entrance opened.

That’s a star of misfortune.

A girl wearing a white uniform entered.

Mizusawa doubted his eyes.

Impossible.

She certainly managed to get away but, it should be impossible for her to get back on her feet again.

This woman should have her mana supply severed and reduced into a battered rag.

The Star devil king candidate Hoshigaoka Stella.

Are you purposefully coming back just to get killed....

However Stella’s confident smile was unwavering. The flame of revenge was burning fiercely under that smile.

How about you try it if you really can? It will be a sight to see just what kind of misfortune will befall you.

Star of......misfortune

With my characteristic magic Horoscope, you are living under a star of misfortune right now. You will fail no matter what you do. Your luck is the worst. I recommend that you hurry and go home and be a shut-in without doing anything. Although ?

Stella sported a wicked smile that was far removed from an idol’s smile.

Misfortune might still come uninvited to your place.

Impertinent.

Mizusawa’s hand let go of Stree Free’s cup. The cup stayed floating in the air while Mizusawa held up his left hand. Attack magic’s magic circle formed at his fingertips.

Thunder ra?

He misspelled just a single word of the chant. Mizusawa was surprised by himself.

Wha......one more time ?

There was a sound above his head.

What? He thought and looked up. There the chandelier that was hanging on the ceiling came crashing down.

Tsu!!

He leaped aside in panic. His jump caused his waist to hit the table hard, and in a further stroke of bad luck, his toes got caught by a loose part of the carpet on the floor.

......!

He rolled on the carpet pathetically.

Mizusawa couldn’t understand what had just happened.

Him, a devil king candidate of all people had committed such blunder. It was an unbelievable fact.

Star of misfortune.

Don’t get tricked by such nonsense, he persuaded himself and tried to stand up.

Uryaaaaaaaaaa!!

His face suddenly got punched. Mizusawa’s body rolled in a comedic way before he crashed on the wall.

Gua......aah!

He couldn’t even deploy a defensive magic, so the damage directly hurt his flesh body.

What in the world hit him?

When he looked there, he saw Yuugaoze Miyabi. She cracked her fist while standing and glaring imposingly at Mizusawa.

You have really done it just now......I’m gonna beat you up like bam and pow to death!!

There was one more person behind her. Koiwai Reina was pulling out her katana from the sheath on her back.

Mizusawa’s thought was starting to fall into panic and anxiety.

Crap crap for some reason incomprehensible misfortune, the misfortunes keep coming. Bad luck, to an impossible degree, miraculous misfortunes, now that it come to this, run away? No, it’s a strategic withdrawal, just run away right awa now!

Tsu!!

Mizusawa activated the magic of Stride. He kicked on the floor and ran toward the opposite direction of door that Stella entered from, toward the kitchen.

Ah! Wait you bastard!!

This time his magic displayed its effect well. Mizusawa’s body rushed through the kitchen like wind.

There was a back door in the kitchen.

Let’s run away from there. He didn’t know where he would come out at, but it couldn’t be helped. If this star of misfortune was really real, he didn’t know what kind of misfortune would beat him up.

Even so, he would have bigger chance rather than staying here.

Shit-!

Fortunately, there was nothing obstructing him. He also didn’t stumble. He leaped at the other side of the door.

......This place!

He was at the school’s rooftop.

He looked around, but there was nobody. Mizusawa sighed in relieve and regained his composure.

Fuu......it seems even Stella’s characteristic magic can’t affect me anymore after I have gotten away to this far....

Aa, you got marked with the star of misfortune huh.

Tsu!

A voice came from somewhere. It was a mysterious voice that sounded like both a boy but also a girl.

Over here.

He turned around and looked up.

There was a small building like a hut that acted as the entrance to the rooftop. A girl was standing on top of it.

It was an adorable girl with blue hair. The girl who was dressed in sailor uniform was looking down while wind was making her skirt flapped.

I’m Kouma Ruki.

It wasn’t a girl but a boy. Or he should be. However for Mizusawa, there was a bigger problem than that.

You are in the camp of Lovers aren’t you......in that case?

Ummm, that’s true but......if possible I don’t want to join the battle this time. It will be best if I can just watch. But, you already came here......as expected, if I just ignore you, it will bring a lot of problem for me.

He talked like it was other person’s problem. For some reason, the atmosphere that he was someone involved was thin.

Even so Stella-chan’s Horoscope is amazing. I think that perhaps, coming here where I am at is your biggest misfortune.

What did he say?

No, it might be just a bluff. In fact, no misfortune befell me while I was running away to here. I could also use magic. And there was nothing that got in my way.

But ,

What if no obstruction got in his way because coming here is the biggest misfortune there is?

Then, I’ll hand down the judgment okay

......What

Ruki put both his hands on his chest and closed his eyes.

Last Judgment?

And then he nodded a little before opening his eyes.

He grinned brightly and pointed at Mizusawa with an adorable gesture.

Too bad, it’s death sentence for you

......Ha

Mizusawa grinned wryly.

What’s this? A child’s game? I don’t really feel any dangerous magic.

As I thought the effect of Star’s characteristic magis has run out huh......fufufu, then there is nothing more to fear ?

He felt a strange presence behind him.

When he turned around, there was a black box.

What’s....

He was about to ask what was that, but then he noticed what the box was.

It was a coffin.

Gu hauh!

His body was sucked into the coffin and settled there.

Wha-! What the! Shit-! What’s this!!

He couldn’t move at all. Even though he tried to get out of the coffin, he couldn’t even move a single finger.

That was why I told you. This is Last Judgment you know

Last Judgment?

Just to be clear, you aren’t going back to devil world or get your soul stored in purgatory you know? Because this is an absolute death an annihilation that won’t even allow reincarnation okay

Ruki floated in the dark sky. He could see white wings on his back.

Twelve pure white, shining wings.

What?

What the hell is this guy?

He is like in the story

Angel ?

The coffin’s lid closed.

Mizusawa was wrapped in pure darkness.

He couldn’t hear anything, see anything, he lost all his senses and then he vanished.

Part 6

After Mizusawa escaped from the kitchen’s exit,

Miyabi and Reina were pressed to make a decision whether to give chase or not.

What to do......chase after him

But but, we finally can join up with Stella-san. Besides, Stella-san is still ?

Reina glanced at Stella who was still in a glaring match with Sansa.

Right......besides doing this with three of us is gonna be ?

What are you two muttering over there

Stella spoke without taking off her eyes from Sansa.

There is no need for all three of us to do this. I’m already more than enough for Sansa. Also don’t go off on your own. It’ll be troublesome to look after you all again.

Miyabi and Reina smiled drily at her fully confident attitude.

Stella still hadn’t recovered her mana’s lifeline. Right now she was only stocking mana inside her body from Yuuto’s Infinite Lovers.

It was unknown how long that stock would last.

Stella’s face was full of confidence, but she might be just bluffing. Miyabi and Reina were nervous inside their heart watching her.

Sansa, someone like you aren’t in my radar at all. But, I’m going to make you pay back my debt for before this.

Oh? It’s fine even if you are indebted a bit more to me you know.

This is a good chance, I want to see Sansa’s true strength here. You are always making man fight for you while hiding in the shadow, so I don’t really know how strong you actually are.

Using other person is also a part of my true strength. The sun grants the other stars its blessing with its radiance. I am that kind of existence, not like the loner Stella.

It’s more comfortable to be alone.

You’re lying right? You’re simply scared of other people. You can’t trust anybody, and you also can’t come to like anybody. What’s with that? A trauma from your childhood thingie

Stella’s teeth made gritting sound.

Sansa, I’ll teach you one thing first.

Ha? There isn’t a single thing that Stella can teach me.

It’s only for a limited time but, I’m not alone.

Stella pressed her hand on her chest.

She recalled the sensation of Yuuto’s hand touching her.

From the depth of her body, a scorching and heartrending heat and affection burned up.

It’s really annoying though!!

Stella’s mana swelled up drastically.

Sansa’s complexion changed.

This girl......! Compared to before she’s ?

She sensed Stella was forming a terrifyingly large scale magic formula.

In order to oppose it, she constructed her own strongest and greatest magic formula.

That was the Sun’s characteristic magic ,

Sunshine( Sun Descent ) !!

Sansa clapped both her hands and opened them.

A round flame was blazing between them.

A miniature sun it was enlarging.

Sansa lifted up her hands as though to hold up that sun. The sun was rapidly approaching even the tall ceiling that was like an atrium.

The temperature inside the cafeteria rose drastically. Hot wind blew.

Wa wa wah! W-what’s that or rather hotttt!!

D-defensive magic! Use Armored and magic to cool the body in parallel desu desu!

Miyabi and Reina were flustered, on the other hand Stella didn’t even take a step back and held up the Star arcane to the sky.

Galaxy Zero!!

That was Star’s characteristic magic. The astonishing feat of strength of dropping an asteroid. Even among the many magic, it was a prominent massacre magic.

However this place was inside a school building. For an asteroid to fall on it meant ,

The ceiling was pulverized.

Galaxy Zero fell and crushed the school building.

Pillars were smashed, and glasses exploded to everywhere.

Don’t look down on the sun!!

Sansa blocked Galaxy Zero with Sunshine.

The clash between stars caused even greater destruction in major scale.

A building of the academy was completely blown away.

Miyabi and Reina were also tossed about by that catastrophe.

It was a great explosion and shockwave that they experienced for the first time. Even though they deployed their defensive magic, they felt like they were going to get blown away.

Stella yelled toward those two.

Miyabi! Reina! Protect yourself with your own strength!!

The two also responded to that yell.

No need to worry like that!! Get herrrr!!

Please blow her away desu desu!!

A smile unconsciously slipped out when she heard those cheers.

It was really not like her.

Even though they were only standing there without being of any use.

Strangely, it was reassuring.

Besides,

She didn’t see him anywhere, and she didn’t even know where he is right now.

But, she felt Yuuto.

As though he was right beside her.

As though they both were watching and holding the hand of each other.

They were being connected by an unseen bond.

She felt it. She could believe in it.

To think that something like that could become strength for her like this.

Stella stared at the phenomenon unfolding before her with eyes that were filled with confidence.

The asteroid and sun were clashing before her eyes.

It was completely absurd.

If the clash was between the real things, then the sun definitely wouldn’t even feel an itch.

However this was a match between characteristic magic.

It was Galaxy Zero that was several times bigger than Sunshine.

But, Sunshine’s heat was melting Galaxy Zero.

Sansa put all her strength to support the sun.

She was sweating rivers. Blood oozed out from her bitten lip. Blood was also flowing from her palms that were holding up the sun.

AAAAAAAA! DAMMIT!! IT’S FUCKING HEAVY!! JUST MELT ALREADY MELT MELTMELTMELTMELTMELTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!

Stella stared at such Sansa with glee in her eyes.

I can‘t believe that you hold an arcane of celestial body with that level. How presumptuous.

......Tsu! You bitch ?

Fall down sun!!

The sun was crushed.

Sansa’s figure instantly gone from view.

The asteroid crashed on the floor. It destroyed everything including the building’s foundation.

Uwawawaaaaaaaah!!

Hyaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!

Dust violently robbed Miyabi and Reina’s sight.

When the smoke cleared up, the asteroid, the sun, and Sansa too weren’t anywhere in sight. There was only a crater remaining.

And then ,

Stella!!

The two ran toward the collapsed Stella.

Y-you alright!

She collapsed, but she wasn’t unconscious. Stella responded with a wry smile.

Geez......it’s pathetic but, I ran out of gas.

Miyabi and Reina looked at each other, then the smiled in relieve.

Can’t be helped then. As the senior it’s my duty to look after the newcomer. Right, Reina

Yes desu desu!

They answered with smiling face, then the two lifted up Stella’s body and supported her from both sides.

Wait......what do you mean newcomer?

Miyabi smiled broadly when Stella asked in displeasure.

Because, that’s the fact.

Look here, I’m the Ace you know

Even being the Ace doesn’t change the fact that you are the newest newcomer!

......Hmph. I won’t forget this.

Reina looked up at Stella with a cheerful smile.

But but, it was really amazing desu! As expected from the Ace desu desu!!

Yep, seriously! It was seriously amazing! Stella!!

......Naturally.

Eh? Are you getting a bit red

Tsu! T-this is because of the heat! Even that kind of shabby sun would still be hot as expected when it was that close!!

Yes yes. Anyway we need to join up with Yuuto.

Reina think going to the different exit than the kitchen will be best desu desu.

You two! Are you listening to me!

The two dragged the yelling Stella and returned into the half destroyed school building.

Part 7

After I finished talking with Miyabi, I put my smartphone into my blazer’s pocket.

I looked ahead at the corridor once more. It felt like the corridor continued endlessly until the end of the earth. It made sighed unconsciously. I wanted to move to another place, but I couldn’t even find the door for that.

Miyabi and Reina met at the cafeteria, so I should also be able to meet them if I headed to the cafeteria......that’s what I thought but, I can’t find that cafeteria.

From what I seen outside from the window, this seemed to be the third floor. That meant I have to go down the stair but, there is no stair.

There are classroom doors lined up but, even when I tried to enter them, I wasn’t teleported to other place. Then perhaps, particular classrooms like the science room or art room are the place for that kind of teleportation.

I have to quickly find the entrance and join up with everyone. I continued waking as I thought that, but the unchanging scenery continued endlessly.

......Hm

There is a change.

Or rather......someone is collapsed!

Is it an enemy? Or else .

I approached that silhouette while being on my guard.

It’s a girl. She has a unique pink colored long hair. Her arm is bandaged.

I peered at her face while being on my guard.

Don’t tell me......no, there is no doubt.

After we defeated Rikimaru, among the people who appeared together with Lost this is the devil king candidate of Wheel of Fortune, Shimokadzuma Rinne.

Why is she lying on the floor at this kind of place?

Her clothes aren’t messy, so it doesn’t look like she had fought against someone.

Is it a trap?

But, there isn’t any sign of anything happening even when I got closer.

Oi. What’s wrong

I resolved myself and tried shaking her shoulder. Then she opened her eyelids together with a faint groan.

Uu......hah!

She raised her upper body in surprise and backed off to get away from me.

And then she looked around restlessly.

What is she scared about....

Lost......where

She asked with a trembling voice.

At the very least I haven’t seen him. I have only walked through this corridor the whole time though.

When I told her that, she sighed in relieve.

......Just, what in the world happened

Rinne looked down with a sad expression.

Lost......he isn’t, like Lost from before, anymore.

What do you mean

He was kind before......especially to someone like me, people with wounded heart, or the weak......I was saved by Lost. That was why I followed him until now, and yet....

I recalled the past Lost that I heard from Poran. What Rinne is saying is the same with that.

And now he has changed completely......he tricked us, using us like disposable pawns......he said that I have no use, and tried to kill me......I could only desperately run ?

And then she sported a smile of resignation and looked up at me.

It’s your fault.

My......fault

Since he met you, Lost changed. He became more irritated and violent....

Since he met me? Why?

Riine took out a smartphone from her skirt’s pocket.

I have......a friend. Just one person......she is in danger. Surely Lost will also kill her.

Just why is Lost trying to kill you and your friend ?

I don’t know why he tried to kill me......but, my friend......it will be bad for Lost if her ability got used by the enemy. That girl can act as guide in this labyrinth.

Eh!

I also followed her guidance to escape for dear life from Lost. If it’s her, she will be able to guide you. Please......save her. I promise that she will act as your guide.

..........

I stared at the smartphone that RInne held.

......Sorry. I still can’t run away. I have to find everyone......my comrades first.

Then......please take me along.

Take you

Even with her guidance......there is no guarantee that Lost won’t find us. With me alone, we will get killed without being able to do anything. That’s why......it’s just until you find your comrades. And if possible after that too, if we can stay together with you until reaching the exit of this space....

Rinne started inputting letters into the smartphone’s screen.

I’m contacting my friend through SNS......please wait a second.

It seemed the reply came. Rinne handed the smartphone to me.

Please......I ask you.

Rinne looked down and hid her face. She seemed very anxious. The smartphone that she held up to me is shaking slightly.

Got it. After I join up with my friends, I’ll overlook you two.

I took the smartphone and looked at the screen.

The screen is written with this text.

Morioka Yuuto become Lost’s comrade.

What’s this?

Is this a message from Rinne’s friend?

Me, becoming Lost’s comrade......what’s with this text?