[Assemble! The Three Holy Maidens]

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Prologue 　　Seven

girls race through a lush, dense forest. Their destination is the west. They are heading towards the Western nobles who aspire to dominate Japan. Their actions must be cautious. This is the mission entrusted to them by Maesaki. 　　The demon army is in turmoil. The war between humans and demons is about to begin. Therefore, the ambitious Western nobles must not be allowed to intervene in this battle for the Holy Maiden. 　　This mission must also not be leaked. If it is, the demons will do everything in their power to stop it. Therefore, ordinary students cannot be used, as their actions have been monitored by various media outlets during this battle for the Holy Maiden. 　　Now, it is time for them to act. The Mitsuha girls, captured and enslaved. They have seemingly disappeared from this stage. This allows them to operate unnoticed in the shadows. 　　Why would they, violated by men and deprived of their freedom, be willing to work for Maesaki? 　　Is it because they feel that with humanity facing a crisis, personal grudges should not be taken into account? Or is it due to Maesaki's influence? Or perhaps, both reasons! 　　From all the trained slaves, seven were selected as the vanguard, deemed capable of withstanding real combat, to begin the operation. 　　The girls, clad in black combat suits, raced through the forest at forty kilometers per hour. 　　The sun was gradually setting. At this speed, they should reach the west before dawn. 　　One girl, running alongside another, said, "Hello! By the way, where are you assigned?" "Lord Isohara, and you?" "Duke Tsumori, I heard he's a formidable opponent." "I feel sorry for you." Their tone sounded as casual as asking "Where are we having lunch?" yet their expressions were so stiff. 　　Silence enveloped them once more. 　　The girls, none wanting to speak, continued running forward. 　　The silence was broken five minutes later. 　　Boom!! A sudden burst of flames engulfed one of the running girls. 　　"Ah!" Startled by the sudden sight, the girl lost her footing and crashed into a tree. 　　"What happened!?" The girls abruptly stopped. But there was no time for them to think. Their companions were engulfed in flames right before their eyes. 　　"Quick, put out the fire!" The panicked girls tried to extinguish the flames surrounding the girl with their clothes and hands, but the fire didn't seem to subside at all. 　　"Ah...ah..." The girl engulfed in flames cried out in pain. 　　Unbelievable fire. 　　The girls, busy trying to put out the fire, suddenly realized that although the fire was intense, the girl's clothes and skin showed no signs of burning, and they couldn't feel the heat at all. 　　"What kind of fire is this?" "It doesn't burn?" The girls were confused. 　　Just then...BOOM!! The other girls also burst into flames. 　　"An attack?" Only now did they realize...they had been attacked by magic. 　　Although they had never heard of flames that weren't hot, if it was magic, then it was definitely possible. 　　Who was plotting against us? 　　As everyone speculated...one of the girls focused her mind and sensed the movement of magic. 　　"There!" Following the girl's finger, everyone began to unleash their magical attack. 　　Flames. Shockwave. Lightning strike. Freezing bomb. Four girls unleashed four different spells, hitting their targets squarely. But… there was no reaction. 　　The third girl was engulfed in flames. 　　“Aaaaaah…!!” Fire that doesn’t heat up. 　　“How could this be… who is it?” The girls began to panic. 　　Who could possibly defeat these girls who had undergone rigorous training in the Three Kingdoms? Even students from the legendary Three Kingdoms Schools couldn’t possibly be in such a one-sided situation. 　　The girl who was initially surrounded by flames had completely lost the fire. The fire hadn’t left any burn marks on the girl’s body or clothes. But it had already taken the girl’s life. The girl didn’t even move. 　　Whoosh! Suddenly a sharp gust of wind blew in. It seemed to have clashed with something in the air, producing an explosion. 　　“Setting a trap here?” A man’s voice rang out. 　　Turning around, standing there was none other than the teacher who had been training them with Maesaki for the past few weeks. 　　“Mr. Yoshino!” It was Yoshino Takuya, the student council secretary of the Three Kingdoms Academy. He looked around seriously. Holding a whip-like weapon, he flicked his wrist lightly. 　　Whoosh! The same sharp wind as before, and another explosion in the air. 　　"Invisible...magic." The girls finally understood why there was an explosion; it was Takuya retaliating against someone's magical flames in the air. 　　"Leave this to me, go!" Takuya calmly commanded. 　　"But...but, it's just Yoshino-san..." "A companion who can't even detect the enemy's attack will only hinder me, go!" The girls were speechless. Takuya's words, though harsh, were true. If they weren't burdened with a heavy responsibility. If they were still those brave students from before, they would fight alongside Takuya to the very end. 　　But they couldn't do that now, and even if they did, Takuya and Maezaki wouldn't be happy. 　　"Be careful, take care!" With that, the girls continued towards their target. 　　Only Takuya remained. 　　"Come out! There's no need to hide anymore!" Takuya shouted. 　　These words seemed to have an effect, as a corner of the forest collapsed. At the same time, a person appeared at the site of the collapse. 　　A girl. The girl appeared with a fake smile on her face. 　　"I didn't expect those girls to have guardians." "I knew it; if someone wanted to ambush us, it would be on this stretch of road before entering the western territory," Takuya replied. 　　"That's right! There's no other suitable place." "I just didn't expect you to come personally!" Takuya stared at her. 　　The girl was none other than the legendary student council president of Mitsuba Academy—Yagyu Ayaka. 　　"Yagyu Ayaka… no, one of the demon nobles, also known as Demon Flame, I won't let you interfere with my actions." Takuya brandished his whip and lashed out at Ayaka—at that moment, an invisible flame proactively retaliated. 　　"You really dare to say that!" Ayaka sneered. 　　"Aren't you also a member of the demon race?" "I am indeed a demon." Takuya remained unmoved by Ayaka's words. 　　"You intend to betray your own kind?" "This has nothing to do with race. I'm just obeying the guild leader's orders!" "Ha, I never expected a demon to obey a human." "In front of the guild leader, there's no distinction between demons and humans. You don't understand the guild leader at all, so..." "I know." Ayaka smiled quietly, interrupting Takuya. 　　"Maesaki's plan has one more flaw." "What?" Takuya's expression changed. 　　"How much do you know?" He gripped the whip tightly.

"I know everything, because I've been observing Maesaki ever since I merged with the demon fire." Ayaka smiled as always.

The heated battle for the Saintess...

There is a country called Luben.

Its customs and language are different from the Japan we know. While the streetscapes resemble Japan, certain aspects of that world are different.

The most obvious difference is the existence of "knowledgeable life forms beyond humans"!

In ancient times, when the gods created humans, they forgot to instill "intelligence" and "reason" in their minds. Therefore, humans indiscriminately invaded the minds of animals and spirits, giving rise to a subspecies called Ajin. At

the same time, another race, the "Demon Race," emerged, claiming that if they didn't relinquish dominance over the earth to the humans created by the gods, evil gods would rise up to oppose them.

Humans. Ajin. Demon Race. These are the three knowledgeable life forms existing in Luben.

Although humans and Ajin are collectively referred to as "humans" created by the gods, humans never acknowledge the status of Ajin. Perhaps, this is true.

From a human perspective... Demi-humans were born before humans possessed "intelligence" and "reason," and therefore should be defined as flawed products. How can humans, who consider themselves "finished products," be compared to these flawed ones?

Because this idea is so deeply ingrained, demi-humans have been rejected by humans since their birth. Little do they know that from the perspective of the gods, humans are also "failures."

Yes. From the gods' point of view, all of humanity is a "failure."

Humans have a very low ability to resist temptation, and their life force is extremely fragile. In some respects, their only advantage might be their greater reproductive capacity! However, compared to the demons created by the evil god, they ultimately cannot escape the fate of being banished!

The demons created by the evil god. Compared to humans, demons are far more powerful. Demons are stronger than any animal in nature. They possess innate, powerful magic, and by the age of ten, they can possess a physique as strong as a tiger. Their lifespan is also much longer than that of humans.

They are truly the most qualified to be leaders of the world. If we only consider strength...

To say that demons are a better creation than humans simply because they are more powerful is also wrong. When the evil god created life, he only considered whether he could destroy humanity, ignoring the balance of life itself, and created demons, so they have many shortcomings.

The biggest problem is their extremely weak reproductive capacity.

Human women (if they want to) can give birth to more than ten children in their lifetime, but demons can only give birth to two or three at most, and most of them are deformed, such as having octopus-like tentacles or being deformed like gel. This is very common.

In terms of education, the majority of demons are illiterate. In other words, demons are also a failure. It's just that the failure created by the evil god has the ability to defeat the failure created by the god.

If "she" did not exist, humanity would probably have been wiped out by the demons long ago.

She is the goddess of light. She is one of the goddesses among the gods, who descended to earth to guide humanity, which is full of desires.

To teach humanity intellect and reason, she divided her spirit into three schools, each represented by a saintess. Those deemed suitable to guide humanity were bestowed with "holy water" by the saintess, transforming them into unparalleled superhumans—superhumans possessing divine power granted by the goddess.

These superhumans not only possessed the ability to fight demons, but this power could also be inherited by their descendants.

It was because of these superhumans that the demon invasion was repelled twice, and humanity retained control over much of the land.

Later, after the goddess returned to heaven and vanished from the land along with the evil god, humanity's reverence for the goddess deepened.

Eventually, year after year, the three schools left behind by the goddess became known as the "Legendary Three Schools."

The students of these schools all possessed superhuman abilities, thus the schools unknowingly became symbols of human power.

However—but humanity's desires remained insatiable.

Within the Legendary Three Schools existed the "Power of the Saintess."

Legend has it that each of the three schools selected one virgin student to serve as the saintess. When the three holy maidens gather, whoever obtains their holy water gains power greater than that of a superhuman.

However… only one person in a generation can obtain this power. Thus, a war erupted between the students of the legendary three schools, symbols of humanity's hope.

History records several instances of them vying for the holy maiden of another school.

Now, the three legendary schools are at war over the holy maiden, each harboring their own secrets.

Nishikawa Shoko, the holy maiden candidate from Mitsuha Academy, is waiting.

Baruch, the holy maiden candidate from Mikuni Academy, should be arriving soon!

Mitsuha Academy and Mikuni Academy are both among the legendary three schools known as mythical schools.

Mitsuha, specializing in spiritual holy magic, and Mikuni, skilled in physical attacks, along with the demi-humans of Hata no Tani Magic Academy, mark the beginning of the holy maiden competition.

"Miss Nishikawa, according to reports, the holy maiden candidate from Mikuni will arrive in about ten minutes." "Is that so? Then we must be on high alert!" Nishikawa replied to her subordinate's report.

Next, she had to fight for her own survival, so she couldn't afford to lose face.

"It's said that Baruch, a candidate for Saintess from the Three Kingdoms, possesses the fighting ability necessary to follow the student council president of the Three Kingdoms." Yes, she understood perfectly. Nishikawa's composure wasn't because defeating Baruch would grant her a higher position, but because she firmly believed that no one could change the law of the jungle.

In the upcoming battle, if Nishikawa won, she would be the stronger one; if the other won, then Baruch would be the stronger one.

The loser would be stripped of their human rights and become the other's slave.

At least for Nishikawa, that was what she would do. There was no reason why; these were the rules of the game. And whether Nishikawa's own sacrifice was included in these rules was no longer important.

This game was limited to "Saintess candidates" with the potential to become Saintess.

It had a special significance in saving female students who weren't Saintess but were vulnerable to being targeted. Conversely, the danger faced by female students considered Saintess candidates was also relatively increased.

The rules of this game were decided by the student council presidents of the three schools.

The losing Saintess candidate, once captured, would be investigated. If it was discovered they weren't the Saintess, they would be at the mercy of the victorious Saintess candidate. And those girls who were punished… if you'd witnessed the chaos before the Saintess candidate system was established, and recalled the Saintess candidates of that time, the tragic murder of Kelard, their fate was predictable.

This was also one of the rules.

How could one become strong without being ruthless? Survival of the fittest; only the strong can make the rules. In this dog-eat-dog world, no one sympathizes with the weak.

At this moment, Nishikawa remembered… when she first entered Mitsuha Academy. Her first encounter with the current student council president, Yagyu Ayaka… She was universally acknowledged as the most compassionate woman. She wholeheartedly protected abused girls. She forgave those who made mistakes and allowed them to exist. Like a saint.

Even Nishikawa, who firmly believed in the world's "winner takes all" principle, sometimes forgot his own beliefs and couldn't help but want to help her.

"Looks like we've arrived." "Disperse!" Nishikawa gave the order after confirming the figures in the distance. The students of Minoha immediately scattered in all directions. At the same time, the shadows of Baruch and the accompanying students from the Three Kingdoms grew larger.

"First, present the gift the guild leader gave to Baruch," Nishikawa shouted.

Minoha no longer possessed the kind-hearted Ayaka of the past. Only a cold-blooded ruler remained.

Suddenly, past scenes flashed through Nishikawa's mind—

a tragedy caused by naivety! "Huh?" "It's nothing, I was just talking to myself!" Nishikawa answered the students, looking straight ahead with a puzzled expression.

Baruch and the others were almost there. The war was about to begin.

"Kill! Baruch's Hundred-Ton Strike!" Thud—a deafening roar like fireworks shooting into the sky, the students of Minoha were thrown upwards.

"Hundred-ton Strike! Hundred-ton Strike! Hundred-ton Strike!" Thud—a series of attacks.

The students of Sannoha flew through the air like airplanes, gradually disappearing. It was clear at a glance how destructive Baruch's power was. Because those who suffered such heavy blows were no ordinary people.

Generally speaking, Sannoha students had a very high level of holy magic and defense, especially in terms of defense. Among the three schools where talented people gathered, they could be said to be the best.

Even if they were hit by an ordinary person's car, they would not be injured at all. This was a characteristic of Sannoha Academy, one of the legendary three schools.

Indeed, the stronger the attack, the stronger the defense. However, even the Sannoha students with such strong defense could not withstand Baruch's attack.

Baruch used an upside-down method, hooking her wrist around her opponent's neck and forcefully throwing her into the air. Her attack method was not like boxing, but rather like a fighting technique. That was Baruch's ultimate move—Hundred-ton Strike.

But why didn't Baruch use his fists, but instead attacked in a style similar to martial arts?

Because if Baruch really wanted to attack, even students from the legendary three schools would be killed without a trace. So, although it was a finishing move, the attack power was actually greatly reduced.

"Hundred-ton Strike, Hundred-ton Strike, Hundred-ton Strike, Hundred-ton Strike!" Thud… Crack!

After four strikes, the power weakened, and the person hit the last time didn't fly into the air; instead, their head was embedded in a nearby pillar. At first glance, it looked like a person had sprouted from the pillar.

"Ah… I'm sorry!" Baruch instinctively apologized.

Even a student from Mitsuha would probably need three months to recover from such a blow. As for those thrown into the air, they would need two months to fully recover. This was Baruch's overwhelming victory.

The Mitsuha students, who had initially wanted to strike first against Baruch, could now only gasp for breath.

And Nishikawa?

"You freak!" Nishikawa couldn't help but curse.

None of the Mitsuha students present had expected Baruch to be so strong. They had indeed heard that she was the most promising girl among the three kingdoms. This was something they heard from the students who had been defeated by Baruch in the early stages of the Saintess competition. However, no one had expected her to be this strong.

The only candidate for Saintess in Mitsuha who could rival Baruch of the three kingdoms or Kanken was Nishikawa Shoko.

Everyone thought so, even Nishikawa herself still believed so. Although she had heard that Baruch was a strongman... Nishikawa believed that even if she didn't have that much strength, she could still beat her with her skills.

"Looks like you're pretty arrogant!" Baruch's control of power was by no means a trivial skill. At first glance, it seemed that she was just attacking the enemy with brute force, but in fact, whether Baruch used a hundred-ton attack or other techniques, she had reduced the force to a minimum. Ordinary strongmen could not do that.

"Those who obstruct me, I will not let a single one escape!" Before Nishikawa could even react in shock, Baruch's fierce offensive had already begun. A hundred-ton blow swept through the students of Mitsuha. Soon, Mitsuha's ranks began to crumble.

And it wasn't just Baruch who was causing their collapse. Among Baruch's army were the friends, lovers, brothers, and relatives of the girls Mitsuha had captured to be used as sex objects.

Everyone had staked everything on this battle, even death was insignificant! The fierce offensive gradually dismantled Mitsuha's formation. And so, the Mitsuha forces advanced all the way to the rear. Nishikawa arrived.

Nishikawa lashed out with her whip at the Mitsuha students who had attacked. Because Nishikawa's fighting ability far surpassed that of ordinary students, even her own classmates feared her.

"Hah!!" *Whoosh!

* "Hiccup!?" The wielding whip aimed at the eyes and throats of the Mitsuha students. Showing no mercy.

This was a punishment previously used by nobles against rioting slaves, known as the "whip of the sinner." Nishikawa was a disciple of that faction.

*Whoosh!

* "Ugh!!" Each time the whip lashed through the wind, a student from the Three Kingdoms was torn apart. Those with gouged-out eyeballs, those with slit throats… even those with extraordinary vitality would suffer torment in the future.

Because even magical healing couldn't restore the original vision to the injured eyeballs. Furthermore, draining the blood from the lungs was even more painful.

Describing this method of attack as cruel is no exaggeration. However, to be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself. This is an ironclad rule on the battlefield. Therefore, Nishikawa swung his whip without hesitation.

*Whoosh!* Another victim fell to the ground, eyeball injured.

Suddenly—Nishikawa panicked. Only three minutes had passed since the battle began. Only Nishikawa remained of the Mitsuha students fighting on the scene.

(I need to think of a way to retreat!) With Nishikawa's strength alone, it was impossible to fight against all the Three Kingdoms students. Even if he defeated those students, he couldn't defeat Baruch. Nishikawa hadn't expected to be chased by so many Three Kingdoms students. She panicked and made a mistake.

"Snap!" The students from the Three Kingdoms grabbed Nishikawa's whip.

"Oh no!" It was too late when she realized what was happening. She was struck hard in the abdomen. The pain was like suffocation.

Nishikawa wasn't physically stronger than Baruch or Kanken, and even compared to the average student, she was only "okay."

A kick from the Three Kingdoms students, who were skilled in physical attacks, had already halved Nishikawa's fighting ability.

Then, she was struck hard on the back of the head. Nishikawa's consciousness ended there.

"I lost, do whatever you want with me!" Nishikawa shouted with all her might.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that she was surrounded by the students from the Three Kingdoms. There was no chance of escape. It was a complete defeat. Nishikawa calmly accepted this fact. Looking at Baruch standing in front of her, she stared blankly into thought.

She... was not the victor. That was the truth. What she had done to the losers before would now be done to her. Although it was painful, as long as she could endure it for a few years, the days ahead wouldn't be so difficult.

"Miss Baruch, she is also one of the candidates for sainthood, so we still need to check her out." The students from the Three Kingdoms who had defeated Nishikawa explained to Baruch.

Baruch hesitated before replying, "Hmm!" Nishikawa stood to the side, thinking, what's there to hesitate about?

Soon, Nishikawa's clothes were stripped off by the students from the Three Kingdoms.

"You're just going to rape me, why are you so politely taking off my clothes?" the students from the Three Kingdoms who helped Nishikawa retorted angrily.

"We're different from you scum." "Don't pretend to be high and mighty. The loser is the hero, do whatever you want with me! That's the rule of this fight!" "Who's pretending to be high and mighty!" another group of students from the Three Kingdoms who were examining Nishikawa answered seriously.

"Such naive people." Nishikawa felt a little disdainful.

The students from the Three Kingdoms left her after examining her body.

"No saint's mark, so she's not a saint." "Great! That means we don't have to fight Nishikawa." Baruch patted his chest reassuringly.

Baruch's behavior puzzled Nishikawa.

Perhaps embarrassed by being stared at, Baruch said hastily, "Ah, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have called you by your name directly." Baruch explained.

"That's not the reason! Why are you happy that I'm safe and sound?" Nishikawa asked suspiciously.

"Is that strange?" Baruch looked confused. It wasn't feigned; he genuinely seemed bewildered.

Nishikawa explained to Baruch like a teacher,

"Of course it's strange! The rules of this fight are: the victor can do whatever they want with the loser. In other words, I can be at your mercy, but..." Although it might put her in a disadvantageous position, Nishikawa still boldly said it. Thinking about her past actions made her even less willing to run away.

No matter when or where, she would always uphold her integrity. That was Nishikawa Shoko.

"Hmm, you can do whatever you want with me..." Hearing Nishikawa's words, Baruch's smile remained unchanged.

"So, I'm happy for you, is that not allowed?" Baruch tilted his head, scratching his ear, looking like he didn't understand what Nishikawa was talking about.

No matter how you looked at it, Baruch's expression was very straightforward.

Seeing Baruch's reaction, Nishikawa was greatly shocked.

"But I'm the enemy. Don't you hate me? Don't you want to torture me?" "Why would you do this?" Baruch looked at Nishikawa in confusion, her gaze fixed on the depths of Nishikawa's eyes.

"..." For some reason, Nishikawa couldn't look her in the eye.

Suddenly, an impulse arose, and Nishikawa raised her head and said confidently, "Isn't this what everyone does?" "Baruch knows the rules. The winner can do whatever they want with the loser, but I've never heard of the winner having to bully the loser!" "Yes, that's true..." For some reason, Nishikawa began to feel guilty.

"Rules are just agreements, aren't they?" Baruch said thoughtfully.

"Agreements are created so that everyone benefits. That's what my brother taught me!" Hearing Baruch's words, the students from the three countries around them laughed.

"..." In the harmonious atmosphere—Nishikawa tasted an unprecedented sense of defeat.

"I want to leave Hatano-dani...why?" Looking at the withdrawal application form in front of her, the Hatano-dani student council president sighed deeply.

This is the legendary Hata Valley Magic Academy, one of the three most prestigious schools and the holy city of the demi-humans who suffer oppression at the hands of humans.

Hata Valley Academy is currently facing a crisis of disintegration. The reason is simple: the student council's four strongest members have collapsed.

It all began with the death of the most warlike of the four, the cat girl Kairad. Chosen as a candidate for sainthood, she launched a preemptive attack on the candidates from the three kingdoms, but was killed in battle when her neck was snapped.

Her death sparked the revenge of another candidate for sainthood—the Yuki-onna, Miyuki Kiyokawa. Perhaps due to her stubbornness, she refused to use the three kingdoms to rescue the slaves, intending to launch a solo attack using the power of Hata Valley. This was tantamount to suicide.

The Hata Valley student council president, in a state of panic, decided to ask Lana, another candidate for sainthood and considered the most skilled in magic within Hata Valley, to assist Miyuki.

However, Lana had already left the Valley of the Banners to resolve the issues of the demon blood and curse flowing through her veins… Now, of the four Heavenly Kings of the Valley of the Banners Magic Academy, only the student council president remained.

Assisting Yuki, finding Lana, protecting the Valley of the Banners Magic Academy… Although she was one of the Four Heavenly Kings, accomplishing all this alone was incredibly difficult.

She had also sought help from other students, but most of the demi-humans held a "mind your own business" mentality, making it extremely difficult to unite against a common enemy. Therefore, she tried to find a girl to replace the Four Heavenly King, Kairad, but… the first candidate submitted her withdrawal application at this moment.

"Aren't you going to reconsider? Now that you're gone…" "Don't be silly, the school can't even protect me, why should I care?" the girl said ruthlessly, revealing sharp canines like a vampire.

"I'm truly sorry, but Qula..." "There's no 'but.' The reason I entered this school was because I thought I would be protected, but instead, I was captured and enslaved by students from another school." The girl named Qula showed no intention of compromising with the guild master of Hata no Tani.

The brutal attack on the day of the Saintess Contest. This girl was also one of the victims. She was raped and her virginity was taken from her. Afterwards, she was taken to the Three Kingdoms Academy... "Now, you want me to be one of the Four Heavenly Kings? Would I have had such a good thing before I was captured and enslaved?" Faced with such accusations, the guild master was speechless. Indeed, the Qula of the past didn't have this ability. Only after being taken to the Three Kingdoms during the Saintess Contest... after negotiating with the Three Kingdoms and being brought back to Hata no Tani, Qula's abilities clearly improved. Later, she was practically on par with the Four Heavenly Kings.

If it were the Qula of the past, she probably wouldn't have been of any use!

Hata no Tani Magic Academy, which gathers abused demi-humans and then talks about protecting the demi-human temple, is indeed ironic. However, Hatanoya really needs her power now.

"I don't care, I'm dropping out." "Is there no room for negotiation?" "No matter how you try to persuade me, it's useless." At this moment, Curla suddenly raised her head thoughtfully... "However, if the president of the Mikuni Association comes to beg me personally, perhaps there is room for negotiation." She revealed a strange smile.

Hearing this, the president of Hatanoya's shoulders trembled... but because she was protected by dark magic, no one could tell. But, she was truly terrified.

"M-Mikuni President, how...!?" Even her tone couldn't help but rise. It was a voice that wanted to pretend to be calm but couldn't.

Curla glanced at the president... recalling the scene at that time, and a strange smile appeared again.

"How should I put it? Men, Maezaki... that kind of pleasure of being raped..." "You and the Mikuni President... had a relationship?" The president of Hatanoya's voice rose even higher.

"What? Why are you making such a surprised sound!" "N-nothing!" The student council president hurriedly tried to regain her composure, but failed.

"Of course! Need you even ask? Now that I'm a slave, what won't happen?" "Yes...that's true!" "Even though that kind of person is bad, he's very gentle in bed, and he even gave me new power!" Qula looked smug. The

student council president, Hatano-tani, stared at her...and finally reached out, picking up the withdrawal application form from the table.

"Get out!" "What?" The president's voice trembled slightly.

"I accept your withdrawal application. Get out of this school immediately." "Oh, yes!" Hearing the usually gentle student council president's angry voice, Qula hurriedly rushed out of the student council office. She only breathed a sigh of relief after the door slammed shut.

"What! I thought she'd be better than the student council presidents from other schools, but she's just as narrow-minded. Looks like leaving was the right thing to do." She glanced at the closed door, her expression gradually brightening.

"I can't stay here any longer. I'll go west as Maezaki said and show Marquis Takeshima what I'm capable of." That way I can ask him to hug me... Qula smiled confidently. Her battle was only just beginning.

Meanwhile... in the student council president's office, after Qula left, President Hatanoya was slumped over her desk.

Thinking about President Hatanoya, she shouldn't be so agitated; she should be able to remain calm no matter what happens.

She knew that, but... "Sigh..." she sighed helplessly. Then, a "Damn it!" escaped her lips.

The Three Saints. "Why?" Baruch asked, puzzled.

On the sidewalk next to Mitsuba Academy, the academy was already visible.

Before Baruch, heading towards Mitsuba, stood a group of soldiers who were neither from the Mikuni nor Mitsuba clans.

At the very front stood the Saintess candidate he'd seen on television—one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hata Valley—Kiyoka Miyuki. Surrounding her were Hata Valley students.

Initially, Baruch assumed Miyuki, like himself, had come for the same purpose: to rescue her school's students. Since that was the case, they could cooperate. Thus, the Mikuni people approached the Hata Valley people.

"Get out of the way, you Mikuni people," Miyuki said coldly.

"Get out of the way. We'll rescue our companions captured by Mitsuba ourselves. It's none of your business," Miyuki repeated.

"But...but the girls from the Three Kingdoms have also been captured!" "We'll rescue them, you should leave!" "Why? Since we share the same goal, we should cooperate!" However, Yuki couldn't listen to Baruch's words.

"We don't want to rely on your strength, we only want to rely on ourselves." Yuki would never forget the fact that Kairad was killed by the students from the Three Kingdoms. Both the Three Kingdoms and Mitsuha were human, and demi-humans could only protect themselves.

"What do you mean? We also..." Perhaps because she had always grown up with humans, Baruch didn't feel any different. Although she was born a demi-human, she had always lived with humans.

This fact made Yuki and the others panic.

"If everyone wants to continue..." As Yuki spoke, the students of Hata no Valley also spread out.

"I'll start with you!" "You are..." Upon seeing that person, Kanken stopped. She shouldn't be here. At least, she shouldn't be lying in ambush here alone.

She was one of the candidates for the Saintess of Hata no Valley—Lana. The legendary number one of the three schools… no, the girl with the strongest magic. Even so, coming here alone is suicidal. Because this is the back gate of the Three Kingdoms Academy. It's enemy territory!

No matter how powerful a magician is, doing this is incredibly reckless. Although the school sent a large number of students to protect Baruch and Asada, they still deployed extra guards nearby!

"Hey, you!" Lana looked at Guan Jian. Guan Jian saw Lana's illusory gaze. At the same time, Guan Jian was also hit by a powerful attack wave.

Although Guan Jian caught it, her body was forced backward, leaving two deep footprints on the ground.

"Ah, what great power!" She gasped for breath as she finally managed to stop her retreat.

Lana just stared at Guan Jian quietly. Guan Jian glanced at Lana and finally understood.

"So that's how it is! You got here with just one move!" Because she was Guan Jian, she could withstand Lana's attack. If it were any other student, they would probably have fainted before they could even react to the same attack. She must have used this same move against the students from the Three Kingdoms she encountered earlier.

"Truly impressive! No wonder she dared to come to the Three Kingdoms alone." "The Three Kingdoms?" Lana looked around, seemingly bewildered.

"Is that so? This is the Three Kingdoms?" "Don't you know where you are?" Guan Jian gripped her wooden sword.

"It doesn't matter where I am, does it?" As she answered, Lana used her magic again. The shockwave struck Guan Jian once more.

This time, Guan Jian was prepared. She used her wooden sword to cleave the attack, scattering it to both sides. The cleaved force rushed towards the bicycle parking area, instantly turning nearly a hundred bicycles into iron filings.

"Such power from just a glance… truly a monster!" Guan Jian was on high alert.

Perhaps startled by the noise, a male student ran out of the classroom.

"Idiot, don't come out!" "What!?" It was too late. The male student fainted immediately after being glanced at by Lana.

"Who are you? You're even more powerful than the rumors say..." Guan Jian said in surprise.

Seeing her frightened expression, Lana sneered, "Rumors? Is it that the magic of demon women is sorcery?" "What?" "Or, is it that anyone associated with a demon woman will suffer misfortune?" Guan Jian finally understood what she meant. She saw the despair in Lana's eyes.

"That's right! I am a woman with evil demon blood flowing through my veins!" There was a black light on Lana's right wrist. Her eyes were even blacker, a light of despair. An irreversible darkness.

"Destruction. Light!" As the light weakened, Lana threw the black light at Guan Jian.

"Damn it!" Guan Jian suddenly felt a strange discomfort in her back. Once she came into contact with that light, there was absolutely no chance of survival. She felt a powerful threat. At this moment, she couldn't care less about saving face. Run!

She immediately dropped to the ground, not caring about how graceful her movements were.

It was the right choice. If she had tried to dissipate the light, Mikazuki Yoko would never have existed.

The light vanished onto the pile of iron filings from the bicycle. Along with the iron filings, it disappeared without a sound or heat. Like a spell, the space touched by the light was "destroyed."

"Getting stronger, huh!" Lana said with a cold laugh.

Mikazuki was drenched in cold sweat. She had only ever seen an attack she could counter once before: the elbow strike from Maesaki Shunji, the student council president of the Three Kingdoms.

It was the finishing move Maesaki had used to eliminate the former president of the Three Kingdoms student council. Maesaki had struck right in front of Mikazuki, killing the leader with a single, powerful blow.

If she had been hit by the light Lana was using now, Mikazuki might have suffered the same fate as the previous student council president! Trying to block that light would be like trying to block a chariot, cannon, or fire with her body.

"She's out right from the start, what an unfair match..." She'll have to outsmart her. Her destructive power is indeed comparable to Maezaki's. Fortunately, aside from using magic, she doesn't have the same physical strength or defense as Maezaki, otherwise, Guan Jian would have no chance of winning.

"Charging towards her chest... that should work!" Guan Jian considered.

Lano looked at her with an expression that completely disregarded Guan Jian.

For Guan Jian, this was truly an unpleasant battle. It wasn't the difference in strength between her and her opponent that caused her displeasure. Rather, it was Lana's indifference to the fight at its most intense moment that displeased her.
"She's completely disregarding me!" "Anyone stronger than me, I'll do whatever I want with them." Her tone was full of provocation. Was Guan Jian being paranoid? She sensed a self-pitying helplessness in that tone.

—Buzz… Several beams of light appeared around Lana. Unlike the previous "Light of Destruction," these were simply magical lights. However, these halos of light were stronger and more destructive than the previous magical light, impossible to look directly at.

"No one can stop me, I don't care about anything anymore." The light attacked Guan Jian. Each beam possessed a deadly power.

Guan Jian charged forward.

"Ooh…!!" Guan Jian ducked, dodging the spiraling magical light attack. Guan Jian didn't intend to use his wooden sword to fight it. Even if he poured all his "qi" into the wooden sword, he couldn't be sure if he could stop the demonic light. Even if he did, he would probably be exhausted!

Two, three, four... Guan Jian attacked Lana while dodging the demonic power.

Seven, eight, nine... In an instant, he found Lana's weakness.

Take this! "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain, First Sword!" Seizing the opportunity, Guan Jian swung his sword down without hesitation. A shockwave powerful enough to knock Lana unconscious shot towards her.

...The wooden sword was in front of her, but Lana remained unmoved.

(Could it be a trap!?) Some thoughts suddenly flashed through Guan Jian's mind... The wooden sword still struck Lana's shoulder, and the second strike went towards her abdomen.

"Ugh..." Lana was hit by Guan Jian's finishing move and collapsed with only a groan.

Whack. With a soft sound, Lana fell to the ground.

"...Did we win?" Seeing Lana fall, she adjusted her breathing.

Although the outcome was now decided, the displeasure in Guan Jian's heart had not disappeared. She couldn't feel the joy of victory, the excitement of defeating a powerful enemy.

"...Why? Why is this guy smiling?" Just as Guan Jian said—Lana, who had lost consciousness, had a smile on her face.

"Why? What is it..." Guan Jian couldn't understand that smile at all.

"No, Yuuki. We can't do that..." Lana had dreamed again... the same "real" dream she had when Kairad was killed. Lana seemed to have the ability to know her friends' actions through dreams.

At this moment, she saw Yuuki filled with sorrow and lost herself.

The battle between the Hatano-dani team centered on Yuuki and the Mikuni team centered on Baruch.

No, that wasn't a real battle. Hatano-dani attacked the Mikuni team, which only defended and didn't attack.

Logically speaking, Baruch shouldn't have remained silent. But Baruch simply wouldn't fight back.

"Hey, stop! Yuuki. I don't want to fight you." But no matter how much Baruch shouted, Yuuki wouldn't listen.

"Since we have the same goal, we should work together to fight the enemy. Why do we have to fight?" Baruch was full of questions. Her other companions felt the same way.

The students from the three kingdoms, who were supposed to fight against Hatano-no-Tani, lost their fighting spirit and were defeated one after another.

"We will fight for our own peace. We won't let you humans interfere." Lana sensed Yuuki's thoughts. Those were the thoughts of someone trapped in darkness.

"No! It's all for nothing... I..." At this moment, Lana suddenly stopped.

"But I wasn't there, so what can I do?" Lana remembered herself. She had been tortured all this time because she had demon blood. She had caused misfortune to those around her because she possessed the power of the curse. She had even entered what was known as "the strongest castle for demi-humans" simply because of her attachment to humanity.

She thought that if she stayed here, all the curses would disappear. But now, even Hata no Tani was involved in the battle for the Saintess. She couldn't even stay here anymore. She might as well become a slave in Mikuni or Mitsuba.

...She thought to herself. Because if she did that, the curses binding her would bring misfortune to Mikuni or Mitsuba who captured her. In that way, she could give Hata no Tani an explanation.

"What the hell!" Lana realized—in her dream, she was very similar to Yuki's heart.

"I've become like this... I'm no longer qualified to interfere in human affairs, so why do I understand human hearts so well?" A strange feeling rose in her heart.

The battle was now completely under Hata no Tani's control.

Thud! The magic released by the Hata no Tani students struck Baruch's face. A powerful force capable of destroying a small house hit Baruch's nose, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

"Ouch... Ouch!!" Baruch rubbed her nose, but on the other hand, she was continuously attacked by magic on the back of her neck. Perhaps she was too panicked. Baruch couldn't help but scream incoherently... and then kept spinning around and falling to the ground.

At first glance, it seemed ridiculous, but it had a huge impact on the three kingdoms.

"Ah! Baruch, she..." "Baruch!" Because of Baruch's defeat, the three kingdoms' camp began to waver. The one-sided situation became even more obvious. If this continued, the outcome was obvious. The three kingdoms were completely defeated by Hatano-no-Tani, and tasted the true taste of defeat.

"Mikumo..." Lana could only watch from afar.

Baruch was stripped naked and placed in front of Miyuki.

"Wow! It's so cold!" Baruch shivered incessantly. It was already autumn, and being naked was naturally cold.

According to the rules, the defeated Baruch was stripped naked to check whether she was a saintess.

The students of the Valley of the Banners, searching for the Saintess to prove the "Crest," touched everything with their magical fingers. This action enraged Baruch, resulting in three students being hospitalized... but that didn't matter anymore—the Crest appeared.

On Baruch's forehead.

"If it appears from the forehead, there's no need to strip naked," Baruch thought naively.

That's true. However, these common sense principles are often overlooked. Human history proves this. Of course, this time, it was overlooked just like history before.

Miyuki stared directly at Baruch. Now, Lana's gaze was completely aligned with Miyuki's. What Miyuki saw was what Lana saw, and everything Miyuki felt was also conveyed to Lana. It also conveyed Miyuki's emotions.

(Finally, I've met the "Saintess," the main cause of this battle!) (But even if we win, Kelard won't come back!) (But what else can we do?) Miyuki, unable to trust anyone. And Lana, forced to deny her own existence. Although their feelings differed, two distinct emotions intertwined in their spiritual world.

"So you're the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms." Yu Xue showed neither emotion nor感慨, only a formulaic question to Baruch—"I think so!" Similarly, Baruch felt neither moved nor感慨.

For Baruch at this moment, the gusts of cold wind were far more captivating than whether she was a Holy Maiden or not.

"Now, you will be sent to the Valley of the Banner Magic Academy. What kind of treatment you receive there will be decided by our school's president."

"Before that, can I ask you for a favor?" "What is it?" Facing the cold and ruthless Yuki, Baruch looked worriedly at the students lying around him.

"I hope you can call an ambulance for the injured." (The murderer who killed Kairad!) Yuki and Lana, who had initially felt the same way, suddenly changed. Yuki's feelings were no longer the same as Lana's. Yuki and Lana felt differently about Kairad's death.

Yuki was facing the Three Kingdoms that had stifled her emotions. Lana, however, was facing herself who had been cursed. Because of the difference in their feelings, Lana's feelings were affected. Yuki suppressed her emotions and told herself to stay calm.

"Okay, after all, we are different from the Three Kingdoms, not that cruel." "Thanks!" Yuki avoided Baruch's thanks.

"...Yuki?" With just a small gesture, Baruch asked with concern.

Yuki looked very painful. She seemed very sad.

(It felt like Yuki was just putting on a brave face.) He could sense it. Baruch had an idea… a simple idea: to make Yuki laugh. He

always acted on his impulses, a principle he always upheld. Although it often caused a commotion or resulted in failure, Baruch stuck to his principles.

(To make someone laugh when…sad…) Several methods came to mind—1. Tickling; 2. Telling jokes; 3. Using medicine. The first option, tickling, was practically impossible.

Baruch's hands were currently bound, and while breaking free would be easy for him, it would likely trigger another fight.

The current atmosphere also didn't seem suitable for tickling.

Baruch had been tickled by Maesaki several times in the past, but that was just "foreplay."

The third option, using medicine… he didn't quite understand… Although he knew there was a drug that made people laugh and feel good, Baruch hadn't seen it, and Maesaki had said—"Don't rely on drugs." Besides, Baruch himself hated taking medicine. Especially when her stomach was rumbling, being forced to take medicine—the bitterness was enough to make her heart ache just thinking about it. Even medicine that could make her laugh would surely be just as bitter.

It seemed there was only the second method left.

"Funny" didn't require anything, and it was certainly not difficult for Baruch.

(Hmm~ Hmm~) The only time she could rack her brains like this was yesterday when she was eating snacks and couldn't decide whether to choose strawberry sesame or natto red bean shaved ice!

And the joke she could use now… Baruch thought of… the photos Maesaki had shown her before… (Ah! I've got it!) As she thought of it, Baruch suddenly tightened her grip on the hands of the student holding her, Hatanotani, and pulled her legs back.

"Gotcha, U~ alien!" Baruch's ultimate comedic move.

Baruch maintained her "alien" pose and looked at Miyuki and the others' reactions.

"…" Why is no one reacting… In a way, this was bound to happen.

(Hmm! Ineffective) Seeing that no one was reacting, Baruch started thinking of the next comedic method.

"How embarrassing! Oh no!" These thoughts were completely foreign to Baruch. Failure would only make her think about what to do next.

She just couldn't imagine that this situation was inappropriate for joking or that being naked was absolutely unacceptable.

Baruch was having a headache.

She wasn't the only one troubled; Yuuki and the others were too. What exactly did the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms want to do? This question kept swirling in their minds.

It was inevitable that they would have this question.

"What... are you trying to do?" Yuuki couldn't help but break the silence and ask.

"Isn't it funny?" Baruch asked back with a hint of hope in response to Yuuki's question.

"..." Yuuki didn't answer.

"So, it really isn't funny." Knowing that she had failed, Baruch said dejectedly. And their eyes met again with Yuuki's.

That same gaze also reached Lana, who was one with Yuuki.

"...Ah." Lana saw it. It was a pair of eyes that were genuinely worried about Yuuki.

"That brat..." Lana sensed it too—"a pair of upright eyes"—the same eyes her murdered friend possessed. She also realized that Yuki's heart was beginning to waver. Because Lana herself was wavering.

(Now, just one step...) Lana felt that if this girl joined, perhaps the girls could be saved. Of course, Yuki felt the same way.

Lana's gaze began to move towards Baruch! Yuki was walking towards Baruch—"Yuki..." Baruch stared intently at Yuki.

Whoosh—the scenery vanished in the wind! Yuki suddenly disappeared from Baruch's sight.

"Yuki!" Lana shouted. But Yuki couldn't possibly hear her.

"You and you, take the Holy Maiden of the Three Kingdoms back to the school, the rest of you, charge into Mitsuba!" Yuki gave orders to her companions in Hatanoya.

Lana felt her heart was no longer with Yuki.

She had chosen the path of revenge.

"No! Yuki. If we attack that school now..." Yuki's eyes conjured up images of Mitsuha's school buildings. Perhaps Yuki didn't realize... but Lana saw the school filled with dark, evil thoughts.

"No! Yuki... you'll get involved..." In her dream, Lana and Yuki grew further and further apart. It felt like falling into an abyss of sin. Lana felt helpless, knowing what was about to happen but powerless to stop it.

Two years ago, a kind-hearted girl came to Mitsuha Academy. Just like the school's spirit, the girl was full of love and compassion. She was universally recognized as a kind girl.

However, such kindness was useless in this dog-eat-dog world.

To bad people, they would only try to deceive and exploit them.

Although the girl knew this, she always believed... that one day those people would change for the better. Because she firmly believed in the inherent goodness of humanity. But... because of this, tragedy struck.

A man from Mikuni liked a female student in Mitsuha and hoped the girl could help him.

After persuading the student, the girl led him to the agreed-upon location. She wanted to make it clear whether he accepted or rejected her.

However, this turned out to be a trap. It turned out that the boy from the Three Kingdoms had already confessed his feelings to the girl but was rejected. So, fueled by hatred, he decided to take revenge.

At the agreed-upon location, a storm of humiliation awaited them. There, the two girls were raped by several boys. Several hours later… when the girl regained consciousness, she was the only one left. The girl she had persuaded to come with her was taken away.

The girl wouldn't have been taken away if she hadn't been persuaded. How painful! Being deceived, losing her virginity—none of it compared to the misfortune the girl suffered because of her.

Afterwards, the girl demanded the girl's return through the Three Kingdoms student council, even risking her own safety to go to the Three Kingdoms to rescue her.

At that time, the Mikuni student council was under the control of a terrifying force. Although Mikuni didn't actively intend to fight against Minoha, it wouldn't compromise with her either.

But the girl didn't give up. To save the girl, she searched everywhere for the man from that time. Finally, she found him—the place where the group had gathered.

Another girl had been captured by them.

But the opponents were from Mikuni High School, one of the legendary three schools alongside Minoha, especially known for its martial arts prowess.

The girl began to worry. Going directly like this, she knew she was no match for them. She didn't care what would happen to herself, but if she was captured, she wouldn't be able to save the girl.

She had asked other students from her school for help, but they all ran away as soon as they heard the opponents were from Mikuni.

Helpless! The girl felt deeply disheartened. So the girl began to make a wish—"Please grant me strength." For the first time since birth, she had such a negative thought.

As long as she put her heart into it, one day everyone would understand… This was the belief she had always held. But now she could no longer wait for that "someday."

This whole incident was her fault, so she didn't care what became of her…

The girl made up her mind. As a human created by the gods, she decided to side with the forbidden. Once she did this, she could no longer face the gods.

She prayed to the evil god. She would sacrifice herself for supreme power. A summoning ritual was held in an extremely mysterious environment. Under the girl's intense will, she was summoned.

"Are you the one who summoned me?" A black shadow. A pitch-black shadow.

"Yes, my name is Yagyu Ayaka." "…" The shadow seemed to smile slightly.

"It seems you summoned me because of the similar pronunciation…" The black shadow slowly approached Ayaka.

"I am Youkai Fire. Since our names are similar, it's fate. I'll help you this time!

But… once it's done, there's no turning back." "…I'm prepared." Ayaka bravely raised her head.

The banquet began.

In the student council meeting room of St. Three Leaf Academy, the mournful cry of Saintess Zhuyuan echoed—"Stop! President, please stop!!" Zhuyuan, bound to the wall with a belt, was desperately pleading.

One by one, all the female students protecting Yuyuan were brought to the meeting room.

Originally, Shengyuan and the others planned an uprising to rescue the girls who had been abused, intending to use their own strength to save the students from other schools who had been captured. However, they were unaware that this news had already been secretly reported to the student council by National Emiko.

As a result, Shengyuan was arrested on charges of "rebellion." The girls who had planned to join the uprising were also brought here.

What kind of punishment would follow? Zhuyuan probably already imagined it.

"Please! President! I'll take all the blame..." Faced with such a plea, Ayaka thought with a troubled expression—"Because…she's a saint, I can't be rude to her! But, for the organization, rewards and punishments must be clear!" From the moment she learned that Shengyuan was a saint, she belonged to the school! So Ayaka decided to use other methods to replace this punishment.

She ordered her subordinates to tie the female students who had followed Zhuyuan to the wall one by one. There were as many as twenty-two of them.

"Everyone is here." The disciplinary committee member bowed and reported.

"How wonderful! The toyed with by the condemned!" Ayaka announced with a dazed expression—"My supporters! Please enjoy yourselves! These 'little holes' are all yours. If you have special needs, you can take a few home if you want." "Stop!" Ignoring Zhuyuan's shouts, the banquet began...a mad banquet—a frenzied banquet. The girls, unable to resist, had their clothes torn! Their still-wet secret places were penetrated by penises!

"Ah!" A horrifying scream! It was not just a ruptured hymen; what attacked the girls was waves of intense pain!

The conference room was filled with screams and cries. The smell of love fluid, ruptured hymens, and blood further aroused the men's brutal nature. The girls were lifted up from their thighs and moved up and down rhythmically. Faced with intense pain, the girls could only grit their teeth and endure it.

A man walked around behind one of the girls.

"Then I'll go in from behind." His hard penis pressed against her anus.

"...Enough! Can't you wait in line?" "What does it matter! I just like it from behind!" Ignoring the girl's powerless shaking of her head in refusal, the man thrust his penis into her anus.

"...Ugh!? Ugh!!" The girl couldn't breathe. Faced with such pain, she could

n't even scream. But for the boys, the girls' pain was completely irrelevant. As long as they could insert their penises and gain a sense of conquest, they didn't care whether the girls were disoriented or in tears. The men only enjoyed the pleasure they gained again and again.

Such scenes were common in the conference room. Seeing this, Yu Yuan could only silently shed tears.

Looking at Yuyuan, Ayaka smiled and ordered, "Yuyuan, as a saintess, you should also use your mouth to help those people!" "...Who would...do such a thing to a saintess!" Zhuyuan glared at Huanhua while crying. However, Huanhua had already expected Shengyuan to answer like this.

"Oh! What a pity! I was originally planning to let the other male students go..." "...What!?" Shengyuan looked stunned!

It turned out that it wasn't just the girls fighting alongside Zhuyuan; several male students were also fighting alongside Kasahara.

"Since you're unwilling, Zhuyuan, I have no choice but to let those men who are waiting to taste your body...kill the male students to 'release their lust'!" Yuyuan held his breath.

Ayaka struggled to wait for Kasahara's reaction.

Kasahara's eyes gradually changed from anger to helplessness.

"So? Are you willing to do it?" "...If I agree, you promise to let them go?" "Of course!" Ayaka smiled gently.

"As long as you do as you're told, I can overlook it. Oh, and let them use the other holes too! As long as the saintess is a virgin, it doesn't matter what happens after that!" "..." Kasahara remained silent... If she refused, even the boys would die. Kasahara had no choice.

The captain of the personal guard, Yagi Ryoko, approached Ayaka, who had already left the meeting room.

"President! That female student has been taken to the executive office!" "I know! I'll go right away! Yagi, I'm leaving this to you!" "Leave it to me!" After Yagi saluted, Ayaka went to the executive office.

Standing in the corridor, she was completely unaware of the tragedy that had occurred in the meeting room. A well-insulated door completely separated the inside and outside. The executive office was just two rooms next to the meeting room, only about ten meters away.

Click~ The door opened~ As soon as Ayaka entered, she saw a girl with her hair in a bun waiting.

"Sorry to keep you waiting! Your name is... Pao?" "...Yes!" Pao replied with a special ending tone. She had blood from the "Central Land," so she always spoke with that country's distinctive accent.

"What do you want?" Pao stood up from his chair, glaring at Ayaka. It was definitely not a friendly attitude.

But Ayaka ignored that look, looking at the information about Pao in her hand—"Second year, Class B, Pao. Orphaned at a young age, he was adopted by Kasahara Maki's family, a classmate. A master of martial arts, if he really fought, he would definitely be the strongest in the entire Trinity Academy… Am I right?" "There's nothing wrong with that!" Ayaka looked at Pao, who was glaring at her, and slowly sat down.

"Why are you angry?" "I don't know!" "...I don't know either!" Looking at Ayaka's innocent face, Pao felt a surge of anger rush to his head.

"Since you say that, Naoki…where did you take Kasahara Maki?" Pao shouted angrily.

Most of the offices related to the student council were concentrated in this school building, and ordinary students could not freely enter and exit here. Therefore, Pao did not know that Kasahara was in a room just a dozen feet away.

"So you really live with Kasahara!?" "Yes! Maki is my benefactor, my lifelong friend!" If it weren't for Kasahara's family taking me in, Pao wouldn't have been able to survive in this city. Thinking of this, Pao felt even more grateful to Kasahara. "

So, no matter if I'm a saint or how powerful I am, for me, Maki's safety is the most important thing." "I see..." "I heard from my classmates... that Maki was captured by the student council! Is that true!?" "Yes! That's right! Because she committed treason." Ayaka readily admitted this. "

Maki rebelled because the student council established a system of 'mutual humiliation.'" "However, rebellion is rebellion." Looking at the composed Ayaka, Pao couldn't help but clench his fist and said, "Release Maki!" "Oh! It seems you also want to 'rebel'?" "As long as Maki is alright, I'll do anything you ask. Otherwise, I'll show you the power of what you just introduced—'Mitsuba's strongest physical attacker'—myself! "Really... I definitely have to see it!" "You've got guts!" "Don't misunderstand!" Yao Huo stopped Pao, who had suddenly rushed over.

"This isn't the place to see your strength!" "What?" Pao couldn't guess Ayaka's thoughts and asked suspiciously.

"I called you here for a reason. If you agree to my request, I won't punish her, and I'll release her immediately." "...What is the request?" Upon hearing that Kasahara wouldn't be punished, Pao jumped up excitedly.

At this point, Ayaka had completely taken control of the situation.

"Okay! Okay! Calm down first, sit down. It's not good to talk while standing." Hearing Ayaka's words, Pao slowly sat down. His original purpose was to rescue Kasahara, and since the other party had proposed negotiations, he had no choice but to comply.

"...What exactly is this request?" "Oh! Right!... Where should I begin?" Ayaka asked worriedly.

"I... plan to retire..." Pao looked confused.

"...Also, I plan to have Kasahara succeed as the next student council president." "...Maki... as president?" "Yes, there are more and more people opposing me at school now...and correspondingly, there are more and more people supporting her..." "I see..." Understanding what Youuka was saying, Pao raised his head and said.

"If it's Maki, she can indeed unite everyone...So what exactly do you want me to do? What are your intentions?" "I have no intentions, I'm just testing her!" "Testing what?" "Testing whether Kasahara is suitable to be the next student council president, that is, testing whether she and her supporters have the strength to protect this school. Even if she has a lot of popularity, it's the same. In any country, what matters most is strength, so someone who can't protect their comrades is not qualified to be a leader." "I see, that's the reason..." Now, Pao finally fully understood.

"Yes, that's why I called her here. I hope she can repel the enemy forces invading our school. If she succeeds, I will immediately step down as president and release Kasahara." She only thought for a few seconds. "

...Is this promise real?" "Of course. You can hold a press conference if you don't believe me." "..." "Well? Ms. Pao?" The answer was very straightforward.

"I understand, Minoha. I'll protect her." "Then I'll leave it to you. I'm looking forward to it." Miyuki stared at the girl before her. Pao also stared intently at the girl who had appeared before him.

"You're from Minoha's guard?" "Yes!" Pao glanced around at the surrounding enemies... and asked them.

"Is the one who came from Mikuni, the candidate saintess?" Miyuki answered expressionlessly in response to the question.

"That girl, we've captured her, but she's not a candidate for sainthood, she's the actual saint." "I see... so you capture her as soon as you confirm she's a saint?" "Speak quickly!" Yuyuki didn't intend to explain the misunderstanding; even if she did, it would be useless, others wouldn't understand her actions.

Yuyuki and Pao remained deadlocked... The power of Hata no Tani had diminished considerably after the battle with Baruch, and their numbers were dwindling. However, Pao wasn't fully prepared either. Although many supported Kasahara, most had been eliminated.

Even so, many students still came specifically to support Kasahara... This showed how influential Ayaka was.

The students' decision to participate in this rescue indicated that they chose to follow Kasahara, not Ayaka. For these students, this required considerable courage.

Because they might be punished for "rebellion" for participating in this operation. That fear lingered among the students. If it had been explained beforehand that there would be no punishment, and given more time, perhaps more students would have followed Pao.

But now, all that's pointless.

"Don't move! Release the captured female students!" Yuki shouted.

"If you leave now, you'll definitely release them later." "What nonsense... Do you think we'd believe you liars!?" "If you leave now, Kasahara Maki will become the next student council president. Kasahara wouldn't capture innocent people as slaves!" Pao replied.

"Ha..." Pao ignored Yuki's magic and charged forward.

Because in a face-to-face one-on-one fight, Pao, the strongest fighter in Mitsuha, would have a huge advantage.

Yuki realized this and immediately retreated into her companions, because unlike Pao, she was the least skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

The boys from Hatanoya stood in front of Yuki to protect her.

"Get out of the way!" Pao used a hand chop as hard as steel to shatter the boy's jaw.

...Ayaka and the executives were watching the battle in the student council president's office.

"Miss Ayaka... which side do you think will win?" Emiko, standing behind Ayaka, asked.

"Hmm... it'll be a draw!" "Then, how about using a curse to sabotage Pao..." "Oh? Why would you want to harm your own people?" Ayaka asked, puzzled. Emiko

answered timidly, "Because, didn't you agree with Pao that if she wins, you'll step down as president? That doesn't seem right, does it?" "That's right, I made that agreement with her." Ayaka answered without hesitation.

"So you never intended to keep your promise in the first place..." "No!" Ayaka slowly shook her head.

"Actually, it doesn't matter which way you go, the timing is about right..." "Then..." Hearing this, Emiko's expression turned tense.

"Yes! There's no longer any need for you to stay in Mitsuha. Perhaps even you, Emiko... will no longer be the National Emiko, but will begin your activities as the Demon Priestess, the Emishi!" "...Yes, as long as you give the order..." Emiko quietly lowered her head.

Demon Flame and Jiang Miko. These two demons are already preparing to abandon Mitsuha!

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