"Wh-Why did it turn out like this? Did Yoshino somehow manage to escape from there at the last moment, avoiding the fatal attack?" The people of Ratatoskr asked with some confusion, looking at Yoshino's figure disappearing after the satellite explosion. In fact, she already believed Yoshino had met with misfortune, but the faces of Toujou Nozomi and others in the bridge were very grim... "Reine, can you detect Yoshino's spirit wave reaction? Perhaps Yoshino has evaded that attack now." Itsuka Kotori turned to Murasame Reine, hoping he could help alleviate the current situation. Otherwise, if they got angry, the entire Ratatoskr might be destroyed under their loss of control.
"...It's no use, Commander. That child's spirit wave reaction has completely disappeared. That child can hide her spirit wave reaction, but no creature could survive such an attack. Although... I'm sorry." Murasame Reine lowered her head and apologized to Toujou Nozomi and the others. She hadn't expected things to develop this way. At first, she also hoped that Yoshino, who had shown signs of deification after obtaining the kabbalah tree of life, could withstand this attack, but the result was disappointing.
At this moment, a magic circle suddenly appeared in the bridge, very similar to the teleportation magic circle Yoshino usually used. Seeing this familiar magic circle, everyone showed expectant gazes, believing that Yoshino would soon appear in the magic circle, and then reappear before them.
However, the person who appeared in the magic circle was not the Yoshino they had been expecting, but a white-haired girl in casual clothes. The moment she appeared on the bridge, Kannazuki Kyouhei and Murasame Reine's eyes widened. Seeing her was like seeing something terrifying. As they recovered, they quickly moved in front of Itsuka Kotori, blocking her, and watched her warily.
"Kannazuki, Reine. What's wrong with you? Is this girl who suddenly appeared some dangerous person?" Itsuka Kotori looked strangely at the two people blocking her. This girl who suddenly appeared on the bridge didn't give her any sense of danger. But why was everyone else on the bridge so afraid of her? The other members on the bridge also looked terrified, and some timid members even hid under tables, cowering with their heads in their arms, trying not to be discovered by her.
"Ah, I see. Commander seemed to have gone to the Round Table Conference to report on recent events during the last Mikutama Island incident, so it's normal that she didn't see her. This girl can be called an angel, but her actions can definitely be described as those of a devil." Murasame Reine looked at her, sweating cold. The power that even Spirits couldn't contend with at that time made her heart tremble.
"Commander, if a sudden situation arises later, please don't worry about us. You must escape immediately, understand?" Kannazuki Kyouhei stood solemnly in front of Itsuka Kotori. At this moment, he was not his usual idiotic self, but the former ace of AST. "Her relationship with Yoshino is very good. If she finds out what happened to Yoshino, her emotions might go out of control. I will try my best to buy the Commander enough time to escape."
"It's possible that today will be my last day as Kannazuki Kyouhei of Ratatoskr. I have to work hard to protect the Commander." Kannazuki Kyouhei said this with a hearty laugh. He wasn't worried about the situation he was about to face. He just felt a little regretful.
"Is she really that dangerous? Why didn't you report to me about the Mikutama Island incident last time? What kind of power does she possess that makes you so afraid?" Itsuka Kotori asked in confusion. Although Kannazuki Kyouhei usually seemed very unreliable, she still understood his true strength. For him to say such words of self-sacrifice, how terrifying must this person's power be?
"Now is not the time to explain this, Commander. Please stand firmly behind us. If we can resolve this crisis, I will give you a detailed report." Murasame Reine said. This white-haired girl who had just appeared on the bridge was Suzuya Yuriko, whom she had requested from gaia. Although she didn't understand why Suzuya Yuriko had taken so long to respond to her call, now that she was here, she had to confirm Yoshino's safety. Otherwise, the unease in her heart would keep her restless.
When she saw Toujou Nozomi, she had been searching for Yoshino's figure. She knew that if there was nothing wrong, Yoshino would not leave Toujou Nozomi's side. But there was nothing; no matter how she looked, she couldn't see Yoshino. Suddenly, she thought of her absurd dream, and Toujou Nozomi and the others didn't dare to look at her.
"Toujou Nozomi, where did Yoshino go?" Coming in front of Toujou Nozomi, Suzuya Yuriko looked at Toujou Nozomi, who was lowering her head and dared not look directly at her, and asked seriously. Toujou Nozomi, with her head down, looked up at Suzuya Yuriko, who looked a little anxious. Feeling very sad, she didn't know how to tell Suzuya Yuriko about what had happened to Yoshino. She knew that Suzuya Yuriko regarded Yoshino as more important than her own life. She hadn't been able to protect Yoshino well; she could only watch Yoshino being attacked without being able to help her.
"You bastard! Don't give me that silent treatment here! Don't you dare not speak! Now, explain to me why Yoshino isn't here!" Seeing Toujou Nozomi ignore her and remain silent, her anger immediately flared up. She directly went up, grabbed Toujou Nozomi's collar, and roared at her. But this action was only to conceal the unease in her heart.
"Nozomi!" *N Everyone saw this scene and wanted to stop her, but Toujou Nozomi, whose collar was being pulled, raised her hand to stop them. She had spent more time with Suzuya Yuriko than they had, and knew that Suzuya Yuriko possessed the superpower of Vector manipulation. If they came to stop her, they might get hurt. This was indeed her problem, and she needed to explain it clearly to Suzuya Yuriko.
"Yoshino... just now, to stop the satellite attack on Tengu City, she faced the falling satellites alone. When she successfully destroyed two satellites, Yoshino's internal energy was already low. It was then that DEM attacked her, firing a space weapon at Yoshino: the Satellite Ray." Toujou Nozomi briefly explained what had just happened to Suzuya Yuriko. The explanation was truly simple, yet her heart ached from witnessing it. It felt like being pricked by needles, making her feel like she was about to die!
"!!? So what? Don't forget that you are currently on an aerial battleship! Why didn't you launch an attack to shoot down those satellites!?" Hearing Toujou Nozomi's words, Suzuya Yuriko immediately thought of the scene in her dream where Yoshino was hit by a satellite. She hadn't expected her dream to come true, but this wasn't what she wanted to hear! She wanted to hear that Yoshino was safe now! She didn't want to hear any news of Yoshino being in trouble!
"There's nothing we could do. DEM's satellites were simply too many. We did shoot down a lot of them, but in the end, they activated all their satellites to attack Yoshino! There was no way we could shoot down over thirty satellites all at once! I really wanted to go to Yoshino's side to help her! But the satellites' speed of 300,000 kilometers per second left me in despair! Even if I wanted to do something, it was already too late!" Toujou Nozomi, agitated, shouted at Suzuya Yuriko. Did she think Yoshino was only important to her? She was heartbroken too.
"DEM! It's those DEM guys again! Why, tell me why, Toujou Nozomi! Did the power I displayed last time not pose a threat to them? Did they not learn their lesson back then?" Suzuya Yuriko said, "Or is it because I didn't kill anyone back then that they think I won't kill? Heh heh~ They're all just scum, after all. These scum actually mistook my mercy for weakness! It seems I need to turn DEM into hell."
'That's right, without a bloody lesson, people quickly forget the pain of the past. I was too considerate of Yoshino's feelings, which is why Yoshino encountered such danger this time. Indeed, anyone who harms Yoshino must be killed! Killed! Killed! Killed! All of them must be killed! Oh, by the way, the one who ordered this must be that guy named Westcott, right? Very good, very good! I will kill him! I will definitely kill him! I will make him die in the pain of absolute despair, I will definitely make him experience a hundred times more pain than Yoshino.'
"It's all my fault. If I had just killed everything related to DEM when I descended last time, then Yoshino wouldn't have suffered such pain. Indeed! Indeed, only violence can solve all problems. Only blood can make people fear me. Why did I show my mercy in front of others? So stupid, this was all for Yoshino, those scum should all be killed. Just like how I used to be." Releasing Toujou Nozomi's collar, Suzuya Yuriko ignored Toujou Nozomi, who had fallen to the ground, and began muttering to herself, clutching her head.
"Nozomi, are you alright?" Minami Kotori and the others stepped forward to help Toujou Nozomi up, looking at her with worried expressions.
"I'm fine, Kotori. I'm alright. But now is not the time to worry about me, Yuriko's situation is very bad. You need to be careful, I can feel a dangerous power rising within her." Leaning against Hoshizora Rin, Toujou Nozomi panted slightly as she watched the somewhat neurotic Suzuya Yuriko. She felt a dangerous aura emanating from Suzuya Yuriko.
"Ahaha!! Ah hahahaha!!! Let everything be destroyed!!!" Suzuya Yuriko, clutching her head, suddenly let out a piercing laugh, and an astonishing killing intent erupted from her, making everyone's faces turn pale. This intense killing intent made them feel as if they were seeing a blood-soaked hell, making them feel even more dangerous than DEM's attack just now.
"Indeed! I am Accelerator! To protect the people I cherish, I am willing to transform into a demon!?" The boundless killing intent she felt towards DEM reminded her of the dream where she grew black wings. Drawing on that feeling from the dream, Suzuya Yuriko gathered the killing intent that was overflowing from her chest. Driven by this intense killing intent, black wings unfurled within the bridge. That power to destroy everything made everyone's faces turn even paler!
"What is this?"
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