"Yeah! Let's fight side by side, Shiina!" After a chill enveloped her body, Yoshino's clothes transformed into a hooded cloak with rabbit ears and a green hood, appearing on her. "I want to reclaim this Great Bridge fortress! And quickly end this war!"
"Then go for it, Yoshino! We're supporting you from behind. Don't worry about the misty future ahead, because you have people by your side! And I'll always be with you to face difficulties together!" Shiina shouted. 'This child has matured a bit. But she still needs me by her side. She's such a troublesome child.'
"Ice Binding Puppet (Zadkiel)!?!" Smashing the energy in her hand onto the ground, a giant rabbit doll appeared on the ground of the Great Bridge fortress. Many of the Imperial soldiers present knew about the Ice Spirit incident from thirty years ago, and they all knew what this giant rabbit suddenly appearing on the battlefield was. 'Why is this thing here?'
"Roar ah ah ah ah!!!!" Ice Binding Puppet (Zadkiel) roared to the sky, and ice slowly began to form around it. This phenomenon rapidly spread outwards, soon reaching the feet of the Imperial soldiers. In a blink of an eye, the Imperial soldiers who were looking around and the Demon God Soldier who had just been knocked down were all frozen into ice sculptures, losing all combat capability.
"No! This isn't working at all! Retreat quickly!" Seeing the still spreading ice mist, the frontline commander anxiously ordered the soldiers to retreat. Even so, many soldiers were still frozen into ice blocks, completely unable to resist before being fully frozen.
"Hahaha~ Is it a little too late to be afraid now? It's not that easy to escape now! Thousand Thunders!" Looking at the fleeing soldiers, Nagi once again used his most proficient magic. Countless thick bolts of lightning struck the center of the crowd, and explosions violently resounded all around, clearing out the soldiers again.
"I can't lose to you either! Hero of a Thousand Forms!" Jack Lakan used his contract tool to transform a large number of weapons to attack the surrounding soldiers, making them flee with wails. But it was all in vain; under the terrifying strength of Red Wings, the enemy had completely lost the ability to resist.
"I always feel, it's so cruel." Looking at the frantically fleeing Imperial soldiers, Yoshino dispelled Ice Binding Puppet (Zadkiel) and landed on the ground, saying. Yoshino felt a little unbearable for the people who lost their lives on the scene, but if she didn't eliminate them, more people would be sacrificed. But she still couldn't bring herself to attack them.
"Yes, this is war, Yoshino. If you don't act, the enemy will kill more innocent people. Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. Don't show your kindness to the enemy. If you want to protect more people, you must make a change. Just as Suzuya Yuriko told you before, don't forget what Ratatoskr did to the Spirits." Shiina said seriously. During her last call with Toujou Nozomi, Suzuya Yuriko had revealed everything about Ratatoskr's betrayal of the Spirits. Although it was somewhat unbelievable, this cruel truth was a fact. To protect more people, she had to make a change.
"...That's right. Although I'm a little uneasy, I'll do it. This is for protecting everyone I like and the most important person to me." Closing her eyes, Yoshino raised her hand and began to chant the spell she had created during this time based on the magic of this world. She was going to end this battle early!
"Ice Queen! Obey my call and gather your power in my hand! Freeze the earth! Freeze the mountains and rivers! Let everything in time be shrouded in pure white charm! Let the world once again feel your great power!" As Yoshino chanted, a giant six-pointed magic circle appeared where she stood and spread across the Great Bridge fortress at an extremely fast speed. The immense magical energy emanating from Yoshino made everyone present change their expressions.
"Not good! Top-tier original ice magic! Stop her quickly!" The commander felt the terrifying magical power emanating from Yoshino and immediately knew something was wrong, ordering the surrounding soldiers to interrupt Yoshino's magic attack.
"Hey! Hey! What are you guys trying to do! You can't interrupt our cutest team member's magic!" Standing in front of Yoshino, Nagi said to the enemy. At the same time, he wondered if Yoshino intended to target them too? This level of magic was truly terrifying!
"Oh my, it seems Yoshino is the protagonist of this operation. Please behave and don't interrupt her actions, okay?" With a huge gravity sphere appearing above his head, Al asked with a smile.
"Frost Storm!" After chanting the spell, a large expanse of ice and snow spread from Yoshino, bypassing all members of Red Wings and freezing all soldiers of the Great Bridge fortress into ice sculptures. However, Yoshino held back, leaving some vital signs in those soldiers; ultimately, she was still soft-hearted.
"Hey! Seriously! Yoshino, how could you..." Nagi, who hadn't had enough fighting, was about to complain to Yoshino about her out-of-line behavior, but Konoe Eishun stopped him. While Nagi looked bewildered, Eishun pointed at Yoshino, who was trembling from head to toe, indicating that Yoshino's emotions were very unstable.
"It seems this incident still affected her a bit. Although she slept for thirty years, she is a very kind child. I'm afraid this battle was a bit too much for her." Konoe Eishun said with some concern. In previous operations, Yoshino always froze enemies, but this time her attack was probably too heavy.
"It's... it's fine, Eishun. At first, it was a bit unbearable, but I'll get used to it slowly." Yoshino stood up and smiled at everyone with a pale face. "To protect everyone, I will change. I won't be naive anymore."
"..." Everyone looked at Yoshino seriously. Nagi originally wanted to say something, but seeing Yoshino's determined eyes, he swallowed his words. In the end, it could only turn into a deep sigh.
"Actually, you don't have to do this. You can leave the things you don't want to do to us. Everyone in Red Wings is your comrade; we can do the things you don't want to do for you." Konoe Eishun said. He felt that asking this Little Girl to do such things was too difficult for her, when they could just as easily do these things themselves.
"No, I don't want that. If you keep protecting me, I'll become dependent. There are too many malicious people in this world. If I remain this naive, I might suffer greatly. To protect those important to me, I will change." Yoshino said. There are many incorrigible people that kindness alone cannot solve, just like Westcott in date a live.
"...I understand." Knowing that he couldn't persuade her, Konoe Eishun could only abandon the idea of trying to convince her.
When the Federation army arrived at the Great Bridge fortress, they were stunned by the ice-bound scene before them, and the reputation of Red Wings reached its peak in this battle, becoming idols that people in the Magical World discussed animatedly!
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