To clear the Red Wings of their charges, Princess Erica was thrown into the 'Labyrinth of Midnight'. From that day on, the members of the Red Wings, who had fallen into a trap, became common enemies of both the Federation and the Empire, chased all over the world. Finally, after fiercely defeating their pursuers, they escaped the enemy's chase.
Then, urged by Nagi, everyone headed to the 'Labyrinth of Midnight', which contained many ancient Magical World ruins, to rescue Nagi's beloved, Princess Erica.
"Hey! I'm here! Princess Erica." Nagi stood on the collapsed bricks like a rogue, speaking to Princess Erica, who was sitting there leisurely.
"Um, Princess Erica. Are you not hurt anywhere? Those people from the Empire shouldn't have done anything too bad to you, right? If you're hurt anywhere, you must tell me, and I'll treat you well." Yoshino jogged to Erica's front, anxiously speaking to her, worried about any scratches on Erica, so she searched her very carefully.
"My Knight, you're too slow, aren't you?" Erica complained to Nagi, then reached out and gently stroked Yoshino's head. The gentle smile on her face made Nagi feel helpless; 'I'm also worried, so why don't you smile at me?' "It's alright, Yoshino. I'm not hurt. Thank you for worrying about me so much, you're a good child."
"That... that's not true! Actually, I'm not the one who's most worried. Nagi has been very anxious ever since he heard about Princess Erica's trouble. He couldn't even eat and kept telling us to rescue you quickly." Yoshino, blushing from the praise, unconsciously said something that made Nagi's face change. Just as Nagi tried to rush in to stop Yoshino from speaking further, Jack Lakan grabbed his hand from behind, preventing him from stopping Yoshino. No matter how much Nagi struggled, he couldn't break free from Jack Lakan's restraint.
"Oh? Is that so? Did that guy show any other signs?" Erica's hand, which was stroking Yoshino's head, stiffened, then she pretended to be nonchalant and continued to ask.
"Hehehe~ That guy often stared at your photo in a daze during his breaks, and even when he slept at night, he had to hug your photo to fall asleep. Just like a child, I really can't stand him." Shiina covered her mouth, chuckling 'pupu'. To make her words more believable, she even used magic to fully display Nagi's worried expression when he looked at the photo, and the scene of him hugging the photo while sleeping, making Erica's little face turn a bit red, and making Nagi behind her struggle even harder.
"Let's go." Erica, knowing that it was not advisable to stay here for long, led the Red Wings to their pre-prepared escape route and left, as a flock of crows flew overhead.
"What exactly did we come here for?" Konoe Eishun asked Kato next to him, as if Erica could have escaped without them.
"Hmm, probably what you'd call a minor role? A passing scene?" Kato replied after thinking. Only this explanation could account for their meaningless actions this time.
"No, I feel that Princess Erica waited for so long just to wait for her Knight to come and rescue her," Yoshino said, looking at Erica leading the way in front. The expectation of her Knight appearing to save her is a thought every maiden has. Of course, except for her, she doesn't need any Knight.
Days later, everyone returned to their secret base located in a hidden canyon within the Olympus Mountains, in the far west of the Tarsis continent. This was the Red Wings' hiding place.
"What! Is this the rumored secret base of the Red Wings?" An arrogant young girl pointed at the house in front of her, saying with some disdain, "I thought it would be some kind of place, but I didn't expect it to be such a simple house. Are you going to let Her Royal Highness the Angel live here all the time?"
"We're on the run now, we're already fugitives, what else is there to expect? You damned brat," Jack Lakan said with an annoyed expression, looking at the other party.
"What! Who are you! How rude!" As a princess, no one had ever spoken to her like that, and she immediately became furious.
"Hey! Hey! What a coincidence! As long as the royal family of Helles owes me a favor, I don't owe you anything, you little brat!" Jack Lakan made a face at the girl. Goodness! Why isn't this little brat cute? Yoshino of their Red Wings is so obedient, why is this Little Girl so fond of making trouble?
"Who is that energetic young girl?" Konoe Eishun asked, sweating, looking at the two, one large and one small, arguing over there.
"That's right. She is the Third Princess of the Helles Empire. At that time, Princess Erica was negotiating with her when they were both captured by a local organization," Al said, finishing Konoe Eishun's sentence.
"Alright! Your Royal Highness! While it's a good thing that you've been rescued, the situation ahead is quite serious. You should know that both the Federation and the Empire, and even your own country, have now become our enemies," Nagi said to Erica, who was gazing into the distance. The current situation was truly unfavorable to them.
"Your Royal Highness, what Nagi said is true. Although it's somewhat difficult to say, your country, the Ostia Empire, is also in this situation. According to my latest investigation, the highest-ranking officials of the Ostia Empire might be the most problematic, and the possibility of this has increased significantly," Kato said to Erica with some difficulty.
"So it is. My Knight," Erica said to Nagi, gazing into the distance.
"Princess! What do you mean by 'My Knight'? In terms of position, I'm a Mage!" Nagi got goosebumps all over after hearing Erica's words.
"You are no longer part of the Federation. In that case, you have long since become mine," Erica declared nonchalantly, directly claiming Nagi as her own.
"This..." Nagi, startled by Erica's words, blushed. Was this a confession? Even Yoshino behind him covered her mouth, looking surprised. How assertive!
"The Federation, the Empire, and even my country, Ostia... that is to say, everyone in the Complete World is our enemy," Erica continued to Nagi with a somewhat lonely back.
"But... you and your Red Wings are invincible, aren't you?" Turning around, Erica smiled at Nagi and the others.
Nagi stared blankly at Erica's smile, completely captivated by her small face. Everyone else's gaze was also focused on Erica and Nagi.
"Of course! We are the strongest!" Nagi said confidently, "No enemy can defeat us. The united Red Wings are unbeatable!"
"Strongest!!" Jack Lakan roared excitedly and summoned thousands of swords, embedding them all over the hillside, with only their small circle escaping harm.
"Seriously, be careful, Lacan. There are other people here; you could easily injure someone," Yoshino complained softly, then waved her right hand, causing a golden protective shield to appear around everyone. When the blades struck the shield, they were automatically repelled, shattering into fragments and disappearing into the air.
"How amazing!" Diotola and Ryuudou exclaimed, looking at the surrounding scene. Was this just the tip of the Red Wings' power?
"Even if we have to fight the Complete World, we will not lose!" Nagi walked to the front of the gathered Red Wings members, turned around, raised his staff, and declared loudly.
"The Complete World is the enemy? That doesn't matter. Although we only have eight soldiers now, these eight soldiers are the strongest!" Erica said to Nagi, "Let us save this world! My knight! Nagi! Be my shield! Be my sword!"
Looking at Erica's serious face, Nagi closed his eyes and gave a wry smile: "Seriously! I told you my profession is a mage, not a knight. But you really are a terrifying princess!"
Erica raised the sword in her hand and placed its tip on Nagi's right shoulder as he knelt on one knee before her. Nagi, kneeling on the ground, declared to Erica: "Alright! Now I'll give you my magic staff and my wings."
'Now is the time for their bond to deepen, Shiina. Nagi has become much more dependable than before,' Yoshino thought to herself, watching Erica and Nagi.
'Yes, for Nagi, protecting Erica is probably more important than protecting the Complete World,' Shiina responded with a sigh. To be able to stand against this world to protect one person, that must be what they call love. The lively idiot Nagi from before has grown, now capable of unleashing astonishing power for the person most important to him.
'The days ahead might be difficult, but this is to save this world, Yoshino. If you can accomplish this feat, you will become a hero of this world,' Shiina said, just like the last time you saved Tengu City and became a great hero of the entire Tengu City.
'But every time the world is saved, humans come out and try to harm the hero who saved it, don't they? And I feel that this time's enemy might be even more dangerous than the satellite crisis in Tengu City last time; we might die if we're not careful,' Yoshino said. In this Magical World, there are many super-large spells. If such magic is really used to destroy this world, how can it be stopped?
'Then it depends on your efforts,' Shiina said somewhat helplessly. Being a hero is never easy, no matter which world it is in.
From this moment on, the Red Wings' counterattack began.
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