"Um, Yoshinon. Isn't that a bit much? Negi is still a child. It's not right to speak ill of Nagi in front of him, is it?" Yoshino said with a helpless tone. In her years with the Red Wings, she had never seen Nagi do anything so rude, nor had that battle maniac ever been infatuated with women. The only girl he had ever liked in his life was Princess Erica, and when he faced Erica, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. Didn't she always just slap him, sending Nagi spinning seven hundred and twenty degrees in the air in a difficult maneuver?
"Is that so? Yoshino. Don't forget Lacan, that muscle-bound man, has a specialty move in that area~ And given Nagi the idiot's personality, he probably would indeed do that, wouldn't he?"
"Uh..." Listening to Yoshinon's words, Yoshino thought of what Lacan had done to female opponents in past battles, and a blush appeared on her face. Furthermore, remembering Lacan's somewhat perverted secret technique from the original plot, she showed an awkward smile and turned her head, remaining silent, because what Yoshinon said was indeed nine times out of ten possible.
"Now is not the time to talk about such things. It's not good to leave Student Asuna in this state. Since you already know these things, there's nothing to worry about now," Yoshino said, looking at the bare Kagurazaka Asuna. In the past, Yoshino and her, when she was still in her emotionless state, were good friends. She walked over to Kagurazaka Asuna, who was squatting on the ground, and extended her hand to her. Kagurazaka Asuna, who was crying, looked at Yoshino in confusion, not knowing what she intended to do. But in the next moment, she showed a surprised expression.
Blue spiritual energy emanated from Yoshino, swaying calmly and peacefully before directly enveloping Asuna's body. Although surprised, Asuna felt no fear, as she could vaguely sense a feeling of familiarity. Then, in just an instant, the darkness dispersed, revealing a pure white color. By this time, Asuna was wearing a white dress that suited her very well. Yoshino then retracted her hand, looking at Kagurazaka Asuna with satisfaction. It seemed that clothes made with spiritual power would not be affected by her 'magic nullification' constitution.
"Eh—what, what exactly is going on!?" After a moment of stunned silence, Asuna shouted loudly at Yoshino in front of her, tears still in her eyes, but more so, incredulity. Although she knew that Yoshino in front of her was also a Magician, could she really do something of this magnitude?
"It's just a simple use of spiritual power. I used my spiritual power to construct the form I wanted on your body. However, this dress will only last for a few hours before disappearing. But I think that should be enough," Yoshino said to Kagurazaka Asuna, looking at her with an inquisitive gaze. It seemed that even if she lost her past memories, that constitution was still fully preserved.
"Student Asuna, do you know? You're making things very difficult for us. Why doesn't magic work on you? Well, in that case, there's nothing we can do. Since memory erasure is ineffective, there's only the physical erasure method left," Yoshinon said with a tone of regret, looking at Kagurazaka Asuna, who was curiously grabbing at the clothes on her body.
"Physical erasure method?" Negi and Kagurazaka Asuna looked at Yoshinon with confused eyes. What kind of memory erasure method was this?
"Yoshino, demonstrate it to them. Although it's a bit cruel, there's nothing we can do now," Yoshinon said. Yoshino knew this was just its mischievousness. So, she picked up a wooden stick several centimeters thick from the ground nearby. After swinging it left and right a couple of times, it felt quite good. The next moment, to the shocked gazes of Negi and Kagurazaka Asuna, she forcefully smashed the wooden stick in her hand against a nearby tree. The tree trunk immediately developed a huge crack due to the strong impact, making Negi and Kagurazaka Asuna tremble with fear.
"It's like this, interfering with the brain using external force. If you strike the head at a forty-five-degree angle with enough force, the other party can experience amnesia. However, doing so carries certain risks. You can't specify which part of the memory is erased; they might lose all memories, or they might become a vegetable due to excessive force," Yoshinon said, looking at the result with satisfaction.
"No! Help!!!" Seeing the tree trunk crack, Kagurazaka Asuna seemed to imagine her own head would be like that tree, and her emotions instantly spiraled out of control.
"This won't do either?" Yoshinon looked at Kagurazaka Asuna, whose face was stained with tears from crying. Feeling that its goal had been achieved, it said to her with a very regretful tone: "If you don't want us to use this method on you, then you just have to keep your mouth shut. If you leak the secret, I will immediately erase your memories."
'This isn't erasing memories, this is murder!' Kagurazaka Asuna shouted in her heart. She didn't understand why such a kind girl would have such a malicious puppet by her side, but knowing that her life was now in the other party's hands, she didn't dare to speak out and could only nod repeatedly, swearing that she would absolutely not tell anyone.
"Then we'll let you off for now," Yoshinon said with satisfaction, looking at Kagurazaka Asuna's reaction. It thought, 'You bullied Yoshino just now, now you know its power, don't you?'
"Alright, don't listen to Yoshinon's nonsense, Student Asuna. I won't let Yoshinon do anything bad to you. However, you really cannot speak of this matter, otherwise, it would cause a huge problem for this world. You must know that in this world of common sense, if others knew of Negi's existence as a Magician, countless people would want to obtain the secrets of magic. This is also something people from the Hidden World do not want to see. Negi is currently in his internship phase; if others found out, his internship license would be confiscated, and if the situation were serious, he would even be heavily punished by being turned into a ferret. To avoid making things difficult for us, I hope you won't speak out," Yoshino comforted Kagurazaka Asuna. Since she herself was from the Hidden World, there was no problem with her knowing these things.
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