Upon arriving in Kansai, Yoshino disregarded Negi's feelings and directly entrusted the classmates to Negi. Then, she took Evangeline and Chachamaru and began sightseeing in Kyoto alone. Of course, following behind them were her disciples, Waka Miyazaki and Yue Ayase. These five, as the only group in the class capable of independent activity, began exploring Kyoto. This was Evangeline's idea, as she didn't want to play with a bunch of little kids, which is why she requested Yoshino to take them out alone.
Although this behavior made some of the accompanying teachers feel very displeased, and they inwardly wanted to stop them, as Mages, they knew that Yoshino and Evangeline, the two seemingly cute Little Lolis leading the group, were not characters they could handle. One was the True Vampire Ancestor who had killed countless people in the Magical World, and the other was the Saintess of Salvation who had once saved the Magical World and the lives of everyone in it. Even now, many people in the Magical World still believed in Yoshino because of the angel wings that appeared during her final battle.
However, this Her Highness the Saintess, who had been dormant for over a decade, seemed to have undergone some special change. During a meeting of Mages called by the Headmaster, it was mentioned that Yoshino seemed to have awakened the 'evil' part of her being during her slumber, and she had a very intimate relationship with Evangeline, even touching the curse of School Hell within Evangeline's body.
Professor Akashi, who knew about this, stated that Evangeline and Yoshino should not be allowed to stay together and that close contact between them should be prohibited. As the person in charge of the academy's defense system, he considered what a terrifying disaster it would be for Mahora Academy if the curse on Evangeline were truly broken by Yoshino. But there was nothing they could do; although their initial plan was such, part of Evangeline's curse had already been broken by Yoshino, and Evangeline had now regained some of her former magical power. Even if it was only a part, it was still a fraction of the total magical power she had cultivated over hundreds of years, which these Mages could not contend with, not to mention that she now had the Saintess of Salvation, whose strength was unknown if it had fully recovered, on her side.
Unable to do anything, they could only let them act independently, as long as they didn't do anything that harmed human health. Of course, they had no intention of doing anything anti-human here that would lead to the immediate termination of this trip, and they would also face suspension. While Evangeline didn't care about this, it didn't mean Waka Miyazaki and the others didn't care.
"Hmph~ I didn't expect you to follow us. As students, you should be enjoying Kyoto with those other kids. Why are you following us?" Evangeline, holding Yoshino's small hand, turned to look at Waka Miyazaki, who was watching her with an envious expression—or, more accurately, watching her hand holding Yoshino's. As a legal loli of six hundred years old, Evangeline could easily see why she was following them.
"Alright, since you are Yoshino's disciples, I will also take care of you. As people who have made a contract with Yoshino, I think you need to be prepared, after all, there are more than a dozen members who have made contracts with Yoshino, and they are from different worlds." After finding a long bench and sitting down, Evangeline pulled Yoshino down beside her. Chachamaru, seeing that there was still an empty seat on Yoshino's other side, intended to go and sit there. However, Waka Miyazaki, moving with incredible speed, reached Yoshino's side and sat down before her, leaving Chachamaru to sit nearby, emitting a gloomy aura.
"Since you're all here, let me tell you a few things. I've told you before that there will be some changes during this graduation trip. People from the Kansai Jujutsu Association will abduct Konoe Konoka." She took the drink offered by Chachamaru, took a sip, and then began to tell them about what would happen during this graduation trip. Of course, all these things were told to her by Yoshino.
"Eh? Why would they abduct Konoka?" Yue Ayase asked, somewhat confused, as she routinely drank her strange-ttasting beverage.
"Hehe~ You've only just begun to dabble in magic, so it's understandable that you don't feel it deeply. Because Konoe Konoka inherited the Konoe family's bloodline, she possesses astonishing cursed power... to be precise, the power to control magic. This power can even surpass the magical capacity of Negi's father, Nagi. This also means that Konoe Konoka is a Mage with astonishing power."
"Eh? So Konoka is such an amazing existence?" Waka Miyazaki blinked, saying in surprise.
"Yes, that's right. According to current intelligence, someone wants to use the power within Konoe Konoka. This would not only allow them to control the Kansai Jujutsu Association but also easily defeat the Kansai Mages Association. To protect his daughter, her father, Konoe Eishun, had her live in the relatively safe Mahora Academy and also didn't tell Konoe Konoka that she possessed this ability," Evangeline said with a complex tone. Born with immense spiritual power, she was naturally destined to become an excellent Mage. When she first transformed into a Vampire, she was just a very weak Little Girl. Comparing oneself to others can indeed be infuriating.
"Then why are we here? Teacher Yoshino, shouldn't you and Evangeline be protecting Konoka? Why are you leaving Konoka's side?" Wouldn't close protection be better? Why leave Konoe Konoka's vicinity? She believed that if these two big shots stayed by Konoe Konoka's side to protect her, Konoka would be perfectly safe.
"Hmph! Little Girl! Do you think an enemy like that is worth me and Yoshino making a move? Even if I haven't recovered 100% of my strength, it's just someone who uses Cursed Techniques; I wouldn't bother to act." Hearing that they actually wanted her to deal with an opponent of that level, Evangeline snorted disdainfully.
"This matter should be handled by that kid Negi. Yoshino should have told you about Negi's father. If he can't even solve an enemy of this level, then that's all he amounts to. Does he want to follow in his father's footsteps? Or should he just stay at Mahora Academy and play teacher-student games with those kids, living an ordinary life? You know, the Magical World isn't as simple as he imagines." Crossing her legs, Evangeline exuded an aura of villainy as she spoke to the two, causing Waka Miyazaki and the other to huddle together, trembling, sighing that she was indeed a bad person.
"Don't be afraid, this decision was made after careful consideration. This trip to Kanto is a very good training opportunity for Negi, and the enemy's level will not exceed Negi's current strength. So I plan to let Negi train himself well during this time; you don't need to be so scared." Seeing them trembling, Yoshino said somewhat flustered. However, for people of their level, this enemy was indeed nothing major, so it was fine to let Negi handle it.
"Negi told us that he wants to become a great Mage like Nagi, but his current life is too lax. This incident, besides being a training opportunity, is also a warning: if he continues to be so naive, his power won't be able to protect anyone. Do you think he still has time to keep resting like this?"
The two who were trembling calmed down after hearing Yoshinon's words and, after carefully considering Evangeline's earlier words, felt that it was indeed true. With Yoshino and Evangeline on this graduation trip, there would certainly be no major unexpected events, and even if it were left to Negi to handle, they could intervene in time if he encountered any difficulties.
"Actually, Master isn't helping because it's too much trouble. She finally broke the School Hell curse within her body, and she wants to have a good time during this graduation trip, which is why she doesn't plan to deal with this matter." Just as the atmosphere became a bit heavy, Chachamaru, who had been meticulously serving everyone on the side, broke the somber mood.
"What! Chachamaru! What nonsense are you talking about!" Evangeline, her secret exposed, blushed with shame and roared at her.
"Eh? Is that so? But didn't Master go to a different room to sleep last night because he didn't want Teacher Yoshino to see him too excited about being able to leave Mahora Academy?" Chachamaru looked at Evangeline in confusion, seemingly oblivious to Evangeline's increasingly dark expression. She continued, "The reason you couldn't get up this morning was also because you stayed up late planning how to better enjoy today's trip, right? Master, I've already recorded your plans from last night. Would you like me to show them to you?"
"I want to twist your head off! You, I'm going to tear your mouth apart!" An exasperated Evangeline reached out and pinched Chachamaru's cheeks into various comical shapes. Just then, Evangeline's eyes widened as she looked at a nearby tree, where several monkeys were watching them. When the monkeys saw Evangeline notice them, they tried to escape, but the moment they turned, Evangeline froze them into ice blocks. They then fell to the ground, shattering into fragments and disappearing.
"What's wrong, Evangeline? Is there something wrong with those monkeys?" Seeing Evangeline freeze the monkeys, Yue Ayase's expression first showed surprise, but then, thinking that Evangeline wouldn't kill innocent monkeys for no reason, she asked curiously.
"Hmph! Crude methods. In Japanese terms, they should be shikigami. To dare send shikigami to monitor us, it seems their audacity is not small. Even if I don't plan to make a move, that doesn't mean I won't do anything. If we don't respond to such an obvious provocation, wouldn't that imply we're easy to bully? Chachare!" Evangeline, emitting a frightening aura, said with a grim expression to Chachare, who was hiding to the side.
"Yes! Yes! I understand. But I'm applying for funds for free action~ I also want to explore Kansai~ So please, Master, give me some activity funds. It's not much, a few hundred thousand will do." She then reached out to Evangeline for money.
"You! I just asked you to investigate some things, what do you need a few hundred thousand for?!" Evangeline, her face dark with anger, grabbed Chachare's body and shook it repeatedly, shouting, "Are you guys trying to rebel?! Both of you are like this! Do you believe I'll throw you all away?!"
"Ah haha~ It's really peaceful, isn't it, Yoshinon."
"It is~ But besides those monkeys, I think there are still others watching us, Yoshino." Turning around, she looked at a fleeting silver figure in the distance and said, "The monkeys were just bait. Is this their true objective? Now that they've discovered the powerful backup we have, I wonder if their plans will change. I'm really looking forward to it."
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