Chapter 303. The Looming Battle to Subjugate the Archbishop of Wrath
From the heartwarming coexistence of Reinhard and Wilhelm, to the sudden appearance of Heinkel, followed by his branding as an assassin and spy, and then the appearance of Priscilla—it was a whirlwind.
In the final moments, her single comment of "vixen" reignited the almost-extinguished flames of war, ultimately resulting in Hikigaya Hachiman provoking her into a slight disadvantage. The scene changed too much and too fast, leaving people dazzled and at a loss.
"To think the Sword Saint family has such a piece of trash, tsk." Ram snorted with disdain. As someone who doted on her sister most, she utterly despised bastards like Heinkel who brought shame to their kin. "Living is a waste of food and air. He should die sooner—best if he's devoured by the Great Rabbit until nothing is left!"
At the Tamako household, Mochizo Ooji high-fived Tamako. "Fortunately, Hachiman was there. Otherwise, Heinkel probably would've been even more arrogant. After all, everyone else is hindered by Heinkel's status, and they don't have that kind of quick wit."
The members of the Sage Council, seeing the scene where Heinkel was treated like a dog by Priscilla and dragged across the floor by Al, couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy. Suffering social death in front of the whole world, Heinkel's position was identical to theirs.
However, the Sage Council members now felt a somewhat uncontrollable, secretly growing sense of relief—at least their ending was slightly better than Heinkel's.
"Bro, look! Look, look, look! I told you Sister Anna and Hikigaya-senpai are the best match!" At the Kousaka house, Kousaka Kirino was so happy she was about to jump three feet high. Her eyes welled with tears of emotion as she constantly pitched the "Anna Faction" to her brother. "Sister Anna proactively took the heat so Hikigaya-senpai wouldn't clash with Priscilla, and Hikigaya-senpai couldn't bear Priscilla insulting Sister Anna."
She stood with hands on hips. "Isn't this the most ideal form of love? Do you really think this isn't good?"
"..." Kousaka Kyousuke grit his teeth. He was indeed a bit shaken, but he could still hold his ground and retort: "Didn't Emilia also immediately stand up to protect Hachiman? She's a direct 'husband-protecting demon,' she's not a bit worse than Anastasia."
"Hmph!" Kirino pouted. However, she didn't fall out with her brother. She liked Sister Emilia a lot herself anyway, and she believed her brother would eventually realize Sister Anna's beauty.
In the Sanctuary, Garfiel pumped his fist, his momentum soaring. "Hey, why isn't this yours truly there? If I were there, whether it's Heinkel or Priscilla, I would've definitely helped the Captain punch them away easily!"
At this point in the future, he had been dragged out early in the morning by an exuberant Mimi to wander around—spending time as just the two of them.
"It's all that brat's fault. This Mimi thing really isn't—ugh, ow!" The mumbling Garfiel was once again struck by Granny Shima's cane.
"Mm-hmm. Although the appearances of Heinkel and Miss Priscilla were unexpected, the Prime Minister getting into a fight with that 'big-chested bastard' was completely predictable. But..." In the Hoshin Company, Anastasia's left hand, which had been resting on her chin, quietly moved down to press against her chest. There, her thumping heart announced an unusual emotion, gradually spreading and sprouting throughout her body.
She pursed her lips and looked up, gazing distantly at the Prime Minister who had defended her.
"I actually don't care what Priscilla says. ...The Prime Minister always likes to give me headaches. If this keeps up, won't it just make it harder and harder for me to leave you, meow?"
Her pale blue eyes blinked cutely. "That is to say, could it be that my Prime Minister did this on purpose, meow?"
The Prime Minister didn't answer. Was that a silent admission?
"Then I'll just obediently take the bait~" Smiling craftily, this treacherous vixen, Anastasia, knew that no matter what, she wouldn't let go of her Prime Minister.
At the same time, in the Nakano household, Itsuki Nakano nodded proudly. "Just as I thought. Whenever Hikigaya-kun meets Priscilla, they're bound to fight."
"However, he's the only one who can counter Priscilla. That arrogant person can't beat Hikigaya-kun... Uh, are you guys listening?" She analyzed the situation to show off her IQ, but when she turned around, she found her sisters' limbs tangled together like a twist of dough, their faces all looking strange. In short, not one of them was listening to her.
Itsuki had to reach out and push Futaro Uesugi to get some satisfaction from him. But in the next second, she was ruthlessly crushed onto the floor by Nino; she didn't even get to eat her meat bun, and her whole world turned bleak.
The people in even worse spirits than her were Yukinoshita Yukino and Crusch. Yukino could have endured her Hikigaya-kun attracting "bees and butterflies" if she had never seen the Felt-line Hikigaya-kun who was single and hadn't cheated on her.
As for Crusch, although she knew that her amnesiac self at the gathering didn't have insufficient feelings for Sir Hachiman, but was simply too frail and slow to react, meaning she only stood up to help when the battle was already over—
But it was already over!
"It seems it still has to be me. That weak version of me after the memory loss can't protect Sir Hachiman even if her feelings are enough!" Decisively, Crusch kindled a radiant confidence amidst her disappointment.
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「After Priscilla left, the originally enthusiastic banquet could no longer continue.」
「Although Heinkel had been dealt with, the gloom he brought did not entirely dissipate. After thanking Hikigaya Hachiman, Wilhelm and Reinhard both left the scene one after the other.」
「Ferris asked Crusch for a leave of absence and ran off to follow Wilhelm to comfort him. Julius also asked Anastasia for leave to comfort Reinhard.」
「After the gathering dispersed, Beatrice glared at Hikigaya Hachiman, standing with hands on hips to lecture him: 'Hmph, seriously, always showing off! Facing that kind of crazy woman—do you have any idea how dangerous it was, I suppose!'」
「Emilia also took his hand and gently urged him: 'Mm-hmm, you can't do that next time, Hachiman. It's best not to fight with Miss Priscilla.'」
「'That...' Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't guarantee it, because he always had a strange chemical reaction whenever he met Priscilla. Therefore, he could only change the subject. 'It's about time to go to the concert Liliana invited us to, right? It's been a year; I could tell from the radio this morning that her singing has gotten even better.'」
「'Regarding that, I'm also a bit interested?'」
「'Apologies, but if Sir Hachiman and Miss Emilia don't mind, I would also like... um... is it okay?'」
「Interjecting were the craftily smiling Anastasia and the slightly blushing, fidgety Crusch.」
「However, the simple Emilia didn't notice a thing.」
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