Chapter 71: Threatening My Classmates? How Truly Delightful~
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A few moments later...
Kaguya Shinomiya led her high-ranking officers out of the base. Their first sight was Seito, standing calmly at the forefront of the massive crowd. Seeing the sheer scale of the army he brought, the "Full Moon" officers couldn't help but feel a twinge of intimidation.
"Yo~ Yukino-chan! Glad you could join us~" Haruno Yukinoshita called out with a cheerful wave.
Yukino Yukinoshita: "???"
Flatty—no, Yukino—stared in stunned silence at the "Harbinger" prefix floating above her sister's head. We were just together! How on earth did you join them so fast?!
Kaguya scanned the gathered Executives with a forced composure, her gaze finally locking onto Seito. "To what do we owe the honor, Great God Seito? Surely you didn't bring this army just to pick on a small guild like ours?"
"Of course not," Seito replied with a pleasant smile. "We're just here to... strengthen our bonds of friendship."
As he spoke, he gave a subtle nod to a nearby guild officer. The officer, quick on the uptake, stepped forward immediately.
"Men to the left, women to the right!
Hideyoshis in the middle!"
"Everyone, line up!"
"Teams 1 through 5, move up! Apprehend the high-ranking officers!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
As the orders rang out, over two hundred Harbinger members surged forward, effectively surrounding Kaguya and her team. Seeing their leaders trapped, the regular Full Moon members didn't even bother resisting; they followed the instructions and began to line up.
Seito nodded in satisfaction and walked toward the regular members. "You! And you! What are you two 'Hideyoshis' trying to hide for?"
"Get in the center line where you belong!"
Seito pointed directly at Hideyoshi Kinoshita and Saika Totsuka. The two looked incredibly awkward and cast resentful glances at Seito as they shuffled out of the male ranks to stand in the specialized middle row.
Now that's a much cleaner layout, Seito thought, satisfied. He turned and walked until he was standing directly in front of Kaguya.
"What is it you actually want?" Kaguya hissed, her teeth clenched. Strengthening bonds? This is a hostile takeover!
"Don't be so impatient." Seito smiled, planting his tachi into the ground and resting his hands atop the hilt. "First, why don't you tell me the coordinates of the Shinomiya Family main guild base?"
He didn't just want Kaguya's student guild. He wanted to raid the Shinomiyas. He wanted to raid the Yuukis. Just picking on Kaguya was too small-scale for his ambitions.
"Never!" Kaguya barked back, glaring at him with venom. There was no way she was selling out her family's primary stronghold.
"You won't get anything from me either!"
Asuna added coldly.
"Hehe~"
Seito let out a genuinely delighted chuckle. This was the feeling! Threatening beautiful classmates was proving to be an unexpectedly high-quality source of entertainment.
However, because he prioritized his "Elegant Villain" aesthetic, his face remained a mask of cold amusement. To the onlookers, it just looked like a chilling, arrogant smirk.
"I know where they are!" Haruno suddenly interjected, stepping up beside Seito with a playful swing of her long legs.
Kaguya and Asuna's eyes widened in horror. They had forgotten—the Yukinoshitas were part of the same elite social circle. Haruno knew everything!
"Oh?" Seito glanced at Haruno. He'd almost forgotten he had a high-level informant right in his inner circle.
After a moment of thought, Seito turned to his guild members. "Aside from the Fifth Seat's direct subordinates, everyone else follow the Seventh Seat, HaruCat. You're going to pay a 'visit' to the Shinomiya and Yuuki family bases."
"As for the reason..." Seito looked at Haruno.
"I trust you know how to frame it?"
Haruno caught on instantly. "Of course. The young misses of the Shinomiya and Yuuki families were 'disrespectful' to the Harbinger Boss. Naturally, we need to ask their families for an explanation."
With a wave of her hand, Haruno initiated a mass teleport. "Everyone not assigned to the Boss, follow me to the safety zone!"
In an instant, tens of thousands of players vanished. The clearing was suddenly much emptier, leaving behind only Kirukiru Amou's direct unit and the Class E members.
Still, they numbered over a thousand.
Compared to Full Moon's remaining force of less than a hundred, they still held a ten-to-one advantage.
"Heh, you're quite arrogant, aren't you? Daring to send your army away?" Ryuuen from Class B decided he had seen enough. He suddenly lunged forward, his hands encased in armored gauntlets, knocking back the guards nearest to him.
Inspired by his move, several others began to reach for their weapons.
"ROAR!!!"
A draconic howl suddenly tore through the sky, the sheer pressure of the soundwave stunning everyone in place. It was the Spatial Dragon's Roar.
Before the Full Moon members could recover, the Harbinger players pinned them back to the ground. The girls were treated more gently—Harbinger's female players simply restrained their arms—but the message was clear.
Seito looked at Ryuuen with disdain. It seemed Class B wasn't well-informed about who truly ran the show in the academy's power rankings.
"President, don't panic! We can just log out!"
Secretary Fujiwara suddenly shrieked.
Everyone: "..."
Do you really think you can log out while in a combat state? The silence was deafening as everyone stared at Chika in disbelief.
"Ho?" Kirukiru Amou walked over to Chika, her presence radiating a terrifying pressure that made the secretary break into a cold sweat. "It seems there's actually someone from my Class E who hasn't joined the Harbingers yet?"
"I... well... you see..." Chika stammered.
She might be an airhead, but she knew who Amou was. Amou was the "Empress" of Class E. Realizing she was the only one who had "defected" to Kaguya's guild, Chika saw her peaceful school life flashing before her eyes.
I'm doomed!
Her brain worked at 200% capacity seeking a way out. Her eyes darted around until they landed on Seito.
"Wah! Boss! Long live the Harbingers! Please tell Amou-san to stop looking at me like that! Waaaaah!"
Seito: "..."
Amou: "..."
Kaguya: "..."
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