Sergeant Nagai drove a transport vehicle carrying the five members of the Shinoa Squad toward the Imperial Demon Army's defense point in Shinjuku.
Inside the vehicle, perhaps because they were on a battlefield, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy. Shinoa Hiragi suddenly spoke up.
"Well then, special training for Yu, Yoichi, and Kimizuki begins now!"
The three didn't understand what kind of special training could be done at a time like this. Mitsuba, however, had an inkling.
Shinoa Hiragi pulled two boxes of cursed gear booster drugs from her pocket and handed them to Yoichi and Shihō Kimizuki, then took out a separate box and handed it to Yuichiro.
The three looked at the medicine in their hands, not yet knowing what it was for.
Shinoa Hiragi explained.
"This drug can enhance the power of Cursed Gear. Theoretically, one pill increases it by 1.5 times, and two pills by 1.8 times."
Yuichiro said in surprise,
"Then if I eat ten..."
Shinoa Hiragi thought for a moment and replied with a smile,
"Maybe you could even slay a god!"
Hearing this, Yuichiro was first shocked, then somewhat excited.
With this, he could definitely take Mika back from Luke!
But Mitsuba immediately interrupted his daydream.
"But if you take three, your internal organs will rupture. Even with just two, there's a risk of shock."
That sounded more like it; how could there be no side effects?
Yuichiro asked again,
"Then why only bring it out now?"
Shinoa Hiragi sighed and said,
"Before, we were mainly out to work on our team coordination. We didn't have the chance when we met those two Vampire nobles because this drug takes ten seconds to take effect and lasts for fifteen minutes."
Mitsuba added another blow.
"But it doesn't take that long for three pills to rupture your organs; three seconds is enough."
Shinoa Hiragi rolled her eyes at Mitsuba.
"Mitsuba, is it necessary to emphasize that? They aren't idiots. Well, maybe one of them is."
Mitsuba crossed her arms, her tone sounding experienced.
"This is war!"
Shihō Kimizuki seemed tired of hearing Mitsuba's catchphrases and complained,
"You're always emphasizing those same few lines."
Not far away, a Vampire on a helicopter noticed the moving transport vehicle.
"Watch me blow it to pieces with one shot!"
Slap!
Another Vampire slapped the first one on the back of the head.
"Bastard! What are you doing?"
"What am I doing? If you blow it to pieces, won't the Imperial Demon Army soldiers on it die? Have you forgotten the Cute King's requirements? Aim for the sides of the vehicle and just wound them. You aren't one of Ferid's faction, are you?"
"Who are you calling names! I get it, just wounding them is enough, right?"
The accused Vampire aimed and fired in one smooth motion.
Boom!
The transport vehicle was caught in the blast wave, becoming unstable.
"Hey! Sergeant, what's happening?"
Before Sergeant Nagai could answer Yuichiro, another shell flew in. The transport vehicle was flipped by the explosion, and the Shinoa Squad was thrown out. Half of Sergeant Nagai's body was pinned under the vehicle, and he lost consciousness.
Yuichiro noticed this and braved the helicopter's machine-gun fire to pull Sergeant Nagai out.
"Yu!"
Worried about Yuichiro, Shinoa Hiragi followed him.
Inside the helicopter, the Vampire was somewhat surprised.
"You really aren't taking me seriously!"
He aimed the machine gun directly at Yuichiro.
Fortunately, Mitsuba and Shihō Kimizuki rushed over, using their cursed gear in conjunction with spells to erect a barrier that blocked the bullets.
But immediately after, two shells blew the transport vehicle apart. Since there was an abandoned subway tunnel below, the road could no longer hold and collapsed. Rubble separated Yuichiro and Shinoa from the other three, but fortunately, Yuichiro managed to pull Sergeant Nagai out at the last second.
Yuichiro patted the cheeks of the unconscious Shinoa Hiragi.
Shinoa Hiragi woke up.
"Are you guys okay? You idiot Yu!"
Just then, Shihō Kimizuki's voice came from the other side of the rubble.
Hearing his companions' voices, Yuichiro felt much more at ease and shouted,
"We're fine! Shinoa and I will take the Sergeant to get treated first. Let's meet directly at the defense point!"
Shihō Kimizuki's side signaled their agreement.
An hour later, Yuichiro looked at the unconscious Sergeant in the hospital bed and realized the cruelty of the battlefield. He inexplicably remembered when Mika had mentioned living in the world outside the Vampire city back in Sanguinem.
"The outside world is full of pain too, Mika."
Shinoa Hiragi, having just received a communication, walked over excitedly.
"Yu, the higher-ups want our unit to rush to the 5th Ward for support. Our main force is fighting the Vampires there. Hey, guess who issued the order?"
Yuichiro didn't understand why Shinoa Hiragi was acting so excited and asked,
"Who?"
"It's Lieutenant Colonel Guren~ What do you think, surprised? Lieutenant Colonel Guren isn't dead!"
Yuichiro was indeed very surprised and grabbed Shinoa Hiragi's shoulders.
"Really?!"
Yuichiro didn't know his own strength, and Shinoa Hiragi's expression became somewhat pained.
"Yu, you're hurting me."
Yuichiro hurriedly let go, his face immediately turning red.
"Sorry, Shinoa, I was just too excited."
Just then, two medical staff passed by carrying a stretcher and shouted,
"Make way! Make way! Honestly, there's a war going on, little couples should stop flirting!"
Both of them made way, feeling both shy and embarrassed.
Afterward, the two prepared to head to the defense point to regroup with their companions, but they inadvertently learned that the other three were at Shinjuku Central Park and rushed over without stopping.
On the other side, in the 5th Ward.
"Guren's Five-Man Squad has already met Ferid. Guren and Ferid are both putting on a show, pretending not to know each other and exchanging friendly professional compliments. Ferid..."
"Enough, shut up. I'm not blind, I don't need your commentary!"
Luke and Krul were standing on the roof of a tall building, watching the battle below.
"If I don't tell you, you won't know they're secretly colluding."
Krul didn't appreciate it.
"Then only talk about what I can't see. Sometimes I really want to sew your mouth shut!"
Luke smiled.
"If it's sewn shut, I won't be able to kiss you anymore~"
Krul turned her head away and whispered,
"Pah! Who wants that!"
"Hey, you two, hiding here to watch the fun is a bit much! Oh my, what a unique robe."
Ferid noticed Luke and Krul, leaped from the ground, and landed on the rooftop.
"Mother Ferid, can you just get lost? Krul and I are on a date, you're an eyesore."
Krul corrected him.
"You're quite an eyesore too. Get lost along with him!"
Ferid smiled at Luke and said,
"Aha~ Luke, that's what Lady Krul says."
Luke smiled, grabbed the rooftop railing from behind Krul, and surrounded her with his body.
"I'm quite rebellious, what should I do?"
Krul's face felt a bit hot, and she was momentarily speechless.
Ferid was somewhat surprised; it was his first time seeing such a... lovely Krul? If it were him doing that, his body would probably already be in pieces.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Ferid shrugged.
"It seems you really don't welcome me much. How heartbreaking."
Then he walked to the railing on his own to watch the battle below, acting as a third wheel.
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