"Phew~ Done! As expected of the super invincible and awesome Lord Luke!"
Luke self-indulgently wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead.
It had to be said, Mirai Kimizuki almost went out of control halfway through. Fortunately, Luke had scavenged agents used against Seraphs from both Guren and Ferid.
Luke studied them for a bit; the two agents were actually different.
When Ferid's agent was dripped onto Mirai Kimizuki's feathers, the Seraph aura outside the feathers completely vanished, though they remained incredibly hard.
Guren's agent, on the other hand, made the feathers disappear directly.
One controlled the Seraph's power, while the other dispelled it.
"Take her with us. It's time to go."
René picked up Mirai Kimizuki and followed Luke outside.
Just as they stepped out, Luke saw Krul stepping on someone. That person couldn't get up at all and kept shouting provocations.
"Let me go! Give Mirai back to me!"
Who else could it be but Shihō Kimizuki?
Seeing Luke come out, Krul lifted her foot and let Kimizuki stand up.
She walked up to Luke, rubbing her temples as she spoke.
"He's all yours. So noisy."
Kimizuki had just stood up, intending to demand an explanation from Luke, when Luke arrived right in front of him.
Luke asked with a beaming smile,
"Are you the patient's family member?"
"What are you talking about?"
Kimizuki was completely bewildered by Luke's behavior.
Luke's smile was like a breeze as he whispered,
"Just say 'yes'."
Looking at Luke's smile, Kimizuki felt an involuntary chill down his spine.
"Yes..."
Luke was very satisfied with Kimizuki's cooperation and continued,
"Congratulations, it's a boy!"
Kimizuki's brain stalled, unable to understand the meaning of Luke's words.
What on earth did you do to my sister?!
Luke pulled the sin key he had just extracted from Mirai Kimizuki's body from his robe and displayed it before Kimizuki.
"Your nephew. But I'm keeping custody, haha."
Kimizuki stared at the dagger-like thing, speechless.
This guy... is he a lunatic?
Without waiting for Kimizuki to say more, Luke put the sin key away and walked past him.
Lacus and René followed behind Luke.
As René passed Kimizuki, he tossed Mirai Kimizuki to him.
Lacus patted Kimizuki on the shoulder and said with a smile,
"You'll get used to it."
Kimizuki checked Mirai Kimizuki's condition.
The wings behind Mirai Kimizuki had disappeared, and her skin, which had been pale due to the virus, had regained quite a bit of color.
"Thank you."
Kimizuki's voice was very soft, but Luke, who hadn't walked far, could hear it clearly.
Luke smiled slightly and replied without turning his head,
"You're welcome."
... "Let me out! Luke, you bastard!"
Kimizuki and Mirai Kimizuki were locked in a cage, and Ghost Box King was also hung nearby, bound by special chains.
Mirai Kimizuki was holding a cursed gear in her hands; Kimizuki recognized it as Guren's.
Kimizuki's hands couldn't reach Ghost Box King, nor could he summon it, so he could only curse Luke loudly.
However, Luke had warned him that if Mirai Kimizuki let go of the blade, she would die instantly.
He thought Luke would let him leave after returning his sister, but after following them out, he was caught and thrown into a cage.
Luke had told him this:
"You're a human and a member of the Imperial Demon Army; it's already good enough that I'm not killing you. Leave the small matter of finding your comrades to me. When the time comes, you can just keep us outside the cage, and we won't bother you."
With no response for half a day, Kimizuki had no choice but to...
... "Will Kimizuki be okay?"
"Don't worry, Yoichi. Kimizuki-san will definitely be fine. He broke the record for the sprint during the school's physical fitness test."
Shinoa Hiragi comforted everyone, while also comforting herself.
But for now, they had to find Yuichiro first.
When a child is lost versus an adult staying out late, you obviously prioritize finding the child first.
Yoichi was a bit uneasy, but since he was the only boy left in the team, he had to overcome his cowardly nature.
Mitsuba had rarely spoken for some time. With fewer and fewer companions around her, she realized more and more how weak her power was.
Combined with the realization of the Imperial Demon Army's ugliness, the trio's mood was not great.
"Oh my, what's going on? Why do you all look like this? Yu and Kimizuki won't be happy to see you like this~"
Shinoa Hiragi maintained a smile as she looked at Yoichi and Mitsuba.
Mitsuba forced a smile, not wanting Shinoa to worry.
"Shinoa..."
"Shh!"
Yoichi quickly covered Mitsuba's mouth, signaling her to be quiet.
The three of them moved forward cautiously for a distance, crouched on a tree, and looked toward an open space in a nearby park.
There, a group of people dressed as members of the Hyakuya Sect were besieging two figures, one in white and one in black, while a Man in a Suit stood aside leisurely watching the show.
Yoichi recognized the two figures at a glance.
"It's Yu and Mika! Great, let's go help them!"
"Hey! Don't go yet!"
Mitsuba held Yoichi back, her expression serious.
"Something's not right."
Shinoa Hiragi asked in confusion,
"What's not right?"
Mitsuba said with a heavy expression,
"I can't quite say, but it feels like these people are intentionally not defeating Yu and the other, as if they're waiting for something."
Hearing this, Shinoa Hiragi couldn't help but frown. She then noticed the black chains around Rig.
Before being knocked out by Krul earlier, she seemed to have seen these chains on Hiiragi Tenri.
"Shikama, what are those chains?"
"Experimental products that borrow the power of the Seraph. To have researched to this extent is truly impressive, but it's very strange."
Shinoa Hiragi didn't expect these chains to be related to the Seraph as well. The frequency of this term's appearance had been quite high lately!
Shinoa Hiragi pressed further,
"Why is it strange?"
"The Seraph aura on him is too dense. It's impossible to achieve that through experimentation alone."
The Progenitor's voice stopped abruptly. He knew Rig must have sin keys on him, he just didn't know how many.
Shinoa Hiragi's frown deepened.
Yu and Mika could still hold on for now, so Shinoa's trio decided to observe first.
But in fact, the moment they arrived, Rig had already sensed their presence.
However, these weren't the people he was waiting for, and he didn't want to alert them prematurely.
After another period of time.
Even the thick-headed Yuichiro could feel that this group of people was holding back.
Yet their attacks didn't stop for a single moment.
Seeing that Yuichiro's stamina was about to hit bottom, Shinoa's trio couldn't sit still anymore and chose to intervene directly.
But as soon as Shinoa and Mitsuba landed, countless chains erupted from the ground.
Shinoa was horrified, but having no way to dodge in mid-air, she could only let them be bound.
Rig slowly lowered his hand, turned around, and was slightly taken aback.
"Why are there only two people?"
He looked up at the tree, but Yoichi had vanished.
The chains lashed out, leveling a patch of forest, but there was still no sign of Yoichi.
"It seems your companion has abandoned you."
Rig suddenly felt a movement from the sin key in his robe, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"The person I've been waiting for has arrived..."
Yuichiro noticed the commotion over here. Looking up, he saw Shinoa and Mitsuba captured by Rig.
"Shinoa! Mitsuba!"
In the sky, Luke stood on a demonic sword, holding Krul in his arms. Saotome Yuichi was hanging from the sword's hilt, his face full of anxiety.
"Let me down quickly, my companions are in danger!"
Luke said disdainfully,
"Idiot! You're an archer, not a front-line tank! Can't you just stand further away and shoot?"
Luke pulled out two sin keys. The temperature of the already warm sin keys rose again, and he complained,
"If the temperature keeps rising, we won't even need heating in the winter."
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