(Third update...)
"Go! Cherub!"
"Mand!"
In the limited light, the Automaton known as Cherub raised its steel head, reflecting the incoming light into flickering arcs.
Loki had already extended one hand toward Cherub. Rays of magical power shot from it like gunfire, connecting to Cherub's body and causing magic power to surge through it. That power was converted into kinetic energy, activating the Magic Circuits installed within.
"Bzzz..."
The space around Cherub trembled, and superheated winds of at least several thousand degrees surged around its body as though it were burning, enveloping it.
At the same time, Cherub lowered its body into a charging stance, and the superheated winds around it erupted violently.
"Boom—!"
Like a jet engine, Cherub's lower body blasted out scorching gas, propelling it forward with force. Accompanied by a piercing shriek through the air, it wielded its massive blade and shot toward Wu Yan like a fighter jet.
"Brother!" Nagisa and Natsuoto looked at Wu Yan with tense expressions.
"Master!" The two angel girls, Ikaros and Astrea, fixed their deep crimson eyes, rippling with illusory frames, on Wu Yan's face.
Only Natsuki said nothing. Her gemlike eyes stared directly at Wu Yan as she silently awaited his command.
Although Wu Yan had said that he did not want the girls to regard him as their master, they were currently playing the roles of Automatons.
Therefore, at least in front of others, they had to act as Automatons should.
Moreover, they were in battle now. It was only natural to let the leader make the decisions.
Watching Cherub ride the jet-like superheated winds, carving a scorched trench through the garden's green lawn in its wake, Wu Yan did not raise his hand. Instead, magic power erupted from his shoulder and flowed directly into Astrea's body.
"Astrea, you