(Heartfelt thanks to Youcai Luobo and Kaede no Chōrei for their rewards!)
"—!"
The sudden turn of events shocked both Milina and Ugly, who had blocked off Milina's escape route and had failed to react from beginning to end.
Only then did Milina, Ugly, and Scarface, who had been sent flying to the ground, clearly see what the newcomer looked like. At once, they became captivated by her appearance.
There was no other reason.
She was simply too beautiful.
Purple particles of light rose and fell around her. She wore light purple armor like a formal gown, with translucent gauze draped over various parts of her body, and carried a massive spiked greatsword in her hand. The girl had appeared without warning and, just as unexpectedly, had captivated the three people present with her exquisite aura.
She was a girl with a violet-black ponytail tied into a splash-like burst with a bow.
The newcomer was Tohka!
At the same time, several more whistling sounds tore through the sky. Kotori, Kurumi, Miku, and Yoshino, all still in casual clothes, descended to the ground alongside Origami, who had already equipped Mordred. They stood scattered beside Tohka without any particular formation.
"Y-You...!" Ugly took an involuntary step back. It was unclear whether he felt inferior because he had suddenly encountered so many celestial beauties, or whether the girls descending from the sky had genuinely frightened him.
"Who are you?!"
Milina also stared at the girls with a hint of astonishment, seemingly bewildered by the fact that she had been saved by a group of girls younger than herself.
Yet for some reason, Milina felt as though she had seen three or four of these girls somewhere before.
For example, the petite girl with twin tails, who had looked utterly nonchalant from beginning to