Jet-black flames blossomed beneath the azure sky, and as they appeared, a pair of ghastly white bone claws tore a path out from within the fire.
As those pale claws reached out, a cold, sinister spiritual pressure bore down on everyone.
Feeling that spiritual pressure, Miyako Shiba's face turned slightly pale. That spiritual pressure was absolutely beyond anything they could withstand!
Yet even knowing she was no match, Miyako Shiba still held to her convictions. She stepped forward and placed herself in front of Asano Kiyoshi, shielding him behind her as she said:
"Asano Kiyoshi Squad Member, please help me move these students somewhere safe! I'll stay behind and cover your retreat!"
Hearing Miyako Shiba's words, Asano Kiyoshi was slightly taken aback. From what he sensed, Miyako Shiba's spiritual pressure was clearly weaker than that Adjuchas not far away. If she stayed here to cover their retreat, there was a very high chance she would die here.
Still, looking at the resolute woman before him, Asano Kiyoshi smiled faintly. She was simply that gentle a person. It was only natural that she would make such a choice.
But this world was not a fairy tale. The world would not treat those who embraced gentleness and sacrifice with kindness. On the contrary, they often died more miserably, and fate was harsher on them.
Yet only people like them could nurture the beauty of humanity. They were the painters who laid a layer of fairy tales over this cruel world.
And when faced with someone so gentle and kind, Asano Kiyoshi felt that perhaps fairy-tale worlds were not entirely impossible. At the very least, here and now, he would make one exist!
Thus, he used Shunpo to appear in front of Miyako Shiba. He was so fast that she could not even