"How many did you capture?"
Fang Zheng was completely dumbfounded by Illya's report.
"Were you planning to give some people to Fate and Alicia as birthday presents?"
"Th-That... of course not... MASTER... Actually, this is what happened..."
As she spoke, Illya quickly explained the whole sequence of events to Fang Zheng. At that moment, he immediately understood what was going on.
"I see. I understand now..."
Having heard Illya out, Fang Zheng knew what this was about.
So the Night Sky Book was about to make its appearance...
Of course, Fang Zheng had not forgotten this plot. It was just that the shock of becoming the God of Magical Girls in Akemi Homura's magical girl world had been too great, so he had planned to come back and take it easy for a while. In his view, even if the Night Sky Book awakened, that would be something for later. He could deal with it slowly then.
But now...
"MASTER, what do we do now?"
"Handle it yourselves."
Fang Zheng gave them a rather wicked suggestion, leaving Illya stunned.
"Huh? MASTER, what did you say?"
"Since you were the ones who captured them, you can deal with them yourselves. You all understand the rules and regulations of Heavenly Dao Palace. Xia Shi, Cui, and Tina are all over there too. You can discuss it with Nanoha, Sakura, and Tomoyo and decide how to handle this. I'm placing you fully in charge. Whether you imprison them, release them, or kill them, that depends on your choice."
"B-But, MASTER..."
"That's it. I have important things to deal with too. I'll be waiting to see how you handle it."
With that, Fang Zheng decisively cut off the communication, leaving Illya standing there in stunned silence with the Personal Terminal in her hand. Then,