When they returned to the battleship, everyone was sprawled about in disarray, looking rather bedraggled. Yet their faces were filled with happy smiles.
"Ah, Little Red!"
Seeing Fang Zheng enter, Senka, who was sitting on the hospital bed in the middle, happily waved at him. Bartholomew had broken her nose bridge outright, and her face was bruised and swollen. Although she had already been treated with Medical Gel, she still looked a complete mess. Fortunately, it would not leave a scar... Well, Senka probably was not worried about that right now.
"Looking at you all... well, not bad."
Looking at the bandaged girls, Fang Zheng truly could not bring himself to say much. Most of the girls who had fought Bartholomew had been injured to some degree. Fujino had suffered the worst; her Mystic Eyes had nearly been destroyed by the enemy's countermeasure, and she was still recuperating. The others were not much better. Senka had suffered a broken nose and injuries all over her body. Ryougi Shiki had broken one arm and seven ribs. Akiha had had more than half her hair torn out during Bartholomew's struggle. Mishaya had been kicked so hard by Bartholomew at the end that her internal organs ruptured, and she was still in the ICU.
If not for the Thousand Tree Clan's absurdly advanced medical technology, along with Servants like Medea who excelled in healing magic, there probably would not have been many survivors by now.
"I really didn't expect that woman Bartholomew to be so terrifying even after her mana was sealed."
Recalling the previous battle, Senka sucked in a cold breath. Since they did not use Magic Crests, they did not really know what would happen when a Magic Crest was forcibly shut down. But merely seeing Bartholomew covered in blood was