As the three headed to Akane Shinjo's home, the monsters began rampaging through the city.
Most of them were monsters that had appeared before. Some were bizarre-looking knockoffs that clearly seemed cheaply made. According to Akane Shinjo, they were all failed creations of hers. Since they had not been useful before, she had casually tossed them aside and forgotten about them. Yet somehow, these monsters had suddenly appeared.
Of course, there was no need to guess. Only one person could have done this.
"Alexis!!!"
Akane Shinjo angrily shoved open the door and shouted the name. Then everyone saw a tall figure slowly descend the stairs from the second floor.
"Oh my, Akane, you finally came back. I was so worried about you."
The thing coming down the stairs was clearly not human. It stood nearly two meters tall, draped head to toe in a black cloak and wearing a strange black mask. There was even a cluster of flames burning behind its head...
"Eek! An, an alien?!"
Rikka Hoshino cried out in surprise at the sight of the strange figure. Akane Shinjo, meanwhile, glared at it irritably and demanded an answer.
"What are you doing? What's going on with those monsters outside?"
"Well, Akane, you hadn't come back, and I was worried about your safety. But I couldn't find you, so I had to use this method—and as you can see, those defective products really are no good."
As he spoke, the Black Clad Monster looked out the window. At that moment, the giant and Valkyries like Kiana had already mobilized and were fighting the monsters. Perhaps because these were merely Akane Shinjo's failed creations, they were far less threatening than the previous monsters and were quickly defeated one by one by the Valkyries and the giant.
"So, Akane, let's