Chapter 93

Although that's what she thought, the person in front of her was, after all, the person she loved. Even if she felt that Shiori's words and attitude were problematic, considering the somewhat dangerous situation at the moment, Tohka could still defend Shiori in her heart, saying that it was a way to intimidate her, or what humans call bluffing.

Ellen couldn't help but laugh this time.

No, is Shiori Itsuka really an idiot? Does she think she can avoid being caught by me before Yulande arrives? Besides, the high-altitude signals in this area have been blocked by DEM, Shiori Itsuka won't be able to contact Fraxinus until my operation is over.

"You'd better stop talking nonsense and come with me honestly. I can guarantee your and the Princess's safety to a certain extent."

"You want to take us away? Do you think you can do it?"

Faced with repeated provocations, Ellen was too lazy to argue anymore. Although she had plenty of time and her timing for entering the fray was perfect, she couldn't guarantee that Schicksal wouldn't notice. Coupled with the other party's sarcastic attitude, Ellen decided to teach her a lesson.

Without holding back, Ellen appeared behind Seven Deadly Sins in the blink of an eye and, under Tohka's bloodshot gaze, slashed a long gash across Seven Deadly Sins' left abdomen.

"... Huh?"

It wasn't until the pain started that Seven Deadly Sins realized the woman had disappeared from his sight. He instinctively touched the painful spot and saw that his clothes were already stained with blood.

"Shiori!!"

Tohka's Spiritual Power was completely sealed, but her five senses allowed her to see what had just happened.

"It's surprising; you really do have something special about you."

Seeing that 'Shiori Itsuka,' an ordinary person, did not fall down directly from this attack, and did not even utter a sound of pain, Ellen became even more certain of her guess about Wescott.

However, the fact that Seven Deadly Sins didn't cry out in pain wasn't because she wasn't in pain or was intentionally enduring it, but rather because her mind was somewhat blank at that moment.

Why? I'm injured? Why could this human break through my defenses? Why couldn't I react to this human's speed?

The surging and violent Spiritual Power flowed back into Tohka's body. With her eyes blazing with anger, Tohka looked at the culprit who had harmed Shiori. Just as she was about to summon the Orosk to buy Shiori time to escape, she saw that the blade, which was much faster than her, was already at her neck.

"Do not act rashly, Princess."

Ellen's expression had returned to its coldness, like a machine that only carries out tasks. "My only target is Shiori Itsuka. If you come here obediently, I can save myself some trouble. But if you resist, not only you, but I can't guarantee Shiori Itsuka's safety either."

The hot-blooded Tohka's will to resist was extinguished by those words. If it were just her, she wouldn't care even if she died for Shiori, but...

Seeing that the situation was finally under control, Ellen breathed a sigh of relief, followed by a satisfied smile. She had managed to abduct the person Yulande was protecting right under her nose, which could be considered a comeback.

"Um... if your target is Shiori Itsuka, could you please let me go?"

"ん?"

A green light shone on 'Shiori', Ellen subconsciously reached out to grab it, only to find that the feel of it was completely different from before.

What reappeared before them was not a high school girl, but a hot, green-haired woman dressed as a witch.

"As you can see... I'm not Shiori Itsuka..."

Seven Deadly Sins' voice carried a hint of caution. "What I said just now was all a joke, but... can we make up?"

It's not that Seven Deadly Sins doesn't want to fight back, but she's here to cause trouble for Shiori Itsuka, and the other party is also here to cause trouble for Shiori Itsuka. Even if she can beat the other party, why should she help Shiori Itsuka solve her problems?

Ellen: ...

"Where is Shiori Itsuka?"

Chapter Sixty: The Seven Deadly Sins That Successfully Break Everyone's Defenses

Where is Shiori Itsuka? I want to know too!

Seven Deadly Sins was on the verge of collapse. The pain in her waist made her forehead drip cold sweat. It was her first time being injured, and no matter how unwilling she was to admit it, she had to face it. She had almost lost the courage to continue fighting. The sense of crisis that she could die at any moment made her scalp tingle.

How could a spirit be so unlucky? It originally intended to prank Shiori Itsuka, but it never expected that it might end up replacing Shiori Itsuka in death.

On the surface, she appears to be a mature, green-haired woman, but in reality, she is Green-haired Girl. Seven Deadly Sins managed to hold back her tears.

Her face was grim, and Ellen's face was equally grim. She had seized this perfect opportunity to make a decisive move, but not only had such a good opportunity been wasted because of the 'witch,' it would also raise the level of vigilance of Schicksal, and might even affect the plans for the upcoming School Trip.

However, even worse off than the two of them was Tohka Yatogami, who looked utterly incredulous.

"No? You're not Shiori?"

The anger in Tohka's eyes was even greater than before. Even though she was a girl who had only recently come into contact with human society and didn't know much about human ethics and morality, she immediately understood what it meant to have her feelings 'being played'.

The person I was about to risk my life to protect turned out to be a fraud, not the real person? And I almost got kissed by someone other than Shiori?

Upon realizing this, the Spiritual Power that had been suppressed just moments before instantly surged into an even greater backflow. Before Ellen could even react, her body, along with the shattered wall, was blasted more than ten meters away.

The Spatial Quake alarm sounded the next second. There weren't many people around, and since they lived in Amemiya City, they were already used to Spatial Quake. They continued discussing the topic that had just been interrupted as they ran toward the shelter.

Seven Deadly Sins was also caught up in Tohka's sudden outburst and was blown away like Ellen. Once freed, Seven Deadly Sins immediately planned to escape, though she didn't know where to go.

After all, she had never been injured before. The shock of blood loss and dizziness made her extremely panicked, but even if she didn't know where to run, it was definitely better than staying in one place.

However, even faster than her was the purple sword pressure that grazed her cheek. Turning around, she saw Tohka, who had just been obedient and docile in front of her, now fully displaying her Kamui armor, her white greatsword pointing directly in her direction, her face filled with resentment. "Bastard! How dare you fool me by using Shiori's appearance!"

No, how could an elf be this unlucky?

Seven Deadly Sins couldn't even cry, because before she could even gather her emotions, several sword strikes were already flying towards her, forcing her to dodge in a panic.

"Hateful...!"

Ellen was practically grinding her teeth in frustration. If Spatial Quake were to occur, the situation would be completely different. It was impossible for Schicksal to miss such a large commotion, and the same was true for Ratatoskr. DEM's high-altitude signal jammer was at most a case of being caught off guard. If Fraxinus noticed this situation, cracking it would be quite simple.

The plan to capture Shiori Itsuka is definitely doomed now, but it's still possible to mitigate the damage in time.

Just as Wescott thought, DEM couldn't improve, but they could choose to hold back Schicksal, making it difficult for Schicksal to improve as well. Capturing or even defeating Pokémon were ways to achieve this.

Previously, Wescott simply didn't think he could encounter the elves before his Schicksal, but now that the two elves are right in front of him, although he might not be able to capture or kill both of them, killing one should definitely be no problem, right?

"Shiori! What's going on!? Why is Tohka's Spiritual Power flowing backward!?"

On the other side, Kotori Itsuka's defenses were also somewhat breached.

Just as he had finally put aside his biggest worry and was about to find a way to secure Schicksal, his 'achievements' suddenly exploded before he could even find one.

"I... had some misunderstandings with Tohka, and then Tohka... ran away!"

Shiori was still panting heavily. She had been running for a long time when the Spatial Quake and the sword flew up into the sky. Only then did she realize that she had already run too far. Tohka hadn't run far at all, but was only a few hundred meters away from the school.

She was surprised that Tohka could run so fast that she couldn't even see her shadow.

"What... is this... a reverse flow of Spiritual Power?"

She quickly found a wall to lean against to regain some strength, Shiori asked breathlessly.

"I told you before! If an elf's emotions fluctuate too much, their Spiritual Power will flow backward, and that's exactly what's happening now!"

As Kotori Itsuka spoke, she returned to Fraxinus's command room, followed by Reine and Kannazuki.

"Bring Shiori back first. How's Tohka's situation?"

She wasn't in Fraxinus just now; she returned urgently after receiving a message from the reverse flow of Spiritual Power.

The others also knew that the situation was extremely urgent, and they reported the situation one by one, "Commander, the area near Raizen High School has just been blocked by signal jamming, and we were unable to detect the situation immediately!"

Another person zoomed in on the satellite surveillance footage on the screen. "According to the Spirit Wave detection, besides Tohka, there is another elf present, who is a witch! Also present is the Magician from DEM, Ellen Mira Mathers!"

"Ha!?"

Kotori hadn't expected two other names besides Tohka to appear. This reversal of Spiritual Power didn't seem to be entirely Shiori's fault. "The witch... is she the spirit who said she would ruin Shiori's life forever?"

"Judging from the footage... yes, and the witch seems to be quite injured now, and Tohka's target just now wasn't Ellen, but the witch."

The rapid exchange of information gave Kotori a general understanding of the situation. The only things she didn't understand were why the three parties were in a standoff and what was wrong with the witch's injuries.

No, there was some speculation about Ellen would be here, but Kotori was even more puzzled. She could guess that Ellen's approach to Tohka might be related to Shiori, so why would DEM send Ellen to contact Shiori? Was it just a coincidence?

And why didn't you go directly to Shiori, but instead went to Tohka first?

What role does the witch play in this?

There were many mysteries and a lack of key elements, Kotori couldn't get the answers immediately. Instead, she asked, "How much longer will Schicksal's support last?"

"Uh... we didn't contact Schicksal."

One of the men hesitated and looked at Kotori. At this time, Kotori had been stripped of her authority as head of the Schicksal Cooperation by Ratatoskr. In principle, Fraxinus was not allowed to bypass Ratatoskr to contact other organizations. Was she some kind of traitor?

Kotori belatedly realized this as well, and she bit the lollipop in her mouth to pieces.

Now was not the time to hesitate or avoid suspicion. Without thinking, Kotori took out her phone to call Yulande, but noticed a figure on the screen rapidly approaching Tohka's side.

Seeing the Zen High School uniform on the other person, Kotori vaguely realized her identity.

Is this the Valkyrie that Yulande summoned to help?

Black Amber was also gritting her teeth. It was normal for the script not to go as she expected, but how could such a big problem suddenly arise? How could Tohka go against the current like that? And it was only her first day here.

What will Amber think of me now?

Chapter Sixty-One: I want to specifically commend a game.

Ellen's first choice was not Princess.

Although the Princess was closer to her and had just knocked her away, Ellen didn't think she could defeat Tohka, a fully-fledged and enraged spirit, before Schicksal could react, and then retreat back without a care in the Schicksal.

That's a bit too far-fetched.

At this time, the witch was injured and had also toyed with the Princess's feelings, putting her in a predicament where the Princess was watching her closely and attacking her.

Moreover, it's no secret that there are varying degrees of strength among elves. Compared to the witch he had just easily defeated, the Princess's gaze was constantly on him. In terms of direct combat power, the witch and the Princess were simply incomparable.

Having made this judgment, Ellen's best course of action would be to lie low for the time being and then strike when the witch was at her most vulnerable. Unfortunately, time was of the essence, and she could only enter the Princess's attack range and fight the witch to the death.

The opponent is injured and not good at fighting, while I am the world's Strongest Magician. If we are both under attack, the outcome will probably be decided in less than a minute.

As for whether the Princess would stop attacking, Ellen thought it was impossible. After all, she was also the Princess's enemy. However, the princess hated the other one more now, which was why she didn't attack her first. If she deliberately entered the princess's range, there was no reason for her to stop. It would only make the attack more overwhelming.

However, before she could put her idea into practice, she saw the witch in the Sky Manipulation suddenly swaying precariously.

The constant barrage of sword pressure whistling past him, coupled with the violent wind pressure stirred up by the extremely dense Spiritual Power, made it increasingly difficult for Seven Deadly Sins to maintain his balance.

It hurts so much, and it's so uncomfortable...!

Seven Deadly Sins' wounds were not small. Instead of stopping the bleeding and bandaging them in time, she continued to engage in high-intensity exercise. The accelerated blood flow, coupled with the tearing of the wounds caused by physical activity, made her injuries much worse than before.

'I... am I going to die?'

The unprecedented discomfort filled Seven Deadly Sins with panic and helplessness. Under such turbulent emotions, the manipulation of his Spiritual Power made huge mistakes. Not only could he not maintain the accuracy of his flight, but even the disguise covering his body completely disappeared at this moment.

Ellen could notice something, Tohka, the attacker, certainly wouldn't miss it.

Her reason, which had been somewhat clouded by rage, slowly returned after she saw that the other person's size had shrunk considerably. Looking at the swaying figure, Tohka subconsciously stopped attacking, realizing that she should probably go and help.

After all, they were both spirits, Tohka could understand the sadness of feeling out of place in the world. This sadness of not being able to find her place made it not strange for her to do anything.

The second half of the sentence was said by Shiori. Tohka wasn't good at listening to grand principles, but because Shiori added after saying that, "Tohka, you're really amazing for choosing to believe in me even in the face of such sadness," Tohka made a point of remembering it.

However... while the logic is sound, if one could always follow reason, one would not be an intelligent being, but Intelligent Machine Life. Everyone has moments when their judgment is swayed by emotions.

Therefore, even though she knew she should go and meet with Seven Deadly Sins, Tohka couldn't just let bygones be bygones because of the thought of Seven Deadly Sins pretending to be Shiori and deceiving her.

'A good opportunity.'

Although the situation was different from what she had expected, Ellen was not going to miss such a chance to take advantage of the situation. Not only was her flight precarious, but she could not even maintain her disguise. It was a golden opportunity.

Thinking this, Ellen's figure shot out directly from behind Tohka, startling Tohka was still immersed in her emotions.

'Not good!?'

Tohka then remembered her greatest enemy. Although she didn't like that spirit, Tohka didn't really want him to die here.

She hurriedly tried to strike with her sword, but the three of them were almost in a straight line, Tohka couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't accidentally injure Seven Deadly Sins.

"We succeeded!"

A smile finally appeared on Ellen's face. Although this mission not only alerted the enemy but also failed to achieve its main objective, at least she could return with some results and avoid the embarrassing situation of "the Strongest Magician returning empty-handed from a mission" once again.

However, the next moment, her smile froze on her face.

The reason was that her sword blade was blocked by a blue and white scythe, and the familiar weapon made Ellen's heart sink.

It's Rita!? Yulande is here too!?

With her gaze shifting slightly, Ellen breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't Rita. Indeed, even if Schicksal reacts quickly, it still takes time to assemble its members. Besides, the alarm had already sounded, so it's impossible that only Schicksal reacted. DEM and AST certainly wouldn't let Schicksal arrive so easily.

Although it wasn't Rita, the fact that she didn't use the Imaginary Domain of combat clearly indicated that Valkyrie.

Only the Valkyrie, a group of gorillas whose strength can be measured in tons without any Manifestation Device, can fight freely in the Sky Manipulation with their bare bodies.

"Don't get in my way, Valkyrie."