Who Was the Traitor?!

"...You really can't hide anything from an expert."

After Yae Sakura saw through his current condition in a single remark, Su let out a deep breath and looked helplessly at Shoichi Maguchi, who had already activated Self-Seal.

"Just as Miss Yae said, my consciousness has been getting a little hazy since earlier. The Corrosion Herrscher has little effect on me, but it is enough to tip the balance of control over this body between me and the Honkai Will."

"Indeed. I noticed that as well. It was precisely because this Herrscher might be the Corrosion Herrscher that I was worried something might go wrong within the major organizations."

"It was merely that I had not expected the Corrosion Herrscher to seize this opportunity to directly corrupt the Herrschers of Reason and Rock in this era."

After swinging Jizo Mitama in her hand, Yae Sakura drove it straight through Su's body in one strike, then instantly sheathed the blade.

"Since I have only just acquired the Key of Corrosion, my method was somewhat rough. Mr. Su, I hope you will not take offense."

"No... Thank you..."

Although Jizo Mitama had pierced straight through his body, Su could feel the force that had gradually been eroding his consciousness being absorbed by Jizo Mitama, the Key of Corrosion.

As for his injuries, with a Herrscher's enhanced physique and a Flame Chaser's superhuman genes, they would heal in only a few minutes.

After casually slashing at the unconscious Shoichi Maguchi, Yae Sakura frowned slightly.

Unlike Su, who had not activated a Herrscher's Imaginary Barrier and had voluntarily dropped his defenses, Shoichi Maguchi was still maintaining his Phantom Agito transformation.

The unlucky man twitching madly on the ground had armor with far too much defensive power.

Even Yae Sakura, wielding a Divine Key with the