Ai Haibara: Illya Sounds Just Like a Resentful Wife Left Home Alone Every Day... (Bonus Chapter) / An Enemy That Just Won't Die (Bonus Chapter)

In an instant, violet ghostly light filled everyone's vision.

Slowly, chains appeared across the cover of the Book of Darkness, binding the book shut.

The Book of Darkness, glowing with an ominous light, floated toward Chu Chen. The book kept swelling, completely shattering the chains restraining it. Its pages flipped continuously, but strangely, there was not a single word on them.

As the Book of Darkness's seal was lifted and it activated, four figures gradually appeared before Chu Chen.

Meanwhile, Alicia and Hayate watched everything from behind Chu Chen.

"The activation of the Book of Darkness has been confirmed!"

"We are the Guardian Knights responsible for collecting the Book of Darkness and protecting our master!"

"We shall guard our master's side!"

"The Wind Cavalry heeds this call!"

Haibara Ai: Illya's tone was exactly like a resentful wife left alone in an empty bed every day...

Chu Chen silently entrusted the equally bewildered Four Knights to the equally bewildered Hayate.

He even gave it a lofty excuse: "Hayate must be lonely by herself at home. It might be better if they keep her company."

Then, Chu Chen gave the Four Knights their only order: "Protect and take good care of Hayate. The Book of Darkness used to be in Hayate's hands. I don't believe no one in the TSAB noticed that, but there must be a reason they never acted. Once the Book of Darkness leaves Hayate's side, I'm worried someone will come knocking. So please protect and care for Hayate in my place!"

As the commander of the Wind Cavalry, Signum naturally obeyed her master's order.

The four of them still carried the bloody aura inherited from Guberkal.

Chu Chen merely chuckled. He believed Hayate would change the personalities of those four...

After that, Alicia and Hayate exchanged contact information, though Chu Chen did not have any.

The reason was simple. Chu Chen had only just arrived in this world, so where would he get contact information? Even his phone was from the Magical Girl Illya world.

So Chu Chen only said that whenever Alicia came to Hayate's house, he would come too.

If Hayate wanted to find him, she could contact Alicia.

Hayate was somewhat disappointed. After Chu Chen severed her contract with the Book of Darkness and treated her, her legs had actually begun to respond. She even felt that her entire body had become much lighter.

So Hayate was truly grateful for the help Chu Chen had given her and really hoped to get his contact information. That way, she could have more interactions with Chu Chen. In Hayate's heart, Chu Chen's position was undoubtedly rising step by step, even faintly becoming the most important person in her heart...

Although Chu Chen had his own motives, kind-hearted Hayate would never think in that direction.

Even if she did think of it, Hayate would not take it to heart.

After leaving Hayate's home, Chu Chen was basically ready to return to the Magical Girl Illya world.

Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate, The Big Three, had all been marked by Chu Chen. Now, he only needed to return to the Magical Girl Illya world.

Once his system was complete, he could give the systems to them.

It could be said that Chu Chen had basically finished everything he came to this world to do. He had effortlessly resolved the root of the conflicts in Nanoha's first two seasons. Collecting the Seeds of the Holy Stone was only a matter of time, and the Four Knights were keeping watch against Hayate's uncle in the TSAB, so there was no need to worry about anything going wrong.

All that remained was to wait a little while, and the plots of those two seasons would basically come to a direct end.

So Chu Chen could more or less return directly to the Magical Girl Illya world now.

However, Chu Chen did not want to leave without saying goodbye. Before he left, he still had to tell Fate, Nanoha, and Precia. Although he had not interacted much with Nanoha, that did not mean he disliked her. The main reason was that there simply had not been enough time. Illya and Miyu only had two days to deal with Assassin and Berserker. To resolve this matter within those two days, Chu Chen had indeed needed to sacrifice some necessary interactions. Besides, Nanoha and the others would receive his Check-in System afterward, so he would have plenty of time to interact with them...

After all, if he wanted to raise the favorability of all three members of The Big Three to some extent within two days, Chu Chen had to make choices.

There were ways to raise Hayate and Fate's favorability to a very high level. For the former, he only needed to become friends with her and heal her legs. Then his relationship with her would shoot up like a rocket.

The latter was even simpler. As long as he resolved the matter between her and her mother, his relationship with her would also shoot up like a rocket. Even if it did not rise quite that dramatically, having already raised enough favorability with Precia was a natural advantage.

As for Nanoha, Chu Chen could only slowly build up favorability through getting along with her.

There was nothing he could do about that. Unlike Hayate and Fate, Nanoha did not have such an obvious way to raise favorability.

"Brother Chu Chen!" After a day spent collecting Seeds of the Holy Stone, Nanoha and Fate walked over hand in hand.

Fate's face was flushed red, while Nanoha was brimming with energy. Seeing the two of them standing there hand in hand gave Chu Chen the feeling that they were a married couple.

"Ha... so this is the legendary true love! I approve of this marriage!" Chu Chen could not help cracking a joke.

"Huh! So Sister Nanoha and Little Sister Fate have that kind of relationship?" Alicia immediately cried out.

For some reason, though, Alicia's expression carried a faint hint of excitement.

"That's not it!" Precia could not help glaring at Chu Chen, making him smile bitterly.

Alicia might have been a yuri supporter, but he had forgotten that Alicia's mother had normal preferences!

"Ahem... Alicia, some relationships are harder to part from than even lovers or married couples."

Under Precia's threatening gaze, Chu Chen still instilled some fairly normal knowledge into Alicia.

Seriously! This was a yuri series to begin with! What was wrong with teaching her a little yuri knowledge? What a fuss!

But beneath Precia's threatening gaze, Chu Chen silently... backed down!

"Looks like you had a lot of fun... Nanoha, Fate..." Chu Chen said with a soft laugh.

"Of course! Fate and I are really good friends now..." As she spoke, Nanoha hugged Fate tightly beside her.

A faint blush rose over Fate's cheeks, but she did not deny Nanoha's words...

To demonstrate how close Nanoha and Fate had become, that evening Precia brought her whole family to mooch a meal at Nanoha's house. Incidentally, Nanoha's mother, Takako Nanoha, displayed unusual enthusiasm toward Fate.

Under Alicia's rather frightened gaze, Takako Nanoha grabbed Fate's golden hair and refused to let go.

Even Nanoha began to get jealous watching from the side, though whether she was jealous of her mother or Fate was impossible to say.

Ilyasviel: "Aaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!! We're going to die! That Berserker is about to kill every last one of us! Aaaaaaah!!!!!!!!"

Miyu: "We're fine for now. It's just that after Illya used the Archer Class Card, a black Illya separated from her body. That black Illya is fighting Berserker right now. Rin and Luvia have both been injured to some degree. Illya and I have transformed using Magical Girl Transformation Cards, so we can at least stall him... Mr. Chu Chen, please come quickly!"

Ilyasviel: "Miyu, can't you make it sound more serious and worry Teacher Chu Chen, that jerk, to death?"

Illya was full of resentment. Teacher Chu Chen had gone to another world and basically stopped caring about them. It was too much!

Haibara Ai: "Illya's tone was exactly like a resentful wife left alone in an empty bed every day..."

Ilyasviel: "...o(*////▽////*)q!!!"

Ilyasviel: "What are you talking about, Ai! I'm not a resentful wife!"

An Enemy That Could Not Be Killed

On the rooftop of an upscale-looking building in Fuyuki City, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia stood in the center with Illya and Miyu, who had already changed into their magical girl outfits, quietly waiting for midnight to arrive.

"Has that guy Chu Chen still not come back today?" Tohsaka Rin could not help glancing at Luvia.

Miyu was currently staying at Luvia's house. If Chu Chen had returned, he would definitely have gone to pick Miyu up.

And since Miyu was still staying at Luvia's house, did that mean Chu Chen had not returned yet?

It was already the final day. Why had that guy Chu Chen still not returned? Just where had he gone?

It was not that Tohsaka Rin could not manage without Chu Chen, but this time their opponent was Berserker, a guy who knew nothing but fighting. Furthermore, as the Mirror World continued repairing itself, its area had begun shrinking. Tonight was the final day, and the Mirror World might shrink to an unimaginable size...

These were all things Chu Chen had reminded them about before leaving...

Fighting in such a cramped environment, Tohsaka Rin was somewhat worried they might encounter an opponent like Saber.

She and Luvia were not afraid of death. They were magi, and they had always been prepared for that.

But they could not drag down children like Illya and Miyu...

That was what Tohsaka Rin thought.

"Don't tell me you've fallen for that teacher... Are you planning to have a teacher-student romance, Tohsaka Rin?"

Luvia looked at Tohsaka Rin beside her with a half-smile.

"Huh? If there's something wrong with your brain, go see a doctor. Don't suddenly jump out and start acting crazy. You'll scare people!"

Tohsaka Rin's mouth twitched fiercely. She rolled her eyes and mocked Luvia at the same time.

"Even on the final day, those two still refuse to change... Li Kai and the others were absolutely right back then!"

Ruby could not help complaining.

"Lady Miyu, didn't you contact Lord Chu Chen?"

Sapphire could not help asking Miyu from the side. Miyu had told Sapphire about the system long ago. She felt it was necessary to be honest with Sapphire, so Sapphire knew Miyu could contact Chu Chen through the System Network.

Although Sapphire was also astonished by something like a system...

The abilities that had suddenly appeared in Miyu one after another left Sapphire with no choice but to believe in such an unscientific thing.

"No... I don't want to disturb Mr. Chu Chen while he's busy. If we can defeat him ourselves, then there's no need to trouble Mr. Chu Chen!" Miyu's face carried a faint trace of forced bravado, leaving Sapphire speechless.

Her master was good in every way: calm, rational, and rarely ever clouded by any factor. But she had one trait that made Sapphire ache for her, and that was how stubbornly she sometimes forced herself to be strong.

Since Miyu did not want to contact Chu Chen, Sapphire did not intend to say anything more. After all, Sapphire was not in that network. If Sapphire could contact him, Sapphire would have privately messaged Chu Chen long ago.

"Ruby!"

The time had come. Illya and Miyu gave the order at the same time, and dazzling light immediately shone from the rooftop, illuminating the night sky filled with darkness.

The next moment, they appeared on the rooftop of the building within the Mirror World.

But almost the instant they appeared, Illya and Miyu felt as if their hearts had been gripped.

"Spread out!" Illya and Miyu shouted instinctively, each protecting Tohsaka Rin and Luvia.

Under Tohsaka Rin and Luvia's horrified gazes, the ground beneath their feet suddenly exploded.

The violent impact struck Illya and Miyu directly.

Bang!

Protecting Tohsaka Rin and Luvia, Illya and Miyu were blasted away like bullets.

"Maximum physical protection!" Ruby and Sapphire did not forget to deploy their physical defenses either.

Fortunately, Illya and Miyu had both been strengthened by the system. Otherwise, that attack alone—

"Ugh..." Tohsaka Rin and Luvia clutched one of their arms. Although Illya and Miyu had protected them, they were still injured. There was nothing to be done about it. Berserker's strength was simply too great.

The next moment, the enormous black figure, like an iron tower, appeared before them.

A powerful oppressive force swept toward Illya and the others.

"That is—"

"Berserker—"

Tohsaka Rin and Luvia immediately revealed deep shock. An opponent focused on sheer power was simply too disadvantageous for them. They had just seen with their own eyes that the ground had been smashed apart directly by that giant.

Ilyasviel/Miyu triggered Item Check-in: Berserker Class Card

Check-in time limit: 30 minutes

Check-in reward: One random ability, skill, attribute, etc. from Heracles

"Mystic Eyes of Petrification!"

Miyu reacted first and hurried forward. Gem-like radiance directly enveloped Berserker before her.

The intense pressure made Berserker roar repeatedly as the muscles across his body began to swell.

"Install—Saber!"

Valiant azure armor covered Miyu's body, and the Sapphire in her hand immediately transformed into a holy sword.

Without another word, Miyu swung the holy sword in her hand and charged at Berserker before her.

"Miyu!" Illya looked anxiously at Miyu rushing forward, her gaze instinctively falling upon the Archer Class Card that had dropped from her body—her only Class Card.

Was this how it ended?

...No! She had promised to fight together with Miyu! How could she retreat here?

I still have... power I haven't brought out yet!

The next moment, Illya placed her hand on the Archer Class Card, and then—

Illya's consciousness began to fade...

At the same time, Miyu looked at Berserker restrained by the Mystic Eyes and raised the holy sword in her hand.