The dark-red tide of gravity began to recede from the hall.
But the oppressive force, vast as an abyss, still lingered all around.
Sona sat collapsed on the floor, her face deathly pale.
Sweat beaded on her forehead.
Large drops fell onto the carpet.
"President! Are you all right?"
Shinra Tsubaki cried out, anxious and terrified.
She stared at Sona, drenched and helpless.
Deep in her heart,
terror and anguish surged up and swallowed her whole.
"Don't be afraid, President! I'll protect you!"
Shinra Tsubaki bit her lip so hard her knuckles whitened.
She cried out again.
Without a moment's hesitation, she took a great step forward.
She tried to put herself between Sona and the danger.
"An ant like you has no right to challenge His Majesty's authority."
Rias looked down at her coldly and warned her.
Shinra Tsubaki paid no heed.
She tried to raise a barrier of holy light to protect Sona.
But
the instant she stepped within three meters of Tobirama,
BOOM!
A boundless surge of Supreme Pure Yang Aura crashed down like an ocean.
Shinra Tsubaki's delicate body
shuddered violently the moment the aura touched her.
That lethal, addictive Emperor-level allure
entered through every pore
and flooded every corner of her body in an instant.
"Mm... So hot..."
Shinra Tsubaki's mind went blank.
The magic power within her vanished without a trace.
Her usually cool, dignified face flushed crimson.
Thud!
Shinra Tsubaki's knees buckled.
Her whole body sagged.
Her legs lost all strength, and she sank helplessly to the floor.
She slumped beside Sona,
panting hard as her blue eyes grew hazy.
Just a trace of Supreme Pure Yang Aura
had robbed the Sitri Family's vice president of any power to resist.
"My lord... Sona was wrong..."
"Please, my lord... spare the Sitri Family..."