Chapter 145

Mahiro smiled slightly.

Compared to Lina, who was fully armed, Mahiro's attire was much simpler, consisting of ordinary casual clothes and one or two CAD swords, nothing more.

"I was asked to come all the way from Mashima Island."

But you, Lina.

How come you're here? It's only been less than a month since we parted, and you already miss me?

"Who would miss you, you bastard!"

Lina blushed at his words, but then asked, "So, your target is also the naval base and research institute over there?"

"Of course. There are some people here causing trouble for my girlfriend, so it's only natural that I would take action."

I stopped you just now because the Heavy Metal Burst you released had such a large radiation range that it caused communication problems.

"It's quite troublesome to keep an eye on Mayumi's current situation from a distance."

"You mean... Saegusa is currently inside the base?!"

"Uh-huh."

Mahiro a soft hum, which was taken as an affirmation.

He originally wanted to assign Mayumi a different task, and have Tina and Rita sneak in and bring the person out.

After all, they are more adept at this kind of covert intrusion work.

The problem is, Mayumi is unwilling because her brother's teacher, Ms. Morinaga, is in the room.

This request was made by that woman.

However, after receiving his affirmative answer, Lina seemed to realize something and suddenly became somewhat anxious.

He quickly opened his communication app, hoping to contact the intrusion team.

Unfortunately, communication was interfered with by electromagnetic waves, making it impossible to connect.

"No, I have to find a way to contact Hadili!"

Otherwise, the Saegusa Guild Master will die!

Mayumi Saegusa was arguably the person who took the best care of her during her time at First High School. Although she would sometimes play pranks on her, those days made her very happy.

The order for this operation was to destroy all research materials and equipment.

Knowing Laugh's character as she did, she would definitely kill the researchers along with him!

It's even possible that they might mistakenly believe that Saegusa Nanagusa is a researcher and kill her!

And Hadili certainly wouldn't stop him!

"There's no need to worry about Mayumi. Lina, you should worry about yourself."

"What's the meaning?"

"It's simple. Do you think I would let Mayumi risk her life to enter such a dangerous research institute alone? You sent two Stars members to infiltrate the base this time, right? They're probably dead by now."

As the sea breeze blew by, Mahiro's words gradually drifted away with the wind.

It drifted into Lina's ear, and she stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Meanwhile, at the naval base.

"Louise, I've found someone here; they should be the third-party force my brother mentioned."

"Okay, I understand, Fie. I'll let Rita know. But I've also encountered an outsider, who seems to know my brother. He's a man in cool armor... I really want to take his clothes off and give them to my brother."

"Mahiro It would look really good on Makoto-sama."

"Louise, don't do that. Mahiro doesn't like clothes that other people have worn. Why don't we design a set for Mahiro based on that person's style?"

"Tch~ I know, Tina- neechan, that's great, you're so close to my brother..."

The girls chatted idly over the communicator, each keeping an eye on their own target, ready to strike at any moment.

Accompanying Mayumi infiltrated the base were Azari Springer Sting and Erin Spencer, although their IP rankings were not high, they were comparable to Tina's.

But they are the two most suitable for the job of guarding.

However, just then, the chatter between the three little girls was interrupted by a shout.

"Hey, what the hell are you talking about! Don't you know that chatting is prohibited during missions? Get back to work!"

"Rita, has your situation been resolved?"

"It's almost over, he's just one last breath."

As she spoke, Rita gave a cold glance at the person at her feet.

"Hehehehe... cough! What an exaggerated little girl! I really want to tear you to pieces, I want to hear your dying screams! Cough cough--"

Also dressed in black combat gear, a red-haired man lay on the ground, severely wounded, with a gruesome gash on his chest revealing his internal organs, blood gushing out like it was free, yet a cruel smile still lingered on his face.

Goodbye, you disgusting scum.

Rita said coldly, then expressionlessly swung her knife down, ending the other's life.

However, Rita seemed lost in thought as she looked at the man's corpse.

"Is this what a magician is?"

The clothes seemed to have something called CAD installed on them, making it a little difficult to fight.

But it's not too difficult.

She was superior in both speed and strength. Although her moves were somewhat strange, she was far inferior to that despicable man.

He's probably just an insignificant nobody... maybe.

Rita guessed this to herself, then spoke into the communicator again, "I'm all set on my end."

"Okay, Rita, I'll get started too."

"No, Tina, give this person to me!"

Then, Rita heard a series of metallic clanging sounds coming from the communication, along with some light-like effects, and finally several loud gunshots.

Everything fell silent.

"Waaah... Sister Tina, didn't we agree that you'd let me have the head?! You've smashed it to pieces, how am I supposed to cut it off and give it to Brother?! I won't get any praise from Brother now!"

Tina: "..."

No.

If you cut off a head and hand it to Mahiro, he'll only scold you, right?

Tina couldn't bring herself to say those words.

I just think that yandere and the like are really terrifying.

"And this is just the beginning. The USNA submarines that come next will also be destroyed."

Mahiro, as if telling a story, recounted to Lina what was about to happen.

As expected.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a gust of wind, cold enough to freeze the air, rose from the sea and shot straight into the sky.

Feeling the chill, Lina instinctively looked down and saw that the once turbulent sea had transformed into a glacier resembling land.

The submarine, which had originally surfaced, was now completely frozen in place!

On the pitch-black metal exterior, a layer of ice, as cold as frost, had condensed!

It was completely transformed into a shimmering, icy world.

"This is... the Ice Fog Domain?! No... no, this scale has reached the strategic level!"

Lina couldn't believe her eyes.

Since the man in front of them wasn't emitting any Psion Light, it couldn't have been him, so...

Could it be Miyuki?!

In her understanding, the only magician who was so skilled at making large-scale changes to events over a wide area and who had a close relationship with Yotsuba Mahiro was Miyuki Shiba.

However, if it's strategic-level magic, ordinary general-purpose CAD software simply can't meet the performance requirements; it's not even capable of handling a startup-level application...

That's her understanding, and that's indeed the case.

When she raised her hand, she noticed that the Yotsuba Mahiro CAD she was holding was a portable model in the color of ice and snow, the very one that Miyuki had once used!

Looking away, she noticed that Miyuki was standing on the shore near the naval base.

He held a small, black knife high in his hand.

The Psion Light surrounding his body was even brighter than moonlight, and the way he held the blade aloft resembled a shaman's praise.

Her dress fluttered and danced in the sea breeze.

Her long, flowing black hair made her look like an ice queen!

The strategic-level magic "Ice Age" is activated!

"Ugh..."

The howling, biting wind stung Lina's face, yet a faint sound of resentment escaped her throat.

"Is this your true strength, Miyuki...?"

Although she had already suspected that Miyuki Shiba might be a strategic-level player like herself.

But I never expected it to be true...

Just what kind of monsters have gathered around this guy?!

Needless to say, he himself was more than capable of completely crushing and defeating him, and his opponent, Miyuki, was also of strategic caliber.

Not to mention, the team even included rare Elemental Families and individuals with special abilities.

Her magic was slightly inferior, but in hand-to-hand combat she was more than capable of instantly killing the Chiba Family's daughter.

Moreover, it's said that the girl he exchanged with also possesses extremely high magical abilities, and with a little nurturing, her future potential is immeasurable...

Finally, Lina's resentful gaze fell on Yotsuba Mahiro.

"... What do you want this time?"

Having done so much, she didn't believe this guy simply wanted to destroy the naval base; otherwise, he wouldn't have attacked the submarine she was on.

"It's nothing, really. You rejected my suggestion last time, so I came up with a new plan on the spot. I just didn't expect you to come to me like this."

Upon hearing his words, Lina immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

Last time, I had this feeling that I was being stuffed into a cream puff.

So this time...

Is this guy planning to do it on the ice below?

It's very cold!

However, it's quite obvious that the girl's imagination ran wild.

"Don't worry, I don't have that much energy. There's plenty of time. So this time I've come up with a great way to keep you by my side forever."

"Phew, that scared me to death. As long as it's not that kind of thing... Wait, what did you say?"

Lina breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then immediately realized something was wrong.

Yotsuba Mahiro, meeting her astonished gaze, spoke in a rare serious tone:

"What I mean is, since Miss Lina is a strategic-level mage who illegally entered the country and cast a strategic-level spell on our territory, then as a member of the Ten Master Clans, I will represent the Yotsuba Family to arrest you!"

"Ha?!!!"

Lina's astonishment echoed across the sky.

She never expected that Yotsuba Mahiro had this in mind!