Black Stockings, White Stockings, or Bare Feet?

The giant skeleton quickly enveloped her, but she was still a step too late.

The singularity of energy, possessing the power to destroy the world, was rapidly expanding, engulfing her and the skeletal giant within it.

Rumble!!!

A deafening explosion rang out again from thousands of kilometers away from Itogami Island.

Immediately afterwards, a dark yellow hemispherical object could be vaguely seen covering the sea surface, before disappearing in an instant.

Only an Abyss remained on the sea surface.

Billions of tons of seawater are pouring into the abyss, and air is constantly being drawn into it, forming storms.

Mahiro's black, tousled hair was whipped around by the air currents. He stood there motionless, clicking his tongue with a hint of regret.

"Tsk, did we let this guy get away after all?"

True Ancestors are incredibly difficult to kill; they're as persistent as cockroaches.

It's okay, we didn't kill it this time, we can play again next time.

With this thought in mind, Mahiro felt enlightened, turned around and stepped back into the thick fog, preparing to return to Itogami Island.

Itogami Island.

Koyomi Himgari, the overseer of the Feast of the Flame, had not yet left, standing blankly at the broken dock, gazing at everything in the distance.

Everything was already beyond my control.

No, or rather, from the very beginning, this Feast of the Flame had already gone off track.

Meanwhile, on the frozen glacier at the dock, echoes of heart-pounding footsteps reverberate, like the echo of death pounding in one's heart.

A figure slowly walked over from a distance.

That was the last thing she wanted to see.

Moreover, that figure had already locked onto her!

"Is the battle over?"

Just then, a rather authoritative voice came from the upper right of Koyomi Himgari.

The girl subconsciously looked up and saw Natsuki Minamiya holding a parasol and wearing a black Lolita dress. However, Natsuki Minamiya's little face had a look of watching a show.

They seem to have no intention of intervening at all.

Koyomi Himgari couldn't help but frown and say:

"Natsuki Minamiya, the Feast of the Flame has already chosen an emperor. Aren't you going to try and stop it?"

Hearing this, Natsuki Minamiya laughed. Her laughter was soft and mocking. She said softly:

"I'm sorry, Lord Three Saints of the Lion King Agency, I'm only responsible for monitoring Yotsuba Mahiro, but I can't stop him from doing whatever he really wants."

Koyomi Himgari: "..."

A blatant attempt to shirk responsibility!

There was nothing she could do. Putting aside whether Natsuki Minamiya had any way to deal with this man, Natsuki Minamiya herself was filled with hostility towards the Lion King Agency.

Therefore, the final solution still fell to her.

But how do we solve this?

As the overseer of this Feast of the Flame, she had already shown enough favoritism towards the other chosen ones, completely disregarding Yotsuba Mahiro. She could easily use these people to get rid of Yotsuba Mahiro.

Unexpectedly, everyone lost.

Leading the Shadow Garden, they, as humans, use familiars to do things beyond human comprehension.

Even the Third True Ancestor was defeated by this man.

Just as Koyomi Himgari was pondering a solution, the unsettling footsteps drew near. Turning around, Yotsuba Mahiro was already inches away, startling Koyomi Himgari so much that she trembled and said in a trembling voice:

"I am the overseer of the Feast of the Flame. Once you've attacked other Chosen Ones, you can no longer attack me."

Mahiro no sign of stopping.

Koyomi Himgari said again:

"... I apologize for the unfair treatment I received from you as Three Saints of the Lion King Agency during the Feast of the Flame. I can offer compensation, therefore..."

Is it possible to reach a settlement?

Chapter 357 Black Stockings, White Stockings, or Bare Feet? (7K)

High God Forest!

The High God Shrine!

It was still that familiar, spacious shrine hall, and the place where the statues should have been placed was still shrouded in a semi-transparent gauze curtain.

The difference is...

Last time, there were three people sitting behind the curtain, but now there are only two.

There was another person lying face down on the tatami mat.

That person was none other than Koyomi Himgari.

The girl beside her was tenderly applying medicine to Koyomi Himgari's face with a cotton swab.

But this wasn't the worst part of her injury; her buttocks were the most severely injured.

Originally, the JK girl named Koyomi Himgari, whose real name is Scarlet Rice, was the kind of plain-looking girl with a flat chest and small butt, the kind who would be completely inconspicuous even if thrown into a vast crowd.

But now, her original little bottom has been brutally beaten into an American-style perky butt, swollen high, making Koyomi Himgari dare not move around at all.

"How could things have turned out like this?! That man actually dares to show such contempt for the Lion King Agency! You wait, I'll avenge you!"

The speaker was one of the Three Saints who oversaw the Lion King Agency.

She was a woman with an extremely beautiful face, fair and translucent skin, light green hair, and eyes of the same color, and a deep-set face with a high nose bridge.

And her long, pointed ears, which best define her non-human features, indicate that she is a demon, an immortal being—an elf.

But unlike the elegance, composure, and purity that elves exude from their very core, this elf was extremely irritable and angry at this moment.

She is Yuantang Yuan, one of the Three Saints.

However, seeing that Yuantang Yuan was about to get up and leave the shrine, Koyomi Himgari calm face showed a hint of panic for the first time, and she quickly stopped him:

"Teacher, don't go!"

"Yes, Yuantang Yuan, calm down. I heard that even the Third True Ancestor Chaos Empress Gada, suffered a setback at the hands of that man. How could our Lion King Agency's Three Saints possibly be a match for him?"

Another person also spoke up to offer advice.

The person who said this was a graceful young woman with a curvaceous figure and a very impressive physique.

The girl wore a red and white shrine maiden outfit, had very delicate features, and possessed long, pure white hair reminiscent of the fur of an adorable Arctic fox. She exuded a mysterious and captivating aura.

However, unlike her youthful and beautiful appearance, her speech revealed a sense of vicissitude and old age.

She was the last of the Three Saints, An Shiranui.

An Shiranui's words were met with complete agreement from Koyomi Himgari.

Just how terrifying was Yotsuba Mahiro? Even now, Koyomi Himgari still remembers it vividly, as if it were yesterday.

Beating himself up was probably the least noticeable thing Yotsuba Mahiro did during this Feast of the Flame.

This man was able to treat the Fourth Progenitor's familiar as nothing.

He fought a bloody battle with Vatler at the docks, then battled the Third Progenitor, and finally returned unscathed.

Even the docks on Itogami Island were temporarily altered by the battle between the two, and the thick glaciers still show no signs of thawing.

Not to mention, the people following Yotsuba Mahiro are also extremely powerful.

The blonde elf who silently killed the arms dealer.

The Librarian Witch almost turned the world upside down.

And that orc, he treated the Ninth Prince of the Extinction Dynasty like a toy, giving him a sound beating and then hanging him on a flagpole to serve as a banner.

Even those elves each wielded a weapon-shaped familiar, whose terrifying magical power was in no way inferior to that of the elders, while that golden-haired elf was infinitely close to the True Ancestor!

This is naturally thanks to Ita, who is also the laziest researcher.

Vatler, who had originally intended to take advantage of the chaos to suck blood, immediately turned into mist and fled upon seeing this.

Even the destruction of his "Oceanus Grave" cruise ship didn't bother him at all. He boarded a small boat overnight and escaped from Itogami Island from another dock, rushing back to the War King's Domain.

And what about the Three Saints?

While they certainly possess strength, they are not as powerful as the Third True Ancestor. Even though the Seven-Style Assault Anti-Demon Machine Gun has the resonance inscription of the [Divine Vibration Wave Drive Technique] that can nullify magic power, sever barriers, and pose a deadly threat to vampires and other demons, and can even kill True Ancestors.

But they still could not possibly be a match for the True Ancestor.

Otherwise, why would they bother to appease various forces by sending women to monitor them? If they had that kind of power, they would have destroyed the three great Night Empire long ago.

"Sigh, so what's next?"

After being persuaded by the three, Yuantang Yuan regained her composure and plopped back down on the tatami mat.

"There's an old Chinese saying, 'A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years.' Why should we rush things? A steady, long-term approach is what's best for our Lion King Agency."

As she spoke, An Shiranui raised her eyelids slightly, concealing her red lips with the wide sleeves of her kimono, and looked at Yuantang Yuan with a half-smile.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Bai Nai!"

"It's nothing, you were just too impulsive."

"Really? Hmm, I was indeed a bit impulsive."

Yuantang Yuan smiled indifferently, completely unconcerned about the teasing of the junior in front of him.

It's important to know that she was a contemporary of the Fourth Progenitor, so she naturally lived a more open-minded life.

"Hehe, then let's sort out the most important things right now."

An Shiranui withdrew her gaze from Yuantang Yuan and asked Koyomi Himgari, who was lying on the tatami:

"How did the Feast of the Flame end? Did that man become the Fourth Progenitor? Or did one of his subordinates become the Fourth Progenitor? Or has the Fourth Progenitor already been taken into his hands?"

Actually, when she asked that question, An Shiranui was also very nervous, as was Yuantang Yuan.

Yotsuba Mahiro is already powerful enough, even rivaling the Third Gada in both magic and martial arts. If he were to receive the power of the Vampire Progenitor and the twelve familiars who are the embodiment of calamity, his existence would be enough to shatter the world's order.

However, Koyomi Himgari said something that surprised them.

"The Feast of the Flame has ended, but the Fourth Progenitor has not appeared..."

"What's the meaning?"

Yuantang Yuan's brows furrowed slightly.

I can understand each word individually, so why can't I understand them at all when they're put together?

Koyomi Himgari explained:

"All twelve original bodies were collected and controlled by Yotsuba Mahiro, but that man did not control the Fourth Progenitor, nor did he absorb the power of the Fourth Progenitor. Instead, he lured out the First Primogenitor and killed it..."

Koyomi Himgari recounted the events of the Feast of the Flame to his colleagues.

This might be the shortest-lived Feast of the Flame ever.

The event started in the afternoon but ended by evening, leaving enough time even for dinner.

The entire process took only a few hours, even faster than the Holy Grail War, which was wiped out in a single night!

Koyomi Himgari clearly witnessed everything.

Set in Itogami City, the twelve entities gather on an artificial island.

The First Primogenitor, who is the Fourth Progenitor, is hiding inside the body of a girl named Nagisa Akatsuki.

That very night Nagisa Akatsuki was brought to the side of the twelve original bodies.

But when there were nearly twelve original bodies, the pure and kind Nagisa Akatsuki disappeared, replaced by a being with a pure face and alluring mannerisms.

"Hmm, not bad, Mr. Mahiro. The contract nail has been driven in, and you have fulfilled your promise very well."