Then she turned back, raised her right index finger, and curled her lips into a slight smile.
"The preparations are complete. Now all I have to do is press this button, and—boom!"
As if acting out the explosion, Kotori flung her arms wide.
Seeing her say that with such an innocent expression, Shiizaki turned pale with fright.
"Miss Lingmeng and the others are still inside the venue! If they get caught in the blast—"
She doubted that Spirits like Lingmeng would be injured by a bombardment from the Fraxinus.
But besides their enemy Ellen, there were thousands of spectators inside the venue!
Although that was not Kotori's intention, it was undeniable that her actions would cause massive casualties.
"Hahaha... So what? Anyone who defies my dear big sister will pay, no matter who they are!"
Not listening to a word Shiizaki said, Kotori burst out laughing. She laughed like a certain vector-wielding guy.
With that, she raised her hand high and brought it down toward the button.
But just then—
The bridge doors suddenly slid open with a whoosh.
A blue figure immediately flew in from outside.
As she passed Shiizaki and Reine, Kawagoe and Minowa, who had been restraining them, were instantly knocked to the floor.
Then she appeared right in front of Kotori and unceremoniously punched her in the stomach.
Neither too hard nor too soft—just enough to knock her unconscious.
With a "Gah—", Kotori clutched her stomach and passed out.
It was not over yet. After catching the collapsing Kotori, the blue figure
did not forget to give Kannazuki a hard kick in the backside.
"Ooh~"
After letting out a strange moan,
Kannazuki slid several meters across the floor, clutched his freshly kicked backside, and said with a blissful expression,
"P-please... do kick me harder..."
With that,