Vishy was unconscious, Niya was on the verge of death, and Philly was badly injured.
Among the three of them, Vishy was the one who should have been abandoned the most. If she died, Ash would not shed a single tear for her—if he did, he would definitely curse himself for being a fucking idiot—but just like the reason Ash would not kill her, if she died, she would be reborn from the Soul Box, return to reality, and might even break free of the Ruby Chains.
She was like the old-fashioned fantasy archvillain who could only be sealed away. Her death would only sow an enormous calamity for the future. Binding her to Ash was equivalent to sacrificing Ash alone to benefit the whole world.
Besides, even Ash had to admit that Vishy was a treasure girl through and through. Her knowledge, her Artificery realm, even her very self all held tremendous value. If Ash wanted to go farther on the path of a Spellcaster, there was no better guide than Vishy.
Not to mention Vishy had saved them from danger again and again. Yes, she had only been forced to do so because of the Ruby Chains' restraint. If not for the chains, the fact that she did not immediately stab Ash in the back would already count as her considering the bigger picture.
She was indeed a devil spat on by the whole world, a sinister and evil venomous snake, a brutal and tyrannical python, but at this very moment, she was also a teammate fighting shoulder to shoulder with Ash.
Philly was an indispensable key figure. If they lost Philly, this Demon, then Ash and his group of legends would be no different from mortals, unable to participate in Angel Hunting, much less contend against the