"Origami!"
The leader glared at the other party in dissatisfaction. This forced them into a battle with two Spirits!
As the team leader, besides dealing with Spirits, she also needed to consider the lives of her other members.
The other members of the team were all young girls in their prime, and she didn't want any casualties to occur due to their own mistakes.
"Spirits… must be eliminated."
Facing the leader's gaze, the girl named Origami showed no change in expression, as if she had done something very ordinary.
"Honestly! When we get back, I will definitely lecture you! Origami! Just you wait!"
There was no other way. The shot had already been fired, so the mission could only proceed. Given Origami's past behavior, she would never leave easily.
"Is this the trouble you spoke of, Yoshinon? It seems this world isn't so gentle to you."
A light blue, diamond-shaped light screen blocked the opponent's attack, a Imaginary Barrier. To break this barrier, one would need Herrscher-level attacks.
She didn't think these people's attacks could reach the Herrscher level. If it was just ordinary firepower, trying to break through her barrier was simply wishful thinking.
"Tsukiyo-chan, let's leave. These people always attack me whenever I appear, and they won't leave until I go back."
Yoshino tugged on Inaba Tsukiyo's sleeve, looking at the AST unit in the sky, and whispered.
Every time she descends, she faces attacks from these guys, and Yoshino has developed a phobia of them.
If Inaba Tsukiyo hadn't been standing in front, she probably would have quickly left to find a place to wait for the time to return as soon as the AST members appeared.
"Oh? Every time? Do they bully you every time you appear?"
Inaba Tsukiyo looked at these guys with a hint of anger. How dare they bully such a cute child like Yoshino? These guys were definitely bad people.
Even if the surrounding damage was caused by their descent, they never intended to harm anyone.
"That's right, every time these guys try to bully Yoshino. Yoshino doesn't want to hurt them, so they brazenly attack her. It's too much!"
Yoshino was afraid of pain, so she thought others were afraid of pain too.
She didn't want to hurt anyone, even though she was attacked every time she descended, and even though these people were much, much weaker than her, she had never hurt anyone.
Touching Yoshino's small head with a hint of pity, Inaba Tsukiyo felt herself caring more for this kind Little fellow, beyond just pity.
"Captain, it has been confirmed that the one who descended with Hermit (The Recluse) is a Spirit. Should we attack together?"
"...Attack!"
There was no other way; the mission of the AST unit was to annihilate these Spirits, and there was no possibility of retreating.
Even to test the capabilities of this unknown Spirit, they had to attack.
Following the commander's order, all members took out their firearms and attacked Inaba Tsukiyo and Yoshino.
With live ammunition, a hit could mean death; these guys truly wanted to eliminate them.
"...Boring."
Facing the barrage-like attack, Inaba Tsukiyo curled her lips in disdain. She despised this kind of attack the most.
A simple snap of her fingers, and the space in front of Inaba Tsukiyo tore apart, countless spaces devouring all the bullets.
This scene shocked the AST members and the Fraxinus members who were watching.
They had never seen a Spirit with such abilities. The barriers Spirits created could block most bullet attacks, but AST's bullets were not meant to kill Spirits, only to put pressure on them.
Ultimately, melee weapons like light sabers were used to strike the Spirits, so bullets were at most used to deplete the Spirit's spiritual power.
Yoshino, standing behind, adorably opened her mouth, looking at Inaba Tsukiyo in front of her with surprise.
After the space devoured all the bullets, they remained within the Imaginary Space.
"Although I appreciate your gifts, these gifts are truly too grand."
"Returning them to you."
The spatial gate reopened, but this time it opened around the AST members.
"This is... bad! Everyone! Activate your Territory!"
Recalling the attacks just swallowed by the spatial gate, the team leader quickly ordered the members to activate their Territory.
Not long after the leader finished speaking, countless bullets poured out from within the spatial gate.
These were the bullets they had fired, but Inaba Tsukiyo was now using them as a means to attack them.
"Aaahhhhh!!!!"
For a moment, screams continuously rang out. Although protected by the Territory, the strength and precision of the Territory were determined by the user's willpower.
The moment the Territory was broken, the attacked members screamed and fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground.
"How does it feel to be hurt by your own weapons, ladies?"
She smiled as she approached the fallen AST members, asking them as if inquiring, 'Have you eaten?' Her words were filled with malice.
"Damn Spirit!!"
Facing Inaba Tsukiyo's question, the girl named Origami, somewhat exasperated, threw away her firearm, drew her light saber, and lunged at Inaba Tsukiyo, wanting to fight to the death.
Suddenly, countless arms extended from the ground, grabbing the girl's legs. Not only her, but other AST members also received the same treatment, unable to move under the restraint of these arms.
"[Imaginary Arms], hehe~ Even if I tell you the name of the move, you still won't understand its purpose."
"So, for bullying Yoshino all this time, how should I punish you?"
To be honest, Inaba Tsukiyo had tens of thousands of ways to teach them a lesson without harming their lives, but with so many helpless girls here, she didn't know which method would be best.
"Um... um, Tsukiyo-chan."
Suddenly, Yoshino came to Inaba Tsukiyo's side, hesitated as she glanced at the AST members, and whispered.
"Can you, can you please not hurt them? They didn't hurt me, so please don't hurt them, okay?"
"Oh? You want me to let them go? Is that really okay? This is such a rare opportunity to properly make them pay for past grievances."
Revenge for grudges, retribution for wrongs. These guys, bound by the Imaginary Arms, had no ability to resist. Even if she drew tally marks on their thighs with an oil pen, they probably couldn't struggle.
It must be said that the combat suits they wore were truly perfect for drawing tally marks on their legs. These tight-fitting suits, like school swimsuits, completely exposed their legs.
Yoshino hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she didn't say anything about punishing them.
There was no other way. Since Yoshino had already said so, Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't make her uncomfortable, but she still had to teach them a small lesson.
'Hey, hey, since you want to teach them a lesson, how about choosing a method that will leave a deep impression on them?'
'Is that you? What kind of crooked idea do you have this time?'
Every time at moments like this, Herrscher Tsukiyo would come up with all sorts of bad ideas.
But honestly, the ideas she came up with were often quite effective, just full of malicious fun. She wondered where this guy found these methods.
'Never mind that, whether it's a crooked idea or not, as long as it can teach these guys a good lesson, it's a good idea. I've already put the item in the Imaginary Space; you can find it there.'
It's already in the Imaginary Space? This guy always does all sorts of strange things behind her back.
From the Imaginary Space, she took out the item Herrscher Tsukiyo had provided. It was a bottle containing a green liquid.
Twisting open the cap, she dabbed a little on her hand and sniffed it. A pleasant scent wafted up.
"medicated oil?"
Although centuries had passed, this scent was too familiar to her. The moment she smelled it, Inaba Tsukiyo remembered exactly what it was.
"Yes, that's right, it's medicated oil. Put a little of this on their nether regions, and I guarantee they'll remember this. Hehe~ Hurry, hurry. Let me see their 'excited' expressions."
"...What a twisted sense of humor, to even come up with such an idea."
Sighing, Inaba Tsukiyo felt a strange sympathy for the girls about to endure this 'torture.' The medicated oil punishment was far worse than imagined.
Under Origami's furious gaze, a virtual arm flipped Origami over. Seizing the opportunity, Inaba Tsukiyo pinched off the bottle cap and applied some medicated oil there.
"You bastard!"
Origami didn't know what Inaba Tsukiyo had done to her; she only felt something had been applied to her private parts.
At first, there was no sensation, but then a burning and stinging sensation continuously stimulated her brain.
This intense stimulation made the girl cry out in pain; the feeling was truly unbearable.
This peculiar pain—to call it pain, it was more like an unbearable 'thrill' from extreme coolness.
Both cool and painful... The other AST members, seeing Origami's reaction, trembled as they looked at the medicated oil in Inaba Tsukiyo's hand.
Even Origami showed such an expression; how much would it hurt if that stuff was applied to them?
No sooner had they thought this than everyone's vision blurred, and the entire world turned upside down.
Everyone watched in terror as Inaba Tsukiyo, holding the medicated oil, approached them. Amidst Origami's screams, Inaba Tsukiyo's smile was like that of a demon, making the girls understand true despair.
Inaba Tsukiyo's actions stunned the Fraxinus members; both the The Boys and girls felt a chill down below. This guy must be a demon.
The girl sitting in the Commander's seat even dropped the lollipop from her mouth.
This unknown Spirit, both in terms of ability and behavior, could be marked as dangerous.
Although she didn't kill anyone, her actions caused the AST members unbearable suffering.
'Is it really okay to let Shiori interact with this person?'
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