Yoshino woke up after dealing with the last bit of corrupted aura. But when Yoshino opened her eyes and saw Hoshizora Rin's small face only a few fingers away, a shy blush appeared on her face. She could feel the other person's breath and the scent on her body.
The shy Yoshino clenched her right fist and covered her mouth, her eyes darting left and right as she turned her head, not daring to look at her. It was just that her unconscious expression was a bit too cute.
Yoshino's shy expression instantly hit Hoshizora Rin's soft spot, making Hoshizora Rin, who felt a little guilty for her mischief, see the adorable Yoshino's breathing quicken. Remembering the feeling of her first kiss, her eyes became hazy as she slowly leaned towards Yoshino's small mouth.
"Waaah!" Yoshino saw Hoshizora Rin's expression and knew what she wanted to do. She had seen this expression many times on Toujou Nozomi and Suzuya Yuriko.
It wasn't her first kiss either. However, this time the object was Hoshizora Rin, someone she hadn't kissed before. If she stopped her, she felt it would hurt her feelings. What had she done to her before she woke up? Did she attack her?
The conflicted Yoshino could already feel her breath on her face. Helpless, she could only tightly close her eyes, clench her small hands in front of her, and pout her lips slightly.
But reality is often cruel; you know, there aren't just the two of you present, young lady.
Toujou Nozomi and the other person, who had been watching, immediately came over and separated the two. Minami Kotori, with a slight smile, dragged Hoshizora Rin away. Now, they needed to have a good talk. Yes, a good talk.
Watching Hoshizora Rin struggle as she was pulled away by the two, Yoshino and Tokisaki Kurumi exchanged glances and sighed helplessly.
Yoshino didn't think Toujou Nozomi would do anything bad to Hoshizora Rin. You see, everyone in Muse was family, and even if there were any conflicts between family members, they would return to normal in an instant.
Not long after, the group, led by Yoshino, arrived at a wall of DEM. After touching the wall with magic, the wall began to react, slowly descending to reveal a door leading underground.
"Waaahhh~" Seeing this sight, everyone's mouths dropped open. Tokisaki Kurumi had also infiltrated directly through shadows during her invasion. So now she was also very surprised by the scene before her.
The underground space hidden within DEM was Yoshino's target for this operation. Most of the guards here were controlled by machines, unlike the surface where people monitored. It seemed that Isaac usually didn't let people act as guards, except for his most trusted Ellen.
But this is understandable; after all, as the most evil villain BOSS in this world, having such a mindset is justifiable. People are fickle, and even he cannot know if his employees will suddenly betray him one day. Therefore, entrusting everything to robots that only act based on the system is the most reassuring.
"It seems that because Sister Kurumi and Yoshino's spirit waves were detected, the security here has been strengthened," Yoshino said, sensing the number of mechanical dolls inside the base.
"Hmm, I also tried to infiltrate this place before, and it took a lot of effort to evade detection and reach the sixth floor. I don't know if they would temporarily hide the Spirits if they detected us, so we'd better be careful."
Yoshino was a little worried if their previous infiltration would cause them to transfer the Spirits now. After all, even Ratatoskr had spatial transfer equipment. Yoshino didn't believe that DEM, whose scientific technology was not backward at all, wouldn't have such high-tech devices.
Isaac tortured Honjou Nia for five years. Although Yoshino was kind, she still wanted to teach him a lesson. But thinking of the unknown number of DEM's aerial fleets and the already successful satellite orbital cannon technology in the original work, they had too many trump cards. Now was not the time to clash with them.
She wasn't afraid of satellite orbital cannons, but Toujou Nozomi and the others, who had just started cultivating, didn't have the strength to resist such power.
Sensing the location of the spirit wave emanating from Honjou Nia, and with the specific coordinates, a magic circle generated beneath their feet enveloped everyone. Tokisaki Kurumi, who initially thought it was an enemy attack, saw the blue light emanating from Yoshino's eyes and remembered that this was the method they used when they first arrived on this island.
'It seems I need to get to know this younger sister better. The power from another world, with her help, I should be able to achieve my wish.'
Thus, they arrived at the sixth floor, where the spirit wave reactions were concentrated. Many containers were stacked here. After using her ability to sense, she found that the containers were all filled with ordinary reserve supplies, looking nothing like a place where Honjou Nia would be imprisoned.
"Could she have already been transferred? Their strongest magician has already been defeated, and the time from when those members sent a distress signal to headquarters until now is enough for them to take the Spirit away. Transferring her makes sense."
"No, Sister Nozomi. The barrier I set up around the base earlier blocked communications, so no distress signals could be sent out. I think the main base shouldn't have received any information about this place."
Her magic could even block Academy City's technology. Even if the worlds and technologies were different, this was a barrier specifically developed by the Magic Side to prevent technological equipment from exploring. Yoshino believed there was no way this barrier could be discovered.
"Then the only possibility now is that there's another hidden layer below. How vigilant! It seems they were guarding against people like Sister Kurumi, who are skilled in stealth, using such methods." But it was still useless. For Yoshino, who possessed the 103,000 grimoires, it was just a layer of floor, which could be dealt with more easily.
When they arrived at the seventh floor, their view was blocked. What came into view was Honjou Nia, dressed in a jet-black nun's habit with a hint of blood red.
Found her!?
Yoshino, delighted, was about to enter when Toujou Nozomi pulled her into her arms, not letting her see Honjou Nia's current state. Minami Kotori and Hoshizora Rin also looked at Honjou Nia with pale faces; the fresh red blood on her body was so glaring in their eyes.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!!!"
Accompanied by Honjou Nia's painful screams, fresh blood began to flow from her body, staining her black spirit dress.
"…" Hearing this sound, Yoshino trembled in Toujou Nozomi's arms. She could imagine the miserable state Honjou Nia was being tortured in. Unable to bear witnessing this scene, Yoshino could only tightly hug Toujou Nozomi, letting her soothe her emotions. If she lost her sanity again, she didn't know if she would be able to wake up.
Honjou Nia was restrained in a silver-white chair, with large amounts of fresh blood flowing from her forehead, hands, and thighs. Such a blood loss would have killed an ordinary person countless times, but as a Spirit, Honjou Nia possessed strong regenerative abilities. However, this ability now only intensified her torture.
"This is too much!" Minami Kotori looked with unbearable sadness at the researchers in white coats, holding specialized laser scalpels. Even in her kind heart, a trace of murderous intent emerged at this moment.
"This is what happens to Spirits when they are captured by DEM. You should know that she was captured five years ago, and this kind of torture isn't the first time." Tokisaki Kurumi took out Zafkiel (Time's Emperor) and summoned her clones, "Now let me make my appearance. You know, I am the 'Most Evil Spirit'; killing is nothing to me. Let me handle this."
Tokisaki Kurumi showed a benevolent smile to Toujou Nozomi and the others.
Toujou Nozomi, who had never killed anyone, didn't have the courage to commit murder. She thought, 'Let me do this.'
"This time, let blood stain this sinful place. As an accomplice of the Spirits, I must take good revenge on you."
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