"Rookie! You're really something; you actually managed to capture Young Miss Konoka." Amagi Chigusa, who was anxiously waiting, felt a wave of pleasant surprise as she saw Konoe Konoka appear beside Fate. She had initially thought there would be no chance to capture Konoe Konoka after she entered the Kansai Jujutsu Association headquarters, but she didn't expect such a pleasant surprise. As long as she used Konoe Konoka's magic power, which was even greater than the King of Thousand Curses, her operation was bound to succeed this time! "How did you manage to get through that large barrier at the headquarters? To capture Young Miss Konoka so easily."
"I should have just let you do this from the beginning; then there wouldn't have been so much trouble." Although Amagi Chigusa didn't know why Konoe Konoka didn't resist at all, it was even better this way, as it saved her a lot of trouble. She didn't pay too much attention to this matter, her mind was now filled with the vision of controlling both Kansai and Kanto after her plan succeeded. "Now, as long as we take Young Miss to that place, we'll win. But we still need a little time to summon that thing."
However, this fellow didn't even consider why Fate could so easily enter the barrier that ordinary jujutsu practitioners couldn't, and bring Konoe Konoka out. Such a simple-minded person would only ever be a small-time character; they would never achieve anything great. Moreover, she didn't know that her plan to conquer all of Kanto this time was destined to end in defeat. Even Fate didn't think highly of her; even if a miracle occurred, her plan wouldn't come to fruition. After all, the enemy's strength this time was simply too powerful, even he felt a lot of pressure.
"..." Fate, standing silently beside her, simply held Konoe Konoka's shoulder and ignored all of Amagi Chigusa's words.
"Heh heh... you're really cute, Young Miss. If you had been this cooperative before, none of this would have happened." Looking at Konoe Konoka standing next to Fate, Amagi Chigusa showed an evil smile and slowly walked up to Konoe Konoka, saying, "Don't worry, Young Miss. As long as you behave, we won't treat you badly."
"Stop it..." Just as Amagi Chigusa's hand was about to touch Konoe Konoka's face, Fate, who had been standing silently, instantly grabbed the hand reaching for Konoe Konoka. He had discussed with 'Good' that Konoe Konoka must not be harmed or wronged in any way; he would not allow the initial agreement to be broken. "Don't touch her, Amagi Chigusa."
"You..." Although she wanted to pull her hand back, Fate was unmoved by Amagi Chigusa's weak struggles and remained standing there with a cold expression. Seeing Fate like this, Amagi Chigusa sighed helplessly and said, "I understand. I promise I won't touch Young Miss again. Is that enough? Can you let go?"
"..." Since Amagi Chigusa had promised, Fate didn't continue to make things difficult for his rather useless employer. He released her arm and looked ahead, saying, "They've caught up."
"Is that so?" Perhaps because Konoe Konoka was in their hands, Amagi Chigusa's face showed no signs of worry when she heard the pursuers were arriving. Instead, her face showed an eager expression. Since pursuers were coming, it was also a good opportunity to test Konoe Konoka's power.
"Let's just let them witness Young Miss's power; that way, they'll regret why they didn't stay in their base longer." Amagi Chigusa took out a talisman, which, as if controlled by some power, automatically flew onto Konoe Konoka's body. The talisman began to emit a dazzling light.
"Ugh..." Feeling the changes in her body, although she couldn't describe the sensation, she could clearly feel something flowing out of her body through the connection of the talisman. As Amagi Chigusa chanted, a large number of runes appeared on the water surface, and the power flowing from Konoe Konoka's body surged into these runes.
"Boom!" After receiving the immense magic power from Konoe Konoka's body, the runes on the water surface erupted with a huge light as soon as they appeared. Then, one demon after another was summoned, each appearing to possess great power. In less than ten seconds, the water surface was already filled with the demons she had summoned, all conjured using Konoe Konoka's magic power as a medium.
Their number was roughly in the hundreds, a considerable fighting force. However, this also showed how terrifying Konoe Konoka's magic power truly was. If an ordinary person used this summoning technique, they would likely die from magic power exhaustion after summoning so many demons, as insufficient magic power would draw upon the summoner's life force—this was the price of summoning demons.
"You all stay here and take care of those who caught up!" Looking at the numerous demons appearing on the water, Amagi Chigusa nodded with satisfaction. She had originally worried that summoning so many demons would consume too much magic power, but now Konoe Konoka's face was merely a little flushed. This made the possibility of her summoning that demon god even greater.
"Let's go to the altar; they're enough to buy us time." After summoning these creatures, Amagi Chigusa felt much more at ease. At least these guys could delay the pursuers' progress. As long as they could delay them until she summoned that demon god, her plan would succeed, and then everything would be over.
Not long after they left, Yoshino and her group arrived. Looking at the scene filled with demons before them, everyone except Yoshino, Evangeline, and Tobiichi Origami showed troubled expressions. If they had to deal with these demons, it would likely take a very long time, and then who knew what would happen to Konoe Konoka.
"Fuka! Whirlwind Wind Barrier!" Just as the demons were about to attack, a tornado enveloped everyone, interrupting Tobiichi Origami, who was about to attack. Although they had previously thought there might be trouble, they hadn't been told much about the specifics, so it was better to explain the plan for what would happen next.
"The most important plan right now is to rescue Konoka, so we can't leave too many people here. Negi, you and Setsuna go to where Konoka is first; leave these demons to us." Even though Negi is not Fate's opponent right now, and the combined strength of these people is not enough to defeat Fate alone, even if Fate holds back, she still intends to let Negi know how weak he is currently, so she can train him in advance.
"Don't worry about Setsuna not keeping up with the speed of your staff; I think you saw the wings Setsuna displayed last time. As for Asuna, you can summon her directly to the scene through a contract." At this point, Yoshino turned around and looked at the expressionless Tobiichi Origami, asking, "How much time do you need to deal with these demons, Origami?"
"...A few minutes will be enough. Dealing with these magical creatures doesn't require much effort." Tobiichi Origami said tightly, and at the same time, the ring-shaped angel above her head began to rotate. Although the power systems of different worlds are different, she could feel that the power she wielded had a certain restraining effect on those demons. For her, the current situation was like being surrounded by hundreds of thugs on the street.
"Hmm. Negi, did you hear that? We'll handle things here; Konoka's situation is up to you. As for the path, I'll open it for you; you and Setsuna just need to go forward."
"We understand!" Both responded loudly. They still listened to Yoshino's words, and that girl's strength did seem very powerful.
"Come on! Ice Spirit! Dark Spirit! Let snowstorms rage in the night! Everlasting Ice Snow! Dark Night Blizzard!" Just as Yoshino used magic, the tornado protecting them instantly calmed down, and a powerful magical impact burst out, creating a gap in the demons that had surrounded the tornado. Seizing this opportunity, Negi and Sakurazaki Setsuna, with her wings spread, rushed out through this gap.
"Tch!" Watching the two who had already left their sight, the demons snorted lightly in dissatisfaction, then looked at Yoshino and said, "It's not easy to be summoned once, and two of them ran away. But having you here is enough. Looking at you, you wouldn't be thinking of staying to deal with hundreds of us demons, would you? Little girls, you are truly brave!"
"Dealing with you is enough for me alone; you are just a bunch of small fry." Tobiichi Origami looked coldly at the demons in front of her, then slowly flew up under everyone's gaze.
"Annihilation Angel—[Sol]!" Tobiichi Origami said quietly, and then the rotating ring-shaped angel above her head began to scatter light particles in all directions. It was an extremely brilliant yet exceptionally tragic rain of destruction, with thousands of spiritual energy aggregates of astonishing power falling from the sky, continuously ravaging the demons on the ground.
Under Tobiichi Origami's attack, the demons were easily and completely destroyed as if they were made of paper. The girls were somewhat stunned by the combat power Tobiichi Origami displayed. If this foreign aid was so powerful, why were they here? There was already one god-tier expert, right? Were they supposed to stand aside and cheer her on?
"Representing the first particle of the Crown (Kether), Tobiichi Origami's strength can be said to be the strongest among all spirits. But this is also without any changes. However, Satan, who appears after reversal, is also a very powerful demon. Although she is a strange character, as an ally, she feels very reassuring." Looking at Tobiichi Origami, who was constantly ravaging the demons, Yoshinon said with some emotion. "Perhaps it's the best outcome for her to obtain the spirit crystal. Although Yoshino's future life will be a bit harder, at least she has a powerful ally on her side."
"Now is not the time for you to be emotional here; those who can help, go help. You can still deal with some of the stragglers. If you feel impatient, go catch up and help Negi." Turning around and looking at the fleeing demons, Yoshinon shouted, "Now is our war!"
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