Because of Hiro's presence, Xenovia and Irina didn't continue harping on Asia's "witch" identity or speaking rudely, unlike in the original work.
After receiving Asia's forgiveness, Xenovia, who had spoken earlier, apologized and then prepared to leave.
"Wait."
Hearing the male voice from behind, Rias rubbed her forehead with her right hand.
She looked like she had a headache.
She had clearly expected this.
As expected.
If I had known from the start that these two were Excalibur users, I wouldn't have even let Yuuto come to watch, even if I had to forcibly restrain him.
Holy Sword users were one thing.
Excalibur users were trouble.
"Yuuto!"
Rias narrowed her eyes and turned toward the gloomy Kiba Yuuto, her voice low.
However, as her knight-someone who was usually rational and obedient-Kiba Yuuto made a rare decision to go against Rias Gremory's wishes.
"President, please don't stop me. You should understand my past very well."
With a somber expression, the knight stared at the two Holy Sword users who had turned back at the door.
His tone was extremely solemn.
"As your senpai, as the sole survivor of the Holy Sword Project, and as Rias Gremory's knight-Kiba Yuuto-I challenge you to a duel!"
"A duel? And it's two versus one?"
Xenovia raised an eyebrow.
"Are you serious, Rias Gremory's knight?"
Beside her, the smile on Irina's face had vanished at some point.
"If it's a duel, we'll accept."
"But we absolutely won't hold back. I think you understand that."
Although she was speaking to Kiba Yuuto, Irina's gaze was fixed on Rias Gremory-the manager of this town's underworld.
"That's exactly what I want!"
Kiba Yuuto didn't hesitate for even a moment.
His expression said it was only natural.
"That's exactly what I want!"
He repeated it loudly.
At the same time, to Hiro's right, Rias met the questioning gazes of the two Holy Sword users.
There was a hint of apology on her face.
Please be gentle.
She didn't say it out loud.
She only moved her lips slightly, forming the words silently.
"I understand."
Xenovia nodded.
A moment later, in the grassy clearing behind the old school building, Kiba Yuuto stood alone, facing Xenovia and Irina.
Outside the battle area, Rias looked worriedly at Hiro beside her.
"Hiro, later, if anything unexpected happens, could I trouble you to step in and stop it? Yuuto's hatred has probably robbed him of even basic judgment."
Seeing the worry on her face, Hiro smiled calmly.
"With me here, you can relax. Even if he can't think straight, I'll return a completely unharmed knight to you."
Of course, forcing a hatred-blinded Kiba Yuuto to behave would inevitably involve dealing some damage.
Hiro's role was simple.
Prevent the worst-case scenario.
If Xenovia and Irina really lost control and went for the kill, he would step in.
Against opponents at the level of Kiba Yuuto, Irina, and Xenovia-
One "World" was more than enough.
Huff-
Rias let out a long breath.
The worry on her face eased considerably.
"With you saying that, I feel relieved."
Clang-! Ding-!
Mid-conversation, the battle had already begun.
Because Xenovia and Irina were deliberately holding back, Kiba Yuuto was temporarily able to hold his ground despite fighting alone.
However, once the two girls adapted to his attacks, the battle would probably end quickly.
"So," Rias said with a half-smile while watching the fight, "after leaving the clubroom yesterday, what exactly happened between you and these two Holy Sword ladies? Care to share, Hiro-kun?"
"Akeno and I are also very curious."
Akeno's voice was full of teasing as she spoke.
Her arms pressed together, lifting even more.
The intent was obvious.
"Hiro-kun, I-I'm also curious! Please!"
The other two were one thing, but Asia too?
Glancing at Asia, who looked slightly nervous beside Akeno, Hiro felt a wave of helplessness.
"It's nothing important."
"Since you're curious, I'll tell you."
Under everyone's gaze, Hiro shrugged and spoke casually.
"After leaving the clubroom yesterday, I went into the city and killed a mentally unstable lost priest."
"Then, because I was curious about the Holy Sword users, I went to the church on the edge of Saitama Prefecture, thinking I might find them."
"I did."
"And I also happened to run into a ten-winged fallen angel."
"Ten wings?!"
Aside from Koneko, the three girls exclaimed at the same time.
Shock was written all over their faces.
Even Koneko, who hadn't spoken, widened her golden eyes slightly.
Her heart was clearly not calm.
"Then what happened?"
"How did you survive?"
"No-what happened to that fallen angel?"
"As for that fallen angel," Hiro said calmly, "although I pierced his heart, I can't rule out the possibility that he had Phoenix Tears."
"So I'm not sure whether he's still alive."
Skipping over Kokabiel entirely, Hiro looked at the four silent girls and thought for a moment.
"That's basically it."
"The rest were just insignificant details."
That's basically it?
A ten-winged fallen angel didn't even deserve a proper explanation?
You just brushed it off like that?
The process matters, okay?
Looking at the calm, handsome face less than a meter away, Rias felt the urge to scold him surge uncontrollably.
She just didn't know where to start.
Thump-!
At that moment, accompanied by a heavy, muffled impact, the battle reached its conclusion.
"It's not over yet!!"
"I can still fight!"
Kiba Yuuto's bloodshot eyes locked onto Xenovia and Irina.
He forced himself up from a kneeling position, panting harshly.
"Tch. Hiro, please."
Clicking her tongue in helplessness, Rias turned to him and asked.
"Understood."
Hiro nodded and stepped forward.
The golden humanoid figure appeared silently behind him.
And then-
The world stopped.
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