René noticed Lacus's predicament, but he wasn't having an easy time himself.
Over on Mika's side, both parties were still posing, the fight hadn't started yet.
"Give Yuu back to me!"
Everyone assumed defensive stances as Shinoa tried to communicate with Mika.
"Mika, right? You first..."
"Shut up! Human!"
Yuichiro stepped forward and said.
"Mika, they are my family."
Still unwilling to trust the Imperial Demon Army, Mika tried to persuade him.
"Yuu, don't let them fool you anymore!"
Noticing that this side was still stuck at the talking stage, Goshi Norito shouted.
"What are you doing?!"
But the Shinoa Squad remained unmoved.
Goshi Norito frowned, deciding to deal with Lacus in front of him first, not giving him a chance to catch his breath.
The wounds from the cursed gear on Lacus's body multiplied, his defense becoming increasingly strained, and he inwardly cursed his misfortune.
But the sound of a helicopter approached from afar, closing in at an extremely fast speed.
Boom!
A helicopter crashed into a bridge pier.
The bridge was already on its last legs; this impact caused it to shake and begin to collapse!
"Get out, now!"
This gave Lacus an opportunity. He quickly retreated, moving further under the bridge's central span instead.
Being crushed by the bridge might leave him a chance to live; getting slashed by cursed gear again would surely kill him.
Jujo Mika wanted to pursue, but several threads entangled her and pulled her out from under the bridge.
Yukimi Shigure released Jujo Mika.
"Don't be hasty."
Sayuri stepped forward and flung a few Curse Talismans, stopping the bleeding from Jujo Mika's wounds.
Crash!
The dilapidated bridge collapsed, burying Lacus.
The three squads regrouped, having no time to question the Shinoa Squad, because several figures emerged from the helicopter that had crashed into the bridge and exploded.
"We survived!"
"It's finally over!"
The nobles were all shaken. It wasn't that they feared death, but the torment of not knowing when the next unexpected event would occur had been excruciating.
Luke, however, wore a look of annoyance.
"Sigh, helicopters really aren't for me. Driving would have been better."
Krul stared at Luke with a dark expression.
Krul would never ride in an aircraft piloted by Luke ever again!
"Oh no, it's them! Let's get out of here!"
Seeing Luke and Krul, Shinoa felt the air become oppressive and immediately warned.
Everyone except the Narumi Squad realized the seriousness of the situation. Goshi Norito, having just taken his second pill which took effect, spat out a mouthful of blood and used an illusion technique.
Before running, Yuichiro took a deep look at Luke, his mind filled with thoughts.
Luke noticed René not far away, looking in his direction.
"Huh? René, what are you doing here? Where are Lacus and Mika?"
René looked in the direction where Mika had run off chasing Yuichiro, and then at the collapsed bridge ruins.
Luke frowned.
"Why are you shaking your head? You don't know?"
Krul wordlessly pinched Luke's cheek, turning his head towards Mika's direction.
Ah, he's chasing someone, but it seems Mika was misdirected by the illusion technique and is running the wrong way.
"Darling, I'm going to help Mika. You take these filler nobles and find the main force."
"Don't use that mushy talk with me! Using the nickname is bad enough, but putting on that voice too!"
Krul was somewhat accustomed to Luke's occasional terms of endearment.
But sometimes when Luke deliberately put on a voice, it was a bit grating.
"As you wish, wifey~ How's this bubble voice?"
"Are you asking for trouble?"
Luke smiled, fixed his gaze on Mika's direction.
"Alright, no more fooling around. Serious business first!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he pushed off with his feet and vanished from the spot.
Mika, single-mindedly focused on reclaiming Yuichiro, didn't notice Luke had already appeared behind him.
"Mika, out for an evening jog?"
Mika barely had time to react before Luke grabbed him and started running in another direction.
"What are you doing, Luke! I need to take Yuu back from the Imperial Demon Army!"
"Don't get excited, I'll help you. Bros for life, in my heart."
Krul learned from René that Lacus was buried in the rubble.
Krul formed her fingers into a blade and slashed towards the ruins.
"Pah, pah, pah!"
The surrounding stones loosened, and Lacus struggled to climb out.
"Saved!"
Krul gathered the nobles and ordered them to go find the main force first.
Then Krul hurried off in Luke's direction... Goshi Norito was leading everyone straight towards the airport, hoping Hiiragi Kureto had already arrived.
They thought they had shaken off the Vampires.
Looking behind them, sure enough, no Vampires were chasing. But to be safe, they kept running for a while longer before stopping to rest.
Goshi Norito complained.
"Damn it, why did we run into those two jinxes!"
The Narumi Squad still didn't know much about Luke and Krul and asked.
"Are they very strong?"
Jujo Mika nodded seriously.
"Very strong! Ordinary nobles can't even compare to them."
"Oh no!"
Yoichi suddenly cried out.
Everyone looked at him, not knowing what had happened.
Yoichi said in surprise.
"Yuu is gone!"
Only then did everyone realize Yuichiro had disappeared at some point.
They were all focused on escaping just now and hadn't noticed someone was missing!
Shihō Kimizuki thought back and said.
"I remember Yuu was next to me just now."
Shinoa was also very worried now, her face showing anxiety.
Yoichi suggested.
"Let's go back and look for him."
Mitsuba directly refused.
"No! If we run into that Vampire, it's over!"
In the end, it was Jujo Mika who made the decision.
"Head to the airport first!"
..."Let me go!"
Yuichiro had clearly been running away, just glancing back every few steps, and before he knew it, he was at the back of the group.
Luke's target had been Yuichiro all along. Before Yuichiro could react, in the blink of an eye, Luke had grabbed him by the collar and carried him off.
"Yuu!"
Mika stepped forward to check on Yuichiro's condition, worried there might be aftereffects from Yuichiro's previous transformation into a Seraph.
Yuichiro smiled in response, indicating he was perfectly fine, and started chatting with Mika. As they talked, they began arguing again because of Shinoa and the others.
Luke watched the drama from the side.
"Is this the'serious business' you mentioned?"
Luke turned to look; it was Krul who had caught up.
"Isn't this the Seraph you need? Capturing him is serious business, isn't it?"
Krul sighed.
"My brother has already been found. They're no longer useful."
Luke joked.
"Then should we kill them both?"
Krul crossed her arms and teased.
"I thought you and Mika were on good terms."
"But he has so many secrets, it's such a hassle."
Seeing Luke's expression, Krul realized he probably knew some things about Mika.
"You've only lived sixteen years. How do you know so much?"
Luke smiled at Krul and said.
"I investigated it specially for you."
"Tch, fine, don't tell me then!"
After finishing his conversation with Mika, Yuichiro walked up to Luke.
"Luke, I have a favor to ask you."
Luke felt a bit puzzled. Had this guy changed?
Yuichiro took a deep breath and said.
"Akane might be in trouble. I hope you can help."
Mika also showed a bit of concern on his face and nodded to Luke.
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