- My chest is so tight!

After quickly loosening his tie, he unbuttoned three buttons one after another, and Chunyuan, who was secretly hiding in the bathroom alone, was relieved.

Ignoring the strange touch and impactful visual effects that the human brain couldn't work on his body as much as possible, Haruhara's breath calmed down again, and a white mask suddenly appeared in his hand.

Buckle the 'artist's mask' on his face, and the next moment, Haruhara's self in the mirror instantly changed from wearing an extremely attractive giant . The milky silver-haired girl turned back into a blonde boy, only with an extra mask.

The countless knowledge, experiences, and moves about fighting and killing in my mind still existed, as if the surging power that could overturn what I encountered was still surging in my body—and sure enough, my own conjecture was feasible.

At least fifty times the strength of ordinary people attached to the "Blade of Exile" hero card and the super combat ability attached to the 'Valkyrie (S)' talent still exists.

Haruhara, then, held up the black straight-pole umbrella that was placed next to the sink.

Dense quaint runes crawled all over the surface of the umbrella that was bundled, and Haruhara's could clearly feel that the umbrella in his hand had turned into an indestructible 'rune blade', and there was even a feeling that it was connected to the umbrella in his hand like an arm.

――This is probably the effect of Rune Blade (A).

Haruhara nodded in satisfaction, took off his mask, and withdrew his inventory.

In this way, even if you use the Hero Card, you can continue to fight normally without being noticed by others!

"Haruhara... Listen to your sister say you're in there... I came to take a shower, you don't mind......"

Ryunosuke's half-eyed poker face, which was disheveled and had two dark circles under his eyes, apparently worked all night, froze at once.

“……”

Still in the form of a 'Valkyrie ♀', the umbrella in his hand still emitting a strong runic light, and Haruhara, who looked like a legendary divine soldier, was also stunned.

Ryunosuke mechanically raised his hand and rubbed his eyes.

――――Eh?!!

Wait a minute......

Haruhara's eyes were shaken as he looked at Ryunosuke, and his brain was in chaos.

It's really bad now!!

'Bang---'

The door to the bathroom was slammed shut by Ryunosuke.

Haruhara, taking the opportunity, quickly removed the hero card and buttoned the shirt, and the tie was too complicated because of the dead knot accidentally tied up, so it was better to leave it to my sister to deal with......

Then, the bathroom door opens again.

Haruhara and Ryunosuke both stared at each other with a mess of exclamation marks and paste.

"Great! Sure enough, I hallucinated because I was too tired from work......"

Ryunosuke twitched the corners of his mouth and muttered to himself, trying to make a smile.

"Aha... That's right... Pay attention to your body, Ryunosuke! ”

"Got it, I worked all night, and now I just want to take a good shower, you don't mind Haruhara, right?"

"How so? Be my guest... Ah, yes... Do I need to take a change of clothes? ”

"Thank you so much, Haruhara!"

"Where, Where, ......"

……

――Looks like you've been fooled around!

Haruhara, who found Ryunosuke in the place where he was drying clothes, breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be terrible if it was discovered!

Although Ryunosuke is not a talkative person, this kind of 'strange thing' really can't be known to others......

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"It's 3Q, Haruhara, it's really a great favor!"

"Aha, where~"

Listening to the voice of his friend Haruhara going away, Ryunosuke's smile suddenly disappeared, and his right hand supported his chin, and his expression became stern.

Those just now -- definitely not 'hallucinations.'

Letting the foam cover his white shoulders and below his delicate collarbone, Ryunosuke rummaged through his memories to reconfirm.

The warrior-like iron-blooded temperament, the goddess-like noble and perfect countenance, the cold and freehand chic silver hair—and the gorgeous divine soldier that is clearly not human.

Because of his work habits, Ryunosuke has absolute confidence in the memory of these important characteristics.

That's right, it's definitely a majestic and heroic girl, with an ancient heroic temperament......

Ancient heroes?

There is no doubt that it was not only this girl just now, but Haruhara, who should also be in it.

But after opening the door for the second time, the solemn and dignified girl disappeared, and Haruhara, who was alone in the bathroom.

No, it's not disappearing, it's 'stealth'!

In more detail, it should be 'spiritualization'.

Ryunosuke suddenly confirmed his guess even more.

This also explains why Haruhara always mysteriously disappears at night in the name of 'part-time work' during this time, and then returns very late exhausted, as if after several tragic battles.

And the perfect and charming 'Heroic Spirit' setting in the game and the prequel novel should also be based on reality!

That's right, Haruhara's - it must be a storage zài similar to the 'Master' in the game, and that girl is undoubtedly 'Servant'! A true 'hero' from history or legend!

And the reason for Haruhara's recent disappearance must also be to compete for a deposit similar to the 'Holy Grail'! And the miserable appearance of Haruhara's torn clothes and sometimes bruises and scars when he came back every night must have been caused by the 'Holy Grail War'!

If you think about it this way, it makes sense, and there are no loopholes in the whole incident.

- Ryunosuke retracted his body a little below the surface of the water, unconsciously spitting bubbles as he thought.

Haruhara...... Is it a 'magician'?

It's not impossible if you think about it.

The kind of food that makes such a determined tomato party as irresistible must be the creation of the legendary 'magic'!

Besides, as a 'mortal', there is actually a 'magician' by his side?

――The kind of 'magician' who has all kinds of magical abilities and can do things that humans can't do?

And such a 'magician'...... Or your own friends?

Ryunosuke, who was excited that the unknown world had opened up in front of his eyes, suddenly became very interested in Haruhara's whereabouts at night.

The 'truth' of the dark side of this world has the value of being confirmed.

Ryunosuke stood up abruptly in the mist, clenched his right fist and secretly made up his mind.

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"Ahh

Haruhara, who was wearing a white suit and was helping his sister with an umbrella, tilted his head and rubbed his nose, "... Damn it... Who's scolding me? ”

"It's just that it's cooler on a rainy day, stupid brother!"

Mei Yi took Mabai's hand and drilled under the umbrella, and looked up at Haruhara dissatisfied.

"You'll accompany Mashiro to meet her editor in a moment, Mei. If you let Mashiro alone, something big will happen, this world is too dangerous for her. ”

"Even if you don't say it, brother, I'll do it!"

"And it's not a big girl of this age to go on a date with her brother!"

"Even if we go, we won't bother you and Miss Misaeda!"

Mei replied angrily.

"The newly bought tie is so troublesome! I feel like I'm running out of breath! ”

"It's brother, you're too nervous! Don't forget to bring roses for Ms. Asae! ”

"Ah...... Ah, Mei... Rose... Roses, roses. Clams, clams...... How could you forget it? ”

"Brother, you really look like an unreliable decay!"

Mei Yi sighed and held her small forehead.

"Where?! I'm obviously a super reliable decay! ”

"Poof, stupid brother, calm down!"

Mahaku, who was being pulled by Mei in her right hand, quietly took small sips and munched on the Baumkuchen she was holding in her left hand - Mahaku's extraordinary passion for this food was discovered when Mei took care of her yesterday.

"Okay, okay, I've arrived at the place with Mashiro, brother for nothing~"

"Wait, what are you going to do when you go back?"

"I told the editor's sister that she would drive us back to Sakura Village when the time comes, brother, you can rest assured!"

Haruhara's restaurant was still four or five blocks away, so after watching his sister and Mahaku enter the café, he continued to set off with an umbrella - because there was still more than an hour left at the agreed time with Miss Misae, Haruhara's was not too anxious.

Haruha bought a bouquet of roses as her sister said, and then walked again on the way to the restaurant where she was about to have her long-awaited offline meeting and date.

Two more blocks later, Haruhara's cell phone rang.

Because he didn't have time to secretly record his sister's cute voice, Haruhara's bell was temporarily set to the horn sound of the Japanese army in the Warring States period.

Haruhara, who was holding a bouquet of flowers in one hand and tilting his head and holding an umbrella between his head and shoulders, took out his mobile phone with his free other hand - it was the phone number of the big sister of Jinguji, the head of the countermeasures room.

“…… Xiao Yangping! Where are you now? ”

As soon as the phone was connected, before Haruhahara could say hello, the head of the room made a rare anxious sound.

"Huh?! I? I'm ......"

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Because of the rain, even pedestrians who can ask for directions are rarely seen.

Haruhara, who could only look around, trying to find the iconic building: "Oh~ I'm ...... now. It is two blocks south of 'Iizuna Pharmaceutical'. What's wrong, Director? ”

"Great! Mr. Tsuchimiya and Mr. Isayama were not at home when they issued an urgent request for help to the exorcist family just now...... Fortunately, Xiao Yangping, you are near the 'place of the incident'! ”

The head of the room breathed a sigh of relief, and then said in a stern tone, "Xiao Yangping, the current situation is like this, there is a large source of supernatural disasters due north of your location. The government personnel who were temporarily included in our processing team had already started the evacuation of people and the control of information within three kilometers of the incident site ten minutes ago, under the pretext of a 'gas pipeline leak'. The vast majority of the general population in the target area has been evacuated through the underground tunnels that Guò built decades ago in the name of 'air defense'. The cause of this incident is a bit complicated, but it is certain that the current situation has completely lost control, and all the members of the countermeasure room have entered a state of special combat readiness, and the target of this time is a type A super natural disaster source, and the other party is not an evil spirit! Repeat, this time the target is not the real evil spirit! The other party can move freely even during the day, and the destructive power is very terrifying, and the danger is extremely high! Now all the combat power we can unleash is on the way, but before other veteran A-class exorcists arrive, the battle will be pinned on you! Let it go, Xiao Yangping, you can make as much movement as you want, and I'll be solely responsible for the aftermath! But Xiao Yangping, you are just a new A-level exorcist, so don't be too reckless if you encounter difficulties...... In short, I'm all please, Xiao Yangping! ”

"No, no problem!" The head of the room said a lot, but the information Haruhara got was very limited.

…… An A-class opponent?

And it's not a 'real' evil spirit, what a strange statement!

It seems that the head of the room knows something inside.

While thinking hard, Haruhara, who was moving in the direction pointed out by the head of the room without stopping, suddenly stopped.

"I'm sorry, there was a gas pipeline leak ahead, for your safety......"

A female patrol officer wearing a raincoat and a somewhat pale face with glasses stopped Haruhara.

The countermeasures room is a semi-public government department - that is, these police officers also know a part of the information about evil spirits and exorcists, after all, they can be urgently summoned at any time to temporarily take command of the countermeasure room to carry out tasks such as evacuation and area lockdown.

"Thank you for your hard work, I'm a member of the countermeasure room, and I'm also an A-class exorcist who came to solve this incident."

"A, A-class exorcists?! Obviously, it looks about the same size as this sauce...... No, no, no, please don't get me wrong. I don't have any doubts about what you mean......"

The patrol girl with short green ear-length hair looked at the blonde baby-faced boy in a white suit in front of her, first showed a look of disbelief, and then quickly apologized.

"It doesn't matter. I don't seem to be very reliable, but I'm a true top exorcist. ”

Haruhara put away his umbrella and put the rain-soaked blonde hair on his forehead behind his head with his hand, revealing a confident smile: "Can you help me get this bouquet of flowers?" I'm going to need a little bit of time to take out that monster. ”