Named by name, Yukina shook her shoulders.

"That's it...... Is it just for this kind of thing that you raised that child, you-!? It's like using her as a prop! ”

Oistaha looked at the angry girl happily,

"Why be angry, Sword Witch? Aren't you also a prop that was cultivated through the Lion King's mechanism? ”

"That's...!"

"Buy abandoned children with money, and then just blindly instill in them the skills to fight demons. And then send them into battle. It's like a one-time prop - isn't that how the Lion King Trap works? Sword Witch, at your age, what did you sacrifice in order to obtain this level of demon-attacking skills? ”

With Oistaha calmly accused, Yukina's whole body froze. Then her cheeks, clenched in silence, turned pale from the loss of blood.

"It's noisy, uncle......"

The ancient city muttered as if he wanted to shelter Yukina. But Oistah's expression did not change,

"With me, who was cultivated as a prop, and those who receive God's blessings as props to belittle me. Is there any difference between the depth of sin? ”

"Shut up, you bastard!!"

Suddenly, blue-white thunder and lightning enveloped the roaring ancient city. The right fist of the ancient city, which was clenched, released a dazzling thunderbolt. The figure of the ancient city, which is the same as that of high school students, seems to have swelled several times due to the thick magic that emanates from it. That was the first time that the ancient city revealed its power as a vampire, using its own ** as a medium, and materializing part of the magic of the beast.

"Senior......!?"

Yukina groaned weakly as if overwhelmed by the dense magic that emanated.

Oistah, who had set up his tomahawk, twisted his expression as if he was slightly surprised,

"Huh. Does the magic of the beast echo the host's anger...... This is the power of the Fourth True Ancestor. Okay - Astarout! Give him mercy. ”

"Orders and Promises"

Following the orders of the Teacher Annihilator, who is her own creator, the girl of the artificial lifeform stood in front of the ancient city.

A huge beast emerged from the girl's body like a hot air current.

It was a translucent mass that shone with an iridescent light. Now it's not just the arms, it's almost all over the body. And it was a giant about four or five meters tall, a faceless giant covered in thick muscular armor.

Wrapping the host-up girl in its body, the humanoid beast roared.

"Don't give me such honest orders! Bolt of Lightning"

With a fist with tears attached, the ancient city struck at the giant.

Although it was only a partial leak, the lightning strike was the power of the Fourth True Ancestor's Dependent Beast. Naturally, its power should not be underestimated.

"No, senior!"

The moment she saw that scene, Yukina couldn't help but scream.

In the next moment, it was the ancient city that was wrapped in the flash and knocked away.

"Uh...... Yes! ”

There was a muffled scream, and the ancient city's body was knocked away like rags.

The ancient city beat the beast of Astarut - the moment he saw this, there was a shocking explosion, and then it catapulted him more than ten meters away.

The whole body of the ancient city, which fell to the ground, wafted white steam and the stench of burnt meat.

It was as if it had been struck by lightning - the magic of the ancient city itself had been reversed.

"Senpai!"

As if to shelter the ancient city, Yukina set up her spear and rushed towards Astarut.

Echoing Yukina's spell, the silver tip of the spear was wrapped in a blue-white flash.

It was the holy light that even the True Ancestor's beasts could destroy, subduing demons. No matter how powerful any demon is, he can't defend against the blow of this spear. Indefensible - that's how it should be. But

"Snow Wolves...... Blocked!? ”

Yukina groaned at the strange feel coming from the spear.

The blade of the Snow Wolf stopped moving where it only touched the humanoid beast that enveloped Astarut. The movement of the spear that instinctively penetrated the enchantment of any demon was completely stopped.

I felt a similar feeling in the last battle, and Yukina finally fully understood the reason at this point.

The surface of Astarout's beast, Rose's Fingertips, is enveloped in the same light as the Snow Wolf. It is contained by the brightness of the holy light of the perfect kind, the demon subjugation.

"Resonance ......!? ...... is this ability!? ”

"That's right, Sword Witch. This is the 'Godhead Vibration Wave Driven Technique' that neutralizes magic and tears through any kind of enchantment, the only trump card in the world that has been successfully put into practice by the Lion King Trap and used to fight demons. After referring to the data of the battle with you, it was finally able to be completed. ”

Oistaha smiled contentedly.

Yukina shook violently as she barely managed to defend against Astarout's counterattack.

Oistaha had said that he had repeatedly fought demons in order to complete the unfinished spell.

What he pursued was the "Godhead Vibration Wave Driven Technique". It is the ultimate secret spell that negates all attacks that use magic power, and is called the ultimate magic attack method.

However, they had an encounter with Yukina.

I met the sword witch who brought the Type 7 Assault Demon Slaying Machine Gun, which is the secret weapon of the Lion King's mechanism, the world's only practical "Godhead Vibration Wave Drive Technique" to this island.

"How could it be...... Because of me......"

Yukina, who has lost her fighting spirit, has been completely overwhelmed by Astarout.

Although it was unfinished, Astarot's "Godhead Vibration Wave Driving Technique", which had already reached a considerable level of skill, was finally turned into a complete thing by obtaining comparative data with Xuexia Wolf. It even reached the point where it could bounce back the magic power of the Fourth True Ancestor, Xiao Ancient City. As a result, it was due to Yukina's actions that helped him complete this technique.

Oistaha got the strength he craved, and the reason why the ancient city fell from his injuries. It's all because Yukina came to this island of the string gods.

In front of Yukina, who had a hazy expression, Oistaha raised her tomahawk.

"Farewell, girl. The sad puppet of the Lion King's Organ - at least not by the demons, but by our human beings. ”

“…… Tut! ”

Yukina, who was completely distracted, was too late to find out about Teacher Annihilation's attack. By the time he reacted, the blade of the thick tomahawk was already in sight.

Realizing that it was impossible to dodge or defend, Yukina realized at this moment. A blast of impact hit Yukina's body, and the warm blood stained Yukina's whole body red.

However, the expected pain did not strike.

What you feel in place of this Yukina is the warmth that envelops the whole body, and the gentle weight.

"Ahem......!"

In Yukina's ear, Gucheng coughed quietly. A large amount of blood spilled from between his lips.

Badly wounded in the battle with Astarot, the ancient city sheltered Yukina and pushed her away, and took Oristah's attack in her place.

"Learn... Senior......!? ”

Supporting the crumbling ancient city, Yukina's voice trembled.

The body of the ancient city is strangely light. Then from the hand of Yukina who desperately tried to hold him, the severed head fell. The blow of the heavy tomahawk shattered the ancient city's back bones and ribs, and reduced his mind to tiny slices of flesh.

The shattered bones turned into blood-soaked shards and poured on the ground.

There was a chirp sound, and the injured blood vessels and muscles cracked.

The last piece of skin connecting the head and body of the ancient city cracked with a thin paper-like sound that could not bear the weight of **. In Yukina's hands, all that was left was the corpse of the ancient city with his eyes open.

The body of the ancient city that rolled to the ground, whether it was the back bones, lungs, or even the heart, every part was shattered and torn to pieces in a miserable way.

Vampires are immortal. However, under the blow of the annihilating teacher, the heart that is the root of his ability is shattered, and the blood that is the residence of magic can only flow emptyly.

"Senior...... Why...... How could it be...... No...... Don't, ahh......h ”

The spear fell from Yukina's hand. She hugged the ancient city with only the corpses in her hands. But, of course, the reaction of the ancient city will not be.

Oistaha looked at the scene with a blank face, and then put down the tomahawk in his hand.

Probably judging that Yukina no longer has the ability to continue fighting. Now that the Godhead Vibration Wave Drive Technique has been completed, Oistaha has no reason to fight Yukina.

"Let's go, Astarut...... to reclaim our treasures. ”

"--Orders and Promises"

Astarout, who was embraced by the humanoid beast, muttered emotionlessly.

The beast's massive arms and wrists glowed with dazzling blue-white flashes, and the outer walls of the institute shattered as they exploded. In the fierce wind and dust and rubble, Yukina huddled the corpse of the ancient city like a virgin.

Oistaha walked outside from the big hole that had been punched.

At the last moment, the faceless giant who followed Teacher Annihilation took a look at Yukina who was squatting.

The figure with a sense of grief somewhere, and at the same time, it looked like it was desperately confiding in the other party and running away.

I'll always watch over you, Yukina...

The silent words seemed to linger in Yukina's ears, but at this moment, no matter how much the girl cried, it seemed that the ancient city would not wake up... (Markne)