[Being able to fight advantageously when you are not in Balance-Breaker state, while the destructive force of Durandal can’t be used, and while Kiba-kun isn’t here…… Like I thought, what is needed for the Devils from now on are the training of our servants. We will also increase the time needed for training.] Ah, Kaichou's glasses are glowing. Looks like harsh training will be waiting for the Sitri-group! “I don’t want to fight the Gremory group ever again.”
“Me too. We will die if we fight them again.”
Hanakai-san and Kusaka-san says while muttering such things! Kaichou also sighs hearing that. ……No, I don’t want to fight Sitri either. After all, I found out that Kaichou’s brain is like a mysterious zone for me. And this battle happens to end while obeying Kaichou’s commands…… I think it’s a huge feat of being able to use two different teams to their fullest! ――! Then the magicians put their hands up as if they are giving up. “……Alright, alright. It’s our loss. Rather, our leader is asking for you guys to come.”
The light occurs in the direction they are looking at, and a teleportation-type magic-circle appears. “At the destination, the leader behind this assault and your juniors are waiting for you. Go already. Except, the leader is saying that Sekiryuutei, Vritra, Durandal wielder, Priestess of Thunder and Light, Holy-woman of Healing, Valkyrie, and Michael’s Ace, definitely have to come.”
The magician says it while becoming sulky. ……They had such high spirits before the battle began, but what’s with that attitude…… Well, it’s okay. Nothing will start even if I complain to them. Kaichou takes the device out from her ear, and activates a communication-type magic-circle. “We will call the people who are on standby above here, and capture all of the magicians.”
“Ge! You are trying to capture us!? I-It was just a joke! Just take the spellcasters of the Khaos Brigade!”
The magicians who are showing foolish behaviour. Was it the “Stray Magician” who just said that? ……No, we have casualties on our side. I can’t let it slip as just a joke! So they are telling me they assaulted us as if they were having a game……!? Saji grabs onto the magician who just said that by his collar. I remember his face very well. It’s one of the guys who assaulted me back at the academy. Saji gives an intense glare at him. “……Don’t fool around! Our students went through hell because of you guys……”
Saji suddenly shook his head, and let go of the guy’s collar. “……If I act like this, I will look uncool when I said that to Hyoudou earlier. But. But……”
Saji has his fist shaking with frustration. Before coming here, Saji told me calmly that, “Rather than thinking about the way the is school right now, you have to concentrate on rescuing Toujou-san”. But, Saji must have so much anger inside him as well. Yeah, this guy is also one of the Student Council members who are going around the school doing his best for other students—. It’s normal for him to love the school more than anyone. I rest my hand on Saji’s shoulder, I smile at him, and then punch the magician who was released by Saji in the face. “If you are after someone……then come after us! Normal students have nothing to do with this!”
The magician guy is looking at me in confusion. Yeah, Sensei, looks like I can’t stay calm if my comrades get involved in it. ……I’m sorry. But this time I feel a bit relived. Saji makes a bitter smile. “……Hyoudou, you are such an idiot.”
“We both are, pal.”
Seriously, Kiba, Gasper, you, and I, should have a meeting with only the male Devils of Kuou academy. The ones who went through the new magic-circle are the Gremory-group, Irina, and Kaichou and Saji from the Sitri side. It’s just like how they wanted. The Student Council members that remained are transporting the magicians we caught together with the staff of the Three Great Powers that are on standby above. It seems like a battle occurred above between the staff and the magicians. It seems like the witches were using teleportation magic-circles to send rocks, earth Golems, and the monsters they have summoned to the basement. Looks like the witches that avoided my ability were supporting the magicians from the outside. Those witches were also defeated and caught. We are heading towards the so-called “leader” while we stop feeling gloomy. And what appears in front of us after we pass through the magic-circle they prepared is—
……Is a spacious white place. There is nothing, just a normal white space. It’s a rectangle place where it is white above, below, left, and right. ……The ceiling is quite high. It isn’t big like the battlefield we use for our training, but it’s spacious enough that we can fight quite recklessly here. “This place is a “factory” that we made in the dimensional gap. It’s a technique adapted from what Devils use for the battlefield in the Rating Game.”
――! A sudden new voice. When I look that way……
A shadow which wasn’t there when I looked around this space before is present. There is someone wearing a silver robe with detailed accessories while being away from us. The voice belongs to a young man. He’s also quite tall. I can’t tell what he looks like because he is wearing his hood. ……Judging from his appearance, is he a magician? When I pay attention to his move—
“Ise-sama!”
This time its Ravel’s voice! When I look towards the direction where the voice came from, Ravel and Koneko-chan are standing in the far right side of us! ……Koneko-chan is carrying Gasper! He seems to be down, and it’s obvious they did something to him. Ravel and Koneko-chan aren’t held captive or anything, and they are still wearing the same Kuou academy’s uniform when they were kidnapped. ……Besides Gasper, there aren’t any visible wounds from one look at them. “You can have them back.”
The man in the robe says that. While paying attention to him, we wave our hands to Koneko-chan and Ravel, and urge them to come to us. The man wearing the robe didn’t do anything while we reunited with these three. “Ise-sama……”
Ravel has teary eyes. “Ravel, did they do something to you? I heard they are searching about the Phoenix……”
When I ask, Ravel makes her body shake silently. I can see that instead of physical damage, she has received emotional damage. Koneko-chan drops down Gasper whom she was carrying, and leaves it to Asia to cure him. Koneko-chan bites her lips with frustration. “……Ravel, Gya-kun, and I, had ourselves checked for something with a magic-circle. They didn’t do anything that much to our body. Except, Gya-kun……”
Gasper has his face beaten so much that it is swollen. It’s swollen in blue colour, and I can’t see that adorable face of his—. “……Gya-kun tried to protect us and……”
Koneko-chan makes teary eyes. Seeing Gasper’s swollen face……
The man wearing a robe says it. “It was our mistake regarding that boy. Since he stood in front of us to protect those two, it seems like my underlings used their fists instead.