Come with me, Irina, Xenoviaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
There was a moment of silence. And the next instant, from the bodies and holy swords of the two female swordsmen — an unbelievable aura surged forth! “…Fufufu, fufufufufufufufu.”
“Ufufu…ufufufufufufufufu♪”
Xenovia and Irina couldn’t help but laugh out with joy—. “We succeeded!”
“We did it!”
““We’re engaged to him!””
As if all of their fatigue was blown away, the two of them flew about in the air and charged towards the other team with incredible momentum. The two of them chased the Angel holding the ball, while the remaining Angels stood in front of them to block their path…. But with their superb coordination, the Angels standing in their path were all blown away! Seeing this, the other Angels were all stunned. “Kuh! At the end of this when we’re all supposed to be dead tired, they can actually…!”
“This power! These movements! It’s difficult to believe that this is the appearance of two people who are on the verge of exhaustion!”
Xenovia took out Excalibur and then pointed its tip towards the player holding the ball. “Hmm!”
She seemed to say something — and then the ball actually moved by itself, and flew in a straight line towards Xenovia! At this final juncture, they were still able to demonstrate such energy! Xenovia spoke whilst filled with confidence
“As I am right now, I could even take down a Maou!”
“It’ll be troublesome if a Devil defeats a Maou! But, I get you! I understand, Xenovia!”
Irina was also full of energy, and she used the holy aura of Hauteclere to send Angels flying left and right. Xenovia said to me
“Ise! We need to have at least five children! Three boys and two girls! I absolutely won’t retreat on this!”
“I-I actually want at least two children as well! A boy and a girl at the very least!”
W-W-What are you two saying!? Are we still in a game right now!? This immense embarrassment made me want to hide in a corner! But, Xenovia still continued to express her dreams with a flushed red face. “They’ll go to a private school! And of course, starting from kindergarten! Education is the most important thing, and that comes from my personal experience!”
“Eh!? Xenovia has already thought about things so far ahead!? I-I…should I choose public, or private…!”
Just as they were conversing with each other like that, Griselda-san from the opposing team flew over, and she began to lecture Xenovia! “Geez, what a child you are! You didn’t even say a word about this proposal to your older sister, what on earth were you thinking! ?”
“Sister Griselda, this is the beginning of your little sister’s journey in a new life. Please rejoice!”
“When we get back, I’ll give you a good lecture!”
And then a showdown between the Quarta sisters began! Xenovia was marked by Griselda-san, and the ball — was passed to Elmenhilde. Although Elmenhilde was exhausted, she still caught the ball. “…..Haahaa…”
But the Angels on the opposing side all marked Elmenhilde immediately as they made plans to take the ball away from her. Seeing Elmenhilde’s weary look, an Angel said
“Have you reached your limit, Vampire? Based on your behaviour, you must be a high-class Vampire, so I suppose it’s already amazing that you were able to last until now in a physically-demanding game.”
“…As a special envoy, I constantly travelled all over various countries…so I have a fair amount of stamina.”
Whilst holding the ball, Elmenhilde extended a hand into her pocket. “…I also have a special technique of my own, so please allow me to demonstrate it here. Strategist-san, may I use it?”
After asking for permission to use it from Ravel, she also readily agreed. “…Yes! Please go ahead!”
Elmenhilde removed a small vial from her pocket which was filled with red liquid. It was blood. “This isn’t as simple as any ordinary blood. This bottle is first.”
Elmenhilde popped the cap of the bottle open with one hand and then gulped it down in one go. Instantly, an enormous pulse radiated from her body, blazing flames emerged behind her, and those flames shaped themselves into wings. It almost seemed as though Elmenhilde herself had caused those flames to manifest. Seeing this, the Angels were shocked. “—Those flames! Are those the flames of Phoenix! ?”
“That’s right, I got this from Strategist-san. The effect has also been strengthened because she’s a virgin.”
Elmenhilde wasn’t done yet as she took out yet another vial. “One more bottle—”
After gulping it down in an instant — she seemed to enter a trance as her expression changed. “…Ah, an exquisite taste…! Sweet, mellow, and rich, it’s absolutely addictive…I can’t, my brain is melting from this ultimate deliciousness!”
Suddenly, a boom resounded as the ground around Elmenhilde lifted up into the air, and a red and black aura intertwined around her body. The Angels were all so astonished that their voices were high-pitched as they reacted. “—Red and black dragon’s aura!”
“It’s the Sekiryuutei’s blood…!”
Indeed, what she just drank was my blood. Hosting the power of the infinite and the dream within it, my blood—. Vampires could trigger a variety of different abilities when they drank blood, and my blood was not something that could be compared to any ordinary stimulant. Although Elmenhilde was from a family of high-class aristocratic Vampires with historical roots, she wasn’t particularly superior in terms of the abilities of normal high-class Vampires. In other words, she was quite ordinary as a pure-blood. However, as a True Ancestor of Carmilla, her ancestry did not betray her—. Only in this was she extraordinary and prominent. That is — so long as she drank someone’s blood, she was able to invoke their abilities. By drinking Ravel’s blood, she was temporarily able to use the flames of immortality. By drinking my blood — she was able to use the Sekiryuutei’s aura to wield the tremendous power of a dragon. It seemed as though all of Elmenhilde’s fatigue disappeared as she released an enormous ball of aura, while the large spear of light that Mirana-san threw from a long distance was easily deflected. The immense pressure made it impossible for any of the reincarnated Angels to get close. —If you’re going to pass, then now’s the time! I gave instructions to Elmenhilde. “Pass! The free people are—”
“Over here!”
Beside the goal was — Asia, who had already gotten in place a while ago. After Elmenhilde noticed the direction of my gaze, she threw the ball in Asia’s direction. There was no one marking Asia. The focus of all of the reincarnated Angels had been drawn away by me, Xenovia, Irina and Elmenhilde, so they hadn’t noticed that Asia was already right beside the goal. —At this final stage, Asia had found an opening in the opponent’s defence all on her own. Asia caught the ball. Looking at Asia with the call, I cried out
“Asia! Shoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!”
Asia prepared to throw. And in that instant, I recalled the words that Asia had spoken to me before.