Just standing in front of him makes me tremble! If we leave him be, he will also cause harm to me and Kaichou! I will weaken him by absorbing his power with my Sacred Gear, so take him down at once!”
Saji suggested a plan. It was a good plan indeed. I also thought that was the best method. This guy was seriously dangerous. It was better to finish him here. But Kiba put on a complicated expression. I knew the reason. He was regretting because he couldn’t win with his own power. But Kiba should have also understood that it would be beneficial to finish him off now. Kiba created a demonic-sword as if he had made his determination. “……I feel reluctant, but I also agree to finish you off here. There’s still two more Excaliburs that were stolen. I will have to hope that the other two are strong.”
“Ha! I’m stronger than the other two, you know? So! The moment you four beat me, there aren’t others who will put up with you guys! Are you sure? If you kill me, you won’t have any holy-sword battle that would satisfy you.”
Freed said it with a disgusting smile. Kiba’s eyes also changed after hearing that. Nggggg. He was such a nuisance! This Freed was! “Hmmm. “Sword Birth” huh? It’s a Sacred Gear that can have an infinite number of powers depending on the possessor.”
Then there was the voice of another person. When I looked that way, there was an old man wearing priest clothes standing there. “……Is it you old-man Balba?”
Everyone became shocked at Freed’s word. Balba!? Isn’t Balba the guy who Xenovia was talking about? The one who disposed of Kiba and his comrades during the “Holy Sword Project”…… Just like the Excaliburs, what a fateful meeting! “……Balba Galilei!”
Kiba glared at the old man with eyes full of hatred. “I certainly am.”
The old man admitted it normally. So this guy was Kiba’s enemy. “Freed. What are you doing?”
“Old-man! I can’t run away because of this guy’s weird lizard tongue!”
“Hmph. You still can’t use the holy-sword perfectly yet. Use the “element” I gave you more wisely. I’m researching because of that. Gather the holy element that is running throughout your body to the blade of the holy-sword. With that, you should be able to cut it.”
“Yeah, yeah!”
Freed's holy-sword had started to gather auras and started to glow! “Like this! Horyah!”
CUT. Saji’s Sacred Gear was cut with ease, and the only thing that was holding Freed was gone! This was bad! He was going to escape! “I will be escaping now! The next time we meet will be the time of our ultimate battle!”
Freed said that but……
“I won’t let you escape!”
There was someone who went past me with a very fast speed. KACHIN! There was a blade clashing with Freed’s holy-sword that was igniting sparks! It was Xenovia! “Yaho! Ise-kun. “Irina!”
Irina was also here as well. Ooooh! The partner’s of our cooperation were here! “Freed Zelzan. Balba Galilei. Rebels. I will cut you both down in the name of God!”
“Ha! Don’t say the name of the hateful God that I hate! You bitch!”
Freed and Xenovia exchanged swords, but he took something out. It was a ball of light. That was!? The item used for escaping! “Old-man Balba! We are escaping! We are going to report to the boss, Kokabiel!”
“There’s no other way.”
“See ya! The alliance of Church and Devils!”
Freed threw down the ball of light on the ground. FLASH. I couldn’t see anything! The light covered the whole area and blinded our eyes! By the time we regained our sight, Freed and Balba were gone. Shit! We came all the way here and we lost track of him! “We are going after them Irina.”
“Okay!”
Xenovia and Irina nodded at each other and sprinted from here. “I’m going after them too! I won’t let you escape Balba Galilei!”
“He…hey! Kiba! Geez! What’s going on!”
Everyone was doing whatever they felt like! The ones who stayed behind were me, Koneko-chan and Saji. We loosened our battle stances and took a breath. Then I felt the presence of someone behind me. “When I thought that the flow of power was irregular……”
“This is certainly troublesome.”
I turned around after hearing a familiar voice and……
“Ise. What’s the meaning of this? Explain.”
Buchou and Kaichou were standing there with serious faces. I turned blue. “……Destroying Excalibur. You two……”
Buchou didn’t have a pleasant face and she put her hand on her forehead. After the incident with Freed, Buchou and Kaichou took the three of us, Saji, Koneko-chan and me, to the nearby park. Then we were forced to do seiza[2 1]in front of the fountain. “Saji. You were doing something like this behind me? You truly are a troublesome child.”
“Auuu…I…I’m sorry Kaichou……”
Kaichou was also talking to Saji with a cold expression. Saji’s face became so blue that it was dangerous. He must have been truly scared. “So Yuuto went after that person called Balba?”
“Yes. I think he’s with Irina and Xenovia…… I think that he’s going to call us if something happens……”
“Do you think Yuuto who became an avenger would call us normally?”
You are absolutely right. Buchou then looked at Koneko-chan. “Koneko.”
“…Yes.”
“Why did you do this?”
“…I don’t want Yuuto-senpai to go away……”
Koneko-chan told her true feelings. Buchou looked confused rather than angry when she heard that. “……Saying this when it has already happened won't change anything I guess. But what you two did could have affected the world of Devils. You understand that, right?”
“Yes.”
“……Yes.”
Koneko-chan and I nodded our heads at the same time. We understood that very well. No, we didn’t know how serious it was. I was acting while thinking that there was a bit of danger involved. So the scale of this case that Buchou imagined and the one I imagined are different. Seems like I was taking it too lightly. “I’m sorry Buchou.”
“……I’m sorry Buchou.”
Koneko-chan and I bowed our heads. I didn’t think she would forgive us with this, but I had to. I’m truly sorry Buchou. [SLAP!] [SLAP!] When I looked at the direction from where the sound was coming from, Saji was there getting his butt spanked! Oooou, Saji! What a sad view! “Looks like you need to reflect on your behaviour.”
“Uwaaaaaaan! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Please forgive me Kaichouuu!”
“No. 1000 spankings.”
[SLAP!] [SLAP!] Kaichou was covering her hand with demonic-power. He was getting spanked with that hand! It seemed quite painfull! Man, getting that when you are a high school student must be truly painfull! “Hey Ise. Don’t look away.”
“I sent my familiar to search for Yuuto. Let’s go to him with the rest of the club members when he is found. We will decide what to do from there. Okay?”
“Yes.”
“……Yes.”
Koneko-chan and I replied to Buchou’s words. HUG. Buchou pulled us to her and hugged us. I could feel Buchou’s warmth. “……You two really are stupid children. Making me worry so much………”
Buchou said it with a gentle voice while she patted me and Koneko-chan’s head. Buchou… I’m sorry. To make you worry about us…… Aaaah, I can feel her kindness. I’m glad I’m her servant. To have a kind master like her. “Uwaaaaaaan! Kaichouuu!