The airship wrapped in blazing flas roared through the skies above Tengu City. Faint red trails of fire ignited the clouds, sweeping clean the steel beasts that had invaded this territory.
A burning sky. A frozen earth. (TL:That one piece gif but rotate)
The wills and wishes of Spirits had taken physical form, creating such a magnificent wonder of heaven and earth.
"So beautiful~"
Ai Mulian could not help sighing in admiration, then turned her gaze toward Yutsuki.
"To be able to admire such beautiful scenery together with Yutsuki-san… Today is the happiest mont of my life."
"Not interested."
Yutsuki had long since developed tolerance for Ai Mulian's lovestruck muttering and answered coldly.
Ai Mulian did not seem disappointed by Yutsuki's attitude. As if imrsed in her own rosy fantasy, a happy blush rose on her face.
However, in the next second, Ai Mulian, who seed like she still wanted to whisper sweet words to Yutsuki, suddenly widened the distance without the slightest warning and plunged downward toward the ground.
"Hmph!"
Yutsuki was not surprised. Relying on future calculation to predict Ai Mulian's movent in advance, she chose to descend at almost the sa ti.
(After realizing she can't beat in the air without airship support, she's switching to attacking the Spirits on the ground?)
This Wizard appeared on the surface to always be acting infatuated toward her, but her judgnt of the situation was abnormally decisive. Watching Ai Mulian continuously accelerate ahead, Yutsuki's eyes grew grave.
"Don't think you can run!"
Blue white lightning danced around Yutsuki, and several spears of lightning shot out together, striking Ai Mulian.
Although Ai Mulian blocked the damage of the lightning spears with her Territory, her movent still paused for an instant. In that very mont, Yutsuki closed in behind her.
Sensing Yutsuki's presence, Ai Mulian showed no panic at all. Instead, she revealed a smile.
Clarent—Cannon!
Ai Mulian's flying skill clearly could not support her turning around in the air at full speed. But she had hidden Mordred's muzzle beneath her armpit in advance, aiming it at the instant Yutsuki approached and firing.
In an instant, magical cannon fire shot out from between the gaps in her wings. Although she did not see it, judging from the feel of the shot, Yutsuki had clearly dodged this surprise attack.
Imdiately after, the sound of a blade slicing through the air entered her ears. Ai Mulian turned her head and saw that Yutsuki was gone. In her place was a curved tal blade spinning toward her.
Clarent—Sword!
Ai Mulian swung her arm as if drawing a blade. The cannon in her hand completed its gun to sword transformation at the sa ti and shattered Ratziel's blade.
As a true fan of Ryougi Yutsuki (self proclaid) , Ai Mulian had naturally conducted detailed investigations into all of Ryougi Yutsuki's combat thods so far. Although the weapon transford from this Angel was not very powerful, if one chose to dodge it, it would instead strike from behind like a boorang, stabbing unexpectedly.
(However, according to Yutsuki-san's habits, this move is absolutely bait. The instant I reveal an opening will be the real attack—)
Sure enough, the instant Ai Mulian swung her sword, Yutsuki's figure appeared without warning to Ai Mulian's left. Holding another short blade, she slashed toward Ai Mulian's wide opening.
"Ah!"
Faced with Yutsuki's attack, Ai Mulian still did not dodge or retreat. Instead, she strengthened her elbow and knee with magical power, clamping Ratziel between them like pincers.
Imdiately after, under Ai Mulian's overwhelming strength, cracks spread rapidly across the blade, turning it into fragnts.
If compared by Wizard skill, Ai Mulian was probably the weakest of DEM's current three ace Wizards. But if only barehanded combat was compared, even Ellen and Artemisia together would probably not be enough to beat her.
However, at the instant she destroyed Ratziel, Ai Mulian did not see even a trace of panic on Yutsuki's face. It was as if each of Ai Mulian's reactions had been within her expectations.
"Ratziel."
[Mission received. Calculation beginning.]
"—!?"
Ai Mulian's pupils suddenly contracted. She saw that the fragnts, which should have scattered with the wind, were being guided by an invisible force and gathering once more into vibrating blades, slicing through the defense of her limbs and cutting toward her body.
In an instant, crimson liquid sprayed out. Ai Mulian hurriedly activated her Territory and armor, widening the distance from Ryougi Yutsuki.
Yutsuki did not pursue. Instead, she stopped in the air and stared at Ai Mulian.
"Ah… ah… ngh…"
Ai Mulian gritted her teeth and panted, sweat constantly pouring from her forehead. A hideous bloody wound ran across her body, stretching all the way from her left eye to her abdon.
"R-really… how cruel, Yutsuki-san… A woman's face is more important than her life, you know…"
"I already held back. Otherwise, if I had cut a little deeper and reached your organs, I could have killed you directly just now."
Yutsuki looked at Ai Mulian, whose face she had ruined, and said indifferently,
"Don't worry. This world's dical technology can easily reconnect severed limbs. A wound of your level will heal without even leaving a scar."
"Haha… You misunderstand, Yutsuki-san."
Ai Mulian stuck out her tongue and licked the blood at the corner of her mouth, speaking in a sowhat intoxicated tone.
"This is a mark of affection you left on my body. Of course I want to treasure it forever as a keepsake."
"…"
The corner of Yutsuki's eye twitched slightly. She had to admit, a pervert's logic could not be understood through common sense.
"I'm saying, it's about ti you surrendered. Westcott is already dead, the airships have been wiped out, and even the Wizards on the ground can no longer fight. Victory and defeat have already been decided. What aning is there in continuing?"
Ryougi Yutsuki spoke helplessly. Although she had no favorable impression of this Wizard before her, she had made a promise with everyone after all. She also wanted to avoid unnecessary killing in battle as much as possible.
"Thank you for your kindness, Yutsuki-san."
Hearing Yutsuki's invitation to surrender, Ai Mulian smiled and thanked her verbally, but in reality, she shook her head and refused.
"If this were a match, whether out of rules or martial virtue, I should surrender cleanly right now. Unfortunately, this is not a competition. Besides… I am a sick pervert."
As she spoke, the curve of Ai Mulian's lips gradually widened, and madness appeared in her constricted eyes.
"Honestly, Yutsuki-san, whether it is the battle between Spirits and Wizards, or the grudge between DEM and Ratatoskr, I don't actually care at all. From beginning to end, my goal has only been you! I want to be involved with you! I want to hollow out your internal organs! I want to rge with you completely and understand everything about you! Your resilience! Your smile! Your love! Your happiness! Your despair! You are like an inexhaustible treasure box. No matter how I open you, I can always dig out unexpected surprises and charm! The more I love you, the more I want to tear everything about you apart—"
Suddenly, as if the madness from the previous second had all been acting, Ai Mulian cald down and spoke in a friendly, elegant tone.
"In short, that is how it is, Yutsuki-san. I have only this one wish. Whether DEM wins or loses, even if I am asked to do inhumane things, I will not hesitate. Conversely, if my wish is fulfilled, then even if you tear into eight pieces, I will not resist."
"You already said sothing like that before. My ears are almost getting calluses."
After listening to Ai Mulian's words, Yutsuki did not seem surprised. She only sighed speechlessly.
"Fine. As expected, nobody who hangs around Westcott is normal. In that case—"
Halfway through her words, an enormous tal panel suddenly blocked Ai Mulian's line of sight.
It was a wing fragnt from an airship shot down by Fraxinus EX, which just so happened to pass between them.
In an instant, icy killing intent enveloped her entire body.
At the sa ti, a massive electric current was transmitted through the steel plate. The intense numbness made every part of Ai Mulian's skin tremble.
—She'll die! Ai Mulian instinctively realized that.
That earlier conversation that looked like a surrender negotiation had, in essence, been acting to disrupt Ai Mulian's judgnt. From the mont Ai Mulian used Yutsuki's family to threaten her, Yutsuki had already developed killing intent toward her.
She would die! She would die! She would die!
Death seed to approach slowly as if it had taken visible form. Under that desperate situation, Ai Mulian's mind raced at high speed, stretching out this brief instant.
She had to dodge. Ai Mulian's rationality warned her so.
But her emotions sneered at that idea.
Why should she run? Not only would Yutsuki clearly not give her the chance to escape, even if she had the chance, Ai Mulian had no intention of leaving.
She loved Ryougi Yutsuki. No matter how the other party treated her nature, no matter whether Yutsuki understood her or not, Ai Mulian had decided to accept everything about her. Rather, that instinctive retreat earlier had been the true humiliation to her.
"I won't run! Yutsuki-san!"
And so, in that instant, Ai Mulian deployed every defensive thod she possessed and threw herself forward with both arms spread, like a moth flying into fla.
At the very sa ti, Yutsuki raised her right leg and, together with all the electricity accumulated throughout her body, kicked the wing fragnt hard.
"Railgun!!"
Boom!
The clouds in the sky were pushed apart in every direction by the explosive wind. The Wizard nad Ai Mulian turned into an orange shooting star and fell straight toward the earth.
(TL: Ai Mulian will be back...in Avengers Doomdays)
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