Abyss Lord Arc Chapter 2: The Respective Battle (3)

Around the same time when the returnees were attacked everywhere, in the Nagumo

family house…

All the attackers were groveling around the house.

With just one word, the demon king's first wife,

――Grovel

Ordered them to do so.

It was Yue-sama's "Divine Statement".

Whether they were demon or cultist, it was irrelevant. The sense of invincibility was

absurd.

In a manner of speaking, Nagumo family house was the demon king castle, so although

in a glance it looked like a single house that was somewhat splendid in a residential

area, the inside was a completely different thing.

A type of defensive barrier that automatically detected every kind of attack as well as

infiltration was prepared in five, six layers with varying form. In case those layers were

penetrated, an interception system that was also automatic would attack with heavy

weapons, magic, and swarms of grim reapers.

Even if someone was lucky and managed to step inside the house, the moment they

stepped in, a teleportation device would activate and the intruder would be forcefully

moved to an underground prison that doubled as a battle field that was set up deep

inside mountain. (With setting change it was possible to send only the mind to a

dungeon of game world)

In case it was a long range attack――for example, even if a nuclear missile was fired, it

would surely become a nightmarish sight where the surrounding became empty lot

while only Nagumo family house would still stand unharmed.

It was a house that was truly should be called as an impregnable fortress.

Who in the world the attackers could possibly be? What kind of existence the unseen

enemy that was wafting off strange aura was?

Yue asked those things from Kousuke through telepathy, but just slightly before that,

"Excuse me for coming so late at nightttttttt-"

Suddenly, the space in the living room distorted. From the opened "gate", Aiko rolled

*roll roll* out. She also didn't forget to give greeting as befitting a full member of society.

Aiko went along the momentum of her rolling and stopped into a beautiful kowtow,

then she said "eih"while twisting the "Gate Key" that Hajime specially gifted to her

which could directly connect to Nagumo family house. After that, the arm of the cultist

who was reaching out his hand from the "gate" exactly at that timing was…

*Plop* It fell on the living room.

Because the gate closed, the arm that straddled through space was bisected it seemed.

It appeared, Aiko was going to a convenience store. Her hand was holding the bag of a

certain convenience store and a box of Yukimi Da○fuku was peeking out from it. She

was attacked while going home and panickedly escaped to Nagumo house. Only the

Yukimi Da○fuku that she wouldn't let go no matter what. (TN: Seems like it's a brand

of manju snack or something in Japan.)

"Yue-oneechan. Someone's hand is…"

"…Nn. There is no such thing."

*Snap* A single finger snap resounded. The "hand" was swallowed by blue flame,

together with the slowly oozing out blood. it vanished in the blink of eye without even

leaving behind ash. Annihilation by flame for filth for the sake of Myuu's cultivation of

aesthetic sensibility.

"I'm sorry to visit suddenly. For some reason people who give off bad feeling attacked

me."

"Ai-chan-sensei, it's gret that you are safe. Just now we were also attacked. There are

quite a lot of people outside."

"Eh? There are that many suicidal people out there?"

Aiko's statement flew out so naturally in respond to Shizuku's words, but it spoke

volumes about her opinion toward Nagumo family house.

Although, it seemed there was no time to sort out the situation with each other

leisurely.

Right after that, the emergency telepathies from the classmates were broadcasted to

the whole group, and at the same time, the barrier devices that were set up in Shuu's

company, Sumire's workplace, Shirasaki family house, and then Hatayama family

house raised the alarmed that notified their activation.

And then,

[Everyone, it is I.]

The voice of the abyss lord too.

In this kind of emergency, what do you mean "It is I", Yue-sama thought with vein

pulsating on her forehead.

"…Endo. Explain without screwing around."

It seemed the voice of extreme coldness returned the lord back to Kousuke. Yue

listened to the starting explanation while running her gaze around. After doing that,

the wive~s nodded in the same beat.

"…Tio, take care of the house. You can also open the underground as evacuation place."

"Umu, understood. I wouldst protect Myuu and Remia. Go forth, Yue."

"…Nn."

Yue vanished silently.

Almost at the same time,

"I will return soon with Otou-san and others!"

"I'll also go check on the disciples, so I'll be a bit late."

"Just in case, I'll borrow several Grim-chan okay?"

Saying that, Kaori, Shizuku, and Aiko, the three also teleported to their own house

using their "Gate Key".

By the way, before Aiko teleported, she took several white and red balls that were

placed in the living room's shelves and then returned to her own house. What was

inside the balls wasn't monster, but mechanical god of death

Grim Reaper

.

The balls were "Treasure Warehouse

Grimball

" for storing the Grim Reapers. It wasn't Po○ball

by any means. Papa wasn't creating it to be similar because of a certain daughter's

begging, not at all.

Tio was listening to Kousuke's explanation that was resounding inside the brain while

groaning "Fu~mu", her hand was pressing her smartphone *pi-pi-* during that time.

"…It dost not connect as expected."

"You mean Hajime-san and Shia-san?"

Remia who was going 'my my ufufu' even at this kind of time was asking while starting

the preparation to for the people who would come here to evacuate.

"Umu. The barriers protecting Hahaue-dono

honorable stepmother

and Chichiue-dono

honorable stepfather

were activated.

Naturally, the notification shouldst hath reach Goshujin-sama too but…"

"Umyu… where are papa and Shia-oneechan at nano?"

"Who knows. The modified phone of Goshujin-sama doth not connect. Perhaps the

notification doth not reach, or perhaps they art in a place or a situation where even

though the notification reach, they cannot contact back… It doth not look like they art

merely enjoying their vacation leisurely."

Seeing Tio folding her arms in contemplation, Remia's expression clouded slightly.

"Do you mean to say that Hajime-san and Shia-chan are also falling into some kind of

dangerous situation?"

"Might be so. Although, it's also not a matter that is so worrying. In all probability, they

art only in a situaiton where the phone's signal doth not reach. It's not possible that

they art unable to move or contact back even though the notification reached them.

Goshujin-sama hath the Crystal Key afer all."

No matter where they could possibly be, if Hajime grasped the situation here, then no

matter what kind of obstacle stood on his way, Hajime could ignore it and instantly

rushed here. That means, in the first place he didn't notice the necessary to rush here

itself.

That in itself was a really abnormal situation for Hajime though…

"There is no problem nano! It's the long-awaited trip where Shia-oneechan was that

happy nano! Making them go back home just because of this degree of trouble is no

good-!"

The beloved daughter of the demon king declared that they had no need for papa's

help or anything it seemed. Both her small hands made clenched fists, and she puffed

her chest, speaking passionately with a rough breathing "Huff". She even started

shadow boxing with sharpness in her movement, saying "Bring it on! If they want a

fight, then come at us anytime, anyone, from anywhere-, nano!".

Seeing the figure of such Myuu, Tio and Remia looked at each other's face, and a beat

later.

"It's just as Myuu said. If it's Goshujin-sama, he must hath gotten flown away to other

world somewhere and flirted around with Shia anyway."

"Ufufu, that's right isn't it? If the two of them are together, then there won't be anything

scary at all. Let's take care of this properly while they are away."

Saying that, they chuckled at each other.

Right after Aiko teleported to the backyard of her parents' house, she heard the voice

of a person she knew well resounding.

"Yo, you guys! Just what in the world! Do you understand what you are all doing!? This

is a crime!"

The voice of a young man was saying the natural thing to people who were most likely

the cultist attackers.

"Ee? Taichi-kun? So you are visiting the house…"

Aiko was flustered and a bit troubled that the young man who was her childhood

friend, Furukaway Taichi was in her parents' home. The presence of Taichi here itself

wasn't something strange seeing how their families knew each other but…

He didn't know. About the power of Aiko and her students. The returnees publicly said

to the society that they went to another world, so he also knew about that, but

fundamentally he didn't know what the returnees could do just because of that.

For Aiko, although their families were close with each other, if possible he didn't want

anyone other than her family to know about the matter of magic and the like.

When Aiko entered from the back entrance, she saw the figures of her parents,

grandparents, and Taichi huddling together in the living room. At the same time, she

could also see countless silhouettes carrying things like hoe or hammer for pounding

mochi from the veranda's window.

Normally the window would break with one attack, but this was the parents' home of

Aiko who was one of the wive~s. There was no way barrier that was installed here

could be affected by something of that degree. Naturally, the owners of the disgusting

voice resounding from around the house were also firmly prevented from infiltrating.

Although, the very voice itself couldn't be blocked, so everyone there was scared or

holding their head because their consciousness was interfered with.

"Okaa-san, Otou-san! Also Ojii-chan and Obaa-chan too! Are you all okay!?"

"Aiko! Since when you are… ah, it's by that isn't it?"

"Oo, Aiko! So you came back! Just in the world is going on?"

Aiko's mother――Akiko guessed how Aiko returned home, and her distorted

expression relaxed in relieve. Her father――Tetsuo also showed a relieved expression

while asked with a voice that was filled with bewilderment. The grandfather――Shirou

and the grandmother――Chizu also looked the same.

"A, Aiko!? Why are you here!? Or rather since when!?"

It was Taichi whose confusion was the deepest. The cultists hitting the window and

the figure of his childhood friend suddenly entering inside the living room when she

shouldn't be here caused him to become slightly panicked.

Aiko was worried "U~m, e~rr" of how to explain, but seeing Akiko and others shaking

from the demons' scream, the string of her patience that was in the verge of breaking

snapped.

"Anyway! Champion! I choose you!"

Aiko threw the Po○eball――no, the Grimball.

It made *bowan-* sound and let out white smoke. What flew out from there was――a

kangaroo.

Everyone, especially Taichi let out their voice "Eh…" while looking dumbfounded.

During that time the kangaroo type Grim Reaper that was called Champion looked

back over its shoulder and glared at Taichi…

"Kyuiih!!"

"GOHOoOOOH!?"

In contrast with its cute voice, it sent a body blow that would make even a heavyweight

boxer cried to Taichi's solar plexus. It was a splendid punch that put the twist of the

waist behind it. Its fighting pose was beautiful.

"So, sorry Taichi-kun. There is no time to explain so… I'll properly deal you're your

memory later!"

"Aiko… you…"

Seeing Taichi's eyes rolled up while he was holding his stomach with his butt sticking

up caused Akiko to turn a gaze toward Aiko that looked as though she had witnessed

something terrifying.

Even though there was a crowd of attackers right outside, her daughter's first attack

was directed to the youth who was her childhood friend. Furthermore, she did that

even though she knew that Taichi was still holding lingering feeling of love toward her.

What mercilessness…

The really complicated gaze from her family caused Aiko's gaze to swim around

restlessly. But, her discomposure was only so and so, the explanation from Kousuke

that was resounding in her head through telepathy was over then. Knowing the true

identity of the enemy, Aiko also understood the method to deal with them. Her

expression turned serious right away and she began chanting.

"Healthily~, comfortably~, intensely grow, and strike the enemy! ――"Pseudo Soul

War Tree"!!"

Along with a chanting that felt like familiar from somewhere, the garden of Hatayama

family undulated.

Right after that, the mandarin orange tree that was at the garden stretched out its

branches largely and then mowed down. The branches that had thickness around as

big as human's arm became like a whip. The cultists sticking on the veranda's window

had their body bent together and got sent flying.

Furthermore, at the same time when their body struck the ground, the weed

lengthened and entangled them, turning into restriction tool of nature.

Aiko whose vocation was "Farming Master" possessed immense talent for ability and

magic that was related with soil and plants. It was to the degree that it was possible

for her to change the food production output of the world by herself.

Normally she used her power to cultivate and improve farming, but when the age of

god magic called soul magic was added here, it became like this.

All living plants became Aiko's ally.

Aiko who confirmed that the enemies in front of the window were gone then leaped

outside right away.

"Champion! "Beat them up without killing"!"

"Kyuuih!!"

Champion who received order rushed toward the cultists with pee-a-boo guard style.

With amazing footwork and strike, it literally beat up the cultists short of killing them.

Its appearance was a kangaroo-san with brutal eyes. Of course, its inside was metallic

because it was a Grim Reaper. Every single one of its punches was the same like a strike

of a mass of iron. Just a jab from it caused vivid pulverized sound to come from the

body of the cultists.

Although, a machine was a machine. Its attack was completely physical in nature. It

didn't have effective attack against the demons.

In addition, the existence detection from Aiko's soul magic told her that a great

amount of demons were flying around.

――And so, Aiko activated the strongest defense that she installed in collaboration

with Hajime.

She stretched up her hands with all her might in a banzai pose while standing on her

tiptoes and,

"Vigorously~, comfortably~, increase a lot, fill with greenery~――"Sea of Trees

Manifestation"!"

At the next moment, Hatayama house was swallowed by a sea of trees.

Large trees were growing up one after another from the ground around the house. It

looked like the super small version of Haltina Sea of Trees. There was even pure white

heavy fog generated thoroughly.

If there was anything different, unlike Haltina Sea of Trees, all the trees were

containing pseudo soul and became something like treant monster.

It was an underworld that was suddenly created.

It seemed the demons were also shocked by it, a voice that sounded somewhat

confused resounded.

Even so,

――GIIIIIIIH

They shrieked while charging into the sea of trees.

They were hit by the branches of the Treant imitations, or carved by leaf blades, or

smashed by fruit cannons, or stabbed by the roots thrusting out like spear from the

ground. Not a single one could reach Hatayama house.

Thus, it was far nastier to the demons than just a barrier. It was an absolute fortress

of nature that really should be called as their natural enemy.

"The, the house, it become a demonic haunt…"

"Aiko… we are happy you come to save us but, still. This, will it return back to normal?"

"How we will tell the neighbors…"

Tetsuo lost strength from his waist, Shirou had a distant look, while Chizu was holding

her head.

Indeed, they were thankful to their daughter, or granddaughter that she was solving

this terrifying situation but…

From the view point of the people of Hatayama family who were only ordinary civilian

and mere farmer family, a method of creating sea of trees itself to repel the enemy

back was truly a "soul-shattering" situation.

"Getting my Okaa-san and others involved like this! It's totally unforgivable! Yes, I

absolutely, won't forgive you al~~~~l!!"

Should this be called a growth, or should it be called "infected"?

Aiko swung up her fist together with Champion who was going 'Ugaa!'. The people of

Hatayama family looked at each other's face seeing that and made a twitching smile to

each other. While deciding that next time they would call Hajime-kun to a special

family meeting.

Aiko was manifesting a sea of trees in her parents' house. Shizuku was making a dry

laugh seeing the cultists piling up heaps of bodies all around in her house, and how

her family & all the disciples who for some reason were all present trying to subdue

unseen enemy happily. Kaori was fighting the enemies while blushing due to her

father who was making a ruckus "My daughter is too angelic!" when she was

descending in angel mode.

Around that time Yue was,

"…Okaa-sama, are you safe?"

"Yue-chan! I'm glaaad, I'm relieved now. Although, there wasn't anything particularly

dangerous, I don't really get what it is but the shadow thingy can be sucked with this,

so I was just thinking that perhaps I should go to counterattack with this when you

came."

Coming to the place where Sumire was doing her manga work.

Yue rushed here while feeling relatively panicked inside her heart, worrying if in the

worst case anything happened to the mother-in-law who she respected, but Sumire

herself was giving her a thumb up with a vacuum cleaner in one hand.

Certainly, Sumire's workplace was also half turned into fortress similarly like Nagumo

house, so the attackers couldn't even invaded inside in the first place. Furthermore

she also had an attack method――that was Hajime's quality artifact, the vacuum

cleaner――"Sniper Mark VII" from her absolute safe area, so there was no problem at

all.

Although, the guts of Sumire who somehow sucked in the demons even while turning

slightly pale from the sudden incident was quite something.

By the way, because the artifact vacuum cleaner the "Sniper series" was improved until

Mark VII, not only it became able to choose what target to suck, it could even suck in

things like soul or gravity. In addition, it also could do something like sucking in air

and compressed it, then fired it out like an air cannon.

Nagumo family's vacuum cleaner couldn't be satisfied anymore with just the

absorption power that was eternally unchanging. How far would it go…

"Eerr, Yue-chan. Is this some kind of incident again?"

"It looks like there is something scary though…"

Sumire's assistants, Hagiwara Machiko and Wakai Tsukasa were asking a little bit

uneasily. The other assistants were also peeking outside with slightly disturbed look.

The assistants had known Hajime for long, and they were told about the returnees'

situation completely and on top of that they were still continuing to be assistants.

Because of that it seemed they weren't panicked, rather it was really something that

they were merely scared for a bit in this situation.

Although, not only the Okaa-sama she respected was attacked, even her important

acquaintances also got scared…

Yue-sama's blank stare was staring even more fixedly than usual. The coldness

contained in her eyes was rapidly getting stronger.

"…Nn, I will talk about the circumstances later but there is no problem. For now, let's

evacuate to our home."

She also had to go to the place of Otou-sama, that was why Yue was giving explanation

while making Sumire and others to grab on her.

"As expected you also need to go there huh. Yue-chan, please take care of that person

okay?"

"…Nn. I will return right away. And then, I'll kill the enemy."

"Ah, yes."

Sumire nodded up and down repeatedly seeing the cold side of the vampire princess

that normally she wouldn't show out.

Instantly, the place switched right away. Sumire and also the assistants were returned

into the living room of Nagumo house altogether.

In a flash Yue immediately teleported to Shuu's company.

"…-, Otou-sama! Are you alright!?"

"Oh, Yue-chan! So you come to save us!"

Shuu was eating potato chips in his office together with several employers. Yue rushed

toward him in panic.

There was a bandage wrapped on Shuu's forehead. Blood was slightly oozing from

there.

"…Otou-sama, your injury."

"Oh maan, I got attacked when going to the nearby convenience store for a bit of break

time. At that time I was too panicked and stumbled. I immediately escaped back to the

company, and Hajime's protection also functioned properly so nothing direct hit me.

That's why you don't need to look that worried you know?"

"…"

Yue's expression completely vanished. It wasn't a worried expression. Rather, it was a

terrifyingly blank expression that would make anyone looking to hallucinate a block

of ice sliding through their spine.

Shuu twitched. Even the company employees who worshipped Yue and would usually

warmly welcomed her like "It's Yue-chan! Yue-chan came!" "Our healing has

descendeeed!" "Someone, prepare tea and snack right away!" "Now now-, Yue-chan,

please sit here where all of us can see you", were all shaking without saying anything.

Yue put healing magic on Shuu and then looked outside the building. There the cultists

were yelling selfish lines even now while hurling abuse to Shuu and others. The

demons flying around were making unpleasant whispers and shrieks.

"O, oi, Yue-chan? Are you okay? Somehow, your face is so scary that I slightly cannot

look at you directly you know?"

"…Nn. There is no problem."

It was a voice of absolute zero. No matter how anyone looked, she got a problem.

When Yue ran her gaze at the employees she were acquainted with asking if there was

anyone else injured,

"W, we're all right here, Yue-chan."

"O, ou. Everyone is okay, so calm down a bit. Okay?"

"Thi, this is bad. What a gaze. I'm envious of Hajime-kun from the bottom of my heart."

"Yue-chan, is it okay, is it okay if you step on me just for a bit? While looking down on

me with those eyes――ah, president-, hurts!? I'm sorry!"

"Rather, president. You are really loved by your daughter in law huh."

The company employees averted their gaze quickly even while confirming their safety

or expressing their desire.

The report from the lord was over at that timing. Yue sent the telepathy saying "――In

five minutes I'll bring them down", and then she muttered with the pupil of her eyes

contracting.

"…Everyone, I'm sorry to involve all of you into this. I will kill the enemies until not

even a shred of their existence remain behind, so please forgive me."

" " " " "…Please, don't mind us" " " " "

The wife of the company president's son who sometimes would come bringing supply

or doing some kind of chores, not only for her family but often also for them the

employees. The girl's existence had become like an idol of the company――that was

the impression they had toward Yue. Seeing her dark side right now caused all the

employees to talk with halting language.

The senior employees and the management staff of the company who were friend with

Shuu since a long time ago and also known Hajime since he was little were also told

about Hajime's circumstance and his strength, but naturally not all the employees

were told about it. But, fortunately the members who were remaining in the company

tonight in order to work all night were only the senior employees.

Depending on the situation, she thought that it might be necessary to manipulate the

memory of some or explained the situation once more, but with this it saved time.

"…Otou-sama. I already sent Okaa-sama back home. The other family members are

also safe. From here I'm thinking to have everyone evacuate to the home. The detailed

explanation will be after I massacre the enemies, is that okay?"

"O, ou, it's fine? Ah, no, about the massacre, look, yeah…"

"…It's fine. I'll leave the humans half dead. Even if they actually died, perhaps Kaori

might be able to revive them… Though in my opinion, I think there isn't any need to

leave even the ash of some bunches who harmed Otou-sama."

"Yue-chan. If possible, can you leave at least the ash, or rather their original form

behind?"

"…Nn. This is Japan after all."

'If this isn't Japan, you will turn them into ash…? Are you trying to protect Hajime's

stance?' The cheeks of Shuu who was seeing such Yue were twitching slightly even

though she was protecting him.

He was really happy as her father-in-law to see her treasuring him, he felt really warm

inside, but…

When he looked at the eyes of his daughter in law, where her pupils were contracting

so much it looked like there was just a single color in her eyes,

(My son. You have become a man with really huge caliber huh.)

Love was heavy. Even the father-in-law felt that when he only felt a fragment of it.

Thinking of his son who was receiving that love whole, indeed, his son had really

grown in a big way. Perhaps. Shuu comprehended that for real now.

"…I'll go to the rooftop for a bit. I'll return right away, so please stay here."

"Ah, okay. Just in case, be careful, Yue-chan."

"…Nn-"

Yue sent a firm thumb up with eyes that were still lightless and then she vanished

silently.

Somehow a relieved atmosphere flowed.

"President. The saying that a beauty is scary is true isn't it?"

'Also a beauty mustn't be provoked', all the employees nodded to each other in

agreement.

Shuu was having a somewhat distant look while,

"My son, perhaps he can only get attracted to girl with strong peculiarity."

Shuu who was saying that also obtained a wife with peculiarity that was too strong

though, and the hybrid resulted into his son…

It often happened, that the one who didn't understand themselves the most was their

own self.

Right after Yue teleported to the rooftop, the demons shrieked and attacked her.

As though to pass through them, Yue flew up to the sky. The inversed gravity invited

Yue to the sky far above with the speed of freefall.

At the altitude that was near the cloud, Yue activated the gravity magic "Kalpa of

Destruction" while her golden hair was fluttering gently. The demons who were hot

on her heels were knocked down to the ground by wide range gravity field.

Without even giving a glance to that, Yue put her hands together in front of her chest

as though to pray.

The cloud flowed. The full moon's face peeked out from the cloud's gap.

With the large moon as the zenith, Yue had the background of the moonlight's halo

behind her. She closed her eyes and floated lightly. Her figure that was clad in

tranquility possessed indescribable sublimity.

Below, the demons who were desperately trying to rise to the sky were struggling and

shrieking. And then, there was the light of the city, of the activity below.

Golden ripple spread.

With Yue at the center, a glittering wave rushed through the whole city.

Blue light came into being inside her joined hands.

The golden ripple was gradually changing into azure ripple. Ripples ran through the

city time and time again.

The demons stopped moving in bewilderment. "Something" that was penetrating

their soul wasn't dealing any harm to them.

But, for some reason, even though they had the body of demon, when they noticed

they were shaking. Their instinct was ringing out the alarm bell loudly, pleading to

them to run away right now.

In the sky, an azure light that was far clearer than even the moonlight was shining.

"――Found it."

Perhaps because of an extreme degree of concentration, Yue's words sounded halting.

Right after that,

Yue slightly opened her closed eyes and muttered.

"――"Selection" "

At that instant, a conspicuously stronger ripple rushed out. At the same time, the

demons, and then the consciousness of the foreign world interfering to the cultists,

and the main body that was granting them power that crossed over the gap of worlds…

They felt it without even any reason.

That they were caught.

"――"Flame of Divine Punishment" "

Inside Yue's opened palm, a small blue star was floating quietly. The next moment, it

spread to the city like an aurora pouring down from the sky.

It was a divine flame that penetrated through all kind of obstacles and destroyed only

the selected soul, or everything else other than the selected soul. Only those who were

allowed by Yue would survive. Those who were ascertained as enemy would

disappear.

The demons that were touched by the blue flame of god raised the scream of death

agony one after another and vanished.

The cultists also collapsed and lost consciousness from the impact when their mind's

connection to the demons was burned forcefully.

And then, through the small ponds and mirrors inside the city, the flame of god

Yue

arrived

until the other world…

Soundless scream thundered――that was how it felt.

What was transmitted at the end was fierce pain and uneasiness.

The next instant, there was a sensation of the link of the worlds being intentionally

severed.

"…Chih. It ran away. How cheeky for a mere filth."

The divine Yue-sama who exercised azure flame while wrapped in moonlight. She

cursed with a click of her tongue like a demon king. It seemed she was really couldn't

stomach that her relative was attacked.

Although,

[O? Oo! As expected from Yue-san! To think you will make a clean sweep through the

whole city!]

[Yue-san, thank you! I'm saveeed]

[The next… hm, no more come out huh. So it's over.]

[Medic-! Medic-! Shinji's state is too atrocious to even look aaat! Quickly come help

hiiim! I cannot use healing magic here!]

[Ryu, Ryu-kun, you really came!? Are you idiot!? I already wear clothes from a long

time ago!]

Voices that were filled with happiness resounded one after another. Hearing that,

Yue's mood was also slightly improved. Though Suzu's mood was falling one way

downward.

"…Nn, it's good that everyone is safe. I struck the foundation, but perhaps it escaped.

There might an attack again, so everyone can come with your family to our house. Also,

Kaori, the rest, take care."

[Your instruction to me sound crude for some reason… well, fine though.]

The underground of Nagumo house was expanded by space magic. There was a space

that could house a large number of people and it boasted amenity that was equal to

hotel. Such thing was a common knowledge among the returnees.

There were calls through telepathy telling that they would head there after this.

During that, a silver light rose to the sky from a corner of the city. The human

silhouette was clad with beautiful light in the sky and a large pair of wings stretched

out widely.

A beat later, silver light shined radiantly in the night sky and rained down to the city

like a shower. Kaori was using regeneration magic to restore the whole city.

The figure clad in silver light with spread out wings was truly that of the god's apostle.

Kaori too also looked truly divine.

But, there a strange voice came from Kaori herself…

[Say, Yue. There are several people who cannot be done anything about with just

regeneration magic though. They are obviously dead though!]

It seemed Yue-sama made a mistake with her control when burning with her flame.

Several people were totally killed.

Yue nodded once "Fumu" and,

"…I believe that it's those people who are bad for dying just from divine punishment."

[People normally die when receiving divine punishment isn't it!? Or rather, what's

with that tone like it's a completely unrelated matter with you!?]

"…I think that it will be great if all the cultists won't be discouraged even from this and

work hard to be able to live."

[Normally if people are killed, they won't be able to live no matter how hard they

worked! They can be resurrected but! Yes they can be resurrected but! At the very

least that's not a speech that the person who killed them can say isn't it!? Furthermore

it sound monotone! At the very least put some emotion to it!]

'I killed you for a bit but, well work hard to live.' Certainly, those were

incomprehensible words that sounded psycho.

Sublime pillars of light flashed here and there around the city. Surely Kaori was

resurrecting the dead people using soul magic jointly with regeneration magic.

"…You are making it sound like I'm a psycho. Rude. Even though I'm also thinking to

help so they can live in even better way."

[Eh?]

Yue also activated her soul magic. She interfered with the consciousness of the cultists

and emphasized their desire to go home. In any case she gave suggestion to them to

go home with their own strength while for the time being she applied magic of "The

memory around the last two years, vanish and bego~ne!".

With this, they would be driven by unexplainable obsession to return home, worked

hard to fill up the gap of the blank two years, and lived their life somehow or other.

Perhaps.

[Wha, what irresponsibleness…]

"…They prioritized their own desire even if they have to sacrifice us. Then, doing the

same back to them is also proper. No matter what kind of circumstance they have, no

matter what kind of feeling they are harboring, that's not our business. It's already

good that they aren't erased from this world correct? Either way――there won't be

next time."

[u, Yue, you are seriously angry. Well, me too though.]

A voice that sounded like the speaker was smiling wryly came from the telepathy. It

seemed that inside her heart Kaori was also feeling quiet angry with the attack this

time. The feeling that she didn't want to turn the town where her family was living at

into a sea of blood barely allowed the cultists to keep their life.

Yue shrugged her shoulders and sent her consciousness toward the lord.

"…Endou. It will be troubling to keep being at the receiving side. Where and how we

should strike at?"

Yue called to the lord with telepathy.

But, there was no reply.

'Nn?' Yue was dubious and sent telepathy once more.

Then, she could hear a rough sound that was like a noise, as though the lord's thought

was in chaos…

[... I want to die.]

A dead voice came back. With it there was also a weeping voice.

It seemed the main body had dispelled the Limit Break state. The clone bodies of the

lord that were flooding the city now had already disappeared, leaving only the single

clone body beside Emily.

That clone at present was crumbling down on all four in front of Emily. He was holding

his head while continuing to shake enduring his shame.

Emily-chan was desperately saying "I, it's all right, Kousuke! You were cool...…

really!", she was desperately consoling him while she was really at loss for words.

And then, the main body in Britain inside the room where there was nobody else

except the fainted Professor Littman, Kousuke silently removed the pose he was

making and slowly took off his sunglasses with trembling hand, and then walked to

the corner of the room.

He sat down hugging his knees facing the wall, and locked himself inside the shell of

his heart.

A few hours after they endured the attack.

Kousuke whose eyes were still empty came until in front of Britain's security bureau.

A large travelling bag was hanging on his shoulder. The content was Professor Littman

who was tied up, stuffed inside a bit forcefully.

After that, Kousuke's heart somehow recovered to a degree where he could have

conversation. And then following what Yue said, they talked about making a strike

toward the ringleader of the attack――that demon that was in the other world

hell

from

here.

The conclusion was that it would be better to use the "mirror gate" in Vatican to

embarked there as expected.

Although, the opponent was an existence that could send interference across world,

furhtermore it succeeded in retreating when the opponent was Yue. It was concerning

how the world there would gnaw on flesh body just by being there, and on top there

was also a concern that after crossing to the world there, the enemy might go here

instead and attacked the family that they left behind in this world.

There were too many uncertain factors, and they couldn't simply leave the people that

they really should protect.

And so, Kousuke would infiltrate Vatican once more and carried out work to erase

those uncertain factors as much as possible.

By the way, Kousuke went to security bureau with the objective to hand over Professor

Littman, and also because he received emergency call from Bernard.

It was noisy in front of the security bureau. Several security bureau's cars and

ambulances were parked there. There were also a lot of press and onlookers. There

were barricade tapes laid out and there were a lot of broken glass fragments at the

other side.

Looking closer, the building's windows were broken here and there. It looked like the

explosion came from inside and the window's glass fragments fell outside.

Around the same time when the attack happened in Japan, the security bureau also

received attack. According to Bernard, thanks to a powerful "helper", they somehow

got through it.

And then, right after Yue's "Flame of Divine Punishment" exploded, the demons that

were also welling up one after another here suddenly stopped appearing. The

remaining cultists also only stood still.

"Perhaps, the wavering gap of worlds itself returned to normal, and they became

unable to materialize here."

Also, the thought of the demons that interfered to the mind also vanished suddenly.

There was no doubt that the cultists were dazed because of that.

From the beginning, the cultists were only a gathering of ordinary people with

amateur fighting ability. Without the demons, there was no way they could win against

Bernard and others who were combat professional. The cultists were easily

suppressed or shot to death and the incident was over.

"Even so, why did he call in emergency I wonder."

Kousuke muttered that while entering inside the security bureau boldly from the front

without anyone noticing him like usual. The noisy scene of the crime, the coming and

going people, the barricade tape… he ignored all of that.

He entered an elevator and pushed the button for his destination floor. The staffs who

were also inside the elevator with him also pushed the button for their own floor.

"Eh, you, what is your business in this floor?"

"Ha? What are you saying… eh, did I push it by mistake?"

A floor button other than their destinations was shining. The staffs were tilting their

head in confusion. They double clicked the button, cancelling it.

"No, I'll go down at that floor."

"Uwah!? Who!? ――Wait, Aby-san!?"

"A, amazing! Aby in the flesh, this nearby! I'm sorry, please sign this!"

Kousuke's eyes became like the eyes of a dead rotten fish. One of the staffs seemed like

he had never met him directly until now. He took out a memo and pleaded for an

autograph.

Kousuke wrote "あびすげ～ときょう Abyssga~te Lord

in hiragana for the staff. The staff was really

happy.

*Ting* The elevator rang out, Kousuke got out of the elevator while receiving salutes

from the staffs.

Absolutely no one would notice him if he stayed quiet, so he weaved his way thorugh

the office that had become messed up, searching for Bernard, and called out to him.

"Bernard. I came. Is this place all right?"

"Uoh!? Aby! I beg you, stop sneaking on me! It's bad for my heart!"

'I ain't sneaking here', Kousuke thought. This was the usual thing, it was like this even

though he was only walking normally.

Kousuke tossed the Professor Littman in traveling bag carelessly to vent his anger

somewhat. He handed over the content to the security bureau staffs while asking.

"And, are you all okay?"

"More or less. there are a lot of injured, but somehow no one died. There are also some

guys whose fate is unknown whether they will be able to work again though…

Opponent where a gun is useless is just foul. If those girls weren't here, just thinking

about it gives me chills."

Bernard's face distorted with vexation thinking of his comrades that got done in.

Although Kousuke was puzzled about "those girls" Bernard mentioned, but seeing

Bernard's state, he spoke about trying to ask Shirasaki for healing depending on the

situation.

Bernard's mood seemed to be at ease somewhat hearing that. Kousuke also smiled a

bit and entered the main topic.

"You told me that there is some kind of emergency business though, is it about the

attack?"

"No, that's not it. There is a guest for Aby. Due to their identity, I am at a loss of how to

deal with them… For now, I have them waiting in the reception room. Honestly, looking

back at the incident this time, I really want to question them right away but… There is

also the other party's position to think, well, there are various aspects that are over

my position to deal with them."

Guided by Bernard, Kousuke opened the door of the reception room that was deeper

inside that floor.

Like that, what entered his sight was,

"I'm glad… I can meet you again like this, messenger-sama. No, is it better to call you

demon king's right hand-sama?"

The holy woman of Vatican ――Claudia Barenberg was there, her eyes partly closed

while smiling happily.

AN: Thank you very much for reading this every time.

Thank you very much too for the thoughts, opinions, and reports about misspelling

and omitted words.

I wanted to write more about the classmates' side but, the story seriously won't

advance like that… and so, for now it end here. If there is another chance, I'm thinking

to try featuring the classmates.

Also, in the"Gathering of the Returnees" chapter, Kentarou and Ayako went out with

each other there, so I revised it that they hadn't done that there.

Thank you very much to those who pointed that out to me.

It will be seriously no good if I don't make the chronological timeline soon isn't it?

I will make it when Abyss Lord arc is finished. Consequently, there might be revision

too because of that but, please give your best regards for that.

Also, about the hero's little sister, I was surprised that she became overlapping with

kouhai-chan, so I changed her hairstyle into ponytail.

Thank you very much to those who pointed that out to me.

※Yue's line toward Kaori was reimported from "Nichijou" chapter 11. It was her line

when her husband destroyed Fuhren lol You will be able to see it if you go to Niko Niko

Douga, so if you like please go take a look there.

Mori-sensei, thank you very much for your lovely lines every time.