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"All I can do now is try my best to remove the remaining black mud from her body. As for the parts that have been contaminated by the black mud, I'm sorry, I can't do anything about it."

Teresa's smile vanished, and her gaze towards Nikushizuki turned sinister and uncertain. As a Claymore, she was probably the one who could best understand the pain of corrupted Heroic Spirits, for Claymores faced almost the same fate.

The greatsword, intended as a vital force in the fight against demons, is actually made from the flesh and blood of demons. The flesh and blood of demons contain demonic power, and once humans are infected by this power, their strength increases dramatically, gradually transforming them into demons themselves.

Claymores were created based on this principle: their wombs were implanted with the flesh and blood of demons, allowing them to gain the power of demons to fight them. However, each time the power of the demon flesh and blood was activated, the Claymores had to use their willpower to resist the invasion of the demon's power.

Once the greatswords succumb to the demonic power invading their will, the demonic power will completely merge with the greatswords, transforming them from demon-slaying warriors into one of the demons themselves. These greatswords that become demons are called Awakeners. And another high-risk task for greatswords besides slaying demons is to slay their former comrades, now Awakeners.

As the former No. 1 Claymore user, Teresa naturally knows far more about the secrets of the Claymores than any of the original Claymores, and she has personally carried out many missions to exterminate demonized Claymores, also known as Awakened Ones. She is arguably one of the people who understands the fate of the Claymores most deeply.

However, Teresa was also lucky, at least much luckier than the smiling Teresa in the original story who died at the hands of the Awakened because of a moment of kindness.

She and the Claymores encountered Haruhi Suzumiya, who ruthlessly led the Claymores out of their original fate, destroyed the so-called demons of their world, and then extracted the demons' flesh and blood from the Claymores' bodies, restoring them to normal and turning them into normal girls capable of bearing children.

This is nothing short of a rebirth for the greatsword users.

Most of the Claymores, filled with gratitude, became ordinary people and joined the SOS Brigade, taking on tasks within their capabilities. However, another group, led by Teresa, chose to continue wielding their Claymores. But now, their identities were no longer those of demon-slaying Claymores; they were now Claymores protecting the SOS Brigade, fighting for Haruhi Suzumiya.

This is the story of Claymore and the SOS Brigade, and also the story of Teresa and Haruhi Suzumiya.

Recalling Ilya's ferocious appearance, Teresa suddenly bowed respectfully to Retsu Unohana and said, "Retsu-neechan..."

Before she could finish speaking, she had already been helped up by Retsu Unohana. Teresa hadn't noticed when Retsu Unohana had reached out her hand, and by the time she realized what was happening, she was already straightening up.

Please don't ask me that, because I know I can't fulfill your request.

Retsu Unohana shook her head slightly and said, "I told you, it's not a matter of whether I want to or not, but that I simply cannot do it, because these Heroic Spirits are neither injured nor sick."

"Is there really no other way?"

Denise's tone carried a hint of suppressed emotion and concern; she felt it was her responsibility to help more of her sisters escape their horrific state.

"It's not that there's absolutely no way out."

Retsu Unohana smiled slightly, as if accepting Teresa's arrangement, and said, "From our perspective as Shinigami, there are two possibilities."

"One option is to go to Orihime Inoue. Her abilities involve the power of the source, so she can probably handle it properly. The second option is to go to Kisuke Urahara. If we can convert the corrupted Heroic Spirits into spirit particles, then within the framework of our world, perhaps even I can try to remove the black mud."

Isn't 055 just OO?

"But……"

Teresa hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Shinigami army is confronting Gilgamesh in other worlds. Both Orihime Inoue and Kisuke Urahara are indispensable frontline forces. Even you, Retsu-nee..."

"Yes, even I wouldn't be here if it weren't for the captain's request. Our strength is still somewhat weak, especially now that it's proven that going against Gilgamesh is definitely not a wise choice."

“Every one of our comrades is an important partner; losing even one means losing a part of us. But Gilgamesh is not like that. He is completely indifferent to loss, completely indifferent to destruction. If you cannot defeat him…”

As she spoke, Unohana Retsu shook her head and smiled, "Alright, things at the front are not something we can discuss casually. Right now, I can only do my best. Don't worry, I will try my best to find a way to rescue this child."

Although Retsu Unohana claimed to be doing her best, Teresa knew that this was mostly just Retsu's way of comforting her. If corrupted Servants could so easily return to normal, how could Gilgamesh's power have expanded so unchecked to this extent?

"If Lord Nagato were here, then everything would be..."

"Teresa, Lord Nagato is really tired and needs to rest for a while. Lord Nagato will be back soon."

Teresa muttered to herself unconsciously, but was abruptly interrupted by Retsu Unohana. At that moment, Teresa's shoulders twitched, and she realized what she had said. She immediately shut her mouth and refused to mention Nagato-sama again.

Teresa knew very well that during the time Nagato was injured, the SOS Brigade's power had arguably halved. And to make matters worse, the SOS Brigade was now engaged in a direct confrontation with Gilgamesh, meaning the entire SOS Brigade was facing a tremendous crisis.

It was precisely for this reason that Haruhi Suzumiya brought a small group of people to this world, attempting to find a way to undo the corruption of Heroic Spirits. Once this method was mastered, it would undoubtedly be a decisive blow, dealing a heavy damage to Gilgamesh.

Unfortunately, things did not go smoothly.

"Don't worry, we've already found a breakthrough, haven't we? The shrine maiden who brought this child, Reimu Hakurei, although she was also corrupted by the black mud, strangely can resist its power and even use it for her own purposes."

"If she is willing to cooperate, I believe we will be able to resolve this."

Upon hearing this, Teresa breathed a sigh of relief. She recalled the dark-toned, strangely patterned priestess who seemed ten times more corrupted than Illya. If Haruhi Suzumiya hadn't confirmed that the girl possessed absolutely normal reason, Teresa would probably have attacked with all her might the moment she saw her.

"Maybe... but is it really okay to pin our hopes on others?"

……

"Is this really okay, Suzumiya-san?"

Beside Haruhi Suzumiya, who is fuming with her arms crossed, Mikuru Asahina, the time traveler, submissive masochist, and eternal maid from the original Haruhi Suzumiya series, is still dressed in her maid outfit and whispering softly in Haruhi's ear.

"They are guests who came to us on their own initiative. What if we are so wary of them and they get angry and refuse to cooperate?"

The guest Asahina Mikuru was referring to was clearly the dark-colored shrine maiden, Reimu Hakurei, whose hands were bound not far in front of her and Haruhi Suzumiya. Haruhi Suzumiya and Reimu Hakurei were staring at each other, neither of them showing any sign of giving in, and this stalemate had been going on for quite some time.

"Come on, what kind of guest is she? At most, she's just a prisoner who surrendered to us. It's only because she was sensible enough to understand the greatness of the SOS Brigade and the great leadership of me, Haruhi Suzumiya, that she surrendered on her own initiative, that I didn't burn her to death like mud."

"I've already been very lenient in handling this, haven't I?"

"Hey, I'm talking to you! As a prisoner, aren't you afraid of dying with such arrogance? Watch out, or I might just euthanize you! I mean what I say!"

Suzumiya Haruhi pointed at Hakurei Reimu. Although Reimu's hands and feet were tied, her unyielding gaze and wicked smile clearly showed that she didn't consider herself a prisoner at all, which really angered Suzumiya Haruhi.

However, Haruhi Suzumiya was just saying it to scare Reimu Hakurei; she didn't actually mean to target Reimu at all.

Putting aside Haruhi Suzumiya's desire to find a breakthrough through Reimu Hakurei and a way to deal with the corrupted Servants, Reimu Hakurei's arduous battles against the corrupted Servants all by herself are enough to earn Haruhi Suzumiya's respect.

There are very few warriors around her who can fight to this extent against the corrupted heroic spirits and have such a firm will.

Such talent is rare!

"Of course I'm afraid of dying!"

Although Reimu Hakurei's clothes suggested she was arguing with Haruhi Suzumiya, she maintained a strangely indifferent demeanor in her speech. Despite Haruhi Suzumiya's repeated claims of being afraid of death and surrendering because of it, Haruhi Suzumiya felt at this moment that Reimu had long since disregarded life and death.

She may be alive not because she doesn't want to die, but because she has to live to achieve some purpose.

People who live because of their obsessions, no wonder they're so powerful...

Haruhi Suzumiya bit her lower lip. She had seen many powerful figures like this before. Even Gilgamesh, who was making her tremble slightly, was terrifying precisely because of his obsession.

"If I weren't afraid of death, why would I come to surrender to you? I am, after all, the last resistance force in this world. A glorious death would have been my best end. But I'm not reconciled..."

A flash of resentment crossed Reimu Hakurei's eyes as she said, "That guy made me like this, I absolutely have to kill him, I absolutely have to cut off his flesh and eat it piece by piece. Grill his biceps, slice his pectoral muscles raw, hang his thighs up to dry as ham, and chop off his toes to stew as pig's trotters!"

Reimu Hakurei seemed to be speaking through her teeth, sending chills down one's spine. Haruhi Suzumiya's eyebrows twitched several times, while Mikuru Asahina behind her had turned ashen-faced, hiding half her body behind Haruhi like a little rabbit.

"Oh, right, and that OO, I'm going to chop it up, coat it in batter, and fry it into tempura! Huh, isn't it just OO? Why is it censored? What do you mean by that?!"

Reimu Hakurei glared at Haruhi Suzumiya, who shook her head helplessly. Haruhi had tried to stop Reimu just as she was about to utter the word "OO," but it was too late.

Therefore, it wasn't Reimu Hakurei who stopped her.

Although she was somewhat grateful to the guy who stopped Reimu Hakurei, Haruhi Suzumiya was still a little unhappy when she saw the person who had come.

After all, the person who came was just a temporary replacement for Nagato Yuki.

056 Ah—

"Don't put on that sour face, Captain. She's your member now, and she's responsible for replacing Yuki. At least give her a smile!"

The newcomer had a friendly smile and a pretty face. Although her way of speaking was somewhat affected, her tone was playful and cheerful, instinctively making it impossible for anyone to feel the slightest bit of aversion.

This person was rated as an A++ beautiful girl in the original work, but unfortunately, she disappeared at the very beginning of the original work. She is the same as Nagato Yuki and Nagato Daimyojin, a humanoid communication device created by the Information Integration Thought Entity to dismantle organic life forms - this name is too awkward. Apart from the original author's intention to show off, Nagato Yuki and the Asakura Ryoko in front of everyone can be simply understood as aliens.

Information Integration Thought Entities are not life forms in the ordinary sense; they are information life forms without physical bodies born in the Milky Way galaxy, or even in the vast ocean of information encompassing the entire universe.

They were initially born in the form of information, and then consciousness emerged from the combination of various pieces of information. Finally, they evolved by acquiring other information. However, in the original story, their evolution encountered a bottleneck, and they could no longer obtain more useful information. Helpless, they became interested in the consciousness of intelligent life.

In the original work, Haruhi Suzumiya caused a massive information explosion due to her own power, and the Information Integration Thought Entity discovered the information from this explosion and focused its attention on Haruhi Suzumiya, a special individual among intelligent life.

Because the Information Integration Thought Entity is not human, it cannot communicate with humans and Haruhi Suzumiya without the aid of language. Therefore, Yuki Nagato and Ryoko Asakura were created to serve as a bridge for communication between the two and to observe the changes in Haruhi Suzumiya.

In short, Haruhi Suzumiya's misbehavior caught the attention of an alien boss, who created two intelligent beings, Yuki Nagato and Ryoko Asakura, to observe and monitor her.

However, Nagato Yuki and Asakura Ryoko have completely different ways of behaving. Nagato Yuki is a moderate; her approach can be simply understood as "I'll just quietly observe you from the sidelines." Asakura Ryoko, on the other hand, is a radical; her approach can be understood as "I'm willing to tear you to pieces in order to understand you."

This also led to the swift demise of Ryoko Asakura, an A++ level beauty, because in order to provoke Haruhi Suzumiya, she stabbed Kyon, the protagonist of the original work (or perhaps the narrator and the comedian). Since the protagonist has the protagonist's halo, he naturally wouldn't die, and Ryoko Asakura thus became the opening boss who contrasted with Yuki Nagato's friendliness and trustworthiness.

However, the fact that Ryoko Asakura is here means that the original story of Haruhi Suzumiya's world must have been quite different.

"Come on, a substitute is just a substitute. Once Yuki returns, you'll just stay in a quiet spot. You don't need to do anything extra right now. Just follow my instructions to contact everyone and protect us, that's enough."

Clearly, Haruhi Suzumiya disliked Ryoko Asakura quite a bit. It's unclear whether this was due to personality clashes or because Ryoko Asakura and her radical backers had done something that angered Haruhi.

"Alright, alright, I know I'm not liked, and I've long since given up on that idea." Ryoko Asakura tapped her chin with her index finger and said, "As for the fact that Yuki is seriously injured and might not come back if I just do something, I'd better not say anything more."

"Then you can try it. I can guarantee that you and the radicals behind you will completely lose the possibility of evolution, and you can also taste the taste of annihilation."

Ryoko Asakura's threat was met with a swift and decisive retort from Haruhi Suzumiya. This caused Ryoko's composed smile to falter slightly, and she sighed, saying, "This is really boring. If only you were still the oblivious Haruhi Suzumiya you used to be."

"Ignorance is truly tragic, and tragic things will not be repeated."

"It's pathetic, yet you're also happy, aren't you?" A hint of mockery crept into Asakura Ryoko's smile. "Now you're powerful, you've even mastered the power of a god, and you can control the Information Integration Thought Entity. You've even used this power to save countless people and unite countless people, but what's the use of all that?"

"The happy days of the past are gone..."

"Shut up!"

At Haruhi Suzumiya's command, several figures silently emerged from the corner. Their hands rested on the hilts of their swords, and their eyes, sharp as blades, were fixed on Ryoko Asakura. They said, "Although I won't hold a grudge against the Information Integration Thought Entity, Ryoko Asakura, don't forget your identity. You're just a small bridge, only slightly more advanced than a cell phone."

Ryoko Asakura's face contorted visibly, her anger written all over her face. She gritted her teeth and said, "Yuki Nagato is just a puppet too. In terms of ability, she's not much better than me!"

“No, you are different from him. She is our partner, and we trust her.”

"Trust...heh."

Ryoko Asakura gave a disdainful smile, her anger vanishing as if by magic. She said, "Alright, alright, enough of this bickering. I didn't come here to deliberately anger you, my boss. I've been monitoring this world as instructed by you, and I've found some more interesting information. Want to see it?"

"Then what are you waiting for?"

"How boring! It's definitely more fun to watch Haruhi Suzumiya when she knows nothing!"

Under Haruhi Suzumiya's almost murderous glare, Ryoko Asakura waved her hand, and a screen of light appeared in front of everyone. She said, "Let's divide it into two parts. One side is a large-scale team battle. One side consists of these disgusting black mud people that we are familiar with. The other side is strange. They are all cute girls, but each of them is extremely powerful."

"That's quite similar to someone's interests. A woman who treats men like trash dogs, who has lost all interest once she knows everything... Hey, don't glare at me, I'll shut up, I'll shut up, okay!"

Unable to withstand Haruhi Suzumiya's murderous glare, Ryoko Asakura got back to the point: "As for the other side... there are only two people on each side, a man and a woman, and the battle is extremely fierce. I think this man is the leader of this unknown force. Shall we check the situation?"

"Then what are you waiting for? I naturally want to see the leader's information. What's the point of a battle between a bunch of grunts?"

Haruhi Suzumiya rolled her eyes; she was utterly fed up with Ryoko Asakura.

"Well then, I'll play it. You asked for it yourself."

After saying that, Ryoko Asakura's lips curled into a strange smile, and the figures of Mo Mo and Gaia Loli appeared on the light screen.