Chihaya Aine will not fall into the Shura field, never!

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Frost covered the room; despite the weather not being particularly cold, frost began to form inside.

"Miss Youtenji!"

The hellish voice, like that of a demon from the deepest abyss, made Ruomai tremble all over, and she darted behind Aiyin with a "whoosh".

"Captain, I have ample reason to—ah, no, to explain!"

"No matter what your reasons are, not involving others is a rule we set from the beginning!"

Xiangzi's blue hair moved on its own even without wind.

"Looks like yesterday's lesson wasn't enough, was it?"

"Alas."

Ruomai shuddered.

"Aine, save me!"

"Ah, this..."

Caught between Ruomai and Xiangzi, Aine was also in despair!

Looking to the other side of the room, Xiao Mu was in a daze, Hai Ling was looking at a map, and Chu Hua, well, this guy was watching the show.

Wait, aren't you teammates? Aren't you going to stop them?

"Well, anyway, why don't you calm down and listen to what Miss Ruomai has to say?"

"call."

When Xiangzi heard Aiyin say that, she took a deep breath. She knew why Ruomai had brought Aiyin here.

In their current situation, only Aine, who discovered their true identities, can help them.

But knowing this is one thing, rationally speaking, Xiangzi still doesn't want Aine to get involved. After all, unlike Ave Mujica, who is already struggling in the mire, Aine doesn't currently have any "mud" on her.

"Aine, you should understand that our methods in Ave Mujica are excessive. Even so, are you still going to help us?"

"Uh."

Ai Yin hesitated for a moment; she had forgotten about this point before.

but....

"Xiangzi, aren't you wearing masks to conceal your identities? It should be fine if it's just once, right?"

Ai Yin disturbed her face.

"Besides, we at MyGo have also caused you trouble, so we should at least repay you."

"Have you decided?"

Xiangzi's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's.

"Although it is said to be doing work similar to cleaning up 'pests', no matter what, illegal work is still illegal."

Ah, this...

Aine's heart was pounding. She looked at Xiangzi, then at the other four people around her, Ave and Mujica, all waiting for Aine's answer.

"Um, if I don't help, Ave Mujica will be in a lot of trouble, right?"

Otherwise, Ruomai wouldn't have come looking for her.

"without..."

"Hey, my dear captain, what time is it? Stop being so stubborn. Do you know how many times we've rehearsed this? If there were any progress, would we be sitting here watching helplessly?"

Xiangzi had barely begun speaking when Ruomai interrupted him.

"Miss Youtenji."

Interrupted, Xiangzi took another deep breath, squinted, and smiled.

"Do you really think that if Aine is here, I really won't hit you?"

"Uh, I'll shut up."

As Xiangzi's teammate, Ruomai had known her for a long time and knew very well that Xiangzi's patience had reached its limit when she showed this expression.

If Ruomai dares to continue acting out in front of her, she really will take action.

Therefore, she, Yutenji Wakami, strategically followed her heart.

After all, her scars from yesterday haven't healed yet.

Disclaimer: In this book, Hatsuka is not trapped in a demonic state, acting as if she can't live without Shoko. It feels like she doesn't care whether Junda Mana, the other member of Sumimi in the anime, is there or not.

Chu Hua helps Xiangzi only because they are childhood friends; there is absolutely no possibility that they are sisters, which is quite absurd.

Xiao Mu only helped Xiangzi as a friend. She didn't think that whatever Xiangzi said or did was right, or that no matter what she became, Xiangzi had to be happy. She also didn't have any dual or multiple personality disorder.

Succubus Chronicles: Chapter 138 Experimental Center

"So, Xiangzi, what kind of troublesome problem have you encountered?"

Aiyin looked at Xiangzi and asked him a question.

"call."

Xiangzi rolled his eyes at Ruomai and sighed again.

"Well, recently, we at Ave Mujica in Tokyo discovered two locations that harbor the dark side of the Tokyo Magic Committee."

Both of these locations are crucial to exposing the Tokyo Magic Committee. With our strength, if we concentrate our forces on one of them, taking advantage of their unpreparedness, it will be a piece of cake.

Originally, Ave Mujica could have moved slowly in other ways, but recently, for some reason, something seems to have happened to Jiuye, and they have become impatient. Both places have started to organize data, as if they are preparing to retreat.

So they didn't have much time left.

"But doing so will definitely alert another place. If they go all in and don't bother collecting data, they might choose to destroy the site instead, which would be a huge loss."

Both of these locations, in either case, require the assistance of a control-type mage to proceed smoothly.

After Xiangzi said that, Aine understood. On Ave Mujica's side, with Xiangzi being the controlling type, their actions were naturally caught in a dilemma.

"I understand. Then, Xiangzi, you can go to one side and I'll take care of the other side."

Ai-yin answered instantly.

"Aine, are you really okay?"

Xiangzi looked at Aiyin with concern.

"Uh, it's not that I don't believe in your skills, it's just..."

"I know, Xiangzi. I know very well what I'm doing. I feel uneasy if I don't repay the favors I owe."

"Since you've already said that..."

Xiangzi took out a mask identical to Ave Mujica's from his storage space magic and handed it to Aine.

"Take this with you."

"This is?"

"A mask that can prevent your appearance from being revealed. As long as you wear this, no magic can see what you look like. Moreover, this mask can also change your magical form. As long as no one remembers your magical fluctuations, no one will be able to recognize you."

"So, I have to stay in my true form forever?"

"If you find it difficult, you don't have to force yourself to join. In fact, I would much rather you do."

"No, of course not."

Ai Yin immediately shook her head.

"By the way, can I ask you a question?"

"what?"

"You just said that you discovered the dark side of the Tokyo Magic Committee. Does that mean you discovered the existence of the Round Table Secretary?"

Upon hearing this, the five members of Ave Mujica fell silent. How could they tell Aine that Takamachi Nanoha's attack was indeed related to the Round Table Secretary, but that the Zero Boundary Incident two years ago and the Toyokawa Seika incident a year ago had absolutely nothing to do with the Round Table Secretary?

"Aine."

At this moment, Ruomai rested her head on Aiyin's shoulder.

"You can't believe everything you read in the news."

In other words, the sense of unease at the time was not unfounded?

Hearing Ruomai say this, Aiyin thought to herself.

"So, how should we group ourselves?"

Immediately afterwards, Aine spoke again.

Then, Hailing, Ruomai, Chuhua, and Xiaomu turned their attention to Xiangzi, since Xiangzi was the leader of Ave Mujica, and such matters should be decided by her.

Xiangzi went to the table and looked at the maps of the two locations laid out on it.

a long time.

“Aine, Miss Yutenji, Xiaomu, you go to the Mutlip Technology Experimental Center in the coastal area. I, Chuhua, and Hailing will go to Xingyao Machinery Company.”

Xiangzi finally made a decision.

“Miss Yutenji, you probably know why I arranged for you to follow Aine, right? If anything really happens to Aine, I will be the first person who won’t forgive you.”

"Don't worry, I brought Ai Yin here, so I will naturally ensure her safety. I know what to do without you having to tell me."

"That's good."

Xiangzi's gaze towards Ruomai was still somewhat cold; clearly, she still harbored some resentment towards Ruomai for bringing Aiyin along.

"Xiao Mu, please keep a close eye on Miss Yutenji along the way. I have a feeling that her purpose is not just to bring Aine over to help."

As Xiao Mu walked up to Ai Yin and Ruo Mai, Xiang Zi's words entered Xiao Mu's mind.

"it is good."

Xiao Mu remained as taciturn as ever, but she was also very decisive. She didn't ask Xiangzi why he felt that way. Since Xiangzi had said so, she would just do as he said and wouldn't ask for the reason.

"Aiyin, you must be extra careful."

As they parted, Xiangzi gave her another reminder. It wasn't that Xiangzi wasn't worried about Ruomai and Xiaomu, but because Aine herself had been dragged into this incident by them, Xiangzi naturally had to remind Aine more.

"Okay, I got it, Xiangzi."

Together with Xiao Mu and Ruo Mai, the three of them set off for the seaside area of ​​Tokyo.

The Rinkai Ward, as the name suggests, is an area of ​​Tokyo that is close to the sea. When Aine and her friends were tracking the underwater stronghold of the Zero Cult, they passed through the Rinkai Ward. Unexpectedly, Aine returned here in just one day.

"Miss Ruomai, has anything been found wrong with this Mutrip Technology Experiment Center?"

The three of them did not travel to the coastal area by tram, but flew directly over the clouds.

The distances between wards in Tokyo are quite far; even with flying magic, it's not something you can reach in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, Aine also had time to learn about the situation at the experimental center while flying.

Between Ruomai and Xiaomu, Aiyin is naturally more familiar with Ruomai. In addition, Aiyin had already noticed in that room that Xiaomu seemed to be a person who didn't like to talk much. She preferred to quietly watch others discuss.

Therefore, Aine didn't try to talk to Mu, even though Mu was a former teammate of Xiaodeng and the others.

"Aine must have noticed something lately, right? Zero Beasts have been appearing in Tokyo quite frequently."

"Uh, that's right."

Aine nodded, and that's why most of the recent requests in RiNG are about defeating Zero Beasts.

Moreover, the number is more than double that of any previous time, and the upward trend shows no signs of slowing down.

Fortunately, for some reason, the Zero Beasts that have appeared recently have not summoned any of their offspring; otherwise, Tokyo would be full of offspring by now.

"Not long ago, Mutsuko discovered traces of Zero Beast activity at the experimental center, and many of these Zero Beasts exhibited human-like lifestyles."

Ruomai's words caused Aiyin's pupils to contract slightly.

"Zero worship?"