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

No, how exactly did you learn and use magic in the past?!

Grimmour is devastated!

What made her even more devastated was that Hei Jiang had an extremely keen "sense" for fluctuations in spiritual energy.

She had just begun searching for any traces of the magical artifact within Kuroe's body when she was immediately discovered.

Kuroe had been frantically learning about the outside world at the Moon Forest Girls' Magic Academy, and immediately noticed this phenomenon, which was very similar to some of the actions of the Gear Legion described in the book fifty years ago.

So, Kuroe countered by sealing Grimm inside his magical artifact, preventing him from leaving.

"We have no grudge against each other, let me leave, and we'll all be fine."

"I'm not a three-year-old."

Hei Jiang remained expressionless. She was getting annoyed by the voice in her head, chattering away, making it impossible for her to concentrate on the exam.

"Wait, wait a minute, where are you going now?"

Just as Grimm was about to say something nice, he realized that Kuroe was heading to what seemed to be a teaching building, not a dormitory.

"I originally planned to observe first before making a decision, but you've been talking too much nonsense."

Hei Jiang remained expressionless.

"I plan to hand you over to the principal and teachers so that you won't continue to affect my exams."

Tsukinomori is quite strict about academic courses. If a student fails to reach the required total score, they will be expelled immediately, unlike Haneoka and Hanasakikawa, where as long as you don't fail a course, you're fine.

Kuroe didn't want to be expelled from Tsukinomori.

"You, you, calm down first."

"no!"

Hei Jiang has only one attitude towards this: anyone who interferes with her exam must die!

"So calm down. Do you really think you can take the exam in peace after handing me over?"

"what do you mean?"

Hei Jiang frowned slightly.

"Since you know of my existence, and even have a way to seal me in a magical device."

Hearing Kuroe's slightly softened tone, Grimm knew that she still had room to maneuver with Kuroe.

"Then you should understand that even a fully realized mage cannot resist our 'invasion' without knowing it, unless he has an intelligent magic device."

But obviously you didn't. In this situation, if you hand me over, do you think they'll believe you weren't 'aggressed' by me?

Even a fully-fledged mage can't do this, so you're saying that a little Karami who only recently stabilized his magic at B-rank can withstand the 'invasion' of me, a member of the great Gear Legion? Who would believe that?

"We're already being lenient by not locking you up outright, how could we possibly let you take the exam?"

As Grimm spoke, Kuroe's brows furrowed more and more deeply. Indeed, because of Kyubey, Kuroe did not have a deep connection with his magical device like other mages.

In fact, Hei Jiang had only been in contact with this magical artifact for a few days. However, the higher-ups of Moon Forest were unaware of these matters and would not believe them. They would only think that this was Hei Jiang's excuse.

Just when she didn't know what to do, she suddenly saw someone.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up.

Sensing Kuroe's mood, Grimm suddenly panicked.

Um? what happened?

"Hello, Nagasaki-san."

"Hei Jiang?"

Su Shi looked at Hei Jiang with some surprise. Hei Jiang had been in the Moon Forest for some time, and this was the first time she had taken the initiative to come to find her.

"Is there a problem?"

"Ah."

Heijiang nodded.

"What are your plans after this?"

"Yes, I'm going to meet up with RiNG. Aine and the others should be there soon too."

"Is Miss Aine going too? Perfect, I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Okay."

Looking at Hei Jiang, Su Shi nodded in agreement.

"Heijiang! You just wait!!!!"

Hei Jiang frowned in pain, then unilaterally cut off his communication with Grimm.

Honestly, what other way is there to block out the roaring in your head besides this method?

It wasn't that Grimer couldn't speak properly; it was just that at this moment, Grimer was truly on the verge of a breakdown. She never imagined that Black River's connections were so powerful.

Of the eleven people in the private room, nine of them were magical girls who had completed their true transformations!

What's even more surprising is that there are two magical girls among them who possess intelligent magical devices!

"How about the Emerald Sword?"

Lixi tapped on Heijiang's magical artifact and asked.

“Master, there are indeed traces of Zero Beasts in the magical artifact. It is undoubtedly the Gear Legion, which belongs to Zero Beasts.”

"What should I say?"

Aine looked at Kuroe's magical artifact with a strange expression.

"Your luck is really bad, Zero Beast."

Among so many mages in all of Tokyo, the probability is one in millions, yet Grimm just happened to run into him. With that kind of luck, it would be a shame not to buy lottery tickets.

Grimald: ...

In fact, she always thought she was pretty lucky, but why did she have to run into such an outrageous person!

Succubus Chronicles: Chapter 148 The Opportunity in Black River

"Can it be eliminated?"

Lixi's sudden question caught Grimm off guard.

Seriously, are magical girls these days so bloodthirsty?

"I'm sorry, Master, she's hiding inside the magic device. I'm afraid there's no way to find her core. Once the magic device is destroyed, the power binding her will probably disappear instantly, and it will be almost impossible to find her again then."

The Emerald Sword provided the answer to this question.

The answers from the Nine Star Rings and the Heart of the Crown were almost identical to those from the Emerald Sword.

"whispering sound."

Somewhat annoyed, Li Xi picked up Hei Jiang's magical artifact and tapped it.

"Hey, Zero Beast, are you going to keep playing dead?"

"Actually, we don't need to be so tense, do we?"

A fawning voice came from the magic device in Kuroe.

"Actually, we have no enmity between us, do we? Since I was created, I have never harmed a human."

"That's only true for now, isn't it?"

Aiyin looked at Grimm.

Can you guarantee you don't have that thought?

"Of course!"

Grimald spoke with righteous indignation.

"In the name of the Mechanical King?"

"Ahem, let's discuss whether there's any possibility of a deal between us."

"Ah."

Ai Yin gave a cold laugh.

transaction?

Ai Yin isn't a madman like Jiu Ye, making a deal with Zero Beast?

Although I learned from Orange that not all creatures in the Zero Realm are hostile to humans, at least the Machine King is not among those who are not hostile to humans.

"Heijiang, you now have two choices."

Aine looked at Kuroe; she didn't intend to pay any attention to Grimm's words.

Using a line from an anime series to describe the Zero Beast, a vampire clan hostile to humans, is most fitting.

Vampires learn human languages ​​not to communicate with humans, but to deceive them.

Therefore, Eileen did not believe nine out of ten of Grimmough's statements, and the remaining one needed to be investigated and confirmed.

If that's the case, then forget about trading; why bother wasting your brainpower?

"what?"

Hei Jiang was slightly taken aback; she hadn't expected to be involved so suddenly.

"First, you should pretend this never happened, abandon the contract with this magical artifact, and get a new one."

While it will have some impact on your magic, at least you don't have to worry about the backlash from the magical artifact.

What are the effects?

Heijiang inquired.

"Unless there are special circumstances, I'm afraid you'll never be able to achieve true enlightenment in this lifetime."

After all, how can one truly understand their own heart if they can't even trust their own magical artifacts?

However, there are too many examples among the current mages who are unable to achieve true transformation in their entire lives, which is why Aine said it has a certain impact.

"So, what about the second one?"

Hei Jiang immediately asked, even though she was only at B-rank magic power at the moment and was far from achieving true magic, Hei Jiang knew that if she couldn't achieve true magic, she would have no way to help Aine.

If it hadn't worked, she would still have a sliver of hope, but using the first method was tantamount to sentencing her to death.

"As we all know, the most obvious difference between intelligent magical devices and ordinary magical devices is that intelligent magical devices have their own thoughts."

And right now, isn't there precisely such a 'thought' right before our eyes?

Upon hearing Kuroe's reply, Aine knew that Kuroe was not going to use the first method, so she suggested the second method.

"What did you say!!!!"

Upon hearing Ai's words, the one who reacted most strongly was not anyone else present, but rather Grimm, who was being held in Lixi's hand inside the magical device.

Almost the instant Aine finished speaking, she understood what Aine wanted to do.

"You're dreaming! I won't allow you to do that!?"

The sharp sound made everyone present frown, and Lixi gripped the magic device tightly, sealing off Gremor's connection with the outside world.

Because the owner of the magical device is Kuroe, Gremor can't even bring himself to destroy it.

After all, as long as she maintains a connection with the Gear Legion, even if she dies in this world, she can be reawakened in the Zero Realm with the help of the Gear Legion's power.

However, severing the connection not only meant that she had betrayed the Machine King, but also that she no longer had the right to awaken again. If she died, then she would truly be dead.

"Does Ai Yin intend to sever the connection between the Zero Beast and the Gear Legion, and have this Zero Beast assume the role of 'thought' similar to an intelligent magical device?"

Xiangzi quickly understood Aiyin's thoughts.

“That’s right. As long as the connection between the Zero Beast and the Gear Legion is severed, the Machine King will not let the Zero Beast inside this magical device go.”

Aine smiled, but the smile made everyone present feel uncomfortable.

This was the first time they had ever seen Aine's calculating smile.