This is not the date I wanted.

[…Tohka and the others were about to rush over… Wait… What is this? ]

A surprising voice came from the headphones.

Soooo ...

Before Shidou could ask what happened, a shrill alarm sounded in his ears.

"Lingyin, did you sound the space quake alarm?"

Meng Yue looked at the hurried footsteps coming from afar due to the evacuation and couldn't help but ask in confusion.

[It was not me who sounded the alarm... but the magicians of DEM who were hunting down the Seven Sins. ]

Hearing Lingyin's words, Mengyue and Shidao's faces changed.

08 Witch Hunting (Part )

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In an abandoned building, Nanashi sat on the balcony, holding a telescope made of steel bars, constantly scanning every corner of the shopping street.

"Damn it...where did you go?"

Looking at Mengyue and Shidou disappearing in the mist, Nanashi gritted his teeth anxiously.

Over the past few days, Nanashi has been trying to torture Gokawa Shido in order to get revenge on him for exposing his true identity that he had been hiding. He wants to weaken Shido's spirit and completely destroy his social status by constantly playing annoying pranks. The best scenario is that he can only stay at home and dare not go out.

But what made her anxious was that no matter which time, Gokawa Shido seemed to have seen through Nana Sin's thoughts in advance, and prepared countermeasures as soon as Nana Sin took action, making the result completely different from what Nana Sin herself expected.

Just like just now, if Shidou had not escaped in the first place, he would have been known by the public as a "pervert who forced loli to wear dog-ear dead reservoir swimsuits and took them to the street for training."

"Is it the relationship between Yin and Yang and Meng Yue?"

Nanashi whispered to herself. If she thought of the people around Shidou and thought about the person who could do this, the first person that came to her mind was undoubtedly the girl with long brown hair.

"What should I do next..."

Nanashi had a distressed look on her face. If she wanted to come up with ways to torture Shidou, Nanashi could say she had as many as she wanted, but Nanashi couldn't guarantee that these ideas were not within Mengyue's imagination. If she acted recklessly, she would be set up by Liangyi Mengyue like the first time, and end up with a ridiculous scene where she turned into Shidou to tease the real Shidou who was dressed as a woman.

Just as Shidou was suffering from Nana Sin's prank, Nana Sin was also racking her brains to come up with a prank that would go unnoticed by Meng Yue.

Woohoo, woohoo, woohoo, woohoo——————————————————

At this moment, a burst of intense sirens brought Seven Sins back to his senses.

"Space shock?"

Nanashi frowned in confusion. She was not unfamiliar with the sirens that rang in her ears. She was very careful when using the angels and did not reach the level that would trigger an alarm. As for the appearance of new spirits, Nanashi did not feel any signs of space earthquakes in this area.

"No...someone is coming."

Nanashi felt that someone was approaching him.

"Could it be that Gokawa Shidao and Ryougi Yumezuki discovered it?"

Nanashi smacked his lips. This was not impossible. There was obviously a huge organization behind Shidao. Even if Shidao didn't find out, the surveillance network around him might have discovered Nanashi.

The space earthquake alarm was obviously played deliberately to disperse the irrelevant crowd, and it was obvious that they had made plans to use some force to force him to surrender. Whether Gokawa Shido would do this or not is not discussed for now, but according to the investigation of Nanashi, Ryougi Yumezuki is obviously not the type to let others beat him without fighting back.

"I'm sorry, but I can't be caught by you."

Of the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one. Qiqi lowered her witch hat, chuckled, turned over and sat on the fake witch, and quickly left the original location.

"——Well, this is about right."

After an unknown amount of time, Nanashi, who had been flying around deliberately, felt that he could shake off his pursuers, and landed on a deserted mountainside.

"Huh... Don't think I'm giving up just like that. I will never forgive you. Anyway, I have plenty of time. I want to see how much you can protect Shidou, Liangyi Mengyue--"

Just when Nanashi was halfway through his words, a sense of crisis as if his heart was being tightly grasped spread throughout his body, causing Nanashi to instinctively jump back a few steps.

The next moment, a big hole was blasted by the laser where Qi Sins had just been.

Nanashi's forehead was slightly sweaty. That move just now was not a warning, but was completely intended to defeat Nanashi. If he hadn't dodged, Nanashi would have definitely entered a state of near death.

"...What? For a friend of Gokawa Shido, this is an overly enthusiastic way to welcome him."

Nanashi looked up in the direction of the bombardment. There were two magicians wearing the platinum-gold revealing device.

One was a young woman who looked to be just over twenty with long light blonde hair and emerald green eyes, while the other was a girl who looked younger, with short light-colored hair.

Unlike that dignified and beautiful face that looked like that of a young lady, both of them exuded the aura of battle-hardened warriors.

"Shidou...?"

"Unfortunately, we are not Gokawa Shido's partners."

After hearing what Nanashi said, the girl with short light-colored hair frowned slightly, while the woman with long light-blonde hair replied calmly.

"Oh... you're from AST? Although their clothes are a little different. Well, it doesn't matter. What's going on?"

"Do you still need to say it?"

After hearing what Nanashi said, Alan drew out the sword behind him.

"Of course I'm here to hunt you, Witch."

Hearing this, Qi Sin laughed disdainfully.

"Hunting me? I don't think you two can do it. Also, I don't like the name 'Witch', please call me Seven Sins - Wow!"

Before Nanashi finished speaking, the girl with short light hair picked up the sword and slashed at Nanashi, forcing Nanashi to ride on the fake witch to dodge.

"Don't try to escape."

Seeing that the attack failed, the opponent seemed to have no intention of stopping. The thrusters on the armor generated a huge acceleration force, allowing the girl to approach Nanashi in an instant.

"Hey! You won't even let me finish introducing myself? Tobiichi Origami!"

Nanashi shouted as he put up a protective shield to block Origami's attack.

"I never intended to talk to the elves from the beginning."

"What did you say……!"

However, the moment Nanashi and Origami looked at each other, Nanashi felt a chill on her back instinctively.

That was a look that could only appear after going through something. It was as if the hatred had been burned to its extreme and finally honed into an extremely sharp blade, and the cold killing intent seemed to be spreading out.

"What's going on? Aren't you from Gokawa Shidao's side?"

"..."

Origami obviously had no intention of talking too much with Nanashi. The sword in her hand flashed with light, and under the control of the random field, she fired a large number of magic bullets.

Faced with Origami's attack that was like a rain of pear blossoms, Nanashi could only speed up the flying speed of the fake witch and constantly change her moving trajectory to throw her off.

"Hey. Do you still have room to talk to the enemy? Witch."

At some point, Alan had come behind Seven Sins and wrapped Seven Sins in his random field.

Suddenly, Nanashi felt his body extremely heavy, his agility suddenly became slow, and the broom was forced to fall to the ground because it could not bear the burden.

"'Rhongomiant' (Vanguard Gun)!""

Looking at the powerful magical light so close, Nanashi's pupils shrank instinctively.

"'Haniel' (Fake Witch)!"

Boom——!

With a loud bang, the heat wave from the explosion spread in all directions.

"Did you avoid it?"

Allen looked at the huge hole in front of him that was blown into a scorched earth. He had already adjusted the firepower, so even if the elf was hit head-on by the Vanguard's gun, it would not be killed to the point of no remains.

"It seems that the angel broke free from the constraints of the random field in an instant with the help of a large amount of spiritual power. It is impossible to completely avoid the attack just now. It should still be nearby."

Origami replied calmly, looking towards the hills not far away.

Sure enough, after a magical smoke rose up with a "bong——" sound, Nanashi appeared in front of Origami and Allen again, but she looked quite embarrassed at this time.

"Damn it...this is so dangerous...unforgivable."

Feeling the stinging and burning sensation on her skin, she had obviously avoided the frontal attack. But the aftermath alone caused considerable damage to the spiritually dressed Seven Sins. The opponent's actions completely angered Seven Sins.

"This is a return of favor! --'Haniel' (Fake Witch)!"

After Nanashi shouted, the angel in her hand emitted a dazzling light, covering Alan and Origami. Then, Origami and Alan also turned into their childhood appearances.

"Hahahahahaha! How does it feel to be a child? Do you want to go home and act cute in front of your mom?"

Nanashi laughed out loud. This was the reason why Nanashi did not choose to retreat after being pushed to this point by Alan and Origami. Even if the two of them were very powerful, as long as they were all shrunk, their abilities would be greatly reduced in all aspects, and they would become scum with a combat power of only 5, and they would only be bullied by themselves in the end.

"Is this your trump card...boring."

After checking the condition of his entire body, Allen showed a disdainful smile, tightly grasped the "caledfwich (Sword of the King)", and instantly approached the Seven Sins.

"Eh--?"

Nanashi's mind went blank for a moment as he had never expected that he would actively attack after shrinking his opponent.

Alan ignored Nanashi's reaction and swung his lightsaber, piercing Nanashi from the abdomen to the chest.

——It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts so much! It hurts so much! It hurts so much! It hurts so much! It hurts so much! It hurts so much! It hurts so much!

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…”

Looking at the large amount of blood flowing from her abdomen, intense pain attacked Nanashi's whole body, causing her to scream violently.

"Because you lowered your guard after turning us into larvae? You are such a naive elf. It's just that my whole body functions have degenerated. When did you have the illusion that I was already powerless? Hacker, even after cracking the opponent's manifestation device, I will not be as careless as you."

Looking at Seven Sins lying on the ground and screaming, Allen made a comment in a calm and indifferent voice with his childish voice.

09 Rescue

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After subduing the Seven Sins, Alan and Origami's bodies returned to their original state after a flash.

"Oh, it's back to normal."

He moved his wrist as if to check his physical condition. At the same time, dozens of magicians landed beside Allen.

"I'm so sorry, Master Allen..."

"We can't keep up with that speed like Master Allen and Miss Origami..."

Hearing his men's apologies, Allen sighed helplessly.

These magicians set out together with Alan to hunt down Nanashi as soon as they discovered her. However, halfway through, except for the newcomer Origami Tobiichi, the others could not keep up with Nanashi's speed and were left far behind.

Of course, as DEM magicians, they are still stronger than ordinary magicians, but facing creatures of the elves' level, they have not yet reached the level where they can provide support.

"Well, I won't make a fuss about it this time. I'll change the intensity of the training when I get back. You better be prepared."

"Yes Yes!"

Allen waved his hands at his panicked subordinates, and then looked at Tobiichi Origami, who had remained silent since before.

"How was it? How did it feel to use Mordred for the first time?"

"very nice."

Origami clenched her fists and nodded in reply. Unlike the mass-produced CR-Unit configured by AST, both its performance and equipment have reached a level comparable to that of the elves. And the burden is much lower than the White.Lycoris (White Lycoris) that she had driven before.

"Well, this is the sister machine of my Pendragon after all. However, you do have the strength to match this model. I'll give you a little praise, Tobiichi Origami."

Alan smiled slightly, and his tone was rarely affirmative. Although her strength was still far behind his, Origami Tobiichi was an excellent magician, and her accuracy in random fields and her proficiency in combat skills were top-notch. This was enough to make up for the shortcomings in the group battle caused by the loss of Mana and Jessica.

"This, this new guy! He just came in and he's already been recognized by Master Allen?!"

"Damn it, I was thinking that Master Allen's right-hand man should be mine after Takamiya Mana and Jessica were gone."

"In this case... the witch has been captured. What should we do next?"

Origami was unmoved by the praise from Alan and the envy expressed by her new colleagues. She just glanced at Nanashi who was still lying on the ground and asked calmly.

"What should we do with it?"

Allen glanced at the Seven Sins and saw that the elves in front of him had obviously lost their ability to fight after Allen's sword. Although the trouble level of their abilities was no less than that of Hackers, the difficulty of hunting them was much simpler.

(As Ike said, are hackers special?)