This is not the date I wanted.

——Aroundight

Faced with such a situation, Artemisia was not at all panicked, and her adorable face was as calm as the surface of a lake.

Artemisia was seen holding the double-edged laser sword in her hand, swinging it to create sword flowers.

As graceful and beautiful as a girl dancing under flowers, and as if captured by a sword dance, the "alien" suddenly stopped.

The next moment, like a disassembled puzzle, all the "aliens" around her turned into pieces and fell to the ground. Even the surrounding smoke seemed to be thinned out by the aftermath of her sharp blade.

Where is Sister?

Just as Artemisia was thinking about how to find her target, suddenly, an "alien" emerged from the thick smoke, ignored Artemisia's presence, and ran away.

And on the "alien", Artemisia saw a girl in tattered nun's clothes.

That person is none other than the target of her mission - the elf Sister.

"Shidou! Nia is running away from me! Catch her!"

An anxious voice was heard from the fog, and it could be determined that the other party was an elf code-named Hacker.

Sister escaped from the Hacker. Artemisia did not miss this opportunity, and drove her manifestation device to speed up and chase after Erya.

"..."

As if noticing the pursuers behind him, Erya, who was kneeling on the "alien", turned his head quietly, staring at Artemisia with his lifeless eyes.

"…Beezebul (Divine Eclipse)."

A muddy voice sounded, and a leather book engraved with an inverted cross appeared in front of Erya.

Erya was writing something on the page with a feather pen in his hand.

"not good!"

Realizing the other party's intention, Artemisia thought to herself, "Oh no!"

Although she wanted to avoid it, the future record was an ability that would hit the target as long as it was activated. In an instant, Artemisia felt her body ignore her will and became rigid.

At this moment, a smaller "alien" suddenly pounced on Artemisia, opened its sticky "mouth" like a wild beast, and snatched away Artemisia's sword.

"Well--!"

Artemisia gritted her teeth, activated her magic power, and increased the strength of the random field to the limit, breaking free from the constraints of future records.

——Lyon.

The wings mounted on the mecha at the back bent forward and rested on Artemisia's shoulders, transforming into guns.

The magic cannon shot out from the muzzle, ignoring the vision disadvantage caused by the fog, and hit the "alien" accurately.

The "alien" that served as his mount collapsed with a loud bang, and Honjo Nia, who had lost his footing, naturally fell to the ground.

(it's over.)

Artemisia quickly came behind Sister and put her fingers together.

——Red County Cat.

The random area shrank and wrapped around the palm of the hand, turning into a ferocious claw that was powerful enough to pierce through the spiritual suit.

Without any mercy, Artemisia stabbed her right hand through the elf's chest.

(Reverse Elf Sister, captured...?)

Suddenly, as if she sensed something was wrong, Artemisia frowned.

Right at her feet, the Demon King used by the elves, the color of the leather cover of the book changed from white to black, and the inverted cross originally inlaid had been turned over at some point. And in the pages of the book, there was a short line of words.

[Artemisia Bell Ashcroft stops moving, and her weapon Aroundight is taken away by the 'Alien'. ]

(Why does the Reverse Elf know my name?)

Suddenly, Artemisia felt a chill on her back.

At this moment, a sudden burning pain came through Sister's right hand.

Only wisps of white flames were seen burning at the opponent's wounds. The reverse elf, who should have lost his mind long ago, now spoke fluently.

“Ah…it hurts so much…”

Her pupils suddenly contracted, and Artemisia abruptly pulled her hand away, trying to retreat and create some distance between herself and the other person.

However, at some point, the bone-chilling cold had frozen her feet, along with the random field, completely blocking her movements.

"This is...Hermit..."

Standing steadily on the ground, the wound in his chest that was pierced by Artemisia had now completely healed, and he slowly turned around.

At this time, Honjo Nia has become a completely different person.

——Itsuka Shido.

————————————————————————I am the dividing line for shifting perspectives——————————

It hurts so much! It hurts so much!

The pain in his chest was stirring, and every movement would involve the nerves. The pain, so strong that it was almost fatal, was transmitted to the brain without reservation, causing Shidao's expression to twist.

Although Gokawa Shido had suffered many serious injuries in previous accidents, in terms of pain stimulation alone, I'm afraid no one was more painful than this time.

Although he had followed Meng Yue's instructions and summoned the healing flame to treat the moment his chest was pierced, the unexpectedly severe pain still made Shidao shed tears.

(Plan...successful...)

Suddenly, the foreign object lodged in the chest was pulled out violently.

“——!!!!”

To be honest, if he fainted right now, it would be a great happiness for Shido Gokawa.

But now, Gokawa Shido knew that he absolutely could not fall down like this.

After his wounds healed, Shidou managed to stand firmly and turned around. At the same time, the disguise that Haniel (the fake witch) had cast on him was also removed.

Gokawa Shido couldn't help but observe the magician in front of him.

Unlike the domineering Allen, the woman in front of him gave an unexpectedly gentle impression.

A beautiful woman with blonde hair tied up in a bun, blue eyes that seem to reflect the blue sky, and fair skin, who seems to personify the word "lovable".

To be honest, even though he was pierced through the chest by her, Gokawa Shido's emotions still did not allow him to feel much hostility towards this person.

However, this was not enough to make Shidao hesitate or waver.

Wiping the blood from his mouth, Shidou spoke in a weak voice.

"Gabriel"

Suddenly, a huge organ appeared next to Artemisia's ear.

Miss Artemisia Bell Ashcroft.

Please leave first.

30 Brawl (V)

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The bitter winter wind blew, bringing chill and dispersing the thick smoke.

"—!!"

"Don't look away, Niya."

To suppress Erya who was still trying to struggle, Mengyue pressed her head and forced her to look forward.

Not far ahead, you can see another reversed "Honjo Niya".

It was a very miserable scene.

Her chest suddenly ached, and Meng Yue couldn't help but grit her teeth, blaming herself.

Even though I understand that this is a necessary drama, it is impossible to remain indifferent when seeing my family members being so seriously injured.

Perhaps the reversed Erya could not understand everything he saw, but Mengyue still shouted loudly as if she wanted to imprint this scene in her mind.

"Did you see that, Niya? This is the 'future' you saw at that time! At this moment, you are still alive! Similarly, he is not dead!"

"..."

Erya's lifeless pupils looked silently ahead.

The bloody hand was pulled out from Erya's chest, and Erya stood back on the ground, staggering. The wound on her chest slowly healed. In the eyes of Erya and Mengyue, she turned from a girl into a boy.

That's right, the person Artemisia was chasing just now was not Honjo Nia herself, but Shidou who took advantage of Kotori's smoke bomb and used a fake witch to impersonate Nia.

……

It was last night, no, it should be said that it was early this morning.

"What if... in the future you saw, the person who was killed, 'Honjo Nia', was not Honjo Nia, then how about this?"

After thinking for a long time, Shidou said to Reine and Mengyue.

"The murdered Honjo Nia..."

[…It’s not Niya.]

Hearing Shidao's words, Lingyin and Mengyue frowned in confusion. Then, they seemed to understand Shidao's thoughts and widened their eyes in surprise.

"Really...you don't want to..."

"Yes." Shidou nodded and expressed his thoughts, "I will use the 'Fake Witch' to become Nia, and then realize this future on Nia's behalf."

[…If Kotori-chan was here, she would have rejected it without hesitation. Really, Shidou, your ideas are always so crazy.]

On the other end of the phone, Meng Yue scratched her hair and sighed with a wry smile. "Meng Yue, is this method feasible?"

[Indeed... there is a high possibility.]

After hesitating for a moment, Mengyue nodded.

Being pierced through the chest might be a fatal injury to Nia, but for Gokawa Shido who has healing abilities, this might not be the case.

At the current stage of control, it is quite difficult to ensure that Honjo Nia can still "not die" after being pierced by the enemy. But from this point of view, Shidao's idea is indeed a good breakthrough.

"...I object...it's too dangerous..."

Ling Yin shook her head slowly.

"This method... is equivalent to handing Shin into the hands of the enemy... If you are not careful... Shin... you will die..."

"But Lingyin, if you don't do this, Erya might die."

"That won't work either... Just like Meng Yue said, if Qin Li was here, she would definitely not agree with your approach... Really..."

The tone seemed slow and tired, but there was no sign of compromise. Faced with Reine's objection, Shidao couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

[Shidao, I admit that your method is very interesting and may be a breakthrough in the current problem. But at the same time, I have no intention of agreeing to implement this plan. ]

"Meng Yue?"

【First, you need to understand these points. 】

Staring into Shidao's eyes, Meng Yue said seriously,

[First, although this method seems to be able to solve the consequences of future spying, it is only a possibility. At this stage, we have no evidence to guarantee success. In other words, even if you pretend to be Erya and get stabbed by the enemy, Erya's ending may not change. Your efforts will be in vain.]

"Forehead……"

[Second, your method is not the only one at the moment. I admit that your plan has the highest success rate, but it is not the only one. Even if I don't use your method, I am still confident that I can save Erya's life.]

After a pause, Meng Yue on the phone added another sentence.

[However, the only thing that can be saved is life. ]

"Eh……"

【Third, you have to understand. If you want to try this plan, it means you are actively putting yourself in danger. Although I will try to minimize the risk of this plan, even if the plan has a 90% success rate, it does not mean that you can ignore the 10% risk. Not only Lingyin, as your family, I don't want you to put yourself in danger in order to save others.】

"I see."

Shidou nodded honestly.

[But I also know that it is impossible to save Niya without taking any risks. ]