“Raiha is the mad loong…? What do you mean…!?”
It was what Yuugo thought, but he was still baffled and unable to process it.
Meanwhile, Ryuuga trembled and clenched his fists, speaking to her with many emotions in his voice.
“…It was rumored that the mad loong was related to the Utsusemi family. Just a fleeting story without much credibility… But I always wondered how that rumor got started. I joined Yamato and became an exchange student so I could stay close to you and find out the truth.”
“…That rumor is true. My family is hiding a lot of crimes. My past and this eye are part of it.”
Ryuuga once told Yuugo he came to Luminous Academy in search of accomplishments that would land him a good job.
This was not false, but he kept his other goal to himself.
“Why did you attack our castle that day? Answer me, Raiha Utsusemi…!!”
“…I have no excuses. I was inexperienced, and that day, my loong power went berserk. I went mad… I took everything from you. That much is true.”
Raiha faced down and quietly admitted everything.
Ryuuga looked at her with the burning fire of a cold rage in his eyes, and he groaned as his bloodthirst exploded.
“I see…. Then are you ready to face your punishment?”
The mad loong who killed his father and took everything from him… Now that Ryuuga knew it was Raiha, he was ready to cut her down at any moment.
Yuugo could tell Ryuuga’s heart was in disarray, and despite not being able to process the situation and his feelings being muddled, he grabbed Ryuuga’s shoulder to stop him.
“Stop, Ryuuga! Don’t be too hasty!”
“Stop, Yuugo… I don’t want to cut you.”
“Calm down! What will Yui think if you cut Raiha down here!? Don’t you care what will happen with your mother back home!?”
“…!!”
Ryuuga’s body shivered and a frustrated expression formed on his face, as Yuugo spoke about his family.
Mad loong… The hatred he felt for Raiha was real, but Yuugo knew the love he had for his family was not false. But as Yuugo tried hard to talk him down, others joined in.
“Don’t move. Ryuuga Renjou.”
“Raiha, come to me.”
“Setsuna, Sakura…!?”
Yuugo’s eyes were wide open, as he saw Setsuna and Sakura call out to them while keeping Ryuuga in check with their bow and naginata.
Ryuuga let out a little scornful laughter as he responded.
“You knew. You knew this girl was my enemy, and you pretended to be my friend. That’s pretty low…!!”
“…I don’t have excuses. It’s natural for you to be angry, but…”
“Shut up. I’m not listening to you. I know the combat miko are my enemies. That’s all that matters.”
Ryuuga said to Setsuna while releasing a bloodthirst that was like an electric shock.
People started murmuring in this volatile environment, and Yuugo spoke to try to defuse the situation somehow.
“Everyone, let’s calm down. I don’t know what’s going on, but I don’t want to see my friends hating each other. If something’s going on here, explain it to me. Please…!!”
“…Yes. We also got you involved. We should explain…”
“I apologize, Mister Yuugo. We had no intention of deceiving Mister Ryuuga either, but we still acted dishonestly.”
Setsuna and Sakura responded while lowering their weapons.
Yuugo felt Ryuuga’s bloodthirst ease just a little, and was somewhat relieved as he responded to them.
“Let’s talk about this somewhere else. Ryuuga… Please listen too.”
“…”
Asked Setsuna with a bow, but Ryuuga turned away without a word.
An incredible truth was revealed right at the very end, and as Yuugo felt this disquieting air around his friends, he watched as his partner left.
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“I’m really taken aback by how well that went~… So that’s how you used that hero prospect~.”
“Now Ryuuga knows the truth. And my hero knows what the combat miko were hiding. But that’s not the most important part, it’s…”
“The speed at which the story is moving?”
“Bingo. You get it, Drop.”
The black hooded person and the goth lolita girl watched it all unfold outside the hospital.
Lost and Drop smiled, as they saw the story progress as they thought.
Suggestion was used on the captured Egos to create a situation where Raiha had to use her loong powers, and they were very happy with the results.
“We have data on multiple level two monster armor beasts, and the results of the experiment to create a new one… The masterminds behind this story have plenty of data at this point. It might be a little early, but I think we could move to the final step of the plan.”
“Meanwhile, the hero prospects (lol) are still at a point where they can’t deal with level two monster armor beasts. They’re heading straight to a game over…”
“Well, I can imagine what they’ll do. There’s no rush, we just have to let Ryuuga die.”
They knew what was coming, and spoke as they predicted what all the characters would do.
Meanwhile, Lost flapped his legs with an excitement he could not contain.
“I really can’t wait…! I get so excited thinking about my hero crushing that trash!!”
“Well, yes. Those hero prospects (trash) will be smacked into despair. But doesn’t the problem start there?”
“What are you talking about, Drop? That’s the fun part. My heart races thinking about the new legend he will carve in history!”
Lost sounded innocent as he spoke about his hopes for Yuugo, and his eyes seemed to shine under the hood.
Drop sighed, but also looked forward to what was to come.
“Well, let’s see what he’s got. I’m looking forward to seeing what your hero will do.”
“I’ve had high hopes from the start. Let’s watch it unfold together.”
This time they would not meddle too much, instead enjoying the show as an audience would.
As they both felt like people enjoying a movie with popcorn in hand, the two masterminds looked forward to what was to come with their hearts aching with anticipation.
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So Egos was only useful enough to become bait, I honestly pity him XD