In Yamato, a country that deified loong, some strongly wished to abandon their humanity to become one.
The man called Koumaru Sakai was one that held a strong desire to become a loong, even compared to other such people.
He was involved with a governmental top secret facility as a researcher, and when he learned of the personification of his desire… Raiha, this longing accelerated to the point of madness.
“It really was a long plan. But finally, I have the greatest experimental sample…!!”
“…!?”
Raiha understood she was what Koumaru was after, but stood in front of Yui to protect her.
She thought about how to make sure at least she escaped, thinking that her being taken hostage was the worst outcome, and she could not make any careless moves. Meanwhile, Koumaru continued speaking with a mad smile.
“Raiha Utsusemi, you are the greatest sample! What would happen to one who ate the meat of a half loong such as yourself!? Would your children inherit your loong power!? With you, my research will take a big leap forward!!”
His madness swelled to an explosive degree, as he looked at Raiha with bloodshot eyes.
But the moment he reached towards her, a slash ran between them, cutting the carriage in two.
“Hou? What do we have here…!?”
“Are you okay, Raiha!?”
“Sakura! Setsuna!!”
Sakura held Raiha and Yui with naginata in hand, after cutting the carriage in two, and took distance away from Koumaru.
They stopped near Setsuna, who had her bow ready, and Sakura held up her weapon again with vigilance.
“Yui, use the communication device to contact the others. I’m sure they’ll come with reinforcements.”
“Y-yes!”
Said Setsuna while throwing the communication device to her without looking away from Koumaru.
Yui caught it and immediately tried to contact her brother, as Sakura yelled at Koumaru.
“Koumaru, were you the one behind all of this!?”
“Precisely. And do you know how hard it was to get here…”
“I have no wish to hear of your troubles. It is all too pointless.”
It must have taken a lot of hard work to go from researcher in a top secret facility to a diplomat. But none of the girls cared about how Koumaru attained that position.
“Prepare yourself, Koumaru…! You will receive the appropriate punishment for your treason against Yamato!”
“It’s not just us here, the carefully picked elite of the academy is here as guards. Even if you brought monster armor beasts, we won’t go down so easy.”
They were being encircled by gigantroses, but it was not a desperate situation.
There were the students called hero prospects, along with other students proficient in fighting acting as guards.
Even if there were a lot, they would not get through so easily.
Furthermore, Angel’s communication device was a factor Koumaru did not expect.
If Yuugo and the others were told about this situation, they would surely bring reinforcements.
Holding on until then should not be that hard.
Some said craft brought nothing home, and Sakura and Setsuna said bringing students from the academy foolishly ruined Koumaru’s plans, but… He looked calm, and had a carefree smile on his face.
“No, I knew all that. And I didn’t want to create an unfavorable situation for me either, but… He kept telling me to do it.”
“Who…?”
Koumaru hinted at something, and Setsuna frowned.
Then a loud sound echoed, and many students were thrown in the air.
“Was that…!?”
They heard blasts and screams, and Raiha felt the incoming threat on her skin.
The next moment, a big, muscular man landed near Koumaru, which caused a reverberating impact.
“What? That’s all promising magic knight trainees have to offer? Where are that swordsman and the black armor guy?”
“Unfortunately, they aren’t here. I guess these leftovers might not satisfy you.”
“Ah, I see. I’ll leave them to the monster armor beasts… And I’ll have fun with the females.”
He had spiky silver hair, and looked fiendish to the point of instilling fear. And the air of madness and violence around him was evident at a glance.
The combat miko were taken aback by how he instantly rendered several students unable to fight, but Raiha looked directly at him and spoke.
“The loong eater, Zaraki…!?”
“Ou, I’m happy you remember…!!”
His smile had no warmth or friendliness as he responded to Raiha.
The miko were surprised to see a violent criminal everyone in Yamato knew about, and their faces turned pale when they realized he was working with Koumaru.
“Good grief, it’s because of your thrill seeking that I got treated like I was incompetent.”
“So what? Didn’t I follow your instructions and do a lot for you?”
“Don’t forget who made it so you could escape the country. You’re just working to repay me for that.”
There was a friendly, but guarded air around them as they spoke.
And when Zaraki turned towards the miko, they gulped at the incredible pressure they felt.
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