Chapter 240: ept
<span> The two swords spark, and the great sword knocks them away.<span> It was a back-and-forth, stormy battle.<span>「Muu~! No way, what kind of attack is that, a lure and a devilish attack? That maid… she’s no ordinary person<span>」<span> Before my eyes, the goat-headed butler and the silver-haired maid were fighting to the death. As we watched intently, my <ruby style="ruby-align: center;">sister<rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 7pt;yout-grid-mode: line;">Onee-chan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span> snorted.<span> She seemed to be more excited than ever, as if a strange switch had been turned on. I suspect that she’s seeing something different from the scene we’re seeing.Before, I saw her holding a screw and a screwdriver in her hand and saying excitedly, “The screw is so sharp, yet the screwdriver is behind it…”, so I thought she might be seeing things differently…<span> But the sword fight between the goat-headed butler and the silver-haired maid, even though I don’t know anything about fighting techniques, at least I know it’s awesome.<span> When I couldn’t help but gulp…<span>「Both of you, please, let’s run!<span>」<span> I couldn’t help butugh as Ponpoko-san pulled at my cuffs, crying hard.<span>「Onee-chan, we should run, too<span>」<span>「But…<span>」<span> My <ruby style="ruby-align: center;">sister<rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 7pt;yout-grid-mode: line;">Onee-chan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span> raises an eyebrow. Of course, I understand what she’s saying.<span> We’re saints given power by angels. So why would we run from a devil when we’ve found one?<span>「I think Onee-chan knows better than me whether you’re a match for the devil or not, don’t you?<span>」<span>「That’s true, but…<span>」<span> Even to the untrained eye, the battle between those two was clearly on a different level than the ones my <ruby style="ruby-align: center;">sister<rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 7pt;yout-grid-mode: line;">Onee-chan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span> had dealt with in the past.<span>「Geez, the cameras aren’t rolling anymore, so there’s no need to get involved in the devil’s fight.<span>」<span> I turn my attention to Hikari, who is still sitting dumbfounded behind the goat-head butler.<span> I’m curious about her, but since she’s protected by a devil, I have to assume that she’s no longerpatible with us, that she’s hostile to us.<span>「…Okay. Let’s go<span>」<span> With a somewhat regretful look on my <ruby style="ruby-align: center;">sister’s<rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 7pt;yout-grid-mode: line;">Onee-chan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span> face, she begins to run ahead of me.<span>「Let’s go, Ponpoko-san<span>」<span>「Eh, ah, so sudden, wait a minute!<span>」<span> I grabbed Ponpoko-san’s hurried hand and ran out of the studio after my <ruby style="ruby-align: center;">sister<rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 7pt;yout-grid-mode: line;">Onee-chan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span>.
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<span><span> ◇ ◇ ◇<span>「Hahaha! It’s very impressive, maid-dono! I’d like to take back my insulting remarks earlier<span>」<span>「That’s very kind of you. It is fortunate that I have met your expectations<span>」<span> We exchanged words as we continued to engage in a fierce battle with our swords.<span>(As expected.. this man cannot be underestimated<span>)<span> Not only is he difficult to underestimate, but I even feel as if I am being pushed, though only slightly.<span> I repelled the sword as it slid across the edge of the de, and jumped backwards to reposition both swords. – <span> I have the advantage in the number of moves, and the speed of the attacks.<span> However, he has offset my strong points by repelling all the dangerous attacks andpletely ignoring the non-fatal blows.<span> The many small wounds I inflicted on him may make me think that I am pushing him, but he probably does not take much damage.<span> In fact, it is obvious that the longer the battle goes on, the more disadvantageous it will be.At this point, I should use my deadly “Oni Piston” to decide the game at once.<span> With both swords in my hands, I close the gap between us with my feet. At the very moment when I am about to burst with a burst of energy, I hear a boom in the distance.<span> Somewhere in the distance, a gunshot rang out.<span> Immediately, Butler-dono’s murderous spirit, which had been overflowing with so much mischief, faded away and he suddenly drew his sword.<span>「What are you doing? Are you nning to surrender?<span>」<span>「No, not at all, my Lord’s business seems to have beenpleted. There is no longer any reason for me to be here<span>」<span> With that, he bowed, and before I could react, he took the man and woman sitting behind him by the arm, hurriedly broke the space, and disappeared.<span>「Apparently, I’ve been rejected<span>」<span> I breathed out heavily and lowered my sword.
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<span><span> ◇ ◇ ◇<span>「Stun! Stun! Stun!<span>」<span> I waspletely out of my mind.I was so afraid of being counterattacked that I persistently invoked <<ruby style="ruby-align: center;">Paralyze<rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 7pt;yout-grid-mode: line;">Stun</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span>>.<span> Whenever Anna Teruya bounced her body, I became afraid that she could still move, and desperately shouted.<span>「Stop! Fumi Fumi! Stop, Devi!<span>」<span> Suddenly, Lili appeared in the air and shouted out, making me stiffen.<span>「Li-Lili…<span>」<span>「It’s okay, calm down, Devi. She can’t move anymore, Devi, it’s okay to let go, Devi<span>」<span> With that, Lilinded beside me and began to pull my tense fingers away from Anna Teruya’s body, one by one.<span> My body is trembling. My body is hot, I can hardly breathe.<span> The sweat pouring out of my body was very cold.<span> Come to think of it, this was the first time I had fought with someone.<span> I was so excited that my body felt strange everywhere, as if my autonomic nervous system had been broken.<span>「Fumi Fumi, you did well, Devi. It’s okay, Devi<span>」<span> Her voice sounded gentler than ever. Lili smiled at me, as if she were soothing a crying child.<span> Taking deep breaths, I finally let go of Anna Teruya’s body, and Liliid her body down and slowly picked me up.<span>「Calm down, Devi?<span>」<span>「Uh, yeah… I think so<span>」<span> My body has stopped shaking. Sweat dripped on the ground, forming polka dots.<span> At the same time I let out a deep breath of relief, my shoulder was throbbing.<span>「Ouch… Lili, can you call Torture for me?<span>」<span>「Sure, Devi. Torture!e here, Devi!<span>」<span> Lili shouts, and a fallen angel wearing a sack appears from the corner of the room.“Please”, I said, and Torture nodded and put her hand on my shoulder.<span> Immediately, the wound closes up and the pain goes away. -tinytl<span>「Lili, I don’t really know what’s going on, but it looks like things are going a little differently than I’ve heard<span>」<span>「I know what you mean, Devi. I’ve sent Freesia and the maids to clean up the mess, Devi<span>」<span>「Good, that helps. Then, Lili, I must return to Fujiwara- san’s…<span>」<span>「Okay, Devi. I’ll make sure this woman is confined, Devi<span>」<span>「Hmm, please<span>」<span> With that, I stood up and walked towards the door.<span> When I walked out the door, I saw Fujiwara-san sitting on the floor of the studio, holding her knees.<span> As soon as she saw me, her expression became distorted as if she was frightened for a moment.<span>「Hii, Fu-Fu… min?<span>」<span> She remains sitting, looking at me intently.<span> Perhaps at a loss for words. Her lips make small movements and then close hesitantly. And there was a hint of confusion in her eyes.<span>「I’m sorry<span>」<span> I muttered, and she let out a deliberateugh.<span>「Hahaha… why are you apologizing?<span>」<span>「There’s a lot I haven’t told you<span>」<span>「I-I guess so. That’s what I thought<span>」<span>「That’s why…<span>」<span> As soon as I said that, she suddenly started shouting.<span>「So, what? You’re not going to break up with me, are you? I mean, I’m not breaking up with you! Fu~min is my Fu~min! I’m not afraid of Anna-senpai anymore, but what I’m most afraid of is that I won’t be able to be with Fu~min anymore!<span>」<span> Then she walked up to me, pressed her forehead against my chest, and spoke.<span>「Tell me everything. …I’ll ept it all<span>」