Satou's here. I like this movie genre called disaster. Seeing the protagonists struggle through adversities coming one after another with their wisdom, bravery, luck and deliberation is the best.
However, I sure have never seen a disaster movie where all of the characters are saved.
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I should have noticed the fear reflected on Yuika's eyes.
My palm which was striking Yuika to faint her is stopped by a hard magic wall.
It's probably the unique skill [Automatic Defense (Guardian)].
I somewhat remember this sensation.
It's similar with the [Fortress] function on Nana's equipment.
--Then, it's the weak point.
While my palm is still lightly hitting the defensive wall, I twist my body further and strike with more power. At the moment of impact, I release a lump of pure magic power.
>[Armor Penetrate] Skill Acquired
>[Mana Strike] Skill Acquired
I shot it out since there was nothing to lose anyway, but it seems to be the right idea, I've successfully made Yuika faint.
--'kitt', I heard such sound.
I catch the delicate Yuika who's fallen with my hand.
--'bzzt' sound comes out. Where is it from?
I pull Yuika who's lost her consciousness, fallen like a doll and put her body on my other arm.
I heard the last sound of the fall (Trigger) right at this time.
--'pakin'.
I think it was a light sound such as that.
I should've noticed it at the first sound....
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--Crimson light is dancing in the sky.
Reflecting the pale light that fill the space.
--light clothing as if it's an angel robe feebly dances in the sky.
It regain its freedom after the wedge has disappeared.
--A pair of hills exposed in broad daylight.
A gentleman I am, I turn my eyes away from the meager undulation.
I heard the small sound of the broken clothing clasp falling to the ground.
The eyes of Yuika who should've fainted suddenly opens wide.
"You damn pervertttttttt!!"
I narrowly evade the fist that comes striking as she awakens.
Looks like her personality's changed.
Come to think of it, they said that she would change into [the other person] when she fainted was it.
"Don't evade itttttt!"
Violet ripples are swirling around Yuika's body, and a fist that's a world difference than the one just now is coming at me.
It's probably the [Peerless Strong Arm] unique skill, but please stop with the rapid strikes.
Good grief, what'd you do if you became a demon lord after using too much unique skill.
I evade the rain of literal certain-death fist attacks by using the skill [Foreseeing: Anti-Personnel Combat].
Yuika's level has changed from 50 to 55. Half of her skill composition has also changed to hand-to-hand combat-related skills.
I had thought that her personality would change, but I didn't think that her level and skill would too.
--However, please be aware of it soon.
When there was some distance between us, I made a gesture of striking my own chest with my finger.
With my action, It seems Yuika has finally remembered that her chest is exposed.
"Gununununu...."
Her face is distorted in shame, she pins the chest cloth with one of her hand and groans frustratingly.
Alright, she's stopped moving, let's try talking to her.
I take a mantle out of the Item Box and give it to Yuika with [Magic Hand].
"Use it."
The mantle that's opened in mid-air covers Yuika.
"Kukukukuku"
I can hear Yuika chuckling under the mantle.
She brushes away the mantle--and then jet-black dress that's different from just before appears. It's the so-called gothic dress. It matches well with her white skin and violet hair.
Her pupils which were lilac colored have also changed to scarlet and blue color of heterochromia.
Moreover, Yuika's level has changed once again. It's slightly fallen at level 52, and her hand-to-hand combat skills have also become that of magic warrior kind starting with darkness magic.
Yuika covers half of her face with one of her hand whose fingers spread, and then she continues to laugh while looking down.
--Don't tell me, it's the symptom of demon lord-fication?
"...Hahaha"
Her eyes that can be seen between her fingers glint, and then Yuika slowly raises her face while continuing to laugh and leaning backward.
Her sharp glance is fixed at me as if it's going to pierce me.
"Haaahhahhahahaha"
--Three steps of laughs?!
As if expecting my surprise, she points her hands that was covering her eyes with a bang and begins her introduction.
"I am the descendant of the oppressed darkness, the miko demon of the sixth heaven, the last noble of Oni-kin."
She changes her pose, and puts a moment pause.
"My name is Foilnis La Bell Fille! Those who fear and honor me call me as the 『Jet Black Beauty Dark La Princesse』!"
Un, she's a chuunibyou.
Still, please stop mixing French and English. Judging from the nuance, there's also Germanic too I guess?
Denying her seems like it'll be annoying, guess I'll ride on it.
"Nice to meet you, 『Jet Black Beauty』 Foilnis La Bell Fille-dono. I am called Kuro, a friend of Ban and Corpse."
When I introduced myself, Yuika No.3 laughed scornfully.
"A friend of Ban and Corpse? Someone who holds the title of hero, pretending to be a friend of my fellow darkness brethren!"
Yuika is enraged while producing illusion of flame from her crimson eye.
She can see my hidden titles huh?
I don't see any unique skill that fits it, but the [Divine Sight] one seems suspicious.
I had thought that it was surely an attacking magic eye kind.
"I am the strongest magic warrior who have consigned numerous demon lords and heroes to oblivion! My level has become less than half of it was generations ago, but I will teach you that level difference is not the definitive difference in battle!"
No no, I think six times level difference is [Definitive] enough.
If I have to say from watching the growth of our girls, 10 level difference with the opponent is the limit in a fight. If the difference in level is 20, it can't even be called a fight, that is as long as you don't have equipment and skill composition with overwhelming advantage against the particular opponent.
Yuika No.3 still looks at my status and curses at it even now.
"Fuhn, a parade of fake names huh. Trismegistus, Michaelangelo, Echigoya, Ichirou, Nobunaga--how many famous people are you intending to pretend to be."
No, one of it is my real name. Though there's a celebrity with the same name indeed.
And, Yuika No.3 isn't one to say that of all people.
"You shouldn't be one saying that right? Yuika."
"T, that's the mana (true name) that should be kept secret from the world! The name, 『Yuiitsu (The Only) Kami (God) - (Yuika)』, that's cursed by the gods is not to be spoken out loud! My name is Folnis La Bell Fille!"
Oops, I inadvertently retorted even though I had admonished myself.
However, she doesn't have [Curse of the Gods] on her title or abnormal status looking at her stat, is this another [Self-proclaimed] one?
Yuika No.3 was enraged for a second, but she quickly regained her composure and questioned me.
"Let me ask you! The nameless hero who bears many names! What is your objective!"
--Objective?
In this case, my objective should be visiting Yuika's house.
"Escorting Vampire Princess Semeri, I just came to greet the woman who came from the same 『Former』 world as me."
"What? Even though you're a hero, you didn't come here to subjugate me?"
"As long as the other party won't cause harm to our girls, I won't subjugate without question even if it's a demon lord."
In fact, even with the Dog-head demon lord, I probably wouldn't be hostile toward him if he had no intention of harming Sera, Head-Miko and the others.
"--I can't believe it. My skill tells me that your are speaking the truth...."
Yuika No.3 is at a loss for words.
Looks like she judge whether it's the truth with [Fathom] skill.