Two Devil Kings
Yukina bit her lip. The calm she usually carried was gone.
Tokyo couldn't handle this kind of disaster!
But more importantly
Why the hell were these devils attacking Tokyo in the first place?!
Her mind was full of questions.
But now wasn't the time for that.
"Even if it's impossible, do it anyway!"
Her voice rang with determination.
"Buy as much time as we can!"
"And!"
Yukina's expression darkened. "Send out a distress signal to every organization in nearby regions!"
"Oh, and"
She suddenly thought of something else. "Also send a request for help to the devils."
Endou blinked, clearly surprised.
"We're asking the devils for help?"
"That's right!"
Yukina nodded without hesitation. "They're the ones who caused this messlet them clean it up!"
"Okay."
Endou turned to leave.
But Yukina called out again.
"Wait!"
"When you send the request, don't word it like that!"
Endou: "?"
And here I thought you were being all tough?
Yukina looked a little embarrassed but clarified, "Just spread the news that members of the Old Satan Faction are in Tokyo. That's enough."
She wasn't entirely sure if the ones in the sky were really with the Old Satan Faction
But once that news got out, the Maou of the Underworld would definitely take action.
Yukina stared at Katerea Leviathan and the others in the sky, grinding her teeth.
Humans are still way too powerless in this world.
At Shuchiin Academy.
Just as the flood was about to crash down
A small figure suddenly appeared right in the path of the water.
"Natsuki-sensei?!"
"Natsuki-chan?!"
The students gasped in surprise.
A few even called her "Natsuki-chan," which made her cringe.
Now wasn't the time to scold them about respecting their teacher, though.
She raised her hand.
Buzz
The air rippled like a stone thrown into a still pond.
And just like that, the flood that was moments away from smashing into them vanished into thin air as if it had been sucked into a black hole.
"Oh?"
Katerea Leviathan raised an eyebrow, looking down at her with genuine curiosity.
"My, my I wasn't expecting a human with such precise control over space magic."
Natsuki kept a calm face, not saying a wordjust silently funneling the rest of the flood into a dimensional rift.
"Wait is sensei a supernatural being too?!"
It finally clicked with the students.
"Sensei, you're amazing!!"
"I promise I'll never call you Natsuki-chan again!"
Cheers and shouts of relief echoed across the school.
But none of them noticed the heavy look on Natsuki's face.
Using space control magic consumed a lot of mana.
She didn't know how much it cost to cast the spell Katerea had used
But what she did know
Was that this woman's presence alone screamed Maou.
There was no way her own magic reserves could compare to a Devil King's.
If this dragged on, she'd burn out way too soon.
And worse
That woman wasn't alone.
Natsuki's heart tensed.
Since becoming a witch, she'd never faced anything this dangerous before.
Sure, she could use her magic to escape.
ButHer beloved students? They'd never make it out in time.
Her gaze hardened.
She wasn't going to let anyone hurt Shuchiin Academy.
Not on her watch.
Katerea Leviathan chuckled softly.
"You don't actually think I'm gonna keep playing around with you like this, do you?"
She didn't see Natsuki as a real threat at all.
Yeah, her space magic was impressive
But at best, she had the strength of a High-Class devil.
Against a Maou like her?
Not even close.
Katerea casually raised her hand and
Snap.
A crisp sound rang out.
And in the very next instant
A monstrous wave erupted from the ground beneath Shuchiin Academy, rising like a wall of ocean fury!
Natsuki's eyes widened in alarm.
"Ahhhhhh!!"
Screams of panic echoed through the school again!
Kitagawa Marin stood frozen, eyes locked on the towering wall of waterlike a damn skyscraper made of the sea itself!
(A/N: Marin is from My Dress-Up Darling.)
"..."
"RUN!!"
Someone shoutedsnapping her out of her daze.
Her eyes shrank in fear. She spun on her heel and bolted like mad
Splat!
But the overwhelming pressure of that apocalyptic wave made her legs buckle. She tripped and hit the ground hard!
"Agh!" Marin cried out in pain, tears welling in her eyes. She looked upstraight at the tsunami about to crash down on her.
I'm screwed. I'm so, so screwed!
Despair took root in her chest.
Was this really it?
Was this how her life was gonna end?
Seriously?! This kind of ridiculous death?
She'd been living in such a normal, boring world all this time.
Then all of a sudden, superpowered people showed up and started attacking her school
No, all of Tokyo?!
What the hell was going on?!
Tears welled up again as she stared at the massive wave looming above her.
An overwhelming fear washed over her.
Was this... the feeling of death?
Marin's heart sank with helplessness.
She didn't want to die yet...
There were still so many characters she wanted to cosplay!
She hadn't even experienced a cute, romantic love yet!
She hadn't even become a real adult!!
Dying here like this...?
No way!!
But of course, the tsunami didn't care about her silent pleas.
Whoooosh!!
The deafening roar of the wave crashed in her ears as it bore down on her without mercy!
"No!!" Natsuki cried out, panic flaring in her chest.
She was just about to use Space manipulation
"Nooope~"
Katerea narrowed her eyes and ramped up the torrent even more.
"Urgh!"
Natsuki let out a grunt as her hands trembled violently.
She...
She couldn't hold out much longer!
Her breathing grew ragged.
She'd been trying to hold her ground against a Maou... what was she thinking?
This was bad!
That student!!
Her eyes widened as she looked downthen froze.
Tap.
Footsteps echoed beside Marin's ears.
A tall figure suddenly stepped into view.
"Eh?"
Marin blinked, still not processing what was happeningthen saw him raise his hand.
And gently close it into a fist.
BOOM!!
The raging wave stopped, tightening in place like it was gripped by an invisible giant hand!
Then
In the blink of an eye, the skyscraper-sized tsunami was crushed into a tiny, deep-blue dropletspinning in Lynn's hand.
The water droplet sat neatly in his palm.
Katerea Leviathan narrowed her eyes instantly when she saw that.
That technique...
It reminded her of the White Dragon Emperor's powerDividing.
Just who was this guy?
But before she could ask anything
The figure raised his hand again and flicked his finger toward her.
Fwoosh!
The sharp sound of something slicing through the air shot out.
In the blink of an eye, the deep-blue droplet was right in front of her face.
Katerea: "???"
She didn't even have time to react
BOOM!!
The droplet slammed into her abdomen, forcing a gasp from her lips as she doubled over in painthen got launched like a cannonball across the battlefield!
CRASH!!
Far away
A skyscraper collapsed with a thunderous roar.
Bedeze Abaddon: "?"
He whipped his head around, shouting in shock, "Boss Lady?!"
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Ophis' Snake
Shuchiin Academy
A heavy, eerie silence covered the air.
Just now... What the hell happened?
The Old Satan Faction still hadn't wrapped their heads around the situation.
But for Natsuki, the pressure that had been suffocating her suddenly vanished.
The raging magical flood that had surged from the sky had disappeared without a trace.
Natsuki quickly looked down toward the figure on the ground.
Messy black hair. Deep red eyes.
There was no doubt. That was Lynn.
And he really just pushed back a Maou that easily!?
Hiss
Natsuki sucked in a sharp breath.
Was that... for real?
Since whenSince when did Lynn get that strong?
She was having a full-on crisis.
Sure, she'd guessed his power might've jumped recently, but even in her wildest guesses, she'd only imagined he might've reached High-Class Devil level at most.
And now he just smacked a Maou-level woman into the dirt?
She was stunned midair, struggling to wrap her head around it.
Down on the ground, Kitagawa Marin stared blankly at Lynn's back.
In that moment, it felt like just seeing him filled her chest to the brim.
HeHe saved me...
The rest of the students at Shuchiin were in a similar daze, their eyes fixed on Lynn.
Once they spotted the Shuchiin uniform he was wearing, their jaws dropped even further.
Hold on.
Shuchiin has that kind of monster enrolled?
First there was Natsuki-sensei, and now this guy too?
"Ah!"
"I know who that is!!"
Someone shouted, "He's the president of the Supernatural Research Club!"
"???"
"..."
"Y-Yeah, that's right!"
Everyone at Shuchiin froze for a moment.
Wait, are you serious?
That's not just the rumored harem club!?
"...The Supernatural Research Club?"
Something clicked inside Marin. She etched that name into her heart.
...
As whispers and chatter buzzed through the crowd
BOOM!!
A burst of overwhelming magical energy exploded from the ruins of the collapsed skyscraper!
Chunks of broken buildings went flying in every direction!
Katerea Leviathan staggered out of the rubble, clutching her abdomen.
Her long brown hair was a tangled mess, and her red-rimmed glasses were nowhere in sight.
She looked wrecked.
"Damn it!!"
Pain still throbbed from her stomach.
That red-eyed bastard...
He compressed her spellall of itinto a tiny bead of water!
All the energy she'd poured into that spell was still there, fully intactNo, it was even stronger when it exploded thanks to the compression!
No wonder it hit her hard!
'Damn it! That kind of precise controlhow the hell did he do that!?'
"Pah!"
She spat out blood, shaking the thoughts away.
With a roar, she shot back into the sky, returning to her original position.
"Boss lady"
"Get out of my way!"
Katerea's expression turned ice-cold, her aura roaring back into dominance.
Yeah, that compressed water bead caught her off guard, she'd admit it.
But a big part of that was her own carelessness.
Now the real fight begins.
Natsuki snapped out of it tooNo time to keep gawking at Lynn's power.
She narrowed her eyes and focused on Katerea Leviathan.
This wasn't over. Not just for Shuchiin, but for all of Tokyo.
But Katerea didn't even spare Natsuki a glance. She squinted at Lynn and said in a low voice, "Kid, I'll let you leave your name behind."
"...Huh?"
Lynn's expression turned weird.
Is this woman serious? She came here to kill me without even knowing what I look like?
He chuckled softly. "You came all this way for me, and you don't even know who I am?"
As he said that, he pressed lightly with his foot.
Crack
Crack crack
The massive magic array covering Tokyo started fracturing!
And in the next second
BOOM!!
The entire spell shattered into glowing fragments and vanished into thin air!
All across TokyoThe magical floodwaters faded instantly.
People looked around in a daze. "W-We're safe?"
At the Lion King Organization
Yukari Endou's eyes widened slightly in shock.
"It's over?"
No.
She looked up sharply.
The magical energy around Shuchiin was still raging.
"Was that Natsuki's doing?"
She frowned and shook her head. Natsuki didn't have that kind of power.
StillWhoever it was, they just saved Tokyo. At least for now.
What happens next depends on what goes down at the main battlefield.
Back at Shuchiin
Katerea Leviathan looked genuinely shaken.
That guy just erased her city-wide spell... that easily?
Her eyes narrowed in seriousness.
This kid wasn't just anyone.
But still
She had the power of the "Snake." She wasn't backing down.
Even if they were both on Maou-level, with the Snake's power, she still had the upper hand.
Wait...
She tilted her head, snatched a file out of Bedeze Abaddon's hands, and compared the contents to Lynn.
"So that's it."
A flash of realization passed through her eyes. She looked at Lynn with interest. "Didn't expect you to be that Valifer."
With that kind of power, it made sense why Kokabiel got one-shot.
But still... She wasn't like Kokabiel.
"Hmph. You knew we were coming for you, and you still dared to walk right up to me?"
Katerea sneered. "You've got a death wish, don't you?"
Natsuki: ""
Why does it sound like you aren't the one who got slapped into a building just now?
Lynn didn't say anything at first. He calmly raised his hand, stuck his pinky in his ear, and muttered, "You talk too much."
And just like that
A ripple spread from under his feet.
[Gravity Devil]
Katerea Leviathan: "?!"
She blinked in confusionThen her body suddenly slammed downward!
"Urgh!"
Invisible, crushing force surged in from all directions!
Boom boom boom!!
Behind her, the Devils under her command groaned as they were yanked to the ground.
Bedeze Abaddon gritted his teeth, trying to withstand the pressure.
But
BAM!
A few seconds later, he also slammed into the ground.
At least he fared better than the others.
His legs were buried in the dirt, but he wasn't totally wrecked.
Natsuki's eyes widened.
What the hell!?
She had no idea what just happened.
But one thing was certainLynn did something.
And it even worked on another Maou-level opponent?
She looked at the struggling Bedeze Abaddon and started seeing Lynn's power in a whole new light.
On the other side
Katerea Leviathan was breathing hard, looking just as beat up.
Gravity, huh?
She'd seen enough battles to recognize it right away.
But knowing what it is doesn't help you fight it.
"Damn it!!"
She roared
Magic flared from her body, forming a wide-area spell circle!
If it's gravity
Then she'd use that force to slam her magic back at him!
Crack crack
Frosty air flowed out from the array.
Everything was quickly coated in a layer of ice and snow.
As a Leviathan, she didn't just specialize in water magic.
Ice was also one of her specialties!
