It lasted only a moment before fading.
Then, Yukino abruptly opened her eyes.
And right thereA tall, elegant woman with long purple-black hair was floating in midair.
Her eyes widened slightly.
"This is Miss Ghost?"
She felt a chill spread from the top of her head down her spine.
So it really was floating.
Taking a deep breath, she slowly turned her gaze toward the second floor.
And then
"...Ugh"
A cold sweat instantly drenched her back.
A dense, purple mist, thick like storm clouds, loomed over the entire old school building.
It was suffocatinglike stepping into the depths of hell itself.
"This is the real world" Yukino's voice trembled.
For the first time in her life, she felt like everything she had ever known was a lie.
Her fragile perception of reality, already riddled with cracks, shattered completely.
"What? What?!"
Yurikawa Hana's curiosity piqued, and she immediately chimed in.
"I wanna see too! I wanna see too!"
Utaha casually cast "Revealing Sight" on her as well, then turned to look at Yuigahama Yui.
Her gaze seemed to ask, "Do you want it too?"
Yui gulped and glanced at Yukinowho stood frozen, visibly shaken.
She hesitated for a moment.
Then, clenching her fists, she firmly nodded.
Another golden beam shot into her eyes.
"Ahhh! This is terrifying!"
Even the usually carefree Hana gasped at the sight of the overwhelming purple mist.
"Ah, but Miss Ghost is really cute."
Yotsuya Miko: ""
Classic Hana, still as scatterbrained as ever.
Kanoe Yuuko, surprised by the compliment, blinked before responding gracefully,
"Thank you, dear. You're quite cute yourself."
"Ehehe~!"
On the other side
Yui looked like she was about to cry.
She wanted to be as carefree as Hana.
But she couldn't.
She absolutely couldn't!
Was this still the same world she thought she knew?
As they struggled to process the shocking reality they had been thrown into, Lynn casually walked toward the second floor.
Yukino instinctively reached out, as if to stop him.
Was he reallyGoing to fight a monster capable of causing this kind of chaos?!
Shouldn't the school be responsible for dealing with something like this?!
Even Kanoe Yuuko seemed hesitant to let him go.
But before anyone could act, Lynn had already reached the base of the stairs.
He raised his hand
And lightly tapped the cracked array disk.
Crack
Crack, crack
BOOM!
The already fragile sealing array shattered into dust in an instant.
"ROOOOOAAAARRRR!!!"
As if sensing its release, a soul-shaking roar erupted from the depths of the second floor.
Lynn turned back to the group with a calm smile.
"Now thenlet's start the real mission."
"I'm dead!" Yukinoshita Yukino felt her soul leave her body.
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Change the World? What a Joke!
Kanoe Yuuko froze.
Did this guy not understand what she just said?
The monster upstairs was seriously terrifying!
"Don't worry, Miss Yuuko. Lynn is really strong," Shiina Mahiru reassured her with a gentle smile.
As expected of an angelic presence like Mahirushe could calm anyone's nerves.
That said, none of them had actually seen Lynn go all out before.
It just always felt like he was omnipotent, effortlessly handling every situation.
Whether it was Kasumigaoka Utaha, Yotsuya Miko, Mahiru, or anyone else in his Familia, they all had blind faith in him.
"Fine, whatever. It's already come to this anyway." Yuuko let out a sigh.
Shaking her head, she braced herself and ignited her fighting spirit. "I've had enough of that thing upstairs! Every night when I'm trying to sleep, all I hear is 'Boom! Boom!' as it slams into the walls!"
"It's ruined my sleep so much that I've got dark circles under my eyes, and I feel like I'll die from lack of sleep!"
"Today, I'm finally settling this score!"
"Uh Miss Yuuko, aren't you already dead?" Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but point out.
Yuuko shot her an exasperated look. "Why do you always have to ruin the moment?!"
"Damn it"
"Even ghosts have their dignity!"
Thud! Thud! Thud!
After a furious roar, heavy footsteps echoed from upstairs.
Each step felt like it was stomping directly on Yukinoshita Yukino's heart.
Her face turned pale as a sense of helplessness washed over her.
A massive, tumor-like creature crashed down from the staircase behind Lynn.
Yukino's breath caught in her throat.
What the hell is that thing?
"Y-Yukino w-what do we do?" Yuigahama Yui stammered.
"Y-Yui...we we can only trust them now..."
BOOM!
An entire section of the old school building's wall was instantly blasted inward!
The sheer weight of the creature shattered the staircase, sending rubble flying in every direction!
The moment she saw the creature, Yukino felt her heart stop for a second.
So terrifying!
So. Damn. Terrifying!
Even if she tried to act strong, she was still just a girl.
Facing a monster like this, how could she not be scared?
As for Yui, she was already paralyzed in fear.
"Eww! That's disgusting!" Yuriwaka Hana groaned, her appetite for dinner vanishing on the spot.
Damn it!
This cursed spirit had just committed the ultimate crimeruining her appetite!
This was officially the most enraging thing she had ever experienced.
Messing with her food? That was unforgivable!
Even Kasumigaoka Utaha and the others, who had never seen a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit before, couldn't help but frown at its hideous appearance.
Yotsuya Miko, on the other hand, was getting Post-traumatic stress disorder flashbacks.
This thing reminded her of some very unpleasant memories.
"YAAAAAH!!"
The tumor-like monster let out an ear-splitting roar!
A powerful shockwave blasted through the room, making their clothes ripple violently!
"So noisy..." Lynn muttered in annoyance.
With a casual wave of his hand, a dark magic circle materialized, sealing the creature's putrid mouth shut.
"Mmph?!"
Its deafening cries were cut off instantly, leaving the old school building in an eerie silence.
The monster gawked in disbelief, desperately writhing as if humiliated. Then, furious, it lunged straight at Lynn!
"Watch out!" Yukino instinctively shouted.
But Lynn didn't even bother turning around.
BANG!!
A loud crash echoed through the entire abandoned school building.
But at that moment, a ridiculous scene unfolded inside.
The massive spirit suddenly froze mid-air, as if it had slammed into an invisible barrier. Its huge body compressed from the impact, deforming grotesquely.
And then
Due to the force of the collision, it was launched backward at an even greater speed than before!
BOOM!!
The creature smashed into the wall, sending dust flying everywhere. It stopped moving.
"..."
Silence.
The entire room fell into stunned silence as Yuuko, Yukino, and the others stood there, utterly dumbfounded.
'This This curse spirit doesn't seem that strong?'
Yukino quickly shook her head.
'No. It's not that the curse spirit is weak.'
'It's that this man is too strong!'
The president of the Supernatural Research Club
No wonder.
No wonder he had been so calm and confident.
No wonder Natsuki Minamiya-sensei had told her to seek out the Supernatural Research Club for help.
Because this man was terrifyingly powerful!
A curse spirit that could easily smash through walls, collapse staircases under its weight, and shroud the entire old school building in its eerie presence
Had been defeated.
No, it wasn't even a real fight.
Lynn hadn't even really attacked yet, and the curse spirit had already been reduced to a pathetic mess.
Thinking back to how she had treated Lynn at the club earlier, Yukino couldn't help but shudder.
'Lynn-senpai wouldn't hold grudges over something so small, right?'
Yuuko, on the other hand, understood the situation even better.
After all, she had been living in the old school building alongside that curse spirit.
She knew how terrifying it was.
"He's a reliable man, huh?"
Meanwhile, Hana kept things simple. "Miko's club president is amazing!!"
Lynn turned to his companions. "Utaha, Miko, Mahiru. It's your turn."
He had no interest in wasting his time on this curse spirit.
With his power as an Ultimate-Class Devil, this kind of first-grade curse spirit wasn't even a challenge.
Especially considering this thing was just a combination of low-level curses fused together.
But
It was perfect for Utaha and the others to gain combat experience.
"Understood!" x3
With determined expressions, the three girls stepped forward to face the motionless curse spirit.
For Lynn, this creature was nothing.
But for them, it was a real battle.
"Don't give it a chance to recover!" Utaha was the first to act.
The Devil's Grimoire in her hands flipped rapidly before stopping on a page labeled "High-Tier Magic: Lightning."
"Lightning Strike!"
A powerful magic circle appeared above the grimoire
CRACKLEBOOM!!
A bolt of brilliant blue lightning crashed down onto the curse spirit!
Smoke curled from its grotesque body, and if one sniffed carefully, there was even a faint burnt smell.
Mahiru wasn't about to be outdone.
She raised the Flare Gun she had received from Rias and fired a bullet infused with holy energy straight into the curse spirit's body!
Against these supernatural entities, holy energy was an especially effective weapon.
Miko, on the other hand, didn't have many offensive abilities. And there were no other weak curse spirits nearby for her to control.
However, her "Spirit Devil" ability had a unique effect on spectral beings!
She simply channeled some of her spiritual energy into a simple release technique
Yet it ended up dealing even more damage than Utaha and Mahiru's attacks!
Yukino stood there, mouth slightly open as she watched the three of them work together, unleashing various supernatural abilities in perfect coordination.
Her feelings were complicated.
"The supernatural Research Club"
"So everyone in it possessed supernatural abilities?"
They were all students from Shuchiin Academy. But somehow, she felt like she and them weren't even attending the same school.
While she had been talking about changing the world by changing people's weaknesses, pursuing what now seemed like some naive and idealistic dream
They had probably been somewhere out there, fighting monsters like these all along.
Compared to them She felt she was really was just a joke.
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Wanna Consider Joining My Familia?
Shuchiin Academy, Old School Building
Yukinoshita Yukino fell into silent reflection.
She felt defeated.
She was even starting to doubt herself.
In a world like this, where supernatural powers existed, could someone like hersomeone without any abilitiesreally change anything at all?
"Go, Miko! Kick its ass!!"
Yurikawa Hana cheered loudly from the sidelines, waving her arms in excitement as Yotsuya Miko continued her battle.
Her naturally clueless personality meant she didn't find it strange at all that Miko had suddenly gained supernatural powers.
"Haaah"
Hana's voice snapped Yukino out of her thoughts.
She let out a breath.
Now wasn't the time to be worrying about things like that.
She shifted her focus back to the fight.
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Utaha was slightly out of breath.
Fighting a curse spirit stronger than them meant she had gone all out from the start.
Her magic was running low
She turned to Lynn. "Master, replenish me."
For Utaha, this was already a natural request.
"Wait a second!!"
Yukino's eyes widened in shock.
What did she just hear?!
Did she just call Lynn Master?!
She whipped her head back and forth between Utaha and Lynn, trying to decipher their relationship.
Boyfriend and girlfriend?
Or was "Master" just some weird thing they were into?
And what the hell did "replenish" mean?!
Up until now, Lynn's Familia had referred to him as "President" while at school to avoid unnecessary attention.
But in the heat of the moment, Utaha had slipped up.
Smack.
Lynn didn't bother explaining.
Why should he?
He was a Devil.
What was there to explain?
His Familia needed to replenish their magic, and as their Master, it was his responsibility.
He gently held Utaha's face and kissed her.
Yukino was completely shaken.
Her pupils trembled.
This was itundeniable proof.
They definitely had that kind of relationship!!
Shouldn't there be some consideration for the occasion?!
The whole mood had suddenly shifted from an intense battle to a romance scene!
As their lips parted, Utaha could feel the energy Lynn had transferred into her.
"Oh my~ So you two have that kind of relationship, huh?"
Kanoe Yuuko floated over, lazily draping herself over Lynn's back, eyes filled with curiosity and mischief.
Utaha narrowed her eyes at the spirit girl.
"You. You seriously have no sense of personal space, do you?"
Yuuko had been sticking close to Lynn from the start.
"Have you been single for the last 800 years or something?" Utaha shot back.
Yuuko didn't seem bothered by the remark.
Instead, she pressed her chest against Lynn a little harder.
"Well? Soft, isn't it?"
Her slanted eyes held a teasing glint.
"Hmm No bra?" Lynn was surprised.
"I don't really need those"
Pervert.
This ghost was a total pervert.
Utaha gritted her teeth in frustration.
Smack!
Before she could lash out, Lynn gave her a firm slap on the butt. "Quit messing around and get back to the fight."
"O-okay!"
Utaha's face flushed red as she hurried off to rejoin Miko and Mahiru.
Yuuko blinked, looking a little dumbfounded.
That actually worked?
She was hoping to tease Utaha a bit more.
"P-President"
Yotsuya Miko panted, nearly out of stamina and magic.
Seeing this, Lynn didn't waste wordshe simply replenished her energy.
Yuuko: "Huh?"
Yukino: "!"
Yui: "?"
W-What was going on here?!
Yurikawa Hana's eyes went wide as she gasped, covering her mouth in shock.
"Miko! So bold!!"
WaitBut Lynn had just kissed Utaha moments ago, right?
So then who was the actual girlfriend here?!
Hana's brain struggled to keep up.
"Mahiru, do you need it too?"
After releasing Miko, Lynn turned to Shiina Mahiru.
