"Save it!"
Flames spiraled in Julis's palm.
"Contestants in the Phoenix Festa speak with strength!"
Her confidence was absoluteas a witch-class Strega, she feared no opponent.
Rei Ao: "Julis, wait."
The admin's gold-framed message froze the chat.
Julis: "Yes, mysterious Admin?"
Rei Ao: "That boy is Amagiri Ayato, inheritor of the 'Ser-Veresta' and the Amagiri Shinmei-ry sword art. Do not take him lightly. His ability 'Limiter Release' lets him exceed his limits for a short burst."
Julis's pupils tightened; the fire in her hand burned hotter.
Rei Ao: "Judge him by strength, not looksotherwise you'll lose."
Marcille: "So he's tough?"
Hiiragi Shinoa: "Rei Ao-kun always knows everything."
Sui: "That's our amazing Admin."
Shiba Fuyuka: "He's awfully like Kurogane Ikki, whom Stella flattened."
Kurogane Shizuku, watching beside Stella, nodded. "Sounds like my brother."
Julis drew a long breath, eyes sharpening.
Julis: "Thank you, Admin. I'll fight seriously."
She closed the chat overlay; the livestream remained.
Sensing the shift, Ayato laid a hand on his hilt.
"Thenbegin."
Julis's voice was glacial.
In the next instant, brilliant flame-petals blossomed in mid-air.
"BloomNineteen-Flame Waltz!"
Six blazing flowers arced toward Ayato, each hot enough to melt steel.
Ayato's silhouette flickered like a specter.
The black-sheath blade flashed, a silver streak across the night.
"Amagiri Shinmei-ry, First FormShiden!"
Two flame blossoms were cleaved apart, but four more sealed his escape.
Just as the fire was about to engulf him, Ayato blurred.
"Limiter ReleaseFirst Stage!"
His speed spiked; he burst clear at the last heartbeat.
Julis was ready. A snap of her fingers:
"Second MovementBlazing Rose!"
Torrents of fiery vines erupted from the ground, squeezing Ayato's space even tighter.
From the spectators' view in the chat, the livestream battle was impossible to look away from.
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Chapter 722: Julis streams keep rolling...
Busujima Saeko: "Beautiful string of moves."
Bibi Dong: "But that boy still hasn't shown his real strength."
Akiyama Mio: "A-a-amazing! Is this magic?"
Mio was stunnedit felt more vivid and exciting than any movie.
Frieren: "Humans make such a fuss when they fight. If it were magicians, things would be much simpler."
A sharp resolve flashed through Amagiri Ayato's eyes.
"Looks like I really have to get serious Limiter Release, Second Stage!"
His prana erupted. Crimson veins of light rippled across the Ser-Veresta.
With a single swing he severed every flaming vine.
Amagiri Shinmei-ry, Fifth FormMeteor Shower!
Countless sword flashes rained down on Julis like falling stars.
She crossed her arms before her chest, utterly calm.
Third MovementFlame-King's Aegis!
A huge shield of fire formed in front of her, blocking most of the strikes, though a few slipped through and left shallow cuts in her already-torn uniform.
Akiyama Mio: "Julis-san!"
Sakurajima Mai: "Relaxshe hasn't gone all-out yet."
Rei Ao: "Watch his left hand."
Julis reacted the instant Rei Ao's warning appeared, spotting Ayato's left hand weaving an odd seal.
She leapt three steps back
and an invisible blade of air sliced through where she'd been standing.
"Coward!" Julis roared.
Most of the group (wry): "In a fight, there's no such thing as 'cowardly'"
"Hmph!"
Julis dismissed her sword of flame.
"ThenFinale: Radiant Blaze!"
She raised both hands overhead.
Countless fire-particles gathered in the night sky, coalescing into a gigantic flaming rose more than ten meters across.
The academy's alarm system blared; sirens wailed in the distance.
Many group members (panicked): "That'll level half the dorm block!"
"Relax."
Bathed in the glow, Julis's long hair looked like flowing fire.
"My control isn't that poor."
The fiery rose descended slowly.
Ayato gritted his teeth, hoisting the Ser-Veresta above his head.
"Limiter ReleaseFinal Stage!
Amagiri Shinmei-ry Secret ArtSky-soaring Dragon Flash!"
Blade-light became a silver dragon that shot upward and collided with the rose.
The livestream flared to blinding white.
Yotsuya Miko: "Who won?!"
When the glare faded, Ayato was on one knee, sword jammed into the ground to keep himself upright.
Julis, though panting hard, was still standing.
"I lost," Ayato said with a rueful smile. "As expected of the Witch of the Resplendent Flames."
Julis gave him a frosty look.
"If I ever catch you sneaking around the girls' dorm again, a duel won't be enough to settle it."
With that she turned and left, rose-colored hair tracing a proud arc behind her.
Group-chat, stream still running
Marcille: "That was incredibleso different from our magic."
Inori: "Very impressive."
Couronne: "Humans from other worlds have special powers too, it seems."
Busujima Saeko: "Handled far more gracefully than Stella's incident."
Stella: ""
Kasuga Hijiri: "Uh, why's the stream still on? Why isn't Julis talking?"
Back in her dorm, Julis locked every door and window, finally letting out a long breath.
Sweat soaked her; parts of her uniform were shredded at the collar.
"Shower first"
Still riding the high of victory, she muttered to herselfcompletely forgetting the stream was live.
She tossed the communicator onto the sink and began undoing buttons.
One garment after another slid off.
Snow-white skin a slender waist long legs a perfect
Sakurajima Mai: "?????"
Kato Megumi: "Um I don't think she realizes."
Rei Ao: "Ahem."
Frieren: "Wao~"
Marcille: "Julis, what are you doing?!"
Akiyama Mio: "E-eh?! Is this even allowed?!"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "@Julisturn off the stream!"
Bibi Dong: "Nice figure, good skin."
Busujima Saeko: "Very well-proportioned."
Akiyama Mio: "N-no, we can't keep watching!"
Izawa Shizue: "Mio-chan would be shy."
Fubuki: ""
Erica: "Enjoying the view, Rei Ao-sama?"
Kasuga Hijiri: "Probably."
Julis, shampoo foaming through her golden hair, felt torrents of notification beeps.
"Hm? Why so many messages"
She leaned toward the chat projectionjust in time to see her own naked back on the live feed, with comments praising her figure cascading like a waterfall.
Her mind went completely blank.
Realization struck.
Three seconds later a scream loud enough to shatter glass echoed through the dorm complex.
Livestream terminated.
Five minutes after that:
Julis, wrapped in a bath towel, curled up on her bed, face buried in a pillow. The tips of her ears looked ready to bleed.
She peeked tremulously at the group window.
Julis: "Wh-who saw?"
Sakurajima Mai: "Everyone?"
Marcille: "I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!"
Hiiragi Shinoa: "I took a screenshot~"
Julis: "DELETE IT!!!"
Rei Ao: "Delete it."
Julis: "E-even you, Admin?"
Rei Ao: "Mm."
Sakurajima Mai: "Sodid you enjoy the show?"
Rei Ao: "Don't stir things up."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Rei Ao-kun, please explain why you watched so closely."
Fubuki: "Ah, the admin's true nature."
Stella: "Suddenly my experience doesn't seem so bad."
Frieren: "Humans' shame over nudity is hard to fathom."
Bibi Dong: "Indeeda beautiful body."
Julis: "Just let me die"
She burrowed entirely under the covers, curling into a ball.
The scene kept replaying in her headbeing appraised by the women of the chat group; worse, by that unfathomable admin Rei Ao as well.
"Aaaagh!"
A muffled groan rose from beneath the quilt, her toes curling in mortification.
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(Bonus Chapter) Chapter 723: Yukinoshita-mama's Decision!
In the Yukinoshita living room
Mrs. Yukinoshita Fuyuka raised her teacup with practiced grace.
After a light sip she set it down and let her gaze sweep across Rei Ao and her two daughters seated opposite.
"I've thought it over," she began, her voice far softer than usual.
"Since I've decided to leave the Yukinoshita Estate behind, I'd like to buy a home near Rei Ao's place. Haruno can move in with me."
Haruno's eyes lit up at once.
"Really, Mother?!"
She almost leapt from the sofa, as giddy as a child.
"Then I'll get to see Yukino-chan and Rei Ao-kun every day!"
Yukino's eyes widened; the decision had clearly caught her off-guard.
But she hid the surprise quickly, an involuntary smile tugging at her lips.
"That does sound like a good arrangement."
Pleasure shimmered in the many-hued depths of Rei Ao's eyes.
"You'll be more than welcome. It's a lovely neighborhood."
He turned to Fuyuka.
"Shall I house-hunt with you? I know the area well."
A rare, relaxed smile spread over Fuyuka's face.
"I'd appreciate that, Rei Ao-kun.
To be honest, it's been a very long time since I chose anything just for myself."
Her fingertips traced the rim of the cup.
"In the past I bought property only for investment or family needs. This time I want a place I truly like."
"Mother"
Yukino's voice held an unfamiliar softness.
"You've changed so much."
Fuyuka looked at her, emotion complicated in her eyes.
"Perhaps this is the real me buried too long beneath the Yukinoshita name."
She paused.
"I want to make up for all the years I missed while you were growing up."
Haruno suddenly flung her arms around her.
"It's not too late at all! We can go shopping together, see movies do everything normal mothers and daughters do!"
Awkwardly, Fuyuka returned the hug; a simple gesture, yet for her a giant step.
Rei Ao watched, a quiet glow of satisfaction in his eyes.
Dusk
Hand in hand, Rei Ao and Yukino left the Yukinoshita house.
The setting sun stretched their shadows long, braided together on the pavement.
"I never imagined Mother would change so much,"
Yukino whispered, the breeze almost stealing her words.
"I could hardly recognize her."
Even she hadn't expected this visit home to cut so deep.
Rei Ao squeezed her hand.
"Isn't it good news?"
She was silent for a moment, then shook her head.
"No it's wonderful. Just hard to believe."
For once she leaned into him of her own accord, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Thank you, Rei Ao. Without you, Mother might never have laid down the Yukinoshita burden."
Rei Ao smiled.
"Fuyuka has always longed for freedom; she only needed a trigger."
He glanced at the darkening sky.
"Speaking of which, what style do you think she'd prefer for the new house? Traditional? Modern?"
"Mother would probably like"
Yukino pondered, then realized what he was doing and blushed.
"Wait you're seriously helping her pick a house?"
"Of course," he said as if obvious. "We're a family now; everyone should live comfortably."
Yukino's heart skipped a beat.
The word family from his lips sent a warm flutter through her. She squeezed his hand and let it stand.
Still, she couldn't resist a jab.
"Shouldn't you learn her tastes yourself, oh irresistible one?"
Her eyes glinted with mixed feelings.
"Er Yukino, are you jealous of Fuyuka now?"
He pinched her smooth cheek.
"You and Haruno started this, remember."
She had no retort; the rebellion had been Haruno's idea, but she had aided and abetted.
And yes, that lingering, tender look Fuyuka had given Rei Ao at the door did bother her.
"Honestly, the real issue is that you're just far too lecherous."
She cut to the chase.
Rei Ao laughed.
"Wrong I'm not only lecherous; I'm also extremely charming. How else would I have captured the entire Yukinoshita family?"
"Shameless"
They traded barbs, laughing.
Rounding a corner, they almost bumped into Saki Kawasaki.
The usually cool girl was carrying a small tool bag. She froze at the sight of them holding hands.
"G-good afternoon,"
she greeted, a bit flustered, eyes flicking to their intertwined fingers.
"Kawasaki-san," Yukino nodded calmly, but she did not let go of Rei Ao's hand.
"Heading somewhere?"
"Ah"
Saki lifted the bag.
"It's the weekend. I'm on my way to do housework at Rei Ao-kun's place, like always."
She hesitated. "Didn't expect to run into you two together."
"Oh right, I'd forgotten about that,"
Rei Ao said with an easy laugh.
"We're going the same way why not walk with us?"
He moved to Saki's other side, and the three strolled abreast.
The initial silence felt a touch awkward; Saki kept stealing glances at their clasped hands.
"How's home these days?"
Rei Ao broke the ice.
"Did your dad find new work?"
Talking about her family still felt strange in public, but she answered.
"Yes. Thanks to the job you introduced him to, things are much better now. We made it through the rough patch."
She looked at him earnestly.
"Really, thank you for the well-paid, easy housekeeping job, too."
Rei Ao waved it off.
"It was nothing. I'm glad you're over the hump."
Yukino listened quietly, a flicker of approval in her eyes.
She knew Rei Ao had helped many people, but every fresh example filled her with pride even if he might also be interested in Saki.
Moments like this showed his kinder, human side, the one she couldn't help wanting to draw closer to.
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Chapter 724: Beach Episode!!!
They pushed open the front door.
Inside
"Don't run!"
"Hahaha!"
Peals of joyous laughter rushed to greet them.
The first thing they saw was Sora and Thru tearing around the living room in extremely revealing bikinis.
"Master's home!"
The moment she spotted Rei Ao, Thru stopped mid-chase and threw herself at him, dragon tail wagging in delightutterly unconcerned about being nearly naked.
Rei Ao: "What on earth are you two doing?"
He was genuinely baffled. Yes, the welcome was eye-catching, but Saki Kawasaki was here too; the poor girl no longer knew where to look.
