When it was revealed that the identities of the white-haired girl and black-haired girl were Ar and Pensia, an awkward silence briefly descended between us, but it was only for a moment.

In this life-or-death moment where one side wished to escape and the other to subdue, this situation couldn’t break just because of a brief awkward silence.

“……”

“……”

The two firmly gripped their weapons, wary of our movements.

Seeing them like this, in a brief moment not even lasting 2 seconds, I began to simulate in my head.

If I just charged in recklessly like this, I’d win, but since they’re both so tense, they’ll probably block my attack at least once.

Even if they’re weaker than me, they’re both still executives after all.

So I think the first strike will be blocked.

However, even if the first strike is blocked, I was confident I could break something on each of them with my second and third strikes that would follow.

If killing was the goal, I would have caved in their skulls for instant death, but since capture is the aim if possible now, it would be better to break an arm or leg.

It was just a thought in my head, but I was filled with confidence that it would unfold exactly like that in reality.

And the moment I finished that thought, I looked at the status window appearing before my eyes and muttered what I couldn’t finish chanting earlier.

“Release.”

Whoosh───!!!

“Kugh?!”

“Ugh…!”

As soon as my muttering ended, a gust of wind raged around me as the center.

Naturally, Ar and Pensia were flustered by the sudden gust without warning and covered their eyes with both arms, and I smiled at their behavior.

It unfolded exactly as I thought. Smiling at that, I felt the touch of lightweight armor wrapping my body instead of the cloth clothes I had been wearing until just now, and rushed towards the two.

『Flash Step』

A filial skill that has moved me to right in front of enemies many times until now.

The moment I took a step forward, I saw the two belatedly catching sight of me and following with their gazes a beat late.

The place to strike first is Ar’s abdomen.

With the image of turning her internal organs into mush, I threw a punch towards Ar’s abdomen with my ki-infused gauntlet.

Thud───!!

“I won’t be hit so easily.”

As expected, Ar’s sword, which arrived faster than her moving gaze, blocked my fist.

My fist, offset by Ar’s sword, erupted a violent shockwave.

And as soon as Ar blocked my fist, Pensia, who was right next to her, threw a fist filled with vicious demonic energy towards my temple.

Although I had a headband-shaped helmet covering my forehead area, so there would be almost no damage even if hit, it was a punch Pensia threw with all her might, so I’d have to be prepared to roll on the ground a few times from the impact if hit.

Of course, that only applies if I got hit.

“I never intended to hit properly from the start, you bastard.”

“Kugh?!”

Beobeok─────!!!

I reverse-ejected ki from my fist that had stopped colliding with Ar’s sword.

Then my right elbow swung, accelerating faster than Pensia’s fist in an instant.

Eventually, my accelerated and swung elbow smashed into Pensia’s shoulder and sent her flying far away.

With a refreshing sound, Pensia rolled and rolled on the floor before crashing into the casino wall.

Seeing her unable to simply stand up, her shoulder properly shattered, I turned to Ar with a dazed expression and said:

“If I had thrown my fist seriously from the start, your sword would have been cut in half and your upper and lower body would be playing separately. What blocking?”

“No, nonsense…”

Although she reflexively answered like that, she couldn’t deny it, so Ar just shut her mouth.

Of course, my words were undeniable truth.

Knowing the first strike would be blocked, if I had thrown a punch at full power, they might have flown outside the casino and escaped, so how could I throw a punch at full power?

And hearing my words, Ar seemed to come to her senses again, swinging her sword at me while raising her head suddenly, but I was much faster than that.

Crack───!

“Your reaction is too slow.”

“……?! Aaaaargh!!”

With a brutal sound, Ar’s wrist turned in the opposite direction.

My precisely embedded fist completely pulverized Ar’s wrist like Pensia’s shoulder.

The representative technique of ki masters, 『Crushing Fist』.

As basic attacks are the main deal for ki masters, ki masters convert the magic in the air into ki of various attributes and pack it into their fists.

Among the various forms of ki, crushing ki (破氣) is a form of ki that, as the name suggests, completely shatters the surrounding area of the impact point if the fist just hits.

In games, it might just be counted as damage and moved on, but there was no way that would be the case in reality.

Yujia, who can attack enemies at a speed surpassing Aria if she just gets close, despite having a very short reach.

It would be safe to say that Ar’s left arm that just got hit by my fist would no longer function properly.

“Kugh… damn it……”

But even in the midst of her arm being pulverized like that, Ar swung the sword she was holding in her intact right arm at me, perhaps as a final struggle.

With a whoosh, the sword blade approaches me cutting through the air. This too was a strike containing demonic energy that might be a bit dangerous.

However, I wasn’t the only one fighting Ar and Pensia right now.

“Now it’s my turn to play with you, Ar.”

“Kugh?! Mo-Morgan?”

“Yes, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Fighting like this, I mean.”

Morgan, who had grabbed the back of Ar’s head as she tried to swing her sword at me, jumped away.

Watching Morgan go to the edge of the casino, perhaps wanting to fight quietly without interference from me, I put my hands together and shouted:

“I’ll handle Pensia, so don’t kill her! Bring her back alive!!”

“Don’t worry~ I already know.”

With a short answer, Morgan landed in a place so far away it looked like a dot.

And seeing her throw Ar to the ground, I turned to look at Pensia who had flown and crashed into the wall on the opposite side and lightly stretched my body.

“Then my opponent is Pensia, huh.”

It didn’t really matter who became my opponent, but.

Only after confirming that Libby was safely protected by the barrier did I run towards Pensia.

“I don’t want to get caught up in this chaos again…”

Please don’t let me become famous like Aria or Meiel after this incident is over.

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To be honest, Morgan didn’t really like the current situation.

Not having fought an equal opponent recently, she had hoped to fight whichever one was unharmed if possible, but who would have thought they’d both be smashed up like this.

Doesn’t this feel like cleaning up after a meal that’s already completely done?

Because of this, Morgan wasn’t in a good mood, but there was nothing she could do about it.

“It’s not like I can go against it.”

Morgan had already been thoroughly beaten by Yujia once.

She only liked “merciless slaughter” and “fights against equals where she could win”, but had no desire to charge at an opponent with no chance of winning and be beaten to a pulp, so there was no way she could go against it.

However, Morgan, who brought Ar along with the feeling of at least getting a taste even if she couldn’t fight properly.

Morgan landed on the ground only after she thought she had flown far enough away from Yujia.

“Well, we’re here. Why don’t you get up quickly?”

“Kuhagh…!”

And as she landed on the ground, she threw down Ar whom she had been holding.

As if to show that the title of strongest executive wasn’t in vain, Ar demonstrated falling techniques using only her legs despite one arm being disabled, but that was her limit.

Ar was barely holding her sword, but seemed to lack the strength to charge, breathing roughly.

Morgan looked at such an Ar with contemptuous eyes, then soon divided the two swords she had been holding in one hand and aimed them at her.

Then, as if calling out in a different way that she hadn’t used in a long time, she made Ar stand up.

“I said get up, big brother? No, should I call you oppa to bring back more memories?”

It was the first time seeing her big brother in a while, but he was looking so pathetically limp.

At the thought that she might kill him with her own hands today.

Morgan’s mouth corners twisted in an unpleasant direction.

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Inside the Demon King’s castle located deep in the demon realm.

“Ar and Pensia are in danger. What will you do?”

【I see… It seems the time has finally come.】

The woman nodded at Rose’s words echoing in the cavern.

Ar and Pensia in mortal danger. The two, without the blessing of immortality like Idea, were truly in a desperate crisis.

If they weren’t saved now, the two would surely die.

Therefore, the woman gathered an immense amount of demonic energy in her hand that even Rose couldn’t compare to, and got up from where she had been lying.

【We are different from Iriel. We absolutely cannot let the two die.】

“Thank you for your mercy.”

【As I always say, it’s not mercy, Rose. This is natural for me. Although it’s laughable that I’ve driven the two into danger, I will never let them die…】

Slowly, the demonic energy gathered in the woman’s hand begins to spread.

The woman’s demonic energy flies endlessly to a certain point across a long path.

That demonic energy disappeared high into the sky without even leaving a black trail.

For just one purpose.