During the Highschool of the Dead, they were still using firearms, but now they are entering the realm of fantasy.
Since they acted too quickly, Kisaragi Rin had no choice but to lower his hand.
"Boss?"
The Rapunzel Witch asked back, confused.
Did I run into an Overlord today?
But if this group is so powerful, why come to her small Rapunzel Territory?
Could it be that they came to marry Princess Rapunzel?
Wait, no.
This is clearly not a marriage proposal; it's a kidnapping!
The Rapunzel Witch immediately started struggling, but unfortunately, the next moment Medea added a layer of restraint using Sorcery, making her completely unable to resist the control of the Spider silk.
The Rapunzel Witch's defeat was too swift. Her subordinates had only just broken free from the influence of the Killing Intent, enduring the pressure as they walked out of the Circular Tower Building.
Upon seeing the Rapunzel Witch hanging in the sky and sensing the profound aura emanating from the enemies, this group of Strange Tales quickly suppressed their originally aggressive expressions, replacing them with looks of flattery, silence, spectating, and astonishment.
Hmm... astonishment.
Kisaragi Rin: "..."
He saw a familiar fellow—a certain Great Pyrenees named Bond was quietly retreating behind the crowd, diligently pressing its extremely noticeable dog head against the back of a Little Red Riding Hood girl standing in front of it.
"Yo, Bond, what are you doing here?"
Kisaragi Rin asked somewhat awkwardly. Of course, he knew why Bond was here.
After all, he was the one who directly used the rules in the Fate World to kick Bond and Scáthach out of the match. Bond appearing here was merely to undergo an early Punishment Mission, just as the rules stated.
The Strange Tales, including the Little Red Riding Hood girl, all silently moved aside, leaving Bond exposed.
The large dog's expression froze. It was quite afraid of Kisaragi Rin, whose future it couldn't foresee.
Oh, the main reason was that last time when Kisaragi Rin took the Human-faced Dog to the park, he happened to run into Anya and Twilight, who were walking Bond. Bond, who routinely foretold the future, discovered he had no future, and almost cried while trying to catch a frisbee.
Bond tucked its tail and reluctantly replied, "It's a Punishment Mission from the Paradise."
"What Mission?"
Kisaragi Rin asked it directly, causing Bond to involuntarily lift its dog head. "Uh, the Paradise requires me to help my master win Princess Rapunzel."
"Is she your master?"
Kisaragi Rin looked at the Little Red Riding Hood girl. She had a thick, beautiful head of red hair, and the hat on her head was made of red wolfskin. Her strength was among the most outstanding of the Strange Tales present, so she was undoubtedly Little Red Riding Hood.
"That's right."
"In that case, Princess Rapunzel shall marry her."
"I disagree!"
The Rapunzel Witch in the sky had strong objections, but unfortunately, her resistance was utterly ineffective.
"Wouldn't it be fine to get married and then divorce later?"
Kisaragi Rin made the decision, causing Bond to be overjoyed and start muttering.
"Such great kindness, I have no way to repay it. From now on, Bond Forger is willing to serve you loyally!"
It had been hiding the entire time in the Fate World last time, so it didn't recognize Medea and the others beside Kisaragi Rin, nor did it know that Kisaragi Rin was the one who caused it to undergo this Punishment Mission.
Lily, who knew the truth, couldn't help but laugh. Kisaragi Rin restrained the urge to touch his nose and waved his hand, signaling that Bond and Little Red Riding Hood could stand on his side.
The remaining Strange Tales were numerous.
They were roughly divided into three categories.
The first category consisted of ordinary Strange Tales from the Rapunzel Territory, such as the thirty-two Rapunzel Sword Maidens from earlier, and a dozen or so Rapunzel Sorcerers holding Rapunzel Staffs.
The second category consisted of the Cadres of the Rapunzel Territory, totaling nine individuals.
There was a Nightmare, which legend said could only be ridden by the impure, and riding on it was a pair of Succubi trying hard to show Kisaragi Rin their revealing attire.
There was a middle-aged, overweight male Vampire, with a cute Purple Bat standing on his shoulder, and a Ghoul dressed in a butler uniform standing in front of him.
Finally, there were three Pigs whose bodies were composed of straw, wood, and stone, respectively.
Their positions alone showed that they came from the three cities the Rapunzel Territory had already devoured.
And the third category?
Their types were much more varied. They were guests who, like Miss Red's original plan, had come to the Rapunzel Territory to participate in the If You Are The One event and the Auction House.
Little Red Riding Hood, a Toad, a Horse walking upright, a black Scarecrow, and the rest were unremarkable individuals.
Before Kisaragi Rin could speak, the Toad was already rubbing its hands and saying, "My Lord, could you let Princess Rapunzel kiss me later?"
Bond is Bond, What are you?
Do I look like some kind of Genie?
Rubbing his temple, Kisaragi Rin calmed himself and asked gently, "Did you come from some Divine Kingdom?"
"No, why?"
The Toad looked slightly confused, and then it saw Kisaragi Rin wave his hand helplessly.
Before it could even resist, its body was directly pierced by Spider Mother's Spider silk, and the curse traveled along the silk, transforming it into a spotted Spider.
Kisaragi Rin pinched it in his hand, and the next moment, it exploded into a pile of Ability Seeds.
When unnecessary, Kisaragi Rin actually preferred to subdue these Strange Tales.
After all, the Workshop had no shortage of Energy obtained by draining these Strange Tales, and the Abilities he wanted could be extracted directly as Ability Seeds from living Strange Tales.
Territory always needs Strange Tales to manage it.
Moreover, living Strange Tales could continue to grow and might, at some point, give birth to strange and powerful Abilities again, like leeks.
But in other words.
If he didn't like a Strange Tale, killing it was no big deal, and this Fairy Tale World didn't look like it lacked laborers.
"Oh, there really is a rare Ability."
Kisaragi Rin showed a look of joy, picking out a pink Ability Seed, and leaving the remaining Ability Seeds for the others to choose and distribute.
Not using it immediately, Kisaragi Rin fixed his gaze on the Horse and asked curiously, "You don't seem to be feeling fear?"
The instantaneous death of the Toad caused the faces of all the Strange Tales to freeze in panic, except for this Horse standing upright, which even took a sip of the Black Tea balanced on its hoof, as if watching a show.
It looked somewhat pretentious.
Facing Kisaragi Rin's question, its horse face revealed a smug, punchable look of disdain.
"Yehu, your performance is truly laughable. I am the Prince of Hui Ma Kingdom!
Even the legendary Divine Kingdom of Little Ponyville is part of our Wise Horse Race!
Lèpèi is a slave I have already chosen. How dare you arbitrarily decide the fate of my possession!"
Before the Horse could continue speaking, Busujima Saeko had already appeared behind it, her palm melting directly into its horse brain like flowing water, with her pale fingers emerging from its eye sockets and mouth.
"Uh, uh uh..."
"Fake. The Hui Ma Kingdom it belongs to has no relation to Little Ponyville."
This is Busujima Saeko's Blood Demon Art.
Psychokinesis!
It evolved from Veronica's Psychokinesis, and its destructive power already has the flair of Professor X's Sister.