"Well… who knows. Maybe I really have a way to save you, or maybe I don't. But… why should I do this?"
Illya looked at Yakushi and Yuzuru with a mischievous smile. She did have a way to help Yakushi and Yuzuru, but she didn't want to agree to them so easily.
Although she was moved by Yakushi and Yuzuru's emotions, the trouble these guys caused her yesterday was too great, and she wanted to tease them a little.
"If… if you really have a way to help us, then whatever you say, we will agree to it!"
"Absolutely! Just as Yakushi said, if Illya-san can truly help us. Then whatever Illya-san asks us to do, we will do it."
"…Then if I want to draw 'tally marks' on your legs, would you still agree?"
It's unclear what her intention was, but Illya said something that could be misunderstood, and by the time she wanted to retract it, it was too late.
"Oh, oh~ I didn't expect you to be like that, Illya-san! It seems that after spending so much time with Chloe-san, even Illya-san's way of thinking has started to change."
ruby looked at Illya with some surprise. It hadn't expected Illya to make such a request.
However, if such a thing were to actually happen, it would wholeheartedly approve. Even if it didn't have hands or feet, it wouldn't stop it from wanting to record the upcoming scene.
However, Yakushi and Yuzuru clearly didn't understand what Illya meant by drawing 'tally marks' on their legs. Their knowledge of human society wasn't that deep, and they thought it simply meant drawing on their legs, so they nodded and agreed.
She covered her forehead helplessly. Although she guessed that these two guys hadn't understood her meaning, weren't they afraid that she would sell them out? They agreed to her request so easily?
"Forget it, forget it. As for what exactly I want you to do, I'll have you do it when I think of something. Really, you're the ones begging me, so why did things turn out like this?"
Illya truly didn't know what to say. It was supposed to be a happy occasion, but why couldn't she feel happy?
She released Yakushi and Yuzuru from the gravity, pulled them into the Imaginary Space, and used ruby to transform into a Magical Girl state... a true Magical Girl, not the cat girl from last night!
As a Magical Girl, Illya took out the [ASSASSIN] class card and transformed into the form of King Hassan, most familiar to Yakushi and Yuzuru.
After seeing Illya transform into King Hassan, Yakushi and Yuzuru both felt a strong, sharp pain in their heads.
There was no help for it; the memory of being rubbed into the ground by Illya in this state before wasn't so easily erased. It was already good that Yakushi and Yuzuru hadn't launched an attack.
"Although you've already made your decision, I still want to ask you one more time. Are you truly ready? Even I haven't done something like this before. The success rate could be very high, or it could be very low. You might not even survive. Even so, are you willing to make this choice?"
This was not a joke; after all, her method was only theoretically sound. No one knew if this method would truly work.
Facing Illya, who was emanating an aura of death, Yakushi and Yuzuru swallowed, exchanged glances, and clasped each other's hands tightly.
"Mm! Anyway, I'm ready! I didn't have other choices before, but now I want to live with Yuzuru!"
"Agreed! Yuzuru wants to live with Yakushi, and wants to see more things with Yakushi. If we can't live together, then Yuzuru chooses to die with Yakushi!"
"...Your wishes. I have received them all. Your resolve, I have also received. Very good."
[Dong—Dong—Dong—]
The originally silent Imaginary Space resonated with a long, heavy chime, the sound echoing continuously in Yakushi and Yuzuru's ears.
"Did you hear it? The evening bell has delivered a divine oracle..."
Illya placed the skull mask from her forehead onto her face. The skull mask's eyes widened, and she slowly approached Yakushi and Yuzuru. Under their nervous gazes, the dark greatsword in her hand slowly rose.
"Although this is Grandpa's identity, this is Grandpa's power. But I believe that even if Grandpa were here, he would agree with me making this choice."
"Your emotions are moving. You shouldn't accept this sad ending. Since that's the case, then let me... erase this sorrowful fate!"
A crimson light shone from the mask, and the dark greatsword in her hand slashed fiercely towards Yakushi and Yuzuru.
"Wings of Death—Sever the Head, Angel of Death (Azrael)!!!"
Accompanied by feathers filling the sky, the dark greatsword seemed to have killed something, and the feathers covered the entire Imaginary Space like heavy snow.
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