"Not good! I need to act now!" Seeing the immense power of the Thousand Thunders in the opponent's hand, Zadkiel knew that Shiina, in her current state, could not withstand this attack. Moreover, Yoshino was still on her back; if the opponent's attack successfully hit them, the consequences would be unimaginable! Just as she was about to intervene, a pair of hands was placed on Zadkiel's shoulders, and her concentrated power immediately dissipated. Looking at her energy, which she had painstakingly gathered, being interrupted, an angry Zadkiel turned to face the culprit!
"Astaroth! Why did you stop me from helping Shiina? Don't you know the guardian is on her back? That guy's attack could seriously injure the guardian! Do you want to see the guardian get hurt? I really shouldn't have unsealed your power back then, and I definitely shouldn't have believed that absurd feeling that we could coexist peacefully!" She said, spreading her Angel Wings and glaring furiously at the calm-faced Astaroth. "Now I'm going to seal you again. This time, I'll put you into a deep slumber!"
Astaroth looked at the terrifying aura rushing towards her, knowing that Zadkiel's power had grown considerably over the past thirty years. It was probably because Yoshino's slumber allowed her to digest the power of other particle Angels, causing her to grow rapidly, including the knowledge from the hundred and three thousand grimoire in Yoshino's mind. But despite the terrifying pressure, her face showed no change; it remained as calm as ever. She walked towards Zadkiel, reached out, grabbed her raised hands, and lowered them.
"idiot, if you just sense your surroundings right now, you'll know why I stopped you. You were too hasty just now, so you didn't notice the situation around you." She lightly flicked Zadkiel's forehead with her hand, then poked her head with her index finger, smiling as she spoke. She had heard everything that was just said.
"Sense the surroundings? Is there anything else besides that guy trying to use a high-level magic?" Zadkiel, hearing this, had no doubts. She retracted her attack stance, closed her eyes, and slowly sensed her surroundings. Over thirty years of companionship had built a deep trust between them. Although Zadkiel outwardly seemed hostile towards Astaroth, that was only on the surface. It was merely to conceal her true feelings. (Tsundere?)
"This is... the guardian's aura? I tried countless methods before, but she never reacted. Why is she reacting so strongly now?" Zadkiel, sensing Yoshino's aura becoming increasingly clear, was both happy and a little confused. Happy that Yoshino finally reacted, but confused as to why Yoshino would only react under these circumstances.
"Do you really not know, Xiao Ran? MASTER is reacting to the crisis on Shiina and waking up. Have you forgotten what MASTER said to it when it was hit by the satellite?"
"'I love you the most.'" Rubbing her head, Zadkiel reflexively blurted out Yoshino's past words. But she didn't notice Astaroth, who, upon hearing her, covered her slightly flushed face, her body becoming a little squirmish.
"Is the guardian gradually waking up because she sensed danger on Shiina? It seems the guardian truly loves Shiina. So the catalyst for her awakening was Shiina being in danger?" Stroking her smooth chin, Zadkiel analyzed the reason for Yoshino's awakening. Suddenly, feeling a strange atmosphere, she looked up and saw Astaroth covering her cheeks, looking very shy. She didn't understand why this guy was suddenly acting crazy.
"Oh my~ How annoying, Xiao Ran suddenly told me she loves me the most, it was so sudden I couldn't even react. But I love you very much too, Xiao Ran. So you don't need to worry." After speaking, she suddenly hugged Zadkiel and rubbed her face vigorously, her hands restlessly exploring her. "Let's properly deepen our relationship."
"You! You! You! What are you shameless person doing?! I was just repeating what the guardian said earlier, who would like someone who only causes trouble?! And let go of me quickly! Otherwise, I'll get angry!" Zadkiel, her face flushed with embarrassment, pushed Astaroth away. She had only done such things with Yoshino. But because Yoshino was so cute, she was in the active state, but this person was really too strange, making her feel a little scared.
"Ah~ Here it comes again, here it comes again. I know, Xiao Ran. I know you're just too shy. So you can leave everything to me. It might be a little uncomfortable at first, but it will quickly become very comfortable." Licking her rosy lips, Astaroth looked at her with an aggressive gaze.
"You better behave! The guardian is about to wake up!" Seeing her, Zadkiel immediately knew she was thinking of something bad and shouted excitedly. This person! She really should have sealed all of her power!
"Thousand Thunders!" On the other side, Nagi struck Shiina with the unstable Thousand Thunders in his hand. Looking at the rapidly approaching attack, Shiina felt a deep despair.
'Is there really nothing I can do?' Shiina thought powerlessly as the attack was about to hit.
Just then, a large magic circle, glowing with blue light, appeared in front of Shiina, blocking the dangerously destructive Thousand Thunders. The magic circle also completely absorbed the chaotic magic of the Thousand Thunders. Then, the blue magic circle began to glow, and the extremely unstable thunder power made a drop of cold sweat run down the face of Nagi, who had cast the spell.
"Hey! Hey! I don't think I've ever heard of a magic circle that absorbs other people's magic, have I? What exactly is this thing? How can it even absorb my magic?" Nagi looked uneasily at the magic circle in front of him. He felt like he might have overdone his act.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!" At this moment, the sound of something cracking suddenly came from the surroundings again. Hearing this sound, Shiina's body stiffened. Then, thinking of something, it lowered its head and let out a low growl of laughter. This wasn't the sound of cracks appearing in the surrounding glaciers, but rather the sound coming from the ice coffin on its back, where Yoshino lay. Knowing what this meant, the despair in its heart vanished, replaced by immense joy and excitement!
"You've slept too long, Yoshino. A sleepy child is not a good child. You've made me wait a bit too long!"
"Crack!" With a loud bang, the ice coffin on Shiina's back completely shattered. A blue figure floated out from within.
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