The silver figure Yoshinon had just seen was quickly departing. He was Avidya Lux of the third generation, created by the Creator, but he preferred to call himself Fate. (He didn't resemble Fate at all.) When he received news from Amagi Chigusa that two unexpected mages would be accompanying Konoe Konoka on her trip to Kansai, Amagi Chigusa sent him here to investigate the situation of these two mages. He originally thought there was no need for such troublesome matters, as his true strength wasn't concerned with those Mahora teachers.
However, he had come here under a false identity to help, and no one knew his true strength. To ensure the plan proceeded smoothly, he could only obediently come to observe the situation. But he didn't care at all; he was a 'tool' created by the evil leader to fulfill a mad dream. He didn't need personal emotions; everything was for the ultimate goal.
But when he came here to observe, he discovered an unexpected person: Yoshino, who should have disappeared with 'Void Magic,' was there. But that was not all; if she wanted to stop his plan, he believed that if he used his full strength to stop her, he would surely gain enough time to complete the ritual when Amagi Chigusa captured Konoe Konoka. But now, Evangeline also had to be considered. He was very clear about the strength of this Vampire who had lived for hundreds of years. The Perfect World had a large amount of intelligence on Evangeline, though he didn't know who collected it.
"According to the intelligence, the Dark Gospel should be sealed by the King of Thousand Curses with a curse in Mahora Academy, unable to leave the academy. Why is she here? Did the Saintess of Salvation break her curse? It seems this operation will face huge obstacles. Should we cancel it?" Fate, who was retreating, planned silently in his heart. However, the current plan was not yet complete. If he left, Amagi Chigusa, a guy whose strength was negligible, certainly couldn't complete this operation. What should he do?
Just as Fate was considering whether to modify his plan, a sudden sense of crisis made him quickly jump aside. Sure enough, in the next moment, the spot where he had just stood was hit by a giant sword. If he had still been standing there, he would definitely have been injured. He looked up at the figure holding the giant sword; it was Yoshino, whom he had just seen. However, she was wearing purple armor, and her eyes were crimson, with no resemblance to the sky-blue pupils mentioned in the data.
"Yo! You look like the guy Nagi defeated twenty years ago. If I'm not mistaken, you should be 'Avidya Lux of Earth.' According to my current information, you should be the 'third one,' right?" The person in purple armor holding the giant sword was 'Evil.' She slung the giant sword over her shoulder and looked at Fate with a malicious smile, saying.
"...I hope you don't call me by such a ridiculous name as 'the third one'... Her Highness the Saintess! My current name is Fate." Fate looked at 'Evil' in front of him expressionlessly, simultaneously taking a step back. "Although I don't know what happened to you during the decade you were gone, the changes in you are truly extraordinary."
"Ah hahaha~ That's right! That's right! Your name is Fate now, this should be a name you chose for yourself, right? It sounds pretty good." Seeing Fate's steps, 'Evil' knew that Fate wanted to leave. However, she didn't try to stop him, after all, she wasn't here alone; that annoying guy was with her too.
"Oh dear~ Fate-kun is planning to leave? No, you can't. You see, our purpose for coming here is to have a good talk with you. If you run away, I'll be in a difficult position." Yoshino's voice came from behind him. Fate turned around and saw another Yoshino, dressed in a snow-white gown, appear behind him, wearing a crown made of feathers on her head. "Do you really think you can leave so smoothly after being discovered by us? Even if Yoshino allows it, we won't."
Noticing the suspicious point in 'Good's' words, a ripple appeared on Fate's emotionless face. "Yoshino? It seems you two are not Her Highness the Saintess herself. If I'm not mistaken, you are probably the personalities representing 'Good' and 'Evil' within Her Highness the Saintess. It's truly surprising; I didn't expect you could manifest two completely different personalities and even allow you to coexist so peacefully. Should I praise Her Highness the Saintess? She even achieved something thought impossible."
Looking at 'Good' and 'Evil' who had him surrounded, Fate knew he couldn't escape. But he noticed that the two people surrounding him showed no signs of attacking. Since they had no intention of attacking him, he also didn't plan to make a move in such a crowded place. Although there was no one nearby at the moment, it should be their doing.
"What do you want to say? You know that our Perfect World and you should be enemies, right? We, who want to destroy the world, and you, who once saved the world, should have no possibility of coexisting." Putting his hands in his pants pockets, Fate asked expressionlessly. This was also his question; he couldn't think of anything they could talk about.
"Heh~ I don't care about your goal, I only know that your plan this time should be related to Konoka, right? After all, that woman with the monkey shikigami wanted to obtain Konoka's magic power to do such a time-wasting thing. I know your plan should have nothing to do with this. Although I don't know why you're participating in this plan, our appearance should have some impact on your plan, shouldn't it?"
After hearing 'Evil's' words, Fate fell silent, because she was right; his current action was indeed related to Konoe Konoka. But with Yoshino and Evangeline, their actions would cause huge trouble. He wasn't so arrogant as to think he could stop two masters.
"Let's cut to the chase, what do you want to tell me? If I don't report back to Amagi Chigusa soon, it will greatly affect the subsequent plan." Fate, not wanting to waste any more time, spoke directly. Although he couldn't defeat these two people whose strength was unknown, he was still confident that he could escape from them.
"Oh? I didn't expect Fate-kun to be in such a hurry, but you really underestimate us. Do you think that with us here, you would still worry about your mission? Or your life? You know, we're not like Yoshino, who is a pacifist and avoids fights whenever possible, are we?"
Feeling the provocative tone in 'Good's' words, Fate said with a fake smile, "My apologies, if Her Highness the Saintess is here, I should indeed be very concerned about my life."
"What are you lamenting about, you bastard! I won't let the events of ten years ago go just like that! Although Yoshino has no thoughts of revenge, I don't plan to let you off! If Yoshino hadn't woken up, how could Kato, Nagi, and Erica have been killed by your Perfect World's subordinates!" At this point, 'Evil' roared in anger, erupting with astonishing magical power. Both the quality and quantity of her magic power greatly surprised Fate.
Although 'Evil' had not personally experienced the war from over a decade ago, she had inherited some of Yoshino's emotions. Although she was usually verbally unruly, she still cherished her Red Wings companions. She felt extremely angry about what happened during her time drifting in the spatial rift. If she had woken up earlier, she might have been able to change the outcome. (However, it couldn't be changed.)
"Oh? As 'Evil,' you can unleash such powerful magic? It seems you will indeed affect our future plans. But are you sure you want to fight here? Although I don't care, this is Kyoto, a place with many people. Even if this isn't a densely populated area, if we fight seriously, how many casualties do you think this area will suffer because of our battle?"
Fate said flatly, but his expression remained calm, as if the magic fluctuations emanating from 'Evil' couldn't make him feel any tension.
"Calm down, 'Evil'. Our purpose in coming here this time is not to fight Fate-kun. If we fight here, it will cause huge casualties, which is not the result Yoshino wants to see. Stop it." 'Good' came to 'Evil' and said, the magic fluctuations emanating from 'Evil' must have been observed by Yoshino and the others.
"Hmph! I know. I'll leave the rest to you!" 'Evil' was not an idiot; she knew that if she went too far, Yoshino would be unhappy. But she found Fate very displeasing, so she turned away, not looking at Fate's face, to restrain herself from picking up her greatsword and slashing him.
"Mm, leave the rest to me." Nodding, 'Good' turned to Fate and said, "Fate-kun, we will not intervene in this plan, but the condition is that you cannot harm any of the students we brought. I think you can agree to this request, right?"
"...Mm, no problem. Anyway, I never intended to attack those ordinary people." Nodding, Fate agreed to 'Good's' request. He wasn't someone who enjoyed killing.
"Then, next is about Negi."
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