"Open wide, let me in!"
"No way."
"I'm serious. Just let me put this in your mouth, around your throat, and it'll break the spell."
"…That sounds super suspicious! Who'd believe that?"
Index swatted Samuel's hand away from her mouth, eyeing it with distrust.
"You say that finger can break magic and remove my collar? I don't buy it."
"Hm… Honestly, I'm skeptical too."
Kanzaki Kaori, still in her Fallen Angel Maid Outfit, stared at Samuel's hand with doubt.
"Well, let me show you! The Walking Church is pretty impressive, right?"
Samuel mused, pointing at Index's Walking Church.
"Exactly! The Walking Church combines the Anglican Church's finest defensive spells, capable of repelling all external—"
Index puffed out her chest, proudly explaining, but—
Snap~
Samuel didn't wait for her to finish. He lightly touched her with his middle finger, and Imagine Breaker's magic-nullifying power pierced the Walking Church's barrier.
The "fabric," fused with the Walking Church, shattered alongside the spell.
Fragments of cloth scattered around them.
"Hm…"
Samuel's gaze swept over her, a playful smirk tugging at his lips.
"I made sure you had all the clothes you needed, inside and out. What's your excuse now?"
"Aaahhh!"
Index's expression crumbled, her pale skin flushed with embarrassment as she let out a scream.
"Ngh~"
Samuel didn't waste words. Taking advantage of her cry, he slipped his finger into her mouth.
"Nghh~"
Index's shame and anger muddled her senses, and she instinctively bit down, thrashing her limbs.
"Kanzaki… what are you waiting for? Don't trust me? Or think you can save her yourself?"
Samuel's words snapped Kanzaki out of the chaotic scene. She hurried to restrain Index.
Pinned to the bed by Kanzaki and Samuel, Index's limbs were held by Kanzaki while Samuel pressed deeper.
"Nghhh~"
Index's muffled, indignant cries echoed.
Kanzaki's face flushed red. A strange guilt gnawed at her, as if she were an accomplice bullying a helpless girl.
"She's biting too hard. Help me out, Kanzaki!"
"Ngh~"
Overwhelmed by guilt, Kanzaki reached to pinch Index's cheeks, preventing her from biting.
Her own cheeks burned deeper, too embarrassed to look up.
Zzt~
Samuel's finger reached the "collar" in Index's throat. The collision shattered the entire "collar."
A shockwave flung Kanzaki back, crashing into Samuel, who was knocked back several meters.
Index opened her eyes, a red glow emanating from them.
It wasn't her eye color.
Crimson magic circles flickered in her pupils.
"Warning! Chapter 3, Section 2: Index Librorum Prohibitorum's 'collar,' barriers one through three confirmed destroyed. Regeneration preparation… failed. The 'collar' cannot self-regenerate. Per current assessment, to protect the 103,000-volume 'Library,' priority is to engage intruders."
Index moved as if boneless, like jelly in a plastic bag, rising with eerie motions. The red magic circles in her eyes locked onto Samuel and Kanzaki—not human eyes anymore.
They held no trace of humanity, none of the warmth a girl should have.
"Based on the 103,000 grimoires in the 'Library,' reverse-calculating the magic formula breaching the barrier… failed. No matching magic found. Preparing specific magic to counter intruders… no formula acquired! Reassessing: 103,000 grimoires disconnected from the Library… Judgment! Unable to engage! Judgment! Prioritize protecting the 'Library'… Accept grimoire demands… Reconnect with grimoires… Engagement protocol activated… Grimoire Ancient Tome."
With the "collar" broken, Automatic Writing deemed it an enemy attack. To protect Index, it triggered its "defense mechanism," but the mechanism malfunctioned—all components "rebelled," leaving an empty shell!
A deeper "self-preservation" instinct took over, deducing the optimal way to protect itself.
A method where the internal "nuke" wouldn't destroy her, and external enemies wouldn't kill her!
Index settled onto the wooden floor, her bare feet touching it, then sat on the bed.
"Onii-chan… daisuki!"
Her smooth legs parted slightly, following the Ancient Tome's optimal method, combined with some internet knowledge.
First, seduce with "moe," then satisfy the grimoires' demands with the Ancient Tome!
"…This is a thing?"
Samuel moved forward naturally.
But…
"Stop! What are you doing?"
Kanzaki blocked him.
"Doing? Doing her!"
"…"
Kanzaki froze under Samuel's incredulous stare, feeling like an idiot.
"No, you can't do that!"
"Then what? You do it?"
"Huh? What?!"
"Can't you see? She's being corrupted by the grimoires. Their taint is warping her. Grimoires exist to spread—if she doesn't comply, she'll die…"
"But…"
"There's no other way. The 103,000 grimoires cover nearly everything. A normal mana transfer won't cut it. See? Automatic Writing has already set up the ritual… the only one among the 103,000 grimoires that can bridge this!"
"You planned for this, didn't you, Samuel?"
"Not quite, not now at least. But it was bound to happen."
"…"
"Look, Kanzaki, you know there's no other way. The grimoires are impatient, their corruption's already distorting reality. If anything, blame Index's tiny vessel trying to contain an ocean!"
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