Who is she?
That was the only question that flashed through the minds of the other three at that moment.
Was it Natsukawa Naoki?
No, definitely not! Although possessing Naoki's form, the aura she emitted was completely different from Naoki's!
"W-who exactly are you?"
Gray asked tremblingly.
"What did you do to my brother!"
"Hmm?" Tilting her head to look at Gray, [Naoki] chuckled: "Don't worry, he just needs to rest for a while. I'm just helping him take care of his body during this time. I'm not a bad person."
Her voice sounded like Naoki's, but for some reason there was a slight feminine impression, and that expression, an expression as if loving someone—Gray was certain, it was definitely not an expression Naoki would show!
Realizing something, [Naoki] looked back at Aleister and smiled: "I guess it should be—[Black Team stops, player substituted]—like that, right? Since that vixen is completely useless, I'll be taking over the subsequent matters."
"Multiple personalities?"
"Can't you be any more disgusting?" [Naoki] sneered, "You said that vixen and I are the same person? Nothing is more disgusting and nauseating than that. Let me think, ah right—[Damn it!]—I guess I'm allowed to scold you like that, right?"
"..."
What's wrong with this person? Since just now, she seemed to have completely turned into another person, and not just multiple personalities, but truly another person. Could this be spirit possession?
"Ugh... broken arms, the lesser source is mostly burned. In this situation, I'm powerless. It's true that a vixen is still a vixen, after losing those two eyes she's nothing. Thinking that I was defeated by someone like this makes me feel extremely humiliated."
"Therefore, I can even less accept that the one who defeated me (the vixen) was defeated by someone other than myself."
The tip of her finger suddenly exuded a jet-black liquid. [Naoki] lightly swung her hand, and the black liquid instantly transformed into a curtain that covered the entire first-class cabin. In the next moment, the curtain opened, and a scene of a sea of blood composed of mountains of corpses and a blood ocean filled with bones replaced the [world].
Sitting atop the mountain of corpses, looking down at Aleister below, [Naoki] said coldly: "Only I can kill the vixen. Before I kill her, she must remain alive. Apart from me, no one is allowed to kill her."
No one could understand what [Naoki] was saying, except for the two people involved. No one could understand her meaning, but that was enough.
[Naoki]—Sajyou Manaka—from the beginning didn't need to be understood by anyone other than herself. As long as that person could understand her, that was enough. Everything she did was to reunite with him, with Arthur Pendragon.
Including her appearance this time.
'Although I'm reluctant to admit it, but in my current state of losing my body, to meet the Prince again, I can only rely on the [connection] between this vixen and the Prince—damn it! In fact, only my connection with the Prince is enough! Other vixens are completely unnecessary!'
If Naoki died here, Manaka's and Arthur's only chance to reunite would be lost, and that was not the outcome she desired.
Therefore, no matter how much she hated this vixen, Manaka had to help her.
"Reality Marble?"
Sweeping his gaze around, Aleister snorted coldly: "To comprehend such great Magecraft at this age is commendable, but don't forget, in front of Purgatorio, your existence will only be burned away bit by bit. Letting your inner world be exposed before me only makes Purgatorio's abilities work even more easily."
"I know." Manaka sneered, "But so what?"
Manaka raised her hand, facing Purgatorio, and lightly squeezed it from afar.
*BAM!*
The three phantom-like existences simultaneously shattered! Instantly disappearing without a trace!
The satisfied expression on Aleister's face instantly froze!
"Alright, that's done, anything else?" Manaka asked.
There was no answer.
Aleister completely didn't understand what had just happened.
Squeezing summoned creatures from afar until they shattered? Magecraft? No, impossible, in front of Purgatorio it was impossible to use Magecraft! But then why?
No, wait.
Reality Marble, wasn't that also a type of Magecraft?
"You... why can you still use Mana?" Aleister asked in disbelief, "Your lesser source should have already been burned! Why can you still use Mana!"
"Burned, so what? Before it's completely burned out, isn't it better to convert it into Mana for use?" Manaka said with a flat face as if it were natural, "Don't tell me, even that vixen, if she could react ten seconds faster, you wouldn't have had any chance of winning at all. That was just taking advantage of the special superiority of abilities and the timing of a surprise attack, do you really think you're strong?"
"Vanish, I no longer want to keep seeing existences other than the Prince."
Manaka casually swung her hand, and surging black mud suddenly gushed out from the sea of blood, instantly swallowing Aleister's entire body. And at the very next moment, the Reality Marble of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood disappeared instantly as if it had never existed.
Turning to look at Gray and Riddel, Manaka said: "Is it necessary to be so wary of me?"
"A dangerous existence like you, it's impossible for us not to be wary of you—you stand right there and don't move!"
Standing in front of Gray, Riddel said with a serious face. She was already ready to unleash Magecraft at any time. As long as Manaka dared to move a step towards her, she would immediately launch an attack.
Realizing Riddel's intention, Manaka only chuckled, then took a small step forward.
"Then, if I move, what can you do?"
"—!"
Seeing Naoki's face so close, Riddel immediately wanted to use Magecraft, but before that, Manaka had already taken the lead in grabbing her wrist, severing her magic circuits and simultaneously pushing her against the wall.
"Your relationship with that vixen seems to be very good?" Manaka asked with a smile, "In that case, just consider this part of revenge, it would be even better if it could cause her trouble."
"You want to do—!"
Before Riddel could finish speaking, Manaka had already controlled Naoki's body to silence her mouth—mouth to mouth.
Not a deep kiss, just lips meeting lips.
Raising her head, Manaka smiled: "This should be enough—no, for you, perhaps the impact isn't too great, to cause her severe mental damage, it seems it still has to be..."
Turning her gaze to Gray, just as Manaka was about to reach out, another hand suddenly grabbed her!
'It's time to return my body to me, right, Manaka!'
"Vixen, is that how you treat your lifesaver?"
'For that part, I thank you, but that's not your reason to do whatever you want with my body. My Mystic Eyes are also slowly recovering, just go back to sleep!'
"Damn it... remember this well, vixen, sooner or later I will make you—"
Before she could finish speaking, [Naoki] had already bumped into Riddel's chest and directly fell down. And before Riddel could scream, Naoki suddenly opened his eyes while they were still closed, then turned over: "Killer Mystic Eye! Where is my Killer Mystic Eye? Miss Archelot, please forgive my rude behavior just now, but before you settle the score with me, could you help me find my Killer Mystic Eye? It's very important to me!"
"..."
Seeing the situation change so quickly, Riddel was silent for a moment, then sighed helplessly: "Oh dear... what and how is all this. Naoki, later you have to explain all of this to me from beginning to end!"
"I will."