Boom!

Like a flowing red lava forged giant sword, it slashed through the ice shield belonging to the Great Magic construct and landed heavily, causing earthquake-like shockwaves. A large amount of steam rose and turned into white fog, obscuring the vision.

"Ah, they got away."

Releasing the grip on the sword, the lava giant sword also dissipated, but Aya still maintained the posture of a swing, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Although the white fog had not completely dispersed, with Aya's keen eyesight, she confirmed with just a sweep that her blade did not hit any target. The place where the blade fell only left a black sword mark.

Whether it was Agatha or the girl who looked exactly like the one in Dark Swamp, and even Johannes who seemed as weak as a chicken, they were nowhere to be seen.

"Aya, there were changes in the laws of space just now, but the speed was too fast for me to stop it in time."

With her snow-white wings folded, her tiptoes lightly touching the ground, the little Angel landed beside Aya.

The laws of space were different from the space Magic called "teleportation." It didn't require a great deal of effort to activate a large number of magical constructs. Changing space was as easy as eating and drinking. It could be done with a mere thought, which was why even the little Angel couldn't react in time.

It was indeed unexpected. According to reason, there should be no Holy Rank among Agatha and Johannes' group. Even if they did exist, they wouldn't need to act so stealthily.

So the little Angel didn't even consider the possibility that the opponents would use this means to escape.

"We were careless, Lufan." (TL: maybe "Little Lufan"?)

Tiran placed both hands on the little Angel's shoulders from behind, his face mocking (｡◕ˇ∀ˇ◕), "Even though we are Holy Rank, we let the opponents slip away. That's quite impressive."

"Oh, shut up! You witch!" (TL: not sure about the last 4 characters, but I assume it's derogatory)

She couldn't stand it anymore, especially Tiran. The little Angel absolutely wouldn't back down. Every time he seized an opportunity, he would mock her like crazy. It was unbearable!

"Uhhhh... You've stooped so low as to become a witch's bodyguard, and you still want to talk tough? You're really pitiful, Little Lufan~"

"You're no better either..." Aya felt tired. There was no one better than the princess in dealing with teammates' attitudes.

"Alright, alright, no more jokes." Tiran pretended to cough twice, adjusting his expression.

"First, let go of the little Angel before you say that." Aya covered her face and spoke. Really, she couldn't bear to watch anymore.

Meanwhile, Tiran's hand continued to touch and stroke the little Angel's cheeks, and the other sinful hand was already approaching a quite dangerous area.

"No, Aya, don't you think the expression of the little Angel's anger, which she can't refuse due to the Angel's Covenant, is cute?" Tiran said seriously.

Aya was stunned by his words and carefully looked at the little Angel's already slightly flushed cheeks, nodding as she stroked her chin. "That does seem to make sense... Ugh! Stop it already! The goddess didn't give you the Angel's Covenant just for you to use it like this!"

That was close. She almost got assimilated.

And seeing the little Angel currently enduring the pain of being teased by Tiran reminded Aya of her own experiences of being shamefully played with when she was first captured.

She should treat the little Angel better in the future.

Finally releasing the little Angel, Tiran became serious, "Leaving that aside, Johannes is my brother's man. It seems that I can't hide the fact that I lost my Holy Rank anymore."

"It's been a while since I asked, but how is your health?"

"It's alright. I feel like I've reached the strength of an average knight recently. In terms of understanding the rules, I have the previous experience and have no problem grasping them. However, my power is not enough to reach the level of Holy Rank."

Tiran's current situation is a bit frustrating.

According to the usual process, whether it is practicing Chi or Magic, the goal is to enhance one's strength. From level one to level two and up to the Holy Rank, what is increased is the total amount of magic or Chi. The so-called entry into the Holy Rank is to use one's own power to mobilize the power of the rules one has comprehended.

However, Tiran understands the rules but lacks the power to activate them.

"There's nothing I can do but continue to wait." Tiran spread his hands. "Considering my situation, what I should do now is explain the situation to the others over there."

Aya had purposely caused a collapse in order to prevent the enemy from fleeing and causing harm to innocents. After enduring the scorching of the Holy Fire and the calamity branch, the ice wall had already shattered. Outside, there were already quite a few people gathered.

The Watchers, the academy's patrol team, had dozens of people in a state of readiness. After all, the academy had recently been attacked, and the patrol team was on high alert. Aya's explosive sound had been felt throughout most of the academy city, causing them to be even more nervous.

"You have the right to remain silent, but whatever you say will be used as evidence against you... huh? Director? What are you doing? It could be dangerous over there..."

Before the person could finish speaking, they saw Lucius walking through the encirclement.

"Your Highness, what are you guys up to again?"

Lucius was currently quite frustrated. He had just planned to go home and rest, but before he even reached his doorstep, he was called back. Then, when he saw the scene of the explosion, he was completely at a loss.

"Just... doing this and that?" Tiran thought for a moment and answered seriously.

...

In the office of the academy president, it was the same mix, with the same familiar taste.

Lucius, with a tired face, sat behind the desk, exuding an air of an overworked president on the verge of collapsing.

The three of them, who had just been in a small fight on the street, sat side by side on the sofa, each with a cup of holy nectar and eating spoonfuls. After all, when the boss made it, they couldn't let it go to waste.

The real academy president, who had been called over without knowing the situation, stood at the door in a fluster. Ciella was in a panic after being suddenly summoned by Lucius, thinking that she had been caught doing something again.

"Have Prince's influence also gotten involved?" Lucius placed one hand on the table and tapped the surface rhythmically with his index finger.

"To be honest, I don't think the people sent by my brother are of much use. That guy who ambushed me last time was a complete surprise. On the other hand, there's this person named Vela; I always feel like she's dangerous."

Tiran was now considering whether or not to go to Dark Swamp and ask Anjelica about her sister's exact situation. In the brief confrontation just now, only Agatha and Karina had fought, making it impossible to judge Vela's strength.

"I also feel that there's something threatening about her. More dangerous than those Black Elves, but it's hard to say." Aya mumbled unclearly with a spoon in her mouth. "Intuition of the Golden Dragon."

This can't be considered good news. It was already troublesome enough to have a group of Black Elves waiting for an opportunity to cause chaos, and now another faction has joined in, making the situation even more complicated.

From a simple power comparison, Milt Academy still had an absolute advantage. However, the enemies were all hiding in the dark, making it difficult to deal with a situation where they had no idea what the other side was up to.

"Headmaster, is it possible to use the Eye of World View to scan the entire academy city and find the enemy?" Rarely addressing Ciella properly, Lucas looked at Ciella with a hint of anticipation.

After listening to the conversation, Ciella shook her head regretfully, with a touch of helplessness in her eyes. "We used to be able to do that, but now...our power is not enough to support a detailed scan on a large scale. At least not enough to find specific individuals."

"Then we can only increase our vigilance." Lucas stopped tapping his fingertips on the desktop and considered calling back all the teachers on vacation.

After going around in circles, although Tiran had made contact with the enemy, there was no actual gain other than the fact that there were more suspicious characters.

"Has the person in charge of investigating the identities of those Elves replied yet?"

"Not yet. It is said that the Elf Kingdom is cooperating in searching for identity records, and we will have results by tomorrow morning."

"Well, at least there is still one hope left. Let's wait till tomorrow." Ciella shrugged.

With that, there was only one thing left to deal with.

"What...should we do with this?" Several people in the office turned their heads to a corner of the room. In the corner, a certain female knight was tied up tightly in a Siquin knot and her mouth was securely gagged.

"Oh, this is nicely tied up!" The headmaster admired as he watched Karina struggling in the corner.

"No wonder you are the master of cold clothing, you have good taste. Aya, you should learn from her." The princess patted Aya's shoulder and said dissatisfiedly.

...Teach me how to appreciate this? This thing just reminds me of the terror when I was dominated by Miss Mimi back then!

Well, to correct myself, the recent encounter wasn't completely fruitless. After the battle, it was discovered that Karina, who was originally kicked away by Aya, was left behind and still unconscious, lying among the wreckage of tables and chairs.

So unexpectedly, holy knight·female x1 was captured.

"Huh?" During the battle, I didn't pay attention, but now seeing Karina's face awakened Little Angel's memory. "I've seen her before, she should be a holy knight of the church."

"A holy knight? One of Heinrich's subordinates?"

This wasn't surprising. On the day of the coup, Heinrich also dispatched a holy knight squad. Since Brad sent people here, it was normal to have a holy knight with them.

But Karina suddenly struggled hard, making grunting noises in her mouth.

"It seems like she wants to say something."

"Obviously." Tiran reached out and pulled out the gag from her mouth.

"I can tell you what I know." This was Karina's first sentence.

"..." Tiran remained silent for a while, looked at the others, and raised his hand to put the gag back in.

"Hold on, wait! Why would you gag her again!"

The holy knight forcefully pushed Tiran's hand away and leaned back, her pretty face filled with resistance. She anxiously shouted, "Of course, we are not idiots. Just because you say something, we won't believe it. Are you insulting my intelligence or your own?" The princess was not polite.

Those chosen as holy knights are individuals with extremely devout beliefs. A devout belief also implies firmness of mind. In the past, some demons have attempted to capture holy knights to obtain information about the church. However, even in the face of death, those knights refused to divulge any information. Not even spells that confuse the mind were effective.

"But I really have something to say! Sob!"

Karina struggled with all her might and accidentally hit the wall with a thud, causing a dull sound that sounded painful.

"She seems to really want to say something. Shouldn't we listen?"