Chapter 1214: The Fourth True Ancestor Becoming a Villain
"You can't even handle such a simple task? Could you be any more useless?"
Before the tuning fork spear could reach them.
A large hand reached out from an unseen corner, firmly grasping the shaft of the dual-pronged spear.
Fuyuki Kiriya froze momentarily.
Immediately after, tremendous force transmitted through the spear shaft, sending her body flying uncontrollably backward. She crashed precisely into Sasaski, and the two tumbled together like rolling gourds.
"We deeply apologize!"
Upon witnessing this, the two witches immediately shed their previous arrogance, kneeling down in fearful reverence.
"That hurt... What just happened?"
Sasaski pushed Fuyuki Kiriya aside and stood up from the ground.
The next moment, when they saw the figure appearing before them, both girls' pupils contracted sharply, their scalps tingling with fear.
"Why—"
"Is he here?"
Standing before the two witches was a tall figure clad entirely in golden armor.
From him emanated an overwhelming pressure that nobody could ignore.
They had seen—even studied—this figure countless times on television!
"The Fourth True Ancestor!"
"He's actually siding with the witches?"
In that instant.
It wasn't just Sasaski and the others.
After the bowl made of tentacles disappeared from the top of the Key Stone, the surrounding attack helicopters had shared the footage captured by their cameras with the command center below.
Whether members of the evaluation board or directors of the Artificial Island Management Corporation, everyone was stunned by this unexpected development.
"Why is the Fourth True Ancestor siding with the invaders?"
"Didn't he just save the security team members?"
For a moment, confused thoughts flooded everyone's minds.
During his previous appearances, the Fourth True Ancestor hadn't troubled the island's residents. Not only were the casualties zero, but he had even helped rescue the Aldegian princess.
Through these two appearances, the higher-ups of Itogami Island had largely mapped out the Fourth True Ancestor's personality profile.
Acting according to his whims but not crossing boundaries.
Though having his own ideas, he wouldn't deliberately disrupt the existing peace.
But with just his third appearance, the Fourth True Ancestor shattered all their assumptions!
The True Ancestor who should be protecting his territory was now shielding the witches invading his domain!
"Were all our speculations until now mistaken?"
Ao U Senzai stared at the large screen before him, his eyes gradually darkening.
"Send Keiki out. I want to know the Fourth True Ancestor's objective."
Meanwhile, the old man serving as director of the Management Corporation narrowed his eyes and issued orders to his subordinates.
"Miss, you should see this."
"What's going on? Why is this connected to the Fourth True Ancestor again?"
Twelfth underground level of the Key Stone—this was the Corporation's security department.
Ao U Asagiri had just finished reprogramming all the distorted spaces on the island when, prompted by Magus Eye, she witnessed the astonishing scene and couldn't help complaining bitterly.
Figures like True Ancestors—even just showing their faces—would inevitably create huge troubles.
Couldn't you please just stay quietly at home instead of going out?
Top of the Key Stone.
After the Fourth True Ancestor appeared, Yuuma Sendou immediately breathed a sigh of relief and refocused her attention on distorting space.
Kiriya Fumine took a deep breath.
"Fourth True Ancestor... Are you going to protect these two witches?"
The situation on the field was changing rapidly, and she no longer had time to care about witches.
The purpose behind the Fourth True Ancestor's appearance was clearly the most important matter now!
"Kiriya, be careful! The Fourth True Ancestor is extremely petty!"
Sayaka Kurasaka leaned close to Kiriya Fumine's ear and reminded her with utmost seriousness.
Kiriya Fumine felt a small question mark form in her mind.
Petty?
A dignified True Ancestor couldn't possibly be that way, could they?
"Thump!"
"Eek!"
The Fourth True Ancestor suddenly stomped their foot.
Sayaka let out a sharp cry, her legs going weak as she collapsed to the ground like a duck.
"You think I can't hear you?"
"..."
Kiriya Fumine was momentarily at a loss for words.
So the Fourth True Ancestor really was petty!
"Might I ask what brings Your Excellency the Fourth True Ancestor here today?"
Kiriya Fumine's attitude became even more respectful.
"Are we back to this opening line again?"
The armored figure placed their hands on their hips with clear boredom.
"Every time I appear, you people only know how to use this same old script, right?"
Kiriya Fiume was instantly left speechless.
I was just following protocol, why are you complaining about it?
"Whatever. What I want to do is none of your business, and you can't stop me anyway. So just stay quiet over there. Otherwise, I'll pose you two in a yuri position, take photos, and send them to the entire internet."
Kiriya Fumine, who had been about to press further, immediately fell silent.
She covered her mouth, wearing an expression of absolute determination not to make a sound even if beaten to death.
Sayaka Kurasaka was also looking over with an utterly terrified expression.
The two special agent beauties instantly became dead silent.
But at the same time.
Kiriya Fumine felt a subtle sense of déjà vu.
Why did the Fourth True Ancestor's scummy behavior feel somewhat familiar?
On the other side.
"Fourth True Ancestor, now's the time!"
After the grimoire's power reached a certain critical point, Yuuma Sendou urgently called out.
The armored figure came to her side and placed a hand on the crystal ball-like grimoire.
In an instant, vast ocean-like magical power surged from their body, pouring entirely into the grimoire.
The sky bloomed with brilliantly colored Aurora.
The space of the entire Itogami Island twisted to its extreme in that moment, causing abnormal atmospheric refraction that threw the light between heaven and earth into complete chaos.
"Rumble——"
Simultaneously.
Amidst a continuous series of roars, a world like a mirage slowly emerged at the northern edge of the artificial island.
It was a small island covered in rock formations, seemingly even smaller than the expansion islands.
As space continued to distort, that world gradually transformed from an illusion into reality. A stone bridge extending from the front of the rocky island seamlessly merged with a broken bridge in the northern part of Itogami Island.
"Fizz!"
A brief burning sound rang out.
The grimoire in Yuuma Sendou's hands shattered accordingly, gradually turning into black ash and dissipating.
"Pushed beyond its limits?"
Yuuma Sendou didn't pay it much mind.
Her attention was now completely focused on that rocky island.
"That's the Prison Barrier!"
A complex murmur escaped her lips.
"The goal is to open the Prison Barrier? But what can be achieved by opening it?"
Kousaka Sayaka and Kisaki Koyomi watched the unfolding situation with keen, shifting gazes.
"Let's go."
The armored figure took the lead and strode forward.
With a single step, his figure vanished from everyone's sight.
Looking closely, the golden figure had clearly already appeared on the stone bridge!
"Spatial control?"
Amazingly, Himeragi Yuuma widened her eyes in shock.
She quickly activated a spatial control spell as well, and in the blink of an eye, she and the two witches disappeared simultaneously.
"We should follow them too!"
Kisaki Koyomi hurriedly rose from the ground.
Sayaka waved toward the security team's helicopter.