Chapter 477. The Blade Hero's Panic
"Oh, please come up quickly! This city relies on your help to survive!"
Inside Buranikka, the previous scene repeated itself—a one-hundred-percent perfect duplication. The crowd parted to create an empty zone, leaving Eve Reese standing there all alone.
Eve's face flushed a deep crimson. She was incredibly shy, ashamed, and nervous; she kept her head bowed the entire time as she walked onto the stage, becoming one of the four people with the highest status, power, and fame in the city just like that.
"Ugh..."
She let out a soft whimper. Her inner thoughts were the exact opposite of Karman's; she actually wished Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had forced the encounter. Seeing herself being so obediently submissive was simply too humiliating to watch!
As someone who had already gone through this, Setsuna understood Eve's psychological state perfectly. Acting as a senior, she patted Eve on the shoulder and offered brisk comfort: "It's alright. This is only the first time; you'll get used to it later."
This consolation had the opposite effect; Eve's head dropped even lower, her ears and neck turning completely red.
...In fact, the residents of Buranikka had all collectively turned their heads away and stopped watching the moment Ayanokouji and Eve began their "session."
Eve, as a powerful combatant, would surely play a massive role in protecting the city. If she were to angrily refuse to help because they watched the video of her intimate encounter, they would be in dire straits.
"Eve Reese... another bitch added to the list. A bitch, hehehehehe!"
Far away in the Royal Capital, First Princess Flare muttered hatefully under her breath. Another name had been added to her priority massacre list.
Watching her sister in this state, Second Princess Norn was so excited her heart felt like it would jump out of her chest, her face full of intoxication. If she weren't currently occupied with official business, she would have wanted to "execute" her sister on the spot.
"This, uh..."
On Earth, Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes twitched, and her whole body shuddered, feeling a bit eerie. Although she hadn't been gang-raped by demons, Eve hadn't escaped Ayanokouji's clutches either—it wasn't exactly a pleasant viewing experience.
Still, compared to those demons, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was at least more acceptable.
Unlike Utaha's self-consolation, at this moment in the Aki household, Aki Tomoya was gnashing his teeth, his envy and jealousy reaching a point of near-madness: "Tch, what lucky bastards."
"Last time it was Return by Death, and this time it's getting stronger just by healing people. With a cheat like that, who couldn't sweep through the world? Why isn't it me? Why don't I have one?"
"Anastasia, Emilia, Rem and Ram, Priscilla, Crusch, Felt, hee... heehee, hehehe... Kureha, Setsuna, Flare, Eve—these girls whose looks and personalities rival 2D beauties, I want them too!!"
He was so angry he felt like exploding, his stomach full of fire. As for the pain of Return by Death or the hardships of the "Kiyotaka Path," he subconsciously blocked them out.
"Damn it all!!"
With an angry roar, the fuming Aki Tomoya slammed his hand down, knocking a 2D anime figure off the table and onto the floor.
He gasped in horror, immediately kneeling down to stroke the figure with a face full of love.
He repented: "I'm sorry, Rei Ayanami-chan, I didn't mean it, I really didn't. I'm sorry, I love you; I'm sorry, I love you; I'm sorry, I love you..."
At the same time, in Keyaru's world, someone else was just as furious as Aki Tomoya—it was the Demon King who had sent his men to hunt Eve.
"God damn it! You bunch of idiots! Why didn't you kill her immediately after catching her? You actually thought about 'enjoying' her? Drag them down and execute them all!"
Although he firmly believed that since the Kingdom had received information in advance, they would surely kill Ayanokouji from the start, the "future" had already developed to this point. He estimated that Ayanokouji was likely successful in the original timeline.
He was still beyond furious.
"They'd better fail in the future too, otherwise I'll be truly enraged, you bastards... Second Princess Norn, you humans, at least succeed for once!"
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「The process of taming Eve was truly simple, saving both time and effort; in just one night, she became Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's loyal dog.」
「The next day, when Ayanokouji brought her back to their temporary residence, Setsuna and Kureha knew their status would be downgraded; Lord Kiyotaka clearly preferred this new favorite.」
「But Ayanokouji didn't actually care about that. Because at this moment, the Kingdom's army finally marched into the city of Buranikka. The leisurely free time was over; next came the main event.」
「On one hand, he dispatched the disguised Kureha and the others to scout the Kingdom's movements, ordering them to report any intent to act immediately.」
「On the other hand, Ayanokouji himself infiltrated the residential area where the high-ranking officials were stationed, wanting to see if there was a chance to 'capture the leader to collapse the army.' However, Eagle Eye, one of the three Great Heroes, remained by Second Princess Norn's side from start to finish, leaving no openings.」
「His observation skills were extremely sharp; no one could launch a sneak attack on the Second Princess under his watch. To capture Norn, one would have to go head-to-head with Eagle Eye and trample over his corpse.」
「Ayanokouji Kiyotaka nodded, quite satisfied with Norn's vigilance—though whether this was true strategic caution or mere self-preservation remained to be seen.」
「Regardless, Ayanokouji settled for the next best thing. Using expensive, specialized hypnotic drugs, he knocked out several elite soldiers. These soldiers had frequent contact with the Blade Hero, Blade; he could find a way to deal with her from their memories.」
「The soldiers, unconscious, were completely unaware that they were being cut and then healed. From them, Ayanokouji learned that Blade preferred to act alone and had been constantly muttering about 'caressing the beauties here' before arriving at Buranikka.」
「Ayanokouji already knew that Blade was a lesbian. But in the memories of the guards, Blade always acted arrogantly and lacked any sense of caution.」
「Most importantly, her strength increased drastically and terrifyingly whenever she held her unique Sacred Sword—this was demonstrated several times during the march to Buranikka when she slaughtered demi-humans and demons along the way.」
「Drastic strength increase with her Sacred Sword, a preference for acting alone, and a total lack of vigilance. Combining these three pieces of exclusive intelligence, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka quickly formulated his strategy.」
「Dealing with Blade was simply too easy. There was no difficulty at all.」
"Heh... heh. You talk a big game. If you're so capable, then just try it, you lowly man!"
In the present, cold sweat slowly trickled down Blade's forehead. She had a looming sense of dread, but for the sake of appearances, she continued her one-sided bravado.
"I won't lose that easily! I will definitely kill you, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka!"
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