A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

Shiwa's gaze lingered on Asagiri Aya's face for a second, then moved to Shinjo Akane's face behind her, before finally returning to the pages of her book.

"Heh...you're quite well-informed."

Asagiri Aya calmly replied, "It's just that a kind person told me about this."

After hearing this, Shiyu gave a smile that could hardly be described as friendly.

"Let me guess, could this kind person be Eriri?"

Asagiri Aya looked puzzled: "How did you know it was Sawamura who provided the information, senpai?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha sneered, "Besides that blond loser who was heartlessly dumped by his childhood friend, no one else would do such a despicable and boring thing."

"That woman is as petty as a pinhole. She's just holding a grudge because she lost to me in the monster battle last time, and she's deliberately spreading rumors to cause me trouble."

"Um, senpai," Akane Shinjo couldn't help but interject, "So, there really are monsters that can predict the future?"

Shi Yu glanced at her and nodded.

"real."

Qian gasped.

I didn't even know such a monster existed.

“In that case,” Asagiri Aya’s expression turned serious, and she took a step forward:

"Senior, although my request might be presumptuous, I still want to ask if we could borrow your monster cards for a moment?"

Shi Yu closed the book, her fingers resting on the cover. "Why should I help you? What good would it do me?"

The light in Asagiri's colorful eyes dimmed slightly.

"Because monster fighting has caused the deaths of countless people, even ordinary people have been caught up in it. We must find out who is behind this game and put an end to it all."

Kasumigaoka Utaha gently tapped her cheek with her fingers, her gaze sweeping back and forth across Asagiri Aya's face.

"interesting."

"From what you're saying, you're also here to find out the whereabouts of the mastermind?"

and also?

Asagiri Aya caught the word, and her pupils contracted slightly.

"Have other people asked this question?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at them, her tone revealing a hint of regret.

"Not long ago, a mysterious girl about your age found me and defeated me. As the price for my defeat, I have given the monster cards to that girl."

Kasumigaoka Utaha spread her hands: "So, I can no longer provide you with any substantial help."

Akane Shinjo was shocked to hear this. She took a step forward and asked anxiously, "Where did that mysterious girl go? What does she look like?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head: "I don't know."

The senior student didn't seem to be lying.

Aya Asagiri and Akane exchanged a glance, both reading the same message in each other's eyes.

Someone beat them to it.

Moreover, that person is also searching for the ruler of darkness.

……

At the same moment, in another dimension.

The Mefilas alien had just severed communication with Qianyu. He stretched his carapace joints, preparing to open a spatial rift to return to reality and continue searching for valuable card hosts.

A heavy metallic scraping sound suddenly came from behind.

"Crack—clang."

It was the sound of metal rubbing and pressing against each other, dull and heavy, like several tons of iron being dragged from the ground.

The alien from Mefilas suddenly turned around.

Standing before him was a suit of armor.

The entire body was covered in jet-black armor, with asymmetrical crescent-shaped horns curving out from the top of the helmet. Below the helmet were two dark red spots of light, like two smoldering embers.

The breastplate, arm armor, and leg armor are all forged from a non-reflective dark metal, with dense and intricate dark patterns covering the surface.

A long sword hung at his left waist, and he held a trident in his right hand. He exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

The yellow compound eyes of the Mefilas aliens are constricted.

The ultimate weapon of the Alien Empera, the Dark Magic Armor.

He recognized it because he was the one who had personally issued the card.

The holder is a human girl, and the Mefilas aliens gave her a simple order: to participate in the battle against the giant monster and win.

But at this moment, the armor that should have been fighting other monsters appeared in his space.

"Why aren't you participating in the monster battles? What are you doing here?" the alien Mefilas demanded. "You should be following the cards' guidance and finding your opponent. Who gave you permission to come here?"

There was no sound of breathing coming from behind the heavy black mask.

After a brief silence, a cold, piercing female voice came from inside the armor.

"Tell me, where is the Lord of Darkness?"

Chapter 273 The Death of the Mefilas Alien

In another dimension.

The Mefilas alien stared at the trident so close at hand, its yellow compound eyes flickering.

Faced with this unconventional questioning, he still chose to use a pre-set template.

"You don't have permission to know."

"As I said, to see that lord, one must abide by the laws of combat. Only the strongest who defeats all monster card holders and collects all the cards are qualified to have the honor of meeting the Lord of Darkness. This is the rule..."

A very short, cold snort came from inside the armor.

"rule?"

The voice was so cold it could scrape frost off your bones, "So, you're determined not to tell me?"

"That's the agreement between gentlemen."

The alien Mefilas slowly extended his hands, making an open gesture. "One must defeat all monster wielders to see you, sir. This is not a rule I can change, but—"

Before he could finish speaking...

The dark armor completely deprived him of the right to finish speaking.

The dark gold trident suddenly spun, its tip slicing through the air and creating a piercing whistling sound.

In an instant, a violent black bolt of lightning exploded from the tip of the halberd.

Lightning tore through the chaotic air of the alternate dimension.

Before the Mefilas alien could even scream, its two-meter-tall, jet-black shell was instantly pierced by this pure and violent energy.

Life was cut off in an instant.

"boom--"

The darkness dissipated.

The sky above the scorched earth was empty, except for a monster card with the image of the Mefilas alien, which floated down to the ground.

Then a hand covered in black arm armor reached out and pinched the card between its fingers.

……

Meanwhile, in the lobby on the first floor of the old teaching building.

Kazama Chiba, who was leaning against the wall, suddenly stopped moving.

Just a moment ago, he clearly felt that the magical bond connecting him to the Mefilas aliens had broken.

It's a hard feeling to describe. It's like you have a dog, and one day you come home to find the tag is still there, but the dog is gone.

Chiba was not angry, but still looked at Hikigaya Hachiman kneeling on the ground with that compassionate gaze.

"Hachiman, stand up." Chiyu handed over the monster card with the Gomora pattern on it. "Eleking's death was indeed a tragedy. But wallowing in pain won't save anyone. If you really feel guilty, then use this power to defeat the person who took its life."

Hachiman Hikigaya's dead fish eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the Gomora card in Chiyu's hand, his chest heaving violently.

He gritted his teeth and took the card with trembling fingers.

After cracking open the rotten wood, Chiba took advantage of Hachiman's dazed state and quickly separated a wisp of magic power to probe back along the broken connection of the Mefilas alien.

His goal was to see who the person who killed Mefilas was.

Magic penetrated the dimensional gaps, and the figure clad in heavy black armor came into view.

"Dark Demon Armor"?

That guy Mefilas was actually killed by a monster card holder.

How could this be?

Qianyu clicked his tongue inwardly, and following the lingering echo of the broken sound, he used his absolute control over the entire card system to investigate the identity of the current owner of the armor.

He usually finds dealing troublesome and delegates all the dirty work of dealing cards to the Mefilas aliens, having no interest in tracking down the exact whereabouts of each card.

So it's unknown who currently possesses the Dark Armor.

But when he saw the face inside the armor through the card system, Qian Yu's lips slowly curled up.

It could actually be her...

……interesting.

He remembered this person.

Not only do I remember, I even know quite a bit about it.

But now is not the time to pursue this matter.