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

In this enclosed space where all four sides are mirrors and the ceiling is filled with high-wattage incandescent bulbs.

There are absolutely no blind spots.

There is nowhere to hide one's shadow.

It was like an insect encased in amber, its entire body of black mist evaporating wildly under the intense light, making a sizzling sound. It struggled desperately, but couldn't even move a finger.

Now!

Kazama Chiba stood up.

He raised the red and black sealing staff in his hand and pressed it against the forehead of the dark figure.

"Revert to how you should be."

Clow Cards

boom!

A magic circle unfolded beneath their feet.

Golden light instantly filled the entire elevator.

The dark shadow disintegrated completely with a mournful cry of despair, turning into countless streams of light that were absorbed into the tip of the staff, eventually coalescing into a card with a mysterious cloak design.

【The Shadow】

Recovery successful.

"call……"

Kazama Chiba let out a long breath and picked up the card that had fallen to the ground.

Just now, it was truly a matter of life and death.

If he had been even half a second slower, Rikka would have been torn to shreds by that thing on the spot.

The elevator doors are slowly closing.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

An anxious voice came from outside.

A hand tried to reach in and block the door, but it was detected by the sensor, and the door popped open again.

Rikka rubbed her sore shoulder and limped to her feet. She looked at Kazama Chiba, who was standing in the elevator with her back to her, with a blank expression.

"Allies...allies? What...what just happened?"

Everything that just happened happened so fast.

From her perspective, the elevator doors opened, Kazama Chihiro rushed in like a madwoman, shoved her away, swung a stick at the air, and then a red light flashed in the elevator.

As for the dark figure, she couldn't see it clearly because it was moving too fast and was backlit.

Kazama Chiba turned around.

He had already put the card in his pocket, and the staff in his hand had turned back into the small key hanging on his waist.

His expression was as cold as if he had just come out of an icebox.

"Are you an idiot? Didn't I tell you to wait downstairs?"

"Who let you up here? Do you want to die?"

"I……"

Rikka shrank back, intimidated by that imposing aura.

“I’ve been worried about you not coming down for so long… and my Evil King’s True Eye keeps twitching… I think you need backup.”

She lowered her head, her fingers twisting the hem of her skirt.

"Support my ass." Kazama Chiyu interrupted her. "Do you want to come up here to collect my corpse, or do you want me to collect yours?"

He didn't want to explain how dangerous it had been; explaining to such a brainless person would only excite her more.

"Um...that..." Rikka glanced cautiously at the empty elevator. "Um...where's my sister? Did you find her?"

Kazama Chiba paused for a second, then glanced at the now empty corridor.

"Not found."

"This is an empty house. No one lives here. And your sister isn't here either."

"Huh? But..." Rikka looked up, her eyes filled with disappointment, "The security camera clearly captured it..."

“The surveillance footage can be deceiving; she may have already left, but it just wasn’t captured on camera.”

Kazama Chiba didn't want to explain too much.

He stepped out of the elevator, grabbed Rikka's arm, and dragged her inside.

"It's dangerous here. You saw it yourself, there was some kind of weird stuff. Let's get out of here and go call the police."

He then pressed the button for the first floor.

The elevator doors slowly closed.

This completely shut out the view of the 10th floor, which was still in a mess, full of ruins and signs of battle.

"Then...where do we go now?" Rikka asked cautiously.

"Go call the police."

Kazama Chiba leaned against the elevator wall, closed her eyes, and concealed the weariness in them.

"Let the police handle this kind of thing."

at the same time.

In the corner of the corridor ceiling.

Xiao Ke, who had been in flight, slowly flew out.

It watched the red number on the display begin to drop and let out a long sigh.

"Seriously... in the end, I, the great one, have to fly down myself..."

It flapped its little wings helplessly, like an abandoned stray cat, and flew towards the stairwell of the emergency exit.

"Forget it, what can I do about having such a master? I'd better hurry down and meet up, or I'll get scolded again."

Chapter 23 Illusion Cards

In the elevator

Kazama Chiba leaned against the corner, her hands in her pockets, her right fingers rhythmically tapping the inside of her trouser leg.

"Hey, ally! What just happened?"

Rikka, who was beside her, took a step closer, and the faint scent of flowers emanating from her wafted into Kazama Chiba's nose.

"Was that dark figure scared away by my Evil King's True Eye? Or did you use some forbidden sealing technique? That light! That light was like a supernova explosion!"

As she spoke, she waved her arms so violently that she almost hit Kazama Chiba's nose.

There was absolutely no sense of fear from escaping death.

Kazama Chiba didn't turn around, and replied casually.

"It's nothing. It's just what you see. You can think of it as some kind of texture error that hasn't loaded yet."

"Texture error? That explanation is so lame!"

The girl puffed out her cheeks and reached out to grab his sleeve.

"It was clearly magic! That move you made just now... I didn't see it clearly, but the light effect was definitely the highest level of magic-breaking technique! Hey, can I see it again?"

Kazama Chiba subtly turned her body to the side, avoiding the hand.

"There's nothing to see. Those are flashbangs."

"Liar! Flashbangs don't have that 'swallow up the darkness' effect!"

Just as Kazama Chiba was about to give a perfunctory reply, the elevator doors opened.

"Let's go."

Kazama Chiba was the first to step out.

Rikka quickly followed behind.

"Hey? Wait for me! Ally! Now that the mission is complete, shouldn't we go celebrate? I know a great takoyaki place nearby..."

It was less than two meters away from that sensor-activated glass door.

Kazama Chiba suddenly stopped in her tracks.

The sudden stop came without warning, and the girl behind him almost bumped into his back.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

She stopped, tilted her head, and looked at the suddenly frozen figure with a puzzled expression.

"Could it be that the shadowy figure has caught up with us? Or perhaps..."

"I suddenly remembered that I think I left something upstairs."

Kazama Chiba turned around. Her expression was terrifyingly calm, like a stagnant pool, devoid of any ripples or emotion.

“That’s a very important thing. He’ll be sad if we forget it there. You go out and wait for me. I’ll be right down.”

"Huh? No way!"

The girl immediately shook her head vigorously.

"It's so dangerous up there! How can I let you go alone! As an ally, I have a duty to protect your rear!"

She stepped forward and reached out to grab Kazama Chiba's sleeve.

"Protect me?"

Kazama Chiba took a half step back, dodging the hand, and then pulled her right hand out of her pocket, holding the [Wind] card.

"No need. Because I feel that staying by your side is the most dangerous thing."