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Hoshino was certain that the unfounded confidence she felt wasn't arrogance about her own power... but rather something from another subconscious level.

"Shoot it down."

As Amamiya spoke, he pressed one hand to his cheek, and clusters of eerie blue flames began to climb from his fingertips and eventually spread throughout his body.

"I am you, and you are me... Come!"

"PSONA! Isis!"

【psona-Isis (Arcana: The Pope)】

[Introduction: The goddess of life, magic, marriage, and fertility in ancient Egyptian mythology. One of the Ennead of Heliopolis.]

She is regarded as the epitome of the perfect woman, and was not only the most important goddess in ancient Egypt, but also influenced other parts of the Western world, including ancient Greece and Rome.

After her husband Osiris was killed by her brother, the evil god Set, she traveled throughout Egypt, collecting the scattered remains and resurrecting them.

In mythology, she is generally considered to be the mother of Horus.

The Earth Mother Goddess, clad in armor resembling golden wings, appeared behind Amamiya.

Just as Hoshino was preparing to fight, he suddenly had a familiar feeling and subconsciously looked back.

Upon seeing the Earth Mother Goddess clad in golden winged armor, Hoshino paused for a moment, then suddenly had a very strange feeling.

...Strange, why would I do something so bizarre and unconscious?

"Makala Kang!"

Golden radiance emanated from behind the Earth Mother Goddess, weaving together strands of light to form an invisible armor.

"Everyone, keep it occupied. Ayane and I will prepare our dragon-hunting crossbows and shoot it down!"

Upon hearing Amamiya say that, the four girls subconsciously turned around and looked... and then they saw a giant crossbow that looked like it was set up on the city wall appear next to Amamiya and Ayane.

"Hoshino, Nomiya, Shirako, Serika, you guys follow my instructions to keep this evil dragon occupied... Then, Ayane, we'll help you aim and shoot it down from the sky at the most opportune moment!"

Amamiya began to precisely and synchronously issue commands to the four 'main combat members', while simultaneously working with the slightly flustered Ayane to control the aiming of the massive 'siege weapon'.

"Hoshino, as the main attacker, you draw its attention here..."

"Nomiya, I noticed you brought flashbangs before you set off. This is a key factor in restraining this dragon. Remember, throw them out when the dragon dives in 14 seconds to temporarily stun it..."

“Celery, did you notice the ‘tendon’ I marked? Aim at that spot, and you can make this evil dragon lose its balance and slow it down.”

"Dragon's Breath Warning! Bai Zi! You are the target. Take cover!"

'So this is what it feels like to fight a dragon…'

Chapter Eleven: That depends on your sincerity.

One instruction after another was issued in an orderly manner, and the girls, who were initially unsure of Sensei's command style, could only subconsciously obey.

After all... for them, their experience in fighting "super-sized fantasy creatures" was almost zero.

If you want to resolve the battle more efficiently and decisively, why not trust this Sensei who clearly has a lot of combat experience with this kind of creature?

The pitch-black dragon roared, took a deep breath, and swooped down, its blazing dragon flames carrying a terrifying shockwave that swept across the land, instantly concentrating on Bai Zi's location.

[Yakidane]

With a whoosh, the crimson and black dragon flames scorched the earth, creating a towering column of molten lava that rose dozens of meters high.

However... the white piece that was hit squarely remained unharmed.

The pale golden barrier enveloping her shattered inch by inch, then pushed back the soaring dragon flames and magma pillar.

The [Makarakang] released by the Earth Mother Goddess resisted this massive attack and even directly reflected it back.

The girl, her figure frozen amidst a pillar of fire, her golden light shattering inch by inch, resembled a still landscape painting frozen in dragon flames.

"Is Shirako alright?"

Hoshino's anxious voice brought Shirako back to her senses, who was still immersed in the feeling of 'this is what it feels like to be sprayed with dragon fire'.

"Senior Hoshino, I'm fine."

The dragon, whose attack failed, is about to spread its wings and fly into the sky to await its next opportunity.

However, Amamiya will not give it another chance.

"Now—Nomiya!"

A flashbang was launched into the air, accompanied by Nomiya's warning, "Close your eyes~".

The intense sound waves and the fleeting light were like a shining, but instantly fading, underground sun in the dark world.

'Awoooooo...'

The dragon, having taken the flashbang in the face, closed its eyes and let out a painful roar, its takeoff attempt abruptly halting.

"Very good... Siege crossbow standard complete."

"Everyone, take cover! The dragon is about to be shot down!"

The sound of the siege crossbow firing was not as loud as that of a modern cannon firing—but this 'magical weapon' clearly had an extraordinary killing power against fantasy creatures.

'Shut up.'

With the sound of crossbow bolts being launched, the dragon, its wings pierced repeatedly, roared fiercely before finally falling helplessly from the sky.

"Very good... Let's take this opportunity to go up and ask for information."

As Amamiya spoke, he leaped down and landed beside the struggling dragon, stepping on its head, holding a gun in one hand and a short sword in the other, looking down at it from above.

Hey, hold up!

'Click. '

After a slight click of the trigger as a bullet was chambered, Amamiya pointed the [Destroyer Emperor] in his hand at the ground beside him and casually fired a shot to show that his gun was a real gun with considerable power.

[Coopation Ability: Intimidating Shot]

[Assistant: Oda Nobuya (Arcane: The Tower)]

Using intimidation shots during negotiations makes it easier to achieve various goals—such as extracting information, coercing the other party to hand over items, money, etc.

……

[Coopetition Ability: Prelude to the Final Act]

[Assistant: Hina Sorasaki (Arcana: Trial)]

You are the judge who will bring about the final act... and the 'trumpeter' who will cause the apocalypse. As the 'judge who brings the prelude,' you will possess an unparalleled 'anti-evil' aura.'

"Now……"

Amamiya deliberately lowered her voice to make it sound 'soft and elegant'.

"We ask, you answer. Is that alright?"

After being shot down, and immediately surrounded by numerous gun barrels, it didn't even attempt to struggle. With a resigned sigh, it calmly stated, "Ask away. Ask whatever you need to ask. I will try my best to answer all questions that I can."

Amamiya removed the mask from his face and turned to look at the girls on the countermeasures committee, who were scrutinizing him with different expressions and a sense of 'looking at him with newfound respect'.

"Alright, feel free to ask whatever you want."

Shirako raised her hand first, and then after Amamiya nodded in acknowledgment, she asked a strange question: "Sensei... is this your true face?"

Amamiya: "..."

"I'm just more open-minded in this world."

After a moment of silence, Amamiya, both amused and exasperated, put her mask back on.

Hoshino also made the motion of loading a gun, deliberately making a crisp cocking sound. She pointed the gun at the dragon and asked solemnly and cautiously, "So... are you really planning to do something to Serika?"

"Yes...it's true. We plan to launch a surprise attack on Abydos around this afternoon."

"If we had discovered that Sensei back then, we would have fought her a few times and then feigned defeat, allowing you to get to know that Xia Lai Sensei a little better..."

"Then, we will create various clues and hints to make you mistakenly believe that Sensei is colluding with the Helmet Group or has a connection with the Caesar Group, in order to sow discord among you."

"Finally... we will carry out the final step of the plan, find a suitable opportunity, kidnap Kuromi Serika, and dump her in the desert."

"..."

The girls on the countermeasures committee looked at each other in bewilderment as they listened to this comprehensive and well-reasoned plan.

In their view... such a plan is indeed very feasible.

After taking a deep breath, Serika stepped forward and stomped on the dragon's head a few times without any politeness before asking, "So... those 'helmeted group members' that Kuromi Serika encountered while working were actually your informants investigating her?"

"Yes. We sent some members to investigate and follow her covertly."

"In our view, Kuromi Serika is probably the least careful and easiest target among the countermeasures committee members."

Qinxiang: "..."

"????"

Suddenly receiving this assessment from the enemy that she was "the easiest to get her hands on," she felt both ashamed and angry.

But I don't know what to say in rebuttal...

Thinking about it carefully, it does seem to make sense. It's because I travel around a lot and often have to work that I'm more likely to act alone and thus be ambushed...

When it was Nomiya's turn to ask a question, he considered it for a moment before speaking: "Do you know who is the mastermind behind the desire to control Abydos?"

"It should be Caesar... I don't know."

"We were hired by Caesar, how would we know what kind of superiors the Caesar Group has? We're just delinquent girls who do things for money, we really don't know that much."

Nomiya was not disappointed with this expected result.

It would be truly strange if we could actually get information about the 'mastermind' from a lowly henchman...

After Nomiya finished asking her question, it was Ayane's turn.

It's clear that Ayane is still in a dazed state where her common sense has been refreshed multiple times in a short period of time.

She never imagined that one day she would be fighting against a mythical dragon...

What was even more unexpected was that after the battle, they actually trampled the dragon under their feet and even managed to extract crucial information from this fantastical creature.

"Um……"

Having no idea what to ask, Ayane finally looked at the towering tower not far away: "Do you know what's going on with that tower?"

"That's Caesars Group territory. I heard that the people who hire us live at the top of the tower... but that's all I know."

"I've heard that there are extremely complex security measures inside. If someone breaks in without authorization, they'll be spotted by a large number of security personnel and riddled with bullets."

really……

Ayane completely abandoned the idea of ​​'bringing in a helicopter'.

Let alone whether a helicopter can actually reach the towering height of the top of the tower in one go... even if it could, it certainly wouldn't be that simple.

Wouldn't that 'tower reaching the sky' have all sorts of modern air defense equipment to ensure that its airspace is absolutely safe?

A helicopter without a permit would definitely crash if it flew over there.

Finally, it was Bai Zi's turn.

"Do you have money? If not, treasures will do."

The other members of the countermeasures committee: "...???"

Shouldn't they be asking intelligence-related questions? Why are they suddenly bringing up money?

Even the lying-down dragon was stunned: "Money, treasure? Of course I have some... If I give it to you, will you let me go?"

Bai Zi responded in her calm and emotionless voice: "That depends on your sincerity."

Is there more in Chapter Twelve? Is there more? Is there more? All-out attack!

To the girls on the countermeasures committee, the idea of ​​"fighting against a dragon" was already absurd enough.

What surprised them even more was that—after a brief silence, the dragon actually "agreed"?!