The treasure chest was something that looked suspiciously like a demon.

　The demon Valli was outraged when he was bitten.



"Yeaaaah!　What the hell is this?　Get off me, ......!"



　The treasure chest, which had been jiggling its arms, was hit with a hard kick from below.



　The treasure chest emitted a muffled sound and vanished in a puff of smoke.



"A tiny one came out!"



　A palm-sized treasure chest fell to the ground.



"What the hell is that this time ......?"



　Valli looks on in alarm, but the little treasure chest remains rolling.



"It looks like the card will fit perfectly in terms of size."



　Charlotte gets right to the heart of the matter.

　Then, the color of everyone's eyes changed.



"So, this is..."

"I won't let you!"



　Valli reaches out her hand, and Lias shoots a stone at a small treasure chest.

　The pebble is right on target and bounces off the treasure chest.



"I'd like to say well done," Iris says awkwardly,

"You risked destroying what was inside," Marianne said disgustedly,

"In fact, the box would have opened and the contents would have been taken," Charlotte said with a carefree smile.



"The result would have been all right!"



　Lias, nearly teary-eyed, put it to the side.

　Charlotte waved her stick, and the wind whipped up a whirlpool, sending a small treasure chest soaring.



"Oh, God!　It really pisses me off!"



　Red eyes glare upward.



　At this moment, everyone's attention, including Charlotte's, was focused on the treasure chest.

　They were concentrating on what they had to do to keep it from being stolen by Valli.



　But Valli's eyes were not on the small box dancing in the whirlwind...



"There are too many gaps!"



　One arm swelled several times. He squeezes and shoots out a fist from which an oversized black cannonball is released.

　Straight for Charlotte.



　Valli lifts the edge of her mouth.

　He is caught completely by surprise, and he is convinced that he will not be able to defend or evade in time.



　The collection of cards is a means to an end, and the goal is to kill the girl who seems to be the goddess who gave birth to Shiva.

　It is worthwhile just to measure how much defensive power that joke of a costume has.



　As the black cannonballs are heading for the girl.



　A "kiin," a "kiin".



　A cool yet brain piercing sound was heard.



　As if standing in front of Charlotte, a circular magic circle as tall as she is appears.

　However, although it caught the dark shell, it shattered like a piece of glass.



（That's enough...)



　Just after Vali gloats that Shiva's power is nothing to sneeze at.



"What?



　Another circular magic circle blocked the path.

　But this one, too, is not caught and collapses.



　The relief was short-lived.



"What?



　Another circular magic circle appears.

　And if you look closely, you can see that the fourth and fifth magic circle, along with the broken ones, make a total of seven magic circles in the line of fire of the shells.



"I was surprised!"



　Charlotte tells him with a serious look in her eyes.



"I didn't expect it to destroy two of Shiva's automatic defense systems," she said.



　The black shell was blocked by the third eye and disappeared.



"You've got to be kidding me. ......"



　The shattered circular magic circle was indeed a solid defense. They were proud of the fact that they were powerful enough to destroy it, and they actually broke through it.



　But the third one is different.

　Even taking into account the fact that the power of the first two pieces had decayed, what is the logic behind their disappearance (・・・・・)?



（I didn't catch it. It was sucked in.)



　Is it an application of transference magic or something else?




　In any case, if something like that is automatically triggered, no matter what kind of attack it is, it cannot reach Charlotte.



　Even if they could break through, the remaining four cards must be more protection than that.



　Letting go.

　It was only for a short time, but in this place, in this moment, it was fatal.



"Iris, you have to pass!"



　The wind tangled around a small treasure chest and whisked it under Irisphilia.



"You son of a b*tc*!"



　Valli glared at him sharply,



"Marianne!"



　As soon as he received it, he immediately shot it to the side.



"Here you go, Lias."



　The small treasure chest was then placed in Lias's hands,



"You're in charge!　Well, goodbye, demon girl."



　Rias leaves the scene like a hare with a somewhat petulant odor.



"d*mn it, you can't let him get away!



　Naturally, Valli tries to chase after Lias, but she is bombarded with magic bullets from above and to the sides, and is further blinded by a smoke screen...



"Ugh, you can't be serious ......?　I'm not going to let those gawkers ......"



　They have taken the treasure they were after and escaped without killing a single person.



"How could I report this to Luciphile, ......"



　It's still better to be killed as soon as you tell them.

　The humiliation of having to tell his beloved master of his abomination seemed to scratch at his insides.



　--But... but...



"Hmm?　What, that thing ......?"



　In the bushes, a small treasure chest glistening in the night.



　Suspicious, I run over to it and pick it up.

　If I open it, will I find something that I can't find?　I opened it with full of doubt.



"H-Huh-Huh-Huh, ha-ha-ha!"



　It contained a golden metal card. Inscribed in a simple pattern was the number <<6>.



"This overflowing magic ...... must be the real thing!"



　The small treasure chest that appeared earlier must have been a fake.

　Charlotte and the others must be very disappointed by now.



　For the time being, Valli thought that she should make sure that this card was really what the Lord wanted.



　He pushed the golden card into his cleavage and floated up.



"I'll take the next one too!



　With a loud laugh, Valli disappears into the night sky.









　Meanwhile, Charlotte and her friends...



"We've got the golden card!"



　This one, too, had a card with a golden color, some kind of metallic pattern, and the number 6 engraved on it.