In front of the hotel's entrance, the newcomers and their followers had joined them.

　The hotel employees and hotel users had already been evacuated and the front of the hotel was crowded with people.
　The attendants and officials who were taking the newbie exam were relieved to see the faces of the newcomers, and then they prepared to return to Guoyuan as soon as Nissae instructed them.

　Next, Hisae confirmed the matter of the swordsman she wanted to hear the most.
　But......................She gets the worst report.
　According to the report from the agency staff, the car that the Swordsmith would be riding in was stuck in traffic and would arrive much later.

　Hisae tries to go back to the hotel, but there is a crowd of people there asking for an explanation, and Hisae has a hard time dealing with them.
　She doesn't want to do this, but her position doesn't allow her to ignore them.
　Besides, Hisae herself was most acutely aware of the possibility that she, who was not in her prime, would be a liability in the fight against Gaston.
　It was a shameful feeling for the head of the branch.

　That's why he decided to do what only he could do now.
　Hisae instructs her staff to contact the senior ability and examiners who can work now.



　Mizuho and Marion are the last to come out of the hotel with the worst news of that Kensei delay, and they hear it by chance.
　For the two of them, or rather, for the boy who was the shield for everyone involved in the exam, the delay in the arrival of the most reliable person, the Kenshyo, was enough to shock them to the point of despair.
　However, the candidates around them and their officials were rejoicing over each other's safety and desperately trying to get away from this place anyway.
　It didn't even seem to occur to them anymore who it was that made it possible for them to retreat to this place right now.
　Mizuho and Marion look around at the situation around them with an expression that cannot be taken as either anger or frustration.

　However, it might be a terrible thing to blame them for that.
　The other party is a large non-human being called a vampire. And moreover, in the hundreds of years since the vampires were integrated into human society, there is no record of a battle between vampires and their abilities.
　Therefore, they don't even know what a vampire countermeasure is. On top of that, the other party had obtained the abilities of five ability holders, and in effect, their abilities could be said to be in the Demon God class.
　It was common knowledge within the ability agency that fighting a Demon God class non-human was at least in the category of AA-ranked to higher ability holders.

　The method that Mizuho was most reluctant to take came to her mind.
　That is.........contact with her father, who is also SS-ranked and the leader of the World Ability Agency.
　After coming from the hotel for the last time and finding Mizuho with a serious look on her face, Meira and her followers rushed over with a change of color.
　 Mouth to mouth they ask about Mizuho's physical condition and explain their unusual behavior during the escape.

　However, the current Mizuho was completely unheard of.
　Then, Mizuho looked up as if she had made up her mind.
　Immediately, Mizuho gives orders to her followers.

　She asked Meira to contact her father, Shitenji Takishige, and ask him to go into battle.
　The others were to guard the area around the hotel, and the rest were to follow up with the head of the Japanese branch of the World Ability Agency, Nisae, and Mizuho quickly gave each of them instructions to leave without saying a word.
　The person being instructed also sensed Mizuho's spirit, and the excellent followers of the Shitenji family took the instructions seriously and acted quickly.

　Mizuho checked the squires who were moving away from her.

　Then.........she herself quietly turned her body around and ran towards the entrance of the hotel.......in the midst of the crowd.
　And as if she had read the action, Marion also followed suit.

　From a distance, Huang Hero was confirming the appearance of these two people. At this time, Hero had an indescribably hesitant expression and clenched his fists.
　But in the end, Hero at this time pretended to ignore the actions of these two people.



　After receiving an urgent call, Ken Sei was in the car pompously returning from the airport to the hotel.

''Already........I'm afraid we won't be able to make it in time?''

　At the muttering of the Sword Saint, the earnestly competent agency employee who came to greet him turned red in the face.

''Please don't say anything sinister!　They're young, but they're very capable people!

　Kensei chuckled quietly and looked out the window.

''No ... they've already been taken down, haven't they?　...to that boy.

　The muttering this time was not heard by the agency staff.





　A fierce meat fight was going on in the hall, leaving Yuto and Gaston behind.
　Gaston looked in astonishment at Yuto. Gaston didn't know that there was anyone who could compete with him, this vampire, in a flesh-and-blood battle.
　And moreover, this boy is a rookie who has just acquired the rank just now.

(Is this guy really a rookie?)　(What are you...)

　However, as time passed, the battle that had been evenly matched, the battle was becoming more and more tilted towards Gaston.
　It was the accumulation of damage that was different. Even if Gaston received wounds from Yuto, the wounds were closing up with a speed that was threatening and befitting the name of that immortal. In fact, the cheekbones and skull that Yuto crushed just before he let everyone escape had already been repaired.
　But that's not the case with Yuto.
　Yuto will certainly internalize the damage. Yuto himself began to think calmly about how to keep this up.

''Are you really a rank D!　I can't believe it!

'It's a real rank D!　Thankfully!

　Now, however, while Gaston was the one pushing himself physically, mentally he had less time to spare. In fact, it was Gaston who had almost no experience in actual combat.
　That is why his mental control in battle was poorer than that of Masato. In the midst of his impatience and anger, a question inevitably arose in Gaston's mind.
　What is it about this boy's fighting style that makes him sound like a man of a hundred battles and abilities?　And.

　A newcomer with such a young ability was competing with himself, a vampire, while taking countermeasures against Satori gifted people....
　Moreover, his fighting power is far from that of a rank D.

(There's something about this little guy. If so, I want it......... This guy's power too........)

　Gaston moved away from Yuto and nimble.
　Although it was only a small amount due to the accumulation of physical damage.......Gaston felt that a gap was beginning to form in Yuto's mind.
　A normal satori ability person would not have been able to tell. But Gaston's satori ability was something he took away from the best satori ability holder of the day.

I'm sure you'll be able to tell. You're quite a kind-hearted man.......but I see that's not helping you at all.

　Yuto's eyebrows move slightly.

(Kukkuu, you're able to relax...)

　Just as Gaston's psychological battle began, a sudden intruder appeared.

''Du Yujin Du!　Are you okay?　You're alive!

Eugene!

　When Yuto sees Mizuho and Marion jumping into the scene, he's surprised to see the two who were supposed to have escaped burst in.

''Huh? No! Why did you come here!

　The slight hole in Yuto's heart at that very moment........Gaston didn't miss it.

''Ha, shh........''

　Gaston laughs with a sneer on his face.

'Hee-hah!　Oh well..... Kukkuk, now that the audience is back, let's get to know you better here.

　Yuto gritted his teeth.
　Mizuho and Marion also revealed their anger, but from the look on Yuto's face, they knew that their intrusion had negatively affected Yuto's battle.
　He thought he had come to help, but he ended up being slowed down as soon as he arrived, and Mizuho almost cried out in shame and frustration.
　A look of elation appears on Gaston's face.



　Gaston has learned since he got this ability that people's hearts are surprisingly fragile. He discovers that the strongest people are broken and crumbling from the inside out, and he finds himself feeling a sense of triumph at the sight of them.
　After getting the Satori ability from Sophia Sutherland, he played this trick on five people with this ability.
　In doing so, he greatly stirred up his opponents with this unbeatable psychological warfare, and afterwards, he took their blood, abilities and lives with him.
　Gaston gives an ugly smile.

''Kukuk........hahaha!　This is terrible. You look like such a grown-up and you're - oh no, what?　I mean, your heart is about to break!　Do you normally live in a state like this?　Poor thing ... isn't it hard for you?

　He looks deliberately worried, and his upper body shakes eerily smooth and busy.
　Then he bends his hips into a crouch and stares pityingly at Yuto from diagonally downward.
　Yuto is silent and listens as he stares at Gaston expressionlessly.
　Marion and Mizuho remembered what happened to them in the previous battle and looked pained as they attacked themselves while worrying about Yuto.

''You are willing to hurt yourself. Wow, that's really a great human being. But you're so sweet, aren't you?　Well, I mean, I don't know, show mercy to the enemy and have my beloved and my comrades in arms killed!

What...?

　Marion and Mizuho turned to face Yuto. Yuto clenched his fists tightly.

''Oh, I'm sorry. You've lost your mother before that, too, haven't you? This again!　That's because you're immature. Oh, no, you're so kind to other people, but the people you care about. Oh, my God!　Maybe you wouldn't call it kindness~?

　Gaston said that and tried to listen to Yuto's expression. Then, a change in Yuto's expression was revealed.

''Haha, are-?　You don't have to look at me like that. This is some advice from an older man.　Kuk.........?

　Gaston makes a white-faced look of sympathy for Yuto.
　Hearing that untrue story, Mizuho and Marion looked at Yuto again from both sides with concern.

''Huh!''

　Mizuho and Marion felt like their chests were about to be pierced.

　The boy there ... the boy's face was not very watchable.
　He's crying and he doesn't cry, he's broken and he doesn't break down. He is screaming and yet he doesn't speak.
　It was a combination of such self-discipline and anguish, regret and remorse, but a boy who was struggling to stand up and not crumble to the end.

　What on earth had happened to this boy in the past?　But rather than such questions, Mizuho and Marion shuddered at the anger boiling up inside themselves. The two girls stepped in front of Yuto at the same time.
　A terrifying amount of power concentrated around them, and an enormous vortex of spiritual power surrounded them.
　Ruizhou's brilliant face turned into a form of rage as she powerfully controlled the spirits.

''Du Du Yuto!　I don't need to hear that!　You son of a b*tc*!　Stop it!

　As for Marion, it would be the first time in her life. Yes, for the first time in her life Marion was ... snapped. Marion couldn't sit back and watch anymore either. The two of them did not signal to each other, but simultaneously entered a combat stance.

''You, I will never forgive you!　I'm going to cleanse it here!　Destroy it!

　A scorching mass of heat took the shape of five spears around Zuiho, and the tips of their blades accurately caught Gaston.

''O Southern Flame Spirit!　Be my flaming spear!

　There is no meaning of chanting for a spirit user. However, it is Shitenji's style to chant a fitting phrase that connects you to the technique.
　At the end of the chanting, five spears of fire attack Gaston.

''The seven archangels crowned in the heavens are the chief, Mikael!　Give us the power of purification in his body!

　After Marion's chanting, a circle of dazzling light about 3 meters in the direct line is generated above Gaston's head. And the dazzling light illuminates Gaston below it.

　It's a newcomer, but it's a serious simultaneous attack by two A-rankers. Their destructive power would have been as destructive as AA-S rankers.
　Even though they are vampires, they are not unharmed by a direct hit, and even in the face of that attack, Gaston still does not break out in a vulgar smile.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

　It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to get the most out of it.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.

　The two of them didn't let their guard down and prepared to protect Yuto, who still couldn't seem to move.
　However, the two of them no longer believe that Gaston is unharmed. No, they even think that they have defeated him in a hurry.

　If you evaluate that harshly it may have been a carelessness.

　However, considering the competence of the two of them, it can be said that it is unavoidable to think so.
　Mizuho has always wanted the name of a genius.
　Marion is blessedly talented and never lacks effort.
　Two of the strongest in their generation unleashed a serious simultaneous attack. An ordinary non-human would not have been able to escape the disappearance (lost) first.

　In fact, it's hard to say what would have happened to Gaston if he had taken a direct hit.
　However, if there is only one thing these women lack, it is experience.
　If they had had experience in battle, they would have felt the response of their attacks on their opponents with greater precision.
　And most of all, the problem in this battle was one thing.......he had never met an enemy stronger than him.

''Oh no~?　Cackle!　That was a great attack!

　An unexpected strange voice from behind sent a cold feeling down Mizuho and Marion's spine.
　Immediately after that, the sound of the air slicing through the air as Gaston's sharp claws tried to precisely sever Mizuho and Marion's carotid arteries entered their ears.

(Killed!)

　They both meditated at the same time.