Gulp,
　Such a sound rang out in the silence.

'What are you saying--'

I can more than understand your concern for your daughter. If you don't want to hurt your precious daughter, do you mind if I do the job for you?

'　It's--

　Konoha had been shown a glimpse of the way Nacht played with the jutsu at will.
　On the contrary, there was now a jutsu that existed in front of him that was a completely different thing.
　Ruminating on its meaning, Konoha moaned quietly in conflict.



　Nacht looked at Konoha with a tightened expression at Aisha's voice, stunned.

''I am ... the lord of Kusatsu, who carried on my late husband's will. I cannot put my trust in an outsider and put this city in danger.

"No?
　Konoha was not fazed by Nacht's sharp, threatening gaze.

'Yes, I'm not going to be so stupid as to put my trust in a criminal.

　Conoha said with a firm will, and Nacht smiled happily.

'That's a shame,'

　The air was tense.

"Nacht," you say. "Ksatu is your deputy, and in the name of Konoha, I take you in...

　Konoha was about to say that.

Ho-ho-ho, well, wait for it, little Konoha.

　A calm voice interrupted him.

'Ke, Kensei-sama!　Why are you here--

　Konoha raised his voice in astonishment.
　Nacht was the only person in this place who had noticed Kensei, who had intruded with extreme distraction.

'Why, you may ask. Because Nacht-chan called me here--

　Kensei looked at Nacht with calm eyes.

I see you've been moving around quite a bit, Master Nacht.

　What do you say?

'Ha, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I'm insufferable.

Mr. Kensei!　Who the hell is this guy?

　Nahato and Kensei were smiling at Nahato and Kensei, and without a moment's pause, Konoha said to them, "Hohoho, you have something to report to Konoha-chan.

I'm sure you've heard from Konoha-chan as well, the guests coming from beyond the door, Nahato-dono and Aisha-dono.

'I know that, sir!　It's not that--

Settle down, Konoha. I'm sure there are many things you would like to say, but only one thing is important.
　Kensei said, and then turned his eyes on Nacht, as if he could even feel the killing intent in them.

"The shogun's family, Tachibana Kensei asks. Nacht, you do not intend to do any harm to the land of peace with this incident, do you?

　The separated majesty became pressure and pierced the place.
　Kensei's hand on two swords, one large and one small, exuded a strong resolve to reap the rewards of a blow, even if it was not an enemy.
　The air that would make it impossible for anyone, or anything, to even utter - Nacht broke the air with a quiet laugh.

''Haha, why would you bother to harm a country in the middle of tourism?''

　Nahato says, matter-of-factly.

"--Kuhahahahahahaha, well, that's a typical Nacht-chan answer.

　Kensey says, laughing happily.

'So, what are you up to?'

What, you are touring a pleasant city, but there are many problems that are smoldering - my daughter says she can't see her friends, and Haruka wants to help. So, in a big way, everything is resolved and we can enjoy the family trip without any worries.

Is this a call for help?

'Hmm, I'd appreciate it if you could convince that stubborn man over there.

　Konoha was left behind as the two of them talked happily and stared at Nahat as if she was about to bite her lip off.

It's a good thing that you have a good idea of what you're going to do if you are rejected.

　Kensey said, as if asking how Nacht's coming out.

'Then you'll just fall asleep, too tired to do anything but sleep soundly. By the time you wake up, everything will have been resolved.

Yeah, that's right. What do you think, little Konoha?

　Konoha had an indescribable look on her face and didn't move as she froze.





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Which is why they are willing to cooperate with me.

"f*ck you!　It's not a threat, it's not a threat, it's not a trespassing, it's a criminal in every way, you!

　Nacht gives a nasty smile to Yozora, who screams like a madman.

'Haha, there is no law in the world that can judge me. Besides, I'm here with the approval of both Kensei and Konoha, so what's the point of saying you don't approve of it?

'No, no, no, no, no.'

''And yet~ Nahat-chan, everything is still the same, this is just like a different thing.........''

"So this is a divine prayer technique...................

　Stunned, Haruka and Hyuki muttered.
　Out of the corner of their eye, the control formula that should have been there has disappeared. There was an intricately elaborate three-dimensional magic circle floating there.
　Three circles overlapped on the perimeter of such a formation. It is the control formula that Nacht created for the new maidens.

''Hmmm, it's quite brilliant, isn't it?''

　Nacht throws out his chest as if to show off his toy.

'Such ... selfish ... but this ... what ... awesome. .........lie, how.......this guy, but great.......

　Yozora groaned in frustration.

'Well, you're Shtel's mother, right, um, so what the hell is the point of doing this, getting everyone together...?'

　Hyuki asked fearfully.
　Seeing this, Nacht laughed.
　While lightly stroking Shtel's head, Nacht slowly opened his mouth.

''My daughter, she said she wanted to save you.
　That's what Nacht said.

Heh.
　Shtel laughed in embarrassment.

Well, you know, he helped me with that already, but...

　Nahat slowly shakes his head at Hyuki's words.
　He releases Hyuki from her captivity. That's not the only thing that will help her.

　The secret art of the Wa no Kuni, the divine prayer technique, was a technique to gain magical power by feeding on faith. With the existence of a priestess as the key, they collected minuscule magical power from people who held faith, little by little, and accumulated the power of the magic circle for tens or hundreds of years. That's why they would hold an earth spirit festival every year, called a festival, and in the year of the big festival, they would gather people for seven days to get prayers.
　Eventually, with the enormous amount of magical power they gathered, they were able to partially control the mana that flowed in the veins of the ground at the bottom of the earth. In order to prevent the invasion of the demonic beasts that feed on the mana.
　That is the role of the princess priestess, Hyuki.

　However, her magic is not perfect.
　The magic power that people offered up to feed on their prayers to the priestess would never become a perfect one no matter what. There are many emotions swirling around, even dark negative emotions mixed in.

　Once, Haruka, who was a princess maiden, said.

In the midst of the ritual, I can hear voices. It's the voice of a miko who wants money, a woman, a hard life, a sick girl, and, finally, a voice that tells me that the princess miko is luxurious and has no trouble at all, and so on and so forth. So...

　-- why do I have to work so hard for these people -- I don't know why I have to work so hard for them.

'

　Just when I thought that, the raging magic engulfed me, and yet Haruka, who hadn't let go of control, was wounded at the end of the ritual.

'If you wish for the ritual and hurt it, Shtel will be saddened. Therefore, releasing you would not have helped you.

So you're going to use magic...

　Stunned, while staring at the shining magic circle, Hyuki says.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it's not easy to handle a magic power of this scale by yourself, even with the help of a magic formula. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. Hence, I tried to be a little creative. Each priestess will have a role to play, and will perform conversion, control, and exercise, separately.

　Nacht looks at Harka, Yozora and Hyuki.

If Haruka does the transmutation, which requires delicate jutsu control, and Yozora, with her strong will and sense of duty, controls the emotional exposure, and Hyuki, with his superior spiritual qualities, is the executor of the magic by grasping the flow of the earth's veins and exercising the magic, the rituals should be able to be carried out without problems.

So, you want the three of us to work together then?
　Nahato smiles and smiles at Hyuki, who jumps at Nahato's words.

''Eh, what's that, what's that smile........''

'Nacht-sama I have a terrible feeling about Aisha.......................'

　Along with such a prediction from Aisha, the earth rumbled strongly.

''Of course, that's boring--kehen, it doesn't really mean the problem is solved--Halka, you asked me to help you with everything, right?

'Well ... uh ... yeah ... I told you ...'

　After Nacht's brilliant shift of responsibility, everyone was looking at Haruka with a look of, what are you saying that's unnecessary, dude?

Then we must resolve the fundamental issue.

Is there a fundamental problem with...?

　Aisha heard Nacht's words.

It's a good thing that the demon king who visited this country in the past - as he did - was able to defeat the master of the demon beast that lives in the three worlds, which is a dark cloud in the land of harmony. --

　If that was what Archangel had left undone when he visited this country, then it was Nacht's job to fix it.

''That's absurd!''

　Konoha and Yozora shouted at the same time.
　Beside them, Kensei had sweat on his forehead.

'Um, Nacht-san!　There's no need to do such a dangerous thing, and since the magic formula is now safe, it's enough to prevent the influx of magical elements (mana) as it has been until now.

　Nahat smiled at Hyuki's righteous words and looked at the person who had to make the decision.

'Yes, yes, Shtel. But wouldn't you like to take a shot at saving one of your dearest friends here?

　Nacht said, and Shtel smiled an oversized smile.

Hey!　You'll save your lady, you'll get some exercise, and you'll get your share of the fun!

　I assured him so.
　At this point, the option for Nacht to miss the demonic beast disappeared.
　Most - in the midst of toying with the magic formula, I've already said hello to the oversized sign of the oversized spirit that lives in the Great Mountain.

　Once again, the earth trembled like an earthquake.
　It felt like the earth shaking, like a giant waking up from its slumber.　

'I thought you'd say that, I've already sold you the fight.

That's what I'm talking about, Mom.

　There was no one anywhere who could stop the conversation between the two airheads.
　The ones caught up in Nacht's evil scheme were without a single exception, and their eyes were lightless.