Chapter 322: Goddess and Goddess!
Meanwhile, inside Hagun Academy.
After Ouma emerged from invisibility, he gave Ikki a deep look.
To be honest, he had not expected his younger brother to see through the invisibility barrier he had created by refracting light with wind.
This was also the first time since Ikki's birth that Ouma had properly observed him.
However, although Ouma was surprised, the people from Hagun Academy were even more shocked.
"The same person exists in two places at once?"
"A clone ability? Then why can all of them create clones?"
"A group clone ability?"
However, before they could finish analyzing the situation, they saw the first group of Akatsuki Academy members collapse to the ground one after another.
"Trick Art. The artwork drawn by my brush is even more lifelike than the real thing."
Seeing Hagun's surprise, one of Akatsuki Academy's members replied faintly.
The one who spoke was a girl, and among the people from Akatsuki Academy, her outfit could be called the most eye-catching.
Because her upper body was almost completely naked.
The reason it was "almost" was because she only had an apron hanging in front of her chest.
The paint-stained apron rested over her large breasts, making it hard to tell whether that could even be considered "wearing" anything.
A member of Rebellion, and now a student of Akatsuki Academy.
Former first-year representative of Rokuson Academy, Bloody Da Vinci, Sara Bloodlily.
"In other words, everyone you were speaking to until just now was merely a fake created through her Noble Art, which controls 'art.'"
Pierrot followed Sara's words and continued explaining.
"My, but honestly, you really did surprise me."
"Now it's impossible to judge whether a certain person truly betrayed us."
"Oh my, wait… The moment our true bodies were found, that 'certain person' didn't react at all."
"It was such a perfect opportunity too… Can this be used as evidence, I wonder~?"
Pierrot's deliberately troubled act could not fool anyone.
Everyone immediately understood.
"So you saw through my intentions from the very beginning…"
Arisuin's face sank.
On his face, there was helplessness and relief, along with emotions such as struggle and lingering fear intertwined together.
The mission Rebellion had given Arisuin was to "hide behind Hagun's group after arriving at Hagun Academy, using their trust to remain concealed, then seize the chance to rob every member of Hagun of their ability to move."
Arisuin's Device, Darkness Hermit, could manifest countless daggers.
In that regard, it was completely different from the Devices Luke and the others possessed.
And Arisuin, whose ability was to control shadows, had a Noble Art called Shadow Bind.
It was a powerful technique that used Darkness Hermit to pierce the opponent's shadow, thereby completely sealing all movement.
As an ability born under concept interference, once Arisuin controlled someone, it was extremely difficult to break free.
Even someone with Luke's physical ability, or Stella's overwhelming amount of mana, could not instantly escape the restraint.
When used for a sneak attack, this ability was truly a divine skill.
As long as the target's shadow was pinned, it would at least create an opening for an instant.
If that strike succeeded, Akatsuki Academy's victory would be unshakable.
However, Arisuin chose betrayal.
In Pierrot's eyes, and even in Ouma's eyes, that choice was extremely foolish.
Judging from the current situation, no matter how one looked at it, Rebellion's victory was guaranteed.
As the former core of the plan, Arisuin should have had a clear understanding of Rebellion's strength.
Akatsuki Academy against Hagun Academy.
With Ouma and Sara present, Akatsuki's combat power was an absolute crushing advantage.
As for Luke's side, there was no possibility of failure once Twin-Wings made her move.
Facing a situation where defeat was certain, Pierrot simply could not understand why Arisuin would choose to betray them.
Forget everything else.
The mere fact that Twin-Wings had unexpectedly joined the plan should have been enough to eliminate any thought of betrayal.
Precisely because it was so unbelievable, Pierrot had deliberately set up this troublesome stage and rambled here for half the day.
It was all to confirm Arisuin's true intentions.
Of course, no matter what, Pierrot would never have imagined that this result had actually been caused by two "goddesses" working together.
So Pierrot still made his final effort according to a certain person's instructions, giving Arisuin one last chance.
"The reason we could see through your thoughts is because we have an excellent prophet on our side."
"Of course, we would never inform a traitor ahead of time about Amane's precognition ability."
"How sad. I didn't expect Amane's prophecy to come true after all. Master Wallenstein will be upset, won't he?"
"Black Assassin, by Master Wallenstein's command, I will give you one final chance."
"Give up resisting. If you do, then for the sake of the Twelve Apostles, this matter can be forgiven."
Two people reacted to Pierrot's words.
The first was Arisuin.
The instant he heard his teacher's name, Arisuin subconsciously took a step back.
"Sensei…"
As that man's direct disciple, Arisuin understood his terror more clearly than anyone else.
However, in the next instant, Arisuin firmly stepped forward again, taking back the step he had retreated.
His teacher could not possibly appear here.
Since they already had the supreme combat power known as Twin-Wings, there was no need to send one of the Twelve Apostles to support the plan.
A name alone was not enough to scare him.
The other person who reacted was Shinomiya Amane.
He was the only person who knew something about Arisuin's betrayal, because this betrayal was precisely the result of his "prayer."
Amane, who possessed a wish-granting ability, was not actually a prophet at all.
All he did was casually state an outcome, then pray for that outcome to become reality.
Because of that, Amane sneered at Wallenstein's and Pierrot's attempt to persuade Arisuin to turn back.
He simply watched Arisuin as though watching a joke.
He watched this pitiful worm whose fate had been toyed with by him and the "Goddess" behind him.
However, what Amane did not know was…
Aside from the "Goddess" behind him, another deity had also guided this result.
The goddess who governed "justice" had lit the hope of pursuing light inside Arisuin's heart.
So Arisuin refused Pierrot's proposal without the slightest hesitation.
"I… no longer belong to Rebellion!"
"Tch. So that really is how it is."
Pierrot, who had expected this, clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.
He casually sent out a message he had prepared beforehand, then returned to his comical tone.
"But there's nothing you can do now, is there?"
"Black Assassin… oh no, now you really are Black Sonia."
"You originally planned to use that sneak attack on us, right? Using the surprise of your betrayal to bind our movements with Shadow Bind."
"And now? Are you really going to fight us head-on after your plan has failed?"
Pierrot's mocking laugh stabbed viciously into Arisuin's heart.
"Do you truly believe you have any chance of winning?"
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