Chapter 347: The Failed Plan and the Backup for Retreat!
"Wow, this is… Hagun Academy?"
"You people really made a mess. Aren't you afraid Kuro-chan will kill you all after she gets back?"
Nene's petite figure walked over from behind.
As she walked, she looked around in surprise at the academy, which now resembled ruins.
However, in that teasing tone, Luke still heard the feeling of relief.
Looking at this unexpected reinforcement, and feeling the enormous gravity pressing down on his body, Nene was not the only one who sighed in relief.
Luke and Ikki looked at each other, both seeing relaxation in the other's eyes.
The gravity pressing down on the two of them was not light.
But compared to the gravity weighing down everyone from Akatsuki Academy and Stella, it was practically nonexistent.
The terrifying gravity was like shackles, firmly binding them in place.
Among them, the gravity on Stella was the most terrifying.
The girl's entire body had been pressed into the ground.
Although she struggled continuously, she could not move in the slightest.
Nene was not good at mana control.
The gravity on Luke and Ikki was only a side effect of her suppressing the others.
"So, can someone explain to me what kind of farce this is?"
"And Luke, why are you here?"
"According to the information Kuro and I received earlier, shouldn't you be… over there?"
Nene walked in front of Luke and carefully looked him up and down while asking a series of questions.
Facing Nene's questions, Luke first lowered his stance.
After fastening Ser-Veresta again, he sat down on the ground with a thud.
After panting slightly, Luke pointed at Stella, who was still struggling, and said,
"Take care of that side first."
"If Stella continues like this, she'll start harming her body. Once we stop her, we can talk about the rest."
Following Luke's finger, Nene observed Stella for a moment, then nodded in approval.
The Device in her hand, the iron fan Beniiro Ageha, instantly unfolded.
Nene gently waved it toward Stella, who had already sunk into the ground.
Then…
Boom—!
Along with a loud roar, the entire area instantly collapsed under the influence of the suddenly increased terrifying gravity.
The red-haired girl at the center of the gravity lost consciousness immediately.
The heaven-reaching flames gradually vanished.
The astonishing aura scattered completely.
Stella, who had collapsed inside the massive crater, finally stopped rampaging.
Nene nodded in satisfaction, then turned back to look at Luke again.
Her expression seemed to be telling him that he could start explaining now.
Feeling the gravity on his body weaken somewhat, Luke sighed, then raised his chin slightly, signaling Nene to look toward another place nearby.
"Instead of asking me, you might as well ask the direct initiators of this incident."
"Those people over there obviously know more than I do, and in greater detail."
Smack—!
Dissatisfied with Luke's perfunctory answer, Nene lightly tapped his head with her fan.
However, in the end, she did not say much more.
Nene shifted her gaze again and locked onto Pierrot and the others.
That cold gaze sweeping over them immediately made everyone from Akatsuki Academy tremble.
Buzz—!
Boom—!
The ground sank, and the earth split apart.
The gravity that had already been pressing down on them increased several times over.
Noble Art: Jibakujin.
This was one of Yaksha Princess Saikyo Nene's famous techniques, and also the move she used most often.
Looking at these "little thieves" sprawled on the ground, a cruel curve appeared at the corner of Nene's mouth.
The massive gravity condensed onto her Device, Beniiro Ageha, under the effect of mana, and materialized gravity formed a blade.
For questioning, leaving one alive was enough.
Toward this trash who dared to provoke her, Nene had no intention of letting them leave Hagun Academy alive.
However, just as the Black Blade: Yatagarasu in Nene's hand was about to swing down, Pierrot, Hiraga Reisen, suddenly spoke.
"Ah, um, please wait a moment!"
Under such intense gravity pressure, the others had no way to speak at all.
Just using mana to resist had already exhausted all their strength.
However, Pierrot's behavior was completely different.
Although he was also being pressed to the ground, his tone when he spoke was extremely relaxed.
If one had not personally seen him being pressed down by gravity, his voice alone would have sounded exactly the same as when he was unaffected.
Nene raised her brows with some interest.
There were not many people who could remain calm when facing her ability.
Just based on that point, Nene decided to give him a chance to speak.
"Go on, then. Let's see what method you'll use to convince me to spare your lives."
Pierrot did not care about Nene's mocking words.
He simply lay on the ground under the pressure of gravity and spoke in his usual tone.
"Oh my, I would be troubled if we lost personnel here."
"So please, I sincerely ask that you spare our lives. In any case, our plan to attack Hagun's representatives has already failed, hasn't it?"
Pierrot's tone was still full of comical flair.
It seemed the failure of the plan had not affected him at all.
Nene could not see any bitterness or frustration from him.
However, only Pierrot himself knew that he was actually feeling quite helpless right now.
When Stella defeated Wallenstein, and when Luke returned to Hagun Academy and appeared before him, Pierrot had been shocked both times.
The plan had progressed very smoothly, yet accidents had occurred at the two points they had expected to be least likely to fail.
Especially Luke.
Last time, when Luke injured Edelweiss, Pierrot could still treat it as Edelweiss being careless.
But what about this time?
Would Twin-Wings Edelweiss be careless once and then be careless a second time?
Pierrot did not know.
He could not understand it at all.
The only thing he was clear about was that the plan had completely failed.
Fortunately, he, who always left himself a backup in everything he did, had not been unprepared for failure.
Opening his palm, Pierrot showed Nene that he had no hostile intent while pressing the send button on the student handbook in his hand.
Then, after only a few seconds, a ringtone came from Nene.
Surprised and confused, Nene pulled a device similar to a student handbook from her kimono.
It was the teacher handbook Hagun Academy had equipped its teachers with.
And the ringtone came from that teacher handbook.
Seeing Kurono's number displayed on it, Nene frowned.
Vaguely, she seemed to have sensed something.
After hesitating for a moment, Nene ultimately accepted the call.
"Nene… let them go."
From the other side of the call came Kurono's slightly tired voice.
The emotions contained in her tone were extremely complicated.
Even Nene, her close friend, found it difficult to distinguish them for a moment.
"…Why?"
Although she found it hard to believe, Nene knew Kurono would not joke about something like this.
Even so, she could not help asking.
"Behind them… is Tsukikage-sensei…"
The instant Kurono said that person's name, Nene understood.
This time, they could not keep them here.
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