About an hour after they felt Konoe Konoka's magic reaction, Negi arrived with a few classmates.
Konoe Eishun held a lavish banquet to entertain the students, but after the banquet, everyone fell asleep due to drinking.
However, this was a normal reaction; after all, they drank so much alcohol, and even if the alcohol content wasn't particularly high, it was still a bit too stimulating for middle school students.
Among these people, except for Kagurazaka Asuna, Konoe Konoka, and Sakurazaki Setsuna, who didn't drink, almost all the other girls were asleep.
After bathing and returning to her room, Konoe Konoka took out the note Yoshino had given her earlier and said, "Little Setsu, Yoshino just told us to hurry back to our room.
She must have anticipated something would happen, right?"
After some 'pleasant' events in the bathroom, Konoe Konoka was taken to her room by Kagurazaka Asuna and Sakurazaki Setsuna.
Then she took out the note Yoshino had secretly slipped her during the banquet, but Yoshino hadn't explained anything to her, so she knew nothing.
"I don't know."
The two also shook their heads in confusion.
It wasn't that they didn't want to say, but because they truly knew nothing.
After all, Yoshino had been with Evangeline, Waka Miyazaki, and Yue Ayase since the beginning.
They had no opportunity to approach Yoshino, so how could they ask her?
"This is the note Yoshino just slipped me, telling me to read it when I returned to my room tonight."
Then she handed the note Yoshino had given her to the two and said, "Yoshino said I absolutely must follow what's written on it, or there will definitely be danger.
Let's see what's on it now."
After speaking, Konoe Konoka, with a serious expression, opened the note and carefully examined its contents.
Actually, it wasn't hard to read carefully, as there were only a few lines of text, and even a primary school student could understand what Yoshino was trying to convey.
"Someone will attack tonight.
If I'm not mistaken, the students who are currently sleeping are already trapped.
I will protect their safety, but their target is you, Konoka.
Remember not to resist in any way; they are not enemies you can deal with.
You just need to follow them.
We'll handle the rest; there will be no danger."
It was a very simple message; in short, it told Konoe Konoka not to resist the upcoming attack, or it would only lead to danger.
If she obeyed and left with them, she would be safe for now, and Yoshino would arrange the rest and quickly rescue her from the enemy's hands.
"I understand..."
Looking at the letter in her hand, Konoe Konoka nodded.
Her usually cheerful, smiling face showed a trace of complexity, but she currently had no ability to resist.
All she could do was wait for her rescuers to appear without affecting the important people in her life.
"Asuna, Little Setsu.
If the person who comes to capture me appears later, do not try to resist them.
You must escape quickly and go find Negi-sensei and Yoshino for help."
After understanding Yoshino's plan, Konoe Konoka looked at the two with a serious expression.
But this was not a request, but an order.
She knew that if she didn't order Sakurazaki Setsuna, she would definitely act when the enemy attacked, and if she got hurt, Konoka would feel guilty for the rest of her life.
Just as they were about to say something, Fate suddenly appeared before them.
Upon seeing him, Kagurazaka Asuna and Sakurazaki Setsuna immediately stood up and blocked in front of Konoe Konoka.
"..." Fate ignored the two blocking Konoe Konoka.
He casually extended his right hand towards them and began chanting a spell, seemingly preparing to attack.
"Wait! Please don't hurt them!
I'll go with you!"
Just as Fate was about to launch his attack, Konoe Konoka appeared before them, using her slender body to shield the two behind her, begging Fate not to harm them.
She dared to do this because she knew that his target was her, so he definitely wouldn't do anything to hurt her.
"..." As expected, upon seeing Konoe Konoka blocking in front of him, Fate, who was chanting, paused slightly.
Then, after seeing the contents of the note Konoe Konoka had thrown to the ground, he slowly retracted his hand.
"If you do as the note says, then fine."
"Mm."
Seeing that the other party had no intention of attacking, Konoe Konoka breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as she went with him, there would be no problem.
She turned around and sternly said to Sakurazaki Setsuna, "Little Setsu! Go find Negi-kun and Yoshino quickly!
That's an order!"
"My Lady!"
Looking at Konoe Konoka's serious expression, Sakurazaki Setsuna felt that sense of powerlessness from years ago resurface.
Why was this happening!
She had worked so hard for years, even falling out with her, to protect her Lady and prevent such things from happening again.
But now, she still had to let her beloved Lady sacrifice herself to get them out of danger.
Sakurazaki Setsuna felt that she was too weak at this moment!
She needed to gain stronger power!
Only then could she protect her Lady!
Fate looked at the strong Konoe Konoka before him and couldn't help but show an expression of admiration.
Then, placing his hand on her shoulder, he sank into the water beneath his feet and disappeared.
"Damn it! Why am I so weak!
Why can I only watch as My Lady is taken away!"
Seeing Konoe Konoka being taken away by Fate, Sakurazaki Setsuna couldn't help but let out a roar!
"Student Setsuna, now is not the time for sadness.
We should hurry and call for reinforcements."
Looking at the regretful Sakurazaki Setsuna, Kagurazaka Asuna could understand her current feelings.
But there was no time for them to regret or be sad now.
It would be more practical to use this time to quickly find backup and rescue Konoe Konoka.
"Mm! I understand!"
Although she felt deeply regretful, Sakurazaki Setsuna knew what was most important now.
She quickly composed herself and left with Kagurazaka Asuna.
Meanwhile, in another room, Yoshino was looking at the members before her, assigning the tasks for this mission.
"As expected, Fate didn't kill anyone.
Although the students were petrified, it's only temporary.
This degree of petrification should wear off in a few hours, and Negi and the others should come to us for help soon."
As for the petrified Konoe Eishun... he'll recover soon, so there's no need to worry about him.
"Student Ryugu, Student Kouhi, and Student Kaede.
Since you're here, things will be easier.
Later, when dealing with Konoka, the enemy will use her magic power to summon a large number of enemies, so your task is to deal with those summoned demons with me."
"Understood." * 2 Kouhi and Kaede Nagase nodded to indicate their understanding.
"Student Ryugu, after this mission, I will give you a portion of the reward.
And you can also ask the Headmaster for a good fee.
After all, this is about solving her granddaughter's problem, and I don't think the Headmaster should be too stingy."
Seeing Ryugu Mana looking at her with a beaming smile, Yoshino knew she wanted a reward, so Yoshino had to say this to her.
"No problem."
This time, Ryugu Mana showed a very terrifying smile.
Kouhi and Kaede Nagase, who knew her well, understood from her smile that she would go all out in this operation.
"Kitty.
That large ghost god that appeared last shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
"Hmph! That small fry is easy to deal with." Evangeline, having recovered half of her peak power, considered that level of ghost and god to be nothing more than a character to be utterly crushed.
"Hmm! Although I can't participate in this operation, I can find external help for everyone." Due to previous negotiations, Yoshino was unable to directly assist in this incident. So, she could only ask others to contribute to the operation.
"External help? Could it be your friends from the Magical World, Teacher?" Hearing Yoshino mention external help, Yue Ayase asked with some curiosity. In her impression, Yoshino shouldn't have met any other powerful individuals during her time at Mahora Academy, which meant the people Yoshino knew must be her companions from the Magical World, right?
"Ah~ No, it's not that. This person is a very important existence to Yoshino. Originally, I shouldn't have been able to call her over, but recently, a special situation seems to have arisen." At this point, Yoshino's smile stiffened slightly. This world shouldn't have been able to summon people from other worlds. However, her master item, the dimensional cellphone, had recently reacted, saying that it could summon one person, and the reason this person could be summoned was because her obsession with Yoshino was simply too great.
"Ahaha~ When I first learned about this person, I was also startled. I initially thought there was a problem with the master item, but I didn't expect it to be real. It seems Yoshino's previous actions had a huge impact on her." Rather, Yoshino hadn't even tried to capture her, but she had been unconsciously captured by Yoshino.
Indeed, the truly formidable one was Yoshino.
"Oh? It seems to be those people. Very well, let me see who can make Yoshino show such an expression." As a master, Evangeline naturally knew who Yoshino's external help was, but to make Yoshino show such a stiff expression, she must be a very interesting character.
"I understand." Taking out the pre-prepared dimensional cellphone, Yoshino began to operate it.
Then, a dazzling light appeared in the room they were in, and a slender figure emerged before everyone.
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