Chapter 76: Ambush on the way to the Academy! Zest appears
'If they plan to attack, they won't do it at home or at the Academy, it will be in the middle of the road...'
Christel thinks that Zolgear can't wait any longer, small attacks have occurred since Basara's arrival, but Basara himself has arranged them. It seems that this time he wants to strike a stronger blow than that time at the amusement park.
"Mine!"
"I know Maria..."
"Ladies, protect Christel-sama"
"What's happening?"
Lala asked from beside me, it seems that the time we have spent together has raised the power of Mio and Maria, to the point that they can now detect threats at this distance.
"Maria, put Christel to sleep, Lala stay here with Momo and Nana"
"Yes Oneesama, Christel, sorry, you won't remember anything..."
Maria jumped up and sat on Christel, her Succubus wings and tail showing. From her eyes, a violet light shone.
'Mmm, it's a strong mental attack, little Maria has grown up, but, she is too weak to hypnotize me, well whatever, I'll just fall asleep'
Christel closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. But with her spiritual sense she could detect everything within a kilometer now. Now with her level, she can summon skeletons without needing to sacrifice corpses, and she can also command 3 Golems or 1 Iron Golem.
So I only summon 2 Golems, since the third one is in Tokyo protecting Usagi and the others. These Golems are enough in case something goes wrong.
In addition, he will base this behind, so, with his aura of protagonist, he can help solve any problem that appears.
"Hee? Why did you put Christel to sleep?"
"Momo, don't worry, it seems like someone is attacking us, Peke is detecting special energy signatures approaching."
"Who is attacking us, Dad?"
"No, Momo-sama. The energy signature is identical to Mio and Maria's," Peke spoke out loud from a hair ornament Lala was wearing.
"Don't worry, they are demons, I will defeat them. But then we have to talk, Maria, Mio, and Miss Lala..."
Basara looked at Maria's wings and tail and finally spoke. But he was surprised not to feel the presences that the girls said. But he did not suspect, he has always been surprised by the technology that Lala shows and many artifacts in her neighbors' house.
Her aunt had already vaccinated her before, saying that there are many special girls around Christel, so she gave her the duty to protect them.
He also told him that Christel is more special. Just being by her side could calm his hero strength and improve by leaps and bounds.
Basara believed him, since he himself had felt the changes just by living close by and going to classes together.
Although she doesn't know who Lala and her sisters are, according to her aunt, they are from out of the world, that is, aliens. And she suspects that Mio and Maria are Akumas from the world of Makai. But now she has confirmed it from the confirmation of the strange intelligent robot Peke.
"Basara?"
"Basara is someone from the Hero Clan. Sona-senpai had already told us about it."
"Hey, do you know?"
"Talk to you later guys, we are coming to an empty area and we will be robbed"
The company's special vehicle entered a section of the special avenue, which is normally busy, especially at this time. But now it is completely empty and there are no cars coming or going.
'What a good plan, it seems they have learned from the human mafias...' Christel was amazed, the Akumas' actions were very intelligently human. Their Earth Golems moved beneath the ground of the highway.
"Stop the car, let's get out so as not to affect Miss Lala and the others." Basara advised. The driver agreed. Christel knows that the driver is a high-level devil from the Sitri Family. And Christel gets along well with her. Although at first she disdained humans and felt that her job was a punishment, but over time she changed her mind, being close to this girl has made her level rise.
Also, over time of getting along, he starts to like this girl, and has seen that she has a relationship with her young master Sona. As Serafall, the older sister took the throne of a Demon King, Sona, the younger sister, is now the heiress of the entire Sitri clan, so she will be his future Master.
So if he can't protect his little mate from his Master, he will be failing, for these reasons, he now protects Christel's safety with all his heart.
Pushing the human vehicle aside, the female driver got out of the car with Basara Mio and Maria.
Christel was left in Lala's arms.
Momo and Nana looked at each other worriedly.
"Onesama, what do we do? Will they be able to fight off the enemies?"
"Mm!" Nana, even with her introverted character, is also worried. She looks at Christel's sleeping face. I was thinking of calling out animals around, but the area is deserted. It seems that those so-called demons have cleaned up the whole area.
"Here, you can use this to shoot the enemies."
Lala took her backpack with one hand and took out two kinds of toy-like guns, and handed them to her sisters.
Momo and Nana took the toy guns, but with mistrust. They already have a lot of experience with the gadgets invented by this older sister. But with the circumstances, they decided to take a risk and use them if necessary. Anyway, it's not like they don't have another more natural and reliable method of attack, it's just that they don't use it, which is kind of embarrassing.
"It's you again!"
"Hehe, little hero Toujou, we meet again"
"Basara, do you know her?"
At this moment, a group of demons appeared and surrounded them in a circle. The orders are only to capture Mio, although Lala has caught Zolgear's attention, she has her priorities.
"We have been facing each other lately..."
"Hello Mio Naruse. Master Zolgear has sent me to invite you to a meeting."
"Hehe~ What kind of fancy invitation does that fat traitor Zolgear give, besides, there is no Mio Naruse here"
While everyone was talking, the demon driver is on guard against anyone who wants to attack the vehicle and its members.
Also, apart from Lala and the twins Momo and Nana, Christel observes the outside.
'Zest... She is the product of Zolgear using forbidden magic in an effort to bring his beloved back from the dead. Her connection to the Virgo constellation gives her great power over the earth element, but also requires her to maintain her virginity.
She has long, dark blue hair. Her hair is styled in a high ponytail, giving her a sleek and tidy look. Her eyes are a deep red color.
In the anime, she is shown with a dark brown skin tone and short white hair. But here, according to Christel's spiritual perception, she sees her with white skin. And she wears a maid outfit, modern in style but designed for combat.
'It's the description given in the Zest light novel...'
"Wow! I didn't know Mio-onesan and Maria-chan were so powerful."
"Very strong"
Momo and Nana had peeked out of the vehicle's open windows, Lala was still holding a sleeping Christel.
The fight had begun after an exchange of words. The little Succubus's magic attacks and the Demon Princess's destruction attacks eliminated a number of nameless and faceless demon minions.
Meanwhile, Basara kept Zest under control. In a tug-of-war in their confrontation. Where it was not clear who lost or who won.
Christel has rested in Lala's warm embrace, it's the first time she takes time to pretend to sleep and be held, now she thinks she should have moments to spend time with the girls. 'Now, I remember, I promised Koneko that I would spend a weekend with her...'
While Christel was planning a date with a little kitten, the fight outside had already been going on for 5 minutes.
The enemies had somehow failed to achieve their goal, and the leader behind them was becoming desperate.
"More of those guys are coming, Nana shoot!"
"Mm"
When Mio and Maria thought they were winning and only had to defeat Zest, another wave of enemies arrived.
But they saw flashes of light coming from the car and some lasers hit the approaching enemies and after the impact, they were knocked down and did not get up.
"Could it be another of Lala's inventions?"
"Mm! That seems to be it. At least they didn't fail like his other inventions! Nana, Momo, good shot!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Don't think you're going to escape this time. Don't think you've won, you've fallen right into the trap."
"You again, damn old man, I knew you were behind this attack...!" Maria saw Zolgear finally appear. She became excited and angry. She has decided to release the seal and transform into her adult form. She has to think about eliminating him once and for all.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You think I wasn't prepared this time. I've placed an array in this area, and all those you've defeated are the energy needed for this array to activate. Now you'll see what happens to those who face me!"
"Tss. This old man is putting on airs, he is the one who is facing us..."
"María, be careful, we don't know what this guy has prepared"
"It's not good… He's going to use that Akuma as a weapon to withstand the power of the matrix and defeat us… Boy, be careful!"
The driver, the bodyguard, noticed the difference. With her experience, she knew what the so-called womb in the old man's mouth was for.
The ancient devil families, such as the Gremory Family and the Sitri Family, are experts in incantations and arrays. So he was quickly able to detect the use of the array they were in.
"He?" Basara didn't notice anything until a wave of energy hit him and sent him flying a few meters.
Zest, as it could not be otherwise. He was used by Zolgear as a tool. She had already sensed the difference in her master's attitude. Ever since the failure in capturing Mio more than three months ago, his attitude towards her has changed, and his temper has become increasingly violent when dealing with her.
But she never imagined that on this occasion she would be used as a sacrifice. She felt a violent energy impacting her body from a jewel she wore on her neck.
She felt herself filling up like a balloon and knew that if this continued, at worst she would burst, at best she would be crippled after this energy was exhausted.
Desperation came suddenly, and Zest felt like everything was over for her. But suddenly...
The concrete beneath her feet split open. Two waves of earth rose up and covered her.
Then, a pair of pink-haired girls appeared from the ground, conjuring many vines that grew from the ground and began to cover the small hill of dirt that contained Zest.
Afterwards, the pink-haired girls sank into the ground along with the ball of vines containing Zest and disappeared.
Everything fell silent in the place.
The first to break the silence was Maria.
"Lala, Nana, Momo! Who are they, are they your sisters, or cousins or what?"
"Lala doesn't know them..."
"I have never seen them"
"They look familiar, but I don't know them"
Christel held back her laughter. If the Golems came out of the ground, they would appear in Christel's form, since they are almost like clones with a bit of consciousness, but with the memories that Christel injected into them. So they take her form.
But in order not to be recognized, I use Lala's hair to give them pink hair and green eyes, so in the eyes of others, the one they most resemble is Lala and her family.
It was obvious that the first time they appeared, they would be associated with Lala.
"I have detected the energy signature of the two creatures. They contain traces of Christel's energy signature, called Vitality, and they contain the energy signature of Lala-sama."
"Heee!!!" x4
"Lala, what have you done with Christel!"
"Lala hasn't done anything," Lala shook her head and hugged Christel tightly.
"Aren't they some of your inventions, did you use some of Christel's and your DNA?"
"Lala can do that? But wouldn't that make them Lala and Christel's daughters?"
My question,
"The Creatures are not biological, they appear to be dolls," Peke confirmed.
"So they are Lala's inventions!"
"Oneechan, did you make dolls with your and Christel's DNA? Momo wants one too!"
"Lala has that plan, but the dolls aren't ready yet..."
"So they do have something to do with you, pink-haired woman!"
"Enough!!! I don't know what you've done, but don't think you've destroyed my plan. I… eh?"
*Boom!!!!!!*
A small explosion appeared on the side of the avenue. A small cloud of dust rose, and then, the driver appeared walking calmly.
"I've broken the core of the matrix… now, let's fix this old man quickly, Miss Christel can't be late for class…"
Zolgear's eyes widened in shock and he had a bad feeling.