Chapter 632
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This place could be called a secret realm. Just its beauty alone was quite unique.
Although Seiji was curious about what was hidden here, it was more important to find Hoshi.
The three of them entered the "garden" and soon found the beautiful boy under a red tree!
Hoshi was sitting quietly against the tree with his eyes closed and a serene expression … This scene reminded Seiji of a certain Knight King's final moments! Fortunately, this junior of his was only sleeping, and wasn't in a deep sleep forever.
"Hoshi, wake up." Seiji crouched down and pulled off his mask.
There was no response.
"Wake up! Fourth Knight!! "Seiji raised his voice and shook Hoshi's shoulder.
"Hmm …" Hoshi made a faint sound.
The beautiful boy then furrowed his eyebrows and opened his eyes slightly. He blinked and slowly opened them again.
Hoshi had a confused expression when he saw Seiji. Then, he widened his eyes slightly. "… Senpai?"
"It's me." Seiji smiled. "It took us so much effort to find you. I didn't expect that you'd be sleeping in such a beautiful place."
Hoshi looked at him in a daze for a while before he slowly turned to look at Mika and Tomohisa, who had already pulled off their masks.
"Uehara -senpai … Juumonji-san … Is this real?"
"This humble one doesn't think that I'm an illusion." Tomohisa chuckled. "This is reality. You're not dreaming, Fourth Knight."
"Amami-san, it's wonderful that you're alright." Mika also smiled.
Hoshi looked at Seiji Mukai again, and his expression gradually turned into one of delight.
"Senpai … Team Leader!" He suddenly rushed over and hugged Hoshi!
Seiji was startled by this. He didn't expect that his junior would be excited to the point of doing such a thing.
"Calm down … How are you feeling right now? Are you injured anywhere? "
"No … I'm fine … it's just …" Hoshi sniffled. "I'm just a little scared …"
"I'm sorry for leaving you alone for so long." Seiji patted Hoshi's back. "It's fine now. There's nothing to be afraid of anymore."
As soon as he said that, he realized that he had accidentally said a flag … Er, it should be fine, right?
"Wah … Captain …" Hoshi did his best to restrain himself and not allow himself to cry.
There was a moment of silence.
Hoshi let go of Seiji after he calmed down. His face was slightly red.
"How did you get to this area?" Seiji asked the question he wanted to know.
Hearing this, Hoshi suddenly thought of something and hurriedly looked up at the tree.
The mysterious golden-haired girl was no longer here!
Seiji, Mika, and Tomohisa: "?"
When they saw Hoshi like this, they looked up as well. However, they only saw red leaves and black fruits.
"Is there anything there?"
Seiji asked in a serious tone as he recalled the abnormal behavior of the other party before the change in his Domain.
"No … she … isn't here anymore." Hoshi looked around again, but didn't see her anywhere.
"Her?"
"Yes, it's a blonde, very beautiful girl …"
Hoshi told the three of them about his experience.
"That girl is indeed highly likely to be an existence from another world." Seiji rubbed his chin after hearing this. "But she's different from the last time I saw her …"
She was able to easily kill a powerful monster with a single finger attack, and she was also able to open a door to her Domain and bring people to such a secret garden-like place. She was obviously different from Rhode and Lana.
Was it a difference in level? Or was it another existence with a similar nature?
"She helped you by bringing you here so that you could rest safely … But, it's also possible that she was the one who caused the sudden change in her Domain and caused us to be separated." Seiji had a serious expression.
Hoshi fell silent. It wasn't that he didn't consider this possibility, but that he didn't want to believe it.
"I … don't think that she's evil," Hoshi muttered. "Something else probably caused the change in her Domain, not her …"
"She helped you. I want to believe that as well," Seiji told him.
He recalled the so-called "Rock Squad" that he met earlier. The change in her Domain might be related to them as well, but he felt that the possibility was rather low. If he had tried to negotiate with them at the time, perhaps he would have been able to obtain some information, but it would have been a waste of time. Since his first priority was to find his companions as soon as possible, he chose not to cause any trouble. Still, he saved a file just in case.
"Let's not think too much about it for now. Let's find the others first."
Seiji was about to use his [Interdimensional Locator] again when he heard faint footsteps.
He immediately reacted and decisively pulled off his mask, indicating to Mika and Tomohisa that they were here, and then pulled off Hoshi's mask.
"What's the matter?" Hoshi was confused.
"Someone's coming," Seiji told him.
Right after he said this, the same figures that he had previously met appeared at the entrance to the Domain.
…
Jiro Iwasaki led his team to the Domain and discovered that the True Knights were already here!
He was now certain that the True Knights' target was also here.
He hadn't thought that it would be so troublesome. Iwasaki furrowed his eyebrows.
Previously, there were three True Knights, but now there was one more … It didn't matter why there was one more Esper. The important part was how to eliminate them!
No matter what faction the True Knights were, they couldn't possibly give up this Domain.
A normal battle … would have a low chance of victory. Not to mention the three Espers, just the Spirit-branded Retainer alone would be difficult enough to deal with.
Calling for reinforcements … would likely be too late.
There was only one choice left …
Iwasaki made his decision when he saw the Spirit-branded Retainer walking over.
"Go kill them!" he ordered his three team members who were armed with weapons.
The three of them didn't hesitate at all. They immediately obeyed his order and rushed forward with excited expressions on their faces.
They had long since gotten bored of fighting monsters. They wanted to kill someone!
What the three of them didn't see was that the moment they rushed out, Iwasaki took out a black controller from his pocket and pressed three red buttons.
The blood-red weapons the three of them were holding instantly emitted a mist that seeped into their bodies. The three of them felt immense pain as their strength greatly increased. Their consciousness became hazy, their vision became bright red, and their minds were filled with a frenzied desire to kill!
"Roar roar roar!!!"
The three of them roared hoarsely, as if they were monsters.
* Boom!!! *
The greatsword slashed downwards, instantly destroying a large patch of flowers and even creating a crack in the ground!
Seiji had a surprised expression under his mask as he managed to dodge this attack.
Why did they suddenly attack with such a powerful killing intent!?
Were they trying to escape from the Inner World? Did they feel despair because they were unable to leave this gigantic labyrinth-like Inner World, so they wanted to kill an outsider in order to escape?
However, they didn't seem to be in despair earlier. Not only that, their crazed actions were rather strange …
Many questions popped up in Seiji's mind, but he didn't have the time to think too much about it. That was because a red spear immediately stabbed towards him from the side at high speed!
* Bang!! *
Seiji unsheathed his sword and blocked the spear.
Then, he felt a gust of wind behind him as he felt an incredible sense of danger …
[Bullet Time], activate!
Seiji used this skill to barely dodge the hooded youth's backstab and counterattack with a kick.
The assassin who received such a heavy kick took advantage of the momentum and adjusted his position to approach Mika and the others!
"Be careful!!" Seiji shouted.
The next instant, Tomohisa's lightning bolt struck the hooded youth. However, it was unable to stop the youth's attack.
Mika blocked in front of his companions with his shield.
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