When the last prisoner was tortured beyond recognition by Vatler and fell to the ground, the prison's barrier was still operating normally due to the weakening of his magic power. The entire hall was completely silent after the prisoner was captured.
Akatsuki Kojou, Yukina, and Vatler surrounded Fairy Wood Aye.
"Yakatsuki-sensei, is Natsuki-chan okay?"
Akatsuki Kojou looked at Eight-cloud Ink while being wary of Fairy Wood Aye.
"Ah, she's fine. Instead of worrying about Natsuki, you should think about how to treat your childhood sweetheart. Although she's fine for now, it won't be good in the long run."
"Yukina …"
When Kojou saw Yuuma lying on the ground, he couldn't help but want to beat this witch up.
"Ahem … I didn't expect … to meet … such a strange demon …"
Immortal Mua Ye completely ignored Kojou and the other two. Her eyes were fixed on Yakumo the entire time.
"You're … a monster, right? I didn't expect a monster to be born in the cracks of space … "
"Hmm?"
Eight-cloud Ink tightened her grip on Natsuki.
"As expected of the Witch of the Secretary. Although it's not completely correct, to be able to see this level is something even Natsuki-chan can't do."
"Your ability … is to control the boundaries of things, right?"
"Well, it barely scratches the edge."
"Scratches the edge … Could it be that you can even control the boundaries of concepts? Oh right, you said you can't control the highest level of concepts like time … Ahem … "
Because of the wound caused by the magic backlash, Fairy Wood Aye coughed up blood with a pale face.
A purple magic formation appeared under her.
It was the magic backlash that caused the weakening of magic and triggered the jailbreak mechanism.
Chains appeared out of thin air and bound Immortal Capital Mu A Ye. Then, they took her into the void.
At the same time, Natsuki in Eight-cloud Ink's arms showed signs of waking up.
"Hmm …"
"You woke up? How do you feel? "
When she opened her eyes, the confusion in Natsuki's eyes gradually cleared up. The witch immediately noticed her situation. She was being carried in a princess carry by Eight-cloud Ink.
"… Put me down, demon."
Eight-cloud Ink crouched down and gently placed Natsuki on the ground.
Natsuki, who rarely blushed, looked at the empty hall and asked, "The escapees … and A 'ye, have they all been taken care of?"
"Yes."
…
Silence. Natsuki stood in the center of the hall, not speaking for a long time.
"What happened?"
Eight-cloud Ink stepped forward and placed her hand on Natsuki's head.
Caress, caress.
This time, Natsuki did not slap his hand away.
"I didn't expect that A Ye and I would end up opposing each other to this extent."
"You two are old friends?"
"Don't you know everything?" Natsuki snorted, "Alright, prepare to leave. I'm going to continue sleeping here. As the key, my main body can't leave the prison barrier."
Saying this, Natsuki's expression became somewhat desolate.
Sleeping in the prison barrier for the rest of her life and only being able to use her projection to move about in the outside world. This was the price Natsuki had to pay to become a witch and obtain the power to rival the powerful demons.
However, this time, Eight-cloud Ink laughed.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Natsuki-chan, I can allow your main body to move about outside."
"What!?"
Natsuki suddenly turned around and stared at Eight-cloud Ink with her round eyes.
"Well …" Eight-cloud Ink opened his fan, "Everything has a realm, including your main body and your projection."
"Although I don't know if it will really succeed, I can try to change the realm between your main body and your projection to achieve the goal of deceiving the prison barrier. If it succeeds, your main body will no longer be sleeping and your projection will be active. Instead, your projection will be sleeping in the prison barrier and your main body will be active outside."
"This kind of thing … Right, since a monster like you can forcefully change two realms in a short time, you should be able to do this kind of thing as well."
Natsuki let out a sigh of relief and looked at Eight-cloud Ink with a strange expression.
She seemed to be laughing and crying at the same time.
"… Thank you."
With a "pa" sound, the fan closed and tapped Natsuki's forehead.
"No need to thank me, just treat it as a reward for freeloading at your place for so long."
Natsuki Nangong immediately released her projection.
Two identical goth lolis stood in front of Eight-cloud Ink.
"Two, two Natsuki-chan …" Kojou's mouth was wide open as he shook his head violently. He almost thought that he was hallucinating.
"Don't add the word 'chan' behind Sensei's name!"
This time, Kojou received two retorts from both Natsuki.
"Then, I'm going to start …"
Eight-cloud Ink slightly raised his arms.
His clothes fluttered and the Yin Yang Jade pendant jingled.
"Hahaha, I really want to have a good fight with Yakumo more and more …"
Vatler's fighting spirit rose as he felt the strange power gathering in the hall.
"There will be a chance."
Eight-cloud Ink replied to Vatler and then looked at the two Natsuki.
As time passed, the projection and the real Natsuki's body became blurry.
"Don't resist."
Eight Cloud Ink sensed that Natsuki subconsciously wanted to use Space Restriction Magic to resist, so she immediately spoke.
Then, the two blurry Natsuki's body overlapped and separated.
The entire process lasted for ten minutes.
"Sigh … I really don't want to do this kind of delicate work again …"
When it was done, Eight-cloud Ink rubbed his forehead and sighed.
"Compared to pure destruction, this kind of deceptive control is too tiring. Well, I can train this kind of ability."
"It feels so strange …"
Nangong Na Yue's main body looked at her projection, her eyes flashing with surprise.
"… Even I almost thought that this projection was the real Natsuki."
"Of course, I transferred some of the 'symbols' of the real Natsuki to the projection."
Eight-cloud Ink looked tired, which made Natsuki worried.
"Don't worry, this projection's current existence is actually a second you formed by magic power. Putting her in the Prison Barrier will work."
The projected Natsuki nodded at everyone and then walked to the chair in the middle of the hall.
When the projected Natsuki sat on it, the prison barrier distorted and returned to its original state.
At the same time, the projected Natsuki closed her eyes and fell asleep.
"How magical."
Vatler clicked his tongue in wonder.
"… She was able to exploit a loophole in the contract between a witch and a demon. Even a Primogenitor would have a hard time doing this."
"A Primogenitor's strength lies in their abundant magic and destructive familiars, as well as their almost immortal body."
Eight-cloud Ink looked at Kojou. The fourth Primogenitor in front of her was still a dabbler, but his future was limitless.
"Demons, on the other hand, might not be that strong, but they have all kinds of talents."
"Tsk … If demons weren't on the verge of extinction, perhaps the strongest demons wouldn't be vampires."
Vatler laughed out loud.
"Alright, since the matter is resolved, let's leave. If we don't treat that little girl's injuries, she'll be beyond help."
Natsuki called for everyone to leave the prison barrier.
When everyone returned to Itogami Island, the mirage-like barrier behind them slowly disappeared from the surface of the ocean.
"Well then, Natsuki-chan, Yakato-sensei, and Vatler, I'll take Yuuma to be treated."
Kojou carried Yuuma and walked to the three.
"My mother is a magitek healer, she's experienced in treating injuries like this."
"Go."
"I'll take my leave as well, I had fun tonight."
After Kojou and Yukina left with Yuuma, Vatler also left.
Only Eight-cloud Ink and Natsuki were left at the dock.
"… Why do I feel like there's something wrong with using my real body?"
"Of course there's something wrong."
Eight-cloud Ink suddenly laughed.
"Think about it, Natsuki-chan, your real body has been sleeping in the prison barrier for more than a decade. In other words, you haven't washed your body for more than a decade."
As if there was really something dirty on Natsuki's body, Eight-cloud Ink purposely put some distance between them.
Seeing Natsuki's face turn from white to red, then from red to black, Eight-cloud Ink couldn't help but laugh.
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