The laser sword pierced through Eight-cloud Ink's slender neck without any hindrance.
But Irene didn't have the slightest joy from her successful attack.
In front of Eight-cloud Ink's neck, a small black crack appeared. Irene's laser sword pierced through the crack and came out from behind Eight-cloud Ink.
"This is —"
When Irene realized that her attack failed, she immediately retracted her sword.
"You don't know? Didn't you investigate my information? "
Eight-cloud Ink glanced at the thick stack of files on the table.
A thought flashed through Irene and Will Court's mind — a gap.
"Clank —!!"
A blinding light flashed. Ashina suddenly pulled out her sword.
Like a flash of light, Ashina stabbed at Irene with her sword.
"Hmph —!!"
As the 'World's Number One Magician', Irene was naturally filled with pride. After losing to Yakumo, she had accumulated a lot of anger in her heart. Without hesitation, she brandished her sword and fought with Asuna.
However, Ashina didn't have to worry about Eight-cloud Ink, but Irene had to protect Will Court from being affected by the battle. Therefore, she was timid during the battle and was suppressed by Ashina.
Ashina quickly realized this. The girl retracted her sword and jumped back to distance herself from Irene.
"Look at how timid you are. Let's fight outside so that people won't say that I won unfairly."
Through the broken window, Ashina directly flew into the sky outside the DEM building.
Irene didn't immediately chase after her. Instead, she stood next to Will Court.
"Don't think that I'm so boring —"
Eight-cloud Ink snorted. From beginning to end, she quietly sat on the sofa and didn't make any movements.
"— I won't do anything to him."
"Go Irene. Let me take a good look at Ms. Ashina's strength. I believe that Ms. Yakumo isn't that despicable. "
"Well, very well, Lord Viscot!"
As the world's strongest magician, it was rare for Irene to meet an opponent who was on par with her. Although there were too many subjective factors involved in this judgment, Irene also wanted to fight Ashina to her heart's content.
With the help of the CR-UNIT, Irene also flew into the night sky.
Standing beside the broken floor-to-ceiling window, Wescott looked at the two men facing each other in the night sky.
"Your Excellency Yakumo, are you not worried about your companions?"
"It doesn't matter. That person called Ailian won't be a match for my wife."
"Is, is that so …"
Vis Court narrowed his slender eyes slightly.
"Then let me see."
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As if she was inviting Irene, Ashina raised the Demon Vanquishing Holy Sword with one hand and bent the fingers of her left hand towards Irene with the other.
"Don't look down on me!"
Shouting, Irene rushed towards Ashina. At the same time, she waved her laser sword and slashed towards Ashina's head at a speed faster than the eyes could follow.
However, Ashina easily blocked it with a single hand holding her sword.
"This power …!"
"Is this all you've got?"
"Damn it!"
Making a painful sound, Irene continuously swung the huge laser lightsaber.
However, all these attacks were blocked. From beginning to end, Ashina held the sword with one hand and showed no signs of moving her body in the air.
"Only relying on brute force to attack?"
After blocking countless sword attacks, Ashina sighed softly and a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
Then, Ashina's right hand holding the sword blocked Irene's laser sword again. Then, with a shake of her wrist, the explosive force of the sword sent Irene's body flying.
Before Irene could control her body in the air, she saw something flying towards her.
It was Ashina who turned into a flash of light.
In the night sky, she was like a meteor. In the blink of an eye, she was in front of Irene.
Then, in front of Irene's stunned eyes, the left side of her CR-UNIT, which looked like a wing, was easily cut off.
"Impossible …"
Irene's lips trembled as she said this. She looked at Ashina in a daze.
Her CR-UNIT was specially made and was the strongest in the world.
She was also the strongest magician in the world.
However, she, who was known as the strongest, had her armor broken so easily.
"Are you … really a human?"
According to the investigation, Ashina was a human.
But could a human do this?
"Hmm?"
Sensing that something was wrong with Irene, Ashina did not continue to attack.
Sheathing her sword, she looked at Irene with her hazel eyes indifferently.
"Although my husband is a monster, I am a human. But I'm a real human. "
"A human …?"
Irene closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Then, she opened her eyes again and looked at Ashina with a frown.
She was the strongest magician in the world. In addition to her talent, her daily training was also an important reason for her current strength.
The training that was far more terrifying than that of ordinary AST members not only made her powerful, but also made her extremely strong mentally.
In just a few breaths, Irene readjusted her mentality.
The strongest magician in the world could not be defeated so easily.
"Let's continue!"
"Hmm? Do you still want to fight? As you wish. "
Then, the two of them fought fiercely in the night sky again.
This time, Irene did not rely on brute force like before.
She could freely use her domain, superb sword skills, and unimaginable physical skills with the help of her CR-UNIT. Irene seemed to have abandoned all distractions and began to concentrate on the battle in front of her.
Although she was sitting on the sofa, Eight-cloud Ink's mind was constantly watching the battle in the sky.
After seeing Ashina's ease, she let go of the negligible worry in her heart.
But, Irene's following performance made her look at her in a different light.
"Weiss Court …"
"Hmm? What's wrong, Your Excellency Yakumo? "
"Although I don't like you as a person, but your subordinate — — is called Irene, right? This Irene's talent is not bad, very good. "
Weiss Court chuckled, not at all angered by Eight-cloud Ink's bluntness.
"I'm also very satisfied with this assistant, but compared to her, isn't Your Excellency Yakumo's companion more powerful?"
"Ashina …"
Eight-cloud Ink sighed in her heart.
The reason why Asuna was stronger than Irene was because of the environment.
If Irene had been living in the Fantasy Village from the beginning, and received the same training as Ashina, the current Ashina would definitely not be Irene's opponent.
The battle in the night sky came to an end once again.
Although Irene had abandoned all distracting thoughts and displayed her full strength, she was still easily defeated by Ashina.
"Huff … huff …"
In the sky, Irene clutched her chest, gasping for air.
She looked at Ashina with a fiery gaze.
She was not defeated — — hysterical after a crushing defeat, but full of fighting spirit after finding a goal.
"So, so powerful …"
"You flatter me."
Ashina was not filled with joy after defeating Irene. Just like how Eight-cloud Ink could detect that, Ashina also discovered Irene's talent that could be said to be peerless.
The girl could not help but feel sorry for her.
"It's a waste of your talent to stay by that man's side."
"Is that so …"
Irene adjusted her breathing, and a gentle smile appeared on her face. She looked down at Wescott with a tender gaze.
"… But, I'm willing to stay by his side, assist him, and help him fulfill his wish."
"Sigh …"
Ashina, who didn't like Weiss Court as much as Eight-cloud Ink, saw the way Irene looked at Weiss Court and shook her head helplessly.
However, when she thought of herself, Ashina smiled again.
Speaking of which, the Irene in front of her was somewhat similar to her.
Ashina couldn't help but have a good impression of this woman.
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After getting the information they wanted from Weiss Court, Eight-cloud Ink and Ashina did not stay for long and directly left.
Based on Weiss Court's performance, he had no reason to release false information to deceive them.
They didn't have any conflicts with the DEM company. Although they didn't like Will Court, who always had a hypocritical smile on his face, they didn't have to kill him because of this.
Standing in front of the window, looking in the direction where Eight-cloud Ink and Ashina left, Weiss Court held a cup of coffee and was in a daze.
Behind him was Irene, who stood respectfully.
"Irene …"
"Master Weiss Court, I'm here."
"Who do you think is stronger, the monster or the elf?"
"This …"
Irene pondered for a while.
"Although there is a lot of information about monsters on the Internet, the credibility of that information is too low. Even the gender of that monster can be mistaken, so that information can't be used as a reference at all."
"Based on the accurate information collected about the elf, the strength of the elf is actually not as strong as Miss Yakumo, who fought with me before, but she is also a human —"
"— And the monster who is her husband didn't really make a move from the beginning to the end, but to have such a powerhouse as his wife, his strength must not be weak."
"Is that so …"
Weiss Court closed his slender eyes.
"… It's getting more and more interesting. It seems that my plan to obtain the power of the elf needs to be slightly modified."
"Master!"
"Hmm?"
"I don't agree with master attacking those two."
Weiss Court smiled.
"Don't worry, I know what to do. Although powerful strength is tempting, if you overestimate yourself and try to obtain it, you will only be harmed in the end."
Hearing Weiss Court say this, Irene finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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