Challenge: The Fool with the Surname Okayamine

Chapter 91, Itono's Arc: "The Devil's Deal with the Sinner"

Relieved that Shido had left, and after confirming that the Itsuka family was not yet in the era of being filled with cameras, Mei slowly took a communicator out of his pocket.

"That's really interesting."

Ming rapidly flipped through the [Divine Eclipse Manual] in his hand, the information being fed into his brain. After confirming the information, Ming pressed the power button on his communicator, and the channel began to connect.

At 2 a.m. in the UK, a man lay in his opulent private bath as he arrived at Westcott's place.

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

The ringing woke the man who was soaking in the bathtub. He lazily opened his eyes, a pleasant smile spreading across his face, and reached for the communicator beside him.

“Mr. Isaac Pelham Westcott, it’s a pleasure to meet you. Are you looking for me?” came an aged yet alluring voice from the receiver.

Upon hearing the other person's words, Westcott wrapped himself in a towel and his smile widened.

"That's right, my friend~ I'm the one looking for you, Flame Beast. It's a pity I didn't get to see you in person. I'm really curious, how did you get the communication area from Jessica? She hasn't contacted anyone all day."

"You care a lot?"

"Yes, after all, Jessica was disliked by Allen because of this, and I feel very sorry about it too."

With a glass of red wine in his hand, Weiscott spoke with feigned melancholy, occasionally swirling the wine in his hand.

Because of the advance use of [Future Records], Ming was not surprised by this politeness.

"Speak, what do you want to say to me? If it's a useless topic... I don't mind meeting you, the sinner who summoned the origin of this problem."

"Oh?! That's quite unexpected. You even know about this. Well, that makes sense, since the omniscient demon king of the [Nun] is in your hands. But if that's the case, it seems you knew why I was looking for you before you came to ask... Besides, the fact that you took the initiative to contact me means we can talk, right?"

Ming raised his eyes and realized that Westcott's intelligence was among the most troublesome of everyone he had ever met. He was nothing like the Date A Live fanfiction he had read before, who portrayed him as an easy guy to fool.

Originally, Ming had no intention of cooperating with him based solely on the fact that he had summoned the Origin, but since his own time was running out and DEM's resources were extremely abundant, he couldn't find a reason not to take advantage of it.

"Tsk, you want me to tell you the fastest way to reverse the elves' fate, and the only benefit of me joining DEM is giving me the position of the fifth executive director?"

Westcott took a small sip of red wine, a fleeting look of longing for the power of the inscription flashing in his eyes.

"It seems you do indeed know everything. However, since you understand my proposal, why hesitate? With your abilities, coupled with DEM's resources, we can control the power of all the Demon Lords. What do you say?"

"Stop making empty promises. I can do all this even without you. If you're going to come, tell me what I really want."

Westcott frowned slightly, then burst into laughter. After all, he didn't believe that Ming would willingly hand over the secret for such a paltry sum. On the contrary, the conditions he proposed were the answer he had deduced.

"Haha, then tell me, what exactly do you desire?"

"Do you have thirty [magical crafts]? I don't think the magician's village would never have created something like that."

Westcott was silent for a moment. Although some of the thirty [magical crafts] were indeed found in the ruins of the magician's village, some of them were no longer usable. Otherwise, Allen would not have needed to use the manifestation device.

There was a brief silence in the call.

"I agree, but I'm curious what you plan to do with them?"

"No comment."

"Okay, I'll have someone place the item at the foot of the Sky Tower in Tiangong City. In the meantime, please make the method of [Reversal] public."

"Give hope to the helpless elves, then destroy their hope and plunge them back into the abyss. This sudden drop can trigger a reversal."

After hearing Ming's method, a calculating glint appeared in Westcott's eyes.

"Hmph, as expected, cruel methods."

"This world is inherently cruel, and some sacrifices are inevitable in order to achieve one's goals."

Upon hearing Ming say this, the image of the so-called "Flame Beast" in Westcott's eyes once again intertwined with his own, as if he were seeing a second version of himself. Ming, on the other hand, had absolutely no interest in knowing what Westcott was thinking about this.

"I hope your method works, otherwise..." Westcott's threat was obvious.

"Want to test it? If Jessica's still here, then yes..."

Westcott's expression changed, but he suppressed his excitement and spoke in a pleasant tone: "Tell me in detail, and I'll have her come back to cooperate with you later."

"You know the Hermit, right? She was just rescued by a boy. How about having Jessica take him out with a sniper rifle right in front of her? Of course, this is just a demonstration for you. I'll take back the Demon King. No objections?"

Ming's tone was seductive, and Westcott, naturally, had no reason to refuse, so he agreed.

After hanging up the call, Westcott stepped out of the bathroom and immediately instructed his men to notify Jessica to return, informing her of part of the plan. From then on, Jessica willingly obeyed orders.

"This is my chance to impress Directors Allen and Isaac, and I absolutely cannot fail this time!" With that thought, she left the airport and immediately headed towards Tiangong City wearing the display device.

Meanwhile, on Shido's side...

'Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!'

The noisy spacequake alarm went off, and Origami, who was only wearing a bath towel and trying to seduce Shido, had to rush over immediately. Shido naturally retrieved Yoshina as well.

The battlefield where Yoshino was surrounded and killed~

After leaving the Itsuka family, Yoshino flew low over the city, feeling very grateful to the boy who said he would become her hero.

'boom! '

Just as Yoshino was flying and searching for the rabbit puppet Yoshina, a gunshot rang out from behind the girl. Yoshino instinctively dodged to the side and then turned her head to look back.

Seeing the two AST members staring at him with disgust, Yoshino immediately fled in panic.

"Reporting to Captain Kusakabe, after continuous investigation, we have discovered the lurking elf [Hermit]!" an AST member reported to Captain Kusakabe Ryoko during the call.

"Alright, hold off the Hermit for now, I'll lead the team there immediately!"

"understand!"

The two AST members responded seriously and then quickly gave chase to Yoshino, not giving the girl any chance to escape.

The girl ran away, and although the bullets could not harm her in the slightest, Yoshino never had the thought of fighting back.

Admittedly, although she possessed the power to resist, she was unwilling to let others suffer the same pain as she had, so she chose to run away rather than attack. However... the girl's "mercy" actually made her current situation slightly more precarious.

Just as the girl was running away, she was suddenly blocked by Ryoko Kusakabe, who opened fire with a Gatling gun that was several times more powerful than a normal weapon, instantly knocking Yoshino to the ground.

"Team members, let's take her down in one fell swoop!"

Ryoko solemnly gave instructions to her team members. In the blink of an eye, the Gatling gun began to spin rapidly, launching a fierce attack on Yoshino along with the other AST members.

Yoshino collapsed to the ground, her eyes filled with helplessness and fear.

"No...no!"

The girl screamed at the top of her lungs, but the other party clearly had no intention of giving up.

Faced with this situation, the girl had no choice but to instinctively raise her hand and summon the angel in order to protect herself.

"Ice... [Ice Puppet]!"

Just as Yoshino's clear and melodious voice fell, a heart-stopping roar suddenly rang out!

Immediately afterwards, the once solid ground began to tremble violently.

With the eruption of this powerful force, the ground instantly shattered into countless pieces, from which dazzling blue lights shot out, as brilliant as shooting stars twinkling in the night sky.

At the same time, a large amount of cold, bone-chilling icy mist gushed out from the ground like a surging tide, quickly spreading and enveloping the entire battlefield in the blink of an eye.

"Did you kill them?"

A team member standing next to Liaozi asked nervously.

However, it already had a vague feeling that things weren't so simple. Sure enough, as the thick icy fog gradually dissipated, a pair of blood-red eyes stared intently at the AST members through the dense mist.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw an exceptionally large ice rabbit, as tall as a building, suddenly appear before them!

"Oh no! It's an [Angel]!"

Liaozi shouted anxiously to the team members beside him, but to no avail.

Just then, a terrifying scene unfolded—the towering buildings around them were covered by a thick layer of ice at an alarming speed, instantly transforming into crystal-clear icebergs.

The enormous rabbit, on the other hand, seemed unusually relaxed, simply opening its mouth casually.

Two AST members were unable to dodge in time and were struck by this terrifying energy. Even with their [Freedom Domain] activated, they were frozen into solid blocks of ice and then plummeted from the sky like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily onto the cold ground with a crisp and chilling sound.

However, the ice rabbit did not stop its frantic escape; instead, it seemed to have lost control and ran faster and faster.

Liao Zi stared wide-eyed at what was happening before him, knowing full well that he could not let this dangerous monster escape, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

Without hesitation, he issued the order: "All team members, listen up! Give chase immediately!"

After saying that, they took the lead and led the AST team members who had not yet been frozen to follow closely behind the Ice Rabbit, thus beginning a thrilling chase.

Meanwhile, Tohka, who intends to reconcile with Shido, is rushing over here.

Her light steps seemed to carry an urgent feeling. Just then, a black, casual domain descended, and then the [Flame Beast] slowly walked out from behind Tohka, holding the [Divine Eclipse Manual].

Tohka noticed something was wrong, turned around abruptly, and looked at Akira warily.

"Huh?! [Flame Beast] is here to help again? Then hurry up and take me to Shido's place! Thank you."

However, Ming remained unmoved after listening. Even Tohka, who was usually oblivious to the atmosphere, sensed that the atmosphere was unusual.

"What exactly are you trying to do?!"

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, we did not invite you to be an actor in this grand performance. Please take a break for now."

Ming bowed slightly in greeting, and Shi Xiang instinctively tried to display her "Battle of the Lord" fighting style, but to no avail.

"What happened... Where is [King of Slaughter]?!" Tohka stared at her hands in disbelief, while Ming offered no explanation.

"I will give you a sweet dream, Your Highness, and please do not resist." As she spoke, Tohka's feet seemed to be held down by something, unable to move.

"What are you going to do to me! Let me go!" Tohka shouted weakly as half of her body was being dragged into the [Phantom Library], before she was pulled inside.

"I'm sorry, your emotions aren't strong enough right now, so you probably can't summon an angel. Have a good dream." Ming said to the space where Tohka fell after closing the book.

Because the Fourth Demon King can make him stronger, Ming has no choice but to try to obtain it, even if it means bearing a bad reputation, just to see the one he cherishes most again and protect her safety.

"I'm so sorry... everyone, please wait a moment, the grand performance will begin shortly!"

Back to the part of the city that was frozen over~

As if by magic, it was completely covered by a thick layer of ice. Even more shockingly, in the distance of the frozen high-rise, a huge, snow-white beast slowly emerged, exuding a chilling aura.

Upon reaching the top of the building, Shido suddenly widened his eyes, his feet seemingly nailed to the ground, unable to move an inch.

"Yoshino! Yoshino!"

"Shi...Brother Shidou..."

On the [Ice Puppet], which was about to go berserk at the critical point, Yoshino heard Shido's call, and the giant beast shifted its target and moved towards the high-rise building where Shido was.

He stared intently at the mysterious white behemoth before him, his heart filled with boundless awe, yet he still managed to shout:

"Yoshino, I brought Yoshina!"

As Shido reached into his bag, Fang's AST and Origami continued their attack.

"Young man, please evacuate quickly!" Ryoko Kusakabe kindly reminded him, and then continued firing.

Unfortunately, all these efforts have been in vain.

The enormous, terrifying beast let out a deafening roar:

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar!"

At the same time, you can see it opening its blood-red maw, and an incredibly powerful energy begins to rapidly gather inside.

As time went on, the energy grew increasingly dazzling, and a powerful force of ice was about to be unleashed.

Shido didn't know how to defend himself, so he crossed his arms as a form of defense.

"Try to manifest the [King of Slaughter] like Tohka."

An old voice rang in Shido's ears, but when Shido glanced to the side, there was no one there.

Seeing the [Ice Puppet] already pointing its energy cannon at him, Shido, though puzzled, had no other choice but to do as it was told.

"Hoohoho!"

The energy cannon fired, unleashing a massive surge of frost power. The surrounding ASTs quickly retreated, leaving Shido standing there dumbfounded.

"Ugh?!"