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*”If I just get rid of you..!”*

There was a hint of terror in Bifrons’ scream as he swung his grim reaper scythe, which covered a similarly large area as he was tall now. Considering Crim’s lack of defensive stats, tanking that attack head on would easily take all of her HP, but…

“No chance!!”

While the scythe was still being swung, Elmir rushed in to cover Crim, his shield buffed with various defensive skills, stopping the blade before it could reach her. At the same time, something wrapped itself around Bifrons’ left hand. It was a kusari-fundo thrown by Setsuna.

*”This tiny chain won’t-“*
“That arrogance will be the end of you. Explode!”
*”Guh..?!”*

There was a piece of paper attached to the chain…one of Setsuna’s beloved explosive tags, which burst a moment later. It did not deal a lot of damage, but it was enough to force Bifrons’ left hand to flick aside, creating an opening.

“…Sickle Moon!”

And obviously, Crim would never waste such an opportunity.

After Elmir’s almost suicidal defense, Crim was able to push her small body past the grim reaper’s scythe. Once close enough, she swung her sword in a wide arc, like a crimson crescent moon, slicing through Bifrons’ left elbow.

*”Damn you, damn you, damn you, damn youuuu!!”*

Bifrons yelled out maniacally as he watched his own hand spin in mid-air. He made countless summoning circles appear all over the rooftop. Soon, an army of crimson skeletons emerged from them.

“So he still had a trump card like this…!!”
*”Be careful, there might be lichs amongst them too!”*
“I don’t think we have time for that now!”

Alberich tried warning them, but Crim was already surrounded and had no time to deal with that. She had to run around, kicking and slicing at the red skeletons trying to surround her, while also avoiding getting hit by the magic flung at her by a lich.

*”So even the skeletons powered by my mana aren’t enough to stop you? In that case…!”*

Bifrons spoke with an irritated voice, and when he was done, the red skeletons began to act differently. They discarded their weapons and rushed at Crim. Even when she swung her enormous sword to destroy their bodies, they still kept trying to jump and take hold of her.

*‘I have a really bad feeling about this.’*

Just when she kicked away a skeleton that had gotten too close…it burst in flames before its bones hit the ground.

“Dammit…so now they’re doing that too..!”
*”Don’t think I didn’t notice earlier that you’re weak to fire… So just burn away and never come back, you monster…!!”*
“Hold up! Why is it that a devil is calling me a monster?! Make it make sense!!”

She had to keep moving to avoid being caught in Corpse Explosion, constantly kicking skeletons away, but their numbers were beginning to overwhelm her. They slowly closed in on her, and just when she was about to get caught…

*Pew!*

There was a soft whistling sound as a bullet of light flew across the rooftop and struck the red skeleton that was about to take hold of Crim, creating a bright cross effect before blowing it away.

“…They’re here!”

Crim looked in the direction that the bullet came from, and spotted that familiar mechanical girl, down on one knee to stabilize her rifle, as well as…

“…Have mercy on this soul! Kyrie Eleison!!”

Right behind her, just arriving at the rooftop, was an elf girl with her robe fluttering behind her, Freya. Her magic became a tall pillar of light that fell down on the red skeletons chasing after Crim.

Kyrie Eleison, a large area exorcising spell of Holy Magic. As that light fell on the skeletons, they disintegrated and floated up into the heavens.

“We made it on time!”
“Sorry for keeping you waiting, Crim!”
“We were caught up for a bit but we’re here now! Falling Skies!!”

Frey was not too far behind, and he summoned a small sun right in the center of the rooftop, which turned all of the nearby red skeletons to ashes.

“Everyone, let’s help our Demon Lord!”
“Charge aheaddd!!”
“ “ “RAHHHH!!!” ” ”

Then Kasumi and Hinagiku showed up, leading the rest of the frontliners into two groups going around Falling Skies to get rid of any remaining enemy.

…In just a short time, the scales tipped entirely in Crim’s favor.

“Master, I, the unworthy Setsuna, will take down the lich and open the path for you!”
“Oh… huh? Wilt thou manage?”
“Yes, just trust in me!”

Setsuna sounded really confident of herself, as she rapidly formed some hand signs in front of her chest…

“This time I won’t fail. I’ll show the true power of Imps! Transformation, Seiranouki!!”

At first, her body appeared to swell up. And in just the blink of an eye, she had transformed.

Her hands became covered in golden fur, sprouting terrifying claws, while her blonde hair grew much longer. Her eyes elongated as well, her pupils narrowing into vertical slits that gleamed with a golden light. Red patterns spread across her skin, and long fangs became visible in her mouth.

And then… nine extremely fluffy golden tails unfurled behind her. That was the main reason she had seemed to grow so much earlier.

“Elmir, you take care of the other lich over there!”
“Ah, okay…!!”

Elmir was still struggling to process the girl’s transformation, but he managed to follow Setsuna’s command and turned his focus on the second of the two lichs. Meanwhile, Setsuna’s bestial body crackled with something like lightning as she charged at incredible speed toward her opponent.

*She’s fast.*

Even Crim was impressed. In that state, Setsuna was just as fast as Crim while using Break Blood.

She left a long trail as she ran, quickly knocking the lich down onto the ground, where she mounted on top of it before unleashing a relentless attack with two daggers.

All the lich could do was shake violently from the attack, which while gruesome, appeared almost comical.

Eventually, Crim had to force herself to stop watching, as she was finally free to move again thanks to her allies, and could focus on Bifrons again.

“Let’s end this, Bifrons! Scourge!!”

Bifrons seemed to get scared as he held his scythe in a defensive stance, but Crim was so fast she was leaving afterimages, appearing almost like a shooting star through the starry sky, swinging down her Ragnarok Weapon.

*”…Ghah..?!”*

He let out a pained groan.

The Two-Handed Sword Art Scourge. Bearing the name of divine punishment, it was a rapid gap-closer followed by a powerful slash.

Even as Bifrons tried to fend it off, Crim’s sword easily broke through the scythe’s guard and left a glowing gash across his enormous body. But… it did not feel like much had been accomplished.

Realizing that, Crim immediately flowed into her next movement, preparing another attack without delay.

“Graaahhhhh!! Resolution!!”

Holding her sword out, Crim’s body began to spin like a whirlwind. After three whole turns, she had lifted into the air, where she transitioned into a powerful diagonal slash for the finishing move.

As he had lost his weapons, Bifrons had no way to defend himself and just stood as his life was robbed from him in an instant.

*”This…can’t be… Not to someone…like this girl..?!”*

Bifrons muttered in a broken voice as the lower half of his body crumbled away, turning to dust as it struck the ground.

His remaining upper body reverted to the young man from earlier, tumbling across the rooftop before coming to a stop. He had lost both arms and his lower body, yet he was still alive, left only to stare helplessly at the starry night sky above…