Raise Magical Girls and Leave Them With Eternal Regret - Chapter 69



69. Phase One, Complete

“……Snake Knight.”

Watching the black-and-white snake slither out from Wuyue’s phone and then merge into a humanoid monster, the Night Demon absorbed the negative emotions spilling from the black sphere back into his own body, deliberately lowering his voice as he spoke:

“Why are you here? Snake Knight, or rather, what is your purpose for coming here and disrupting my plans?”

Before he could receive a response, the Night Demon continued:

“It’s to protect these magical girls, right? I know what you’ve transformed from… from a magical girl into a witch. You’ve clearly already become a witch, so you shouldn’t have any reason to fight them anymore.”

“But you still want to protect them here? Isn’t that a bit strange?”

“……”

After hearing the Night Demon’s words, the Snake Knight seemed to fall silent for a moment, then put on a sighing expression.

“I completely don’t understand what you’re saying… Night Demon, the reason I came here… ha, of course, it’s just because something interesting is happening here~”

As he spoke, the Snake Knight transformed his right hand into a Western sword, then turned his head to glance at the fallen Wuyue.

Then he quickly turned back to look at “Youyu,” with a hint of mockery in his tone as he addressed the Night Demon:

“So you resort to such underhanded tactics of using hostages to fight, huh… Night Demon? That’s not a good way to go about things…”

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“After all…”

Saying this, the Snake Knight raised the Western sword he had transformed into, pointing the blade towards the Night Demon.

“Having anyone besides me do this would make me feel annoyed…”

“……!”

Noticing the Snake Knight’s movement, the Night Demon did not panic; he instantly raised his finger, pointing it at the Snake Knight.

In the next moment, a black-purple sphere of light shot from his fingertip, heading straight for the Snake Knight!

After all, the Night Demon had anticipated that the Snake Knight would attack him directly upon his appearance, so he had already prepared for this possibility.

“Use this attack to paralyze you, then make you ‘sit down’ and have a proper conversation with me.”

“Snake Knight, I don’t really want to hurt you; after all, you’re a great collaborator.”

“So… please take a rest for a while.”

“Condensing massive negative emotions into a small point, then creating a huge explosion in an instant? That’s a pretty good idea. If I weren’t capable, I might really get hurt by you.”

However, facing the Night Demon’s powerful attack, the Snake Knight not only did not evade but stood his ground.

This was not because he was afraid or stunned by the attack.

But because…

“Hiss—!”

Just as the black sphere was about to strike the Serpent Knight, a shadow of a massive black serpent suddenly emerged from behind him! It circled around his right shoulder and positioned itself in front of him.

Then, the serpent opened its mouth, unleashing an incredibly powerful force of attraction that crushed, destroyed, and twisted the incoming black sphere!

It was as if the sphere was turned into noodles, being sucked into its mouth, resembling a black hole in the universe devouring its prey.

Once the black sphere completely disappeared, the giant serpent closed its mouth.

In just a moment, the attack from the Night Demon was effortlessly neutralized.

“How could you?!”

Caught off guard by the Serpent Knight’s ability, the Night Demon stood stunned in shock, unable to take the next step.

Normally, such a violent negative emotion, specifically designed for attack, wouldn’t be so easily devoured; it was generally a means of attack, not food.

But… that Serpent Knight had summoned a black giant serpent from who knows where to swallow his attack!

Achieving that should be impossible!

“Oh~ that’s because I didn’t ‘eat’ it, of course?”

Seeing his reaction, the Serpent Knight smirked mockingly.

“…What I did was simply ‘catch’ the ball.”

“Now, I’ll return it to you.”

After saying this, the black giant serpent opened its mouth once more, aiming at the Night Demon.

In the next moment, purple and black lights flickered and gathered in its mouth, looking quite dangerous.

“!!”

Feeling the terror of this attack, the Night Demon stepped back a moment, beginning to contemplate how to extricate himself.

Although the body he was currently manipulating was merely a puppet and wouldn’t directly harm him, if it were to be destroyed by the Serpent Knight again, then that “Tower Master” might come to hold him accountable.

But that wasn’t the most pressing issue; the key was that if the information he possessed were to leak to others, his interests would be greatly harmed…

“…”

Thinking of this, the Night Demon paused, watching the giant serpent about to launch the glowing sphere, sighed, and said:

“Serpent Knight, please hold back for now.”

“I would like to discuss a condition with you first.”

“…Condition?”

Upon hearing the Night Demon’s words, the Serpent Knight did not cease his impending attack as he wished; instead, he crossed his arms and looked at him, smirking in derision, and said:

“Do you think you still have any qualifications to negotiate conditions with me right now?”

“…I will reduce my attacks on magical girls, and you… won’t need to do anything.”

Nodding, the Night Demon said:

“So, let me correct myself, this is not a condition, but rather my unilateral promise to you.”

“If you don’t let me go, then my death will attract more ‘people’s attention, and you wouldn’t want that to happen.”

“So, our battle ends here. This should be beneficial for both of us.”

“Please make sure to recognize this point.”

“…I see.”

After listening to the Night Demon’s words, the Serpent Knight lowered his head and remained silent for a moment.

Then, he raised his head, adopting a posture of sighing towards the heavens.

“But it sounds like… you’re threatening me…”

“So…”

Before the Night Demon could respond, the Serpent Knight waved his hand.

In the next moment, a black-purple beam shot out from the giant serpent’s mouth, crashing into the Night Demon.

“Boom!”

After the massive explosion.

The Night Demon… had vanished without a trace.

“…”

Looking at the spot where the Night Demon had exploded, the Serpent Knight remained silent for a while, then turned around to look at the unconscious Wu Yue lying on the ground.

Then, he glanced at the body of “You Yu,” which had already collapsed.

“Hmm… although there were some unexpected turns, the outcome will ultimately be good.”

Looking at “You Yu,” the Serpent Knight murmured.

“Stage One… complete.”

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