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Arifureta Chapter 313Arifureta After IIIAbyss Lord Arc Chapter 2Saint Claudia–

It’s mostly exposition chapter

I cannot consolidate the story well and became unable to endure, that jokes were also entered and it become more than 18,000 characters……

Please be careful not to strain your eyes

Claudia smiled happily from the bottom of her heart that they were able to be reunited The s hidden coupled with her gentle and kind looks was sorabbed the heart of ten thousand people

Against such girl, Kousuke’s eyes snapped open so wide……

「Yo, you are perceiving me!?」

「Eh?」

Kousuke reflexively yelled

At the sa his wariness while saying, 「To think she notice “Aby entering the room”……as expected, she isn’t just a normal person」

Claudia-sama went 「Eh?」 one more time

It seeined, so she opened her htly troubled look

「E, err, I think it’s only natural to notice if soe?」

「Na, tural……you say!?」

「Aby……it seeerous place huh Now I keenly feel it for real」

Aby’s legs staggered fro cold sweat Even he as a veteran security bureau staff as also the leader of the force for field work couldn’t hide his shuddering expression

It seee direction

Claudia said 「I, I don’t understand……」 while she was starting to get teary eyed soination of a reunion that was more, emotional, or more like cool and stylish

For example, Kousuke would anticipate Claudia’s entrance like it was only natural saying 「Good grief, aren’t you late?」, or perhaps 「Hou To think that you can findfearlessly……

Inside Claudia, her ie of the human called Kousuke was that of a superhuman as cool and stylish, with a co around in place for so for ht and car drive to this place for a stylish greeting in their reunion, and yet……

The superhu! He wasn’t calm and composed at all! He wasn’t cool! Also he didn’tyou, aren’t you glorifying your i tale, but it’s Claudia-salorified a story that is already good in the first place」

「Uu」

The voice of a young irl that wasinside the room

A youth with stylishly swept back blond hair――Wynn Keyirl with chestnut hair in braid――Anna Folk It seemed the two of the in attention behind Claudia

Kousuke came back to his senses with a ‘hah’ at their existence and for the tilad that I saved someone like you!! You are exactly the very picture of a saint!」

He said that, and with a step that no one inside that room could even perceive, he took Claudia’s hand Kousuke wrapped her hand with both his hands while his eyes became tearful fro ly like this again……」

Saint-saaze i around restlessly in e the sensation of the powerful arhtly inside his ar into contact with male could only let Kousuke did as he pleased with how happy he was that his existence was recognized as though it was only natural

Of course, norainst such iently dodged the, this time it was her two escorts who spontaneously et away from Claudia-saht, you are strange! Also Claudia-sae somehow! What’s with that reaction that is like a lith, or perhaps because they recalled the dangerous involve experience that was seeping into their body, their hands went toward their weapon Wynn’s hand moved toward the handle of a small sword that jutted out from a cylinder case, while Anna’s handout from the slit of her skirt

Bernard iun in each hand, he aimed each muzzle to Wynn and Anna respectively

An atmosphere of explosive situation instantly visited the place

But, as for the two people in question,

「Yo, you are wrong! Anna! This is, I was just a bit startled-,to say! Geez」

「Bless you~, bless you~ In this world, there is still a person ill perceive me normally~ It’s precious~, it’s rare~ Saint-saeted, & the other was entreated the saint repeatedly――in a sense, they were entering a world of only the two of thehtly swi around

The eyes of Wynn and Anna who turned stiff with terrible nervousness were also noraze of Bernard and Wynn & Anna crossed each other 「Nn, nnn」 they ed words 「Wha, what to do?」 with their gaze

A beat They let out a sigh together and lifted up all their hands to above

And then, they turned their gaze to the fidgeting Claudia and the worshipping Kousuke, and they let out a deep sight one ether Somehow, their reaction were really understandable

「Aby I know you are happy, so return to your sanity right away」

「Claudia-sama Let’s make you a bit more immune after this various matters are settled For now, please return to the usual Claudia-sama」

「「Hah!?」」

Claudia and Kousuke returned to their senses They both pretended to clear their throat and then sat down on the sofa facing each other without keeping up appearance at all

Seeing that, Wynn and Anna moved to stand behind Claudia, while Bernard stood behind Kousuke

「The, then, let’s restart fro as a saint in anti-deanization “Omnibus” that is directly under the pope of Roaze with Bernard Bernard shook his head It seeanization name

In security bureau, Bernard was the leader at present while Chief Magdanese ay His position was really high For hianization that even the security bureau wasn’t aware of……

「I am, Kousuke Endou Kousuke A Japanese person, I’m not a staff of the security bureau but……」

「I am aware ――You are one of the “returnees” aren’t you?」

「Aa~, yep As I thought, you have grasped that much huh For you to come here……did you trace the connection frorasped about that incident to a certain degree, so we thought that perhaps we could rely on the security bureau That pillar of light descending froated about it quite thoroughly」

Kousuke s 「As expected」 Claudia nodded back with a sed into a serious look

「Kousuke-sa Aziz, and for leading me back to this world, thank you veryI can do to repay you, then I will do anything that you wish froaze that shook Kousuke Her feeling of deep gratitude was really conveyed

「And then, I apologize from the bottom of my heart I heard that inally should be offering gratitude for you I’m really, really sorry」

Claudia looked back across her shoulder Wynn and Anna went 「Uu」 and couldn’t say anything

Although the place at that ti with unprecedented anger, but to attack Kousuke right after he rescued Claudia, indeed, it seeuilty now that they were calm

The two looked at Kousuke with terrible aardness and then they quickly lowered their head together

「My apologies- Even though you even tried to establish a dialogue, we repaid back kindness with evil because of our excessive wariness!」

「I’ Aziz and Claudia-sae of the lives of I and Wynn-senpai!」

Kousuke was surprised by the sudden words of gratitude and apology Claudia then said

「The director too――the leader of our organization also said that he wished to y Unfortunately, the situation doesn’t allow me and the director to be away from Vatican at the sareatly aware that it is impolite but……」

With a pained look, Claudia asked that if Kousuke would pardon the ih phone, then the director was prepared to be called right away to express his apology She looked so dispirited that her smile before this see if perhaps they were coined that they were here for apologize, that he was unconsciously taken aback

Looking carefully, Wynn and Anna see cold sweat Just nohen Kousuke suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Claudia’s hand, their hand immediately reached toward their weapon because they were really worried that Kousuke’s rage had exploded and he was going to turn it toward Claudia

‘We are apologetic, but just because of that adding har that we cannot allow’, it could be seen that they were at their wits’ end with such feeling At the same time, the resolve that they wouldn’t loath to sacrifice themselves for that could also be seen

It was unclear that they weren’t th because that was simply their personality or because they had heard about Kousuke’s strength They were surely also keeping in mind that the returnees side had easily suppressed the attack just before this

Perhaps rather than being Claudia’s guard, the two of them came here as representatives to receive Kousuke’s punishment From the surprise that Claudia showed in respond to Anna’s words, it was a resolve that they kept quiet even to Claudia herself

Seeing theether and scratched his cheek with a troubled expression And then he asked softly

「Wynn-san, Anna-san ……How many, people died?」

「……Mu?」

「Err?」

The words that Kousuke directed to Wynn and Anna Both of the their head bowed before raising their gaze in question

「That explosion, and then the attack from the cultists Surely there were a lot of people that couldn’t be saved Right after the explosion, Claudia-san screamed to confirm the safety of her comrades, and Wynn-san and Anna-san too, despite your heavy injury, Wynn-san immediately leaped out to help your comrades, and Anna-san also immediately rushed to call for help」

Wynn and others were perplexed without understanding what Kousuke wanted to say Kousuke continued without h he looked like he was just a step before death’s door, the words that came out from his mouth were only 『Save Nee-san』 When I returned froe, not uneasiness or sense of danger That director person too, he was 」

That hy Kousuke was convinced

「All of you, are surely coht?」

The expression of Claudia, Wynn, and also Anna slightly changed into pained smile from Kousuke’s words Wynn quietly muttered 「……Yeah」, while Anna also leaked out a small voice 「……Yes」

「I also have comrades Important comrades who I entrusted my life to, who I won’t hesitate to offerharmed, yeah, even I have no confidence that I’ll be able to stay caly or anything――is what I want to say but, surely serious people like you all will be troubled by that, so I’ll accept the apology But, it’s enough with that This talk is over with this, I’ll let the bygone be bygone! That’s all! If you are feeling apologetic, then don’t bring this up again in the future! Okay?」

「Ye, yeah No, right, if that is what you wish……understood ……My gratitude」

「O, okay That’s, thank you very htly bewildered, even so, a beat later tension left their shoulders and they s a triu Kousuke’s words while hitting Kousuke’s shoulder ba cheerfully with slightly reddening cheeks during that

「Kousuke-saht, well,me Kousuke-sama? You can just call me Kousuke normally」

「No, I cannot call Kousuke-sah she was saze that was strangely pressuring That excessively powerful gaze caused Kousuke to reflexively nodded 「Ah, yes」 Aa lord was powerless in front of the saint’s love

He cleared his throat once Kousuke corrected his sitting posture and opened his mouth with a serious expression

「Then, Claudia――」

「……」

「Aa~, err, Claire-san――」

「……」

「Claire and others aren’t co saint, powerful!

Saint’s cheerful shtest attention to the conflicted expression of Wynn and Anna as though they didn’t exist The expression of the saint-sama looked really satisfied when Kousuke called her Claire

「Yes, Kousuke-sama it had already become a situation that cannot be kept secret at all There is so that I should inform to Kousuke-sama, and then to everyone of the returnees――we caer to the world, eh」

Kousuke ruht of it as a joke They had just gotten attacked for real by deround for doubt

To say nothing of Claudia Not just her title as saint, froh the situation at Vatican, he could see that her position was really high

It was clear from what she had said just now, that “I and the director cannot go away from Vatican at the sa her headquarters to come here It was natural that she had an important reason for it

「Before I talk, please allow me to confirap betorlds was certainly shaken even though inco the ceremony to correct the fluctuation but……the world was corrected before they activated the technique Was that caused by a measure that Kousuke-sauy as sending in de It was someone else who is far more absurd than me I wonder, does your side know that us returnees in Japan along with the people related with us were all attacked siht, all of you have that much power……」

Claudia asked while she was alredy half convinced, but hearing for real that the returnees launched a counterattack across worlds and drove the deulped

Claudia turned around with a deteraze nodded with si by the order of the pope of Roer that is occurring right now」

「I see That’s really helpful Actually, the first wife of the de back eneo raid their place Actually, I was planning to infiltrate into Vatican again after this, so this saved me the trouble」

「Eh?」

「Previously I tailed Aziz-kun and infiltrated inside using the secret passage from outside Vatican, but Aziz-kun was really sharp you see」

「Eh?」

「The fully thrilling infiltration was really tiring And this ti that it feels like it will be a bit troubleso with really light tone Even though they were a secret organization, they got infiltrated with a level of recognition of just needing “so aware that the situation noas a high alert state that was far ht of it as “troubleso, while Wynn was holding his head saying 「Azizzz, you were tailed……no, perhaps it can’t be helped」, and Anna raised a dry laugh 「What happened with the door of attestation ceremony and the like……」

Kousuke tilted his head 「Eh?」 at their strange atet it you guys~, that feeling of yours When the chief office was casually infiltrated, we the staffs here also felt the saaze

Kousuke cleared his throat cough

「Eerrrive explanation now, then I and Yue-san……Ius returnees right noill have to report to that person, so in order to avoid giving the explanation twice, is it fine for ether?」

「If that’s the case, that’s convenient because our chief is also together with her Just now, there was a courateful if our chief is allowed to listen to it together」

By the hen the chief was contacting through video trans coely nervous while sending glances to so outside the screen but……

By any chance, there was a feaze of sadist with cheerful smile there……perhaps

When Claudia accepted, Kousuke iumo house When the other side heard the circumstance, a call with computer was immediately connected……

「……Hello, it’s me」

Yue-sama, made her entrance with teleport once more Of course, she was in adult version And then, she sharply took the cool pose of a warrior ould give punisher gun and fired bakyun♡ with it

Below her, there was also Chief Magdanese sitting doith a clear expression as though she had attained enlighten teleport

The other h video call, but it would be better for Yue and Chief Magdanese to listen directly On the other side of the large screen inside the reception roo with Shizuku and others could be seen Most likely, the other classmates who evacuated to outside the screen due to the ruckus were also there

Claudia and others were duirl, and her posing that was just too surreal……

「Be, beautiful……」

No, there was one person, a ot done in by Yue-sa his chest and stepped back by one and then two steps

It see him a shocked expression, Wynn returned to his senses with a ‘hah’ and started ht! Aerous person Anna-chan’s chilly gaze stabbed hi at filth

「Yue-san, Yue-san Please read the at I can read the ate who burst into the train」

「Guhah!?」

Kousuke pressed his chest and crouched down Certainly, he took a pose of punishing in the name of the moon But, how did Yue know that?

The ansas of course, fro by cah- How do you do, I adanese This person here is the wife……the first wife of Mr Nagumo Hajime who is the leader of the returnees, Mrs Yue Can I listen to the story too?」

「Ah, yes」

In order to rally the place that was starting to turn chaotic, Chief Magdanese really did her best GOGOGO- Her pressure was such that it felt like such letters were floating behind her Claudia-sahtly teary eyes

Like that, the atmosphere of the place that lapsed into chaosback like before while Kousuke was telling everyone once more about the detail that he heard from Professor Littman And then the explanation that was based on it finally started

「I see, so all of you already know until that far…… Your recognition of hell and demon, and then the cultist isn’t anization that is opposing such hell, de to her, there was a war between earth and another worldhell in the past A the victorious side, in other words the people of earth, soanization to take the role of watching over another worldhell

In each era the organization would anization’s name sometimes, however they would protect anization without any pause in between

「In other words, exorcist exist for real, is that what you htly different froeneral Those who can join Omnibus and introduce themselves as “exorcist” are only people who possess the disposition to handle sacred vessel」

「Sacred vessel?」

「For example “Mirror Gate” and “Key of Holy Cross” that Kousuke-saaze turned behind her Toward the large cross that was put on the wall behind Wynn and Anna ere standing on the back Its true shape couldn’t be seen due to the cloth and leather belt that rapped around it But, it could be seen that it was soht of two e for it to be placed on a church’s altar

「That’sa power to oppose demon It was a weapon that was used at the past in the war between earth and another worldhell It’s a fragod」

Yue was staring still at the talking Claudia After that she turned her gaze to Wynn and Anna and nodded saying 「I see」

「……In other words, “ the descendants of the residents of the other world Those people are able to handle the left behind ic tools and artifacts and they are the real exorcist」

By the way, the ic power of Claudia and others that Yue observed was really little coroup Couard vocation, the difference was by order ofthat should be compared with Yue and others

Even so it was only Claudia who seeer than Wynn and Anna though……

From the talk just now, most likely she exhibited atavisic power that she possessed Even so the blood of the people froeneration, and the aic power that she possessed also became relatively little

Yue nodded in comprehension, but Claudia tilted her head in puzzleic power possessor” and “artifact”

For the ti stare for Claudia to continue her story, the story fro She also wasn’t in badher story The serious Yue-sa

「The existence of Oenerations of archbishop who is entrusted with Vatican’s second library at the surface It is completely kept secret froainst demon is the pope, then the commander in the field is the archbishop that is the “director”, is it soh Claire said that you are a “saint”……what does that mean?」

For some reason the other side of the video call beca hi her with pet na of this!?」「Wai-, Eht after that「Nh someone’s mouth was blocked

Claudia answered the question even while getting a bit curious about the other side of the screen

「The, the title of Saint is referring to the “strongest” exorcist of that era Usually the title will be “Holy Apostle”, but in case a female become a Holy Apostle, the popular name of “Saint” becoest? Claire is?」

「Uu Yes, that’s, more or less……」

Claudia nodded shyly at Kousuke’s aentle, and kind was the strongest exorcist of this generation……

Yue-sa her It looked like she wanted to say「Haa? You are the strongest? Do you know about the phrase knowing your place?」 In reality she was only thinking「Hee~~」 in herthe aic power compared to other people It was really just Yue’s default unblinking stare

Perhaps being unable to watch Claudia as getting increasingly smaller from embarrassment, Wynn and Bernard interrupted

「It’s true that Claudia-sa us Certainly, it’s difficult to iine it from her appearance, in fact she is beyond hopeless in hand-to-hand fighting and the like Not just that, she is also truly unreliable in her everyday life But, it is only Claudia-sama who can handle that “Holy Cross” And then, soest in battle against de When the bureau was attacked by de offered a prayer And then, a powerful light surged froe cross, and e noticed the de It was truly a clean sweep and felt overwhelaze of admiration toward Claudia Claudia’s cheeks reddened, but the casual evaluation from Wynn like「beyond hopeless in hand-to-hand coaze toward the sky that was visible from theIt see

Kousuke nodded with a convinced face

「I see So you are the strongest as a rear guard Certainly, you were a even when you were in a weaponless state You did deploy a barrier that even the ghoul-like things couldn’t cross at all in hell」

「Tha, thank you very htly useful After allcarried in your ar to end」

Claudia s perhaps because she was recalling the tiht when she was carried in princess carry, Her sah, nn of this!? You embraced that person!? Is that why you are so intimate to even call her Clair――』