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Restraining his mindless underlings and listening to the terrorist, he walked outside.

“Hey, you bunch of bastards over there.”

“What are you still doing over there? Hurry up and get out here! Or do you want to eat bullets?”

The burly man, holding a gun, surveyed the area. Seeing that Haramura Makoto and his group didn't move, he waved his gun in their direction, his finger on the trigger.

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Haramura Makoto replied extremely perfunctorily.

Then, he signaled Kurogane Ikki and Stella, while he himself stayed at the very back.

The terrorist didn't notice that Haramura Makoto's gaze was becoming increasingly dangerous.

……

First floor, central open space.

“Move faster.”

“Don't dawdle here.”

Before each man in black combat gear arrived, they acted like shepherds, driving the crowd from all directions of the mall, eventually gathering everyone still inside.

“It's pretty obvious, this group of terrorists is probably after ransom or wants to reach some agreement with the government.”

Obediently squatting on the ground, Haramura Makoto coldly surveyed his surroundings, speaking in a low voice only those nearby could hear.

“Are they『Rebellion』?”

After all, Haramura Makoto had only come to this world recently.

The only terrorist organization he knew was the world's largest.

Easily destroying cities, casually massacring millions, an organization composed of Blazer and villains—『Rebellion』.

“Not sure, but ordinary terrorist organizations probably don't have the guts to hijack a mall.”

“Slightly larger terrorist organizations have long been absorbed.”

Kurogane Shizuku also coldly scanned the surroundings, whispering the information she had gathered.

“Are there any Blazers inside?”

Kurogane Ikki asked directly.

The presence or absence of Blazers was very important. If it was just a group of people with firearms, it wouldn't be difficult for the Blazers present to directly subdue these terrorists.

He was already calculating.

Kurashiki Kurato and the others were on the other side, and he and his underlings could cover half of the terrorists.

They would handle the terrorists on this side.

In an instant, they could subdue all these guys.

Don't compare the physical abilities of Blazers and humans. In fact, essentially, Blazers with magical power are not the same species as humans.

Perhaps there would be a little bit of risk.

But since there were so many Blazers here, he was confident that he could take these guys down before they opened fire.

“There shouldn't be.”

“『Rebellion』 adheres to the principle of Blazer supremacy. Blazers are the chosen new humans, and ordinary people can only crawl at the feet of Blazers.”

“So, generally, when the Blazers in『Rebellion』 are dispatched, they usually don't need their ordinary combat troops.”

“In other words, what appears here are at most their 'believers,' but there should still be a leading Blazer above them.”

The Vermillion Empire's status in the Alliance was not high. Stella didn't know much, and Kurogane Ikki had left home early. Among them, only Kurogane Shizuku could provide this basic knowledge.

“I see, in that case, things are much easier.”

“The radius is about one hundred meters, and the height is maintained at two meters. This distance should be possible, right?”

Using his sight to measure the distance, Haramura Makoto was also slowly moving his position.

“Shizuku, prepare for both possibilities and release your barrier at the same time.”

“I understand.”

Kurogane Shizuku closed her eyes, meticulously manipulating the magical power inside her body, turning it into a stream of water flowing from her slender fingers to the ground, spreading in all directions.

Normally, if this was done, the incident should end perfectly.

But just like fate always likes to play jokes, what people fear at this time is exactly what comes.

“Don't bully Mommy.”

Among the crowd being driven by the terrorists, perhaps due to the shoving, the mercenary's gun directly bumped into a pregnant woman, causing her to stagger.

And a boy, about elementary school age, jumped out and threw the ice cream in his hand all over the terrorist.

“Shinji!”

The pregnant woman's face instantly turned pale, and she pulled the boy back into her arms, protecting her large belly.

Probably because his father usually taught him that as a man, he should protect his mother and his unborn younger siblings.

If it were normal times, it would indeed be a good thing, but at this time, it could only be described as foolish.

Haramura Makoto spat as he was still moving.

He had seen this kind of situation many times. A rescue mission that was easily solvable always became troublesome because of one or two idiots.

And he was already used to ignoring such things.

Because the existence of one or two people puts everyone else in danger, increasing the number of casualties that were originally controllable, which is completely meaningless.

“A mere pig, dare to dirty my pants.”

The man was wearing a gas mask, so his facial expression couldn't be seen, but one could still hear how angry he was from his roaring tone.

“Sanji, don't go crazy over such a small thing. Smile-sama said not to kill people casually.”

“If you really anger Smile-sama, killing fewer than twenty humans won't calm him down.”

“Shut up, they are all pigs.”

“As a resident of the New World, what's wrong with me killing a few livestock?”

The man named Sanji completely ignored his companion's obstruction and directly raised the submachine gun in his hand, aiming not only at the boy but also at the mother holding him in her arms.

The surrounding hostages instantly scattered, or rather, they had already scattered just now.

“Da da da da——”

Without much words, dozens of bullets sprayed directly from the muzzle amidst the blue flames spewing from the gun.

Ordinary humans are not people.

They are just pigs, just livestock.

This is『Rebellion』, this is what these terrorists do.

Haramura Makoto originally wanted to ignore it, but a certain justice-filled girl had already rushed out.

Surging flames rose directly, blocking in front of the mother and child. All the lead bullets sprayed from the gun chamber were melted by the scorching heat, leaving not a single one behind.

“Wait, I represent the hostages here to negotiate with you.”

Stella stood out from the crowd, walked to the front of the mother and child, and proactively tore off the mask she had been wearing to conceal her identity.

She was the princess of the Vermillion Empire and possessed the world's number one magical power.

Exposing such an identity would make even the terrorists hesitate, and she could use this time to buy time for Kurogane Shizuku and Makoto.

“Blazer, hurry up and shoot.”

“How did we miss this guy?”

“Wait, that seems to be the Vermillion Empire's princess, the world's number one magical power.”

To become a terrorist and be absorbed by『Rebellion』, they were not fools. At least the most basic appearance of powerful Blazers was something they were required to remember.

Although Stella was far from being a formal knight, due to her special nature, she would still have her appearance remembered by these people early on.

Stella's idea succeeded.

“Seriously, acting like this in front of a distinguished guest is very rude, isn't it? You need to learn to be more polite.”

A voice came directly from the elevator entrance of the building. The opposite side stepped with relaxed and freehand footsteps, gradually walking towards here, directly interrupting the whispers of these soldiers.

“It seems that the 'envoy' Shizuku mentioned has appeared.”

Haramura Makoto, while controlling his magical power, turned his gaze to the source of the voice.

The man wore a black cloak with gold thread inlaid on it, and his face was engraved with hideous tattoos. Seeming to notice Stella's gaze, a distorted smile appeared on his face.

“I… I'm sorry, Smile-sama. It's because that guy insulted me that I acted this way.”

Seeming to bring great pressure to that guy, the man who was very arrogant just now was now trembling in his legs.

“Is that so? If that's the case, then there's nothing that can be done.”

One second, he was reprimanding with uncontrollable anger, and the next second, he was comforting with kindness, like a terminally ill schizophrenic.

The man named Smile directly took out a revolver from his arms and aimed it at the mother and daughter squatting on the ground and trembling.

“Sorry, Princess.”

“Although they were very rude, these livestock actually insulted the New Humans, so these two livestock have also committed a serious crime. I will now give them sanctions.”

Saying that, Smile was about to directly pull the trigger.

“Don't even think about it!”

Stella's actions were even faster. Explosive magical power was released directly under her feet, and the ground of the mall shattered inch by inch. Her whole person also leaped into the air, summoning her spirit armor, the Dragon Princess Sword.

The sword was entwined with flames, and a fiery feather robe draped over Stella's body.

This was a scorching flame enough to completely incinerate a human into ashes.

Facing such an attack, the man named Smile did not panic but laughed, directly throwing away the gun in his hand and reaching out his hands towards the great sword that Stella was slashing down.

Instantly!

The strike that should have shattered even the earth was actually blocked by this man with his arms.

Although it looked a little strenuous.

The muscles in his legs were completely tense, and his knees were bent unnaturally, but he indeed caught Stella's full-force slash.

“How is that possible.”

No one was more shocked than Stella.

If it was before, it would be fine, but now her power, her flames, had improved so much further towards the dragon, how could she be blocked by this guy like this.

“Bang——”

Immediately afterward, Smile twisted his body and swung his leg like a whip, directly hitting Stella's body.

The powerful force directly broke through Stella's Dragon Princess Feather Robe, knocking her back several meters.

“The Ring of the Great Adjudicator, a pair of inherent armaments, the Ring of Sin on the left hand absorbs damage, and the Ring of Punishment on the right hand releases the absorbed attacks.”

Smile introduced his armaments with a smug look.

“Between Blazers, rank and magical power are indeed factors that determine victory or defeat, but ultimately, what's most important is the compatibility between abilities.”

“I see, is it my own power.”

The previous strike was Stella's full release of the power she had increased these days. Her own resistance was too hasty, so this situation occurred.

“As expected of a righteous knight.”

“This posture of standing up to protect others, I am really too touched.”

The man named Smile directly waved his hand down, and all his subordinates raised their guns, aiming at these hostages.

“Now, as long as this hand falls, all the guns will fire together.”

“Even Princess Stella, you can't save so many people at the same time, right?”

“But considering that Princess Stella has touched me so much just now, you only need to agree to one condition, and I will spare that little brat's life.”