Victor soon arrived at the remote island that Shikama Dōji had mentioned.
There he successfully located the bodies of Asuramaru and Mikaela on the island.
Perhaps it was due to Shikama Dōji's use of some special preservation technique, or perhaps it was because both possessed powerful bloodlines, even though they had been dead for many years, the bodies of Asuramaru and Mikaela showed no signs of decay.
This would save Victor the trouble of using the Edo Tensei technique.
If Victor wanted, he could resurrect them both immediately on the spot.
But he restrained himself.
If I perform the resurrection here now, I'll have to cast it again when I return. It would be better to wait until after I meet with Shinoa before performing both resurrections together.
After storing the two corpses in his system storage, Victor brought Krul back to their agreed meeting point.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Compared to Victor and Krul's smooth operation, Shinoa Hiiragi's actions were not proceeding very smoothly.
The story begins when she had just returned to Shibuya.
The moment she swaggered through the towering city walls, her figure was captured by the surrounding surveillance cameras.
In fact, Shinoa had no intention of hiding herself, so she didn't care about being exposed.
Rather, she wanted to take this opportunity to announce her return to certain individuals.
And her wish came true.
In less than five minutes, the news of Shinoa Hiiragi's return reached the ears of several senior members of the Hiiragi family.
"Humph, that bitch actually dares to come back?"
In a meeting room of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army, a man with a punk hairstyle slammed his fist on the table with an angry expression.
This man's name was Seishiro Hiiragi, the second son of the Hiiragi family and Shinoa Hiiragi's nominal elder brother.
Although he was nominally her elder brother, he harbored no affection for his sisters Shinoa and Mahiru Hiiragi, and in fact despised these two "freaks" intensely.
"This woman actually came back in such a brazen manner, could it be that she has something to rely on?"
Compared to the angry and brainless Seishiro Hiiragi, the eldest son Kureto Hiiragi appeared to be very calm and composed.
However, Kureto Hiiragi also harbored no good feelings towards the traitor Shinoa Hiiragi.
In fact, his hostility towards Shinoa was no less than Seishiro's.
But the hatred in his heart did not make him lose his reason.
This was why Kureto Hiiragi had been able to become a lieutenant general of the Imperial Demon Army, while Seishiro could only achieve the rank of major general.
"No matter what she relies on, send someone to arrest her. I want to make her live a life worse than death!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Guren Ichinose, who had been pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes. A complex emotion flashed across his features, but he said nothing in the end.
From the moment Shinoa Hiiragi had helped someone else take away Mahiru-no-Yo, they had been enemies.
"I think there must be some misunderstanding. She must have been coerced by someone to do that."
At this time, the white-haired man sitting next to Guren Ichinose spoke up.
This person's name was Shinya Hiiragi.
He was a brother to Kureto and Seishiro in name, but had no blood relationship with them.
Shinya Hiiragi was simply an adopted son who had been raised from a young age by the Hiiragi family in order to produce outstanding offspring through selective breeding.
Because of this, even though he carried the surname of the Hiiragi family and held the title of major general, his words carried little weight in this room.
Seishiro Hiiragi turned his head and looked down at his brother who shared no blood with him, speaking sarcastically, "Misunderstanding? How ridiculous, do you think all of us are fools?"
"She led an unidentified individual into a military restricted area and helped him take away two Black Demon-class Cursed Gear. You actually call that a misunderstanding? Was she coerced?"
Shinya Hiiragi smiled bitterly and shook his head.
He knew that his words were too far-fetched.
To be honest, even he himself didn't believe what he had said.
But when he thought of Shinoa Hiiragi's circumstances, he couldn't help but want to plead for her.
"Quiet!"
Suddenly, the middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table spoke with cold authority.
Everyone turned their eyes to this person.
Tenri Hiiragi, the head of the Hiiragi family and the supreme commander of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army!
This was the identity of this man.
Tenri Hiiragi turned his head to look at his eldest son Kureto and said in a cold voice, "You will lead a force to arrest her and bring her to justice. Remember, keep her alive."
Kureto Hiiragi nodded, "Yes, Father!"
Then, Tenri Hiiragi looked at the remaining people and said, "You will all accompany him."
"Yes, sir!"
Shinoa Hiiragi walked straight towards the Hiiragi family residence.
But before she could arrive, she was surrounded by a group of Imperial Demon Army soldiers armed with Cursed Gear.
The leaders were none other than Kureto Hiiragi and his group.
When she saw Guren Ichinose among them, she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
It seems that even Guren considers me an enemy now.
But if she thought about it carefully, it made sense.
From his perspective, she was the one who had assisted Victor in taking his beloved away.
Sighing inwardly, Shinoa said with a smile, "Ah, to capture a little girl like me, you actually mobilized so many people. You really think highly of me."
Kureto Hiiragi snorted coldly, "Will you surrender willingly, or will you let us break your limbs and drag you back?"
"What cruel options! Is there no third choice?"
Shinoa hugged her shoulders and pretended to be very scared.
That lovely expression, however, carried an unmistakable air of mischief.
"Do you think you're entitled to any other options?!"
Without waiting for Kureto to speak, Seishiro Hiiragi roared and immediately attacked Shinoa.
"Oh?"
Shinoa sneered, easily sidestepped Seishiro's attack with a casual movement, and kicked him in the abdomen.
Bang!
There was a loud impact, and Seishiro Hiiragi was instantly sent flying like a cannonball.
"I think, with my current strength, there is definitely a third option!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shinoa drew a long sword.
At this moment, her aura changed dramatically.
A tremendous amount of spiritual power erupted from her body!
In an instant, powerful winds began to swirl around her.
Everyone present was forced to their knees, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on them, making it impossible for them to stand.
Kureto Hiiragi's expression was no longer calm. He looked at Shinoa, who seemed like a goddess of war, in horror, and jealousy surged in his heart.
"How is it possible? How do you have such tremendous power?"
"A dying person doesn't need to know this."
After saying this, Shinoa swung her sword.
The sword light poured down like the Milky Way, illuminating the world, and in an instant reduced both Kureto Hiiragi and Seishiro Hiiragi to dust.
Then, she turned her head and looked at Guren Ichinose, Shinya Hiiragi, and the other Imperial Demon Army soldiers.
Noticing Shinoa's gaze, everyone looked terrified.
Even Guren Ichinose and Shinya Hiiragi broke out in cold sweat.
But in the end, Shinoa did not take action against these people.
After retracting her overwhelming aura, Guren and the others felt relief wash over them as they gasped for breath.
"You should leave now. After today, the era of the Hiiragi family will come to an end."
After saying that, Shinoa ignored everyone and continued moving forward.
This time no one dared to stop her.
Only after she had disappeared did Guren and the others struggle to their feet.
"What on earth has she experienced? Her strength has become so terrifying."
Thinking back to the oppressive feeling just now, Shinya was still frightened.
Guren was silent for a moment, but then smiled, "It looks like today is going to mark a different era."
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