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I Sealed Sukuna’s Finger#523+524: Might as Well Kill Them Tonight and Be Done With It, Asagi—Even Fields Get Ruined If You Plow Them Too Hard!
🕑 Added 2025-11-26 11:53:12 +0000 UTCAt the same time, inside a hotel suite in Itogami Island's city center, the bathroom door stood open, humid mist drifting outward.
The freshly bathed Six Blade with straight black hair sat beside a table near the window.
She held a wine glass in one hand and her phone to her ear in the other. Before her, beyond the one-way glass overlooking the entire nighttime cityscape of Itogami Island, the floor-to-ceiling window reflected her long, crossed legs. A loose white bathrobe wrapped around her curvaceous torso, outlining perfect curves.
"Yes, I've already conducted negotiations. The other party does not agree to our activities."
Having just reported the results of her evening negotiations with Bokue's side to the Bureau of Astrology, Kisaki Kiriha delivered her final summary to the person on the other end of the line.
"I see."
The voice on the other end fell silent briefly before speaking again.
"Understood. Thank you for your efforts, Kisaki Sixth Blade. I'll submit the negotiation results to Kusuki. For your part, please rest well tonight."
"Understood."
After that final statement, the straight-haired girl calmly ended the call.
Despite reporting the failure of her assignment, Kisaki showed no signs of panic whatsoever.
This had been within their expectations from the start. Honestly, they'd never counted on Bokue agreeing to the Bureau of Astrology's activities on Itogami Island in the first place.
Ultimately, this entire performance—beyond demonstrating goodwill—had primarily served to shift responsibility elsewhere.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have so readily disclosed Kusuki Happiness Enterprises' complete objectives during that evening meeting at the old schoolhouse.
At the end of the day, whether they could fulfill Kusuki Happiness Enterprises' commission was secondary. The most important thing was absolutely avoiding antagonizing Bokue Keikain.
After all, the former was merely a Bureau of Astrology business partner, while the latter was someone who'd seized an entire region from the Japanese government through sheer individual martial force.
In other words, at most, Kusuki Happiness Enterprises could leverage their sponsorship funding to request some private commissions from the Bureau of Astrology. But Bokue represented someone whose individual strength could threaten an entire nation.
Given such a chasm-like difference, anyone would know which side to choose.
Buzz buzz—
Just as Kisaki was thinking this and preparing to set down her phone and lift her wine glass for a sip to enjoy this rare business trip perk, the phone that had only just disconnected suddenly rang again.
Hmm?
The straight-haired girl turned her beautiful crimson eyes to glance at it.
However, what appeared on the screen wasn't the familiar notation from the Bureau of Astrology's mission coordination she remembered, but rather an unknown number.
"...Hmm?"
This was a bit strange.
As one of the Bureau of Astrology's Six Blades, Kisaki knew full well that her work number was virtually impossible for unrelated parties to obtain. Even carpet-bombing spam calls and advertising wouldn't reach her phone.
Unless...
After a second of brief consideration, Kisaki picked up her phone and answered again, bringing it to her ear without speaking first.
"Hehe, no need to be so cautious. This is Miss Kisaki, correct?"
The voice that responded was a relatively gentle middle-aged male voice, immediately identifying her.
"Let me introduce myself first. I'm Kusuki Kazuomi—the person in charge of Kusuki-Elysée (Kusuki Happiness Enterprises), your Bureau of Astrology partner."
"Kusuki..."
Kisaki raised an eyebrow slightly.
Actually, the moment she'd received this call, she'd already had her suspicions. After all, judging by the number alone, it appeared to be a private line. Anyone who could obtain her work number through private channels would basically need direct connections to the Bureau of Astrology.
"Well, what a coincidence. I'm currently handling a commission related to your Kusuki Happiness Enterprises..."
"Exactly—it's about this matter."
The middle-aged man on the other end chuckled.
"Just moments ago, Miss Kisaki, your superior reported your negotiation results from today to me. It seems things didn't go particularly smoothly."
"That's correct. Is your company planning to offer any guidance regarding my work?"
Kisaki wasn't indulging him at all, directly adopting a formulaic, perfunctory tone.
"While I'm personally quite willing to accept others' guidance, this is my work phone. Casually sharing work numbers with outsiders violates the Bureau of Astrology regulations. Furthermore, if your company has any suggestions or opinions regarding our Six Blades' work methods, you should submit them through the Bureau of Astrology's suggestion box or contact my superior directly. So with that said..."
"Ahem, no need to hang up so hastily."
Hearing the girl on the phone preparing to disconnect, Kusuki Kazuomi coughed lightly and sped up his speech to stop her.
"I'm not trying to make things difficult for you, Miss Kisaki. I understand the Bureau of Astrology has its own complications. It's just that I'm someone who values efficiency. Rather than layers of relay, I prefer having things go directly from my end in one step. Besides, meanings can easily change during multiple retellings, resulting in miscommunication."
Phew~
Hearing the other party lay things out that clearly, Kisaki could only sigh lightly and let him finish speaking.
"...So what exactly do you want to say, President Kusuki?"
"My meaning is quite simple."
Kusuki Kazuomi's voice remained gentle.
"I understand the Bureau of Astrology's difficulties and recognize your reluctance to antagonize this island's current owner. So I now have only one request—I don't need you to engage in direct conflict with him, nor do I need you to capture Eguchi Yume right under his nose."
"I only want Miss Kisaki to deliver a message to Eguchi Yume."
"Tell her verbatim: her power originates from Lilith, the Witch of the Night—the world's first and strongest nightmare. This is why her parents, classmates, teacher, and others remain comatose to this day... And the solution is quite simple. We've already deployed bait in designated waters near Itogami Island to lure Leviathan. She needs only to board the submarine LYL we've prepared for her and enter Leviathan. Leviathan's body will completely sever her connection to the outside world, and the residual power she's left in the outside world will automatically dissipate."
"This is the only way to save everyone."
Having said this much, the middle-aged man on the other end chuckled again.
"That's right—no one gets hurt, no one offends anyone. Just relay those words. Very simple, right?"
"Yes... very simple."
Kisaki pressed her lips together.
"Understood. Since President Kusuki requests this, I'll naturally comply. I'll continue staying on Itogami Island for the time being. Once I locate Eguchi Yume, I'll relay these words to her."
"Mm, thank you, Miss Kisaki."
Kusuki Kazuomi smiled faintly.
"Well then, that's—"
BOOM!!!
Before he could finish, a tremendous roar suddenly erupted both through the phone and in reality. The call cut off abruptly.
Kisaki whipped her head around to look. Outside her window, in the direction of Itogami Island's industrial district, the area now blazed bright as day. Apocalyptic white light surged skyward, purging everything within range.
And directly above where that white light originated, high in the night sky, a young man's coat tails fluttered in the wind. His hand still held the posture of someone who'd just flicked a projectile.
Bokue Keikain checked the location on his phone against the area below—now precisely transformed into a sea of flames where Kusuki Happiness Enterprises had stood—and clicked his tongue lightly.
"Too bad Asagi absolutely insisted on putting away her computer before letting me touch her. Well, might as well use this time to make a trip over here. No point dragging things out until tomorrow anyway."
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Kusuki Happiness Enterprises' conspiracy had become yesterday's clouds and smoke.
When Asagi Aiba opened her eyes the following morning, what greeted her was the familiar ceiling of her apartment bedroom.
And... the dazzling sunlight streaming through the window.
?
Staring blankly at the dust motes floating in that sunlight, Asagi slowly produced a small mental question mark.
As an outstanding student at Saikai Academy, despite having a well-paying part-time job at the Management Corporation, she'd never once skipped class or been absent without reason.
So for Asagi, when she normally woke in the morning, the sun outside was never this bright, and her surroundings were never this quiet. Her phone alarm should have gone off on schedule.
Unless...
Seemingly connecting certain dots, Asagi turned her head to look beside her.
The young man's familiar face instantly filled her vision, his light brown pupils reflecting her own slightly bedraggled post-sleep hairstyle as he stared at her unblinkingly.
"You're awake?"
Bokue's arm wrapped around the girl's waist beneath the blanket, pulling Asagi into his embrace with slight effort.
Waking up to see the person you love first thing in the morning—this was undeniably quite romantic.
However, Asagi wasn't buying it at all, pursing her lips with narrowed eyes.
"Stop. First tell me what time it is?"
"About... nine-thirty in the morning."
Bokue stated the time precisely.
Tch—
She knew it!
Asagi's mental expression twitched before she asked again.
"And my alarm?"
"I turned it off for you."
Bokue's answer came with complete confidence.
"You went to bed so late last night. Making you wake up early today seemed pointless—better to just rest at home for the day."
"Well, thank you so much..."
Asagi pressed her palm to her forehead helplessly.
True, they'd gone to bed very late last night.
But why didn't he mention why they'd stayed up so late? Huh?
It was all because a certain someone suggested they "try a different route," then kept endlessly restoring her HP and MP while simultaneously unleashing unlimited output. In the end, they'd gone from seven or eight in the evening straight through to past three in the morning.
If she hadn't completely collapsed at the end, Bokue would've wanted to continue.
Honestly... and he had the nerve to call it "making it up" to her! Pure and simple "eating your cake and having it too!"
You got all the benefits, didn't you!
"Whatever, if I'm skipping, I'm skipping..."
Asagi draped her arm across her forehead, sighing softly with resignation as she muttered to herself with pouted lips.
"I'll just say I wasn't feeling well and needed to rest today."
"What do you want for breakfast?"
Bokue propped himself up and asked.
Though he'd also only gone to sleep at three in the morning, he showed none of Asagi's post-all-nighter grogginess. He was the picture of vitality.
After all, for Bokue, sleeping was like eating—whether he felt tired or hungry depended entirely on whether he wanted to.
But Asagi simply rolled over to face him, wrapping the blanket tighter around herself with only her eyes peeking out as she responded in a muffled voice.
"Don't want anything..."
"Hmm?"
"I'm going back to sleep, dummy."
Asagi rolled her eyes slightly, briefly extending her neck from the blanket to yawn widely before immediately retreating back inside. Her voice carried even more drowsiness now.
"It's only nine-thirty. Since I've already skipped today, might as well rest properly. You ever hear the saying 'sleep late, ruin your morning; wake early, waste your whole day'? Anyway, I'm going back to sleep—probably get up around noon. So forget breakfast. If you've got time, Bokue, grab me some Turkish kebab rice from the shopping center downstairs around lunch. Haven't had it in a while &...%..."
Those few short sentences seemed to exhaust all the girl's remaining energy. She didn't even finish before her eyelids started fighting each other, and toward the end, even her words became mumbled and unclear.
Then she just fell asleep on her own.
Emmm, guess she really is exhausted.
After briefly considering, Bokue still pushed back the blanket and sat up from the bed.
Well, though it was still a while until noon, he might as well head downstairs and wander around.
Maybe he'd run into a certain nightmare girl again like yesterday?
For some reason, Bokue suddenly recalled encountering Eguchi Yume at the shopping center entrance yesterday.
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The scene shifted. When Bokue followed his intuitive guidance down to the shopping center entrance, a quick scan revealed no sign of Yume.
However, the shopping center entrance seemed unexpectedly lively today.
Pretty strange—despite being mid-morning, the entrance had already attracted massive crowds. The congestion level rivaled Friday evenings after dinner.
But today was a weekday, wasn't it?
Could the shopping center be running some kind of promotional event?
No, that didn't seem right either.
After all, if the mall were running promotions, they'd definitely have speakers at the entrance blasting advertisement loops.
This definitely shouldn't be some kind of spotlight-filled anime concert.
'Giligili~ love Forbidden boundary line Even if it's G-level difficulty~'
And that familiar voice...
Feeling like he'd already figured out the truth, Bokue raised an eyebrow slightly. His feet left the ground as he slowly rose into the air, using elevated perspective to look over the crowded heads blocking the shopping center entrance toward the central area.
Then he successfully spotted a certain Leviathan Satan who appeared to be conducting a Magical Girl Levi-tan world tour concert.
Serafall used ice magic to create faint frost mist around herself, a slowly rotating hexagonal ice crystal above her head scattering dazzling prismatic light in all directions. Her ever-present star wand was being used as a microphone.
Bokue: "..."
Huh?
Almost the instant he spotted Serafall in the crowd, her gaze likewise noticed the young man's arrival.
The next second, she vanished directly from the surrounding spectators, appearing before Bokue in the blink of an eye.
"Wow~ Bokue-kun, what brings you here? Could you have been attracted by my concert too?"
"Just happened to be passing by."
Bokue caught the pouncing magical girl as they slowly descended back to ground level.
"More importantly, running a concert in a place like this—you're basically obstructing public traffic. Won't the mall actually complain?"
"Ahaha, well..."
Serafall hid her star wand behind her back, laughing somewhat awkwardly while glancing at several panting yet helpless security personnel near the shopping center entrance.
Clearly they'd already attempted to stop this concert. Unfortunately, their dispersal speed couldn't match the rate tourists were gathering. In the end, they'd exhausted themselves while helplessly watching the crowd grow larger.
"Actually, I originally came looking to hang out with you, Bokue-kun. But while passing through here, some magical girl fans approached asking what character I was cosplaying, and I couldn't resist showing off a little, hehe..."
And then it directly evolved into a full concert, right?
Bokue thought to himself.
"Oh right, speaking of which—is that little girl following you, Bokue-kun?"
Serafall seemed to suddenly notice something, pointing in a direction behind Bokue.
Hmm?
Bokue turned to look where she indicated, spotting a small figure peeking out from around the corner by the elevator hall he'd descended from earlier.
It was Eguchi Yume.
