Editing Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha:Volume 7 Chapter 4 (section)

===Part 8===
In the Moderates Faction’s infirmary, in the instant that Basara and the others were attacked.

Although the injuries that Kurumi received during her battle had been treated, the injuries were still quite severe, and she had not yet regained consciousness…as her elder sister, Yuki naturally wanted to stay by her side. Maria, who had fainted during her duel against Takigawa was also still asleep, and her elder sister Lucia was similarly accompanying her. The sounds of explosions from the arena, along with the tremors and the cries of the audience had all been transmitted to the infirmary that Yuki and the others were in. It was clear how catastrophic the pandemonium outside was. —If this continued, this infirmary would soon also be exposed to the threat of the enormous heroic spirits, so there was no time for them to relax. More importantly, the attack on Basara and the others was very worrying. So after Yuki asked Lucia to take care of Kurumi, she turned and rushed towards the arena. But she was unable to do so — because this infirmary had also become a battlefield.

“!……”

Yuki’s expression turned cold as she summoned [Sakuya], while closely watching the enemy in front of her. The person who had come to obstruct her from rushing to Basara’s side was the one who had hurt Kurumi with underhanded means — the high-level Demon Admirath.

“I originally came to deliver the finishing blow to my opponent, but I didn’t expect there to be so many extra gifts, you know?”

After Admirath said that with a leisurely smile while holding an enormous sharp sickle in his hand, Lucia calmly said

“So you actually planned to secretly kill an injured person…is that how dirty the Council is?”

“No, this is my own way of doing things. Once I see my prey, I have to take its life, it’d be rude of me otherwise.”

Even though he was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers as he had to face both Yuki and Lucia at the same time, Admirath continued to smile with the same relaxed smile on his face.

“Go ahead and resist if you like…but under these circumstances, you two ladies are definitely not opponents for me.”

“——!”

Admirath’s words caused Yuki’s expression to sink; beside her, Lucia’s reaction was similar, meaning that Admirath’s words were correct. The ones who were being driven into a corner were Yuki and the others. —The heavily wounded Kurumi and Maria were both in this infirmary. Yuki and Lucia had to use a strategy that would avoid spreading damage to them, so as not to aggravate their injuries. Both of them deeply understood that this was extremely difficult to do. Yuki and Lucia respectively held [Sakuya] and a whip in their hands as since they were both technique-type warriors. They didn’t have an ability capable of eliminating their opponents’ attacks like Basara’s [Banishing Shift], nor were they like Kurumi who could utilise a convenient wide-area magic barrier according to the situation. In contrast, Admirath had put up a powerful defensive wall during his fight with Kurumi, an indication of his magical prowess. It was also easy for him to use wide-area magic attacks. With Admirath’s magic, he could instantly turn this infirmary into a ruin if he so wanted. —Of course, Yuki and Lucia could also utilise wide-area attacks. But since they could not further harm Kurumi and Maria, it was not possible for them to do that at present. Furthermore, even their opportunities to use powerful techniques had been restricted. Under these highly demanding circumstances…Yuki and Lucia realised that there were also other things that they had not considered.

“……?”

While Yuki worried about getting Kurumi and Maria caught up in this, and hesitated on whether or not to take the initiative in attacking, she realised that she could not stop her vision from shaking, and her legs became weak as she kneeled on the floor. Lucia seemed to be in the same condition, and she supported herself with one hand against the wall.

''…Could it be…?''

Yuki looked up in surprise only to see Admirath’s smile deepen.

“Did you think that the battle hadn’t started yet? How careless.”

He then told them that their current conditions were his doing.

“You’re enveloped in a magic miasma that drains your life force. Since it’s effective even against that Succubus, it must be quite painful for a Hero like you, right?”

Admirath had pretended to have captured Basara as a hostage, fought at full-strength against Kurumi who was afraid to retaliate, and even forced Zest to be disqualified for breaking the rules. She wasn’t careful enough against such a tricky opponent, and so Yuki paid a painful price.

“!…Uh…kuh!”

Not only was she dizzy, she also found it hard to breathe, resulting in a lack of oxygen. Yet she still struggled to stand up and hold [Sakuya] so that she could protect the wounded and unconscious Kurumi from the hands of this despicable villain. Lucia also revealed a similar expression to Yuki, and held her whip. Seeing the two older sisters risk their lives to protect their beloved younger sisters—

“That’s a nice look…well then, let us begin.”

After Admirath said that with a slight smile, he approached with a large scythe in his hand.