In Academy City, the Paradise Project begins.

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The kiss has given them a foothold in victory, and those with anchor points nearby are already in the vicinity.

Therefore, the conditions for entering his unique phase within this room and the surrounding space have been met.

The next step is to figure out how to trick our lovely, devilish Miss Cologne into going in on her own.

Otherwise, even with his strength and preparations, he wouldn't be able to forcefully pull such a powerful individual into his own phase if they were unwilling; otherwise, he could claim to be invincible.

Unfortunately, the demon-level being was very powerful. If it sensed something was wrong, it could destroy Higashino along with his phase from outside the phase, without giving him a chance to pull the person into his phase.

"Hush, don't get angry so quickly, Your Excellency."

Higashino leaned close to her ear and whispered like a lover.

"Miss Laura, I'll agree to the contract, and joining your side is no problem either. I can even destroy Academy City if you want, but before that..."

He looked at the small, rosy earlobe, licked it with a wicked grin, and felt the Great Demon's body tremble slightly—whether real or feigned—and felt utterly satisfied.

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, he has already done something to Coronzon that he can be proud of. He can be considered a hero who has toyed with one of the strongest people in the world of A Certain Magical Index, right?

"Can you guarantee... that no matter what you see next, you won't try to resist me?"

Laura was caught off guard by this sudden turn of events. It was true that she was a devil and didn't have feelings of shyness, but for some reason, being ambushed by this guy Higashino caused such a strong emotional fluctuation.

It seems that the emotion called shyness was genuine, and not just a pretense.

Anger and shame still surged within her, but intense curiosity made her nod.

She was also very curious about what Higashino wanted to show her. She wasn't going to give him another chance to sneak up on her; if she wasn't satisfied with what she saw later, hmph...

Even the wrath of the Great Demon—no, the Supreme Lord—is not so easily quelled!

"very good."

Higashino chuckled softly, his eyes suddenly becoming incredibly sharp.

Immediately afterward, to Laura's astonishment, Higashino lowered his head once again!

One second he was determined not to give Higashino another chance to ambush him, but he was ambushed again!

What on earth is this guy thinking?! My current identity is the Supreme Archbishop of Necessary Evil, how dare you? Don't you care about the consequences at all?

Laura, who was ranting and raving in her head, suddenly realized that Higashino seemed to be using some kind of power, planning to teleport.

Although she could resist such a force, she remembered Higashino saying not to resist. She didn't think much of it, only that Higashino probably intended to take her somewhere.

Om-! ! !

The surrounding scenery distorted and collapsed instantly, like a shattered kaleidoscope!

Instead, an unfamiliar environment emerged.

This place has forests, hills, marshes, lakesides... the scenery is quite nice.

"Where...where am I?!"

Laura shoved Higashino away abruptly, staggered back a few steps, and her azure eyes were filled with unprecedented shock and bewilderment!

She looked around and realized that this was not anywhere in the world. The teleportation she had just experienced was not ordinary spatial movement.

"Another phase?! No...impossible! How did this guy do that, this kind of thing..."

She subconsciously tried to mobilize the magic within her body to analyze this space.

However, a deeper fear instantly gripped her.

The magic... has fallen silent!

The power that flowed in her blood, as natural as breathing, was now like a river frozen solid! No matter how hard she concentrated, no matter how she tried to communicate with the magic within her, it was like throwing stones into the sea—there was no response whatsoever! It was as if she had become a completely…ordinary person?!

"Welcome to my world."

Higashino's voice sounded behind her, calm yet exuding an air of complete control.

"Here, I define the rules and I assign priorities."

He strode forward, looking at Laura's face with an unprecedented, genuine panic, and a perfect smile curved his lips.

Finally, they managed to lure this old fox in. In this phase, his power has absolute priority.

Absolutely! Even a demon god whose power far surpasses his will be suppressed the moment he enters his phase. If he so desires, a demon god will become nothing more than an ordinary person.

So what if it can destroy the phase? Once it's inside, it'll just have to be suppressed by itself. And no matter how powerful the enemy is, this phase can last for an hour.

"Try it, Your Excellency. In this territory that belongs to me, how much of your 'power' will you have left?"

Laura, undeterred, tried again, summoning every basic spell she could think of, even attempting to communicate with the magic contained within that vast expanse of golden hair… However, all she received in response was deathly silence! It was as if her very existence was being rejected and imprisoned by this space!

"how come..."

She muttered to herself, her brow furrowed. The feeling of being utterly stripped of her power made her finally realize that she had severely underestimated this man!

He possesses a power that is enough to overturn the understanding of magic and belongs to another level!

It actually possesses its own phase, and with such outrageous suppressive power... Where did Aleister find this little monster?!

Seeing that Laura still hadn't exploded, Higashino breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

Successfully restricted! Although he was confident in the absolute rules of his phases, this was the first time he had tested this level of strength.

Although time was limited, it was enough.

He took a step forward, closing the distance between himself and Laura once again.

"Your Majesty Bishop."

A confident smile curved at the corners of Higashino's lips as he looked at Laura with burning eyes.

“The previous ‘reward’ has been received, but our ‘contract’ seems to be missing a little… a minor ‘modification’.”

He stretched out his hand, and silver light emanated from his palm.

"Now, please allow me... to be a little more willful?"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly tackled Laura to the ground!

"Higashino Yu! What do you want to do?!"

For the first time, Laura's voice carried panic and anger as she struggled desperately, but in this moment of powerlessness, her resistance seemed so futile under the absolute suppression of Higashino's power.

"Modify the contract."

Higashino's answer was cold and clear.

Ignoring the girl's struggles and anger beneath him, he forcefully pinned her down with one hand, while his other hand, gleaming with silver light, covered her smooth forehead without hesitation!

"Cognitive Restructuring: Locking in Core Anchor Points!"

Higashino's pupils burst forth with a dazzling silver light!

A powerful cognitive force, capable of distorting reality, like an invisible carving knife, forcefully cut into the deepest part of Laura Stuart's consciousness in the most brutal and direct way!

Higashino has anchored Laura's personality! The cunning, innocence, shyness, and yearning for beauty that belong to "Laura Stuart" as a human girl... These were originally the disguises of the great demon Kronzun, which were forcibly captured, locked, and amplified by Higashino's power!

"Wait...wait, what are you trying to do?!"

Laura let out a painful scream, feeling as if a part of her soul was being forcibly torn apart and reshaped!

Higashino reversed the truth and falsehood, making Laura's part the real personality, while Kronzun's part became the false one.

Immediately afterward, Higashino, enduring a splitting headache he hadn't felt in a long time, tried to overwrite the summoning contract!

Higashino's spiritual power instantly captured the ancient contract deeply rooted in Laura's soul and connected to a certain will!

Higashino's power surged like a raging torrent, violently impacting this ancient contract!

"The contract...you're tampering with the contract?! You're insane! You'll suffer the consequences!"

Laura's voice was filled with fear and disbelief; she could feel the deep-seated bondage in her soul trembling violently!

Set the new contract object and content!

Higashino's will is imprinted on it like a divine revelation!

The contractual partner has changed from Samuel Reed McQueen Mathers to Higashino Yu!

The contract was changed from guiding Aleister to destruction to loving Higashino Yu forever, unconditionally, and completely!

Of course, this wasn't because Higashino didn't want to be a pervert, but because he discovered that the great demon, Kronzun, for some reason harbored pure disgust for him. Rather than changing the contract to make her loyal to him, it was easier to turn that disgust into love.

This great demon seems to have an extremely deep aversion to the concept of loyalty, which is probably due to his extreme dissatisfaction with the nature assigned to him by "God".

After all, the concept of a demon doesn't include the emotion of falling in love with a man, making a reversal out of thin air even easier.

Finally, Higashino began to attempt to modify the essence of the diffusion of Cologne and the number 333...

However, for some reason, Higashino found that reconstructing her essence seemed to go exceptionally smoothly, almost instantly.

"Rewrite complete! Contract: Eternal Love - Bound!"

Higashino roared, and the hand covering Laura's forehead erupted with a final, blinding silver light, like a supernova explosion! The light instantly engulfed the two of them!

"what--!!!"

Laura let out a piercing, distorted scream, her body convulsing violently as if struck by a high-voltage electric current! Her soul seemed to be utterly torn apart and then brutally reassembled by an invisible giant hand!

Kronzun—no, the current Laura—represents that Kronzun's 333 is a thing of the past. The current Laura is the 47 reconstructed by Higashino!

This is a number that Higashino calculated using the Latin word "Amor" (love), a number that belongs only to Laura, only to this devil who is exclusively his.

A(1) + M(13) + O(15) + R(18) = 47

The number 47 symbolizes "the pure unity of love," just as the root of "Amor" runs through the Latin language family, love also runs through each other's time.

From that moment on, Laura Stuart, the newly born great demon, became his own guardian demon (angel)!

If he had a red and white ball in his hand right now, he felt he could cosplay as a certain Zhi and say, "I've captured Kolonzun!" to express his excitement.

This is one of the top combat forces in A Certain Magical Index. With her lurking in the shadows, if she really turns against Aleister or fights other demons in the future, she will definitely be a trump card that can turn the tide of the battle.

The light fades.

Panting, Higashino slowly released his grip on Laura, stood up, and looked down at the girl lying on the ground.

Laura lay quietly, her long, golden hair spreading out like a beautiful satin, obscuring most of her face. Her chest rose and fell slightly, her breathing steady, as if she were simply asleep.

A few seconds later, her eyelashes fluttered slightly.

Then, he slowly opened his eyes.

Those deep blue eyes... were as clear as a lake untouched by the world, carrying the innocence and bewilderment of a newborn baby.

But soon, the confusion faded, and a burning, pure love, hot enough to melt anyone's heart, poured out of her beautiful blue eyes like a volcanic eruption, locking onto Higashino standing before her with all her heart and soul.

She looked at Dongye, and a smile that was unlike any she had ever seen before—pure, sweet, and filled with boundless affection and happiness—slowly bloomed on her face. A shy blush rose on her cheeks, and her voice was as soft as the sweetest honey.

"Having answered the call, I ask you, are you my Master?"

Before Higashino could answer this question that sounded so familiar, Laura continued speaking with a sweet smile.

"I feel like I had a really long dream. But... I feel so happy now... because I've finally found you."

"I will never... I will never leave you, my master."

Chapter 180 The Love and Destruction of a Yandere Demon

The sweet, cloying "Master~?" from Kronzun still lingered in Higashino Yu's ears, like a poison laced with honey. The innocent yet affectionate smile on her face was enough to captivate any unsuspecting person.

However, Higashino Yu felt a chill run down his spine.

Because in the next second, a twisted, inhumanly fanatical light suddenly ignited deep within those clear sapphire eyes!

"I've found you, Master!"

Kronzun's voice remained sweet, but her movements were as fast as lightning. Her slender arms, carrying a force capable of tearing the earth apart, suddenly wrapped around Higashino Yu's neck with such force that it was definitely aimed at killing him.

Even more terrifying, her dazzling golden hair, like a group of living tentacles, instantly wrapped around Higashino Yu's limbs and waist.

"Great! Finally! We can be together forever!"

She cried out excitedly, her face flushing even more, but her smile was distorted and deformed, carrying a morbid obsession with completely crushing and integrating her prey into herself.

"So, become one with me! Right here! In your world, in eternal silence, die, master! Then come with me to the end of destruction!"

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