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Spoiler for Chapter 241 - Shield of Aegis:

10 years ago, somewhere in the Hakuo Academy.
While summoning magical pentagrams around her, Athena mutters that the way to the Royal Garden was closed.
Behind her is Mikado.
Athena says that while she slept out of the castle, the way disappeared
And Mikado says that then there's no way anyone can get his/her hands on that power.
Athena thinks that it's because her power was taken away by someone, and if that's possible, that's Hayate.
Mikado says that it's a punishment for the three of them who were trying to get their hands on that power.
It seems that the three people are Athena, Mikado and Himegami.
It also seems that Athena has gotten the heaviest punishment.
Mikado asks Athena what would she like to do from now on and Athena answers that she would regain Tennous family for her parents.
Mikado asks her if that wouldn't she be painful by herself, and Athena says that that's why she received the punishment.

We're back to the present now. Hayate and Machina confronts each other.
Machina says that Athena endured painful things by herself and tried so hard.
But after Hayate appeared, she makes faces to look as if nothing's wrong with her, but she looks like she is in agony.
He says that so Hayate should die right here, and he attacks with imcomparable strength.
Hayate says that killing human is a crime and Machina says that it doesn't matter if he's not a human.
(This is the confusing part. Could it be that Machina is not a human?)
And Machina kicks Hayate like mad.