"Ahaha... you guessed it..."
Shido scratched his cheek awkwardly and gave an embarrassed dry laugh.
"What exactly is going on!? Explain it clearly!"
Hearing Shido's words, Kotori completely exploded.
Thinking back now, the biggest thing wrong with Shido since that morning was that he seed to have forgotten Mikoto.
This was not funny.
Not funny at all.
If Mikoto found out...
Even if her spirit power flowed backward to the point where she needed to be sealed again, it would not be strange at all.
"Even if you tell to explain... in the original world... Yakumo-senpai didn't exist at all..."
Shido said with a troubled expression.
"She... didn't exist? How is that possible? Even if history changed, it wouldn't create a Spirit who didn't exist before."
Kotori froze.
Changing history was not the sa as creating sothing from nothing. There was no reason for a Spirit who did not exist in the previous world to suddenly appear in this world.
"No, Kotori. That is possible."
Reine looked at Kotori and said,
"Do not forget that Mikoto crossed over from another world."
"Ah!"
Hearing Reine's words, Kotori let out a shocked voice.
"Crossed over?"
Shido asked in confusion.
"I should explain it to Shin as well. Mikoto was originally soone from another world. You can imagine it as a parallel world. In short, due to certain reasons, she suddenly crossed over to this Earth."
Realizing that Shido knew nothing about Mikoto, Reine explained.
"In other words, because she's a person who crossed over, she doesn't need to follow this world's tiline."
Kotori added.
"Correct. Mikoto appeared three years ago. In other words, it is completely possible that she crossed over three years after Shido changed the world."
Reine nodded.
Because she was not a person from this world to begin with, the way ti was observed for her was different as well.
When Shido had not yet changed the world, perhaps Mikoto was still living as an ordinary person on another Earth.
"Hah... but that isn't the important thing right now."
Kotori sighed.
Even if they knew why there was no Mikoto in the world before the change, that had no aning.
What mattered now was how to handle Shido and Mikoto's relationship, as well as Devil.
[What should we do?]
Kotori furrowed her brows.
Should they deal with Devil first?
Or Mikoto first?
The option of having Shido deal with both sides at once was a PASS. Mikoto's intuition was far too sharp. Just like Kurumi's triple date incident, the girl would definitely find out.
At that point, what kind of situation would unfold was impossible to predict.
[As expected... we should deal with Devil first.]
After thinking for a while, Kotori made her decision.
Although Mikoto's emotional value was currently unstable, it had not yet beco so terrible that it needed to be handled imdiately. No matter what, she was a very rational person among the Spirits, and she had originally been human too. Kotori believed she could sort out her own feelings.
However, Origami's side was different.
Right now, Devil was attending Raizen High School. Shido, Tohka, Kaguya, Yuzuru, and Mikoto—all five of them had the possibility of being observed using spirit power.
With just one careless mistake, the terrifying Demon King would appear in the sky above Raizen High School. Completely without spacequake warnings, completely without any sign. At that ti, everyone would be in mortal danger.
[It's practically a ti bomb.]
Thinking that, Kotori made her decision.
"I've decided. We'll carry out Devil's capture first. Shido, you must ask Origami out soti this week! If possible, seal Devil this weekend!"
"But Yakumo-senpai..."
Shido hesitated. It seed that, deep in his heart, he was unwilling to simply leave Mikoto alone like this.
"As long as you act quickly enough, it'll be fine. After Origami is sealed, Ratatoskr will arrange a full week for you and Mikoto. Even a nationwide trip won't be a problem. When the ti cos, you absolutely have to comfort Mikoto properly."
Today was Thursday. Kotori decided that they would use the three days from Friday to Sunday to seal Devil, then handle Mikoto's matter afterward.
"I understand. Also, about the date, it's actually already been arranged. It's this Saturday."
Shido said.
"No way. You arranged it? By yourself, Shido?"
Kotori asked in disbelief.
She knew very well just how much of a herbivore her Onii-chan was. For Shido like that to successfully ask a Spirit out by himself was truly hard to believe.
"Looks like I'll have to properly ask what kind of relationship you and Origami have."
Kotori narrowed her eyes, hooked a finger under Shido's chin, and said with a mischievous smile.
"Ugh..."
Facing this Kotori, Shido looked away guiltily.
"Forget it. In any case, asking her out is good enough. Then try to capture Devil on Saturday. Before that, absolutely do not let Mikoto know that you lost your mories."
Thinking of Mikoto's matter made Kotori lose even the mood to question Shido about his relationship with Origami.
"Mm, I understand."
Shido nodded.
"You don't understand. I an, before that, you absolutely must not be alone with Mikoto!"
Kotori said seriously.
"Not be alone? Why?"
Shido frowned.
He had originally planned to apologize to Mikoto tomorrow, then go to the shopping street with her, so that Mikoto could cheer up.
"Do you know this, Shido? Among all the Spirits, only when you and Mikoto are alone together does Fraxinus not monitor or interfere in any way."
Kotori sighed.
Although Shido did not understand what she ant, that could not be helped, because the current Shido did not rember anything.
"It doesn't interfere? Why?"
"That's because you and Mikoto have a secret that belongs only to the two of you. So no matter what, you must not end up alone with Mikoto. Otherwise, if she asks you about that secret, Shido, you won't be able to answer at all, right?"
Kotori said.
Although Natsumi now also knew Mikoto's secret, Natsumi had not said anything. In fact, aside from Shido and Mikoto, no one knew that Natsumi had already learned that secret.
Although this was a special situation, Kotori did not want to choose a thod that would hurt Mikoto, such as directly questioning the girl, or using monitoring devices while Mikoto and Shido were alone so everyone on Fraxinus could judge what that secret was.
She planned to wait until Origami was sealed, then let Shido and Mikoto rebuild their affection. Only after Mikoto could feel that the current Shido was still the Shido she loved would they tell the girl the truth.
That way, Mikoto should be at least sowhat more able to accept the Shido before her who had lost his mories, rather than directly seeing him as "so stranger who rely has Shido's face."
That was the worst situation Kotori could imagine.
"I understand."
Shido nodded, showing that he understood what Kotori ant.
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