"...Ugh..."
Opening his eyes groggily, Shido shook his head, and his consciousness gradually cleared.
"I was planning to go after Origami..."
The mories in his mind gradually beca clearer. Shido vaguely rembered that after spotting Origami at school, he couldn't contact Yutsuki or Kotori, so he went to follow Origami alone.
Then, after tailing her for a few streets, Origami suddenly disappeared from his sight. The next mont, soone covered his mouth and nose with a chemical soaked cloth from behind, and he lost consciousness.
(In other words, I was discovered from the very beginning.)
Shido couldn't help but smile bitterly internally. Although he had a vague feeling when he first started tailing her that this might be a trap aid at him and stayed on guard, he never expected to be subdued so easily.
"So, what should I do now..."
Shido looked around. The walls and ceiling were full of cracks, revealing the reinforced concrete inside, and most of the paint had peeled off. It looked like this was an abandoned building in a deserted district of Tengu City.
And he was currently sitting on a chair with his limbs bound. In addition to the hemp rope tying him down, his hands and feet were additionally secured with handcuffs. The four legs of the chair were tightly bolted to the floor with rivets. It was easy to see the other party's intention and obsession with not letting Shido escape.
Shido slowly exhaled. Honestly, he wasn't particularly panicked about the current situation. Being drugged and kidnapped so easily had indeed flustered him, but at the sa ti, his goal had been achieved.
"No need to hide, Origami, you're nearby, aren't you?"
Shido spoke calmly into the silent space devoid of any sound.
"..."
Soon after, the rusty door was pulled open with an ear piercing screech. Shido then saw Tobiichi Origami walking towards him without a word.
"Long ti no see, Origami."
"Mhm, long ti no see."
To Shido's greeting, Origami slowly nodded.
Then, she started taking off her jacket.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait!!!!!!! What are you doing?!"
Caught completely off guard by Origami's action, Shido shouted in a panic.
Hearing Shido's question, Origami tilted her head, her hands showing no sign of stopping as she unbuttoned her skirt. She said in a very matter of fact tone:
"Because it's been a long ti since we t. As Shido's girlfriend, I'm helping you relieve your pent up desires."
"I completely didn't expect this developnt!?"
"Hasn't it always been like this?"
"No, it hasn't! And stop taking your clothes off, put them back on."
"So, you're saying you prefer it half dressed, Shido?"
"How did you even twist my words like that!?"
Seemingly completely ignoring Shido's retorts, Origami, her clothes a ss, teasingly exposed her smooth, delicate skin to Shido's view, half hidden. Then, she slowly straddled Shido.
"It's okay, you don't have to move, Shido. Leave everything to ."
"Eeeehhhh!? W-Wait a minute—don't pull my zipper! Soone! Is anyone there! Sobody save !"
Subsequently, Shido's screams echoed through the entire ruined building.
A few minutes later(which feel like hours)....
"Hah... Hah..."
As if having just escaped from the jaws of a tiger, Shido panted heavily, his head covered in sweat.
"Are you sure you don't need help relieving it?"
Origami asked, sowhat confused.
"N-No—Sorry, Origami, I don't have the special fetish of getting turned on in a situation like this."
"Is that so..."
Origami nodded slowly and silently adjusted her clothes. Even though she maintained her usual expressionless face, for so reason, Shido vaguely felt she seed quite disappointed.
"Haha... as expected, Origami is still Origami."
Shido said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He had to admit, this reunion and Origami's actions were completely beyond his expectations. But thinking back carefully on the girl's past behavior, it actually felt entirely natural—Tobiichi Origami is just that kind of person who defies common sense and ethics.
If she hadn't eventually listened to him, Shido's chastity might really have been lost.
"Origami, you joined DEM because you want to take revenge on the Spirit who killed your parents five years ago, right?"
"Yes..."
To the bound Shido's question, Origami slowly nodded.
During the Miku incident a few months ago, Origami violated AST military regulations to stop DEM Wizards. Under DEM's backroom manipulation, she was forced into dismissal. In order to beco a Wizard again and gain the power for revenge, Origami, even knowing her situation, still chose to join DEM.
Shido slowly exhaled and continued asking:
"Then what do you plan to do next?"
"Revenge. I will kill all Spirits, including Ryougi Yutsuki and Yatogami Tohka."
"—!"
Even though he had anticipated this answer, hearing it directly from Origami's mouth still made Shido hold his breath, his throat feeling incredibly dry.
(Calm down—! Calm down—!)
Taking a slow, deep breath to calm his violently beating heart, Shido proposed to Origami:
"If I can help you find out the real culprit who killed your parents five years ago? Can you give up fighting Yutsuki and the others."
"—!?"
Origami didn't say a word, but her slightly raised eyebrows told Shido of the wavering in the girl's heart at that mont.
Shido didn't let this chance slip and pressed on with his persuasion.
"Although I can't explain the details yet, we already have further clues. I believe that if we continue investigating, we will definitely uncover the truth of what happened five years ago. So—"
"As I thought... Shido is very kind."
However, the ripple in her heart cald down in an instant. Origami gazed quietly at Shido, then slowly shook her head and whispered.
"Thank you, Shido. I'm very happy that you're willing to help . But unfortunately, I cannot agree to your request."
"Why, Origami?!"
Widening his eyes in disbelief, Shido shouted in confusion.
"I'm not lying, I really can—"
"I believe that Shido can definitely find out which Spirit killed my parents, but—"
Origami stared at Shido with a clear, icy gaze.
"But even if that day really cos. Would you allow it, Shido? Would you let kill that Spirit?"
"Uh..."
Shido was instantly left speechless.
That's right. Even if they found out the truth from five years ago and knew the true identity of the murderer, as long as it was a Spirit, neither Shido nor Ratatoskr could possibly allow Origami to kill that Spirit.
Finding the culprit and convincing Origami was, in the end, just a ans to delay a problem they inevitably had to face.
[But there's one thing. If the culprit we eventually find is Kotori-chan, or if the Spirit themselves had no other choice at the ti... what do you plan to do?]
Thinking of how he had glossed over Yutsuki's question back then, Shido wished he could slap himself right now.
But even so, Shido didn't waver. He looked at Origami and continued to persuade her.
"...Origami, Tohka, Yutsuki, and everyone have been transferred to our school for a while now, right."
"..."
"Ti really passes so fast. The Spirits you once fought to the death with have completely integrated into this world now. Tohka, Yoshino, Kaguya, Yuzuru, Yutsuki, Natsumi, not to ntion Kotori and Miku... Everyone is trying their best to live as 'humans'."
"Yes."
Without denying Shido's words, Origami nodded silently.
"Origami, you've been through a lot with everyone too. Has your mindset not changed at all? To say that Spirits are Spirits... and because they are extrely dangerous existences, they must be eliminated..."
Origami slowly lowered her head and said in a faint voice:
"...I know that, of course."
"Then—"
"So what?!!"
However, before Shido could finish, Origami slamd her fist heavily against the wall and roared with an unprecedented volu.
"They are kind, they have no malice, they have always tried their best to live as 'humans', I know all that! But so what?! Does that an they are blaless just because of that?!! Are you saying that just because so Spirits are innocent—my parents deserved to die for nothing!?"
For the first ti, Shido clearly saw the expression of anger and indignation on the girl's face.
"I will kill all Spirits!" Origami said resolutely. "Otherwise, when I truly face the Spirit who killed my parents, if she has so compelling reason or difficulty, I will definitely hesitate. Then, not only will I be unable to avenge them, but everything I've done over these past few years will lose all aning."
Like scorching magma erupting from the depths of hell, Shido was almost suffocated by Origami's aura.
Unable to be reasoned with through morality or logic, ignoring everyone's good and evil, acting solely on her own hatred as the cause.
Tobiichi Origami wanted to beco a true villain.
"I won't let you kill everyone."
Shido gritted his teeth and glared at Origami.
"Are you angry? Shido."
Before he knew it, Origami had returned to her usual unperturbed state, looking quietly at Shido.
"Yeah—I am angry! I'm extrely angry right now. Angry at myself for not noticing your thoughts and self righteously spouting a bunch of arrogant big talk! So—"
His body seed to tremble uncontrollably from fear, but as if to drive that part of himself away, Shido shouted his resolve loudly:
"I will definitely save you. Everyone, and you too. I will definitely find a way that allows everyone to accept each other!"
"Is that so? Then, I'm sorry, Shido."
"—!"
Pressing her lips together bitterly, Origami took out a handkerchief soaked in a powerful anesthetic from her pocket and covered Shido's mouth and nose, making him lose consciousness.
"...If you had just used a Spirit's power, breaking free or resisting would have been easy."
Origami looked at Shido in confusion. After a long silence, she left water, food, and other necessities there, then turned and walked away quickly.
A way for everyone to be saved? —Such a thing doesn't exist.
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