Escaping from the residential area that had been turned into ruins. About a few minutes later, Origami landed on a deserted high platform.
"..."
After glancing slightly backward and confirming no one was pursuing her. Origami silently retracted her Angel.
"I... beca a Spirit..."
Watching the wings of light on her back turn into particles of light and dissipate into the air, Origami, once again recognizing reality, suppressed the nausea welling up from her stomach and gritted her teeth tightly.
No matter how much she didn't want to admit it, after accepting the gemstone handed to her by that pixelated mosaic. The current her had beco an existence that could no longer be called human.
"Was that Phantom...?"
An existence whose facial features were indistinguishable to humans, possessing the power to turn humans into Spirits.
At the sa ti, she was also present at the fire scene five years ago, the most likely suspect who killed Origami's parents.
"Ugh..."
The urge to vomit surged in her throat again. The thought that she might have been turned into a Spirit by the murderer of her parents made Origami feel as uncomfortable as if her heart were entangled in sludge.
However, Origami managed to hold back from dropping to her knees and dry heaving. After smoothing her chest, she gradually regained her calm.
Why did Phantom turn her into a Spirit? Origami didn't know. But whether it was on a whim or for so purpose. The result was that Origami gained the power to defeat Spirits and take revenge.
Although it was the power obtained in the way Origami desired the least, it was undoubtedly the strongest power she had acquired so far. Feeling the surging Spirit power within her body, Origami was certain that even against the strongest Spirit, Yatogami Tohka in perfect condition, she had the power to put up a fight.
It's just that.
"Revenge, huh..."
Looking up at the sky, Origami's expression seed sowhat bitter.
When she was still a human, Origami could ruthlessly ignore the good and evil of Spirits and crusade against them as disasters. But now, standing in the sa position as the girls, she deeply understood their difficulties.
Undoubtedly, both Yutsuki and Shido genuinely wanted to help her. Even after being hurt by her, even knowing that reconciliation was impossible, the two still didn't see her as an enemy and tried to reach out to her.
Although her resolve for revenge hadn't wavered in the slightest.
Was it really okay to drag such people into her revenge?
Origami found that her heart wasn't quite cold-blooded enough to do that.
[I will definitely save you. Everyone, and you too. I will definitely find a way that allows everyone to accept each other.]
"Such a thod cannot possibly exist. And I... have already passed the point of no return."
Shido's words echoed in her ears, and Origami couldn't help but whisper sorrowfully.
Shutting out the goodwill of others, even becoming the existence she hated the most. Now, the only path left before her was to beco a complete villain and eliminate all Spirits.
Not just Phantom, but also Yatogami Tohka, Yoshino, Itsuka Kotori, Yamai Kaguya, Yamai Yuzuru, Ryougi Yutsuki, Izayoi Miku, and Natsumi. Of course, this also included the most evil Spirit, Tokisaki Kurumi.
"...Ah————————!"
Suddenly, an unbelievable thought flashed through Origami's mind.
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"Hah~~"
After a long yawn, Yutsuki gradually woke up from her deep sleep.
"Is this... the school infirmary?"
Slling a faint scent of dical disinfectant, Yutsuki groggily looked around and found herself lying on a bed in the infirmary.
Right, I rember being defeated by Origami, who had beco a Spirit. After Shido rescued , I passed out directly from exhaustion.
"Yutsuki, are you awake?"
"Shido..."
Rolling over and sitting up on the bed, Yutsuki scratched her hair and checked her body. Except for so torn clothes, the wounds she had received earlier were basically healed.
It seed Shido must have treated her using Kotori and Miku's Angels.
"How long was I asleep?"
"Fifteen minutes. Because the residential area was completely reduced to ruins, I brought you here to rest. The school nurse seems to have evacuated to the air raid shelter because of the alarm."
While speaking, Shido took a disposable paper cup from a cabinet, poured a cup of warm water, and handed it to Yutsuki.
"Thanks."
Taking the cup, Yutsuki took a sip of water, then slowly exhaled. Her face looked much better.
"Are you hungry? Do you want to go to the school store and grab so bread?"
"No need. We'll make dinner when we get ho." Yutsuki chuckled and shook her head. Then her face turned serious, and she asked grimly, "Shido, where is Origami right now?"
Hearing Yutsuki's question, Shido lowered his head in sha.
"Sorry, Yutsuki. After you passed out. Origami just left, I couldn't stop her."
"Is that so... Well, it can't be helped."
Yutsuki shook her head. This situation wasn't unexpected for her. If she were Origami, she wouldn't want Shido to see her in that state either.
"By the way, Shido. Where exactly did Origami kidnap you to?"
Not bringing it up would have been fine, but bringing it up instantly made Yutsuki furious. She grabbed Shido's ear and pulled hard outward.
"Do you know how much trouble I went through because of your reckless actions?"
"Owowow—Yutsuki, I was wrong! I won't ever do it again."
Shido quickly begged for rcy through the pain.
"Will there be a next ti?"
"Absolutely not!"
Hearing this, Yutsuki finally let go of Shido.
"Ah—Seriously, what a hassle. Getting kidnapped so easily. Not enough training!"
"Haha, sorry Yutsuki. I made you worry."
Rubbing his red ear, Shido said apologetically. After all, he knew it was his unauthorized action that forced Yutsuki into danger.
Yutsuki glared at Shido in annoyance. But despite saying that, Yutsuki knew that no matter how much he trained, this idiot would probably still dive headfirst into traps without hesitation anyway.
"Whatever, I lost my head for a mont too. I don't have the right to lecture you. Back to the question, where did Origami lock you up? And how did you escape?"
"Mhm, Origami locked in a building in the abandoned district. She knocked out with *BEEP*." Scratching his cheek, Shido hesitated for a mont before speaking. "Then, I don't know how long later, I was woken up by Phantom."
"Phantom?! Are you sure?"
Yutsuki widened her eyes in shock. Shido nodded affirmatively.
"Mhm, after I was woken up, Phantom said, 'Ryougi Yutsuki will be in danger later, I'll have to trouble you to save her then,' and then disappeared. After I untied the ropes, I heard explosions from the residential area and you calling for help, so I rushed over."
Hearing Shido's words, Yutsuki's brow furrowed tightly.
The reason she fell into danger was because Phantom turned Origami into a Spirit. At first, she thought the other party wanted to use Origami to eliminate her as an anomaly, but since the other party called Shido to save her beforehand, that possibility was ruled out.
In other words, the other party intended to turn Origami into a Spirit, but didn't want Yutsuki to die.
(For Phantom, was it necessary for Origami to beco a Spirit? Or was there a good reason to choose her?)
For so reason, an indescribable but very unsettling premonition surfaced in Yutsuki's heart.
"Yutsuki?"
Shido asked sowhat worriedly.
"Ah, it's nothing."
Yutsuki sighed helplessly. Putting the questions in her heart aside for a mont, she opened her phone, contacted the Fraxinus, and put it on speaker. She needed to report the situation to Kotori.
[Yo, Yutsuki-nee? How is the situation?]
From the other end of the phone ca Kotori-chan's sowhat worried inquiry.
"So pretty serious accidents happened, but I've found Shido, and neither of us is hurt."
[I see... That's good. I just ran into so trouble on my end too.]
"What happened?"
Yutsuki couldn't help but ask worriedly.
[Ellen attacked us piloting Goetia.]
"What?!"
[Hehe~ It's fine, Yutsuki-nee.]
After chuckling softly to reassure Yutsuki, Kotori's voice carried a hint of smugness.
[Although the battle was indeed disadvantageous, I think the other side feels even more frustrated. After all, after indiscriminately bombarding us for so long, she only destroyed twelve percent of the Fraxinus's equipnt before having to retreat.]
Hearing this, Yutsuki could roughly guess what happened, and a devious smile appeared on her face.
"Hmph hmph~ You're quite an too, Kotori-chan~"
[Not at all~ This is all thanks to you, Yutsuki-nee~]
Saying that, the two of them burst into laughter simultaneously.
Kotori... has been corrupted. Shido thought, watching from the side, caught between laughing and crying.
Yutsuki nodded in understanding and pressed the speaker button on the phone.
"Kotori, ask Tohka and the others how they're doing right now."
[Mhm, they're all on the Fraxinus and are in no danger. They're just very worried about you and Shido. Ah—here they co.]
Just as she said that, the other end of the phone was filled with various voices.
[Yutsuki! Shido! Are you okay? We heard sothing terrible happened.]
[Darling~ Honey~ Are you two okay? Miku is so worried—]
[I am extrely displeased right now! Yutsuki, as my comrade, you actually left your ally, the Child of the Typhoon, behind and rushed to the battlefield alone.]
[Dissatisfaction. Yuzuru also wanted to help.]
[My my~ Being suddenly called to the airship gave Yoshinon quite a scare. Did sothing major happen? Yutsuki-chan, Shido-kun, are you guys okay?]
[Yutsuki-san... Shido-san... Are you... okay...]
[Ugh—I'm late. Will it seem like I'm just going with the flow? U-Um—Yutsuki and idiot Shido, are you guys okay?]
Hearing the jumbled voices from the other end of the phone, Shido and Yutsuki looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Kotori, everyone. I have sothing to tell you."
Shido recounted exactly what happened here, including Origami becoming a Spirit, to everyone.
"To think sothing like this happened..."
Perhaps because this developnt was too unexpected, everyone on the other end of the phone seed to have a hard ti digesting it and fell into a brief silence.
"Regarding this, everyone, I thought of a thod—maybe we can solve Origami's revenge problem and resolve the conflict between Origami and the Spirits at the sa ti."
[Is there really such a convenient thod?]
Natsumi's sowhat doubtful voice ca from the phone. It wasn't that she doubted Shido, but based on the current situation, the conflict between Tobiichi Origami and the Spirits had reached an irreconcilable point.
"There is!"
After glancing at Yutsuki, Shido said decisively,
"Go find Kurumi... ask her to send back five years into the past, to save Origami's parents who would originally have died at the hands of a Spirit."
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