The next day, Yutsuki arrived in a forest in North Arica.
She had to admit, after losing the chain reaction of spacequakes, her disappearances and manifestations, which originally caused her endless trouble, instead beca a very convenient and efficient ans of long distance travel, allowing her to travel the world to her heart's content.
"It's about ti."
Sitting on a large rock, casually scaring off a brown bear that tried to attack her with an electric shock, Yutsuki took out a bento from her trench coat pocket. She looked up at the sky, seemingly waiting for sothing.
Soon, the bright blue sky gradually darkened. As two masses of pitch-black swirling clouds approached, violent wind and rain blanketed the entire forest.
Thud—! The bento in Yutsuki's hand was blown away by the gale, its contents spilling onto the dirt.
Of course, Yutsuki herself hadn't purposely held onto it tightly either.
"—Truly impressive. Yuzuru, my other half! To be able to hold out until now before my absolute power, you deserve praise!"
"Mockery. Clearly Yuzuru is the one with the advantage. Kaguya is the one losing ground."
As if replaying her mory, two orange haired won wearing bondage suits were arguing fiercely inside the eyes of the two hurricanes.
Yamai Kaguya, Yamai Yuzuru. In the previous world, the first bad friends, and also best friends, that Yutsuki t.
Ratziel—Pincer Cannon Mode.
The dark blue chanical bow transford into a cannon and fixed itself to Yutsuki's wrist. Under the control of electromagnetic force, surrounding iron sand gathered at the muzzle.
(Well, although I don't want to beco that scum's harem mber, it would be too stupid to abandon friends I could have made because of that.)
Silently thinking this in her heart, Yutsuki aid the muzzle between the two.
"Railgun! You two give back my lunch!!!!!!!!!"
And so, just like in the previous world. Under Yutsuki's masterful acting, seeing Yutsuki kneeling before the bento box shedding tears, Yuzuru and Kaguya couldn't help but feel guilty and discussed making a lunch to apologize to Yutsuki.
Then, naturally, the two, who were still in a state of mutual hostility, argued over whose cooking skills were superior. Finally, they held a cooking contest, with Yutsuki acting as the judge.
However, since Yutsuki flipped over a bento instead of barbecue this ti, she proposed to go to a human city to buy ingredients and kitchenware herself, letting Kaguya and Yuzuru do the cooking.
(Just what kind of mindset did they have back then to go catch a Siberian tiger and a great white shark for barbecue?)
Recalling the contents of her mory, Yutsuki felt the corner of her eye twitch.
Not giving the two of them ti to force her into making illegal maneuvers, Yutsuki, having bought the things back, said this as Yuzuru and Kaguya prepared to cook:
"By the way, after the food is done this ti, the cooks themselves also have to taste their own cooking. You understand, right? If you dare to produce charcoal—"
Uh— Hearing this, Kaguya and Yuzuru stiffened. Looking at Yutsuki's friendly smile that carried an inexplicable pressure, awkward sweat ford on their foreheads.
"O-Of course—As the Child of the Typhoon, I will definitely serve the best dish!"
"Ridiculous. Charcoal or whatever, how could Yuzuru make such a thing."
"Hmph—I hope so..."
Yutsuki snorted lightly and felt sowhat relieved for the ti being. After all, since she had explicitly warned them beforehand, there was no way they would knowingly break the rules.
However, Yutsuki found she was too naive.
"Tell , you were just making a bento, how did you manage to turn the bento box into charcoal along with it!!!!!!!!!"
Yutsuki unhesitatingly kept her promise and stuffed the two lumps of unknown black matter before her into Yuzuru and Kaguya's mouths.
Although Yutsuki never intended to judge a winner between Yuzuru and Kaguya anyway, this undeniable failure in every aspect ant the contest ended inconclusively.
Left with no choice, Yutsuki could only pick out the remaining ingredients to cook herself. As a result, just like in the previous world, by the ti the three of them ate, lunch that had beco dinner.
"Delicious! I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so exquisite."
"Praise. Please marry Yuzuru and beco my wife."
"—Get lost!"
Yutsuki rolled her eyes in annoyance.
(Seriously—not long ago they ran to the river vomiting and having diarrhea after eating their own black unknown matter, and now they're eating with such relish. Should I call them optimistic or heartless?)
Looking at the Yamai sisters showing blissful expressions because of her cooking, Yutsuki sighed helplessly.
However, she had to admit, having soone to eat with was a very happy thing for Yutsuki.
"Say..."
After chatting idly with the Yamai sisters for a while, Yutsuki swallowed slightly, gathered her courage, and spoke up,
"Um... eting here as fellow Spirits is also a kind of fate. How about we beco friends?"
Perhaps it was because it had been too long since she actively initiated a friendship request, Yutsuki felt her voice was a bit nervous.
Hearing Yutsuki's words, Yuzuru and Kaguya first widened their eyes in surprise. After looking at each other, they smiled at Yutsuki and shook their heads.
"Thanks, Electronic Spirit. I am also very glad to have t you, but let's pass on forming a contract. The Yamai bear the irreversible fire of sin. Getting too close will only result in you getting burned by the crossfire."
"Refusal. Although I'm very happy, getting too deeply involved with Yuzuru will only cause you to get hurt."
"Wha—"
Seeing Yuzuru and Kaguya reject her, Yutsuki was struck dumb, and imdiately understood their thoughts.
(Am I an idiot?!)
Clenching her hands into fists, Yutsuki wanted to curse herself.
Yuzuru and Kaguya weren't sisters, but two individuals separated from one Spirit due to an accident. They both knew that one day, the two Spirits would rge back into one, and one side's consciousness would be replaced and disappear.
That's why they were doing this, determining the main personality of Yamai through duels.
They were both bearing such a cruel fate, yet she actually tried to use their kindness to relieve her own loneliness, rely for her own selfish desires.
(I... really am scum, huh.)
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"Maiden of Lightning? You don't look well, was your ditation last night lacking focus?"
"Concern. Could it be you're minding what Yuzuru said yesterday?"
"Hah~ I'm fine. It's just that I've gotten too used to sleeping on hotel beds, so sleeping outside is a bit uncomfortable."
Letting out a long yawn, looking at the worried faces of the Yamai sisters, Yutsuki waved her hand with a bitter smile to indicate she was okay.
Subsequently, silence fell among the three. Perhaps because they rejected Yutsuki's friendship request yesterday, Yuzuru and Kaguya felt awkward and didn't know what to say.
After a while, Yutsuki was the first to speak up.
"By the way, in exchange for that dinner last night, could you agree to a request of mine?"
"Of course. Equivalent exchange is the eternal truth of the world. For that lavish banquet last night, I will certainly grant you a satisfactory demand."
"Seconded. Yuzuru will try her best to satisfy your request."
"Thanks."
Seeing Yuzuru and Kaguya nod without hesitation, Yutsuki couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.
Last night, Yutsuki stayed awake all night, constantly thinking of a way to save the Yamai so that both could coexist safely without fighting. Relying on her knowledge of Spirit power and understanding of Spirits, Yutsuki ca up with many possible thods.
But in the end, all these thods, without exception, were rejected by Yutsuki.
Because she knew very well that the best solution was already there. It was just that her heart was unwilling to admit it.
(What exactly am I doing... are you a child?)
Yutsuki couldn't help but mock herself internally.
Yuzuru and Kaguya didn't want to survive themselves. On the contrary, they both hoped the other would win, hoped the other could live happily in this world. Because of this, even after being exposed by Yutsuki, they still knowingly produced a bunch of charcoal, trying to let the other party win.
When a beautiful future was clearly waiting for them, why should she do sothing superfluous?
Letting go of her competitive thoughts, Yutsuki took a deep breath, looked at the first pair of friends she t after coming to this world, and said softly:
"If... one day, you et a boy nad Itsuka Shido, make sure to ask him to be your judge."
"Itsuka Shido? Who is that?"
"Question. Is he an acquaintance of yours?"
Yuzuru and Kaguya asked in confusion. To this, Yutsuki shook her head with a bitter smile.
"Well... just a stranger. But I know, unlike . If it's him, he can give you the best answer—one where you don't need to fight each other, where no one will disappear, and where you can coexist with each other."
""—!?""
Yuzuru and Kaguya unconsciously widened their eyes.
"It's fine even if you don't believe my words. Just rember it. Until then, I hope that even outside of your matches, you can get along well as good friends."
After a long ti, Kaguya finally sighed and scratched her cheek sowhat troubledly.
"...Sigh. Even though I have no mory of saying those things, it feels like I've been seen through completely. Do you perhaps have an omniscient Magic Eye?"
"Nod. Leaving aside Kaguya's 'foresight' (laughs) Magic Eye, Yuzuru feels the sa."
"Yuzuru, what did you say!!!!!"
"Pfft—"
Seeing Kaguya getting angry and bristling like a cat, Yutsuki couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Ahem—"
Hearing Yutsuki's laughter, Kaguya imdiately reacted, coughed awkwardly, and returned to her chuunibyou tone.
"Kuku—Since you have already touched upon that taboo, then what I said before is outdated. The contract is established. My comrade, I shall engrave your advice in my heart."
"Emotion. If there really is such an answer, perhaps it really would be great."
Nodding gently, Yuzuru seed to suddenly think of sothing and asked curiously:
"Question. Speaking of which, Yuzuru still doesn't know your na."
"My na..." Yutsuki hesitated for a mont, then said, "Well, just call Hacker."
"Guh—To be able to state such a na with such a matter of fact tone, you surprisingly get along well with ."
"Surprise. What a strange na."
"Well~ Don't mind the small details."
Yutsuki waved her hand with a bitter smile. Looking at the Yamai sisters preparing to leave, she waved goodbye.
"Then, have a safe trip."
"Of course, you know, I am the Child who commands the wind!"
"Correction. Hacker was just using a simple farewell greeting."
"S-Shut up! Do you think I don't even understand a small thing like that?"
Just like in her mory, the Spirits who command the wind arrived suddenly like the wind, and when they left, they were as free as the wind.
Watching the two leave, Yutsuki couldn't help but fall back weakly onto the ground, staring blankly at the sky. After a long while, a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face.
"Seriously... what on earth am I doing?"
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