ng...no, from now on, she who should be called Ryougi Yutsuki...looked at the delicate, pale hands currently holding herself up on the ground. Recalling the high-pitched, feminine wail she had just let out, she knew that running away wouldn't change reality.
She had turned into a girl.
While isekai combined with gender-bender stories was a super popular trope, and Yutsuki used to read them with great relish, actually experiencing it was a completely different story.
Do you understand the feeling of having a sorrow so deep you can't even sing a sad song about it?
However, the world didn't give Yutsuki much ti to mourn the tragic loss of her lil bro.
A sudden wave of crisis hit her. Yutsuki didn't hesitate for a second and sidestepped. The very next mont, the spot she had just been standing was buried in a hail of bullets.
What's going on? Snapping out of her resentnt, Yutsuki finally took in her current situation.
Right now, Yutsuki was surrounded by a group of girls. If it were just the literal aning of that sentence, it would be a cause for celebration. But when every single one of those girls is wearing high-tech combat armor and pointing bizarre, futuristic guns right at you, the situation loses all its humor.
Looking around, she realized she was blocked off not just on the ground, but also from directly above by these cha girls. It was an inescapable dead end.
She really wanted to say, "I just transmigrated to this world, there's no way I could have done anything to piss you off." But when she realized she was standing dead center in a massive crater that looked like it had been blasted out by a ton of TNT, even she found that excuse hard to believe.
"Umm... ladies, could you put the guns down first? I'm sure there's been a huge misunderstan—"
"Open fire!" Before Yutsuki could finish, the AST resud their fierce barrage.
But then sothing bizarre happened. Even though Yutsuki stood completely still this ti, every single bullet seed to have a GPS installed; right before striking her, they all curved in a graceful arc and missed.
(I'll set you up as one of the top-tier races in that world!)
At least that guy had a shred of conscience left, Yutsuki thought as she maintained her power.
Suddenly, several girls in the cha squad dropped their firearms and charged toward her.
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Wizards' Perspective
The Spirit in front of them looked a bit strange, but that didn't affect their will to complete the mission. Since the target wasn't fighting back yet, there was no reason to pass up the opportunity.
"All units, open fire!"
"Yes, Captain!"
A dense barrage rained down. To her shock, the girl, who had previously been slumped over in despair, suddenly dodged the mana-infused bullets.
She either had incredibly sharp perception or had noticed the attack coming from the start. If it was the latter, maybe this Spirit didn't have a specific counter for firearms.
"Suppressive fire!"
A barrage even fiercer than the last struck. But this ti, the Spirit didn't dodge. Instead, the bullets actively avoided her, curving around as if they were fleeing from danger.
Despite the wrong guess, the Captain wasn't too disappointed. While the thods varied, most Spirits had ways to defend against standard firearms.
"Cease suppressive fire! Deploy Realizers! Units One, Eight, and Nine, switch to close-quarters combat. The rest, provide covering fire."
"Yes, Captain!"
Following the order, the Captain drew her beam sword and led the charge to engage the Spirit.
"Holy crap! Are you telling Luke Skywalker's lightsabers are real now? Jedi Knights? Star Wars? Is this actually an Arican blockbuster and not an ani?!"
The Spirit dodged effortlessly while spouting completely nonsense words. To avoid being distracted by her ramblings, the squad pretended they couldn't hear a word.
"Hey... I'm actually a very reasonable person. Trust , violence doesn't solve anything. Let's just sit down, have a cup of tea, and talk this out."
...
"Hey, hey! Look, I admit it's my fault for making this giant hole, but I'll pay for the damages! I don't have any money right now, but there's always a way. Just give your WeChat or Alipay account, and I'll transfer the funds later!"
...
"Hey! I'm warning you, my patience has limits! If you don't stop, I'm going to fight back! Let tell you, when I get serious, even I get scared of myself!"
...
Even when facing a coordinated attack from multiple attackers, the Spirit strolled through their strikes as if she were taking a walk in the park, all while casually spouting aningless garbage.
If the Spirit were using so special power to outmaneuver them, it would be acceptable. But the fact that she was dodging the attacks of highly trained operatives using pure physical ability was a serious blow to their morale.
Are you freaking playing with us?!
What they didn't know was that, while they were in a bad mood, the Spirit's mood was even worse.
"Don't you guys know that if you court death, you WILL die!!!?"
With a furious roar, the Spirit thrust her hands forward, completely ignoring the resistance of the Realizers' Territory, grabbed two of the cha-girls, and slamd them ruthlessly into the dirt.
"Since you won't accept my kindness, don't bla for being ruthless."
Seeming to have bottled up a massive amount of rage, blue and white electricity began to dance around the Spirit, her bangs fluttering wildly in the air. In an instant, the sky was covered in dark clouds.
The AST Captain felt an instinctual surge of mortal danger and yelled frantically, "Retreat! Quickly!"
"True Lightning Strike!"
A one-billion-volt lightning bolt crashed down from the heavens.
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Yutsuki's Perspective
After unleashing Misaka's level move, the cha girls had essentially lost all ability to move.
"Seriously, you really think a tiger won't bite just because it's not roaring?"
Ryougi Yutsuki let out a frustrated breath. Scanning the area, she realized that despite her intense anger, she had managed to hold onto a string of rationality and dialed back the power of the lightning. The people here were only paralyzed; their lives weren't in danger.
Casually grabbing an unconscious girl, Yutsuki shook her awake and sighed helplessly. "Honestly, why do you have to do things the hard way? Wouldn't it be so much easier if we just talked it out peacefully?"
"Peacefully?" The girl acted as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world. A disdainful smile crossed her face. "If you're going to kill , just do it. Save the garbage talk!"
Hearing the girl's response, Yutsuki frowned in displeasure. "Little brat, don't go throwing your life away so easily. Don't you know you should cherish the life your parents gave you?"
You only get one life.
Even though ng had been reborn by pure chance, the truth remained unchanged. In fact, having experienced death once made her appreciate the value of life even more.
But who would have thought that her words would touch a nerve? The girl burst into tears and scread hysterically: "My parents were murdered by Nightmare! My parents, my life, my everything! It was all stolen by you Spirits! You're my sworn enemy! Spirits shouldn't even exist!"
In those eyes, Yutsuki saw a deep, burning hatred directed at her, and at all Spirits.
"...Let her... go... Ye Xue..."
One of the cha girls seed to have shaken off the paralysis and struggled to her feet. With trembling hands, she gripped her beam sword and aid it shakily at Yutsuki... or rather, at a rock behind Yutsuki.
Lady, you should probably just lie back down.
"Captain! Run!" the girl nad Ye Xue yelled in panic.
The Captain looked at Ye Xue with an affectionate smile. "You silly girl. I promised your mother I would protect you no matter what. If I run away now, how could I ever face Aunt Ye in the afterlife?"
"Sis Lin..." Ye Xue was so moved her tear ducts burst all over again.
"We are family. If we live, we live together." Resolve hardened in Sis Lin's eyes. "If we die, we die together!"
"Stop ignoring and forcing a Yuri subplot right in front of my face!" Yutsuki practically roared.
"You guys are the ones who attacked out of nowhere! Why am I being treated like the bad guy here?!"
"Every single Spirit is evil!" Ye Xue spat resentfully.
"It's because of broad-brush generalizations like that that humanity lacks basic trust! If Nightmare killed your parents, go find her! I might slaughter chickens and ducks for dinner, but I haven't killed a single person!"
Yutsuki casually tossed the girl nad Ye Xue toward Sis Lin, not caring whether she caught her or not, and simply turned to walk away.
Dammit, I just wanted to ask for so basic information. Why did I end up playing the role of the villain?!
"Besides, you haven't lost everything yet! Even if you want revenge, you need to learn to cherish what you have. She's your family, isn't she?"
Yutsuki would never admit it, but when she heard their conversation, she felt a tiny pang of envy.
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"...I really turned into a beautiful girl."
Staring at her fresh, beautiful reflection in the mirror-like surface of a lake, Yutsuki let out a powerless sigh.
Flowing, silky waist-length brown hair, clear amber eyes, soft cherry lips, and skin as flawless as white jade. It all ca together to form the face of a vibrant, adorable young girl.
Though she strongly resembled Misaka, every little detail had been optimized. No wonder that guy called it his "painstaking masterpiece".
For example, her chest was noticeably more "blessed" than Misaka's. (Sowhere in another world, a lightbulbs around Misaka Mikoto suddenly exploded!)
"As for abilities, I have Misaka's electromagnetism manipulation, plus a physique capable of pulling off bullet ti level evasions."
Apparently, this was the skillset of the character the figurine represented. But any fanfic written with a setup like this would probably never get popular—at best, it would be diocre.
(The Author is hit by a stray arrow! Unable to recover!)
"Are all Spirits... ant to die?" Looking up at the clear blue sky, Yutsuki felt a wave of profound uncertainty.
That idiot. He tried to do a good deed but totally screwed over! (The Author: "Achoo!")
Original author note: This volu mainly covers Yutsuki's process of understanding and adapting to the world of Date A Live. Her interaction with the protagonist will likely start in the next volu.
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