"I knew it, there's no way..."
Ryougi Yutsuki sat on a relatively clean boulder, casually chewing on a bamboo skewer. Staring at the ssage on her tablet screen [No results found for Date A Live] a bitter smile crept onto her face.
"Makes sense, I guess. It'd be way weirder if the actual Date A Live franchise existed inside the world of Date A Live."
Currently, Yutsuki was deep in a North Arican forest. Perhaps because her landing spot this ti was in an uninhabited wilderness, not a single Anti-Spirit Team had shown up after the spacequake subsided.
Now that she had a tablet, Yutsuki could use her own powers to charge the battery and force a network connection. Even in a dead zone with zero signal, she could still leisurely kick back and catch up on her manga and ani.
"ROAARRR—!"
Suddenly, a ferocious roar shattered her good mood. Looking up, she found a three-ter-tall brown bear standing right in front of her. Its eyes were locked onto her, practically dripping with drooling appetite.
Speaking of which, North Arica is pri brown bear habitat. This one looks pretty beefy. Is it the boss of this area?
Yutsuki stepped forward, appraising the massive beast before her while silently analyzing the situation in her head.
Foul breath puffed from the bear's maw as drool began to drip from its teeth. Although it found it slightly strange that its prey wasn't running away and was actually approaching, its simple brain didn't hesitate. It brought its massive, heavy paw crashing down.
Honestly, if this were an ordinary person, they would have been flattened into a at patty instantly.
However, Yutsuki simply raised her seemingly slender, fragile arm and effortlessly caught the bear's strike.
The brown bear roared furiously, straining with all its might to break free, but its paw felt as if it were locked in an iron vice. No matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't move an inch.
"You know, it is about ti for lunch. It's rare to have such a premium ingredient like bear paws deliver itself right to my doorstep. It'd be a cri not to cook it properly, right?"
Blue and white electricity began to crackle and dance around Ryougi Yutsuki. Looking up at the brown bear as if it were an item on a nu, she unconsciously let a line of drool slip from the corner of her mouth.
Only at this exact mont did the brown bear finally realize that, in the face of the entity standing before it, it was not the predator.
But by the ti it figured that out, it was far too late.
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"Mmm, this sll... It's seriously irresistible!"
Resting inside a crude container carved from a tree trunk were roasted bear paws, cooked to absolute perfection in color, aroma, and taste.
Even though Yutsuki didn't have any formal survival cooking knowledge, having internet access ant looking up recipes was a breeze. Given her limited cookware, she couldn't pull off complex, high-end dishes like braising or steaming, so she opted for a simple roast.
But even so, preparing bear paws was an incredibly tedious process. Handling the ingredients and mixing the seasonings in the middle of a deserted forest was no small feat. It was only thanks to Yutsuki's enormous amount of free ti and patience that she managed to follow the steps and finish the dish.
Staring at the masterpiece she had poured her heart and soul into, Yutsuki felt a surge of pride mixed with her hunger.
Looks like my luck is pretty good today. I haven't felt the signal to disappear at all. Seems I've actually triggered a rare Silent Manifestation.
According to records, when Spirits manifest in the real world, it usually falls into two categories: a "Normal Manifestation," which triggers a spatial quake and only lasts for a short period, and a much rarer "Silent Manifestation," which doesn't cause a spacequake and allows the Spirit to remain in the human world for a significantly longer ti.
While Yutsuki still didn't fully understand the chanics behind the two, since it had happened, she wasn't going to complain. She was more than ready to enjoy her gourt al.
However, because her mood was so high, Yutsuki completely failed to notice the sky rapidly turning pitch black.
Mimicking Japanese etiquette, Yutsuki lightly clapped her hands together. "Itadaki-"
Before she could finish the phrase, a violent hurricane slamd into the area, followed instantly by a force that flattened the entire forest.
The clear, sunny blue sky from just monts ago was now completely choked by two swirling vortexes of pitch-black clouds.
The wind howled like a weeping beast, and the towering old trees were violently shaken back and forth by the gale.
And standing at the center of the two eyes of the storm were two young girls with orange hair, both wearing straitjacket like outfits.
"—Truly impressive. Yuzuru, my other half! To think you could hold out this long against my absolute power. You are truly worthy of praise!"
The girl on the right, her long hair braided and pinned up, spoke with a tone that was less 'strange' and more 'theatrical.' That bizarre way of speaking instantly brought one specific term to mind:
Chuunibyou....
"Mockery. The one holding the advantage is clearly Yuzuru. Kaguya is the one on the losing end."
The girl on the left, her hair styled into a long braid, shared a strikingly similar face with the other. However, her expression was permanently accented by an aura of utter lethargy.
"Hmph... Truly foolish. How could you possibly comprehend the mysteries hidden within ? Under the gaze of my true power, the Truth Eyes, your defeat is already a set-in-stone reality."
"Rebuttal. Yuzuru won the last match, and Kaguya said the exact sa thing then. (Laughs)."
"Guh!"
After Yuzuru spoke, Kaguya choked, suddenly stamring.
"S-Shut up! So what if you won one asly match? You think that's sothing to be proud of? The current score is sixteen wins, sixteen losses, and seventeen draws! This fiftieth match will absolutely be my victory! You should just obediently hand over the title of 'Yamai' to !"
"Denial. The one who will survive is Yuzuru. Kaguya is completely unsuited for the na 'Yamai'."
...
Children of the Hurricane. Identification Code: Berserk. Spirits with wind manipulation. They constantly move across different regions at high speeds. According to records, the typhoons and disasters they bring cause more damage than their actual spacequakes.
As the relevant data flashed through her mind, Yutsuki stood perfectly still amidst the raging storm, frozen like a statue carved from solid rock.
To be honest, this was Yutsuki's first ti encountering other Spirits. Normally, she would have been more than happy to walk up, say hello, and foster so inter-species friendship.
But right now, the situation was special.
"My... lunch."
The hurricane had completely flipped over her wooden basin. The tender, mouth watering bear paws were now thoroughly coated in mud and dirt.
When she first arrived in this world, unable to blend into human society and without a computer or internet, Yutsuki had turned to learning and cooking her own als as a hobby to kill ti. And truthfully, she had genuinely grown to love it.
And yet, this incredibly rare, high-end ingredient...a dish she had carefully prepared after so much effort...was ruined before she could even take a single bite.
Was there anything more unforgivable than this?!
"Spirit Dress... Yod!"
...
"Dammit! Since you refuse to see reason, I shall use my true strength to awaken you!"
"Agreent. Letting our strength speak is much more convenient."
The winds intensified as the two girls took their stances. They lunged forward simultaneously, raising their Angels to strike at each other.
"RAILGUN!"
At that exact mont, a blinding pillar of orange light blasted right between them. Carrying an unstoppable, annihilating montum, the massive beam of energy blew a massive void right through the center of the two hurricanes. It punched a massive hole straight through the dark clouds above, allowing a single ray of sunlight to pierce through.
The next second, the hurricane and torrential rain vanished without a trace, as if it had all been a cheap magic trick.
"What..."
"Disturbance. What is this?"
Kaguya and Yuzuru, holding their massive lance and pendulum respectively, stared in dumbfounded shock. Following the trajectory of the blast, they looked down.
Wearing a white collared shirt under a light brown vest, paired with a short skirt and an oversized black trench coat, was a girl with flowing brown hair. In her hands, she held the Angel, Ratziel. The two jagged, lightning-bolt-shaped limbs of the bow had snapped forward, aligning parallel to form a massive, pincer-like cannon barrel. Faint wisps of blue smoke were still rising from the tips.
"A Spirit? Why do you interfere with my duel against Yuzuru?!"
"Question. Why did you stop our duel?"
After recognizing her identity as a fellow Spirit, the twins were montarily surprised, but quickly began complaining in dissatisfaction.
"Why...? You actually have the nerve to ask why?"
Ryougi Yutsuki let out a cold chuckle and slowly raised her head. Her amber eyes were now as chilling as solid ice, glaring at Yuzuru and Kaguya so intensely it made their skin crawl.
Blue and white lightning began to dance wildly around Yutsuki!
"W-What? I don't recall ever having a grudge against you."
"Shiver. Requesting the opposing party to calm down."
"It's too late for talk! You two... GIVE BACK MY LUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
With Yutsuki's furious roar, two massive bolts of lightning—powerful enough to cleave a mountain in half....crashed down from the heavens.
Original Author's Note (PS): To address a reader's question: I only found out after I started writing that the Spirit corresponding to the Second Sephira is supposed to have gray hair and turquoise eyes. But since I've already written it this way, I don't want to casually retcon it. I might just ignore it, or maybe I'll address it in the future plot!(TL:is that true? was the second spirit specifically ant to have gray hair and turquoise eyes like Nia?)
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