"Why do I feel like you're just tossing the ss to ..."
"...It's your imagination →_→"
Avoiding Shido's eyes without changing her face, Yutsuki turned her head and held out her right hand to Kurumi, as if asking for sothing.
"Kurumi, did you bring the thing I asked you for earlier?"
"Hehe~ Of course. It wasn't anything hard anyway. Co on out, ''~"
Kurumi gave a light laugh, and a voice that made people shiver sounded from the shadow. Then, another Kurumi slowly floated up in front of everyone.
Even though it looked a bit creepy, it wasn't a surprise to anyone here who knew about Kurumi's power.
With everyone watching, that 'Kurumi' handed an item to Yutsuki.
Everyone looked at the item with curious eyes.
It was a normal tablet computer, a brand you could basically see in any departnt store. It looked like Kurumi had just snatched it from so shop.
"Mhm... An Apxxx? Honestly, I prefer Microxxx computers more. After all, the setup is easier to use, and ever since Jobxxx died, their phones are the only thing I can still accept... (OG author Note: This paragraph is pure nonsense, please don't take it seriously.)"
Yutsuki looked at the computer in her hands and muttered to herself with a sowhat examining look.
Suddenly, Yutsuki's Angel—Ratziel—started flashing with a faint blue light. It stretched out strings made of Spirit energy and connected them to the tablet's port.
"Ratziel, begin hacking."
[Understood. Analyzing jamming radio wave wavelength and frequency... Analysis complete. Hacking firewall... Hack complete... Beginning to steal database information... Attempting to steal cara feeds...]
Following Yutsuki's soft command, all sorts of windows popped up on the tablet's screen at mind-blowing speed.
With just a touch of her finger on the screen, all kinds of complex operations and fast picture changes happened automatically. She didn't even stare at the symbols and text strings that were moving too fast for the eye to catch. Instead, she just moved the thoughts in her head over, and the computer would automatically run as if it was being influenced.
"My, my~ Has it already started? Even though this isn't my first ti seeing it, every ti I do, I feel like Yutsuki-san turns into a completely different person. It's truly impressive."
Seeing this from the side, Kurumi spoke with a sowhat amused expression.
"Um... Kurumi, do you know what Yutsuki is doing?"
Because Yutsuki was currently giving off a strong "don't bother unless it's important" vibe, and Miku was showing a face of total rejection towards Shido, Shido had no choice but to ask Kurumi.
"Oh my, could it be that Shido-san doesn't know what Yutsuki is doing? Is Shido-san an idiot in the truest sense of the word?"
Kurumi looked at Shido with so surprise.
"Uh..."
Annoyed by Kurumi's sharp tongue, he really wanted to argue back, but he had nothing to say.
Because he really couldn't guess. (Author: "Idiot!")
Kurumi then smiled and answered: "Well, to be serious, actually, just thinking about Yutsuki-san's code na, I believe even the idiot Shido-san can guess it."
Kurumi-san, can we please end the topic of whether I am an idiot or not?
Even though he felt like laughing and crying at the sa ti inside, Shido actually already understood what Kurumi ant.
Evaluated as an S-rank danger level alongside the one called "Nightmare," Tokisaki Kurumi. With hacking skills beyond human understanding, she grasped all of humanity's key information. The Spirit most dangerous to humanity, Hacker—Ryougi Yutsuki.
Shido rembered it so clearly that even he felt a bit unhappy.
"Is Yutsuki hacking into DEM's computers to find where Tohka is locked up?"
[Hmph... Being able to understand this, it seems the idiot Shido's brain is slightly more advanced than a jellyfish's.]
"Kotori!"
Hearing the familiar voice coming from the earpiece, Shido called out happily.
[Mhm... Um... sorry, Shido. It wasn't convenient to show my face earlier because of so reasons. I made you go through a lot.]
"Ah, that's fine. As long as you're okay. Honestly, I was super worried that sothing bad happened."
[Hmph... Personally, I think compared to , you should worry about yourself, Shido. Think about how much you made , your little sister, worry with all the trouble you caused! Idiot.]
"Haha..."
[Kotori, your face looks very red...]
[Ahhhhhh—! The red light on the alarm seems to be broken lately, it keeps going off!]
[Hmm? Why does the Commander keep pressing this button... Pfft! Ah~]
...It felt like the usual happy scenes were happening on the other side of the earpiece, which naturally made Shido's tense nerves relax a little.
[Cough cough... Let's get to the point. We already know the situation, and we will also help out. It looks like she should be arriving at your place soon.]
Helper?
Just when Shido was a little confused, he suddenly saw a figure flying toward them at a scary speed. Its speed was so fast that it wouldn't be weird to think it was an enemy.
While everyone was on guard, when the person got close, they suddenly slowed down. With super high precision, they used their Realizer to control gravity around them and landed on the ground very lightly.
A DEM wizard? Except for Yutsuki, who was focused on hacking, everyone else naturally went on guard.
"Ta-da! Nii-sama's little sister, Takamiya Mana, is here to lend Nii-sama a hand~"
The figure beca clear. Wearing a dark-colored suit with tallic black armor, the girl with a single ponytail and a beauty mark under her left eye—Takamiya Mana—declared with her hands on her hips.
"M-Mana?"
Shido called out in surprise.
"Mhm, it's been a long ti, Nii-sama. Are you doing well? Are you hurt anywhere? Your bottom half hasn't been cut off, right?"
Mana held Shido's hands and kept asking with concern.
"What is with that last one... Well, I'm doing okay. You look like you're fine too."
"Mhm, as you can see, I am completely healed!"
As if to show her good health, Mana bent her arm into an "L" shape... Of course, with the armor covering it, you couldn't see anything.
"Hey, Kotori, is the helper you talked about..."
Shido asked in a low voice that Mana couldn't hear.
[Mhm, it's Mana. After so talks, we found out our interests matched, so she is leaving DEM and joining Ratatoskr now. Simply put, it's like poaching a company executive.]
Is it really that simple?
[Honestly, you really have to thank Yutsuki-nee. She was the one who visited and convinced Mana.]
"Yutsuki?"
[Rember to properly thank Yutsuki after this is over. Otherwise, I will use my ten secret legendary fighting skills to send you to see our dad in heaven.]
Little sister... our dad isn't dead yet.
"...Don't worry, I will."
Shido turned his head and looked at the girl who was putting her whole heart into her work. Thinking about how she had been helping him from places he didn't know about, while he knew nothing at all, Shido felt a little guilty.
But now wasn't the ti to worry about this.
Getting his usual mindset back, Shido pinched his brow and cald down.
It was true. With Mana's fighting power that could match a Spirit's, it couldn't be better that she could help him. You can never have too much help.
"Then, I'm counting on you, Mana. Co with to save Tohka."
"Mhm, leave it to !"
"My, my~ With Mana-san's strength, it honestly makes uneasy~ And what if your injuries aren't fully healed? How about you just go back and rest for the rest of your life (laughs)~"
Just when our Miss Mana was patting her chest and making promises, Tokisaki Kurumi suddenly ruined the mood by interrupting.
Then, unlike when facing her big brother, an icy chill appeared on Mana's face.
"Ah... 'Nightmare', so you're here... still in this world, huh."
In an instant, Shido slled a hint of gunpowder.
"Of course~ If I wasn't here, Shido-san would probably have been beep by a large group of people and then beep again by now."
Wait, why am I getting dragged into this?!
"Uh... although I'm very reluctant, I'll say 'good work' for now. But I'll handle the rest of the problems. Protecting Nii-sama is his little sister's duty. Outsiders can leave now!"
Right now, in the dark night, she hugged her big brother's arm, pulled him behind her to keep distance from Kurumi, and glared at Kurumi with a face full of anger.
"Oh my, oh my~ A person who got lucky and kept their life because I was careless speaks with such a confident tone. Were you so scared that you lost your mory?"
Seeming a little triggered by Mana's actions, Kurumi's eyebrows twitched slightly. The corners of her mouth went up slightly as she spoke with a mocking tone.
"A battle maniac and murderer is just talking big. Could it be that you don't have the strength to fight anymore?"
"Ufufu... no one is going to help you this ti. Let's chop your whole body up and then get a good look at that tongue of yours that talks so well!"
As they spoke, the tension between the two got higher and higher.
"Um... both of you, please calm down..."
Even though they were right in the middle of an ergency to save Tohka, he had to act like a peacemaker to ease the conflict between the newly arrived Mana and Kurumi. Itsuka Shido felt deeply confused about this...
"Please be quiet, Nii-sama!"
"Please don't interrupt, Shido-san."
And being completely ignored and told off, Shido felt a strange kind of sadness.
Thump—! Thump—!
Two knocking sounds rang out. Suddenly, the two girls who were acting so tough just a second ago held their heads and squatted on the ground, groaning.
"I'm telling you guys, I let you stay to help, not to fight each other. Once this is over, you can fight over who is the main wife or love-hate each other all you want. For now, keep quiet."
Waving Ratzel like a teacher's pointer, Yutsuki stared at the tablet in her hand and spoke plainly.
"Hmph, I'll let it go this ti just for Yutsuki-nee's sake."
"Oh my, my, that should be my line~"
Yutsuki's warning clearly worked much better than Shido's talking. The two girls glared threateningly at each other and then went quiet.
After secretly letting out a breath of relief, Shido asked Yutsuki: "How is it, Yutsuki? Did you find where Tohka is?"
"Yeah. The 18th floor of the middle building. It's a quarantine area for Spirits. It's similar to the one on the Fraxinus. I tried to control the micro-caras to check the situation just now, but I got cut off really fast. That area doesn't just jam radio waves; the Realizer interference is also very strong."
"Then is Tohka... okay?"
Shido looked at Yutsuki with a sowhat uneasy and nervous expression, afraid of hearing bad news.
Looking at Shido's expression, Yutsuki slowly breathed out and said.
"While I wouldn't call it good, it looks like she isn't in any major danger. From what I saw earlier, Tohka is locked up and unconscious, but just looking from the outside, she doesn't have any injuries."
"Really?"
"Don't you even trust my words anymore? Shido."
Yutsuki glared at Shido, annoyed.
"Uh... that's not it." Even though he wasn't completely sure, Shido still chose to believe Yutsuki's words. After confirming that Tohka was okay for now, the unease that had been hanging in Shido's heart finally disappeared for real.
Seeing Shido's face, Yutsuki clenched her fists a little guiltily.
Yutsuki didn't lie, but in a way, she didn't tell the whole truth either.
From the cara footage earlier, just like she said, even though Tohka was locked up and unconscious, she didn't seem hurt.
"But that guy with gray hair is a bit of a problem..."
Thinking back to earlier, standing in front of Tohka, besides Ellen—the strongest human wizard who had fought her twice—there was also a man with gray hair who looked a bit slender and sharp.
Even though she couldn't judge his strength just from looking at him, relying on that extrely dangerous smile that gave people the chills that she saw for a split second...
Ryougi Yutsuki knew that even with their current fighting power, saving Tohka probably wouldn't be that easy.
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