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Chapter 346: Pretending to be young, old woman! Do you think you are still seventeen years old?

What on earth is going on?
Origami Tobiichi, who witnessed this scene, was full of confusion. The sight before her was unbelievable to her.

For a moment, she even questioned her own senses, wondering if she was having an illusion or if she had been ambushed by the "phantom".

Or was it simply the strange effect caused by the spiritual bullet of Tokisaki Kurumi hitting her just now?
Brought about some unspeakable side effects?
however--

The torrent of darkness that followed did not give her time to be stunned or think.

It was a completely indiscriminate map cannon, an overwhelming AOE, that not only attacked Takamiya Mio, but also Tokisaki Kurumi, Tobiichi Origami, and others.

Or rather, even though it was heading towards Takamiya Mio, a torrent of darkness poured down from the sky toward the entire area on the sea.

Naturally, it covered the entire area, submerging everything in endless darkness.

The light easily penetrated the sea surface, like a sword cutting through the darkness, as if it was going to evaporate the ocean and cut everything.

From the ocean currents to the atmosphere, they were divided by countless black rays, and from the sky to the sea, they were all being bombarded. It was as if the whole world was shaking, and everything became blurred and chaotic.

"...Woo!"

The random domains collapsed one after another under the heavy pressure, and Origami Tobiichi felt like she was caught in a violent earthquake or storm.

Everything around her was spinning and twisting wildly. She seemed to be caught by an invisible hand. She was unable to resist the huge shock and violent torrent from the outside world, nor could she keep her body stable in mid-air.

The girl's entire body was like a broken rag doll, thrown high up by violence, and torn in various ways, as if it was about to be ravaged and crushed.

--boom!

At this critical moment, Tokisaki Kurumi's flintlock fired another bullet from a distance.

The spiritual bullet passed through the turbulent air torrent, spinning in an indistinguishable spiral trajectory.

It was as if it suddenly appeared at that time and space coordinate, and it was as if it locked onto that position and came in a flash, hitting the target accurately.

The bullets hit Origami Tobiichi, whose random areas collapsed under the external pressure, and all her defenses disappeared at that moment.

"...!!"

Tobiichi Origami's eyes widened immediately.

Once again, she was shot by Tokisaki Kurumi, but it still did not cause any substantial physical damage to her.

However, this does not mean that there are no other effects -

At this moment, the girl felt that her mind was invaded by some images.

This sudden influx of information made Origami Tobiichi feel dizzy and dazed. It was a force beyond the norm that intervened in her world.

It was like suddenly connecting to another consciousness of myself in a different timeline.

Information poured in like a raging wave, transforming into understandable sounds, pictures, and emotional information. Countless images, accompanied by complex perceptions, invaded her consciousness.

Then she saw... a certain girl's life.

She has been very smart since she was a child, with excellent academic performance and athletic ability. Her future dream is to become a lovely bride.

My best subject is arithmetic; my weakest subject is Chinese.

The food he likes is gratin; the food he doesn’t like is celery.

Everything is so pure and beautiful, just like the first ray of sunshine in the early summer morning, warm but not dazzling.

The world is full of common sense.

No one would doubt it.

Being so young, she didn't realize this particularly well, but kept thinking that such a gentle world would last forever.

Her fate began to become "special" in the summer five years ago.

Everything around her changed suddenly.

--That day, when she returned home, what greeted her was not the familiar street scene, but a scene of raging fire, like hell.

On that day, the girl's life trajectory was completely rewritten.

—As she ran towards the town engulfed in flames...

——When she saw her father holding her mother’s shoulders and kicking down the burning door to escape…

——When she was overjoyed, tears welled up in her eyes, and she was about to rush forward and reach out to hold her father's hand...

However, at this moment.

Something like light suddenly poured down from the sky, easily evaporating the street, and the aftermath blew her petite body away.

Then, the parents who were directly under that light...

They were reduced to tiny fragments, making it hard to imagine that they had retained their human form just a moment ago.

(Ah, ah… ah… ahhhhhhhh──)

At that moment, time seemed to stand still and the world collapsed before her eyes.

Terror and despair instantly engulfed the young heart.

She struggled to get up, gritting her teeth, and looked up into the sky, where she saw the outline of an angel-like being emitting light.

(I can’t… forgive you…! I’ll kill you…! I’ll definitely kill you…!)

He raised a voice filled with grief and anger, and vowed to take revenge.

………………

It was like looking at myself in the mirror.

Everything was so familiar, because that was the curse that Origami Tobiichi had repeated countless times in her mind.

Whenever I close my eyes, I can still recall the nightmare-like scene.

If the information flowing into her brain merely forced her to face this nightmare again, then perhaps she could still accept it...

After all, she had experienced the feeling of heartbreak and grief countless times.

She has learned to accept it and to numb herself.

But the reality told her that there was no "just". It was not that simple.

Cracks began to appear in the picture in my mind, and the dark darkness spread like a spider web. The silent cracking was accompanied by the sound of peeling, and it was scattered all over the ground like glass fragments. After the bizarre information storm, there was another picture. It seemed to be the last scene before, but... only the "perspective" had changed.

——Origami Tobiichi found herself flying in the air in a daze.

——Looking down at the town below from a condescending angle.

The flames shot up into the sky, dyeing it red, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of smoke and burning. The wind whistled past with tongues of fire, blowing the ruins of the building into pieces.

The most noticeable thing was that on the asphalt road that had been completely destroyed, there were traces of destruction that were larger than the surrounding area.

No matter how strong the fire was, the flames could not cause such a disaster.

It was as if... "light was pouring down from the sky".

Then, in the center of the destruction...

Scattered there were countless pieces of flesh and bone fragments that had probably been human-shaped just seconds ago, as if telling a cruel story.

That's right. That's undoubtedly -

Thump, thump.

The heart is beating.

It felt like someone was stirring my head in circles.

At that moment, Tobiichi Origami had an urge to destroy all her senses—her eyes, ears, and nose—in order to cut off all the information coming from the outside world.

However, she still moved her gaze half-subconsciously.

On the periphery of the trace of destruction, there was a small figure.

It was a girl who looked very young, with her shoulder-length hair pinned with hairpins.

The young, tender face was embellished with a tragic look because of the black soot and the blank expression.

The tiny figure on the ground raised her head, looked up at the sky, and made eye contact with Tobiichi Origami who was floating above the town.

She seemed to be saying something, but it was completely drowned out by the sirens and the sound of buildings collapsing all around.

But there was no need to hear it, Tobiichi Origami knew that sentence very well.

(I can’t… forgive you…! I’ll kill you…! I’ll definitely kill you…!)

Tobiichi Origami seemed to understand completely.

She seemed to be completely unable to understand. Her vision was shaking, her throat seemed to be blocked by sticky liquid, and her fingertips were trembling.

Trembling, she examined her existence at this moment.

Covering her slender body was a pure white spiritual outfit that emitted a faint glow.

And countless "feathers" flying in the air as if wrapped in spiritual clothing.

People who know nothing about elves saw that appearance...

...I'm sure you'll think it's an "angel".

"…I…brought my father and mother──?"

Origami Tobiichi finally understood what she gained by connecting her consciousness in different timelines.

It is the reason for the fate that runs through her life.

It begins with a vow and ends with a curse.

………………

………………

"...This kind of thing is too cruel..."

in reality.

The brilliant light tore through the torrent of darkness, and the outline of the "Phantom" reappeared.

She stared quietly in the direction of Tobiichi Origami, muttering in an inexplicable tone, as if she was feeling somewhat sad and regretful.

"Ha, stop being so hypocritical. Aren't the elves just your tools? Why do you need to show crocodile tears at this moment?"

Tokisaki Kurumi's rude ridicule was heard, accompanied by a series of gunshots.

Two old-fashioned flintlock rifles, one long and one short, fired with the ferocious momentum of machine gun suppression.

The Angel of Time "Emperor Keke" appeared behind the red and black crazy figure. The Roman numerals on the clock dial continued to infuse power, turning into shadows and injecting into the two guns.

With the support of powerful spiritual power, even ordinary moves become extremely deadly.

Not to mention the elves who control the power of time and shadow.

Takamiya Mio could only defend herself and remained silent in the face of Kurumi's ridicule.

Of course, she couldn't respond or explain anything about this question at this time... Although there was no falsehood in her caring attitude towards the elves, she would not hesitate to kill them.

But, in the end, he chose to use any means necessary.

If I insist on saying that I actually care about the elves and have respect for them at this time, it would be too hypocritical...

On this point, Tokisaki Kurumi's ridicule is actually not wrong.

"Hmph! You have nothing to say?"

Tokisaki Kurumi had no intention of having a long chat with her good friend after a long separation. She just wanted to buy as much time as possible for Origami Tobiichi's transformation.

While launching her attacks, she gracefully dodged the endless black rain falling from the sky while sizing up her opponent's situation.

The noise-like disguise was finally broken, and Takamiya Mio was no longer unrecognizable.

Her current form is that of a high school girl, with short bright pink hair, brown eyes, and she's even wearing the Raizen High School uniform.

only……

Tokisaki Kurumi didn't believe that this was the other person's true appearance! This must be another disguise under the disguise!

"Tsk! You old woman pretending to be young! Do you think you are still seventeen?"

(End of this chapter)