Returning to five years ago, Origami Tobiichi looked around and murmured to herself.

The surrounding scenery was exactly the same as the scenery in her memory.

"Isn't that normal? You weren't here five years ago." Shi Chen rubbed her head and said with a smile.

“That’s true…” Origami Tobiichi pursed her lips, beginning to realize that it was indeed five years ago, and she felt excited.

Her parents are right here!

"Brother Chen!" she pleaded, looking up at Shi Chen.

"I know, we're here to find out what's going on. Let's go find your parents first..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shi Chen's attention was drawn to the changes in the distant sky.

In the distance, the sky suddenly turned bright red, as if a fire had broken out!

And indeed, under the bright red sky, a huge pillar of fire suddenly rose up, and then the pillar of fire spread in the air, scattering in all directions.

Instantly, flames erupted in the surrounding area, spreading like a tidal wave. The entire street was engulfed in fire in an instant, and houses and greenery were set ablaze.

What followed was the residents' screams and cries for help.

Rumble——!

A jumble of footsteps could be heard as residents fled in panic to seek refuge.

"What is this...?" Shi Chen frowned, then remembered the reason.

Five years ago at this time, it was not only Origami Tobiichi's timeline that changed, but also Kotori Itsuka's timeline.

Itsuka Kotori transformed into a spirit at this time!

"Is this flame Kotori's?" Origami Tobiichi also recognized the unusual flame.

“That’s right, Kotori must have become a spirit around this time.”

"So that's how it is... Then Brother Chen, you should go and help Kotori quickly," Origami Tobiichi said immediately.

"But you..."

"I'll be fine, and I'm an elf now, so nothing will happen," Origami Tobiichi reassured her with a smile.

"I understand, I'll come find you soon." Shi Chen didn't hesitate and made a decisive decision.

"Ah."

It's true that Kotori Itsuka needs him more now, and the situation is different now. How could Origami Tobiichi possibly accidentally attack her own parents again?

Most importantly, her parents were only missing, not dead.

"By the way, whatever you do, don't make a move, no matter what, even if you encounter a starter Pokémon," Shichen reminded him just in case.

“Okay.” Origami Tobiichi nodded in agreement, even though she didn’t know why Tokiko wanted her to do this, but she trusted him.

The two then split up; Origami Tobiichi headed towards her home, while Tokiomi ran towards the pillar of fire they had just seen.

The space at this point in time is not marked, so direct spatial movement is not possible.

However, the distance is not far.

The pillar of fire appeared in a park, where a little girl dressed in a red kimono that looked like a feather robe and wearing a white cow horn headdress was kneeling on the ground and crying.

The bright red hair was striking, and Shichen would not mistake it; it was none other than young Kotori.

However, she wasn't alone. Beside her stood a jumble of things, as confusing as a mosaic.

"Unbelievable...!"

Mosaic discovered the time, and what he said was exactly the same as the one with the mosaic blurred, but the surprise in his tone was very clear, along with joy.

"Kotori!" Tokishi ignored her and went to Kotori Itsuka's side, helping her up and embracing her.

"You are...?" Kotori Itsuka looked at Toki through teary eyes, her voice trembling with childish innocence.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to protect you," Shi Chen said softly, giving her a bright smile.

"protect me?"

"Yes, don't worry, nothing will happen, and there won't be any problems." Shi Chen gently rubbed her little head.

"Really, really?"

"I'm not lying to you." Shi Chen smiled slightly.

"Y-that's great!" Kotori Itsuka threw herself into Tokimitsu's arms and burst into tears.

"Waaaaah—I don't know why I turned out like this, I almost thought I had caused trouble...waaaaah."

"It's alright, it's nothing, just a minor issue. I'm here, nothing will happen." Shi Chen gently patted the back of her head, his tone tender.

"Mmm!" Kotori Itsuka nodded vigorously in Tokimitsu's arms, and her sobs subsided.

Fortunately, she is still young and easy to comfort.

Seeing that Kotori Itsuka was relieved, Tokishiko looked at Mosaic with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Chen~ We've finally met again. I knew I was right." Mosaic's voice was exceptionally excited.

"We meet again... Why did you turn Kotori into an elf?" Shichen asked coldly.

He knew perfectly well about Mosaic's identity as the Primal Elf, but there was no need to expose her at this point.

He planned to resolve some issues, then go back to the very beginning, to the point in time when the initial spirits were born, to thoroughly understand the situation before exposing the truth.

"Don't worry, Chen, I won't harm Qinli. The spirit core I gave her was tested and will not have any side effects," Mosaic hurriedly explained.

"The experiment is going well... but Kotori is so small, how could she possibly control this power all at once?"

“I know Kotori can’t control this power, but I have no choice. I need to proceed with the next step of my research, so this is the only way.”

"Next step of research? What do you mean?"

"It's a new spiritual core experiment."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Why... of course it's for you." Marx's tone suddenly became lonely.

"For me? What do you mean?" Shi Chen couldn't help but ask again.

"I can't tell you that the current Chen is from the future, right?" Mosaic asked, changing the subject.

"Did you see it?"

"Yes, if you were here at this time, I would definitely know about you."

"Is that so... So what do you plan to do?"

"Just keep going, okay? See you in the future, Chen." After saying that, Mosaic disappeared.

His disappearance was like data being repaired on a computer; he vanished without a trace.

Without considering spatial factors, Shichen couldn't sense his departure at all.

However, Shichen didn't really care about him right now. He lowered his head and looked at the young Kotori Itsuka: "Alright, it's all over now."

"Mmm!" Kotori Itsuka looked up at him with an innocent smile.

How about we go home?

"But I look like this..."

“That’s true, it might hurt a little bit. Kotori, can you bear it?” Tokishi asked encouragingly.

"No problem! I'll endure it, brother!"

"Brother..." Shi Chen smiled, lowered his head and approached her neck, his fangs emerging as he gently pierced her skin.

"Ugh~" Kotori Itsuka couldn't help but frown and let out a painful groan, but she didn't move and endured it.

Shi Chen simply absorbed some blood and then began to transfer his own blood into the body.

"Alright, Kotori, try to control the power within your body."

"control......"

Kotori Itsuka pondered, and then she discovered that she possessed an ability within her that she could control at will, so she suppressed it.

At the same time, light particles emanated from her body; it was her spiritual armor dissipating and quickly disappearing.

And she instantly became fair and clean.

"W-What is this?" Kotori Itsuka reacted, quickly hugging herself to block, her face flushed red.

Her clothes had been burned, and her spirit attire had dissipated, so of course she wasn't wearing anything.

She was petite, and her skin was as white as mutton fat jade.

"Hehe, your clothes are spirit clothes, formed from the energy within your body. When you retract the energy back into your body, the clothes naturally disappear." Shi Chen explained as he took out a set of clothes from the King's Treasure.

He has many clothes that fit Kotori, including underwear, since Kotori is now about the same size as Hoshino Ai, and he has prepared all kinds of clothes for everyone.

Kotori Itsuka took the clothes, turned her back to him, and immediately changed, showing him only her smooth, jade-like back and bottom.

Since she had already been seen naked in front of her, she didn't care anymore and thought it was better to change quickly.

Shi Chen didn't pay special attention to her, after all, she was so young, it was really inappropriate.

Unlike Kanna, who is over ten thousand years old.

Kotori Itsuka quickly changed into a white princess dress. She turned around, her face still flushed, still feeling embarrassed.

"Brother... I'm changed..."

"Okay, let's go home then." Shi Chen rubbed her little head.

"Ok!"

Holding Kotori Itsuka's small hand, Toki followed her toward her home, which was not that apartment.

"By the way, are your parents home?"

"Here I am."

"Ok?"

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