Abnormal Moon

"who are you?"

“Who am I… It’s me, Sylvia Lunelheim, the one you met during your travels in the past…”

Sylvia panicked for a moment, completely not expecting that Usla had completely forgotten about her.

But she quickly came to her senses. She and Usla hadn't seen each other for a long time. Back then, she was a child under ten years old, quite different from how she is now. It was normal that she didn't recognize her. With that thought, she quickly began to explain, trying to evoke the woman's past memories.

"I see, so you do have that memory."

The woman opposite frowned slightly, covering her head with a hint of disgust, as if something had suddenly popped into her mind.

"So, you're someone this body knows?"

"……what?"

"This is troublesome. I took a liking to this body because she doesn't know anyone in Rikka, which makes it easier for me to move around. I didn't expect to run into you, an acquaintance."

The woman looked up at Sylvia with eyes devoid of warmth, only filled with a chilling indifference.

"I'm sorry, but you should just forget that memory and go back to your own life. To be precise, I won't allow you to interfere!"

The woman stood there motionless, but the huge necklace on her chest suddenly emitted a dark flash, as if it were trying to absorb all the light.

Immediately afterwards, the light emanating from the necklace transformed into a jet-black demonic mist, surging out like a tide and enveloping Sylvia.

"Usla...no, who are you...!"

Sylvia's face turned extremely ugly.

That was undoubtedly Usla, at least physically it was Usla, but for some reason, mentally it was like a completely different person.

Sylvia felt a pang of pain in her heart. Facing the approaching black mist, she drew her exclusive gun-sword integrated weapon, the Source of Life. However, neither the light bullets fired from the gun barrel nor the light blades she unleashed could touch the black mist in the slightest, as if the black mist were not a physical entity at all.

Facing Usla's body again, she dared not use her full strength, fearing she might hurt her. Before she could dodge in time, she was enveloped by the black mist.

The moment she was enveloped by the black mist, she felt as if an external force had invaded her brain.

Something is slipping away from my memory.

That was a very precious past.

Sylvia realized this, and a surge of intense anger and bitter despair welled up within her.

"No...who can come..."

at this time.

As if responding to the call from the depths of her heart, a figure darted into the black mist like lightning, grabbed her waist, and rescued her from the fog.

"Sōji...?"

It wasn't until she left the black mist that Sylvia came to her senses, and her drowsy mind quickly cleared.

Appearing beside her was her best friend, Okita Souji, dressed in Aoi Enviel's uniform, holding a cold blade in her hand, her eyes indifferently fixed on the woman shrouded in black mist opposite her.

In that instant, Ms. Okita was like a Valkyrie descending from the sky, making Sylvia's heart race.

"how is this possible?"

The woman opposite gathered the black mist, causing it to surround her, revealing a blurry figure.

"You actually ignored my abilities... No, what you're doing is—could it be..."

She looked over with surprise and suspicion, as if she had discovered some great secret.

Then a strange, cold smile appeared on her face.

"So that's how it is, trying to pull these tricks on me—fall down!"

The necklace adorned with black gemstones on her chest suddenly emitted a burst of dark light.

When the light shines brightly.

Miss Okita's vision blurred, and then she was plunged into darkness, her body falling straight to the ground, unconscious.

"Sōji?!"

Seeing the commander fall straight down, Sylvia was startled and rushed over to him.

But as soon as she touched her body, Sylvia couldn't help but shiver.

"His body temperature is dropping rapidly, and he's not breathing...?"

She tested Souji's breathing, but no breath came out of her nostrils.

He lay there looking like a dead person.

"Dead...?"

Sylvia was immediately thrown off balance.

How could someone as strong as Souji die like this?

Chapter 280 From Sirius to the Star Guide Hall

"That wasn't dead, it was always dead."

At this moment, the woman opposite spoke up, looking at Okita Souji lying on the ground with a mocking expression on her face.

"It must have been created by someone through some method to form a mental connection, which is why it started to act like a living person. But in essence, it's just a puppet. Once I severed the mental connection, it immediately revealed its true form. Just wait and see, its master will come and take it back right away."

Was it already dead?

Just a puppet?

Only when the mental connection begins to function like a living person?

What is she saying?

"How could the Chief Commander be—"

Sylvia glared angrily at the woman.

But she suddenly froze halfway through her sentence.

Memories from the past six months flashed through my mind like a flowing stream.

The strange things that she had subconsciously ignored before now seemed like the only stain on a snow-white sheet of paper, becoming incredibly glaring.

Souji always has that expressionless face. When she sleeps, she stays in the same position until dawn. Sometimes she's like a natural airhead, slow to react...

Upon closer examination, there were actually quite a few unusual aspects, but she dismissed them based on preconceived notions.

But now, recalling it makes Sylvia feel like she has a fishbone stuck in her throat.

The commander is a puppet...

Usla's words kept echoing in her ears.

She subconsciously didn't want to believe this statement.

Souji was her best friend, and she didn't want to doubt him from the bottom of her heart.

But... isn't Souji really a puppet?

On one hand, she was unwilling to doubt Souji, but on the other hand, dark thoughts were growing wildly like weeds.

Moreover, it's highly suspicious that someone as powerful as Souji was defeated so easily—

"coming."

At that moment, the woman opposite suddenly spoke up.

Then another figure shot towards the venue at an astonishing speed, arriving in the blink of an eye and slashing at the woman with a knife.

"One after another... Hmph."

The woman gave a meaningful, cold snort.

She gave the man a deep look, then enveloped her entire body in black mist and disappeared.

Sylvia stared blankly at the newcomer.

You can tell it's Roy just from his back view.

"Just wait and see, her owner will come and take her back immediately."

The words of the fake Usla lingered in Sylvia's ears like an inescapable curse.

"Are you okay?"

Roy came to their side and asked Sylvia about her condition.

His gaze swept over Sylvia, and he was relieved to see that she was not injured. His gaze then fell on Okita Souji, and a hint of gloom appeared in his eyes.

I was careless. That woman was actually an extremely rare mental ability user, and her power was beyond imagination!

Or perhaps she possessed a pure Starry Sky-style weapon of the mental type; in any case, she unexpectedly severed his mental connection with the familiar Souji in an instant.

Fortunately, the familiar contract was not affected. As long as the mental connection is re-established, the familiar can still be used as before.

"……What’s wrong with you?"

Roy suddenly noticed that Sylvia was looking at him very strangely.