With the ability to transform, I am a judge.

"trouble."

The question of why Tohka appeared is still unresolved, and now she's been reduced to this state by Origami Tobiichi...

Origami Tobiichi is truly a terrifying (and genuinely terrifying) woman!

As Yang Li raised his right hand and then pressed it down slightly, his gaze sharpened, and spiritual power surged within him. In an instant, the spiritual wave response corresponding to the Princess in Tiangong City rapidly increased, reaching a terrifying level.

The purplish-black light swirled and churned. In the almost stagnant space, flames surged and enveloped 'Yang Li'. Everyone except Shi Xiang was blasted away by the massive burst of spiritual energy.

"Let go."

"Oh."

Yang Li patted the hands that were wrapped around her body and told Shi Xiang to let go of her. Although it felt good to be pressed against, now was not the time to do that.

Tohka obediently let go of his hand. Looking at the figure in front of her that looked exactly like her older sister Tenka, she instinctively became docile.

A spatial distortion occurred. With a light stroke of the left index finger in front of him, accompanied by a sound and phenomenon like shattering glass, a pitch-black crack swallowed the AST members' vision, and Yang Li and Tohka disappeared on the spot.

……

……

In the basement of the Uesugi residence, the dark space was illuminated by electric lights. Pressing the button on the door, Yang Li's spirit costume transformed into the furniture's casual clothes.

Turning his head, Yang Li met Tohka's gaze, who was looking around. Tohka's pupils had turned pink.

Without wasting any time, Yang Li first used his spiritual power to devour some strange substances in his body, then took out two cushions and sat down on the ground before getting straight to the point.

"Tianxiang, can you explain your situation to me?"

She was clearly the tenth spirit, but the original tenth spirit, Tohka, was still born. This is not funny at all. What happened in between is a bit intriguing.

Tianxiang coldly raised her face, but still obediently sat opposite Yang Li.

"It's Mio. My situation was caused by Mio."

PS: 1. This is the first update today.

2. A reader joined the group today, saying that the Date A Live volume is a bit messy. He was originally planning to wait for the next volume to read it, but he's worried because he's found the author to be going off on tangents...

I'm only releasing this volume (I've almost finished the outline for the Dragon Clan volume) because I really don't know what else to do. I just want to save all the elves and then retreat.

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Chapter 682, Section 646: Tohka Yatogami

Chapter 682: Yatogami Tohka

Back then, when they fought Nyarlathotep without adequate preparation, Yang Li had already anticipated the worst possible outcome and ultimately chose to let Tenka take Yoshino and leave first.

The result was undoubtedly her defeat, but if she had to protect the two of them in the battle at that time, she wouldn't even have had a chance to fight. She spent decades after that in a state of confusion.

So why, even though he could sense Tianxiang's survival later, he couldn't contact her, and why the person appearing before him now is not Shixiang but Tianxiang? All these questions remain unanswered.

But Tianxiang's short sentence explained everything...

"It's Mio. My situation was caused by Mio."

If it was Mio who did it, it would be understandable. After all, the Primal Spirits are like administrators of this world. Even if outsiders like her and Nyarlathotep are stronger than Mio, they can't match her control over this world in certain matters.

Her current status is similar to that of a 'pseudo-protagonist,' while Nyarlathotep would be a 'pseudo-antagonist.' If they were truly favored by the world, they might even be hit by meteorites falling from the sky if they really started fighting.

"Mio, where is that girl now?"

"do not know."

Tenka shrugged, wearing Tohka's spirit dress but with a sly expression that looked rather strange. If it were Tohka, she would have a silly (cute) smile.

Scratching his hair, Yang Li's gaze swept over Tianxiang, who was sitting obediently in front of him, and his expression suddenly changed slightly.

She sensed something similar to a spirit crystal on Tianxiang's body, or rather, it was a spirit crystal. However, it was the opposite of the aura within her body, which was the reversed spirit crystal of the tenth spirit.

"Why... how do you have something called a spirit crystal?!"

It was expected that Tianxiang would survive. Even without Mio's help to maintain her body, the perfect clone that was separated from her body still had the ability to maintain its existence. Moreover, she had used a lot of spiritual power when she created Tianxiang's body.

But a real spirit crystal, especially the spirit crystal of the tenth spirit, could the one inside Yang Li's body be fake?

"Yeah, why?"

Tianxiang grinned, her smile filled with schadenfreude, her beautiful eyes curving into crescent moons.

Then, she uttered something incredibly beautiful, leaving Yang Li's jaw dropping completely to the floor...

"By extracting the genetic material from your hair and using a massive amount of spiritual energy to replicate the individual and the spiritual crystal, it's probably fair to call her your daughter, right?"

"In a sense—you, and, Mio, are, her, daughter, oh~"

Tianxiang, who shared memories with Yang Li, had a subtle expression. She uttered a series of shocking truths, leaving Yang Li dumbfounded. Mio's actions left her speechless.

As for her daughter? It's not like she's never taken care of children before; that little one who calls her "Mom" even has Grandma Scáthach helping to look after her…

Pressing her temples with both hands, Yang Li was a little overwhelmed by the explosive topic. Although she had raised a little girl as her daughter before, this girl in front of her, who could be considered her daughter, was probably genetically identical to her.

"Back then, I was completely dominated by Mio until my consciousness and body separated and I became a pile of pure spiritual energy. Mio then mixed your genes back into this girl."

"Unless she reverses her fate, I don't have much time left to get out. I should go back to the spirit crystal. Good luck."

"You should get along well with your daughter~"

Before Yang Li could even react and try to stop her, the girl in front of him seemed to have pressed the pause button, and the pink in her eyes gradually faded.

From a cold expression similar to Yang Li's usual demeanor towards outsiders, she transformed into an adorable and energetic face. Although her appearance remained exactly the same, her entire aura was different, clearly indicating that the real Tohka had returned.

"Oh, your name..."

"...Mom...Mom..."

? ?

"What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."

A big question mark floated above Yang Li's head. With his hearing, it was impossible for him to be so close and still not be able to hear Tohka's voice clearly. But because the content was so explosive, he subconsciously pretended to be deaf.

The naive girl didn't see through Yang Li's feigned ignorance. She simply took a deep breath and cautiously spoke again:

Are you my mother?

Clutching her heart with one hand, Yang Li, who was about to become a mother again, let out a muffled groan, almost suffering internal injuries from the shock of the situation. Mio had really given her a difficult problem.

I used to really like this female character; she didn't look much younger than me, but then she became a mother...

How did you come to this conclusion?

"It's Sister Tianxiang. She just said that the girl in front of me is my mother."

"I'll remember you, you bastard! Don't let me catch you again!" Yang Li declared in his mind, practically prostrating himself in reverence, vowing to find an opportunity to teach Tian Xiang a lesson.

Of course, Mio also needs to be taught a lesson; this guy is now completely determined to torture her to death.

"Probably, probably, possibly, you could be considered... okay, I admit it, you are my daughter."

Yang Li sighed, her eyes darting around. For some reason, the memory of the ahoge had just flashed before her eyes. The way the other party treated this suddenly appearing child, and the consequences that followed, made her change her tune with some emotion.

Yang Li couldn't see what Mio was doing with her clairvoyance, but she understood exactly what was going on.

—She understood everything from the document that Mio had obtained, which contained elven spell formulas.

Therefore, she knew that if she didn't follow the other person's wishes, Mio might hide from her for the rest of her life with the help of the world, as the other person's stubbornness was exactly the same as hers.

"Mother."

The voice was very soft, but Tohka's eyes were already completely wet, as if all her grievances had welled up. Because of her shared memories with Tenka, her intelligence was much higher than she had imagined.

"Well!!"

No, she still couldn't accept the name Tohka no matter what. The key was that Tohka's appearance was too deceptive. She looked about the same age as her, more like sisters than mother and daughter.

Moreover, Tohka's gaze is too irresistible; her purity makes Tohka feel like she is sinful.

Yang Li took a deep breath to calm her collapsing emotions, reached out and hugged Shi Xiang, letting the little one hug her shoulders and sob softly.

Compared to her actual age, Yang Li, who may be over thirty or even forty without realizing it, is much older than Shi Xiang, who is only about one year old. Calling her a little one would probably not be wrong.

"It's alright now. From today onwards, Mommy will never let anyone bully you again. I promise I'll keep my word."

"Speaking of which, you probably don't have a name yet, right?"

From the moment she was born, she faced the world in a daze. Her daily life consisted of chatting with Tohka or being chased by AST. There was no one like Itsuka Shido. Not long ago, Tohka was still that melancholy and aloof version.

After a moment of quiet contemplation, Yang Li slowly spoke—

"From today onwards, you will be called 'Yatogami Tohka'... Tohka, be good, don't cry."

PS: 1. This is the second update today.

2. I was originally going to post three updates today, but I'll only be posting two. I'm going to use the remaining time to update my new book today. (Sorry everyone in the group.)

2. I was given a 'leave slip' for free by the system...

The backend shows that I haven't updated for two days this month, but I updated from the 1st to the 3rd. I didn't update on the 4th, so it should only be one day without an update, but it shows two. I had to go to the backend and use my points to buy a leave slip...

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Section 647: Discussion of the next book

As you can probably tell, I've messed up this volume. To be honest, it's my first time writing a long novel, and I'm having a lot of trouble with the plot.

I can't even finish a two-thousand-word chapter after an entire afternoon of grinding...

Given this extremely distressing situation, I'd like to discuss with everyone what to do with the book going forward. There are currently a few options:

1. Continue updating, just slowly working through two chapters a day (from now on, skipping updates may become the norm; if I can't finish, I'll just have to skip it).