I have no regrets about my 2D world!

"Okay, okay. Let's not ask you what's going on with your current state for now. Let's talk about you and Ratatoskr first."

Shrugging his shoulders, Bai interrupted the conversation. Although he was also very curious about why Kotori was in this state, and it was obvious that Kotori should not be stimulated again, the special Kotori with the black headband was still born.

Moreover, Bai also believed that the birth of black-haired Kotori must have been known to her parents first. As they lived with her day and night, they were definitely more concerned about Kotori's condition than he was.

But right now the main thing is the matters of Kotori, Mana and Ratatoskr, so these unexpected things can be put aside.

Seeing that Bai was no longer investigating the reason for her current condition, Qin Li breathed a sigh of relief, straightened her expression, and started talking about her own affairs.

"About a year ago, Mom and Dad told me about Ratatosk."

"Ratatosk was founded by Woodman, the manager of DEM. It's a company similar to DEM, but its responsibilities are different from DEM's."

"DEM is primarily responsible for the development of the military industry and equipment manufacturing, while Ratatoskr is responsible for entertainment matters."

"When my parents said that to me, I thought they were joking..."

As she said this, Kotori couldn't help but want to complain.

A year ago, she was just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. Is it really okay to say these things to her?

However, it turned out that there was indeed no problem.

"It wasn't until they brought me to the airship called Fraxinus that I realized what they said was actually true."

"I was so shocked at the time that I didn't notice what they were saying. It wasn't until a silver-haired man appeared in front of me through a virtual screen and said something about needing an assessment that I realized what my parents were doing."

"They actually asked me, a mere thirteen or fourteen years old, to be the branch chief of Ratatosk and the commander of the airship Fraxinus."

"So, under such circumstances, I was brought back home without knowing why. After returning, I questioned them just like you did. Why did they make me do this?"

"I didn't understand at first, until they mentioned your existence."

At this point, Kotori paused, her red eyes staring at Shiro.

"Bai, you and the people in your family aren't ordinary people, are you? I don't know why, but I've recently noticed that you haven't changed at all over the years. I really want to know the reason behind this, but none of you have taken the initiative to tell me, so I haven't asked. However, I have agreed to my parents' request and plan to investigate on my own later."

However, it was actually Kotori's parents who asked her if she wanted to get to know Shiro better and get closer to him, and Kotori agreed immediately after hearing this.

However, she heard her parents say that she had to pass Woodman's assessment and become the administrator of Fraxinus before they would tell her more about Bai.

From that point on, Kotori was constantly learning everything about Fraxinus. Its working methods, system structure, and mission patterns. During that time, Kotori even rarely ate.

But even after her parents' training, Kotori still didn't have the courage to complete Woodman's assessment.

Kotori's parents did not continue to force Kotori, but instead asked Woodman why he made such a choice.

At that time, Woodman just smiled and did not answer them.

Instead, when he met Kotori alone by chance, he told her the reason.

"It seems like you like that person very much. I've heard you mention him many times since you came here."

"You...how do you know..."

"Haha, I built this airship. I know everything that happens on it. I often see you muttering a name when you're tired of studying. I guess you like him."

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. On the contrary, I still support you. But you are not qualified to be with her now. The person you have been thinking about is not an ordinary person. I have seen him run from one end of the world to the other in an instant, and even go to other places without stopping. Do you think you are qualified to be with him now?"

"Go back and think carefully about what to do. Of course, if you want to give up, I won't force you. After all, I probably wouldn't feel good if he knew."

The man's projection ended, leaving Kotori standing there alone, not knowing what to think.

Soon after, Kotori returned to her room and locked herself in the house. Her parents seemed to have noticed something and did not disturb her.

Kotori rummaged around the house, taking out the gifts that Bai had given her in the past for various reasons and placing them in front of her.

"Am I not qualified enough? But in that situation, even if I succeed, it won't be enough."

Thinking of what Woodman had said to her, Qinli was silent.

There are probably not many people in this world who are qualified to be with Bai like her.

"But what about those people around Bai? I don't see what's so special about them. If that's the case, can I do the same?"

If Kotori was asked to reach Shiro's level, she would definitely deny it immediately and clearly state that she couldn't do it. But if she was only asked to reach the level of Origami Seven Sins, she would actually have some confidence.

In a trance, Kotori looked at the gifts again, and looked at some special gifts among them. It was a pair of headbands, the same style as the white headband on Kotori's head, but black.

"Although Kotori is already very good when she is innocent and cute, if she were more confident, she would be even better."

"Black and white are opposing colors, and they represent different personalities. However, I don't want Kotori to completely change into someone else, so I'll just have to be more confident when I bring her along."

Recalling what Shiro said when he gave it to her, Kotori silently placed her hand on the hairband.

"A little more confidence?"

After a moment, a pair of white hairbands fell down...

"Since you've already discovered it, I won't hide it from you anymore."

I didn't expect Kotori to notice their abnormality so quickly. No, if it weren't for Rinne covering her up, she would have noticed it long ago. After all, they didn't hide it.

Shiro then explained everyone's situation to Kotori.

"What?! They're all elves?"

Kotori stared at Shiro in disbelief. She had noticed records of elves when she was studying at Fraxinus. However, the records only listed one elf, Mio, as the original elf. None of the elves in Shiro's family were mentioned.

"What about Shiori and Shiro? Are you both elves too?"

"Shiori, I think so." After thinking about it, Mio seemed to have sent a lot of spiritual power into Shiori's body, making Shiori a half-elf, but Shiori didn't know it.

"As for me... I'm probably still considered human, just a little more powerful than an elf."

As Bai who possesses all the spiritual power of the elves, he is actually more like the Origin Elf than the Origin Elf.

According to Bai's analysis of spiritual power, he now does not need an 'angel' to use the ability of an 'angel'. He has been using the 'angel' to release it before, one for others to see, and the other because he felt that it would be more handsome, so he has been using the 'angel' to use his ability.

Anyway, in Bai's heart, as long as he thinks he is still a human being, then he is a human being.

"Tsk, so I'm the only one who is still a pure human? I don't know how they all became elves."

Kotori smacked her lips, seeming a little unwilling to accept the feeling of being abandoned.

"Kotori, do you want to become a spirit too? You can."

"Ok?"

He looked at Bai with some doubt, only to see Bai stretch out his hand, and a red crystal appeared in his hand.

"This is it. Take it and you'll transform into a spirit. Now you have the ability to harness this power, so do you want it?"

Kotori suddenly fell silent, looking at Bai's eyes, not knowing what she was thinking. In the end, she took the red crystal and integrated it into her body.

Chapter 46: Kotori's Discovery

Her long red hair flowed freely, and a pair of small white horns appeared on either side of her forehead. The bows that originally held her twintails were tied to the horns. Her kimono, a gradient red and white color combination, was held in place by a black corset. Colorful ribbons adorned her ankles and back.

Kotori, dressed in a spirit outfit, appeared in front of Shiro.

If Origami's spirit attire is like an angel in heaven, then Qin Li's spirit attire looks like a fairy that has fallen to the earth, with less of an otherworldly aura and more of the flavor of fireworks.

"Why, are you dazzled?"

Kotori's voice, tinged with a hint of sarcasm, drew Shiro's attention back. She smiled softly and said:

"That's right, Kotori is very cute like this."

"Huh? You actually admitted it? And cute is a word used to compliment children. Do you think I'm still a child?!"

Although she said the words of rebuttal, Kotori still turned her face away unconsciously.

"Isn't it? If I remember correctly, Kotori, you're not in high school yet, right? Doesn't that still make you a kid?"

"You guy..."

Listening to Bai's words that seemed to be mocking her age, Kotori seemed to see the "well" sign appearing on her face, but she seemed to have thought of something and suddenly laughed again.

"Are you trying to change the subject? You pervert, horny for...a child?"

Bai's face froze. He really didn't expect this situation. He just saw Kotori's somewhat tsundere look and wanted to tease her.

He wouldn't go to the extent of being in heat with a child.

But since Kotori wants to play, then I'll play with her.

Shiro's face suddenly showed a gentle expression as he looked at Kotori: "There's no such thing as being in heat for a child. However, if it's Kotori, it seems that it's okay."

This time, it was Kotori's turn to freeze in place. Speaking of distracting people, she was the one doing it just now. After all, even though Shiro sounded sarcastic, he was speaking the truth. She was only in junior high school, and to others, she looked like a complete child.

But for some reason, she didn't want to be told that by Bai, so she changed the subject. But she didn't expect Bai to continue with the topic and say such words.

God bless her, Kotori's young brain had never been exposed to such information. Although her parents had taught her many things, they had never taught her anything about this. Regarding relationships between men and women, Kotori had learned all about them on her own from television or other sources.

But faced with such a straightforward confession, all the skills learned elsewhere without any practical experience were of no use at this moment.

This made Qin Li mutter to herself.

"No, no... it's too early now. For marriage and all that... at least you have to graduate from high school. If that's not possible, high school is fine too... but I think Erya and the others seem to have other ideas about Bai, so maybe we shouldn't invite them if the time comes..."

"Kotori, Kotori..."

Shiro waved his hand in front of Kotori, but found that her crimson eyes remained unchanged. He called out to her a few times, but she seemed to hear nothing. She just stood there with her mouth open, but no sound came out.

In desperation, he could only shout, "Kotori!"

"Ah! No, no, it's too early..."

When Kotori came to her senses, she found Bai looking at her with a strange look.

"No? What do you mean no? And what do you mean it's too early?"

Hearing Bai's question, Qinli realized what she had just done. Her face turned slightly hot and she raised her hand and wanted to hit Bai on the head.

However, when he raised it halfway, he found that he couldn't reach it at all, and said helplessly in a low voice:

"You...squat down!"

"Huh? What?"

However, Bai didn't know whether he was pretending or really didn't hear it, and he put on a confused look.

Taking a deep breath, the blush on Qinli's face disappeared, and she said loudly: "I told you to squat down!"

After saying that, he stretched out his hands to press Bai's shoulders, trying to push Bai down.

Seeing Kotori's expression, Shiro knew it was almost over. If he continued playing, she might really lose her temper. So he just squatted down a little, following Kotori's force.

'Boom! '

The small hand hit the head with a crisp sound, but to Bai it was like an ant crawling over him, just a slight itch, without any pain.

Of course, it wasn't that Kotori didn't try hard, otherwise she wouldn't have made such a loud noise. As a family with a military background, it was impossible for Kotori's parents not to pay attention to Kotori's physical development.

But her strength, far exceeding that of her peers, still had no effect on Shiro. Even if Kotori used her spiritual power, she wouldn't be able to harm Shiro.

As early as in Gensokyo, Bai was able to directly take on Remi's Gungnir and recover on his own. Although he had neglected physical exercise in recent years, with the blessing of this special energy of spiritual power, he was several levels stronger than before.

However, in order to appease Kotori's angry mood, Shiro pretended to be pitiful.

"Hiss~ It hurts, Kotori, are you really that cruel?"

He reached out and rubbed the place where he was hit, feeling distressed, as if it really hurt.

"Okay, put that expression away. I don't know how much strength I used when I hit you. Besides, even if I did use a lot of force, it wouldn't necessarily hurt you."

Kotori looked at Shiro's pretense with disdain, directly exposing the fact that Shiro was just pretending.

But even though she knew Shiro was pretending, Kotori still felt much better.

Seeing Kotori's somewhat disgusted look, Bai Ye realized that he had been discovered, but he didn't feel upset. Instead, he smiled, spread his hands and stood up.

"Okay, as long as you feel better."

"Then do you know what Mana has been doing recently? It seems like Mana has been getting close to you lately."

"Huh? Do you still know about this? I thought you just saved her and left her alone?"

"Well, how is that possible?"

Although he said it was impossible, Bai still felt a little guilty in his heart. After all, he seemed to have really forgotten about Mana during this period of time.

Thinking back to what happened in the past few days, Mayuri, Yoshino, and Miku, it seems reasonable that they've forgotten about Mana.

"Heh, you better be."