Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

[“…Although I cannot understand this energy system, it feels bad.” Axe’s tone also became a little gloomy. “However, as long as we can find their bodies, there is still a way to save them. I have a skill that can purify this negative influence.”]

"Then there's nothing more to say. Call Yukinoshita and set out to find the bodies of these people and the murderer hiding behind the scenes!" Taiyi looked gloomily at the cubes floating in the air with a fierce look in his eyes.

Chapter 36: Yukinoshita Yukino, decided to take action

The fog had completely dissipated, but Yukinoshita Yukino was still slumped in the corner, hugging her knees, motionless.

Just fifteen minutes ago, a strange fog suddenly invaded the building. Just as the fog filled Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes, her vision was blocked and she squinted. Then her sister suddenly disappeared before her eyes.

Only clothes and bags fell helplessly to the ground after losing their support.

Before she could react to the shock, the people around her disappeared one after another in the fog, screaming.

With trembling hands, he took out his cell phone and tried to call his mother for help, but no one answered and then the radio was disconnected.

Holding her sister's clothes, Yukinoshita Yukino's mind was in a mess. She ran around aimlessly, trying to find someone for help, but there was no one within her sight.

Just as she ran to the first floor, footsteps suddenly sounded from outside.

Yukinoshita Yukino turned around and was about to run out for help with an excited look on her face, but she found that those people walking in the fog outside the doors and windows... were not human beings at all!

Hiding in the corner with her mouth covered, Yukinoshita Yukino was in despair.

……

"...Hey, Mordred, X, I suddenly remembered a question." Taichi, who was jogging towards where Yukinoshita Yukino was, suddenly said, "Is it because of the sudden change in the environment caused by the fog that I can see the outlines of those souls now, or is it because my eyes have finally found a special use?"

[“Unfortunately, it’s probably caused by the change in environment.” Axe replied, “I have been monitoring your body since the fog appeared. Your eyes haven’t changed at all. They are still ordinary human eyes.”]

"...X, thank you." Taiyi said that his dream of clairvoyance was probably shattered.

"There are three in front... no, six, scattered in two places. Taiyi, you are responsible for the melee ones on the left, and I am responsible for the ones who cast spells on the right." Mordred reminded.

"Oh!" Taiyi, who was already wearing Mordred's hand armor, punched hard, then twisted his body and punched the headless students on the left.

The headless student is quite agile.

Although they have no heads, they will automatically sense the presence of enemies once they come within a certain range.

This mindless way of perception is really frustrating.

But it can provide Taiyi with a certain degree of experience.

It's also a good opportunity to train in close combat.

Although Mordred always said that these things were not qualified to be sparring partners, Taiyi felt that fighting with these things would still help his growth to a certain extent.

At least when the opponent uses flying kicks and whirlwind kicks, he can find ways to dodge.

Also, what is the best strategic way to deal with agile enemies... Although he has not found a way to deal with it so far, he simply relies on the violence of Mordred's gauntlets.

"Should I take the leg armor as well?" Taiyi instinctively used a whip kick, but was unable to cause any damage to the headless schoolgirl. Instead, he was kicked away by a whirlwind kick from the other party. He touched his chest where the pain was too slight and murmured.

In order to let his body gradually adapt to the pain, Taiyi asked X to use only telekinesis to reduce some of the headless students' strength as much as possible.

Although the delicate operation was more troublesome than simply using Ultra Telekinesis to intercept, X agreed without hesitation.

[“Taiyi, I have a flying kick skill.” Axe reminded, “and it’s quite powerful.”]

This is a roundabout way of persuading Taiyi to practice flying kicks more.

But it's more than just flying kicks, Axel's hand knife is also quite sharp.

Taiyi recalled the feeling of transforming into X and using a hand knife not long ago, and then crouched slightly.

[“Wait! Taiyi! Without my energy supply, X’s hand blade is useless!” X quickly reminded Taiyi before he made his move, “Whether it’s a hand blade or a flying kick, in addition to the skills, it requires more control over the energy!”]

Well, actually Taichi’s skills are pretty rusty.

So he was kicked away again.

"...Why don't I do it? You've wasted too much time." Mordred pulled the corners of his mouth and sighed with an ashamed expression, "If you want to practice some skills, I can practice with you later."

"Well, please." Taiyi rubbed the cheek that was hit by the flying kick and nodded.

["Pace yourself up. Yukinoshita is not in a good condition. Although she is hiding in the corner and has not been discovered by those weirdos for the time being, I am worried that if she is left alone, it is very likely to cause irreparable damage to her spirit." Axe reminded.]

“No problem!” Taiyi stretched his arms and legs, and after watching the headless students being chopped into pieces by Mordred, he said, “Mordred, I’m going to run at full speed from now on. I’ll leave the destruction of those monsters to you!”

"Destroy them all!" Mordred responded with a grin.

……

Desperate situations can bring out many different mentalities in people.

Some people will just give up and rush towards a dead end.

Some people will have a mental breakdown and can't do anything.

For others, endorphins begin to rise, and the brain gradually calms down from despair and starts working quickly, trying to find a glimmer of hope in the desperate situation.

Yukinoshita Yukino is the last type of person.

The despair gradually began to subside, and the calm brain regained its IQ position.

Yukinoshita Yukino believes that her top priority now is to determine the scope of this emergency.

And find ways to contact the outside world.

Find my sister... her body has disappeared, how can I find her? Where can I find her? Are there any clues?

Or should I just do nothing and kneel here to pray to God?

While asking herself questions in her mind and trying to find a way out, Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly remembered the warrior of light with a huge body.

But then he shook his head and abandoned that fantasy.

Even Ultraman, who has a life solidification device, cannot revive a person without a body... right?

Well, they are Ultraman after all, and it is natural that humans cannot understand the limits of what they can do.

Recalling the special effects films she had watched before, Yukinoshita Yukino felt as if her limbs had regained strength.

It's okay. Although the current situation is terrible, as long as the Ultraman with an '×' on his chest appears, the current situation will definitely be resolved... Definitely!

Yukinoshita Yukino looked around, finally picked up a fire extinguisher, took a deep breath, and was about to rush...

"Naruto-san!" How does it feel to see someone you know in times of crisis?

Anyway, Yukinoshita Yukino was like someone who had been trapped in the desert for a long time and suddenly saw an oasis. She was so moved that she couldn't stop crying.

"Hey, Yukinoshita, it seems I'm not too late." After using his gauntlet to knock the headless schoolgirl away, Taichi raised his hand and greeted Yukinoshita Yukino, who was wearing clothes on her arms and holding a fire extinguisher in her arms.

Chapter 37: Like a headless fly

"You were not defeated by the desperate situation, but wanted to resist... Little sister, you are very good." Mordred, who had finished his job long ago, came to Yukinoshita Yukino, patted her shoulder and praised her.

Yukino Yukinoshita, who had never seen Mordred, turned her head stiffly and looked at Taichi.

"Someone you know?"

"My personality mask, Mordred." Taiyi nodded and replied, "Affected by this mist, I somehow got the chance to materialize."

Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino's tense nerves immediately relaxed, and her body staggered as if she was about to fall.

But Mordred held him with one hand.

"Hey, Taichi! This little girl's physical strength is even worse than yours!"

Yukinoshita Yukino, who is somewhat sensitive about the word "small", is in a very complicated mood.

After defeating the monster, Taichi came to Yukinoshita Yukino.

Looking at the clothes in her arms, Taiyi nodded in understanding.

"We are now looking for a way to get everyone's bodies back and find the culprit who caused this disaster." Taichi looked at Yukinoshita Yukino and asked, "Do you want to come with us?"

"Is there any solution?" Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at Taiyi in surprise and asked.

"So we are looking for this solution now." Taiyi nodded and replied, "However, this set of clothes you are holding..."

"It's my sister's." Yukinoshita Yukino replied with a sad face, "My sister disappeared in front of me."

"But why did you take the clothes away?" Taiyi scratched his head in confusion and asked, "If we successfully resolve the crisis, when your sister returns to the real world, won't she have nothing to wear?"

"Huh?" Yukinoshita Yukino looked confused.

Mordred seemed to have noticed something, and pulled Yukinoshita Yukino to a place where the soul was condensed and sealed, pointing at the outline of the glowing body and looking at her.

"Can you see what's here?"

"...surveillance camera?" Yukinoshita Yukino looked along the extension line pointed by Mordred, and just saw the surveillance camera in the corner of the wall at the end.

"...Can't you see the outline of the soul?" Taiyi asked in surprise.

"The outline of a soul?" Yukinoshita Yukino was even more confused than him.

[“Sorry, it seems that my previous speculation was wrong.” Axe said a little embarrassedly, “I originally thought that Taiyi’s current physical condition was normal and that it was environmental factors that caused him to see… But judging from Yukinoshita’s situation, it should not be caused by environmental factors, but other factors. But what these other factors are, I can’t make a decision yet.”]

……

"In other words, my sister's soul is actually floating in the place where the clothes fell before?" Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Taichi in panic and confirmed again and again.

"Yes, that's right." Taiyi nodded and replied, "I can still see the scene when so many souls are mixed together."

Taiyi suddenly felt that those cubes that sealed souls seemed to have the purpose of protecting those souls.

After all, those weirdos who are supposed to be in the same space as the souls will change their routes and go around them before they touch the souls.

However, Taiyi did not think that this measure was set up by the murderer behind the scenes to protect these souls. Instead, it seemed more like it was to allow these souls to serve as... energy.

After all, in the Shibuya area alone, nearly 100,000 people had their bodies wiped out, leaving only their souls.

As a result, Aix had to always devote most of its computing power to monitoring all the cameras in Shibuya to avoid missing any developments.

"Then, should I put the clothes back to their original place?" Yukinoshita Yukino asked uncertainly, looking at the clothes in her arms.

"If you still remember the original position, it's safer to put it back." Taiyi nodded and replied, "You don't want to wait until we successfully resolve the matter, and then your sister's body returns without clothes to wear."

Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned for a moment, as if she remembered something. Her face turned red and blue, then she turned around and ran upstairs.

"Wait! Don't act alone!" Taiyi was stunned, then grabbed her wrist and reminded her, "There are an unknown number of weirdos in this city now. It would not be a good thing if you meet them when you act alone."

"It hurts!" Yukinoshita Yukino frowned, feeling her wrist being pinched painfully by Taichi's hand claws.

"Oh, sorry, this gauntlet is too hard and I accidentally used too much force." Taichi let go of Yukinoshita Yukino's wrist and apologized.

After Yukinoshita Yukino put the clothes back to their original place based on her memory, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"What should we do next? Do you have any clues about this incident?" Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at Taichi, then glanced at Mordred with an uncertain look, "Does it have anything to do with the Impression Space or the Palace?"

"I don't know." Taiyi shook his head and replied, "After all, I'm different from you. I don't have that other world navigation app on my phone, so I can't enter the hall."

"That is to say, Amemiya-san and Sakamoto-san have already entered the hall, but they haven't come out yet?" Yukinoshita Yukino took out her phone and opened the navigation app. "Sorry, I forgot that Shibuya has been cut off from the radio waves and there is no way to get in touch with them."

"They haven't come out yet." Taichi answered confidently, "My partner is monitoring the surveillance cameras in all of Shibuya, and there is no trace of them in any of the surveillance areas."

"…You can even do something like this." Yukinoshita Yukino bit her lip.

She increasingly felt that Mr. Taichi Naruto was somewhat unusual... Even among the extraordinary group of Phantom Thieves, he stood out.

"...Access is denied!" After operating the phone for a while, Yukinoshita Yukino looked up at Taichi in shock and turned the phone screen over to show Taichi.

The words "Access Denied" appeared in large and ferocious letters on the phone interface.

"There are two possibilities now." Taiyi said calmly, "One is that the current situation is really related to the Impression Space. Another possibility is...something terrible has happened in the Impression Space, so that the Different World Navigation App can no longer work properly."

Taiyi actually prefers the former.

He knew that this different world navigation APP was created by the false god Yaldabaoth.

Although the thick fog that caused hundreds of thousands of people to disappear and the barrier that blocked Shibuya were indeed a big deal, if compared with Yaldabaoth... this thick fog and barrier are not worthy of comparison at all.

Chapter 38: What can we do when our average age is less than 20?

The Palace of Kamoshida...

"What did you find over there?" Mona, who had just met up with them in the safe house, jumped onto the table and looked at the other two with a heavy face.

"I found nothing at all! I can't even see a shadow! What on earth happened! The entire hall is empty! Both Kamoshida and that shadow Yukinoshita are gone!" The boy, codenamed SKULL, whose real name is Ryuji Sakamoto, paced back and forth beside the table anxiously, unable to stop.

"Not only that, we can't even leave this empty palace now." The boy codenamed JOKER, whose real name is Amamiya Ren, put down his phone and sighed, "Access has been denied."