A beautiful girl who transmigrates into a Herrscher of the Void is treated like an elf and conquered

If Chiin and Chika have really been separated for many years, how could Izumi have argued with Chiin "no matter how many times or how many years".

Unless... only the body or memories are separated, and some deeper connection, such as the bond of souls, the resonance of power, or a secondary personality like Izumi, always exists in some way and continues to have a dialogue and conflict with Chiin's inner consciousness.

The past of Chika and Chiin is far more complex and entangled than they imagined.

The truth seems shrouded in a thick fog, with only a few contradictory clues, yet all pointing to a sad and cruel story hidden beneath the dust of time.

Chapter 226 Another Battle of Wits with the Air (2)

"Crack! Crack!"

Kotori clapped her hands, the crisp sound bringing Shido and Reine back to their senses. The commander's decisiveness returned to her face.

"Alright, stop being so surprised. The ambiguities are precisely where we need to use our own logic to clarify them!"

She picked up a pen and neatly wrote down five keywords on a blank sheet of paper: Chiin, Chika, A-quan, space, and thunder.

"First, what we can be sure of is,"

Kotori heavily touched "Senin" and "Asen" with the tip of her pen, and then drew a connecting line.

"Chiin and Chika's alternate personality, Izumi, have an extremely close relationship that we were previously unaware of. At the core of this relationship revolves around 'power'."

She wrote the word "strength" and circled it.

"We tentatively agree that this power is the 'Judgment of Heaven's' elven power, namely space and lightning."

She connected "space" and "thunder" with "divine judgment" on the paper.

Next, she drew more complex connections: connecting "Chika" with "space" and "thunder" to indicate that the power is currently in her possession; and connecting "A-Izumi" with "Chika" to indicate her alternate personality.

Shido looked at the chart and picked up the conversation: "And Senin has been our neighbor and classmate for so many years, and we have never detected any Pokémon reactions or abnormal energy fluctuations."

"This suggests that, very likely, long ago—before we even knew him—his own power, along with the consciousness of 'A-Quan,' which may have originated from or coexisted with power, was transferred or 'given' to Chinatsu."

He picked up his pen and added an arrow to the line connecting "A-Quan" and "Qian-Xia" to indicate the direction of the transfer.

“That’s a reasonable explanation.” Kotori nodded, approving of Comrade Dao’s deduction, and continued to extrapolate.

"Then, over the years, Izumi has been living inside Chika's body. Because of some obsession, perhaps her dissatisfaction with Chiin's 'giving up his power', she has been constantly arguing with Chiin."

"However, because Chika has control over her body, as long as Chika doesn't agree, Izumi can't really do anything substantial to Chika, and can only talk about it."

"This explains why Ah Quan said, 'No matter how many times or how many years, it's the same'—because their arguments have indeed continued for many years in this peculiar way."

Lingyin calmly continued this chain of logic, painting a heartbreaking picture: "So, all these years, Chiin has been living and going to school outside as an ordinary human being."

He obtained the necessities of life and silently supported and protected his fairy sister, Chika, who had to be hidden away and not exposed to the sunlight.

“They are not geographically separated, but depend on each other for survival in a way that is ‘one in the light and one in the dark’.”

Shido suddenly realized: "So, when Chinatsu said 'she and Senin have been separated for a long time,' it was a lie! It was to cover up their true symbiotic relationship?"

“That’s right,” Kotori affirmed, a complex glint in her eyes, her voice lowering slightly.

"So... when I was little, he doted on me so much and spoiled me so much... maybe it was because he had a younger sister at home who couldn't be willful or even easily appear in front of outsiders."

"Perhaps... he transferred some of the affection and indulgence that he couldn't fully give to Chika to me, who was still quite mischievous at the time..."

Her words ended with a subtle hint of melancholy, as if she had solved a childhood mystery, but also brought a sense of loss.

Lingyin then brought the timeline back to the most recent key moment: "Then, on the night of April 9th, an elf named 'Walter Yang' suddenly appeared and engaged in some inexplicable high-speed driving, attracting the attention of us and the AST forces."

"On April 10, the spacequake alarm sounded, and 'Walter' reappeared, stopping Eren from trying to ambush Tohka and protecting Shido who was present."

"And Shido, after you left the shelter, you brushed past Chinatsu on the street, who was out for unknown reasons."

"After that, Chika contacted Chiin and they may have discussed some things that we don't know at the moment."

She concluded her deduction by drawing the following line: "And the result of this meeting was—a role reversal."

"Chinatsu began to officially perform outside as 'Hououin Chinatsu,' while Chiin moved behind the scenes, spending most of her time at home, and was in a state of 'frequent absences' as we saw her."

Chapter 227 Another Battle of Wits with the Air (3)

After listening to Reine's explanation of the role reversal, Kotori crossed her hands under her chin, her eyes sharp: "This isn't the end of the story; the clues need to be connected further."

"Next, Chika came to school in place of Chiin, and she made no attempt to conceal her spiritual power, which is why we were able to quickly locate her."

She tilted her head slightly, a thoughtful expression on her face: "So, here comes a crucial question: Is it necessary for Chika to come to school? What reason could make her come to school in person, even at the risk of being exposed?"

Shido thought for a moment and suggested a simpler possibility: "Could it be... that Chinatsu simply wants to experience school life? After all, she's been hiding all this time, so she must really yearn for the everyday life of an ordinary person."

“That reason makes sense, and it sounds reasonable.” Kotori nodded first, then narrowed her eyes, a hint of doubt in them.

"But is it really that simple? Would she willingly step into an environment full of unknowns and potential dangers just to 'experience life'? I always feel... there might be a deeper purpose behind it."

Lingyin calmly added another crucial piece of information from the side:

"Then, during the time when Shido walked Chinatsu home after school, Chinatsu said to Shido, 'I will be a better little sister than Kotori.' That really angered our commander at the time."

"Anyone would get angry if they heard something like that!"

Kotori blushed slightly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She was both embarrassed and annoyed, and felt guilty for having her secret thoughts exposed. She explained in a low voice.

"And the situation was so sudden..."

Lingyin ignored Kotori's reaction and continued to calmly analyze:

"This statement indicates that Chinatsu has a deeper understanding of Fraxinus, or rather, of the situation around Shido than we expected."

"She knew at least clearly that the commander of 'Fraxinus' was Shido's younger sister, Kotori Itsuka. This kind of information is not something a 'reclusive' spirit who has just come into contact with the outside world could easily obtain."

Kotori took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down and regain her commander's composure. She considered for a moment and then suggested another possibility:

"We can't completely rule out that this is a coincidence, or that she learned about it through other channels. According to previous statements, Chiin may have often mentioned Shido in front of Chika, and may even have... said something like Shido is a 'good man'."

As she said this, her expression became a little strange, as if she found the whole thing about "Senin Kushido" quite unbelievable.

"If this assumption is true, then it makes sense that Chinatsu learned my name from Chiin and that I am Shido's sister."

"She has high expectations for Shido, and perhaps even some... well... subtle feelings of affection or rivalry based on Chiin's description?"

"So, while it's infuriating that she would say something like 'become a better sister than Kotori,' it's not entirely impossible from a logical standpoint."

(Just how many "good things" did Brother Qianyuan say about me behind my back?!)

Kotori temporarily shifted her focus away from the doubts surrounding Chinatsu's enrollment and continued to trace the timeline:

"Then comes the cooking competition on the second day. Considering our previous deduction—Chika has been hiding at home for many years, almost completely isolated from the outside world."

"—Then, there is probably very little she can do for her only relative, Chiin-nii, who has always taken care of her."

"Preparing a carefully cooked, perfect dinner may be the most direct, and perhaps only, way for her to express her care and make up for what she feels indebted to."

As she spoke, she glanced thoughtfully at Shido: "So, her almost obsessive pursuit of 'perfection' in cooking may not be understood simply from a culinary perspective."

"That 'perfection' is what she wanted to convey to Chiin."

"She always felt a deep sense of indebtedness to Chiin."

"I feel like I'm a burden to him, making him carry too much, while I can only give back so little."

“Even if Chiin himself may never have cared about these things, or even been willing to do so.”

This profound and complex emotion moved Shido deeply.

“However,” Kotori changed the subject, returning to a technical point of contention.

"What we detected at the time was that 22% of the waveform of the spiritual energy fluctuations she emitted while cooking was highly similar to 'Walter's' spiritual energy waveform, and there were also some structural features. How can this be explained?"

Shido recalled Chinatsu's superb swordsmanship, as if measured with a ruler, and her precise control of the heat, and a bold conjecture flashed through his mind:

"Could it be... that she unconsciously used the power of space or lightning to assist in completing the dish?"

"For example, using spatial capabilities for extremely precise food cutting and plating? Or using a tiny electric current to precisely control heating?"

“If she unconsciously used her power in the process of pursuing ‘perfection’, then it would make sense that it caused fluctuations in spiritual energy and that the waveform was similar to that of ‘Walter’ because the power was all spiritual energy.”

"As for the behavior of the suspected structure... controlling lightning... to be more specific, it is controlling electromagnetic force. It is not impossible to construct some tiny matter by controlling electromagnetic force."

After listening, Kotori tapped her fingers lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and nodded:

"This conjecture... is not impossible. For her, who has just begun to move freely in the outside world and still needs to adapt to how to completely hide her power, it is very possible that she would unconsciously leak a bit of power or use her ability to achieve her goal when she is engrossed in doing something."

“Especially in cooking, which she may see as an important ‘expression’ of Chiin, the pursuit of ultimate perfection may indeed lead her to resort to some unconventional methods.”

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Lingyin took over the topic and continued to elaborate in her characteristically calm tone:

"Next, Chika forcibly dragged Shido to her house, which is also Chiin's house. During this process, they happened to run into Origami Tobiichi, who came to visit Chiin when he was sick. Chika and Origami got into an argument, and her reason was that Origami 'disturbed her brother's rest'."

She paused briefly, then pointed out the contradiction: "However, judging from Chiin's attitude when she came out later, clearly having been woken up and grumbling about 'you're being noisy,' Chika's previous statement was obviously just an excuse. A more reasonable guess might be..."

Reine's gaze seemed to sweep over Shido almost imperceptibly. "At that time, Chika was probably a little 'jealous' and didn't want her to be alone with Shido."

"Or rather, there were other people present who interfered with the plan to bring Shido home, especially women like Origami who also had special feelings for Shido."

Upon hearing this analysis, Shido could only manage an even more awkward smile, scratching his cheek, unable to refute it.

At that time, Chinatsu's almost instinctive aversion and hostility towards origami went beyond the scope of "worrying about her brother's rest."

Ignoring Shido's embarrassment, Reine raised the crucial question:

"After Shido entered the Chiin residence, all of our Fraxinus surveillance methods became ineffective, and we were unable to find out exactly what happened inside."

"Shido, during that time, did you sense anything unusual or suspicious?"

Shido carefully recalled his experience at the Senin house, from being forcibly dragged in to encountering Senin's exaggerated "welcome ceremony," and then to Origami's sudden attack... He shook his head and answered honestly.

"There don't seem to be any suspicious points. Chiin is still the same as always, having a fit of chuunibyou, saying things that are hard to understand. And then Origami suddenly appeared and attacked, and the whole scene became very chaotic..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kotori interrupted him with a clearly jealous and dissatisfied remark: "Hmph! Don't go into detail about your 'romantic encounters' and 'battlefields' in this serious situation of analyzing the enemy!"

Kotori, with a lollipop in her mouth, rolled her eyes at Shido. "What we need right now is valuable clues, not to hear you reminisce about being jealous of two girls!"

Shido was speechless, and could only swallow back what he was about to say.

Indeed, judging from the outcome, his experience at the Chiin family home was nothing but chaos and awkwardness, and it didn't seem to provide any direct clues about Chika or the Chiin family's secrets.

The only gain might be that I personally verified the existence of a powerful counter-surveillance barrier within the Chiin family, which in itself speaks volumes.

Kotori offered a reasonable explanation for the counter-surveillance measures at Chiin's home: "The method that can block all our surveillance is very likely a special setup Chiin made to protect Chika, who is hiding in her home, in the long term. The fact that the miniature reconnaissance robots we tried to infiltrate quickly failed is likely due to the same protective mechanism being triggered."

Reine nodded, indicating her agreement with the assessment. She continued in a calm tone, recounting the situation at the time: "Afterwards, our communication with Shido was briefly restored. The fragments we captured showed Chiin using a... um... 'sales pitch' tone to strongly recommend Chinatsu to Shido, mentioning keywords such as 'my sister.' We then guided Shido to reply that 'we need to get to know each other better.'"

She paused, then mentioned a key detail: "When Shido was leaving, Chinatsu stopped him and, in a way that could be described as 'textbook-level tsundere,' invited him on a date."

"Hmph," Kotori couldn't help but purse her lips, her tone carrying a complicated meaning.

"This shows that the girl actually cares about you, 'Shido Onii-chan', right? Seriously, this kind of direct and awkward way of attacking... I'm so envious." Her voice trailed off at the end of the sentence, with a hint of awkwardness.

Lingyin frowned slightly, seemingly feeling that Kotori's sentiments had strayed from the main point, but she didn't comment. Instead, she moved the timeline to the most important turning point:

"Finally, on the day of the agreed-upon date, a huge change occurred—Chinatsu's identity was suspected to have been exposed, or, more likely, she happened to be in the vicinity of the social battle between the Herrscher of Reason named 'Walter' and DEM, and was unexpectedly drawn into the battle."

She looked at Shido, signaling him to add the perspective of someone who experienced it firsthand: "The result was that Welt was severely injured by DEM and was on the verge of dissipation. Helpless, he chose to pass on his power and core. And Chinatsu became the inheritor of this power of 'reason'."

Kotori continued, her tone becoming heavy: "Chinatsu, having gained new power, attempted to use the Herrscher of Reason's abilities to fight against DEM's massive fleet, demonstrating astonishing potential."

"However... unfortunately, faced with an absolute difference in strength, she was still no match for DEM's ace, Ellen Mira Mathers, who single-handedly broke through her defenses and severely injured her."

"Finally..." Kotori's gaze also turned to Shido, "Shido, you were there at the time, you should know the scene best."

Shido's eyes dimmed as the chilling scene flashed through his mind. His voice was low as he said, "Ah...yes. She was like...a bird with its wings cruelly broken, its body wreathed in shattered blue data light, falling helplessly from the sky..." He still vividly remembered that beautiful yet cruel sight.

Kotori took a deep breath and revealed the final twist: "Just as Chinatsu was losing consciousness and on the verge of death, the alternate personality that had been lurking within her, representing the core of 'Heaven's Judgment'—Izumi—finally broke through all constraints and took complete control of her body!"

Her tone carried a hint of lingering fear, "She displayed a pure and brutal will to destroy, completely different from Chika's, easily annihilating DEM's entire fleet with overwhelming force, and then... leaving triumphantly."

Lingyin added an important observation at the end, pointing out the current hidden danger: "After that, whether it was Tohka's second or third manifestation, we could clearly feel that Chinatsu's main personality's ability to suppress Izumi was not as strong as before."

"Whenever Chika's heart wavers, becomes vulnerable, or wavers, Izumi, this dangerous and powerful alternate personality, may regain control of her body at any time."

Kotori's tone became more serious than ever before. She tapped her finger heavily on the table, emphasizing the gravity of the situation:

"And now, the situation we face is this—Chika not only inherited the power of the Herrscher of Reason, but also learned a cruel truth from Welt: Spirits are not naturally occurring 'disasters,' but rather products created by some humans through forbidden experiments!"

She took a deep breath, as if she could feel the impact of the truth: "This news is undoubtedly a devastating blow to Chika. Everything she has endured over the past ten years—being forced into hiding, being seen as the embodiment of disaster, bearing the psychological pressure of being relentlessly hunted by the AST, and perhaps even the pain she experienced when she first gained her power.

"...All these sufferings, the root of which is merely the consequences of an experiment 'arbitrarily' abandoned by some people?! This may have completely overturned her understanding of her own existence, and the resulting anger, sense of absurdity, and pain of betrayal are unimaginable."