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

His eyes showed no flickering, no false reassurance, only a clear and unwavering determination.

"Listen to me, Tohka!" Shido said clearly and forcefully, each word distinct. "This world is beautiful, that's true! But its beauty has absolutely no conflict with your existence!"

"Eh……?"

You ask me if the world needs you? My answer is—yes!

Shido's voice carried a power that pierced the heart: "At least for me, it's necessary!"

He paused, then continued, "The smile on your face when you savor the food is beautiful; the way you look curious about the unknown is adorable; you standing here with me watching this sunset... This moment, to me, is an incredibly beautiful and important part of this world!"

"But...I ruined it..."

“That’s not you!” Shido interrupted her again, his tone becoming more and more resolute. “That was just an uncontrollable power! The real you is someone who would be happy because of ice cream in a dessert shop, who would be amazed by beautiful scenery, who would cherish the kindness of others, and who would worry about my safety—Tohka Yatogami!”

He watched as tears welled up in Tohka's eyes, his voice softening but becoming even deeper:

"Your existence itself is not a mistake. You... you just want to understand this world, want to live like an ordinary person, and want to find a place of your own!"

Tohka stared blankly at Shido, at the unreserved affirmation and sincerity in his eyes, and listened as he refuted all her denials about herself.

She had never heard such words before, and no one had ever told her so firmly that her existence was valuable and beautiful.

“Shido…” her voice choked with sobs, “Can I really…exist? In a world like this…”

"Of course!" Shido replied without the slightest hesitation.

"Not only will you exist, but you will exist even better! I will help you find a way that won't trigger a spacequake, so that you can walk freely under this sky, like any ordinary girl, to taste more delicious food and see more beautiful scenery!"

He released his hand from her shoulder, instead extending his palm towards her with a warm and encouraging smile.

"So, stop doubting yourself, Tohka. I believe in you, and please believe in me too. We can definitely do it."

The afterglow of the setting sun outlined his figure like a gilded sculpture, and his outstretched hand seemed to be a bridge connecting two different worlds.

Tohka looked at the hand, then looked up at Shido's incredibly sincere blue eyes.

The confusion, fear, and self-doubt in my heart, like ice and snow being dispersed by the sun, began to melt away little by little.

An unprecedented, warm, and reassuring feeling quietly arose from the bottom of my heart and spread throughout my body.

The tears in her eyes finally condensed into droplets and slid down her cheeks, but this time, they were not tears of sadness and despair.

She nodded vigorously, her purple eyes regaining a bright light, more radiant than the sunset.

The girl looked at him, at the genuine sincerity and conviction in his eyes, and at his affirmation and defense of his feeling that he "liked this world".

The heavy sense of confusion and guilt that was almost crushing her heart seemed to be pierced by a warm and solid light.

She couldn't immediately understand everything he said, but she grasped the core of his words.

He acknowledged her feelings, believed she was not evil, and believed that coexistence was possible.

This unreserved affirmation and trust was more precious to her than any beautiful scenery or delicious food.

In her purple eyes, the confusion was gradually replaced by a soft light.

She nodded gently. Although the future was still unknown, at this moment, the sharp pain in her heart caused by her own existence seemed to have been soothed a lot.

"Shido..." she called softly, a smile returning to her face, a smile warmer than the setting sun, filled with relief and reliance. "Yes! I believe in you!"

The afterglow of the setting sun elongated their shadows, as if to forever etch this moment of mutual understanding and affirmation into the twilight.

A tranquil and warm atmosphere filled the air, the sound of trust and hope quietly growing.

However, this heartwarming scene was also captured by the sniper scope in the distance, by eyes that grew increasingly cold as they saw Shido and the spirit being too "close".

Beneath the calm surface of the lake, undercurrents had already begun to surge. But at least for this moment, this brief peace and understanding truly existed between the boy and the girl.

She slowly raised her hand, wanting to grasp the hand that was being reached out to her...

In that moment of mutual understanding and the budding of hope—

Shido seemed to sense something and quickly pushed Tohka away.

"boom--!"

A sharp gunshot shattered the warm atmosphere on the platform without warning!

Shido's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. His body jolted violently, and an unimaginable pain and impact shot through his chest!

He looked down in disbelief and saw a glaring patch of bright red quickly spreading across his school uniform.

His consciousness blurred in an instant, and his strength rapidly drained from his body. The last thing he saw was the expression of extreme terror and collapse on Tohka's face, as she plummeted from the paradise of hope to the abyss of despair.

"Shido————!!!"

Tohka's heart-wrenching scream, accompanied by a burst of earth-shattering, violent spiritual power, erupted and soared into the sky!

The beautiful prelude was forcibly abruptly cut short, and the cruel final chapter arrived abruptly in the most direct and bloody way.

Chapter 152 Survival Under the Crosshairs

(Time should have continued to flow, but an ordinary office worker passing by started the Loser Eats the Dust event.)

(Let's drive the ambulance to thank him.)

Rewind a few minutes, when the sun had not yet completely sunk below the horizon.

Origami Tobiichi was already in position at the highest point overlooking the entire plateau.

Wearing the standard AST CR-Unit, she lay motionless in her pre-arranged sniping position, like an emotionless statue.

What she gripped tightly in her hand was not an ordinary sniper rifle, but a long-range sniper weapon enhanced by the manifestation device and specifically designed to combat elves—the CCC.

The cold barrel of the gun pressed against her cheek, the crosshairs of the sniper scope firmly locked onto the purple-haired girl standing side by side with Itsuka Shido on the platform below, wearing the Raizen High School uniform—Tohka Yatogami.

Beside her, Ryoko Kusakabe, also fully armed, frowned as she observed the situation below through her observation goggles. Her expression was grim.

"Tsk... what are those guys up there thinking..." Ryoko couldn't help but complain under her breath, her tone filled with anxiety and dissatisfaction.

"Although it has been confirmed that she is an elven princess, she is currently in a silent manifest state, without any spirit armor, and theoretically has lost her strongest defense as an elf. But..."

She paused, lowering her voice even further, as if afraid of being overheard by others outside the communication channel:

"What if... I mean, what if this shot isn't instantly fatal, or something goes wrong and causes the elf to go berserk... Look around here!"

She gestured for Origami to look towards the residential areas near the plateau that had not yet been completely evacuated, and the still bustling streets further away.

"The general public has not taken any large-scale evacuation! If the elves go berserk here, the resulting spacequakes and subsequent battles will be an absolute disaster! We simply will not be able to carry out effective defense and evacuation in time!"

Sounding the spacequake alarm and forcing evacuation? That won't work either. The piercing alarm itself could very well trigger the elves' sensitive nerves, becoming the fuse that detonates this "bomb."

"I'm really torn!" Liao Zi scratched her hair in frustration.

"I just hope that those big shots sitting in their offices can wake up and not give that stupid 'shoot' order."

However, Origami Tobiichi's expression remained unchanged; her gaze, still cold, was fixed on Tohka through the sniper scope.

Upon hearing Ryoko's words, she simply stated in a flat tone, "That would be very troubling for me, Captain."

Her voice betrayed no personal emotion, only an almost obsessive certainty.

"The elf must be destroyed. The best way is to eliminate her completely before she causes any more damage. Chop her up and drag her out to feed the dogs; that's the right thing to do."

Liaozi couldn't help but raise her hand and tap the origami helmet lightly with her knuckles, making a "thud" sound.

"You child, can't you stop being so extreme with your words!"

She sighed, her tone turning serious as she tried to use a real-life example to make Origami understand the gravity of the situation: "Have you forgotten the example of [Celestial Judgment]? A spirit that might have had room for communication before has now become a terrifying entity with clear goals of revenge and confrontation because of our actions!"

"She might even actively recruit other elves. With her mobility and destructive power, our human society is currently unable to withstand her head-on! If the Princess is also provoked by us and becomes the next Judgment, or even worse... who will bear the consequences?"

Liaozi's concerns were not unfounded. An out-of-control, hateful elf would pose an exponentially higher threat level.

Origami was silent for a moment, seemingly performing some kind of logical calculation, but in the end, her deep-seated hatred for the elves overwhelmed all rational considerations.

Her fingers remained firmly on the trigger guard, without the slightest loosening.

at this time--

"—This is headquarters. Target spirit [Princess] confirmed to be in a silent state, with significantly reduced defense. Authorization issued to the on-site combat unit to execute sniping orders. Repeat, authorization to execute sniping orders. Target—Spirit [Princess]. Ensure a one-shot kill to prevent any potential berserk mode."

The cold, emotionless instructions clearly reached Ryoko and Origami's ears.

Liaozi's heart sank; her last hope was shattered. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out.

She could only close her eyes helplessly, take a deep breath, and when she opened them again, all that remained in her eyes was a heavy sense of helplessness and resolute determination.

"...Origami, did you hear me?" Her voice was a little hoarse.

"Instructions received." Origami's reply remained concise and cold.

The crosshairs of the sniper scope now precisely locked onto Tohka's chest. Her breathing slowed, her heartbeat steady, and the whole world seemed to fall silent, leaving only the target, the crosshairs, and the impending pull...

On the platform, Shido extends his hand of affirmation and acceptance to Tohka. But a fatal crisis hangs over their heads like the Sword of Damocles.

"boom--!"

Chapter 153 Desperate Rage and the Silent End

"Shido——!!!"

Tohka's heart-wrenching screams seemed to tear the entire night sky apart.

She watched helplessly as a blinding flower of blood bloomed from Shido's chest, as the tenderness on his face froze, as he fell backward like a broken doll, crashing heavily onto the cold ground, never to be heard again.

"Shido...? Shido...!"

Tohka knelt beside Shido, her voice trembling as she called his name over and over again.

However, the boy who always responded to her and gave her a gentle smile was now lying quietly on the cold ground, without any reaction.

She reached out her finger and carefully poked Shido's cheek.

All that came through my fingertips was the cold, lifeless stiffness of a body devoid of life.

There was no response.

She looked at the hand that had just been firmly extended to her, wanting to give her affirmation and hope, but now it hung limply, completely soaked in glaring blood, the red burning her eyes.

A wave of dizziness washed over her, and Tohka felt her world crumbling apart.

She gently placed her hand over Shido's eyes, which were still staring blankly at the sky, and with an almost reverent tenderness, slowly closed his eyelids.

Then, she silently took off her school uniform jacket, which symbolized the hope of "ordinary life," and gently covered Shido's "body" as if covering a rare treasure, as if she wanted to preserve his last bit of dignity and warmth.

Having done all this, Tohka slowly, like a marionette, stood up. She raised her head and looked up at the sky that had just shared her beauty, but now seemed incredibly cold and cruel.

In her eyes, the world, which had just been a beautiful, colorful picture affirmed by Shido, instantly faded and collapsed, turning into a despairing gray-white, leaving only that suffocating scarlet that devoured all her hope and warmth.

An overwhelming grief engulfed her like a tsunami, but what followed was something even more violent and pure—rage!

Why? Why does this world have to take away the light I just found?

Why would these humans kill the only person who was certain of my existence?!

For a fleeting moment—just now, when Shido reached out to her and affirmed her worth with those incredibly sincere eyes.

—Tohka truly believed that she might be able to survive in this world.

If Shido were by her side, perhaps a solution could be found naturally. Despite the numerous difficulties, perhaps everything could be resolved. Perhaps there truly is a place for her in this world.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!!!"

"Unforgivable...Unforgivable! Unforgivable—!!!"

"—Slaughter, destruction, annihilation. Die, perish, vanish!"

An indescribable sorrow receded like a tsunami, replaced by an absolute rage capable of burning everything to ashes!

A pitch-black despair welled up from the depths of her heart like ink, quickly spreading throughout her entire body!

With another roar filled with endless pain and rage, Tohka's body erupted with an unprecedentedly terrifying spiritual pressure!

A purple pillar of spiritual energy shot into the sky, completely dispelling the remaining sunset glow and staining the night sky with an ominous purple light.

Her Lai Chan High School uniform instantly disintegrated and reassembled under the surge of spiritual power, transforming into the magnificent and majestic amethyst spiritual armor—the Divine Might Spirit Armor, Tenth Edition! The enormous throne sword, the Ao Sha Gong, also appeared in her hand, its blade humming in response to its master's boundless rage.

However, even in her extreme rage, she retained a sliver of clarity. She carefully controlled the surging spiritual energy around her, preventing the destructive power from affecting Shido, who lay on the ground.

She slowly rose from her kneeling position, her spirit dress fluttering without wind, her purple eyes stained with a chaotic dark color, filled only with pure killing intent.

She slowly rose from her kneeling position, filled with endless sorrow and resolve.