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

Although the "Divine Judgment Consciousness" still spoke with disdain, she did not immediately launch an attack after regaining complete control.

She hovered in the air, scrutinizing Shido with an extremely complex gaze, filled with scrutiny, mockery, and a hint of... indescribable inquiry.

The external destructive energy was still swirling around her, but the urge to crush everything in an instant inexplicably stopped.

Shido's reckless honesty was like a depth charge, shocking not only Tohka but also casting a shadow of uncertainty between Chika and the "Heavenly Judgment Consciousness."

But the real choices are only just beginning.

The inner world of a shut-in.

Shido's clumsy yet incredibly sincere declaration, like a pebble thrown into a lake, created ripples in both of their hearts.

The tense atmosphere, which had been one of fighting for the controller, subtly changed.

Chika was the first to calm down. Looking at the powerful yet childish "younger sister" born from her own memories and negative emotions, she took a deep breath and spoke in an unquestionable tone, with the authority of an older sister:

"Alright, that's enough. Give me the controller, I'm leaving."

“You heard it too,” she said, pointing to the outside world where Shido’s voice seemed to still echo.

"The world did not reject me. That boy did not die. Your grounds for 'judgment' are invalid."

However, "Tianjue Consciousness" is like a naughty child whose favorite toy has been taken away. Instead of letting go, it clings tightly to the game controller.

She rolled around on the carpeted floor, her long white hair smeared all over her face, and grumbled in dissatisfaction:

"No, no, no! ~☆ I just woke up and played for a few minutes! It's so much fun outside, and there are annoying bugs (referring to Shido) and ignorant fellow insects (referring to Tohka)! I don't want to go back! Let me play a little longer~☆!"

Watching "Tiancai" throwing a tantrum on the ground, completely losing his composure, Qianxia sighed helplessly, rubbing her forehead. Reasoning with this guy seemed pointless; she needed to think of something…

Her gaze inadvertently swept across the slightly messy ground and caught sight of a half-open book with a cover featuring the bright smile of a pink fairy lady—"Alice's Handbook for Dealing with Tsundere Girls."

(Oh, right!)

Chika's eyes lit up, instantly recalling the system's notification—this guy perceived himself as "weak good" and her as "powerful evil," essentially driven by a twisted protectiveness and possessiveness—a variant of tsundere! And dealing with tsundere…

(Let me think... How was Black Herrscher of Thunder appeased by White Herrscher of Thunder? How did Mei get Herrscher of Thunder to obey?)

The key is to be direct! Use sincerity and gentleness to break through that awkward defense!

Just as Qianxia was thinking of a solution, "Tiancai," who was rolling on the ground, secretly glanced at her and saw that she seemed to be in a daze, thinking that there was an opportunity to take advantage of her.

She immediately stopped rolling around, and like a nimble kitten, clutching the handle, she scrambled to the large, seemingly soft bed in the room, muttering to herself:

"Hmph~☆ Once I'm under the covers, I'm invincible! Covered barrier, deploy~☆!"

However, just a second before she was about to successfully crawl into bed—

Chika moved! She pounced on him with the speed of a cheetah, her hands precisely bracing themselves on the bed on either side of "Tiancai's" head. With a slightly forceful posture, she enveloped him in her arms, creating a perfect "bed slam".

"Whoa?! ~☆"

The newly born "Divine Judgment Consciousness," which had no prior experience in this area, was instantly bewildered.

She instantly retrieved numerous similar "super-expansion" scenes from Chika's shared memories. Her fair cheeks flushed visibly, her golden eyes flickered frantically, and her speech became incoherent:

"Wait! This...we...isn't this too fast?!"

"I...I'm not mentally prepared yet!~☆"

"No... wait! Why am I the one on the bottom?! ~☆ I'm clearly the stronger one!"

Looking at the "Heavenly Judgement" beneath her, who was panicking like a frightened little rabbit, Qianxia smiled inwardly. The strategy had worked!

She didn't press further, but slowly raised a hand and gently stroked the other person's long, smooth, icy white hair, which was of the same origin as her own, patiently combing the slightly messy strands with her fingertips.

Her gaze softened, and her voice became much gentler:

"Thank you."

"Celestial Judge" froze: "...Huh? ~☆"

"Thank you," Chika repeated sincerely.

"Thank you for caring about me so much, for standing up for me, and even for wanting to crush those things that make you feel wronged."

"Tiancai's" face turned even redder, and he awkwardly tried to turn his head away, his voice barely audible:

"Nonsense...what nonsense are you spouting! ~☆ I don't care about you! I just...I just can't stand seeing them bullying my things! Yes, that's it! ~☆"

Yes, that's a textbook example of a tsundere reaction.

Chika nodded readily, but then subtly changed the subject: "However, this world isn't just about the two of us."

Her gaze swept across the bookshelves in the room, which were filled with various comics, light novels, and setting books.

"Just like these books, some are good and some are bad, some are passionate and some are depressing, but it is these different colors that make up this colorful world. Humans are the same. There are those like AST who attack indiscriminately, and there are fools like Shido who, even if they are afraid, try to understand and are even willing to give their lives to save others."

She lowered her head, her forehead almost touching "Heaven's Judgment's," her golden eyes meeting those equally bright but now filled with panic, and softly said in a pleading tone:

"So, just for my sake... give this world, and that clumsy boy... another chance, okay?"

After saying that, without waiting for "Heaven's Judgment" to respond, Qianxia leaned down slightly and placed a soft and warm kiss on his smooth forehead.

"——!!!"

In an instant, the thinking ability of "Divine Judgment Consciousness" seemed to be formatted, the brain completely crashed, and the CPU overloaded and burned out!

All her pride, all her rebellion, and all her plans to "destroy the world" vanished in an instant, all because of this sudden, tender, and comforting kiss on the forehead!

She lay frozen on the bed, her cheeks flushed red as if they were about to bleed, her golden eyes swirling like mosquito coils, only able to unconsciously utter syllables like "ooh..." and "ah...".

Looking at the completely "tamed" child in front of her, Qianxia smiled slightly and easily took the game controller back from the child's hand that was unable to let go.

(Super easy to handle.)

Next, it's time to go out and clean up the mess.

Chapter 167 Exit

On the bridge of the Fraxinus, the tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed as if a balloon had been punctured.

"Report! The spiritual energy fluctuations of the [Divine Judgment] Herrscher are rapidly stabilizing! The previously detected violent consciousness spectrum has weakened significantly, indicating that a relatively calm consciousness has regained dominance!" The analyst's voice was filled with unbelievable joy.

"The mood curve has returned to its normal fluctuation pattern! Aggression assessment has dropped to its lowest level!"

"That's great!" A small cheer erupted from the bridge. Everyone understood that a catastrophe that could have destroyed the city, or even the world, had been successfully averted at the last moment.

Kotori let out a long sigh of relief, relaxed back in her commander's chair, and popped a new gem into her mouth.

(Great... It seems my immature older brother is still useful in crucial moments. My elf identity... at least it won't be exposed this time.)

"As expected of Commander! Your wise decision and Shido-kun's heroic performance have successfully calmed the rampaging spirit! This is a victory of love and courage!" Kannazuki Kyohei immediately seized the opportunity, knelt on one knee, and began to praise in an aria-like manner.

The familiar powerful kick arrived as expected, and Kannazuki skillfully rolled to the side, but her face was still filled with a satisfied smile.

Below in the air. Just as Shido and Tohka were worried and about to approach "Tenjudgment" because it suddenly clutched its head and showed signs of pain, the terrifying and violent aura receded like a tide.

"Heavenly Decree"... no, now she should be called Chinatsu.

She slowly lowered her hand, raised her head, and her golden eyes regained the familiar brilliance that everyone knew. Although they still carried a hint of aloofness, the madness and cruelty within them had disappeared.

She looked at Shido, who stood firmly in front of Tohka with a tense expression, and her lips twitched slightly as if she wanted to smile, but in the end it just turned into a barely audible sigh.

“Shido…” Her voice regained its coolness, but it was no longer icy and piercing, “…Thank you.”

Shido paused for a moment: "Thank me... for what?"

“If it weren’t for what you just said… foolish yet sincere,” Chika’s gaze swept over him with some complexity, “this world would probably really be facing a catastrophe.”

She was referring, of course, to the "divine consciousness" that had awakened due to negative emotions.

Shido seemed to want to ask something more, about that "other consciousness," about her current state, and about her relationship with Chiin.

...But Chika seemed to see through his thoughts. Before he could speak, she gently raised her flawless, slender finger and gracefully placed it on his lips.

The cool, soft touch on his fingertips silenced Shido instantly, his cheeks flushing uncontrollably.

Chika tilted her head slightly, a mysterious and playful smile on her face, and whispered in her magnetic voice:

"Shh...don't ask." A sly glint flashed in her golden eyes. "A secret makes a woman woman."

After saying that, she playfully winked her left eye at Shido, who was completely stunned and whose brain seemed to have stopped working.

"——!!!"

This sudden, adorable attack, which was in stark contrast to his previous cold and aloof Herrscher image, struck Shido like a bolt of lightning!

He felt as if his heart had been squeezed hard, his blood rushed to his head, and he froze on the spot, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word. He was completely "killed" by that wink and rendered paralyzed.

Seeing Shido's dumbfounded expression, Chinatsu finally managed a genuine, faint smile, but it quickly disappeared.

She sighed softly, her voice carrying a hint of weariness and self-mockery. Her gaze swept over Shido, then over Tohka, who looked equally bewildered behind him.

“Ah…it seems today,” she said, as if announcing, or perhaps talking to herself, “is another failure for me, Shido.”

Before she finished speaking, ripples spread through the space behind her, and a familiar portal with crackling edges quickly opened.

Without giving Shido any further chance to respond or ask questions, Chinatsu turned around gracefully, her long white hair drawing a resolute arc in the air, and stepped into the portal.

The portal closed swiftly after she disappeared, as if it had never existed.

All that remained was Shido, who had just survived a life-or-death crisis and was now completely disoriented by a wink; Tohka, who finally breathed a sigh of relief and flew over to shake Shido's arm with concern; and the plateau night sky, which was gradually returning to calm but was still a mess.

On Fraxinus, Kotori watched the scene on the main screen finally calm down and crushed the jewel in her mouth.

(Well, at least this time... we made it through safely.)

(Next, it's time to properly "interrogate" that idiot older brother and deal with Tohka's problem.)

As night deepened, the crisis in Tengu City was temporarily averted, but the mysteries and stories surrounding the elves were far from over.

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After handling Tohka's initial arrangements and Shido's "interrogation," Kotori Itsuka went alone to the special communications room located deep within Fraxinus, which could only be entered by commanders.

The room was dimly lit, except for a beam of cold light shining from above illuminating an antique round table in the center. Kotori pulled out a chair and sat down, placing her hands on the table with an unusually serious and formal expression.

The highest-level reports related to Pokémon strategy and retrieval operations will be submitted here.

Including Kotori, there seemed to be five invisible auras surrounding the round table.

But in reality, she was the only one in the Fraxinus.

The voices of the other members were transmitted through several oddly shaped loudspeakers set up on the round table.

For her own visual comfort (or rather, a perverse sense of humor), Kotori placed several corresponding plush toys in front of the loudspeakers without permission.

Sitting to her right was a ragdoll cat with crooked stitches and an ugly expression.

On the left is a mouse plush toy with droopy ears and a mournful expression.

Next to the cat is a bull terrier plush toy that looks ridiculously silly and seems to be constantly drooling.

A little further away, there is a squirrel plush toy tightly clutching a walnut.

At that moment, a processed, steady electronic voice came from the loudspeaker in front of the ugly cat plush toy:

"So, regarding the spirit codenamed 'Princess,' the initial contact and stabilization report have been confirmed. Next, please report on the situation of the other target—the spirit codenamed 'Judgment.'"

Even though she knew the other person couldn't see her, Kotori still subconsciously nodded at the ugly cat doll.

This bizarre setup makes this confidential communications room resemble a recreation of the mad tea party in Alice in Wonderland.

"Regarding the [Heavenly Judgment] Herrscher, this incident has revealed a situation far more complex than we previously anticipated," Kotori said, her voice clear and calm.

She first briefly recounted the sudden appearance of [Tianjue], its initial "grief and indignation" and "recruiting" behavior, and the sudden change in its behavior after Tohka refused.

“The key turning point was,” Qinli emphasized, “that we detected a serious discrepancy between its outward behavior and its internal emotional values. When it exhibited extreme ‘despair’ and ‘anger,’ its mood curve was unusually stable. Subsequently, when its behavior pattern shifted to indiscriminate aggression, we successfully separated two conflicting emotional spectrums.”

A slightly impatient voice came from the drooling bull terrier plush toy: "What's the conclusion? Is she acting?"

“That’s one way to understand it, but not entirely,” Kotori replied. “Our preliminary analysis suggests that there is a high probability of multiple consciousnesses, or more accurately, a dual personality, within the [Heavenly Judgment] Herrscher.”

A faint but clear voice came from the megaphone in front of the squirrel plush toy holding a walnut: "Evidence?"

“First, the emotional monitoring data. Second, its performance in combat; the energy level and operational precision are severely mismatched, as if two wills are vying for control of the body. Third, and most importantly,” Qinli paused.

"After Shido had a frank conversation with him, the violent consciousness quickly subsided, and the relatively calm consciousness took over again and eventually withdrew on its own. This transformation is consistent with the characteristics of a personality switch."

The crying-faced mouse doll let out a sound that seemed like a sigh: "Dual personality... a 'main personality' that can communicate rationally and even show some degree of concern for specific goals; and a 'secondary personality' that is purely driven by destruction, powerful, and extremely unstable."

“Yes,” Kotori confirmed. “And there are indications that the ‘main personality’ has likely been consciously suppressing the awakening of the ‘secondary personality.’ This is one of the reasons why she used the power of the Herrscher of Reason more often before.”

"The trigger for this outbreak of the 'alternate personality' may be the shock of Shido's 'death' and Tohka's rejection, which caused the 'main personality' to be severely shaken."