Sky Striker Princess, but the swan song of Valkyrie.

Although Rei never paid attention to these details and found them troublesome, she still installed some necessary facilities at Kohinata Mirai's insistence.

"Tourist, I don't recall it being an international holiday right now, so why are you traveling at this time?"

Lingyi asked with some confusion.

"I'm not entirely sure about that."

Kohinata Mirai responded, and after changing her shoes, she carried her lunchbox into the living room.

At this point, compared to when we first arrived, although there were still many miscellaneous items, everything was now neatly organized, leaving a considerable amount of space.

"Hmm...is this a new dish your aunt made?"

Lingyi skillfully opened the lunchbox. Recently, when Kohinata came to visit, she would often bring her some dishes made by Mrs. Kohinata for her to taste.

"It's said that they tried cuisines from other countries and wanted to hear your opinion, Rei."

Kohinata Mirai said with a smile.

"Ah, Auntie, are you no longer satisfied with just Japanese food? Well, I'll give it a try. I haven't had lunch yet, Auntie."

Lingyi picked up the cutlery placed in the lunchbox and, as usual, opened the lid.

What should I do next? I've decided to go sightseeing, but where exactly should I go?

While Zero was focused on tasting the wine, Kohinata Mirai's mind began to wander with some involuntary random thoughts.

[We've already been to the aquarium. Should we go to the planetarium, or maybe the botanical garden or zoo next? The weather today is unusually comfortable, not too hot, the temperature is just right. It seems like anywhere would be fine.]

As Kohinata imagined the future, her gaze unconsciously drifted to the weather outside; such perfect weather was a rare sight.

Let's talk about it after Rei finishes what she's doing. Rei doesn't like to be disturbed when she's doing something.

With this thought in mind, Kohinata Mirai narrowed her eyes slightly and relaxed her mind.

She didn't need to rush; there was plenty of time. This ordinary life, free from any conflict, would continue forever, she always believed.

啪塔

A sharp sound of something falling interrupted Kohinata Mirai's thoughts, causing her to involuntarily open her eyes and look towards the source of the sound.

Did Lingyi accidentally drop the chopsticks?

Soon, Kohinata Mirai noticed the source of the sound: a pair of wooden chopsticks that had fallen onto the wooden floor and were slowly rolling. She then subconsciously thought of this.

"Skirt clothes, chopsticks."

As she said this, Kohinata Mirai bent down slightly, picked up the chopsticks from the ground, and intended to hand them to Rei.

Suddenly, a slightly larger vibration than before interrupted Kohinata Mirai's actions, and the source of the noise was her friend, Rei, who was in the same location.

"What's wrong, Zero..."

Kohinata Mirai couldn't help but cast her gaze toward where Rei was, as if wanting to ask a question.

"..……well?"

For a moment, her brain stopped thinking. Kohinata Mirai couldn't understand the meaning of the image projected onto her retina through diffuse reflection of light.

Platinum hair was disheveled and draped over the table and the girl's back. Her body seemed to be uncontrollably slumped onto the table, and an expression of pain that Kohinata Mirai had never seen before appeared on her face.

"Cough cough, cough-"

Lingyi tried to reach her hand into her throat, as if she wanted to do something, but her physical condition no longer supported her in doing so.

After a brief attempt, her hand fell limply to her side, and red liquid was visibly seeping from the corner of her eye.

"An ambulance, we need to call an ambulance."

Kohinata Mirai mechanically and stiffly picked up her phone, wanting to dial an emergency number, even though she knew it might be a futile effort.

Something slammed into the security door, and before Kohinata Mirai could react, the door, which was only used to defend against thieves, collapsed with a mournful sound.

Go, go, go!

Such a sound came from outside the door, and the next moment, it seemed that several black stone-like objects of various shapes were thrown in.

Ah, is that so? It's all because of me.

Hearing that familiar foreign accent, Kohinata Mirai understood the reason for everything that was happening.

At that moment, in that brief moment when my attention was diverted, the goodwill I had been holding was injected with the poison of malice.

Those were hand grenades, I've seen them on TV... It's all over now, there's nothing more to be done.

Kohinata Mirai felt a mix of emotions. The overwhelming complexity of the situation left her unsure of what to do.

boom!!!

An explosion and shockwave erupted from the small metal block, and the metal fragments turned into ephemeral shapes, taking away life from those around them.

Flashes of light and shockwaves erupted, overwhelming everyone's vision and hearing with excessive vibrations and light.

Seemingly out of caution, the other party unleashed all of their ammunition into the confined space in an instant.

If it were an ordinary person, facing such an attack, they probably wouldn't be able to find a single intact limb on their body.

However, Kohinata Mirai was unharmed.

"Why? It's clearly because of me."

Just moments before the explosion, a familiar figure, just like in the beginning, stood in front of her, even though she herself was already extremely weak.

"don’t worry…"

The girl, who had been standing in front of him, with her soft and even frail body collapsing onto him, did not answer his question, but only whispered these words in his ear.

"...I'm fine, cough cough. Also, sorry, it might hurt a bit from now on."

Lingyi then revealed the truth about Shaanxi.

"Zero clothing?"

Before Kohinata Mirai could react, she felt something hot strike her abdomen, separating her from Rei and sending her flying into a pile of debris.

"Well…"

Having received a blow that seemed to be filled with anger, Kohinata Mirai's mind briefly scattered and then focused again, focusing on the true form that had caused her such harm.

"You don't need to be so harsh on her. Cough cough, she was just being used."

Lingyi said this while looking at the black and red blade floating in front of her.

The black and red blade they had seen in the dense forest was now lying in front of the platinum-blonde-haired girl.

It was this very blade that just now shattered the guitar case that was binding it, sending Kohinata Mirai flying.

"Ugh...cough cough, phew, it seems it's too late. I really don't know where those guys got such a potent poison."

Lingyi stood weakly and unsteadily, like a reed in a storm, as if she would fall at any moment.

"I'm leaving the rest of the work to you."

The last thing Kohinata Mirai saw was Rei saying this as she grasped the hilt of the black and red blade.

Then, accompanied by a massive, thick black storm that filled her entire field of vision, her remaining consciousness vanished completely.

P.S. Goodnight.

Chapter 125 Echoes

Consciousness sank into darkness, no, there was still light that could be noticed, but that light was somewhat gloomy.

[This reading? - Yi Liu Yi Yi] / + Er I > Vs i 〩 Where is Bali?

When Kohinata Mirai regained consciousness, she found herself standing in a dark corridor that seemed to have no end. On both sides of the corridor sat a number of doors of different styles.

I was swallowed up by the black mist emanating from Lingyi. What happened after that?

Once she regained consciousness, Kohinata Mirai quickly recalled her previous situation.

What is this long corridor, anyway?

At the same time, Kohinata Mirai also noticed the scattered doors around her, the styles of which she couldn't understand.

Kohinata Mirai was undecided for a moment; this sudden change made her hesitate.

"No, just standing here won't get us anywhere. Only by understanding the situation here can we possibly leave."

Kohinata Mirai muttered to herself, turning her gaze to the different styles of doors along the corridor.

She hadn't noticed it before, but after careful observation, she discovered that the style of these doors was similar to those of traditional American houses she had seen on television.

[Why Western-style doors? The answer should be clear once you open one.]

Kohinata Mirai felt a little troubled.

"Excuse me, is anyone home?"

Taking her first step, Kohinata Mirai pushed open the door closest to her.

The moment she pushed open the door, the scene changed dramatically, like a scene from a play. The dark corridor instantly transformed into a place that looked like a military training base.

The dusty shooting range, the synthetic running track used for running training, the grass field used for drill training, the sentry posts intersecting with the walls, and the ubiquitous Stars and Stripes.

Everything about this demonstrates that it is a well-established U.S. military training base.

"well?"

Kohinata Mirai is uneasy about this change.

[Waaaaaah...sorry, sorry...waaaaah...]

"Wait, what's that?!"

However, this unease was immediately replaced by a shock at the scene before him.

In the most conspicuous spot in the center of this standard military base, there stood a Western-style crib that seemed out of place, stretched and expanded to the same proportions.

And in that crib, the burly Western man who had once asked her for directions was wearing obviously stretched baby clothes, with a pacifier in his mouth, crying loudly.

His cries carried an immense and undeniable sense of remorse—or rather, the only thing he was allowed to retain was this endless sense of remorse.

"What a... weird scene."

Looking at the bizarre situation before him, Kohinata Mirai felt a chill run down her spine.

This kind of scene, where various unrelated elements are violently integrated into one place, truly evokes a great deal of fear.

Are there any other clues?

If it weren't absolutely necessary, Kohinata Mirai really didn't want to come into contact with that object that could only be described as abstract.

However, after looking around and observing carefully, she realized that the scenes that seemed to be military bases were actually just a mirage-like backdrop.

The only thing of value in this place, in this room, is probably that abstract aggregate.

"Is this the only way?"

Realizing this fact, Kohinata Mirai did not hesitate and cautiously walked slowly toward the 'infant strongman'.

"Hello, may I ask what's wrong... oh?"

As she approached, Kohinata Mirai instinctively greeted him politely. However, just as she came into contact with the baby-man, she suddenly felt as if she had passed through a membrane.

In the next instant, the scene changed drastically, and Kohinata Mirai seemed to be in a colorful kaleidoscope, unable to distinguish the reality around her.

Hey John, do we really need to be this cautious? She's just a little girl.

She didn't know how much time had passed when a language appeared that she couldn't understand but could comprehend, and the surrounding scene froze.

"My head is spinning. Where have I landed this time?"

Rubbing his forehead, Kohinata Mirai, though feeling a vague sense of relief from the dizziness, stood up and began to observe his surroundings.

"This is necessary preparation, Smith. Don't you know what happened there? That wasn't an ordinary little girl. Without careful preparation, there's no way to catch that monster's weakness."

Another phrase with a sense of disorientation entered her mind. After calming down, Kohinata Mirai finally realized what kind of place this was.

She was surrounded by a variety of high-tech equipment she couldn't understand, a wall covered with surveillance screens, neatly arranged dangerous firearms, and about a dozen muscular Western men with sharp eyes.

So, am I in some kind of memory space? Am I dreaming right now?

After this transformation, Kohinata Mirai became aware of her current state.

Such a sudden fall and rapid scene change could probably only happen in a dream, and what she is experiencing now is most likely a memory in that burly man's mind.

"Why did it turn out like this? Was it because of the black smoke?"