This is not the date I wanted.

Shidou looked at Kurumi in confusion.

"This is the 'Ten Bullet', a bullet that can transfer the memory of the 'past' of the first target to the second target. Didn't you see it once before, Mr. Shidou? This will be more realistic than explaining it verbally."

After a brief explanation, the shadow under Kuang San's feet slowly lengthened, and then a 'Kuang San' wearing a Gothic Lolita skirt, with disheveled hair and a rose eye patch on her left eye appeared in front of Shidao.

"You are...Kuang San from that time?"

Shidou looked at "Kyouzo" with some surprise.

"Well, it's been five years. Isn't that correct, Shidou-san?"

"Kyouzo" nodded slightly, lifted her skirt and bowed slightly to Shidou.

"Then let's get started, please 'me'."

"OK, I understand."

Having said that, Kuang San handed over her "Ke Ke Di" to 'Kuang San'.

"Well then, Mr. Shidou, please follow me to hell."

Suddenly, Kuang San showed a bright smile with a look of "the plan succeeded".

"Eh? Wait a minute, Kurumi—"

Without giving Shidou a chance to react, Kurumi rushed into Shidou's arms and hugged him tightly.

"Alala, the 'I' now is really..."

Seeing this scene, eye-patch Kuang San sighed with a wry smile, raised the "Ke Ke Di" in his hand and pointed it at the two of them.

--boom!

With a crisp sound, the bullet mercilessly pierced through Kurumi's head and shot into Shidao's chest.

35 Innocent Justice, Ignorant Clown

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It has been some time since Tokisaki Kurumi gained power from a girl named "Mio" and became a "partner of justice" who maintains peace in the city.

During this period, she encountered various dangerous "elves".

There are ice spirits that can use cold air to freeze everything;

A wind spirit that controls hurricanes and is so fast that it is difficult to catch;

A light elf that controls lasers and has extremely destructive power;

There are also sound spirits that use ultrasound to attack and music to influence the mind;

Even, Kurumi has seen an elf that can change into the appearance of other people and even imitate her angel "Keketei".

To be honest, facing such strange elves, she couldn't help but feel a little tricky. Fortunately, although the abilities were terrible, the enemies were monsters without intelligence. Relying on the ability of "Emperor Keke" and the application of wisdom, Kuang San successfully eliminated the "elves" without any danger.

(Such a dangerous monster actually exists in this world...)

Kuang San sighed with lingering fear.

To be honest, if any of these "elves" were allowed to run wild, it would cause immeasurable damage to the city.

This was the case in the city where she lived. Thinking of what Mio said, that such "elves" existed everywhere in the world, Kurumi felt a chill.

But at the same time, deep in her heart, she was filled with an indescribable excitement.

(I have to become stronger... to save this world.)

"Kuang San? Kuang San!"

“——Huh?”

The sudden voice brought Kuang San back to her senses. She saw that Yamada Sawa was looking at her with a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong, Kuang San? You look so serious, are you thinking about something complicated?"

"Ah... nothing. I just didn't do well on the test this time, so I'm a little worried."

Kurumi covered it up with a wry smile.

"Ah... it's really difficult. I don't have much confidence, and if my grades drop too much, my mom will cut my pocket money. What should I do..."

Hearing this, Saya nodded in agreement and said with a distressed look on her face.

Following their usual route home, Kurumi and Sawa turned a corner and stopped.

For some reason, today the street is lined with bulldozers, excavators and other construction machinery, and a long fence separates this area from the outside world.

"I'm sorry, the building here collapsed last night and we're still under construction. It's very dangerous, please take another route."

At this time, a construction worker walked up to them and spoke to them.

There was no need to take this route, so Kurumi and Sawa nodded to show their understanding and then took a detour and went home from another route.

"That shopping street was just completed last year, wasn't it? I didn't expect it to collapse all of a sudden. It's really scary."

Sawa said with some surprise.

"Damn... this is such a shoddy project."

Cold sweat broke out on his back, and Kuang San agreed with a guilty conscience.

Those were the traces left after her battle with an "elf" last night. Since the opponent was a very rare key elf that could use spatial movement and sealing abilities, Kurumi was careless for a moment and had part of the "Kekeke Emperor" ability sealed by the opponent, and she fell into a tough battle. Thanks to the help of "Mio", she finally defeated the opponent.

"Well, it has nothing to do with us."

Saying so, Sawa smiled and passed over the topic, causing Kurumi to quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Unlike Kurumi, Sawa is an ordinary high school girl who knows nothing about this.

She will live an ordinary life, graduate normally, be admitted to an ordinary university, get a job, and live an ordinary but happy life.

And in order to save the world in the future, Kuang San is destined not to stay in this city and will embark on a completely different path.

Thinking that she and her best friend would one day go their separate ways, Kuang San couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"By the way, Kurumi. Do you want to stop by my house tomorrow? Auntie is going to bring Kurumi's sisters over to play."

"I go!"

Hearing this, Kuang San's eyes lit up immediately and she answered decisively.

By the way, Li Zi is a cat raised by Sawa's family. Whether it is the luster of its fur or the touch of its paws, it is the best in the cat world. What kind of cute creature is its sister? For a cat lover like Kuang San, it is a must-see.

(Well, it’s still a long time before that happens, so let’s just enjoy it now.)

Kurumi told herself this.

……

Then the next day, after school.

In a building in the suburbs, Kuang San stood alone on the floor, with her back to the bright red sunset, letting the strong wind blow the hem of her spiritual dress.

——Here you come.

There were light footsteps behind her, and Kuang San turned around silently, staring at the girl who appeared behind her at some point.

Takamiya Mio. She appeared in front of Kurumi not long ago and gave her "power" and "mission".

"Hey, Kurumi. Sorry to bother you today too."

"Well, leave it to me, Ms. Mio."

Kuang San nodded, and at the same time, two old-fashioned pistols of different lengths - "Ke Ke Di" - appeared in her hands.

At the same time, the surrounding sounds suddenly disappeared, and the vehicles and people on the roadside gradually disappeared. Kuang San felt that an invisible cover had surrounded the area.

This seems to be a barrier that Mio has deployed to disperse the crowd and prevent the "elves" from escaping. Although the principle is unclear, thanks to it, Kurumi can let go and fight the elves.

Then, along with natural phenomena that defy common sense, the "elves" appeared.

It was an alien creature covered in flames. Even without direct contact, the surrounding buildings and trees would spontaneously catch fire due to the heat radiating from its body.

To be honest, even if they kept a certain distance, the air that Kurumi breathed was hot.

"Close combat is not an option... I don't want any burns on my skin."

After sighing quietly, Kuang San picked up the "Ke Ke Di" and pulled the trigger at the enemy.

Just like always, Tokisaki Kurumi's battle began.

However, unlike in the past, facing Kurumi's attack, the "Elf" did not show an overly violent destructive impulse, but only made a sound like steam from time to time, and then approached Kurumi little by little.

"The attack didn't work?!"

Kurumi's eyes widened in surprise.

"No... Is it that the wound heals quickly?"

Kuang San said doubtfully. She found that the wound caused by her bullet would soon be healed by the other party using a pale white flame.

(Not good…)

A trace of cold sweat appeared on Kuang San's forehead. "Kekedi" has a total of twelve types of bullets. Although each type of bullet has infinite uses, the disadvantage in exchange is that it lacks destructive power. This kind of "enemy" that can repair itself is undoubtedly her biggest natural enemy.

Looking at the other person approaching step by step, Kuang San bit her lip and shouted as if to dispel the fear in her heart.

"You must be joking! I'm not afraid! I'll protect the safety of this city! Come on! Monster!"

Just like that, Kuang San raised her two guns and like a runaway Gatling gun, she continuously fired deadly bullets at the opponent.

—Bang! —Bang! —Bang! —Bang!

An unknown amount of time had passed, but in such a boring war of attrition, the healing ability of the "elf" seemed to have reached its limit before Kurumi's spiritual power was consumed, and it slowly fell down in front of her.

"That's it... it's over."

Looking at the "Elf" in front of her who was not completely dead yet, Kuang San picked up the "Ke Ke Di" and shot it again in the head.

"Huh... it's over."

Kuang San couldn't help but sigh. For some reason, today's battle was several times more tiring than usual.

"--Thanks a lot."

Mio came to her side without her knowing. Although Kuang San was frightened at first by her elusive behavior, she gradually got used to it over time.

Rather, she didn't have the energy to complain about this. She just wanted to go to Sawa as soon as possible, rub against Li Zi and her sisters, and heal her soul.

"I'll leave the rest to you. I have an appointment with a friend today, so I'll leave first."

"See you."

After saying goodbye to Mio, Kurumi took off her spirit outfit and angel clothes.

"That was a close call... there's still some time left before the time we agreed to meet with Sawa. By the way."

There was still a little more than the agreed time, and suddenly, Kuang San had an idea and turned around and returned the same way.

There's no special reason, I just simply wanted to invite Mio to play at Sawa's house.

After all, Kurumi and Mio have known each other for a while, but they have never communicated outside of battle. Even Mio, who always has a melancholy face, will definitely smile when she comes into contact with a cute cat.

However, when she returned to the scene again, what greeted her was a scene that was far beyond her understanding.

Just now, the person lying on the ground where the "elf" she defeated was no longer the "elf" with fierce flames burning all over his body, but her best friend - Yamada Sawa.

Next to her, a girl named Takamiya Mio was holding a gem that was shining with red light.

"...Ah, Kurumi, you're back."

Noticing Kurumi coming back, Mio said helplessly.

"What a shame. I wanted to be your good friend for a while longer."

“What, what’s going on… Why is Sawa here… And Mio, what exactly is the gem in your hand…”

Looking blankly at everything in front of her, Kuang San said blankly.

She then discovered that, although the color was different, the gem in Mio's hand was very similar to the one she had given her.

Sawa appeared here instead of the Fire Spirit, the spirit crystal in Mio's hand, all the information was put together like a puzzle, and a possibility emerged in Kurumi's mind.

That was a possibility that she absolutely did not want to believe and absolutely could not accept.

"That elf... is Sawa-san...?"