"Speaking of which, what happened to Princess and that man?"
"Princess?"
Itsuka Shiori was slightly stunned, and Itsuka Kotori nodded lightly.
"The Spirits' codenames. Because the Spirits don't have names, we give them all sorts of nicknames based on their physical characteristics."
As Itsuka Kotori said this, Itsuka Shiori fell silent again. Kotori didn't seem to notice and continued to ask.
"Tracking shows that she still hasn't returned to the Boundary. I don't know what's going on. She and that man have settled down in a remote shrine."
"Is that so? Let's observe for now and see if there's a possibility of direct communication."
At the same time, in the shrine on the other side, Arthas was worriedly holding Tohka. The girl's eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and it looked like she might fall asleep at any moment.
"What's wrong all of a sudden? What's wrong, Tohka? Are you okay?"
"No... It's nothing, I'm just sleepy... I want to sleep."
"Sleep? Are you going back to the Boundary?"
"Mm... It seems like I have to go back after all. I'll see you ne-next time, Arthas."
Saying this reluctantly, Tohka's voice grew smaller and smaller, and finally she disappeared directly from Arthas's arms.
"She... She went back to the Boundary?"
Seeing Tohka disappear in front of him, Arthas said this with some loss.
But what exactly did I come to this world to do? I still haven't figured it out yet.
Azi didn't tell me, either. Could it be that it's the same as last time, to conquer the world?
But where should I go now?
Tohka said she'd see me next time, but she didn't say when that next time would be, or how long she'd sleep in the Boundary, or where she'd appear when she returned to the world.
Well, Spirits always cause spacequakes before they appear, so I can find out where Tohka will appear by looking at where the spacequakes happen.
Just as Arthas was thinking this, planning to go to town to take a look, there was suddenly a noise outside the door.
"Um... Is anyone there?"
The door of the shrine was suddenly pushed open, and Tohka, who walked in, was slightly stunned to see Arthas standing in front of her, making a very cute sound.
"Eh, wh-where did the Spirit go?!"
Looking at the empty shrine and Arthas standing in front of her with a puzzled look, Itsuka Shiori said this while also speaking into the miniature communication device in her ear.
At the urging of her younger sister, Kotori, Itsuka Shiori had been dispatched to the shrine, planning to persuade the Spirit through dialogue.
However, to her surprise, when she walked in, she found that the Spirit was gone.
Eh, eh, what should I do now? Why is the Spirit gone?
And even if the Spirit is gone, why is there a man here? What should I do now? This is so awkward.
Itsuka Shiori didn't know what to do, looking embarrassed. Arthas, on the other hand, curiously sized her up, and soon discovered something unusual about the girl.
Interesting... Is this girl with those girls who attacked earlier, or is it...?
"What should I do now! Why is the Spirit gone? What exactly is going on?!"
"How would I know? It looks like Princess has returned to the Boundary, right?"
"Then what should I do now? What should I say to this man?"
"Well, this man is also important. Ask him a little about the Spirit, like why the Spirit took him with her."
"But how can I ask those questions? Won't that expose me? Didn't you say I can't let the Spirit know about my relationship with you?"
Itsuka Shiori asked this with a puzzled look, and Kotori answered in the earpiece with an indifferent look.
"What does it matter? He's not a Spirit anyway. We can just absorb him into the organization later. It might be easier to capture the Spirits if we pair him up with you."
As Kotori said this, the expression on Itsuka Shiori's face became even more conflicted. Looking at the curious man standing in front of her, she didn't know what to say at all.
"Th-that, um, excuse me, where's the Spirit, sir? What's your relationship with the Spirit?"
"Interesting... Are you with those people?"
"Wh-what people? Are you talking about those people who attacked the Spirit? I'm not with them."
Hearing Arthas say this, Itsuka Shiori immediately retorted loudly.
"I'm different from them. We want to communicate with the Spirits, to let them know the beauty of this world, unlike the AST who only know how to stop killing with killing!"
Following the instructions of her younger sister in the earpiece, Itsuka Shiori said this to Arthas with a firm expression.
"Oh... You're an organization that protects Spirits?"
"That's right! Our goal is to protect the Spirits!"
Itsuka Shiori nodded, saying this seriously. Arthas, on the other hand, chuckled lightly and reached out a hand towards Itsuka Shiori.
"Eh, eh, what are you trying to do?!"
"If you want to communicate, you should let the mastermind behind you talk to me. This isn't very sincere."
While saying this, Arthas removed the walkie-talkie hidden in Itsuka Shiori's ear.
"Gi-Give it back!"
"Are you the mastermind?"
"That's not a very appropriate term. We're clearly messengers of justice. Why are you using such a strange term as mastermind?"
Making such a dissatisfied sound, Kotori's voice rang out in Arthas's ear.
"A li-little girl?"
Arthas was slightly stunned. The voice coming from the earpiece was even younger than the girl in front of him.
"What, are you looking down on little girls? We're 'Ratatoskr', an organization formed to solve spacequakes without killing the Spirits, using dialogue."
"'Ratatoskr'?"
That's right. We're a completely different organization from the AST.
Our goal is to influence the Spirits with love, to let them know the beauty of this world, thereby solving the problem of spacequakes.
How about it? Are you interested in joining us? It seems like you also have a strange relationship with the Spirits.
"Hmm... Join you?"
Hearing Kotori's invitation, Arthas lowered his head and pondered slightly. He was just worried about where to start. Joining them might be a good thing.
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