When Inaba Tsukiyo and Yoshino arrived at the scene, Shiori and Tohka were in a part of the park, watching the sunset and discussing their feelings from the day.
Everything was so beautiful; with just a little more effort, Shiori could capture Tohka here.
However, not far from Tohka, someone was squatting with an anti-tank weapon, its high-powered scope aimed at Tohka's head.
Good heavens, if an ordinary human were hit by such a bullet, their body would be torn open with a large hole, and even a Spirit could be injured.
But... she still wanted to know what would happen between Shiori and Tohka, so she couldn't deal with Origami's matter just yet.
"Yoshino, can you help me record what's happening with Shiori and Tohka using this, please?"
Inaba Tsukiyo took out the camera she had previously stored in Imaginary Space and handed it to Yoshino, pointing at Shiori and Tohka.
"Don't worry, this is Imaginary Space. They definitely won't notice you, and even high-tech instruments won't be able to see you. I need to go deal with a factor that might disrupt this scene."
She pointed to Origami's location. Although Origami had hidden herself well, the light reflected from the high-powered scope exposed her position.
Yoshino nodded blankly. Although she didn't know what Inaba Tsukiyo was going to do, she still agreed.
Inaba Tsukiyo patted Yoshino's head, then turned and hurried in Origami's direction.
At this time, Origami was reporting her current situation to the AST; using such high-lethality weapons required permission from higher-ups.
Although Origami often disregarded commands, her past mistakes were too numerous, and she could no longer tolerate the lectures from her team's nearly thirty-year-old, boyfriend-less captain.
Just as Origami was about to receive attack authorization from the AST, she, who had been observing the situation through a high-powered scope, suddenly noticed the scene in her scope beginning to change.
Descending, her vision was descending. What exactly was happening?
Origami realized something, opened her eyes, and saw pale arms emerging from the ground. These arms were grabbing her body, slowly dragging her underground.
"This is... a Spirit!"
From these pale arms, it was clear that Inaba Tsukiyo was behind it. After all, she had been messed with by Inaba Tsukiyo using medicated oil just last time, a memory she couldn't forget even if she wanted to.
Origami tried to struggle, but no matter what she did, she couldn't break free from these arms.
She was eventually dragged into the Imaginary Space, and at the same time, Origami's signal with the AST was cut off.
Origami was dragged into a pale blue space, like a vast ocean, yet she could stand steadily on the surface of the sea without falling.
Origami watched her surroundings warily, her weapon ready for Inaba Tsukiyo's appearance at any moment.
"Are you looking for me?"
A familiar voice came from behind her. Origami quickly turned to attack, but her weapon was firmly grasped by a small hand, unable to move.
Abandoning her weapon, Origami quickly retreated a few steps, pulled out the small pistol hanging at her waist, and continuously fired at Inaba Tsukiyo.
"So, for high school girls to possess such weapons, what exactly is wrong with this world?"
Though, none of the high school girls in Inaba Tsukiyo's mind were normal.
(fuhai: Hu Yichan, the jiggling senior, and the Honkai warrior, even the high school girls in this world are a bit off.)
These bullets were fine against humans, but useless against Spirits.
Every bullet that might have hit Inaba Tsukiyo was blocked by a suddenly appearing diamond-shaped barrier, unable to hit her at all.
Well, seeing this scene, Origami knew she definitely couldn't resist Inaba Tsukiyo, so she very directly dropped her pistol and raised her hands.
"Oh? So cooperative? I thought you'd challenge me to close combat. I was all ready for a fight."
"It's no use. I know I can't be your opponent."
Are you kidding? She couldn't win even with a weapon, how could she possibly beat Inaba Tsukiyo with bare hands?
It was better to surrender honestly. Based on Inaba Tsukiyo's first appearance, she shouldn't kill anyone; at most, she would do something excessive.
Recalling the medicated oil from back then, Origami felt very uncomfortable. Even after some time, she still couldn't forget that feeling.
"Alright, alright. Anyway, I'm not here to cause trouble. I just want to ask you a few things."
Inaba Tsukiyo came to Origami, wanting to stroke her head, but found that her height seemed a bit insufficient.
After a moment of silence, Origami suddenly sank down until she was level with Inaba Tsukiyo's height before stopping.
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