While gaia and alaya were playfully bickering, Ratatoskr fell silent because of Suzuya Yuriko's words. Itsuka Shido, with his overly good-natured personality, felt a chill in his heart when he heard her wanting to turn DEM into hell. Thinking of that scene, he felt a slight surge of anger.
"What do you want to do? Don't you know how many people will die if you do that?" With a hint of anger, Itsuka Shido, forgetting Suzuya Yuriko's terrifying strength from earlier, shouted at her.
"Shut up, you scum! Believe it or not, I can tear your mouth apart right now! If you want us to cancel our cooperation with Ratatoskr because of you, then I promise that after all of DEM's personnel go to hell, you, Ratatoskr, will be my next target! I know very well that your superior, the founder Elliot Baldwin Woodman, who is also the Chairman of the Round Table Conference, is an old acquaintance of that Westcott from DEM."
"You!?" Itsuka Shido, frightened by Suzuya Yuriko's ferocious expression, pointed at her with a pale face, unable to even speak properly under the direct assault of Suzuya Yuriko's killing intent. Murasame Reine realized this and immediately stepped in front of Itsuka Shido, shielding him and taking on Suzuya Yuriko's killing intent. If Itsuka Shido were to provoke Suzuya Yuriko now, things would become uncontrollable. At that point, to protect Itsuka Shido, Murasame Reine would no longer be able to hide her true strength.
"Don't 'you' me, Itsuka Shido. So what if you're the protagonist of this world? I would kill you without hesitation! Your organization claims to protect Spirits, but in reality, you're sending sealed Spirits to another hell. Who knows if your organization will harm defenseless Spirits after sealing them all? You should know that a sealed Spirit will die if a single bullet directly hits their head, won't they? I imagine that Yatogami Tohka, whom you sealed, only has slightly better physical capabilities than an average person, don't you? Miss Itsuka Kotori, the Commander."
Suzuya Yuriko looked at Itsuka Kotori, whose face was grim, and questioned her. She wouldn't believe that people in this world weren't tempted by the mysterious power of Spirits. Even if some people in their organization genuinely wanted to protect Spirits, who knew what others were thinking? There are no absolute good people; Suzuya Yuriko, who had witnessed the darkness of human nature, deeply understood the meaning of these words.
While Yoshino was asleep, she had asked Shiina why Yoshino had traveled between worlds. At first, it refused to tell her the truth, claiming not to know. But under her repeated questioning, Shiina revealed the secret hidden in its heart, which also made her understand the truth of this world. That's why she wouldn't trust this seemingly kind organization; it was only because Itsuka Kotori was a Spirit that she wouldn't act.
"Although I didn't see what happened this time, why did no one come to support Yoshino except for you, Ratatoskr? Did your organization behind you really not see such a large satellite? Perhaps someone was deliberately making trouble behind the scenes? For example, the idea of wanting to eliminate Yoshino because they feared her power, didn't that exist? I don't believe it."
"...What do you want to do?" Itsuka Kotori asked with a grim expression. Although she didn't understand why Suzuya Yuriko knew Elliot's name, Elliot was her savior, and she believed Elliot wouldn't do anything bad to Spirits. So she thought Suzuya Yuriko was just making excuses to sow discord.
"Hmph! What do I want to do? I want this world to have nothing that can threaten Spirits. To that end, I will destroy DEM. That's what I want to do. As for how many people will die? Sorry, that's not my concern. For the sake of my important person, what does it matter if my hands are covered in blood? My hands are already full of blood. My only light in my heart is Yoshino. Since they wanted to harm Yoshino, then they can't blame me. I will make them pay for what they did! If you want to stop me, then you are my enemies." Suzuya Yuriko said. She was a villain; wasn't doing villainous things very suitable for her?
"...Understood. As the Commander of Ratatoskr, I assure you that we will absolutely not interfere with your plan." After struggling internally for a while, Itsuka Kotori finally reluctantly agreed to Suzuya Yuriko's opinion. Even alaya, humanity's inhibitor, had agreed to the other party's actions, so what right did she have to say anything? Besides, DEM had gone too far this time.
"A wise choice," Suzuya Yuriko praised Itsuka Kotori. She watched Itsuka Shido, whose face was full of struggle, leave with Toujou Nozomi and the others.
"Why did you agree, Kotori! Do you really condone that person harming the innocent? Her killing intent is no joke!" Itsuka Shido questioned, unable to believe his sister would agree to the other party's demand. Was this really his kind and lovely sister?
"There's no other way, Shido. If I didn't, I'm afraid she really would have attacked the members of Ratatoskr. The black wings that flashed by just now possessed an energy we've never encountered before, even more mysterious than spiritual power. If we truly became her enemies, we would be no match at all." Pulling a lollipop from her pocket, Itsuka Kotori unwrapped it and put it in her mouth. The thought of Suzuya Yuriko's crimson eyes made her tremble; that girl was different from Toujou Nozomi and the others, she had truly killed people.
"But like this, like this..." Was there really no way to stop her? Itsuka Shido thought helplessly. He didn't want to be unreasonable. He truly didn't want her to harm anyone, but if his own sister told him there was no way to stop her, then what could he do?
"Don't worry, Commander, Little Shido. When they left just now, I saw the complex look in Toujou Nozomi's eyes. They definitely won't agree with this approach. They will absolutely prevent such an excessive thing from happening," Murasame Reine said to the two. At this point, the only person who could persuade Suzuya Yuriko was probably Toujou Nozomi, as her companion.
At this moment, Toujou Nozomi, who had left Ratatoskr, walked behind, looking at Suzuya Yuriko ahead with a complex expression. She strongly disagreed with Suzuya Yuriko's decision to make DEM Inc. run red with blood. When she saw the image of Yoshino being hit by the satellite, she also wanted to destroy the entire DEM Inc., but that wasn't a reason to harm innocent members.
"Hmm?" Suddenly feeling her clothes being tugged, Toujou Nozomi turned around. She found everyone looking at her with anticipation. As their representative, Minami Kotori pointed to Suzuya Yuriko, who was walking ahead without speaking, just indicating her.
"...I understand." Although Minami Kotori didn't speak, as companions, they fully understood each other's meaning with just a glance. After nodding to her, Toujou Nozomi quickened her pace and came to Suzuya Yuriko's side.
"Yuriko, were you serious about what you said just now? Is it true that you want to destroy everything related to DEM Inc.?" Blocking Suzuya Yuriko's path, Toujou Nozomi looked at her seriously.
"...As expected, you still stepped forward, Toujou Nozomi. That you could endure until now before coming out is a bit beyond my expectation, so I'll praise you for that." Suzuya Yuriko smiled as she looked at Toujou Nozomi. In her calculations, Toujou Nozomi should have come out to stop her on Ratatoskr. "Now you want to stop me, don't you, Toujou Nozomi? Although we are companions, if you stop me, I will also get angry. Do you, like that Itsuka Shido, have a saintly heart? Do you think those who harmed Yoshino can be forgiven?"
"No, I'm also very angry about this incident. I'm not a saint; I just don't want so many people to suffer. To eliminate DEM Inc., we only need to target the high-ranking personnel, there's no need to get rid of everyone.
I think Yoshino also wouldn't want to see Sister Yuriko, whom she cares about, turn into a cold-blooded demon, right? Imagine the look in Yoshino's eyes if she knew you did this."
"...It's that Little Girl again. You really brought Yoshino into this. That's right, only Yoshino can stop me now. My purpose in doing this is also for Yoshino, how contradictory~ That girl always makes me make such difficult choices. She's really a troublesome Little Girl," she said, scratching her head in annoyance. Although she said this, a smile appeared on her lips.
"Let's go home," Suzuya Yuriko said, pushing Toujou Nozomi aside. Now she needed to go back and plan how to deal with DEM Inc. She heard that DEM Inc. was a world-leading large enterprise? Heh heh~ Soon this company would cease to exist.
"It seems the negotiation was successful. As expected, only by using Yoshino to persuade her does she have no choice. At least her mind has changed, and she won't target all DEM Inc. personnel," Toujou Nozomi said, looking at Suzuya Yuriko's back. This unforthcoming demeanor was as cute as Nishikino Maki's.
"Ah~ Yoshino." Thinking of Yoshino, Toujou Nozomi took out her phone and turned on the screen. The wallpaper was a picture of Yoshino in a maid outfit during the Ten'ou Festival. "I hope you're doing well in the other world. Please come back soon."
Following Toujou Nozomi and the others, Tobiichi Origami, who was walking behind, suddenly realized something was approaching. She looked up at the sky.
A glowing crystal slowly flew in front of Tobiichi Origami. When Tobiichi Origami grabbed the crystal, she knew it was the spirit crystal that Yoshino had taken, the one that could turn a person into a Spirit. It seemed that when Yoshino was teleported away, this item didn't go with her, but instead came to Tobiichi Origami, who could use it.
'Are you trying to make me use you to become a Spirit?' Tobiichi Origami thought silently, looking at the glowing spirit crystal in her hand. Ever since she learned that her parents were still alive, she no longer harbored animosity towards Spirits. But for her to become one... did she still need to pursue power now that she no longer needed to eliminate Spirits? Tobiichi Origami thought, somewhat lost.
"What I want to save is your despairing heart." As Tobiichi Origami was lost in thought, Yoshino's previous words echoed in her mind. At the same time, she recalled the image of Yoshino looking at her with a beaming smile. It was because of that kind Little Girl that she could now find salvation again. Now that Yoshino had been attacked by DEM Inc. and left this world, she had to gain the power to fight against DEM Inc. to avenge her.
'Then I will repay you, Yoshino. Even if I become a Spirit for your sake, I will have no complaints.' Tobiichi Origami finally made up her mind. Her despairing heart had been saved by Yoshino. She had to do something for Yoshino! She had to gain the power to fight against DEM Inc. and avenge Yoshino!
Moreover, DEM Inc.'s satellite attack on Tengu City this time also nearly killed her parents, who were in a deep sleep. Even for this reason alone, it was enough for her to become an enemy of DEM Inc.! Even if Itsuka Shido, who had once saved her, wanted to stop her, it would be useless! She had already made up her mind!
Thinking this, she put the spirit crystal in her pocket. Now was not the time to use it. She would use it when she got home; that way, no accidents would appear to stop her, to stop her from becoming a Spirit!
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