"Looks like my guess was correct."
"The Demon Blade truly does turn on its master."
"I wonder what Void Hunter Lord will think when he sees this scene."
Sarah teased as she watched Hoshimi Aya enveloped in a red glow.
Afterward, Sarah left.
Meanwhile, at that moment, Hoshimi Aya...
"What is this place?"
"Where am I again?"
Hoshimi Aya clutched her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.
Suddenly, Hoshimi Aya sensed something was wrong.
"Wait, what's going on?"
"Why am I wearing the uniform of H.S.O.S 6?"
"I remember I wasn't... Hiss!!"
Just as Hoshimi Aya tried to recall what happened before, a sharp pain shot through her head.
Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya gave up on trying to remember and decided to see what the current situation was.
She grabbed the Demon Blade lying nearby and set off in a random direction.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
Hoshimi Aya hadn't walked far before encountering quite a few Etheralss, including some high-ranking ones.
"Why does this scene feel so familiar?"
"Hiss!!"
"My head hurts so much!"
Hoshimi Aya covered her forehead, momentarily distracted.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
But the pack of Etheralss in front of Hoshimi Aya didn't care about her condition and charged toward her with roars.
Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya placed her hand on the hilt of the blade. In the next second, Hoshimi Aya appeared behind the group of Etheralss, and they were all pierced through the waist by a sweep of red blade light.
Subsequently, all the Etheralss dissolved into ether energy and vanished.
"My head hurts so much, what on earth is going on?"
Hoshimi Aya walked forward, swaying slightly while clutching her forehead.
Just as Hoshimi Aya was pondering what this situation was, a girl's voice suddenly came from behind her.
"Section Chief Miyabi!!"
A blue-skinned Oni girl, also wearing the H.S.O.S 6 uniform, waved her hand and ran toward Hoshimi Aya while carrying a banner.
Soon, the Oni girl arrived in front of Hoshimi Aya. This Oni girl was none other than Soukakku.
"Section Chief Miyabi, I'm glad I ran into you."
"I almost thought I was lost."
Soukakku patted her chest, looking relieved.
Hoshimi Aya looked at this familiar scene, and an intense pain struck her head, nearly causing her to lose her balance and fall.
Fortunately, Soukakku managed to support her.
"Section Chief Miyabi! What's wrong?"
Soukakku supported Hoshimi Aya with concern.
"I'm fine, Soukakku. Do you know where the others are?"
Hoshimi Aya asked, but she froze the moment the words left her mouth.
Why did this sentence feel so familiar?
Had she said this before?!
"Huh?!"
"Section Chief Miyabi, you got lost too?!"
Soukakku sounded surprised by Hoshimi Aya's words. She had thought only she was lost.
She hadn't expected the powerful Section Chief Miyabi to get lost as well.
"...I am the Section Chief."
"How could I be the one who got lost."
"They are the ones who got lost."
Hoshimi Aya didn't know what was happening, but these words slipped out naturally.
Even she didn't know why.
And why did this scene feel so incredibly familiar?
"That's right!"
"Section Chief Miyabi is the Section Chief!"
"I can't believe even Sister Yanagi, who is so smart, got lost, hehe."
Soukakku seemed to suddenly understand after hearing Hoshimi Aya's words, then let out a silly laugh.
"Soukakku, do you know..."
Hoshimi Aya was about to inquire about the situation here when footsteps suddenly sounded from behind them.
The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw one man and two women walking toward them.
"No way!!!"
"Two Section Chief Miyabis!!!"
Soukakku looked back and forth, her jaw nearly dropping in shock.
"Two Section Chiefs Miyabi..."
"Is it a special Etherals that can change its form?"
Harumasa said with a slight smile, his eyes fixed on Hoshimi Aya next to Soukakku without blinking.
Soukakku also realized something and quickly distanced herself.
"Ryu, it's me."
Although Hoshimi Aya didn't understand the current situation, she knew that if she didn't do something now, she would definitely be ganged up on.
Tsukishiro Yanagi and Harumasa were stunned by her words. Judging by her tone and expression, the two silently distanced themselves from the [Hoshimi Miyabi] beside Soukakku.
"Can either of you prove who the real Hoshimi Miyabi is?"
"I trust my intuition won't be wrong."
Tsukishiro Yanagi adjusted her glasses, her expression serious, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two.
Hearing this, Hoshimi Aya's mind involuntarily recalled a saying.
A person from the Hoshimi Family will not make the same mistake three times.
Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya spoke without thinking, but this very sentence caused Tsukishiro Yanagi to attack decisively.
Fortunately, Hoshimi Aya reacted quickly and blocked the downward slash with her blade.
"Your flaw is too obvious."
"My comrades know my personality; I wouldn't be so eager to prove myself."
"Although you look very similar, and others might be fooled."
"But... Ryu won't be!"
Hoshimi Miyabi said calmly, while drawing the Tailless from her hand.
The others also clearly set their targets and aimed their weapons at Hoshimi Aya.
Hoshimi Aya looked at the scene, a familiar feeling washing over her, as if she had experienced this moment before.
"I don't know what you are talking about."
"But this is exactly what I look like."
Hoshimi Aya frowned.
However, the others clearly didn't believe her words.
Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya stopped talking. The priority now was to find a way to escape.
Since she couldn't explain clearly, she would figure things out after getting away.
Soon, everyone engaged in a chaotic fight. Gradually, Tsukishiro Yanagi and the others couldn't keep up with the speed of Hoshimi Miyabi and Hoshimi Aya.
Seeing this, the group positioned themselves in a spot suitable for escape to prevent Hoshimi Aya from getting away.
Suddenly, the battle between the two seemed to end as they separated.
Hoshimi Aya knelt halfway, clutching her abdomen, where there was a knife wound that almost went all the way through.
In contrast, Hoshimi Miyabi was unharmed, but at that moment, Hoshimi Miyabi was staring blankly at Hoshimi Aya clutching her wound.
Seeing Hoshimi Miyabi distracted, Hoshimi Aya suppressed the pain in her abdomen, quickly got up, and fled the scene.
...
Not long after, in an inconspicuous corner.
Hoshimi Aya leaned against the wall, clutching her wound, her face contorted in pain.
Gradually, Hoshimi Aya's eyelids grew heavy, and a thick drowsiness washed over her. Her consciousness began to fade until she lost consciousness...
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