A street in Tengu City.
Natsumi, transformed into a Katsu, walked down the street, rejecting countless women who asked for their contact information, and finally became a little impatient---
"Is this person so popular?!" Natsumi, who originally just wanted to test the degree of this person's popularity to see if she had even the slightest chance, shouted in self-doubt.
This immediately attracted the attention of many pedestrians on the road. Seeing this, Natsumi could not help but lower her head, and then ran away embarrassedly---then accidentally bumped into someone, saying "sorry" and leaving only his back...
But the figure that was hit couldn't help but turn her head and look at the back. Then her beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned, and she uttered a few words from his cherry-like lips in confusion: "Katsu?
Holding the orange hairband on her right wrist, the girl frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then chased after Natsumi...
In an alley, Natsumi leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. Suddenly, a pleasant and magnetic voice came to his ears: "Katsu?"
Subconsciously turning his head, Natsumi's eyes jumped - Wow, another super beautiful girl... And seeing the other person's concerned and surprised eyes, Natsumi knew that this was another girl who had a special relationship with the real owner of his current appearance...
Suddenly, Natsumi felt unbalanced. All the girls who had connections with this guy were pretty and cute. Doesn't that mean her chances of getting close to him are close to zero? !
"… …" However, looking at this beautiful girl with silky hair, pearly skin, and doll-like face, Natsumi suddenly had a malicious plan in mind... If these beautiful girls were all heartbroken, then... For a moment, Natsumi was frightened by her own plan...
"How could I be so bad?!" Natsumi thought in surprise... and then hesitated for a moment...
"I guess I'm not a good person..." Natsumi suddenly realized.
Then, she stopped hesitating, a smile appeared on her face, she turned around and looked at the girl in front of her: "Sorry, who are you... Ah, it's not that I don't remember you, but there are too many girls around me and I got their names mixed up..." Natsumi spread her hands, looking helpless, but in fact she was full of confidence. She believed that since she said this, the beautiful girl in front of her must be heartbroken...
However, the next moment, a drop of cold sweat appeared on Natsumi's forehead unconsciously---
In fact, the moment Natsumi turned around and looked at Kurumi, Kurumi realized that something was wrong...
First of all, under normal circumstances, Katsu would not show such a polite smile when he saw her... Secondly, Katsu's habit of turning around is to move his right foot first instead of his left foot. Thirdly, Katsu's first reaction when he saw her should not be to be distracted and think about other things... but to rush over and hug her at the first moment... Finally, there was no headband on his left hand... Kurumi remembered that when she went to visit Katsu sleeping in the life support cabin on Fraxinus, he was wearing that headband...
If the above could be said to be due to sleeping too long, causing some things to change, then the last sentence the other party said made Kurumi immediately confirm one thing, the person in front of him was definitely not Katsu...
So, at this moment, Kurumi had an exquisite and simple pistol in her hand, pointing it at Natsumi, and said in a cold voice: "Who are you?"
"… …" Natsumi's eyelids jumped, thinking: 'What's going on? Has she been seen through? This shouldn't happen? When investigating interpersonal relationships, this girl was not found... Doesn't that mean that the relationship is not too close? There shouldn't be a big problem with what I said...'
"Um... who am I? Didn't you call my name before..."
boom--!!
Before Natsumi finished her words, Kurumi shot her one inch away from her head, interrupting Natsumi's rhythm. Kurumi was disgusted with the guy in front of her who looked like Katsu.
"Change back to your own appearance, otherwise... you will die~" Kurumi said with an evil laugh.
Natsumi swallowed her saliva... She was a little confused now... Can everyone here bring a gun? She thought that Kurumi was holding a toy gun to scare people...
But... since he was holding a real gun and shooting at her... then it doesn't matter if it's a little rough... Natsumi narrowed her eyes slightly, because she was almost killed by Ellen's sword before, she is very resistant to being injured now---so she was very unhappy about Kurumi shooting at her before...
"Little girl... that kind of thing is not fun..." As he said that, Natsumi raised a hand: "[Fake Witch]!"
As the words fell, Natsumi's figure flickered with light, and an angel in the shape of a broom appeared in her hand. The next moment, her white hair turned green, her face changed from handsome to gorgeous, her figure also shrank slightly, and her curves slowly appeared---
"It's really a spirit---" Kurumi raised her eyebrows, and then in the eyes of Natsumi who couldn't believe it, Kurumi took a step forward, and then a red and black shadow spread out under her feet, and then a large piece of blood-like things poured out from the shadow, wrapping up Kurumi---
Then the blood color faded, revealing a gorgeous black and red Gothic skirt --- the hair was tied into two ponytails representing the hour hand and minute hand --- revealing the golden clock eye that was originally covered by the hair ---
"What?! You...you are also a spirit~?" Natsumi was a little bit unbelievable. Are spitis already rampant now? Anyone who knows Katsu on the street is a spitit? !
"Correct answer but no reward - first bullet -" As she said that, Kurumi put the pistol to her temple and fired a shot without hesitation -
Just when Natsumi was confused, she suddenly paused, because something suddenly pressed against her back. At the same time, the same magnetic and pleasant voice, but with a little more anger and evil, rang in her ears: "What is your relationship with Katsu-kun?"
Of course, Kurumi asked this question not because she really wanted to know the relationship between Natsumi and Katsu, she was just worried that she had killed someone who was close to Katsu...
"So fast..." Natsumi didn't answer Kurumi's question right away, but murmured with a shaken look in her eyes, because Kurumi's move just now really scared her. The last time she was almost killed was because the DEM wizard was too fast, causing her to be injured before she could even react - and the elf she met now was much faster than that wizard!
"Ah, ah, ah --- you're not going to answer my question? Then it doesn't matter even if I kill you, right?" Kurumi sighed and said so, then hooked the slender index finger on the trigger and began to apply a little force ---
As if sensing the approach of danger, Natsumi immediately shouted, "Wait! Wait! Don't kill me! I don't want to die!"
"Heh..." Kurumi sneered, then released the trigger and spoke again: "Then answer my question, what is your relationship with Katsu-kun?"
"What kind of relationship are you talking about..." Hearing Kurumi's question, Natsumi's brain immediately started to work at high speed...
First of all, this woman definitely likes Katsu, otherwise she wouldn't have shown that expression when we first met, and it's even more impossible for her to care about the relationship between Katsu and me... So first of all, we can rule out a romantic relationship... Secondly, she should be familiar with Katsu, otherwise she wouldn't be sure that I'm not Katsu just because I said something... So, we can rule out the option of being a relative---
If it's a friend... ...then since the other party doesn't know me, it can only be a friend I've just met. In this case, the relationship is not close enough - the possibility of being killed increases greatly!
In that case - telling the truth - seems to be the best option.
Natsumi's brain had never worked so fast before. In just a moment, she had analyzed so much information - she even felt a sense of satisfaction...
Then, Natsumi exhaled and said confidently: "He is my savior!" Natsumi believed that if she said that, this person would not kill her. After all, this person liked Katsu, and her life was saved by Katsu. In this case, if she killed her, wouldn't it be the opposite of Katsu... So...
"Savior?" Kurumi raised her eyebrows, and then directly moved the muzzle of the gun from Natsumi's back to her temple: "I forgot because I was too concerned just now---but now, it's better to take a look in person---Tenth Bullet!"
boom!!!
"What...?!" As if she didn't expect Kurumi to suddenly shoot, Natsumi's eyes widened at the moment the gunshot rang out, her face full of disbelief... However, the fatal pain she imagined did not come---
"Ah, don't worry, the Ten Bullet only brings the memory of the first person to the second person's mind, there is no harm~" Kurumi's voice answered Natsumi's doubts---
However, "Eh?!" Natsumi suddenly broke away from Kurumi's comfort, pulled away from her, and let out a loud cry of surprise - she could see her own memories... ...Doesn't that mean that all her secrets were seen through at once? !
Suddenly, Natsumi felt so wronged that she wanted to cry. She was so unlucky recently --- so unlucky!!!
Since that appearance, my secret was discovered by someone--I was almost killed by a wizard--I finally met the person I liked, but he was surrounded by women who were prettier than me--I unexpectedly met a spirit while shopping, and was almost killed again---
However, just when Natsumi was so distressed, Kurumi's voice rang out again: "Ah--I really saw some interesting things..."
"… …" Natsumi remained silent, just looking at Kurumi angrily—if she could beat her, she would definitely... humph!
… …
When Natsumi first appeared in the world, no one in this world wanted to even look at her.
Natsumi hated that feeling. She wanted someone to talk to her, to care about her, and to be recognized by someone, so she used the power of the Fake Witch to transform her appearance.
Everyone treated Natsumi, who had transformed into a beautiful big sister, kindly. Everyone was willing to please Natsumi and obey her orders.
But - even after tasting this sweetness many times, Natsumi's heart still feels empty.
In the end, no one was willing to pay attention to her; in the end, no one was willing to acknowledge her. Such concern was false, flattery was false, even she herself was false... The more she was flattered, the stronger the feeling became.
But until that day, she met a powerful wizard. She cut her body with a sword, and the pain that hit her soul made her suddenly wake up. Life is real, but at that time, the only real thing she had was about to be taken away...
But just when she was in despair, an incredibly handsome young man descended from the sky carrying black flames and saved her reality - saving her life.
Although, it might not be that the other party deliberately came to save me, but... after all, isn't it because of him that I can be alive and truly exist now?
… …
From Natsumi's memory, Kurumi interpreted Natsumi's emotions. Although this child was very pitiful... However, what she was more concerned about at the moment was another thing---
"Katsu-kun, you're awake..." Kurumi felt much better, but then she couldn't help but sigh again: "As expected of Katsu-kun... He easily captured the heart of a spirit..." Thinking of this, Kurumi couldn't help but turn her gaze to Natsumi.