[──Hey, do you want power?]
Origami was knocked to the ground by Tohka, who had revealed her full spiritual outfit at the critical moment. Just as she was feeling despair, she heard this slightly distorted voice in her ears.
"…What…? Who…are you?"
[Answer me, do you desire power?] The distorted voice ignored Origami's question and continued to ask --- [Do you desire absolute power that cannot be defeated by anyone?]
"... I... desire power..." Origami's face showed a gloomy look: "No matter what I give up, no matter what I sacrifice! I also want to realize my long-cherished wish, absolute power..."
[Really?] The distorted voice said indifferently: [──Then, I will grant it to you. Grant you the power you desire.]
As the voice fell, a strange object suddenly appeared in front of Origami - it was an object emitting white light and similar to a gem.
The dreamy light instantly caught Origami's attention.
"This is..."
If you want strength, reach out.
"..." Although Origami frowned in confusion, she still slowly reached out her hand... and touched the gem.
In an instant...
"What...!"
The gem emitted a dazzling light, then floated into the air and was sucked into Origami's chest.
"What... happened..."
Origami murmured blankly while looking down at her chest, but the gem was nowhere to be seen.
It was as if everything that just happened was an illusion.
Was it really an illusion that I saw when I was in a state of extreme stress? Origami came to this conclusion and put her hand on her forehead.
However, at this moment...
"Ugh…!?"
Origami frowned as her heart began to beat violently.
It felt like a new heart had been created in her body, releasing hotter blood than ever before throughout her body. This strange feeling she had never experienced before made Origami fall to her knees on the spot.
"Ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…"
In the hazy state of consciousness... Origami felt as if she had been reborn and become another being.
… …
At the Fraxinus infirmary
"My head" Katsu said as he stood up from the bed where he was lying, he only remembered he got drug by Origami Tobiichi and now ended up here.
Reine Murasame looked at Katsu who had just woken up with a serious face and said. "Katsu the situation is urgent Tobiichi Origami is attacking the spirits."
"What!" Katsu's daze state is interrupted as he immediately jumps out from the bed and runs to the teleport platform. Even forgetting about Shidou who is still trapped somewhere.
… …
Kaguya, Yuzuru, and Miku, who were all badly injured by Tobiichi Origami who was wearing Mordred, and Tohka, who awakened her perfect form at the critical moment, now stood together and looked up into the sky, with expressions other than surprise.
At the intersection of everyone's eyes, the figure in the air---
The dress that fits the body like a figure, the large puffy skirt that looks like a blooming flower, adnd the veil of light that extends from the halo that floats around the head. All of them are made of stunning pure white.
It looked like a wedding dress that only innocent girls were allowed to wear - or it reminded people of an angel who had descended from heaven to earth.
"...That...is..." Tohka's voice was filled with serious disbelief. Of course, what she couldn't believe was not the girl's gorgeous dress, but because of the girl spirit---
As the white figure slowly approached, the girl's face gradually became clearer. That was Tobiichi Origami.
"Tobiichi... Origami?"
"Confirmed. Does Kaguya think so too?"
"It's her, right? But, that look is..."
Kaguya, Yuzuru, and even Miku seemed to have noticed her outfit. The three of them frowned and spoke one by one.
However, their conversation was interrupted immediately. The reason was simple. Because when Origami looked at their place, a chill like countless needles piercing their whole body attacked them.
The eyes of Yuzuru and the other two froze at the same time, and they stood there in a daze.
Tohka gritted her teeth, stood in front of the three people as if to protect them from Origami, and raised her angel - Sandalphon.
"—Run away. I can't protect you and fight at the same time."
Tohka stared at Origami intently and spoke to the three people behind her. Sweat oozing from her forehead flowed down her cheeks and dripped from her chin. She clearly felt the pressure from Origami - very strong and dangerous.
In response to Tohka's remarks, Yuzuru and the others did not object, nor did they say that they also wanted to fight together.
They also felt the dangerous aura coming from Origami at this moment, and since they were unable to exert 100% of their spiritual power, it would be of no use even if they stayed at the scene.
No──Not only will it not help, it might even hinder Tohka. What appeared before Tohka and her group now── possessed such overwhelming power. They could sense it instinctively without the need for close combat or verbal communication.
——That's something they can't handle.
"Tohka, I'm sorry...!"
" Good luck. Tohka"
"Ah! Wait a minute, you two... Ugh!" Miku seemed a little worried about leaving Tohka alone.
However, Yakuya and Yui didn't say a word, they just grabbed Miku's armpits, raised the wind to surround their bodies, and fled into the air at a rapid speed.