"Ugh!"
Yuki's headache only worsened. Tobichi Origami, a girl his future self entrusted to his care, Mio Takamiya, the first spirit even Rasiel couldn't find, and now a new spirit he just met...
'Princess' is the code name given to this spirit, the current bearer of Sandalphon.
"Hm~..."
Kurumi calmly observed the girl sleeping peacefully in the bed of her secret base. After escaping the center of destruction, Yuki brought her here and began to heal her.
"Are you sure, Danna-sama? Is it the same feeling?"
"It's the same, no doubt about it..."
Yuki had already explained everything he understood about the current situation. The way they both resonated with their Sephira crystals and attacked each other felt very similar to what he experienced when he met Kurumi...
Both Kurumi and Yuki thought at that moment that it was due to the existence of Zafkiel and that they were counterparts to each other. But the fact that Yuki reacted the same way with another spirit meant they were mistaken...
"Danna-sama... Is it possible there's a connection at the soul level?"
For spirits who could form contracts, being connected at the soul level was possible. Est and Eggy are examples of this, but they didn't react the way Princess and Yuki did.
Therefore, the connection wasn't due to a contract but something more intimate, as if they were part of something much larger...
"It's possible..."
Looking at Princess sleeping peacefully, Yuki frowned. He had a wild guess in his mind but didn't dare to confirm it...
After all, according to Loki, his soul was fragmented, with parts missing. How many parts exactly, even Loki didn't know. Yuki felt helpless since he had no idea where to start looking...
But maybe this girl had something that belonged to him...
What if she was a fragment of his soul?
That didn't make sense because it would mean Kurumi was too.
All of this was giving him headaches. Maybe it was something else related to their Sephira crystals, but this also told Yuki something...
"This girl is important to me..."
Yes, regardless of their relationship, this girl had something important of his, and that was enough for Yuki to protect her.
Until he discovered what was happening, Yuki would make sure to keep her by his side...
"I understand..."
Kurumi squinted her eyes and smiled coquettishly...
"What should we do then? Should we keep her here?"
"No, she'll wake up soon, and we need a good temporary place to live..."
Yuki didn't know how this girl would react when she woke up. Although their first meeting was a disaster, Yuki preferred to make a good impression the next time. Since spirits were hunted by people in this world, the next step was to gain her trust and start living together, step by step discovering the connection between them...
"My house is a problem. Does Danna-sama have something in mind?"
"Actually, I do. Since one house isn't enough, and if possible, I'd like to study this girl closely and have proper equipment to avoid problems in this world..."
Spacequakes were troublesome, but if this girl could adapt to this world and control her power like Kurumi, then she could live in peace. Although this seemed easy, for Yuki, it wasn't enough because sooner or later, AST would become suspicious. Satellites could track the slightest hint of spiritual power. If three people resembling spirits in their database appeared as citizens, it would be too suspicious. AST wasn't foolish, and even if they fled to another city or country, it would be the same. Besides, it wasn't Yuki's style to run away; it was better to confront them.
And it wasn't that Yuki was afraid of them; he could crush them easily. But because of Tobichi Origami's existence, Yuki didn't want to get entangled with this agency...
Therefore, he needed a sponsor, someone to help cover for them and provide care for the spirits. After all, if Princess had a connection with him, the chances that others did too were very high.
By then, Yuki, who had decided to hunt them one by one, being affiliated with a sponsor would save him from many troubles.
"Ara? Has my husband already solved it?"
"Of course, I'm sure you'll like my solution..."
Whispering in her ear, Kurumi couldn't help but laugh...
"Hihihi, as expected of Danna-sama, this is very fun..."
"Hehehe, I knew you'd like it..."
Smiling at each other, they once again expressed their love with a kiss...
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"I'm home..."
Exhausted from everything that had been happening recently, Kotori entered her home. Although she spoke, unfortunately, no one responded...
Her house was dark with no signs of life. This was expected since her parents worked at Asgard Electronics, a company affiliated with Ratatosk, and currently lived in the United States. Although her parents offered to live together in the United States, Kotori refused due to the existence of Ratatosk and her position as the commander of Fraxinus...
Still, it was very sad to live alone at a young age, especially with everything happening recently.
The male spirit, now named 'Emperor' by AST, had caused much chaos lately, and Kotori hadn't been able to contact him for friendly dialogues to seal his powers...
"If only Onii-chan were with me..."
Despite all this, Kotori looked at a photo hanging on the wall, a picture of a boy about 11 or 12 years old smiling while hugging a girl about 9 or 10 years old.
This boy was Kotori's older brother, Itsuka Shidou...
For Kotori, who had her older brother as a spiritual pillar, losing him five years ago was a hard blow, and until now, she still hadn't found her lost brother.
If he were still with her, Kotori would be happy. Unfortunately, her days were now gray, and her only motivation was to find out what happened five years ago and the cause of the cursed mark on her chest.
But for that, she still had to protect the spirits and seal their powers.
Unfortunately, this goal was still very far off, especially now with the male spirit. The city hadn't yet recovered from his spacequake two days ago.
Although there were no human casualties, the destruction he caused in two days surpassed all current spirits...
Moreover, the power he had shown so far was still fresh in Kotori's mind.
That day when he faced Princess, the moment the silver sword appeared, it almost cut Fraxinus in half. Even the 'Territory' launched by the ship couldn't stop the sword's blow. Fortunately, Princess received the impact and deflected the attack, saving Fraxinus. Even so, it was close...
"What am I going to do? How can I seal his powers?"
Thinking about this caused Kotori a lot of stress. For starters, she couldn't even find him and didn't know his nature, making sealing him a very distant goal. But Kotori had a feeling that if she managed to convince this spirit, she might be able to seal all current spirits...
"Do you want to seal me?"
"Huh?!"
Suddenly, a voice whispered in her ear, causing Kotori to jump in fear. She immediately moved away and pulled a gun from under her student skirt...
However, when Kotori saw who spoke, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, and her chest began to burn, or more precisely, the mark imprinted on her.
This painful feeling made her grit her teeth...
"Do you want to kill me? Is that how Ratatosk treats spirits? Isn't it an organization that saves spirits?"
Yuki's smile deepened. He wasn't afraid of a gun, one that couldn't even penetrate his spiritual armor...
"Emperor!"
Kotori narrowed her eyes and lowered her weapon. She knew it wouldn't be enough to harm him. Even so, she didn't lower her guard and immediately contacted Fraxinus.
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TN: I did not say that shit - Sun Tzu