"Shit!"
It was his unlucky day; he had just escaped from one spirit only to be found by another.
"Zafkiel: Dalet!"
Without hesitation, he summoned his angel and rewound time to heal his wounds.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Unfortunately, Princess didn't give him the chance to finish, swinging her large sword and attacking fiercely.
*BOOM
Yuki was not careless. He sent the orbs of truth to intercept the large sword and didn't dare to deploy his crown or summon Est and Eggy. He wasn't sure if this spirit was like the first one that ambushed them, so Yuki jumped back and waited.
The orbs of truth were enough to stop Princess. Unlike the first spirit, Princess was very weak. Yuki was initially surprised, but as time passed, the sensation in his heart and Sephira crystal increased, making the duel inevitable.
*Bam*
Princess clashed against the orbs of truth. Meanwhile, Yuki finished healing and studied his opponent, urgently needing information.
"Onii-chan..."
At the same time, AST saw two spirits fighting each other and didn't know what to do, especially when they saw that one of the spirits was male. Just like in the original timeline, Origami immediately identified Yuki.
She wanted to go down and hug him, but she couldn't. She was in shock at the mere fact that her brother was a spirit.
*BOM
Another shockwave exploded, and Princess was pushed back by the force. Yuki was stronger than her, so she had no chance. But driven by that feeling, she didn't retreat. Instead, she attacked with more force, but the more she fought, the more her injuries accumulated, and eventually, Princess fell defeated.
"She's weak..."
On the other hand, Yuki summoned Rasiel, and just as he was about to read, a gigantic pressure was felt beyond the world. The first spirit was searching for him.
"This is bad!"
The first spirit was too powerful for his current self, so he sank into the shadows.
"Gahhh... Gahhhh..."
But as he did, Princess crawled towards him. Her body was severely wounded, but the need to be together was too strong. She forced herself to use her fractured arms and crawl. Yuki saw all of this and didn't know what to think. This woman was a weak spirit, incapable of competing with him. He was sure that if he left her, the women above would take care of her, but...
This woman was like Kurumi; the sensation was identical. Thinking of his beautiful girlfriend who had disappeared, leaving only her soul, Yuki gritted his teeth.
In the end, Yuki gave in to his instincts and took Princess with him, disappearing into the shadows. There were many things he wanted to ask her, and if this spirit was important to the first spirit, she could be a good hostage. In any case, he had nothing to lose by taking her.
AST did nothing from start to finish as everything was too confusing for them. They decided to report this to the base first. Origami didn't want to leave as the male spirit was her brother, but without any information, she bit her lip and left.
"Hmmm..."
Minutes later, a static figure appeared in the sky and scanned the area, but finding nothing, it also disappeared.
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"So, that's what happened. I'm dead..."
"Yes, I'm sorry I couldn't protect you..."
Back in the original timeline, Yuki sighed at Kurumi's question. That moment was a shock for him, not to mention he knew nothing about existential erasure, which killed his lovely girlfriend.
"But, Danna-sama, I don't understand. If I was eliminated by Order, shouldn't I be dead now?"
What Kurumi said made sense. Being eliminated by Order or Chaos meant being erased from history in all timelines as if one never existed. This was the terrible fate when someone died from these two energies, as there was no way to revive them.
Therefore, even if he went back in time, it was useless as it was an erasure across all timelines in the universe...
"No, your body died, but I managed to save your soul..."
The couple's mark at the last minute protected her, so Kurumi's existence wasn't devoured by Order, and she maintained her existence.
"Now I understand..."
Kurumi, like Yuki, was also in shock. Who would have thought that entering the world would have such an effect? Even she died.
It seemed her goal of killing the first spirit was beyond her reach...
"But don't worry, I won't let that happen again..."
Now that he had knowledge from another timeline, Yuki wouldn't be caught off guard and would be prepared when the first spirit attacked.
Holding her hand tenderly, Yuki promised he wouldn't let Kurumi die.
"But, Danna-sama, what happened in this timeline? Why didn't the first spirit attack us when we entered the world?"
"This is due to the efforts of my self from that timeline..."
The Yuki of that timeline used Zafkiel and went back in time to prevent Kurumi's death and also attacked the first spirit, preventing her from changing the teleportation coordinates.
In short, that Yuki fought the first spirit on the moon of Mars so that the Yuki of this timeline could arrive safely in the world.
"Oh! Thank you, Danna-sama. It must have been difficult..."
The Yuki of that timeline had it tough. He faced so many problems that the only solution he found was to go back in time...
"It's okay, don't worry about him. That timeline has come to an end..."
"Hm!..."
What Kurumi didn't know was that the Yuki of that timeline was devastated by her loss. Losing his soulmate was very painful since he couldn't protect her, and now he only had a fragment of her soul. Furthermore, Princess took advantage of the moment and consoled him in that timeline, licking each other's wounds like two animals. It was also that Yuki who gave Princess her name.
Not to mention, Princess, like Kurumi, also died protecting him, all because of the first spirit. The battle of that Yuki was very bloody and painful, losing two of his women and sending these memories to his self in this timeline just so Princess could receive the correct name: 'Tohka,' as it represents the number 10 in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and because it was on the 10th day that Yuki and she met.
('Self, what are you doing now?')
Yuki didn't for a moment think that his self in that timeline died in the battle on Mars' moon. He must have been well-prepared so that even now the first spirit wasn't trying to find him or cause trouble.
Surely the first spirit was so busy dealing with his self from that timeline that she couldn't cause trouble for him for now...
(Tohka, huh...)
Thinking of the purple spirit, Yuki sighed. Tohka in that timeline loved him to the point of giving her life for him. This changed his view of Tohka; she was no longer just important to him because of the resonance between them and that she was part of him. She was also important to him on a sentimental level, like Kurumi, and moreover,
(The other spirits are also involved...)
The Yuki of that timeline hadn't shared all his memories, maybe because he feared it would change the course of history or maybe because there was no need. After all, history changed from the moment he arrived safely in this world. But according to his conjectures, like Tohka, the other women also died in battle, and only Yuki lived to go back in time.
Something significant happened in that timeline, or maybe it wasn't just one timeline; perhaps other timelines were involved...
"I must protect them this time..."
Before the worst happens and they are attacked by the first spirit, it's best to bring the spirits to his side before the Yuki of that other timeline can no longer fight.
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TN: If you dont give powerstones instead of uploading next chapter I'll upload the whole plot of boku no pico
Also if you do then I can upload a lot of extra chapters today as you how generous , kind and benevolent I am.. umu