"I am master's weapon..."
Feeling threatened as Yuki's primary weapon, Est couldn't ignore that Mukuro now seemed more compatible with Yuki than she was. She clung to Yuki's arm and firmly declared her dominance.
Est and Yuki had been together for years, and their compatibility was very high. Est had even killed an Overlord.
Therefore, Est was undoubtedly the strongest and most suitable weapon for Yuki, even though Zafkiel and Rasiel had higher compatibility with Yuki. They were still weapons without consciousness and couldn't act independently.
Est, on the other hand, could act on her own. However, this changed with the arrival of Mukuro-Michael.
And with the throne on the crown, Est felt very uncomfortable. She also wanted to be special, to have her own throne as the Queen of Steel, and to rid herself of her "Fate," becoming a pure Spirit of Order.
To not fear chaos...
Unfortunately, giving Est a throne wasn't simple...
Yuki had vaguely guessed the reason behind the thrones on the peaks of his crown and also why there were only 12 thrones...
(Requiem...)
The Coffin of Weapons is the ultimate weapon of the Hero of the Void, a Cosmic-level weapon. As a weapon that killed an Overlord and saved the world, the Crown itself was created for Requiem to use.
At first, Yuki thought the Ocarina had been damaged by the Demon King, but he was wrong—the one who damaged the Ocarina was Requiem.
It's possible that Requiem felt threatened and attacked the Ocarina's seal—a silent clash between cosmic weapons...
This also confirmed his theory that the Spirits are fragments of Requiem, not of its soul—the ultimate weapon is reassembling its pieces.
Even so, there were 12 thrones, and counting the 11 spirits along with Mio Takamiya, one throne still remained.
Although Yuki didn't know who this last seat belonged to, he knew it wasn't for Est or Eggy...
Moreover...
(In the Sky Castle, the same thing must be happening.)
The Qlipah crystal was taken by the Sky Castle, so the inverse Mukuro must be on her throne. This is the reason for the damaged chains...
There was also something else Yuki couldn't explain yet...
(Why now? Why did Mukuro take the throne, and Kurumi didn't? We've had sex many times.)
Yuki's nightly activities with Mukuro triggered this event in the spiritual world, and they fused, or rather, the crown claimed what belonged to it and used Mukuro to make this weapon even stronger. But then...
Why didn't this happen when Yuki and Kurumi were together?
Yuki and Kurumi's nightly activities were very active, and aside from the resonance between Sephira crystals, there were no other changes. The Sky Castle didn't react, and Kurumi didn't become his weapon...
(Is it because I have my own Zafkiel? Then nothing should happen with Nia, since I have Rasiel with me.)
Yuki's thoughts kept spinning, creating theories about why these things were happening...
He even had the urge to take Nia to bed and test if his theory was correct...
As a man with multiple women, he knew that Nia had been sending him signals for days, so if he wasn't mistaken, last night it should have been Nia in his bed instead of Mukuro.
"Haaa~"
In the end, Yuki could only sigh and console Est, who wished to break free from her fate, and promise Eggy a throne, as Est protested for her right as a weapon and Eggy protested for her right to be treated as a "Queen."
Eggy longed for a throne more than Est; her ego and pride were very strong. So, with a headache, Yuki finally agreed.
Even so, he had many things to do, including protecting himself from Requiem. It's good to be strong, but Yuki wasn't foolish enough to believe that now was the right time for Requiem to appear—he needed to be prepared for the worst possible situation.
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"Hyahaha"
After leaving the spiritual world and going to prepare breakfast, Yuki encountered Nia, who began laughing upon seeing him and gave him a seductive look...
"Was it good?"
Yuki wasn't a fool—he knew what Nia was asking. This pervert surely knew what he did with Mukuro last night...
"Do you want to try?"
Instead of answering her question, he responded with another...
"Hya~, just as expected of Yui-kun, so direct~."
Nia's smile deepened at his question, she licked her lips and turned, heading downstairs.
There was no need to answer—she knew Yuki would understand, and as Yuki thought, he did...
He quickly caught up to her and held her in his arms...
"It's not time yet, but very soon..."
Whispering, Yuki kissed her neck, making Nia let out a cute cry. Unfortunately, even though he wanted to devour Nia, he couldn't do it now—not until he repaired the chains of the Sky Castle and the Ocarina, as he didn't know if Nia would be like Mukuro or Kurumi...
And if he had the bad luck of the Demon King awakening while the Ocarina was broken, then it was possible that Yuki wouldn't return.
Even so, Yuki didn't regret anything. Perhaps he felt a bit resentful towards the Demon King who devoured Gabriel—that amount of energy had kept Zafkiel in constant growth, and it was a shame that it was no longer there.
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Breakfast was ready, and Tohka, feeling the call of her stomach, was the first to come downstairs. Nia was waiting, and Mukuro came out of the spiritual world, happily helping Yuki.
Seeing the two of them in the kitchen, Nia was even a bit surprised, as they seemed like a newlywed couple. Moreover, Mukuro had also changed—she no longer had that jealous aura around her and didn't warn Nia with her eyes when the latter approached Yuki.
She was calm and understanding, as if she had received enlightenment. Because of this, when Tohka joined them, there were no conflicts, and they could coexist peacefully...
"Um! Um! It's strange, you're not annoying anymore."
With her mouth full of food, Tohka commented on the new Mukuro, who blushed in response...
"Nushi-sama taught Muku to be understanding, and Muku also feels the same."
Tohka didn't understand what Mukuro was talking about, but she was happy that this battle between the two had ended...
In the end, the last ones to come downstairs were Kotori and Mana, both sleepy and awakened by their growling stomachs.
They also immediately noticed the new Mukuro—she was so different that they couldn't help but doubt what they were seeing...
Mana didn't understand why, but Kotori had her doubts. She felt there was more to all of this, so she silently grabbed Nia by the arm and interrogated her...
"What's going on? Why aren't Hoshimiya and Tohka fighting?"
Every morning, Kotori woke up to these two arguing, and now that they were getting along, it wasn't normal.
Mukuro even fed Tohka, making the glutton very happy. On top of that, Mukuro had this strange aura around her, as if she had suddenly grown more mature and understanding, even learning how to deal with Tohka.
She was no longer a child—Kotori felt that way.
"Hehe, Koto-chan, I don't know everything. But I think Yui-kun is responsible."
Nia didn't want Mukuro and Yuki's love to be hindered by Kotori, so she lied. Even so, the glances Mukuro stole at Yuki made it impossible for her to completely cover for the couple...
Kotori's suspicion grew stronger, and she decided to investigate on her own since she couldn't get anything out of this nun.
*Weeoo, Weeooo*
Suddenly, after breakfast, the spacequake alarm went off. The group looked at each other and nodded—it had been a while since this alarm was last heard. After all, Yuki had been bringing spirits home without them appearing in the world through spacequakes...
"Let's go see who it is this time."
Savoring her lollipop, Kotori activated Fraxinus' teleport, and the group disappeared.
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TN: Weewoo weewoo
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