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"But why didn't the symptoms that happened to me happen to Miku?..."
Breaking free from her personal emotions, Kotori tried to think about it rationally.
"We were both humans who obtained Spirit powers. Even if we possessed power, we were still humans in essence..."
"Could it be that the different types of spiritual power resulted in different powers and properties? Or was it an issue with individual constitution?..."
"Even if you ask me, there's no way I'd know..." Wu Yan shrugged and answered absentmindedly.
"Perhaps five years ago, 'Phantom' had not yet completely mastered turning humans into Spirits and treated you as an experiment. But now that it has mastered the secret to perfect Spirit transformation, Miku may be able to perfectly control her own power..."
Before Wu Yan could finish, Kotori's icy gaze shot straight at him, making him chuckle bitterly.
"Of course, that's only a guess. I'm more inclined to think it has to do with the nature of spiritual power..." Wu Yan scratched his cheek.
"After all, fire is inherently one of the most destructive and unstable powers. And you were so young when you became a Spirit. If your power was poorly controlled, the latent factors behind a spiritual power rampage would accumulate inside you, resulting in the side effect of your spiritual power going berserk whenever you transformed into a Spirit..."
With a sigh, Wu Yan waved his hand lazily.
"But it's also possible that 'Phantom' deliberately gave your Spirit transformation the side effect of rampaging..."
Upon hearing Wu Yan's words, Kotori fell silent.
Just as Wu Yan had said, 'Phantom' was an existence that might be a Spirit, a human, or some other kind of creature entirely. Why it