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"Kill you, and everything will end..."
"Including me..."
Hearing Tobiichi Origami's cold, resolute words, Wu Yan clicked his tongue in irritation, but his mind raced at high speed.
Why had Tobiichi Origami become like this?...
Why did Tobiichi Origami hate him so much that she would make such a declaration of recklessness and self-destruction?...
Why was Tobiichi Origami equipped with a CR-Unit similar in form to Ellen's?...
And why had Tobiichi Origami's power seemingly increased so dramatically that it could even rival a Spirit's?...
These four questions flashed through Wu Yan's mind one by one, mingling with the restlessness that had risen earlier and occupying all his thoughts. Looking at Tobiichi Origami's almost crazed appearance and recalling everything she had just said, Wu Yan vaguely formed a guess...
"Shido!"
"Brother Shido!"
"Husband!"
"Master!"
"Darling!"
In midair, the Spirit girls who had vanished from the spot descended one after another with cries on their lips. They had all changed into colorful, differently styled Astral Dresses. Tohka even held her own Angel—the greatsword Sandalphon—in her hand, pointing it from afar at Tobiichi Origami.
"Tobiichi Origami! You actually dared to hurt Shido!"
The Spirit girls all looked at Tobiichi Origami with wary, furious eyes.
"You dared to harm my master. You will repay that sin with your life!"
"Anger. Your actions have given us more than enough reason to regard you as an enemy!"
"I will never allow you to hurt Darling!"
Yet Tobiichi Origami's expression remained unchanged in the face of the Spirit girls' accusations. She swept her gaze across every Spirit girl present.
"SS—Princess... ARE—Nightmare... Hermit... Berserk... Diva..."
Her already cool eyes grew even colder as the words left her