"When negotiating with the original body, you'd better be fair," another Tokisaki Kurumi said.
"Don't worry."
"Mm-hmm, as expected of someone future me would like! You really are dependable!" said a Kurumi wrapped in bandages.
"...Why are you all looking at me like that?"
Those words had not come from Chen Luo, but from a rather dignified Tokisaki Kurumi sitting nearby, dressed without any strange outfit.
This Tokisaki Kurumi behaved elegantly and calmly, completely out of place among these other Kurumis.
The reason she was here was because her ability could make people grow younger...
That was right—the ability Sparkle had mentioned possessing herself.
This clone had been thoroughly tricked by Sparkle.
She had never intended to rebel, but because of her ability, Tokisaki Kurumi felt it was better for her to stay in the bar.
"Haven't you all seen the future version of you who was lovesick? Stop pretending. We all understand."
"You idiot. Just like the original body said, that's who future me likes. What does it have to do with present me?" This Tokisaki Kurumi sighed.
The future could be changed. Tokisaki Kurumi understood that deeply.
For example, if Tokisaki Kurumi used the Twelfth Bullet to kill the three Magi who had summoned the Origin Spirit, the worldline would naturally change as a result.
However, if that really happened, the Tokisaki Kurumi struck by the Twelfth Bullet would directly replace the personality and memories of Tokisaki Kurumi in the new worldline.
It was just that Tokisaki Kurumi had never truly succeeded, so she was unsure whether, if she did succeed, she would still retain her current powers without the Origin Spirit who had granted her the Spirit Crystal.
Chen Luo had offered a highly constructive suggestion regarding this.
When Tokisaki Kurumi killed those three Magi, she could