That Was Not a Shadow, but Her "True Soul"

Most people had always classified the Star Source "Shadow of Yesteryear" as an Elemental-type Star Source.

After all, manifested abilities such as shadows and Black Mist made it all too easy to think of shadow manipulation.

But from the moment Yagami Rin obtained this Star Source, she had never seen it that way.

Because in her heart, her Shadow Double had never been a cold aggregation of energy. It was a part of herself—her freer "soul," stripped away from her own being.

So when she had her Shadow Double treat her "main body" as an "invasion target" and seize the Memory Shards related to the Raccoon Administrator from her main body, she had not hesitated in the slightest.

After all, no one in this world would doubt themselves, just as no one would worry that their left hand might suddenly chop at their right hand.

"You damned brat!"

The Raccoon Administrator looked at Yagami Rin's main body, whose eyes were vacant and who resembled an inflatable doll, utterly unresponsive. The golden bell around its neck jingled urgently, and in the end, it stomped its foot hard.

"Fine, you win! I'll go find someone else!"

And in the Assessment Venue, apart from Yagami Rin, the only remaining examinee was Huan Qianyin.

The Raccoon Administrator closed its eyes and expanded Eternal Nightmare's domain perception to its utmost limit. Black Mist surged like a tide into every corner of the ruined city, searching for Huan Qianyin's trace.

Its perceptive ability within Eternal Nightmare's domain was practically a bug. So long as the target felt even the slightest fear, they would stand out like a torch in the dead of night.

Yet thirty seconds passed, and the "fear signal" that should have been crystal clear gave no response at all.

The entire ruin was