Chapter 85

"Miss Kurumi shows absolutely no remorse. Is she really a pervert?"

Seeing that her subtle hope that the other party would be more aware of their actions was ignored, Yoshino's puppet's words suddenly became ruthless.

A blush rose to Yoshino's face.

"Since you've put it that way, it seems a bit unfair if I don't actually do something 'perverted'."

Kurumi has heard all sorts of swear words. She's killed so many people, do you think they would laugh and say to her, "You're going to die, yay!"? She's long been used to all kinds of curses. A pervert who doesn't seem to care is just tickling her.

Yoshino's puppet was a little shocked by the other person's shamelessness. In her limited knowledge and understanding, the person who was insulted like this should be very ashamed.

Needless to say, Yoshino simply wrapped herself in the blanket, her two watery eyes conveying the message 'Don't come near me.'

"Just kidding, don't be so nervous, little bunny, and the doll."

Although Kurumi didn't care, she didn't really intend to confirm her 'pervert' identity. Seeing that the two of them had been fooled by her, she finally gave up. "Bishop Möbius and Yamae have already gone out. If you don't want to go hungry, come with me."

Chapter Forty-Three: The Moonlight Throne

Touching her stomach, Yoshino, though not very hungry yet, tiptoed out of bed. "I need to... wash up first..."

Washing up wasn't necessary, but that's what Möbius's sister insisted on, Yoshino always complied.

"Okay, I'll wait a moment."

Kurumi ignored the other person's somewhat fearful look and readily gave her time to wash up, but she was thinking about something else.

After reaching an agreement with Möbius yesterday, I thought I would get some amazing mission, but I was kicked out of the lab after just helping her with her experiments. I was also told to work with these three elves from now on and to go to Gray Serpent if anything happens.

In Kurumi's view, Gray Serpent's true form should be a highly anthropomorphic AI. With the body that Möbius created for him, he can move around freely like a human and handle many tasks, making him a very convenient and useful tool.

Through her persistent questioning, she finally learned the reason why Möbius felt confident in defeating the Origin Spirit.

That was a weapon against spirits that surpassed Kurumi's imagination.

Do you know how the Origin Spirit were born?

Faced with Möbius's question, Kurumi could only remain silent, because she truly did not know.

Fortunately, Möbius did not act as a riddle-maker like Phantom, but directly answered her question, "It is formed by the convergence of the Spiritual Vein of the entire planet, but its energy level is leveraged to an extremely absurd degree because it is connected to the Principle of All Things by Magic Formula. In terms of energy volume, it has the energy Solar System Level."

Although Kurumi only attended high school when she was human, her high school knowledge was enough for her to understand how absurd this was.

The scale of the solar system? Do you really know how insignificant a planet is compared to a solar system?

She was already somewhat desperate. If those words had come from the Origin Spirit, she could have comforted herself that the other party was just bragging. But it was Möbius said those words.

I even wonder, is my wish really possible? To go back in time and kill the Origin Spirit? Me?

"There's no need to make that face. Although in theory she has the power to change the world and easily destroy planets, unfortunately she uses this power as if it were child's play."

She could still vaguely recall that when she was on the verge of a breakdown, Möbius's voice remained frivolous and mocking, completely devoid of fear.

Black Amber truly felt that it was a waste to give this power to Mio Takamiya. She clearly had the power to protect everything and reshape the world, yet she couldn't even protect the people she loved and went completely mad.

Mio Takamiya and Kurumi actually share the same flaw: they both like to self-destruct when things go wrong. While Kurumi can be described as having no other options, Mio Takamiya is simply lovesick and lovesick.

However, it may also be because she knows very well that no matter what she does, no matter how similar her lover is in this second life, the person she loves will never come back.

She's done more than just eat red beans; she's tried everything—bloodletting, jumping into rivers, taking drugs, suicide—but her robust body wouldn't allow it. Only Spiritual Power sharing the same origin as her can harm her. Because she constantly divides her own power during the creation of other spirits, her own abilities have weakened, but in reality, her power still far surpasses that of any other spirit.

(The combined Spiritual Power of 11 perfect spirits equals a portion of Mio Takamiya's Spiritual Power.)

She was ultimately defeated because of her own actions. She could even be resurrected after being defeated, but instead of resurrecting herself, she resurrected the deceased Tohka.

It's fair to say that Black Amber, with her newly born yet already frantic and delusional love-struck mind, is truly an old person's phone.

"My plan is simple: evaporate her Spiritual Power directly, and then let Yulande absorb it."

"Uh-huh?"

Kurumi nodded thoughtfully, but then realized something was wrong. "Putting aside how you're going to evaporate her Spiritual Power... you're saying you'll let Yulande absorb it? Absorb the equivalent of a solar system's power? Are you sure Yulande won't explode after absorbing it? What makes you think Earth will be safe after Solar System Level energy explosion?"

"You can rest assured, although there is an element of gambling involved, in my estimation, Yulande can fully absorb this energy."

Black Amber would certainly not risk Amber's life. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Yulande's gacha banner happened to be in this world, Black Amber wouldn't have had this plan.

Others, even Amber using the Fu Hua Character Card, wouldn't dare to do this with Black Amber, but Yulande combined with Black Abyss White Flower is definitely worth trying.

Even if we can't finish it all at once, it doesn't matter. Neither Amber nor I are in the same league.

They are not lacking in methods or abilities, not to mention the Tai Xu Sword Qi, a martial art that allows for meticulous control of energy. They don't need to worry about having enough energy but not enough output. They can unleash as much energy as they have. What they truly lack is scale.

As for the means to increase the level, neither Shier nor Fu Hua has it. Only Yulande, whose energy absorption ability is almost monstrous, can do it. This is because Yulande doesn't just absorb energy and that's it. All the energy she absorbs is turned into nourishment, increasing the depth of her strength.

"... Is Yulande really human?"

"Of course, although they are somewhat special, they can indeed be called human beings."

"...OK."

Having forcibly escaped the shock of a human being able to absorb the power of an entire solar system into their body and remain intact, Kurumi posed her next question, "So, how do you plan to evaporate the Spiritual Power of the Origin Spirit?"

"This brings me to what I've been truly dedicated to researching for the past thirty years."

At this point, even Black Amber felt a bit boastful. She pressed a button, and a huge Projection popped up in front of them, Projection a large blueprint for a cannon.

"Satellite? Cannon?"

Kurumi asked in confusion, "Is this an orbital weapon? It's effective against Origin Spirit?"

Orbital weapons are indeed ahead of the world, capable of precisely striking the ground from outside the planet. In today's terms, they can be considered a T0 level deterrent. However... at best, this thing is only a deterrent to humanity. It can strike cities and smaller countries, but let alone the Origin Spirit of the Solar System Level, even for Earth, an orbital cannon would need to scratch the surface for a very long time to cause any damage.

The Origin Spirit isn't a target; it can just stand there and let you scratch it.

Black Amber knew, of course, that Kurumi wouldn't understand, but that didn't stop her from showing off her results. "Don't treat it as an ordinary orbital weapon. Although it can do everything that an orbital weapon can do, its real capabilities go far beyond that."

Thinking about the effort she had put into completing it, and the rewards that this effort would bring, even Black Amber's smile widened considerably.

"You can call it— the Moonlight Throne."

Chapter 44 Rita & Kurumi: You're a Stand with the same attributes as me.

Thinking of the ample preparations that Möbius had already made, Kurumi felt a weight lifted from her heart once again. Despite having lived for so long, this was the first time she felt that there was hope for the future, instead of not even being able to see what path she was on.

Although there is nothing she needs to do right now, Kurumi has plenty of motivation no matter what she has to do. She would not resist even if it meant creating a clone or even dissecting herself for Möbius.

Anyway, she can freely change her Spiritron Crystal; whoever has the Spiritron Crystal is her original form.

The Hyperion did not land on the ground. If you think about it carefully, you'll understand why. Such a huge airship could not be parked anywhere in Amemiya City. Therefore, it was parked in the air like Fraxinus. The way it traveled between the ground and the airship was by using Quantum Entanglement technology to achieve the effect of instantaneous teleportation.

(This technology already exists in reality, but it is far from being instantaneous teleportation.)

Quantum teleportation is considered a mature technology in Schicksal. It wasn't used when Tohka and Mana fought, simply because it's not available in Japan.

Schicksal has almost no presence in Japan; its only business is the St. Freya Hotel. Given this situation, it's already quite good that it has training grounds and logistics facilities, let alone more advanced equipment.

However, the arrival of the Hyperion has alleviated Japan's urgent need for fewer deployments and insufficient logistical equipment and training facilities.

Kurumi led the little rabbit into the St. Freya Hotel, and someone immediately came over in a friendly manner. After learning that the two had not eaten breakfast, someone was about to lead them to the cafeteria. However, Kurumi caught a glimpse of a blonde figure with a maid in her peripheral vision.

Isn't this Yulande?

Yoshino's eyes lit up, and she ran over to meet him.

"Yoshino, welcome. I thought you were eating in the cafeteria."

Seeing the girl's delighted expression, Amber smiled and walked over to her, ruffling her hair from head to toe.

Today, Yoshino didn't wear her spirit costume when she went out. Instead, she wore a rather plain light blue dress with blue floral prints and lace trim. Since living in Schicksal, the three spirits have rarely worn their spirit costumes.

Without the hat obstructing her view, Yoshino could clearly feel Amber's temperature, which was slightly higher than normal. The little bunny, who usually liked cool touches, didn't mind the temperature at all; instead, she rubbed against her affectionately.

"Yoshino... was just about to go..."

"It's been so long~ Even though it's been less than a month, the lovely Yoshino has been thinking about you the whole time, even though you haven't called back much."

Compared to Yoshino, Yoshino's puppet's tone carried a hint of accusation.

"I'm sorry, I haven't considered your feelings lately."

Amber directly expressed her apology.

Actually, she hadn't completely stopped contacting Yoshino and the Yamae, and she would call back every three or four days. But even so, it seemed that the little bunny still lacked a sense of security... probably because they hadn't been separated for this long since she brought Yoshino back.

After all, he was the one who brought her back. Whether as a friend or a soldier, it was his responsibility to make her, with her fragile heart, feel uneasy.

Thinking of this, Amber felt somewhat guilty. "We won't be apart for so long again, I promise."

The two adorable girls, both around thirteen years old, snuggled together. Rita's smile widened slightly, but she didn't forget to remind her, "Yulande, why don't you take Miss Yoshino and this unfamiliar lady to get something to eat first? A good and delicious breakfast will put everyone in the best mood to start the new day. What do you think, Yoshino?"

Yoshino wasn't actually very familiar with Rita, since Rita had been in a vegetative state for the two years she absorbed the Neighboring Realm, while Yoshino was brought back by Amber during those two years.

But the sensitive and perceptive little rabbit could sense the kindness emanating from the other party. Although she didn't know why this kindness was so strong on their first meeting, Yoshino still nodded shyly.

Kurumi nodded to the staff member who was serving the two of them to indicate that she did not need help for the time being, and then followed Yoshino to the group. "I didn't expect that the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal would really turn into a child. Nice to meet you, Yulande. My name is Kurumi Tokisaki, and I am a spirit who has just joined Schicksal."

"Hello, Kurumi Tokisaki."

Amber nodded, then introduced herself, "Although you know me, let me reintroduce myself. I am Bianca Yulande Atagina. Kurumi, you are not my subordinate, so you don't need to use honorifics for me, just call me Yulande."

After saying that, she gestured to Rita: "She is Rita Lospeth, also Valkyrie of Schicksal, and my reliable and trustworthy lieutenant."

The implication is that Rita shouldn't be treated like a maid.

Although she didn't care about the other person's attitude, Rita was very pleased with Amber's attitude.

"I see. My apologies, Lieutenant Rita."

Kurumi didn't know this, since everyone only remembered the world's number one peak, but she also knew very well that Rita must be extraordinary to be valued and trusted by a strong person like Yulande.

"No need to be so polite. Ms. Kurumi and Yoshino are both guests of the bishop. Just call me Rita."

Perhaps it was because they both liked to cover one eye, both had red eyes, both spoke with an aristocratic tone, and both possessed an air of mystery, that their first impressions of each other were somewhat subtle, neither good nor bad, yet they both paid more attention to one another.

But at this moment, Kurumi was more concerned about Yulande in front of her.

In fact, she has been gathering intelligence through various means over the years. She possesses the Yud, which allows her to read Remembrance through objects, enabling her to obtain information from various items.

Therefore, she knew quite a bit about Yulande, especially the fact that Yulande had taken down the Yamae Sisters in such a short time. Although it happened at high altitude, which made it difficult to obtain much information, the astonishing speed demonstrated the high level of human capability.

As for Yoshino after that, there is no information or intelligence available. It was only when Schicksal issued a notice to 'kill the hermit' that the world became aware of it.

Although it now appears that these kills were clearly inflated.

But Yulande's terror did not diminish Kurumi's feelings in the slightest, after all, subduing and capturing alive is much more difficult than killing.

When Kurumi learned that it was difficult to infiltrate Schicksal's defenses without alerting Schicksal, she gave up. This was also because Kurumi didn't want to confront Yulande. Yulande might not be able to kill her, but her time was precious, and she couldn't afford to waste it on Yulande.

"Let's go to my room first. Rita has prepared a lot of delicious food. Yoshino, you're sure to like it."

Amber extended an invitation.

Chapter 45 Another Method.

After bringing Yoshino and Kurumi back to their room, Rita quickly demonstrated her superb culinary skills to the two of them. After asking about their taste preferences, she swiftly prepared an extra breakfast for the two of them.

Seeing that she had finally finished her work, Amber finally spoke up and advised, "You haven't slept a wink all night, take a nap now."

It wasn't that she would just throw it away after using it; rather, she knew very well that Rita wouldn't rest until she finished all of this.

However, even now Rita has no intention of resting. "Yulande and I stayed up all night. Rita won't close her eyes until Yulande closes her eyes. After all, for Rita, fulfilling Yulande's needs at all times is also one of her responsibilities."

"I'm quite physically fit, so it's fine."

Rita didn't reply, but continued to smile, as if silently responding, 'My body is also very strong.'

But she knew perfectly well that the two were not the same in terms of stamina, and she was clearly sacrificing her own health to allow herself to close her eyes and rest.

Amber sighed.

"Did Bianca stay up all night?"

Being a good girl Yoshino asked in confusion, "Was there... a mission last night?"

"No, I just mentored a very talented player."

Amber explained, "I was only planning to talk for a little while and then go to sleep, but she has an unimaginable passion for training. Although I know I should have interrupted her, I couldn't stop her from doing everything she could to improve herself."

That's what they say, but it's still within a reasonable range.

If training is conducted at an unreasonable intensity for an extended period of time, Amber would not stand idly by.