Chapter 95

After saying that, she hung up the call immediately.

She seems to be in a bad mood all of a sudden. Why?

Although she was puzzled by Kurumi's change in attitude, Kotori relaxed. "Don't worry, Shiori, Tohka will be fine. Also..."

They really need to make time to visit St. Freya. From any perspective, Shiori can't miss this fairy nest.

Chapter Sixty-Four: Two Shier

Fear and exhaustion overwhelmed her body. In the aimless darkness, with no idea of what lay ahead, all Seven Deadly Sins could do was keep running away. She didn't even have the energy to think about why she didn't just fly. The excessive burden crushed her reason, leaving her with only her most primal instincts.

A giant, pitch-black hand seemed poised to fall from mid-air at any moment, with countless black and red tentacles chasing after it. In this endless darkness, even the Seven Deadly Sins finally lost all their strength, watching helplessly as the tentacles wrapped around them, lifting them up like a broken doll, and then holding them in the palm of the black hand.

The phantom pain of shattered bones jolted Seven Deadly Sins awake, and he realized that everything that had just happened was a dream.

Yes! It must be a dream! I'm an elf, how could I be bullied like a toy, without even the power to fight back?

But this led to doubts.

This is... a room I've never seen before?

The metallic silver ceiling, brimming with a futuristic feel, made Seven Deadly Sins turn her head in confusion, intending to see what was going on around her. But as soon as she turned her head, a feeling of goosebumps immediately swept over her entire body. In extreme terror, she was even deprived of the ability to move.

It's... it's that demon!

Looking at the black-haired girl sitting on the edge of his bed, Seven Deadly Sins didn't dare to utter a sound.

But how could Black Amber not notice that she had woken up?

"You're awake now. Does your body still hurt?"

Black Amber's smile was very approachable. If Seven Deadly Sins hadn't etched that face into their DNA out of fear, they would never have mistaken her for the person who had humiliated them before.

It was a nightmare experience. Seven Deadly Sins even felt that it would have been better to faint or die on the spot. But despite being so badly injured, he was always injected with a force that was enough to wake him up at the crucial moment, and his wounds did not worsen due to any movement.

Simply put, it's the feeling of wanting to live but being unable to, and wanting to die but being unable to.

Seeing Seven Deadly Sins cower like a quail, Black Amber was secretly pleased, but feigned concern on her face. "Is something wrong...? Or are you hungry?"

"No, no...! Don't come near me!"

Seeing that the other person was going to touch her again, perhaps it was the other person's soft expression that restored Seven Deadly Sins' ability to move, but the fear in her heart did not disappear. Seven Deadly Sins was so frightened that she immediately backed away and fell directly off the bed.

Are you alright?

Black Amber was satisfied with her attitude, but she was not Black Xi at this moment. Her previous venting had already made her feel much better, and there was no need to continue to make things difficult for this coward.

So she walked around the bed and approached cautiously and harmlessly. "Don't be afraid, Shier won't hurt you, relax, okay?"

"..."

Seven Deadly Sins, still somewhat bewildered and unsure, was breathing heavily, but she also knew that she was safe. The other person didn't seem as terrifying as before, and their expression was as normal as that of an ordinary girl.

The two kept their distance for a while before Seven Deadly Sins finally calmed down. Realizing that his ugly appearance had been exposed, he felt wronged and angry, but he didn't have the courage to lash out. His anger was like a flame that was easily extinguished, which instead gave rise to a sense of indifference and resignation.

"You... your name is Seven Deadly Sins, right? You've been sleeping for a long time, are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"

Black Amber asked.

"...Need not."

Seven Deadly Sins didn't really want to reply, but she was afraid that the other personality would come out to stand up for her again, so she could only reply in silence.

She was somewhat aware of the situation at the time; it was probably that her actions had angered the other personality within the other person, according to what Ellen said.

Just as the atmosphere was getting a little tense, the mechanical sound of a door opening rang out from the side.

"Has the Seven Deadly Sins awakened? How come you..."

The person who entered was Shiori came to have dinner with Shier. Because Seven Deadly Sins had not woken up and Shier felt very guilty about Seven Deadly Sins' coma, she took the initiative to come and take care of her. So she decided to stay in the ward alone to eat. Considering that Shier had helped her a lot this time, Shiori it was not right to really leave her alone in the ward.

"Since... since this guy is awake, let's eat together!"

Tohka hid completely behind Shiori, only peeking out from behind her right shoulder.

She was also a little scared of the short-haired girl. At this moment, her Spiritual Power was sealed again, and Tohka knew she had to keep a safe distance from the other person.

But Shiori insisted on inviting the other person to dinner, so Tohka had no choice but to accompany Shiori, even at the risk of her life.

"... Alright, Seven Deadly Sins, will you come with us?"

Black Amber nodded to the two of them, then looked at Seven Deadly Sins huddled in the corner.

"I'm not going."

Her tone was somewhat cold and hard. Black Amber had only asked casually to maintain her persona and didn't expect the other party to actually come. Seeing that she was still immersed in fear, she stood up with a helpless yet restrained expression and said to Shiori, "Have someone else send over Seven Deadly Sins's portion later. She is very resistant to Shier."

"Is she resisting another Shier?"

Shiori couldn't quite understand Tohka and Seven Deadly Sins's reactions at this moment.

According to Tohka's description, the three of them were trapped in that space for an unknown amount of time, only feeling that time was incredibly long. Although Ratatoskr speculated that it might be related to the situation where 'study time passes very slowly and game time passes very quickly,' Tohka directly denied this.

Compared to Tohka, who was merely being toyed with, the other two suffered far worse; they not only appeared to be in great pain, but they also couldn't faint.

Ellen lost consciousness and fell to the ground after the Black Sphere disappeared.

But... those were all done by the other Shier. No matter how dangerous and terrifying that Shier was, it had nothing to do with the kind and gentle Shier we have now.

"We are all Shier."

As Black Amber spoke, she looked at Tohka: "Shier wants to apologize to you because of Shier, my other self did something bad to you."

"It's okay... I don't care anymore!"

She was actually extremely concerned, but Tohka didn't dare say it and could only reply in a muffled voice.

Shiori didn't know how to resolve the awkwardness in their relationship, but through their conversation, she understood to some extent that Shier and the other Shier had a very good relationship, so good that if one of them did something, the other would help share the responsibility.

This feeling surprised Shiori somewhat, since in various manga works, the protagonist's other personality is always dark and evil.

Uh... based on Tohka's description, the other Shier does seem to be dark and evil...

But there is indeed a difference between Shier and the other Shier; the other personality gets angry when the main personality is bullied... Sounds pretty cool, doesn't it?

Shiori's inner chuunibyou was showing signs of being rekindled, Shiori immediately suppressed the thoughts in her mind. "Let's go eat first, and I'll ask the staff to bring it over later."

Chapter Sixty-Five: A Method of Resurrection?

Because of the Seven Deadly Sins, Shier did not choose to eat with Shiori. Shiori, who was somewhat grateful to Shier, naturally did not intend to go home for dinner. Instead, she chose to have dinner at Fraxinus, where there was no shortage of kitchen equipment. After all, many people worked overtime here all night. In addition to the kitchen, there were even many staff dormitories.

Although there aren't many dormitories because it's a small ship, there are enough for its needs.

Knowing that she could have a meal with Shiori openly and honestly, Muramasa Reine's mood improved considerably, and she took the initiative to choose a room for everyone.

When the three returned to their room, Kotori and Reine had already set out dinner.

"I thought it would take a long time."

Kotori, with a lollipop in her Kotori, raised an eyebrow and said.

"Since the Seven Deadly Sins have already awakened, there is no need for Shier to stay there."

Shiori explained, "But it would be best to send some food to Seven Deadly Sins. She just woke up and is a little scared of her surroundings."

"Are you afraid of your surroundings, or afraid of a particular person?"

Kotori turned her gaze to Black Amber.

Kotori, who had received a complete description from Tohka, looked at the black-haired girl over and over again, but she couldn't equate her with the image Tohka had described. Not to mention equating them, it was difficult to even match them. It was hard to imagine that such a sweet-looking girl, who looked like the girl next door, would be associated with words like 'horror,' 'weird,' or 'tyranny.'

"Thank you for inviting Shier..."

Black Amber nodded to Kotori with a shy smile, then looked at Murasame Reine.

"Um... is it alright for this lady not to go and rest for a bit?"

"Reine, she's always been like this. She often stays up late or even works through the night, and no amount of persuasion can change her mind."

Kotori also felt that Reine's work performance was problematic, but since Reine had never made any mistakes and even had the energy to take care of her, Kotori could only shut up.

It's not just about frequently staying up late or even all night; it's about constantly staying up all night. As one of the Origin Spirit and an incarnation of Mio Takamiya, Muramasa Reine hasn't slept for almost thirty years. Her life experiences would be astonishing in any storyline. For example, she mastered a language system in a single day, quickly understood historical and worldviews, and later, she became proficient in many skills, from speaking multiple foreign languages and playing the violin to medicine and piloting airplanes.

It can be said that Muramasa Reine is a true lover of the world, or rather, her birth is an unrepeatable Miracles for this world. Whether it is her incredibly intelligent mind or her unparalleled strength, she can do anything she wants.

However, she was hopelessly in love. If she had even a tenth of the effort that Wescott or Eliot put in, she wouldn't have lived such a muddled life for thirty years.

In fact, Black Amber and Mio Takamiya had met before, but at that time Black Amber was Möbius, while Mio Takamiya was Phantom.

This was indeed the first time that Shier Muramasa Reine had met.

"I'm fine, Miss Shier, you don't need to worry. What's more concerning is that the food is getting cold."

"That's what Muramasa Reine said."

Perhaps it was arrogance, or perhaps it was a deep-seated disinterest in everything, Muramasa Reine didn't care about Shier's situation, after all, Shier wasn't an elf.

There are only four people in this world who can make Muramasa Reine change her expression: Mao Takamiya, Shiori Itsuka, Möbius, Yulande.

The first two need no further explanation; one is the person she has chosen as her beloved, and the other is her beloved and daughter. Both of these are people that Muramasa Reine is willing to risk her life to protect. As for the latter two... the situation is a bit more complicated.

Möbius was the first person in the world to make her feel that she was 'invincible'. Muramasa Reine knew very well that, in terms of strength alone, Möbius could not match her no matter what. No one knew better than Muramasa Reine how powerful she was. Not to mention Earth, even a star like the sun, which is 1.3 million times larger than Earth, could be destroyed by her, it would just take more time.

Even so, Muramasa Reine had to admit that Möbius had a reason why she couldn't be his enemy: his resurrection.

When Muramasa Reine, no, Mio Takamiya, first went to Schicksal to retrieve the Spiritron Crystal, she was shocked by her own discovery. The girls she thought would die on the spot after the Spiritron Crystal were removed were not dead. Instead, they were lying obediently in the laboratory.

She never imagined that humans possessed such power to reverse life and death, not even Wescott and his ilk, who considered themselves superior to humans.

So when she met Möbius, she asked him a question.

'You, who can extend lives that should have died, can you bring the dead back to life?'

Despite possessing the immense power to change the world and even the authority to manipulate time and space, Mio Takamiya posed a question to a human being who could be destroyed at any moment.

She revealed her identity and even demonstrated her power to satisfy the other party's curiosity, but the response she received was, "Your ignorance limits everything you have."

Mio Takamiya couldn't believe that someone would look at her with a pitying expression after witnessing her power.

'Resurrecting a dead person is easy, but why should I help you?'

The "resurrection" she had poured her heart and soul into over the past two years was described as "simple" by the other person. Mio Takamiya couldn't believe it, because she had a complete understanding of human culture and technology, and knew the limits of human power better than humans themselves. But looking at the Green-haired Girl's confident appearance and her disdainful attitude towards her, she chose to believe her in an incredibly crazy way.

'What do I have to do for you to help me resurrect her?'

Even if the price is all your power, including your life?

'I'd pay any price, even my life, to bring her back to life! But... how will you prove your claim of resurrection?'

'I don't need to prove anything to you, nor do I intend to help you... at least not yet. Until I'm willing to help you, just keep doing what you're doing.'

That was a crazy yet rational human being. Muramasa Reine very well that a high IQ did not mean intelligence. True intelligence required not only the accumulation of knowledge and the influence of the environment, but also intuition beyond ordinary people, sharp thinking, and better luck than others.

In Muramasa Reine's eyes, Möbius was the embodiment of all the elements of success in the world, the answer of a scientist.

The only thing she couldn't understand was what kind of resurrection method Möbius was talking about.

But it doesn't matter anymore... Everything has been laid out, and even without Möbius's help, I can revive Xiao Zhen myself.

Black Amber savored Shiori Itsuka's cooking with a smile on her face, but in her heart she was thinking about how to explain her 'incompetence'.

Chapter Sixty-Six: You're always thinking about other people.

Unlike Möbius, Yulande Mio Takamiya first, until... Yulande absorbed a part of her Neighboring Realm into her body.

It's important to know that Mio Takamiya had tried countless ways to commit suicide, but no matter what she did, she couldn't die. Not to mention death, she couldn't even endure a moment of pain. That's why she became even more determined to revive Mao Takamiya.

Since I can't be by your side, I can only ask you to come to me.

According to Mio Takamiya's understanding, the only ones who can harm her are those spirits who share the same power as her; everything else poses no threat to her.

However, the appearance of Yulande shattered Mio Takamiya's perception. Even though everyone said that Yulande was a prodigy picked up by Möbius, Mio Takamiya stubbornly believed that Yulande must be a tool for Möbius to collect a price.

Because she always remembered that Möbius had said, "It was not the time to help myself." Thinking about it carefully, it made sense. Her Spiritual Power was more than enough to revive one person, because Mio Takamiya herself could not spare any more power. Even if she gave away all her Spiritron Crystal, the total amount would be just a drop in the ocean for her.

And this tiny drop in the ocean was enough to revive Maori in her plan.

Although she didn't know what Möbius's plan was, Mio Takamiya believed it must be more sophisticated than her own.

Or rather, she longed for Möbius to have a more comprehensive plan than her own, so that she would have a way out if she failed.

The current plan is progressing steadily, Mio Takamiya believes she has plenty of time to observe. Of course, she will also ensure that Möbius has enough time to live, so that he can serve as insurance for her plan at any time. Originally, she had planned to extend Möbius's lifespan, but judging from the situation over the years, she doesn't need to worry about Möbius's lifespan.