(The previous chapter was missing a few hundred words for some reason. You can read the previous chapter to fill in the missing words.)
However, Kurumi's ropes are easy to break free from. Even Sheryl was tortured to the point of wishing for death by Kurumi's ropes, let alone this half-crippled Origin Spirit.
She will never be able to return to her peak strength until she retrieves all the Spirit Crystal.
Therefore, when she saw that Takamiya Shinji and Takamiya Mana had been arrested again, she could only rage helplessly, shaking the chair so hard it creaked.
Yoshino downstairs, frowned at the noise from the Kurumi floor.
Yoshino's sister: "Oh~ It seems that the Origin Spirit has also been captivated by Kurumi- nee's skills. She can't get enough of them!"
Kurumi: "..."
Yoshino's sister and Yoshino are different. Yoshino naive and doesn't know anything, but she's actually quite timid. Yoshino's sister, on the other hand, knows everything, even the secret games that couples play together.
Therefore, Kurumi now understands Yoshino's sister's words. After all, her method of tying people up can no longer be done in a normal way. No matter how she ties someone up, there will always be a very special way of tying them up.
Yoshino tilted her head and asked, "What kind of skill? Massage?"
Yoshino's sister wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "That's right, Kurumi- neechan is an incredibly skilled massage master!"
Yoshino looked at Kurumi with great admiration.
Kurumi felt a little uncomfortable with the innocence in his eyes, and chuckled, "You watch TV, I'll go upstairs and see what's going on."
Turn off the two-player game and switch the TV program back to a soap opera.
Yoshino's gaze was instantly drawn to it.
This soap opera is no less dramatic than the Korean melodramas I saw in my previous life, except it's not as melodramatic. I don't know why Yoshino likes it so much.
We arrived at the second floor.
Mio Takamiya, who was tied to a chair, had collapsed to the ground, her face flushed.
Kurumi asked in surprise, "So, you Origin Spirit, also have this need?"
"No..." Mio Takamiya said through gritted teeth, "I... Shinji and Mana have been captured by Westcott, could you..."
The pleading and aggrieved tone in her voice almost Kurumi's heart.
At this moment, Kurumi realized what was going on and said, "Oh, so that's what it is. I thought you were in heat."
Ignoring Mio Takamiya's Kurumi words, Takamiya Mio's only concern was the safety of Takamiya Shinji and Takamiya Mana. Therefore, she could only plead with Kurumi, "Please, let me go. I'll do anything for you if you can rescue Shinji and Mana..."
The ropes binding her body were like forbidden objects imprisoning gods, rendering her completely unable to mount any effective resistance.
As she watched through the window, Westcott held a weapon to Shinji's neck. Mio Takamiya had never felt such intense anger before, and the solidified black spiritual energy continued to erode Kurumi's ropes.
"Is this the power of reversal?"
"Interesting, can Origin Spirit also reverse their origins?"
Kurumi did not stop this trend of Mio Takamiya.
As the inversion of the Origin Spirit means that the Kabbalah Tree of Life system will also be inverted, Kurumi is very curious about what will happen after the Kabbalah Tree of Life system is inverted.
Anyway, she didn't think that the reversed Mio Takamiya could beat her, so Kurumi and collected.
He slightly relaxed the spacetime force on the rope.
The ropes that were wrapped around Mio Takamiya and weighed down her spirit dress were breaking one by one.
The soaring black spiritual power seemed to devour all hope, and the colossal pillar of the abyss, capable of destroying heaven and earth, stood between heaven and earth.
At that moment, the instruments monitoring the spiritual power of the spirits in Ratatoskr, DEM Corporation, and the AST Self-Defense Forces all erupted with a loud, sharp bang. All the monitoring personnel were pierced by the sharp sound and had to cover their ears in pain.
Tobiichi Origami was already planning to reveal her identity as a spirit and fly into DEM to rescue people, but unexpectedly, another spirit appeared in the world at this time.
Moreover, the intensity of this sound clearly indicates that the strength of this mortal spirit is above S!
"The place where the spiritual energy erupted is in the Nightmare and the Hermit's house!" Kannazuki exclaimed in shock.
"Moreover, this spiritual energy gives me a bad feeling..."
Kannazuki frowned, a rare occurrence for her.
Kotori also sensed this, or rather, as Fire Spirit, she was even more able to feel the ominousness contained in this spiritual power, a power capable of destroying the world!
"What exactly happened there...?"
While Shido was attending class at school, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and a sense of depression arose within him. Tohka the same way.
All the elves in the mortal realm, and all those connected to them, felt this anger.
Sensing this anger, Honjou Nissou, imprisoned in the underground of DEM, tried to open his eyes, but failed.
Because she was completely restrained and had no control over her own actions.
He wore a large eye mask on his face, having not seen the sun for several years.
All of this was done by Westcott to force her to reveal information about the Origin Spirit, and to force her to reverse her nature so that she could become nourishment for Westcott's growth.
Not only can Westcott absorb the reversed power of the spirits, but he can also use the Demon King of the reversed spirits without any side effects. Therefore, Natsumi has been tormented by him for a long time, but he has never been able to reverse the power, which has allowed him to succeed.
At that moment, Natsumi saw a glimmer of hope for escape.
"But this timing seems to be much earlier than I foresee in the future..."
"What's happening outside...?"
Erya tried to see the outside world through the blindfold, but ultimately it was all darkness.
Having been imprisoned for so many years, her abilities have weakened considerably, but this angry spiritual energy can now temporarily act as an amplifier, allowing her to resonate with nearby humans who possess spiritual power.
Soon, she sensed Mana and Masashi.
"An elf that has never appeared in the future!!!"
When Erya realized this fact, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide.
Although she could only see a limited future, she was very clear about the number of spirits. The one she was sensing now had never appeared in either the past or the future she had seen.
Without a second thought, Niya resonated directly with Takamiya Shinji.
After all, she is just a human, and compared to a real elf, she is not quite up to the task. Right now, the only one who can save her is probably this elf. Even if this elf can't save her, she can find someone else to save her.
In particular, they need to find that human who, in the future, can seal away the spirits and harness their power for their own use.
Takamiya Shinji didn't know why she had become like this, or why the other person could still find her.
In her current state, even if it weren't for Itsuka Tatsuo telling her, he might not recognize her, let alone Westcott.
Regardless of the circumstances, this situation is entirely her fault. If her identity hadn't been exposed, her sister wouldn't have been arrested. It's all her fault.
At this moment, Takamiya Shinji's heart was filled with deep regret.
She regretted not learning about the enemy's movements immediately, instead being lost in the confusion of thirty years later and the change of identity. She also hated herself for not understanding the elven power she possessed, otherwise she wouldn't have been unable to put up any resistance.
"Hello!"
As Takamiya Shinji regretted his actions, a voice echoed in his mind.
Takamiya Shinji: "?"
"My lovely fellow elves, please save me! I've been imprisoned underground by DEM for years..."
The other person seemed to have not spoken to anyone for a long time. Like a machine gun, they talked endlessly, saying things like there was no sunlight underground, they wanted to read comics, they were very bored, Westcott was so bad, leaving Takamiya Shinji with no chance to get a word in edgewise.
Of course, the main reason was that Takamiya Shinji felt he couldn't save her either, because she might die again today.
So they didn't disturb the chattering of the poor elf imprisoned underground.
"Weren't you curious why Mana's face still looks so young after thirty years?" Westcott seemed to be deliberately stalling for time, and said to Takamiya Shinji with amusement.
Takamiya Shinji didn't even bother to show a single expression.
He died, but he dragged his sister down with him, which she deeply regretted.
"Hehe, the truth is that I froze Takamiya Mana for 27 years and only recently released her. After being released, she lost her memory. I just casually mentioned that she lost her memory because of the spirits, and she started yelling that she wanted to join AST. Hehe, isn't that ridiculous?"
"I was the one who caused her to lose her memory."
"Also, Takamiya Mana worked incredibly hard. To join AST, her small body endured a great deal of experimentation. Now, how many years will she live?"
Westcott toyed with the weapon in his hand, talking with a grin about the experiments he had done on Mana, while looking at the huge black energy pillar that appeared in the sky, as if waiting for someone to appear.
Takamiya Shinji's eyes turned red from the shock of his words, his anger causing bloodshot veins to appear, and the seal of Shido began to stir.
A faint glimmer of spiritual energy flashed, and Takamiya Shinji entered Half-elf state, with some of his clothes now adorned with spiritual decorations.
"Angry?" Westcott felt even more pleased when he saw her like this.
"However, with your limited spiritual power, you're no match for Eileen."
Takamiya Shinji struggled violently, but Airi immediately pinned him to the ground.
"Hateful!"
As Shinji's humiliating voice fell, a figure with an aura of world-destroying power rushed over from afar, shattering all the windows of DEM Company with the force of the blast.
The clanging and banging sounds made many ordinary people want to avoid it.
But realizing the danger, he quickly left the place.
The Spatial Quake taught the people of this world a valuable lesson: never stay in dangerous places, or you'll end up as nothing but dust.
"Very good, very good, you have finally appeared, Origin Spirit!"
Upon seeing the person he had been longing for day and night, Westcott burst into joyful laughter.
Feeling threatened by the other party, Eileen frowned slightly, knocked out Takamiya Shinji with a chop to the neck, and then stood in front of Westcott.
"Her strength is quite formidable."
"Eileen, you said you would protect me, right?" Westcott asked with a chuckle.
Eileen answered without hesitation, "Of course."
"Good, shoot her down!"
Westcott pointed to the Origin Spirit, which was hovering outside the floor-to-ceiling window, in a state of rage and inversion.
Her original pure white, wedding-dress-like spirit dress had transformed into layers of lace and a deathly shroud. Her lifeless eyes, combined with the way she wore it, made anyone who saw her feel sorry for her.
"Westcott... you... die..."
Mio Takamiya was in a berserk state, only knowing that she wanted Westcott to die, but Mio Takamiya didn't know why she wanted him to die.
Therefore, she gathered a powerful force in her hand and hurled it towards DEM.
The entire DEM company was instantly smashed to pieces.
Westcott had already been carried away by Eileen and was flying away.
Takamiya Shinji, who was still inside, and Takamiya Mana also suddenly disappeared.
"Oh dear, this is really dangerous. If you had been any slower, you would have been killed."
At the last moment, Kurumi entered a reverse state, created a space, and pulled the two back.
At the same time, she also heard cries for help coming from underground at DEM.
While Shinji was unconscious, Natsumi tried to find another resonance target. Mio Takamiya was in a berserk state and could not resonate with her at all. Kurumi happened to appear, and Nia Honjou seized the opportunity.
"Oh dear, I didn't expect there to be a poor little thing here."
Kurumi teleported to the underground of DEM Corporation and saw Natsumi covered in restraints.
Then I checked her physical condition.
The skin exposed outside the restraints had countless wounds of all sizes, especially the feet, which were covered with terrible cuts and lacerations.
This reminded Kurumi of the torture methods Natsumi in the original story.
Not only was she disemboweled while fully conscious, her skull was pierced, and her hands and feet were cut off centimeter by centimeter—all of this was done to put Natsumi into a reverse state.
And she endured it.
Since regaining her memories, Kurumi has only focused on Shido's actions and has almost forgotten about the spirit, Natsumi, who has been tortured beyond recognition.
"Ah, finally someone has come to save me! This lovely elf lady, can you save me?"
Natsumi said.
"To be honest, I really admire you for not going crazy after all that you've endured." Kurumi removed Nia's blindfold, revealing her dark, gray eyes.
Natsumi only managed a weak smile.
At this moment, her memories had not yet been erased by Westcott and she had not yet been brought to Shido's side, so those tormented memories were like nightmares, tormenting her mind.
"Want to forget those memories? I can help you~"
"If you can..."
Kurumi brandished her saber and cut off all the restraints. Without the support of the restraints, Natsumi was too weak to stand up and could only rely on Kurumi's help.
"Then, have a good dream, and when you wake up, all the nightmares will be gone."
Before the main body of Niya closed its eyes, the last thing it heard was a gunshot.