In addition to obtaining Kotori's spirit core, Tohka's spirit core was also taken by her.
Tohka was only interested in Shido and food, and didn't care about the spirit core at all, so she agreed without hesitation.
Therefore, Kurumi now possesses four spirit cores: Camael, Princess, Nun, and Magical Girl. In addition, Nun Natsumi has been entrusted to Kotori and the others for care.
As spirits who had been severely abused by DEM, they felt sympathy for the treatment Natsumi had received. At the same time, Takamiya Shinji recalled the voice that echoed in his mind when he was captured; it was Natsumi's voice.
Therefore, no one objected to the acceptance of Natsumi.
Natsumi, on the other hand, actually wanted to stay, even as a servant or whatever, to remain by the side of her savior. However, she sensed hostility from another girl...
If they were forced to stay, it would probably cause Kurumi a lot of trouble, so Natsumi chose to follow Kurumi's advice and go with Ratatoskr's people.
Many of the people here were once elves, and she might feel a greater sense of belonging here.
After seeing the group off, Kurumi closed the door and looked at the Spirit Crystal she possessed.
Including my own and Yoshino's, that makes six.
The remaining Diva Miku Izayoi, Witch Natsumi Kyouno, Berserker Yamai, Mukuro Hoshimiya. You can find them and retrieve their spirit cores. As for other spirit-like creatures, or spirits that only appear in side stories...
Now that Shido has lost his sealing abilities, it's hard to say whether they will reappear. If they do, we'll see.
Yoshino looked at the spirit core floating in Kurumi's palm and asked timidly, "Kurumi- neechan, do you need a spirit core?"
She knew she was an elf called the Hermit, and she also knew she possessed an elf core. Seeing Kurumi collecting these, she asked out of curiosity.
If Kurumi needs it, Yoshino thinks it's okay to give it to Kurumi.
Kurumi smiled and ruffled Yoshino's hair, saying, "No need. I only took back their spirit cores because I didn't want Spatial Quake to keep happening in this world. Now that you can control your power, I don't need to take back your core."
In the afternoon, after Sawa came home from school, she asked Kurumi how things were going with Natsumi.
"It was handled perfectly, of course. The Camael and the Princess's spirit cores are also left here." Kurumi chuckled, then said, "Let's go, come with me to a place to retrieve the Diva's core."
Sawa looked at Kurumi suspiciously Sawa asked, "Why do I have to go to retrieve the Diva's core too?"
"Hehe, I just saw you had nothing to do, so I went out for a stroll."
Schools in island nations dismiss students very early in the afternoon. It's only around 4 PM now, so there's plenty of time to find Miku Izayoi and retrieve the spirit core from her.
Rindouji Girls' Academy.
Inside a magnificent hall, there was an elegant table with delicate pastries laid out on it.
Meanwhile, Miku Izayoi sat in a chair, enjoying the food, with several girls serving her.
This is her daily afternoon tea routine as an idol.
After taking a sip of black tea, Miku Izayoi looked out at the bright sunshine and couldn't help but sigh, "The weather is really nice today."
Yesterday, Mio Takamiya's high-profile actions allowed many ordinary people in this world to witness the power of spirits and this supernatural power, which greatly amazed them.
Ordinary people in the dating world are actually quite unaware of the existence of spirits, partly due to the restrictions imposed by the upper class, and partly because the appearance of spirits is usually accompanied by Spatial Quake.
Ordinary people had already taken refuge in air-raid shelters as soon as the Spatial Quake alarm sounded, and had no idea what caused the Spatial Quake. Therefore, Mio Takamiya was arguably the first Pokémon they had ever seen.
And the destructive power of the elves.
The headquarters of DEM Tenku City is still in ruins. Even though the surrounding area has been sealed off and people are not allowed to get close, ordinary people can still feel the cruelty of the scene through photos and accounts from some eyewitnesses.
To be honest, Miku was a little panicked.
Because of the current online sentiment, there seems to be a lot of negative opinions about elves, with many people suggesting that all elves be killed.
Having witnessed the destructive power of the elves, they all found it terrifying.
As an idol, if people found out she was also an elf, her career would be completely ruined, and she might even be captured and used as a research subject...
Thinking about this, Miku Izayoi felt a little heavy-hearted.
But the power of the spirits allows her to sing beautifully, and she wouldn't be willing to give up those powers...
"Lady Miku, what's troubling you? Your furrowed brow makes my heart ache," said a young girl beside her.
Miku stood up, stroked her hair, whispered in her ear, and smiled, "It's alright, the weather is beautiful today..."
The female classmate blushed with amusement at her behavior.
At this moment, a spatial rift appeared in the hall, interrupting Miku's desire to get close to the beautiful girl.
When Miku's sidekicks saw this spatial rift, they were immediately dumbfounded, because it was the first time they had ever seen such a thing and such power, and they didn't know how to react for a moment.
They stared in disbelief at the two girls who emerged from the spatial rift.
Miku frowned, sensing that the other party was up to no good. She used her fairy powers to bewitch her little followers. "Leave here, go home, and forget what happened this afternoon."
The Diva's power allows her to brainwash and manipulate others.
So when these lackeys heard the sound, their eyes glazed over, and they mechanically left the noble and magnificent hall.
"No wonder you made me come along," Sawa pouted.
Within the spatial rift, she witnessed the intimate behavior between the Diva and her follower. Such behavior was illogical for either friends or a follower, leaving only one plausible explanation: the other person was acting similarly to her.
She always thought that only her relationship with Kurumi was unusual, but she never imagined that there were other unusual people in the world besides them.
"Miku Izayoi." Kurumi softly called out the other's name.
"Who are you?" Upon hearing the other party call out her name, Miku Izayoi frowned.
Her worst fears came true.
In many of her previous concerts, she used the power of Diva. Anyone familiar with this power would have been able to sense it and conclude that she is an elf.
But I never expected that my worries would be exposed so soon.
Someone, whose origins are unknown, learned of her identity and came to her door.
"It's nothing, I'm here to retrieve your spirit core." Kurumi smiled slightly. "I hope you can cooperate."
Recycle spirit cores?
Miku's expression tightened. The Spirit Core... is that the power of Diva? Does that mean she won't be able to sing anymore?
"No... no, you can't recycle it."
Kurumi: "I'm not asking for your opinion."
With that, Kurumi canceled her inversion state, picked up Zafkiel, and aimed it at Miku Izayoi.
Facing the dark muzzle of the gun, Miku Izayoi tensed up instantly and summoned her spirit dress in a flash.
"Protect me!"
A voice imbued with psychedelic power rushed towards the two, intending to control Sawa.
The invincible voice struck Kurumi and Sawa like hitting an iron wall, having absolutely no effect.
Kurumi is a god, so this power naturally wouldn't have any effect on her. Sawa is the Sky Dragon Slayer Mage, and her resistance to negative effects is extremely high, so it wouldn't have any effect on her either; she would just feel a little uncomfortable.
The excellent Mei Jiu was stunned; this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
He immediately wanted to summon angels to enhance his power.
[Second Bullet]!
The bullet, imbued with the power to slow down time Miku Izayoi, making her movements appear as if they were in slow motion, like a movie played 32 times slower.
Then Kurumi effortlessly obtained the Spirit Core from the excellent Miku.
After the power of the Second Bullet was deactivated, Miku Izayoi was completely bewildered, and felt Kurumi.
In the blink of an eye, her Elf Core and Angel Gabriel were gone, and a feeling of weakness came from her body.
"I am collecting all the spirit cores that are still out there, and no one will be exempt. You used the power of spirits to deceive fans and become an idol star in a short period of time. This behavior is wrong."
Seeing the other person's dejected expression, which made them almost want to jump off a building, Kurumi offered an explanation.
"I..." Miku Izayoi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't get the words out. She could already feel the difference in power between herself and the other person.
"To be an idol, you still have to rely on your own strength." Kurumi recalled the time when Su Xi participated in the Starry Sky Diva Competition.
She watched the first Starry Sky Diva Competition through a recording. After Su Xi solved the problem of the Lord of Silver Vortex, the organizers of the Starry Sky Diva Competition dared not ban a strong person like Su Xi again. They also wanted to ride on Su Xi's fame, so they lifted the ban on the recording of her participation in the Diva Competition.
In this Diva Competition, Su Xi had no vocal talent or fans supporting her, yet she made it to the finals on her own merits and became the third-place winner.
Of course, Su Xi's situation only happened because she had all the right timing, location, and people. Otherwise, a Diva without vocal power wouldn't have been able to make any waves at all.
Therefore, Kurumi was somewhat displeased when she learned that Miku was using her power to mislead the fans.
"Wait, you said you'd only recycle Pokémon cores that are left outside. What if I became one of yours? You're so cute, I wouldn't mind staying by your side!" Miku Izayoi said eagerly, her eyes sparkling.
From the moment the other person appeared until now, she could sense that something was off about their relationship. The girl with flaxen hair looked at the girl with black hair with eyes full of love!
And both of them are girls!
Aren't they just like me, fellow travelers?
If you join the other party and become a member of their family, then you don't need to recycle the spirit core anymore.
Before Kurumi could speak, Sawa couldn't help but chuckle, her eyes filled with displeasure as she said, "Not welcome! Kurumi is mine!"
"Oh my, Sawa, your statement is quite bold."
Kurumi said with a smile.
Sawa's face flushed slightly as she glared at Kurumi.
"In short, you're not allowed to like stray cats!" Sawa and sneered.
"Oh my god."
Since Sawa had already gone this far, Kurumi also refused.
"If you encounter any trouble in real life in the future, you can go to the Gokah Family or to the Metropolitan Raizen High School and find Itsuka Shido and Tobiichi Origami. They have established the Spirit Retirement Center. If you encounter any trouble that you cannot solve on your own, you can seek their help."
After saying that, Kurumi transformed into her reversed state Sawa.
"Hey!" Miku Izayoi could retract her outstretched hand, the other person stepped into the spatial rift and disappeared.
"Itsuka Shido, Tobiichi Origami?"
Elf Retirement Center, what a strange name.
However, compared to this Spirit Retirement Center, Miku Izayoi felt more attracted to the black-haired girl, and murmured, "... I still don't know your name."
Inside the spatial rift.
Sawa felt that this journey had been unexpectedly long.
Normally, you can get to another place in the blink of an eye, but now it seems like time has slowed down.
Because that annoying guy was talking about things from the past.
"Oh, speaking of stray cats, Sawa used to love using cats as an excuse to take me home," Kurumi smiled and recalled.
Previously, Sawa had a cat named Maren, Sawa would often invite Kurumi to her house to see the cat.
As Kurumi before she became a spirit, her relationship with Sawa Kurumi truly exceptional, even closer than that of best friends. Otherwise, Kurumi wouldn't have wanted to take revenge on Mio Takamiya and revive Sawa after regaining her memories.
Looking back on those memories now is like picking up seashells in the desert; each seashell is a precious memory.
"So, you can only visit my house to see the cats, not other people's!"
Sawa, her ears turning bright red.
"No, because I've already chosen Sawa," Kurumi chuckled.
These words reminded Sawa of the love letter that was in Kurumi's closet. She had jokingly asked Kurumi whether she should choose the person who sent her the love letter or her.
Kurumi chose her without hesitation...
An indescribable feeling welled up inside me.
The two then walked out of the spatial rift and returned home.
"Welcome back..." Yoshino's sister immediately noticed something was off about the two of them. Sawa's shy demeanor made Yoshino's sister feel like the two of them had gone out to do something naughty.
"Oh my, what a wonderful day for lilies to bloom."
"Hmm?" Yoshino looked away from the TV and turned to Yoshino's sister, puzzled as to why she suddenly mentioned lilies.
Sawa and covered Yoshino's sister's mouth, saying in embarrassment and indignation, "Don't say it!"
Yoshino tilted her head. "Huh?"
Why can't we say that lilies are blooming?
I turned to look at Kurumi, and all I saw was her smiling face.
Yoshino completely baffled.
(To be honest, this month is almost over, and I feel like I'll never finish writing this extra chapter...)