Amamiya Haruki looked at Yurina and said, "Although I've now collected eight Magatsu Blades, not every blade has a wielder to activate it.
The only ones we can actually use are my Rain Collapse, Shota's Warrior Princess, and Koyuan Yoshiki's Kamikakushi...
Kamikakushi's power is more suited to support, so the only ones with real combat strength are me and Warrior Princess... That isn't enough. We still need the power of one more blade wielder."
Yurina lowered her head and glanced at Thousand Cranes at her waist. Without the slightest hesitation, she said, "I understand. I'll go with you."
"Little sister, you agreed that readily?" Hoshimi Shota carefully sized up the girl before him, who was only thirteen or fourteen, and could not help reminding her, "We still don't know what the situation over there is like. If Warrior Princess's prophecy for me is correct this time, there really is a risk of death."
"I'm not afraid."
Yurina's eyes were filled with determination, without the slightest trace of fear. "The situation in this world is getting worse and worse. Although Takishiro is killing Corpse Beasts everywhere to protect the people, that can only ease the immediate crisis. Only by uniting the nine blades to create another world and relocating everyone can we solve the problem at its root."
Hoshimi Shota froze where he stood. "Your foresight... is really far-reaching, huh?"
"Don't compare her to other children her age. What flows through her veins is the royal blood of the Yurina family." Amamiya Haruki smiled faintly. "The intelligence of a royal bloodline's heir is beyond what ordinary people can match."
"...Are you calling me stupid in a roundabout way?"
"Am I?"
Hoshimi Shota: (〃??皿`)q
"Actually, I had originally planned to ask Takishiro to come with us." Ignoring Hoshimi Shota's resentful gaze, Amamiya