Target: Otsutsuki Star

Now that Gigue wielded the powers of both time and space, he could open a dimensional portal. And with the coordinates of the Pirate World, sending Lily and Kaguya to Mary Geoise would be easy.

Gigue opened the silver-gray vertical eye on his forehead. A dark vortex appeared in each palm, and under his control, time and space joined to form a multicolored dot before him. It grew until it became a shimmering curtain.

Tsukishiki could not help asking, "Is that a portal to another dimension?"

Gigue nodded. "Yes. Can Otsutsuki Genshiki do this?"

"I don't know. He rarely shows himself to the clan and keeps his affairs secret. Only Otsutsuki Kong has ever seen him in action."

Gigue said no more. He turned to Lily and Kaguya and spoke softly. "Go on in. Wait for me at Mary Geoise."

Lily, who usually loved trading barbs with Gigue, was unusually gentle this time. She stepped forward, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him. Tsukishiki's eyes widened at the sight.

Kaguya was not as passionate as Lily, but she held Gigue tightly too. Blushing, she whispered a few words in his ear, then darted over to Lily's side as if fleeing.

Tsukishiki watched Lily and Kaguya enter the dimensional portal. "It seems Kaguya really has found where she belongs."

She looked like a little white-haired girl, yet spoke like an elder. Gigue laughed. "What about you? Do you still want to return to the Otsutsuki Clan?"

Tsukishiki rolled her eyes at him. "What do you think? I helped kill Otsutsuki Kong."

"Then we're inseparable teammates now."

At the word "inseparable," the intimate scene she had witnessed between Gigue and Kaguya sprang unbidden to Tsukishiki's mind. Her face reddened. "Who's inseparable from you? Have you no shame?"

"What? How am