The entire space would begin to tremble violently.
Thus, a phenomenon known as a spatial quake was formed.
"In other words!"
Five Rivers Kotori held her lollipop and gestured twice. "Once a spatial quake descended, it meant that a spirit had appeared."
"You know about the AST, right?"
"Mm..." Five Rivers Shiori nodded.
She said, "They seem to be a very powerful military force."
"Now I can tell you for certain. They exist for the sole purpose of killing spirits."
Five Rivers Kotori spoke bluntly. "Therefore, whenever a spatial quake descended, after the civilians were evacuated and took shelter, they would set out for the very center of the spatial quake's eruption to exterminate the spirit."
"So it's actually... like that?" Five Rivers Shiori was somewhat surprised.
"What were the results?" she asked next, a little curious.
"It had no effect whatsoever."
Five Rivers Kotori spread her little hands. "After all, spirits aren't so easy to exterminate. To date, there has never been a record of a spirit being killed. Usually, they would simply drag things out until the spirit's time was up and it returned to the neighboring realm."
"It's only thanks to the spirits not being very murderous... otherwise, who knows how many times they would have died by now!" She shook her head slightly.
But this
only made Five Rivers Shiori even more astonished.
"Then what exactly are spirits... enemies or friends?"
Five Rivers Shiori asked the question again, completely unable to understand.
If they were enemies, why did they show no murderous intent toward the AST members who surrounded and attacked them?
But if they were friends, why... did the AST seek to exterminate them?
"Enemies or friends? That's something we need to judge for ourselves."
Five Rivers Kotori's expression was unreadable as she gestured toward