Song of Illusory Dreams

"Holy Royal Court," the stronghold of humanity's most powerful Ability User.

Never had an Altered User been able to swagger into Saint's Domain and leave unscathed.

Not even... Kujo Iruka back then.

She had still shown three parts fear and respect toward His Eminence the Pope, Nana Li.

Naturally, no Nightmare Type Altered User had ever obtained the Calamity Crystal of the Nightmare Deer Spirit, an Evil Relic sealed in the deepest reaches of the Holy Royal Court.

Thus, no one knew enough to tell Su Youzi—

That the Evil Relic, the Calamity Crystal that looked like a tiny crystal hollyhock flower, was actually a ring.

If she had known just a little earlier—

Su Youzi might not have so carelessly handed the Calamity Crystal directly to Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi.

At the very least... she should have made it more formal, right?

However, after carefully thinking it over, Su Youzi realized that the two rings she had given away seemed to have been handed over just as 'carelessly.'

There had been not the slightest hint of ceremony.

But... looking at the delighted expression on the Altered User girl's face, it seemed pretty good after all.

It was like a small lump of ice melting between her fingers.

It had not even been particularly cold to begin with, and had directly turned into a shimmering puddle.

Su Youzi quickly schooled her expression. "Do you like it?"

"As long as Kiyomi likes it."

Since Su Youzi's return, Soga Ishikawa Kiyomi's gaze shifted away from her for the first time.

The girl cupped her hands, pressing the one wearing the ring against her little face. Her dark-golden slit pupils glistened with tears as she stared unblinkingly at the ring before the tip of her nose.

Not to mention—

Those dark-golden slit pupils actually