"..."
After a brief silence.
Ryuzaki Mom quietly agreed. "Then let's give it a try."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded.
"Leave it to me."
The Witch inheritance included special ways to break curses. When Moeha's friend had been afflicted by the Nightmare Curse, Amamiya Natsuki had used the Witch inheritance to lift it. The Supernatural being's corruption should also count as a kind of curse, so perhaps it would work.
As they spoke, Miko emerged from the depths of the internet café and exclaimed in delight:
"Natsuki, you're back?"
When she saw Miko, Ryuzaki Mom's eyes suddenly widened, as though she'd seen something inconceivable. She staggered half a step backward in shock.
"H-how could this be..."
"Hm?" Amamiya Natsuki looked over curiously. "Mom Senpai, do you know Miko?"
"Miko?" Ryuzaki Mom took a deep breath, looked at Miko, and said seriously, "All I know is that she's the strongest Ability user in the entire city."
Miko looked confused.
"Meow?"
The strongest Ability user?
What did a super-powerful title like that have to do with her?
"Um... you must have the wrong person, right?"
Miko said softly.
She knew herself better than anyone.
Miko knew perfectly well that she had only one wish: to lie low as a couch potato and spend every day in peaceful mediocrity.
"No, I don't." Ryuzaki Mom shook her head and said seriously, "I've met you... the you from this world. She really was incredibly powerful."
"Huh?" Miko blinked, struggling to make sense of it. She couldn't help turning to look at Amamiya Natsuki. "Natsuki, what does she mean by the me from this world?"
"Exactly what it sounds like." Amamiya Natsuki lowered his voice and explained quietly, "That fog wasn't a Supernatural being. It was some kind of strange supernatural phenomenon. We've accidentally crossed into a Parallel