The next day.
After Shido Itsuka and Tohka Yatogami had both left for school, the Itsuka household received an unexpected visitor.
"What a happy family."
Kurumi Tokisaki had come to the Itsuka household again, but this time she wore a red-and-black Gothic dress. The hair that covered half her face had also been swept aside, revealing a golden eye that resembled a clock.
Seeing Kurumi like this, Lin Guang smiled softly and walked over to her.
"Are you a clone again this time? Well, none of that matters. Whether you are or not, all that matters is that the person before me now is you. You really are just as beautiful like this, no matter how many times I see you."
As he spoke, Lin Guang reached out to brush Kurumi's hair aside.
His gesture did not annoy Kurumi, but the coldness toward him in her eyes deepened a little.
"Really? Have you seen me wearing my Astral Dress before?"
As she spoke, Kurumi spun in place, deftly using the movement to put some distance between herself and Lin Guang.
Kurumi had never been a passive girl. Faced with Lin Guang taking the initiative, she preferred to keep control in her own hands.
Lin Guang was not displeased in the slightest, either, because this was how Kurumi truly was.
"I know you came to me for news about Nia Honjo, but there's some bad news."
At his words, the smile on Kurumi's face gradually faded.
"What happened to Nia Honjo?"
The moment she said that, Kurumi knew she had already lost the initiative.
But there was nothing she could do. Based on what she currently knew, asking Nia Honjo was her only way to learn about the First Spirit.
Moreover, returning to the past required an enormous amount of Spirit