After erasing Artemisia's memories of DEM Industries and changing them so that she had come to Japan only to visit friends,
Lin Guang ordered his men to take Artemisia and Mana Takamiya off the [Fatebreaker] warship.
Afterward, Lin Guang left the [Fatebreaker] warship.
Once he got home, Lin Guang pretended to be angry and gave Kotori Itsuka a little scolding, only for Reine Murasame to walk in with Tohka Yatogami and all the others.
Seeing that her savior had arrived, Kotori Itsuka threw herself straight into Reine Murasame's arms.
"Waaah! Lin Guang... he... he..."
Reine Murasame held Kotori Itsuka and gently patted her back.
"There, there. It's all right, Kotori."
Seeing this, Kaguya Yamai shouted at Lin Guang with some anger, "Lin Guang! What exactly did you do to Kotori?"
Nia Honjo knew that Lin Guang and Kotori Itsuka were not related by blood. Never one to mind stirring up more trouble when there was a show to watch, she put on an apologetic expression.
"Oh! Sorry, sorry! It looks like we interrupted you."
Hearing Nia Honjo's words, Lin Guang gave her a chop on the head.
"Hey, hey! Would you please take a good look before saying anything? Shido's right beside me. What could I possibly do to Kotori? Besides, Kotori was the one who did something wrong first."
At that point, Shido Itsuka timidly raised his hand and said, "Um... Lin Guang's right."
Seeing that she had been exposed, Kotori Itsuka immediately sat down, cleared her throat, and returned to normal.
"Ahem! Now that everyone has calmed down, let's get down to business. As you all know by now, Lin Guang has decided to compete with Kurumi to see who falls for the other first. Kurumi's goal is to obtain Lin Guang's Spirit Power and kill the First