Seven days later.
Shido Itsuka sought out Lin Guang.
Lin Guang sat across from Shido Itsuka and sighed at his haggard expression.
"Shido, are you sure you want to see Mio Takamiya?"
Shido Itsuka raised his head and managed a strained smile.
"Yes. Even though you've sealed Mio, she still killed all those people to bring me back to life. Now that my memories of my previous life have returned, I want to have a proper talk with her."
Shido Itsuka did not know that Lin Guang had the ability to forcibly seal Spirits.
Even the last time, when Lin Guang had sealed Origami Tobiichi, Shido Itsuka had known that she had feelings for Lin Guang, so he had not questioned it.
But this time, learning that Lin Guang had sealed Mio Takamiya left Shido Itsuka with complicated feelings.
Because as Shido Itsuka understood it, a Spirit could only be sealed once her feelings for the person sealing her had reached a certain level.
Yet everything Mio Takamiya had done had been for the sake of resurrecting him, so Shido Itsuka wanted to know what exactly was going on, and what Lin Guang and Mio Takamiya had experienced inside that sealed-off space.
It was not difficult for Lin Guang to guess what Shido Itsuka was thinking, so he said, "Things aren't all that different from what you already know. Mio did bring Tohka and the others into existence to resurrect you-or rather, to resurrect Shinji Takamiya."
"And the ability to seal Spirits that you possess was actually given to you by Mio, too. Her goal was to let Shinji Takamiya obtain her power so the two of them could be together forever."
Shido Itsuka still did not understand, so he asked, "But, Lin Guang, your..."
Hearing this, Lin Guang smiled