Akutagawa Shang instinctively took a step back, staring blankly at the pitch-black spatial rift before him.
The rift looked as though a sharp pair of scissors had forcibly cut a slit into a length of smooth, flawless fabric.
Inside the opening lay an endless, unfathomable darkness, jarringly out of place amid the surrounding space. It was impossible to imagine where anyone who entered it would ultimately end up.
"It really... worked..."
Akutagawa Shang stared blankly at the pitch-black rift before him, murmuring to himself.
Maki and Mai were also startled by the sudden sight.
They huddled together, swallowed, and watched the pitch-black rift warily.
"What... is that...?"
The two shifted their feet slightly, keeping Akutagawa Shang in front of them, then quietly asked him.
"Uh... if I'm mistaken..."
"This should be... something I cut open..."
Akutagawa Shang scratched his head, a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
"?????"
"What's that supposed to mean...?"
Seeing that the sisters had completely failed to understand him,
Akutagawa Shang turned around and began explaining the experiment he had just performed with Yamato in hand.
"You're saying... you cut this open with a sword...?!!"
Maki's eyes widened. She looked over the spatial rift before her, then Yamato in Akutagawa Shang's hand, before finally resting her gaze on Mai.
Her expression seemed to say:
"Just what on earth did you create-?!!"
Mai merely shook her head innocently. She really had no idea.
But then her expression suddenly grew a little eager:
"Heeey~~~"
"Akutagawa-kun~~~ Could you let me play with the sword too...?"
Putting on a cutesy voice, Mai began pestering Akutagawa Shang for Yamato.
He had to admit that Mai was truly gifted at putting on a cutesy voice. Listening to her gave Akutagawa Shang goosebumps all over.
"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you... Please,