"Tch... You nasty guys, you're really persistent."
Tohka, who clearly recognized Origami Tobiichi's identity, said scornfully while lightly waving the hand that was stopping the light blade from attacking again.
Origami Tobiichi first looked at Arthas and Itsuka Shiori on the side, and after confirming that they were both alright, she once again fixed her cold gaze on Tohka's face.
The laser sword in her hand once again advanced forward.
"Stubborn! Alosarf!" With a soft shout, the foot wearing a combat boot stomped fiercely on the ground. Instantly, the floor of the classroom bulged, and a throne appeared from within.
"Big sister and Arthas, let's retreat for now. You can't withstand the aftermath of such a battle!"
Kotori's voice came from the earpiece, but Arthas had no intention of leaving at all, and Itsuka Shiori, who was being held in his arms, also showed a somewhat helpless wry smile.
Arthas didn't want to leave, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing still standing there? Get out of the classroom quickly, it's hard to lock on here!"
Kotori's voice rang out in the earpiece, the girl urging anxiously, but Arthas's footsteps still didn't move an inch.
After watching the two girls' battle before his eyes, Arthas slowly raised a hand, and then a chilling cold quietly spread out.
"Alright... you two, stop fighting!"
As Arthas's words fell, a solid ice wall rose from the ground between Origami Tobiichi and Tohka, separating the two who were in battle.
"Wh-what?!"
Not only were the two girls in battle slightly stunned, but Itsuka Shiori was also startled.
Wasn't Arthas just an ordinary human? Why was he able to do such a thing?
"Origami Tobiichi-san, what kind of grudge do you have against the Spirits? Why do you have such great hostility towards Tohka?!"
"It's none of your business... And why do you also possess such power? Are you also a Spirit? A male Spirit?"
The sudden change made Origami Tobiichi lose her composure briefly, and then the girl looked at Arthas and questioned him coldly.
"A ma-male Spirit? Arthas is a Spirit?"
In the high sky, Kotori, who had been observing the situation below, was also greatly startled.
The energy wave that erupted below just now was indeed very similar to that of a Spirit. Could it really be as Origami Tobiichi said, that Arthas was actually a Spirit, a male Spirit?
"Oh, what would you do if I said I was a Spirit?"
Arthas raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the girl before him who was clearly agitated and unable to control her emotions.
"If you are... then there's nothing to say, I will kill you!"
The ruthless declaration immediately caused Tohka great dissatisfaction, but just as the girl was about to rush up, Arthas waved his hand to stop her.
"Tohka, are you willing to listen to me?"
"Mm, if it's what Arthas says, I'll listen to everything."
Tohka nodded obediently. The extent of the girl's obedience to Arthas was somewhat surprising, and it also further confirmed Origami Tobiichi's belief that Arthas was a male Spirit.
Only this reason could explain why the Spirit would listen to this man so much.
Do you remember what I said when we first met? Humans fear you because of the great power you possess.
They feel fear towards powerful, unknown existences that cannot be controlled, so they want to eliminate you.
This is human nature, or rather, the natural thought in the hearts of humans who have been rulers for a long time.
Arthas said this slowly, and Itsuka Shiori lowered her head silently, while Origami Tobiichi on the other side, although somewhat moved, still guarded the two coldly.
"Then... what should we do to solve this problem?"
Arthas said this, smiling lightly. His palm slowly rose, and with his action, both Itsuka Shiori and Origami Tobiichi in the classroom felt a chilling sensation.
Big sister, get out of there quickly! I'm using the transfer device on 'Fraxinus' to retrieve you.
I've detected an extremely terrifying energy gathering, estimated to be ten times the spacequake that just happened!
"T-ten times?! Is Arthas really a Spirit?!"
Itsuka Shiori showed a look of disbelief, and then Kotori's voice rang out in the earpiece again.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's talk about the problem with Arthas later. Escape from here quickly now."
Nodding somewhat unwillingly, Itsuka Shiori knew that there was nothing she could do, so she wisely chose to leave the classroom.
Just as she turned around, a chilling cold swept up behind her, and then directly blew the girl's body away.
"Okay, retrieval successful!" Along with Kotori's voice, feeling the incredible suspension on her body, Itsuka Shiori was retrieved by 'Fraxinus'.
"Hmph, be glad, you idiot big sister, otherwise I might only be able to see you in an ice sculpture."
Itsuka Shiori, who was still somewhat dizzy, had just regained her senses when she heard this sentence.
Although it was said in a joking tone, the expression on Itsuka Kotori's face didn't look like she was joking at all.
"Wh-what happened?"
"Well... how should I put it? The school that was already in ruins is now like this. Take a look."
While saying this, Itsuka Kotori stepped aside, showing Itsuka Shiori the footage captured by the monitor.
After seeing the scene before her eyes, Itsuka Shiori couldn't help but gasp, and also understood why her younger sister would show such a serious expression.
Below, the area where the school used to be had completely disappeared, replaced by a white, frozen city. Huge icicles pointed straight to the sky, releasing an astonishing chill.
"What about Origami Tobiichi... and those AST people..."
Although she didn't want to hurt the Spirits, it didn't mean that Itsuka Shiori was willing to see the AST members, who were human, get hurt.
After all, Itsuka Shiori was still a human, and fundamentally speaking, she still stood more on the side of humans.
"Well... there's no need to worry about that. It looks like he held back. This is more of a warning, right?"
Itsuka Kotori shrugged somewhat helplessly. The scene switched again.
In the classroom shrouded in frost, Origami Tobiichi hadn't suffered any harm, but she seemed to be having a hard time under the cover of the cold.
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