The time was 6:00 PM.
The buildings in front of Tengu Station were permeated with the orange-yellow light of the setting sun.
Having explored all the interesting places nearby, the three of them were walking in a small park with a high ground that allowed them to take in the best scenery.
"Tohka, are you happy today?" Looking at Tohka, who was holding a large bread pillow that looked quite ridiculous, Arthas asked with a smile.
"I'm very happy. So a date is such a happy thing!" Holding the pillow tightly in her arms, Tohka showed a happy expression.
It seemed that she still had a deep obsession with bread... Looking at Tohka, who was always holding the bread pillow tightly in her arms, Arthas couldn't help but smile wryly.
Recalling the time when he and Itsuka Shiori had struggled to get this bread from the toy machine with the few remaining coins they had, and Tohka's smiling face, like a child who had received a beloved toy, Arthas couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth.
Although she was a Spirit, although she was called a calamity of the world, although she possessed a power that made people afraid and fearful... But in essence, she was still just a pure child.
To kill such a cute girl... Itsuka Shiori thought this, and became even more determined in her heart. How could she allow such a thing to happen? She would definitely not allow it to happen!
At the same time, under the bridge, in the shadow of the setting sun, two pairs of eyes were quietly watching.
"Hmph..." Letting out a slightly heavy sigh, Kusakabe Ryouko narrowed her eyes, licking her lips.
"Existence coincidence rate of 98.5%. It's not at a level that can be explained by chance."
A Spirit.
A calamity that would kill the world.
The girl who had turned this land into scorched earth thirty years ago, the same kind as the most ferocious and evil plague god called the Great Fire five years ago.
But the figure that was now reflected on Ryouko's retina was just a cute girl.
"Sniping permission!" A quiet, or rather, chilling voice came from behind Ryouko.
Without even turning her head, Ryouko knew that it was her partner for this mission, Origami Tobiichi, a girl who had extreme hatred for the Spirits.
Like Ryouko, she was equipped with a propulsion unit on her connection suit, and held a anti-Spirit rifle 'Cry·Cry·Cry' that was longer than her height in her right hand.
Ordinary firearms were just a joke to the powerful Spirits. In order to deal with them, the AST organization members had also done a lot of research, such as the firearm in Origami Tobiichi's hand at this moment.
Although theoretically it was a weapon that could cause fatal damage to the Spirits, it had never been actually used, so it was unclear what the effect would be.
"No order has been issued, so that means we're on standby, or that they're still in consultation with some important person, right?" Ryouko explained to Origami Tobiichi.
"Is that so." Not showing any sense of relief or disappointment, Origami nodded.
Without a spacequake warning, and because they were concerned about the Spirit's destructive power, they didn't dare to launch an attack directly. The organization had been discussing it all along.
But... "This is a golden opportunity!"
Origami said in her usual emotionless tone.
It was true, as Origami said, this was an opportunity.
The reason why was that the Spirit didn't have a Astral Dress manifested on her body right now.
Similar to Ryouko's Territory, the Spirit didn't have an outer shell that could make her the strongest, ultimate, and invincible life form.
Right now, there was a high probability that their attack would hit.
Once it hit...
"Spirits... must be killed!" Saying this coldly, Origami Tobiichi once again manipulated the firearm in her hand.
The streamlined gun body reflected a cold light in the setting sun, blending coldly with Origami Tobiichi's entire being.
It had to be said that this was a gamble, betting on whether they could kill the Spirit with one strike.
If they couldn't do that, it was hard to imagine what the Spirit, who had gone berserk after being attacked, would do.
It was precisely because there was such a great risk that the AST organization hadn't issued a sniping order all along.
They didn't dare to take risks casually. After all, killing the Spirit with one strike was just their wishful thinking.
Although 'C·C·C' was a anti-Spirit sniper rifle, there had never been a successful example of killing a Spirit with this kind of firearm.
So in the end, even Origami Tobiichi wasn't confident, but she was still unwilling to give up this opportunity.
A chance to kill the Spirit at such close range might not come again!
So even if the probability of success was only 1%, Origami Tobiichi had to try it. Otherwise, she would definitely not be satisfied!
Spirits, calamities of the world, must be killed!
Shiori... wait a moment, I'll kill the Spirit and rescue you.
On Origami Tobiichi's body, the Territory, which had been researched using incredible technology, had already been deployed.
The power of this sniper rifle was so great that if an ordinary human used it, their arm would definitely be broken by the recoil.
And the so-called Territory was a device similar to the Spirit's Astral Dress, enough to withstand multiple attacks from the Spirit.
I really didn't think I would actually use this gun... Looking at the ferocious firearm in Origami Tobiichi's hand, Ryouko thought softly.
But will they really issue a sniping order? No matter how I think about it, it's impossible...
"Would the bigwigs, whose heads are full of sunshine, really issue an attack permit in this situation?" Ryouko asked Origami Tobiichi in a seemingly casual manner.
"It would be very troubling if they didn't. This is... a rare opportunity."
After Ryouko finished speaking, Origami immediately continued. Ryouko clearly felt the girl's resentment towards the Spirits, but there was nothing she could do.
After all, the other party's parents had died at the hands of the Spirits.
Although they weren't killed by the Spirit directly, they had innocently lost their lives in the spacequake caused by the Spirit.
"Well, although for the situation on the scene, it's indeed a rare attack opportunity. There's nothing wrong with that. But after issuing the attack permit, if it's not a fatal blow and leads to the Spirit running wild or something... I've never heard of Spirits running wild and manifesting in the human world... When it comes to assigning responsibility, the reasons will definitely be all kinds of things." Ryouko said, shrugging somewhat helplessly.
"It would be very troubling if they made a decision based on those reasons."
"Speaking of which, there really are a lot of adults who value their position more than human lives."
Ryouko said, shrugging her shoulders.
Origami's expression didn't change at all, but for some reason, she felt somewhat unhappy.
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