Chapter 27: Verbal Evasion is the Strongest! Please Collect and Send Flowers
"Satoru!"
"Satoru-kun?!" x2
The appearance of this figure startled all three of them. They never expected someone seemingly unrelated to suddenly emerge at such a moment.
Why was he here? Was he connected to these mysterious powers? Which side was he on?
Everyone was burning with questions they desperately wanted answered.
"I know you have many questions, but let's pause for now. We should deal with the current situation first."
But clearly, this wasn't the time for explanations.
After saying this to the three, Satoru quietly stepped forward, his gaze fixed on Mukuro.
Seeing his unusually serious expression, the three fell silent, allowing him to take charge of resolving the situation.
Though everyone felt thoroughly confused about their current circumstances, having Satoru—the "professional"—handle things was undoubtedly the best course of action.
...In reality, he was no "professional." He had been hastily dragged here by Kurumi.
The dark hole in the wall earlier was left by Kurumi.
Yet she herself showed no intention of intervening, instead frantically chasing after the "phantom" from before.
Clearly, compared to Mukuro whose abilities remained unknown, Kurumi was far more interested in uncovering the true identity of her arch-nemesis so close at hand!
She had wanted to charge forward from the start, but fortunately Satoru stopped her and explained the "plan"—at the very least, he needed to be brought over to Mukuro's side to attempt persuasion first.
Otherwise, if she went chasing into outer space, it would be too late for anything!
"Mukuro-chan, hello~ You've become even cuter since we last met~"
So now, it was time to properly "win her over"!
"..." x3
However, the moment these words left his mouth, the expressions of the other three began to look somewhat strange.
Was this really the time for smooth-talking???
Get serious already!
"Satoru... onii-chan."
But at this moment, Mukuro—who had been ready to attack—actually paused. She looked at Satoru with a complicated expression in her eyes.
Though the form of address was somewhat peculiar, it was evident that she unexpectedly cared quite deeply about Satoru.
"Oh? Do you usually speak in this tone in private?"
"...Does onii-chan dislike it?"
"Not at all~ That tone is very cute. I quite like it~ If you want to speak like this in the future, I'd be very happy~"
"...Mm~ Onii-sama~"
"..." x3
She actually listened to him??
Witnessing the girl who had been on the verge of frenzy moments ago now break into a radiant smile and obediently address him as "Onii-chan"—no, as "Onii-sama," an extremely respectful term—left them stunned.
Since when had this child become so close to him?
Even Asahi, who was her older sister, looked completely bewildered, unable to fathom the reason.
Just moments ago, her younger sister had been ready to ignore her and launch an attack, yet now she was listening to Satoru-kun...
Of course, this was somewhat misunderstood on her part.
In Mukuro's current consciousness:
She could manipulate everyone around her sister, but Satoru's memories might be the one thing she couldn't control.
So she didn't want to leave a bad impression on him.
"However, onii-chan is actually a Spirit like me? No wonder that 'Phantom' earlier said my abilities might be ineffective against onii-chan."
"Eh?" x3
Hearing this, the three girls who had originally intended to remain silent couldn't help but freeze in astonishment once more.
Spirit??
He's really a "Spirit"?!
Then he...
Did he directly write the real-world Spirit circumstances into it?
Come to think of it, wasn't it said that all Spirits are young girls? How come he himself...
"I'm not too clear about this either, but that 'Phantom' said it knows me... Sigh, feels like the situation has become even more complicated."
But Satoru himself was actually somewhat troubled.
In the original work's scenario, the male protagonist was born by Takamiya Mio and then transformed into a Spirit constitution.
But he himself should be a genuine human—probably just modified by the system to have a constitution similar to the male protagonist's.
So he was just "mistakenly recognized" as a Spirit by Mukuro, right?
But the problem is...
Why would Takamiya Mio know him?
Had she been observing him? Or could it actually be someone else?
Regardless, it seems somewhat different from the original work's situation. It appears this world has undergone significant changes due to his appearance.
But no matter what, the biggest problem right now is...
"But Mukuro-chan, memories shouldn't be casually altered—it will make people dislike you."
Now, he could only rely on his "talk no jutsu" to persuade her!
Kurumi, Nia, are you really properly preparing for backup support?
Feels like I could get killed at any moment!
"...Onii-chan, sisters, do you dislike me?"