Reversal, a qualitative change that occurs when a Spirit's mind falls into despair. When Yoshino and Kurumi saw Inaba Tsukiyo injured, anger continuously filled their minds, and their spirit crystal kept changing.
The person who fired the laser was Mana, who had rushed over from another location.
However, Inaba Tsukiyo sensed Mana's attack in advance, pushed away the unreacting Kurumi, and took the attack herself.
Even though her body had been strengthened, the laser beam had exceeded her tolerance. Moreover, she only wanted to save Kurumi and forgot that she also had the means of the Imaginary Barrier.
"Sister! Hurry and leave! We can't stay here any longer!"
"Mana? Why... was that attack just now your doing?"
Shiori looked at Mana, who was wearing a Realizer unit. The laser beam that pierced Inaba Tsukiyo clearly came from Mana's equipment.
To ambush Inaba Tsukiyo while she was weak, Shiori found Mana's actions somewhat unacceptable.
Moreover, she had just seen Inaba Tsukiyo display her healing abilities. The vision of Spirits and humans coexisting peacefully, which she had just imagined, was now destroyed by Mana.
"No time to explain, Sister. If we don't leave now, none of us will be able to!"
Mana said frantically. The aura emanating from Yoshino and Kurumi was clearly not something she could contend with.
Even if she could escape herself, what about Shiori? Shiori was just an ordinary person.
"Fourth Bullet!"
Just as Kurumi and Yoshino were gradually becoming Inverted Spirits, a familiar voice came.
With two gunshots, two bullets formed from shadows shot into Kurumi and Yoshino's bodies.
Under the power of these bullets, Kurumi and Yoshino, who were in the process of reversing, gradually recovered.
Kurumi looked up and saw another Kurumi rise from the shadows.
"I was still wondering about the sudden increase in time, but I didn't expect such a big event to happen here. It's the first time I've seen a Clone like you able to reverse."
This arriving Kurumi was the Main Body Kurumi. The one who had been interacting with Inaba Tsukiyo and the others was merely a Clone Kurumi that Main Body Kurumi had summoned from another point in time.
The Original Body Kurumi was doing fine elsewhere when she suddenly felt her time increase at an extremely fast rate.
Before she could even be happy, she sensed a problem with her Clone Kurumi. After quickly teleporting through the shadows, she found that both Clone Kurumi and Yoshino had fallen into a reversed state, so she gave each of them Fourth Bullet.
"Original Body... save her. Fourth Bullet, if you use the power of Fourth Bullet, you can save her."
Clone Kurumi pleaded. Although she, as a Clone, could use the Angel, she could not use the Angel's power as freely as the Original Body.
To use Fourth Bullet's power to rewind the injured Inaba Tsukiyo to a time before she was injured, only the Original Body can accomplish it.
"Save her? No, no, no, don't you think this is a good opportunity?"
Main Body Kurumi had no intention of using Fourth Bullet. She looked at Inaba Tsukiyo, who was lying on the ground, and a hint of malice curled her lips.
"A good opportunity? What are you thinking, Original Body! Tsukiyo-chan's spirit crystal might have been hit! If we don't save her now, she won't survive!"
"Of course I know. I'll find a way to treat her. However, besides treating her, I also need to give her The Seventh Bullet."
"The Seventh Bullet... isn't that a bullet that freezes the time of the target it hits? What do you want to do? What do you want to do?! Original Body!"
Clone Kurumi looked at Main Body Kurumi with some unease. Although they were from different timelines, their thoughts were the same, and she could easily guess Main Body Kurumi's intentions.
"Do what? Naturally, it's to capture her. Since she can give you so much time, then imprison her. This way, we can obtain a large amount of time from her. This way, even without Shiori, we can achieve our goal. Thirty years, as long as I have enough time to go back thirty years, I can..."
"You just want to sacrifice her! She considers you a good friend! She genuinely cares about us! Are you going to become someone like Mio? Have you forgotten about Sawa, Original Body!"
Main Body Kurumi's expression turned a little grim. Yamauchi Sawa was her good friend before she became a Spirit, the former Flame Spirit.
But under Mio's deception, she personally killed her good friend.
Not only that, she also killed countless Spirits who couldn't bear the Spirit's power. All of this was Mio's fault.
Now, Clone Kurumi telling her that she would become like Mio was undoubtedly digging at her wounds, making her uncomfortable.
"There's no turning back. Ever since I took this step, there's no turning back. Tsukiyo-chan... she came too many years too late."
Shaking her head, Kurumi also didn't want to do such things, but to achieve her tragic wish, Kurumi was willing to commit any evil, even if it meant being called a villain.
"You have too deep feelings for Tsukiyo-chan. Acting with unnecessary emotions will only become an obstacle in the end."
Main Body Kurumi pointed her pistol at Clone Kurumi's lips. She would not allow any mistakes in her plan.
If a clone died, another one would take its place. She would show no mercy to disobedient clones either.
"Hmph! That's easy for you to say. If you really kill me, then my memories will be fed back to you. My memories, my feelings, all of these will be accepted by you. I don't believe you can maintain your current attitude when interfered with by these memories. You underestimate Tsukiyo-chan too much, Original Body."
Clone Kurumi had no intention of resisting. Even if Main Body Kurumi didn't eliminate her here, what then?
She was a clone summoned by Kurumi's ability. As long as Main Body Kurumi cut off the supply of Spirit power, she would quickly die from lack of time.
"Oh my, oh my, oh my~ What exactly is going on? Why did things turn out this way? The situation has already developed beyond control."
Nia, not far away, watched the scene with a headache. She found that things seemed to be going from bad to worse.
Why was she so calm? Didn't she worry about Inaba Tsukiyo's safety?
How could that be? Although Nia had only recently arrived home, Nia still liked Inaba Tsukiyo very much. This easily soft-hearted Little Loli was someone she was very fond of.
The reason she wasn't angry was because she knew Inaba Tsukiyo was fine.
If something had really happened to Inaba Tsukiyo, the weapon Inaba Tsukiyo had given her earlier wouldn't be usable, would it?
"Wake up quickly, Tsukiyo-chan. If this continues, Kurumi's clone will be killed by herself. Although it's the first time I've seen myself kill myself, this clone is still very important."
Did she have to intervene herself? Nia hesitated whether or not to go out and stop this scene.
Nia knew through Sōkokuhenchitsu that Kurumi was looking for her, probably wanting to know about the Origin Spirit from her.
If she appeared, the probability of Kurumi giving up on killing Inaba Tsukiyo was very high, and she might even spare Clone Kurumi.
But doing so might expose Inaba Tsukiyo's plan. If DEM knew about this, they might guess the relationship between Inaba Tsukiyo and Anti-Entropy.
Just as Nia was hesitating, Main Body Kurumi made a move.
Main Body Kurumi, with a somber expression, aimed her pistol at Clone Kurumi's head and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Clone Kurumi closed her eyes, preparing to meet the end of her life.
The expected pain did not arrive. Clone Kurumi only heard the sound of a bullet hitting a heavy object.
Slowly opening her eyes, Clone Kurumi found a petite figure blocking her in front.
Inaba Tsukiyo, whose body had been pierced by a laser, was clearly so weak, yet she still stood up from the ground, stood in front of Clone Kurumi, and blocked the fatal attack.
"Tsukiyo...chan."
Clone Kurumi hesitantly called out Inaba Tsukiyo's name, wanting to reach out and touch her.
Just as Clone Kurumi was about to touch Inaba Tsukiyo, Inaba Tsukiyo suddenly let out a piercing roar.
Like the roar of a wild beast, the ear-splitting sound made everyone present cover their ears.
While roaring, Inaba Tsukiyo's body transformed. Her height instantly became 1.72 meters, her silver hair turned purple, and she held a short sword wrapped in chains.
As she roared, the area centered around her began to change. Several areas of Amamiya City displayed bright red magic circles.
These magic circles collectively formed a massive magic circle, engulfing the entire Amamiya City.
People without magic talent couldn't perceive the existence of these magic circles, but Spirits and Mana and Shiori, who were wearing Realizer units, could detect the blood-red color surrounding them, as if it were fresh blood.
[Other Sealing: Blood Temple]
While unconscious, instinct drove her to transform into this form, Medusa of the Rider class.
These magic circles were secretly left by her in Amamiya City over the past few days. She didn't expect them to be used so soon.
Viewed from the outside, this barrier showed a scene no different from normal, but those viewing from inside the barrier would see a blood-red landscape.
Ordinary people within the barrier would feel their consciousness become confused, their bodies heavy, and eventually collapse unconscious on the ground.
"What is this...? What exactly happened?"
What happened to Inaba Tsukiyo? Why did this completely unfamiliar older sister appear? And what exactly did this older sister do? Why did Amamiya City turn out like this?
After Medusa stopped roaring, she looked at the unconscious Yoshino and Clone Kurumi behind her.
After quietly observing them for a while, they were grabbed by imaginary arms and pulled into Imaginary Space. Nia, who was watching the show nearby, was also pulled in.
After Yoshino and the others left, Medusa glanced at Mana, who had attacked her, and Main Body Kurumi, who wanted to imprison her.
Under their wary gazes, Medusa silently removed her blindfold, revealing the eyes that had been covered by it.
[Petrifying Demonic Eyes]
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