"Calm down, Suzuya Yuriko. Yoshino is safe now, and your emotions are very unstable. Calm down first, and I will explain the current situation to you all properly." Just as Suzuya Yuriko was about to lose her rationality due to anger, a calm voice suddenly rang out in Ratatoskr.
At the same time, an energy enveloped Suzuya Yuriko's body. With the help of this energy, Suzuya Yuriko slowly regained her composure. The black wings on her back disappeared as Suzuya Yuriko's emotions recovered, and her expression returned to its initial harmless state. However, Suzuya Yuriko's terrifying appearance just now had already been deeply etched into everyone's minds.
"Everyone, remain calm now. I will explain everything clearly to you. Now, we will wait for everyone to arrive before we begin our discussion." After everyone secretly remained vigilant of Suzuya Yuriko, preventing her from possibly erupting at any moment, two Little Lolis dressed in magnificent attire appeared in the bridge. At the first sight of them, a sense of reverence rose in everyone's hearts, leaving them with no thought of resisting them. They couldn't even muster the thought of being wary of them.
"You said you were waiting for someone, may I ask who exactly are you waiting for?" Murasame Reine asked after confirming that there was no hostility from the other party. Although she didn't understand why she felt such a sentiment towards these two Little Lolis she was meeting for the first time, their ability to appear here silently meant that they were not ordinary people. Murasame Reine could also tell that the material of the magnificent clothes on the two Little Lolis was not from this world. So she lowered her status and addressed them with 'you' (a formal term).
"...You will know soon, they should have returned by now." The silver-haired Little Loli said, glancing faintly at Murasame Reine. She didn't care about anyone here. If it weren't for Yoshino's matter, she wouldn't have even come to this place herself. As one of the two great inhibitors, they couldn't casually appear in the eyes of the world.
"Hehehe~ No need to worry, we will explain everything you want to know. However, except for matters related to Yoshino, you all should take a little nap first." Another golden-haired Little Loli said with a smile. Compared to the other silver-haired Loli, she seemed much more lively. Then, she waved her hand, emitting an aura that caused the ordinary members on Ratatoskr to fall into a deep sleep. These people had no connection to Yoshino, and as ordinary people, if they knew too many secrets, their future lives would be affected by the world's consciousness.
At this moment, two figures suddenly appeared outside, passing directly through the bridge wall and appearing before them. One of them was Natsumi, who had just rushed outside in desperation. The other was a golden-haired girl they had never seen before, but from her clothes and the spirit wave reaction emanating from her, they knew she was also a Spirit.
"Natsumi?" Minami Kotori, with her keen mind, noticed something strange about Natsumi. Why was Natsumi, who cared so much about Yoshino, not showing any sadness now? Just moments ago, her emotions were so agitated that she disregarded everyone's attempts to stop her and rushed out to find Yoshino. Logically, having witnessed Yoshino being hit by the satellites herself, her emotions should have been extremely agitated. Why was she like this?
"She's fine. However, just now, upon seeing her younger sister in trouble, her spiritual power underwent a reversal. To prevent her from reversing, I used one of the abilities within the Angel Michael: Seguva, to seal her emotions. This prevented her from reversing, and then I heard the summons and brought her here." The golden-haired beautiful girl explained the situation to everyone. Although it was a bit impolite to seal her emotions without her consent, she did so out of necessity to prevent Natsumi from reversing. Moreover, sadness is a sorrowful emotion, and she did this for Natsumi's own good!
"Hmm, I called her here. She is a Spirit living in the universe, named Mukuro Hoshimiya. When Yoshino awakened the kabbalah tree of life, she provided the sixth particle: Tipharet, which allowed Yoshino to awaken the kabbalah tree of life." The silver-haired Little Loli said, pointing to Mukuro Hoshimiya. Then she looked at the people around her and said, "Since everyone is here now, I will explain to you all where Yoshino has gone." But just as she was about to begin her explanation, Natsumi suddenly began to tremble. Her expressionless face started to twist, and she clutched her head with her hands, pulling at her hair forcefully to stimulate herself with pain. Under the stimulation of the pain, Natsumi's facial expression became lively.
"Don't even think about sealing my emotions! Although I know you mean well! But without emotions, I'm just a cold machine! My feelings for Yoshino! Are not something you can seal with spiritual power! Undo it!!!" A large amount of spiritual power erupted from Natsumi's body, colliding with the power Mukuro Hoshimiya used to seal her emotions. Under the attack of Natsumi's spiritual power, the lock sealing Natsumi's heart was shattered.
"To break through the shackles sealing your emotions through your own effort, you are indeed very powerful. But is this good? Isn't it true that by sealing your emotions, you can forget sad things and live well? Won't you just recall your sister being hit by the satellites just now when your emotions return?" Mukuro Hoshimiya asked, looking at the gasping Natsumi with confusion. Back then, she sealed her own emotions because she didn't want to feel those sad things anymore. And her years of living alone also proved that her decision was not wrong; she had been living very well in the universe these past few years.
"Don't joke around! You, you're just running away! My feelings for Yoshino have surpassed your seal on me! I won't choose to escape because of difficulties, and I won't choose to forget because of sadness! Even if something really happened to Yoshino, I would still live well and work hard! Such a kind Yoshino wouldn't want to see us sad and upset, I will live well! And I will live with a smile! As long as I have my memories, Yoshino will live in my heart forever! Besides, Yoshino is perfectly fine."
Natsumi loudly expressed her opinion to Mukuro Hoshimiya. The time she spent with Yoshino had been very happy, but if she had to lose the joy of that time with Yoshino just to forget her sadness, she would never agree! She was no longer that insecure little girl; she had learned to be strong.
"Is... that so? It seems I was too selfish. You are much stronger than I am." Hearing Natsumi's words, Mukuro Hoshimiya's expression froze. Thinking about how she had dealt with past sad events, she suddenly felt inferior to Natsumi. She was just a child who liked to escape.
"Alright, now that you've finished talking, it's time for us to get to the main topic. Yoshino wasn't harmed in this satellite attack. When the satellite was about to hit her, gaia and I worked together to send Yoshino out of this world. She should have arrived in another world by now." The silver-haired Little Loli interjected, but one word in her statement made Murasame Reine's eyes widen, looking at them with an expression of disbelief.
"You… no, wait! You just said gaia! Do you mean the world's consciousness, Mother gaia?" Kannazuki Kyouhei looked at the two delicious Little Lolis in front of him, speaking with an incredulous expression. Mother gaia, the consciousness of the earth, is such an adorable Little Loli? This is as shocking as King Arthur being a woman.
"Yup! I am gaia, the world's consciousness~ This person with the cold expression is alaya, the consciousness of humanity. We are the two great inhibitors of the world~" gaia held up a 'V' sign with her hand, acting cute to everyone. But as an inhibitor, is it really okay for you to be so adorable?
"None of that is the main point. The main issue now is that Yoshino is unharmed. However, due to the use of forbidden arts and severe injuries, she will fall into a long period of slumber after being transported to another world. At the same time, she cannot summon anyone to her world in the next world."
"Why! Why can't we be summoned? Even if we can't go to that world together to confirm Yoshino's safety, at least let us go to that world to accompany her properly! With the kabbalah tree of life, Yoshino should be able to summon us!" Minami Kotori stepped forward and asked, almost dying of worry. Why wouldn't they be allowed to go to the next world to accompany Yoshino?
"There's no choice, this is the agreement. I can't change it. But as compensation, I will give you some choices." alaya said, glancing at the Spirits who, except for Yoshino, had all gathered there. She lowered her head in thought for a moment before speaking. "You can choose to return to your original world immediately, or you can do one thing you want to do in this world. the world's consciousness will not stop you."
"Oh? Be clear, can it be anything? alaya. I don't want your poor wording to prevent my plan from being carried out in the end." Hearing alaya say they could do one thing they wanted, Suzuya Yuriko's crimson eyes immediately glowed brightly as she looked at her. "Even if my plan is to send all organizations or personnel belonging to DEM to hell in this world, is that okay? That's what I want to do most!?"
"...Yes. DEM in this world no longer has much fate energy. Even if you want to eliminate all of them, there's no problem." After speaking, she and gaia transformed into light and disappeared from the bridge. Suzuya Yuriko, meanwhile, revealed an excited smile. She had originally been wondering if she would be stopped from doing this, but with alaya's assurance, she felt much more at ease.
"alaya, why would you agree to her doing such a thing? As humanity's inhibitor, you shouldn't agree to such a thing. Will the world's consciousness agree to this happening?" gaia looked at alaya in confusion. As inhibitors, they had significant restrictions on what they could do. And was it really okay to make such a decision without consulting the world's consciousness?
"It's fine, gaia. the world's consciousness is also angry that Yoshino suffered such severe injuries this time. It just can't interfere actively, so it can only rely on others to act. I just said that DEM no longer has much fate energy, and Westcott is no longer one of the protagonists of this world. It's absolutely fine for Suzuya Yuriko to kill him." alaya clenched her hands tightly. She was very angry about the injuries Yoshino sustained this time and wanted to deal with those guys. But as an inhibitor, she couldn't do such a thing, not even by sending out her Guardian Angels.
"With Toujou Nozomi and the others by Suzuya Yuriko's side, under their restrictions, Suzuya Yuriko won't do anything too extreme. So there's no need to worry too much about this world's problems. Let's hurry back and continue our tasks. We've wasted a lot of time this time. No slacking off this time, gaia."
"I understand, alaya. Let's hurry back and check on Yoshino's condition. I'm very worried too." gaia nodded and said. Although alaya didn't say it explicitly, gaia knew that alaya only spoke of tasks to hide her inner worry. In truth, she wanted to go back quickly and see how Yoshino was doing.
"gaia! You rascal! I won't let you off!" alaya, whose thoughts had been exposed, blushed and, with a hint of anger, rushed towards gaia. This time, she would make gaia remember the fear of being dominated by her again!
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