"Oh? You're the ones who said it, not me." The female manager looked at the employees with disdain. Hmph! Trying to fight her? They were truly overestimating themselves.
[Precursory signs of a Spacequake have been detected in this area! Please residents evacuate to the shelters. This is not a drill! Repeating, this area...!]
"It's a Spacequake! Everyone, come with me to the shelter," the manager said urgently.
"How is there another Spacequake? There have been so many lately!" Ayane complained.
"What are you still talking for? Hurry up and evacuate!" Saori grabbed Ayane's hand and ran out the door. "Illustrious, what are you dazing for? Follow us!"
"You guys go evacuate first. I have a relative who hasn't evacuated yet; I have to go find her," Illustrious said with a serious expression.
"I see! Then go find them and evacuate quickly. We'll go on ahead." Saori took Ayane and ran toward the shelter.
After following them out, Illustrious split off and headed toward the epicenter of the Spacequake. Upon arriving, she found that everyone had disappeared. The space began to vibrate; a Spacequake was about to erupt here.
To avoid being caught in the blast, Illustrious immediately manifested her Astral Dress and Angel, flying with a bang to a rooftop not far from the Spacequake.
According to the information she found online yesterday, the Eurasian Ground Disaster occurred thirty years ago, and as of today, no Spirit named Yatogami Tohka has appeared in this world. This means the plot of the first season hasn't started yet, so there's a high probability that the Spirit appearing today is Yatogami Tohka.
Illustrious decided that her first target for sealing would be Yatogami Tohka, because Tohka seemed very airheaded and would be easy to conquer.
On the rooftop, Illustrious saw a blue-haired youth. She recognized who he was at a single glance.
"The Harem King, Itsuka Shido! The natural enemy of Spirits. Once any Spirit gets entangled with him, they will be conquered and fall in love with him. It seems I need to be careful."
Itsuka Shido, the male protagonist of this world, goes around conquering Spirits under the pretext of sealing them to save the world. To Illustrious, he was a dangerous individual.
Since Illustrious was also a Spirit, she was one of the targets Shido wanted to conquer.
Both Illustrious and Shido seal Spirits, so they could be considered rivals. Illustrious looked at Shido with malice; she felt like taking action to eliminate him so there would be one less competitor.
Gripping the demon king: sandalphon, Illustrious wanted to send a sword wave his way. It was entirely possible for someone to die suddenly during a Spacequake; no one would suspect her. However, she eventually gave up. "If I kill him just like that, wouldn't it mean I'm afraid of him? What a joke! Since when has Illustrious ever been afraid of anyone?"
"But speaking of which, this kid is quite brave. Knowing full well he's just an ordinary person, he actually dares to run toward the Spacequake. He's practically throwing his life away."
"He really lives up to that saying: using his life to pick up girls."
As Itsuka Shido ran, he called his younger sister, but she didn't answer. Checking her location, he found she was near the Spacequake. As a die-hard siscon, Itsuka Shido naturally couldn't sit idly by, so he disregarded the danger and ran toward the Spacequake.
Boom!
A Spacequake exploded right in front of Itsuka Shido. The intense light from the explosion stung his eyes, making it impossible to keep them open, as shockwaves from the blast relentlessly surged toward him.
Just as the impact was about to hit Itsuka Shido, Illustrious appeared before him, using a spiritual power shield to block the strike for him. "Seeing as you're so brave, I'll block this one for you."
After hearing a strange girl's voice and feeling that the shockwave hadn't hit him, Itsuka Shido opened his eyes. When he did, he was stunned.
A beautiful girl stood before him, her long silver hair radiating light and flowing in the wind. With a face that could topple nations, a graceful figure, sapphire-like eyes, and a charming smile, Itsuka Shido couldn't help but blush. What a beautiful person!
"Hello! Thank you for saving me. By the way, who are you?"
Looking at the Silver-Haired Girl wearing clothes like a purple princess gown and the greatsword in her hand, Itsuka Shido felt she wasn't an ordinary person. After all, where would an ordinary person dress like that and appear near a Spacequake carrying a greatsword? No matter how you looked at it, she wasn't normal.
After the Spacequake subsided, Illustrious deactivated her spiritual power shield. "I'm just a passing Spirit!"
"A Spirit? Like those nature-loving Spirits in RPG games? But you don't have long ears!" Shido asked curiously.
"Then, farewell, young man." Illustrious left Shido because she had spotted the Spirit, Yatogami Tohka.
Seeing Illustrious leave without answering his question, Itsuka Shido chased after her. "Hey! Spirit Miss, don't run! You haven't answered my question yet! Also, Spirit Miss, do you have a way to know my sister's current situation?"
Itsuka Shido, who had been a bit of a chuunibyou in middle school, was convinced that the Silver-Haired Girl was a Spirit from an RPG—a combat Spirit at that. He guessed the explosion shockwave earlier was a magic shield. It was amazing; as expected, mystery really did exist in this world.
Itsuka Shido had a look of joy. Surely someone like this Spirit Miss would have a way to know what was happening with his sister?
Hearing Itsuka Shido's voice, Illustrious turned her head and said, "Itsuka Shido! Don't follow me, I'm doing important world-saving business right now! As for the sister you're looking for, she's fine. She's currently sitting in a chair, staring at you through a screen from 15,000 meters in the air aboard the aerial battleship Fraxinus."
...15,000 meters in the air, Kotori, sitting on the high platform of the Fraxinus command room, was watching Shido and Illustrious. When she heard Illustrious say she was staring at her brother through a screen, the lollipop in Kotori's mouth dropped to the floor in shock. "This Spirit Queen... how does she know my current situation!"
Analysis Officer Murasame Reine explained, "It's possible her Angel has precognitive abilities!"
Kotori realized, "So that's how it is. In that case, it seems she also knows about our organization's situation. With precognitive abilities, it will be very difficult for Shido to conquer the Queen! After all, she'll know exactly what methods Shido will use during the conquest."
Murasame Reine didn't answer Kotori, but instead stared fixedly at Illustrious, thinking to herself, "Who is this Queen? Why does she have a Kingdom Spirit Crystal when I clearly haven't given her one?"
Murasame Reine wanted to find an opportunity to eliminate Illustrious; she feared unexpected variables in her plan most of all.
She had been implementing this plan for thirty years.
Her ultimate goal was to be with Shido forever. To that end, she had triggered the Eurasian Ground Disaster thirty years ago, causing an unprecedented 150 million sacrifices.
To be with Shido forever, she had to make Shido an immortal being just like herself.
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