The enormous, transparent Spirit Power began to compress, forming a black sphere. On either side of the sphere grew a pair of golden wings, with a long tail trailing behind them.
"Why? It actually went berserk."
Mayuri's words made Kuesumi roll her eyes inwardly. With you leaving reluctantly, it would be strange if it didn't go berserk.
Before Mayuri could react, dozens of eyes instantly appeared on the black sphere, emitting light. Beams of light shot out from the eyes, striking the ground and destroying the environment.
"Stop it!"
Mayuri, trying to communicate with her angel, found that her angel was ignoring her commands and began to act on its own.
"Be careful!"
Mayuri hadn't expected to be suddenly attacked. A ray of light shot towards her, and Mayuri froze instantly, but a gentle voice and embrace enveloped her, pulling her away from the attack.
"Why? Why save me?"
Looking at the face so close to hers, Mayuri's heart warmed, and she asked curiously.
"I can't just stand by and watch a cute child get hurt."
Kuesumi smiled brightly at Mayuri in her arms, charming Mayuri so much that a cute blush rose to her face.
"Boom... Boom!"
"This can't go on!" Kuesumi thought with a slight headache, looking at the randomly blasting and the Aerial Battleship confronting it. Her left arm was completely immobile, still accumulating energy.
"Put me down!"
Seeing the still furiously attacking, Mayuri was resolved to perish with it.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you go to your death."
Kuesumi sensed her thoughts and held her waist tightly, refusing to let her go, because Kuesumi knew that Mayuri was a kind yet stubborn child. Once she made up her mind, if there wasn't enough strength, she couldn't be stopped.
"You?"
Seeing the rampaging, Kuesumi, in order to comfort Mayuri in her arms, no longer concealed the spiritual power within her body. Mayuri, in her arms, sensed it immediately. She wondered if she was dreaming, realizing that the person she had most wanted to find had just saved her.
"I've wanted to see you so much. I could never find you, but finally, we meet."
Mayuri reached out her hands and stroked Kuesumi's cheek. She finally understood why she felt a sense of familiarity when she saw Kuesumi. It turned out she had been by her side all along.
The furiously attacking in the sky also stopped. It was tightly confined in mid-air by Kuesumi's telekinesis, unable to move.
"Commander, look."
"You've been a great help, Sister Kuesumi."
Kotori breathed a sigh of relief as she watched Kuesumi holding Mayuri on the screen. If she knew that Kuesumi was the culprit, would she instantly erupt and wield her
On the other side, Mayuri, lying in Kuesumi's arms, seemed to have found fulfillment. Her body slowly transformed into golden particles and disappeared.
"Finally, it was truly wonderful to see you."
Mayuri looked at Kuesumi's face with affection and said with a sense of relief.
"Don't worry! I won't let you leave."
Kuesumi glanced at the rune on her left arm, where the energy was already saturated. A relaxed expression appeared on her face as she said firmly to Mayuri.
"Mayuri, do you trust me?"
"I've always trusted you, and loved you."
Mayuri looked into Kuesumi's resolute eyes and nodded happily.
"No matter what happens, don't be surprised!"
With that, Kuesumi placed her left hand on Mayuri. To Mayuri's astonished expression, Kuesumi's left hand seemed to enter water, slowly merging into Mayuri's body. Then, Kuesumi extended her right hand and severed her left hand.
"You... why go to such lengths?"
Watching the gushing blood merge into her body, and sensing her body's spiritual structure transforming into flesh and blood, Mayuri looked at the pale Kuesumi, feeling both moved and pained.
"Don't worry! It will grow back quickly."
After treating the wound and noticing her left arm already starting to grow granulation tissue, Kuesumi didn't bother with it further. It would probably grow back in about three minutes.
Once her arm had regrown, Kuesumi took out the grimoire, sealed it, and then, with Mayuri, disappeared amidst various gazes.
After Kuesumi brought Mayuri home, she was inevitably surrounded and observed, but everyone still accepted Mayuri's identity because Kuesumi told them that Mayuri was born from the spiritual power of all Spirits, which made it so easy for everyone to accept her.
"I'm sorry, I have to go out for a while."
On this day, Kuesumi said seriously to the seven girls.
"We already guessed this day would come. My dear, can we come with you?"
The intelligent Kurumi had already sensed it and asked Kuesumi.
"Don't worry! I'll be back, and with my strength, I won't encounter any threats."
Kuesumi looked at the worried girls and smiled, dispelling their concerns.
"This is the umbrella I've been making recently, the last sanctuary for Spirits. If there's danger, please hide inside. This is the key. Its main body is currently on Pluto."
Kuesumi handed seven identical necklaces to the girls and told them how to use them. This was out of fear that after Kuesumi left, someone from the mysterious side might once again try to capture Spirits for experiments.
To provide a refuge for the Spirits, Kuesumi went to Pluto and transformed an area roughly the size of Japan, covering it with various barriers, cultivating trees, building houses, and so on... She set up spatial magic so that when they activated the power of the necklaces, they would be teleported there to live carefree lives.
"I hope you all live generously."
Kuesumi kissed each of the seven girls on the forehead, then turned and slowly walked out of the room. The seven girls tried to chase after her, but a force restrained them, preventing them from moving.
As the girls tried to use their powers, a clear song began to play.
"Haru ni saku hana natsu hirogaru sora yo [Flowers blooming in spring, the vast sky of summer]
kokoro no naka ni kizamarete kirameku [Engraved in my heart, sparkling brightly]
asa ni furu ame mado wo tozasu hi ni mo [Even on mornings when rain falls and windows are shut]
mune ni afureru hikari wa kumo no ue [The light overflowing in my heart will fly above the clouds]
yorokobi kanashimi subete idaite aruiteiru [Joy and sorrow, I walk embracing them all]
watashi no te to kimi no te wo tsuyoku tsunagu mono [Because it is what strongly connects my hand and your hand]"
watashinotetokiminotewotsuyo kutsunagumono
Autumn resides by the water's edge, winter lurks in the treetops. (Deep autumn by the water, cold winter in the treetops.)
aki wamizube nifuyu kozue nihisomu
In the depths of the world, that endless tenderness. (The depths of the world, that endless tenderness.)
sekainooku nokagirinaiyasashisa
Every time night falls, I will offer a blessing for you. (Every time night comes, I will offer a blessing for you.)
yorugakurutabiinoriwosasageyou
Let us quietly welcome the coming of tomorrow. (Let the two of us quietly welcome the arrival of tomorrow.)
ashitakuruhiwoshizukanimukaeyou
My guide, that distant, distant call from the past. (The distant, distant call from the past that guides me.)
watashiwomichibikuto oito oiyobigoeyo
As if smiling, as if singing. (As if smiling, as if singing.)
hohoemuyouniutauyouni
This is the sound of the swirling wind. (This is the sound of the echoing wind.)
hibikukaze nooto
Joy and sorrow alike, embracing all and moving forward. (Whether joy or sorrow, embracing all of this and walking forward.)
yorokobikanashimisubete idaitearuiteru
watashinotetokiminotewotsuyokutsunagumono"
As the echo of the song faded, Kuesumi also transformed into a phantom, slowly disappearing before the seven. Finally, her transparent face turned back to the seven girls, and Kuesumi curved a slight smile. Even in departure, she had to smile. Influenced by Kuesumi, the seven also dispelled their sadness of parting, sending her off with smiles on their faces.
It wasn't until Kuesumi had completely vanished that the seven girls could move freely. They weren't sad; they still looked at the sky with smiles, believing that Kuesumi would return.
Dating Arc,
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