Chapter 574: He Did It Again

'Instant Defeat'

This is what Kotori and everyone in Franixus just witnessed. This male spirit raised his hand, causing all the women of AST to fall to the ground with force, subduing them with a single move. Until now, this male spirit was the first to achieve such a feat...

"High concentration of spiritual power! He has surpassed the spirit threshold!"

Hinako, one of the operators of Franixus, commented as the spiritual power level continued to rise, easily surpassing Rank S...

"That crown... Could it be that he is the King of Spirits?! What kind of being are we witnessing?!"

A wild guess appeared in Kotori's mind. She instinctively felt a connection with that crown, clutching her chest, her eyes showing hesitation...

If he were the leader of the spirits, that would explain the power to subdue AST so easily without even materializing his angel, confirming her conjecture. However, her guess was incorrect, as the existence of Yuki is something this world cannot explain...

"No, he is the Emperor..."

Reine's murmur went unheard, and they continued watching the video...

"Ugh!"

Pressed down by the Rinnegan, Yuki walked slowly towards them, curious about their suits and intending to consult Rasiel about it later. However, his sadistic side was triggered upon seeing these defenseless girls. Approaching Ryoko, wanting to play a little, he felt that sometimes being the villain felt quite good...

"...!"

Ryoko's eyes narrowed in fear as she saw the spirit approaching her. His strength was on another level compared to what they had faced before.

The crown rotating on the spirit's head made Ryoko feel like she was facing an Emperor, trembling instinctively as Yuki's hand was about to touch her...

"Stop it, Onii-chan!"

Yuki stopped instantly, turning his head to seek the source of the voice, discovering a short-haired girl with silver-blue hair...

This girl was Origami Tobichi...

Origami couldn't bear it any longer. After seeing Yuki about to harm her captain, her heart ached knowing her older brother was a spirit. She, who had sworn to kill them all, now had a broken heart. Moreover, he hadn't recognized her yet. Not knowing what had happened to her older brother, she had to stop him, gritting her teeth and trying to stand. Her Territory shattered, but she persisted and lifted her head...

"What did you call me?... "

Yuki was surprised, and Kurumi was too. This soldier had just called him intimately out of nowhere. Yuki had just arrived in this world, so they shouldn't have any connection...

However, seeing the girl's expression, a trace of doubt appeared on Yuki's face...

"Onii-chan... Stop..."

"...."

Yuki did not respond and stared at her intently. The girl gritted her teeth and slowly stood up. Under the pressure of the Rinnegan, she should have been unable even to blink, but now she took the first step—this was impossible...

And then Yuki felt it. Through Origami's armor, the pair mark illuminated on her left chest, the clock's hands were spinning...

Yuki's eyes widened at this. The pair mark was giving her the power to resist the Rinnegan. The translucent crown began rotating around this girl, changing destiny...

With each step, Origami felt less pressure and could maintain stability...

"Danna-sama..."

Kurumi also sensed that something was wrong, approaching and evaluating Origami. Being able to withstand the pressure of Yuki's Rinnegan demonstrated that this person was not ordinary, perhaps even a Hero.

"Let's go."

Yuki, on the other hand, no longer bothered with AST. Having just arrived in this world, he had many questions and urgently needed to consult Rasiel to understand what was happening. Until he understood, Yuki wouldn't talk to this girl...

"Onii-chan! Onii-chan!"

Origami's cry echoed. She wanted to stop him but was still under the Rinnegan's pressure, so even with the pair mark, she couldn't run. Yuki didn't care about her call, took Kurumi's hand, and sank into the shadows under Origami's intense gaze. As he did, the gravitational force disappeared, and the women of AST could move again...

"Haaa..."

They breathed a sigh of relief, still feeling a lingering fear as if their internal organs were about to collapse from the pressure...

"Origami!"

Ryoko was the first to recover, approaching Origami, who was looking at the shadow, her body trembling...

"Origami, we need to talk..."

"..."

Origami didn't respond but nodded her head. The shadow covered her face, and her eyes shone with coldness. She didn't know what had happened to her older brother or why he was a spirit, but if this was why he disappeared five years ago, it would explain a lot—why even AST couldn't find him...

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"Tobichi Origami... Does she know that Spirit?"

This did not escape the eyes of Kotori and everyone in Franixus.

Kotori bit her lollipop and crossed her arms...

(Why do I feel like I've seen this spirit somewhere before?)

Kotori tried to remember but couldn't. The image in her head was blurry, and it gave her a headache. In the end, she gave up trying to recall it. The events from years ago had always been blurry for her, so she stopped worrying...

"Commander, what should we do?"

Kyohei asked. Ratatosk aimed to protect spirits, but when there were spirits like Nightmare, hostile towards humans, their protection shifted to capture. To prevent further harm to humans, it was necessary to keep them captive. As for this male spirit, Kotori still didn't know what to do with him...

"For now, have the research team build stronger 'Locks'. The ones we have now won't be enough to contain his spiritual power..."

'Locks' or 'Seals' were constructed by Ratatosk to help spirits keep their spiritual power under control, preventing spatial earthquakes. Thanks to Kotori, the prototypes had been quite good so far. However, due to this male spirit, the current 'Seals' would not be sufficient...

"Yes, Commander..."

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"Haaa, this world is a mess~"

Appearing on the other side of the city, Yuki sighed at everything that was happening...

He had just investigated in Rasiel, and what he read left him surprised. Now he understood why that girl called him so intimately...

His future 'self' had done it again, leaving his problems for him to solve...

"Hihihi..."

"I'm glad my headache amuses you..."

Yuki rolled his eyes. Beside him, Kurumi laughed at his suffering. As someone who controls time, Kurumi knew very well what it felt like to be tricked by oneself. It had happened to her many times, which was amusing.

"Forget it. Let's go to your house first and think about this tomorrow..."

It was nighttime, and with everything that had happened, Yuki thought it was better to rest and plan for tomorrow. After all, his future 'self' had left him plenty of things to fix...

"Ara? My house?"

"Yes, is it a problem?"

"A bit, I haven't lived there for years..."

A trace of sadness passed through Kurumi's eyes. Since the day she was deceived by the first spirit, she had distanced herself from her family and lost everything. Now, she was just a woman living for the desire for revenge and to fix this broken world...

"Is that so?"

Yuki sighed and asked no more questions. This was Kurumi's private life, and he didn't want to know through Rasiel. He wanted Kurumi herself to tell him gradually...

"Don't be sad, Danna-sama, we can still go to my secret base..."

Taking Yuki's arm intimately, Kurumi smiled at him, which Yuki gladly accepted. To him, it didn't matter if Kurumi had a house or not, as long as they were together, it was enough. With that mindset, the couple sank back into the night's shadows. Tomorrow would be a busy day, and today they needed to enjoy their moment...

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TN: Guess we got a sister to take care of.. wonder what happened to shido.. lol