Chapter 647: "I Was Able to Return, Right?"

[Hehe... I've been waiting for this for so long.]

Kurumi licked her lips in excitement. Ever since she returned to her world, she had wanted to teach Mio Takamiya a lesson for deceiving her. Though she had forgiven Mio since she was part of Yuki, there was still a small trace of resentment in her heart. This was a perfect opportunity for revenge.

Now that she no longer had to worry about being annihilated or lacking strength, she charged at Mio without hesitation.

At the same time, Yuki lowered his sword...

*BOOM*

The clash between them was no joke. The crown had to spin several times before stabilizing, and the ground cracked open...

The roots of the enormous tree covered the ground, and Anaph's branches obscured the sky.

However, this did not bother Yuki in the least. He already knew that Ain Soph was very powerful, but now that he was shielded by the crown, he didn't worry about being attacked from behind. He faced Mio Takamiya head-on.

[Zafkiel: Aleph]

At that moment, the Sword of Time (Kurumi) spun its clock, accelerating time, causing Anaph's branches to be cut wherever the sword passed...

[Michael: Segva]

Likewise, Mukuro didn't stand idle. She clashed with the giant tree and attempted to seal it, but unfortunately...

*BAM*

[Ugh?!]

She was forced back by Ain Soph. Michael didn't have enough power to seal something so immense. Without joining forces with Yuki, sealing the giant tree would be impossible...

"Susanoo!"

While Kurumi and Mukuro handled the enormous tree, Yuki didn't hold back either. His Mangekyou Sharingan spun, and the black skeleton raised its massive sword, bringing it down with force...

*BOOM*

"Useless!"

But just like before, Anaph's branches blocked the attack, leaving Yuki defenseless...

"What incredible defense... Is this the gap in power?"

A Mid-Destroyer against a pseudo-stellar being—though the difference was only a level and a half, the energy gap was astonishing.

"Tsk!"

Just as Yuki was defenseless, Mio Takamiya also felt frustrated. Every time she tried to use her Angel, those two annoying swords blocked her.

"Those two!"

Despite belonging to the Invisible World and being undetectable, Mio Takamiya could easily see the silhouettes of Kurumi and Mukuro controlling the swords. After all, she was also part of the puzzle and could sense both spirits. However, sensing and hitting were not the same, and she couldn't stop Kurumi and Mukuro since both were protected by the crown.

*BAM*

"!?..."

Suddenly, the crown spun, and the interior world changed. The desert disappeared, replaced by a vast ocean that began to swallow the enormous tree...

[Hehehe, don't forget about me, Miocchin!]

Using another light novel, Nia changed the crown again, helping Kurumi and Mukuro with the enormous tree, leaving Mio Takamiya alone against Yuki...

*BAMMM*

Feeling the change, Yuki brought Susanoo's sword down once more.

This time, Mio didn't dare block it. She dodged with agility while Yuki brought his other sword down again.

Thus began a chase against the first spirit, who responded with several flowers starting to glow around her....

"Ain Soph Aur..."

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Date A Live World, Point of Inflection 5 Years Ago, Material World, Tenguu City...

*Cough, Cough...

Rising from the rubble, Origami coughed up blood and regained a bit of her strength.

"Damn it..."

She gritted her teeth and forced herself to stand. A single blow from the first spirit had left her in a miserable state. In fact, Origami was a bit confused. At first, she was pressuring the first spirit, who was fleeing. She thought that if she pushed a bit harder, she would win, but she was wrong. The first spirit was merely playing with her. After some time, the latter went berserk and attacked her mercilessly.

Origami almost thought she had died. Fortunately, she survived thanks to her Angel.

Still, it was a harsh blow...

*BOOMMM

Suddenly, a slight tremor fully awakened Origami's consciousness. She was a bit confused as massive amounts of Reiryoku covered the city until she looked up at the sky.

Two spirits were fighting intensely. Origami recognized one of them since she was the one who had left her badly injured. However, her eyes widened in shock when she saw the first spirit's opponent—it was a male spirit...

"Impossible..."

Origami couldn't believe it. In the future, there was no such spirit. It went against everything she knew. Moreover, he was incredibly powerful, able to clash with the first spirit and not lose. The world trembled simply from their clash.

She looked around. The city had fallen into panic. Many people were running, fire was spreading, and accidents were occurring. At this rate, the entire city would be in ruins. Not just her parents, but even she or Itsuka Shido might end up dead...

"I have to... stop them..."

She knew it was unrealistic, but she had to do something. Otherwise, many people would die. So, she took a deep breath and rose into the sky again...

"Metatron!"

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"Ahh, this is bad..."

Natsumi hugged herself due to the intensity of the battle. Her entire body couldn't help but tremble from feeling so much power in the world.

At this rate, not only Tenguu City would be destroyed, but the world as well...

"Well, I'm back. Luckily, it only cost me one death..."

But while Natsumi was panicking, her shadow expanded, and Yuki emerged once more...

"So soon?"

She had just jumped into the wormhole, and Yuki was already back. This confused Natsumi a bit, but Yuki responded by shaking his finger.

"Not exactly. Time is different in Space-Time, so while only a few minutes passed in this world, it was a total of three hours for me."

"Huh?"

Yuki wasn't lying. In the world created by the Crown, everything was blocked, even time. So, in the middle of the battle, the crown was dragged by the 'River of Time,' causing the time inside the Crown to be completely different from the material world...

"Isn't that a bit exaggerated?"

Even for spirits, fighting for such a long time would leave them exhausted and out of combat. That Yuki and Mio Takamiya fought for so long was a bit hard to believe.

"Well, I also expected it to be quicker, but Mio Takamiya is very tough..."

Remembering what happened inside the Crown, Yuki shivered.

Even wounded, Mio Takamiya was incredibly strong, to the point of fighting directly with his crown and remaining on equal footing...

"And who won?"

"Isn't it obvious? I was able to return, right?"

"Oh..."

Natsumi didn't know about Mio Takamiya's obsession with Yuki, so she thought that even if Yuki lost, at most he could return alive. However, recalling that Mio Takamiya had asked to kill Yuki, her thoughts changed...

This made her look at Yuki in a new light. After all, this demonstrated Yuki's strength.

But even though Yuki managed to win, he also paid the corresponding price...

Both Kurumi, Nia, and Mukuro were resting in his crown, recovering from their wounds...

In the end, Mio was able to find a weakness in his crown again...

And that's because the Crown's Domain had a time limit. For example, Nia had a total of ten minutes before her Throne ran out of energy, so she had to switch with another spirit if she wanted to change the domain.

The same applied to Mukuro. Only Kurumi, who had merged with her Demon King, had a total of twenty-five minutes of usage, including incomplete dual domains, Demon King-Angel.

One could say their victory was due to Kurumi, but unfortunately, the recharge time is quite long. So, if necessary, Yuki would avoid using the Domains...

Still, their victory was hard-fought, almost to the point of a draw, and that was because Mio Takamiya was injured.

If she had been at full power, Yuki would undoubtedly have been defeated...

This reaffirmed Yuki's resolve to work hard and send more spirits to his crown...

And this time, he wouldn't let anyone interrupt his moment with those sexy storm twins...

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TN: Ok so this is the yuki who was fighting in the river of time... while there are another mio and yuki fighting in the world of alternate timeline... Got it