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Mosaic scoffed, "Yes, she doesn't really care about these things, but what about twenty years from now? Fifty years from now? As an ordinary person, you'll just grow old, while Shiori will live a long time and remain young and beautiful. Even if she doesn't say anything then, would you still want to stay by her side?"

Origami's expression clearly wavered, but she didn't agree: "You seem to really want me to agree? What is your purpose? What power do you mean by that? Could it be..."

As a member of AST, when it comes to power, Origami immediately thinks of the significance of AST's founding:

"Are those elves related to you?"

What she wanted to say wasn't just about it, but the possibility was too absurd, so she didn't say it aloud. For some reason, Origami thought of the Yoshou siblings. Unlike those elves who suddenly appeared from the edge, they had every piece of information about them from birth, just like ordinary people.

Origami's intuition told her that this blob of mosaic was likely targeting Shiori. She had already decided to play along with the blob of mosaic for now, and then tell Shiori and Yosuke Mirai about it after it left. Although that guy was very annoying, he was indeed trustworthy in terms of strength.

Mosaic, however, saw through Origami's thoughts and chuckled, "You want to tell them about me? Do you think they don't know?"

Origami remained expressionless, sensing that things were very bad. If the man knew about this and remained indifferent, it was probably a very troublesome situation, and he wasn't confident he could solve it.

I won't force you.

Mosaic suddenly took a few steps back and slowly sank into the ground. "When you crave power, I will appear again."

Origami watched the mosaic disappear before her eyes, feeling utterly powerless. The power of AST couldn't even handle ordinary spirits, so how could she possibly deal with this blob of mosaic that could turn humans into spirits?

A cacophony of noise emanated from the venue; it was the tourists discussing the previous performances. Miku and Shiori's show had been so stunning that they had lost interest in the performances on stage.

After several rounds of performances, the voting finally began, and the champion would undoubtedly be either Miku or Shiori.

The venue became even noisier as everyone considered who to vote for and asked those around them for their opinions. After all, it was difficult to distinguish between Miku and Shiori in terms of both appearance and singing voice.

It would be great if each person had two votes.

Finally, all the tourists present had cast their votes, except for Yoyo Mirai.

It's not good to vote for anyone. He didn't vote at all. His vote was secretly and humanely destroyed long ago, leaving not even ashes behind.

"I can give you my votes."

Kotori smiled mischievously, wanting to retaliate against Izayoi Mirai's earlier actions.

Miku and Shiori immediately focused their attention on him, but Izayoi Mirai remained calm, as she already knew that Kotori would definitely come back to cause trouble.

"You mean you don't care who wins, right?"

Kotori's smile froze. She was definitely on Shiori's side; she was Shiori's younger sister! The best younger sister, even better than Takamiya Mana.

So she immediately cast her vote for Shiori, and Izayoi Mirai successfully survived this ordeal.

"Humph."

Not offending either side also means being dissatisfied with both sides. Izayoi Mirai is caught in the middle and is feeling a bit uncomfortable. He knows that what's worse is yet to come. No matter who wins, he won't be happy when the results come out.

It would be great if it could end in a draw.

The host's voice came from the loudspeaker:

"The champions of this year's Heavenly Palace Festival are—Miss Izayoi and Miss Itsuka!"

They received a tie, resulting in an unprecedented two-time champion!

As if hearing the thoughts of Yoyo Mirai, a voice of surprise and delight came from the loudspeaker. Shiori and Miku clicked their tongues at the same time, but they soon noticed that Yoyo Mirai's eyebrows furrowed again.

He thought of something very crucial.

The sound from the loudspeaker did not end:

"...Adding the score from the coffee shop, the team with the highest total score is Raizen High School! Let's cheer for the champion!"

A burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the crowd, and Kotori and the others joined in, especially the Yamai sisters and Tohka. It was their performance at the maid café that led to Raizen High School's victory.

Miku looked unwell. She was in charge of Ryūdanji Girls' Academy and felt confident of victory, so she hadn't prepared any stall activities at all. This made her very unwilling, as she should have won.

Even if she wins the show, she won't feel so resentful even if her final score is lower than Shiori's.

Miku glared fiercely at Izayoi Mirai. If he hadn't helped Shiori cheat, how could she have lost!

Yoyo Mirai sighed inwardly, wondering how she could possibly appease her.

Miku snorted coldly, glanced at Shiori, and turned to leave. Izayoi Mirai waved her hand, and everyone, including Shiori Kotori, could no longer see Miku or Izayoi Mirai beside her.

"Clones are really useful."

Standing beside Shiori, Izayoi Mirai sighed, having to keep both Shiori and Miku company. If she couldn't be in two places at once, she would definitely be torn between staying on one side or the other.

Where is your sister?

When Shiori realized Miku was missing, her kind nature prevailed. "Is she alright?"

"With me here, of course nothing will happen."

As Izayoi Mirai spoke, her lips trembled slightly, and a soft voice reached Shiori's ear.

"When Kotori and the others ask you about your spiritual power later, just say it was given to you by me, understand?"

"Huh?"

Shiori was taken aback and lowered her voice as well, "Why? Do you know something about the mosaic in the future?"

"We'll talk about this later. Just remember what I said."

Meanwhile, Yosuke Mirai is explaining Shiori's situation to Miku.

"What? Her spiritual power wasn't given to her by you?"

Youxiao Mirai shrugged: "I don't have that ability. At most, I can only use it myself. I can't give it to others. Otherwise, I would have given you a share of the other spirits' abilities long ago. Sister, do you still remember the person who gave you the spirit crystal?"

"That blob of mosaic?"

"Yes, I confirmed with Shiori that her spiritual power came from that mosaic."

"Could it be that I have more than one spirit crystal?"

"I don't know."

The topic that Izayoi Mirai changed finally had an effect, and Miku's anger subsided a lot. Of course, a large part of this was because Izayoi Mirai "abandoned" Shiori and chose to go with her.

She raised her head and said, "Since that's the case, I'll forgive you a little."

At that moment, on Fraxinus, Kannazuki detected a familiar spiritual wave response.

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Chapter Thirty-Two: I Goed Bald, But I Also Became Stronger

The alarm blared throughout Fraxinus, and the spiritual wave response was extremely high.

"Vice Commander, from above!"

Kannazuki Kyouhei looked at the screen. Because of Hoshimiya Rokuro, they had also set up surveillance in the sky. At this moment, they could clearly see that seven or eight meteorites were rubbing against each other in the atmosphere and were about to land in Tengu City.

This is Hoshimiya Rokuro's method.

Without a doubt, this spiritual wave reaction belonged to Hoshimiya Rokuro. Moreover, Kannazuki Kyohei remembered that when he first came into contact with Hoshimiya Rokuro, she also threw a few small meteorites at Earth in a show of defiance, but they were all destroyed.

So, why this time?

Thinking that he hadn't seen Hoshimiya Rokuro for several days, Kannazuki seemed to have a sudden realization.

But now is not the time for gossip about emotional entanglements. Kotori's voice came through the earphones:

"Kannazuki, I heard the alarm on your end. What happened?"

"It's the [Star Official]. She threw a lot of meteorites again, and they were all concentrated on Tengu City. It's obviously because of Miss Shiori."

【星官】 is the identification name of Star Palace Six Eaters.

"I'll be there right away."

"I don't think so."

Kannazuki said, "Commander, leave this to us. We haven't found any trace of [Star Official] yet. Her target is likely Miss Shiori. You'll need to wait there."

Kotori glanced at Izayoi Mirai: "Don't worry about Shiori's safety, someone will protect her."

At this moment, another strange change occurred in the sky. Seven Sins appeared in the form of an older sister, riding a broom and flying into the sky. The rainbow light of spiritual energy shot out from the end of the broom, turning the meteorites into light and fluffy cotton candies.

The descent stopped, leaving the people of Fraxinus speechless in disbelief.

"Is this the power of the [witch]? It's terrifying, but why is she helping us?"

Despite their doubts, they didn't sit idly by. Their previous experience had proven that the [witch's] power could be dispelled. Now, all they had to do was take advantage of the meteorites' still-marshmallow-like state and deliver a devastating blow.

The blazing beam of light pierced through the cotton candy, tearing its fluffy white body into pieces.

In this way, even if the Seven Sins' spiritual power loses its effect, the meteorite fragments that have lost their kinetic energy and have been torn apart will not pose much of a threat.

"Isn't this considered putting in some effort?"

After saying that, Seven Sins looked around furtively. The guy who impersonated her, possessed her abilities, and imprisoned her didn't appear. It seemed he had tacitly agreed.

She tentatively flew away into the distance, when suddenly a voice rang out:

"Come to the Heavenly Palace Festival Venue."

Seven Sins shuddered. The voice sounded just like hers, like that imposter's, but she couldn't find the source of the voice. It seemed to be coming from inside her body.

Could she be parasitizing me? Like a parasite.

Seven Sins still doesn't know the true identity of Izayoi in the future. Startled by her own guess, she flew dejectedly towards the Heavenly Palace Festival venue, praying in her heart that the imposter would keep his promise and give her freedom after this battle.

Hoshimiya Rokuro appeared in the venue, and an invisible voice spread from Izayoi Mirai's mouth, trying to influence Hoshimiya Rokuro while controlling the thoughts of the people present, making them disperse in an orderly manner.

"You dare to mock Liu'er and steal her husband; you will pay the price."

Speaking in a strange, ancient accent, Hoshimiya Rokuro tore open a space, only to have it countered by Izayoi Mirai.

Not only the skills brought by spirit dresses and angels, but also the spatial quake of the spirit's instinct can be neutralized by the future of the elven night.

Nevertheless, Hoshimiya Mukure remained undeterred. She had originally planned to drag things out this way, not only would her abilities be neutralized by Izayoi Mirai, but she would also be able to neutralize Izayoi Mirai's related abilities.

Once the meteorite falls from the sky, Yosuke Mirai will have no way to avoid it.