When his vision stabilized, Ryota saw a familiar middle-aged man appear in front of him.
It was the minister in the official organization that governed the area.
Kurumi was talking to him.
Judging from the acquaintance and smooth communication, the two must know each other, and the relationship is not superficial.
Ryota was dumbfounded, in this world line, Kurumi and this minister were actually acquaintances?
"Kurumi changed her clothes again, and I don't know how long it's been since the day I lost my hand..."
Since there is no frame of reference, Ryota cannot judge the specific time that the memory is being skipped. Immediately, his attention was attracted by the conversation between the two.
"The [Meme] level ghost extermination plan is scheduled for three days later." The minister said: "Including you, a total of 5 people took action. Take advantage of these few days to prepare well, Tokisaki."
"5 people...do you need so many?" Kurumi asked doubtfully.
"We know too little about [Meme] level ghosts, and all third stage psykers are a valuable fighting force. To avoid accidents, encirclement and suppression are the best countermeasures."
The minister said in a serious tone: "We can no longer increase the number of monsters at that level. Otherwise, we will be at a further disadvantage."
"I see, Uncle Miki." Kurumi nodded earnestly.
"Alright, you go back and prepare first." The minister reminded: "When the time comes, I will inform you personally. Remember to adjust your mentality and don't feel pressured."
"Stressed?"
As if being stimulated by these two words, Kurumi suddenly changed her serious expression, lightly made a movement of brushing her hair, and said in a very airy manner: "Hmph… Who do you think you're talking to, Uncle Miki, in front of a Spirit? of Time, all enemies will freeze in the ruins of infinite time. Stressed? What's that?"
"..." The minister's mouth twitched, "Forget it, why did you change your name again? The messenger of hellfire is gone? This time you are a Time Spirit?"
"That's right, I will use this nickname from now on."
Kurumi's face sank, and she sighed softly: "Someone interesting gave it to me, so let's just take it as a memory."
"Did something happen to you?" asked the minister.
"It's nothing," Kurumi shook her head, "I'll go first, Uncle Miki, today is the first day of the Qingming Festival."
"On the other hand… One year has passed." The minister waved his hand, "Go."
The other side.
When Ryota heard the Qingming Festival, the memories he inherited from his original body suddenly responded.
Japan has two official grave sweeping festivals and one folk grave sweeping festival every year.
Was Kurumi going to pay her respects to someone…
Just when he had this question, his vision changed again. In front of him is a grave.
Kurumi entered, approached the tombstone, and started the worship process.
She cleaned the tombstone with the clean water she brought with her, and carefully cleaned all the dust, fallen leaves, and other sundries on the tombstone. Then, she took out the flowers and incense from the bag, placed them in front of the tombstone, lit the incense, and poured some water on the tombstone.
Through Kurumi's eyes, Ryota saw the portrait of a middle-aged couple on the tombstone.
Could it be Kurumi's parents?
Pa——After Kurumi finished the preparations, she began to bring her palms together in worship.
"Father, Mother, I will be going through a dangerous battle the day after tomorrow, please bless me to return safely."
In the clean graveyard, the girl's longing mutters resounded.
At the same time, Ryota felt a pool of sad emotions, and improvement began to show. Infected by these emotions, he felt a little stifled.
Ryota let out a light sigh. Before he could indulge in these emotions, the scenery changed again.
...
Before him was a world that seemed to be dyed red by the setting sun.
Streets, buildings, roads... Thick smoke and flames were everywhere.
People's screams were heard in the distance, and a huge disaster engulfed the city.
Ryota felt anxious for a while. He immediately realized that it was Kurumi's emotions that were affecting him. Just as he was stunned by what was happening, the voice of the conversation suddenly sounded in his ear:
"Takahashi is dead! damn..."
"Why can a [Meme] level ghost summon a [Red Advent]? Why...!"
"The area around here has completely turned into a ghost territory. Let's give up the siege and suppression plan. Let's retreat for a while."
Hearing this, Kurumi frowned, she quickly made a suggestion: "The spirit body of the curse keeps burning. It shouldn't last long in this state. We can delay it until it goes out on its own…"
"No! Stop the plan and retreat immediately!"
Before she finished speaking, a scolding voice immediately sounded: "Didn't you see the strength of that monster at this time! It keeps dragging on, who knows what will happen?"
"However, there are still so many people here..."
"Then leave it to yourself you idiot."
The Psyker who spoke didn't even give Kurumi a chance to discuss, and quickly left the messy battlefield.
The remaining two third stage psykers also followed him away.
Kurumi gritted her teeth and rushed towards the direction the screams had come from.
"Stop!!"
The time domain is released.
Countless clocks with soul power floated on the battlefield, linking the flow of time in every way.
Grudge's hideous figure slowed her movements.
The cold wind, the loud ghostly roar, and the field losing vitality, the three's dispersion slowed down instantly.
At the same time, Kurumi's soul power was consumed violently.
She gritted her teeth and endured. Soul power soon hit rock bottom. Just when she was about to faint.
Suddenly, the giant Grudge flew upside down, destroying several tall buildings one after another.
Ryota and Kurumi were surprised at the same time, and looked forward.
A tall figure appeared in the field of vision.
He held the blood-red Sword in his hand, releasing a terrifying killing intent, which lowered the temperature in the surroundings.
The tall figure turned around and glared at Kurumi.
Kurumi and him looked at each other, and there was a sense of familiarity on the other cheek.
"Who are you...?"
"See you later, Tokisaki-san."
The tall figure endured his hostility, grinned, and reminded: "A year ago, Chiyoda District, Kasumigaseki Station, you saved someone who fell from the third floor of the hotel."
"...Ryota!?"
Because the impression was so deep, Kurumi quickly recalled it.
"Oh? I didn't expect you to remember my name. This is really good news!"
The tall youth showed surprise, which was immediately replaced by joy.
"Are you really… Ryota? But your hands…"
Kurumi looked at the youth's intact left arm.
"This is a bit complicated to say, I will explain it to you later, now…"
The young man looked at the collapsed building.
The gigantic monster had stood up again.
His eyes became sharp: "Let's kill this monster together!"
"Okay!"
Kurumi cheered again.
Happiness welled up in his heart.
He's still alive... This is really good news!
...
The [Meme] level ghost siege quickly ended.
Kurumi used her domain to help the youth who had suddenly come to fight, dragging Grudge onto the battlefield. Until her soul completely burned out.
But the disaster didn't end there.
The large-scale [Red Advent] phenomenon summoned by Grudge completely turned the surrounding area into a land of ghosts.
After a large number of humans were enlightened by the [Red Advent], they turned from living humans into ghosts and started wreaking havoc in the world.
Of course, with a third-stage psychic attack, a ghost of this level couldn't afford to cause too much trouble.
The real difficulty lies in the mentality and awareness.
Facing the surviving ghosts of humans not too long ago, Kurumi hesitated as she moved.
Feel free to kill them all, or for the time being, she can't rest easy.
At this time, the young man beside her suddenly said: "Let me kill them."
He raised the sword in his hand: "Her name is Ming Hong. People cut by it will be sent to reincarnation, believe me."
"Reincarnation? Are you sure?"
"Of course. Let's leave the explanation for later, let's get down to business first."
The youth's temperament became violent.
Kurumi couldn't see the slightest bit of comfort from lying in her eyes, so she gritted her teeth and believed it.
In this way, the two exterminated the ghosts in the ghost territory.
Due to the large area and the need to search, the cleaning work continued until the next morning.
Ryota in Kurumi's body had to stand guard in the morning.
(Isn't this kind of memory skipped?)
Ryota was a bit speechless.
But not many complaints. Because he observed his own fighting style in this world line at close range, and gained a lot of advantages.
He is on the Fourth Bridge.
Once the mind penetrates the body and is able to influence the outside world, it has the ability to fly. In other words, thought can determine its own displacement.
Fourth Bridge's combat prowess, in terms of ranking, was about the same as a third stage psyker.
It was simply stronger than a common third stage psyker, and it could be considered the top leader among them.
Considering the characteristics of boundless soul power, it was estimated that even in the face of being encircled by psykers, it could drag people to death.
Unlike the previous three bridges, he had to issue a big moment so that the soul attack immediately left the body.
At the start of Fourth Bridge, one attack is AOE.
Just when Ryota thought this, the memory finally changed.
The battlefield disappeared.
A coffee shop appears in sight.
Next to it was a floor-to-ceiling window, and outside the window was a scene of a bustling street.
Kurumi and Ryota sat facing each other, talking to each other.
"So did she save you?"
Kurumi showed both curiosity and surprise on her face, looking at the little girl who had suddenly appeared beside the boy.
"To be precise, she brought me the Military Commander System, and I use this power to plan and get out of harm's way."
The young man rubbed the little girl's head while she was eating silently: "This little girl only came out after my strength increased. The Ming Hong Sword has the characteristic of sending the soul of the slain to reincarnation, just like she told me."
"I didn't expect such a weapon to exist in this world..." Kurumi's eyes lit up, "Where did you get them?"
"Ummm…" The young man said with a gentle expression: "When I left that alley that day and walked back, this sword suddenly fell from a great height, knocked me down, and made me dream. After coming here, more information about the Military Commander System came to my mind."
"..." Kurumi was stunned for a moment, "Are you kidding me?"
The regional government shook his head: "I have confessed so much to you, is there still a need to hide information in jokes?"
"That's right…that's not necessary. But..."
Kurumi thought for a while and commented: "It feels so magical."
"I find it very magical myself, but that's how it is."
Wise in the eyes of the young man: "Maybe someone is helping me behind me."
He waved his hand: "Don't talk about this now. Tokisaki-san, thank you for saving me. I will always remember this kindness. Now is the time to return the favor."
"No need, you thanked me a year ago, and now that you have saved me, I should thank you. And ..."
Kurumi suddenly lowered her head, lowered her voice and said: "That time a year ago, I completely gave up on you, you should understand, obviously I could help you live for a while, but.. I lied to you, I was able to restore your arm at that time... sorry. "
"You struggle with this... it's okay."
The young man half jokingly said: "If you are facing someone you are meeting for the first time, and you suddenly wholeheartedly help others for no reason, I will suspect that your motives are not pure."
"...You really don't mind?"
"I only know you saved me,"
The young man smiled sincerely and said: "This is enough."
"Thank you for saving me too."
Kurumi endured her attachment and smiled.
The memory overview ends here.
Ryota looked at the young man, the more he looked at him, the weirder he felt. There is always a feeling of talking to the mirror.
He didn't inject the T-virus evolution solution for the first week, why did he still increase this figure?
(Could it be the changes brought about by body augmentation after completing the First Bridge? )
Ryota guessed the possibility.
Too bad... Yah Wei's true face has yet to be found.
The only thing that is certain is that the other party is extraordinary.
Remarkable!
Unexpectedly, he could directly throw the Ming Hong Sword into this world without having to go to the Adventurer's Guild.
Ryota said he was surprised. Now he even suspected that the Adventurer's Guild was created by Yah Wei.
That can't really be God, can it?
...
The memory screen scrolls again.
For some unknown reason, Kurumi is very interested in eliminating ghosts and saving ordinary people involved in supernatural occurrences.
During this process, Ryota had the mentality of repaying his gratitude at the start, and frequently went on missions with Kurumi to complete a series of supernatural events.
Along the way, the adventurous process of eliminating ghosts together made the relationship between the two continue to heat up, and killing ghosts together gradually became a daily routine.
Ryota was no longer limited to returning favors, but started to consciously go out for wilder plays.
He even introduced the girl to his family and friends.
In this way, Kurumi got to know Shirogane Kei, Shirogane Miyuki, Shirogane's father, Hayasaka Ai, Kaguya, Fujiwara...
Kurumi, lonely due to the status brought on by a third stage psyker and her own personality problems, enters Ryota's circle and makes many friends.
Her life gradually becomes richer and more colorful.
It's just that, Chuunibyou's habits haven't changed much.
In front Ryota, more and more images of Kurumi and Ryota appeared together.
Apart from eliminating ghosts, they go shopping together, eat together, watch movies together, hang out together, and take pictures together. Their lives are gradually tied together.
Naturally, some physical contact is necessary during this period.
Since then, Ryota, who shares visions and feelings with Kurumi, experiences shopping, eating, watching movies, traveling, taking face-to-face photos with her, even being patted on the head by himself.
The key is that he still can't refuse!
Even Kurumi's mood was conveyed to him, making him feel at ease and happy the moment his hair was caressed by him… Jeez!
Ryota feels like he's falling in love with himself.
Soon, this feeling came true!
The target of one week, Ryota, unexpectedly confesses his love to Kurumi.
This initiative made him feel that the man had a completely different personality from him.
Ryota knows that this is an illusion.
Illusions caused by different experiences.
In this world line, because of that rescue, Kurumi occupies a very large part of his heart.
Coupled with the subsequent love for a long time, it makes perfect sense for him to do this, and the chuunibyou version of Kurumi is really cute!
"Kukuku… you finally said it, Ryota."
Only to hear Kurumi say in a proud tone: "I was wondering how long you would have waited until you confessed your love to me. I didn't expect you to be so impatient that you made me wait until now."
"..." Ryota half-closed his eyes, "So you actually knew about it a long time ago? Then you pretend you don't know?
"Wait, don't look at me like that, I... I have to do this."
Kurumi explained frantically: "After all, this kind of thing too… first time by my side…"
"Forget it, what do I care about this."
Ryota took a light breath, and asked a bit nervously: "So, Kurumi, what's your answer?"
"I have a question to ask you first," Kurumi said suddenly.
"What?"
"Is your confession out of gratitude?"
"Uh…why do you care about such trivial matters?"
"Say!"
"I can only say that's not all. You saved me, but you just left a very deep and good impression on me. A good base impression is very strong, but if I really like it, it has to be after that. "
"Should?"
"...Do you agree or not? It's fine if you don't agree."
"Ah, the point of impatience never changes, and I don't say no."
"It means..."
"Um!"
Kurumi took Ryota's hand, lifted it up, and touched her eyepatch: "The clock on my left eye represents the rule of time Oh. come on, swear in my left eye, this is the word swear."
She handed over a slip of paper.
After Ryota took it, he took a quick glance, and the corners of his eyes twitched. It would be embarrassing to swear in plain sight.
Now that he still has to read these two lines, isn't this a kind of idle game?
What if he suddenly refuses to confess?
"Read quickly, my contractor." Kurumi urged.
"..." Ryota bit his bullet and said, "I, a demon… what demon is that?"
"Sword Demon Lord, I got it for you, does it sound good?"
"... Pleased to hear it."
Ryota gritted his teeth, showing an expression of despair:
"I, Demon Lord, now swear to the Time Spirit that I will love her until the end of time…"
After a long oath.
Kurumi finally released Ryota, with a happy smile on her lips, she said: "Eternal contract, successful conclusion!"
She hugged Ryota at once, buried her head in his arms, and stroked her head comfortably.