*England, DEM Base*
"I disappointed you, Ike. We lost."
Lowering her head, Ellen apologized deeply. Ever since she was recognized as the strongest mage in the world, she hadn't experienced such a significant loss as she did against the Emperor...
They even lost the warships and Adeptus 2, which was a total failure. The Emperor had an angel strong enough to be almost unstoppable.
"Lose? No, you're mistaken, dear Ellen. We gained quite a lot."
For Westcott, this failure was a blessing, as the data collected was more valuable than any warship...
"Ike..."
"Now I'm sure, the Emperor is just like her... No, he's more than what I was expecting."
Westcott smiled happily as he replayed the battle between the warships and Yuki over and over again.
Westcott had a dream of creating the perfect being that would bring a new era to this world, one where mages ruled and only mages existed. That's why he brought the first spirit into this world.
He thought the first spirit was that being, and he was correct. Unfortunately, the first spirit was incomplete and therefore a failure.
But...
"Could this be the being that will change the world? Perhaps it is that existence..."
Westcott touched his chest at Ellen's question. His chest was glowing and anxious, seeking an answer to his question. If discomfort was part of this...
"Will you accept it, Ike?"
"No, the Emperor is an imposter. Otherwise, that woman wouldn't be hostile towards him."
"Hostile?"
Ellen was perplexed. As far as she remembered, the first spirit hadn't appeared until now. There was no way she could be hostile to the Emperor. However, she didn't know that Westcott was connected to the first spirit beyond what a spiritual connection means, allowing him to feel her anger towards the Emperor...
"Dear Ellen, very soon there will be a battle that will determine if my goals will be achieved or if I will lose everything."
"Ike! We are not in a condition to fight; our strength is weak!"
For the arrogant mage to say these words spoke volumes about the existence Yuki represented. But although arrogant, Ellen was not stupid. She knew she couldn't win against Yuki unless she could overcome the black giant.
Regarding her concerns, Westcott smiled. He was not worried about the lack of power.
It was true that spirits were stronger than mages, and only Ellen and Artemisia had the strength to face them. Against the Emperor, they would undoubtedly lose.
But he had something that even the first spirit feared, something that was the nemesis of all spirits...
"Don't worry, I'm sure that woman will not sit idly by. She will definitely come to me..."
If everything went according to his expectations, Westcott, who knew the first spirit best, knew that woman was now in a bind and urgently needed his help. Eventually, she would come to him.
"Besides, even without her, when the time comes, I will open Pandora's box again... Then we will have the strength to fight..."
"!!?"
Ellen paled when she heard this. She knew what Westcott was referring to—the horrible thing that had kept the first spirit at bay for the past 30 years.
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Tenguu City, Itsuka Resistance...
"Nushi-sama, Nushi-sama."
"Let go of him!"
"..."
Kotori held her head as she watched what was happening early in the morning...
"What is going on? Yuki, what did you do?"
Kotori couldn't understand. After Yuki brought Mukuro back from the moon, they took her to Fraxinus's infirmary and studied her.
When Mukuro woke up, the first thing she did was cling to Yuki. Kotori couldn't understand Mukuro's thought process; it was obvious Yuki had beaten her and brought her against her will, yet this girl seemed to have fallen in love...
(Is she a masochist? Is she a masochist?!)
Kotori even thought Mukuro had a fetish or a psychological problem that made her love the person who beat her.
But that wasn't the problem. What gave Kotori a headache was that Mukuro's toxic feelings of monopolizing Yuki meant Tohka couldn't bear it, leading to a confrontation between the two girls...
Fortunately, both had their powers sealed, so they hadn't fought. Otherwise, Kotori had no doubt they would have raised weapons.
Even so, she couldn't understand how Yuki managed to make these two women so dependent on him...
And now it was the third day that Mukuro and Tohka were fighting. Both wanted Yuki to be with them, which caused daily arguments.
(Is that why he wanted separate rooms?)
Now Kotori understood why Yuki insisted on living in separate apartments. If Tohka and Mukuro lived together under the same roof, it would be a disaster...
"Do you know anything, Nia-san?"
Not knowing whom to turn to, Kotori had no choice but to ask Nia, who was amusing herself by watching the drama while lazily eating chips.
"Hm? Are you asking about Mukku-chin?"
"I understand Tohka but not Hoshimiya."
Since Tohka had no one in her life, Yuki easily entered her heart, so it was understandable for Tohka to be so dependent on him. But after Nia revealed Mukuro's past, Kotori sympathized with her situation, making the conquest harder. Yet, here she was, like a little girl who didn't want to part from her parents.
"Well, I'm not sure, but maybe it's due to the resonance between Yui-kun and Mukku-chin."
"Resonance?"
It wasn't the first time Kotori heard about this. Yuki had already explained that whenever he encountered a spirit, they would enter a state similar to a beast finding its prey, wanting to devour each other. So far, Yuki had said he didn't know why this happened, but spirits were very important to him.
According to Yuki, it was an intoxicating feeling. Without strong willpower, it was easy to lose reason, which was why Yuki fought Tohka the first time they met...
"Is it that good?"
Kotori was also a spirit but hadn't felt anything for Yuki. Maybe a feeling of oppression when she first saw him, but that was all. According to Yuki, this was something he had experienced with all spirits, which she couldn't understand since she had never experienced Resonance...
"You have to experience it to understand. It's very intense, a crazy feeling. Honestly, it's scary how far you can go just with that feeling..."
Nia had it etched in her bones, the feeling she had the day Yuki saved her from DEM, so she understood what Resonance meant...
"And I think Mukku-chin likes it a lot, which is why she doesn't want to part from Yui-kun."
"..."
Kotori crossed her arms and frowned. She didn't know whether to be happy she wasn't as crazy as Mukuro or frustrated for not understanding her emotions.
"Nushi-sama, you have to look at Muku!"
"Yuki! You promised!"
"..."
In the end, Kotori gave up and decided to enjoy the drama. She shrugged slightly, somewhat satisfied. If she had to live through this drama, it was good not to feel anything...
Or so Kotori thought. As for Nia, she was seriously considering whether or not to join the fun. It would be a lie to say she didn't like Resonance, but she was still a bit scared. As an adult, she knew she had to have self-control; otherwise, she wouldn't know how far this crazy feeling could take them...
(Maybe even to sex?)
Putting a finger to her chin, Nia calmly contemplated whether to ask Reine for help.
After all, as a spirit who feared humans, she didn't dare go to the convenience store and buy condoms.
But Reine could, and as far as Nia knew, Reine wasn't someone who divulged secrets, making her a perfect accomplice. Whether or not she could elude Tohka and Mukuro's watchful eyes on Yuki, Nia didn't care. These two spirits couldn't watch him 24/7...
"Hehehe."
"What are you laughing about?"
"Nothing~."
Unintentionally, a sinister laugh escaped her lips, which she quickly suppressed under Kotori's suspicious eyes...
(Well, I mustn't forget about Koto-chan.)
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TN: Stop being a pervert Nia!! ...Wait!