Chapter 208: [208] : The Battle Between Kotori and Mana

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~ Support & Read 18 Advanced Chapters on Patreon ❁❁❁❁ "Ara~ What are you thinking about... ?" Just as the clone Kurumi Tokisaki stood there, motionless for a long time— A seductive voice, identical to her own, suddenly sounded from behind her. Turning around, she saw the main body Kurumi, also dressed in a black and red gothic Loli Astral Dress. After a pause, the clone Kurumi hesitated for a long time, then finally voiced her question. "You heard what he said just now, right? He wants your main body to go. Are you going?" The main body Kurumi, dressed in the gothic Loli outfit, had a flush on her face and a pathological smile on her lips. "Of course, I'm going! Since he has news about the First Spirit, even if there's great danger, for the sake of our tragic wish, I won't give up." "In that case, I wish you a happy time tomorrow. I'll be heading back first!" Saying this, the clone Kurumi's body slowly sank, and a moment later, she merged into the dark red vortex at her feet. ——— Simultaneously, a battle filled with the smoke of gunpowder had already begun at home. "Huhh?? You say you want to take my sister away? I won't agree!" The one speaking was Kotori. Staring at Mana Takamiya before her, her eyes couldn't help but show a trace of hostility. Hearing this, Mana Takamiya said with a look of indifference. "About that... As long as my sister is happy, that's enough. Besides, she has such a cute little sister!" "Hmph, You're quite self-aware!" As if believing Mana Takamiya had backed down, Kotori's small face turned slightly red, feeling a bit embarrassed. However, Mana Takamiya's next sentence instantly shattered this subtle atmosphere. Mana narrowed her eyes, revealing a harmless expression as she explained. "But it still can't compare to a real sister!" Hearing these words, Kotori's pink eyes flashed, her expression slightly displeased. "Oh~ Is that so?" Mana: "Of course. Nothing is closer than a blood relationship." Kotori: "But... doesn't the saying go, 'a close neighbor is better than a distant relative'??" Mana: "No, no, no... An adopted sister is ultimately an outsider. But a real sister has a blood relationship!" Kotori: "Damn it! Why do you have to emphasize blood relationship so much!" "..." Tohka and Yoshino, sitting on the sofa beside them, watched Kotori and Mana argue back and forth, their clear eyes full of confusion. 'Adopted sister? Real sister? What are those?' Only Reine remained indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with her, calmly eating snacks and watching TV, quite at ease. And one must also mention a certain useless Spirit, sprawled out on a chair, chugging beer and muttering something. "Yo! I didn't expect to see such a big show as soon as I got back. Is this the Shiori-snatching battle??" Suddenly, a playful voice came from the entrance hall. The girls followed the sound and saw me looking at Shiori, Kotori, and Mana with a smile that wasn't quite a smile. "I'm quite envious of Shiori! Look, Kotori-chan and Mana-chan both dote on you so much!" "Wuu, Kyoya-kun, don't tease me anymore." Although she knew it was a joke, the usually thin-skinned Shiori couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. On the other side, Kotori, wearing a white sailor uniform, no longer paid attention to Mana, instead shouting at me. "Hey! What's the deal with you bringing this DEM ace to our house? And that Nightmare..." As soon as she saw me come home, Kotori couldn't help but start yelling. To this, I was already accustomed. However, seeing Mana Takamiya protectively standing in front of Shiori, looking at me with hostile eyes, I smiled. "I say, Mana-chan, what's with that look? Why are you looking at me like I'm a bad guy?" "Hmph! Do I even need to say it? You saved Nightmare, that most evil of Spirits!" Just as Mana Takamiya continued to condemn me, her vision suddenly went black. I had, at some point, suddenly appeared before her and even reached out to pinch her cheek. Mana Takamiya blinked, clearly bewildered by my sudden action of pinching her cheek. A few seconds later, I finally released my grip on Mana's cheek. "Tsk, you're still thinking about killing Spirits at this point? Don't you know your body has been modified by DEM, and now you have less than ten years to live!" "What??" Hearing this, Mana's face changed drastically. She was clearly shocked by my words. However, the next moment, the recovered Mana Takamiya immediately retorted firmly. "That's impossible! DEM saved me back then and even trained me to master the CR-Unit! Don't try to fool me!" Sure enough, Mana Takamiya, having been brainwashed by DEM, would definitely not suspect DEM just based on a few words from me. Shiori, on the other hand, looked at Mana Takamiya with a worried expression. Because she knew my strength, she wouldn't doubt my words. Precisely because of this, she was even more panicked. Although she didn't have many memories of Mana Takamiya, this real sister of hers... She really couldn't bear to see Mana Takamiya die at such a young age. Not just Shiori, but also Kotori and the other girls looked at Mana with some sympathy. Then their gazes shifted to me, their only hope. "Mana-chan, I'm too lazy to argue with you. You'll see the truth for yourself!" Saying this, without waiting for Mana Takamiya to react, I lightly tapped her on the forehead. In an instant, a large amount of information related to DEM flooded into her mind, and she froze on the spot. Puzzled, seeing the motionless Mana Takamiya, Kotori asked me with some concern. "You! What did you do to her?" "Nothing. Just sent her some information about DEM to let her see the truth. And healed her physical injuries along the way." I snatched the beer from Nia's hand and explained to everyone. "Hic, Kyoya, why did you snatch my beer? If you want to drink, go get your own!" Nia, who had been snatched of her beer, woke up from her drunken state and complained. Hearing this, dark lines appeared on my forehead. I then reminded her with a serious expression, "Nia, haven't I told you before? You can drink, but in moderation. Also..." "The fridge is stuffed with the alcohol you bought. Now the whole living room stinks of alcohol." Then, I flicked her on the forehead, and in the process, sealed her reiryoku. I also confiscated the smartphone I had given her. Nia, whose reiryoku had been sealed and phone confiscated, was now thoroughly panicked. She hugged my thigh with a sullen face, her arms shaking gently as she wheedled, "Waaaaaaah... Kyoya, I was really wrong! Please, give me back my phone! If not, just undo my seal!" However, I completely ignored her crying, directly sidestepping her clinging and heading into the kitchen to cook. ❁❁❁❁ ~ 18 Advanced Chapters Available on my Patreon https://p-atreon.com/dragonnx (Just remove the hyphen to access Patreon normally.)

Chapter 208: [208] : The Battle Between Kotori and Mana

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