"Don't go. You're my target!"
Pulling herself away from the bickering with Kotori, Mana pointed at Arthas's nose, saying this with some annoyance.
"You're looking for me? I don't think I know you. Don't tell me I'm your long-lost older brother or something."
Arthas said this with some amusement, but clearly, Mana Takamiya didn't have any intention of joking with him.
"You're the one who protects the Spirits, right? Let me introduce myself. My name is Mana Takamiya, and I belong to the Tengu City AST organization."
"Oh, you're with the AST. Are you here to hunt Spirits too?"
"That's right. Hunting Spirits is indeed the purpose of my coming here, but before hunting Spirits, I need to deal with your existence first."
Mana Takamiya said this, her words laced with a hint of gunpowder. Seeing the animosity that the girl was showing, Shiori Itsuka immediately panicked.
Although she felt a little surprised that Mana Takamiya was actually with the AST, she was definitely looking for trouble with the wrong person by trying to cause trouble for Arthas.
With Arthas's strength, Mana Takamiya wouldn't have the slightest chance of winning.
"Deal with me? Are you saying you're going to kill me too, like a Spirit?"
Touching his nose, Arthas said this impolitely, and Mana Takamiya raised her eyebrows slightly.
"If I remember correctly, didn't you admit that you were a Spirit yourself? There shouldn't be any leniency in taking you down as well, right?"
"Um, I'm saying... Maybe there's some kind of misunderstanding here, Mana. Spirits aren't all evil existences like you think. They're actually very pitiful too."
Seeing that a conflict was about to break out between the two, Shiori Itsuka stepped forward at the critical moment to stop them.
Of course, that "critical moment" was just Shiori Itsuka's idea. In reality, Arthas had no intention of paying attention to Mana Takamiya at all, completely treating her like an ignorant child.
"Alright, don't go around scaring people. I'm not interested in little girls your age."
Ignoring Mana Takamiya's gnashing teeth, Arthas walked into the room inside with Tohka. Mana Takamiya obviously wanted to say something, but Shiori Itsuka pulled her down.
"Say less. It won't be fun if you anger him."
"Big sister... Are you worried about me?"
Mana Takamiya immediately showed a very moved expression, completely throwing aside her dissatisfaction with Arthas.
"Um... Well..."
Shiori Itsuka scratched her head somewhat awkwardly, while Kotori snorted coldly and walked into the room.
Ahhh... So why do I have to encounter such terrible things?
Sighing with a headache, Shiori Itsuka walked into the room with Mana Takamiya, who was hugging her affectionately.
Tohka was sitting on the sofa watching TV, while Arthas was sitting at the table in the living room. Kotori, who had walked in, sat down next to him.
Shiori Itsuka, not knowing what to do with her awkwardness, sat down with Mana Takamiya in the seats opposite them.
This created a very subtle confrontation with Kotori and Arthas, who were also sitting together.
It had originally been a touching family reunion, but it suddenly seemed to have turned into a meeting between two opposing organizations.
To some extent, there wasn't anything wrong with saying that. On the issue of Spirits, Kotori and Mana Takamiya were indeed two opposing organizations.
The 'AST' advocated for the extermination of all Spirits, while Kotori's 'Ratatoskr' protected the Spirits in a roundabout way, striving to allow the Spirits to live happy and fulfilling lives like normal humans.
Although they were sisters, the two, who held important positions in their respective organizations, could be said to be uncompromising enemies.
"So you're the current commander of the AST?"
"That's right. You could say that."
Mana Takamiya nodded with an arrogant expression.
"Then what exactly did you come to me for? Although you said it very arrogantly, it doesn't seem like you came here to kill me?"
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Arthas asked with a light smile. If the girl had really come to kill him, she wouldn't have met with Shiori Itsuka.
He could see that the girl had simply come back to recognize her relatives.
"Hmph, don't get too cocky, you. I'm here to tell you not to be simply bewitched by the beauty of the Spirits. I can't control what you want to do, but don't drag my big sister into danger too."
"Danger... What danger could I be in?"
Shiori asked this with some confusion, while Mana Takamiya shook her head.
"You don't know anything, big sister. About the Spirit you're currently in contact with... 'Nightmare', the Spirit that we in the 'AST' call a nightmare!"
"'Nightmare'?" Hearing this word that Mana Takamiya said, Shiori frowned slightly.
"'Nightmare' is the identification name. The 'Nightmare' I'm talking about is the new transfer student at your school today, Kurumi Tokisaki!"
Seeing Shiori's confused expression, Mana Takamiya explained seriously.
On the other side, Kotori remained silent. She was also well aware of Kurumi Tokisaki's danger, but because of Arthas, the girl had somewhat selectively ignored the other party's danger.
"So? You came here to explain the danger of Kurumi and persuade me to help you kill her, right?" But at Mana Takamiya's words, Arthas chuckled lightly.
"You don't understand the extent of 'Nightmare's danger at all. She's completely different from the two Spirits you've encountered before!"
Hearing Arthas's indifferent tone, Mana Takamiya said with utmost seriousness, shaking her head with a sigh.
"Don't be bewitched by beautiful things. Do you know how many humans have died at the hands of 'Nightmare'?"
"Ten thousand! The number of innocent lives that have died at the hands of that seemingly beautiful girl has reached over ten thousand! Not from spacequakes, but killed by her own hands!"
That girl who looked to be about the same age as her... had personally killed ten thousand people!?
Hearing Mana Takamiya say this, Shiori Itsuka couldn't help but gasp. She couldn't imagine such a terrible thing.
"Oh, is that so?"
And hearing Mana Takamiya say this, Arthas also understood why he had sensed that kind of feeling from Kurumi, the screams and unwillingness of those who had died unjustly.
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