Though they should have been opposing each other, they showed no hostility at all. Astaroth approached Randegil, looking at the Inaba Tsukiyo in her arms with a surprised expression.
"This soul aura… there's no mistake, it's the little Master. Could it be that the little Master…"
"It shouldn't be Guardian's doing; she wouldn't do something like this. It might be Rin, whom lord alaya mentioned. Guardian is the reincarnation of Rin's soul, so she should also be a reincarnation of Rin's soul."
Randegil shook her head. She knew Astaroth thought Inaba Tsukiyo was a fragmented soul, but in fact, they were all new souls generated from the same original soul.
"I see, no wonder it feels so familiar. Hehe~ But another little Master? So cute, and both of them really like rabbits."
Her long silver twin-tails easily brought rabbits to mind, and her petite body… truly, they were the same person.
Astaroth said with a hint of emotion, poking the dazed Inaba Tsukiyo's cheek, unable to help but smile.
Astaroth didn't ask why Inaba Tsukiyo was here, but it was easy to figure out.
As long as the souls were the same, under certain specific conditions, it was possible for the two to meet.
However, unless they were born as twins from the same body, such a situation would absolutely not occur, and Inaba Tsukiyo was far too weak compared to the other one.
"Since she is also a little Master, I should give her something too. She currently has several consciousnesses within her, and one of them is quite restless. Perhaps this consciousness can become the little Master's future power."
She waved her hand, and a dark purple energy orb entered Inaba Tsukiyo's body. The moment this power entered Inaba Tsukiyo's body, it collided with Randegil's power from before.
Normally, different powers should cause repulsive phenomena upon collision, but these two powers merely brushed against each other and quickly settled down.
Then, Inaba Tsukiyo's body slowly became transparent and soon disappeared from Randegil's embrace, vanishing from this special space.
"She's gone. But… how interesting. It seems the little Master doesn't know much about this matter either. Randegil, let's not tell the little Master about her."
"…Alright. The current Guardian is still too weak. And she isn't a sephirah incarnation, so my clone cannot attach to her. All I can do is strengthen her physique."
For Inaba Tsukiyo's future, they didn't provide too much help, but this was only what they believed.
Inaba Tsukiyo's consciousness quickly returned. The moment it did, she abruptly sat up from the bed, touching her forehead, which was already covered in sweat.
"Really… why did I have such a strange dream? Who was that angelic sister… really?"
Shire was still asleep within her, and Inaba Tsukiyo didn't plan to sleep anymore. She got up, intending to change clothes.
But the miko outfit wasn't on the nightstand beside the bed. After searching, Inaba Tsukiyo found her miko outfit on the table.
Skillfully putting on the miko outfit and tying her long silver hair into twin-tails, she stood before the mirror.
She had originally intended to wake Shire to use her power to check if there was anything strange about herself.
But when she opened her eyes, Inaba Tsukiyo was surprised to find that her vision was not darkness, but that she could see things.
She hadn't used Shire's power, so why could she see? What… what was going on?
Inaba Tsukiyo approached the mirror in surprise, caressing it. The sensation from her fingers confirmed that this was not a hallucination, nor was she dreaming.
"What… what is going on? Was last night's dream real?"
Was that angelic sister real? And why did she call herself Guardian? And that final kiss… Inaba Tsukiyo touched her lips, remembering Randegil's somewhat forceful kiss, and her cheeks couldn't help but flush.
This kind of thing, besides the times with Kurumi and Tendo Ri-se, she had only done with Victorica.
Aside from Victorica, no one else had any special intentions, yet today she was kissed by an unfamiliar older sister?
This was truly… hard to describe. But if last night's memory was real, then were the memories she gained last night also real?
Although the memories she gained last night were fragmented, there was one fragment that Inaba Tsukiyo found particularly intriguing: the sword art called Kamishin-ryu.
Thinking of this, Inaba Tsukiyo unconsciously wanted to try it. She picked up the model tachi (long sword) placed aside and drew it slightly.
Then, Inaba Tsukiyo saw a flurry of cherry blossoms pass before her eyes.
The doors and windows were tightly shut, and cherry blossoms had not yet bloomed, so why were cherry blossoms appearing in the room?
"Truly… I've become a master of Kamishin-ryu just like that."
Inaba Tsukiyo didn't know what to say. She was a swordsman of the Pill Self-Manifestation Style, yet now she possessed the sword skills of Kamishin-ryu.
"Forget it, the Second Sword Style here seems very powerful, and there are special movement techniques. 'Void Instant Step,' huh? It seems I can fly now."
Thinking of this, Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't help but smile.
This memory contained knowledge of how to use magic and qi. Although she didn't know if Honkai Energy and magic were the same unit, with this power, she wouldn't need to use that other power when dealing with the titans.
Inaba Tsukiyo, somewhat engrossed, wanted to experiment with this power, so she didn't notice another power constantly growing within her.
It was at this moment that Herrscher Tsukiyo, who was bored reading in Victorica's library within Inaba Tsukiyo's body, suddenly closed the book in her hand, and the golden light in her pupils flared.
She could feel that the power, which had been suppressed by Inaba Tsukiyo's physique, was continuously increasing. The power belonging to the Herrscher was steadily returning.
"It's been a while… This is my power, yet it feels so unfamiliar."
Herrscher Tsukiyo looked at her hands. Compared to her previous self, she felt like she could take on ten people, but she wasn't foolish enough to actually do such a thing.
Just as she was feeling smug, Shire and Victorica, not far away, noticed the foolishly smiling Herrscher Tsukiyo.
"Sister Victorica, is she alright? Did she go crazy from being confined here?"
"You say very hurtful things with such a calm tone, Shire. But something about her has indeed changed."
Although she didn't fight, Victorica could still discern the changes in her. That somewhat uncomfortable aura was growing stronger and stronger.
Looking at Herrscher Tsukiyo, who was smiling foolishly by the railing, Victorica prepared to test her.
Closing the book in her hand, she walked towards Herrscher Tsukiyo under Shire's puzzled gaze.
Herrscher Tsukiyo didn't notice Victorica approaching; she was still giggling foolishly.
Faced with this situation, Victorica pondered for a moment, then reached out with her injured hand and gently pushed.
"Eh?"
Herrscher Tsukiyo, who was savoring her regained power, suddenly felt the world before her rotate ninety degrees, and then the scene gradually receded.
It felt as if she was falling from a great height to the ground... Wait a minute! This feeling!
"Thud!!!"
A heavy thud echoed, making Seele shrink her head back in fear.
Although she wasn't the one who fell, judging by the sound, it must have hurt a lot, absolutely agonizing.
After doing all this, Victorica clapped her hands and turned to sit back in her original spot.
"Is this okay, Big Sister Victorica? Won't you be retaliated against?"
"Retaliation? What is there for her to retaliate about? I was just helping her, bringing her back to her senses from a strange state."
"Uh..."
Pushing someone from the top floor, is that Victorica's method?
Soon, the sound of the elevator operating could be heard, and then Seele saw Herrscher Tsukiyo, with a large bump on her head, emerge from the elevator.
Herrscher Tsukiyo, back on the top floor, angrily ran over, intending to confront Victorica, but before she could speak, Victorica spoke.
"I'm hungry."
"Eh? What did you say?"
"I said I'm hungry! Didn't you hear me? I want you to make me something!"
As if she wasn't the one who had just pushed someone down, Victorica shouted at Herrscher Tsukiyo.
"Hey, don't go too far! Are you ordering me around?"
Herrscher Tsukiyo tried her best to put on a fierce expression as she looked at Victorica, but with Inaba Tsukiyo's face, no matter how much she tried to act 'fierce', she didn't look very intimidating.
Faced with Herrscher Tsukiyo's uncooperativeness, Victorica just looked at her with dissatisfaction, pouting and with tears in her eyes.
"Uh... you... don't think that just because you're making that pitiful face, I'll compromise! I'm telling you, if you don't give me an explanation, I won't let you off!"
Facing Victorica's gaze, Herrscher Tsukiyo's pretty face flushed, but she still had no intention of backing down.
— — — — Five seconds later — — — —
"Ahhh!!! I get it! I get it! Isn't it enough if I go make it for you? The same mille-feuille, tiramisu, and cheesecake as before, right? Honestly, eating this kind of stuff every meal, you'll get so fat!"
"I also want black tea~"
"Don't go too far!!!"
Accompanied by a roar, Herrscher Tsukiyo disappeared into the rooftop botanical garden once again.
Seele looked at all this in confusion, completely unable to understand what it all meant.
"Big Sister Victorica, what exactly is this..."
"This is good, she hasn't changed, this is good."
Victorica smiled, offering no further explanation.
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