Considering Shiori was a girl, Inaba Tsukiyo didn't make things difficult for her, letting her return directly to her original position.
Soon after Shiori returned, Kotori used the Bridge's teleportation device to transport Shiori to the Bridge and conducted a comprehensive physical examination on Shiori.
Had Inaba Tsukiyo done anything bad to Shiori? Had she left anything bad on Shiori? These were Kotori's worries; she didn't want her beloved Onii-chan to suffer any abuse.
The results of the examination came out quickly. Shiori had no problems and returned to them perfectly healthy, without a single issue.
Shiori groggily completed the examination, lay on the bed in a white hospital gown, and recalled the scenes she had seen in the Imaginary Space.
Initially, the reason she saved Spirits was simply because Kotori asked her to, so she did it.
But after understanding the Spirits' plight, after understanding what kind of existence Spirits truly were, Shiori realized that her previous thoughts were wrong.
Simply telling them that she had no hostility, that she wanted to save them, would have no effect.
They had been hurt so many times, they had witnessed so much human hostility, so how could they easily trust humans?
Instead, their choice not to harm humans despite all this hostility made Shiori realize the kindness of these Spirits.
Although Spirits were called "moving disasters," in essence, they were just girls. It was only because these girls possessed power that the world didn't understand that they were feared.
"onee-chan, are you alright? You've been like this ever since I came in."
Kotori looked at Shiori with some concern. From the moment she entered, Shiori had maintained this expression, which worried her. She didn't know what Inaba Tsukiyo had said to Shiori to make her like this.
"Kotori… Do I truly have the ability to save Spirits?"
Covering her eyes, Shiori asked in a somewhat weak voice.
"Hmm? Why would you say that? Onii-chan, you have the power to seal Spirits. As long as a Spirit's spiritual power is sealed and she no longer causes Spatial Quakes, then she's no different from an ordinary girl."
"Is that so? But, if they lose their power, how will they face the humans who hurt them? Will those who attacked them truly let them go?"
The hatred of the humans in the Imaginary Space towards Yoshino was very evident. If Spirits truly became defenseless girls, what would they do when facing the humans who hated them?
"That's our mission. Ratatoskr will protect Spirits after their spiritual power is sealed, taking care of everything from their identities to other matters. You can leave it to us."
"…I understand. I'll do my best."
Getting up from the bed, Shiori vigorously slapped her cheeks to cheer herself up.
So what if she was rejected? She wouldn't give up on saving Spirits. Even if she was rejected once, as long as she persevered, she would definitely be able to save Inaba Tsukiyo.
Upon returning home, Inaba Tsukiyo also discussed this issue with Yoshino, briefly telling Yoshino about a human who wanted to protect Spirits.
"Protect Spirits? She sure talks big. And Tsukiyo-chan has only met that Boy… no, that Girl, twice. To say such things, who would believe it?"
Yoshinon, who was more aware of the situation, immediately disbelieved it. How could such a person exist?
And to say such things to someone she had only met a few times, was she not afraid of being trampled underfoot? Or did she really think Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't wield a knife anymore?
"Yoshino, what do you think? If it were you, would you be willing to have your spiritual power sealed by that person?"
Ignoring the loudly shouting Yoshinon, Inaba Tsukiyo asked.
"Tsukiyo-chan... Yoshino doesn't know either. Yoshino hasn't seen this person, and I don't know what to do. Besides, even if Yoshino sees that person, I'm afraid she'll be too shy to speak."
After spending a few days together, Yoshino can finally have a normal conversation with Yoshino.
She has never met Shiori, and even if Shiori is a girl, I'm afraid it won't be easy to talk to her.
Besides... Yoshino secretly glanced at Inaba Tsukiyo, and found that Inaba Tsukiyo had opened her eyes, looking at her gently, and lowered her head shyly.
If... if she hadn't met Inaba Tsukiyo, but had met Shiori, under certain specific conditions, maybe she would have accepted Shiori's seal and become an ordinary girl.
She couldn't help but touch Yoshino's head. This child always makes cute expressions when people don't expect it.
It's just that she doesn't know how to correct her shy personality. She can't correct this kind of problem, she can only rely on Yoshino's own ability.
"By the way, you've been staying at home all this time, Yoshino. Do you want to go out with me?"
"Eh? Really? Won't it cause trouble for Tsukiyo-chan?"
Yoshino really wants to go out, but she is also worried about causing trouble for Inaba Tsukiyo.
They finally have this warm house, and if it is discovered by AST and others, their peaceful life will definitely be disturbed.
"It's okay, you can actually control your spirit power now. It's not good to keep you at home all the time. I'll take you out when I have time."
It's not good to keep Yoshino at home all the time, she might accidentally become a shut-in.
It's good to go out more when she has time, and it's also good to see how Shiori is saving other Spirits.
She wants to see how Shiori seals the power of the Spirits. This is not a magical world, it is a modern world, with at most some surrealism.
Shiori can only be regarded as an ordinary person at most. Judging from her delicate appearance, she will definitely be a beautiful girl after returning to her female attire.
But what kind of methods will she use to seal the power of the Spirits? Inaba Tsukiyo is very curious.
In the next few days, Inaba Tsukiyo would take Yoshino out from time to time.
However, when Yoshino's favorite TV series was broadcast, no matter how much Inaba Tsukiyo pulled her, Yoshino wanted to stay at home and watch TV.
On the issue of TV, Yoshino showed a persistence that even Inaba Tsukiyo found troublesome.
She couldn't figure out what was so good about this TV series. According to Yoshino's introduction, this TV series seemed to be adapted from the plot of an anime.
The plot in the early stage was okay, but the plot in the later stage was full of stomach-churning content. She couldn't understand what plot attracted Yoshino.
A week has passed since the last time she met Shiori, and nothing major has happened during this time.
When going out, Inaba Tsukiyo would hide in the Imaginary Space and secretly understand what kind of person Shiori is.
Originally, she thought that Shiori dressed up as a The Boy just to capture the Spirits, but she found that this guy was like this at school too.
Moreover, because her behavior is more like a girl, she doesn't have any friends at school.
The only one who talks to her is a Boy who chats with a virtual girlfriend on his phone. She doesn't know if this guy's virtual girlfriend is an idiot.
In short, this guy's school life is still very ordinary, except that her school life is mixed with a very unusual person.
This unusual person is the guy who Inaba Tsukiyo first applied medicated oil to, that is, Origami, full name Tobiichi Origami.
This guy showed crazy obsession with Shiori for some reason, and her behavior can already be described as perverted.
Although she always maintains a poker face, she follows Shiori to and from school every day.
Of course, this is done when she has time. She didn't do this kind of thing in certain events, probably because she had some private affairs, so she didn't carry out the tracking mission.
These tracking are nothing. Even if she takes pictures of Shiori with a camera while tracking, it's not a big deal.
What Inaba Tsukiyo can't stand is that this guy actually went to secretly smell the clothes that Shiori put in the cabinet.
Neon schools have physical education classes, and students are required to change into the prescribed sportswear every time.
Because Shiori is a girl, she didn't change clothes with the Boys in the classroom, but ran to the toilet and changed her clothes when no one was watching.
Shiori's figure surprised Inaba Tsukiyo a bit. This size is at least C or D, and she doesn't know how this guy is holding it. She can't tell that this guy actually has such a figure.
Of course, Shiori's figure is not the focus of this incident. The focus is that when Shiori put her clothes back in the cabinet, Origami appeared secretly.
This guy skillfully opened Shiori's cabinet with iron wire, found the school uniform that Shiori had taken off in the cabinet, and then...then...then blushed and put the clothes on her face, smelling the smell on the clothes hard.
This scene, like a pervert, completely changed Inaba Tsukiyo's first impression of Origami.
This guy... is really scary.
From her behavior, it can be seen that this is definitely not the first time this guy has done this kind of thing. Whether it is checking whether there are other students around before opening the cabinet, or the action of smelling clothes, it doesn't seem like someone who has done this kind of thing for the first time.
After doing all this, Origami finally put the school uniform back, wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth, restored her expressionless face, closed the cabinet door and went to class.
Originally, she thought that Origami would secretly take away Shiori's school uniform and slowly savor the smell of Shiori's clothes at home. It seems that she hasn't become that perverted yet.
In short, Shiori's school life looks very ordinary, but it is actually much more lively than imagined.
Finally, when Inaba Tsukiyo took Yoshino to Amamiya City to buy a TV, a spacequake alarm sounded in Amamiya City.
Every time a spacequake occurs, it means that a new Spirit will appear.
That is to say, a new Spirit will appear this time, and Inaba Tsukiyo wants to see if Shiori will appear this time and carry out her so-called salvation.
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