Without any surprise, the championship of the Tianyang Festival's performance competition belonged to Inaba Tsukiyo and her group.
Having delivered such a high-level performance, if they hadn't won the championship, even the audience present would probably have been dissatisfied.
Although it was a bit regrettable, Miku had to admit that she lost to Inaba Tsukiyo. Of course, this was just this one time; her loss was merely due to the song.
If given a good song, Miku was confident she could surpass anyone.
Inaba Tsukiyo, having won the championship, didn't linger. She handed the championship trophy directly to Nia and rushed back to Raizen High School.
Speaking of which, her faction should have been Raizen High School's, yet she ended up snatching the championship as an enemy. Thinking about it is indeed a bit frustrating.
After the competition, Inaba Tsukiyo and the others thoroughly enjoyed the fun the festival brought, though this all had to be done in disguise.
Because of the song, Inaba Tsukiyo and her group had become completely famous; if they didn't disguise themselves a bit, they would probably be recognized immediately.
On the evening of the first day of the Tianyang Festival, brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky, signaling the end of the Tianyang Festival.
Just as Inaba Tsukiyo bid farewell to Shiori and the others, preparing to go home with Nia and her group, Origami appeared before her.
Origami, who had been quiet, had been deeply confused during this period. She wanted to avenge her parents, but the target of her revenge was the younger sister of the person most important to her.
Of course, Inaba Tsukiyo and the others eventually said that the events of that year had nothing to do with Kotori, but Origami didn't accept this fact so easily.
So what she wanted to do was first to find out whether Kotori was truly her enemy. If she wasn't, that would be for the best, but... if things truly were as she imagined, then she would really be in a dilemma.
After hesitating for so long, Origami finally came before Inaba Tsukiyo. She wanted to know the truth, and Inaba Tsukiyo was very likely to give her the answer she sought.
...You arrived later than I expected, Origami. I initially thought you had given up on revenge.
Although this was impossible, Origami's parents had told her that Origami's personality was very stubborn; once she set her mind on something, she wouldn't give up until it was done.
First, give us time to prepare. I'll come to your house to pick you up in a while. Wait for us.
Origami nodded. Inaba Tsukiyo used her teleportation ability to send everyone home.
Just as Origami turned to go prepare, a strange sensation came over her, and Origami couldn't help but look around.
[Wait a moment.]
Just then, a vague voice appeared in her ear, and immediately after, Origami saw the surrounding sounds suddenly disappear.
This made Origami become alert. Without a visualization device, Origami was merely a well-trained ordinary high school girl and couldn't deal with someone possessing such special abilities.
A mosaic-covered figure appeared before her. Although she couldn't see its appearance clearly, from its build, it seemed to be human.
If she wasn't mistaken, this figure before her must be a Spirit, and one that had never appeared in the AST's files.
Why did this Spirit seek her out? What was this Spirit's purpose?
[Don't be nervous, I am not your enemy.]
Like an electric current flowing through her brain, Origami felt a sharp pain in her head, causing her to clutch her head.
Who are you?
[Who am I? It's not important. I am here only to fulfill one last mission. Although I no longer need to do this, to prevent future chaos, your existence... is necessary.]
The mosaic-covered figure twisted, and its neither-male-nor-female voice made her frown.
[Do you have an enemy you want to defeat? Do you want revenge? I... can help you.]
With that, a part of the mosaic-covered figure's limb extended, and on it was a white, rhombic crystal.
[Accept it. As long as you accept its power, then you will have the power to take revenge.]
Revenge... Origami clenched her hands. To avenge her parents, she needed power far beyond human capabilities. Although she possessed the power to fight Spirits as an AST member, that was only to fight, not to defeat them.
Although she didn't know the purpose of this figure before her, she needed power, she needed the power to take revenge on Spirits.
Her eyes filled with the flames of revenge, Origami reached out and grasped the rhombic crystal.
[Before you decide to accept this power, you must think carefully. After using this power, your life will change. Then you will no longer live as a human.]
With that, the mosaic-covered figure disappeared from Origami's sight. The moment it vanished, Origami felt everything around her return to normal once again.
Just as Origami thought everything she had just seen was her hallucination, she felt something in her hand. Opening her hand, it was a white, rhombic crystal.
Origami looked at the rhombic crystal in her hand with a complex expression. It seemed that everything she had just seen was not her hallucination.
But why did that Spirit know about her? Why did it know she needed power to take revenge on Spirits? Why would it, as a Spirit, give her power to take revenge on Spirits?
But that strange guy didn't seem to be lying, and he even reminded her that using this power could very likely change her entire life.
Should she use this power or not? There was no doubt, Origami definitely needed this power.
"Do you want to gain more power?"
Whether it was an illusion or not, Origami always felt a voice constantly tempting her in her mind, and her consciousness gradually became blurred.
But she clearly heard that sentence; she wanted to gain power, to gain even stronger power.
As Origami responded, brilliant light completely enveloped Origami, and the spirit crystal entered Origami's body without any obstruction.
The intense light even attracted the attention of people in other parts of Amamiya City, and soon this light, which enveloped the entire Amamiya City, dissipated.
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