Kuesumi walked through a deserted alley, twirling a small syringe in her hand. The contents of this syringe were not simple; it was the royal essence blood of the Female Loreteng, collected by Zeus from Li Jiayu when Hera crossed over to the dark future using Honda's body. Why Li Jiayu's blood? Because Li Jiayu's bloodline was purer than Honda's. If used by a girl, it could whiten skin and make her more beautiful. But if a boy used it, he would 'poof.' Zeus had a lot of this blood. Some was used to modify Kuesumi's body, and this particular vial, Kuesumi used on that young man named Shido when no one was around.
She was really curious to see his slowly feminized expression; how amusing it would be.
"You've been following me for so long, come out!" Kuesumi said, speaking to a dark corner.
"Haha, haha. You are truly amazing, fellow countryman!" A black hole opened with black spiritual energy, and a girl in a red gothic dress appeared from inside. The girl had a yandere smile, and her one red and one golden eye stared at Kuesumi.
"Oh~" Kuesumi looked at the girl, then grabbed the slender hand that was reaching for her chest.
"Stop messing around," Kuesumi admonished the girl, who stood beside her, identical to another girl standing elsewhere. She also gave her a hand chop!
"Wuwu~~, I'm sorry. But your chest is so big, how did it get like that?!" The girl beside her clutched her head and squatted down, complaining enviously about Kuesumi's G-cup.
"We're both the same species, so why is there such a big difference?!" The girl complained to Kuesumi, but seeing Kuesumi raise her right hand again, she obediently shut her mouth.
"Name?" Although she recognized the girl, Kuesumi felt that someone who knew another's name upon their first meeting was either a pervert or had a problem with their brain. If others knew nothing about you, but you knew everything about them, wouldn't they be wary of you?
"Oh ho~~, my name is Tokisaki Kurumi. Please take care of me, fellow countryman, your scent is so lovely!" Tokisaki Kurumi curtsied to Kuesumi, then leaned her face close to Kuesumi's ear and said ambiguously.
"Kyōji Kujō, please take care of me." Patting away a hand that tried to sneak a feel of her chest, Kuesumi also returned a curtsy. This was a result of Hera's strict and serious etiquette lessons.
"Then, you don't mind if I call you Kuesumi, do you?" Kurumi rubbed her little hand, which had been slapped red, and smiled at Kuesumi.
"I don't mind!" Kuesumi nodded and said.
"How cold!" Kurumi dramatically feigned a sad expression, while Kuesumi stood by with a 'you keep acting, I'll just watch and not speak' expression.
"My dear Kuesumi, would you be willing to let me take you around Tengu City?" With an unamused pout, Kurumi extended her right hand to invite Kuesumi.
"I can," Kuesumi replied. She wanted to figure out the current situation, and staying with Kurumi wasn't a bad idea. You might ask if she's afraid Kurumi would devour her; that's nonsense. If Kurumi could devour Spirits to replenish time, she would have done so long ago. Her Zafkiel seems incredibly powerful, but she is completely reliant on humans. If a Spirit's body could ascend to godhood and also control the laws of time, then this Kurumi would truly be invincible.
Therefore, she is so obsessed with Shido, a human who possesses Spirit power. Because Shido is human, he can be devoured. The spiritual energy within Shido's body would also be devoured by her, giving her the ability to use the Twelfth Bullet to return to the past and kill the First Spirit. This way, Spirits would no longer appear in this world.
What a pitiful child! Leaving aside whether she can return to the past, whether she can defeat the First Spirit after returning is still an unknown. This tiny bit of hope, in this child's eyes, is the hope for saving the world. Even if the chance of failure is ninety-nine percent, she will try.
"Then, let's go this way!" With that, she dismissed her clones and walked towards a building. Kuesumi cleared her head of thoughts and followed, their figures slowly disappearing into the alley.
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