Tokiwadai, Infirmary.
Because Sha Danshan often lay in the Infirmary on the pretext of anemia, her faction members had moved in tables and chairs for their Empress to read and rest in the Infirmary.
At this moment, Sha Danshan and Yukiko were sitting in the Infirmary; one was calmly reading a book, while the other, though also looking at a book, appeared absent-minded no matter how one looked at her—upon closer inspection, one would even find that the book she held was completely upside down.
"I really can't stand you. Do you like that Mikoto that much? Has Mikoto already become more important in your heart than Sister Yeyao? Are you no longer planning to seek revenge for Sister Yeyao?"
"No, it's not like that, but..."
Looking at Yukiko's increasingly uneasy expression, Sha Danshan looked away from her book and glanced sideways at Yukiko, letting out a helpless sigh.
Sha Danshan didn't blame Yukiko for failing to obtain Mikoto's personal item; after all, they were sisters and wouldn't easily take such a small matter to heart.
But it was impossible to say there wasn't a hint of dissatisfaction, because she could see that Yukiko's resolve to take revenge on Tokiwadai for Sister Yeyao had become very faint.
"Have I become all alone?"
Sha Danshan muttered softly. After a few seconds of silence, she suddenly slammed her book shut with a heavy thud. The sudden loud noise startled Yukiko beside her, causing her to instinctively turn and look at Sha Danshan.
"Sis... Sister?"
Sha Danshan and Yukiko's eyes met. Yukiko pursed her lips and quickly lowered her head in fear. Sha Danshan shook her head helplessly and then walked out of the Infirmary.
That day, late at night.
Sha Danshan came alone to a deserted wasteland. Her gaze was solemn as she held out her hands, each holding an item imbued with the information of a Level 4 Great Ability User.
"Come."
Sha Danshan took a deep breath and concentrated entirely on activating her ability. In the blink of an eye, phantoms of two Great Ability Users, whom Tokiwadai was proud of, were manifested.
"Using the Pheromones residing in the items to simultaneously manifest two phantoms of Great Ability Users... up to this stage, while it's a bit tiring, I have sufficient confidence.
Then it's time to try the next stage of ability application. I should be able to do it now."
Sha Danshan solemnly and slowly crossed her arms. The two Great Ability User phantoms manifested beside her activated their abilities simultaneously and coordinated.
[Plant Control]
[Calcium Control]
Tough vines rose from the ground; inside the vines, sharp bone spurs generated from calcium were ready to strike.
The tough vines sped toward a giant rock ahead. The moment they quickly entangled the rock, the sharp bone spurs inside suddenly erupted. Simultaneously, the outer layer of plants was also influenced and assimilated into bone spurs by the interior.
Bang!!!
Under this offensive, the giant rock targeted by Sha Danshan was instantly destroyed into fragments, and thick dust rose into the air. She knelt weakly on the ground, head lowered, panting heavily.
"Fi... Finally learned it, but... but it's still not enough. Even so, I still can't stand against that person. I must obtain even greater power..."
Sweat continued to drip down the cheeks of the kneeling Sha Danshan. Ever since her brief clash with Chinatsu in the Research Institute, she had gritted her teeth and worked hard to hone her ability.
Not only had she mastered summoning two phantoms simultaneously, but she could now also make the two phantoms coordinate their abilities to exert even greater power. Yet even at this stage, she still felt she could not defeat Chinatsu.
Sha Danshan gritted her teeth and forced her weak body to try and stand up again. Succeeding once didn't mean she had truly mastered the technique; she had to repeat it constantly to stabilize her level.
Sha Danshan seemed to stand firm, preparing to activate her ability again, but at this moment, her body's physical reaction told her exactly how weak she currently was.
Thud!
Sha Danshan fell heavily to the ground. Yukiko, who had been secretly following her, saw this and hurriedly ran over in a panic.
"Sister!!!"
"Yukiko... what are you doing here?"
Sha Danshan reached out and slowly adjusted her glasses. Her already somewhat dirty clothes were now covered in a large amount of mud.
Looking at herself like this, she couldn't help but chuckle twice, mocking that if others saw her in this state, it would be hard to fool them with the anemia excuse. How could a normal Tokiwadai Students wander around in such a muddy place?
Yukiko anxiously checked her sister's condition. Unfortunately, her ability had no healing effect, so she could only use some basic emergency knowledge learned at school to check on her sister.
"Sister, didn't you say that as long as you use it skillfully, it wouldn't place a burden on your body?" Yukiko asked nervously.
Facing Yukiko's nervousness, Sha Danshan merely put on a calm expression as if nothing was wrong, explaining the situation in as calm a tone as possible.
"That is limited to the case of simply summoning one phantom. Given my current situation, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to easily summon two phantoms even with another three or four years of practice, let alone the ability coordination I just performed."
"But if I can't even achieve this level, then wanting to seek revenge for Sister Yeyao would be nothing but a pipe dream. But Yukiko, you saw it—I succeeded."
Hearing this, Yukiko felt a stabbing pain in her chest. She raised one hand to cover her heart and pressed the other on Sha Danshan's shoulder, her emotions nearly spinning out of control as she pursed her lips.
"Can your body really hold out until then, Sister? But to destroy Tokiwadai, you'll definitely work even harder, won't you? I don't want to lose another sister!!!"
Along with Yukiko's cry, tears began to stream from her eyes. With a grim face, Sha Danshan stood back up from the ground on her own.
"I'm sorry, but I won't stop."
Just as Yukiko said, to achieve her goal of destroying Tokiwadai, she would work even harder than she was now, even if it meant sacrificing everything.
[eternal princess]
A title bestowed upon those who lead the school's largest faction for over a year before graduation.
Currently, her faction's scale surpassed those of Sashikura and Mizukagami. These two were also about to graduate and leave the school, and their factions would soon be disbanded. Although Shokuhou had established her own faction, it wouldn't surpass Sha Danshan's faction so quickly.
The position of eternal princess was within Sha Danshan's reach, and just as winning an exam earns a certificate, the eternal princess also has a medal passed down through generations.
And this medal harbors the information of all 12 generations of Tokiwadai's eternal princesses...
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