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Before Kusakabe Ryoko could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Tsuneo.
"It's almost time."
What's almost done?
Then, a massive blizzard roared from the elf, engulfing the world.
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Chapter Twelve: Should I feed the police? It's the same person again!
A massive blizzard suddenly swept in, the surging cold air was incredibly biting, and the surrounding raindrops were stained by the cold air and turned into hail, which was attracted by the blizzard and circled around it.
"Basic display device - restart."
Origami Tobiichi endured the weakness and powerlessness coursing through her body, gritting her teeth as she activated the manifestation device. A barrier reappeared around her, and her body floated lightly upwards. Activating her flight thrusters, she struggled to escape the blizzard's reach.
When Origami Tobiichi finally managed to pull out her Blizzard, upon seeing the scene before her, she immediately drew her lightsaber.
In front of her were Chang Yan and her teammates.
However, her teammates were lying on the ground, while Chang Yan was standing there, looking at him with a smile.
"What have you done to them?!"
Sensing the anger in Origami Tobiichi's words, Chōgen raised his hands, trying to prove he was harmless. Unfortunately, Origami Tobiichi remained holding her weapon, her eyes fixed on Chōgen, as if she were about to strike at any moment.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I just knocked them out. Oh, right! You've come at the perfect time. I was just worried about what would happen if they got frostbite. You can stay here and take care of them."
"What exactly are you trying to do?!"
"What are you doing? Isn't this the obvious thing to do? Help the elves!"
Seemingly having her sore spot touched, Origami Tobiichi's face contorted with rage as she roared at Chang Yan, "Helping a spirit? Do you even know what kind of monster the spirit you're helping is?! Do you know she...?"
"I knew!"
Chang Yan's calm words surprised Origami Tobiichi, but then her voice rang out again:
"You know! Then you know why..."
"Origami Tobiichi! Calm down!"
"Calm down? You want me to calm down? You..."
Origami Tobiichi was filled with rage and was about to draw her sword when Tsou's words made her stop.
“Shido Itsuka and I grew up together. That means I knew about that fire.”
"You, you actually knew about that! Then why..."
“I was nearby at the time. And I saw your parents then.”
"They were killed by pure white light. And none of the known spirits can unleash such an attack. By the way, here's another hint: the Nightmare spirit's ability might give you the answer."
"Light? Wait, I seem to remember... an angel? But, it shouldn't be..."
"Huh, you actually remembered? Alright, you can keep trying to remember while taking care of your teammates. Remember the hints I gave you. Maybe I'll even see you at Shido's wedding someday."
After saying that, Chang Yan walked towards Itsuka Shido, leaving Origami Tobiichi alone to reminisce about the past.
"Shido... what... what should I do..."
In the distance, Itsuka Shido looked at Chang Yan with a complicated expression, while Yatogami Tohka raised her sword and pointed it at Chang Yan.
"Hey, Yatogami, we're classmates, don't point your sword at me. Hey Shido, quickly tell your Tohka to calm down, that big sword is making me nervous."
"Tohka, put down your sword. As the saying goes, she is not our enemy."
"Hmm, since Shido said so..."
Upon hearing Itsuka Shido's words, Yatogami Tohka reluctantly put down the sword. Jozen also dropped his joking expression.
“Shido, I know you have a lot of questions, but it doesn’t seem like the time to talk about them now. That spirit is right in the heart of this blizzard. This blizzard reacts to magic, but it’s also full of hail and ice bullets. I got hit really hard.”
"Ah, I know. But I made a promise with her to go and save her."
"Hey, you don't want to just walk right in, do you? You'll get riddled with bullets!"
"Shido, wait a minute. What are you trying to do?"
Seeing his friend's words of advice and his sister's voice coming through his earphones, and noticing the worry in Tohka Yatogami's eyes beside him, Itsuka Shido couldn't help but smile.
It's so good to have you all.
"I will save Yoshino, and—become Yoshino's hero."
My sister's voice could still be heard through the earphones, trying to dissuade me.
"Are you planning to enter the barrier without any defenses? Relying solely on your own regenerative abilities? That's too reckless, stop right now!"
As mentioned earlier, Itsuka Shido had a large hole punched in his abdomen, a fatal injury. Yet he survived and stands here, full of life.
That was the effect of the spiritual power he sealed away in Kotori Itsuka a long time ago—a super-powerful self-healing ability.
Although he has forgotten.
"While you remain outside the barrier, your injuries will not heal automatically. This is completely different from a bullet that can only be fired once! If you exhaust your strength halfway through, you will definitely die!"
"Is my healing ability the power of the elves?"
Only the sound of Kotori Itsuka holding her breath could be heard through the headphones.
Itsuka Shido took a deep breath, his face resolute, and stepped into the blizzard.
(Shido Itsuka has gone inside; the mission should be over by now. I'll just stay a little longer and pretend. I wonder if any of the other big shots have caught Kurumi Tokisaki. Her ability to manipulate timelines is too overpowered.)
Chang Yan squinted as he watched the swirling blizzard.
Ever since he saw Itsuka Shido, he realized he had to be careful of a spirit—
Tokisaki Kurumi.
The reason is simple: she can manipulate time.
Although it would require a great price, it might be quite easy to accomplish in this chaotic world.
What if my system assigns me a task that requires me to be hostile to her in the future?
What if she uses up all her time when she's weak?
That's why he said those things to Origami Tobiichi, not asking her to be killed, but just to let her cause trouble for Kurumi Tokisaki.
As Chang Yan watched the blizzard gradually dissipate, and then looked at Itsuka Shido holding a naked loli, he silently took out his phone.
"Hello, is this the police...?"
Chapter Thirteen: Dialogue in a Dream
(Task completed)
(Bonus Summon Count x1)
(Start summoning?)
After teasing Itsuka Shido, Tsuneo went straight home and began his thrilling summoning moment.
"Wait, I remember I still have some card packs to open. Let me open one first to get things going."
Unstable portal
spells
Consumes 2 mana crystals
The effect creates a portal and summons a random minion.
Counterfeit lucky coins
spells
Consumes 0 mana crystals
The effect grants a temporary mana crystal (disappears after 24 hours).
Shadow Fury
element
Consumes 3 mana crystals
Shadow Element
Doomsday disaster
spells
Consumes 5 mana crystals
The effect deals damage to a target. If this spell kills the target, it summons a random demon.
黑暗之主
???
Consumes 4 mana crystals
Effect? ??? (Seal needs to be broken)
!!!
Holy crap, the Lord of Darkness!
Has my luck finally turned around?! I've finally escaped being unlucky and entered the world of luck! Mom, I'm never going to be unlucky again.
Looking at the card of the Lord of Darkness, Chang Yan couldn't help but shed tears.
It wasn't easy! I finally got an epic and a legendary card. Thinking back, before, I only got basic, common, and rare cards. I felt like I was having terrible luck. Now I've finally made it through! It was truly a difficult time.
"By the way, hero skills are available today, want to try out the warlock?"
(Life diversion, copying the Lord of Darkness)
(Not to be copied)
Upon hearing the system's reply, Chang Yan couldn't help but raise his eyes.
(Cannot be copied? Is it because the seal hasn't been broken, or is it that orange cards can't be copied? I'll try another one then.)
(Life diversion, replicating the vision of the mind)
As soon as Chang Yan finished his procedure, an extreme feeling of weakness surged from all parts of his body. Immediately afterward, a strong wave of drowsiness washed over him, causing him to collapse to the ground and his eyelids to close.
(Damn it, this life force is being consumed too quickly! I can't take it anymore.)
As his eyelids closed completely, Chang Yan, while still retaining his last shred of consciousness, had Warwick carry him to the bed. Then, boundless darkness enveloped his thoughts.
In this dream, only endless darkness accompanies Changyan.
Even so, in this deathly darkness, Chang Yan could sense that he was not alone here; there were other things present.
“My... Lord.”
"Who's there? Show yourself."
"In front of...the eyes".
However, all Chang Yan saw was darkness.
After a moment's thought, Chang Yan asked in a questioning tone:
"The Lord of Darkness?"
"Yes."