Kaori was currently in an icy darkness.
Her body seemed to have transformed into a block of ice. Cold currents filled her body as she floated in a boundless, dark realm.
Her consciousness was hazy, and her soul seemed to be sinking, as if she was about to completely lose herself.
She could faintly sense that some sort of existence was here, within her body, and merging with her.
The moment that the merging was complete, she would no longer be herself.
The boundary was approaching. Kaori didn't resist, nor did she have the urge to throw herself into it. There was only calmness left.
'Is this really alright?' A tiny voice asked.
'What's so bad about this?' A tiny voice countered.
She didn't answer either question.
Did she no longer need to answer, or was she unable to answer?
Kaori was calm and quiet, but also lost and empty.
She should be thinking about something, but she wasn't willing to think about anything.
'Let's just leave it at this.'
She would slowly abandon her past self and welcome a brand new existence …
"Kaori!"
A familiar voice suddenly spoke up, pulling her out of the darkness.
…
Karen found her younger sister.
Kaori was standing on the rooftop. Her body had become hazy, and her dress and mask were glowing with a blinding red light. The black runes on her dress wriggled like insects, as if they were about to become living creatures.
However, what was even more eye-catching were the various colored rays of light extending from her back.
These rays of light were gradually lengthening. The longest one was now more than three meters long, and the number of rays of light was constantly increasing. They appeared beautiful and gave off an extraordinary aura. However, they also seemed ominous.
"Stop, Kaori," Karen spoke while looking at her. "You're … just running away!"
There was no response.
However, Karen felt a slight tremor.
This was a wondrous feeling. If she had to describe it, it was like a resonance.
"You can't face your heartbreak, so you join a demon. Isn't this running away?" Karen continued.
"You don't want to become special at all! You're just the same as before. You can't face failure, so you run away and seal yourself off!
In the end, you haven't changed at all. "
The black runes on Kaori's dress wriggled even more fiercely, making creaking sounds.
Karen could clearly feel an even stronger tremor.
"It would seem that I was right … I apologize for only realizing it now.
"I'm a terrible sister … but so are you. You're a terrible, stupid sister!"
"He actually wants to abandon himself in order to escape. How is this any different from suicide? You're so stupid … you can't be any more stupid!! "
Karen was both sad and angry, blaming herself, and annoyed. She didn't even know what she was feeling right now.
The creaking sound of Kaori's dress became louder, and even the light behind her began to flicker.
"Stop embarrassing yourself. Just stop." Karen sighed.
"We are a pair of lousy sisters, but we are still sisters. We can bear the pain together."
"Even if I can't share your feelings, I can still do all kinds of things for you, such as playing with you, eating delicious food, buying beautiful clothes …"
"No matter how hard it is to fall out of love, it will eventually pass … I've never experienced something like this before, so I don't know what to say. But it's definitely not okay to give up on yourself because of a breakup."
That was stupid.
Too lousy.
It was too ugly.
Karen conveyed this thought with her eyes.
Whoosh … The gigantic scorpion tail swept over!
* Smack!! *
Karen was viciously hit by the tail, but she forcefully withstood it and wasn't sent flying.
"You're angry from embarrassment after being seen through, honestly …"
"Not … at … all!" Kaori finally spoke up.
Her voice was raspy, and it even creaked noisily, as if countless insects were squeaking or rubbing against each other. It hurt everyone's eardrums and shook their hearts.
"I'm … not … escaping … don't … speak … nonsense!!"
Her voice became louder, and her words were filled with anger and terrifying power.
"No, you're just escaping!" Karen countered.
"You don't want to face pain, so you joined the demons! On the other hand, it's also to make Harano-kun and me sad, as revenge against us!!
You say that you're confident in obtaining power, but you're actually lying to yourself! Your true thoughts are that no matter what you become, you're giving up on yourself! You're intentionally making us feel bad!! "
"No … no … no! Ahhhhh!!!" Kaho screamed in panic.
A red light exploded, creating a powerful shockwave that spread outwards!
However, Karen managed to resist it once again.
"To be honest, it's really annoying! For someone like you, "she said through gritted teeth.
"But you're my younger sister, my only blood-related younger sister!
I love you, Kaori! I want to get closer to you, I want to encourage you to become stronger, I want to see you become happy!!
Because I'm your older sister!! "
"Shut … up … and … get … away!!!" Kaori shouted loudly once again. Countless insect shadows appeared around her, and the light behind her swiftly extended, reaching more than ten meters in length in the blink of an eye!
"Don't talk to me like that!!!" Karen also started shouting … no, roaring!
She grit her teeth and used all her strength to rush over, raise her right hand, and viciously slap …
* Smack!! *
A resounding slap landed squarely on Kaho's face.
For an instant, it was as if the entire world fell silent. The strange creaking noises stopped, the black runes stopped moving, the insect shadows all disappeared, and the light became still.
Kaori stood there in a daze, tilting her head as if she couldn't believe what had just happened.
Karen retracted her hand and hugged Karen.
"Don't talk to me like that …" Karen was half-angry and half-begging.
"I'm so sad … Kaori …
"I'm so angry … and I want to cry … just what do I have to do to make you understand …
"I'm begging you … be my younger sister again … don't leave me …"
Tears flowed down her cheeks.
These were the begging tears from Karen's soul.
She wholeheartedly tried to keep her family member who was about to leave.
"Sis … Sis …"
Kaori's consciousness gradually became clearer.
She had left the icy darkness and returned to the warm world.
'Just what did I do?
Just why did I do such a thing?
'Am I … still me?'
When she thought of this, she suddenly felt a tremendous pain in her head! The icy darkness surged once again!!
There were creaking noises that were filled with anger. Karen could faintly see blood-red eyes glowing with an incredibly cold light, as if they contained a terrifying power capable of destroying everything …
'… I'm sorry.'
Kaori apologized to that existence.
I'm not you … and I shouldn't become you … because someone will be sad because of this.
She was really clumsy, hopelessly stupid, because even at this point, she still didn't give up on the ugly and stupid me.
I really don't think I have any value. I really think it's good to become you and not be human.
But she didn't think so.
She thought me stupid, tired of me, despised me, but in the end she would not let me go.
She thinks I'm worth staying by her side.
… No, it has nothing to do with value.
Just because we happen to be sisters.
Creak creak creak creak creak creak creak — —
An enraged and strange voice that shook one's soul exploded!
Kaho felt as if her soul was being forcefully dragged down to the bottom of the icy abyss. She felt as if her soul was being forcefully dragged down to the bottom of the icy abyss.
Kaho did her best to resist and used the last bit of her consciousness to forcefully push Karen away!
"Quick … run …"
The rainbow-colored light behind Kaori suddenly expanded, extending over a hundred meters in length, transforming into a pair of gigantic and beautiful wings of light!!
Countless, boundless shadows of the swarm of insects that seemed to be able to fill up the entire dream appeared! A thick stench filled the air, and the space around them rumbled as if something incredibly frightening was about to break through an invisible barrier and descend upon them!!
"Kaori …" Karen wanted to do something, but just standing still was difficult enough. Her entire body was being invaded by a chill, and her body felt weak as her consciousness became hazy.
Then, a tall figure appeared in front of her.
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