Kotori picked up the remote control on the coffee table and turned on the TV in the living room.
On the TV, AST was chasing after Yoshino.
"This is...?"
Shido and Tohka looked at each other before looking at Kotori.
"Well, this is the image we captured at that time. This elf's code name is Hermit, and it seems to be the weakest among all the elves. Every time it appears, the damage caused by the Spacequake is very small —"
Kotori bit her pearl and shook her head. Her ponytails swayed back and forth.
"-Then, look here."
Kotori aimed the remote control at the TV and pressed a few buttons on the screen.
On the other side of the screen, a black vortex suddenly appeared in the sky.
The vortex was like a black hole. The surrounding clouds were torn apart and sucked into it.
Then, the AST members who were chasing after Yoshino noticed the anomaly and stopped their pursuit. At the same time, Yoshino, who was running away in panic, was sucked into the vortex while screaming.
Then, everything returned to normal.
The footage ended there.
"Well, this is what happened at that time. We've analyzed all the remnants at the scene, including the various electromagnetic frequencies at that moment, and the final conclusion is that the other side of the black hole is not the world that the elves went to after they disappeared."
"Of course not!"
Ten Fragrance pouted and grabbed Shidao's arm and shook it.
"Shido, I'm hungry!"
Shido sighed. He almost forgot that the elven girl beside him was a glutton...
However, it was best to listen to Kotori's investigation of the disappearance of the elf and the mysterious world.
"So, Kotori, what's the progress in the investigation of that world?"
"Shido, I'm hungry!"
"Well, from the research of the various frequency bands, it's a world with a very high level of magic. Preliminary speculation is that there may be magicians who can cast magic without the need for a display device."
"Oh? If that's the case, is it possible for the elf to appear here again? "
"Shido, I'm hungry!"
"This is still under investigation. But if the elves in that world have the ability to move independently, with Hermit's personality, the possibility of him appearing here again is very low."
"Is that so..."
"Shido!!!!!"
"Boom!"
The sudden eruption of the hurricane turned the entire living room into a mess. At the center of the hurricane, Tohka was looking at Shidao, who was stuck to the wall after being blown away.
"Ten, Ten Incense?!"
As for Kotori, she had already sensed that something was wrong the moment the tornado erupted and hid in a corner.
Tohsin quickly walked in front of Shidao and raised her head.
The tears in the corners of her eyes made Shidao's heart twitch.
"Shidao is an idiot!"
"Kacha —"
She opened her mouth, grabbed Shidao's arm, and bit down hard.
A mournful wail resounded throughout the entire Five River Residence.
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The next morning.
"Oh ~ Five River … Wow, what happened to you?"
After dragging his heavy footsteps into the classroom, Shidao heard Dian Ting's surprised voice.
At this time, Shidao's face, hands, and body were all covered with band-aids. He was staggering as if he would fall at any time.
"… Mm, don't worry about such trivial matters."
Like a dying old man, Shidao let out a small sigh.
Then, Dian Ting seemed to remember something and giggled.
She stepped forward, hooked Shidao's neck, and pulled him to the corner of the classroom. Dian Ting whispered, "Nurse, Miko, and Maid, which one do you prefer?"
"Huh?"
Shidao didn't react for a while.
Dian Ting handed the magazine in her hand to Shidao.
On the page, there was a beautiful girl with long black hair.
Then, there was a row of clothes below.
"You're dressing up for Eight-cloud Ink again …"
"Of course, because the uniforms for the next issue seem to be decided by reader votes … It's really annoying!"
"What's there to worry about …"
Shidao responded with a sigh. Dianting didn't seem to care about this and reached out his phone.
"So, which one do you prefer!?"
"Mhmm … Then … Maid …?"
The moment Shidao, who was overwhelmed by the strange momentum, spoke, Dian Ting's eyebrows twitched.
"Oh my! Maid Mo? Just what I want! As expected of a close friend! "
Just as the two of them were eagerly discussing this topic of death, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded throughout Heavenly Palace City.
Woo woo woo woo woo …
The schoolroom windows were rattling and rattling, and the street was wailing with an unpleasant alarm.
Dian Ting opened the window and looked outside.
The students in the classroom also stopped talking and opened their eyes wide together.
Then, the alarm sounded. In order to make it easier to listen, the words were divided into paragraphs and transmitted in a mechanical voice.
[This is not training. This is not training. Foreshock has been observed. It is expected that a space-quake will occur. All residents in the vicinity are advised to quickly seek refuge in the nearest shelter. I repeat …]
In an instant, the quiet students held their breaths and began to listen.
The space-quake alarm.
"It's a space-quake!?"
"Is it coming again? It's been very frequent recently … "
Sweat dripped from Dian Ting's forehead, and it made a dry sound.
"In short, go take refuge first …"
There was no panic. For the people living here, they had already practiced entering the shelter in an orderly manner countless times when a space-quake occurred.
In addition, there was magic-like technology that could completely repair the streets damaged by space-quakes overnight. The people no longer had the initial fear of space-quakes.
Most of the students began to enter the shelter in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the teachers, but Tobiichi Origami sneaked out of the school.
Shidao, who discovered this, was stunned for a moment before he recovered.
Origami was a member of the AST …
Speaking of which, if a space-quake occurred, it meant that elves had appeared. Then —
Putting on the invisible headphones given to him by Kotori, Shidao heard his sister's voice.
"Shidao, take Tobiichi to a place where no one is around. I will use the teleportation device to teleport you to Fraxinus!"
"Okay!"
Shidao stepped forward, took Tobiichi's hand, and deliberately fell behind everyone. While no one was paying attention, they went into a corner, and then ran out of the teaching building.
As soon as Shidao and Tobiichi arrived on the field, a magic array composed of geometric patterns appeared under their feet. Then the two were teleported to the sky above Heavenly Palace City, the Fraxinus, which was invisible using optical technology.
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Heavenly Palace City, which was originally lively and bustling, completely lost its original liveliness shortly after the alarm sounded.
Only the sirens of space-quakes continued to echo.
There were no cars on the road, no people on the street.
Even the roads, parks, and convenience stores were empty. There was no one.
Just a moment ago, there were still signs of someone living, but only the figure of a human disappeared from the street. It was like a scene from a Hollywood movie.
This was the street named Heavenly Palace that had been developed since the Great Air Disaster thirty years ago because of its sensitivity to space tremors to the point of neurosis. Of course, there were underground facilities, and the popularity of shelters for ordinary families was said to be the highest in the country.
In addition, the recent frequent space-quakes also helped. Taking refuge was fast.
In the sky, inside the Fraxinus.
"Abnormal fluctuations!"
Kannazuki Kyouhei, who had been monitoring the fluctuations of space-quakes, suddenly said.
"What happened!"
Kotori slammed her palm on the command platform, leaned forward, and asked the people below.
"Report! The location of the space-quakes has changed! "
"How is that possible!?"
After re-examination, everyone found that the location of the space-quakes had changed from the sky above Heavenly Palace City to the nearby sea.
At a certain moment.
In the sky, the space began to distort unnaturally.
It was as if something was about to appear.
When the distortion reached the limit, a dazzling light erupted.
Then, a deafening explosion, and a violent shock wave swept across the sea.
After the shock wave, monstrous waves rose on the sea.
In the sky, inside the invisible Fraxinus.
Kotori sat on the command platform on the bridge and looked at the big screen with her legs crossed.
"What's going on? Why did the space-quakes change? Also, the space-quakes clearly happened, but why didn't I detect the spiritual energy fluctuations of the elves? "
"All kinds of instruments show zero spiritual energy fluctuations — Wait! Abnormal electromagnetic waves have appeared! "
As if to respond to this sentence, a mournful alarm suddenly sounded in the bridge.
"What happened!"
Kotori slammed her palm on the command platform, leaned forward, and asked the people below.
"Analyze the electromagnetic signal immediately!"
"Analyzing it! The electromagnetic signal was 97% similar to the signal stream that had erupted when Hermit had disappeared! Wait, what, what is that!?? "
In front of everyone's eyes, something suddenly appeared on the huge display screen.
That was — —
A lily bud.
With the space-quakes as the center, a beautiful flower bud appeared.
Then, countless spots of light appeared in the surrounding space. The spots of light gathered around the lily at a speed that couldn't be seen with the naked eye.
As the spots of light gathered, the flower bud began to bloom.
When the flower bud finally bloomed completely, and the petals elegantly unfolded — —
In the sky, there seemed to be music.
"Whoosh …"
In the Fraxinus, while everyone was stunned, Kotori was the first to react.
"Does the elves have their own BGM? This elf is quite unique! "
"It doesn't seem to be an elf …"
Ten Fragrances suddenly said in a low voice.
"Ah?"
Kotori turned to look at Tohka.
"I don't know why, but I just don't think it's an elf …"
Tohka shook her head with a troubled expression.
At this time, the people below shouted again, "There's a new situation!!"
So everyone looked at the screen again.
After the lily fully bloomed, with the flower as the center, countless beautiful butterflies appeared, emitting beautiful light.
There were blue butterflies, and pink butterflies.
At the same time, countless brilliant beams of light were shot out. Along with the beams of light, the butterflies that blotted out the sky began to flutter their wings.
Then, the lily exploded.
Like a supernova explosion, everyone in Fraxinus could still feel the irresistible power even though they were quite a distance away.
The entire airship began to tremble violently.
Every explosion was accompanied by the appearance of new light pillars and butterflies.
After the explosion, the lily had the same number of petals as the butterflies.
In the blink of an eye, the entire sea area was flooded by red and blue butterflies and white petals …
"Oh my god …"
Kotori's eyes widened.
"If this kind of destructive power exploded in Heavenly Palace City, the entire city would be finished!!"
"It's not just Tiangong City, right? Even the surrounding towns will be finished. The scope of the impact is like a million-ton nuclear bomb explosion …"
At this moment, everyone, including Kotori, was very glad that the explosion point of the spacetime earthquake had shifted.
After the largest wave of explosion, the beams of light, butterflies, and petals began to dissipate.
However, the huge waves caused by the explosion still did not subside.
Then, at the center of the explosion point, two figures appeared.
"There are two of them? Zoom in and see what kind of elves they are! "
Kotori immediately gave the order.
But —
When the screen was zoomed in, the bridge suddenly fell into a strange silence.
Only Tohka did not seem to notice anything unusual. She kept carefully looking at the two figures that appeared on the screen.
Then, Tohka suddenly grabbed Shido, who had been petrified, and said happily, "Shido, Shido! They look like the two characters in the game you played yesterday!! "
Tohka's words were like a spark that lit the fuse.
The entire bridge suddenly burst into violent exclamations.
"Why …"
"… Why are there Eight-cloud Ink and Ashina!!!!"
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