Badump, badump.
The sound of her heartbeat was exceptionally loud.
The spacious and empty hallway echoed with the sound of Kotori's boots stepping on the floor.
She was wearing the same dark red military uniform as before, but she didn't wear it like a cape. Instead, she wore it neatly, and every button was properly buttoned.
She didn't have the iconic pearl in her mouth.
[Seriously, I've been here a few times already, why am I still so nervous —]
Kotori complained to herself as she looked forward.
There, at the end of the hallway, was a door.
Knock knock.
"Kotori Kotori, here to greet you."
After a while, a man's voice came from behind the door.
"Come in."
"Yes!"
Kotori pushed open the door and entered the room.
It was like a study with bookshelves all around the room. If one looked closely, they would find that the books were all related to various myths and mysteries around the world.
There were also many notes — all about elves.
In the depths of the room, a middle-aged man sat upright.
His hair and beard were half white, and his eyes were gentle.
He was about 50 years old.
The chairman of the Round Table, Elliot Woodman.
The founder of the Ratatoskr Agency, Kotori's great benefactor.
"Long time no see, Commander Five Rivers."
Kotori closed her legs and made a beautiful salute.
"Long time no see, Woodman."
"Hahaha, you seem to have encountered some problems at work recently." Woodman gently tapped on the table, making a rhythmic tapping sound. "The people below report that an unexpected person has appeared."
"Yes, Woodman."
Kotori knew that Woodman was referring to Eight-cloud Ink and Ashina.
"But this isn't a bad thing. Other than broadening our horizons, it's also a great help to our work. "
"I've already received the report, it's about the space quake, right?"
"Yes!"
Woodman stroked the beard on his chin and pondered for a while.
"Then, about the demon from another world and his wife … Right, there's a little girl with them, right? What do you think of them? Commander Five Rivers. "
How should they view it?
Kotori recalled the time she spent with Yakumo and the others.
"That is, people who can communicate and live in peace. At the same time, having the elves by their side seems to be another way of dealing with the elves. "
"Do you mean … Nightmare and Diva?"
"Yes!"
"However, according to the latest report, it seems that in addition to Nightmare and Diva, there will be another pair of elves."
"Excuse me, what do you mean by 'extra'?"
"Berserk appeared in Okinawa. The message sent back by Murasame Commander shows that this pair of elves is now also with Eight-cloud Ink."
Okinawa?
Isn't that the place where Shido and the others traveled?
"Shidao …"
Kotori subconsciously called out Shido's name.
The room was very quiet, and Woodman could hear Koto's voice clearly.
Woodman smiled at Kotori as if he was looking at his granddaughter. He knew that Kotori had special feelings for her adopted older brother.
"Speaking of which, Itsuka Shido seems to have encountered something interesting recently."
"What is it?"
When it came to Itsuka Shido, Kotori didn't even use honorifics.
"Take a look at this."
Kotori immediately exclaimed when she received the report from Woodman.
"What's going on!?"
The first page of the report was a photo of Itsuka Shiori.
Then, Kotori quickly read through it.
After reading it, her expression was very subtle.
Shido, her brother, turned into Shiori …
Kotori didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she read the report detailing Shiori's amusing life in the past few days.
Fortunately, the report also stated that this transformation seemed to have a time limit.
But even so …
"Yakumo is too reckless!"
Kotori put down the report and looked a bit worried.
"That strange transformation potion, won't it cause any harm to Shido's body!?"
"Murasame Commander has already checked in detail, that Iroka-kun, ah, I should call her Iroka-san, has no problem with her body."
"Woodman!"
Kotori rolled her eyes when she heard the teasing in Woodman's words.
"Hahaha … Okay, let's not talk about this. Commander Itsuka, can you arrange for me to meet with Yakumo?"
Kotori was silent for a while before nodding.
"I understand, I will arrange it."
"Then, Commander Itsuka, you have no problems with your body recently, right?"
Woodman was referring to the power of the elves in Kotori's body.
Kotori was the elves that recognized the elves called Efreet.
"Yes, I have no problems. I really don't deserve your concern. "
"No need. I'm sorry for forcing you to do this. "
Woodman sighed softly as he stroked his beard.
"If there was a second way to peacefully solve the elves' problem, you wouldn't be in such a difficult position."
Kotori lowered her head as her expression changed.
Shido, her beloved brother, was responsible for sealing the elves' spiritual power.
However, although the spiritual power was sealed, it didn't disappear. It still existed.
The sealed spiritual energy would be stored in the Shidao's body.
And as time passed, the possibility of it exploding would increase.
When the situation became critical, Kotori, Shido's sister, would have to personally take responsibility for killing Shido.
Kotori had known this from the very beginning.
This feeling always tortured Kotori's heart.
Until the appearance of Eight-cloud Ink, Kotori saw another way to peacefully deal with the elves.
"Woodman, if it's confirmed that Yakumo can peacefully solve the elves' problem, I hope …"
"I understand. At that time, your brother will live a normal life again and won't encounter any danger."
With tears in her eyes, Kotori nodded heavily.
⑧
The vacation in Okinawa was over.
It was the same time as Shiori and the others' study trip.
Therefore, Eight-cloud Ink and Shiori took the same plane back to Tiangong City.
But compared to when they came, the Hayate sisters were on the way back.
The Hayate sisters, who had solved the problem of "recombining their bodies in the future", were very enthusiastic about Eight-cloud Ink.
"Kukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukukuku
Yakuya, who was squatting next to Eight-cloud Ink, tried to massage his legs like a maid.
Then, of course, Eight-cloud Ink received the attention of half of the passengers on the plane.
Of course, the other half was attracted by Shiori, Origami, and Tohka's Lily Asura.
The Hayate sisters, who followed Eight-cloud Ink, seemed determined to be maids to repay this favor.
Even if they were rejected countless times, they still persisted.
Eight-cloud Ink, who had a headache, could only let them be. As long as the twins didn't cause any trouble, they could do whatever they wanted.
In addition to being very attentive to Eight-cloud Ink, the Hayate sisters also showed great enthusiasm to Ashina, Eight-cloud Ink's wife.
"Same. As my gongzi's wife, I naturally need to serve her! "
Beside Ashina was Xi Xian.
Behind her was Kurumi, who had been watching the show, Aistel, who was puzzled, and Mei Jiu, who was full of grievances.
After the Hayate sisters' matter was solved, Mei Jiu tried to take them into the back (Mythological Beast) palace.
Then, as expected, she was rejected.
"My gongzi is better looking than you. Why should I abandon my gongzi and join your back (Mythological Beast) palace?"
"That's right. Xi Xian will not betray my gongzi! "
Mei Jiu, who suffered a huge blow, looked at Eight-cloud Ink with love and hatred.
However, this situation didn't last long before a huge change occurred. Mei Jiu seemed to be happy again.
This child-like behavior made Kurumi curious. It was rare for Kurumi to take the initiative to ask Mei Jiu.
Mei Jiu answered Kurumi's doubts like this:
"As long as we follow Mo-chan, we can go to Fantasy Village. There are so many girls there. Are you afraid we won't be able to find one to join our back (Mythological Beast) palace?"
"Aha, ahahaha …"
Kurumi awkwardly twitched the corner of her mouth and looked away.
It was really … Mei Jiu's unique answer.
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