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"Careful!"
A dark purple light shot towards Yoshino, whose spiritual power was somewhat exhausted. Tohka screamed and rushed towards her position---"Damn it, it's too late---"
And Yoshino was also slightly stunned... Originally, her spiritual power was still relatively abundant - but not long ago, it was as if her spiritual power was suddenly drained away. Later, she helped Natsumi Miku and the others to release ice walls several times in a row to block the light of the [Demon King of Salvation]... As a result, her spiritual power is now exhausted.
"Yoshino!" Shidou, who was not far away, also exclaimed.
"What..." Kaguya and Yuzuru widened their eyes and raised their hands to release a storm to block it, but it was too late - they knew it in their hearts.
So just when everyone was in despair, suddenly, two figures appeared at the place where Kurumi had left not long ago.
"Burst Stream of Destruction!" The two white beam quickly collided and canceled each other.
A familiar voice rang in everyone's ears, and then everyone's brain seemed to be shocked. There was a sharp pain in an instant, and countless memories flooded in. Anything that has been erased is quickly being restored.
The spirits who were originally fighting against Origami all fell back to the ground uncontrollably, covering their heads, lowering their eyes, and making painful "ugh" sounds. Nibelcole quickly recover her fear of him and despite holding her head from pain she quickly escape from the crime screen.
"Katsu!" Only Shidou, who had already recalled the memories about Katsu, did not feel any discomfort.
Katsu raised his eyebrows, and then whispered to Kurumi beside him: "Kurumi, I'm going to deal with the current situation first, you wait here for a while, okay?"
"…Yeah." Kurumi nodded obediently, which was rare.
Seeing this, Katsu said nothing and stepped forward. The next moment, he appeared beside Shidou: "Okay, I understand the general situation. Thank you for your hard work. Leave it to me next." As he said that, Katsu opened the task panel and glanced at the information at the top. Looking at all the chibi affection finally restored he noticed Origami's affection for him is very high.
[Origami:8 heart]
"Katsu...you---"
Katsu shook his head and patted Shidou's shoulder: "I'm fine."
After saying that, he slightly turned his head and glanced at the spirits on the other side who were lying on the ground, holding their heads and crying in pain, and sighed. There was nothing he could do about it.
Shota Katsu had told him in advance that it would become like this... ...because he should have disappeared in this world. And everyone had no memory of him. Now that he was back, everyone's memory would naturally recover, and this recovery of memory would stimulate the brain, causing endless pain, and the culprit for this should be because of his system tempering, causing the world will to think that he is erased, so it tries to cover his existence.
"... ...Thanks for your hard work." After saying that, Katsu lightly jumped up into the sky and came face to face with Origami on the other side.
The golden enchanted apple (Minecraft) has long been consumed by him, not only letting him recover from his exhausting state but also giving him a temporary buff so he can maintain his fusion state with his card with no cost.
"Origami... Long hair is beautiful." Katsu smiled, then raised his wand slightly, the dragon statue on his wand opened up as a white light gathered.
"Ahhh!" As if feeling uneasy, Origami roared, and controlled the [Demon King of Salvation] to attack Katsu frantically. However, before the feathers could get close, a pink shield wrapped all of the feather-like cannons.
"Oh... I'm sorry, Origami." Katsu sighed helplessly.
Origami wanted to fly up into the sky without hesitation, but.
"No Flying!" Katsu squinted his eyes and said, and Origami, who was about to take off, got hit by the energy beam from his staff, fell back to the ground.
"Ah!" Origami roared angrily, and all the [Demon King of Salvation] that got trapped quickly destroyed the shield and began to gather around Origami.
"Enough, stand still!" Ice started spreading everywhere as the drones quickly froze in place.
"She likes Shidou because of her obsession with that promise, but after I change the past, does she still have that promise? Or she doesn't like him anymore."
She said it herself in another timeline the emotion she has been harboring to Shido wasn't love, but instead it was reliance but his interference caused that promise to be erased. He wonders if it is morally correct to do this.
if it was Reine Murasame she would definitely be happy that she doesn't have any competition for Shidou even cheer for Katsu action.
He shook his head, threw away the thoughts in his mind, and then Katsu walked towards Origami.
"Ah!!" At this moment, Origami was still roaring angrily, but Katsu ignored this, walked towards Origami with a calm expression, and then grabbed Origami's hand.
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Two memories intertwined in Origami's mind. It was like both of them were looking at another self inside their body at the same time.
This is no wonder, because whether it is Origami from the original world or Origami from this world, it is still Origami itself.
However, the moment Katsu grabbed Origami's hand, Origami became extremely confused.
Origami, who closed her heart and planned to give up everything, and Origami, who tried to stop her from doing so, were intricately entangled in the same container.
"Five years ago, I took my father and mother away.
"──That didn't happen in this world! Five years ago, Shidou-san's brother and his friends saved mom and dad...!" As Origami spoke, the image of two young men saving her parents from the light attack appeared in her mind.
Ah, now I remember, that yellow-haired boy --- his name is Katsu, and Shidou's brother, that is, Shidou himself... ...It is precisely because Origami now has the memories of the original world that she understands this.
Then, the happy time she spent with her parents for a year after the fire penetrated every corner of Origami's mind. Smiling parents, warm family happiness, and the irreplaceable time the three of them spent together.
If Origami had had this memory in the past and this scene remained in his mind, she would have been able to choose a different way of life.
However── 'So... what's going on? What on earth is going on with this memory in my body...! ' The surrounding scenery was engulfed in flames, and then the scene of a town flickering with flames emerged. Potholes carved into the road, body parts scattered on the ground, blood that immediately burned after flowing out, and young Origami looking up at the sky.
That was exactly what happened five years ago in the original world that Origami had experienced.
Seeing the hellish memories, Origami felt dizzy and nauseous.
"Oooooh...ah...ah..." It was a vivid sense of reality. No wonder. After all, the one experiencing the scene was none other than Origami.
"I can no longer bear it. I...have already..."
"That's not the case...!" Even though she was about to be overwhelmed by the mixed emotions of sadness, anger, and strong disgust, Origami still wanted to say something to comfort him. However, other memories emerged in her mind and interrupted her words.
Things in the original world that I should know nothing about, the reversed vision, the darkness spreading across the sky, the collapse
The town was in ruins, and seeing this miserable scene, Origami couldn't help but want to wail.
"Ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…ah…" This didn't happen in this world, but it was definitely a scene caused by Origami.
Origami felt her vision become distorted and crooked, and she had the Phantom that her existence was gradually turning black, and even maintaining consciousness became difficult.
——But she couldn't give in. If Origami lost consciousness, no one would be able to stop her.
Because what happened five years ago has been "erased", there is no need to worry about it - she couldn't say such words.
Since the destruction that Origami caused in the original world had not happened here, she could not bring herself to say that, so just forget it.
However, if Origami gave up everything here, she would do the same thing in this world where nothing had happened yet as in the original world.
There would surely be several towns destroyed, and countless people dead. Origami would never be able to recover. She had to stop this from happening no matter what.
However── 'Ugh...ah...ahh──' A torrent of negative emotions poured into Origami's mind, and she finally fell to her knees.
Origami must have understood that. The mistakes she made did not exist in this world. If she were in this world, she could start over. Because just as the two of them shared the memories of their original world, Origami also had the memories of this world.
However, after understanding this, how could she continue to live in this world? This feeling raged in Origami's body.
"Stop... my hand, I - ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...!" Origami wailed. - Origami's voice was too weak.
Origami from this world alone cannot save Origami from the original world. Origami is exhausted from sharing the memories of this world and staying awake.
That's right—all Origami can do is encourage Origami.
To save Origami, someone had to call her from outside, someone had to hold her hand.
But who would be willing to lend a hand to Origami who is in inverse state and spreading despair to the world──
"──Origami…!"
Hearing the sudden sound... Origami looked up...
This is a strange, yet familiar figure...
"Who are you… …"
He was a boy with long blue hair, blue lines, blue eyes He was strange and evil, very good-looking... But she didn't know him... No, she had seen him before... It seemed that he was in the original world's memory, after she became a spirit...
Just as he was thinking this, Katsu smiled slightly, and all the blue on his body began to dissipate, his long blue hair turned back to short yellow, and his blue eyes turned back to yellow...
The figure in front of him then overlapped with the countless paintings he had drawn himself in his memory...
"Kat...Katsu?" Origami in this world called out Katsu's name for the first time.
That's right. The voice that echoed in the empty world was the voice of Katsu.
Then, a white space appeared. With a "snap" sound, a crack appeared.
"How... could it be──" Origami's voice was clearly heard by Katsu.
So he lowered his eyes slightly: "I am the most understanding person in the world. I won't say any nonsense to tell you not to be sad or upset, because I know that it is really just nonsense. All I can do is to bear this pain with you, so that at least you won't be alone, and then... change that bullshit world... So, Origami, accept me, accept me... Enter your world, and together with you, bear the bullshit punishment bestowed by this damn world!"
Origami felt the cracks in the space around her grow larger.
'I...'
"Reach out your hand, I will face the future with you, and that kind of thing will never happen again. I will fight for all that's beautiful in the world; that is my oath. To me, seeing everyone happy is the best reward I can get. So I make sure everyone gets their happy ending as they deserve."
The moment she heard these words, Origami felt her body moving according to the will of others..
As if──telling Origami: "Live on."──The empty space shattered.
"Katsu...classmate..."
Origami's eyes, which originally had an expression like a dead body, glowed slightly, causing Katsu's eyes to light up slightly.
"I am here."
Origami slowly moved his eyes to observe the surroundings, then opened his trembling lips and said, "I..."
Katsu stretched out his hand and gently embraced Origami's body.
"Katsu…" Origami continued softly.
"Thank...you, thank you for calling me."
"You're welcome…"
"If it weren't for you... I would have almost done something irreparable again." Tears rolled down Origami's eyes, warmly wetting Shidou's shoulders.
"I... the fact that I killed my parents will not disappear... In the original world, the sin of killing the townspeople... will never be erased, even if that fact has been 'erased'..."
"...Yeah, I know." Katsu did not deny her.
Something that should have never happened in this world, a tragedy that probably no one even remembers - the fact that Katsu and Shidou "erased" it with their own hands.
Katsu patted Origami's back, then whispered softly:
"...Yes. That is the cross you must bear." This is an extremely cruel statement.
However, Katsu could not and would not say anything against his will. He believed that if he concealed his own thoughts and spoke in a high-sounding manner, it would be a serious blasphemy to Origami's parents, the residents of the town, and Origami in the original world... ...and, to the nights of that world... ...
"…I…I…" Origami trembled slightly, and then—"…Ah…Wuuuuuu…Ahhhhhhhh…Ahhhhhhhhhhh…Ahhhhhhhhhhh…"
He hugged Katsu tightly and burst into tears.
"I will... carry it with you. You are not alone. Let all your emotions go, don't suppress them." Katsu continued.
So, just after Katsu said this, the system's favorability towards Origami, which had been maintained at 8 not long ago, jumped to 10.
However, Katsu did not feel any satisfaction or joy from winning the heart of a beautiful girl. At this moment, his heart was heavy, and he felt distressed for the girl in front of him. As an audience member in the past, he feels powerless watching tragedy happen; he wants to change it.
He didn't want the girl to suffer to see this beautiful world be destroyed, so he accepted the burden of protecting this world.
So he took a long breath, gently wiped away the tears on Origami's face, and then held her cheeks.
Origami's shoulders trembled instantly, and her cheeks blushed.
A stiff but genuine smile.
Katsu leaned forward slightly.
In an instant──
"...!" Origami's eyes widened in surprise. The dark spiritual outfit covering her body then emitted a dazzling light and gradually turned into a pure white color. That was the original appearance of the spirit Origami had seen in the original world.
The countless "feathers" floating around her also turned into particles of light and dissipated.
"Katsu-kun... I..." Origami was wearing a wedding dress-like spiritual outfit with a smile on her face... She looked like a real angel.
Katsu increased his grip on Origami's shoulders, then pulled Origami closer to him.
"Eh—?" Origami made a surprised sound.
In the final analysis, "this" is the ultimate goal. No matter how much you improve your favorability, you cannot seal the power of the spirit without doing this.
However, Katsu couldn't tell whether he increased the strength of his arms out of a sense of obligation to accomplish the mission or out of his own desire, so their lips touched.
At this moment, Origami trembled for a moment, but immediately gave his body to Katsu and leaned on him.
Then the next moment, the pure white spiritual outfit Origami was wearing left a glittering trail and melted into the air.
"This is..." Origami's lips left Katsu's lips, and her eyes widened when she saw the Astral dress disappear in a flash of light.
And, at this moment, in the outside world, when Katsu's silhouette changed from black to white in Origami's mind, [Angel of Extinction] had already dissipated, and the spirits, without knowing when, all stood up.
Katsu didn't even look back, he just raised his hand slightly to indicate that it was over.
Shidou felt slightly relieved, but the spirits had extremely complicated feelings.
"Hmm..." When Kurumi saw the half-naked Origami leaning against Katsu, she frowned slightly: "Ah, this is really..."
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