Watching that woman get into the sedan and leave.
Through the car window, the young girl's wind-cyan eyes stared straight at Su Yuzu, even carrying a hint of pleading for mercy.
It was as if she were saying... Mountain wasn't called by her.
She really just wanted to slack off, to feed the cats and bask in the sun during the break time she had tried so hard to beg for.
Su Yuzu revealed a smile directed at the [Aberrant girl].
Then—
She memorized the license plate number and the vehicle's characteristics.
That black stretch limousine was obviously not some temporary ride-share.
Rather, it had come specifically to pick up and drop off that woman.
Following this clue, it might be possible to directly find the stronghold of those [Aberrants].
As for... Dai Ling's words—
Su Yuzu had heard similar things elsewhere before.
During the previous [Eye of Insight] attack event... from that octopus-shaped [Chimera Amalgam].
『We harbor no malice—』
『Like the woman who points at the moon, what we desire is not the finger of the Goddess pointing at the moon, but the true existence of the moon itself.』
The [Eye of Insight] pursued... what was called the 'truth', or perhaps 'verity'...
...Things that, in Su Yuzu's view, were nearly delusional.
Transforming themselves into [Chimera Amalgams] was a pathway.
That is, the so-called finger of the Goddess pointing at the moon.
Creating [Aberrants] was also a pathway.
Even... forcing her to ascend the [Seat of Karma] was still a pathway.
What is the origin of the world?
Could it be a beautiful girl?
That kind of 'truth', in Su Yuzu's eyes, wasn't as real as the [Aberrant girl]'s words.
The blade edge is the truth.
Dignity exists only upon the edge of the blade.
"Are you okay..." A somewhat cool... and slightly awkward voice.
Su Yuzu turned her head.
The girl standing behind her was... Lyudmila.
"It's nothing~" Under the [Saintess]'s nearly panicked gaze, Su Yuzu grabbed the [Saintess]'s hand.
Because she had activated the brand on her body.
Lyudmila's hand was very hot.
The [Saintess] opened her mouth as if wanting to say something, but the words in her heart turned into a pitiful whimper when they finally welled up to her throat.
Returning to the [crepe shop].
Su Yuzu saw [Miss Superintendent] looking annoyed.
"What's wrong?" Letting go of the [Saintess]'s hand, Su Yuzu watched Lyudmila flee back to her own seat in a near panic.
She reached out and waved her hand in front of [Miss Superintendent].
"I'm sorry!!!" [Miss Superintendent] bowed forcefully, her expression unsightly. "I... I can't remember that woman's appearance or characteristics anymore."
"Even..."
"I can't even remember her height."
"One moment I feel she was just a little taller than an average person, the next I feel she might have been three meters tall."
"Racking my brains, I can only remember... [Miss Soga]'s height reaching roughly up to her chest."
Su Yuzu's small face suddenly turned dark.
Had anyone ever told [Miss Superintendent]... that she actually really didn't know how to talk?
Waving her hand, Su Yuzu composed an email.
"It's not a big problem—"
"By the way... Sister Jingjing."
"Go investigate this license plate number, and... this model of sedan."
"I think it shouldn't be hard to investigate."
"There might be some special clues."
"Okay." [Miss Superintendent] saved the email, then... suddenly froze there. "[Miss Soga]..."
"Why do you have my phone number?"
Su Yuzu simply winked one eye and held up a finger. "Secret."
To the side.
Was the [Saintess] who seemed somewhat lost in soul and spirit.
And... the [Little Rabbit] biting her handkerchief, wanting to prove her status as the official Dragon King.
[How does Senpai even have that woman's phone number, ahhh!]
[In those twenty minutes just now...]
[Exactly what stage did they get to!]
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On the other side, clenching her small fists, Feng Ke followed the tall and voluptuous woman back to the hotel.
Amidst wind-cyan specks of light identical to the girl's eye color, the thin dress on the girl's body...
...Transformed back into that qipao appearance with the scale maxed out and slits cut excessively high.
The girl sitting on the single sofa tucked her hair behind her ear and gently inserted the [Storage Module] handed over by that annoying fellow into her ear canal.
The blue light on the [Storage Module] flickered.
Even with the technical power of [Epiphany Manufacture], it was very difficult to create a high-definition camera capable of perfectly resisting an [Aberrant]'s [erosion domain].
Not to mention the need for camera movement and close-ups.
And it had to be tiny enough not to be detected by Su Yuzu...
The best camera was, of course... Feng Ke's eyes, as she was one of the protagonists of the story.
Her ability was wind, and the wind was her eyes.
This was also one of the important reasons why [Raven] was able to edit so many shots.
Manufacturing such a powerful yet tiny photography equipment was troublesome.
But modifying an [Aberrant] was much simpler.
Biting her lower lip, tears seemed to glisten at the bottom of the girl's dark golden vertical pupils.
She sensed the [Storage Module] stealing those... precious... precious things from her memory.
[I don't want to—]
[Don't want to, don't want to, don't want to, don't want to—]
[I don't want to share with others.]
Click—
The blue indicator light turned green.
The girl, with tears welling in her eyes, pulled out the [Storage Module] and handed it to the woman in front of her.
[Raven] took a deep look at the girl before her.
Then she fished out a not-very-pretty apple from her pocket.
"Eat one."
"Wh... What?" The girl, who hadn't yet recovered, looked up at [Raven], then bit her lower lip hard. "What do you mean!"
"A synthetic apple I created."
"Maybe it can let an [Aberrant] taste the flavor of an apple too."
"But due to various problems, the taste is a bit strange."
"More like... kiwi?" She tilted her head. "For me, it's something really hard to swallow, but... perhaps you can try it."
Feng Ke and [Raven] were different.
[Raven] was once human, while Feng Ke... was an [Aberrant] from birth.
[Raven] looked at the tears in the girl's eyes.
Frowning.
The pitiful girl reminded her of her first test subject.
That pitiful fellow... was probably suffering inhuman treatment and torture in the laboratory within [Keigunen Private Academy] right now.
She plugged the extracted [Storage Module] into her laptop and began editing.
To be honest... if edited properly, this photography session could cause a huge impact on Su Yuzu's reputation.
She had reached out her hand to an [Aberrant].
However... [Raven] looked at the scene captured by the wind this time.
Looking at the scene that abruptly shattered after that girl rode on top and pried open the girl's knees.
The wind lost its ability to capture.
Only the violently shaking eyes remained, helplessly gazing at that girl named Su Yuzu.
"Are we still going to praise our Miss Yuzu as an idol this time?" [Raven] asked Dai Ling.
Mercifully editing the video, wiping away the malice a little bit, and then a little bit more.
"Of course—"
"That is our [Your Highness Yuzu], after all," Dai Ling said righteously, as if she genuinely wanted Su Yuzu to be the center of attention and admired by the world.
"Before the dark night—"
"This world should be bright and sunny."
"The sun hangs overhead, reaching the middle of the sky."
She wanted to make Su Yuzu become the sun.
Then... make the sun fall.
With no dawn ever again.
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