Vol 13 Chapter 5 (1/2)

Chapter 5: What’s Yours is Mine

Part 1

In back seat of a car driving through Tengu City,

DEM Industry’s Managing Director, Isaac Westcott, was looking at the screen of a small computer on his hands with a happy smile

“It’s not a bad development As expected, Knox and the others pilot crew reat job If ere to have done it ourselves, there would have been so no matter what”

“-------------Do you mean about <material a=””>?”

Sitting next to hi at the coeratedly replied his response

“Aah However, don’t you think it’s more suitable for us to call her by her code name <sister> for now?”

“………………”

Ellen kept her silence for a while, but then continued to speak

“…………More importantly, still, isn’t it risky to release the Spirit we captured once?”

After saying that, Ellen knitted her eyebroith a little displeasure from her

Well, originally, <sister> was a Spirit captured by Ellen’s hands five years ago; the only Spirit possessed by DEM Industry She feels dissatisfied by the currentHowever, Westcott loosened his cheek, as if finding it a to see Ellen’s unusual facial expressions, which looked like a child pouting

“What is it?”

“No, it’s just like what you said There’s a possibility that we’ll lose DEM most important property However-------It’s true that ere stuck, right?”

When Westcott said that, Ellen made a Muu sound

“That’s………Perhaps, that’s true, but---“

“During those 5 years, we continued doing any mental and physical torture we could think of to <sister> But still, we never were able to completely inverse her”

Westcott glanced at Ellen and continued

“However, the

’s inverse foro was a truly splendid speci to harm her ourselves”

Westcott closed his eyes as if he was reure that he had seen before Then, he let out a cold voice

Right During the unforgettable September of this year, Westcott and Ellen had succeeded in inversing the Spirit

And the reason for that was-----------The boy who has the power to seal a Spirit’s Reiryoku, Itsuka shi+dou

Froanization <ratatoskr> He kept opening the hearts of each Spirit and sealed their Reiryoku However, the bond which was born between hi the process was the main reason for

’s inversion

“That’s why; I let my dear precious Spirit <sister> to be free from my hands for ae we had done to her body within the past 5 years”

That hy Westcott gave the order to give her a special <treatment> out of charity She ot cut opened while she was alive, or when her skull got opened, or when her hands and legs got scrapped off one millimeter at a time She couldn’t possible remember any of it

There are 2 main reasons for that special treatment

The first reason was simple Because of all tortures and experiments they did to her every day, her mind had broken down several times If her memories weren’t sealed away, then she wouldn’t be able to endure her distress back then

And the other reason is--------

“……………Hou?”

Westcott saw the nu to change Then, he moved his eyebrow

“Is there so?”

“<sister>’s ed ----------Sothen his bond with her just like I expected”

Westcott raised the tip of his lips

“Five years ago, e iven up on hu, it was the consequence of her power

However, this time is different When she met Itsuka shi+do, she ended up just like the other Spirits She experienced human kindness

In the world where she gave up on sociability, she finds a light Isn’t that a wonderful thing?”

Westcott exchanged glances with Ellen, and then he creates an uncanny smile

“Well then”

“Yes, let’s do it After nal, the realizer installed inside <sister>’s brain will activate At thatthose five years will come back to her vividly”

Westcott lowered his eyes and looked at the numerical value on the computer’s screen

Right She realized that there’s still hope She understands that she shouldn’t resent humans

However---------Without ever knowing that this would be the cause of her despair

“It’s a very silass, it’s better to dropping it froher place so that it would break easier”

After saying that, Westcott looked up to the ceiling and raised his voice

“---------------Well then, let’s go, Ellen For the sake of our dearest wish”

“Yes You’re right…………Ike”

Ellen responded with a quiet voice Westcott nodded in satisfaction, and then------ He looked forward towards the person sitting on the front seat of the car

“I’ on you too Please help Ellen”

“………………”

Responding to Westcott, the girl shook her head without saying anything

Part 2

“A, aaa, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-------------!!”

Alongside with Nia’s screaony, a mass of Reiryoku that looked like dirty round, the surroundings started topoured ater Everything was beco muddled and destroyed

It’s not only that As she was still screa all over Nia’s body An abundant a out from those wounds

There’s nothing around her that could have caused those wounds appearing on her body However, those wounds suddenly appeared all over her skin just like flowers that were bloo From that appearance, it seems like those wounds on her bodies were the result of her Reiryoku

And then------Her Reiryoku and blood covered her entire body, changing her appearance

Previously, what’s appeared before shi+dou’s eyes was the silhouette of a Nun But that figure doesn’t resee in shi+dou’smore ominous

“N-Nia…………”

Upon seeing that appearance, shi+dou let out a dumbfounded voice

shi+dou has, no--------everyone as present here has seen this scene before

The inverse of the Sephira crystal; the pheno happens when they sink into the abyss of despair

However……………There’s so off

Both Tohka and Origami have inversed before just like Nia ---------For Tohka, it’s because shi+dou alami, that’s because she learned that she had murdered her parents with her own hands

However, in case of Nia, who is currently inversing right before his eyes, there’s nothing causing her to go inverse

Really, what just happened?

Instead, at thattowards their direction

That despair, there’s no sign of a cause for it

“………………W-What happened!? Suddenly……………”

“Nia-san………! Why…………”

Natsu Reiryoku wave emitted by Nia

The next ; her s

“A, aaaaaaaaa”

Twisted in pain, her facial expression was filled with agony Her appearance, which was flushed with blood, looked co tears of blood

Nia then let out a hoarse voice which couldn’t be described as a voice

“--------------<bee……l, ze…………bub=””>--------------“

As if answering her call, the figure of a huge book appeared before Nia

Just by looking at it alreadypressure There’s no doubt What was before their eyes were a <de=””>, just like <nahemah> and <satan>

<beelzebub>, which was floating on the air, began to open autoes at a trees scattered around fro like a snow storms

“T-This is…………”

“Be careful, shi+dou That’s part of the De It’s not ordinary paper”

Origaaes scattered around Nia’s surroundings in a battle forht

“Wha……………!?”

shi+dou raised his eyes in surprise upon seeing that

Froes, several es

“----------------------!”

Those round in preparation to attack shi+dou and the others

“Uwah…………!”

shi+dou unintentionally stiffened his body upon seeing that However-------before their hands could reach shi+dou, the ht They were bloay in half adown as they fell from the air

Right away, shi+dou realized what happened Origa behind shi+dou, had already manifested her li

No, it’s not only Origami All Spirits in that place, except for Kotori, had els They gazed towards Nia as producing the darkness that was creating those monsters

“Everyone……………”

“Though I don’t really understand the situation……………But I know that I shouldn’t leave it like this!”

“Please leave those hinderingplease save Nia-san!”

Tohka and Miku raised their voices, while taking a fighting posture As if to oppose the around, a countless nues

“Kuh…………”

shi+dou lowered his body a little and frowned upon facing Nia’s

The only one who can seal a Spirit’s Reiryoku is shi+dou In that case, shi+dou has no other choice than to approach Nia directly---------shi+dou himself doesn’t object that

However, there’s one thing that made shi+dou feel uneasy

“………If I kiss her, will Nia return to normal………?”

Right, the first time when shi+dou opposed Tohka in her inverse for back the usual Tohka’s consciousness

And then when he faced inverse Origaained her consciousness because of shi+dou’s call froami] from inside

But coami, Nia and shi+dou’s relationshi+p wasn’t really that s inverse wasn’t clear enough In the middle of these conditions, he doesn’t knohether he’ll be able to return Nia to nor the same method he used up until now

Noticing that shi+dou felt some anxiety, Kotori snorted to him

“I don’t know about that too ---------But, there’s no other way, so it can’t be helped, right? Up until noe can only put our faith and believe that our voice will reach Nia”

“………………Aah, you’re right”

shi+dou loosened his stiffen cheeks a little, and then he started at Nia’s figure

Although her appearance looks bizarre and ominous, there’s a sorrow inside her scream

“I’ll save Nia Everyone………Please lend me your power!”

“Ooh!”

Responding to shi+dou’s request, the Spirits raised up their voices

However, at that moment…

“I regret to tell you this, but that won’t come true”

That voice resounded from somewhere

Thesilver colored machine armor on her entire body appeared She came down from the sky to the opposite side from shi+dou, with Nia between them

A girl with faint Nordic blonde hair…… a girl who believed herself, without a doubt, to be the strongest as

That girl continued her words as if looking down on shi+dou and the others

“Why is that, because I’m here now”

“……………! Ellen…………!”

shi+dou knitted his eyebrohile calling out the girl’s naest wizard of DEM, a hu who exceed all other humans]

Ellen gave theaze away fro sed by the darkness

“--------I see Doesn’t your appearance look great, <sister>? As expected from Ike”

Upon hearing those words, Kotori created a displeased expression

“……………To think that the tiht?”

“Yes That Spirit is DEM’s property since the beginning How fortunate Starting froht to do Please leave this place right away, I’ll leave you be for today”

When Ellen said that, she creates a gesture as if she’s driven them away shi+dou bit his teeth

“Don’t joke around! I won’t handover Nia to you all!”

“---------I don’t have any plan to answering you”

Ellen brushed away shi+dou’s words; she gripped the hilt of the equipical power radiance froht -------The laser blade <caledvwlch> The equipment that is exclusive for Ellen’s use

In response to thatEllen at once

However Ellen only knitted her eyebrow a little, she expand the territory around her body and swept those monsters around her

“The De’s power sure is a little bit troublesome I will finish this quickly”

Ellen said that while activating her territory, she lifted up <caledvwlch> and swung it at Nia

However--------Before Ellen could coe of <caledvwlch>

Tohka, as nearby shi+dou, had countered Ellen’s attack

“As if I’ll let you!”

“Are you intending to interrupt ive you any mercy”

Ellen pointed a sharp glance, and then she released an attack that wouldn’t be able to be seen by a normal person’s eyes

“Guh………………!”

Tohka frowned as she received the attack However, even though Tohka is a Spirit, she can’t use her full Reiryoku It’s dangerous to face the strongest wizard Ellen and Tohka kept attacking each other with their swords, but Tohka was gradually starting to be cornered by Ellen

“Tohka!”

“Chi--------She can’t face Ellen alone! Kaguya, Yuzuru, Miku, back up Tohka! Yoshi+no, Natsuami clean up the way for shi+dou fro Nia!”

Kotori, as seeing the scene from behind, shouted her voice loudly The Spirits answered and followed Kotori’s instruction They split up to both stop Ellen and to clean up theNia

“Tohka and the others can’t keep fighting Ellen for very long Let’s finish this quickly!”

“Aah………! Please help ami!”

The three of theels

“Please………………Retreat…………!”

“Hey, don’t interrupt you all-----!”

Yoshi+no sue rabbit; she froze the water inside the air to stop the monsters’ movements

“!”

“………… <haniel>!”

Using that chance, Origa , Natsues of <beelzebub>, which scattering on the ground, into leaves

Theswept out entirely

Of course, there are so as <beelzebub> exists, it can continue to supply a tremendous amount of monsters However, with the Spirits’ assistances, it’s not impossible to pave the way to Nia for a few seconds

However,

“…………………!?”

There’s a voice of so from the left side, then shi+dou turns towards that direction

And then, he his face expressed shock upon seeing the unbelievable scene before his eyes

Origael towards her own body, and then released the ray of light She press down the blood flowing out froave an expression filled with agony

“Origami!? What the!”

“Kya……………!?”

“Uhat’s this………!”

However, the situation didn’t stop there Yoshi+no and <zadkiel>’s legs were frozen to the ground because of their own ice The saht bounced back to her and transformed her into some kind of mascot character

The three of the at the strange situations, shi+dou made a dumbfounded face

But, it wasn’t only that Next, shi+dou felt like he couldn’t move his own body at all

“Wha…………!?”

“M-My body……Can’t move!?”

Kotori, who is behind shi+dou, raised her voice Somehow, it seems like the same phenomenon with shi+dou happened as well to Kotori

This felt a bit different than having their bodies being immobilized by a wizard’s territory It seenored the instructions from their brains completely to the point where they cannot move at all

“Don’t tell me……………!”

Soon, shi+dou realized so

Nia took part of her astral dress and turned it into a drawing pen, then it autoes

“………………! Future Describing…………!”

Right Nia had once shown him that ability of <rasiel> Perhaps, <beelzebub> could also write so to control shi+dou and the others’ future movements

However, co speed this time wasa God who’s writing the future

“U, gu--------!”

shi+dou put his strength into his hands and legs, as he struggled to nore his instruction He couldn’t move at all

While struggling, Nia kept creatingback the ami and the others had defeated before

Those monsters came closer to shi+dou and the others slowly but certainly

“Dammit………! Move! Movee! If I can't do it here, then who’ll save Nia!”

Those monsters reached out their hands towards shi+dou’s head

shi+dou, while shouting, put his strength inside his whole body

“----------Uoooooooooooooo!”

At the moment----------

shi+dou’s body started getting hot as if he was having fever Then, a tremendous power blew violently from shi+dou’s body

Theat once At the sa shi+dou’s body was released as well

“This is………!?”

shi+dou’s wondered at what happened to his body just noever, he soon understood it That wind belongs to Yamai sisters’ Reiryoku

“shi+dou!”

Kotori gave a shout from behind However, for some reasons, the bind on her body was still not released Yoshi+no and Origami were also the sae mascot character

Upon seeing it, shi+dou could guess Probably, it was just like with Miku’s <voice> Though <beelzebub>’s future describing can manipulate the action of a human drawn on it-------It can’t completely effect soainst its power

In that case, what happened just now is true Although shi+dou has a huht Spirits inside

“---------I’”

shi+dou, said that in short, and then started running towards Nia

Of course, thoseafter him in response

But, why is that? The shi+dou right now, he doesn’t really feel that they’re threat anymore

“----------<zadkiel>!”

Shouting, he steps on the ground At the an to freeze, binding the round

Right It’s Yoshi+no’s angel <zadkiel> Somehow, it feels like shi+dou could control it

Aah------That’s right

He began to grasp the feeling when his consciousness was vague

On the beginning of thethe flow of Reiryoku between hiot disturbed As a result, he had to be saved by the Spirits

However during that tiels at his oill

And then the feeling of that time still remained inside his body and in the depth of his heart

Of course, this thing was unpredictable Absolutely, using those angels will be no ainst the real pohen the actual Spirits use them

However-------It’s enough for now

After knocking down those monsters, he creates his way to Nia

There are seven angels dwelling inside shi+dou’s body, and those poere enough for him to pass these obstacles

“-------------------!”

Those s frozen by the ice As they start to chase after shi+dou……

shi+dou stretched out his right hand He made up his mind and called out its name

“<sandalphon>!”