Back at Kurumi's place, Kuei Sumi found Kurumi asleep. After changing her into her pajamas and tucking her in, Kuei Sumi went out of the house and walked to a nearby music store. She bought a few albums by Yoishiro Tsukino (stage name) and listened to them back at her place.
"Her voice and singing are good, but I can't stand her Japanese-accented English." After seeing this child at the gym today, I discovered her inner pain. This is related to the ability the Kabbalah Tree gave Kue Sumi; the crescent moon on her forehead can explore a person's heart and memories without their noticing. It can also manipulate people—it's practically a simplified version of 'mind control'. Furthermore, each spirit on the Kabbalah Tree has a portion of its power flowing into Kue Sumi's body. It's not activated yet, but once activated, the adorable Mayuri will be born! Kue Sumi is unaware of these things for now.
"It seems that it will be a bit troublesome to help this child heal her inner wounds!" Kuei-sumi looked at Miku's bright smile on the CD and sighed inwardly.
"She's awake!" Kuei-sumi said to Kurumi, who was hugging her from behind.
"Honestly, isn't having me enough for you, darling? You're trying to flirt with other women again!" Kurumi said coquettishly, rubbing against Kuei-sumi's back.
"This child is also an elf?" Kurumi asked, picking up a CD from the table to examine it after Kuei-sumi didn't answer her for a while.
"She's a beauty!" The conclusion almost made Kuei Sumi spit out her soda. Did you even notice that?
While Kureha and Kurumi were enjoying their daily lives, on the other side...
Shido was extremely frustrated. Not only had he not been favored by Kuezumi, but he had also been knocked unconscious. However, this wasn't the reason for his frustration. He picked up a mirror, looked at the increasingly beautiful person in it, and sighed deeply.
"Why do I feel like I'm getting more and more effeminate lately?" Shido wondered, stroking his hair which had grown back to his back. He hadn't taken any estrogen! What was going on? His little guy seemed a bit smaller lately, was it just his imagination?
"Shido, Shido. Let's eat pizza together!" Tohka ran up to Shido happily, tugging at his arm and acting all cute.
"Didn't we just eat yesterday?" Shido looked helplessly at the glutton in front of him, still vividly remembering the feast he had yesterday.
"Yesterday we had beef, chicken, and vegetables, so today we're having seafood and crayfish. And the mantis shrimp flavor that the manager highly recommended..." Tohka was still drooling over yesterday's pizza.
"Alright! Alright! Let's go!" Shido helplessly gave in to the glutton and pulled Tohka out of the house.
After a pleasant meal at the restaurant, the two prepared to go home.
"Woo-woo-woo!" The loud space alarm sounded again.
"Tohka, go take refuge first. I'll be right back!" Shido skillfully instructed Tohka, then found a secluded spot to wait for the teleportation.
"Be careful, Shido." Tohka watched Shido's departing figure with concern, but the kind-hearted girl still decided to go to the air-raid shelter as Shido had arranged.
"Have we finally arrived? My brother?" The scene flashed before Shido's eyes, and he found himself on a warship in the sky. Seeing the familiar red hair, Shido breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's this time?" Shido stared at the huge crater on the screen, covered in dust. He couldn't see inside at all.
"Spiritual energy fluctuation comparison, it's Hermit (the hermit)," a girl with long straight hair reported below.
"AST?" Kotori continued to issue orders.
"One minute until contact with Hermit (the hermit)."
"They arrived quite quickly. It seems we need to find some time." Kotori narrowed her eyes, surprised by AST's speed. It seems she needs to find time to intervene in the battle and seal the spirits.
"Ugh! You idiot, are you wearing perfume? Or have you been messing around with other women?" Kotori suddenly noticed the faint lily scent emanating from Shido and angrily asked.
"No way! Don't make wild guesses, okay? I'm already having a headache just dealing with Tohka." Shido said, feeling wronged. Was this really his adorable little sister? If there were a god, he would definitely grab the god by the neck and turn Kotori back into his adorable little sister!
"Uh! Sorry, well then, good luck today, Onii-chan!" Kotori smiled cutely at Shido, then observed the battle situation.
Kotori's eyes lit up when she saw Yoshino hiding in the department store.
"Are you ready, Nii-chan?" Kotori asked Shido.
"Uh... I'm ready anytime," Shido nodded and said.
"Then, let's begin our date (war)!" Kotori flashed a confident smile as she teleported Shido into the department store.
"It's all up to you, Nii-chan," Kotori prayed silently, staring at the screen. Shido Makoto was desperately searching for Yoshino's figure; her brother had been acting strangely lately. What was going on?! Oh well, as long as no one dies.
Lingyin stared at Shido's retreating figure, speechless for a moment. Now was not the time for her plans. Her eyes were slightly dazed; after all, she had cultivated immortality for over thirty years. Her face exuded an ethereal aura, making her appear somewhat adorably naive. Yes! This mature woman is undeniably adorable.