Yoshino's spirit dress was gradually changing from green to black. Even though the speed was slow, the evil aura emanating from Yoshino, unlike her usual self, indicated that something was definitely wrong with her now.
Feeling two forces fighting within her body, Yoshino couldn't help but fall to her knees, clutching her chest, her breathing becoming rapid. The golden yellow in her eyes flickered between red and gold, and the clothes beneath were gradually turning an ominous black and blood red.
"What should we do? Nozomi. Yoshino is so strange now. No matter how much we call out, she can't hear us. And I have a bad feeling now." Minami Kotori nervously looked at the frowning Toujou Nozomi. Lost, she could only turn to the usually all-knowing Nozomi for help.
"This is a Spirit's inversion. Every Spirit inverts when a certain emotion reaches a critical point." Looking at Ellen, who was also lying on the ground, "I guess Yoshino saw something on her that caused a huge emotional surge, leading to Yoshino becoming like this now."
"Then if this continues, what will happen to Yoshino, meow?" As an animal's (?) first instinct, Hoshizora Rin felt as if something was possessing Yoshino's body now.
"Chesed, the fourth sephirah of the kabbalah tree of life, will turn into Adyeshach, one of the ten evils of the inverse kabbalistic tree of evil, if this continues. Her combat power will greatly increase, her personality will change, and she will lose her memories from before the inversion." Behind kindness lies a hidden evil; this is the current situation.
"This shouldn't be the most dangerous thing, right? Nozomi. I feel like you haven't told me everything." Minami Kotori, guided by intuition, believed that Toujou Nozomi hadn't revealed everything she knew. She knew that what alaya told Toujou Nozomi was definitely more than what she and Hoshizora Rin knew.
"...Sigh~ There's nothing for it. 'Miracles with form' are also called 'Angels.' But 'Despair with form' are also called 'Demon Lords.' Yoshino's Angel, Zadkiel, and the newborn Demon, Astaroth, are currently engaged in their final battle within Yoshino's body. However, the greater Yoshino's negative emotions are now, the faster the Demon will likely defeat the Angel within Yoshino." Fortunately, in the previous world, she had obtained Zadkiel's power, otherwise Yoshino would have inverted long ago.
"Then is there any way to make Yoshino recover now, meow? I believe you, Nozomi, must have a way, meow."
"Yes, we just need to calm Yoshino's emotions now. There are many ways to do that." Looking at Yoshino, Toujou Nozomi showed a doting smile. This child, always causing trouble for others.
At this moment, deep in Yoshino's heart, two stunningly beautiful women were fighting. One beauty, dressed in pure white clothes and exuding a divine aura, frowned at the slender beauty opposite her, who was wearing a sexy red dress. The latter exuded a seductive charm and looked at the former with a teasing smile.
"Astaroth, I will never let you corrupt this child. You'd best leave this child immediately and stop your attempts to corrupt her further. You should know that this child is not so easily swayed by you; your actions will definitely be useless." The woman in white shot out a holy light at her. For demons, the most feared things were holy light and holy water.
"Hehe~ I didn't expect to see you as soon as I woke up, Zadkiel. But you asking me to leave, I can't do that~ You see, I've always been dormant within this child's body. This is originally my 'home,' you latecomer are the intruder." Ignoring the approaching holy light attack, Astaroth lazily sat on the sofa she had materialized. The holy light attack disintegrated before her, slowly dissipating into the air.
"Heh, heh, don't be so impulsive. As the hostess, I naturally have to entertain my guest well. You see, the stronger that child's negative emotions are now, the stronger my power becomes. If you were your Main Body, I'd have to worry, but now you're just a consciousness. I'm really not worried about what you can do to me." Astaroth materialized a stemmed glass and elegantly took a sip of red wine, smiling sweetly at Zadkiel's displeased expression.
"Hehe~ You don't think I'm controlling this child's emotions, do you? How naive. You see, I just woke up, and I have to thank that woman named Ellen for her memories. If it weren't for her, I really don't know how long I would have slept. I woke up thanks to this child~"
"Nonsense!? I've been with this child for so long, and I've never seen her harm anyone. How could such a kind child release someone like you?"
"Oh, oh~ Don't be so temperamental, Zadkiel. You are an Angel, after all. Maintaining a sacred and pure appearance isn't your most basic disguise? But you're right, that child is too kind. It's precisely because she's too kind that I found an opportunity."
"What? Why is it related to that child's kindness?"
"Hehe~ This child doesn't want to hurt others. Whenever something happens, she keeps it bottled up inside and doesn't say anything. Over time, this creates a certain amount of pressure in her heart. You see, seeing Honjou Nia's memories of abuse over these past few years was too much for Yoshino. As a Spirit, she considers other Spirits as family. When family is treated like this, she certainly won't be in a good mood."
"Because of this, all the pressure she had accumulated before burst out at once. This anger, different from despair, was used by you as nourishment to power your awakening." Zadkiel thought of the times in the previous world when Yoshino would grieve alone. Although she always faced everyone with a smile, who could know the pain in her heart behind that smile?
"Hehe~ I'm really looking forward to what she, transformed from Chesed into Adyeshach, will do. You know, when a good person gets angry, it's the scariest thing. Now..." Astaroth's originally joyful expression stiffened, and her face became unsightly.
Astaroth, who was originally full of power, felt her power draining away. After sensing the situation outside, she let out a bitter smile. She hadn't expected the current situation to occur with Yoshino. She had calculated everything, but she hadn't anticipated that they would have such a method. Humans are truly terrifying.
As Yoshino's emotions gradually recovered, Astaroth within her also slowly disappeared, her body becoming ethereal.
"It seems there have been many variables in the plan. I didn't expect my plan to be thwarted by a few humans like this. Even if I fall into slumber again, there will be a day when I awaken. As long as this child continues to be so kind, I will definitely..." Astaroth disappeared before Zadkiel's eyes before she could finish speaking, making Zadkiel sigh in relief.
"This time, I really owe you, Toujou Nozomi."
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