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After a short while, I, wearing an apron, emerged from the kitchen.

Seeing Mana Takamiya, who had returned to normal, I said with a smile, "Oh? Looks like Mana-chan has learned the truth. You believe what I said now, right?"

Hearing my words, Mana Takamiya showed a hint of embarrassment on her face, then stood up and expressed her gratitude.

After learning some of DEM Industries' dark secrets, Mana now felt nothing but disgust whenever she thought of them. She truly hadn't expected DEM Industries, whom she had regarded as her saviors, to be so despicable behind the scenes.

Ultimately, Mana Takamiya decided to join Ratatoskr to resolve the crisis concerning the Spirits.

"That's indeed a good choice. But it seems the rooms in the house are not enough. In that case..." Seeing that there wasn't enough space at home, I immediately snapped my fingers, transforming the small bungalow into an elegant villa.

"Mana, our house is big enough now. Go pick a room!"

"O-Oh... I know." Reminded, Mana Takamiya finally reacted, dazedly going upstairs to choose her room.

However, she was clearly frightened by this little trick of mine.

The other girls, however, were already used to such operations and didn't find it strange at all.

Next, everyone enjoyed this evening's dinner in a cheerful atmosphere.

If it weren't for a certain useless Spirit clinging to me like a piece of gum, it would have been even more perfect.

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The next day, by the time the school bell rang, Kurumi was still nowhere to be seen in the classroom.

I wasn't flustered by this situation at all.

Because I knew that as long as it involved news about the First Spirit, Kurumi would definitely not be able to contain her inner impulse.

So, I just needed to wait quietly for Kurumi to deliver herself to my doorstep.

"Wuuuuu... Wuuuuuuuu!!!"

Sure enough, just as I expected, near noon, the Spacequake alarm suddenly sounded.

Hearing the Spacequake alarm, I instantly perked up.

However, the situation this time was different from before. I and the others didn't hear any commotion from the school.

Instead, the entire sky above the school was dyed a blood-red—a true, blood-red.

I went to the window and looked down. The students in the school building and on the campus playground were all lying on the ground.

Even in the classroom I was in, aside from Tohka, Shiori, and Origami, everyone else was also unconscious.

If I wasn't mistaken, this was likely Kurumi's doing—unleashing [City of Devouring Time].

This was a barrier Kurumi used to replenish her time. Any living being that stepped within the barrier's range would have their time forcibly absorbed, and their bodies would become heavy and immobile.

If I hadn't placed protective measures on Origami beforehand, even with her CR-Unit, she probably wouldn't have been able to move normally.

However, I naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch these people.

Immediately, I erased the harm of Kurumi's [City of Devouring Time] to the students.

But to avoid trouble, I still kept them in a deep sleep until I resolved Kurumi's inner conflict.

I looked back at the three girls, briefly explained Kurumi's situation, and said that I had to meet her alone.

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After understanding the situation, Tohka looked into my eyes and was the first to speak, "Kyoya saved me, allowing me to live carefree in this world and have such a happy life now. Please, Kyoya, save Kurumi, who is just like me!"

After a pause, Tohka then pressed her face against my chest. "Actually, I can understand that feeling of being attacked and denied. So I hope you can save Kurumi just like you saved me and Yoshino!"

I was somewhat astonished looking at Tohka. I hadn't expected such words to come from this gluttonous little princess.

Smiling faintly, I stroked Tohka's beautiful hair. "Of course. Even if Tohka didn't say it, I would definitely save Kurumi!"

Saying this, under the encouraging gazes of the three girls, my figure vanished and I arrived on the rooftop.

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Looking at the empty rooftop, I sighed helplessly and reminded, "Even if you want to absorb my power, you have to do it within your capacity. Otherwise you'll be overstuffed. Though I don't mind, of course."

As I spoke, my aura burst forth.

Immediately, the pale, flowery arms that had stretched out from the shadows at my feet, grasping my thighs, were all repelled.

Then, a dark red vortex appeared on the ground, and Kurumi Tokisaki, dressed in a gothic Loli outfit, appeared on the rooftop.

Savoring the unprecedented sensation just now, Kurumi's pretty face was instantly covered in a flush.

She couldn't help but twist her delicate body unconsciously, as if she had tasted the most delicious thing in the world, her entire being seemingly sublimated.

After a good while, she finally recovered from the sensation just now, turned her head to look at me, and said, "Ara~ How rude of me. Please excuse my lack of manners."

Saying this, she lifted the sides of her skirt with both hands, one tender white leg stepping back, and curtsied to me.

"But... thank you very much, Hibari-kun, for letting me have a full meal." Saying this, she even stuck out her tongue and licked her delicate red lips, a look of wanting more on her face.

She had never imagined before that she would have a day where she sucked time until she didn't want to suck anymore.

If she could do this a few more times, she wouldn't have to worry about reiryoku for a long time, nor would she have to go out hunting for time every day.

And it could also speed up the completion of her tragic wish.

Thinking of this, Kurumi Tokisaki's gaze towards me became even more eager.

However, recalling the scenes from yesterday afternoon, she suppressed the desire in her heart, took a deep breath, and said, "Well then... I have personally come to see you. So, shouldn't Hibari-kun also fulfill our promise from before?"

'It seems Kurumi's hatred for the First Spirit is no less than Origami's hatred for Spirits back then!'

Meeting Kurumi Tokisaki's gaze, after a moment of silence, I smiled gently.

"Kurumi, once a young lady from a wealthy family, was deceived by the First Spirit. Believing she was a magical girl saving the world, she ultimately killed her best friend, Sawa Yamauchi, by mistake."

"So, until now, Kurumi has been hunting and accumulating time, just to use the Twelfth Bullet to go back to the past, kill the First Spirit, and is determined to change everything, right?"

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"What? How do you know?!" Shocked, looking at the man before her, Kurumi, as if remembering something, suddenly understood.

"I see. The Second Spirit told you with her Angel, didn't she?"

Hearing this, I stepped forward, gently pinched Kurumi's small face, and teased, "Is Kurumi looking down on me a little? Do I need to borrow that useless nun's Angel?!"

"But there's one thing I can tell you. That is... The First Spirit met you up close yesterday." After a pause, I said this meaningfully, a statement that instantly made Kurumi's pupils widen.

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