Chapter 273: Spirit Seal Reversal — Origami Tobiichi
Launching endless bombardments at Phantom from multiple angles, Phantom froze for a moment upon realizing she was under attack, then quickly began evasive maneuvers.
Beams of light shot into the sky and swept across the city, yet not a single attack managed to strike Phantom's position.
"This is… the Angel of Annihilation… but the crystal is clearly still with me… this is… Zafkiel… it seems Kurumi is also growing…"
Easily dodging Origami Tobiichi's attacks, Phantom prepared to leave.
At that moment, an enormous domain descended and enveloped everything. Phantom froze instantly. Origami Tobiichi sensed a familiar aura, but she had no intention of stopping.
Angel of Annihilation · Artillery Crown was activated in an instant. The separated Angel of Annihilation branches immediately combined, forming a gigantic crown-shaped cannon.
Energy gathered, the target locked onto Phantom, and the attack was launched in that very moment. A massive beam of light instantly tore through Franklin's domain, aimed directly at Phantom's location.
The illusory mosaic was shattered by more than half. Origami Tobiichi carefully observed Phantom's true identity.
But what entered her field of vision was that familiar street, that familiar enormous trench covering half the block. The trench swept out by the Angel of Annihilation · Artillery Crown was precisely where her parents had been when she was a child.
Seeing the hatred-filled gaze of her younger self, the Origami Tobiichi who possessed these five years of memories understood everything in that instant.
So it turned out that her choices and her efforts had all been to return to the past and personally kill her own parents…
Despair spread, her heart gradually dying. Perhaps letting this world be destroyed wasn't such a bad choice after all.
At this moment, whether it was because the time of the Twelfth Bullet had arrived, or due to the influence of Reversal Spirit power,
the reversed Origami Tobiichi returned to the future in an instant. And the spacetime displacement caused the Spacequake alarm to sound immediately.
High in the sky, the Fraxinus also detected this terrifying change at once.
"Unknown Spirit detected. Spacequake level AAA. The area in and around Raizen High School will be completely flattened. There's no longer enough time for evacuation."
"Teleport me down there, now!"
At this moment, above the rooftop, Origami Tobiichi floated quietly in the sky with her knees hugged to her chest. The Angel Salvation Demon King continuously attacked Tokisaki Kurumi.
Because Franklin was not present in this time and space, Tohka couldn't even withdraw her spirit power to protect herself.
Fortunately, Kurumi stepped in front of Tohka at this time, constantly shielding her from harm.
Looking at the already reversed Origami Tobiichi floating in the sky, Kurumi rubbed her head with a headache-inducing sigh.
"Mr. Franklin, if you don't come back soon, Raizen High School is going to be completely destroyed by your little girlfriend…"
In the past world, Franklin was also helpless. "What can I do? Hold on a bit longer. Let's talk after the time of the Twelfth Bullet passes."
Hearing no response from Kurumi for a long while, Franklin sighed. His domain expanded once more, rapidly searching for Kurumi's location in the past.
Franklin remembered that Kurumi had indeed been in Tengu City at that time. In an instant, he found Kurumi, who was using City of Devouring Time to resist his domain.
Teleporting over, Franklin saw Tokisaki Kurumi in her chuunibyou phase. She wore a bizarre black-and-white Gothic Lolita dress, with an eyepatch over her left eye.
At this moment, she stared at Franklin with full vigilance, her twin guns already aimed directly at him.
"Who are you?"
Franklin let out a breath. The six-tomoe Rinnegan looked directly at her. Without the slightest struggle, she was instantly controlled by Franklin.
There was no time to explain. Spirit energy surged continuously toward Kurumi.
"Zafkiel! Eleventh Bullet!"
As the Eleventh Bullet was fired, Franklin once again felt that familiar sense of vertigo.
"Mr. Franklin? Why did you come back so quickly?"
Kurumi dodged the reversed Origami's unconscious attacks nonstop. Franklin snapped his fingers lightly, and the domain expanded instantly.
After transferring the students to a safe location, Franklin saw Kotori, who had already transformed into the Flame Spirit, dispersing the Spacequake in an instant.
"Big brother, what did you do? What did Origami go through to end up like this?"
This was something Franklin genuinely couldn't explain, because he himself didn't know what exactly had happened.
After directly restraining and isolating the reversed Origami Tobiichi's Angel Salvation Demon King, Franklin flew toward Origami Tobiichi.
Countless black feathers surged toward him. Franklin raised his hand and froze them all in place.
Looking at Origami Tobiichi's lifeless eyes, Franklin's heart trembled slightly. This was the one expression he least wanted to see on the woman he loved.
This was also the reason he had always pursued greater strength. Yet he hadn't expected something like this to still happen.
Franklin took a deep breath and placed one hand on Origami Tobiichi's forehead. He wanted to know what she had experienced, why her personality had changed so drastically in such a short time. Weren't all those matters already explained to her long ago?
Why did it seem as though she knew nothing at all, going straight into madness and falling into reversal?
Returning once again to that familiar space, Franklin saw two Origamis. One wore a worried expression, but was clearly still rational and lucid.
The other Origami was now wrapped in a black, obscene Spirit Dress, bound at the center by a black web.
Upon seeing Franklin arrive, Origami Tobiichi's expression instantly relaxed.
"Lin, you're back."
Franklin waved his hand and looked seriously at Origami. "What exactly happened? Why did you reverse?
Wasn't everything planned perfectly? What is going on with the reversed Origami?"
Hearing Franklin's questions, Origami Tobiichi poured out all the unease and worry in her heart, explaining the reasons for her actions one by one.
After hearing the cause, Franklin let out a breath and walked straight toward the Origami Tobiichi who was gradually sealing herself into a cocoon.
In an instant, countless strands of black, web-like unknown energy lashed out.
Franklin exhaled softly. Soul power surged forth, blocking that layer of power and forcibly tearing it apart.
Slowly walking up to the reversed Origami Tobiichi, Franklin gently pulled her into his arms.
Everything that had happened back then—how her parents had been saved by him and remained safe,
and how he was now preparing to revive them—these complete memories were slowly transmitted to the Origami Tobiichi who had sealed her heart.
In just an instant, Franklin felt the faint sound of a heartbeat, followed by increasingly violent throbbing.
At this moment in reality, Franklin's domain enveloped everything. Illusory World Genesis activated. Origami Tobiichi's body was fully replicated, spirit power synchronized and slowly extracted.
Pure White Divine Authority Spirit Dress · First Replica completed. The Angel of Annihilation replicated. Origami Tobiichi's soul memories—those that knew everything—were replaced into the newly born body by Franklin.
At this moment, both bodies slowly opened their eyes, and both of them looked toward Franklin.
"I'm truly sorry. I was too idealistic, thinking thaot restoring memories would solve everything. I didn't expect the impact on you to be this great."
The reversed Origami didn't speak. She directly kissed Franklin. Feeling spirit power continuously pour into his body, Franklin cut off all outside lines of sight.
[Spirit Seal Origami Tobiichi successful]
[Obtained Divine Authority Spirit Dress · First, Angel Salvation Demon King]
[Current connection level with Origin Spirit: 64%]
[Current mission objective: Establish close bonds with the Ten Spirits (5/12)]