[Hoshimiya Mukuro, a Spirit who protects her inner self with a thick shell.]
[She never lets her heart be easily moved, nor does she show her feelings to outsiders. But through her time with you, she has come to understand the meanings of lover, family, and friend in you.]
[Her feelings for you are strange, and even she herself isn't clear what this sensation in her heart is.]
[At the dinner table, conversations with Mio were always sparse. This pair, who appeared to be sisters but were practically mother and daughter, had always been like this.]
["Mio-nee."]
[Hesitating for a moment, Mukuro decided to tell Mio about what had happened between her and you.]
["What is it?"]
[The pure white, beautiful, peerless young girl showed no traces of time's passage even after all these years, looking completely the same age as Mukuro beside her. Mio ate with serious focus, a habit you had instilled in her in the past.]
["Mio-nee, I've met a... friend."]
[Unsure how to describe your relationship, Mukuro finally settled on the concept of 'friend'.]
["A friend? You consider him a friend?"]
[Hearing Mukuro's words, Mio felt like laughing. She knew very well the nature of the Spirits she had created. No matter how proud or powerful they were, that gaze drawn to you, originating from their very bloodline, was something they could never resist.]
[Knowing Mukuro had already been completely captivated by you, Mio felt the final Spirit should be about ready too.]
["Mukuro, this friend of yours... do you like him?"]
[Not one for beating around the bush, Mio asked directly.]
["Li-li-like him? Nee-san, what are you saying? I don't... Hmm."]
[Pursing her lips slightly, Mukuro wanted to say she didn't like you, but the words died on her tongue, and she abandoned this childish notion.]
["Like? I don't know either, Sister."]
[Her feelings towards you were complex. In Mukuro's heart, Mio was the most important person in her life. Not knowing how to express her current emotions, she ultimately used silence to convey her state of mind.]
["You don't know? Then perhaps you will understand these feelings when you lose him."]
[Shaking her head, feeling increasingly unable to suppress her longing for you, Mio thought that if you showed up one more time, she might just throw herself into your arms.]
[Indicating she also needed to go out, she chose to leave, telling Mukuro she would be busy with some matters for a while and would be temporarily away from Tengu City.]
[Having no right to stop Mio's decision, Mukuro could only nod to show she understood.]
[After that, Mio went somewhere unknown. Meanwhile, you discovered Mio's presence had completely vanished from Tengu City.]
[Of course, after Mio left, Mukuro gradually understood her own heart through her interactions with you. Realizing her feelings, she didn't act coy like some girls but, like Miku, was brave and bold, directly confessing to you.]
["Ryuya, I like you."]
[On the basketball court, during a physical confrontation with you, still having only won one game against you, but her skills had improved greatly, Mukuro finally scored a point on you.]
[Taking a deep breath, indicating she had grown, once she decided on something, she became extremely obsessive and stubborn.]
[Surprised by Mukuro's confession, you actually saw her more as a little sister, after all, Mio was her adoptive sister.]
[Gently indicating your feelings towards her were different, and not one to hide things, you directly told her about your identity and your history with Mio.]
["So... that's Nee-san's past?"]
["Then I... think I understand a little why Nee-san often seems distracted."]
[Surprised by your relationship with Mio, Mukuro wasn't unhappy about it. Instead, she felt it was wonderful that she could fall in love with you, because her Mio-nee also loved you deeply. This way, everyone could stay together forever.]
["My Lord."]
["????"]
["Mukuro, what did you call me?"]
[Stunned by how Mukuro addressed you, you were taken aback.]
["My Lord. Is that not allowed?"]
[Seeming somewhat excited by your reaction, you didn't know that the classical literature Mukuro usually read was from the female protagonist's perspective, in other words... it was all Shoujo/Josei genre!]
[Actually really enjoying special 'conquest games' with you, Mukuro declared that her match with you officially started today, and from this moment on, she would never lose again.]
"I say... how is your body adapting?"
The Spirit World. This was the world Mio carried with her upon her birth. Its intrinsic nature was somewhat like a storage space, but it could sustain life and was very large… a unique companion space of the Star God.
As Mio's voice echoed through this space, several voices replied to her.
"Hehe, the fusion is almost complete. It's fine now, Mio."
The voice was enchanting and alluring. This was the 'Ojou-sama' persona.
"Combat power is also very strong. The other Spirits are absolutely no match for us."
The voice was resolute, unquestionable, full of battle-hardened tenacity. This was the 'General' persona.
"I just want to wage one war. Can you let me have some fun?"
This was 'Politician'.
Additionally, there were 'Operative', 'Executioner', 'God', and others.
As countless voices echoed within the space, the final girl to appear wore a pure white military uniform. Her face, identical to Kurumi's exquisite features, was filled with coldness.
But her coldness was different from the cool beauty or the chill of rejection… it was the cold of one betrayed by the world, intent on destroying everything.
With her appearance, the countless voices fell silent.
"Can we begin the game, Mio?"
Her right eye was a deep crimson flame, her left eye a mechanical blue clock.
Tick... Tock...
The hour hand, minute hand, second hand… the slightest fluctuations of time were in motion.
And so, the final Spirit, or rather, the darkness rejected by all of humanity, the despair within countless lights, the White Queen, Yamauchi Sawa, made her entrance.