The management layer, led by Kouhi, and those who were causing a commotion in the Divine Realm, led by Asura, were leisurely looking around.
“Shurein, are you alright?”
“Yes. Thanks to Kousuke, I’m not injured. I didn’t even fall.”
Shurein replied, casually looking around.
“Still, where exactly is this place?”
They looked around, but the surroundings were completely grassland, a sight that made it hard to believe they were in a walled room just a moment ago.
There was no need to think about the cause of this.
Kousuke and Shurein both looked at the staff Shurein was holding, but naturally, it didn’t react.
“If the Water Mirror reacted with the staff and changed our location, it leads to a result we’d rather not think about.”
“Indeed. If possible, I’d rather not call it a good outcome.”
Although both of them somewhat understood the situation, it was clear they didn’t want to consider the worst-case scenario.
However, considering the situation just before, they couldn’t help but arrive at that conclusion.
As they leisurely surveyed their surroundings and confirmed the situation, a voice interrupted them.
“That’s quite a leisurely attitude. We were quite panicked on this side.”
“Mitsuki…?!”
They knew it was Mitsuki from the voice, but her figure was nowhere to be seen.
Wondering what was going on, Kousuke looked in the direction the voice had come from, but indeed, no one was there.
“It’s here, here.”
When Kousuke squinted at the place where Mitsuki’s voice was, her form gradually became faintly visible.
“Ah, there you are… but, what is that form?”
Upon finally finding Mitsuki’s form, Kousuke’s expression became a mixture of bewilderment and surprise.
As Kousuke could only see Mitsuki’s form after squinting intently, it was evident that Mitsuki had become transparent, her existence faint.
Furthermore, she was only about five centimeters tall, a state that wouldn’t feel out of place if she were called a small fairy.
The only thing that seemed to distinguish her from a fairy were the three pairs of wings on her back.
“The moment I thought you, Lord Kousuke, were getting involved in something strange, I tried to follow you somehow, but I couldn’t do it with my body, so I hurriedly separated my soul and followed. Moreover, it was a near-forced situation, so I’m barely managing to maintain this form.”
Mitsuki’s explanation made Kousuke wince.
If Mitsuki was pushed to such a state, it reaffirmed that the situation they had been trying not to think about was indeed happening.
“I see… Thank you for coming along even in such a state. …Though, I’d like to say that, the situation is not very good.”
“Indeed.”
Mini-Mitsuki nodded at Kousuke’s analysis.
As Kousuke continued to converse with Mitsuki, Shurein asked with a puzzled look.
“Where is Mitsuki? I can hear her voice, but I can’t see her.”
“I’m here… Oh. I see. Shurein can’t see me.”
As she herself had said, Mitsuki had gone to great lengths to get here.
She had come by force, using her bond with Kousuke, which was why Kousuke could see her. It was unavoidable that Shurein couldn’t see her.
“Hmm. Even so… Can I do anything about it?”
Saying this, Kousuke extended his right index finger towards Mitsuki.
Sensing Kousuke’s intention, Mitsuki grabbed his finger without resisting.
Although she “grabbed” it, considering their sizes, it was more like she had hugged it.
Kousuke had a slightly unpleasant feeling, but he shook off the imagination and infused Divine Power into his index finger.
He didn’t know the right amount, so he started gently.
“Mmm. It seems alright. Could you make it a little stronger?”
Following Mitsuki’s instruction, Kousuke gradually increased the Divine Power he infused.
It hadn’t even been a minute since Kousuke sent Divine Power to Mitsuki.
However, during that time, Mitsuki’s form gradually became denser, and eventually, Shurein could see her too.
“Whoa. So you were here after all.”
Kousuke had imagined it since he extended his finger, but seeing her form finally gave him certainty.
At Shurein’s voice, Kousuke judged that it was enough and stopped sending Divine Power to Mitsuki.
“Oh. You could have given me more.”
Mitsuki pouted slightly, and Kousuke shook his head.
“That’s not allowed. I’m directly interfering with your soul, so I don’t want to do anything uncertain.”
Mitsuki’s current state was that of a soul without a physical body.
Since Kousuke was directly giving his Divine Power to that soul, he didn’t know what kind of effect it would have when she returned to her physical body.
“I suppose so.”
Mitsuki, understanding that, nodded reluctantly.
By the way, Kousuke didn’t believe at this stage that Kouhi had also come along like Mitsuki.
One reason was that she wasn’t there during that accident (?), but if she had come, she would have appeared already, just like Mitsuki.
The fact that this wasn’t the case meant she couldn’t follow.
Furthermore, even Mitsuki, who was right beside them, was in such a state, so it was hard to imagine Kouhi, who was further away, being able to respond.
Now that Shurein could see Mitsuki, the three finally decided to organize their current situation properly.
“—Even so, well, I think it’s almost confirmed.”
“Indeed, but if we rush to a conclusion, it won’t end well, will it?”
“That’s right. At least, we need to talk to someone and confirm.”
While postponing definitive decisions, the three nodded at each other.
Even if all of them were convinced, there was a possibility that they might not be able to return to their original location if they were mistaken.
Therefore, it was natural for the three to deliberately not reach a conclusion at this stage.
“To get proper information, I think we need to get information from others. What do you think?”
“I agree. It’s no use staying here forever. I hope we can find a village or settlement as soon as possible.”
At the very least, there was nothing resembling such a place in sight.
To find a place where people were gathered, they had to move from their current location.
“……So? What is Mitsuki doing?”
Kousuke asked, looking at Mitsuki, who had been fidgeting for a while.
“As expected, this state is inconvenient. I can’t use the powers I normally use unconsciously at all… Oh?”
In fact, Mitsuki had been trying to use magic to probe the surroundings since Kousuke and Shurein mentioned the village.
However, perhaps due to the effect of being separated from her physical body, she found that the magic she normally used unconsciously required troublesome procedures to activate.
Because of this, she had been trying various things, and finally managed to activate the magic.
And at the same time, something reacted to that magic.
“It seems like something is happening over in that direction. What do you want to do?”
It was a very convenient development, and Kousuke and Shurein exchanged glances at the convenient existence that had appeared.
Then, without a word, the three silently began to walk in the direction Mitsuki pointed.
Mitsuki became semi-transparent!
Because she was quite flustered, she couldn’t make it in perfect condition.
And incidentally, Kousuke and Shurein also… (That’s for another time lol)
That aside, we’ve finally reached this point.
The next step is finally the meeting lol.
