That night, on the Utae mountain, between the thickets of densely populated trees, two shadows could be seen moving at high speed, they nimbly jumped from one tree to the next like squirrels, even though they were moving at high speed, there was no sound emitted from their movement, only the sound of leaves rustling due to the wind could be heard, and occasionally, blue faint light could be seen here and there in the woods

Those shadows were Souta and Saya, the two of them are heading to one of the many spots on the world with high density of mana that can power devices that uses a large amount of mana to operate

"we're here, you can rest over there, I need some time to set up the warp gate first, I'll call you over when I'm done with it"

"yes Onii-sama"

Souta then moved  away from Saya for a bit, standing in the middle of a thicket, from his body, a thin transparent film spread out into the surrounding wood

All sounds and signs of life slowly disappeared, not even insects in the ground or birds on the trees remained, it was as if everything has been banished from the small encased world.

From the tip of his hand, a blue disk about 30 centimeters in diameter appeared, with a hollow center and sparkling edge, the disk was like a mini black hole, Souta stuck his hand inside the disk, and pulled out a metal rod with a button on it, when he pushed the button, light extended from the metal rod and formed into a shining blade, reminiscent to a neon tube.

It was a light saber, with a scorching hot blade created by containing heavy metal particles within an electromagnetic field, creating the shape of a sword

The sword kept extending longer and longer, until it reached 10 meters long, Souta took an attack stance, and mowed down all the trees around him in one fell swoop, the tree offered no resistance against the high temperature of the blade, instantly creating a clearance in the middle of the forest

He then pulled out another disk-shaped device from the black hole and put it on the ground, the device started running and emitting a blue light that illuminated the surrounding , a magic circle was formed on the ground. On top of the device, a bigger version of the black hole Souta use to get his light saber was formed, it was big enough for a person to pass through

"Saya, the gate is done, lets go"

"waaaaaaaaaiiiiittttttttttttt uuuuuuuuppppppp~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!"

Suddenly, a scream reverberated from the distance reached where Souta and Saya was

"Onii-sama, this voice... It couldn't be right?"

"...., It can only be her, I can guess why she knows we were here... "

"Sou-chan you idiot!!!!!! Wh..whaat were you tryng to doo~??! Whe didd yu suddenly leaving without telllling me anything??! Do yo~u haet mee or somee~thing?

Mirai suddenly stormed out of the wood with all her might into the clear space, with a floods of tears were flowing on the soggy face, her shrine maiden outfit was all tattered, and the place that shouldn’t be seen for a woman was faintly visible, and with the awful crying face she kept yelling at Souta and punching his shoulder

"wait wait, speak slowly, I can't understand what you're saying at all!"

It took half an hour before Mirai stopped crying, maybe because she was running was all her strength, coupled with the mental exhaustion, she fell asleep in Souta's embrace, a faint breathing sound could be heard from her lovely mouth

"too bad for you Onii-sama, now we can't leave anymore, can we?~"

"I can't even move right now... she's sleeping without a care in the world like this"

He couldn't keep staring at Mirai with her outfit looking like that, so he covered her with the jacket he was wearing

While Souta was wandering his finger through her hair, Mirai's expression loosened into a peaceful one, it was a truly relieved expression. He wanted to let Mirai sleep a bit more, but they couldn't stay here forever, so he gently shook her shoulder to wake her up

"… …Nn u… …wha?... Sou-chan?"

While letting out that lovely voice, Mirai slowly opened her eyes, with a blank expression she looked upward and confirmed Souta was there, then she quietly parted from Hajime and straightened her appearance

"now explain to me why you're here, no... nevermind, it's Amaterasu's work wasn't it?"

"yes *sob*.... I received a divination from Amaterasu-sama, she said you're going to leave me.. *sob"

"I knew it, that damn busybody of a god... I'm gonna get her later!"

"how can you be so cruel? Leaving me without saying anything *sob* am I so unimportant that you think you can just leave me behind?"

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"You must be really desperate, running after us through the forest like that. No matter how you think about it, isn't it a little reckless?"

"I...I just wanted to catch up with you guys..."

"and why were you in a hurry?... Could it be..? A special reason? Or is it... a special person?"

With a smirk, Saya mischievously teased Mirai

"I....I...It was... Ahhhhhh, I give up... hey Sou-chan, I have something to say, please hear me out"

Blushing up to her ears, Mirai hurriedly cover her face, *inhale* taking a deep breath *exhale*, after several deep breaths, she screamt on top of her lung

"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.......LIKKKEEEEEEEEE.........YOUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!~ "

"yeah, I knew that, I like you too"

"There! I said it! You only consider me as a childhood friend right? Now you can just reject me and be over with..... Wait. What?"

"I said I noticed that you have feelings for me from a long time ago, I'm not the dense type you know"

All expression fell from Mirai's face at the sudden revelation, because it was too abrupt, she didn't understand at first, but her brain finally caught up with the reality

"wha...what? You knew? Since when?"

"a long time ago, since you went to the efford to wake me up almost everyday, you wouldn't do that for just anyone right?"

"y...yes..."

"but you know? I'm not a human but a monster, Monster. Do you get it? Even if you love me, it would not go where you wanted..."

"I noticed that long ago, I  knew you are not normal from the first glance. But I don't care about that!"

With tears at the corner of her eyes, Mirai blurted out her heartfelt feelings

"then why? Isn't it better for you to date a human male rather than a monster like me?"

"It hurts Sou-chan.... It hurts because I don't want to go another day without telling you how I feel about you. I wasn't ready to tell you I'm in love with you , because I'm a coward. But whatever this is I'm feeling. It's so much more than just like . It's so much more..."

Under the moonlit night, her black hair shone brightly like a river flowing in the night, her sparkling hair even illumitnated the forest, creating a mystical sight that was totally out of this world

"Onii-sama, perhaps you should just accept her love quietly, even I who was once your enemy fell in love too you know~"

Saya barged in and whispered through telepathy

"but I.... fine, I get it. Mirai, can you close your eyes for a bit?"

Surprised, Mirai was dumbfounded for a moment, but she did as he told and closed her eyes, then she felt a tender sensation on her forehead

When she opened her eyes, there he was, the dark-haired youth was in front of her, with his face so close that she can even feel his warm breath on her skin, the youth who have been her childhood friend for over ten years, and with his usual kind smile he has given her a kiss on the forehead

"I can't promise you anything, but if you still wanted to be with me, then I too, wanted to be with you"

He slowly pulled Mirai's body toward him and gave her a strong hug

"really?... Thank you *sob*. I'm very happy right now...*sob* Sou-chan loves me too... I'm so happy...."

Her face broke out into a smile, the happiness within her couldn't be contained anymore Mirai hid her damp eyes while her cheeks turned redder and redder from embarrassment. She slowly guided her hands around his neck and accept his embrace

*Cracks Cracks* 

Suddenly, the sounds of glass breaking could be heard from the direction of the city. The air shook and trembled violently and the impact could be felt even at this distance

"Onii-sama....I..."

At the same time, Saya collapsed...