She had already decided. In her mind there was no path that did not end in death. Better two than millions, she argued; better her hands stained than the city buried.
"…" Origami's fingers trembled slightly. Yes, if it were her. How should she choose?
"I might just destroy this city rather than letting him die." Origami finally confirms.
Kotori smiled bitterly at herself, then shifted her gaze back to the sky, where the two people had already begun to collide.
"I can't"
"As long as I press this switch, [Dáinsleif] in the satellite orbit will fire the magic cannon."
"[Dáinsleif]?"
"Initially, it was a weapon made to kill Shidou. Later...because of the appearance of Brother Katsu, it was strengthened and upgraded. Even if Brother Katsu had my regeneration ability, he would be turned into ashes directly under such an attack."
"After that... I will commit suicide to go with them..." Kotori lowered her head.
No one knows what kind of pain and pressure she is going through right now,=.
There was no time for any more small talk. Kotori took a deep breath and tried to apply force to her fingers on the keys.
However, at this moment
"Kotori! Origami!" Tohka's voice came from behind. Looking towards the source of the voice, I found that all the spirits had gathered together.
It seemed that they were chasing after Kotori just like Origami.
"Everyone—"
"Kotori! We won't let you kill Shidou and Katsu!" Tohka said with an imitating look in her eyes.
Hearing Tohka's familiar voice, Kotori's eyes widened, but she immediately remembered that she and the other spirits were wearing earphones. It seemed that they had heard all the conversations between her and Origami.
Of course, Kotori knew the function of the headset, but the situation was urgent and she didn't consider it for a moment.
"...Everyone, I'm sorry. But everything is irreparable."
"That's not possible! Isn't it said that the spiritual energy path is shrinking and this is what caused this? As long as the spiritual path is expanded, and then everyone works together to reverse the flow of their own spiritual energy - Shidou and Katsu, they will definitely be saved!" Natsumi shouted loudly, as if to drive away Kotori's discouraging words.
"I don't know the details. But if you were alone, the situation would be hopeless!"
"...!" Hearing what Natsumi said, Kotori felt her heart tighten.
"Everyone..." The spirits stared into Kotori's eyes and nodded, as if they were cheering for Kotori.
"It's so unlike Kotori to actually give up!"
"That's right... let's save Shidou, Katsu and the others...!"
"Yeah, we can't rely on the boys to save us every time we're in danger. This time, it's our turn to save them!"
"..." Kotori's fingertips were shaking as she touched the keys. The scene when she received this terminal flashed through her mind.
At that time, she was extremely scared. Although it was just in case, the fact that she had the means to kill her brother and her beloved brother Katsu made her unable to sleep for several days.
Ah, but... Kotori is no longer the same person she was back then. Her awareness and experience are very different from before, and more importantly, she now has a group of like-minded companions.
If that's the case, there should be other ways. The terminal slipped from Kotori's hand.
...
"Why, why didn't Commander Kotori launch the missile? It's so hard for the two of them to get together. This is a rare opportunity!" A burst of irritable shouts echoed throughout the dark conference room.
That being said, the owner of the voice was not present. There was a round table in the center of the room, and one of the stereo images projected onto the seats at the round table spoke in an angry and anxious voice.
Of the five people here, only two are real people. They are the white-haired man sitting at the round table, Elliot Woodman, and the bespectacled woman standing behind him, Karen Nora Mathers. The other men, like the man who shouted, are attending this meeting through circuits from Ratatoskr branches around the world.
"Shoot! Shoot quickly, Commander Kotori!" This was the voice of a man who was about to enter old age, and it gave people the feeling of a barking bulldog.
Clayton behavior was not in line with the image of a Round Table cadre, but... it was not difficult to understand why he was so angry. Because the screen in the center of the round table showed the worst situation for Ratatoskr.
On the screen, two young men could be seen releasing huge spiritual power. Katsu spiritual power was still rising. If it continued like this, the tragedy of thirty years ago would probably repeat itself. In fact, the other two also showed similar expressions to Clayton, but they didn't roar loudly.
"Lord Woodman." One of the two who had been silent said with sweat dripping down his cheeks, "If this continues, there will really be a large-scale space earthquake. Why did you only give Commander Kotori the authority to activate [Dáinsleif]?"
A somewhat gloomy man nodded to show that he was also confused: "That's right. No matter how outstanding she is, she is still just a junior high school student after all. Do you think she can really make the right judgment when her brother and the boy she likes are in this situation?"
If you were given permission to start the system, you would definitely press the start button without hesitation. Woodman murmured in his heart without saying a word.
Ratatoskr was formed to save the spirit. However, only the Woodman faction was truly committed to this mission, and the others joined because of some profit.
Putting their own interests first. Woodman did not intend to deny this idea. As a human being, this is normal. However, this also means that if the risk is greater than the benefit, they may choose to destroy the spirits.
Therefore, Woodman believed that Kotori was the only person worthy of being entrusted with the task of pressing the button to activate Dáinsleif.
Even if it means forcing the task of shooting her brother and the person she loves most, she is willing to do it