Chapter 712: Reverse History, Young Man!

"Who is there?"

Hearing this voice, Itsuka Kotori became alert in an instant, and red flames appeared around her.

"It seems you have become quite proficient at manifesting your Limited Spirit Dress, Kotori!" A small shadow on the ground suddenly twisted, and a figure slowly emerged.

"Mr. Lingyun?" Seeing the figure emerge from the shadow, a flash of astonishment appeared in Itsuka Kotori's eyes, and the flames around her quietly dissipated. "I suppose that makes sense; in this world, you are the only one who could enter Fraxinus EX without a sound."

"Eh, Mr. Lingyun? Isn't Mr. Lingyun currently fighting with classmate Tobiichi?" Itsuka Shido looked at the Lingyun appearing before him, his eyes full of astonishment.

"Mr. Lingyun possesses the same clone ability as Miss Kurumi!" Itsuka Kotori explained to Itsuka Shido.

"Mr. Lingyun, do you know how classmate Tobiichi ended up like this?" After understanding why there was another Lingyun in front of him, Itsuka Shido's question shifted to Tobiichi Origami.

"Shido, you should know what Tobiichi Origami's deepest obsession is, right?" Lingyun asked.

"I know, she wants to find out who the culprit was that killed her parents!" Itsuka Shido nodded. "Could this matter be related to classmate Tobiichi's current situation?"

"That's right, and to a certain extent, it also has something to do with me," Lingyun said.

"This, what exactly is going on?" Itsuka Kotori asked with some frustration.

"Previously, I encountered Tobiichi Origami, who had already become a Spirit. She knew I possessed the ability to fulfill requests, so she paid a price, wanting to undo the tragedy of her parents dying at the hands of a Spirit," Lingyun said.

"But, why would something like that become the reason for classmate Tobiichi's inversion?" Itsuka Shido asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No, there is a possibility. People think that by returning to the past they can reverse history, not knowing they have already become a part of history." Itsuka Kotori bit through the lollipop in her mouth.

"But, according to classmate Tobiichi's description, wasn't it a Spirit who killed her parents?" Itsuka Shido still couldn't quite wrap his head around it.

"Dummy, have you forgotten? The current Tobiichi Origami is also a Spirit!" Itsuka Kotori said with a sense of exasperation.

"Classmate Tobiichi is a Spirit now!" Itsuka Shido chuckled, but his expression immediately turned extremely grim. "Kotori, you mean..."

"That's right. Perhaps the Spirit who killed Tobiichi Origami's parents back then was none other than her future Spirit-transformed self. Only in such a situation would she fall into this desperate plight," Itsuka Kotori said with a grave expression. "If that is truly the case, then this is going to be difficult."

Watching the increasingly frantic Tobiichi Origami on the screen, Itsuka Kotori took a deep breath and looked at Lingyun with a solemn face: "Mr. Lingyun, I want to know, is history truly impossible to change?"

"About that, I cannot say for sure," Lingyun shook his head.

"You said before that you had a way to resolve the current situation. Does that mean you have the ability to change history?" Itsuka Kotori asked suddenly.

"Human effort can achieve anything; perhaps," Lingyun smiled and spread his hands.

"Mr. Lingyun, I want to change history. I want to prevent classmate Tobiichi's tragedy!" Itsuka Shido looked at Lingyun and said in a deep voice.

"Are you sure? Changing history is not something so easily accomplished!" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"Even if it is a difficult task, one must try to see if it is feasible, right?" Itsuka Shido flashed a smile at Lingyun.

"Very well, young man, I admire your will and courage." Lingyun nodded. As the Destined Son of Heaven of this world, Itsuka Shido still had his own sense of responsibility.

"Then, I wonder what I should do now?" Hearing that Lingyun was willing to help him, a hint of surprise appeared on Itsuka Shido's face.

"You just need to stand right here!" Lingyun gave Itsuka Shido a kind smile.

"I have a bad feeling about this!" Beads of sweat seeped from Itsuka Shido's forehead.

Just as everyone wondered what Lingyun was about to do, Lingyun flicked his hand, a thin sword appeared in his grip, and he thrust it toward Itsuka Shido. A flash of silver light later, the thin sword had pierced through his chest.

"Brother!" Itsuka Kotori screamed, her figure instantly leaping up from her seat.

"Kotori, I'm fine!" Although Itsuka Shido was shocked that Lingyun would suddenly attack him, the thin sword in Lingyun's hand seemed to cause him no harm at all, simply passing through his body.

"Time Reversal!"

Lingyun let out a cold snort, and Itsuka Shido's figure began to ripple before disappearing into the Void.

"Shido is...?" Itsuka Kotori looked at the vanished Itsuka Shido with some confusion.

"He has gone to five years ago. Alright, I have finished my business here; we shall meet again!" Lingyun waved at Itsuka Kotori, then dissipated into specks of light.

"Hmm, this is the scent of time. It seems the clone has already made a move!" Lingyun, who was in a standoff with Tobiichi Origami, felt the Time Power rising from Fraxinus and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Just at this moment, Tobiichi Origami's figure suddenly vanished from mid-air, and in Lingyun's mind, a new segment of memory appeared.

"Hmm, Tobiichi Origami did not appear in this memory. It seems she did not join the AST because of her parents' death. Itsuka Shido really has some tricks up his sleeve; he successfully saved Tobiichi Origami's parents!" The long sword in Lingyun's hand turned into light particles and vanished, a mysterious smile appearing on his face. "However, as someone who changed history, he should also have memories of the previous World Line. I wonder what state he will be in when he meets the long-haired version of Tobiichi Origami?"

"Lingyun!" Just then, Tokisaki Kurumi's figure appeared before Lingyun, though her expression was not very good.

"Hmm, Kurumi, why do you have that expression?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"I went to check on the situation of Tobiichi Origami's parents in this World Line. Her parents passed away four years ago due to a car accident," Tokisaki Kurumi said. "Lingyun, is it truly impossible to completely reverse history?"

"As for that, it depends on how much effort we are willing to put in. Regardless, I believe you will succeed, because you are not alone. Behind you, there is me, and there are the people of the Cloud Realm!" Lingyun reached out and patted Tokisaki Kurumi's head.

"As expected, no matter what happens, as long as I can stand by your side, I feel exceptionally at ease!" Tokisaki Kurumi chuckled softly and reached out to hook her arm around Lingyun's.