Chapter 722: Date Duet

Upon being pulled into the white world, Takamiya Mio became alert at once. The Band of Light around her began to drift, forming a defensive circle around her. At this moment, if anyone wanted to approach Takamiya Mio to attack her, they would inevitably suffer the frantic assault of the Band of Light.

She would not think that Lingyun pulling her into this world could be anything good. After all, her goal was to resurrect Takamiya Shinji, and to achieve this, she had to reclaim all the Spirit Crystals. And reclaiming the Spirit Crystals meant she had to kill those Spirits who possessed them. Lingyun had several Spirits by his side; this fact alone already declared that the relationship between them had entered a state of hostility.

After Takamiya Mio entered, the white world began to be dyed with color. Before long, Takamiya Mio found herself appearing in a huge plaza. This plaza was covered with countless flowers. Narrow paths intersected the circular plaza in a cross shape, while other areas were flower beds enclosed by bricks, where unknown flowers and plants vied for beauty. Takamiya Mio stood in the middle of the courtyard, clearly sensing that this plaza was filled with a sweet atmosphere.

However, although people were coming and going in the plaza, it seemed as if everyone had ignored Takamiya Mio. This eerie situation caused the vigilance in Takamiya Mio's heart to rise to the extreme.

"Mio?"

Just at this moment, a voice carrying a hint of doubt sounded behind her, causing Takamiya Mio's body to stiffen involuntarily. Takamiya Mio was far too familiar with that voice, familiar to the point of driving her mad. She turned around, trembling slightly; behind her stood a boy who was both strange and familiar to her.

This boy was wearing casual clothes, with a trace of astonishment on his face; clearly, he had not expected to run into Takamiya Mio in this place.

"Shinji?" Takamiya Mio felt her entire body trembling.

It was called strange because the two of them had been separated by life and death for thirty years. It was called familiar because Takamiya Mio had long ago carved this boy into the deepest part of her soul, and it was absolutely impossible to forget. It was precisely because she had carved this boy onto her soul that Takamiya Mio was so surprised, for she perceived from the boy's subtle movements that this person was not Itsuka Shido disguised after possessing Takamiya Shinji's memories, but the real Takamiya Shinji. The fact that there was not a trace of spiritual power on this boy also proved his identity.

"Shinji, is it really you?" The Band of Light around Takamiya Mio slowly dispersed, and she approached the boy not far from her step by step, cautiously, fearing that this was just a dream of hers.

"That's right, it's me, Mio!" Looking at the cautious Takamiya Mio, Takamiya Shinji smiled and reached out to take Takamiya Mio's small hand.

The moment her hand was held, Takamiya Mio's body stiffened involuntarily; she could feel the warmth coming from the other person's hand. As the Origin Spirit, there was almost nothing in this world that could deceive her; the moment she made contact with Takamiya Shinji, she could feel that the person in front of her was not an illusion, but a real, living person.

"Shinji, why, you, aren't you..." Takamiya Mio felt that she was now somewhat dizzy from being struck by a huge sense of happiness, to the point that her speech was stuttering.

"Uh, about this matter, I don't really understand it myself right now. However, there are more important things now, aren't there?" Takamiya Shinji said with a smile.

"More important things? What are those?" Takamiya Mio asked, feeling somewhat dazed.

"Since we've finally come to such a beautiful place and no one is here to disturb us, how about we go on a date?" Takamiya Shinji smiled and extended an invitation to Takamiya Mio.

"A, a date?" Takamiya Mio looked at the smiling Takamiya Shinji before her, her heart already filled with joy, and then she nodded vigorously.

When she was an analyst on the Fraxinus, she had more than once directed Itsuka Shido to go on dates with other Spirits. Sometimes, she would also project herself into the identities of those Spirits to experience what it was like to go on a date with the person she loved. At that time, her heart was envious—envious that they could laugh, scream, and play together with the person they loved. Now, this situation had finally descended upon her as well.

As for the fact that this world was strange, she had already completely cast it to the back of her mind. No matter what this world was like, going on a date with her beloved was the most important thing.

White light rose up from Takamiya Mio's body. After the light faded, what she wore was no longer that gorgeous Spirit Dress, but a long, pure white dress. After transforming her clothes, Takamiya Mio took Takamiya Shinji's hand and ran toward the direction of the crowd.

After Takamiya Shinji and Takamiya Mio held hands, the people around seemed to notice this young couple and cast looks of blessing upon them one after another. This strange situation was also thrown to the back of her mind by Takamiya Mio; for her now, nothing could rank ahead of her date with Takamiya Shinji. Even if this situation were Lingyun's conspiracy, she would willingly crash into it, simply because of the boy beside her.

Just as Takamiya Mio was pulling Takamiya Shinji to start their date, Itsuka Shido also appeared in this plaza, though the place where he was located was the furthest distance from Takamiya Mio.

"Mr. Lingyun, where exactly is this place?" Looking at this beautiful plaza, Itsuka Shido could not help but open his mouth wide.

"You don't need to know where this place is; now I have a very important mission to hand over to you!" Lingyun, who was beside Itsuka Shido, said.

"A very important mission?" Hearing Lingyun say this, Itsuka Shido's heart could not help but beat nervously.

"That's right, this mission concerns the lives of the several Spirits by your side!" Lingyun said.

Hearing Lingyun say this, Itsuka Shido's heart could not help but become even more tense.

"Do you see the person over there?" Lingyun pointed to the other side.

Itsuka Shido looked in the direction of Lingyun's finger, and a trace of astonishment could not help but appear on his face: "That is, Takamiya Mio?"

Under a fountain not far from them stood a young girl. The girl's attire was strikingly that of his assistant homeroom teacher, who was also the analyst for the Fraxinus.

"No, she is not Takamiya Mio, but Murasame Reine." Lingyun shook his head.

"Ms. Reine?" Itsuka Shido was somewhat surprised.

"That's right, she is your mission target this time! And your mission is to go on a date with her and make her fall for you!" Lingyun's words almost made Itsuka Shido fall to the ground.

"Mr. Lingyun, what kind of joke are you making?" Itsuka Shido could not help but shout.

"Isn't this kind of thing what you are best at? Go, boy, for the sake of those lovely girls by your side, work hard!" Lingyun chuckled and pushed with both hands.

Itsuka Shido let out a cry of surprise and was pushed flying directly by Lingyun, crashing straight into Murasame Reine's arms.

Murasame Reine's body swayed, but she still steadily caught the person who had lunged at her.

"Shido?" Looking at the person in her arms, Murasame Reine could not help but tilt her head.

Looking at the Murasame Reine in front of him, Itsuka Shido gritted his teeth, as if he had decided to go all out. He straightened his body and extended a hand toward Murasame Reine.

"Ms. Reine, please go on a date with me!"

Murasame Reine tilted her head and looked at Itsuka Shido for a moment, a smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

"Okay!"