Chapter 724: The Vanished Lovers

Looking at Itsuka Shido's dejected expression, a hint of helplessness appeared on Takamiya Shinji's face, and he reached out to pat his shoulder.

"Well, Shido, although this truth is somewhat cruel to you, you absolutely will not let it happen, will you?"

"That's right, this kind of thing, I absolutely, absolutely will not let it happen!" Itsuka Shido suddenly raised his head and said with a firm expression.

"Not bad, not bad, this is the spirit you should have!" Takamiya Shinji looked at Itsuka Shido, his eyes carrying an inexplicable glow.

Itsuka Shido felt his scalp tingle under Takamiya Shinji's gaze; he felt as if, under this look, his own status was a notch lower than Takamiya Shinji's.

After helping Itsuka Shido regain his spirits, Takamiya Shinji's gaze turned toward Takamiya Mio, his face filled with apology: "I'm sorry, Mio. Because of me, you have been bound for a full thirty years."

"No, as for that kind of thing..."

"Mio, I no longer exist, do I..." Takamiya Shinji interrupted Takamiya Mio. "Although it is very painful, precisely because of that, I do not wish for you, Mio, to choose death. In this world, there are still too many things I want you to see. There are even more places I want to take you to. The things I want you to experience are truly piled up like a mountain. This beautiful world still has many things that you, Mio, have not yet experienced. I do not wish for you, Mio, to just fade away like this... Besides, isn't Shido by your side now? He has inherited everything of mine, and I also hope he can lead you to appreciate more of the beautiful things in this world."

"No matter how beautiful things are, if Shinji is not by my side, they are completely meaningless to me." Takamiya Mio shook her head, a beautiful smile appearing on her face. "Besides, now I have a better choice, and this choice is one I had never thought of before!"

"Shido, do you still remember how you were born?" Takamiya Mio turned her gaze toward Itsuka Shido.

"I..." Itsuka Shido was somewhat confused.

"You were conceived after I absorbed Shinji's remains; in other words, I am equivalent to your mother, and Shinji is equivalent to your father!" Takamiya Mio's voice carried a hint of playfulness.

"Fa, father?"

Itsuka Shido looked at Takamiya Shinji, who was almost identical to himself, his gaze somewhat dull. He suddenly understood what kind of look Takamiya Shinji had been giving him earlier; that was clearly the look of an old father gazing at his own child!

While Itsuka Shido was tangled in his thoughts, Takamiya Mio turned her gaze toward Murasame Reine: "Reine, do you like Itsuka Shido?"

"Eh?" Seeing Takamiya Mio suddenly turn the topic to her, Murasame Reine, who had been acting as a transparent person on the side, couldn't help but raise her head, looking at Takamiya Mio in astonishment.

"This question, I think you should think about it carefully before answering!" Takamiya Mio said.

"This..." Murasame Reine was silent for a moment and lowered her head, but from her flushed face, the answer could already be seen.

"So that's how it is, then that is truly wonderful!" Seeing Murasame Reine's shy appearance, Takamiya Mio suddenly laughed.

Afterward, Takamiya Mio reached out her hand and slashed sharply at the Void. The moment her palm slashed down, Murasame Reine suddenly raised her head and looked toward Takamiya Mio; she felt that the connection between herself and Takamiya Mio had been lost, as if the two were no longer one entity.

"From now on, you are Murasame Reine, an independent Murasame Reine, and no longer exist as a clone of me, Takamiya Mio!" Takamiya Mio said. "However, I didn't expect that this method of mine could actually succeed; is it because of this world?"

"Why?" Looking at Takamiya Mio, Murasame Reine was full of confusion.

"Shido is Shinji's successor, and you, now, are my successor!" A light flashed on Takamiya Mio's body, and a ribbon of light connected her and Murasame Reine.

"What are you doing?" Feeling the Spirit power within Takamiya Mio's body madly pouring into her, a hint of panic appeared on Murasame Reine's face.

"From today on, you are the second Origin Spirit. I hope you can protect Shido well and not let the tragedy of me and Shinji repeat itself in this world." Takamiya Mio said.

A shining Spirit Crystal emerged from Takamiya Mio's chest and entered Murasame Reine's body along the ribbon of light. Murasame Reine only felt a powerful force expanding within her body, and immediately after, three powerful existences established a connection with her.

After bestowing her Spirit Crystal upon Murasame Reine, the aura on Takamiya Mio's body weakened all at once; now, she looked no different from an ordinary girl. Conversely, on Murasame Reine's body, specks of light appeared, finally transforming into a pure white Goddess dress.

"This..." Looking at the Spirit Dress on her body, Murasame Reine was somewhat lost.

"Sorry, please forgive my self-assertion; in this world, only you, who share the same origin as me, could withstand my power." Takamiya Mio smiled and reached out to hold Takamiya Shinji's hand.

Watching the girl beside him become weak, Takamiya Shinji reached out to hold her in a panic: "Mio, why are you so foolish?"

"I'm sorry, Shinji; no matter how beautiful things are in this world, if you are not there, they have no meaning to me at all." Takamiya Mio said somewhat weakly.

Takamiya Mio was a Spirit born from vast Spirit power, but now that she had lost all her Spirit power, it could be said that she had reached the end of her life. Just at this moment, Takamiya Shinji's figure also began to become transparent.

"It seems the time has come!" Takamiya Shinji said with a bitter smile.

"Shinji, what is this?" Itsuka Shido was shocked to see Takamiya Shinji's appearance.

"You should know that the real me died thirty years ago. The reason I can appear here now is because of the existence of an unknown power, and now this power is about to be exhausted." Although he was about to disappear, Takamiya Shinji's expression was very calm. "However, being able to see Mio again, I am already very satisfied!"

In the light of the setting sun, a pair of lovers reunited after thirty years slowly turned into specks of light and vanished into the air. Amidst the sky full of light specks, a flower shining with light bloomed completely, appearing extremely brilliant.

"Mio, Shinji..." Watching the drifting specks of light, Itsuka Shido's tone was somewhat heavy.

"I think we should bless them now, right!" Murasame Reine, who was beside Itsuka Shido, reached out and held Itsuka Shido's hand. "After all, this has always been their wish, hasn't it?"

"Yes, we should bless them!" Itsuka Shido rubbed his face hard, wiped away his sadness, and a somewhat awkward smile appeared on his face.