Anime chat group , you let me come only after the world is destroyed?

When Kurumi heard Takumi's words, she immediately had a great idea.

"She's only that strong in our world, right? Wouldn't she be much weaker in a different world? So, what if it's inside your dimensional space? Wouldn't she be unable to summon her Reincarnation Paradise?"

Kurumi tilted her head, musing aloud. If that woman was locked up inside Takumi's dark room, wouldn't her strength drop significantly?

Kurumi herself was no longer weak. After two rounds of enhancements, the Spirit Crystal inside her was no longer connected to Mio Takamiya. Even if they fought, Kurumi wasn't afraid.

"You're right. Unless she's stronger than me, she won't be able to do anything."

Takumi was confident. There was no way that woman was stronger than him.

"Then please, once we return, just throw both of us into your dark room. I'll have a nice, long talk with her about our unresolved grudge."

Kurumi grinned brightly at the thought.

With two enhancements under her belt, she was more than ready to deal with Mio Takamiya. Especially since Takumi would weaken her powers further.

Seeing Kurumi's eager expression, Takumi was speechless. Still, he didn't object.

"Alright then, let's go."

With that, Takumi transformed into a beam of light and entered the bracelet. Kurumi, through the chat group, immediately returned to her own world.

...

Meanwhile, in the world of Date A Live, Mio Takamiya wore an extremely unpleasant expression.

All the Spirits were gone. Every Spirit Crystal had disappeared. She had searched every corner of the world and its parallel dimensions, but still couldn't find where Takumi had taken them.

Years of careful planning had gone up in smoke. Naturally, her mood was foul.

She had tried time travel, but every time she did, she could only arrive in a time after the Spirits had vanished. She couldn't go any further back.

It was driving her mad.

Who the hell was that guy?!

Just as she was about to take out her rage on something, she suddenly sensed the presence of a Spirit in Tenguu City.

The moment she felt that aura, she was thrilled.

Kurumi?!

It was unmistakably her aura!

Without hesitation, Mio vanished from her location and rushed toward Kurumi.

This time, she wouldn't let her escape.

The disappearance of the Spirits had to be related to her. Since she had appeared, there was no way she'd get away again!

Fueled by this resolve, Mio charged straight in.

When she found Kurumi and saw her face, she was thrilled. Without any hesitation, she charged at her.

Kurumi, of course, noticed her as well.

Seeing Mio rushing toward her with excitement, Kurumi became equally excited.

Old enemies meet, and tears flow.

In the next instant, Kurumi's delicate face twisted into a fierce grin.

"Hehehehahaha!!"

Her yandere-style laughter echoed.

Then she shouted, "Mio Takamiya!! The First Spirit!!"

Mio frowned at Kurumi's sudden madness.

But before she could even react, Takumi appeared beside Kurumi.

Before Mio could do anything, imaginary space descended.

She and Kurumi were instantly swallowed.

With everything in place, Takumi nodded in satisfaction. He left the rest to Kurumi.

However, as soon as Takumi activated the imaginary space, a spatial quake alert blared throughout Tenguu City.

Kotori Itsuka looked confused.

Hadn't the Spirits vanished for quite some time?

Why was a Spirit suddenly appearing again?

Before she could make sense of it, the alert vanished just as suddenly.

"A malfunction?"

Kotori couldn't help but mutter. Maybe that thing really was broken.

She looked up at the clear blue sky and at the unresponsive alarm system.

Yeah, must be faulty.

Shrugging it off, she returned to her day.

Time to continue shopping with her sister.

...

Takumi had thrown both Kurumi and Mio into his imaginary space.

After giving them each a separate area to fight in, he left that world to begin transferring it into his own grand world cluster.

Meanwhile, Kurumi and Mio had already begun their battle.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gunfire echoed through Takumi's imaginary space.

One bullet after another flew at Mio.

Watching Kurumi attack her, Mio was shocked.

She quickly realized Kurumi's Spirit Crystal was no longer under her control.

She didn't dare take Kurumi's attacks head-on.

She had a strong feeling: if she took them head-on, she'd be injured!

That was absurd.

What the hell had happened to Kurumi?

How long had it been since they last met, and now she had changed so drastically?

Though Mio was deeply shaken, she didn't dare go head-to-head with her.

She quickly dodged.

But what happened next shocked her even more.

Kurumi unleashed spatial powers.

That was something only possible after inversion, right?

As Kurumi's power flared, Mio was left dumbfounded.

What the hell...

Mio quickly focused, setting aside her thoughts. She needed to deal with Kurumi first.

Questions could come later. Right now, she needed to subdue her.

Besides, this space and that man...!

The thought of Takumi twisted Mio's expression.

It was him! He was behind all of this!

The disappearance of the Spirits—it was all his fault!

First, she had to defeat Kurumi.

Then find a way to escape this dimension.

Otherwise, she was just a fish on a chopping board.

And so, the battle between them erupted within Takumi's imaginary space.

Mio summoned her first Angel:

Hall of Eternity.

In an instant, a gorgeous flower resembling a maiden appeared in Mio's hand.

The flower bloomed.

Countless particles of light gathered into a terrifying beam that shot directly at Kurumi.

An unavoidable, defense-ignoring attack.

Kurumi responded by firing a bullet from her gun.

Suddenly, Mio's attack was forcibly redirected, aimed right back at herself.

That was Kurumi's new ability after her enhancements.

Her inverted form—Zafkiel Emperor—was back under her full control.

The Scales of Balance: they reverse causality within a defined space.

Mio's attack was thus neutralized.

Have fun hitting yourself.

Kurumi, well aware of Mio's power, wasn't going to fight her head-on.

Now, it was time for a real chat with this woman.

A long overdue conversation about their grudge.

In this little black room, no one could escape.

And if things went south, she'd just call Takumi in.

Then they'd beat her into the floor slowly and thoroughly.

But first—Kurumi really wanted to see if she could teach her a lesson on her own.