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Ignoring Nia's slander, Yalin approached Yatogami Tohka, his right hand becoming ethereal, disappearing into her body, and touching the spirit crystal within to begin analyzing it.
The Neighboring Realm, born alongside the Primal Spirits, comprises ten domains, each corresponding to one of the ten elements of the Kabbalah Tree of Life.
At its core is Mio Takamiya's Paradise of Reincarnation, in which she is an existence equivalent to a god.
Tohka Yatogami corresponds to the tenth point—the Kingdom. Whenever she enters the neighboring world and falls into slumber, she is in this realm.
What Yalin needs to do is analyze her spirit crystal and use it to travel to the tenth realm.
By understanding and subtly eroding the rules of this field, they seize control at crucial moments and interfere with Mio Takamiya's authority.
This would normally be impossible, since the entire neighboring world is the domain of the Primal Spirits, and they are essentially one with her.
However, Yalin happens to know a little about the Kabbalah Tree of Life. The Fruit of Life, the Fruit of Wisdom, and even the Spear of Longinus in the EVA world are metaphorically products of the Tree of Life.
During Yarin's completion process, the spear was transformed back into the Tree of Life, becoming part of his completion.
There's also the magician Yalin. The other Yalins later researched related materials and discovered that it's the world of "Workers, Demon Lord".
Both Earth and Ante Isura in this world contain the Kabbalah Tree of Life, which reveals the essence of the world.
After defeating the Demon King's army, the magician Yalin went to the Celestial Realm to study the tree and planned to marry the hero when she came of age.
Therefore, the Yarins were no strangers to the Kabbalah Tree of Life. Furthermore, the Yarins' understanding and wisdom of the world after becoming gods allowed them to gain a deeper understanding of the nature of the neighboring world in Date A Live.
This is also why Yarin's confidence in defeating Mio Takamiya has gone from less than half to full confidence.
For someone at his level, even a momentary mistake can affect the balance of victory or defeat.
Of course, that alone is not enough; we need to expand our advantages.
"Hey~ Xiaoya, your actions are so weird, you're actually harassing girls like that."
Upon seeing Yalin's actions, Erya's eyes widened, and she instantly became alert.
It's outrageous that he would treat a strange girl so cruelly!
As she accused him, she took out her camera and turned it on to record evidence to stop him and, incidentally, to blackmail Yalin in the future.
Click!
The camera twisted into a pretzel shape the instant it was aimed at Yalin.
Seeing Erya's tearful expression, Yalin said calmly, "Don't always try to cause big trouble, or I'll throw your drawing into outer space today. If I remember correctly, today is the deadline for submission."
"No, the editor will kill me." Nia could only retreat in tears, silently apologizing to Yatogami Tohka.
She simply couldn't stop Yalin's atrocities.
“Unlike the Second Domain, the Tenth Domain is a combat domain, no wonder her combat strength is so high.”
After a moment, Yalin stopped touching him and stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Although I haven't officially entered the tenth domain, I've vaguely sensed some things through the spirit crystal.
He had previously come into contact with the Second Realm through Erya, where many books containing important historical information were stored, and the style was full of intellect and wisdom.
"I'll leave Yatogami Tohka in your care for now. I need to go to the DEM Japan branch." After achieving his goal, Yalin said casually.
"Yatogami Tohka, is that the name you gave her?" Honjou Nia's voice was somewhat surprised. As far as she knew, this spirit was born not long ago and was still nameless.
It seems that Yalin is quite fond of this [princess].
Tsk, I blurted it out without thinking.
Yalin paused for a few seconds, then changed the subject, saying, "Don't you think this name suits her well?"
"That's really good. I didn't expect you to have such a talent for naming things, Xiaoya." Erya praised, then realized something was wrong and quickly rushed over to Yalin, hugging his waist.
"You forcibly tied Tohka up here and then ignored her. If she regains her senses and goes berserk, who can stop her?"
She couldn't very well do it herself; if she did, Erya doubted she could last more than thirty seconds.
She was self-aware, knowing that her combat strength among the elves was among the worst—the very worst.
"Of course, I'll use your invincible Whispering Manual to solve this." Yalin sighed, confirming once again that Honjou Nia was a useless elf.
He then grabbed Nia's right hand and engraved angel wing patterns on the back of her hand.
"If there is real danger, I will sense it immediately."
In fact, he had already left a mark on Natsumi to prevent any unforeseen events from happening to her, and now he was further strengthening their connection.
Although roughly speaking, Mio Takamiya is the creator of the elves, this creator is not very kind to her daughters.
If Mio Takamiya discovers that things aren't going according to plan, she probably wouldn't mind replacing someone else to carry out the plan.
Anyway, she has killed quite a few elves over the years in order to refine spirit crystals, so she doesn't mind adding a few more.
It's true that Yalin came to Erya to fish, but that didn't warrant her being led astray.
"What beautiful patterns!" Nia stroked the wings lovingly, then said mischievously.
"But given Xiaoya's previous perverted behavior, I thought you would have the tattoo engraved on your lower abdomen."
A tattoo on the lower abdomen... wouldn't that be a silver tattoo?
Yalin's face darkened. This erotic comic artist's mind was full of lewd nonsense.
"If you really want it, it's not too late to have one recarved now. I can specially change it to a heart shape to fulfill your wish."
Yalin narrowed his eyes meaningfully and said that as long as Erya dared to agree, he would give her a set of succubus-specific runes.
Do you really think he's a vegetarian?
Seemingly sensing the danger, Erya didn't dare to jump any further and quickly pushed Yalin towards the door.
"Haha, doesn't Xiaoya have urgent business at DEM? Let's not waste your time."
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The city of Tiangong, which had just experienced the spacequake, was unusually quiet. Clearly, the alert level had not yet been lifted.
Yalin walked unhurriedly toward the Japanese branch of DEM, his figure standing out conspicuously on the deserted street, yet no one bothered him.
Neither the AST organization nor Fraxinus were indifferent to Yalin at this moment, as if he did not exist.
As Yalin passed through the park, a black-haired girl sitting on a bench was gently stroking a white cat in her arms.
Her black hair was tied into pigtails, her skin was as white and smooth as a pearl, and her slender and delectable neck made one want to leave a mark.
Her crimson eyes were now filled with tenderness, as if she were treating the most precious treasure in the world.
No normal person could remain indifferent to this girl; at the very least, they would pause for a moment to look at her.
Yalin ignored this and strode forward in that direction.
Right now, he's efficiently processing data related to Yatogami Tohka's spirit crystal in his mind, which occupies nearly a third of his thoughts. The other third is being used to analyze the magician's bloodline in conjunction with his ultimate biological talent. Adding more threads would actually reduce efficiency, so he has no plans to contact other spirits for the time being.
Even if the other party made a special appearance, Yalin pretended not to see them.
When a real need arises, it is more convenient to inquire about relevant information from Erya.
"Sir, you look delicious."
As Yalin walked past the bench, the girl looked up, her sweet voice filled with joy and curiosity.
Yalin waved his hand: "Likewise, you are quite delicious in my eyes, making me want to take advantage of you."
If the timing weren't so bad, he would have wanted to take her right there and then do whatever he wanted with her spirit crystal.
After all, he always kept Tokisaki Kurumi's angel in his heart.
"To receive such praise from someone as important as you is truly an honor," Tokisaki Kurumi said, gazing at Ayrin with a smile curving her eyes and lips.
"As an extremely evil elf wanted by DEM, it's not a good choice for you to suddenly appear in front of me, let alone now you're making a provocative gesture."
"Tokisaki-san, are you perhaps prepared to be imprisoned?"
After another Kurumi Tokisaki appeared ahead and blocked his path, Yalin finally stopped and sighed.
"Oh dear, I think it's more affectionate to call her Kurumi." Tokisaki Kurumi continued to smile, seemingly oblivious to Yalin's threat, speaking in an ambiguous tone.
Tsk, does that mean they can act with impunity just because their true form isn't nearby?
Otherwise, Yalin would have been ready to arrest them.
"Let's get straight to the point and state your purpose." Yalin had no interest in beating around the bush, after all, he knew Tokisaki Kurumi quite well.
He knew everything about the other person's past and wishes.
Although he could use this to try and win over his former virtual wife, Yalin knew the principle that if one has no woman in one's heart, then drawing one's sword is the way of God.
"Lin-kun is really direct, but I don't dislike it." Tokisaki Kurumi maintained her ladylike demeanor but changed her form of address as if they were old friends.
The golden clock in his left eye was constantly watching Yalin, and his smile grew increasingly joyful.
"After all, Lin Jun is so perfect and so attractive that I have an urge to become one with her."
These embarrassing words did not cause the slightest ripple in Yalin's heart.
Because the fusion of Tokisaki Kurumi into one body is a complete physical consumption.
"You should know that this is impossible."
Yalin raised an eyebrow, based on the strength he had demonstrated in his battle against Yatogami Tohka.
If Kurumi Tokisaki had any self-awareness, she should be clear about the difference between the two.
"That's true, it's such a pity." Tokisaki Kurumi neither denied it nor showed any disappointment.
She was well aware of her own strength; facing Yalin, who could almost crush a battle-skilled Pokémon, the chances of winning were extremely slim.
This is a delicious dish that is both desirable and unattainable.
"So, I want to cooperate with Lin-kun to fight that person together." The girl smiled and made her request. She didn't doubt whether Ya-lin knew who she was talking about.
She could see that Yalin possessed almost infinite time and spiritual power beyond that of ordinary elves.
The boy before them was undoubtedly an elf, yet another victim of illusion creation.
But unlike other elves, Yalin's mind and strength are extraordinary.
Besides possessing immense power, it is truly incredible that he was able to control DEM, an organization dedicated to opposing elves, in a short period of time, becoming the de facto uncrowned king.
As one of the earliest elves, she has clashed with the DEM organization countless times and knows the organization very well, making her a formidable enemy.
However, six months ago, DEM changed hands, the original Isaac disappeared, and the new executive director was an unknown figure.
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