Like I said, I'm rushing this story.
To Nachox1: You mean the collaboration of Date A Live Spirit Pledge and Neptunia? I saw it, but the game's not interested enough to me. Though, that's a good sight that it might happen in another form of media.
With that out, let's get to the main chapter!
A few days later
"No matter how you look at it, it's like a 'Bring your kids to work' day." Masaomi says, chuckle at one of the scenes observed from Fraxinus. His comment earns nods from literally everyone.
After Yoshino's power was sealed, she's now living with Tohka and Emerald in the new apartment. However, since the risk of AST accidentally stumbling to them is high, they can't let the young Spirit stay at home alone while everyone is away, even with Fraxinus' observation. Then, Emerald suggested to bring the girl with her to the shop she's working, so she could keep a closer contact to her. And that offer's approved.
And now, seeing the small girl following the other girl around and helping her putting the books on the shelves, everyone's immediately reminded of that kind of event.
"More like the aunt taking her niece to work. But it's still the same."
"Same idea, Reine." Kotori agrees. "But, at least now we won't have to be too worried about our current Spirit. Although…" The camera changes the scene where the Third Spirit just entered the new class. "We have a new problem."
"Should we warn miss Emerald immediately?" The Vice Commander asks.
"Hm… not now. We have to see what the Spirit is planning… can we even call her a Spirit anymore?"
…
After school's hour ends, Kurumi has asked Shidou to show her around the school, since she is 'unfamiliar with the place'. With the order from Fraxinus, more likely from Kotori, the boy has to accept it and thus he's doing it right now with Kurumi following him side-by-side.
And they do not notice the two 'stalkers' hiding themselves behind any covers they can find. Origami narrows her eyebrows in suspicion: "What is that Spirit doing here? I can't let other girls involve with Shidou." She then notices Tohka tapping on her phone. "What are you doing?"
"Calling someone." After dialing the right number, Tohka waits for the call to connect. Once the other side picks up, she asks: "Emerald, can you hear me? That Spirit is in the school. What can we do?"
Origami is a little alarmed, but she's also curious on why Princess is calling Goddess, so she waits.
"… Well, Shidou's giving her a walk around the school… EH? Leave them be? I thought you said she's dangerous… Just follow them? We're doing that now… Okay…" Ending the call, Tohka sighs. "Emerald you idiot."
"Why did you call Goddess?" Origami asks immediately.
"You mean Emerald? She's also after her…" Tohka points her fingers towards the duo… only to see them walking further away. "Quick, follow them!"
…
"What are those two doing?" Kotori raises her eyebrow curiously, as the detection system finds out that Origami and Tohka are stalking Kurumi and Shidou in a comical way. "But, Emerald said to leave the Spirit be with Shidou…"
"She did say that the Spirit wouldn't dare to hurt normal citizens. But, the Spirit could cause chaos at any moment." Reine says, summarizing a few details Emerald gave them about the Third Spirit.
"She introduced herself as a Spirit, so she must know something about us." Kannazuki says. "But, how much does she know?"
"Our objective now is to get as much info out as possible. Shidou, ask her about the Spirit, and DON'T pretend to not know about it." Kotori orders, knowing that hiding now is pointless.
Shidou, after receiving the order, sighs. That causes Kurumi to ask in curiosity: "What's wrong?"
"Kurumi…" Shidou faces her directly and starts questioning: "Do you remember when you introduced yourself before the class? Why did you call yourself a Spirit?"
"Ara, don't pretend that you don't know." Kurumi smirks.
"I'm not pretending that I don't know. I just want to know why you did it. If what Emerald told us was right, you're already aware of my position."
"I am." Kurumi admits. "And I'm aware that they're finding my tracks as well. I just wanted to spook you a little in the class."
"…She doesn't seem to be lying." Kotori says, watching the emotion detection scanning the Spirit.
"Although, I have to say that you interest me." Shidou takes a small step back because of Kurumi leaning a bit too close to him. "Especially about your history, and your sisters."
"Sisters?" Both Kotori and Shidou ask at the same time.
"Oh, you didn't know? Well, I can't blame it. You have no memories of that moment for now."
"Memories?" Shidou asks in confusion.
"You will know soon, eventually." Kurumi then focuses on the closet nearby. "You two can get out of that place."
That causes Shidou to turn to the place, just in time to see the stalkers falling out of it. "Tohka? Origami? What are you doing there?"
"That should be our question!" Tohka shouts after standing up. "Why would you just let her lead you around like that?"
"I can't let her out of sight." Origami says half-truly. She concerns more about Shidou than the Spirit.
…
"… Now I think about it…" Kotori notices a strange thing. "Both Emerald and Kurumi's mood values never went down below half. Was she really expecting something like this to happen?"
"You're saying that…" Reine questions. "Both of them knew our operation beforehand? I would expect Nightmare to know since she's around for a while, but Emerald?"
"Remember the paper? The person who got sunk before must know something about us." Kotori concludes.
…
Kurumi giggles at their reasons. She then wraps her arms around Shidou's right arm, much to the duo's surprise, and says: "How about you two join us as well? Maybe there are some places that we could join this trip together."
Instantly, Origami rushes towards Shidou and wraps her arms around the remaining arm. "Let's go."
"HEY! How about me!" Tohka jumps once in annoyance, before running behind Shidou and wraps her arms around his neck, catching him off guard. "Alright! Let's go!"
'Why…' Shidou screams in his mind, not expecting this to happen. However, his body does the work for him, as he slowly leads them to another place. "Okay, okay. Let's get to somewhere else…"
Meanwhile, Kurumi giggles quietly next to them. It's worth her day.
After the trip ends, Kurumi thanks Shidou and Tohka (Origami went off early) and walks herself back to her home. However, she stops when she sees someone approaching her. She then recognizes the face, as she smirks: "Ara ara, look who's coming. I don't think I have done anything in recent days."
"And that's suspicious." The girl with blue hair stops a few steps before her, then replies: "Normally, we would find people getting beaten up, or even killed. What are you planning, Nightmare?"
"Fufu, why are you always assuming everything?" Her right blue eye glows up dangerously. Under her bang, something glows up in a dark color as well. "But, who am I really talking about? You, the AST, DEM, or even above?"
"We have every reason to destroy the Spirits, including you." The AST member threatens. "You're one of the two slipping out of radar every time, and we need to…"
"It's a bit late, you two. Argue in another day, please." The AST member looks behind Kurumi's back while the Spirit turn back, to see Emerald holding groceries bags, with Yoshino hiding timidly behind her. "And you're scaring the little girl here."
Kurumi's eyes immediately stop glowing, as she smiles sincerely and apologizes: "I'm sorry, little girl. Maybe I should leave then." With that, Kurumi vanishes out of thin air, surprising the Spirit of Ice.
Emerald sighs, then asks the girl who's a bit surprised as well: "So, you're one of them as well?"
The girl's gaze hardens. "Goddess. You were helping Hermit back then…"
"Hey, your fault for attacking the innocent girl." Emerald counters. A bus then drives pass them and stops at the bus-stop behind the girl from AST. "I don't want to make a mess here, so you better not attack me."
"I don't plan to." The girl admits. "I am finding someone else…"
"Hey, Emerald, Yoshino!" Getting out of the bus, Shidou calls out for the girls.
Okay, let's face it, I'm going to call out Emerald's real occupation.
The CPU Candidate of Leanbox uses her free hand to wave at the boy. "Hey, Shidou! Let's return to your place and have the dinner there!"
"Okay!" Shidou then sees the other girl turning to him with a surprise face. "Hey Emerald, is this your friend?"
"… Big Bro?" The girl asks, causing both sides to turn silence.
Then shout: "WHAT?"
…
After returning to Itsuka's residence, the girl introduces herself to be Takamiya Mana, Shidou's true sister. Then, some talks after memory loses of both siblings, it leads to…
"Being blood related doesn't mean anything! Real siblings can't even get married!" That one sentence causes everyone to look at Kotori in confusion, and the girl immediately blushes, trying to defuse it…
"Sounds like you have something in your mind there, Kotori." Emerald teases the girl.
"HEY! You know it's true!" Kotori protests, only to dig her hole deeper.
"Not to Kuro's ideal though." Emerald laughs. She then asks Mana: "So, where are you living now? Shidou could visit you often, right?"
"Eh… for that… I'm living in a little special dormitory…" Mana bluffs, trying to get away…
"Is it the same place with Origami?" That one question immediately shuts Mana up.
Kotori immediately connects the dots: "Wait, you are an AST member?" That causes everyone to stumble back in surprise.
"…Yes, I am." Mana shows the truth. "So we're now enemies…"
"Of course not." The girl immediately turns to Goddess. "You being AST and you being Shidou's sister are two different things. Besides, we don't really want to fight you anyway. Just relax and enjoy dinner with us."
Mana bites her lower lip. This isn't supposed to happen in her plan. She then says: "I can't disobey orders…"
"Are you on duty or not?"
"…No."
"Then there's nothing to worry about." Emerald then stands up and walks into the kitchen. "Just sit down and talk with your brother. I will make dinner for everyone."
"Hey! Let me help too!" Tohka, snapping out of shock, follows Emerald quickly.
"Well… she's correct." Shidou admits. "Join the dinner with us. It's been a long time we haven't met, so…"
"…I… I can't…"
"*Sigh* Now you suddenly turn mellow." Kotori says. "Just, stop restraining yourself. Today should be a good day to celebrate for you two's reunion."
"That's right! We should have a small party for it!" Yoshinon says excitedly.
"…You… really don't mind?" Mana says shakily.
"We have a lot of Spirits here. I don't think anyone's dumb enough to attack this place." Kotori replies. "Also, family is always important than everything else."
Weekend
"Are you sure about it?" Kotori asks worriedly. "I mean, thanks for helping Shidou out, but Nightmare is a dangerous Spirit…"
"Don't worry, I could handle it." Emerald speaks through the earpiece Fraxinus provided her. "She won't harm me, that's one thing we could ease up for."
"But still, Shidou is having two dates at the same time. Origami could intercept both of yours if you handle it poorly."
"Well, that's why we have you on our side, right?" Emerald says, giggling.
"Ara ara, you're here early." Turning back, the Goddess sees Kurumi walking to her in her usual attire. "It's a little strange that you would replace Shidou's place."
Emerald smiles. "Well, I think I would make RED feel a little jealous a bit once I show her our 'date'."
"Oh she will." Much to Fraxinus' surprise, the two are talking with the level of friendship that they didn't think they could achieve. "Hey, how about we head to the lingerie shop first?"
That causes Emerald to face-palm while chuckling: "Really? Of all places?"
"You know why." The Spirit giggles. "Anyway, let's go."
…
"… Reine, have you found some more details about Nightmare?" Kotori asks, clearly doesn't know how to feel about the events occurring.
"… Nothing other than the reports of her beating people up and killing some. However, there's something interest: When fighting the AST or DEM, she never dealt a fatal hit. Or rather, the 'fatal hits' were not fatal at all."
"Elaborate." Turning serious, the Vice Commander orders.
"Other than bruisers or bone cracking, even a point-blank shot from Nightmare's weapon didn't even decapitate any soldiers' heads, while it couldn't be said the same to the criminals she truly killed. Also… ONLY when she fought the AST or DEM would she have Astral Dress on."
"So she could kill normal human with her power without even calling out the Astral Dress…" Kurumi watches as the two 'Spirits' enjoying their shopping time. "… Change Nightmare's status from Spirit to Unknown. I was about to state her to be a goddess like Emerald, but her power is too off-set."
"Roger that."
…
Time skip
"So, why didn't you tell them before you went here? Isn't it better to notice them first?" Emerald asks Kurumi, as they're relaxing on a bench in the park.
"Hm… I guess I am like him at that point." Kurumi giggles, as she takes another bite on her chocolate ice cream.
"People would say that you're like her more than him."
"Maybe." Then the two notice some sorts of sound in the trees. And they turn back to see a bunch of bullies shooting BB bullets towards a small kitty. That irritates both of the girls, and they stand up and walk to them. Once they're close enough, Kurumi changes to her 'Yangire' mode says: "It seems you guys are playing a fun game. Mind if we join as well?"
Emerald puts her hands behind her back, then calls out a small flashbang. "We know our ways around guns, despite our looks."
"Well…" One of the bullies says. "It seems we don't have a choice."
"You don't." Pulling the pin of the flashbang, Emerald throws it right at the middle of the bullies, and it explodes, blinding and deafening all of the bullies. Kurumi, having looked another way, doesn't get flashed, and she pulls out her weapons and rushes towards the bullies, then gives them one blast to the face to each of them. She doesn't fire lead bullets, but energy ones, and she has adjusted its damage, so the bullies only get knocked out and fallen to the ground.
"You know why I didn't tell them? I don't like seeing these guys running amok any longer." Putting her guns back, Kurumi then walks to the kitten and pats it, easing its fear.
"*Sigh* Now this part's like him." Emerald comments. She then changes the subject: "What are you going to do now? Clearly AST would notice your power spiking up."
Receiving the clothes bags from Emerald, Kurumi replies: "I guess we should depart. You better get Shidou now or he's gonna get crushed by the girls."
"Maybe." Emerald shrugs, as Kurumi disappears. She then turns at the unconscious bullies, and she calls out her staff to create a spell that attacks their mind. "That nightmare would be enough to scare them. Now…"
"What did you do to them?" Not turning back, she could feel the presence of Mana in the mech suit.
"Knock them out. Give them something to fear." Emerald replies shortly.
"Elaborate."
"Well… just a simple spell that alters their dreams. Make them review some… scary moments in their lives."
"Is it dangerous?"
"… No. At least, the person we first used on confirmed it." She then feels energy gathering in one place. "You're planning to shoot me?"
"Just parts of my job."
"Well then. Shoot."
Chapter 4 end!
No, I did NOT get that info wrong. So don't question it.
I don't think I have anything to talk here. Until I reveal enough spoilers, this section will be short.
See you in the next chapters!