[Don't rush, let me think for a moment.]
Kaito subconsciously responded to the System's inquiry like this.
But just then, Lumine's voice came from behind him again.
"Kaito, there's... no road ahead."
No road?
Thinking this subconsciously, Kaito came back to his senses and saw that he had already walked up to a wall. If he continued walking forward, he would crash right into it.
Of course, if he really walked into it, he wouldn't be the one getting hurt; rather, the wall in front of him would be the one in trouble.
However, that wasn't the point. He was acting too absent-minded right now, which could easily make Lumine overthink things.
"Ah, I was thinking about a problem too seriously, I didn't even notice the wall ahead."
Turning around, Kaito smiled at Lumine, whose face was filled with a mix of confusion and worry.
He had decided: he would ignore the gacha draw for now.
"Thinking about a problem? What problem?"
Lumine was very curious about what problem could make Kaito think so seriously that he didn't even realize he was about to hit a wall.
Could he still be thinking about whether he dropped something in the room just now?
But surely such a question wouldn't take this long to ponder, right?
Various possibilities floated through her mind, leaving Lumine extremely puzzled.
But it didn't matter. Kaito would likely explain the situation next. She just needed to perk up her ears and listen clearly.
"It's about the Raiden Shogun's sister. I'm thinking about how to handle it later. Right now, her sister has been staying with Acheron, but this definitely can't go on forever."
Stating the excuse he had just come up with, Kaito frowned, looking as if he truly didn't know what to do.
But in reality, Kaito indeed didn't know how to handle this problem well.
Obviously, Makoto couldn't stay with Acheron forever. But how to allow her to continue existing without staying with Acheron was a major issue.
Although Kaito could create many things out of thin air now, he couldn't just mold a person into existence.
Of course, he could move Makoto's consciousness into the Raiden Shogun's body. But in that case, he couldn't guarantee that Makoto's consciousness would continue to exist indefinitely.
After all, Makoto's consciousness was originally only meant to exist for a short while before dissipating completely.
Although he had no obligation to Makoto, he didn't want to see her disappear if there was a chance to let her continue existing.
However, Makoto might not be willing to exist in someone else's body forever. After all, whether that counted as living was uncertain.
Forget it...
Let's see how things go later...
After thinking it over, Kaito decided not to dwell on it for now.
"So if She leaves Acheron, She will disappear?"
Hearing that Kaito was thinking about this, Lumine asked the question out of curiosity. Now she finally understood why Kaito had been acting that way earlier.
It had to be said, this was indeed a difficult problem.
"Yes." Kaito nodded.
Clearly, Lumine now believed the reason he had found.
As for the gacha draw, that would have to wait.
[Don't draw for now, we'll talk later.]
After making his plan, Kaito told the System not to perform the gacha draw yet. Although he could perform the draw while pretending nothing was wrong, it would ultimately be distracting, so he decided to do it after returning.
[Okay, Host.]
After saying this, the System did not speak again.
"In that case, it really is hard to solve."
Nodding, Lumine didn't know what to do either. After all, if even Kaito didn't know what to do, then she certainly wouldn't know.
She wondered if Acheron and the others could help Kaito solve this problem? But she felt they probably didn't have a solution either, just like her... Otherwise, Kaito wouldn't be like this now.
Inevitably thinking of Acheron and the others, Lumine pondered silently. But this was ultimately just her own guess, so she decided to ask about the situation.
"Then... do Acheron and the others have a way?"
"No, they don't have a way either."
Kaito quickly shook his head. If he didn't have a way, it meant Acheron and the others didn't either, but he certainly couldn't reveal that relationship.
"I see."
Nodding, Lumine continued to ask, "What about the Raiden Shogun?"
Although she had confirmed the answer she wanted, perhaps out of a guilty conscience or something else, Lumine asked if the Raiden Shogun could solve this problem.
After all, this way she could broaden the scope of her inquiry; asking only about Acheron and the others might make Kaito think she was asking specifically about them.
Raiden Shogun?
Right...
The Raiden Shogun can create puppets...
I just don't know if She still has that technology...
Suddenly thinking of this, Kaito's mood improved; he had forgotten that the Raiden Shogun possessed such technology.
But soon, he thought of that problem again: how Makoto could exist for a long time. This was the most critical point.
Right now, with Makoto in Acheron's—or rather, his—body, he possessed the ability to manipulate consciousness, so he could let Makoto continue to exist.
But once she left Acheron's body, he couldn't guarantee that Makoto could continue to exist.
Sigh.
It still won't work...
Silently sighing in his heart, Kaito answered, "I feel like that won't work either."
"That really is a troublesome problem then."
Seeing Kaito answer this way, Lumine sighed with emotion. Since Kaito said the Raiden Shogun couldn't solve it, it must be so.
Even if the Raiden Shogun was a god, it was still the case. After all, Kaito, Acheron, and the others—none of them were inferior to so-called gods.
"Alright, this matter isn't urgent. Let's not think about it so much for now."
Feeling it was about enough, Kaito told Lumine not to worry about it.
"Is it really not urgent? I feel like this kind of thing... is very important."
Thinking Kaito was saying that for her sake, Lumine asked again. After all, she had seen Kaito's behavior just now, so she felt that possibility was quite high.
And if that were truly the case, she would definitely have to let Kaito solve this matter first. As for her own affairs, they could wait; they had plenty of time together anyway.
"It's not urgent. Let's see what we should do."
Nodding solemnly to Lumine, Kaito started looking around, as if thinking about where to go next.
He knew Lumine clearly thought he was torn between hanging out with her and solving Makoto's problem. So, he wanted to put her mind at ease.
There was just one problem: what should he do?
Thinking about this question, Kaito felt troubled again.
Forget it, never mind...
Let's just keep walking forward for now...
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