Chapter 280: The First Phase of the Discussion

Arriving in my room, I proceed to cast a glance at Origami who is right behind me with an impassive expression on her face.

I take a moment to think of what I will be asking her before deciding that the best position to do so would be on the bed.

As such, I walk over to the bed while pulling Origami along with myself and directly take a seat.

Origami does the same before beginning to look around the room like a curious cat.

"Where are the physical education uniforms?" she asks after a short while, startling me.

A little perplexed by her query, I say, "Why would I bring it home with me?"

"So you don't sniff it at home?" she adds.

Even more baffled, I say, "Sniff?"

"My uniform," she responds.

…

Hold on a moment.

"Are you asking if I have your physical education uniform lying around in my room so that I can sniff them?" I ask while emphasizing the word 'your'.

"Yes," she replies nonchalantly.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any," I state, not knowing what would be a 'good' response to her words.

"Would you like to have it?" she asks.

"Have what?"

"My school uniform; You like them, don't you?"

Huh? Will she just hand them over to me if I affirm her words? Interested in that prospect, I nod my head once while peering into her eyes.

The next thing I know, Origami has raised both her arms to her jacket and has begun unbuttoning it.

Soon after, I catch a glimpse of her sky-blue underwear as she unbuttons the white shirt underneath it as well.

"Hey," I say as she is about to take off the jacket, "Are you planning to strip into your underwear?"

"How else am I supposed to give you my uniform?" she responds while having already taken the jacket off.

Realizing that it would be pointless to treat her the same as everyone else I have met so far, I ignore the strip show in front of me and say, "Anyway, the reason I have brought you over here is to simply hear your current opinion regarding spirits as a whole. Do you still believe that they all deserve death?"

Origami, who was about to pull her right arm out of the white shirt's sleeve, freezes as a complicated expression forms on her face.

Just as I'm about to mention the girls downstairs, Origami closes her eyes and mutters, "Not all of them."

Hearing her words, a smile forms on my lips as I say, "You finally understood."

With that said, Origami continues taking off her shirt and throws it onto the bed, exposing her flawless skin and moderate breasts which are covered by her bra.

Taking this chance, I inspect her body closely as she moves on to taking her skirt off.

Despite having already expected her to, I am nevertheless surprised by her casually taking everything other than her underwear off.

"Origami," I say in a slightly curious tone, "Do you not feel embarrassed to strip like this in front of me?"

"Why should I?" she immediately responds, "You are my boyfriend. This much is normal."

Amused by her words, a grin forms on my lips as I shift my sight over to her supple thighs and the line visible through the fabric of her panties.

Following this, Origami proceeds to neatly pack the uniform up and hands it over to me while saying, "This should last for a few days. If you want another, tell me."

"I see," I say as I take the uniform from her while trying my best to maintain composure.

Not knowing what to do with the still-warm school uniform in my hands, I decide to just put it away for now. So, I telekinetically lift it and slowly move it over to my closet.

Shortly after I stored the school uniform away, the now semi-naked Origami stares at my face and asks, "So, what was it that you wanted to discuss with me?"

"Right," I say, "But, before that, don't you feel cold?"

"The temperature is fine," she responds.

"Even so," I continue, "Are you planning to later leave the room like this?"

"It's fine, I can just use my Realizer."

"Realizer?" I inquire, to which Origami responds by getting off the bed and reaching her left hand out to her head.

The next thing I know, a slight burst of energy escapes from the location she just tapped before her body gets covered in somewhat bright light.

Soon after the light fades, I find Origami in her combat form along, which is rather alluring…

Having shown me her 'Realizer', Origami changes back to normal before walking over to the bed and sitting right beside me.

What an interesting piece of technology. From the looks of it, this could be mass-produced.

For that, I would need to take over the organization behind the AST - DEM, also known as Deus Ex Machina industries.

To do that, I need to acquire as much information as I can on their base of operation and their facilities all over the country.

Surely, such an organization would have an extensive network of connections in various fields, particularly, scientific research. After all, such technology doesn't just appear out of nowhere unless extensive research has been done.

Anyway, once I have done that, it would be the most beneficial for me to find the black sheep among their employees and have them do some work for me. The work would mostly consist of gathering insider information and causing trouble for the organization by leaking sensitive bits of it to their opponents.

This way, I would be able to weaken the organization and bring light to others like it so that I can deal with them all in one go.

Once I have taken over, I will get rid of the black sheep as they will bring me nothing other than harm to the organization if I were to keep them.

Realizing that my thoughts have wandered off too far, I shake my head before turning it to face Origami who is staring at me as usual.

"Say, do you mind telling me why you joined the AST?"

Hearing this, a glint shimmers in Origami's eyes as she opens her mouth and says, "To take revenge."

"I know that. What I would like to know is how did you encounter them and actually join them."

"After my parents were killed," Origami responds, "My aunt, who lived nearby, took me in. Over time, I learned about the spirits and that a spirit was the cause of my parents' death.

"Sometime later, I managed to become a member of the AST through the help of my aunt."

Her aunt, huh? No wonder. Familial connections are most of the time greatly helpful when it comes to finding a job or joining a secret organization.

"If I were to ask you to leave the organization, would you comply?"

Hearing my question, Origami's expression changes as slight shock becomes apparent on her face.

"So, will you?" I press on, knowing that this would greatly impact our relationship.

It takes some time for Origami to think of her response, which is understandable, after all, I am practically asking her to abandon her objective for the past few years.

A while later, Origami finally seems to have made up her mind as she closes her eyes and says, "Yes, as long as you promise me one thing."

"What is it?" I ask while squinting my eyes.

"That you will kill the spirit who killed my parents no matter who they are."

Ah, this is troublesome. If it turns out that one of the girls downstairs is the one who did it, this could turn extremely problematic.

Even so, I am willing to take the risk. In the first place, finding out who is the spirit is not a simple matter, to begin with.

I doubt that we would find out by the time I have met up with Dominion…

"Alright," I say in a solemn tone, "I won't ask you to do that right now, but I might do so sometime soon."

"Understood," she responds in an equally serious tone.

"With the heavy topic out of the way," I say while leaning my body closer to hers and wrapping my left arm around her naked abdomen and back, "It's about time we discussed our relationship properly."