Yuna Shirosaki — Perspective
The deeper we walked into the ruins, the more nervous I became.
Everything about this place felt unnatural.
The glowing symbols on the walls.
The cold air.
The strange pressure surrounding the underground chamber.
It honestly felt like we had stepped into somewhere humans were never supposed to enter.
Then we saw it.
The crystal floating above the platform.
For a moment, I forgot how dangerous our situation was.
It was beautiful.
The soft blue light reflected across the ruins like stars trapped underground.
But at the same time…
It felt alive.
And just like before—
The ruins reacted to Kaito first.
Of course they did.
At this point, I would be more surprised if they *didn’t* react to him.
Still…
Watching it happen again made something inside me feel strange.
Like the world itself was pulling him somewhere far away from the rest of us.
Then the voice appeared.
Ancient.
Cold.
Not human.
> “Compatible individual detected…”
The moment the voice echoed through the ruins, my body froze.
I immediately moved closer to Kaito without even thinking about it.
“What was that?!”
Even Reina looked serious now.
Which honestly made everything scarier.
Then the system activated again.
A trial.
Because apparently this world enjoys throwing impossible situations at us nonstop.
And then…
The guardian appeared.
The moment the giant stone creature rose from the ground, fear hit me instantly.
It was enormous.
Its glowing blue eyes looked completely lifeless, yet somehow terrifying.
And when it moved—
It moved fast.
Too fast.
“Move!” Reina shouted.
I barely reacted in time before the guardian’s attack shattered the ground nearby.
The impact alone made my legs tremble.
If that thing hits directly…
We die.
I raised my hand immediately.
“Fire Burst!”
Flames shot toward the guardian.
The spell exploded against its body—
But almost nothing happened.
“…No way.”
The guardian didn’t even slow down.
Elira looked panicked too.
“It’s resistant to magic!”
That’s unfair.
How are we supposed to fight something like this already?
Then I noticed something terrifying.
The guardian wasn’t targeting all of us equally.
Its eyes stayed locked on Kaito.
Again.
Everything keeps targeting him.
The system.
The ruins.
Now even the guardian.
The Genesis System suddenly appeared before my eyes again.
[Support Synchronization Available]
Target:
Kaito Arakawa
Would you like to establish temporary resonance?
My heart skipped slightly.
Again with the resonance system.
Why does it always involve him?
But before I could even think properly—
The guardian charged toward Kaito again.
Fast.
Too fast.
“Kaito!”
Without thinking, I reached toward him instinctively.
The moment I did—
The system reacted immediately.
[Synchronization Accepted]
Support Link Established.
A warm light suddenly spread through my body.
Then I felt it.
A connection.
Not physical.
Something deeper.
Like my magic was somehow flowing directly toward Kaito.
At the same moment—
Blue energy surrounded him.
The Genesis symbols across the chamber glowed violently.
Even the guardian paused for a split second.
“…What just happened?” I whispered.
But deep down…
I already knew.
The Genesis System wasn’t lying.
Our powers truly become stronger through connection.
And somehow…
Kaito was standing at the center of all of it.