For the next few days, Souta continued to gather faith while carefully selecting a location to place the divided sections of his divine kingdom.
In the Akame ga Kill world, he could place his divine kingdom anywhere without concern because there were no beings like Mio Takamiya, nor were there any experts in soul research.
So, even if he threw the divine kingdom directly onto the ground, no one would notice.
But the Date A Live world was different.
Who knew if Mio might casually unfold her "Ain Soph" while passing by and accidentally cover his divine kingdom? If that field could detect the presence of the divine kingdom, all his efforts would be wasted.
Thus, he had to be extremely careful in choosing its location—this wasn't something to be taken lightly.
His first thought was to place it in space. The reasoning was simple—Mio probably wouldn't randomly decide to fly into space, right?
However, he wasn't sure if Witch Natsumi existed in this era's sky, so to be safe, he abandoned that idea.
With that option ruled out, he could only place it underground.
Faith transmission ignored physical obstacles, so burying it underground wouldn't affect its collection.
"Souta, we moved to a new house!""Souta, help me with my homework!""Souta, do you want to come to my house?"
On the other side, Origami would come to the café alone every day after school, always arriving at the same time.
In Japan, elementary schools generally don't allow parents to drive their children to school, nor do parents typically pick them up. Most families choose schools close to home, and walking to school is encouraged.
Realizing this, Souta grew concerned that Origami, who took a detour every day to visit the café, might catch the attention of ill-intentioned people.
After all, a delicate and refined girl like her was rare in this area—she was undoubtedly a beauty in the making.
Even though she was only 11 years old, her lively and adorable appearance already made people steal glances at her. The chances of attracting a predator were quite high.
To prevent any incidents, Souta directly enhanced Origami's physical capabilities with divine power.
He didn't go overboard—just enough for her to take down two or three championship-level fighters with one hand.
That same day, Origami went home and challenged her father to an arm-wrestling match, leaving him groaning in defeat.
When she realized her strength had actually increased, she was so excited that she had trouble sleeping that night.
"Sigh, and you're this thrilled just because you got a little stronger? What'll happen when you become a Spirit—are you going to ascend to heaven?"
The next day, Souta looked at Origami, who had dark circles under her eyes, and couldn't help but chuckle.
She really was just a child.
"Remember, don't misuse your strength to bully others," Souta reminded her.
"Mm!" Origami nodded obediently.
Her interactions with Souta often left her smiling.
Even though her original home had burned down, she was now much happier than before.
This left her parents feeling rather conflicted over the past few days.
The two of them spent the next five days together in this warm atmosphere.
On the sixth day, Souta finally selected the location for his divine kingdom.
It was a place far away from Tenguu City.
Of course, before setting up the divine kingdom, he decided to meet Kurumi from this timeline.
But before leaving, he needed to resolve the issue with Origami's parents.
He had already thought of a solution—he just needed to find someone who could stay by their side and protect them at all times.
And without a doubt, Origami herself was the best candidate.
So, that afternoon, when Origami arrived at the café, Souta brought up the topic.
"Mom and Dad... will die in a car accident?!"
Hearing Souta's words, Origami was so shocked she was on the verge of tears.
She trusted Souta unconditionally, so she didn't doubt his words for even a second.
"Don't panic. If I'm telling you this, that means there's a way to prevent it."
Like a magician, Souta suddenly pulled out a thick stack of item cards from his coat.
Handing them to Origami, he introduced them one by one:
"This is a Time Reversal card, this is a Spirit Summoning card, and this is a Short-term Memory Erasure card... Keep these safe. If anything happens to your parents, use the first two cards to bring them back. If someone sees them coming back to life, use the last one to erase their memory..."
Souta explained the usage of each card in detail until Origami said she had memorized everything.
Yes, this was the solution he came up with—
If Origami's parents died once, she would simply bring them back.
Souta didn't believe that, after reviving them multiple times, they could still end up dead.
After all, the original story never explicitly stated that her parents were fated to die no matter what. That car accident could have just been an unfortunate coincidence.
Of course, if they still somehow died despite all this, then Souta would proceed with Plan B—he'd go to the Baccano! world, steal a massive barrel of the Immortality Elixir, and have them each take a sip.
If they still died after that...
Well, at that point, Souta wouldn't even be mad. He'd just drag them into his world.
And if even that couldn't save them...
Alright, at that point, it would mean that they must have desecrated the heavens in their past lives, and there was no saving them.
"Too bad the Divine Power Shield only works on me. Otherwise, I could just split a portion of my divine power and embed it in them..."
As Souta muttered to himself, he noticed Origami examining the cards intently.
At that moment, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flickering across the street outside the café window.
Souta immediately stood up.
Having spent so much time with Kurumi, he could never mistake her for someone else.
That was definitely Kurumi.
"What's wrong?" Origami asked, puzzled by Souta's sudden reaction.
Souta ruffled her hair. "Origami, it's time for me to say goodbye."
"Eh? Y-You're leaving?"
"Yeah. I've pretty much finished what I needed to do in this timeline. I have to return to my own era."
Though reluctant, Souta still spoke the words of parting.
Origami was silent for a moment before looking up at Souta with a slightly anxious expression.
"Will we... see each other again?"
"Of course we will. So don't look so sad—smile." Souta pinched her cheeks gently. "I belong to the future, five years from now. If you just wait five years, you'll see me again."
As he said this, he suddenly recalled the famous "500-years meme" from some invincible clips, and he couldn't help but find it amusing.
Origami grabbed Souta's hand tightly, unwilling to let go. But she still responded seriously:
"I understand. I'll wait five years."
She took a deep breath as if making a firm resolution.
"See you in the future, Souta."
Souta smiled. "Yeah. See you in the future."
Lowering his presence, Souta teleported away from the café.
Following Kurumi's lingering spiritual energy, he continued teleporting through the city.
Five seconds later, he arrived at a rooftop.
At the edge of the rooftop stood a black-haired girl dressed in a gothic lolita outfit.
Sensing his presence, the girl spoke.
"You've finally arrived... my Contractor."
The girl—none other than Kurumi—turned her head and looked at Souta with a scrutinizing gaze.
Her hair wasn't tied up. Instead, it was adorned with rose-like ornaments.
On her left eye, she wore a medical eye patch.
It was unclear whether she was hiding her time clock eye or if she simply thought it looked cool.