Aira's expression sours. "More annoying adults making trouble for you, huh? Ugh, god."
Just to get that frustration out first. Anyway, she figured he'd be understanding about the whole evil alien thing, but she also tries too hard to seem extra mature around Atom. It's a big sister impulse.
"On the planet Earth where I came from, there are these powerful spirits called yokai. They're born sometimes after people die with really intense regrets or grudges, so they linger in the world instead of passing on, and they can curse or possess people. It's... a long story, but one of them ended up giving her power to me, so that's what I use to fight. A few of my friends use their powers, too."
Aira glances up, then sounds a bit resigned as she continues. "I guess I gotta admit that we didn't stop the whole invasion ourselves. There was a ridiculously powerful yokai that was stalking one of my friends, and she basically took out their whole fleet with one attack. That's how much of a threat yokai can be."
dandadan spoilers for the arc that starts around chapter 65 or so!
Just to get that frustration out first. Anyway, she figured he'd be understanding about the whole evil alien thing, but she also tries too hard to seem extra mature around Atom. It's a big sister impulse.
"On the planet Earth where I came from, there are these powerful spirits called yokai. They're born sometimes after people die with really intense regrets or grudges, so they linger in the world instead of passing on, and they can curse or possess people. It's... a long story, but one of them ended up giving her power to me, so that's what I use to fight. A few of my friends use their powers, too."
Aira glances up, then sounds a bit resigned as she continues. "I guess I gotta admit that we didn't stop the whole invasion ourselves. There was a ridiculously powerful yokai that was stalking one of my friends, and she basically took out their whole fleet with one attack. That's how much of a threat yokai can be."