It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 160 Time War
The beautiful girl who poked her head in from outside the door and glanced cautiously into the office had long chestnut hair, a cute baby face, and large breasts that were totally disproportionate to her petite figure.

She is truly an example of a baby-faced woman with big breasts.

Because it is so iconic, Xia Zhi was naturally recognized at a glance.

This is another suspicious target that he discovered during the "screening" process. He doesn't know whether he is from the future camp or the super-power camp.

Mikuru Asahina from Class 2, Grade 2.

He blinked, walked past Asakura Ryoko, and looked at the petite girl outside the door as if nothing had happened, showing what he thought was a very gentle and friendly smile for business use: "Oh, I'm here... My classmate, is there anything I can help you with?"

“Ugh—”

Accompanied by a small cry, like a weak whimper.

Even though she encouraged herself again and again before coming over, Asahina Mikuru saw the figure's gaze coming towards her and showing a scary expression towards her. Her pupils suddenly contracted and her face looked like she was about to cry.

The main reason was that it was really scary, and the end of the corridor was too quiet. It was clearly break time, but there were no other students present.

——This was actually Asakura Ryoko's operation, using information manipulation to disperse the idlers,
But precisely because of this, Asahina Mikuru, who came over at this time, had to face the terrifying existence in the office alone in this empty corridor.

This naturally caused her great psychological pressure.

"?"

What's going on?

Xia Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly in confusion, looked at Asahina Mikuru's timid expression, almost about to cry, stretched out his index finger and gently scratched her cheek, then looked at Asakura Ryoko next to her, and found that she was also not very happy about the conversation being interrupted.

But the girl pursed her lips and didn't say anything in front of "outsiders".

Of course, Xia Zhi could probably understand what Asakura Ryoko wanted to say just now.

This is actually very easy to guess.

In fact, on the first day he entered Kita High School pretending to be a teacher, Asakura had already shown signs of wanting to get in touch with him.

It was at that time that she disguised herself very cleverly, just like any other girl, and acted as if she was simply interested in him... It was not until they became a little familiar with each other that she decided to test him today.

The young man shook his head and turned his attention back to the timid Asahina Mikuru.

He looked at Asahina's body still shaking nervously, and didn't dare to say anything, so he just narrowed his eyes slightly.

Since they have come to me now... shouldn't they just show their cards, have a normal conversation and make an alliance? Just like the representatives of the alien camp, this is the normal development, right? No matter how you look at it, it's incomprehensible that they came to me on their own and were so scared.

He couldn't help but ponder slightly.

And this thoughtful and deep expression seemed to further stimulate Asahina Mikuru. She was already very scared, and now she was even more scared.

"Actually, it's like this, Teacher Xia Zhi, I, I am... I am..." The petite girl with a baby face and big breasts stuttered, her little face still a little pale with nervousness, and she looked sad.

She felt as if someone was pointing a gun at her, afraid that if she didn't speak up she would never have another chance, so she forced herself to speak.

however--

After talking for a long time, he was still unable to organize the following words. He was so anxious that he stuttered and his voice trembled, but he just couldn't say the following words.

Asahina Mikuru was so panicked that she just stood there repeating those words.

Her mind was blank, she had no idea what she was thinking. Due to excessive nervousness, she had completely forgotten the reasons she had thought of before. At this moment, she might not even remember her own name... The more nervous she was, the more empty her mind became, and the more empty her mind became, the more nervous she became.

"Student, why are you so scared? Did something happen outside?"

Seeing her like this, Xia Zhi could only frown, with a look of confusion and concern on his face. At the same time, he stood up from his seat, as if he realized something: "Don't be anxious, talk to me slowly, don't panic or be nervous..."

While trying to comfort the girl who seemed to be frightened by something, he wanted to stand up and walk closer.

At least on the surface, at this moment he seemed like a good teacher who truly cared about his students.

However, this approach is obviously useless.

Asahina Mikuru was not reassured by his words and actions. Instead, it had the exact opposite effect.

Her petite body trembled as if being sieved, and she watched the devil-like figure approaching her little by little.

“Actually, it’s like this… Teacher Xia Zhi!!”

Perhaps it was the fear that was increasing little by little, exceeding Asahina Mikuru's psychological threshold and forcing out her potential. She finally remembered the reason she had thought of before, and she closed her eyes and said loudly: "I want to - join the literature club!!"

"..."

"..."

The sound echoed in the empty corridor.

A brief moment of silence.

Xia Zhi had a weird look on his face: "Wait, is it that simple?"

"Yep!"

As long as she got started, the rest seemed to be easier. Although the second-year girl's voice was still trembling and she looked like a trembling deer, at least she could speak normally.

"I want to switch from the calligraphy club to the literature club. Can I join?"

"I'm the advisory teacher of the Literature and Art Club, but I'm only responsible for supervision. If you want to apply to join the club, you have to go find the president." The young man exhaled lightly and waved his hand.

At the same time as transferring to the school to become a teacher, under the information provided by Yuki Nagato, he also became an advisor to the literary club, which also facilitated subsequent operations.

"That is to say... Teacher Xia Zhi, you have no objection, right?"

Asahina Mikuru carefully glanced at his face, and asked through gritted teeth as if to confirm, "As long as I get the consent of the president of the literature club, I can join the club?"

"Well, that's what it is. As long as the president agrees, you can join the literature club."

Xia Zhi looked at the second-year girl and nodded.

The other party's intention was very clear. They were also here to form an alliance. After obtaining the consent of this "person from another world", they would go and obtain the consent of the "aliens". The Arts and Literature Club was just a cover.

only……

"It's just such a simple thing, there was no need for you to be so nervous just now, right?" He looked at Asahina Mikuru suspiciously.

"I...I...it's because I'm very timid and I don't dare to talk to strangers..." The latter's body froze for a moment, and then she explained with a sad face. The amazing thing was that according to the biowave display, this sentence was undoubtedly the truth she spoke.

——Are you actually pushing a person with severe social phobia to be a representative?
——What kind of strange train of thought is this? And it is obviously contrary to my initial guess. This Asahina-san doesn't seem to be a strong character.

Xia Zhi began to doubt his previous inferences and guesses to some extent.

After confirming his reply, the girl did not dare to stay for a moment, and said something hurriedly, then glanced at the figure of Asakura in the office, bit her lips tightly, turned around and walked away quickly, as if she was afraid that if she stayed a little longer, she would be put into the bowl and eaten.

"..."

"..."

Xia Zhi watched the girl's figure disappear hurriedly at the end of the corridor. Asahina Mikuru might just be timid, but her behavior just now was probably not entirely due to this. There might be other factors involved, otherwise it could not explain her fear.

He even checked just now to make sure that he was using the "Friendly Aura" for making friends, not the "Fear Aura" for enemies...

Otherwise, how could it have a counterproductive effect?
If favorability could be quantified and visualized, perhaps red negative numbers like "-1", "-1" would keep appearing above Asahina's head.

--How is this going?

——It would be fine if you don’t fall for my charm, but why do you act so timid when I come to you and face you?

All kinds of thoughts quickly turned through his mind, and at the same time he glanced at Asakura Ryoko behind him. He always felt that the look that Asahina-san couldn't help but give her before leaving was very complicated, and seemed to contain some kind of meaning... Could it be that she came here specifically to stop Asakura Ryoko from winning him over?
"…Why are you here?"

A voice without any emotion came from the side.

Xia Zhi glanced and found Nagato Yuki standing expressionlessly in the corridor not far away. She pushed her glasses with her fingers, and the pair of eyes behind the lenses stared at him calmly, giving people the feeling of an inconspicuous doll.

But after looking at him, she shifted her gaze away and stared at Asakura Ryoko who was standing in the office.

As expected, I found it...

The young man was not surprised at all, he just watched with interest.

"I just came to ask for advice on how to talk to Suzumiya Haruhi." Asakura Ryoko didn't feel guilty at all. She just walked out calmly and confronted Nagato Yuki in the corridor.

"You were sent to assist me. Such arbitrary behavior is not allowed. You should follow my instructions." Of course, Nagato Yuki would not believe such a statement. She did not care about Asakura Ryoko's explanation and gave a warning in a mechanical and cold tone.

"……I see."

Asakura Ryoko was silent for a moment. She did not choose to confront Nagato Yuki at this time and nodded silently.

She looked at Xia Zhi, waved at him with a smile, then tidied her long straight hair and walked to the other end of the corridor.

"..."

"..."

Yuki Nagato watched her pass by her and leave, still with no expression on her face.

It was not until Asakura Ryoko's back disappeared that she turned around and looked at Xia Zhi again, as if she wanted to say something.

But in the end she said nothing, just nodded mechanically, then turned around and left silently.

Faced with this scene, Xia Zhi pinched his chin in thought.

It seems that even within the information integration thought body, it is not monolithic. As expected, there are different ideological tendencies. Although Asakura Ryoko is the backup system of Nagato Yuki, she should be a representative of another faction than the one represented by Nagato Yuki...

This is definitely good news for him.

But he still needs to observe. After all, there is a difference between playing both sides and being a fence-sitter. Before he figures out what the "Asakura faction" and the "Nagato faction" are exactly, he decides to sit on the sidelines.

What deserves more attention right now is, as expected, Mikuru's problem...

Could it be that in some sense she actually "knows herself"?
Is that why you act so scared of yourself?
Faintly, he seemed to have grasped some clues. After thinking about it carefully, he thought that this seemed to be a very likely situation and could also explain the current scene... So, this classmate Asahina Mikuru is actually a representative sent by the "Future People" camp?
This is interesting...

To the "people of the future", what am I, a person from another world?
——It appeared from now on, will it still exist in the future and become a part of their history?

——Or is it that a being that shouldn’t exist suddenly appeared now and disrupted their original history?

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the other side.

Asahina Mikuru almost ran away and returned to the safe zone she had confirmed. Then she seemed to be exhausted and almost collapsed.

She was panting, her eyes dull, as if the brief conversation just now had drained all her strength.

"I can't do it anymore...I really can't do it anymore..."

The baby-faced girl wailed, as if she was talking to herself or giving up on herself.

The next moment, a voice came from nowhere.

"Well done, Mikuru... In any case, the results of this attack are very good. We not only expressed our willingness to join, but also successfully prevented him from meeting with Asakura Ryoko..."

During the communication, the superior praised and affirmed Asahina Mikuru's action.

Under normal circumstances, the baby-faced girl would be very happy to receive recognition from her superiors, but now she was not happy at all.

"I really have no choice... Can someone else come..." She made a request to the other end of the communication with a sad face.

"No, Mikuru... you know it."

The other party directly rejected her application.

“Why… is it really okay to entrust such an important mission to someone like me alone?” Asahina cried out unwillingly, with an expression on her face as if she had seen the end of the world.

"..."

"..."

There was silence on the other end of the line.

"I'm sorry, Mikuru, but you are the only one who can do this. This is a fixed matter. And replacing you is a forbidden matter."

The superior sighed: "This is an anchor point that cannot be moved. It is also a position we must hold... In fact, if it weren't for this history and the participation of Suzumiya Haruhi and others, we might not even be able to keep this position."

"...Is there really no other way?" Asahina said with a look of despair.

The response from the superior on the other end of the line was:

"There is no other way. Even if we can travel through time, there are still many restrictions on our use. After Suzumiya Haruhi caused a huge time gap, we are powerless to go back to the past even further..."

"But that monster has no such restrictions or concerns. He can replace events that happened in the timeline, or go back to the past of the timeline to modify history. He can control almost all historical events in the present, past, and future, and influence events from any point in the space-time continuum..."

"In this time war, we have already lost too much."

(End of this chapter)