I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 150 Who is she?

Uchiha Hikaru ate a few pieces of mung bean cake to replenish his energy, and then watched Fenrir quickly finish the remaining half box.

She suddenly became a little curious—

Do dragons get cavities?

During the meal, Uchiha Hikaru asked Fenrir a few questions. The guy was quite honest, telling him about having an "older sister" and how she often brought him gifts. However, he couldn't explain anything about dragons, as if he had no memory of them at all.

"So, you don't know the name Attila either?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of it."

"...Alright then."

Uchiha Hikaru figured he wouldn't get anything out of Fenrir, so he handed the electric car remote back to Fenrir and started wandering around.

According to the lore, Nibelungen is a land of the dead constructed using "alchemy".

Everything here is dead, composed of dead soil and air, flowing with dead water and flames. Therefore, all physical rules fail here, and there is no concept of day or night.

However, Nibelungen is also rich in the fifth element, "spirit"—an important material for crafting the Philosopher's Stone, which is why alchemists throughout history have longed for this place.

For example, the vice-dean of Kassel College pursued this path for half his life, but he never managed to enter a Nibelungen region before he was about to die.

Uchiha Hikaru squatted by the railway tracks for a while, then used a small hammer to knock off some metal shavings, grabbed a handful of soil, and stuffed them all into the jar.

She planned to take these things back and let Orochimaru and Dr. Brief study them.

Also.

Uchiha Hikaru also vaguely sensed that the "spiritual energy" in this space was unusually abundant.

Also.

"Spiritual power" originates from the soul and is very similar in nature to Yin Release chakra and the fifth element. Theoretically, it can be refined and fused. Cultivating spiritual power here should yield twice the results with half the effort.

Unfortunately, she couldn't imprint herself on inanimate objects, so she couldn't directly absorb them with the "Eight Thousand Spears"...

Next.

Uchiha Hikaru began to put his ideas into practice, creating shadow clones to try and train his chakra, ki, and spiritual power here.

Fenrir was very curious about her behavior, sniffing her every now and then and asking all sorts of questions. It was like a house cat meowing, trying to provoke its owner who was at work.

no way.

Uchiha Hikaru could only create one more shadow clone to keep him company while he watched TV and played cards, while the remaining shadow clones steadily advanced his training plan.

Because there is no concept of time within Nibelungen and the electromagnetic field is somewhat abnormal, the clock displayed on the phone has long been invalid. Therefore, Uchiha Hikaru can only understand the changes in time outside through Erii and others in the chat group.

[Bulma @ Anonymous: Hikaru, Kikyo and I met with Totosai. He said your sword is almost finished being forged. Would you like to come and take a look sometime soon?]

[Nameless: In a few days, please explain this to Mr. Totosai for me.]

If Hikaru were to travel to the Inuyasha world now, when she returns, she would be teleported directly to Erii's side. She certainly didn't want to take another flight and then swipe her card all over Beijing…

[Bulma: Okay. Speaking of Inuyasha's older brother, Sesshomaru, he's really handsome and incredibly strong. I saw him fight a few days ago... It's a shame he's so cold-hearted and doesn't seem to like humans much, otherwise I'd really like to get to know him.]

[Yotsuya Miko: Really? Did Bulma take any pictures of him?]

[Anonymous: [comic screenshot.jpg]]

[Nameless: By the way, Sesshomaru doesn't actually dislike humans, he just prefers younger ones. Bulma, you're too old for him...]

Bulma: ?

During their casual conversation, Uchiha Hikaru recounted what he had seen inside the Nibelungen in the group chat, and specifically tagged Kikyo and Minato Namikaze.

Both of them expressed intense curiosity.

Kikyo: The realm of the dead… it sounds a bit like the underworld here, but it's truly unbelievable that it can even “kill” basic elements like fire, fire, and wind. I wish I could see it for myself someday.

[Minato Namikaze: That's truly amazing. If what you're saying is true, Miss Hikari, it seems that ordinary people in the Dragon Clan don't have the concept of reincarnation? Only the Dragon King can do that?]

Anonymous: Possibly.

[Nameless: In short, what are your thoughts on manipulating these "spiritual" elements? I'd like to try using this place to train my spiritual power and Yin Release ninjutsu.]

【…】

Time flew by during the exchange and discussion.

It's the weekend again in the blink of an eye.

Uchiha Hikaru anticipated that Natsumi would come to check on Fenrir by now, since it was the weekend and school was out, and Fenrir's snacks needed to be replenished.

However, things did not happen as she had expected.

By Sunday night, there was still no sign of Xia Mi appearing.

"By the way, Xiaofen, how often does your sister usually come over?"

After watching "God of Gamblers 2" with Fenrir, Hikaru Uchiha couldn't help but ask again.

"...I don't know, sometimes it takes a long time, sometimes it's very short. There was a time before when I hadn't been here for a very, very long time."

There was no clock in the Nibelungen, and Fenrir was not very intelligent, so he could not give a specific time.

However, according to Uchiha Hikaru's estimation, that "very long time" probably refers to when Xia Mi went to Shilan Middle School in Fujian to find Odin and Chu Zihang, and she probably stayed there for at least a year. Normally, her arrivals were irregular and spontaneous.

no way.

Uchiha Hikaru planned to go out first to buy some daily necessities.

She'd been staying in the house the capsule had thrown out for the past few days. Bathing and eating were no problem, and she didn't need to worry too much about her appearance, since she was all alone. But staying in Nibelungen for so long was getting a bit stifling, and she wanted to go out for some fresh air.

"Are you leaving?"

Fenrir panicked slightly, his massive body rising to its feet like a cat, and asked pitifully, "Will you ever come back?"

"Yes, I will."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded: "I'll be staying in this city for a while longer. I'll come back in a few days... probably around Friday. Remember to let me in then. I don't want to swipe my bus card all day again."

"oh."

Just as Uchiha Hikaru finished packing his things and was about to leave temporarily.

Suddenly, a thought struck her. She pressed her ear against the rails and listened for a moment. She vaguely caught a faint sound, like footsteps approaching in the long tunnel.

Fenrir, after a brief moment of astonishment, immediately perked up:

"Sister, it's my sister..."

"……Um?"

Xia Mi, you actually came at this time?

On the other side, the people inside the tunnel seemed to sense something as well, and sped up, rushing over like lightning!

In an instant!

Uchiha Hikaru suddenly stood up, his gaze meeting a pair of crimson-gold eyes that emerged from the depths of the dark tunnel, like two flickering will-o'-the-wisps.

"...Fenrir, who is she?"

As these words were spoken, a figure wearing a black hoodie appeared at the junction of the tunnel and the underground cave.

(End of this chapter)