A crossover anime, where people are in Classroom of the Imaginary Era, and behind the scenes, the ki

To say I wasn't scared would be a lie.

The surroundings were deathly silent, with only the sound of my own heartbeat pounding in my ears like a drum.

Fortunately, the Imperial Arms [Beast King Transformation] that Kiryuin Fuuka lent her granted her extremely strong sensory abilities, and the troll soldiers who were ready to drag her into the Shadow Kingdom at any moment gave her some confidence to continue.

But this sense of security, which was barely established, is precious.

The space in front of her suddenly distorted, tearing open a crack out of thin air, and then vanished in an instant!

"Who goes there?!"

Tachibana Akane's eyes sharpened, and she raised her hand in a fighting stance.

In fact, she had already given the order in her mind to have the troll soldiers take her to the Shadow Kingdom for evacuation immediately.

But just half a second before she disappeared into the shadows...

Suddenly, without warning, more than a dozen ghostly ninjas of various shapes emerged from the shadows around the crack!

They formed a standoff with the troll soldiers guarding her.

"What... what is this?"

Although she didn't know why the ghost soldiers would appear in this unknown monster's lair, Akane's memory wasn't so bad as to be wrong.

She recognized at a glance that these ghost soldiers corresponded to the Nija mask, Razo mask, and Bat mask held by the younger students!

'Could it be them?'

After briefly weighing the pros and cons in her mind, Tachibana Akane suppressed the urge to run away.

Two seconds later.

From within the spatial rift, the skeleton knight, riding a tall ghostly warhorse, was the first to emerge.

Immediately afterwards, Asako Amakura, Megumi Karuizawa, and others, all wearing the familiar uniforms of Advanced Incubation, appeared in her field of vision one after another.

Tachibana Akane's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled back into her stomach.

"Phew...that scared me to death."

I thought I'd run into the boss...

Then, her gaze shifted and landed at the very back of the crowd.

Unsurprisingly, the moment I captured the image of that bespectacled, composed man...

It was the source of her thoughts and even her struggles.

When she actually saw Horikita Manabu, Tachibana Akane subconsciously turned her head away, avoiding his gaze.

It wasn't because she felt ashamed of wearing the grotesque ghost mask.

Rather, it was because... the girl felt a deep sense of shame for her previous "change of heart" and "wavering."

This guilt of betraying her original intentions made her feel ashamed when facing Horikita Manabu.

Fortunately.

Although the ghost mask amplifies the darkness within, it has become her best cover at this moment.

This awkward feeling can be entirely attributed to the dark side effect of the mask.

Of course, in this fast-paced environment where every second counts, everyone is on edge.

Aside from Suwei, who was observing Tachibana Akane's awkward little thoughts with great interest from his God's-eye view.

Indeed, no one bothered to delve into her changes.

"Senior."

Netkura Mako saw that Tachibana Akane had taken the initiative to speak and break the silence.

"Was your test also conducted in the back room?"

Akane Tachibana snapped out of her reverie, shook her head, and explained:

"no......"

"Our test site this time is in the world where Teacher Gojo lives."

"The reason I'm here is because we couldn't find the mysterious merchant's location even with the help of the controller."

"I just happened to find a door leading to the back room, and with the thought that I might as well try my luck, I came in."

Horikita Manabu adjusted his glasses, his gaze lingering on Shubi for a moment before he said thoughtfully:

"In that case, please take us to your testing site first."

"According to the rules of the black ball, you should still have quite a few S points that you've accumulated from the exams that you haven't used yet, right?"

Unless you've reached the end of your rope, or like Long Yuanxiang, you've already determined your future direction for improvement.

Otherwise, it would be wise to keep some of your S points.

The optimal solution is to wait for the mysterious merchant to refresh the test with even more powerful and suitable items.

Akane Tachibana nodded without saying a word.