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

"Anyone they touch will instantly become a puppet just like them..."

Wang Meiyu's familiar advanced training school uniform gave Ju Qian a great deal of credibility.

She nodded, suppressing the flutter in her heart, and asked softly:

'Are you also one of the intruders chosen by the black ball?'

Wang Meiyu was taken aback upon hearing this, then her eyes widened in surprise:

"Interruption? Could it be... that the Black Sphere has expanded its exam services to other worlds? Does that mean Su Wei and the others are here too?!"

Akane Tachibana looked at her with some surprise.

After a moment's thought, she could only compare Wang Meiyu's current words and actions with those of the students who were taken away by the time-space rift during the midterm exams.

It turns out to be those missing classmates...

While he was explaining the changes to the rules of the black ball to Wang Meiyu in a low voice.

A hopeful fantasy arose in Akane's heart:

'If only the student council president... could be as safe and sound in this other world as this junior.'

......

On the other side of the same department store.

Horikita Manabu stood by the railing, looking down.

Because his school uniform was already quite conspicuous here, coupled with Albert Yamada's highly recognizable mixed-race physique.

So Horikita Manabu didn't actually spend much time meeting his fellow countryman in this building.

However, they didn't even have a chance to exchange many pleasantries.

Horikita Manabu astutely noticed that, for some reason, a strange "relay" had begun to occur among the crowd downstairs.

One after another, people would reach out and pat the shoulders of passersby without warning.

Immediately afterward, the person being touched will turn around and assimilate the next target.

I only glanced at it.

Horikita Manabu immediately confirmed that this was definitely the work of a demon!

Without hesitation, he grabbed the still somewhat confused Albert Yamada and turned to run towards the less crowded upper floors.

As they walked, Horikita Manabu explained in a deep voice:

"Listen, there exist creatures in this world called 'demons.' They seem to have been born from humanity's fear of some concept."

"The deeper the fear, the stronger the demon. Therefore, corresponding demons possess special abilities; for example, the Blood Demon manipulates blood, and the Gun Demon wields firearms..."

"Judging from the assimilation signs downstairs just now, it's most likely the ability of some kind of puppet demon."

Albert Yamada nodded as if he understood, and followed Horikita Manabu to a railing on the fourth floor.

During Horikita Gaku's brief rest.

Albert Yamada subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the courtyard below through the glass railing.

This sight sent chills down his spine.

Those passersby who had been touched had stiff facial muscles, and even obvious puppet-like dents and cracks appeared.

Their hands, however, twisted into something resembling sharp blades.

"Such a domineering ability... assimilation just by touching it?"

Albert Yamada couldn't help but murmur.

Horikita Manabu pursed his lips, but his gaze passed over the group of dolls and locked onto the stairwell on the first floor.

There, several members of the Anti-Demon Specializations Division, dressed in black suits, were methodically forming a battle formation to deal with the rushing army of puppets.

He frowned slightly, but his tone showed no surprise:

"As expected, Hayakawa Aki-senpai and the others have also arrived."

"Was he deliberately lured here? Or did the black ball know all along that their battle would unfold here... so it specifically teleported Yamada here?"

Horikita Gaku has no way of knowing.

But in his eyes, the arrival of the Black Ball exam was not all bad.

After all, at least on the surface, the black ball plays a moderate and somewhat benevolent role in the eyes of the general public, "cleaning up the abnormal."

Moreover, he had originally hoped to find out about Horikita Suzune from the other students from his school who were also taking the exam...

However, Horikita's thoughts were still too profound for Yamada Albert, who only had a superficial understanding of them.

"Who is Hayakawa Aki... and what drew me here?"

Yamada couldn't help but ask a couple of questions.

Seeing that Horikita Manabu was staring intently down below and had no intention of answering, Yamada wisely kept quiet and didn't bother him any further.

He simply looked down at the men in suits below who seemed to know Horikita Manabu.