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

Furthermore, Su Wei was about to leave, and Su Wei and she had, to some extent, shared a life-and-death bond.

Driven by some inexplicable curiosity, she decided to peek out from behind the crack and steal a glance at Su Wei's departing figure.

Unexpectedly, just as she moved her body...

It was unclear whether a gust of cold wind came from somewhere, or if her movements were slightly exaggerated due to maintaining one posture for a long time.

Her shoulder accidentally brushed against the rock wall beside her, causing several small pebbles from the edge of the rock to roll and fall to the ground.

Originally, the accumulated black ash on this land served as a buffer, so the rolling of these small stones wouldn't actually make much noise.

Unfortunately.

They are currently in a time period that has just passed since Aranlev used [Dragon's Roar].

After the devastating earthquake, the entire battlefield fell into a rare vacuum.

So, this tiny noise, which was insignificant during the earlier barrage of artillery fire, is now, if not ear-piercing, definitely audible to anyone with a keen ear!

"..."

Morishita Ai was unaware that she had been exposed.

She poked half her head out and blinked, looking somewhat puzzled.

Looking around, the open space in front of them was completely empty, and there was no sign of Su Wei at all!

'Could it be... that Su Wei acted quickly and has already left?'

'Or did he hear some noise and rush to check the surrounding area to assess the enemy situation?'

Morishita Ran pondered the matter in her mind and ultimately concluded that the latter was more likely.

After all, the mysterious merchant, as the core figure who sells items and enhances combat power, is of paramount importance in the exam.

Although it can be resurrected by consuming an item even if it dies, the randomness involved is too great.

If you're unlucky and happen to lose your top-tier life-saving item... that would be an unacceptable loss for any eligible candidate.

Hmm, it seems Su Wei went to eliminate potential risks... but what risks could there be here now?

Surely it couldn't be that the robots in the sky discovered them on the ground and sent people to investigate, could it?

Morishita Ran was boldly letting her mind wander.

Suddenly, a large hand landed on her shoulder without warning!

"Alas!?"

Morishita Ai was so frightened she almost jumped out of her skin.

Almost instinctively, like a hamster encountering its natural enemy, she abruptly curled up back into the shadow of the rock, covered her head with her hands, and wore an ostrich-like expression of "I can't see you, I can't see you," completely unable to accept reality.

Against the backdrop of falling black snowflakes.

The air seemed to freeze, and there was a brief silence for a couple of seconds.

"...Morishita-san?"

Su Wei asked.

Hearing that incredibly familiar voice, Morishita Ai, whose heart was pounding with fear, felt a sudden surge of security welling up inside her.

She swallowed hard, tentatively raised her head, and said in a trembling voice:

"Only you...only you can see me?"

Su Wei nodded, his tone showing little surprise:

"I just stopped time with [World], intending to come and check on what was happening behind the rocks. After finding it was you... I was planning to pretend I didn't see you and quietly leave."

"But after thinking about it, the rules for the first round of your revival competition are that it must be 'not visible to anyone'."

"Since I saw you during the time stop, I probably can't escape the judgment of the black ball rule."

Su Wei shrugged: "Since you've already been exposed, I thought I might as well come out and see you off one last time."

"Now it seems you haven't fallen into evil spirits... so you've successfully entered the second stage of the resurrection competition?"

"Yes, thanks to the rewards from the previous phase, I can now ensure that the first person to see me gains 'visibility rights' without any harm..."

Morishita Ai nodded.

Then, belatedly realizing what was happening, she widened her eyes slightly and asked:

"But... how did you know the rules of the 'revival match'?!"

The girl gasped, instinctively shrinking back: "Could it be...you're actually a spy planted among us by the Supreme God!?"

"Now that I can't rely on anyone else because I'm a ghost, why don't you just stop acting?!"

Seeing Morishita Ai's alarmed expression, Su Wei twitched his lips, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"You have quite the imagination. It's a shame you don't write light novels."

"Actually, it was Ryuji Kanzaki and Chihiro Shiranami who came back to tell us this information. Someone had already won the revival match and returned to reality."

"Someone actually won the revival match!?"