Unspeakable bubbles

'However, they are very well-behaved and not very noisy.'

'Small animals? That would be even better. Sometimes when I get bored reading, I can play with them.'

Okay! I'll send the bubble over to you now.

'Huh?'

Before Carmen could speak, Bubble took off the ruby ​​and threw it into her own shadow.

'Your Majesty, please don't throw me on the ground! Hmm?'

A ruby ​​appeared in the spacious room, and many playful little animals curiously ran to the vicinity of the gem.

Carmen returned to human form and squinted as he surveyed his surroundings.

Black walls, black animals, black plants, black—everywhere you look is black.

"Is this... the shadow world, or no, space?"

Carmen stroked his chin and looked again at the seal at the end of the room.

"This place is quite interesting."

Section 164, Chapter 163: Starting Again

"I want this one, this one, and this one too!"

The sales clerk looked at the little girl in front of her with some surprise. She hadn't bought children's books, but rather books that were completely unsuitable for children, such as world history, the ten most outstanding military strategists in modern times of the Federation, and the rising empire.

"Little one, did you buy this for your dad?"

"Bubble bought it for Carmen."

"Oh"

The sales clerk guessed that Carmen might be one of her elders or relatives, so she quickly put the book into the bag.

"That's 285 in total, thank you for your patronage."

"2,285?"

The little girl touched her pocket, looked at the bag again, and finally pointed to the book "The Rise of an Empire": "Bubble doesn't have enough pocket money, so I don't want that book."

'Pocket money?'

The sales clerk muttered to herself but didn't say anything more: "If you remove this one, the total is 198."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie."

Bubble thanked her, took the change, and then suddenly remembered something and said, "Auntie, is there a phone nearby? Bubble made an appointment with a friend to call her after the trip."

"Can I borrow your phone, Auntie?" the saleswoman said kindly, seeing how cute the little girl was.

"Thank you."

She dialed the phone number Kotono had given her last time: "Kotono, it's me, Bubble. I'm back from my trip!"

"Oh, it's a bit faster than I expected." A gentle voice came from the other end of the phone; it was Kotono's voice, just as I had hoped.

"Bubble, are you tired from playing?"

"It's alright. Although I encountered some strange things again, many kind people helped Bubble. Bubble isn't tired."

"So, how about taking a spontaneous trip?"

"Come with me, come with us to see Mother."

"Mother?"

Bubble thought for a moment and said, "Kotono's mother, Bubble is very happy to meet her. Are you going to travel to where your aunt lives?"

"That's right, she'll treat you well. A lovely child like you, Mother will surely adore."

Kotono smiled and said, "However, besides the trip, there's something else I'd like to ask you."

"Yes, Qin is Bubble's good friend, and Bubble will definitely work hard!" The little girl's proud and upright posture immediately amused everyone around her.

"I, and everyone in the class, are incomplete."

"It takes the mother's help and a ritual to make everyone whole."

“I, we, will become Mother’s true children.”

“This is everyone’s dream, Bubble. We hope you will be the chief officiant in such a sacred ceremony.”

Kotono's voice rose slightly: "That's right, this is our plea."

"Bubble, will you say yes?"

The little girl scratched her head: "Well, but Bubble has never been a high priest before, so I don't know what to do."

"Besides, Bubble just got back. I don't know if Masumi-neechan will agree to Bubble going on a trip right away."

"What Bubble has to do in the ceremony is very simple, I will tell you in detail later."

"As for your sister Masumi, don't worry, I'll talk to her at your house later, and she'll definitely agree."

"OK then."

Although Bubbles originally wanted to rest at home, since it was Kotono's request, there was no other way.

"Kotono, I'm going home now."

"By the way, do you know where Bubble lives?" the little girl asked.

"Don't worry, I'll be there soon."

After hanging up the phone, Kotono pulled back the curtain of her dormitory room.

She looked out the window at the scenery, a smile playing on her lips: "What a beautiful day! Everyone, let's get ready to go."

Seven students from different dormitories in the class pushed open their doors together. After walking down to the dormitory building, they silently followed Kotono.

The eight people were of one mind; without exchanging a single word, they understood what each other should do with just a glance.

"Please wait a moment. If we are going out as a group, we need the homeroom teacher's signature."

The school spirit at Lily of the Valley is free, but it's not entirely without rules.

Moreover, no matter how Kotono and her group looked at it, it seemed very strange.

With synchronized steps and equally enigmatic smiles, the eight people were surrounded by a strange and unusual atmosphere.

"what happened?"

Several more school security guards came over and subtly surrounded the eight people.

"Classmates, where are we going? To meet our homeroom teacher...?"

“You insignificant and ignorant fools, the sacred ritual shall not be obstructed!”

Eight voices rang out together, and eight powerful spiritual forces erupted instantly.

They blended together, and in the blink of an eye, a qualitative change was completed.

The moment the mental field, approaching the level of a Chaos Lord, appeared, the person in the office jumped up from their chair.

He gasped and quickly dialed his partner's number.

"Ninomiya! Urgent request for assistance! There's an emergency at Suzuran!"

After yelling those words at someone, he ignored Ninomiya Sui's reaction and immediately turned on the campus broadcast system.

"Attention all teachers and students on campus! Attention all teachers and students on campus!"

"Please do not leave your dormitories, classrooms, or office buildings."

"In case of emergency, please do not leave your dormitory, classroom, or office building!"

Kotono paused slightly upon hearing the voice on the radio.

"Never mind, the lily of the valley is still nice, and it's also where we met Bubble."

"As long as our bottom line is not crossed, unnecessary killing is not worthwhile."

"What a beautiful day! The breeze feels so nice. Don't you feel sleepy?"

A magical voice rang out, and under the influence of the mental field, Kotono performed a wide-ranging suggestion.

"Sleep, sleep."

"Lily of the Valley, today is your day off."

Thump, thump, the security guards at the entrance collapsed one after another.

The entire school fell silent, with only a few exceptionally capable teachers struggling to keep things going.

At this moment, the only person who remained clear-headed and had the ability to deal with Kotono and the others was Kazuto.

But after much hesitation, he decided to remain inactive.

The voice that had just rang in his ears was very familiar, and he had already figured out who was responsible for the anomaly.

"Kotono, I don't know why you did this, and I didn't know you were so secretive."

"But I firmly believe it!"

"As long as she is a student of Linglan, no matter what unavoidable difficulties she may have, she would never do anything to harm Linglan!"

Whether she heard Kazuto's words or not, Kotono snorted coldly, turned around and walked out of the school gate.

Upon leaving the lily of the valley, the eight people tacitly split into two teams.

Kotono walked towards Bubble's house alone, while the other seven headed towards the airport.

Once the eight people separated, Qin Nai's spiritual stance, which was close to that of the Chaos Lord, shrank drastically.

Although still formidable, he could no longer overpower the group of strongmen in the Lily of the Valley as he had before.

"This level is sufficient."

Kotono didn't think anything unexpected would happen during the short time she spent picking up Bubbles at the airport; however, life is always full of surprises.