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Even Saki Koizumi had to admit that the Silver Garden's boss, with Kita Kirihara's face, was standing very close to Ahara, and there was absolutely no sense of distance between them...

...Although harmonious, it is also jarring.

Because it was her own body, Kita Kirihara, as a consciousness detached from the body, also felt an unusual sense of closeness.

While she was talking to Saki Koizumi, she was spouting nonsense about how Saki getting too close to her body would affect the treatment's effectiveness. Yet, she stood seriously by the bed, her hand unconsciously resting on her own body, her fingers gently stroking along the edge of the bed until they touched her hair.

Kita Kirihara was startled. The sensation of someone touching her head was quite subtle. She subconsciously turned her head and saw her furrowed brows and the faint beads of cold sweat on her brow.

She habitually wiped away her sweat and smoothed her furrowed brows.

...This habit was formed while taking care of Saki, and my body is already used to the process.

The white-haired, red-eyed woman leaned intimately against A-Yuan's bedside, gently brushing aside A-Yuan's sweat-dampened bangs, and even went so far as to place her hand on A-Yuan's face—

—This is the scene that Saki Koizumi saw.

With a cold expression, she stepped forward and grabbed the lecher's hand, making him stay away from A Yuan.

Staring at the woman, Saki Koizumi gritted her teeth angrily: "How long are you going to keep touching me?"

The other person didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with doing this in front of me, and remained calm and composed, her crimson pupils reflecting the face of the woman so close to me: "You're really nervous, Miss Kamina."

Is Saki... jealous?

And he's even jealous of his current self and [himself]... Oh no, this seems a bit interesting.

Without changing his expression, Kita Kirihara pondered some rather unpleasant questions.

However, as the character cards suggest, it would be best for [Kitagirihara] to tone it down a bit.

After all, the purpose of inviting Saki in wasn't simply to provoke her. If a fight broke out prematurely, it would be a case of losing more than one gains.

【Huh? Where is Banana going...?】

Come to think of it, something feels off. The Silver Garden isn't just home to these people, is it?

The camera seems to be changing direction soon...

Just as Kita Kirihara and Koizumi Saki were locked in a stalemate, Ooba Nana received her signal and quietly left the Silver Garden.

The Silver Court's boss naturally wouldn't reveal any flaws to the God's Name, but the God's Name wasn't so easily fooled.

In this place, her connection with the Voice of the World was temporarily severed. Although her abilities hadn't completely disappeared due to the temporary disconnection, they had certainly weakened.

Despite the BOSS in front of her constantly provoking her with Ahara, Koizumi Saki wouldn't be so easily blinded by anger.

She was prepared to face a trap, her vigilance was at its highest, and she observed her surroundings meticulously.

Saki Koizumi was naturally aware of Nana Oba's departure.

"...What is your purpose?"

She couldn't be bothered to argue with this scheming guy anymore. Straight to the point, she stared into the BOSS's eyes and questioned him directly.

"Oh? You noticed so quickly?" Koizumi Saki was a little annoyed by the swaying of the flashy chain on the other person's glasses. The BOSS just showed a slightly surprised expression, and then said, "This Silver Garden is actually isolated from the outside world... You should know that, right?"

"……Yes."

"So here, we can also have a proper chat about the contract you signed with the Voice of the World," the BOSS said, and the room's decor changed accordingly.

Saki Koizumi found herself on a soft sofa, realizing that the BOSS had used special privileges to take her to another room.

The warm, dim light made one feel somewhat drowsy, the firewood in the fireplace crackled and popped, and the BOSS sat comfortably in a rocking chair with a thick book spread out on his lap.

Separating everyone else, what is presented here is only the conversation between the BOSS and the God.

"...A contract? How did you know?" Koizumi Saki's true ability is to unify languages, which is not a secret within the tower.

But by communicating with the Voice of the World, she, in a sense, directly communicated with the root cause and gained the authority of the executor.

Therefore, she has to work to maintain the balance of the world, and it is normal that she is often powerless to do so.

But how could this be...?

The boss, now in his adult Kitakiri body, was not angered by her questioning.

Her voice remained calm: "That's because you're not the only one who carries out the responsibilities in this world."

Given the current situation, it would be abnormal to put all your eggs in one basket.

Saki Koizumi was well aware of this, and she stated confidently, "You are also an executor."

“But I’m in a much worse state than you, Miss Kamina.” The BOSS straightened up, looking somewhat intrigued. She gazed at Kamina’s face with a scrutinizing look that sent a chill down the latter’s spine.

"You are the darling of the world, with countless causes and effects entwined around you, and countless fuels continuously sent to your core furnace to start your greedy machine... And because of this, you are also the most useful tool, with your every move guided and bound, as if you were a person grown out of a mold."

"This world doesn't really like doing charity. She loves you so much that she protects you tightly, like a mother holding her child in her mouth... and she won't allow her beloved child to mingle with bad kids outside."

"Because of your strict parents, I cannot leave this Silver Garden, nor can I get close to you."

"And all this time, you haven't even thought of coming to me, which has delayed our meeting until now. You could have just come here and knocked on the door, and I would have given you all the answers."

"You've finally arrived because of Yuan's affair."

The BOSS chuckled softly, finally revealing a hint of pity that even Saki Koizumi couldn't quite decipher: "But what's more important is that you walked in all alone, Ms. Kamina. Following in Hara's footsteps, you've forgotten your duty outside the Silver Garden..."

Saki Koizumi suddenly realized the biggest problem. Her eyes widened and she stood up.

"The flow of time here is completely different from the outside world from the moment you step in."

A cunning smile of triumph appeared on the BOSS's face.

180. I really want to go home, Mom.

The flow of time within the Silver Garden can be adjusted according to Kita Kirihara's needs.

Because the timeline of the Silver Garden character card is completely consistent with that of Kita Kirihara, the original character.

After Kita Kirihara sent her body into the Silver Garden, she deliberately used this to slow down the rate at which her body weakened.

Then, after successfully using herself as bait to lure Saki Koizumi into the Silver Garden, she adjusted the flow of time.

Now, almost six days have passed in the outside world. And the divine name has been missing for six days.

Kita Kirihara used this unconventional method to imprison Koizumi Saki for six days.

Less than twenty-four hours remained until the diagnosed time of death for Kita Kirihara.

..

Shiori Hachiya made a decision.

On the first night after learning what Chise had done, she didn't go to sleep; instead, she stood on her balcony and let the wind blow on her for half the night.

The next day, she saw the news of a sudden explosion in an industrial area on the outskirts of the city, which had killed and injured dozens of people. However, subsequent reports were suppressed by the tower, which had noticed something amiss.

As a member of the tower, she naturally knew that it was no ordinary dust explosion.

However, the association acted too quickly, and the eerie flames were extremely difficult to extinguish. The fire burned for two days and two nights, and only a few heroes were able to enter.

That night, Shiori Hachiya entered Chise's dream.

Sure enough, a burnt smell came from the other person.

The explosion was related to the association, but the attackers were members of the Silver Court.

Shiori Hachiya obtained this information from the dream of a member of an association.

In reality, she did not actively read other people's memories; she simply passed through the dreams of countless people in one night and inevitably encountered some similar nightmare scenarios.

The opponents narrowly escaped Talulah's magic, but the cataclysmic flames still left an indelible mark on their hearts.

It was from these dreams that Shiori Hachiya was able to piece together the whole story.

She saw the dragon girl's face, learned that she was a member of the Silver Court, and reported all this information.

Then, they received news that the god had lost contact.

Kita Kiri was originally an important member of the Silver Garden—a fact that Hachiya Shiori had already learned from Ōba Nana.

Kita Kirihara was also Kamiya's lover.

So, that surprisingly straightforward guy must be at odds with the Silver Garden again.

How long was Banana talking about...? Was it seven days? On the night of the seventh day, will Chise and Kita Kirihara die together?

On the third day, Shiori Hachiya stayed up all night.

Meanwhile, the association also began to stir. On the third day after the god's name was gone, the rift opened again.

This time it was near the National University, which conveniently gave the National University students a chance to practice.

But perhaps because the god's name was absent, although the monsters in the void rift had been cleared away, the rift remained open, and monsters continued to fall down from time to time.

Shiori Hachiya sensed the stirrings within the dream world, but when she tried to fall asleep and enter the dream to manage order, she felt an inexplicable force repelling her entry.

The T-shaped mark on my chest enlarged, and I bled a lot at 12:35 pm.

This time, Shiori Hachiya began to feel a pain as if her chest was being torn apart.

She didn't tell anyone else, but clumsily bandaged herself up.

Her breasts, which weren't very big to begin with, were almost completely flattened by the wrapping.

On the morning of the fourth day, Shiori Hachiya finally entered the dream world amidst the torment of pain and inexplicable excitement.

Everything seemed normal. After dealing with some nightmares, she entered the dream world of a thousand lifetimes.

She needs to talk to Chise.

But the other party seemed extremely weak, and its life was visibly extinguished.

Although Chise is still very lively in the dream world, Shiori Hachiya can sense the changes that are happening to her.

"Ah... how much time is left?"

Shiori Hachiya did not attack the other party; she simply picked up Chise as usual.

She started chatting with the other person.

The other party didn't try to hide it from her, but just sneered, "You've been hiding Kita Kirihara, huh..."

Shiori Hachiya looked into the child's cold, sharp eyes, answered calmly, and then used her authority to ask a few questions:

"I don't know where she went. So, Qian Shi, how much time do you have left?"