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When Kita Kirihara woke up in the early morning, he saw a black head with red highlights pressed against the railing of his balcony, blankly counting the few leaves hanging on the trees in this season.

He usually looks like he's not getting enough sleep, but now he seems unable to fall asleep and can only let out a silent sigh.

Kita Kirihara, wearing the strawberry pajamas that Saki had picked out for her, walked over to Shiori Hachiya in her slippers. She took a breath of the cold morning air and, as expected, was chilled by the cold.

"Achoo!" She subconsciously tightened the open collar of her pajamas, rubbed her nose, and looked at Shiori Hachiya, who seemed completely unharmed, feeling slightly annoyed.

How come these heroes are all so incredibly robust...?

Due to the effects of superpowers, the physical fitness of ability users is also enhanced accordingly. Even those who are not physically enhanced are less likely to contract diseases from the cold.

Although Kita Kirihara has many aliases that are also physically strong, her real body is not particularly robust.

Of course, compared to her peers who rarely leave the house and don't like exercise, her physical condition is quite good. Even with some old injuries, she is not so weak as to be unable to lift a chicken.

Furthermore, Kita Kirihara is the type who can tolerate pain very well and has outstanding endurance. Even if there is a problem, it will never be noticeable.

It's 7:30 in the morning, and the live chat viewers haven't flooded in yet.

Kita Kirihara wanted to strike up a conversation with Hachiya Shiori: "Good morning, Ms. Hachiya. Didn't you sleep last night?"

When she opened her mouth, a plume of white steam rose from it. The temperature was low, so she rubbed her hands together and asked gently, "What would you like for breakfast today?"

Shiori Hachiya was silent for a moment, then turned her head and glanced slightly behind Kita Kirihara before asking, "I can... Is Kami still not awake?"

“Saki is used to sleeping in.” Kita Kirihara smiled. “Let her sleep a little longer.”

Shiori Hachiya complained, "You shouldn't always spoil that guy like that. I feel like half of the reason he has such poor social skills is because of you."

"Huh? What about the other half?"

"It's cool... Hey, is that what you care about?!" Shiori Hachiya felt like there was water sloshing around in Kita Kirihara's head, and she couldn't believe it.

Kita Kirihara relaxed his curved eyebrows, clearly in a good mood: "Of course I'll care, and..."

She paused briefly, then added, "I also felt a sense of enjoyment from it."

Saki doesn't need to do anything; she just needs to focus on looking ahead.

I will remove all obstacles for her.

They had made an appointment.

This is the value of Kita-giri's existence here.

Shiori Hachiya sighed, "You really have a caring personality. It would be a miracle if Kamina could live without you."

If she had a housekeeper like that who could do everything, her happiness index would probably increase by fifty percentage points.

Where can you find such a great younger girlfriend? If I work hard enough to surpass the God of Names and become the Chief, will the Tower assign me a girlfriend?

With her mind wandering to random thoughts, Shiori Hachiya's mood calmed down a little.

She spent the entire night pondering what Nana Ohba meant by those words.

Everything was strange.

The realm that could trap her in her dreams, and the mental fluctuations that drew her in—all belonging to Yuki Uesugi.

I didn’t actually see Yuki Uesugi there, but I did feel a familiar aura.

Human mental fluctuations cannot be faked, after all, they are closely related to the most essential core elements such as the "soul".

Even acting skills cannot be faked.

Even if it was forged, it still proves that the other party had met Yuki Uesugi.

Shiori Hachiya was almost certain that Yuki Uesugi was in their hands.

Last night, Nana Ohba could have easily trapped herself in the domain and killed her. Trapping a dream weaver in a dream is both ironic and a remarkable achievement.

But Nana Ohba didn't do that. Instead, after mocking herself, she banished herself from the dream.

Shiori Hachiya repeatedly examined her core and found that it had not been tampered with in any way.

Who exactly is she...?

Is this all there is to boredom?

The other person's singing was still ringing in her ears, but the beautiful singing sounded extremely jarring to Shiori Hachiya.

Thinking of this, she gripped the railing slightly tighter.

She had no expression; she just looked like she was in a daze.

at a loss.

They had clearly given up, deciding to stand on the stage one last time to say goodbye before leaving, but why were they defeated...?

...Why is it like this, so unwilling to accept it?

Her expression was observed by a pair of deep, dark red eyes beside her.

Kita Kirihara lowered his eyes slightly, concealing his thoughtful expression.

P.S.: Ugh, they're restricting chapter editing now, it's so inconvenient!

There's more tonight!

33. Concealment and Secrets

Having only known each other for less than seven hours, Shiori Hachiya dreamt of being beaten up by this new friend and running away with her head in her hands. It would be impossible for her not to have mixed feelings.

The other party is very likely a mental ability user whose abilities surpass his own.

Because this information was so important, Shiori Hachiya, after a night of emo, came to her senses and realized that she should inform the God's Name and the Tower as soon as possible.

To be defeated in the realm of dreams is, for a dream weaver, far too shameful.

Damn it... While I'm pretending to be Santa Claus in kids' dreams at night and running around for performances during the day, Nana Ohba is probably practicing her splits somewhere somewhere!

The dream weaver, who is 21 years old and not considered old, muttered to himself.

So, at the dinner table, she told Koizumi Saki about what happened to Oba Nana.

The latter, chewing on a sandwich, widened her eyes upon hearing this: "...You mean Nana Oba?"

Shiori Hachiya realized something was wrong: "You know her?"

Saki Koizumi swallowed the sandwich in her mouth, her gaze towards Shiori Hachitani subtle: "Didn't we distribute the information about the Silver Garden to everyone after the meeting? Didn't you see it?"

Currently, among the people associated with the Silver Garden, only Nana Ohba has revealed her real name, and she is quite active and conspicuous.

The others are only described in terms of appearance and some guesses about their abilities, and appear in the tower's information.

For example, there's a short-haired, flaxen-colored girl who can punch through a load-bearing wall, and a long-haired, straight-haired girl who can stop time.

The young swordsman with red eyes and sharp fangs, the pink-haired girl wrapped in a strange device, and the white-haired woman with dragon horns and a dragon tail... Koizumi Saki carefully recorded all of these and distributed them to everyone as data.

After all, when Homura Akemi stopped time, only Saki Koizumi was able to see what these people looked like.

The information about Nana Ohba was supplemented by Saki Koizumi and Ryo Kobayashi, who had both met her. They even wrote down her banana twin tails, personality, and banana-related elements.

I thought that such detailed information would make all the heroes react immediately upon seeing Nana Ohba.

Unexpectedly, Shiori Hachiya hadn't even looked at the document.

The washed-up idol slumped on the table, his face drooping, as sleepiness crept back in: "What can I do... I'm just too sleepy."

Just as the man's face was about to fall into the plate, Kita Kirihara reached out and quickly took the empty plate in front of him.

The latter had stayed up all night and hadn't slept well, so he seized this rare opportunity to catch up on sleep.

She buried her face in her arms, and soon her breathing became even.

She fell asleep.

Saki Koizumi looked around, found a small blanket, and covered Shiori Hachitani, who was sleeping on the dining table, with it. Kita Kirihara then turned up the air conditioner temperature slightly to prevent Shiori Hachitani from catching a cold.

Saki Koizumi never expected that the one who defeated Shiori Hachiya in the dream was actually Nana Oba.

To be honest, her impression of Nana Ohba was still that of "a girl who might have a dual personality but makes delicious pudding," and she didn't know anything about her abilities, but she was said to be quite outstanding in combat.

After all, when the other party and their companion broke into the research institute, the two swords they were wielding almost caused the entire building to collapse.

Hmm, I feel that the pudding is just as delicious as the dishes that A-Yuan makes himself.

Saki Koizumi was momentarily distracted, but upon regaining her composure, she realized an even more important issue:

Yuki Uesugi was with Nana Oba.

In other words, his colleague, who had been missing for so long, was very likely in the hands of the Silver Court.

……ah.

Saki Koizumi sensed something was wrong.

It feels like it's very difficult to ask the Silver Court for people... or rather, it's basically impossible to find those elusive members of the Silver Court.

Moreover, Nana Ohba's approach to him, Ryo, and the Dream Weaver is probably all for Ahara's sake.

Saki Koizumi's crisis radar is beeping.

She realized that, given that the Silver Garden's target was likely Kita Kirihara, Nana Ōba was brazenly showing up near her house and even exchanging contact information with Shiori Hachitani...

...This is bad.

Saki Koizumi's mood darkened, and she frowned slightly.

Out of concern for her lover's safety, Koizumi Saki informed the tower about the information regarding Void Essence, but did not hand over Kita Kirihara's information.

If what the Silver Garden members say is true, that Ahara possesses the ability to purify the manic side effects of ability users, once this gets out, Ahara will probably instantly become a target for countless people, or rather, a thorn in their side.

Saki Koizumi had originally planned to discuss this matter with Kita Kirihara sometime later and was considering how to handle it.

She's just not good at expressing herself, and her thought process is slightly different, but her intelligence is still normal.

If Kita Kirihara were told about the side effects of purifying mania, the kind and helpful Kita Kirihara would definitely be unable to resist helping others if they encountered their abilities going berserk.

However, Koizumi Saki knew that in this matter, the help that Ahara provided could not be given free of charge.

Once this precedent is set and an exception is made, a constant stream of troubles will follow.

However, A Yuan's influence on the entire hero system is immeasurable.

The cooperation between North Frontier and the official team is indispensable for the hero system to continue to function properly.