In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

Humans are not her kind, nor are nightmares.

Neither of them could understand her as a mixed-race individual, and she was equally unable to integrate into either of their communities.

Therefore, she has a clear definition of the kind of person she is looking for—

It was neither human nor non-human, but rather an existence as lonely and bored as she was.

She felt that Yoshikage Kira was that kind of person.

I was both bored and lonely.

Because I'm bored, I want to find beautiful things.

Because of loneliness, I greedily want to keep all beautiful things around me, even if it means destroying them.

How similar this is to her!

Because she was bored, she would observe and interfere in the human world, hoping to make things more interesting, and even actively participate in it, in order to obtain a better dream.

Because of loneliness, she longs for companionship, a companion from whom she can find solace and fill the void of boredom and loneliness.

That's why she took the initiative to pull Yoshikage Kira into the dream, even though she knew it would be dangerous.

So even though it was their first time meeting, they were able to pronounce each other's names accurately and chatted happily like old friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time.

"That's really strange."

The girl rested her chin on her hand, observing the boy in front of her, and muttered to herself.

What do you mean?

"Of course it's you! You're clearly not human, so why are you pretending to be one? Isn't that strange?"

"First and foremost, I am a human being."

Yoshikage Kira emphasized repeatedly, "Secondly, I was not pretending."

"Oh? Then why do you need to sleep? Why are you so insistent on getting eight hours of sleep every day?"

"Because I need to rest."

"But you're clearly not human, and you don't need to sleep to rest! Besides, even real humans sometimes stay up late, right?"

"I also often stay up late."

Yoshikage Kira replied earnestly.

"Oh?"

Merlin blinked. "Is that so?"

As an outstanding magician, she possesses an extraordinary talent known as the ability to see far.

Although her far-seeing eyes cannot perceive the past or the future, she possesses a unique understanding of the present that surpasses that of others.

It sounds useless, but being able to see through things is actually very useful.

In a broad sense, Merlin can stand in Avalon and spy on the entire Earth, seeing everything that is happening around the world, because it is all happening now.

In a narrow sense, if someone stood in front of Merlin, she could see that person's present and past simultaneously. This is because that person's past shaped their present, and therefore, the past is also part of the present.

In certain specific circumstances, he can even see a part of the future.

For example, when something happens, its outcome is already predetermined, and Merlin will see that outcome.

Take a chestnut.

A teacup fell off the table, this was the cause.

The result of this cause was that the teacup shattered on the floor.

When Merlin sees the teacup fall, he will also see it shatter.

Well, it still sounds pretty useless.

After all, when a teacup falls, anyone can guess what will happen.

Therefore, in most cases, there is not much difference between "guessing" and seeing.

But what if we extend the timeframe for this result to become apparent?

It only takes a second for a teacup to fall and shatter, but some things may take ten or even twenty years from the moment the cause is planted to the moment the effect is borne.

Within the scope of the all-seeing eye, if the result was predetermined when the cause was planted, then the result is also part of the present.

Therefore, when Merlin sees the cause, he will also see the effect, which is equivalent to "foreseeing the future" to a certain extent.

However, when Merlin used her clairvoyance to observe Yoshikage Kira, her field of vision was completely blank.

She can see Kira Yoshikage's present, but this present has neither a future nor is it entangled with the past.

The lack of a future is easily explained.

Because not everyone's actions sow the seeds that will significantly influence the outcome, Merlin cannot foresee everyone's future.

But things are different now.

No one is an independent individual, nor are they born as adults.

The influence of one's family and social environment from childhood shapes a person's present and even affects their future, so Merlin was originally able to see this part of his past.

For example, when she sees a sword, she can see the entire process of how that sword was forged from iron ore.

But Merlin only sees a sword now, without any detailed record of how it was forged.

Although she still believes that Yoshikage Kira is not human, even if he is not human, even if he is a fairy, even if he is a half-human and half-sleep demon like herself, he still has to go through different stages from infancy, childhood to adolescence, and then to youth.

If she couldn't see these things, there are only two explanations—

Either Yoshikage Kira has no past, and someone without a past cannot have a future, so he only has the present.

Either everything about him is shrouded in mystery, and her clairvoyance level is not high enough to see through it.

Merlin didn't know which type Kira Yoshikage belonged to.

But this unknown did not discourage her; instead, it made the girl incredibly excited.

It's precisely because it's unknown that it's better!

If she could see everything, wouldn't she be constantly being spoiled? What fun would that make her life?

Isn't life interesting precisely because the unknown exists?

Merlin had a premonition that Yoshikage Kira would fill her life with surprises!

If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have pulled Yoshikage Kira into her dream.

Merlin asked with a grin:

"So, how does it feel to stay up all night?"

"It feels great."

Yoshikage Kira replied solemnly.

So awesome!

The main reason is that there are too many people opening imparts, so it takes a long time each time, which inevitably leads to staying up late.

Although Yoshikage Kira knew he shouldn't stay up late, he couldn't deny that it was really enjoyable.

Merlin asked meaningfully:

"Although it was great, I bet you'll still need to make up for it with eight hours of sleep afterwards, right?"

"That's right, it's perfectly normal for a normal person to feel tired after staying up all night, isn't it?"

"Yes, that's normal."

Merlin's smile was perfectly normal for humans.

But for someone who is determined to disguise themselves as a human, this is very abnormal.

Although it looks like a human, has a human-like appearance, and its body structure is in no way unlike a human's.

No matter how you look at it, Yoshikage Kira is a pure human being, the kind of person who is flawless.

But Merlin's intuition told her that Yoshikage Kira was definitely not human!

Just like herself, although she looks very much like a human and has the same physical structure as humans, she can do anything just like humans, whether it's eating, drinking, or mating and reproducing.

The former goes without saying, and although Merlin never personally experienced the latter, it was only because she couldn't find anyone qualified to mate and reproduce with her, not because she was incapable.

But ultimately, Merlin is not human.

She neither loves nor hates humans.

She likes the human world, but is indifferent to human groups. She only comes into contact with humans out of curiosity to witness human evolution, nothing more.

Therefore, she believed that Yoshikage Kira was the same.

No matter how human-like someone may look, they are not human in essence.

He should be her perfect kindred spirit, so why does he insist on pretending to be human?

What's so good about humans?

For some reason, Merlin felt uneasy.

She knew that in humans, this emotion was often described as "jealousy".

But Merlin didn't think she was jealous; she had no reason to be jealous of someone she had just met.

Despite their unexpected compatibility, despite being of the same kind, and despite her admission that she longed for some comfort from him to fill her loneliness, she still didn't think she would be jealous—that was a shallow emotion that only humans could have.

If I had to find a specific adjective, it would probably be anger.

Although jealousy can also be considered a form of anger.

But Merlin believed that his "anger" should be "pity for their misfortune and anger at their lack of resistance."

Why must one disguise themselves as a human?

Just like she showed you her true self without reservation, wouldn't it be better to show her your true self as well?

For reasons unknown and complex, Merlin asked softly:

Do you really like humans that much?