I have no regrets about my 2D world!

"It's okay now, Sawa." He smiled slightly and walked over slowly.

"San San, you just..." Sawa looked at her friend in shock, as if they were meeting for the first time.

"What happened to me just now?" The girl was a little confused. She could see that her friend was not shocked by her ability, but by other things.

"Just now? I seem to..." The girl seemed to have thought of something, and her face froze.

"What was I saying just now?! And that weird smile. Ah! Why did I make that expression?! I've never done that before!"

The girl finally recalled her strange appearance during the battle just now and couldn't help but cover her cheeks.

"Sawa, listen to me, what just happened is..."

Before the girl could finish her words, she heard Sawa's surprised voice.

"San San, look behind you!"

"Huh? Behind?" Hearing Sawa's voice, the girl turned around with some confusion.

The White Shadow, struck in the head by the girl's gunshot, didn't dissipate like the others. Instead, a red flame lit up at the hole in its head, slowly filling the void. The flame dissipated, and the White Shadow stood up again.

"What is this? Resurrection?" The girl looked at the standing 'White Shadow' in surprise, but she didn't feel scared.

"Since you can still be resurrected, then I will kill you once more. I don't believe you can keep resurrecting."

The flintlock appeared in the girl's hand again, and she walked gently towards the "white shadow".

"Bang!" With the sound of a gunshot, the "White Shadow" fell again, but this time no flames appeared to repair the wound. Instead, it transformed into light and merged into the girl's body like the others.

The girl could sense that this energy was stronger than the others. Sure enough, special people give more.

With a slight smile, the flintlock rifle disappeared, and the girl turned around, wanting to continue explaining what had happened before. However, what happened next was something she would never forget for the rest of her life.

"Sawa, actually before..." The girl's words were interrupted, and the slightly happy expression on her face froze, staring blankly at everything happening in front of her.

At some point, a "white shadow" came to Saya's side, and Saya closed her eyes at this moment and was held in the white shadow's hand.

As if sensing the gaze coming from behind, the 'white shadow' did not look back. A black crack appeared beside him. He walked in holding the gauze, and then the crack disappeared.

"Sha...Shahe..." The girl looked at what was in front of her in disbelief, and stretched out a trembling hand as if she wanted to stop it.

"Plop!" The girl fell to her knees, her eyes blank.

"Sawa was captured? Why? Didn't she come looking for me? I saw Sawa before, so she was also targeted? But why was she captured? Shouldn't we just take action? Where was she captured? How is she now?"

Her hair fell to the ground, and there seemed to be crystals in the girl's eyes.

"I didn't take good care of Saeki. If I had been more careful, if I had dealt with that guy just now more quickly..."

Tears dripped onto the cobblestone road, and a dark shadow seemed to appear on the girl's body.

"Hey, don't you want to save her?" A voice suddenly came from behind.

"Huh?" The girl suddenly stood up and looked behind her, only to see a girl with short gray hair standing at the entrance of the alley, looking at her with a smile.

Chapter 56: The Encounter between the Brave and the Prophet

"Who are you?" A hint of surprise flashed in the black-haired girl's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by hostility.

Just as my friend was taken away, this person appeared in front of me. It was hard not to wonder if she had any connection with those "white shadows".

In addition, she just asked herself whether she wanted to save people, so she must have known about "White Shadow". If she had that ability, why did she wait until now to show up?

"Well, don't be so nervous."

The gray-haired girl smiled softly, as if trying to lighten the tension between the two of them, and took a few steps forward, but stopped when she noticed the flintlock in the black-haired girl's hand.

"Okay, okay. I was originally planning to find a quiet place to talk slowly, but it seems that it's impossible without explaining everything to you first."

The black-haired girl said nothing, quietly waiting for the other party to explain.

"I do know about them, their purpose, and even how they came into being."

"Well, I don't have any fighting ability, so I usually avoid these things when I see them. Today, I saw them chasing you guys in groups on the street, so I came over to take a look out of curiosity. I didn't expect to find something unexpected."

Having said this, the girl glanced at the opposite side, as if hinting at something.

The black-haired girl's eyes fluctuated slightly, and her hand holding the gun loosened slightly, but she was still staring at the opposite side.

"Well, you still don't believe it? How about this." Looking at the still vigilant eyes on the opposite side, the girl thought for a moment, raised one hand, and a strange book appeared, moving without wind.

"This is my ability. I can see everything that happened in the past in the book. However, only I can see it. Compared to your ability, I have no combat ability."

"If you still don't believe it, how about I tell you something. For example, Tokisaki Kurumi is a high school student who likes cats. The one who was kidnapped just now was her good friend Yamada Sawa, who got her current ability about a month ago. And..."

The girl's eyes moved, and she smiled gently as she looked at the believing look in Kurumi's eyes.

"Also, you're often alone at home..."

"enough!"

Kurumi suddenly spoke.

"I believe you, no need to say more."

Faced with this situation, Kuang San could only believe it. Although some of the previous information could be found out through investigation, she did not tell anyone about the information she gained later.

What's more, the girl opposite seemed to know some of the things she usually did at home, so Kuang San quickly interrupted the girl.

Although there were only the two of them in this place, Kurumi still felt a little embarrassed when it was said like this.

"Well, I'm glad you believe me. Then let me introduce myself. My name is Honjo Nia, and I'm an elf like you."

Erya scattered the books in his hands and introduced Kurumi.

When Erya learned that Kurumi had obtained the spirit crystal, he took the initiative to ask Bai about the previously decided matter. Afterwards, everyone gathered to discuss the matter.

But the final result was somewhat unexpected.

Originally, Bai, who was the Demon King, was guarding the castle alone, waiting for the elf team to gather and attack, but what happened during this period affected several people.

Nia volunteered to help Kurumi, Nanashi and Yamai were curious and willing to help, and Tohka heard that defeating Haku would grant a wish, so she joined the team at Tenka's instigation.

Miku was busy and did not participate, but said that she would come to watch after notifying her at the end. Kotori did not plan to participate due to her special status, but said that she would keep watching. Mayuri was not interested in this matter.

So the only ones left on Shiro's side were Yoshino, Origami, and Rokuko.

Originally, Origami felt that the people on the other side seemed a bit pitiful and planned to go there, but after counting the number of people on both sides, he decided to stay.

Of course, everyone was willing to join in, though some joined out of fun, while others joined out of interest in the elf that Bai had a special interest in. But they all just treated it as a joke.

At least that's how it was originally...

"Hmm...what's going on?" Bai looked thoughtfully at the brown-haired girl lying in front of him and asked the figure next to him.

"I checked the records. She was close to the individual called Tokisaki Kurumi. When Tokisaki Kurumi discovered those energy bodies, she was too close and was also involved."

"After a chase and battle, Tokisaki Kurumi killed several ordinary individuals and a special individual. However, it seems that because the two were together, the system made a misjudgment, resulting in two special individuals appearing at the same time. This person was brought back by the other special individual."

"Because that special individual dissipates after using their abilities once, this person remains here. However, it seems they are still unconscious due to the shock. Do they need to be woken up?"

"Wait, let me stroke it." Bai waved his hand and didn't intend to wake the girl up for the time being.

"The special individual appeared because Kurumi's score reached a certain level, and the two of them together caused the system to misjudge and so two appeared. One of them was killed, and the other used its ability to bring her back. However, because the special individual with this score can only use its ability once, it then dissipated on its own."

"Is such that."

"So this is still my problem?"

"Yes."

"...You don't have to agree to everything I say."

"But it is indeed because of you that you did not tell Tokisaki Kurumi that the energy body would detect humans who were too close to the elves and treat them as the same as the elves, so this incident happened."

"...Okay, it's my fault. I forgot to add these things to the spirit crystal."

Bai rubbed his head and realized that this was indeed his mistake. Because these things had been told to everyone in the family, they would pay more attention to it, but because of this, Kurumi's part was forgotten.

"Is Kurumi okay now?"

"without crashing."

"...What's the meaning?"

"When the situation was about to collapse and reverse, Erya showed up in time to lead them back."

Bai thought about the scene at that time for a moment.

My close friend was taken away by something inexplicable, and I don't know how to save him...

Well, this is still a little unacceptable for a young girl.

"Oh, how could such a happy scene turn out like this?"

"Your reasons."

"Okay, I understand. No need to say more."

Bai glanced at the figure next to him speechlessly, then shifted his gaze back to the brown-haired girl.

"In that case, it seems we can just execute it directly..."

I don't know what he was thinking about, but a look of reminiscence appeared on Bai's face, and then he made up his mind.

Chapter 57 After the Script Ends

"Niya...you said that comic book thing is real?"

In a park next to the street, Kurumi asked Niya.

"Of course, that was drawn by me, and it actually depicts things that happened in the past." Erya shrugged and said casually.

The book was indeed drawn by her, and the fact that it had happened was a lie. Since Kurumi didn't know what happened in the past, it would be better to increase her credibility. Kurumi also believed the "facts" that Erya said because of the ability that Erya mentioned before.

"But doesn't the book say that they sought so many helpers because the original spirit had its power taken away? Shouldn't there only be this one Demon King?"

However, Kurumi also noticed that Niya's words did not match what was in the book, and raised questions.

"I changed it on purpose. Otherwise, if I really drew it like that, I'm afraid fewer people would see it. After all, repeating the same situation is very clichéd."

"Is that so..." Kurumi was still a little confused, but she knew too little information at the moment, so she could only believe what Niya said.

"That's right. The energy beings you killed were spies left by the Demon King in the human world, used as training for his subordinates. However, the more you kill, the more powerful energy beings you will attract, which are the ones you encountered before that can use their abilities."

"Those higher-level energy beings have special abilities, and you just happened to encounter one that can teleport."

"But there's no need to worry too much for now. The Demon King's minions will occasionally capture humans and offer them to him. Your friend may not have been noticed by the Demon King yet, so he should still be safe."

"Then let's go and save her quickly." When Kuang San heard that her friend might still be safe, she couldn't help but stand up and wanted to go find her.

"Hey, hey. Don't be in a hurry, sit down first."

Erya reached out and grabbed Kurumi's shoulders, and helped Kurumi sit back in her original position.

"You don't think we can defeat them with just the two of us, do you?"

This question immediately dissuaded Kuang San from leaving immediately.

"Yes, it's already so troublesome for me to deal with some of the Demon King's subordinates of unknown rank, let alone the Demon King himself."

"Well, there's no need to be so pessimistic. Didn't I mention it in my book? There are still several people here. If we work together, we can still do it."

"But we don't know where those people are."

"Have you forgotten my abilities?"

Niya smiled softly, and a look of surprise appeared on Kurumi's face.

"Don't worry, I've tried my best to find a few people. Although the chances of winning are still slim, there is still some hope."

"How many people?" Kuang San was a little confused. She remembered that the picture book seemed to say there were ten people.

"This is my fault. I thought the Demon King wouldn't pay attention to the comics, but he noticed. So the Demon King took advantage of the young age of some elves and tricked them into joining his camp. By the time I noticed, it was already too late."

Erya looked a little apologetic, as if this was true. But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing wrong.

"But if you include us, there are six of us on our side. One person was not caught by the Demon King, but he doesn't want to get involved in this matter, so there are only three people on the Demon King's side."

After hearing Erya's explanation, Kurumi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Only three? Then we'll send three more people to fight them. Even if Niya is incapable of fighting, we still have two people on our side. I'm sure the Demon King won't defeat us instantly."

"So where are they now?"