A journey into an infinite dimension

Go back to that place where there is nothing and fall asleep?

This was the feeling she hoped for most, but at this moment, the girl inexplicably felt a sense of reluctance.

Not to the world that denies her, but to the girl who is fighting for her.

She stared deeply at Shi Ye's fighting posture, as if she wanted to imprint her appearance in her mind. The next moment, the girl's figure disappeared in a distortion of space.

"I will...come to find you..."

The barely audible sound disappeared in the wind along with the distortion of space, and Shi Ye, who was in the battle, seemed to have noticed something and turned his head to look in the direction where the girl disappeared.

"Go to hell! Flame Demon!!!"

However, her distraction during the battle only irritated Origami even more.

The overwhelming hatred and the rage of being looked down upon completely devoured Origami's remaining sanity with negative emotions, and her fighting style became increasingly frantic, almost to the point where she would rather be seriously injured or even die than leave a wound on Shiye's body.

[Tobiichi Origami?]

Floating beside Shiye, Shizhi, who was watching the fight between the two from a great position, finally saw Origami's appearance clearly at this moment, which made her exclaim in surprise.

[Why does she seem to have such a strong hatred towards you, Jiaye?]

[Normally, the target of this hatred should be you, no, perhaps it is this power.]

Even though a fierce battle was going on that ordinary people could not get involved in, Shiye still had the leisure to communicate with Shizhi. This showed how much she did not take Origami seriously - or how big the gap between her strength and Origami's was.

"Forget it, since that girl has left, we should leave too. Kotori's situation is still unclear."

He swung his sword and created a huge tornado that enveloped himself. When the tornado dissipated, all Origami saw was a charred ground. Shiye's figure had long disappeared without a trace.

“————Flame Demon!!!”

"It seems the hatred is quite strong. Fortunately, I have made sufficient preparations to conceal my identity."

Standing on the top of the ruins of a high-rise building, Taxi Ye, who was dressed in casual clothes, listened to the faint roar coming from his ears and muttered to himself calmly.

[Why does she harbor such a strong hatred towards this power? ]

Drifting beside Shiye, Shizhi asked in confusion.

【What exactly is this power? 】

In her memory, she only remembered that this power was first used by Shi Ye, but she had no idea what the true nature of this power was or where it came from.

[I don't know, because like you, I have no memory of this power. I just know that such a power exists within us.]

Shaking his head, Shi Ye said.

She was telling the truth. Neither the memories given to her by the system nor Shizhi's own memories had any impression of this power.

But she understood the true nature of this power, because before coming to this world, she possessed weapons derived from this power - yes, what she just displayed was not the full power of this power.

If I have to say, it's only about one-third.

【I will try to investigate, don't worry.】

After softly comforting Shizhi, Shiye took out his cell phone and looked at the coordinates of Kotori, who had not moved yet, and directly dialed Kotori's number.

Beep—beep—beep—

Click.

The call was quickly connected, and in an instant, both Shizhi and Shiye couldn't hide their relief.

The worst didn't happen, and that's enough.

"Moshimoshi, Shiori?"

However, a familiar voice coming from the phone made Shi Ye silently press the hang-up button.

【...】

【...】

Shi Ye and Shi Zhi beside him looked at each other in silence, both of them were speechless for a moment.

[That was Kotori's voice just now, right? ]

Because he shared the same perception with Shiye, Shizhi naturally heard what Shiye heard as well.

[It sounds like it matches my memory 99% of the time.]

Nodding silently, Shi Ye gave a detailed data.

【But that tone...】

Shiori seemed to be hesitant to speak.

[She's nothing like that clingy, soft-hearted little sister.]

Shi Ye made a summary.

beep beep————

Then the phone rang at the same moment.

〖Caller ID: Itsuka Kotori〗

[...Shiori, do you want to answer?]

【Gaya, you answer it.】

Without objection, Shi Ye gently pressed the answer button, and then, under some inexplicable premonition, he did not put the phone to his ear, but held it at a distance.

"Why did you hang up?!!"

As the call was connected, a deafening roar penetrated his ears. Fortunately, Shi Ye had anticipated this, so he was able to preserve his hearing.

"Question, are you Kotori?"

After the roar died down, Shi Ye put the phone to his ear and asked calmly with a hint of uncertainty.

"What? You don't even recognize your own cute sister? Did you get Alzheimer's disease from the space shock just now?"

Venomous tongue, sadistic, and scheming.

This was the first impression that Shiye and Shiori got from Kotori's voice.

Where is our cute little sister who is crybaby and clingy?

"His chest measurement is only 72cm; his favorite food is a deluxe children's meal; when he was in elementary school, he was afraid to go to school because he wet the bed; after watching "The Ring", he didn't dare to watch TV for three days and crawled into my bed every night; he once got angry because a Chihuahua barked at him——"

"Ahhhhh stop it, Ona-chan, I was wrong. I apologize, please stop!"

As if to test the true identity of Kotori on the other end of the phone, Shiye suddenly began to mutter all of Kotori's dark history as if chanting some kind of spell. Then, before he had said a tenth of it, Kotori, whose tone had lost its arrogance and began to panic, interrupted him at the fastest speed.

"Let's not talk about anything else for now. Question: where are you now?"

After confirming the reaction and confirming that it was Kotori, Shiye stopped teasing her and went straight to the point.

"...It's hard to explain over the phone, Shi...Oune-chan, please wait here for a moment. I'll pick you up right away."

After leaving these words, Kotori hung up the phone, leaving Shiye and Shiori standing alone in the wind, confused.

[...I have a feeling that there is a side of Kotori that we don't know about.]

Shiori said with a complicated expression.

[No matter what, she is our sister, and that is enough.]

Shi Ye was quite open-minded.

As for the people she cares about, she never forces anything on them, nor does she ask about things they don't want to talk about. Instead, she will wait until they are willing to tell her.

It's not that she doesn't care or takes them to heart, but that she trusts them, that's all.

"But since Kotori knows our location, there's no guarantee she won't know what just happened, or even our posture."

[...Jiaye, what should I do? ]

Hearing this, Shizhi's face suddenly turned gloomy.

Her peaceful daily life will not fall apart just like that, right?

[If necessary, it's okay to reveal my existence. ]

Until now, only Shizhi himself has known about Shiye's existence, but if there is no way to explain it, then it will be fine to just push her out and take the blame.

By blaming all the losses on the second personality with strange powers, Shizhi can get away with it. Shiye thinks this deal is worth it.

[...We'll talk about it later.]

After a long silence, Shizhi spoke evasively.

Chapter 139: No one in this lineup looks reliable!

"Welcome to Ratatoskr."

In an aerial ship that was hovering 15,000 meters above Amamiya City and was entirely covered in invisible camouflage to prevent detection from below, Kotori, sitting high in the command seat in the center of the bridge, crossed her legs, and wearing a red jacket, spoke softly to Shiya in front of her.

Then she reached out and pulled out a virtual light screen from the side. There were several windows on it, and each window had a high-definition magnified image.

Among them are the elf girl who suddenly appeared before, the team led by Origami Tobiichi, Shiye bathed in flames, and the battle between Shiye and Origami.

"Before I explain in detail, Onii-chan, can I ask you first, what is this power of yours?"

Zooming in on Shiye's image, Kotori looked at Shiye sharply and asked.

"How about you answer me first, Kotori, what's going on with this airship?"

Not caring at all about Qinli's eyes that seemed to be able to pierce people's hearts, Shiye raised his hand and gently rubbed her little head in her surprised eyes, and asked in return.

"By the way, I don't know what this power is. I just woke up one day and suddenly became able to use it. If I say so, would you believe me, Kotori?"

Qin Li, who originally thought that Shi Ye didn't want to answer her, got the answer unexpectedly and was stunned for a moment.

"......I trust you."

Feeling the warmth and touch from above her head, and looking directly into Shiye's unflinching eyes for a while, Kotori gently stopped touching her head and nodded.

She trusted her sister and believed that she would not lie to her, that's all.

"Now it's my turn to explain it to you."

Kotori explained methodically, reducing the image of Shiye and then increasing the image of the girl.

"First of all, she's an elf. In the eyes of the world, they are monsters and enemies. Their arrival is often accompanied by a space tremor, which is why they are so frightening, even if that's not their intention."

The images of Origami Tobiichi and others were then zoomed in.

"Secondly, they are the AST (Anti Spirit Team), the Ground Self-Defense Force's special anti-elves unit. Their duty and mission is to annihilate elves by force, in other words, to kill them."

Then Shiye's image was enlarged again, but the image of the girl was also enlarged.

"Finally, besides AST's method, there is another way to deal with elves. For this, we need your power, sister."

"this?"

"No, not this."

Looking at the red lotus-colored flame in Yu Shiye's palm that was as obedient as a kitten, Qin Li couldn't help but hold her forehead slightly.

When did my sister become so violent?

"Our method is to date the elves, make them shy, and make them fall in love with you, and then seal their power."

Tearing open a Chupa Pearl and putting it in her mouth, Kotori pointed at Shiye and said so.

"...Elf, is it a boy?"

After a long silence, Shiye asked, following Shizhi's consciousness.

I didn't expect that not only the system has tasks, but Kotori also has the same tasks.

"No, all elves are girls."

"Elf, is it gay?"

"We can't judge this, but we can't use human common sense to measure those who possess such great power."

"Do I look gay?"

This is Shiori's problem after the substitution.

"Sister, do you want to be pinned down by a disgusting man one day?"