A journey into an infinite dimension

"Hey, hey, hit me harder, it doesn't hurt even when you hit me like that. Are you playing house? A bunch of ugly ducklings playing house? Puff puff puff."

Nanashi, who wanted to change his taunting method, stopped moving, opened his spiritual barrier to block all incoming missiles, and continued to attack with an extremely sarcastic and funny expression.

"Oh, is it?"

Then, before Kusakabe Ryoko, who was so angry that she almost lost her mind, gave the order to attack with all her strength, a voice that was calm but inexplicably able to cover up all other sounds floated into everyone's ears.

Including the proud Nanashi, Origami who was not surprised, and other people from AST.

Then, reflected in everyone's eyes, a dark crescent-shaped sword energy suddenly cut through the layers of space and landed on Qizui's spiritual barrier. After a brief stalemate, it directly broke through the solid shield that defended against AST's numerous attacks, and quickly enlarged in Qizui's shrunken pupils.

"!"

Nanashi reacted and shouted immediately. At the same time, a mirror suddenly opened at the front of the broom she was riding, emitting a dazzling light. At the same time, a new spiritual barrier appeared between her and the sword energy.

In the light emitted by the Angel Fake Witch, the sword energy turned into a Q-version cartoon moon as it moved forward, and was successfully blocked by the spiritual barrier of the Seven Sins despite its power being weakened.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, a black CR-UNIT dressed in a ferocious yet graceful outfit, with a pure white little guy wrapped around his neck like a scarf, stood in the void holding a big sword. His posture, which had never been wet by the rain, was like a god. He slowly landed in front of Qi Sins. The two identical faces showed completely opposite fear and coldness.

"The second elf that looks identical—no, the one she's wearing is CR-UNIT, right?"

Kusakabe Ryoko looked at the two people in front of her in a daze, then reacted.

"Elves don't wear CR-UNIT, so is it an unknown person who looks exactly like an elf?"

Elves will not wear CR-UNIT, not only because no one has ever done such an experiment, but also because elves have their own angels and spiritual clothes, and have no need for CR-UNIT, which is useless to elves.

And, those who are referring to them are those who are capable of using CR-UNIT, and they are also the main force against the elves.

"My appearance, is it comfortable to use?"

Looking at the 'self' in front of him who was looking at him with horror and trembling body, there was no warmth in Shi Ye's tone.

She had already decided that no one present today could leave, so she didn't mind appearing in her true appearance without any disguise.

"This is just the beginning. We will never let this go!"

Due to the psychological trauma he felt towards Shi Ye, and the dangerous aura revealed in her tone at the moment, Nanashi didn't hesitate at all. He just threw out some harsh words while riding on the fake witch with flames spurting from her tail and rushed into the distance.

If you don't run away, something bad will happen.

That's what Nana Sin's intuition told her.

Then, Nanashi's observations told her that even if she ran away, something bad would happen.

The figure that stayed in the original place disappeared quietly, and when it reappeared, it was already on the trajectory of Qi Zui. Shi Ye raised the black sword in her hand, and then with a flash of purple light in her eyes, the sword in her hand turned into afterimages all over the sky, and countless sword energy filled the surrounding space in the blink of an eye, forcing Qi Zui, who wanted to ignore Shi Ye and fly in other directions, to give up this idea and quickly turn around and drift away from the original place.

"---hateful!"

Then she had to stop.

Cold light flashed, and a total of 32 small light blades had blocked the Seven Sins' retreat at some point. Bathed in the drizzle, they looked like cold and poisonous snakes, as if they could attack from any tricky angle at any time.

"Sorry, I'm a little unhappy right now, so please stay with me for a while."

The appearances of AST and the Seven Sins were reflected in his ruthless eyes. Shiye raised the greatsword in his hand again. At the same time, a wisp of red flame and a sharp breath quietly wrapped around the black lightsaber, cutting off the rain, illuminating the surroundings, and creating fear.

Chapter 160 Exposed

"So, sister, you just tied them back like that?"

On the bridge of the Fraxinus, with everyone staring blankly at her, Kotori looked helplessly at the unconscious AST troops piled up like cargo, the Nanashi who had returned to their original form and were tied up individually, Origami who was quietly following Shiya, and Yoshina and Yoshino who were looking at her curiously, and she couldn't help but feel a headache.

"But we don't have anything that can erase memories."

Although it is not impossible for them to research it with their technology, such inhumane things have been expressly prohibited from the top from the beginning, so at this moment, Kotori really doesn't know how to deal with these guys.

Just kill them directly, it would be better to erase their memories.

Imprisoning him would only be a waste of resources and energy.

"It's okay. I turned the elf back to its original form right in front of them. So in their minds, I'm just an unknown magician whose appearance was taken over by the elf. It won't affect them much in their daily lives."

Shaking his head, Shiye glanced at the 'AST pile' which looked normal, then gave Kotori a slight wink and said.

"But it doesn't matter if it's exposed. After all, although my identity as a magus affiliated with Ratatoskr is a secret, it's not something that can't be revealed."

"That's true. After all, even though you're our secret weapon, there will always be times when you need to show up."

Understanding Shiye's meaning, Qinli's eyes flashed with realization, and then she continued speaking along with her words.

"But if that's the case, why did you bring them back, sister?"

"Use it as a bargaining chip to try to exchange information about elves with AST or DEM."

Shiye would naturally not bring back Kusakabe Ryoko and others without considering these things.

"If you can't succeed, then try to poach them."

When saying this, Shiye looked at Origami.

Origami's goal is to find the elves who killed her parents and take revenge. However, because of Shiye's appearance, although Origami has not lost her goal at this moment, she is also somewhat confused.

Because Origami knows that Shiye possesses a sealed spirit and borrows the power of the sealed spirit.

Five years ago, it was a fire spirit that killed her parents. Now, Shiye possesses the power of a spirit that can control fire. In addition, there has been no information about a spirit with the same power so far. Therefore, it is easy to guess without much thought that the spirit that killed Origami's parents must have been sealed by Shiye.

Origami also believed that Shiye had no memory or impression of the fire five years ago or the fire spirit she sealed, because she could see that she was not lying, and she was willing to believe her.

But this means that the fire elf has now become an ordinary person, and must have had a close enough relationship with the past Shi Ye to be able to be sealed by her.

So although Origami has not given up the idea of ​​revenge, she is confused. If she really finds the elf, should she kill it at the risk of making Shiye sad, to avenge her parents?

Shiye saw Origami's mentality, but she didn't intend to interfere with her decision, so all she could do for her was to give her more time to think.

Being in AST, as long as an elf appears, they must attack, so Shiye's plan is to let her leave AST and join "Ratatoskr".

As long as there are enough "reasons", this can be achieved - for example, in order to protect the lives of companions, one has to endure humiliation and join the ****, and so on.

"...We will not surrender."

Origami cleverly understood Shiye's meaning and after thinking for a while, he spoke to her seriously and firmly.

"I really like the look in your eyes, so let's make a deal."

With a slight smile, Shiye said this calmly in front of Kotori, Yoshino, Reine and others.

"I can let your companions go, but only if you join us."

"Okay, but you must promise not to hurt the captain and the others."

"No problem, I'm not a demon after all."

"who knows."

Thus, with everyone witnessing, this very touching transaction was completed. The speed and perfunctory process left everyone stunned.

Isn't this too fake? There wasn't even a moment of hesitation, and that smile they exchanged – is that the kind of expression that should exist between a coerced person and a coercer?

You guys are just bullying Kusakabe Ryoko who is pretending to be unconscious and can't see!

"Kotori, I'll leave the relevant procedures to you."

Ignoring the slightly trembling "unconscious" Kusakabe Ryoko, Shiye turned to Kotori and smiled.

"Why do we feel like we've become villains?"

With a slight sigh, she met Shiye's gaze, then nodded helplessly.

"Leave it to me. I'll use half in exchange for information and half for her. That's how I've decided to handle it."

She knew about the relationship between her sister and Origami, so she didn't mind helping Shiye.

Moreover, this deal has only benefits and no disadvantages for Ratatoskr, so why not do it?

Of course, the most important thing is that you can get a pat on the head as a reward from your sister, and that’s the point!

"Thank you."

Following her wishes, Shiye gently touched Kotori's little head, smiled slightly, and then looked apologetically at Yoshino and Yoshina who were standing next to her.

"I'm sorry, Yoshino, Yoshina, for ignoring you for so long."

"It's ok."

Shaking her head slightly, Yoshino raised her small face which was hidden by the wide hat and looked at Shiye with some admiration.

"Sister Shiori, very handsome."

"Yeah, yeah, we all saw the fight. Shiori-nee was really cool. She defeated those guys in just a few moves!"

Waving her short arms, Shionai spoke excitedly.

"Ah, I really envy big sis that she has such a strong and handsome 'me' like Shiori-san. In comparison, Yoshina seems a bit incompetent and has no way of protecting Yoshino from any harm."

"No, Yoshina, you are Yoshino's hero. Thanks to Yoshina, Yoshino can be strong."

Yoshino comforted Yoshina softly.

However, these two people did not realize that because of Yoshina's words, the atmosphere between Kotori, Origami, Shiya, Shiori and others was completely stagnant.

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"Sister, you... have a dual personality, right?"

Sitting opposite Shiye with Origami, Tohka and Chiba in a lounge, Kotori looked at Shiye teasing Chiba with a complicated expression and spoke softly.

As Kotori finished speaking, Origami and Tohka, who had been hurriedly brought back and still didn't understand the situation, both focused their gazes on Shiye, but didn't say anything. They just looked at her quietly, waiting for her answer.

Tohka was about to speak but was stopped by Origami.

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【Emergency Task: Stage Task】

The secret that has been hidden for a long time has finally been exposed. Although for other traversers of the possession flow, this is equivalent to death and despair, but for you, it is nothing, right?

Choose, to hide or to confess.

Mission Reward: ??? (Depending on your choice, the reward will vary. However, to avoid you making a choice solely for the reward, the reward will be displayed and distributed only after the mission is completed.)

Based on your selection, the [Phase 2] mission will begin.

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[What should I do if I’m exposed? ]

Ignoring the system prompt that suddenly popped up, Shi Ye gently rubbed Qianyu's little head and asked Shi Zhi, who had a complicated expression beside him, in his heart.

"I can think of a way to get away with this, but there's a certain chance of failure. Want to take a gamble?"

Shiori is the main personality, so whether to tell the truth depends entirely on her choice.

And no matter which one she chooses, Shiye will support her.

[…No.]

Perhaps because she was deeply entangled and hesitant, when Shiori said this in a long silence, a relieved and apologetic smile seemed to appear on her face.

[I'm sorry, Jiaye, I've always taken everything from you.]

[You are an independent being, but I have been hiding your existence from others and enjoying everything you bring me with peace of mind————]

However, before Shizhi could finish her words, she was interrupted by Shiye.

Before you continue, Shiori, I need to correct a few of your mistakes.

Regardless of the current situation, Shi Ye turned his head and looked directly into Shi Zhi's eyes, and spoke to her word by word in his heart.

First, you don't take over everything I have, because I created it all for you. Enjoying it with peace of mind is the best reward for me. Second, I am you, and I was born to protect you. Even if I have my own thoughts and consciousness, this will not change. The connection between us is proof of this.

After spending some time together, Shiye had already decided that, at least while she was in this world, she would always protect Shizhi as her second personality, protecting this girl who, although somewhat fragile mentally, always thought about others and could even ignore her own feelings for this.

It's not that she likes to meddle in other people's business—in fact, she has never been the type of person who likes to meddle in other people's business; nor is it because of the system's task—the system cannot restrain her, and if she doesn't want to do it, the system can't do anything.

The reason was simply that she wanted to do it, so she did it, that's all.

It's not that he wants to protect Shiori out of love or something like that. If you have to say, it's more like a master treating his apprentice, wanting to see how far Shiori can go in the future.

After all, Shiori is the first person she cultivated personally.

【Gaya...】

It was very strange. Although he was in a state similar to that of a 'soul', Shizhi inexplicably felt that his heartbeat seemed to be gradually accelerating - he didn't feel uncomfortable, but rather had a strange feeling.