A journey into an infinite dimension

It's sweet and feels particularly comfortable.

It was as if at this moment, I suddenly realized that I actually owned the whole world.

Very happy and very blessed.

....That's right. Even if Jiaye's existence is known to others, he will not leave me. He still belongs to me. Nothing will change because of this.

What have I been afraid of until now?

[Gaya, tell Kotori and the others—No, let me do it. I want to introduce you properly.]

Shiori smiled gently and said softly.

【it is good. 】

Upon hearing this, although he didn't know why Shizhi's attitude suddenly changed so much, Shiye still returned the body to her.

In the eyes of Kotori and the other two, the temperament of 'Shiori' in front of them had changed drastically when he opened his eyes again after closing his eyes for a short time.

The changes were clearer and slower than ever before, as if to allow them to see them in detail.

"Kotori, Origami, Tohka, let me explain."

Looking at the three girls in front of him who shared a bond with him and Kaye, Shiori smiled softly and said.

Chapter 161: About the Boy in the Girl's Heart

"——Is that so? An all-around genius type alter ego, huh?"

She took out the Chupa Jojo, which had unknowingly become just a stick, from her mouth, and until Shiori stopped talking, Kotori was still unable to wrap her mind around it.

No, not only her, even Origami and Tohka were unable to recover from the huge amount of information revealed by Shiori.

The second personality "Kaya" was born during a suicide attempt in childhood; the true creator of the top grade in the grade; the main factor in successfully conquering Tohka, the existence who initially had an entanglement with Origami, the user of elf power and CR-UNIT, and the guardian who has always been protecting Shiori.

All of this seemed like a fantasy like a fairy tale, but the three of them believed Shiori's statement.

Because only in this way can this change in temperament be explained.

Among the three people's emotional changes, Kotori is the easiest to accept.

Because she had spent a few years living with her 'other sister', and she had already had doubts before, so she was the one who accepted it the fastest.

But Origami and Tohka were different, so after learning about this, they inevitably fell into confusion.

Which Shiori is the one they like, the one who makes them like her?

Is it the Shiori in front of them now, or the Shiori called "Kaya"?

It feels like the person you fall in love with actually has a twin sister who looks exactly like you, and you have had contact with both sisters before.

I have no idea who is who.

Although Shiori and Kaya's relationship is closer than that of twins, this description is indeed the most appropriate for Origami and Tohka at this moment.

"Origami, Tohka, Kaye asked me to tell you."

Although the two people's emotions were very hidden, they were still discovered by Jiaye, whose emotional perception ability was stronger than when he was in the physical body because he had transformed into a conscious body.

So he spoke to the two of them through Shiori's mouth.

"Shiori and I are the same person. This will never change, no matter in the past or in the future. So, what you like is not Shiori or me, but the existence of 'Gokawa Shiori'. Or maybe I am wrong, and you only like one side of us and not the other side?"

After all, it was he who caused their confusion, so Jiaye thought it would be better for him to enlighten them.

By the way, don't let them recognize the wrong person, after all, they are Shiori's harem.

What they like is 'Itsuka Shiori', what does it have to do with him 'Kaya Kisaragi'?

"no."

"certainly not!"

As Shiori finished repeating his words, Origami and Tohka spoke in unison.

"I like Shiori, everything about her. How could I possibly like only one side of her and not the other?"

Tohka stood up suddenly and said excitedly.

"Yes, what I like is everything about you, dear."

Origami was not provoked by Jiaye and remained calm.

"But can I ask, who was it that took the initiative to find me and has continued to spend most of my time with me?"

"It was Jiaye who took the initiative to look for you, but usually I'm the one who's around most of the time in school."

Shiori said softly.

"I'm responsible for daily life, and Jiaye is responsible for non-daily situations. This is our division of labor."

Perhaps she saw why Origami asked this, so Shiori subtly did not mention that in her daily life she often acted coquettishly and asked Kaya to go to school in her place, and then she would catch up on her sleep in the conscious world, so in fact Kaya and Origami spent more time together than she did.

"Yeah."

He nodded, then Origami seemed to be lost in thought and stopped talking.

"So, there are actually two Shiori?"

After calming down, Tohka finally understood the full meaning of what Shiori had just said.

"But both Shiori are the same person?"

“That’s fine too.”

Nodding, Shiori suddenly felt that Tohka's description seemed very appropriate.

"Does anyone else know about this?"

Kotori asked.

"Actually, I had never intended to say it."

Shizhi smiled helplessly.

She had imagined many factors that would lead to the exposure of this matter, but she had never thought that it would be so sudden, and the person who exposed it had no malicious intentions at all.

"Yeah."

Nodding, Kotori thought for a moment, then said to Shiori.

“Sister, can I talk to another sister?”

"Eh? Didn't I say that?"

Hearing this, Shizhi couldn't help but blink in a silly manner.

"What did you say?"

Kotori tilted her head.

"Gaya, he's a boy."

““…Huh???!”””

......

......

"Uh—where am I?"

Slowly opening his sleepy eyes, Qi Zui looked at the unfamiliar room furnishings around him in a daze, his mind a little confused for a moment.

"Why do I feel this inexplicable pain in the back of my head..."

After lifting the quilt and sitting up, Nanashi subconsciously raised her hand to touch the back of her head. Then the slight pain instantly made her recall the scenes that happened before she fell into a coma.

I was defeated by that guy again——

Covering her forehead with her hands, Nanashi trembled slightly involuntarily due to the full sense of shame and the increasingly deep fear of someone. She also temporarily stopped caring about the fact that her true body was seen by others again.

That woman, where did this monster come from? It was said that elves are monsters in the eyes of the world?

Then what about that guy who can easily defeat the elves!

After venting a little in his heart and regaining some composure, Nanashi, with his mind clear again, looked around at the environment he was in at the moment, and was certain of one thing in his heart.

She was captured again.

She was captured by the same person twice in a row. She had brought shame to the elves. She should just quit the group.

"Forget it, let's leave first..."

Gululu————

Just when Nanashi was venting her anger in her heart and was planning to sneak away while no one noticed that she was awake, a sudden cry from her stomach made her stop.

Although elves do not need to eat, that is because the spiritual power itself can replace this low-level way of energy intake. However, at the moment of being defeated, the spiritual power has not yet recovered, so naturally, they cannot replenish energy when they are hungry.

She's probably the first elf to reach this point. Sure enough, she should just quit the group...

Shrouded in a negative and gloomy atmosphere, Kagamino Nanashi was extremely depressed.

"are you awake."

At this moment, a voice that made Nanazui's hair stand on end suddenly sounded along with the sound of a door opening. Then, after seeing a figure walking in from outside the door, Nanazui was immediately furious.

“You you you you you——————”

"If you're asking why I'm here, this is my territory."

Gently closing the door, Shiori gestured to the plate in his hand and the sumptuous food on it.

"If you want to ask why I came here, then you should know after reading this."

The tempting aroma quietly filled the entire room the moment Shiori closed the door, causing Nanashi, who was already feeling a little hungry, to swallow, and her eyes were fixed on the plate held by Shiori.

However, due to dignity and face, Nanashi would never admit that he was hungry.

After being defeated, she ate the food given by that person. Even if Kagamino Nanashi is in such a miserable state, she will never surrender like this!

"Hmph, hmph, who wants to eat what you give me? Even if I starve to death and jump off from here, I will never eat a single bite!"

Even though she said this, her eyes kept drifting towards Shiori involuntarily. Even if she forced herself to look away, it would happen again and again. At the same time, her stomach started to growl again.

Gululu~

"No, I think you may have misunderstood."

Looking at Nanashi like this, Shiori just smiled slightly, then pulled a chair over and sat down under her vigilant gaze, then put the plate on the table, gently picked up a piece of delicious-looking fried shrimp tempura with chopsticks, and shook it in Nanashi's eyes that could not hide her desire.

"I just came here to eat, and all of this is mine."

Click————

In an instant, there was a sound as if something was shattering. Under Shiori's gaze, Nanashi froze in place as if turned into a stone statue, and gradually shattered into gray-white dust on the ground.

Of course, this situation does not happen in reality, but it is true that Nanashi was frozen.

Maybe it was out of embarrassment, or maybe it was out of resentment.

[I say, Jiaye, is it really okay to bully her like this? ]

Looking at Nanashi, Shiori couldn't help but ask Kaya who was floating beside him in his heart.

"She didn't like us to begin with. If we continue to bully her like this, won't her likeness get even lower?"

The basis for sealing spiritual power is favorability. However, due to various reasons, Nanashi has the lowest favorability among all the elves that Shiori has come into contact with.

Although it has not reached the level of cockroaches, it can already be classified as a lifelong enemy.

Now that Jiaye lets her play like this again, I'm afraid that Nanashi will really be ruined.

[She is hostile to us, not only because I defeated her before, but more likely because we saw her true form.]

He turned his gaze away from an empty direction and after hearing Shiori's words, Jiaye revealed a devilish smile.

"This problem is a bit troublesome to deal with, so I'm going to try another method—Shizhi, have you heard of "Stockholm Syndrome"? 】

Stockholm syndrome, also known as hostage complex or hostage syndrome, is a psychological phenomenon in which a victim develops feelings for the perpetrator, sympathizing with the perpetrator, identifying with certain of the perpetrator's views and ideas, and even helping the perpetrator in return, often manifesting as love.

Upon hearing this, Shizhi subconsciously looked up relevant information about this term from the knowledge shared by Jiaye.

Then she realized what Jia Ye wanted to do.

Then her gaze became extremely terrifying.