A journey into an infinite dimension

[Jiaye, what is your purpose in learning this kind of knowledge? ]

Could it be that Jia Ye is trying to use this method to start a harem?

[No, I didn't learn this on purpose. I stumbled upon it while reading a psychology book.]

Blinking, Jiaye said innocently.

Even though he has a strong learning ability, there is nothing he can do. Basically, even if he just wants to learn something in a book, he will have learned everything recorded in the previous page before he turns to that page.

Thanks to this, he has almost all kinds of knowledge in his mind.

Therefore, he has many methods to deal with situations like Nanashi's, but most of them are either inhumane, which Shiori would not agree to, or too troublesome.

So this method was just a small attempt of his.

Chapter 162: Strategy (Unconscious) in Progress

"Yeah, it's delicious!"

When Nanashi put the tempura dipped in sauce into his mouth, feeling the crispy texture and the taste exploding on the tip of his tongue, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the speed at which he picked up his chopsticks also increased.

"Don't be impatient, eat slowly, there's still a lot."

Looking at Nanashi who was eating with a smile, Shiori gently placed a glass of juice on the table, and then he and Chiba, who glanced at her and then showed no interest, watched Nanashi eating together.

To be honest, the little girl in front of me is actually very cute. Her pair of rare emerald eyes are as bright and beautiful as real gems. Even though there seems to be some gray colors in them, it cannot cover up this dazzling brilliance.

Although her long green hair looks a little messy because it has not been combed, it does not look sloppy. Instead, it brings a special cute attribute to the girl. Her slender and petite figure looks similar to Yoshino, and her delicate and tender facial features are as cute as a doll.

Although her skin is a little sickly pale, her gloomy expression makes people feel that she is even more cute and lovable.

Shiori couldn't understand why she became hostile towards them just because she was seen in this posture.

Because in her opinion, although Nanashi in that older sister form was also very beautiful, she still preferred Nanashi in her current form.

Because it's small, sweet, and looks very cuddly.

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She picked up the juice and took a sip. Feeling that Shiori's gaze on her seemed full of love and tenderness, Nanashi couldn't help but tilt her head in confusion.

Is she looking at me? Have I transformed again without my knowledge?

Looking down at the little hand holding the cup, Nanashi denied the idea.

So why was she looking at him like that? He hadn't transformed yet, hadn't he?

This kind of gaze should only be directed at me after I transform, right?

Or is she looking at someone else?

Thinking of this, Nanashi turned his head and looked behind him, and all he saw was an empty wall.

So are you looking at that very cute fox?

Turning her gaze back to Shiori, Nanashi was caught off guard and met Shiori's eyes.

His gaze remained unchanged? Why?

After seeing me like this, you should have shown a look of disgust, right?

Why are you looking at me like that? This ugly posture shouldn't make you look like that, right?

Are you trying to please me? Are you trying to flatter me? If so, you're mistaken. You shouldn't be praising my ugly appearance, but my transformed self.

...Oh, you don't need to please me, because you're stronger than me—then why are you looking at me like that? What are you admiring? What do you love?

Are you being sarcastic or trying to trick me?

I can't beat you, so why are you trying to trick me? There's no benefit, right?

why why why why why why

Why do you look at me like that?

Why----

"What's wrong? Don't you like the leftovers?"

Shiori asked, looking at Nanashi in confusion as she suddenly turned her head and looked behind her and then kept staring at him.

"Then tell me what you like to eat, and I'll make it."

Anyway, with Jia Ye, a top student with an extremely terrifying knowledge reserve, there is no dish in the world that she can't cook.

Anyway, even if she doesn't know it, Jia Ye does, and they are the same person, so it means she knows it.

Yes, it is like that.

"—To be so gentle to me..."

"Ok?"

An inaudible sound floated into his ears, and the vague words made Shizhi unable to hear the specific content for a moment.

"Sorry, could you please repeat that? I didn't hear you clearly."

Thinking that Nanashi was talking about the dishes she wanted to eat, Shiori smiled apologetically and said.

"What's your purpose?"

However, Nanashi did not repeat what she had just said, but looked at Shiori with some annoyance and confusion, and asked.

"Why are you giving me food? I'm just your prisoner, right?"

"Isn't there a phrase called 'treating prisoners well'?"

Shiori said with a slight smile.

"Besides, you're so cute, I'm afraid I'd feel guilty if I didn't give you food."

As for the "Stockholm Syndrome" that Jiaye was planning to play, Shizhi did not plan to do it now.

She wanted to try first to see if she could convey her goodwill to Nana Sin by herself, and only use that method if that was not possible.

"....cute?"

When Nanashi heard Shiori say this word so bluntly, she was stunned.

"You gave me food because you thought I was cute?"

"...While this may sound a bit disingenuous, in a sense, that's exactly why I did it."

Shizhi was speechless and couldn't help but complain to himself.

After all, if Nanashi was ugly, she wouldn't reject her, but she wouldn't be so gentle to her either - there's no way, this is the nature of human nature, and Shiori as a human being cannot avoid this either.

After all, she didn't understand Nanashi's personality, so there was no question of the so-called "ugly face but beautiful face" being out of the question.

Fortunately, there is no "if" in the world. Nanashi is indeed very cute, so Shiori cannot refute her words.

"Am I really... cute?"

Staring straight into Shiori's eyes, as if trying to see through her true thoughts, Nanashi asked again.

[She feeds herself because she is cute = She is really cute. If she were not cute, she would not feed herself.]

The seed of this formula was quietly planted in Qishi's heart, and there were faint signs of germination.

"Yeah, it's really cute, and its abilities are very convenient and powerful."

Shiori looked at Nanashi without blinking and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"……Really?"

"Really? After all, there's no need for me to lie to you."

Shiori's original intention of saying this was to express that he had no ill will towards Nana Sin, however, in Nana Sin's understanding, this sentence became "I am stronger than you and can do whatever I want, so why use such a troublesome method as lying?"

Although the meaning was distorted, Nana Sin clearly understood Shiori's original intention.

"I'm, cute?"

There seemed to be some light gradually lighting up in the depths of her emerald eyes, and the seeds that had been planted were slowly taking root and sprouting. For a moment, in Shiori's eyes, the feeling that Nanashi gave her seemed to become different from the beginning.

"It's very cute, just like a doll."

Nodding, Shiori said seriously.

As far as Shiori is concerned, she feels that almost every girl would want to hold the soft and weak Nanashi in her arms and ravage her when seeing her. They would also want to put makeup on her, tie her fluffy long hair into various cute hairstyles, and then dress her in various cute clothes.

"I'm, cute..."

As if possessed by some mysterious force, Nanashi slowly reached out his hand towards Shiori, as if he wanted to hold something.

Just as a person trapped in a swamp wants to grasp the hand extended to him, a moth living in darkness wants to pursue the bright light.

No matter whether the owner of that hand is a devil or an angel; no matter whether that light will burn itself to ashes.

This is not a desperate person longing for redemption, but a scarred lone wolf longing for a confidant and a home that can accept him in this cold world.

Dadadadada——————

"Shiori!"

Just as Shiori looked at Nanashi's hand reaching out to him and subconsciously wanted to hold it, a cheerful sound of footsteps accompanied by a loud call sounded outside the room.

With a bang, the door opened and Tohka rushed in cheerfully.

"If nothing unexpected happens to Kotori, we can go to the beach next week!"

"—Hey, Shiori, didn't you say you caught a Pokémon?"

Blinking, Tohka looked at Shiori stupidly and asked in confusion.

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Shizhi turned his gaze back to the bed, but at this moment there was no one on the soft bed. Only half-eaten food proved that there was indeed another person there besides Shizhi.

She went back to the neighboring world. She must have been frightened by Tohka.

Jiaye gently answered Shizhi's doubts.

[Just now it looked like she was about to be successfully captured by you, what a pity.]

[Really? But I think she will appear again in the future.]

While communicating with Tohka in reality, Shiori smiled and said softly when he heard this.

[But if she doesn't need my help, then there's no need to force it.]

She wanted to save the elves because she didn't want them to cause spacequakes involuntarily, causing disasters to the world and being hunted down by AST and various human forces.

However, the appearance of Nanashi was not accompanied by a space shock, and she had the ability to transform, so if she wanted, she could live well in this world without her help.

If that's the case, why bother trying to seal her forcibly? After all, I don't desire her power.

"That's exactly what you would say, I'll just do as you say."

Shrugging his shoulders, Jia Ye didn't care that he might lose one reward because of this. After all, he didn't lack those points.

But speaking of points, it seems that a new type of task was opened before. Let’s go check it out later.

Chapter 163 [Contact]

【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.

Final choice: Confession

Mission Reward: [Spiritual Power Body Shaping (Use spiritual power to condense a body, allowing you to move freely before the spiritual power used for body shaping is exhausted)]

Start [Phase 2]

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【Phase Mission: 2】

Your existence has been known to others, which proves that you can be active in public. However, people still find it difficult to accept your existence for the time being, so let them accept you. After all, they are the relatives and lovers of your main personality. If you don’t build a good relationship with them, Shiori, who is caught in the middle, will be very embarrassed.

Before the day of going to the beach comes, let them accept your existence.