A journey into an infinite dimension

Mission Reward: [Spiritual Body Shaping] Upgrade, a limited-time Spiritual Crystal (can temporarily transform into a spirit, can be used on any object)

After completion, the [Phase 3] task will be opened

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"Is this the rhythm for me to step out of the dark side and into the light side?"

At night, Shiori's consciousness is in the sea of ​​flowers.

Sitting in the pavilion and browsing the system interface in front of him, Jia Ye couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Gaining physical form to act, albeit briefly, is undeniably a good thing.

After all, there's nothing wrong with existing as a second personality, but the fact that his range of movement is limited to Shiori's surroundings when he's not possessed is an inconvenience.

After gaining the ability to move freely, some plans can be put on the agenda, but will Shiori accept it?

Jia Ye was just concerned about this.

Judging from Shiori's reaction and performance when he fell into a brief period of silence due to excessive consumption of spiritual energy last time, this might be difficult.

"Forget it, let's test Shizhi's intentions later."

Shaking his head, Jia Ye then opened the backpack interface and took out a seemingly plain and ancient book from it. He didn't care which page it was and just casually opened one of the pages.

【——————】

At the moment when the pages were turned, a kind of whisper that was incomprehensible to human intelligence and indescribable in human words, vague and vague but real, giving people a feeling of madness, filth, chaos, blasphemy and evil, quietly surrounded Jia Ye. Then, when it was about to spread beyond the pavilion, it was blocked by a light curtain that suddenly lit up, making the whisper in the pavilion become clearer and more audible.

It is like singing, screaming, wailing, roaring, and praying. The moment an ordinary person hears a note, his or her reason will be crushed and his or her soul will be corroded by this indescribable sound, and he or she will completely become a madman who cannot think.

Even Servants, Heroic Spirits, and even Herrschers, whose abilities far surpass those of ordinary humans, cannot endure this voice for long—for it is the voice of God, and because it contains the truth that constitutes all things, nothing except the chosen and the Supreme is allowed to hear this omniscient and omnipotent voice.

However, this was just a meaningless and frantic sound to others, but to Jiaye, it was a clear and concise teaching and explanation. Countless forbidden knowledge also emerged in his mind along with this sound, and gradually turned from illusion to reality, and finally was imprinted in his mind in the form of a thorough understanding.

Recently, whenever he had nothing to do, Jiaye would stay in Shizhi's consciousness world to study the knowledge of "The Book of Azathoth - 1/3" to pass the time.

However, thanks to the fact that he has had a lot of free time recently, it is not at all like when he was in the world of "Black Bullet" where he was so busy that he didn't even have time to sleep. Therefore, he has now roughly mastered all the knowledge in the "Book of Azathoth". Except for the fact that he has not put it into practice yet, it can be said that Jiaye has now learned all the knowledge in the entire book.

However, just learning is not enough, what Jiaye needs is a complete mastery of it.

However, this kind of sound obviously cannot be heard by Shizhi, so Jiaye always chooses to study in the pavilion with the barrier opened when Shizhi is asleep to avoid accidents.

But today he seemed unable to immerse himself in the ocean of knowledge as usual until the daybreak outside and the moment when Shizhi was about to wake up.

"Ok?"

As if he had suddenly discovered something, Jiaye suddenly closed the "Book of Azathoth" in his hand, and the whisper from the ancient god also disappeared at the same time.

In reality, Shizhi, who was originally sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes, and a ray of flame light flashed quietly in them.

Carefully sitting up without waking up Tohka and Chiba who were sleeping beside him, Shiye, who had regained control of his body, glanced at the window with an inexplicable look, his eyes flashing with a hint of thought.

Then her figure turned into a shadow and slowly dissipated, leaving only the curtains slowly falling silently, covering the closed windows again.

However, Tohka and Chiba did not notice anything unusual and continued to sleep soundly.

......

......

The silver light of the full moon was shining, and bathed in the veil of starlight, Shi Ye's figure quietly appeared on a small hill in the suburbs of Tiangong City.

Gently landing on the railing, the night view of the entire Tiangong City was quietly reflected in Shi Ye's eyes. Looking at the prosperous and noisy city against the backdrop of many flickering lights, there was not a trace of ripples in her eyes.

"who are you?"

The cool night breeze, carrying fresh and clean air, ruffled Shi Ye's hair. He stared at the scenery in front of him for a long time. Suddenly, Shi Ye turned around and looked at the empty pavilion behind him, and spoke softly.

"..."

The night wind did not stop, and no one responded. Only the gentle sound of the wind, the rustling of grass and the clear chirping of insects composed the music of the night.

"..."

boom!

A crescent-shaped fire blade suddenly cut through the air, easily splitting the pavilion in two as if cutting tofu, and then continued to disappear into the distant night sky.

The upper part of the pavilion was forced to separate from its foundation, and before it slid to the ground, it was quietly burned into ashes by the explosion and scattered in the wind, leaving no trace of its existence. Then, a figure that seemed to be mosaiced and could only be barely seen as a human figure appeared on the seat of the pavilion as if it had existed from the beginning. From the stone pillar behind it, it can be seen that the mark of the severance was exactly the same as its height. Even if the fire blade just now had shifted downwards by only one millimeter, it would not be able to sit in the position as safely as it is now.

"who are you?"

Lifting up the Aoshagong surrounded by flames and pointing directly at the extremely low-resolution figure, Shiye asked again.

"You have become quite proficient in using the power of angels."

As if it had been specially processed, a voice that made it impossible to tell the gender and age slowly sounded from the direction of the figure. Judging from the subtle changes in movement under the figure's head, it was judged that the figure was speaking with his mouth.

However, although he could not hear any other information, Shi Ye seemed to hear a hint of relief in the tone that could not be concealed.

"My ability to seal spirits has something to do with you?"

In an instant, based on the figure's words and the existing information, Shi Ye deduced a possibility and asked directly.

While maintaining the restraints, she could not see through the true form in front of her, which meant that the opponent's strength far exceeded hers while in the restrained state. The restraints given by the system were basically in line with the average top combat power of a world, which would not make her too weak, nor would it make her invincible from the beginning.

Therefore, if there is a being stronger than her, then that being is definitely the strongest in the world. Considering that the main fighting race in the world of "Date A Live" is the elves, then even if the strongest is not an elf, he must be related to the elves.

In addition, Shizhi didn't know where her ability to seal elves came from, and the figure in front of him spoke this sentence in this tone, so Shiye made this guess.

It doesn't matter if she guesses wrong. If the other party is unaware, she will consider whether to release the restraint and eliminate it based on how the situation develops.

But it seems that she was not wrong.

"....You have exceeded my expectations once again."

As if shocked by Shi Ye's words, after a long silence, the figure spoke again.

This time, his tone contained undisguised shock.

"Can you tell me why you came to this conclusion?"

As soon as the words fell, another flaming blade passed by and quietly burned a severed stone pillar.

“Don’t answer a question with a question.”

Gently falling from the railing to the ground, Shi Ye held the Aosagong in his hand, and there was no warmth in his eyes as he looked at the figure.

"Who are you."

"Forgive me for not being able to reveal my real name yet, so please use the code name humans have given me for now."

The figure was not angry because of Shi Ye's actions. He just stood up slowly, then walked in front of her under Shi Ye's gaze and spoke softly.

『。』

At this moment, the two of them were only less than one meter apart. This was a dangerous distance where if one of them wanted to launch an attack, they could basically seriously injure the other before the other could react. However, neither Shi Ye nor she distanced themselves from each other, but just stood facing each other.

"The reason for this guess is that this is our first meeting, and you immediately started talking about my use of angels."

Adhering to the idea of ​​equal exchange, after answering his own question, Shi Ye also answered his previous question.

"Question 2: Why did you give me this ability? And what do you want from me?"

"One question for another, but it seems like you have two questions."

A voice with a hint of doting in a smile sounded softly, but this time it was no longer a special voice that could not be distinguished, but a soft young female voice.

"You can also choose to ask questions, or refuse to answer."

She inexplicably felt that this voice seemed familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. Shi Ye's eyes flickered slightly, but she didn't show it directly.

This feeling is not for her, but for Shiori. However, now she is in a possessed state, which is equivalent to Shiori, so she can also feel what Shiori feels.

This also made her confirm once again that Shizhi did have some kind of connection with the existence in front of her, and judging from the other party's tone and this feeling, this connection seemed to be to the extent that it could be described as "intimate".

After determining that the existence in front of him had no ill intentions, Shi Ye released the Ao Sha Gong in his hand.

Since she might have some kind of relationship with Shiori, there is no need to make enemies with him—of course, this is based on the premise that she can summon Aosakou again in an instant.

Then she felt as if a pair of surprised eyes were falling on her.

"Well, are you willing to answer?"

Without giving a reason, Shiye just asked calmly.

"Before that, can I ask, you are Gokawa Shiori's alter ego, right?"

As if he had guessed the reason why Shi Ye did this, the smile in his voice gradually became more and more intense.

"Yes."

I'm not surprised to know this. After all, it was just exposed today, and then they came to my door. It's easy to guess what the reason is.

"Yeah."

As if he had gotten the answer he wanted, his figure gradually disappeared from the spot in a flash, leaving only the soft voice lingering.

"You'll know later. Besides, I just wanted to come and see you."

Watching it completely disappear from his sight, Shi Ye did not try to stop it. He just turned around and looked at the brilliant night scene below, without saying a word for a long time.

Chapter 164 Target: DEM Society

"I didn't expect today's date to go so smoothly. I was expecting something unexpected to happen."

Throwing himself onto the sofa, Shiori let out a long sigh, then picked up Chiba, who had landed on his head, and gently stroked her, saying with some emotion.

"You talk like you've been on lots of dates. Isn't this only your second?"

As if she had existed from the beginning, 'Shizhi' was sitting on the sofa on the other side, with her long, smooth blue hair without any decoration, just hanging down naturally behind her. She gently placed a cup of hot tea on the coffee table in front of Shizhi and complained.

"Besides, didn't our last date end perfectly?"

"Is that perfect? ​​Do you know how long I was entangled with Origami after that before I could get away?!"

Upon hearing this, Shizhi exploded.

"And you didn't help me at all back then, and now you dare to bring it up!"

He was not surprised at all by the person in front of him who looked exactly like him. The interaction between Shiori and her seemed as if they were relatives and friends who had been together for many years, or even more than that.

And there is naturally only one such person in this world.

"After all, I was in a weak state at that time. Helping you cause a space tremor and affecting a passerby was already the limit. Besides, you can't let me go on a date with Tohka in your place."

Jiaye, who used the abilities he gained after completing the mission to create a body that allowed him to move freely, said he would not take the blame.

"Plus, if it weren't for me, you would have been split in half by Tohka and Origami, with each taking half. How would you have had the chance to experience this second date?"

"Don't say such horrible things!"

Shiori shuddered subconsciously, as if he could already imagine that scene.

Then again, as more and more elves appear in the future, wouldn’t that be the end of her?

"Don't worry, as long as your head isn't chopped off, you won't die even if your heart is dug out, so you can have fun as much as you want."

With a slightly sinister smile, Jia Ye said "comfortably".

"What if your head gets chopped off?"

Hearing this, Shizhi complained subconsciously, and then he reacted.

"No, why is our conversation based on the premise that I will definitely be dismembered?!"

She didn't want to die this way!

"Don't worry, you won't die as long as I'm here."

He gently stretched out his hand, then held Qianyu, who had jumped into his hand, in his arms and tickled its chin, making it purr comfortably. Jiaye said seriously.

"I've already told you not to assume I'll be killed!"

Shizhi, who just felt extremely stomachache and weak, just lay on the sofa, with no desire to move at all.

"Gaya, I'm hungry."

"Didn't you eat anything on your date?"

Upon hearing this, Jiaye gently placed Qianyu in Shizhi's arms, then walked to the kitchen while asking.

"I accidentally ate too much when I went there this morning, and when I felt hungry, Yoshino was having fun, so I didn't feel like eating."

Smiling somewhat awkwardly, Shizhi gently hugged Qianyu and rubbed her, then after being licked by her, he immediately started giggling from the itchiness.