A journey into an infinite dimension

Sure enough, there hasn't been much change.

At least that's what appears to be the case on the surface.

"For now, there's nothing else to do."

Recovering his composure, Jia Ye looked up at the vast blue sky above his head and muttered to himself helplessly.

She believed that Cai Huo could do what he said, so if she came to this world again and found that he was still with Shizhi, there would definitely be more trouble.

"Speaking of which, how about trying to lure all the spirits from around the world to Shiori and have her seal them?"

Gently touching his chin, Jia Ye suddenly found a good idea.

After all, Cai Huo only asked him not to stay by Shiori's side, and for the time being he didn't mind being 'coerced' by her, so it would be fine as long as he didn't stay by Shiori's side.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method was a good one. It would not delay the main quest, nor would it delay the branch quest 3 that he was currently planning to try. It was a good way to have the best of both worlds.

"To prevent any accidents, it's better to stay near Shiori so that I can control the situation. If I approach her with another identity, I don't know... it will feel very confusing. I'll just call her by her current name."

"I wonder if Cai Huo will accept it."

[As long as I don't get discovered, it's fine. After all, if I'm not discovered, I'm the same as if I don't exist.]

Ge Jiuye's voice sounded in his mind the moment Jia Ye finished speaking, giving him another idea.

[Although every solution you come up with is the most suitable for the current situation, it is also the one that I can't complain about the most.]

Jia Ye couldn't help but complain speechlessly.

Although it is true that not being discovered is equivalent to not existing, he feels that once this method is used, his moral integrity, which has already been depleted to a minimum, will definitely disappear without a trace.

And to come up with this method, Ge Jiuye is definitely more shameless than him.

[Don't worry about the details. It's just a scumbag you can easily kill, and we'll help you keep an eye on it, so just go for it.]

Giving a slight thumbs up, Ge Jiuye said this without disguising the smirk on his face.

Since Jia Ye can't see it anyway, there's no need to hide it.

You...

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but Jia Ye, who was not opposed to this proposal, finally chose to accept it.

After all, the task still needs to be done, so try to save some effort if possible.

[Alright, we've already figured out your identity and even arranged your abilities for you, so Jiaye, work hard to get—no, work hard to complete the mission!]

[Hey, did you mean to say 'please you'?!]

「Well, don’t worry about such trivial matters. 」

[....Suddenly I don't want to do it anymore. ]

"Then I won't do it. It's not like I can't leave this world if I can't complete the mission. Besides, I can complete all the missions with just a little trouble. It will take an unknown amount of time at most, so it doesn't matter if I don't do it."

I... do.

【Hehe~】

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Laichan High School, Grade 2, Class 4.

"..."

Sitting in the window seat in the last row, she stared at the scenery outside the window in a trance. The scenery, which could not be more ordinary, was reflected in Shizhi's eyes, but there was no focus at all, proving that she was not appreciating the scenery, but just in a daze.

However, although she was just in a daze, this look inexplicably gave people a vague and illusory feeling, as if it was a dream, as if she would disappear from this world in the next second.

Lonely, distant, and heartbroken, this is the impression that Shiori in this state gives people.

"Shiori..."

Origami and Tohka, who were sitting next to Shiori and the seat next to her, looked at Shiori with some sadness and worry. They both wanted to comfort her, but they didn't know what to say.

Shiori has been in this state for some time, and basically she has been in this state for as long as it has been since then.

Although Tohka had never experienced the feeling of losing the most important person, Origami had, so she understood Shiori's feelings at this moment.

However, it was precisely because of this that she didn't know how to comfort her.

Because she herself has not yet come out of her grief, she has simply turned her grief into hatred for the fire spirit who killed her parents, and dependence and love for Shiori.

How can she comfort Shizhi when she is like this?

What's more, Shizhi probably couldn't hear anything at this moment unless that person appeared in front of her again.

Thinking of this, Origami and Tohka couldn't help but recall once again the day that was not a good memory for anyone.

A completely unmatched enemy, a girl who single-handedly led her away, two new spirits who suddenly appeared—and Shiori's younger sister, Kotori Itsuka, who was confirmed to be the Flame Spirit (Efreet) itself.

Regarding the last incident, after the initial surprise, the others no longer had any other thoughts, only Origami's heart was churning with unknown emotions.

If it weren't for Shiori's condition and the fact that the current situation made her temporarily unable to muster the motivation to fight, the situation that day would have become even more chaotic.

Therefore, these days, she has been unable to suppress her desire for revenge and her life has not been peaceful.

"Hey, Gohe, I heard someone saw two incredibly beautiful girls walking out of the principal's office this morning along with Teacher Xiaozhu. They seem to be students planning to transfer to our school."

In the seat in front of Shiori, Hiroto Tenmachi, who was originally swiping on his mobile phone, suddenly turned around and smiled at Shiori, and there seemed to be a flash of light on his teeth.

"I wonder if they will transfer into our class. I'm really looking forward to it."

"....Yeah."

Shiori seemed to be a little slow to react, and after his gaze had refocused a little, he turned to look at Tenmachi, nodded slightly, and then looked out the window again.

......Wuka, what’s wrong with you?

Looking at Shiori with some worry, Tenmachi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

His friend had been in this state for the past few days. She didn't pay attention in class—although she could always give the correct answers when the teacher called on her to answer questions—and she rarely spoke to her lover Origami Tobiichi and her suspected lover Tohka Yatogami, who sat next to her. After class, she just mechanically took a few bites of her bento and stopped eating.

Although there are rumors that she became like this because she was abandoned by someone, almost no one believes this rumor.

After all, everyone in the school knows that the top and second-best students in the grade are a beautiful lesbian couple.

Moreover, this state is more like losing an important person rather than being abandoned.

Ding dong————

Although he really wanted to try to divert his friend's attention and stop him from being so obsessed with that emotion, the sudden ringing of the bell forced Tenmachi to put this plan on hold and turn back to the front.

"Good morning, students."

Just a moment after the bell rang, Shiori and the others' homeroom teacher, a woman with a student-like childlike face and a petite body, wearing a pair of glasses that seemed a bit inappropriate in size, and who looked completely devoid of the dignity of a teacher, walked into the classroom and greeted everyone with a smile.

"Oh, is the first period Mr. Xiaozhu's class?"

When they saw Okamine Tamae walk in, not only Tonomachi, but everyone else in the class was stunned.

"The first period is Mr. Sakamoto's class, yes, but I borrowed some of his time to fulfill my duties as homeroom teacher."

With a happy smile, Okamine Tamae looked around the classroom. She seemed to pause slightly when she passed Shiori who was still looking out the window. A hint of worry flashed in her eyes, and then she spoke to everyone.

"Because today, we have two transfer students in our class!"

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but start discussing the matter in a low voice with the people around them.

But soon, everyone quieted down and waited quietly for Okamine Tamae to continue speaking. It seemed very orderly.

"Okay, please come in, both of you."

As Okamine Tamae finished her words, the front door of the classroom was slowly opened, and then two figures walked in one after another.

When everyone saw the figure's face clearly, there were bursts of gasps in the classroom, but there was no other sound. It was as if everyone had seen something shocking, so they forgot to speak for a moment.

"Tokisaki-san, you go first."

"Then I will respectfully obey your command."

In the quiet classroom, only two voices, each with a different style but both as sweet and melodious as the singing of a yellow oriole, were communicating.

Perhaps because he had just been reminded of something by Tonomachi, Shiori had regained his composure a little, and at this moment, because of the sudden strange atmosphere in the classroom, he subconsciously turned his head to look at the front of the classroom.

Then she saw it.

Two girls, whose temperament and looks far surpassed those of ordinary people, and whose charm could not be concealed even in ordinary school uniforms, were standing on a wooden podium slightly above the ground. One of them was writing her name on the blackboard with her back to the crowd, while the other was holding a schoolbag, waiting for the former to introduce herself.

Stab it!

The sound of the chairs rubbing against the ground was extremely clear and obvious in the quiet classroom, and instantly attracted everyone's attention to the direction of the sound source.

"Ga...Ye...?"

However, Shizhi ignored the gazes of others and just stared at the girl standing in front of the classroom. In a trance, he seemed to see the shadow of someone he loved in her.

Chapter 181 Transfer Student

"Do you know me?"

It sounds like the singing of a yellow oriole, or the humming of a silver bell, as clear as a mountain stream, and as pure as the bright moon. The voice gently uttered from the girl's mouth is so pleasant that it seems to be able to heal people, and they can't help but sigh how such a beautiful voice can exist in the world.

The plain and cold tone is like the solitary snow lotus on the snow-capped mountains, or the silver moon hanging eternally in the night sky. It maintains distance but does not make people feel excluded. Instead, they take it for granted.

"Are you...Gaya?"

Bathed in the gazes of everyone in the class, his eyes were fixed on the girl's strange yet familiar face. After a brief hesitation, Shiori asked uncertainly.

Could it be him, or just a stranger who happened to look like him?

However, Jiaye's appearance was created based on his own thoughts. Is it possible that there is someone in reality who looks like him?

And she's a girl.

"My name is Kaguya Kisaragi."

Picking up the chalk on the table, she politely nodded to the other girl who had given up her seat. The girl gently wrote the Chinese characters of her name in beautiful and delicate handwriting on the blackboard, and wrote the pinyin next to it.

When the girl finished writing, there were two delicate names outlined in white chalk on the blackboard.

︻ ︻

Shi Ru

Sakizuki

Wild Brilliance

Three Nights

︼ ︼

The former is the name of another girl, and the latter is Kaguya's name.

"Your pronunciation is different from my name."

Looking at Shiori, Kaguya said lightly, pretending not to know her.

This was the identity Kaguya came up with to hide around Shiori.

The appearance she is using at this moment is the gender-transformed form of her true appearance when she used the Key of Transformation in the past.

Although the Transformation Key had been fused and could not be used temporarily, and the evaluation level was outside the restricted range, but by using the ability of "Spiritual Body Shaping", Kaguya still successfully restored this posture.

Although she never thought that there would be a day when she would become like this again.

"....Sorry, I recognized the wrong person."

After looking at Kaguya for a while, Shiori finally apologized to her softly as if he was deflated, then sat back in his chair.

"Well, as compensation, could you please take me around the campus after school?"

Looking at Shiori like this, Kaguya couldn't help but sigh in her heart, but without showing any abnormality on the surface, she asked calmly.

It's really troublesome that I can't leave and can't clear the memory.

Why not find an opportunity to temporarily seal Shiori and others' memories of himself?

Kaguya thought to herself.

Otherwise, in this state, Shiori would not be able to attract the attention of other elves and seal them.