A journey into an infinite dimension

"This is?"

Looking at the picture on the light screen where dusk and the starry sky, the ground and the sea competed with each other, it was as if two different worlds were inlaid together. Ailian couldn't help but be surprised.

"This morning, AST in Japan sent me a message about the Pokémon War that happened a few days ago."

As if he found Ailian's reaction very interesting, Westcott's mouth corners quietly curled up in a sinister arc.

"The Pokémon that appear are... In addition, there are also the prototypes of artificial Pokémons that have already been completed and used as reference, unknown Pokémons that have never been discovered, and Takamiya who can use Pokémon powers... No, it's Gokawa Shiori."

"By the way, judging by the image, the fighting forces are divided into three groups: Gokawa Shiori and numerous elves; and an unknown elf. And the one who caused this scene is that unknown elf."

With Westcott tapping the desktop twice again, the image was enlarged to a level where more details could be seen without affecting the clarity.

In the image that is magnified, what appears before Ailian is a black-haired girl holding an ancient book in one hand, standing in the center of a full moon that hides something indescribable. She looks like a noble moon princess or a holy priestess.

"My intuition tells me that her power may far exceed what we mortals can imagine."

"That's the same power as that woman, called 'God'."

"The only way for mortals to gain authority equal to that of God is to usurp God's power."

"Whether it's the old god or the new god."

Chapter 189 And Then They Died (Being Beaten)

“—Hey, Kaguya, is that all?”

In Tiangong Shopping Street, Shiori, who was holding a bag full of various ingredients and did not look very tired, asked Kaguya who was walking in front of him.

After receiving Kaya's regular spiritual power enhancement training, although it cannot be seen on the surface, due to the enhancement brought by the unconscious operation of spiritual power, Shizhi's physique has now reached the limit that humans can achieve. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has even touched the realm of elves.

It is precisely because of this that when she uses the power of the elves that surpasses the human realm, her body will not be torn apart by the power of the elves.

The benefits of spiritual power enhancement include but are not limited to all aspects of physical strength, reflexes, flexibility, etc. At the same time, because this technique is used unconsciously, Shiori does not need to devote any extra attention to maintain this enhanced state. Therefore, basically, as long as her spiritual power is not completely exhausted, she can permanently maintain this enhanced state with spiritual power equal to the amount of recovery.

So let alone the burden he is carrying now, even if there are a few more bags, Shiori can hold them in his hands as easily as picking up a feather.

"Ah."

Nodding, Kaguya looked back at Shiori. Although she knew that Shiori used her spiritual power to strengthen herself, so she would not be tired from carrying such a small thing, her character "did not know" this at the moment, so she spoke out.

"Let me take it. This amount of weight is nothing to an elf."

She originally didn't intend to let Shizhi carry the things, but Shizhi took the things before her, saying, "After all, you're hosting me, so let me help a little."

"It doesn't matter. For me who possesses the power of elves, this little thing is nothing."

Shiori said with a slight smile.

"But it's probably still a while before lunch, Kaguya. Do you want me to take you to my secret base? I guarantee you'll be surprised."

"...Your words sound very childish."

Kaguya glanced at Shiori and of course knew where the secret base she was talking about was, and she complained softly.

But speaking of the secret base, she suddenly remembered something.

Come to think of it, except for going to school, Shizhi always brings Chiba with him when he goes out, including when he goes on dates. Why didn't he bring her today?

However, with her current identity, she didn't know about Chiyu's existence, so Kaguya didn't ask.

"Well, don't worry about those details."

Hearing this, Shizhi also realized this problem. He couldn't help but scratch his face and smiled awkwardly.

"So, Kaguya wants to go?"

"...Anyway, I'm fine for now. Thanks for your help."

After a long silence, Kaguya nodded.

It’s been a while since I last visited the bamboo forest, so I decided to go take a look.

Thinking of this, Kaguya and Shiori changed their direction and walked in another direction.

......

......

Soon they arrived at a bamboo forest located in the middle of a street, which looked like an impassable wall to ordinary people. Shiori blinked, then turned back calmly to observe Kaguya's expression.

Kaguya, are you blind to this bamboo forest that only you and Kaguya can see, or are you pretending not to see it?

"Is this your secret base?"

Looking at the bamboo forest in front of her, it seemed as if she was actually seeing only a wall. Kaguya looked at Shiori with some pity, as if she was looking at a lonely and autistic poor child.

I believe that in the eyes of people who cannot see the bamboo forest, Shiori would appear to be like this when he points to the wall in the blind spot and says it is a secret base.

"It's further inside, Kaguya. If you don't mind, please follow me."

Shiori just smiled lightly at Kaguya's disguise, then hugged Kaguya's arm and pulled her together, heading straight towards what others saw as a dead end wall.

Faced with this situation, Kaguya was caught off guard and did not have time to show surprise. She and Shiori successfully stepped into the bamboo forest.

At the same time, in the surveillance of Fraxinus, the figures of the two people disappeared from the screen the moment they came into contact with the wall. Then, no matter how the micro-monitor hit the wall, it could no longer capture the figures of the two people.

"Sister? Sister, can you hear me?"

Although she had heard from her sister about the 'secret base' where Chiba was found, Kotori still felt a little surprised when she saw it with her own eyes.

At the same time, she also discovered that their equipment could not connect to the signal of the communicator worn by Shizhi.

Is even the signal blocked? This secret base is truly secret...

"It seems that I can only rely on my sister from now on."

Exhaling lightly, Kotori looked at the dull wall displayed on the screen, her eyes flickering slightly.

Why does such a place exist in Tiangong City? Is Qianyu, who was found there, really just an ordinary fox?

"Ow?"

As if she heard Kotori muttering to herself, Chiba, who was originally lying in a position specially prepared for her, turned around to look at Kotori, and then, as if she had lost interest in her, she covered her head with her furry tail again and fell into a doze again.

....No, this is definitely not an ordinary fox.

Kotori thought as she watched the scene with a twitching mouth.

And at this moment, in the bamboo forest of the secret base.

"Kaguya, you don't seem surprised at all."

Staring at Kaguya's face without blinking, Shiori said something with a somewhat ambiguous meaning.

"And when I pulled you in just now, you didn't seem worried about bumping into the wall. You didn't even subconsciously resist."

As expected, this is the place where Kaguya is most likely to reveal her flaws.

Because Kaguya could see the bamboo forest, he couldn't recognize where the wall was or what it looked like in the eyes of others. In addition, he didn't give Kaguya time to prepare herself mentally before pulling her in, so it was already confirmed.

"...Yes, is there any reason?"

Looking at the girl in front of him, he could clearly see the shadow of his beloved in her, but Shizhi didn't say much. He just took a step forward and gently hugged her in his arms, and asked in a calm voice with a little sob.

"Because we are too weak."

Knowing that she had been exposed, Kaguya did not hold on any longer. She gently patted Shiori's back and spoke softly.

Shiori is getting smarter and making mistakes.

But if it’s discovered, then it’s discovered. We just need to adjust some things.

"Why does it have to be you?"

Shiori raised his head and asked in confusion with sparkling eyes.

"Because this is my fault, even though it's me from a parallel world."

Sighing softly, Kaguya raised her hand to gently wipe the moisture from the corners of Shiori's eyes and said helplessly.

"Shizhi, I won't be able to stay by your side in my original identity for a while, so the task of capturing elves will have to be left to you."

Although his identity has been exposed now, due to the special nature of this bamboo forest, the only people who actually know about this are Shiori and Maruna. Therefore, as long as the two of them keep quiet, there will be no problems in the short term.

Moreover, Ge Jiuye is also watching Cai Huo. If she re-enters this world, Ge Jiuye's reminder will help reduce some accidents and troubles.

"...Hey, Kaye."

The hands holding Kaguya unconsciously increased their strength, and in the silence that seemed short and yet long, Shiori spoke softly.

"Do you remember what I said on the school rooftop before?"

"..."

This time, it was Kaguya's turn to fall into silence.

She didn't play dumb because there was no point in running away.

I had already decided that, no matter what, I would erase all traces of myself in this world after completing the mission, so at this moment—

"Shiori, I'm just a second personality, it's meaningless."

With a soft sigh, Kaguya said.

"Without the power of the elves, I can't even appear in reality. Moreover, you and I are the same person. In every aspect, we are impossible."

"How is it impossible? Even though you are me, you also have your own thoughts and ideas. You are a real person, not a figment of my imagination. So, how can it be impossible?"

As if he had anticipated what Kaguya would say, Shiori just quietly questioned her with one reason, one factor, and one question after another.

"Besides, I like you, the kind of love between lovers. No matter who says it, no matter whether you accept it or not, it will never change."

Her eyes dimmed slightly, but Shiori quickly cheered up and said to Kaguya what she had wanted to say to her for days.

"Perhaps I was once afraid of you, feeling strange and distant, but not anymore. You can reconnect with me and delve into my innermost being. The reason I'm afraid of you is that I've always positioned myself as bright and righteous, which is why I reject what you've done."

"But I know that everything you did was for me. I knew it, but I still felt that way towards you... Jiaye, I'm sorry."

"But from now on, I won't do that anymore, Jiaye. I will no longer be naive enough to treat you like a good person. If you are darkness, then I will step into the darkness with you and will never leave you alone!"

Chapter 190: Is it really a threesome? (I'm so excited!)

Faced with Shiori's confession and declaration of love that could not be more straightforward, Kaguya finally did not give her response.

Because she already had the answer from the beginning, but it was not the time to tell Shiori yet.

In the end, she just made a promise to Shiori that after everything was settled, she would give an accurate answer, and then this somewhat playful test came to an end.

Kotori and the others know that they have not yet figured out whether Kaguya is actually Kaya, and this is what Shiori has gained from this trip.

Then time quickly came to the next day.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Kurumi."

Tiangong Station, before the ticket gate.

Shiori, who came hurriedly, saw Kurumi standing there in a black dress.

"I'm sorry, the appointment was supposed to go on yesterday, but it was postponed to today because of something I did."

Approaching Kurumi, Shiori said apologetically.

Yesterday, in order to test Kaguya, she used some excuses to postpone the date that had been scheduled with Kurumi, which made it difficult for Shiori not to feel guilty towards Kurumi.

"It doesn't matter. After all, no one can predict when trouble will come."

With a comforting smile, Kuang San said softly.

"However, if Shiori-san feels guilty, how about I decide today's itinerary as compensation?"

Blinking playfully, Kuang San smiled.

"No problem, I'll treat you to lunch today."

Nodding, Shizhi had no objection.

Originally, she relied on the support of Fraxinus to arrange her date schedule, so it would be easier for her to let Kurumi arrange it.

"Okay, then let's go shopping for clothes first."

With a natural movement, she wrapped her arms around Shiori and Kurumi smiled at her.

"Clothes seem to be getting a little tight lately, especially around the chest area, so I've been wanting to buy a new dress."