A journey into an infinite dimension

Looking at Cai Huo like this, Jia Ye was silent for a while, and then suddenly spoke softly.

"Hey, Color Disaster."

"Do you—want to start over?"

After the words fell, Cai Huo was stunned, and then shook his head with a smile.

"You mean using the 'Twelve Bullets' (Yud-Bet) to go back in time? Unfortunately, though I don't know the reason, Kayaya, your existence is different from that of ordinary people. In countless parallel worlds, and in the 'time' that runs through all of these parallel time and space, there are only two 'you'."

"One exists in my world, and the other is you before me. The relationship between the two of you is not that of homonyms, but that you are truly the same person."

He put the money on the table, picked up the imitation gun on the table, and loaded a cork handed to him by the stall owner into the muzzle of the gun. As Cai Huo spoke, he raised the gun and aimed it at something on the shelf, and gently pulled the trigger.

"Although I don't know the reason, I don't want to dwell on it. As long as you are you, as long as you are by my side, that's enough."

Along with the sound of bullets whizzing, a box of strawberry-flavored Pocky snacks fell onto the cushion behind the shelf, and was then picked up by a female student who seemed to be the stall owner and placed on the table in front of Cai Huo.

"Want to compete? If you lose, you have to obey the winner's orders."

Picking up the strawberry-flavored Pocky and shaking it in his hand, Caihuo smiled at Jiaye.

"They open a shop to make money, don't go and harm them."

Calming down his thoughts, Jia Ye raised his hand and rubbed Cai Huo's head, saying helplessly.

"Are you still playing? If not, then continue shopping. I'll accompany you all day today."

"Then I'll listen to you."

Cai Huo smiled and nudged Jiaye's palm.

Chapter 206 Chapter Title: Dong~DaDa(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!

[Now, I will announce the rankings for the 25th Ten'ou Festival stage performances! ]

At noon, all the performances had come to an end, and after a short break, the progress finally came to the much-anticipated moment of the ranking announcement.

Although everyone has already accepted who will be the first place, they still can't help but want to witness the moment when the myth is born with their own eyes.

Because of this reason, the auditorium was basically full, and there were even many new audience members who came after hearing the news and were reluctant to leave even if they had to stand aside.

On the stage that had just been used for the performance, all the participating groups stood on the dark stage, facing the audience, waiting for the moment when their fate would come.

[The third place goes to————Xiancheng University Affiliated High School! ]

A spotlight shone on the group of four girls in the darkness, causing the entire audience to cheer.

The girls who got third place were all very surprised and surprised.

Originally, after seeing the monster-level performances brought by those three groups, they no longer had any expectations for the top three, but they did not expect that they would actually get third place.

They were happy, but Shiori and the others were feeling the lowest point.

In their minds, first place went without saying, and second place would probably be decided between them and Miku, with at least one of them taking third place. However, now——

Since the third place went to another school, it meant that at least one of them and Miku was ranked outside the top three.

This is not good news.

Although they had already won the competition against Miku and they were confident in themselves, it was hard for them to imagine that a performance of Miku's level would only rank outside the top three.

Therefore, it is very likely that they will be the group that falls outside the top three.

This speculation hit them hard. After all, they all had their own pride. They had no objection to losing to the combination of Kurumi and Kaguya, and they could even accept losing to Miku. However, losing to a combination that they did not treat as opponents would only make them feel frustrated and lost.

[Second place belongs to————]

However, reality will not stop developing because of their loss, and the voice of the radio continues to resound.

[Unprecedented and unique situation! The seven-member band from Raizen High School and Rindouji Girls' College tied for second place!]

Two spotlights simultaneously shone on Shiori and the others, as well as Miku's team, causing the scene to be silent for a short time before suddenly bursting into even more enthusiastic cheers and applause.

Tied for second place, this situation has never happened since the beginning of the Tenyou Festival, so this will probably be a major event recorded in the history of the Tenyou Festival.

Meanwhile, Shiori, Tohka, and the others, as well as Miku and her teammates, were all stunned.

Neither side had thought that such an outcome would occur, but the mentality of Shizhi and others was to go from hell to heaven.

They originally thought they would not make it into the top three, but they didn't expect this to happen. They were so overjoyed that they couldn't help but hug each other excitedly.

"Great, Shiori, we didn't lose!"

Tohka said happily while hugging Shiori and jumping for joy.

"Unexpectedly, tied for second place. Although I didn't win, I tied it."

"It's frustrating that we didn't win, but there's nothing we can do about it."

Sisters Yui and Yakuya also raised their hands and clapped their hands happily to celebrate their unexpected results.

"This is a big surprise."

Putting his arm around Nanashi's shoulders, Erya smiled helplessly.

"If I could use that form, we might be able to surpass Ryoudouji."

The girl Nanashi, who was still a little upset about what had just happened, muttered softly, but the happiness on her face was no less than that of the others.

"First place should be no surprise."

The smile on her lips was equally uncontrollable. Origami gently hugged Shiori's arm and turned her head to look in a certain direction.

"Yes."

Regarding this, Shizhi had no other feelings except being convinced.

Perhaps there is also a little bit of uneasiness about what conditions Jia Ye will put forward.

[Next, it’s the first place that everyone is looking forward to————]

After giving everyone some time to buffer, the broadcast resounded throughout the venue again. At the same time, just like the calm before the storm, all the noisy sounds subsided at the same time, and almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the same spot.

[Unexpected, yet reasonable, the ultimate dark horse, the new king! First place goes to the Laizen High School Duo Band!!!]

""Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ! ! ! ! ! ! """"

The spotlights came on, the broadcast stopped, and huge cheers that resounded throughout Tianyang Square suddenly broke out along with the climax of the song being played back. The sound was so loud that it was almost hard to believe that this was not a concert of a famous star.

Not only the audience, but also the members of other bands on the stage, regardless of whether they won an award or not, all applauded and gave their sincere blessings and cheers to the well-deserved first place.

Bathed in the supreme glory, Kaguya and Kurumi did not seem to be very excited. They just smiled at each other, and then their two white palms were gently put together, making a crisp sound.

This scene also brought the atmosphere of the entire venue to its peak.

[Next, the comprehensive rankings for the first day of the Tianyang Festival will be announced————]

It seemed that everything was going in the perfect direction, and everyone thought so.

However, at this moment, something strange happened.

""

The sweet voice quietly drowned out all other sounds and resounded in everyone's ears. The next moment, in the astonished gazes of everyone present, a huge organ that almost filled the entire stage suddenly rose slowly from under the stage without any warning. The powerful spiritual energy fluctuations turned into a strong wind, repelling all those who were unable to resist from the stage.

For a moment, the only people left on the stage were Shiori and Kaguya, who possessed spirit powers, and Miku, who had caused this scene.

"Sing, sing, chant, - [Solo]!"

Gently opening his hands, a ring-shaped keyboard of light appeared in the void with Mijiu surrounding it. Then, as Mijiu played, invisible sound waves quickly spread throughout the venue with Mijiu as the center.

Starting from the front row of the auditorium, which was originally illuminated by a large area of ​​glow sticks and looked like a sea of ​​light, all the lights began to gradually dim. At the same time, the sound that stung the eardrums made Shiori cover his ears uncomfortably.

What's going on? Why did Miku suddenly summon an angel to attack?

Shiori's mind was filled with confusion, causing her to subconsciously look in the direction of Kaguya.

———What is that?!

Her pupils suddenly shrank. At this moment, Shiori no longer cared about the reason why Miku took action. All her attention was focused on the figure standing next to Kaguya, and certain emotions gradually surged in her heart.

"Losing to Kaguya-san and Kurumi-san is fine, but why am I tied for second place with you, Shiori-san? I absolutely cannot accept this!"

Miku, wearing the spirit attire of a dress of light, <Shaddai El Chai>, slowly walked towards Shiori, her sweet voice filled with boundless coldness.

"Promises and such are no longer important. I will never allow anything that goes against my will to exist in this world."

As Miku raised her hand and snapped her fingers, before Shiori could react, two figures grabbed her hands, one on the left and one on the right, and restrained her in place.

"Yuri, Yekuya...?"

Shizhi stared blankly at Yui and Yakuya, who looked so indifferent as if they were treating strangers or even enemies, and his gaze couldn't help but pause.

"Now that things have come to this, whether it's Shiori-san, the other spirits, or Kaguya-san, I might as well force you all to become mine."

Approaching Shiori step by step, Miku's words hit Shiori's heart like a hammer, causing the emotions that were already aroused by seeing someone to burst out completely, and her bright eyes gradually became stained with a hint of darkness.

"roll......"

"what?"

Shiori's voice, as soft as a mosquito's, made Miku subconsciously ask a question.

"Get away!!"

Along with Shiori's low roar, a violent storm suddenly burst out from her body, and in the blink of an eye, it swept away Yui and Yakuya who were restraining her, and at the same time forced Miku to stop and resist the impact.

"you---"

Before Meijiu could finish her words, a ray of cold light suddenly flashed in her pupils, which had shrunk to the extreme and rapidly expanded. The breath of death made her close her eyes subconsciously.

Then she felt a sudden sharp pain in the back of her neck, and then she completely lost all perception of the outside world.

At the end of her consciousness, she only heard a voice that seemed to be filled with endless hatred, and a loud noise like an explosion.

"Shaping the incomplete knowledge (Da'at) and integrating the sephiroth, the third true name mimicry—"

“———<Spear of Longinus, the Spear that Pierces the Messiah>———”

Chapter 207: Regarding the Chapter Title: Let Myself Go ② (Chapter Title: Eat Me!)

"As expected, he will take action."

Above Tianyang Square, Cai Huo held Kaguya around the waist with one hand and opened a barrier in front of him to block the torrent of light containing terrifying energy. He looked down and said jokingly.

"You know how hostile Shiori is to you, yet you still take the initiative to appear in front of her."

Breaking free from this embarrassing position, Kaguya said helplessly.

"I'm just worried that you'll be influenced by Gabriel."

Although this sentence sounds very touching, Kaguya knows that this reason is definitely just an excuse for Cai Huo, and her real purpose is to create the current situation.

"We agreed that if I followed you I wouldn't do anything to them."

Looking directly into Caihuo's eyes, Kaguya said seriously.

"That's what we agreed on, but now she's the one doing it to me."

With his fingertips gently touching Kaguya's cherry lips, Caihuo smiled indifferently.

"You never taught me not to fight back when I get hit."

"This situation happened because you took the initiative to cause trouble."

Kaguya said unhappily as she gently brushed away Caihuo's hand.

"So Jiaye, will you choose to help me or her?"

With a gentle wave of his hand, the barrier in front of him disappeared. At the same time, the endless torrent of light was suddenly split into two in the middle and passed directly past the two of them. Cai Huo asked Kaguya with a calm look in his eyes.

"I choose to remain neutral."

Kaguya raised her hands to show her stance.

Unable to help either side, she had no choice but to remain neutral.

However, being neutral does not mean standing idly by.

Perhaps realizing that his attack was ineffective, the torrent of light gradually dissipated, and then a stream of light rushed straight towards the two of them like a meteor, with the lance in his hand piercing Cai Huo.

“Colorful disaster——!!!”

The hostility and hatred contained in the voice were so strong as if he was facing a natural enemy that must be killed. At this moment, Shizhi's eyes could no longer accommodate anything else but the beautiful, fairy-like figure of Caihuo, and there was only one thought in his mind.