A journey into an infinite dimension

Looking at the sky above her head that was gradually turning a tinge of crimson, Mayuri, who had regained her composure, spoke softly.

"Sunset? You can only see half of the sunset in the park. If you want to see the whole sunset, the hill where we first met would be more suitable."

Nodding, Jiaye suggested.

"Next time, let's go over there and take a look."

Next time...?

No matter how beautiful the dream is, there will always be a moment of awakening.

Although it was only two short days, Mayuri had so much fun during these two days that she had almost forgotten her identity.

But at this moment, she remembered it again.

He recalled his mission, and the fact that he would eventually disappear.

Is it really possible for me to have such an opportunity?

Along with this thought, Mayuri felt a fear for the fate she had already accepted.

Why fear?

Mayuri didn't know, but when she thought that she would never see Jiaye again after she disappeared, the fear in her heart surged uncontrollably and almost drowned her.

———Jiaye, does he know about this?

At the same time, Mayuri suddenly remembered this incident.

If he knew, was he accompanying me out of pity?

If you don’t know——

"...Okay, let's go together next time."

Burying this question, which he dared not ask and did not dare to know the answer, in the deepest part of his heart, Mayuri forced a smile.

"..."

Looking at Mayuri like this, Jiaye suddenly realized what she was thinking at the moment.

However, he felt that his relationship with Mayuri was not good enough to discuss this matter, so he said nothing and just walked towards the park with Mayuri without showing any expression.

He had already thought of a way to achieve a happy ending, that is, to save Mayuri, but now was not the time to say it out loud.

Chapter 220: Title: Huhuhahahahaha! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!

For the next period of time, Jiaye accompanied Mayuri every day to repeat Shiori's dating process.

Gradually, out of the seven elves plus Origami, a total of eight people, only Tohka, who drew the last one in the lottery, had not yet completed her date.

This also means that the day when Mayuri's mission ends is getting closer.

"Tomorrow is our last date."

Under the night sky, standing on the roof of the bustling Gokawa family, Mayuri looked up at the starry sky above her head and couldn't help but sigh.

Tomorrow, is it the last time?

I really want to travel to more places with Jiaye.

Even though he is just a management personality, created only to judge Gokawa Shiori's qualifications, he has such feelings.

Is this really okay?

Looking at the red star that stood out among the pure white and bright stars, Mayuri couldn't help feeling a little confused.

She knew that as a management personality, she shouldn't have such feelings, but if she was asked to give up because of this, she could neither do it nor was willing to do so.

"After tomorrow's date, your mission will be accomplished, right?"

Looking at Mayuri, Jiaye said softly.

"....Um."

He nodded silently, then Mayuri seemed to have made some kind of decision, and slowly turned around to look directly at Jiaye.

"Jiaye, I have something to tell you. Can you accompany me tonight?"

It takes a lot of courage and trust for a girl to say to a boy, "Can you stay with me tonight?" Similarly, it is impossible for a boy to remain indifferent when hearing such words.

However, Jiaye was not a virgin whose mind was full of love and finding a partner—he was not a love-brained virgin whose mind was full of love and finding a partner, and from Mayuri's expression, he could see that what she wanted to say had nothing to do with such things, so he did not have any wild thoughts.

"I have something to tell you, too."

After nodding, Jiaye and Mayuri gently jumped off the roof of the Gokawa family, and walked side by side on the road where only the street lights illuminated the sky except for the stars.

Along the way, neither of them spoke first, but just enjoyed the quiet, peaceful and non-awkward atmosphere at the moment.

As the night deepened, the night wind grew stronger and stronger. Only the seemingly endless and familiar streets were slowly receding.

He gently took off his coat and put it on Mayuri, and taking this opportunity, Jiaye spoke softly.

"Mayuri, after completing your mission tomorrow, you will disappear, right?"

Her delicate body trembled slightly, and Mayuri clutched the coat on her body, which still retained Jiaye's body temperature and breath, and did not avoid the problem that she would have to face sooner or later.

"Yes, because I was created to judge Shizhi's qualifications as a vessel. After the judgment is over, I will naturally return to my original state."

The original appearance, which is nothing at all, is the purest spiritual power.

Spiritual power does not have personality, so naturally, everything belonging to the existence of "Mayuri" will disappear.

Whether it is the experiences and memories during this period, or the personality of "Mayuri".

"Jia Ye, have you known this from the beginning?"

After finally speaking out about this matter, it was as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders, and her previously complex and chaotic emotions gradually calmed down. Mayuri turned to look at Jiaye, and there seemed to be a barely perceptible tremor in her voice.

From this we can see that she only regained her composure on the surface, and at the same time she was afraid of the answer that Jia Ye would give.

————She was born from the spiritual power of the elves and is the fruit of the elves' love for Shiori, so it can be said that she has loved Shiori deeply since she was born.

And Jiaye is Shiori's secondary personality, or in other words, Shiori himself. Therefore, during this period of time, without her knowing it, most of her love for Shiori has been transferred to Jiaye.

So she was very scared, afraid that Jia Ye was so gentle and kind to her only out of pity for her who was bound to disappear.

Even if she was destined to disappear, she didn't want to be pitied by others, and she didn't want the person she liked to have only pity for her.

"I had just learned about it when we met for the second time."

However, things went against her wishes. Facing Mayuri's questions and the plea hidden in her heart, the answer given by Jiaye was the answer she least wanted to hear.

"...So, the reason you're so nice to me is just because you feel sorry for me?"

Mayuri asked in a low voice, lowering her head slightly and clutching her coat with fingers that turned white from being too tight.

The shadow of her bangs cast a shadow over Mayuri's eyes, making it impossible to see her current mood.

"In essence, I did develop feelings for you because of your ending."

Admittedly, if Mayuri wasn't a 'life born to disappear', if he hadn't known about this and developed soft feelings for her, even if Kaya had crossed paths with her, he wouldn't have offered to accompany her on a date like Shiori, Tohka, and the others.

But since he has already softened his heart, no matter what the premise is that led to his softening heart, Jia Ye will do what he wants to do to the end.

"Yeah......"

Stopping, Mayuri slowly loosened her grip on the coat, then silently took off the coat and handed it back to Kaya.

"Thank you, Jiaye. I've had a very happy time these days."

Mayuri raised her head and gave Jiaye a smile that seemed to light up the night, and said softly.

"I feel really blessed and happy to be able to leave so many beautiful memories before they disappear."

"But this is enough. No matter what, I will disappear in the end, so there is no need for you to continue wasting your time with me."

"Tomorrow, please let me complete the final stage by myself."

"..."

Looking at Mayuri like this, Jiaye was silent for a while, and suddenly raised his right hand slowly in Mayuri's puzzled gaze, pointing his palm at the sphere that was still hanging high in the air.

"No one ever said you had to disappear, did they?"

As the gentle words were softly spoken, the next moment, a strong light suddenly burst out from the sphere, illuminating the entire dark night sky in the blink of an eye, making the world as bright as day.

In the dazzling light, the surface of the sphere, which had been calm before, suddenly began to emit seven different colors in sequence, and then began to wriggle unnaturally like jelly. In the process, it suddenly expanded to the extreme, and then quickly shrank to a size several times smaller than its original size. The distorted shape also returned to calm.

Then, in a white cyclone, two pairs of wings, one large and one small, full of mechanical texture, gradually stretched out from the sphere as the center, set against countless pure white spiritual feathers. At the same time, a slender "tail" extended from the bottom of the sphere.

【——————】

Accompanied by a sharp scream, two pairs of wings opened at the same time, and four golden wheels quietly cut through the air, revolving around the sphere from the void, and finally stopped in pairs around it.

“—Why did it suddenly start?!”

Looking at the 'angel' in the sky, Mayuri's pupils shrank and she couldn't help but scream.

"Gaya, what did you do?"

It started suddenly, and coupled with Kaya's actions, Mayuri immediately realized that her awakening was related to Kaya.

"When you sense danger, you'll react proactively. This is a common instinct for all living things."

Yan Guang's pupils had been dyed with colorful light at some point, Jia Ye said softly.

Then he turned to look at Mayuri. Although the colorful light in his eyes seemed so mysterious and indescribable, his expression at this moment was gentle, which was completely opposite to that.

"I've said it before, I only took the initiative to accompany you because I couldn't bear to leave you alone. Maybe I feel sorry for you, but after spending these days together, this pity has long been replaced by other emotions."

"So, after our date tomorrow, let's go watch the sunset over the mountains together."

【——————】

As soon as the words fell, the air in the sky seemed to be angered by Jia Ye's words and let out a roaring scream. Then, above the black sphere that served as the core, a diamond-shaped hexagonal emerald green "eye" suddenly opened, and then a thick lightning bolt containing terrible energy streaked across the night sky and fell straight towards Jia Ye.

Boom! ! !

At the moment before the lightning completely fell, a colorful barrier suddenly appeared between the lightning and the two of them, completely absorbing this terrible attack without any error.

The deafening roar echoed throughout most of Tiangong City. Countless people who were having dinner or getting ready to go to bed looked at the sky outside the window in confusion, trying to see how bad the weather could be to cause such a loud thunder.

However, what they saw was only a bright starry sky and two meteors streaking across the sky.

Chapter 221 Title: How dare the old thief hit me... But considering this... Humph!

In the eternally unchanging night sky, invisible to the naked eye, two figures, one large and one small, are currently engaged in a chase known as 'hunt'.

"It's a little lacking in speed."

Stretching out a pair of colorful wings formed by countless tentacles, Jia Ye commented while leisurely dodging the lightning bolts coming from the front.

"Although I am an ancient god, I am not omnipotent after all. Just like game characters are divided into those who excel at support and those who excel at attack, my authority does not have the ability to accelerate."

Then Ye La's complaining voice rang in Jiaye's ears.

"But my speed isn't actually that slow, is it? You can't compare me to a speed-type character; that's unfair. Besides, with my strength, why would I need to compete with others in speed? Even if I can't catch up, it doesn't mean they won't die."

"That's not wrong, is it?"

Jia Ye, who had just made a casual comment, did not continue to dwell on this topic.

Looking up at the black ball not far ahead, which was flying upside down and facing him, the black ball at the core had changed into the shape of a pair of horns and was continuously releasing several crossed lightning bolts. Jia Ye gently raised his hand and pulled out from the void a scepter with an ankh cross shaped like a key on the top and a balance at the end, the whole body of which was glowing with a faint deep colored light.

"'Open the gate to the eternal horizon. The Castle of Sagratos, parallel to the world, will reveal its supreme splendor in this world.'"

Jia Ye stopped chasing and looked at the person who was gradually distancing himself from him. He did not feel anxious at all. He just calmly leaned the scepter in his hand on the void under his feet, and at the same time softly chanted a spell that was impossible for human intelligence to understand.

The next moment, starting from the void touched by the scepter, a wave-like ripple quickly spread to the surroundings, and surpassed it in the blink of an eye. At the same time, some obscure aura also quietly permeated the air.

【——————】

He was originally feeling relieved that Jia Ye was no longer chasing him, but suddenly he seemed to have discovered something. He immediately stopped moving forward and folded his four wings to protect his core.

Just as he completed this action, the light around him suddenly began to brighten, and the morning light of the sunset gently fell on his body. The two kinds of glow that could not appear in the world at the same time replaced the dark night and became the most important scenery in the world.

After a long silence, when it realized it had not been attacked, it spread its wings cautiously and vigilantly, observing the surrounding environment.

However, after seeing the things around it in a unique way, even though it had no wisdom of a living being and only had machine-like intelligence, it could not help but feel an emotion that it was originally unable to produce - shock.

No one has ever truly seen what the horizon looks like, because common sense dictates that a round planet does not have a true horizon.

But common sense is just common sense after all. Perhaps most people in the world think that common sense is absolute, but this is nothing but an arrogant idea.