A journey into an infinite dimension

Chapter 87 Shura Field...?

At 12:09 noon, at a window seat in the corner of the Houm Café, the heavy atmosphere made the waiter who was responsible for delivering the orders immediately leave after delivering the ordered drinks to the table with the most elegant and quick skills in his life.

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Xilin and Arisu sat in the same booth, but there was about half a person's distance between them. Sitting opposite them were Jiaye and Kakuye, whom they could not see.

The atmosphere at this moment could be said to be extremely heavy. Although Xilin and Arisu were looking at each other out of the corner of their eyes, most of their gazes were still firmly fixed on Jiaye. Even without Jiaye looking at them, he could sense the malicious intent in their eyes.

In comparison, Ge Jiuye, who was sitting next to him, seemed calmer.

Because the speed of consciousness communication was very fast, and after this period of confusion, Jiaye finally regained his composure, so when faced with Ge Jiuye's questioning, he told her the "truth" he had discovered, and then——

Then Ge Jiuye froze in place as if petrified, until she unconsciously followed Jia Ye and the others to this coffee shop. She did not say a single word to Jia Ye. She seemed to be in a daze, but in fact, from her constantly changing expression, one could roughly infer that she was probably having a "friendly exchange" with the Honkai Will at this time.

Well, Jiaye doesn't have the time to care about what the final outcome of Honkai Will and Kakujiuye will be.

Gently stirring the espresso in front of him, Jia Ye faced the somewhat dangerous eyes of the two girls, and his expression did not change at all.

However, in reality, only he himself knows how he feels at this moment.

Besides being bewildered, I was completely confused.

What's going on? Why are they looking at me like that? What did I do?

Gently picking up the coffee and taking a sip, Jiaye calmly looked at the two girls. In addition to wanting to find the answer to his question, he was also observing Arisu, his "fiancée" who he had no memory of or familiarity with.

The face was as pretty as a doll, and there seemed to be a hint of coldness between the eyebrows; the long black hair that reached her waist was tied up with a red shimenori tied into a bow at the end, and a pair of beautiful red eyes were flashing with a color that could not be called kind - not the amber-like red of Hong Yuling, nor the strange color of Jiaye that was like fire and light, but a more pure bright red.

She was wearing a dress with white as the main color and sky blue embellishments. The sleeves were pure white and wide, reaching to her wrists and knees.

She doesn't seem to be much older than Jia Ye, and she has the tenderness of a girl and the purity of a young girl. There is no doubt that she is a beautiful girl in the eyes of most people with normal aesthetic standards.

However, no matter how beautiful she was, it had nothing to do with Jia Ye—after all, he had no experience or memory of being with her, so she was just a stranger to him.

However, perhaps sensing his thoughts, Ge Jiuye's face became increasingly darker and he suddenly raised his hand and threw a ball of milky white light towards Jia Ye's head. Then, before Jia Ye could react, the ball of light went directly into his body through his forehead.

In an instant, as if watching a movie from a God's perspective, segments of incredibly realistic images played in his mind like a film reel, from birth to learning to walk; from the display of talent to the death of his parents in an accident; from traveling to Siberia to being corroded by Honkai energy and becoming a Herrscher.

Including the interactions with Arisu, the life of a seemingly real 'Kurozuki Kayano' was presented completely in Kayano's mind, and gradually integrated into his memory without affecting anything original about him, making him feel as if he had really experienced such a life.

Did Zhuang Zhou dream of a butterfly, or did the butterfly dream of Zhuang Zhou?

There is no such philosophical contemplation, because the Jiaye who is here at this moment is Jiaye, and the 'Ru Yue Jiaye' that is integrated into his memory is just a record and an archive created by the Honkai Will based on him as a template.

Gaya is Gaya, and 'Ruyue Gaya' is also Gaya, that's all.

But thanks to this, the flag he had just broken was put back up.

While Jia Ye was digesting the memories in his mind, perhaps infected by his calm attitude, the mentality and emotions of the two girls sitting opposite him gradually calmed down.

Although this does not mean that they will just ignore the matter, at least they will not lose their rationality and do (say) some impulsive actions (words).

The atmosphere eased a little as a result, but no one spoke first. When Jia Ye finally digested the memories in his mind, he looked at the two girls in front of him and spoke.

"——First, let me introduce you to each other. Silin, she is Yukinoshita Arisu; Arisu, she is Silin."

Starting with these short words, the atmosphere around them finally changed.

"What is your relationship with her? Why did she hug you just now?"

Seeing Jia Ye speak, Xilin followed him and looked at him, questioning.

No one knew what she felt when she saw that scene.

My heart felt like it was being tightly gripped. I felt lost and angry, but more of it was grief and sadness as if I had been betrayed by the person closest to me.

To be honest, she was surprised herself.

I wasn't surprised that I had such feelings, but I was surprised that I was able to resist the impulse and not take action on the spot.

"She's mine, my childhood sweetheart."

There seemed to be a subtle pause in Jiaye's words, and this difference was successfully captured by the two perceptive girls.

"Gaya, you're still the same as always. You don't like to say I'm your fiancée in front of other people."

Gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, Arisu smiled slightly.

Although she was heartbroken at the beginning when others told her that Jiaye had died in the disaster in Siberia, and even thought about following Jiaye several times, but with her mother's advice and without actually confirming the authenticity of the news, she decided to persevere in order to be able to say "Welcome back" to Jiaye when he came back.

Although her physical condition has been gradually deteriorating these days due to excessive longing, the reunion at this moment makes her feel that everything is worth it. She is also extremely grateful that she chose to persist instead of giving up.

"fiancée?!"

Xilin stood up suddenly, her eyes widened, and her pretty face was full of astonishment and disbelief.

Jia Ye clearly said that all the people close to him are gone, so what's going on with this fiancée?

Did he... lie to me?

Her eyes gradually became gloomy, and some unknown emotion that was more intense and painful than before surged in her heart. Xilin's hands that were supporting the table gradually tightened.

And deep in her soul, a power that should have been dormant was attracted by her emotional fluctuations, and after many days, there were signs of activity again.

"Because I prefer you as my childhood sweetheart to my fiancée."

Glancing at Arisu, Jiaye said in a somewhat unclear tone.

Although he accepted the memory, because the memory was tampered with by someone, whether it was Ge Jiuye or the Honkai Will, it would not have any effect on him, so his current perception of Arisu is that of a "familiar stranger" in the true sense.

How should I put it? He knows every little habit of Arisu that she may not even know about. He can also understand what Arisu wants to do with a look or a gesture without them saying anything. He can even roughly guess what she will say next and what she will do next. This feeling is just like when he is facing Hong and Zero.

This is a kind of tacit understanding, and Melusine also has this tacit understanding when treating him. However, unlike the familiarity and closeness that he can feel from Hong, Ling and Melusine, which is difficult to describe in words, Jiaye cannot find this feeling with Arisu.

The reason for this is simple, because he only has memories of being with Arisu, but has not personally experienced every scene in those memories.

Some things cannot be developed or acquired by relying on memory, because they are more like something like "body memory" or a habit.

Therefore, it was really too difficult for him to say the word "like" to such a person with strange views.

However, his male instinct made him secretly happy...

As Xilin came to her senses and Arisu looked at her with doubt, Jiaye suddenly shook his head vigorously.

If you are secretly happy, just get out of here. If you dare to show up again, I will wash you off with Yu Duchen!

"Gaya, what's wrong?"

Arisu looked at Jiaye with some confusion, a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Is it a headache? Do you want me to get some painkillers?"

"I-I can also help you get medicine, or do you want me to massage your head?"

Inexplicably, looking at Arisu who was worried about Jiaye, a certain strong emotion suddenly surged up from the depths of Xilin's heart, and even suppressed the strange and uncomfortable emotion for a while.

She didn't want to lose to the woman in front of her. The reason was unknown, but she just didn't want to lose, no matter whether Jia Ye was lying to her or not, because she didn't want to lose to her just for Jia Ye's sake.

At the same time, when her consciousness regained clarity, she suddenly realized that her idea was not valid.

Because she was not even a Herrscher at the time, but just an ordinary Avenger. There was no need for Jiaye, who was already a Herrscher at that time, to deceive her, because there was no point in doing so and he would not gain any benefit.

Moreover, she should be the one who knows best how he has treated her.

After all, what am I struggling with?

I am the Herrscher, the Queen of Honkai, and Jiaye is my ally, a contracted ally. He is my property, so even if he has a fiancée, so what? I'll just snatch her away!

Xilin's mind suddenly became clear and she finally realized that she had to fight for what she wanted, because the best spoils were those that she enjoyed at the enemy's expense.

Chapter 88 Xilin: Destiny is in my hands!

"I'm fine. No need. Now that the strange atmosphere has calmed down, I'll answer your previous questions first."

Realizing that his previous actions were a bit stupid, Jia Ye coughed lightly, pretended to be calm, picked up the coffee in front of him and took a sip.

A little cold, but whatever.

"Arisu, the reason I didn't look for you is because I'm no longer human."

"......Eh?"

Hearing Kaye's sudden "Chuunibyou remarks", Arisu was stunned for a moment.

"To put it simply, the me you knew died in the Siberian disaster. The me before you now is nothing more than a monster born to destroy humanity."

Anyway, no matter how good his relationship with Arisu was in his memory, Jiaye has decided to cut ties with her.

If it was a younger sister, it would be fine, but I can't afford a fiancée or something like that.

He had already let Hong down once, and he couldn't let her down again, and he couldn't let Melusine down who had waited for him for countless years.

"....Gaya, are you kidding me?"

With a rather awkward smile, Arisu tried to express his current feelings in a more tactful way.

This isn't a movie. How could such a clichéd plot possibly happen to her and Jia Ye?

"Feel sorry."

Jiaye also knew that explanations based solely on words were extremely weak and pale, so he had no intention of using words to sever ties with Arisu from the beginning.

The thumb and middle finger were aligned, accompanied by a crisp snap of fingers, and a pure white feather slowly fell in front of Youqi's eyes.

And at the moment when his eyes caught sight of the feather, a trace of trance suddenly flashed in Arisu's eyes, and at the same time, the light called "consciousness" within him also dimmed.

"My spirit is on the verge of collapse, so I need someone to rely on... eh? I can't find any other suitable person in my memory, so I'll use Kaguya's image and modify it into a close friend who's studying abroad. As for communication issues... I can occasionally communicate with her as Kaguya."

In Xilin's somewhat dazed and surprised eyes, Jiaye gently placed his fingertips on Youqi's forehead and muttered something.

"Other factors have been corrected, there are no loopholes, and that's all."

After a while, Jia Ye withdrew his hand and drank the coffee in the cup in one gulp.

"Xilin, we should go."

"oh oh......"

Xilin responded blankly, feeling that the surprise came too suddenly, catching her off guard.

In the previous second, she was still thinking about how to win this "war", but in the next second, the only competitor was eliminated directly, and was eliminated by the "trophy" itself.

Yu Duchen can not only create illusions, but also has the ability to modify memories. She knows this because Jia Ye explains to her the usage and effects of each sub-body of the Key of Change that contains information about the Key of God.

At this moment, Jiaye is using Yuduchen on Arisu, which means——

This is destiny in my hands!

An unprecedented bright light shone in her eyes, and in an instant, all the emotions in Xilin's heart disappeared, and she returned to calmness... and excitement.

I'm the only one left competing for it, so what's the difference between this and winning?

I just asked how I could lose!!!

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Jia Ye looked at Xilin in surprise, as the solemn atmosphere around her was suddenly replaced by joy. Although he was a little puzzled, he didn't care too much.

After all, it’s a girl’s mood. If you care about it, you lose.

【By the way, how are things going here? 】

Jia Ye looked at Ge Jiuye who was still in reality and asked curiously.

He was very curious about what kind of answer Ge Jiuye would give after knowing the intentions of the Honkai Will.

Could it be that Ge Jiuye is also a tsundere like Honkai Will, who "hates because of love"?

"When it comes to tsundere, is there anyone who can compare to a blockhead like you with a huge brain?"

Glancing at Jia Ye with indignation, Ge Jiuye's expression looked extremely aggrieved.

"It's so humiliating to be mocked by that amoeba. It's all because of you, Jiaye!"

【What's wrong with me? 】

Jia Ye felt a little aggrieved. Why did he get criticized even when he told the truth?

"You said that bastard likes me, right? Let me tell you, that's completely your fantasy. That bastard's target is obviously——"