A journey into an infinite dimension

"well."

After touching it twice more, Jia Ye withdrew his hand and clicked on the icon of an unknown beautiful flower.

"So, what about this?"

"Just like the system's introduction, this crystallization of someone's thoughts is used to summon that person's projection."

He didn't know if it was Jia Ye's illusion, but he always felt that Ge Jiuye's tone seemed to carry a hint of...hostility and admiration?

"Is that person also on your level? Isn't he the same as my sister?"

Although this idea is particularly narcissistic, thanks to the hint written by Ge Jiuye and the existence of the Honkai Will, it is inevitable that Jiaye feels that the object of "that person's" thoughts may be him.

So at this moment he desperately hoped that Ge Jiuye would mock him and say that his feelings were completely narcissistic and imaginary.

"Gaya, you are very narcissistic, but who knows."

Shrugging his shoulders, Ge Jiuye said with a sinister smile.

"..."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Jia Ye was choked by the second half before he could even breathe a sigh of relief.

This little devil!

Looking at Ge Jiuye who was smiling happily, Jia Ye silently resisted the urge to ruffle her long, smooth silver hair into a bird's nest shape.

"Forget it, can I sell this?"

"I agree 100%, but I suggest you wait until you've completed your transformation before doing this. After all, trampling on other people's feelings will bring divine punishment."

“…Sold.”

"What's for sale?"

"That knight's belt."

"Okay, what about the others?"

"The others are all useful. By the way, can the Penglai medicine be given to other people?"

"Yes, the basic system-produced items can be given to others. Do you want to give it to Zero?"

"Zero is just an ordinary human after all."

"It seems that Jiaye, you have already excluded yourself from the ranks of humans."

"After all, I died and resurrected once before becoming a Herrscher, so I can no longer consider myself human."

"You don't care anyway, do you?"

"So I have to start thinking about Zero and my father's lifespan."

"There are many items related to lifespan sold in the mall."

"Well, so next I have to work hard to save money."

"Are you going to speed up the process? Are you willing to sacrifice your daughters?"

"It's okay, we can just modify their memories when the time comes."

"...We're asking about your feelings."

"It's enough that they won't be sad."

"Jiaye, this kind of thinking of yours is a disease and needs to be treated."

"Then let's wait until the disease is incurable and solve it all at once."

"...Jiaye, do you know what we want to do most right now?"

"?"

"We want to lock you up here forever, and then go out and act on your behalf."

"Really?"

"Fake, hurry up and get out, I want to sleep."

"Want me to tell a story?"

"I'm not your daughter, don't use the same tricks you use on children on me!"

"Okay, I'll leave first."

"——Wait, play a game with me before you leave."

"well."

Chapter 118 [Leo]

"Dad, you're awake."

After setting the record of the 372nd tie and finally satisfying Ge Jiuye's desire to win, Jia Ye's consciousness returned to reality. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the sweet smiling face of his daughter who was so close to him.

"Yiji, you climbed on top of me again while I was sleeping."

Feeling the weight and touch on his legs, Jiaye said helplessly.

Although he was not actually sleeping, because he was too focused on the "one-on-one" with Ge Jiuye, Jiaye's perception of the outside world was basically the same as that of a normal person when sleeping. In addition, Yiji was like a cat and his movements were very light, so this was the countless times that Jiaye encountered this situation.

"Because Ichiji saw that Daddy fell asleep while sitting again, so she didn't want to disturb him."

With her arms around Jiaye's neck, Yiji gently rubbed his cheek and spoke coquettishly in a soft voice.

"Dad, you always push yourself. You must have stayed up late again last night, right?"

Ichihime knew her father very well. Since the establishment of Chaldea, his sleep time has been decreasing every day. In the beginning, he even set a record of not sleeping for several days in a row.

During that time, she almost wanted to knock her father unconscious so that he would go to sleep obediently, but unfortunately, she couldn't do it.

Although this situation no longer happens now, Yiji still knows that her father's normal sleep time is only an average of two to three hours a day.

So she often saw him falling asleep in a chair.

Therefore, every time at this time, Yiji would show her talent like a kitten, and quietly crawl into Jiaye's arms without waking him up, under the euphemism of "being a pillow for daddy".

So every time Jia Ye came back from the conscious world, the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was his daughter's pretty face. Over time, he got used to it.

"Staying up late means staying up late despite feeling sleepy, but I'm not sleepy, so that's not called staying up late."

Jiaye, who had used various methods in the past to correct Xilin's habit of staying up late, said this seriously.

There's no way around it. Managing a force is not an easy task. Although Chaldea is essentially just a shelter, and not other types of forces that are more troublesome to manage, the number of cursed children is increasing every day. Things like allocating rooms, preparing daily necessities, and helping them integrate into the new environment early are basically all done by Jiaye alone. So in order not to delay doing other things during the day and spending time with Yiji, he can only use his sleeping time.

Anyway, after using an item called "Medicine that won't make you feel tired even if you don't sleep" exchanged from the system, even if you stay up all night, it won't have any effect on Jiaye.

"Ichiji isn't sleepy, but dad always lets her go to bed early."

Reaching out to hook the corners of Jiaye's mouth, and then pulling it hard to both sides, Yiji said indignantly.

"You're still growing and need to get enough sleep. It doesn't matter whether you're sleepy or not."

He tapped Yiji's forehead. Because his mouth was pulled, Jiaye's voice sounded a little unclear.

"Alright, alright, get up."

"Dad, you are right."

With a light snort, Yiji let go of her hand, but did not leave Jiaye's body as she was told. Instead, she raised her face slightly as if waiting for something. Her blue eyes reflected Jiaye's appearance, and there seemed to be a cunning light flashing in them.

"well."

With a smile that was half doting and half helpless, Jiaye reached out to lift the bangs on Yiji's forehead, then lowered his head and gave her a light kiss.

"Hehe, I love dad the most."

With a pure, innocent and happy smile, Yiji pecked Jiaye lightly on the face, and then landed back on the ground lightly.

"Oh, Dad, I found the positions of Leo and Gemini, and I also got the 'Seven Stars Legacy'."

"Then let's go after we finish our business."

Hearing this, Jia Ye smiled slightly, then picked up a pen on the table next to him, casually turned it into a flower, and then lightly sketched on the document.

......

......

Over the Congo Basin on the African continent, tens of thousands of kilometers away from Tokyo, a helicopter is quietly approaching the world's second largest tropical rainforest, which was once known as the "Gem of Central Africa", "Lungs of Africa", and "Second Lung of the Earth", but is now one of the most dangerous places in the world.

"I've found Leo's tracks."

A blue-haired girl sitting in the driver's seat looked at the complicated data displayed on the screen in front of her. While controlling the helicopter to stay in place, she turned her head and whispered to Jiaye and Yiji.

It was hard to imagine that she, who looked to be about the same age as Ichihime, could so skillfully operate an aerial vehicle that most people could not control without rigorous training.

Especially given her height, one can't help but wonder whether her feet can touch the pedals.

"Thank you for your hard work, Nagatsuki. Open the hatch."

Smiling, he touched Nagatsuki Kisaragi's little head and said softly.

"Understood. I'll be waiting in the air for fifteen minutes."

Although the first-person pronoun used was the seemingly arrogant "this lady", Nagatsuki's tone was very calm, without any arrogance or other emotions, just calm and unperturbed.

As Nagatsuki fiddled with her hands for a few times, the tightly closed door of the helicopter slowly opened, and the strong wind outside rushed into the cabin, blowing up the hair and clothes of the three people.

"If Kayano-san and Ichiki-san haven't returned by then, I will join the battle."

"Don't worry, Ichiki and dad will work together and it will be resolved in ten minutes."

Carrying a rectangular box on her back that was taller than her, Yiji patted her calm chest and spoke in a calm tone with a hint of confidence.

"Then let's go."

Walking to the hatch against the strong wind, Jiaye and Yiji waved to Nagatsuki, and then jumped straight down from the hatch without taking any equipment.

The knife-like air flow blew on their cheeks, but Jiaye and Yiji's expressions remained unchanged, as if they were not doing free fall at an altitude of thousands of meters, but were feeling the sea breeze by the vast ocean.

In the absence of any resistance, the two were getting closer and closer to the woods below. Just as they were about to fall into the bushes that hid countless branches, Jia Ye suddenly grabbed the hand of Yi Ji beside him and hugged her in his arms. Then, without any support, he turned over in the air and stomped his right foot heavily on the air.

boom! !

Visible impact-like air spread out under his feet, accompanied by a huge explosion. A large tree right below them burst apart with a crazy swaying, and leaves and branches flew everywhere, stirring up a huge cloud of dust.

Bathed in such a huge commotion, Jia Ye walked out of the smoke and dust holding Yi Ji as if nothing had happened. He looked at the dark and silent forest in front of him, which looked like the huge mouth of some monster. There was no ripple in his eyes.

"Dad, come here."

She jumped lightly from Jiaye's arms, a scarlet light quietly lit up in her pupils. Yiji turned her head to look in a certain direction and said softly.

"Well, get ready, Ichihime."

He gently twisted the silver ring on the middle finger of his right hand, and then, accompanied by a sound like gears turning, a long sword flashing with cold light appeared in Jia Ye's hand.

"Understood, Dad."

Pulling out two small daggers from the box on her back, Yiji slowly lowered her body, like a cat about to start hunting, her scarlet eyes faintly flashing with a cruel light in the darkness.

Huhuhu————

At some point, the wind started to blow.

An ominous aura quietly permeated the surroundings. At a certain moment, countless pairs of scarlet and ferocious eyes suddenly opened in the darkness around the two people, staring deeply at the two people holding weapons with irrationality, madness and malice.

They were like two little lambs that had strayed into a wolf's den. If any ordinary person were in Jiaye and Yiji's situation, they would not even have the courage to take a step forward under the gaze of these eyes.

This is not a question of courage and boldness. Just like when humans face the vast ocean and the universe, the fear of the unknown engraved in the deepest instinct is enough to destroy the mind of any adult.

However, facing this scene, Jiaye and Yiji never showed any fear. In fact, at this moment, they both had a very similar crazy smile on their faces.

"Dad, how bad do you want to beat me?"

The two daggers danced in her hands to form a gorgeous empty flower, and Yi Ji asked softly.

"Just like before, just leave the core."

The words sounded as if he was discussing how to make dinner. Jiaye's tone seemed to have successfully irritated the eyes around him. In an instant, the earth began to shake - no, if you could look down from above, you would find that it was the entire Congo Basin that was shaking.

Countless huge cracks began to spread and expand across the earth. Countless dark tentacles broke out from the ground, covering the entire sky in the blink of an eye.

Ding---

It was as if some sound was echoing in the air, reflected in the eyes of Jiaye and Yiji. One could see the characteristics of various creatures that had nothing to do with each other on the body. Not counting the countless tentacles that were of endless length, the protostomes whose body size almost reached hundreds of kilometers were suspended high in the air. The largest scarlet one in the center stared at the two of them, and suddenly opened its huge mouth with countless rings of sharp teeth and let out a deafening roar.