I'm a weird expert in Japan

As a corpse doll, Atonogi Yotsugu is a Yomiuri god. She usually wears a pleated skirt that doesn't fit her at all, but today she is wearing long pants that are reminiscent of her "original owner" or "sister" Yingsong Yusuke.

And it looks surprisingly fitting.

Judging from her still cold tone just now, Funoki Yujie's reversal seems to be reflected in her clothing style.

"Sorry, as you probably know, I found myself in the mirror world, so I've been trying to figure out how to get out of here."

"I have already learned about this from Kurohanekawa." Atonoki replied calmly.

"Yeah……"

It seems that Atonoki Yujie is very clear about Lian's action pattern.

Finally, we found this place. Was it by accident, or was it the result of inference made by the loli Hanekawa?

He thinks the latter is more likely.

But it doesn’t matter. There must be a reason why Atonoki Yujie came to see him.

"What do you want to talk to me about? Did Miss Woyan ask you to come here?" Lian walked up and stood two steps lower than Atonokimi Yujie, keeping her eye level.

Funoki didn't move. "Just follow me honestly, half-blood boy. Then I will take you to see Shinobu right away - to see Kissshote Yaselaorarion Bladeheart who exists in this world."

"Who are you talking about?"

Lian thought she had heard wrongly.

"Just shut up and follow me." Funoki didn't intend to repeat himself. He turned around and walked up the stairs in the direction of leaving the station.

It's not that Lian didn't hear clearly, she just questioned it subconsciously.

the reason is simple.

In this world called the "Mirror Kingdom" - perhaps it would be more accurate to call it the "Mirror Garden" now - vampires should not exist.

Vampires cannot be reflected in a mirror, so naturally they cannot be born in this world.

Lian's ability to exist here may be a special situation that is made possible by the human part of her body.

But as Lian confirmed in the previous moment, if this is not just inside a mirror, then it is reasonable for vampires to exist in this world view.

And what Afunoki mentioned just now was not Shinobu Oshino, but Kiss-shot Acelarion Heart Under the Blade.

Different names have different meanings for weirdness.

The former represents the little vampire girl whose power is sealed, and the latter represents the King of Monsters in his heyday.

Unlike Lian, who has yet to fully grasp his potential, Kiss-Shot in his prime can easily open a portal so that he can return to his original world.

And the same goes for Kazusa.

In that case, why don’t we take a detour and bring Hesha over here?

But how to deal with Touma Yoko?

She looks like a stupid mother who loves her daughter without any limit, but in fact, her words and actions are shrewd and thoughtful, without revealing any flaws at all.

Or maybe just knock him out? Anyway, this was just a mirror world, and he and Kazusa would be leaving soon, so there was no need to worry about anything.

And Touma and Sa will definitely understand.

Thinking of this, Lian clenched his fist confidently and prepared to discuss taking a detour with Atonomu.

"I'll explain first... Don't expect too much. I was actually very reluctant this time, and I can't say that I completely understand everything."

After walking out of the platform and onto the night city streets, Atonoki said this.

"Eh?"

"I said, I'm just taking you to see Kissshote Yaselaolarion Bladeheart, I didn't say that I can solve the current problem." Fu Nomu turned around and looked up at Lian.

"Huh? Didn't you come in from outside?"

The puppet spoke in extremely uncertain lines, which was inconsistent with its usual steady demeanor, forcing Lian to ask one more question.

“Well…” Atonoki shook his head. “I’m also very vague about this. But as a dead shikigami, I also feel a sense of disharmony. Now, while discovering the disharmony, I have reset myself.”

"Re-reset—"

"To put it more simply, it means flashing the phone," Funoki said. "As someone who often uses a mobile phone, you should be able to understand this term, right?"

"Hmm..." Lian's eyes narrowed into a line.

He didn't know where to start complaining about Atonoki's statement.

"I don't know why, but I find that I can't fully display my abilities in my current state. Whether as a monster serving my sister or as a shikigami, I am in an incomplete state—"

So - I reinvented myself.

Atonoki Yujie's tone was understated.

Lian could only nod calmly to show her understanding.

"From your reaction, it seems my refresh went well."

"At least apart from the clothes, I can't see any difference between you and the Miss Atonogi Yujie that I know." Lian answered truthfully.

However, clothing is not a fixed factor, it's just that Atonoki never changes the style of his clothes.

Shikigami have no biological activities and no metabolism. The dirt on their clothes only comes from the environment, so it is extremely easy to clean them.

It seems that she also has a special technique for cleaning clothes.

"I agree. I also think that the clothes I wore before should be cuter. However, this is the only thing that cannot be changed... It doesn't suit my taste anyway. No, maybe it still suits my taste... Maybe it's not just suits my taste, it's also a kind of bad taste."

Atonoki expressed his confusion.

"Well..." Lian scratched his head.

He couldn't even comfort ordinary people, let alone Atonoki who was confused about his own existence in the mirror world.

As for what Axonogi looked like before the refresh, Lian didn't want to ask.

Just imagining her expressionless figure suddenly becoming more expressive was even more terrifying than realizing that she was in a bonsai.

"In short, don't have too much expectation on how much help we can give you in this world." Funoki Yujie said expressionlessly, "We will do our best to help you find a way back to your original world, but that doesn't mean we can do it right away."

"Oh..." Lian slumped her shoulders.

Then there is no need to look for Kazusa, let her be alone with her mother first.

She didn't have any extreme reaction when she got home. Maybe Hesha's attitude towards her mother wasn't as irreconcilable as she always said.

"But, for me and a few others, we already know that you don't belong here." Funoki Yu continued, "This is thanks to you who went to find Hanekawa Tsubasa first."

"As expected of Teacher Hanekawa, even if she becomes a lolita, she still does things flawlessly."

Chapter 149 Chapter 3: The Mirror Garden ()

Most likely, after meeting with teacher Hanekawa before and discussing the matter, Loli Hanekawa did not simply think that the matter had been resolved. Instead, she immediately communicated with the relevant people and conveyed this special situation.

That's why Atonoki searched all over Tokyo - of course, it is not ruled out that she used exaggerated rhetoric, and in fact she had already identified Lian's location from the beginning.

"As I said earlier, I don't know everything. You'll have to meet me to see how much others know." Funoki continued, "And the fact that I've changed myself is already far beyond what I can do as a shikigami... It wouldn't be surprising if 'darkness' appeared."

"Eh!"

Lian felt a chill on her back and had a physiological rejection reaction.

I didn't expect there was such a concept in the mirror world.

It was a completely dark mass of darkness, and it always made people feel that it was an existence even more impossible than vampires in this "mirror country" composed of light reflections. However, since it was originally non-existent, it seemed to have nothing to do with light reflections or the like.

If there is anything in this world that can easily destroy Lian without considering the consequences, it is only "Darkness".

"So, half-blood brother, not only me, but most people here can only do so much for you. Once they go beyond their duties as residents of the mirror world and make too much noise, they will face the danger of being eliminated." Fu Nomu said, "I cannot be eliminated until I see you become an outstanding weird expert."

“…Don’t talk to me in that tone as if I were your master…” Lian held his forehead and sighed.

This might be an Atonoki-style joke.

After all, he is a shikigami who is no different from humans in terms of intelligence, so Atonoki will probably be aware of the atmosphere.

"…So, what happened next? To what extent do you understand the current situation, or what can you tell me?" Lian said.

If there was nothing else, Atonoki should have used the "unlimited rulebook" and dragged himself over in one breath.

People cannot bear such violent means of transportation, but Lian has no problem with it.

——If you bring the yarn with you, it will be a different story.

However, Atonoki did not use it, as she seemed to have something else she wanted to convey to Lian.

"I told you not to expect too much."

"Then..." Lian was suddenly speechless.

"But regarding the current situation, what I know is not much different from what you have already investigated." Funoki Yu continued, "This world is actually confined to Tokyo. In other words, no matter what method you use, there is no way to leave this city. In terms of space, this is a closed utopia."

"Your words would be more appropriate to say 'arrows of appeal'." Lian looked away.

"As you can see, you can't leave Tokyo in terms of space, but time still flows normally."

"Um……"

Time does flow normally and the city operates normally.

However, the Shinkansen schedule is unreasonable and people are completely unaware of this.

Apart from him, Kazusa, and people like Atonogi and Hanekawa who know about the existence of monsters, everyone else is like...NPCs living in this world view.

Moreover, it is an AI with high autonomy. Apart from being unable to detect the isolation of the city, there are no problems with the operation of the city at all.

It really looks like a large-scale RPG sandbox game...

Thinking of this, Lian stopped and looked up at the endless starry sky.

"what happened?"

"No, I just suddenly thought, if this is some ultimate RPG, the real me is actually sitting at the table, and my spirit has come to the game world, or something like that -" Lian smiled.

"what is that?"

"Let's talk about the Dark Game." Lian continued to walk out with his hands behind his back. "When the time in this world stops or even reverses, it won't be too late to reconsider this possibility."

"What's called Chuunibyou?"

"no!"

Atonoki was walking on the railing of the overpass. Although his feet were steady, he still stretched out his arms to maintain unnecessary balance.

"Speaking of which, why did you act alone? If I remember correctly... weren't you with Mr. Koji's sister?"

In addition to being Sengoku Nadeshiko's assistant, Atonogi Yokai is also Araragi Tsukihi's precious puppet.

"I have been given to Nadeshiko by Tsukihi."

"deliver……"

Although it was just a superficial statement, if Atonoki felt it was unnecessary, he could disappear at any time.

As the manager of a shikigami, she still belongs to Shadow Seam Cosine.

That person was in Tokyo before, I wonder where he is in this mirror world.

"Anyway, it's already late at night, and no one will notice me moving alone." Funoki continued, "By the way, what am I doing over there?"

"what……"

Lian was stunned for a moment before realizing that Atonoki was here.

"That's about it. I'm working as an assistant to Sengoku Nadeshiko-sensei and I occasionally clean up some messes for her."

"Really? That's so sad, just like me here." Atonoki said calmly.

"S-sad?"

"Just kidding, this is the meaning of my existence." Atonoki remained calm.

Lian was speechless. "...Speaking of which, what about me here? What do I look like?"

"I'm sorry, I can't remember at all." Funoki shook his head. "Although I used all my strength to refresh the state, my memory is completely fine... It should be like this."