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Saying so, Saaya turned around, holding a bottle of medicine filled with a suspicious-looking unknown liquid in her hand, showing it to me, and proudly introduced it:

"Look! This is the elixir of immortality that I developed earlier! It looks very effective, right?"

"Wait a minute," I asked in confusion, "Didn't the advertisement say that after taking the drug, you can freely control your dreams?"

Sha Ling seemed to have expected this and laughed loudly, "Hahaha! I knew you would ask that! Listen carefully, if I can control the passage of time in dreams through my medicine, and then develop a medicine that can freeze body functions, wouldn't that mean I can achieve immortality in disguise?

"Although it's just a fantasy world, that way, I'll have almost unlimited time to research a more perfect elixir of life! I'm really a genius! Hahaha!"

Listening to her laughter echoing in the laboratory, I couldn't help but wonder if her inspiration came from a movie, but after thinking about it, I didn't dare to ask.

I asked again, "Since you said that this drug was developed before, then the efficacy has been tested, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Sa Ling's laughter stopped abruptly.

"Tsk... because no one wants to cooperate with me..."

Sa Ling complained to me indignantly: "Because the prerequisite is that the dream must be performed first, the other party must fall asleep normally, and conventional tranquilizers cannot be used!

“And if I use a relatively mild drug, even if the juniors have to agree to help out of courtesy, they will have an excuse. After taking the drug, they will insist that they are not sleepy and refuse to fall asleep in front of me before the drug wears off!”

Well... I'm not surprised that this situation would happen...

At this point, tears glistened in Sa Ling's eyes: "What? So far, this drug has only been tested on Shusuke, but Shusuke is not a human..."

"Squeak, squeak!"

A cute little mouse with shiny gray fur popped out from Sa Ling's bag, stretched out its front paws and patted Sa Ling's back, as if to comfort her.

"Ha... I'm fine, Mousesuke."

Saaya pinched the rat's neck by the name of Jisuke and placed it on her shoulder.

The mouse nodded to me in a very human way, probably to say hello to me. But I don't know if it was my illusion, but I always felt that it looked at me with tears in its eyes, with infinite tenderness.

And the depressed mood that Sha Ling had just felt just now completely disappeared, as if it had never appeared on her face.

"Hehe, since you, the teacher, have volunteered to participate in the experiment, we won't need them anymore. Come on, let's start the experiment!"

Then, she took me to a cheese-patterned quilt that had been spread on the floor in advance: "This is what I usually use when I need to stay overnight in the lab. You can use it as you like."

What? Can it really be done at will?

I've thought of some constructive uses for it.

“…What, what happened? Is there anything strange?”

Sa Ling misunderstood something, her face turned ugly, and she blushed and said angrily: "What are you thinking about! I always clean it after use, there is absolutely no odor, okay!"

Tsk, you actually treated me with something that didn't leave any body odor. That's really rude of you.

I suddenly felt bored.

However, after I tried hard to ignore the color and smell, drank the bottle of potion that was said to control dreams freely, and took a mild sleeping pill, and lay down on Sa Ling's mattress, I still smelled a faint fragrance that lifted my spirits.

Was it the detergent? Or was it because Sa Ling was busy with experiments and usually only used it herself, so it was not completely cleaned and there were still some residues?

If I had the chance I'd really like to explore it.

Come to think of it, he invited me into his bed when we first met...

Although the first person I thought of was a pink-haired girl, Sa Ling is not a pink-haired girl. Maybe she fell in love with me at first sight and wanted to use the bedding that retains my scent!

I thought this way, judging others by myself.

"Alright, in order for the medicine to take effect, please fall asleep within half an hour. Mouse Assistant will accompany you!"

As Sa Ling spoke, she placed the mouse that had been given medicine next to me.

This saved me the need to speak. With the dreaming animals beside me, I could take the opportunity to test whether I could use the [Dream Entering] power normally.

Shushu and I looked at each other, and I finally understood the true meaning of the emotions in its eyes.

It was the heartfelt emotion and compassion I felt after seeing my fellow brothers in distress.

Brother Rat...Oh no, Miss Rat, you and I should encourage each other.

But there were some twists and turns in the development of things.

The assistant beside me was already fast asleep. I closed my eyes and tried to relax as much as possible, but I still couldn't fall asleep.

The sleeping pills don't seem to have any effect on me...

It couldn't be that I was too excited to sleep in the bed that a beautiful girl with white hair, red eyes and animal ears had slept in? How could I be so dirty! ?

Although I don’t know how much time has passed, in order for the secret drug that controls dreams to take effect successfully, I only have about half an hour to fall asleep, so it should be almost time now.

I couldn't help feeling anxious, and the more anxious I became, the more I couldn't sleep.

At this point, there is probably only one way.

I made up my mind and opened my eyes, just in time to meet Sha Ling's eyes, who was staring at my sleeping face in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Sa Ling seemed to be startled by my sudden action.

After engraving her adorable expression into my memory, I was about to use [Telepathy] on Sa Ling to force myself into sleep, but suddenly changed my mind - not giving up, but changing to a different target that might be more suitable.

If it is used on humans, it will cause instant fainting. If it is used on animals, will the consumption be lighter, and they will just be mentally exhausted and able to fall asleep quickly?

With the mentality of giving it a try, I aimed at the mouse assistant who was sleeping soundly.

The next moment, everything went dark before my eyes.

When I regained consciousness, I found myself in an extremely vast and familiar space.

The mysterious blue night sky dotted with stars has not yet completely faded, and the sky, looking at the low mountains, has already turned softly white, which shines through the clusters of magnificent clouds and weaves into a rosy glow at the junction.

At my feet, the clear water stretched to who knows how far, reflecting the scenery in the sky like a mirror. I lowered my head and naturally saw myself wearing the Xialai uniform as usual.

Then, I subconsciously took a step forward. With my foot as the center, the water flowed outward in circles of ripples, but I felt as if I was walking on flat ground.

Is this... my dream?

Why can this crappy power make a mouse unconscious?!

After the initial confusion, I gradually regained my clarity of thought and remembered when and where I had seen this strange, gorgeous, and unforgettable scenery.

Why did I dream of the scene I saw when the God's Name was refined? Is there any connection between this and the card I hold, the memory I lost, and the mysterious girl?

I looked around, but could not find any living creature other than myself; I shouted with all my might, but there was no response...

After a series of unsuccessful attempts, I finally gave up.

Perhaps, this scene was just engraved in my subconscious mind, so it was reflected in my dreams.

No matter what, one day, I will solve all the unsolved mysteries.

So that I can live more peacefully in Kivotos...even...

Do I still have a chance to find my true hometown and get rid of these forever...

……

Ugh.

Anyway, let’s talk about it when the time comes.

I bury the tiny, vague and unrealistic wishes back in the deepest part of my heart. I know now is not the time to be sentimental.

There are more important things waiting for me to complete, and I have wasted a lot of time.

Without further delay, I tried to use the power of [Dream Entry].

In an instant, I felt a barely bearable weakness and fatigue sweeping over my whole body, and everything I saw became blurred.

It looks like it was successful. At least the power was activated smoothly and has consumed a lot of my concentration.

So the next question is, how do I enter other people’s dreams?

After finally overcoming one obstacle, I have to face another one. When will this end?

Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly had some doubts.

What's wrong with me? Why does my mentality seem to be much more negative than usual? I haven't been able to successfully dispel the sadness and confusion yet?

...Wait, this isn't my real feeling...

Could it be that it came from Mouse Helper?

I finally noticed something unusual, but then another doubt came up.

Why, after such a long time, do I still have this emotion? Didn't it disappear as soon as I regained consciousness the last few times I used it?

No, not regaining consciousness, but waking up?

Thinking of this, I came up with another bold guess.

Next, I tried to focus my attention as much as possible on this external "voice of the heart".

Soon, the blur in front of my eyes was completely swallowed up by darkness, and then, a completely different scene gradually emerged.

I looked around at this laboratory that was almost exactly the same as the one outside, and at a figure busy working not far away, and took a deep breath.

Cards...

Although, I already knew it.

How outrageous is the poor description you gave in the explanation column...

But this time it's too much of a rip-off! ?

The two powers obtained by conquering Sansen and Tsubaki, which seem to be unrelated on the surface, are actually a set! ?

Okay, okay, that’s how we play it, eh? You’re really awesome.

I gritted my teeth and cursed the rubbish golden finger in my heart.

After calming myself down, I walked up to the figure who was concentrating on preparing the medicine and patted her on the shoulder.

"Squeak!" The Mouse Assistant, who was wearing a white coat and whose body was magnified dozens of times, screamed, turned around, pushed his glasses with the paw that was not holding the reagent bottle, and said angrily, "Hey! Teacher, don't disturb me so suddenly. If I weren't a great genius, this elixir of immortality would be scrapped!"

...What the hell?

I looked at Shusuke who spoke with a clear female voice and fell silent.

Shusuke said in a very impolite manner: "So, what do you want from me?"

"Uh... nothing, I just wanted to ask what you are doing now..."

"Didn't I tell you? I'm preparing a new elixir of life! This is really inexplicable!"

Mouse Assistant cursed, turned back to the lab table and continued working.

So, is this what Shusuke dreamed of?

Seeing that Shuzhu was busy, I thought about it and started to explore the surroundings on my own, and soon made a discovery.

The overall structure of this laboratory is consistent with reality, but there are many differences.

For example, the door did not lead to a corridor but to nothingness; most of the books on the bookshelves were blank or had pages missing; and many things felt strange to the touch.

It seems that this is indeed Shusuke's dream, and to a large extent, it is constructed based on her memories.

By the way, the smell of various medicines here is extremely real. If you think about the reasons behind it, it is really a sad story.

"Done!"

Suddenly, the mouse assistant held up a bottle of suspicious liquid and laughed wildly: "Well, let's have a fun experiment!"

As she spoke, she opened her side bag and pulled out a struggling... smaller version of Saaya?

"Hahaha!"

Shuzhu's happy laughter echoed in the dream.

But why do I feel that the atmosphere is even more sad?

I didn't stop it, but watched silently and continued exploring until the dream ended.

Chapter 94: Sensei, please sit down

After waking up from the dream, Saaya heard the sound of me getting up and the squeaking of the mouse, and closed the large professional book she was reading.

"Finally you woke up. You've kept me waiting for too long."