Chapter 26 That which will come eventually—
It’s unclear how the weather is during the day, but it’s cloudless late at night.
"I found information about Usa Miriko, but she is a third-year high school student, and not in our school, or to be precise, it is a local school, but in Kyoto..."
Looking up and down the page displayed on the computer screen, Mu Xiu casually summarized the information above and said it out.
"Is she the only one?"
"Yes, she is the only one, but what I saw tonight is definitely not fake, and it is even more impossible to be an illusion. Maybe they came to Tokyo for some reason? Wait, I'll take a look..."
Mu Xiu seemed to be very confused, quickly controlling the radio waves and converting his ideas into actual operating instructions—
The interactive interface on the screen suddenly became blurred, and various text columns and pattern pages were constantly opened and closed. Excessive data processing made the computer's hard disk constantly make the disk rotation sound.
But Mu Xiu stared at the display screen without blinking, as if he could see clearly without any pressure.
After about two or three seconds, his pupils contracted slightly.
"Yes, Usa Miriko asked for leave from the school on February 2nd, and asked for a five-day holiday. The reason was a club activity. It was strange. Can such a reason for asking for leave be passed?"
"Or she is the only one?"
Yakumo Jun seemed to be thinking behind him, just watching Mu Xiu invade the intranet of one organization after another on the Internet with magical skills, as if he was entering a no-man's realm to find out all the information needed.
"Yes, she is the only one, no Meli's information..." Mu Xiu leaned forward slightly, his mouth opened slightly, and his voice expressed a feeling of proximity.
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After a few minutes of silence in the room, the monster girl slowly said: "Can you find where she is in this city now?"
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In the towering hotel building, in a wide room, there are two identical beds side by side in the left side facing the wall.
With long brown hair loose and comfortable pajamas, the girl hugged the pillow and seemed to be immersed in a beautiful sleep. The lights in the room were adjusted very dimly, but it was not completely pitch black. However, only the fixed bedside lamps were glowing, which made the room feel... blurry and ambiguous.
The curtains were pulled up, but the windows were not closed, and the night breeze blew slightly.
The sleeping girl was obviously not a person with a particularly keen perception, so she slept soundly in such a comfortable and warm environment, and did not notice a dark crack slowly in the room. There were countless dark red eyes inside and staring at the outside world indifferently.
Before we knew it, two other "people" appeared in the room.
However, Mu Xiu was obviously not willing to take risks. He just showed up and waved his hand to distort all the electromagnetic waves. The figures of him and Yakumo Zi only appeared for a moment and disappeared into the air again, like a phantom-like shining phenomenon.
——The light cannot be refracted normally, and microwaves such as infrared cannot be detected. All breaths are blocked. Except for direct contact, almost all physical means cannot confirm their existence or failure.
Mu Xiu used the electromagnetic manipulation ability to cooperate with the micro-level control power to achieve the effect of the b-level breath covering skill. It makes people unable to sense their own breath, and even the fluctuations of mental power can be hidden. As long as you do not launch an attack, you can perfectly hide in the surrounding environment.
"It's true that she is the only one..." Yakumo's voice sounded faintly in the air.
"But she opened a double room, and the hotel reception also said that a girl checked in." Mu Xiu's voice also contained some strange meaning.
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Then, both of them gently swept the empty bed inside, where there was nothing, no uncoordinated supernatural factors, nothing.
"Maybe Lianzi wouldn't wake up at this time. The entire hotel is shrouded in some kind of power similar to spiritual suggestion. The center point of the change is on that bed. If that "Merry" really exists, she probably "slept" now..."
Mu Xiu suddenly spoke, he had a clearer idea, but he was still unsure.
"I originally thought that your relationship was a simple state of opposition and opposition, similar to the allusion of Zhuang Zhou's dream of butterfly. When she dreamed, the dream became you, and the same was true in reverse. But now it seems that the situation may be even more strange..."
Maybe it's just like the two sides of a coin, it's obviously interdependent, but it can't meet each other no matter what?
If Yakumoji was still in the world over there, there was an infinitely distant time and space between the two, and it was estimated that such a connection would not be too profound. After all, the timelines at both ends were not equal. Yakumoji might take several days, ten days or even months to dream.
But when both are coincidentally in the same world, this connection is strengthened and amplified countless times, and time has been synchronized, Yakumoko is limited to the daily routine of hiding day and night.
Because Meli wakes up during the day, it's equivalent to Yakumo-Suu dreaming, and vice versa.
There is basically no problem with this idea, but when Mu Xiu discovered that "Meli" might not actually exist, he felt something was wrong. Only when Yakumo Zi was dreaming will "Meli" appear, but what if Yakumo Zi was awake, where is "Meli"?
Just like the body of longing produced by an overly strong dream, because it does not exist in reality, Mu Xiu could not find any record at all.
Only when she appears, a force similar to a powerful spiritual suggestion will appear together, so that the people around her will not feel abrupt because of her sudden appearance. That is, when she exists, everyone takes it for granted. When she disappears, some invisible force will automatically block the corresponding memory impression.
Perhaps even Usa Miriko didn't know anything about this. When "Meli" existed, she naturally had nothing wrong with her. When "Meli" did not exist or when she fell asleep, she didn't know such changes.
——As if it is blocked from the level of causal law, no one even feels logically wrong.
"What are you going to do?" Yasuo Zi quietly listened to Mu Xiu's opinions, and did not judge the guesswork of the ideas, but just asked extremely calmly.
"This is not accurate. If you just look at it like this, you can only guess it, unless there is a more accurate source of information." Mu Xiu gestured to the empty bed, and coughed pretendingly, "And this is not your business? Isn't it good for me to intervene, right?"
"It's not very good, who knows what you will do to "me" when I fall asleep?" The monster girl nodded in agreement.
Mu Xiu: “…”
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Yakumo is undoubtedly the real person, because when Meli woke up, she just fell asleep.
But when she woke up, Meli "disappeared", which was the most obvious comparison. However, in the current world, Meli's home court advantage is not at all. At least the work and rest period seems to be controlled by her, not Yakumo.
However, for some reason, the monster girl did not seem to plan to go into it in the end, but wanted to let her develop naturally. Although Mu Xiu felt curious and reluctant to leave this, he had no choice. After all, this is Yakumo Zi's own problem and he cannot interfere.
Just to observe and get the above two simple conclusions, the two waited until the morning before leaving - because Meli "wake up".
A human girl who was almost exactly the same as Yakumozuki appeared suddenly on the bed. She opened her eyes lazily and then closed them again.
She looked like she had just slept for a night, but had just woken up but had not yet fully awakened. Even Mu Xiu, who had been watching that position, could not find out how she appeared.
Yakumo Yuu fell asleep silently the moment before the human girl showed her appearance. As expected, the two of them had no possibility of meeting each other.
Although Mu Xiu had already applied invisibility techniques on both of them, the sound did not disappear. If Mu Xiu had not caught the soft and falling monster girl at the first time, the thud would have been enough to wake up the two human girls.
So, in the air where no one could see, Mu Xiu stared at Maerubelle Hearn, who was half-sitting up on the bed, and finally sighed silently. While neither of them really got up, he quietly left the room with the sleeping Yabuki.
There is a saying that as long as it exists, it is reasonable, so he feels that everything in the world is not for no reason. Whether it is only half of his "existence", or the strange relationship between Yakumo and Meili, which is like Zhuang Zhou's dream butterfly, there must be an initial cause.
Anything must have a destined purpose or development from the moment it is born or exists, which is a fundamental general direction.
Therefore, he felt that he might soon understand the fundamental crux of the lack of meaning in his existence, and the relationship between Yakumo and Meli will definitely be needed in the future...
However, when he finally left, Mu Xiu went to the hotel's front desk and used the money to make a mess.
However, the front desk lady who was on night shift was preparing to change the duty. Last night, the young lady who insisted on saying, "A girl insisted on booking a double room. I remember such a strange thing very clearly." At this time, she changed her statement and didn't realize there was any problem.
The check-in registration form also contains more information about Meli.
Mu Xiu also used his ability to invade the hotel's network system and found that yesterday the surveillance camera in the corridor only captured Usa Miri's image of Renzi alone, and Meli's figure appeared. The two of them walked into the room together at the same time, talking and laughing.
There is any invisible force that not only implies people involved in this area, but also modify relevant records at the material level.
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After that, Mu Xiu kept paying attention to Usa Miriko intentionally or unintentionally, but he didn't deliberately do anything.
Until Usa Mimi Renzi or Meli went back together, left Tokyo and returned to Kyoto, it was all like this, he just kept paying attention.
During this period, Mu Xiu was trying hard to get familiar with the power of the fourth-level primary penalty zone, but unfortunately it was unlikely that he would take the initiative to open that invincible state. Yasuo Zi also warned him that extremes mean strength and uncontrollable, and there was only a positive side on his body. Mu Xiu, who was in a single realm, had a stronger urge to deny than anyone else.
It also means that his inner demon may be very terrifying, and if you are not sure, you must not trigger it.
On February 7th, the climate in Tokyo was abnormally snowing. I don’t know if it was because of the underground world that caused some chain mechanism. Anyway, the entire city was covered with snow and the temperature was extremely cold. Schools in the city were suspended for this, and Mu Xiu did not go out.
Time seems to suddenly return to the leisurely daily rhythm.
Until this day-
The first class just ended. Before the teacher packed up the lesson plan, the students in the class whistled and left the classroom quickly with incredible speed and movement. Eighty percent of the people were instantly gone.
While Mu Xiu was still not sure what was going on and was hesitating whether to run out with him, Miki Kaori, Sekawa Izumi and Risa Asahiro had already stood neatly next to the aisle and placed a small box on his table.
Is this a bomb attack?
Subconsciously thinking of such an idea, Mu Xiu looked up at the fool trio in confusion.
"Today is February 14th, and girls give boys chocolates." Hua Ling Miki explained coldly as usual, and the other two were also laughing and echoing. After all, there are not many boys who are familiar with them.
"Uh, yes, is that right..." Mu Xiu seemed to be frightened and stared at the three small boxes on the table in a daze.
Sekawa Izumi quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong with the yellow color, this is just Yoshiri chocolate."
"I know, I'm just thinking... Is it still too late to take a leave now?" Mu Xiu nodded blankly, suddenly having a wonderful premonition of the crisis.
Is it an illusion...?
Chapter completed!