"Huh?"
Standing in front of Fangzheng was a girl who looked about the same age as Rika and the others, but she was dressed differently from Rika and the others. She was wearing a red and white witch costume. Her round eyes were staring at Fangzheng, as if she did not expect to be discovered. But the most eye-catching thing was the pair of curved horns on the girl's head. No, they were horns.
Fangzheng, of course, knew who this girl was. In fact, the cute and weak girl in front of him was none other than the legendary Hinami Zawa, the Goddess of Emushagi. She was the real culprit behind the rumored "Oniin" who killed several innocent civilians.... Of course, that was nonsense.
It was strange that the entire Cicada World was about to be destroyed by the Infinite Reincarnation, but it was still very scientific. From the beginning to the end, the protagonists hardly used any extraordinary power when facing difficulties. At least, they did not use any extraordinary power. They just faced the problems with their own strength and solved the problems.
Of course, it was this way that they managed to defeat the members of the special forces. It was hard to tell whether those guys were too useless, or the protagonists were too monstrous.
But Fangzheng could not understand why she would appear in front of him. Logically speaking, this Goddess of Emushagi should share consciousness with Rika Ancient Hand, and only people with Hinami Zawa Syndrome who had reached stage L3 or above could see her.... Wait a minute, I've only been here for a day and I'm already at stage 3? Are you kidding me?
Fangzheng cursed in his heart. The Hayama was also dumbfounded. She obviously did not expect the man in front of her to be able to see her.
"Are you a student here too? Anyway, come in first. "
At this moment, Fangzheng was also curious about this. He felt very good about himself, and it was impossible for him to have any symptoms of Hanamizawa Syndrome. However, he could clearly see the Hatsune. In any case, it was a very interesting thing. Therefore, Fangzheng pretended not to know anything and opened the door to invite the Hayama in.
"Ah, thank you. Sorry to disturb you...."
At this moment, perhaps the Feather hadn't realized that someone could see her so clearly, so she was dumbfounded. She instinctively bowed at Fangzheng, then slowly walked into the room and sat on the chair beside her.
"Do you want something to drink? Tea? Or coffee? "
"Ah, no need!!"
Hearing this, the Yuajin hurriedly shook his hands. Seeing her actions, Fangzheng didn't ask any more questions. He also knew that the Harpy was just a phantom, so even if he gave it to her, she would not be able to drink it. But this is performance time after all … I can't turn a blind eye to your performance.
"Is that so … By the way, I don't seem to know your name?"
"My, my name is …"
Faced with Fangzheng's question, the Harpy was obviously quite flustered. She hesitated for a while before speaking in a low voice.
"I'm Yu Jin, Ancient Hand Yu Jin."
"Oh? You're Rika's … "
"We're relatives …."
This routine had been used in Japan for many years. Girls from the sky could be introduced to outsiders as relatives, girls from another world could be introduced to outsiders as relatives, and now even ghosts …. No, even the Goddess of Emusha could be considered relatives.
Oh, wait, they were indeed relatives, but the difference in seniority was a little big.
"Hello, Harpy."
Fangzheng muttered to himself while nodding at the Harpy.
"You may have heard from Rika that I'm Fangzheng, a teacher who just came here to teach two days ago. Please take care of me."
"I'm the teacher. Please take care of me."
The Harpy seemed to be very reserved in front of Fangzheng. When she heard this, she hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully to Fangzheng.
"So, why are you looking for me so late at night?"
"… Well …."
The Harpy was obviously not good at lying. In fact, she had yet to realize what was going on. I'm just a ghost. How did I get seen by a human? And I'm treated like an ordinary person by a human ….
"I, I heard from Rika that there's a new teacher, so I wanted to come and take a look … Ahhhh …."
The Harpy was obviously not very good at lying. She almost lowered her head towards the end of her sentence. She did not dare to look up at Sheyan with a flushed face.
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that there's something wrong with your reaction, girl.
"Isn't it dangerous for you to come here alone so late at night? If you want to see me, why don't you come to school? I've never seen you in school before. "
"Because … because of some reasons …."
The Harpy could not even cry anymore. She knew that the only time she could leave Rika and appear beside others was when those people's symptoms were acting up. Therefore, the Harpy was very curious at first. Although there was indeed an incubation period for Hinakami Zawa Syndrome, it did not make sense that Fangzheng would act up so soon after coming here. But what surprised the Harpy was that not only did the man in front of her not seem to be acting up, he could even see her clearly!
Even L5 patients with advanced symptoms could only vaguely hear her voice at most!
By the way, if you keep apologizing to those with advanced symptoms, won't you make them more suspicious, girl?
"Um, um, I'm very sorry to disturb you. I have something to do, so I'll go back first. Please don't tell anyone that I'm here!"
After saying this, the Harpy could no longer sit still. She got up and left in a hurry. Watching her leave, Fangzheng raised his eyebrows, but in the end, he did not do anything.
Frankly speaking, the appearance of the Harpy was a surprise to Fangzheng, but it was a good start. He had always hoped to find an opportunity to discuss things with Rika. But if he went to her directly, Rika would obviously not believe him. She might have doubts about his appearance, but she might only probe him carefully at first instead of coming to him directly.
Perhaps this failure was tolerable for Rika, but Fangzheng was different. He knew very well that although Rika's ability seemed similar to Tom's in "Edge of Tomorrow" on the surface, there was a world of difference in essence. After Tom's death, he would go back in time, but rather than going back in time, it was better to say that Rika was jumping between parallel worlds. After she failed in this world, Rika would find the timeline of another world and start over again.
But just because Rika could travel between worlds didn't mean that Fangzheng could do the same. Because his power was time and didn't involve parallel worlds. Moreover, Rika's power came from the Harpy, so it was "for one person only", so Fangzheng wasn't willing to give it a try. If Rika in this world didn't achieve her goal, would he have to go to the next world with her and start over again?
And now, with the Harpy as a mouthpiece, Rika might take some other actions.
With this thought in mind, Fangzheng reached for the mug beside him and took a sip of coffee. Then, he turned his head and looked at the dark night sky outside the window.
What echoed under the night sky was the low chirping of cicadas.
"Rika! Rika! Rika!! "
"What's wrong? Harpy? "
Looking at the Harpy who appeared in front of her in a panic, Rika frowned. She glanced at Shaduzi who had fallen into a deep sleep not far away, then turned around and stared at the Harpy in dissatisfaction.
"Where did you go? Why didn't you answer my call? "
"Not good, not good, this time it's really not good! Ahhhh! "
"What happened?"
Looking at the Harpy's panic-stricken appearance, Rika couldn't help but be curious.
"I-I was seen!!"
"What?!"
Hearing the Harpy's answer, Rika's face revealed an extremely shocked expression.
"What do you mean by you were seen? Could it be that someone saw you? "
"Yes, yes, it's the new teacher who came today. I went over tonight to check on him, but I didn't expect him to discover me. But I didn't expect to be discovered by him, and he even invited me in for a while! "
"Is there anything wrong with his behavior?"
At this time, Rika's expression gradually turned solemn. Of course, she knew the conditions for the Harpy to appear in front of others.
"Could it be that his condition has entered the L3 stage?"
"No, no, no, he's very normal. That's why it's strange. His behavior is different from everyone else's! When he looked at me, he seemed to be able to see my existence very clearly. He even treated me like an ordinary student and asked me a lot of questions … "
The Harpy bit his lower lip and looked at Rika.
"Rika … I think this Mr. Fangzheng may be the hope that can save us from this fate."
"…"
But this time, Rika didn't say anything. Instead, she lowered her head and thought for a moment. Then, she slowly sat down against the wall and looked out of the window. Seeing her strange reaction, the Harpy tilted his head and looked at her curiously.
"… Rika?"
"I don't know …"
While saying that, Rika curled up her trembling body. It wasn't because of fear, but because of excitement. A person who had never appeared in the previous cycles, a person who could communicate with the Harpy just like herself. Just as the Harpy said, perhaps this man was the hope that could save her from the abyss of suffering.
But would he really help her? The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. The girl who had gone through nearly a hundred cycles of reincarnation knew this very well.
If that person was not willing to help her, or even if he was willing, it would be the same as Chi Ban …
Thinking of this, Rika lowered her head and closed her eyes.
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