This scene caused Seiji to recall the time when he fought against Ling Yang, who had lost all sense of reason.
At that time, the little girl seemed just like a doppelganger. Behind her was a projection of a beautiful woman with green wings that could shoot out feathers as an attack.
Was the mysterious power being activated again due to the influence of that strange spell?
That seemed to be the case.
Her condition seemed to be better than before. She wasn't emitting any black mist … but he didn't know if that would happen next.
'Should I wake up Ling Yang? '
Just as Seiji was thinking about this, the little girl on the bed made a sound.
"Hmm …" She moved slightly.
All the feathers instantly vanished.
Ling Yang slowly opened her eyes.
"Brother Harano …"
"How are you feeling?" Seiji asked her out of concern.
"I had a dream … I dreamed that I went to an amusement park with my brother." The little girl rubbed her eyes.
An amusement park … Seiji faintly recalled that he had gone to an amusement park with her in the soul realm before.
"You only had a dream, and you didn't feel anything else?"
"… I still feel a little uncomfortable." Ling Yang looked at the IV needle in her hand, then at the IV bottle.
Her fever hadn't completely subsided yet, so it was only natural that she felt uncomfortable.
"The medicine that the doctor gave you is quite effective. At this rate, your fever should be gone by morning."
"Oh …"
Ling Yang began looking around her room.
Although he wanted her to continue sleeping, if she continued sleeping, would those feathers appear again? Should he allow them to appear? Seiji mulled it over.
"Ling Yang, there's some manga here. Would you like to take a look?"
"Sure." The little girl nodded.
Seiji brought her some manga from the bookshelf in her room.
After Ling Yang sat up and began reading the manga, Seiji indicated to Little Shi that he should leave the room and went to Mayuzumi's room to check on her condition.
He discovered that something abnormal was happening here as well!
Several green lanterns were floating near the manga author's hospital bed. White flames were silently burning within the lanterns.
Seiji had seen such a lantern before in the Soul Realm. It was something condensed when Mayuzumi and Hinako Haza combined and transformed into the Blue Lantern.
He walked closer and observed.
"Harano, what happened?"
Saki, who just came out of the bathroom, saw his strange behavior and asked.
"Editor Yoshizawa, don't come any closer right now." Seiji raised his hand.
Saki stopped in her tracks.
"What's going on?"
"Teacher's mysterious energy has been activated. There's something here."
He didn't know if these lanterns had any killing power. Just in case, he told the female editor not to come over for now.
If they touched it, would they dissipate immediately like Ling Yang's feathers, or would they react in some other way?
Seiji wanted to confirm it, but there was a possibility that it would explode upon contact … although he felt that the possibility was very low.
Speaking of which, what was this? Projection? Spiritual body? Barrier?
Should he contact Summer Night again and discuss this with her?
The Grand Mistress of the student council wanted to report this information to her family, and Seiji didn't want Ling Yang and Sensei to be affected …
Seiji thought about it for a while.
He decided not to tell Summer Night about these abnormal phenomena for the time being, nor did he try to investigate anything. He would observe the situation for now.
Seiji looked towards Mayuzumi who was sleeping quietly.
"Sensei, wake up." He tried to wake her up.
"Yeah …" The manga author moved when she heard his call.
In an instant, all the green lanterns disappeared. It was just like Ling Yang's feathers.
Mayuzumi opened her eyes and smiled foolishly when she saw the boy by her bedside.
"Seiji ~" She intimately called out his name.
Seiji was rendered speechless by this.
The manga author's expression froze over as well when she saw his surprise. She then regained her senses.
"No … it wasn't Seiji … I was taken to the hospital by Saki, and I met Haruta-kun …"
Mayuzumi's face instantly flushed red as she revealed an expression of shame.
"Sensei … were you dreaming just now?" Seiji tried asking.
"Wahh!!"
Mayuzumi made a sound filled with shame as she covered her face with her hands and turned her head to the side.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
He really wanted to ask her what exactly she was dreaming about, but he faintly sensed that it wasn't appropriate for him to ask.
The atmosphere was rather awkward.
"Cough … Sensei, you seem to be quite spirited. That's wonderful … I'll come back later." He could only temporarily retreat.
"Harano …" Saki called out to him.
"You can come closer now, Editor Yoshizawa."
Seiji walked out of the room after saying this.
"Mayuzumi, what's the matter?" The editor walked over to Mayuzumi's bedside and asked in concern.
"Saki … I'm so embarrassed …" the manga author said in a muffled tone.
After having such a dream, she still thought that she was dreaming after waking up. She even called the real him by his name in such a tone … She was so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into a hole!
Why did she have such a dream? Honestly …
…
Seiji returned to his room to check on Little Ling Yang. He estimated that Sensei had probably calmed down before entering Mayuzumi's hospital room again.
"Sensei, there's something I need to tell you."
"Haruta-kun … that just now …" Mayuzumi's face was still slightly red.
"I don't want to talk about the dream. I'm talking about the abnormal phenomenon."
"'Abnormal phenomenon?'" Saki blinked in surprise.
Seiji nodded.
He explained how he saw the lantern with his [Astral Vision], as well as how he saw the fallen feathers next to Little Ling Yang.
"I'll call these abnormal phenomena for now. From what I can tell, they only appeared when Sensei and Ling Yang were dreaming.
If this was only a temporary phenomenon accompanied by a fever, that would be fine. But if they continue to appear, then we'll need to figure out if they're dangerous, and how to control them …
"However …" Seiji paused for a moment.
"That spell at midnight — the 'Midnight Spell' — caused the city's electricity system and communication network to collapse, causing great damage. Many Spiritual Ability users are currently investigating this, and they won't let go of any relevant information.
"My guess is that the Midnight Spell used a mysterious power or some similar power. As for Sensei and Ling Yang, if they're exposed, they'll become targets of investigation. I don't know how they'll be treated at that time.
"Summer Night was pressured by her family, so she could only report that Sensei and Ling Yang were affected. However, she skillfully hid the key information, so this report wasn't taken seriously.
"But the abnormal phenomenon … if we report this to our superiors, it's uncertain whether we'll be able to get away with it.
That's why I don't want to tell Summer Night about this. But if we don't tell her, we won't be able to obtain her assistance, and it'll be difficult for us to properly understand this phenomenon.
"In the end, I'm just a newbie Spiritual Ability user, and Little Shi also lacks relevant knowledge …" Seiji sighed.
A moment of silence fell between them.
"At any rate, I hope that the abnormal phenomenon won't continue appearing. That way, we won't need to think too much about it." Seiji smiled wryly as he looked towards the manga author. "Have a good rest first, Sensei. We'll take another look after your fever subsides."
Mayuzumi nodded.
'I hope that the effects are only temporary, and that everything will return to normal after tonight.' Seiji sincerely thought to himself.
But, he also faintly felt that this wish of his would come to nothing.
The Midnight Spell … this mysterious and powerful spell that came from who knows where, was all for the sole purpose of causing the entire city's residents to experience what it felt like to have a power outage and communication cut off, as well as being unable to access the internet?
Although the fact that electricity and communication were cut off was already a serious matter, Seiji had a feeling that things weren't as simple as they seemed.
Sensei and Ling Yang were affected by the abnormal phenomenon … There were over ten million people in this city. Just how many people were like them or similar to them?
Could this be the true goal of the Midnight Spell? Or perhaps its true purpose?
Something flashed in his eyes as he slowly looked out the window.
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