The bespectacled Miyabi Ishihara was just as Chiaki had said, a beauty. Although her hair had turned white, it didn't affect her beauty in the slightest. In fact, her long white hair and black cat ears gave her a wondrous feeling of cuteness.
When Seiji saw her appearance, he couldn't help but think back to the Monogatari series from his previous world. The female protagonist was called the "Class President of the Class Presidents." Her darkened form consisted of white hair, cat ears, and large breasts in pajamas … cough! The last one was her inherent attributes.
"What's going on here!?"
The high school girl was astonished to discover that she had grown cat ears and a tail just like the main character in her own story.
Seiji looked towards Matsutani, who had an expression that said, "Handsome, you explain."
"Ishihara-senpai … we're currently involved in a supernatural incident."
"Supernatural incident?"
"That's right. Senpai, you should have noticed that there's been a lot of talk about supernatural incidents recently, right? "Seiji inquired.
Miyabi nodded slightly.
"Actually, those aren't just mere popular rumors. There's some truth to them, and we're currently encountering one." Seiji shrugged.
Miyabi was rendered speechless.
She had a confused expression on her face.
"I know that this is difficult for you to accept right now, but please understand as soon as possible, because we need to continue our operation," Seiji told her sincerely.
"Operation … to do what?"
"Try to return to reality."
"Return to reality?"
"Yes. This isn't reality. It's a realm that seems like a dream, but isn't. We're currently trapped here. "Seiji glanced at the cluster amaryllis flowers that were still blooming.
Miyabi became even more confused.
"Senpai, it'll be easier for you to understand if you see it with your own eyes. As long as we leave this place …"
At this moment, all the lights in the venue suddenly went out!
The room was plunged into darkness. Only the bright red flowers were glowing faintly.
Seiji and Matsutani sensed something and turned around in unison to see a large group of skeletons appearing in the darkness!
"What … is that?" Miyabi's eyes glowed just like a cat's as she also saw through the darkness.
The next second, the skeletons charged at them!
Matsutani dodged and retreated. Seiji cast [Mana Shield] and decisively picked up the girl.
"Squeak!" The high school girl shrieked in fear as the cat ears on her head perked up.
"I'm sorry, Senior Sister! We have to get out of here! "Seiji carried her like a princess and rushed out of the venue.
The skeletons chased after him and attacked with their claws!
Matsutani helped to protect Seiji. But even so, Seiji still took quite a few hits from Matsutani's claws.
Upon seeing such a scene, Miyabi truly felt like "this isn't reality."
When they arrived at the staircase, Matsutani closed the fire door just like before and speedily cast a spell to seal the door.
"What exactly are those?" Miyabi asked.
"We'll talk about it later." Seiji looked at the cluster of spider lilies that were spreading upwards and ran upwards.
When he reached the staircase, he suddenly realized that the staircase was very long. It extended all the way up, so long that he couldn't see the end!
Seiji and Matsutani both stopped in their tracks upon seeing this scene.
"The stairs are so long … what's going on?" Miyabi widened her eyes in surprise.
"Ishihara-senpai, you should understand now after seeing what just happened and what you're seeing right now." Seiji sighed. "This place really isn't reality."
Miyabi fell silent.
At this moment, there was a loud crashing sound from below.
"The door's broken. Let's hurry up and leave," Matsutani told them as he started running upwards.
Seiji also continued running.
The skeletons soon caught up to them. The stairs were so densely packed that it seemed just like a scene from a horror game.
"Put me down. I can run by myself."
Miyabi finally regained her senses after being carried by Seiji for a while.
"It's fine. I can carry you forever. Senpai, you're not heavy at all." Seiji smiled.
"It's not a matter of whether I'm heavy or not …" The cat-eared girl's face flushed red. "I have my own legs. Let me run by myself."
"Alright then … it seems like you'll be running for quite a while. Let me know if you're tired. Don't force yourself," Seiji told her as he put her down.
"Junior, do you always treat girls like this?" Miyabi asked him in a soft voice after she started running.
"Hmm? What did you say? "Seiji didn't hear her clearly.
"Nothing …" The cat-eared girl averted her gaze.
Running up a long flight of stairs with countless skeletons chasing after them was quite an unrealistic scene. Yet, that was exactly what was happening right now.
"I think I'm dreaming …" Miyabi couldn't help but say this.
"It's not a dream." Seiji denied this upon hearing this. "As I just said, this is a dreamlike domain that isn't a dream. It's like a dream, but it's not a dream. You might receive real damage."
"What kind of damage?"
"I don't know. At any rate, you're not dreaming, Ishihara-senpai … if you were dreaming, there would be no reason for you to dream about me and Matsutani-senpai."
"You're wrong! There's no reason for her to dream about only me. " The pudgy middle-aged man interjected. "It's not strange at all for a handsome guy like you, Harano-kun, to appear in a high school girl's dream. Only a middle-aged man like me would be strange!"
Seiji and Miyabi were both rendered speechless.
Both of them found it difficult to respond to this.
"Senpai, do you know Matsutani-senpai?" Seiji changed the topic.
"I don't." Miyabi glanced at the pudgy middle-aged man.
"That's it then. You shouldn't dream about someone you don't know, which proves that this isn't a dream." Seiji changed the topic.
Miyabi fell silent.
"Leaving this place won't be as easy as waking up from a dream. However, we can leave," Seiji spoke sincerely. "As long as we work hard together, we'll definitely be able to leave this place!"
Miyabi's heart calmed down slightly upon hearing this. She felt a warmth in her chest …
"Don't be so confident. Be careful that you don't become a flag," Matsutani interjected again.
"Senpai, can you not make such a comment at a time like this?"
"I apologize for interrupting your flirting. But, that's my goal! If you're not happy, hit me! "
"I'm not flirting. I'm just encouraging her." Seiji felt helpless.
"But, this is actually flirting! Otherwise, why don't you ask her if she's being flirted with? "Matsutani glanced sideways at Seiji.
Miyabi turned her head away as her face flushed red once again.
"I'm not going to ask … Stop talking about it. We're running up the stairs right now." Seiji ended this topic. "Ishihara-senpai, just tell me if you're tired. I'll carry you again … or piggyback you."
"Look! He's flirting again! "
"Matsutani-senpai, please shut up and run!"
"This is differential treatment! I want to file a complaint!"
"Go ahead and file a complaint! That's if anyone accepts it. "
"Such a terrible attitude. You brat, you've finally shown your true colors!"
"You're the one who asked for it!"
The two of them kept arguing, imperceptibly blowing away the tension between them.
The cat-eared girl silently ran down the stairs.
In the real world, she would have gotten tired after running up the stairs for so long. But now, she didn't even need to breathe heavily.
Was it because she was in this strange place, or was it because her body had changed? She didn't know.
She decided to just treat this as an adventure out of a novel … she hoped that she would be able to return safely with her two companions.
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