"It's also possible that it's not being controlled at all. Instead, it's a natural change to the Spirit World phenomenon."
"I think that's quite unlikely."
"Yeah, I think so as well."
Several seconds of silence fell between them.
"No matter what the possibility is, I'm quite interested in whether or not the changes to the Spirit World have affected Kazuko-san's Domain ability." Something flashed in Seiji's eyes.
The Spirit World's disappearance affected him as well. Forget about the future developments for now. Right now, he wanted to contact Kazufuru and ask about Kazuko's situation.
Seiji immediately called Kazufuru after ending his conversation with Summer Night.
"Good morning, Ooike-kun. I apologize for disturbing you so early in the morning. Something happened last night, so I wanted to confirm Kazuko-san's situation. Is it possible for her to meet with me later? "
…
On the street.
Seiji saw a brown-haired, eyeglasses-wearing girl in a female school uniform. He walked over and greeted her.
Kazuko smiled back at him.
"Contacting Kazufuru so early in the morning, yet saying that he wants to meet with me? Harano-kun is such a demon."
"How is he a demon!?"
After retorting, Seiji went straight to the point and explained the situation to her.
"I don't sense any changes to my ability, but I can try. Should I do it now?"
"Let's try it, then."
The two of them walked together to a remote corner.
Kazuko raised her hand and cast her power. A black crack instantly appeared on the ground as she activated the door to her Domain.
Seiji's vision turned dark as he entered.
What he saw next wasn't a Yuen Hwa Secondary classroom or an auditorium. Instead, he saw an ancient palace! Flowers and grass grew everywhere, and huge vines extended out from the ground, spreading in all directions and emitting light ….
This was the "Forest Palace"!
Seiji instantly recognized this as the only Spirit World that he had ever been to.
Compared to the previous scene, the difference was that the vines here were glowing and became the source of light.
"It really changed," Kazuko's voice spoke up.
"You didn't control this environment, did you?" Seiji looked towards her.
"Of course not. It seems that it's just as you thought. My ability has been affected. "
"And you don't feel anything at all."
"Yeah, not at all." Kazuko paused for a moment. "The demons are coming … should we fight?"
"If it's just a small amount, it shouldn't be a problem." Seiji was prepared.
Black mist emerged from the cracks in the wall and swiftly formed into several black wolves with sharp red eyes … They were exactly the same as the psionic creatures he had seen in the Forest Palace!
"Even the demons' appearances have changed." Kazuko adjusted her eyeglasses.
The environment was extremely similar, and the creatures were completely the same. This should be the Forest Palace's Inner World. Seiji thought.
The black wolves let out low growls and rushed over together!
He clenched his fists and prepared to fight. Da da da da da da da —
It was an easy victory.
The few black wolves that were knocked down turned into black and red mist and dissipated without making any strange squeaking sounds.
Then came another wave.
Seiji used Cleanse to experiment. The target, the Black Wolf, was injured, but it did not seem to be very serious. It did not explode and dissipate like the previous ghosts.
After Seiji defeated the second wave of black wolves, he told Kazuko that it was enough and had her send him out.
"I've been to the Forest Palace's Spirit World before. The environment and creatures I saw just now were almost identical to the Forest Palace."
Seiji told Kazuko this after returning to the real world.
"That's why I believe that your Domain has now become the Forest Palace's Inner World!"
"I don't feel any different … my power is still the same as yesterday." Kazuko tilted her head slightly.
"This change is quite meaningful for me. Previously, I was worried that the demons would negatively affect my companions. But now that I'm dealing with the Forest Palace's creatures, I don't have to worry about that anymore … No, I can't say that it's completely gone. "Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation.
Although he didn't hear any strange squeaking sounds, his Cleanse spell was still effective. It was just that it was much less effective than when he was dealing with the demons.
This meant that the Forest Palace's creatures might also be "contaminated"! However, the degree of contamination was much less than the previous demons.
"They might become powerful individuals, or they might become monsters.
We can only pay attention to the situation and try to stop them if we feel that something is wrong. "
That was what Yui had told him about the Awakened.
Now that he thought about it, perhaps Yui's words contained a hidden meaning: "contamination is impossible to completely avoid, and we can only pay attention to …"
In order for the Awakened to become stronger, they would have to endure "contamination." Was this the deeper meaning of "to grow, one must take risks?"
Rather than thinking about it so much, Seiji decided to directly ask.
He immediately took out his cell phone and called Yui.
The call didn't connect.
"Who would you like to contact?" Kazuko asked.
"Someone who has the answer to my question. Unfortunately, she's currently busy." Seiji put away his cell phone. "If it's possible, Kazuko-san, why don't you spend more time thinking about your own abilities?"
"I shall do my best to improve my ability to change clothes." Kazuko's eyeglasses flashed.
"It's not about that type of ability!"
"Last night, I watched a fashion lingerie show and was greatly inspired."
"Why lingerie? If you want to watch something, shouldn't you watch a fashion show instead? "
"Models are able to remain so calm while wearing such shameful lingerie. In comparison, I'm far too immature. I need to reach even greater heights of shamelessness."
"You're going in the completely wrong direction!!" Seiji commented.
Kazuko smiled in delight. Then, a blinding red light shone from her body.
After a strong flash, the girl transformed into a brown-haired, eyeglasses boy wearing a boy's school uniform.
Seiji exchanged glances with Kazufuru.
"Ooike-kun, let's go to school."
"Yeah."
The two of them then went to school together.
The students of Yuen Hwa Secondary witnessed a handsome boy and a pretty top student walking side by side and happily chatting together. This caused quite a commotion!
"Why is Harano -san walking together with Secretary Ooike-san?"
"They seem like friends … Aren't they supposed to be love rivals?"
"I heard that they even ate lunch together yesterday."
"Is that true? What exactly is going on? "
The students were all astonished.
There was no need to mention Seigo and Harano, who were known as the Magic-Devouring Dragon. Kazufuru Ooike was also quite famous at Yuen Hwa Secondary School. After all, he was an excellent student council secretary, and a classic example of a handsome scholar.
The two of them attracted quite a bit of attention when they walked together, especially from the girls. But, what caught people's attention even more was their relationship.
Before Harano and Seigo transferred to Yuen Hwa Secondary School, Kazufuru Ooike was publicly recognized as the boy closest to the Grand Mistress, the student council president Wanhua Summer Night!
After Harano transferred to Yuen Hwa Secondary School, the situation changed.
Harano and Seigo had a close relationship with Wanhua Summer Night … such rumors began to spread.
After that, since the two of them didn't interact much at school, the rumors died down. But, in the end, on this year's Valentine's Day, the student council president gave the Magic-Devouring Dragon her personal chocolate.
The student council secretary, who was originally viewed as the most likely candidate for the Magic-Devouring Dragon, was now the loser.
Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was definitely suffering inside — that was what the students believed.
His opponent was the extraordinary Magic-Devouring Dragon. Even if he wanted to counterattack, he wouldn't even have the chance to struggle. How pitiful — that was how the students pitied him.
However, they never expected …
The student council (loser) and the Magic-Devouring Dragon (winner) were actually going to school together!? And they seemed to be having fun with each other!?
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