Seiji and the others exchanged awkward glances as Hoshi told them what happened after they parted ways.
"We waited here for you for more than three hours. Judging from the amount of time that passed and the various damage to your combat uniform, you must have experienced quite a lot … do you really not remember anything at all? "
Hoshi did his best to recall as he looked at his right palm.
The mystical mark had disappeared, but he could still sense that the power was still within his body. He checked his pocket and saw that all the red leaves were still there. Not a single one was missing.
He faintly recalled that he seemed to have seen that golden-haired girl together with her …
"I think that she … that golden-haired girl saved me, and then we were together …" Hoshi muttered to himself.
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
"That's all you can think of?" Seiji folded his arms. "If you had a pleasant chat with that girl for more than three hours, then that would be fine. However, the marks on your body prove that that's not the case.
I don't think that these marks were all caused by those slime monsters. You must have had a fierce battle with something other than those slime monsters. It might have been a spiritual monster, or … a human. "
The atmosphere became rather heavy.
"I don't want to say this, but it seems like she manipulated you, Hoshi." Seiji sighed. "You obviously fought, but you lost your memories. It's as if you were a puppet that was being used."
Hoshi fell silent for a moment.
"Team Leader believes that she's an evil existence, right?"
"I didn't say that. It's just that it's indeed a possibility." Seiji had a serious expression. "She caused all of this, made you suffer, and caused you to lose your memories … Even so, you still want to believe her?"
Hoshi fell silent for an even longer period of time. He recalled that girl's appearance, as well as her singing …
"I … want to believe …" he muttered softly as he clenched his right hand.
Seiji looked at his right hand.
"If there was a way to remove the mark that she placed on your body, would you remove it?"
"… No."
"Do you still want to see her again?"
"Yeah …" Hoshi nodded.
"You're such an idiot." Seiji sighed. "But … that's just how you are, Hoshi Amami."
Another period of silence fell between them.
"That's it for this time." Seiji told everyone. "We weren't able to train in the Domain as we expected … Kazuko-san is currently in a deep sleep for some reason. She won't be waking up anytime soon."
"I underestimated the Domain … I underestimated the Inner Realm. I need to reflect on this."
"What's worth rejoicing about is that despite the sudden incident, everyone returned safely and no one was injured … Everyone performed very well."
"Have a good rest after that. If you feel anything wrong with your body, tell me immediately. "
…
Jiro Iwasaki stared blankly at the ceiling.
He was already dead. As an experienced Spiritual Ability user, he had died together with more than ten of his companions in his organization in this hideout!
By the time the reinforcements arrived at the scene, it was already too late.
There was only one survivor, a Metahuman called Keita Nishizawa.
The heavily injured gray-haired boy barely survived and told his rescuer what he saw.
There was only one person who had caused all of this.
That person was wearing mystical clothing that resembled an elven ranger from a fantasy anime. He wore a magic rune hood and held an exquisite longbow. His appearance was so handsome that it was difficult to distinguish his gender. He was basically a real elf!
He … or she had summoned a powerful spiritual monster that shot sharp spiritual arrows and killed everyone! The entire hideout was destroyed!!
The survivors' testimonies, surveillance footage, and a spell that traced back some information about the attacker. However, it was still impossible to determine who the attacker was or which faction he belonged to.
The organization gave the attacker a codename of "Elven Ranger" based on the attacker's physical characteristics. The attacker was also classified as an above-average dangerous individual based on the power he displayed and the damage he caused.
…
The next morning, Seiji contacted Hana and told her about what happened last night.
"Pay more attention to this person named Amami in the future," Hana told him.
"Of course." Seiji nodded. "It's his first time entering an Inner World, and he already had such an encounter. I suppose it can be considered a miracle."
A boy who was adventuring for the first time met a mysterious and powerful blonde girl. This was basically the beginning of a typical story or manga. However, Seiji didn't know if this story would develop in the future.
"We need to investigate the damage to his combat uniform to see if we can find out what kind of attack he received. It also needs to be repaired … Can I give it to you?"
"Sure, mail the uniform back to me," Hana agreed.
"Another thing I need to pay attention to is those people who suddenly attacked us … They didn't even see our faces at the time, but we still killed three of them. We need to be careful," Seiji continued. "Can I give the daggers to you for investigation as well?"
Hana agreed as well.
As for why he didn't ask Summer Night for help, it was because this had nothing to do with her. It was the knight order's business. It was fine if he asked Summer Night, the Grand Mistress of the Wanhua Family, to help him with a small matter, but he had to be careful when it came to human lives.
After ending the phone call, Seiji immediately sent the items to the Wanhua Family.
He didn't need to worry about any problems since he didn't use any normal express delivery service. However, it would be more expensive.
Only after Seiji sent the items did he finally conclude the matter.
The biggest lesson he learned from this incident was that Kazuko's Domain wasn't as safe as he thought it would be.
Seiji understood that there were risks involved in conquering an Inner World. However, he was wrong in underestimating this risk. He didn't expect that even Kazuko, the controller of the Domain, would have a problem.
With Kazuko's abilities, he could easily level up in an Inner World every day … After this incident, he could only say that while his thoughts were beautiful, reality was cruel.
There were existences in an Inner World that were even stronger than Kazuko who could control Domains! Even Kazuko herself would be in danger if she met such an existence. In the worst case scenario, the entire team might be wiped out!!
In summary, he had underestimated Inner Worlds far too much.
Inner Worlds weren't like game dungeons. There were no fixed routes or storyline. Every time one entered an Inner World, it would be a true adventure. Seiji didn't know what he would encounter. If he was lucky, he could easily conquer an Inner World. But if he was unlucky, it would only take a few seconds for someone to die.
Even if he had the ability to load, he couldn't just ignore death.
Seiji reevaluated the dangers of Inner Worlds, and then reevaluated the value of his [Spirit House].
His system's products would definitely be top-notch … An alternate dimension that could allow his companions to cultivate in safety was far more valuable than he had previously thought!
Dating sim system: [Hmph hmph, dear, you finally understand.]
But it was truly expensive!
It wasn't that he didn't want it before. It was that he was poor. Seiji sighed.
He needed to earn more points. First, he needed to complete the second volume of "Brother Monogatari" as quickly as possible. Then, he could consider doing something else.
Although he already had the dating sim game project, that wouldn't be possible to complete in a short period of time. What he needed was something that would give him money quickly … no, something that would give him rewards very quickly.
Seiji then thought of something that caused his eyes to light up.
He immediately went online and registered an account on Sakura Island's most famous illustration website, "Whiteboard"!
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