Chapter 14: Shikazawa's Meaning
Unlike A's previous hand on her shoulder, Shikazawa's hand was thin but powerful, and a glimmer of light reflected in his black eyes, like stars illuminating the night.
But Twilight is unmoved.
"So, you don't have a plan?"
She asked, "You dragged me into the Otaku Academy, you investigated the Senluo Company alone, and you encountered a bottleneck, so you had to do this, right?" â
Shikazawa put his hand down, raised an eyebrow, and gave Twilight a "keep talking"
of eyes.
"You didn't know they were going to lose their memories before, otherwise you wouldn't have warned me before I entered the Otaku Academy, after all, my exposure doesn't mean anything to you."
Twilight pursed her lips, "Maybe you can bypass some of the academy's settings for me and make me an Ares directly, but I'm not stupid." â
"Take away the 'use of your brain' that you are talking about,"
Twilight said, "You must have your reason for coming to me, and I will promise you because of your words, and I have my reasons." I don't care if you know about the dungeon or what the 'dark place' means, as long as you can help me rescue Nan from Senro and help me stay at Otaku Academy, I will continue to treat you as my partner. â
"So, learn to be honest from today onwards, mate."
She held out her hand.
Lu Ze stared at her hand and said expressionlessly, "The hairpin on your head can make you have three qualities at the same time, as long as you tell others that you are Ares when you walk out of the chapel, they won't doubt it." â
He didn't shake Twilight's hand, "It's not something I did, it's your own ability, including the fact that you just entered here for a day, and you know so many things, it's all because of your own peculiarity." â
"This mysterious academy is open to you, but I am not welcome. I can help you, you can be 'frank,'"
Lu Ze accentuated his tone, "Sue you, my next plan is to be your backup, clear the obstacles to worship for you, and help you as you approach Lijin." â
He pulled out a unique brooch from his bosom and placed it on Twilight's outstretched hands, "This is the liaison I made, and you can hold down the gem on it to communicate with me when no one is around." â
"Doesn't the sudden appearance of this next to me arouse the suspicion of others?"
Twilight plays with the pins in her hand, fiddling with the bronze chain on it.
"So you don't have to put it on until after the service."
Lu Ze said coldly, "As an excellent goddess with outstanding qualifications, in the process of awakening, she inadvertently condensed her power into jewelry, this kind of thing has happened many times, and this is how the hair ornament on Yuni's head came about. â
Twilight nodded, putting the pin in the pocket of her uniform, "Is the focus of our investigation going to change from the forbidden places of the academy to their lost memories?" â
"If possible......
There was a rare hesitation on Lu Ze's face, "Don't go to the dungeon, go to the fourth floor of the castle and have a look." â
"What's there?"
"The first and second floors of the castle are the teaching places, the third floor is the staff room, the four towers are the dormitories of the three factions and the places where the new students appear, and only the fourth floor ......"
He frowned, "The number of the fourth layer is covered, and I can't reach it at all." â
"And then there's the central courtyard of the castle,"
"Although H's staff room is located on the first floor, she has a special place in the courtyard, and if she invites you to join her tea party, you should pay attention to the bottom of those tables and chairs...... It may be the entrance and exit to the castle's secret passages. â
"Anything else?"
"The test level for this week is in the forest next to the castle,"
Lu Ze's eyes flickered, and he turned his head slightly, "Maybe A did it on purpose." â
"The perennial fog in the forest, together with the lake, has turned the castle into an enclosed place."
He is "frank"
"No matter how real it may seem, this is essentially a virtual world made of numbers. There is no way on the other side of the lake, but there may be a hole in the forest to break through the barrier that surrounds the otaku academy. â
"There will be a lot of people staring at the service, but it will also clear a special path."
Shikazawa pointed to the brooch in Twilight's hand, "Your phone call with me will be encrypted and will not be monitored by Senluo Company." â
"I will enter the misty forest with you during the service, and I will use my ability to help you pass this assessment, but I don't have the identity of a student, and it is easy to get lost in it...... You are my coordinates. â
"You're ...... Urgent? â
Twilight looked at him quizzically, "What's in the forest?" â
"You should ask, what's on the other side of the forest."
Lu Ze sneered again, "Building such a realistic virtual world must be supported by a large number of people, even if it is Senluo Company, it is impossible to run two different worlds at the same time. â
"Senluo Company wants to hide the Otaku Academy, but as long as there is zĂ i, it is impossible to leave no trace."
He said, "Let's see where this mysterious otaku academy is located on the continent of Annai. â
"So, we're really in that game at Senroe now?"
Twilight bit her lip, "Although I haven't played Annai Continent, the game can't have such a high level of realism......"
"Yes, it's like a real second world."
Kasawa said, "Otaku Academy is a microcosm, for those students who have lost their memories, they attend classes every day, compete for rankings, become high-level goddesses, go out on missions, and continue to compete for rankings - this is their real life." â
Twilight shuddered.
"You'll know when you wake up,"
"Hmph, life in the second grade is not as gentle and harmless as the first grade. â
"Are you trying to save them?"
Twilight asked as if she was expecting something, "Get these girls out of the Senluo Company." â
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Lu Ze was silent for a while before he raised his head and looked at her with strange eyes, "Are you an idiot?" â
"That's right, justice superman, volunteer policeman and the like, only in fairy tales."
Twilight smiled bitterly, and put down the storybook she had read while sitting at the bedside with Shen Nan, "But I want to save them...... Not only Nan, but also other students...... They're all girls about my age, so they shouldn't ......."
"Shut up."
Lu Ze interrupted her coldly, "Listen, I don't care if you suddenly have a heart attack or awaken some strange sense of mission, I'm not in the mood to continue listening to you express your savior plot." â
"Brooches, liaisons, prayers, forests, that's all."
After he said this briefly, he turned around and left.
"Shikazawa."
Twilight lowered her voice, "I'm serious. â
Shikazawa's footsteps didn't stop, and his back quickly disappeared into the dark corridor.