Chapter 40: Entering the Holy Realm
The disappeared main teaching building and the teachers and students inside, they came back a little later than Li Bai expected.
Her guess about this was because Juyo and the others encountered the Three Illusions for the first time.
Kagemaru is dead, and Yubel's silence in the past few days may not only be to obtain duel energy, but also to find a way to get the key to the Seven Stars Gate from the room of the tenth generation, and the power of the three illusions in her hand is not the same level as Kagemaru...... The first time the ten generations here faced the three illusions was this level, and the hope of victory and return really couldn't be counted on alone.
"So, did you come here to see me to say goodbye to me?"
After sitting on a few cases, Li Bai put one hand on it, calmly staring at the group of teachers and students in front of him who were almost crowded with the small living room.
Yujo Judai, Maru Tengsho, Dilano Kenzan, Misawa Daichi, Manjo Mezuna, Heavenly Courtyard Asuka, Kagurazaka, and Kronos are also among them, including a group of foreign exchange students standing at the back.
"Judai said the decision-maker he was looking for was this white-haired woman?" Jim Claudell Cook's usual calm style fell apart the moment he saw Li Bai, "This is some, unbelievable......"
He was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and dark jeans, a sleeveless dark short waistcoat on top, the collar of the shirt was exaggerated by him, and his flamboyant hairstyle was covered with a brown cowboy hat, with a low brim, slightly covering his right eye.
If you look closely, you will see that there is a bandage on his right cheek obliquely tied to it, as if there is some hidden disease in the right eye socket. In addition to these, he also carried a juvenile crocodile on his back with a special strap, which was the one that was hotly debated by the students who originally lived on the island whether or not to put it in, and he gave him the same surname as himself, the name is Karen.
"I didn't expect the King of Duels to hide on this island, it's really hard to believe." American Ossine O'Brien is a black man, with a red vest sleeveless vest and two muscular arms exposed, he is also a mercenary in addition to his identity as an exchange student at the Western branch, using volcanic card decks, very strong, and his personality is really good, so no one makes fun of his garlic nose and mushroom hairstyle.
"Isn't that great, if she helps, it shouldn't be difficult to go back and find John this time." The last person to speak was named Amon Garham, the adopted son of the Galham chaebol, with an easy-going personality and a handsome face that matched his status, with a pair of thin-rimmed glasses between his eyebrows, brown and red hair, and a slightly flamboyant hairstyle, which stood high and stood high like a flame.
It looks like he's just an ordinary boy...... But Desire, who had been secretly observing them for a long time, had a vague feeling that this man was hiding something from outsiders.
Amon Garham is from the Eastern branch of the Duel Academy, the card deck is a cloud monster, the characteristic of this series of monsters is that the attack is not destroyed by the battle, and the nature is gentle, just like the appearance of his appearance, it stands to reason that Jim, who has done geology and archaeology all over the world, and O'Brien, who is also a mercenary, are more worthy of attention than him - Amon's identity is only an adopted son, his surname is given to him, and the person who will be at the helm of the Galham chaebol in the future is not him, but his younger brother, Sid.
But why do I think he's the biggest threat to me...... It doesn't make sense, he's obviously just an ordinary person......
Desire, who was standing inside the kitchen door and observing the situation, looked at the red-haired girl next to her strangely, and found that Lilith had the same doubts in her eyes as herself.
"I don't think she's going to go with us." Jim held his chin and pondered, these foreign students have always been in a small circle on the island, not to exclude people in the core area, but to each other are of the same age and identity, naturally have a sense of closeness, it is normal to be friends and act together, so when the attention of others is ahead, they are whispering here.
He raised his head, looked at the white-haired woman in front of the crowd with the one eye on his left, and said, "She may have hidden here for so long, maybe she has some last resort...... Even Angelis's bomb didn't blow her up recently, and she won't do it for John now, and it is rumored that she is incredibly powerful, and even the deck is a godsend, if she really wants to, the demon's plot will not even succeed in the first step. β
"......" demon naturally refers to Yubel, and the other two listened to his explanation, were silent for a few seconds, and nodded somewhat approvingly.
Interesting...... They didn't contradict me, it seems that in addition to this thrilling journey, they have indeed been exposed to other extraordinary "powers".
The corners of Jim's mouth twitched, he was ready to accept ridicule, for ordinary people to believe that something beyond scientific understanding is a sign of abnormal thinking, even after witnessing the spatial teleportation caused by Yubel, it is difficult to change in a short period of time, Amon and O'Brien agree with him, it is only possible that they have seen other visions caused by other individuals.
ββ¦β¦ As much as you say, such a big thing has happened in the place where I live, and I will be laughed at if I continue to watch. β
Hearing this, Amon and O'Brien covered their mouths very unkindly and laughed, and Jim's face froze, revealing a helpless expression of grievance.
His analysis is absolutely correct according to normal inertial thinking, but the opponent does not play cards according to common sense, and there is no way to do this.
"Senpai, too, is going with us!?" The students were very surprised by Li Bai's decision, because they were used to squatting at her house, and her attitude that she didn't intend to interfere as if the sky was falling had been firmly rooted in everyone's hearts for a long time, why did they suddenly want to follow together this time...... Could it be for John?
"I'm also from the Seahorse family, so I'm barely the owner of this island." Quietly said sorry in his heart, Li Bai continued to flicker, "I have been attacked again and again, of course I have to take care of it." β
Sending off the teachers and students who seemed to be in high spirits, Joker looked back at the women behind the case.
"Sister...... Is it really good to let them mess around like this, after all, it is just a student, in order to find him, so many people actually want to cross the dimensional wall again together, in case John can't find it, but some of them are damaged...... I'm afraid this incident can no longer be contained. She said with some concern.
Lilith and Desilei both went back to Li Bai's bedroom to prepare their luggage, knowing that the two of them had something important to say, they deliberately closed the bedroom door tightly.
After being the dean for so long, she has already adapted to her new identity, and naturally considers the interests and safety of more students, she can understand the practices of Shidai and others, but it is too chaotic, it is a different dimension, how many people have never heard of it, it is equivalent to another world, where a qiΔ naturally cannot be explained with what is known, and she was even more worried when she heard the students say that they could see living monsters.
"Joker, John sacrificed himself to get them back." Li Bai didn't think it was a mess, "He gave up the opportunity to return, and controlled the rainbow dragon to widen the dimensional rift as much as possible, so that he was left there...... Honestly, I'd be disappointed if they didn't go back to save him - in other words, would you still be willing to teach such a student? β
ββ¦β¦ I can't say anything about you. Joker shook his head with a wry smile, "Fortunately, with you with you this time, their safety shouldn't be a problem." β
She is a person who has experienced that era, other people don't know Li Bai's strength, but she doesn't simply see the other party as only powerful in duels, that seemingly thin body contains terrifying coercion and magic, even in another world, she will not worry about her life, with such a character escort, she doesn't have to worry so much.
It's just that there is still another layer of sorrow between her eyebrows and eyes, she vaguely feels that this time with Li Bai's difference, the two may never see each other again - she still understands the other party's life experience, when she was selected by Gurus to play Li Bai, she naturally has to be clear about the details of the other party, plus Li Bai doesn't hide too many things from her on weekdays, but some things involving Nelofa are silent, and Joker has long guessed whether her real origin is the other side of the dimension.
"I'm still worried about your physical ......" When it comes to parting, people's thoughts are always very complicated, and this is the case with Joker at the moment, because she knows too well, so she is also the most worried.
"I'll be fine." I don't know when, Li Bai has come behind Joker, and reached out to hug her from behind, "Even if this trip is goodbye, I will live well over there." β
"What happened in the park on that rainy day...... Can you sue me now? Joker's body shuddered at the words of goodbye, and then she felt the arms around her tighten tighter.
Li Bai has no other way to express her current emotions, she can't say anything, and she can't think of anything suitable to say, countless words and sentences are flying in her consciousness, she knows every one, but she just can't read it, she remembers the dark memory, and also remembers that relationship, and ...... She was about to set out to find the source of them...... It was too complicated for her to say it, so she could only turn into tears and fall on the shoulders of the person she was holding.
ββ¦β¦ I understand. This is the second time Joker has seen Li Bai crying, she stretched out her hands, covered them on the back of the woman behind her and hugged her, and clutched tightly, "I believe in you, I believe you will live well, right...... You are like the sun...... Nothing can overshadow your light, and nothing can knock you out completely, hasn't it always been...... It's going to be the same this time......"
Her voice began to tremble, her eyes reddened, and tears fell from her eyes.
Li Bai didn't speak, she was afraid that she would cry completely as soon as she opened her mouth.
When she was approaching separation, she couldn't let her feelings fluctuate too much, and the agreed preparation time was only 2 hours in total, and if she was unstable, it would be quite difficult for her to control the dimension for a while.
The two of them were silent in the kitchen for a while, and then they heard the sound of the doorknob squirming in the corridor, it was DesirΓ©e and the others who were ready to come out of it, and they quickly parted, and wiped their faces with the tap water in the kitchen.
Desilei changed back into her original clothes, dressed like a female warrior of the wilderness, her clothes were broken in many parts at the beginning, but after all, it was not a special material, it was not difficult for Li Bai to repair it with impure alchemy, as for Lilith, she was wearing a robe similar to that of a magic scribe, the color was the same burgundy as her hair, the neckline and cuffs were rolled around and embroidered with two white edges, and the robe under the waist had the same white inscription, which really looked like a monster in the magic book system.
Because she washed her face and covered her hair, Li Bai didn't let the two of them find out what was wrong, she came to the bedroom alone and began to prepare her own things.
Thirty minutes later, the group walked out of the Twin Towers and walked towards the agreed position - long before this incident, Ten Generations had experienced a short journey to the other world, and that time he had strayed into an ancient ruin, and after defeating the tomb keeper inside, he was able to return with his friends, the ruins of that ruin were one of the unstable dimensional nodes on the island, and it had not been long before the rift passage was opened when they returned, borrowing the pendant in his hand, It just happened to be able to break through the passage again with the residual dimensional aura, although it couldn't be much bigger, but there weren't many people going there this time.
"I won't say anything superfluous, I hope you can all come back safely." Standing in the open space in front of the ruins, Sameshima led the remaining students to gaze at the group that was about to leave.
"Of course." He emphasized, "I hope you can bring John back safely." β
"Definitely!" Toyo, who was carrying a duffel bag, was full of confidence, "We will definitely come back successfully!" β
ββ¦β¦ When we're ready, we're ready to go. In order to avoid suspicion, Li Bai still put on the hood behind the white cloak, and she faced Shark Island: "The fluctuations of the dimension are conservatively estimated to be just enough to cover this open space, Mr. Principal, please take the others back to the lawn and wait." β
Sandwiched in the crowd, several people in black suits frowned slightly after seeing her figure, they felt as if they had seen this back somewhere - these people belong to the Seahorse Collection** to observe the situation, their own position in the group is not low, three years ago I had worked with Li Bai for a period of time, and at this moment I felt that the back was familiar, but I couldn't think of anything wrong for a while.
After the others retreated out of the clearing, Li Bai Fang came to Shidai, stretched out his right hand to his chest, and pressed it on the round golden pendant.
As her mind flowed, a dazzling golden light emerged from the pendant, stretching the shadows of everyone nearby far away, and when the golden light disappeared, there was no one in the clearing.
γTong Shino City-Seahorse Mansion-γ
"Brother." After knocking on the door, without waiting for any response from inside, Keihei poked half of his head out of the door, and looked at the tall figure who was sitting behind the mahogany table to deal with Wen JiΓ n.
"What's the matter, Keiping." Seahorse put down the paper in his hand and glanced at his younger brother inexplicably, with his usual prestige, it was impossible for the other party to be bold enough to come in directly, so he was rarely angry.
"That...... This is a photo sent back by the person in charge of investigating the incident at the Duel Academy, and I think it's ...... Maybe it's necessary for my brother to take a look. Guiping's face was very strange, his eyelids were pulled, and he took out an A4-sized photo from behind him, with the white background facing up, and handed it to the seahorse.
"What's going on, it's just a collapse of spatial instability, what can a mere photo illustrate?" One of the top secret projects within the Haima Group also has a study of space changes, so Haima does not attach great importance to this incident, and the building and people have not come back, so there is nothing to worry about when they come back, and a few people were sent over to survey the environment over there...... What does it mean to pass a photo back?
Disapproving, Seahorse took the photo and turned it over.
There are probably more than a dozen people in the photo.,Principal Sameshima is also in it.,It's true that the environment is indeed a dueling academy.,But what's so good about such a photo-
"Huh!?" Seama's brow furrowed suddenly, and he stared at the delicate back of a white cloak in the photo, unable to take any eyes off it.
"Brother......" Guiping waited a few minutes with some apprehension, and saw that the seahorse was still in that lost spirit, so he had to take the initiative to pull him back, "You say, that figure ...... Is it possible that it will be...... It's going to be ......"
ββ¦β¦ Don't worry. Seahorse exhaled, leaning back in the chair, looking at the back in a daze, "She...... It's your sister. β
"Then whyβ"Why hasn't she come back for all three years?"
Obviously in the Duel Academy, this place is equivalent to half of the back garden of the Seahorse family?
is three years older, but Guiping is still a child, and he can't understand Li Bai's approach, which ...... It makes him very sad.
"Everyone's path is different, and they all have their own choices in the face of these paths." After a moment of silence, Seahorse beckoned, summoned Keihei to his side, and gently stroked his hair with his large hand.
"It's hard to say whether this choice is right or wrong, but one thing is the same, and that is that they are all strong, free from the ignorance of the past, and ...... Start taking control of your own destiny. β
"Anyone, sooner or later, there will be this day, and so will you, Keihei."
It's just that I didn't expect to see you again in this form.
Pursing her lips, Seahorse placed her hand on her brother's shoulder as she continued to look at the photo in her hand.
White......