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At the Service Club, Hikigaya Hachiman stood at the edge of the long table, soaking in tea while taking out the snacks from the boxes. These were supposed to be the responsibilities of Li Mo and Yukinoshita, but today it was his responsibility.
So what is it that Mr. Hiratsuka wants to talk to these two people about today?
Hikigaya Hachiman recalled the previous scene, the last class of the day was Hiratsuka Shizuka's Chinese class. So Hikigaya was drafted to ask Yukinoshita and Li Mo to meet her in the office.
While going to inform the two people, Hikigaya also successfully got the key to the club activity room.
Then it became like this.
Myself and Yuigahama alone.
If it were just this, it would be fine. Unfortunately, the daily activities of the service department are to make tea and eat snacks. The director usually makes tea. If the director doesn't do it, then Li Mo will do it. Today, when the two are not here, Yuigahama will do it.
Then...why can Yui show her cooking skills even when she makes tea?
The previous pot of tea was poured out, and a new pot of tea was brewed. But the atmosphere between the two became subtle...
Hikigaya, I really don't know how to handle this kind of thing. Should I tell Yui, "It's okay, Hachiman, my cooking skills are worse than yours?" But I know it's outrageous when I hear it.
Besides, it would be too embarrassing to say that my cooking skills are worse than Yui's.
Yuigahama Yui's cooking skills are so good that even the perfect and powerful Yukinoshita is embarrassed. As for Li Mo, Li Mo...
Hikigaya recalled that Li Mo said at that time, "Not scolding Yui's cooking skills in person is my gentleness."
In a way, yes.
"Yoho, Hachiman-sama, you and Yuigahama-dono were alone in a room, did anything beyond friendship happen?"
The sound was faster than the figure. Looking towards the source of the sound, I could see Yukinoshita Yukino pushing the door open.
The teasing words came from the boy behind her.
Hikigaya: "How can you yell about something that is totally untrue, Lee-san?"
"Because it's interesting. It would be even more interesting if I could see your frustrated expression, Hikigaya." Li Mo said, "Because I know Hikigaya is a weird person, so I'm looking forward to it."
Yukino: "Li Jun also understands that Hikigaya is a smart person and will not give you room to have fun."
"What if?"
Just in case is a wonderful word. Li Mo also knew that such a low probability event would not happen to him, but he took the approach of trying it out first and spoke directly.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "You just did it with the attitude that it doesn't matter if you fail, right?"
"The one who knows me best is the Minister."
Whether it's the Minister or the Second Miss, Yukinoshita Yukino is used to these two titles. They are just titles anyway.
Sitting down at her seat, Yukinoshita Yukino took a sip of her tea and said tactfully, "Is Hikigaya making tea today?"
"Yes, it's the tea that I made at home today. By the way, Xiaoxue, where did you go yesterday and why did you take a leave?" Yuigahama Yui answered the question quickly, then stuck her head out and asked like a curious baby.
When Yukinoshita Yukino opened her mouth to speak, Mr. Li, who was sitting next to her, said, "I went to a different world."
Yuigahama Yui showed a surprised expression, leaned back and said: "Travel through time?"
"Yes, traveling to another world."
"How can time travel exist? Xiaomo, you are not teasing me, are you?" Yuigahama Yui stuttered, "Xiaoxue, please refute what Xiaomo said."
She looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, who said, "I can't argue with that."
Li Mo smiled with satisfaction at Xue Noi's reaction, and then said, "Aren't there midterm exams soon? Do you want to go to the other world to make up for the lessons? The time difference between the two sides is very large. It's probably one year over there, but only one day here."
Chapter 674: Collective Travel
"Is time travel such a simple thing?"
In the Hell Music World, on the overseas fairy island, a young man's surprised voice came from inside the pyramid.
Hikigaya Hachiman is not a literary expert. He reads light novels, comics, and anime. When he is on holiday, after meals and housework, the best thing to do is to lie on the sofa with a light novel in his hand and read it. He is familiar with the concept of "travel through time".
But he never thought that this would happen to him. As soon as he appeared in the other world, he was stunned, as if he was in a trance, and couldn't recover for a long time.
In contrast, Yuigahama Yui was very excited, as if she had encountered a new amusement ride, and she said in a joyful voice: "Dunjia, Xiaoxue, Xiaomo. We actually traveled through time."
"Yui, this is nothing to be surprised about. Calm down." Yukinoshita Yukino patted Yuigahama Yui's shoulder to comfort her.
Yuigahama Yui looked around and found that the surroundings looked like a room that could only be created with modern technology. She asked, "Xiaoxue... why do I feel like I'm still on Earth?"
After getting over the initial panic of the change in environment, Hikigaya Hachiman calmed down and said, "The material of the wall looks like it could only be created with modern technology."
Observation is what Hikigaya Hachiman is good at. When he observes this empty room, he feels like he is in a laboratory. If he and Yuigahama Yui were not in the activity room of the service club one second and appeared in this room the next second without even blinking in between, he would have thought that he and the others were being played a prank.
——Japanese variety shows always feature this kind of spoofs of other people.
Hikigaya Hachiman doesn't like that kind of show. He always puts himself in the shoes of the person being pranked. If it was a comedian, it would be fine. That kind of artist makes a living by doing that. But there is no shortage of amateur characters in prank shows. Watching that kind of show feels like being executed.
Yukinoshita Yukino said: "Actually, we are on Earth. But it is not the Earth of our world, but a parallel universe. I think you understand this concept."
Hikigaya and Yuigahama nodded.
Thanks to the developed Internet in the information age, many concepts can spread quickly. This is the case with parallel universes. In fact, without relying on the Internet, the prosperous entertainment industry alone can spread these concepts.
So Yukino Yukinoshita began to introduce what the world was like. The 19th century Japan could be best summarized in this sentence. Students who have studied Japanese history certainly know that it is still the era of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It is still the era when samurai were the privileged class.
Compared to the explanation over there, Li Mo here was savoring the process of traveling through time. The other three people might not notice it, because their time was locked during the process of traveling through time. They did not notice the passage of time.
Li Mo was different. He had been traveling in the void for a long time. The previous journey took almost a year, which he judged based on the passage of his lifespan. But now... it seemed to have become eleven months.
Why is this?
I have more questions. I will wait and see in the future.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the other three people looking at him. Li Mo smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"
"What should we do next?" Yukinoshita Yukino said, "Originally I wanted to go straight into the study session, but Yui thought that was not a good idea."
Li Mo nodded: "Of course not. We finally came to another world, but we have to start learning before we even visit it. Wouldn't that be meaningless? Anyway, no matter how much time passes here, only a moment will pass on Earth. So let's visit the island first."
Yukinoshita Yukino frowned and said, "Is there anything worth visiting on this island? It feels like the Aokigahara Sea of Trees on Mount Fuji."
Aokigahara Sea of Trees is a well-known suicide site in Japan. Many people commit suicide there every year, making it extremely strange. Various urban legends have been derived from it.
Yuigahama Yui shrank her head: "Is it that scary?"
"It's just a little weird. After all, the Kitchen God and the Door God are artificially created. It shouldn't be said that the entire island is a huge experimental site, which is artificially created. It's normal for Yukinoshita to feel that way. But... you have to believe in my strength."
In a flash, Li Mo changed into a crescent-white Taoist robe, his hair grew long and was tied into a bun with a wooden hairpin.
Apart from his youthful appearance, he looks like an immortal.
Yukinoshita Yukino said, "Is your magic used to shape the appearance?"
"Don't you think this appearance is more convincing?"
"A young Taoist priest will only give people a green and immature feeling."
Li Mo nodded and agreed with Yukinoshita Yukino's opinion, saying, "That's true, then let's age a few dozen years."
As he spoke, he turned into an old man in his sixties or seventies with white hair and red face.
Hikigaya Hachiman and Yuigahama Yui looked at each other, and suddenly they felt like they didn't know what was going on.
How, how did he become an old man?
Li Mo saw the confusion written on the two people's faces, and said to Yukinoshita Yukino: "Look, this is a case of not doing a good job of guiding novices. Minister, you should be clearer when you do popular science."
Yukinoshita Yukino said seriously: "There is too much information. It is inefficient to cram it into your head all at once."
"It's okay to take it slow... By the way, Hikigaya, Yuigahama, are you afraid of heights?"
"Huh?" Hikigaya Hachiman and Yuigahama Yui were both stunned. But obviously, Hikigaya Hachiman, who ranked top in Chinese, was quicker in thinking than Yuigahama.
He said, "Li Sang, don't tell me you're going to take us flying, right?"
"exactly."
"Can I refuse?" Hikigaya Hachiman asked seriously.
Flying is one of the things that humans long for the most. In ancient times, people who could fly were often revered as immortals and gods.
In the past hundred years, the birth of airplanes has made the sky less mysterious. People have even walked out of the sky and into space.
But whether people believe in the sky or not, it has nothing to do with Hikigaya Hachiman. If he could, he would choose to stay down-to-earth for the rest of his life, and he wouldn't even be able to fly an airplane. He wasn't going to go abroad, so if he stayed in China, he wouldn't have to fly an airplane for the rest of his life, and going to the sky would be just empty talk.
But he was standing high in the sky now, and what he was stepping on was not a metal floor, but just clouds.
Riding on clouds is a privilege only enjoyed by immortals. Hikigaya Hachiman, who was experiencing this, felt his legs go weak.
Chapter 675: Flying
It was common to fantasize about flying high in the sky when I was a child. When Doraemon, Nobita and others were flying in the sky with the help of props such as bamboo helicopters on TV, didn’t you fantasize about being like them?
But when fantasy becomes reality, I will realize how daring I was when I was a child. How could flying in the sky be such an easy thing?
Hikigaya Hachiman never paid attention to his appearance, and when he felt his legs weaken, he sat down on the cloud. The feedback was very comfortable, just like sitting on a tatami.
I could put my palms into the clouds, and it felt like touching cotton, very comfortable. But when I thought about the fact that I was in the sky, I felt scared.
What if I fall?
"You won't fall. How could I make such a stupid mistake? Even if you do fall, it doesn't matter. I will definitely catch you then."
Li Mo's voice rang in his ears, as if he had guessed his own thoughts and was exaggerating. Hikigaya Hachiman took a deep breath.
Sitting on clouds is an experience that only appears in fairy tales. As I grew up, I felt that it was something that was not meant to be. Clouds are nothing more than small water droplets. How can a person sit on liquid? If the liquid could support a person's weight, then he would not be in the sky.
As the saying goes, fantasy shines into reality.
Outrageous things are happening right before our eyes.
Hikigaya Hachiman had a lot of questions in his mind. Time travel and flying happened one after another, so... who is Li Mo?
He didn't ask, but Yuigahama Yui asked: "Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo. Who are you? Why can you do this?"
"Me? I am who I am, um... a magician, I guess." Li Mo said.
He has gone through many professions. According to the algorithm of the DND system, many professions have levels. Fighter, swordsman, priest, Yin Yang master, magician...
Among all these professions, Li Mo felt that magician best represented his identity. Because he took off in the fsn world, received Medea's teachings, and Gao Yanskaya filled in the foundation. From then on, Li Mo officially became extraordinary and embarked on the path of inhumanity.