Ex-Machina on Dimensional Travel

Was it the same one, or were there several?

Xiu Er had no way of knowing for the moment, but he gave no response.

He had only just landed and had not yet dispelled the effects of "Invisibility Magic." Logically, the other party should not have noticed him, just like the previous one.

Was it bluffing?

It had probably sensed something, but it should not have discovered his exact location.

Xiu Er immediately came to that conclusion and prepared to test it.

He slowly shifted his body and moved to the side.

Yet the mascot's gaze moved along with him.

The mascot's scarlet eyes had lost their previous cuteness. The shadows of the night fell across its round face, adding a touch of eeriness to the adorable creature.

Seemingly puzzled by his behavior, the white creature tilted its head slightly and asked in a sweet, cute voice:

"Are you here alone? Did you run into some kind of trouble?"

Initial Contact

"Are you here alone? Did you run into some kind of trouble?"

The white creature's sweet, cute voice surfaced in Xiu Er's mind, making him realize that he had been exposed.

After all, if it could speak directly in his mind, that meant it had indeed locked onto him.

"Question. How did you discover me?"

Xiu Er did not immediately dispel his invisibility. Instead, he maintained that state and continued approaching it.

He was observing what method it had used to discover him.

"Your location is like a 'void.' Some kind of energy I don't understand is slowly flowing into it."

Its words were full of curiosity. Its round face turned along with Xiu Er's steps until he arrived before it.

It raised its adorable face and stared into the "air" before it.

"..."

Xiu Er could tell