Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Journey Chapter 271

The old woman immediately rose to her feet and walked toward the customer.

The two did not make much noise—at least, passersby outside could not hear them. But Xiu Er, inside the shop, could hear every word clearly.

Naturally, the commotion did not affect her work, and the current situation was far more important than before.

This black-haired girl clearly could not see her, yet she was trying to talk to her.

To be honest, she had been in this world for less than a day, yet her invisibility had been discovered twice in a row.

It made her wonder whether her equipment had malfunctioned. Kyubey was understandable; according to it, it could see her drawing energy from the world.

But this girl was strange. Xiu Er herself was not even there, and the drone was functioning normally. Could she really detect it with nothing more than her naked eyes?

Unable to reach a conclusion, Xiu Er could only attribute the matter to "the power of Magical Girls."

Still, although the other party was attempting to communicate, Xiu Er did not respond so easily.

She was observing her. Did this girl truly know Xiu Er was watching her?

But the situation was developing in the direction Xiu Er least wanted.

"I know you're watching me, even though I can't see you."

As she spoke, the girl's gaze fell upon the drone again. Of course, this time she failed to pinpoint it and only looked in its general direction.

Despite her young age, she had the appearance of an icy beauty. Yet now, a faint crack had appeared in that glacier.

Xiu Er did not care about the girl's appearance. What she cared about was the "nervousness" hidden beneath her seemingly calm words.

It was not worry toward the "unknown," but