Mecha-Kai species in Dimensional Travel

Through her Angel, Nia knew everything about Xiu Er that she believed to be true, and Xiu Er knew everything about Nia as well, which was why the two shared a silent, playful moment of mutual understanding.

Nia clutched her chest, walked shakily to the bed, and threw herself onto it without hesitation, her face etched with exhaustion.

"But I really can't do anything right now. How about you wait a day for me?"

It felt quite like she was acting like a brat, but Xiu Er felt no dissatisfaction, for what Nia said was indeed the truth.

After years of torture by Isaac, Nia's mental state was not actually as good as she made it appear.

The energy she had just displayed was something she had forced out of herself the moment she saw Xiu Er.

Moreover, the Spirit power in her body was so scarce that it was completely insufficient for her to demonstrate her abilities in front of Xiu Er.

Thus, only a few seconds after lying down on the bed, she fell into a deep sleep.

"..."

Xiu Er watched the way the other girl acted as if she were not an outsider at all, sleeping on the bed without a care in the world while wearing such revealing clothes—was she not afraid of him doing something?

It seemed he really couldn't do that sort of thing anyway, so it didn't matter.

Besides, perhaps it was because his body possessed a completely feminine appearance; yes, it made sense that he wouldn't be guarded against.

Xiu Er forcibly suppressed the urge to retort in his own mind.

After all, the other girl had truly lived a miserable life these past few years, and as someone who knew the plot, he was naturally aware of what Nia had endured.

It was fortunate she was a Spirit; otherwise, she would never have been able to withstand such dual torture of body and mind. Though, it seemed that if she weren't a Spirit, she wouldn't have had these experiences to begin with?

Forget it, no point in thinking about that much.

Let her have a good sleep today.

The day after Xiu Er took Nia away.

Only then did Isaac discover the incident.

How to put it—his current mood was hard to describe. The Spirit Hunter had indeed made a move against DEM, but the situation was different from what Isaac had anticipated.

The good news: the other party didn't blow up the building or do anything to threaten his life.

The bad news: the other party had silently taken [Sister] away.

And they had taken her without anyone noticing, which indicated that the other party possessed technology he was unaware of, beyond just copying Spirit Angels.

Although Isaac's mind had been in a state of constant tension, his thinking remained unaffected.

To be able to take [Sister] away without a sound, it seemed to be technology related to spatial movement.

However, his current plan was already at a new stage, and he could use this opportunity to proceed with the next step.

Xiu Er taking Nia away had actually helped Isaac out. Although he was wary of the other party's strength, that didn't stop him from factoring them into his plan.

I hope the plan succeeds, Isaac thought to himself, looking at the sky outside the window.

Chapter 17: The Incomplete Angel, Part 2

"Hmm... so this is the thing."

Sitting by the bed, Xiu Er scanned Nia, who was still fast asleep.

Knowing parts of the original setting, he was also clear on Isaac's plan: the man had implanted a device similar to a Territory inside Nia to interfere with her memories of the years she had been tortured.

In the original story, Isaac had intentionally let Shido rescue Nia, and later in the plot, he manipulated the device inside her, causing her to recall all her memories in an instant.

Under the impact of years of tortured memories, Nia had successfully inverted just as he had hoped, and then Ellen, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped in to seize the inverted Spirit Crystallization from the inverted Nia.

And this Spirit Crystallization was then obtained and utilized by Isaac.

Now, since he had already brought Nia out, Xiu Er, upholding the principle of seeing a good deed through to the end, decided to help her resolve this minor problem.

Through a full-body examination of Nia, Xiu Er successfully located the Territory device.

This kind of mechanical gadget was a piece of cake for him. Ensuring that her memories wouldn't return prematurely, Xiu Er removed it from Nia's body completely and safely.

After simply analyzing the device, Xiu Er casually crushed it.

Nia was sleeping very soundly; she had been asleep for nearly a day and still hadn't woken up.

Xiu Er really wanted to drag her off the bed at this moment, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

Just as he had thought before.

This person had already suffered enough; there was no need to do that.

Fortunately, although Xiu Er didn't intend to wake her, Nia woke up on her own just as it was nearing dinner time.

Nia sat up and stretched her body, which had become stiff from sleeping for so long.

Her graceful... well, she didn't have the corresponding figure; there wasn't a single hint of allure to her.

"Mmm~~ It's been so long since I've slept this well."

"...Ah, eh?"

Nia turned her head and saw Xiu Er standing by the bed, staring at her with an indifferent expression.

"Ahaha... I think I slept a bit too long."

Nia scratched her head and said awkwardly.

"But my spiritual power has recovered somewhat, and it's enough now to fulfill my promise to you."

After speaking, Nia summoned her Angel—Codex of the Whispers.

A massive book resembling a Bible, adorned with a cross, appeared in her hands. Xiu Er watched the scene before her, and without waiting for Nia to take the next step, she began a preliminary analysis of the Angel.

Seeing the light glowing in Xiu Er's eyes, Nia naturally knew what the other was doing, so she wasn't in a hurry and simply proceeded according to her usual habits.

As Nia operated the Angel, Xiu Er continued with a more in-depth analysis.

There wasn't much to say about the process; compared to offensive Angels like Tohka's Gokurokugai, the analysis process for support-type Angels like Codex of the Whispers was relatively more boring.

Ten minutes later...

To be honest, analyzing support-type Angels like this was quite time-consuming, unlike attack-type Angels where the data could be intuitively felt.

The activation process of Codex of the Whispers' abilities was somewhat abstract, but fortunately, Xiu Er managed to successfully replicate it in the end.

"-[Open]-[Pseudo-Codex]-[Codex of the Whispers]-"

A massive book, identical to Nia's Angel except for having more gold trim, appeared before Xiu Er.

"You managed to replicate it so quickly? Your abilities really are unreasonable."

Xiu Er ignored Nia's remark; she was deep in thought.

"Sigh~ discarding me after you're done? You really are heartless."

"[Warning] Quiet, I am thinking."

She looked at the Pseudo-Codex of the Whispers before her, her mind filled with conjectures that needed verification.

Then, Xiu Er looked at the idle Nia standing to the side.

Skipping the boring testing process—

"How could this be...?"

Xiu Er stared at the book in her hands, her mood currently far from pleasant.

After the tests just now, Xiu Er finally understood the extent to which her Pseudo-Codex of the Whispers could replicate the original.

First, aside from the inability to alter the future, all other abilities—[Inquiry] and [Observe Future]—were fully acquired.

However, because [Observe Future] actually required Xiu Er to use her own calculations in conjunction with the abilities of Codex of the Whispers to barely calculate future events, even with the system's assistance, observing within seven days was already the limit of her processing power; going any further might burn out her CPU.

After all, as a standalone Mecha-Kai species, she could not compare to the computing power of the entire Mecha-Kai collective.

From now on, in this world, no matter who Xiu Er wanted to find, she could obtain all their information and coordinates from this, a function that greatly enhanced her efficiency in finding people.

It was just that when she tried to query "Mio" on it, the search failed due to unknown circumstances.

But that was fine; in the original work, Nia's Angel could not query Mio's data either, as it would be unilaterally blocked by the other's authority.

It was alright; all in all, it could be considered a gain, and the result was acceptable.

"The transaction is complete; we are even."

Since her goal had been achieved, Xiu Er naturally had no other reason to continue interacting with Nia.

She now had to go find the next Spirit.

With Codex of the Whispers in her possession, her intelligence-gathering capabilities had been greatly enhanced, further saving time on searching for people.

So, did our Xiu Er already have her next target?

The answer was affirmative.

The next one is you, Miku Izayoi!

Just as Xiu Er was preparing to leave, an untimely sound echoed through the room.

Gurgle—

Ever since becoming a Mecha-Kai species, Xiu Er had no material needs, but she naturally hadn't forgotten that people like Nia still required food to replenish their body's energy.

But she had no obligation to do so much for Nia; besides, she had already saved her from that place, what more could she want?

Therefore, looking at Nia, who was blushing because her stomach was protesting from hunger, Xiu Er didn't want to care that much.

"..."

"Thank you very much!"

At this moment, Xiu Er had returned to her disguised state, just as Nia's stomach let out a mournful cry.

Originally, Xiu Er didn't want to deal with her.

But unfortunately, the other party had the audacity to shamelessly cling to her leg, and under such rogue behavior, Xiu Er ultimately wasn't too heartless.

Thus, he found the nearest restaurant on an online map and took Nia there to replenish her missing energy.

"I'll definitely pay you back once I have money later!"

Regarding this savior of hers, Nia's attitude was quite proper, and there would be no such thing as being ungrateful.

Looking at Nia like this, Xiu Er didn't say anything, only offering a reminder to keep a close eye on the people from DEM and AST so she wouldn't get captured again.

Xiu Er stood at the gate of a school. Since it was still a weekday, the sound of teachers lecturing could be heard from inside from time to time, just like any other school, with no difference at all.

And this school was precisely the destination of his trip—

Rindouji Girls' Academy.

Chapter 18: You are the [Diva], right?

Rindouji Girls' Academy.

It was the school attended by the Spirit Miku Izayoi from the original work.

And Miku Izayoi, among the Spirit girls of the original work, had the codename [Diva].

Because Miku already walked through the world as an idol, it was extremely easy to look up her information; Xiu Er didn't even need to do any doxxing.

Speaking of doxxing.

After the incident where Xiu Er showed up at her doorstep, Kurumi did not choose to continue living there. Yes, she moved; in order to avoid Xiu Er showing up at her door again, Kurumi chose to move.