Fang Zheng opened his eyes, sat up, and stretched.
"Fwaaah..."
Although he had spent three years in that world, to Fang Zheng, it had really only been the equivalent of sleeping for one night. Everything that had happened there had naturally been nothing more than a dream.
Frankly speaking, Fang Zheng's purpose in traveling to that other world had been fulfilled perfectly. Not only had he destroyed White Frost, but he had also obtained a starseed. According to the Goddess of Order, that thing could potentially be used as a secret base... If that was true, then he had truly hit the jackpot this time.
Of course, it was not without regrets.
Before leaving that world, Fang Zheng had gone to see the girls who had always followed him. Chiba Erika and Shibata Mizuki had seemed deeply saddened, but they had still accepted it. As for Mayumi Nanase... perhaps she had sensed something about Fang Zheng's actions, because after graduation, she never appeared before him again.
Shizuku Kitayama and Honoka Mitsui had clearly been affected the most. They had even asked to leave with Fang Zheng. Naturally, Fang Zheng had not told them his true identity; he had only said that he planned to leave Japan, withdraw from worldly affairs, and find somewhere secluded to live.
In another world, Fang Zheng might have agreed. After all, he quite liked Shizuku Kitayama and Honoka Mitsui.
But obviously, that was impossible.
Fang Zheng's true identity was the greatest reason.
The girls of Heavenly Dao Palace knew that Fang Zheng was Chinese. Tokisaki Kurumi, Asuna, Eriri, Black Cat, and Kato Megumi, for example. But in the worlds those girls came from, China and Japan had no particular conflicts. In some worlds, history had even taken a different course, and the two countries had