The Gap Between Worlds Has the Yakuza Heiress Feeling Down

The final diagonal slash was deflected by Gwen's flick of his finger, the crisp sound of the blade shattering resounding loudly.

Having become familiar with this body, Zhi was not discouraged. She conjured a new dagger in her hand, lunged forward, and the blade flashed with a chilling light.

However, even with her current enthusiasm, Gwen any trouble. It was as if they weren't engaged in a life-or-death struggle, but rather playing some kind of game.

However, as time went by, the power of the Command Spells gradually weakened, and Orihime also felt somewhat tired.

Slightly out of breath, Zhi gripped the bed railing and looked at Gwen with a childlike, defiant glint in her eyes.

Although losing was inevitable, Zhi was still very unwilling to accept that she had never even encountered Gwen.

However, just as Zhi was preparing for one last desperate attempt, Gwen's voice suddenly rang in her ears—

"By the way, Zhi, did your eyes see anything strange?"

"Strange scenery?"

Zhi was immediately taken aback. Aside from seeing things more clearly, there was nothing else...

Just as Zhi was about to answer Gwen, her lips suddenly froze—

Countless dots and lines suddenly enveloped the entire room. Whether it was the bed beside her or the girl (Adele) who had hidden outside the room and was watching everything that was happening inside, she was surrounded by dense lines and dots that looked ominous. It was as if her world had been divided into countless parts by these lines and dots.

The only exception was Gwen, who stood opposite her, smiling as he looked at her—

There were none of the points on her body that gave Zhi a bad feeling; there were only a few barely visible lines in a few places, which prevented Zhi from losing her mind at this moment.

What's going on?

Why is everything in my field of vision filled with dense lines and dots?

Her fighting spirit vanished instantly. Zhi rubbed her eyes hard and subconsciously looked to Gwen for help and answers.

"Looks like it has awakened after all..."

Thinking to himself, Just as I expected Gwen met the girl's blue eyes and smiled as he explained to the somewhat flustered girl—

"The saying goes, 'Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune.' This is the power you gained Life and Death, called the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, which grants you the ability to look directly at death."

And those lines and dots are what you see as death.

Touching them is...

Before Gwen finish speaking, the bed armrest that she was holding onto had already shattered into pieces.

"This..."

Zhi pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, looking at the shattered handrail on the ground with a hint of panic in her eyes.

Just as Gwen had said that, the braided fingernail scratched one of the black lines, causing the originally sturdy handrail to crack and shatter into pieces.

Subconsciously, Zhi looked at Gwen, the only intact being in this shattered world, wanting to know what she should do.

"With your current Servant body, you should be able to control it easily."

Gwen, whose understanding of the Mystic Eyes was limited, and whose direct contact with them was almost entirely limited to playing some mini-games with Arcueid, pondered—

"Close your eyes and try to imagine the feeling of turning off the lights, shutting down your demonic eye."

Zhi readily closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, before quickly opening them again, her eyes now black once more.

"Phew... I'm glad I can turn back. That really scared me to death."

Looking at the world that had become whole again, Zhi patted her surprisingly full chest and walked lightly toward Gwen.

"To be alarmed by suddenly gaining such power, you are such a kind and good girl, Zhi."

Gwen smiled as he looked at the girl walking towards him.

"A kind and good girl?"

Hearing Gwen's praise, Zhi's pretty face flushed slightly, and she scratched her hair somewhat awkwardly.

"This is the first time I've heard such praise, but thank you anyway, my Onmyoji."

Looking up at Gwen, Zhi raised her hand and patted Gwen's shoulder in a rather unladylike, even bold, gesture.

"Forget about Onmyoji. That's just an explanation to make it easier for you to understand. I have nothing to do with that kind of person."

My name is Gwen; you can just call me by my name normally.

Gwen shook his head, refusing the title, and told the girl his name, then revealed a somewhat malicious smile—

"However, if you care about this identity, you can call me Mast."

"Owner?"

Zhi blinked, a hint of suspicion appearing on her pretty face—

"Gwen, do you like that kind of thing?"

Where did you get all this nonsense knowledge?

Gwen was surprised that Zhi could actually pick up on the conversation.

"Hehe... well..."

Zhi scratched his head, about to explain, but suddenly paused, then changed his words—

"Ah, Shiki said she wanted to talk to you..."

As she spoke, Zhi closed her eyes.

The next moment, when Gwen opened his eyes again, he could sense a subtle change in the aura of the person in front of him. The person had changed from sunny and cheerful to cold and aloof, and the gaze directed at him had become much more distant.

"I heard those things from other students at school."

Looking at Gwen, Shiki explained.

"Hmm, I see. I understand now. It wasn't some strange knowledge that I learned out of curiosity."

Gwen, but his tone and smile made Ryougi Shiki feel a surge of anger.

And deep within her heart, a curious voice also resounded—

"Did Shiki really see those strange things?"

In the past, when Shiki controlled her body's movements, Iori was mostly asleep, so she didn't know whether Shiki had seen anything strange, and she had no psychological burden to joke about it now.

"No way!"

Responding coldly to the tangled emotions within, Shiki was still preparing to argue with Gwen, but Gwen had already changed the subject—

"As a Servant, your formal title for me should be 'Master,' since an English word often has multiple meanings."

"Yes, Master."

Upon hearing Gwen's explanation, Shiki nodded, accepting the honorific without any psychological burden.

"Of course, if possible, I would still prefer Shiki to call me by my name directly."

"Being a Master or something like that feels too formal in private."

As he spoke, Gwen took a piece of pastry from the plate in Adele's hands, who had retreated to the doorway, and offered it to the girl—

"Would you like to try Adele's cooking?"

It tastes great!

Chapter 612 The World's Inconsistency Makes the Gangster's Daughter Heartbroken

"..."

Looking at the pastry in Gwen's hand, glistening enticingly under the light, Shiki hesitated for a moment, considering their current relationship, before finally accepting it.

"Thanks."

He whispered his thanks, then put the pastry into his mouth. His white teeth gently crushed the crispy outer shell, and his tongue deftly rolled up to bring the fragrant pastry into his mouth.

The sweet taste on her tongue, the perfect level of sweetness, made Shi unconsciously squint her eyes.

"How about it?"

Seeing Shi's expression, Gwen asked knowingly.

"It was delicious."

Shi gave his honest assessment, while nodding slightly to Adele beside Gwen.

"I told you, Adele, your cooking is pretty good, isn't it?"

Gwen also smiled and looked at Adele.

"I'm glad you two like it."

Adele's pretty face lit up with joy at the fact that someone liked the desserts she made, and she happily pushed the tray forward.

"If you like it, then eat more. There's some more in the kitchen; I'll bring it over later."

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

Gwen smiled as he took the tray and watched Adele leave excitedly.

She seemed quite happy.

Watching Adele's retreating figure, this thought flashed through Shiki's mind—

Unlike Zhi, who is outspoken and wears her heart on her sleeve, Shiki prefers to keep her thoughts to herself.

"Sit down and eat. You probably can't get these in your original world... at most you can get something similar."

Gwen put down the tray and greeted him.

"Yes, I've studied some cooking techniques, and I have some similar skills."

She nodded and sat down lightly on a chair to the side, but did not continue to take the dessert from the tray.

Suddenly transforming from the eldest daughter of the Ryougi family into a servant at someone else's beck and call, the abrupt change in her status caused her to subconsciously recall the behavior of the servants at home and Akira, a person who had always been served, and to try to adapt to the environment as quickly as possible.

Even though she still lacked a real sense of death after the car accident, Shiki still subconsciously tried to stay away from that world of death after seeing the shattered world in the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

"Well, you can talk to Adele later. She has many ideas, but they've always remained just ideas, lacking both theory and practice. Perhaps you two can become friends because of this?"

Gwen sat on the other side of the small table, smiling as he watched Shi, whose movements were somewhat wooden and who was clearly not yet ready to adapt to the unfamiliar environment.

Although Gwen was somewhat dissatisfied with Ryougi Shiki for silently taking over the Ryougi Shiki of the two other personalities and making him raise the children, he still had enough patience for Shiki and Ori.

Especially after realizing that his original fighting ability was almost negligible, he became as cautious as a cat with its claws clipped.

"...

I'll try it later.

He lowered his head and responded in a low voice.

"It seems you're still under a lot of psychological pressure..."

Seeing Shiki in this state, and combining the limited Remembrance of the Kara no Kyoukai storyline with information about Ryougi Shiki Gwen lightly tapped the table with his fingertips—

"Relax, Shi. At least with me here, even if you really go berserk, you won't be able to hurt anyone."

Moreover, this place is different from your original world.

Compared to 'ordinary people,' this group consists mostly of people who should actually be classified as abnormal.

In Gwen's memory, Shiki, who was in a coma two years before the car accident, was still struggling with his own abnormality and his murderous impulses.

To use a somewhat imaginative analogy... it's roughly like the loneliness of bloodshed.

In Shiki's eyes, everyone in the world is normal, and she is the only abnormal one. Coupled with her grandfather's admonitions and warnings, Shiki became somewhat resistant to contact with outsiders, which led to a deep sense of loneliness, which could be described as a strong sense of bloodlust.

"?"

Hearing Gwen talk about what she used to care about most, Shiki still raised her head, her black eyes looking at Gwen with a hint of inquiry, like a cat suddenly in a strange environment, cautious with a hint of unease, yet also with a desire to get closer.

For example—

Gwen pointed towards the door—

"Like Adele, what do you think of her?"

"Adele ..."

After briefly recalling what she had seen Adele before, Shi asked with some doubt—

"A very kind person."

"I mean from the perspective of anomalies."