Herrscher of the Void's Guardedness

The beds here are so comfortable, bigger and softer than the ones at the orphanage. I really hope I can sleep in a bed like this with Sister Bronya someday...

..."

Looking at this diary that truly recorded many of his innermost thoughts, Gwen was initially puzzled, but after a moment of thought, he suddenly realized—

"Could it be that the Invitation Letter was turned into a notebook this time, and then... this person, who is most likely Seele, used it as a diary?"

As for why we concluded that the other party was Seele?

Falling into the Sea of Quantum, Sister Bronya, and many subsequent descriptions of the Sea of Quantum —in Gwen's memory, Seele perfectly fits this description.

"Invitation Letter were even sent into the Sea of Quantum?"

Muttering to himself, Gwen had no intention of waiting for Seele to write a couple more entries in her diary—

Right now, I'm just writing down some simple thoughts; people will just read them and that's it.

If Seele writes something that can't be shown to others later, it will be difficult to communicate with her, and she might even end up in the notebook of a certain Black Seele.

"Hello, unknown friend, I'm sorry to have seen your diary by accident. Please allow me to remind you that this is not an ordinary notebook or diary."

"Hey!"

In the Sea of Quantum, Seele, who had just put down the pen from her notebook and was stretching her wrists, which were a little sore from not writing for a long time, was about to continue writing when she suddenly widened her eyes—

This bizarrely appearing notebook is actually writing on its own!

"I told you to throw this piece of junk far away!"

Seele's Stigmata Consciousness spoke with exasperation, instantly seizing control of the body. Crimson light swirled in her hand, transforming into a ferocious scythe, which she aimed at the strange notebook on the table.

"Etc!"

Although she was caught off guard and powerless to resist having control of her body taken from her, Seele still immediately tried to stop the consciousness that had provided her with so much help in the dangerous Sea of Quantum.

"Wait for what?"

Do you really think this is some kind of fairy tale world?

Because Seele's resistance prevented her from completely destroying the notebook with her scythe, the Stigmata Consciousness rebuked Seele in dissatisfaction—

"Haven't the strange and bizarre monsters you encountered in the Sea of Quantum made you realize the dangers of this world?"

"But... judging from this sentence, it seems like someone is speaking to us through this notebook. Perhaps they need our help?"

Although Seele's voice was soft, it conveyed a firmness like that of a blade of grass rooted in the earth.

"..."

Seele with this, the Stigmata Consciousness fell silent for a moment, but the red in its pupils deepened even further—

Everything she did was to protect Seele, but Seele...

Just as the Stigmata Consciousness was churning, Seele seemed to realize that her attitude might be a bit problematic, and quickly spoke up:

"I know you're doing this for my safety. How about this: you control your body to see what's displayed on the laptop, and we'll decide together whether to communicate with the other person or destroy the laptop, okay?"

"Snort!"

In an instant, the torrential rain in the Stigmata Consciousness turned into a clear sky. With a soft hum, it didn't reply, but instead loosened its grip on the scythe, aimed it at the notebook, and then moved closer to examine the words that appeared on it.

"Someone is actually communicating with us through this notebook!"

Upon seeing Gwen's advice, Seele was pleasantly surprised.

"Hmph, don't forget the devils and liars in the story who tricked the little devils."

Although he had previously looked down on Seele for seemingly treating reality as a fairy tale, all his knowledge originated from Seele's Stigmata Consciousness, and at this moment he could only use these things to frighten Seele.

"But judging from their tone, they don't seem like bad people..."

Hearing the warning from the Stigmata Consciousness, Seele spoke weakly.

"Snort!

Bad people never admit they are bad.

The Stigmata Consciousness retorted, then picked up a pen and, before Seele could say anything, quickly wrote a few lines—

Who are you?

What soul is sealed inside?

Or are they just pitiful people suffering injustice?

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Seeing the aggressive words written by the Stigmata Consciousness controlling her body, Seele couldn't help but hesitate.

"Do you mean to look like someone who's easy to bully?"

The Stigmata Consciousness reprimanded her, not yielding to Seele's wishes to soften its tone.

Meanwhile, at the Senba Academy, the school bell rang, signaling the end of class, but Gwen's expression was slightly strange—

"This was written by... Black Seele?"

Upon seeing the aggressive questioning from someone resembling Seele, Gwen's first reaction was that the person writing this was not the Seele he knew, but rather the other person's Stigmata personality, the alter ego that players called Black Seele.

After all, the gentle and delicate Seele doesn't seem like the type to ask such an overly forceful question—

Unless this Seele has been possessed by the Seele from the neighboring Fire Moth...

Lost in thought, Gwen replied:

"I am neither a soul nor a pitiful person; I am just an ordinary Japanese high school student."

After finishing typing, Gwen even had his operating system take a picture of his current appearance and send it to Seele.

Beside Gwen, Raiden Mei, whose expression was usually indifferent, suddenly spoke up—

"Yuzuru, can I do you a favor?"

At this moment, the students in the row in front of them had already left their seats, and the other students still in the class had no intention of approaching this "ominous place," at most taking a glance from afar. Therefore, Raiden Mei had fewer concerns...

"Please speak."

Gwen composed himself and looked at Raiden Mei with a calm expression, wondering what this new classmate, who still harbored considerable wariness of him, planned to ask him to do after knowing her for less than two hours.

Seeing the calm expression on Gwen's face, Raiden Mei hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"I need to leave the classroom for a few minutes... I'll be back in five minutes at most. Could you please watch over my things for me?"

"Certainly."

Gwen raised an eyebrow slightly, casually agreed, and stood up to make room for Raiden Mei to leave.

"Thanks."

Raiden Mei, who had maintained a cold expression for the past few months, thanked them softly and quickly walked out of the classroom.

Being ostracized by the whole class, and even the whole school, one of the biggest inconveniences is having to be extremely careful every time you leave your seat...

Chapter 133 Black Seele's Vigilance

Gwen could understand why Raiden Mei would make such a request, after all, Raiden Mei was almost universally admired by the entire school.

Those people might be intimidated by Raiden Mei's martial prowess, given her years of sword training, and thus hesitant to use direct violence. However, they certainly had the audacity to tamper with her things when she wasn't around—in fact, they were quite bold.

As soon as Raiden Mei stepped out of the classroom, several pairs of eyes turned to her. However, upon seeing Gwen still sitting peacefully in his seat, she stopped moving and awkwardly looked away.

Of course, some people did come straight for Gwen—

"Hello, Yuzuru, I am Nakamura Koji, and I am the class representative."

A tall, burly man stood beside Gwen's table, blocking most of the gazes directed in their direction like a wall. He wore a fairly friendly smile and extended his hand to Gwen.

"Hello, Nakamura-kun."

Gwen, who had a strange sense of déjà vu about the other person's name, remained expressionless and extended his hand to shake hands with the other person.

Nakamura Koji didn't bother with any handshake-off show of force for Gwen; he simply shook hands and then released him, appearing quite enthusiastic as he said:

"Yuan, our Senba Academy is a school with a certain reputation in Changkong City and even the whole of Japan. In addition to its excellent teaching quality, our club activities have also been featured in newspapers many times."

The baseball team I participated in made it to Koshien almost every year, and even won the championship multiple times.

Other disciplines, such as the Kendo club and the Archery club, have also repeatedly won victories in national competitions.

If you have any special skills, feel free to tell me, and I'll help you decide which club to join, which will help you integrate into campus life more smoothly.

"What I'm good at?"

Looking at the class monitor, who seemed genuinely just enthusiastically helping the new student integrate, Gwen raised an eyebrow, pondered for a moment, and gave an answer that froze Nakamura Koji's expression—

Does fighting count?

At the banquet a few days ago, I single-handedly challenged the second son of the Krupp family, the third son of the Butt family, the second and fourth sons of the Piech family, the eldest son of the Gattuso family, and some other fellows who hadn't paid attention to their family crests.

As he recounted his glorious deeds from a few days ago, Gwen casually twisted his wrist, looking as if he hadn't had enough.

As Nakamura Koji heard Gwen spout a string of terms he had either heard before or hadn't, his heart clenched.

At this moment, in his eyes, the new classmate in front of him, who could be described as a pretty boy, had become a complete dangerous element.

Fortunately, although he came to test us, he did not have much ill intentions.

After a short while Nakamura Koji composed himself and tentatively asked:

"If you Yuzuru, are good at fighting... how about the Taekwondo club?"

"A bunch of students who've never seen blood, that's boring."

Gwen said, resting his chin on his hand, looking quite bored.

"..."

Looking at Gwen in front of him, Nakamura Koji suspected that the guy was faking it, but with his self-proclaimed pretty good eyesight, Gwen's calmness seemed genuine, and he couldn't tell that he was deliberately putting on an act.

However, despite his doubts, Nakamura Koji, after all, someone who could serve as class representative in a school like Senba Academy, where all sorts of strange and eccentric people were not lacking, so he did not lose his composure because of it.

After chatting with Gwen for a few more minutes and gaining a basic understanding of his new classmate, when Raiden Mei returned to the classroom, causing the discussion in the classroom to quiet down a bit, Nakamura Koji also ended his conversation with Gwen at the opportune moment and left this least popular corner of the classroom.

"Yuzuru, classmate."

Standing where Nakamura Koji had just stood, Raiden Mei looked at her textbooks, still neatly arranged on her desk, and felt a slight sense of relief. Her cold expression softened a bit.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Gwen waved his hand casually, got up and told Raiden Mei to return to her seat. He didn't take the initiative to talk to her, nor did he explain what the class monitor had said earlier.

Similarly, Raiden Mei didn't ask those questions she shouldn't have. She just sat quietly in the shade, watching the students running in the sunlight on the playground outside the window.

Meanwhile, back in the crowd, Nakamura Koji was sharing the sensational news he had heard from Gwen with the others.

Although this made the students look at this corner with increasingly strange eyes, Gwen and Raiden Mei did not make any statement.

Raiden Mei was already used to the strange looks, while Gwen completely ignored them, busy chatting with Seele in the Sea of Quantum.

Rewinding to a few minutes earlier, in the cabin in the Sea of Quantum, Seele looked at Gwen's reply and the photograph that had been instantly sketched in her notebook, and hesitated:

"He really seems like a normal person..."

"What normal person could possibly contact us in the Sea of Quantum while at school?"

The Stigmata Consciousness angrily rebuked the naive Seele and was about to continue questioning Gwen when a long passage of text appeared below, which was Gwen's explanation of the Chat System.

"This... seems to be real?"

The Stigmata Consciousness controlling the body placed the pen on the blank signature area on the cover, and both of them heard the binding notification that rang from their souls, making Seele believe a little more of Gwen's explanation.

"..."

This time, even the Stigmata Consciousness, which was absolutely wary of anything that might harm Seele, did not immediately object—

After all, even the demons in fairy tales don't seem to have this ability...

However, for Seele's safety, the Stigmata Consciousness stubbornly insisted:

"You heard it too, this thing is bound to the soul."