Parents and Children.

When Altair began to dream of a bright future, she was already unable to escape from Iori's grasp!

On the battlefield ravaged by the Camael, the battle between water and fire was evenly matched, completely altering the surrounding terrain. Seele didn't even have the right to participate; she could only stand on the edge protecting Souta, anxiously waiting in vain.

Finally, the battle gradually subsided, and the previously disappeared Military Princess reappeared in front of Leticia, floating slowly down from mid-air.

Upon seeing this, the red-haired swordswoman Ceresia immediately tensed up. "Could it be that the man who just protected us... has been defeated?"

Although she wasn't particularly strong, she had insight and keen observation skills. She knew very well who had protected them with the water balloon at the crucial moment, and that's why she was worried about them.

However, what Military Princess said was completely unexpected:

"Let's call it a day. Although we still have some enjoyment, not all the performers have arrived yet. Even if we force the performance to continue, we won't be able to produce a beautiful tone."

Altair made a symbolic salute, like a knight, and addressed Seele.

"Welcome, Princess Celesia Yubillia. We will meet again someday. By then, I hope you will have truly understood this world and give me a satisfactory answer."

A dazzling blue light flashed, and the silver-haired Uniform Princess, maintaining her mysterious smile, vanished into countless particles.

Huh? You're just leaving like that? You don't want to fight me anymore?

"Baffling..."

Having experienced so much in such a short time, and still not understanding what was going on, Seele was in a very unpleasant mood.

After the Military Princess disappeared, she turned to Souta and asked, "Is there such a tradition in this world? That is, to run away without explaining anything, to put on a show, and then run away?"

Speaking of that Uniform Princess ... is everything she said true? Is this really the Age of Gods?

"You have too many questions."

Before Souta could speak, Iori's voice rang out first, immediately attracting their attention.

"Are you... are you alright?"

Seele was overjoyed.

If someone were to sacrifice themselves for her sake... Seele would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

"Well, I guess I barely passed."

Iori smiled and said, "Let's leave it at that for today, and we'll deal with it later... Don't look so worried. I'm a pacifist, and I never hold grudges~"

Chapter 451 Parents and Children.

After the battle, Meteora brought Kubo Ei to join Iori.

No one expected Altair to summon such a formidable character as Juzhizhai. Meteora was naturally worried after observing the astonishing fluctuations that were powerful enough to destroy a mountain, as was Kubo Ei.

Fortunately, it ended without serious harm. The Military Princess and the Juzhizhai were nowhere to be found. Iori protected Seele, who had just been summoned, and they escaped unharmed. In terms of the result, it can be considered a victory that was neither too big nor too small.

Such a large commotion would naturally attract the attention of the Japanese government, but from the perspective of ordinary people, it would most likely be seen as a gas pipeline explosion or a military experiment (although the scale is quite outrageous).

Japanese high command response capabilities and military mobilization speed have always been "renowned" Worldline, so it took an hour for a large-scale fire brigade and military police to arrive and establish a cordon.

If it weren't for Iori's intervention, which neutralized most of the firepower, the forest fires alone would have been enough to cause them serious trouble.

After strolling along the mountain road and escaping the sight of helicopters, the military, and various news media, the group gathered in a secluded spot and began exchanging information.

"... So it was all true after all."

Seele sat on the bench, looking somewhat downcast.

"My world is just a fantasy created by someone... and even I am one of them."

"But at the very least, you do exist here now."

Meteora said softly, "Possessing body temperature, mass, and intellect, there is no doubt that it is a real human being."

When the boundary between fantasy and reality is broken, there is no need to dwell on the meaning of one's existence, because for you and us, both worlds are real.

In that case, all we need to do is recognize ourselves in the present moment, experience the reality of this moment, and make choices that we can be true to ourselves.

Seele gave a wry smile, "You're really open-minded... Well, although there are still many things I don't understand, I know that sighing won't change anything, so don't worry about me getting depressed."

Perhaps it was the character's design to be so positive; although Seele was unwilling, she did not fall into despair, but quickly cheered herself up.

"Speaking of which, those people over there..."

"I am Iori Aizen, just call me Iori."

"Um, Mr. Iori."

Seele asked curiously, "It may be a bit impolite, but... may I ask what kind of world you come from? Do you know the Uniform Princess?"

Her attitude towards you seems different; she definitely wouldn't act that way if you weren't close.

"You could say we know each other."

Iori didn't answer immediately, but pondered for a moment before saying seriously, "I accidentally traveled to a very strange world before, where I met Uniform Princess and another person... a girl dressed in very fancy clothes."

The girl with the magic wand was summoned to reality along with me... yes, just like you, Miss Celesia. Only, unlike you and me, she seems to have been kidnapped by the Uniform Princess.

Her name is Mamika, and she's quite famous among children around the world.

Meteora continued, "The Uniform Princess Iori differently is mostly because he is not under Uniform Princess control and could potentially disrupt one of her plans, so Uniform Princess sees him as an outsider."

Perhaps it's because he's different from us:

These are not original characters from existing 'works' in this world, but rather fan-made characters created by many fans, drawing inspiration from the internet.

"Iori, am I right?"

"I think that's the reason too."

Iori nodded.

"Perhaps the Uniform Princess uniform has certain limitations and doesn't have much of a binding force on a fan fiction character like me."

"Hmm... I don't understand, what's with all this talk about original works and fan fiction... It's more troublesome than piloting a magical armor!"

Seele covered her head and shook it in distress.

"Phew... Anyway, we're 'partners,' right?"

I think so.

Iori smiled gently, "Just now, didn't we just have a brilliant collaboration?"

Under the streetlights, Iori's handsome face and captivating voice seemed like some kind of curse, causing Seele to lose control of her eyes and her heart to race.

Startled, she quickly turned her head and forced a smile, saying, "Yes, that's true... Tsk, what's wrong with me? How stupid!"

Seele has a lover in her world. Although, like most light novels, they never confirm their relationship or confess their feelings, they both consider each other to be the most important person in their lives.

She was not a fickle person; on the contrary, she was very loyal. Even when she arrived in a completely unfamiliar place and had no idea whether she could return, her feelings did not change at all.

—But Iori's charm has reached a True Magic Bleach, and it has nothing to do with Seele's will. Any man of the opposite sex would have a similar reaction.

Of course, a person with a strong sense of self won't be easily swayed. After calming down a bit, they can sort out their feelings. At most, they'll just feel that Iori is kind and reliable, but it won't make them feel unconditionally aroused like some erotic novels do.

"You don't seem very calm, Miss Celesia."

"Perhaps the magic hasn't fully subsided yet... Your name is Meteora, right? And this one..."

"The famous manga artist, Kubo-sensei!"

Souta had been silent all along, suddenly became excited, startling the red-haired swordswoman.

"Manga, a cartoonist?"

"Yes! 'Bleach' is the fastest-selling masterpiece to break ten million copies!"

Souta stepped forward and bowed deeply. "Teacher, I never expected to meet you here... I really like your work!"

"Ah, um!"

Kubo Ei was quite used to similar situations, and gave a polite smile, "Thank you, but let's discuss that Uniform Princess first... Souta is a high school student... Um, from what you just said, you live in the real world, so why were you caught up in the Uniform Princess's 'True Magic'?"

Souta was speechless; he didn't know what was going on either.

"That True Magic might have a certain degree of randomness, or perhaps Souta's room just happens to be located at a magic node or something, or... no, since it's their first meeting, there shouldn't be any causal connection between Souta and the Uniform Princess."

What do you think, Iori?

"It's probably just a coincidence."

Iori said casually.

At this moment, Seele suddenly noticed something. "Speaking of which... since just now, when Miss Meteora was talking to Mr. Iori, she didn't look at his face at all."

Even though she's always very formal and respectful when she talks to me and Souta... why is that?

"... That kind of thing is not important. Let's discuss the plan for the Uniform Princess."

Meteora looked away, blatantly changing the subject, and began to recount her own speculations.

"First, we need to figure out what the connection is between our hometown and the works here."

"Um?"

Seele paused, "Didn't we come from anime and novels?"

"This is not a 'reasonable' thing."

If this is a natural law that has existed since the beginning of time, then all sorts of demons, monsters, gods, and saints should exist on Earth today, and surreal scenes should be everywhere.

But what is the truth?

Everyone looked at the only male high school student. Souta became nervous, thought for a moment, and then slowly shook his head. "I've never heard of such a thing."

"Then we can conclude that this is not a phenomenon that would happen naturally, and an anomaly means a violation of the Rules... or that there is a loophole in the operating mechanism of this world itself."

Meteora made the same judgment as Iori, which made him look at her with a sidelong glance:

"The Uniform Princess is constantly using her abilities to widen the loopholes, and this behavior will surely come at a price... It will probably have an extremely negative impact on the world itself!"

Kubo paused for a moment upon hearing this, and perhaps with the keen insight of a manga artist, she asked, "What exactly do you mean by 'impact'?"

"I don't know what that is either."

Meteora shook her head. "But it's not what we expected."

"If we follow the common tropes of most works, doing this would reduce the stability of the world... Is it really going to destroy the world?"

Kubo pondered, "Why would that Uniform Princess do that?"

"Who knows? You'd have to ask her."

Meteora looked at Seele: "What did you learn from the Uniform Princess?"

"This..."

Seele hesitated for a moment, but ultimately told the truth.

"She suddenly appeared in front of me, explained where I was, and said that we could influence the Creator and make our world a better place."

To be honest, I was somewhat tempted...

"My situation is similar. The Uniform Princess said the same thing to me, promising to give 'Avalken' a blue sky again."

Meteora looked at Iori: "And you? You're the Uniform Princess we met before. Did she say anything special?"

"Basically the same."

Iori suddenly realized, "That's right, although everyone gathered here is someone she doesn't get along with, there are definitely some people she's been trying to win over, we just don't know it yet."

There must be countless characters who want to save their "hometown"—everyone's expression turned serious.

"What should we do then?"

Souta, being an ordinary student, was clearly panicked. "We don't even know how many people the other side has."

"Don't panic, there's no point in worrying about it now."

Iori patted Souta on the shoulder and reassured him, "Don't worry, we're just staying here temporarily and we don't intend to involve you any further."

"Oh... thank you, Mr. Iori."

Souta Mizushino calmed down.

"Speaking of which, can Kubo-sensei be considered the creator of Mr. Iori? If Kubo-sensei rewrote Mr. Iori's character settings... would he make him strong enough to defeat the Uniform Princess?"

"Have the Original Work change the setting? I hadn't thought of that..."