Was this asking her to look into the kaleidoscope?
Rita was not afraid, and she was very confident that she would not lose herself in that other forbidden world.
But...
"I'll take a look, just not now."
To Renka's uncontrollable surprise, she handed the kaleidoscope back.
"I'll come look at it in a few days! For now... it's time to go back!"
Her purpose for coming here had been fully accomplished. There was no need to stay any longer; it was about time to head back.
Since Renka would be taken along anyway, it made no difference when she looked into the kaleidoscope.
Besides, Renka's current situation was no longer what it used to be. Whether she was an earthbound spirit or not, she could be taken away.
"Oh, right. Do you still want these dolls? I can help take them with us too."
Remembering something, Fu Hua looked toward the wall of dolls beside them and asked Renka.
"..."
Renka...
This was a place forever bathed in sunset. There was neither blazing sunlight nor night. Judging from the space itself, it was probably not a sight from the Human World.
A river flowed here, its banks covered in vivid Higanbana. Not far away stood an old-fashioned Japanese-style house.
Yet inside the house were items completely out of place with it, such as... a computer... and a phone.
It was clearly an ancient Japanese house and environment, yet it had a modern computer. The key was that there were no network cables in sight, but it somehow seemed able to access the internet anyway. It was utterly unscientific.
Beside the computer sat a phone. On closer inspection, it was an iPhone. That was not particularly strange—in Japan, middle school students placed great importance on that brand.
It seemed that