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"What's going on?"
"If I achieve a harem ending, Nana can come back?"
Kitahara Makoto was stunned, looking at the text given by the answer book.
These two things don't seem related at all, do they?
"Wait—"
Kitahara Makoto suddenly thought of a possibility.
Working backward from the answer, if he didn't achieve a harem ending, Nana wouldn't be born. In other words, something would happen in between that would prevent Nana from being born...
Could it be that one day in the future, he would suddenly be 'cleaved'?
Kitahara Makoto was completely numb.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Most likely, he would mess up one day in the future and just be gone, leaving only Mai alone, so there would be no way for Nana to be born.
"Only by helping you start a harem can Nana return to my side?"
Sakurajima Mai's beautiful eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
"I don't know if it's reliable or not." Seeing Mai look over, Kitahara Makoto immediately raised his hands and said sincerely, "But I definitely didn't tamper with anything. If Senpai doesn't believe me, you can find someone to verify it."
"I will certainly verify it."
Sakurajima Mai closed the book and extended her right hand, saying:
"This is something that appeared in my palm after I just woke up."
Kitahara Makoto looked down and saw a crystal-clear water droplet in Senpai's hand. He couldn't help but ask curiously:
"What is this?"
"…"
Sakurajima Mai was silent for two seconds, then bit her lower lip and said:
"It's Nana's tear."
"A tear?"
Kitahara Makoto's tone was doubtful.
Nana is just a daughter from a dream, why would her tear appear in the real world?
"The moment the dream collapsed, I caught Nana's tear." Sakurajima Mai's voice was complex. "After I woke up, this tear was in my palm."
"Something like that actually happened…"
Kitahara Makoto seriously pondered how great the possibility was.
Unfortunately, the answer book's question limit had been used up, otherwise, asking it would have made things clear.
"Hana, do you know what this is?"
Kitahara Makoto, with a try-it-and-see attitude, turned to look at the Beast Eared Girl.
The Beast Eared Girl tilted her small face up and spoke incredibly briefly:
"Soul crystal."
Kitahara Makoto said speechlessly:
"Be more specific."
"My power, Papa's power, bad flower's power, combined together, become it." The Beast Eared Girl's small face was expressionless as she pointed to the tear drop in Mai's hand. "There's a faint soul inside."
Sakurajima Mai's body trembled slightly, her eyes quickly turned red, and she hurriedly asked:
"Is it Nana?"
The Beast Eared Girl tilted her head and thought for a moment:
"It's a little girl."
Hearing Hana's affirmative answer, Sakurajima Mai could no longer hold back, and her emotions completely broke down.
"Phew…"
Kitahara Makoto sighed softly and stepped forward to gently embrace Mai.
The soul of their daughter from the dream was actually entrusted to a tear drop, coming from the dream to the real world. It was truly incredible, but this was the Otherworld, which was already full of the incredible.
A moment later.
Sakurajima Mai finally calmed down, her pretty face taut as she said:
"Let go of me quickly."
Kitahara Makoto: "…"
You were the one who didn't want to get up, alright?
Kitahara Makoto released Mai and said softly:
"Since you know Nana is inside, Senpai must keep the tear drop safe. Today's question limit has been used up. We will ask the answer book again tomorrow… Perhaps we don't have to wait for Nana to be reborn; we might be able to see Nana again very soon."
"How so?"
Sakurajima Mai looked up expectantly.
"Don't forget, there are many incredible things in the Otherworld." Kitahara Makoto said softly, "Perhaps there's something that can let us see Nana in our dreams."
Sakurajima Mai unconsciously hugged Kitahara Makoto's arm: "Can I really see Nana very soon?"
"Definitely no problem." Kitahara Makoto's tone was serious, "The Otherworld is so magical, it certainly won't disappoint us."
Sakurajima Mai took a deep breath, calmed down, and said:
"Let's go, back to the real world first."
"…"
The bad flowers in this area had been eliminated, so there was naturally no danger on the way back. Led by the Beast Eared Girl, Kitahara Makoto and Mai successfully found the spatial node, and their figures flashed, disappearing from the Otherworld.
Opening his eyes, he saw the low-lying seaside grotto of Enoshima.
"We're back."
Kitahara Makoto let out a soft breath, took out his phone from his backpack, and as the phone connected to the internet, the time quickly calibrated.
"It's already past eight in the morning on the second day…"
At the same time.
His phone began to vibrate with a buzzing sound.
Dozens of messages popped up all at once, most of them from Anon and Tomori.
"Kitahara-kun, have you already gone to the Otherworld?"
"Liar, you said we'd act together."
"Reply quickly."
"As long as you come back safely, I can give you some special rewards behind Tomori's back, okay?"
"…"
After reading the messages, Kitahara Makoto replied to Anon and Tomori separately:
"Don't worry, I've already left the Otherworld. The phantom sky flower is in hand. Wait for me at the hospital."
After the message was sent, a few seconds later, his phone vibrated again.
Chihaya Anon: "Kitahara-kun, you're finally back! You actually snuck off alone and didn't reply to messages. Do you know how worried Tomori and I were?"
Kitahara Makoto: "It won't happen next time."
Chihaya Anon: "What do you mean, you're planning a next time?"
Next was a message from Tomori:
Takamatsu Tomori: "Makoto-kun, are you hurt?"
Kitahara Makoto: "I'm lucky, no injuries. We'll see each other soon."
Takamatsu Tomori: "Anon and I are in Enoshima. Makoto-kun, where are you? Anon and I will come find you."
Kitahara Makoto: "...It's very secluded here, you probably won't find it. Just wait for me by the bridge at the entrance of Enoshima."
"…"
After sending the messages, Kitahara Makoto put away his phone, opened his backpack, and took out chocolate and drinks:
"Senpai, let's eat something simple to replenish our strength, then go back."
They had entered the Otherworld at around 6 PM yesterday, and it was now past 8 AM the next day, so they were both very hungry.
"You eat." Sakurajima Mai gently shook her head. "I don't have an appetite."
"Even if you don't have an appetite, you have to eat something." Kitahara Makoto handed over the bread and drink. "Mai, you don't want your body to collapse before you see Nana, do you?"
"…"
After eating, Kitahara Makoto tidied up the trash and then looked at Mai:
"The tide hasn't completely receded yet, Senpai, should I carry you over?"
The timing of high and low tides isn't exactly the same every day; at this moment, quite a few reefs were still submerged by the seawater.
"Mhm."
Sakurajima Mai was still thinking about Nana and subconsciously nodded when she heard him, not refusing.
When Kitahara Makoto picked her up, Sakurajima Mai naturally extended her arms and wrapped them around Kitahara Makoto's neck.
Having lived together for ten years in the dream, even though they were awake now, the incredibly real dream still had a profound impact on them. For example, now—Sakurajima Mai had already instinctively formed the action of wrapping her arms around Kitahara Makoto's neck.
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