Mysterious, but Naruto

Sitting on a chair made from the roots of the sacred tree, Louis closed his eyes, focusing all his attention on manipulating the movement of this space.

In order to sense the coordinates more accurately, he was sitting to the side below that "window".

This position allows you to see the "window" while ensuring that the other party cannot see you directly.

After the initial excitement subsided, Louis regained his composure.

This coordinate was already hard-won; he really didn't know when he would encounter the next one.

Therefore, he should not let more people discover him before he moves the space to the coordinates.

Although he could borrow the power of Otsutsuki Shibai, the god who crossed dimensions.

But he didn't know what the situation was like on the other side. Even if the other side couldn't do anything to him, judging from the red light on that boy earlier, the other side was not an ordinary world.

What if the other party has some means to erase the coordinates I've found and cut off my only connection to the outside world?

He had no idea how much longer he would have to stay in that dark room.

However, even though he couldn't be discovered by more people, he still wanted to continue trying to communicate with the girl from before.

After all, the other party saw me, and if I can't calm them down, they might tell others.

However, after about half an hour of activity in the other person's room, with seven or eight women coming and going, and then a man with a deep voice, there was no more sound.

Louis waited anxiously in the space after that.

On one hand, he had to manipulate spatial movement, and on the other hand, he was worried and wondered if the girl had gone to find help to deal with him since she hadn't returned for so long.

What he didn't know was that the girl had simply gone to the port with her family to attend a ceremony—the ribbon-cutting ceremony for an Imperial ironclad warship.

Actually, there were also sounds coming from the other side of the "window", but because the mirror was upside down, no one knew what was happening on the other side.

Whenever this happened, Louis would spare some attention to see what was going on on the other side.

But in the end, he didn't hear anything, only some soft rustling sounds in the room.

In reality, it was just the sound of a maid in the mansion dragging a chair while cleaning.

Since there are no time references in the void, Louis has no idea how long he has been waiting.

"Okay, Annie, don't rush with the dress. Take off my veil and jewelry first, they're making my neck sore."

A sweet, cheerful voice came from behind the "window".

Louis sat up straight in the wooden chair; he knew the person he was waiting for had returned.

It's worth noting that today's ironclad warship launching ceremony was personally officiated by King George III and his family from the Kingdom of Loen.

After touring the ironclad warship and witnessing this sharp weapon of the empire, the nobles also attended a small banquet.

This afternoon, the attendees watched the ironclad warship sail at high speed, observed its cannons firing in uninhabited islands, and listened to a lengthy speech by the Kingdom's Prime Minister, Agushid.

The final banquet was not very long, and some of the entertainment activities were cut.

The attendees didn't seem to care, because the focus of their conversation at the banquet was on the ironclad warship they had seen that afternoon.

Some see this as a further increase in the Kingdom's naval influence, while others see it as a business opportunity.

You know, after witnessing with their own eyes that behemoth that was over a hundred meters long, more than twenty meters wide, and six or seven meters above the water, even ladies who were not usually interested in such things could not hide their excitement.

Especially when those four 305mm main guns fired at the same time, the sheer volume of sound was enough to shake their hearts.

In the past, I always heard the men at banquets talk about how things were on the battlefield and how brave they themselves were, as if those guns and cannons were nothing in front of these nobles.

But today, they have a clear understanding of just how terrifying those cannons were, and how outrageous the men's boasts were.

The girl's entire makeup removal process lasted for about an hour before she changed into a long dress.

Once all the maids left the room, just as Louis was curious about what was behind the "window," the girl was no different.

In the past, although she had heard her father and brothers talk about extraordinary things, she had never actually experienced it herself.

But today, she first attended a private party hosted by a mysterious being, and then activated a treasure that is said to belong to the Black Emperor of the ancient Solomon Empire.

She felt like the protagonist in a novel at that moment, so she didn't tell her family about it, but instead planned to investigate on her own first.

The girl took a deep breath, mentally prepared herself, and then removed the dust cover from the back of the bronze mirror, turning it over to face the front.

When she saw again that the originally dark yellow mirror was reflecting images that shouldn't have appeared, she realized that she hadn't been dreaming during the day.

"Magic mirror, hello there?"

I did go out sometimes before, it wasn't that I didn't want to talk to you.

The girl cautiously greeted what she considered to be the "magic mirror" in front of her and explained that she hadn't intentionally ignored it before.

Hearing the voices from the other side and seeing the change in the view across the "window"—from the original wood grain to the luxuriously decorated bedroom—Louis quietly tilted his head to check what was going on across the way.

Once he confirmed that the girl was the only one on the other side of the "window," Louis got up from his chair and walked to the spot directly opposite the window.

"Hello there."

When Louis spoke, the girl opposite him felt a little embarrassed because she realized she couldn't understand him.

"This...could it be the ancient Fusak language spoken during the Solomon Empire? But it doesn't sound like it."

So, in the next step, both sides of the "window" tried out a few more languages ​​that they knew.

Unfortunately, the other side couldn't understand anything.

Louis found this hard to accept, since the other party might seek other forms of assistance given the language barrier.

His chance to escape this endless void may be cut off.

Just then, he suddenly thought of something, so he stepped forward, came to the "window," and placed his palm on it.

The girl opposite him immediately understood Louis's thoughts, but she hesitated at this moment.

After all, in her mind, she was just going to have a chat with this "magic mirror".

Although she was curious about that extraordinary world, her upbringing also taught her that she shouldn't act impulsively.

At that moment, the girl's mind was filled with many thoughts, mainly those of the novels and stories she had read before.

Compared to those stories, what she is experiencing now seems like an adventure from one of them.

However, she also understood that besides the possibility of a miraculous encounter, there was also the possibility of a trap.

Ultimately, curiosity about the extraordinary world gave them a slight advantage at this moment.

But the girl wasn't unprepared. She reached out her left hand and grabbed the bell on the corner of the table, so that if anything unexpected happened, she could ring the bell to attract attention.

After giving herself a pep talk, the girl stretched out her right hand and pressed it against the mirror.

Their palms did not touch; there was an invisible barrier between them.

Louis was prepared for this, after all, he had tried to go out the moment the "window" appeared, but failed.

Now, Louis was desperate and decided to try anything. He closed his eyes and began to mobilize the chakra within his body.

Under his control, the barrier between their palms grew thinner and thinner.

What Louis is trying to do now is to squeeze the entire space through the "window" in front of him.

Louis felt he should be able to do it, but that would require greater strength and a stronger control over this space.

Unfortunately, Louis XIV no longer possesses either of these two items.

But in his mind, once his strength increased, he could pass through the barrier and directly "squeeze" the entire space out.

When you lack strength, can you squeeze out only a small portion, such as a palm?

With Louis's full control, he could indeed feel the barrier thinning.

The problem is that the barrier is too strong, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't break through it.

Fortunately, once the barrier was thinned to a certain extent, although he himself could not get out, his chakra could still be transferred.

The next moment, chakra flowed from Louis's palm, penetrated the barrier, and finally entered the palm of the girl opposite him.

Chakra, simply put, is a combination of material energy and spiritual power. Therefore, it has the ability to connect people's minds.

"Hello."

Upon hearing this voice from within her heart, the girl opened her mouth in surprise.

"Hello……"

The girl instinctively opened her mouth to speak, but then realized she had done something stupid and switched to replying in her mind.

"Audrey, how could you be so stupid? It's obvious that the Magic Mirror is speaking with his mind. You should use a similar approach."

For example, silently saying "hello" in your heart...

Wait, did they hear everything I'm thinking...?

When the girl named Audrey saw the curve of Louis's eyes and the barely suppressed glint of his lips, she knew she had guessed correctly.

"Oh no, this is so embarrassing! No, I don't want to think about it anymore..."

At that moment, Audrey wanted to pull her right hand back and stop her embarrassing behavior.

Upon realizing the other party's idea, Louis immediately changed his expression, becoming extremely serious.

"Ahem, hello there, this is... Miss Audrey."

"Um, hello sir, I'm Audrey Hall. May I ask how I should address you?"

"I……"

Since Louis connected with the other's mind using chakra, he hadn't been idle for a moment. He was rapidly absorbing the other's overflowing thoughts and extracting information about the other world from them.

Among these scenes was one that the other party was particularly interested in: the scene in the afternoon when they were secretly pulled into a private banquet by a hidden presence.

In a short period of time, Louis gained a certain understanding of the world.

There are methods that allow one's soul or spirit to be separated from their body and then participate in meetings remotely.

They possess a definite lineage of extraordinary power, and are among the extraordinary forces that roam the world, such as the Church of the Goddess of Night and the Church of the Lord of Storms.

Most importantly, Louis noticed the girl's attitude towards the unknown entity from before.

Caution, fear, excitement.

At that moment, Louis had an idea: 'You may call me "Six Paths".'

"Rokudo? What a strange name. No, I wasn't talking about you, Mr. Rokudo. I meant..."

There's no way around it; it's very difficult for ordinary people to control their thoughts. In fact, the more they try not to think about it, the more they end up thinking about it.

For example, right now, Louis felt that the other person had crammed a lot of random and nonsensical words into his mind in one breath.

Louis had no choice but to ignore it and bring up a new topic, otherwise the other party would keep thinking about it endlessly.

"It's okay, it's normal that you don't know my name. Not many people probably mention it now."

If I hadn't sensed the power of that being beforehand, I wouldn't have followed it here.

Who is this power that exists? Are you referring to Mr. Fool?

Could it be that Mr. Six Paths and Mr. Fool are enemies? Oh dear, could I be dragged into this hidden power struggle?

Audrey, oh Audrey, I've already said we should be careful when dealing with supernatural beings. I hope this won't implicate Mom, Dad, and my brothers...

As Louis listened to the increasingly distorted thoughts in the other person's mind, he also began to lose his composure.

"Don't worry, I've observed it. The one who used that power on you isn't someone I know; they just look somewhat similar."

"Really? That's wonderful! Audrey, you won't die!"

"Ahem, it's fate that we met. I heard you were thinking about something before, that you were curious about supernatural powers, is that right?"

If you're willing, I can certainly offer you some assistance.

"Really? Mr. Rokudo is so kind. Wait, could there be some kind of conspiracy?"

No, no, how could someone as kind as Rokudo-sensei possibly have any ulterior motives!

Clearly aware that her thoughts were being monitored, Audrey managed to rein in her wandering thoughts through sheer will to survive.

"You don't need to be nervous. I'm not forcing anything. Whether you accept it or not is up to you."

However, I must make it clear beforehand that this power is different from what you know. It is not obtained by ingesting magic potions, but requires you to study and cultivate.

While it's not as simple and direct as ingesting a magic potion, this power has its own unique characteristics, namely, its versatility.

It can do things like breathing fire, controlling water, riding the wind, and controlling lightning.