The Infinite Powerhouse Mixed in with Sakura Dormitory

"Eri, do you know him? Who is he?" Aki Tomoya, who was standing to the side, looked at the two people who had entered the park. His gaze behind his glasses was a little strange, and Mo Ming felt a little uncomfortable.

"That man?"

Eriri turned to look at Aki Tomoya, her gaze strange, and said, "Aren't you obsessed with that Toradora! light novel lately? You even kept leaving comments on Shinten's Weibo trying to interview him."

Eriri's change of topic startled Aki Tomoya, whose face then lit up with fervor: "Didn't you also read Toradora? Although it's only three volumes long, both the character development and the plot are the pinnacle of recent school novels, and..."

"stop……"

Eriri quickly interrupted Aki Tomoya's long-winded explanation, then pointed in the direction of the park: "That high school student just now was Kamten, the author of Toradora!"

"What……"

Aki Tomoya's eyes widened: "How is this possible...?"

For a moment, Aki Tomoya couldn't reconcile the image of the handsome, uniquely charming high school student with that of the middle-aged author who could write such a delicate work, where every character was filled with self-struggle and an extremely innocent fantasy about love.

Eriri snorted: "What's impossible about it? Didn't someone on the Author's Forum say after the banquet that Shinten isn't a greasy middle-aged man, but rather a handsome playboy?"

"Besides, I saw it with my own eyes that day, how could it be fake? But we were told not to take pictures when we left, and we were also told not to spread it around, so no one told anyone."

"So it's true that the Divine Songstress also appeared at the Dengeki Bunko banquet that day," Aki Tomoya said in shock.

Speaking of this, Eriri said with envy, "Yes, I didn't expect the Divine Diva to be even more beautiful than in the photos, and her singing voice is like heavenly music."

"But it's strange. Although Shizuka and that man chatted for a while that day, it didn't seem like they had a very good conversation. Why did she take the initiative to come and find him today?"

"There must be some secret between them." Eriri narrowed her eyes, revealing a deep curiosity.

Eriri admired this woman, yet also disliked her. They were both considered the two beauties of Toyonosaki High School. Although it was just what the classmates called her in private, Eriri had always harbored a secret rivalry with Kasumigaoka Utaha.

“Let’s go take a look,” Aki Tomoya suggested.

"If we get any closer, we'll be easily discovered. How will we explain following her then?" Eriri hesitated.

Aki Tomoya was taken aback and frowned: "If we get caught, we can just say we happened to be passing by and were going to say hello to our senior. That should be fine, right?"

“We’re passing by together…” Eriri glanced at Aki Tomoya and frowned.

……

In the small park, Shiina Mashiro sat on a chair, took out a sketchbook from her backpack, and began to draw.

Further away, the figures of Jiang Jing and Kasumigaoka Utaha are faintly visible in the grove, giving the impression of a couple having a private rendezvous.

Looking at the mature, black-stockinged beauty in front of him, Jiang Jing casually said, "Speak, what do you want from me?"

However, compared to Jiang Jing's casualness, Kasumigaoka Utaha appeared very solemn. She first bowed slightly to Jiang Jing and said, "Thank you for saving me that day, Kanda-kun."

Jiang Jing was slightly taken aback by the unusual politeness of the woman in black stockings today, but he waved his hand dismissively and said, "No need to be polite, I was just doing it on the spur of the moment."

Kasumigaoka Utaha brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled faintly: "Kanda-kun, so you really admitted it."

"Didn't you already guess?" Jiang Jing looked at her strangely.

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded: "I did guess that I wasn't having a nightmare that day, but since such things are too unreal and beyond the imagination of ordinary people, I still have some doubts."

Seeing the cunning black-stockinged beauty trying to trick him into revealing information, Jiang Jing, who had already seen through her, smiled and said, "You women always like to beat around the bush."

Kasumigaoka Utaha stared intently at Jiang Jing, her eyes burning with curiosity: "Was that place where we suddenly appeared that night another world?"

Jiang Jing thought for a moment and nodded, "I guess so. That world did really exist."

Upon receiving Jiang Jing's personal confirmation, Kasumigaoka Utaha's face instantly flushed with excitement and agitation at learning that another world truly existed: "That means there really are monsters, Onmyoji, and immortals beneath the surface of our world."

As a novelist, and one who loves romantic fantasy, Kasumigaoka Utaha's curiosity about that mysterious world is no less than Yukinoshita Haruno's. At this moment, the thought of the legendary mysterious world about to unfold before her eyes makes her so excited that she can't help but get a little wet.

"Uh……"

Looking at the woman who seemed overly excited, Jiang Jing's gaze turned somewhat strange. He nodded and said, "Yes, those things do exist, but they are generally not accessible to you due to official controls."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes lit up, and she guessed, "Official control? Dragon Group? Underground dark organization, or Immortal Cultivation Alliance? As expected, the folk legends are not unfounded."

"Cough... It's the 21st century now, we're not that old-fashioned. That organization is just an official association that manages the supernatural world and prevents it from interfering with ordinary people's society."

Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha's face, which was full of curiosity, Jiang Jing continued, "Alright, considering that you were dragged into this because of me that day, I will answer three more questions for you today, and then don't bother me anymore."

“Three questions.” Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Jiang Jing’s calm gaze and, knowing he wasn’t joking, slowly suppressed her excitement and spoke after a moment of silence.

“Okay, first question, Kanda-kun, you're also from that extraordinary world, right?” After saying that, Kasumigaoka Utaha stared intently at Jiang Jing.

“Yes, that’s right.” Jiang Jingdian nodded.

Kasumigaoka Utaha continued, "My second question, Kanda-kun, is there any possibility that I might gain supernatural powers?"

"No," Jiang Jing said decisively.

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded with great self-awareness: "I guessed so. Legend has it that Onmyoji and even Taoist cultivation require very demanding talents."

However, when it came to the third question, Kasumigaoka Utaha paused, seemingly hesitating over which question to ask. Moreover, she was somewhat surprised that Jiang Jing was so easy to talk to today, so she didn't want to miss this rare opportunity.

Finally, Kasumigaoka Utaha asked the question that had been bothering her for the past two days, her cheeks slightly flushed as she looked at Jiang Jing: "One last question, um... after I suddenly fainted in that world that day, you... I... nothing happened, right..."

Seeing the woman, whose personality was originally cunning and sharp-tongued, now looking shy, Jiang Jing was speechless: "Don't worry, we left after you fainted that day, and nothing happened."

Whew! Kasumigaoka Utaha breathed a sigh of relief, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear: "That's good."

"Alright, all the questions are answered. Goodbye for today."

"Oh, by the way, I'd like to give you an extra piece of advice: don't get involved in things you don't have the power to protect yourself from, or you'll end up hurting yourself and others." Jiang Jing added this extra piece of advice, considering the woman's sensible nature today.

However, this sentence made Kasumigaoka Utaha feel a little uncomfortable, and she frowned slightly: "Kanda-kun, sometimes I don't understand why you or those experts in fantasy novels like to say this. Don't we ordinary people have the right to know?"

Jiang Jing stopped in his tracks and chuckled, "Why don't you think that those authors who write fantasy novels aren't people with extraordinary powers? And this sentence is their personal experience and feelings."

"And it's not that we're denying you the right to know, it's just that when ordinary people all over the world know these things, besides panicking and some ambitious people developing inappropriate greed and becoming a hindrance, what can they do?"

"So wouldn't it be better to know nothing and live a peaceful life? You should know that your peaceful life was earned by countless people with their lives, and it is something they want but can never achieve."

At this moment, Jiang Jing's gaze became extremely indifferent, and an invisible majesty emanated from his brows.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was taken aback, not expecting Jiang Jing to say something so meaningful.

However, just then, from behind two trees some distance behind Kasumigaoka Utaha, the sound of someone snapping a dead branch suddenly rang out, causing Eiko, who was originally going to pretend not to see it and leave, to look over.

He said calmly, "Stop hiding, your clothes are showing."

Similarly, Kasumigaoka Utaha, turning around, also saw two figures wearing her high school uniforms behind two trees that a child could hug five or six meters away.

"Eri, Tomoya, what are you doing there?" Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned as she looked at Eriri, who walked out with an embarrassed expression, and Aki Tomoya, who shouldn't be there.

Embarrassed, Eriri turned her head away, looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha with embarrassment: "Ah... um... we were just passing by, yes, just passing by, and then Tomoya saw you and said he wanted to come over and say hello."

In the end, Eriri herself came to believe this reason.

Eriri's weak demeanor was immediately apparent. Kasumigaoka Utaha ignored her and turned to Aki Tomoya with a somewhat complicated look in her eyes: "Alright, I'll take it as you just came to say hello."

The awkwardness on their faces lessened slightly, but when Aki Tomoya met Jiang Jing's gaze, Mo Ming felt his aura weaken.

Kasumigaoka Utaha noticed this, but she didn't intend to introduce the two of them. She frowned and said, "Rinichi-kun, I heard you came to the classroom to look for me at noon. Is something wrong?"

"Yes, something's wrong."

Speaking of this, Aki Tomoya instantly forgot all his embarrassment and the questions he wanted to ask earlier, and clapped his hands excitedly, looking at Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Eriri, senpai, join my club!"

"what……?"

"what?"

Aki Tomoya's inexplicable words startled Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha. Kasumigaoka Utaha then coldly said, "Tomoya-kun, you've only been in your second year of high school for a month. Instead of studying properly, what nonsense are you thinking about?"

"Club, Tomoya, when did you start a club?" Eriri looked at Aki Tomoya strangely.

"The club was just established today."

Aki Tomoya looked at the two of them with great excitement, his eyes behind his glasses shining with a burning light: "You don't know, I had a chance encounter with fate last week, and I found the heroine I've been looking for."

"I'm planning to design a game with her as the main character, one that's cute, fun, and full of charm, so I need you two, Senpai and Eriri." After saying that, Aki Tomoya looked at the two of them with excitement.

"Not interested."

"I'm not free either."

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri's decisive rejections surprised Aki Tomoya.

Looking at Aki Tomoya, Kasumigaoka Utaha said coldly, "After finishing Love Metronome, I've had inspiration for a new work these past two days and am currently working hard on setting up the outline. I have no interest in or time for anything like game club activities."

"Me too."

Eriri frowned: "I just joined Dengeki Bunko and recently joined the Toradora anime adaptation project team. After class, I need to complete a lot of original design work every day, which is very important to me."

"How could this happen? But this is also very important to me; it's been my dream all along." Aki Tomoya hasn't given up yet.

Jiang Jing, who had been standing to the side and had initially thought there would be a show to watch, found it boring and interrupted, "You guys talk, I won't bother you anymore."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Jing waved to the three of them before walking out of the green shrub belt and heading towards Shiina Mashiro, who was still waiting for him.

"Mashiro, let's go." Jiang Jing called out to Shiina Mashiro from afar.

"Oh, Sorata, are you finished?" Shiina Mashiro looked up, putting away her sketchbook and the original drawing. In just a short while, she had finished another manga.

However, just as Shiina Mashiro picked up her backpack, stood up, and took a step, her expression changed instantly.

what……

With a cry of pain, Shiina Mashiro, whose legs had gone numb from sitting for a long time, stumbled on a small pebble and her ankle cracked.

Just as Shiina Mashiro, who had sprained her ankle, was about to fall, she was caught by Jiang Jing, who took a step several meters away and appeared very naturally in other people's eyes.

"Sora, it hurts..." Shiina Mashiro, who was being held by Jiang Jing, called out to him, but her face did not show much expression. Only her slightly furrowed brows revealed a hint of pain.

Jiang Jing was speechless: "You, you don't even look at yourself when you walk."

"Sit still, let me give you a massage."

"Hmm." Having learned from her previous experience by the river, Shiina Mashiro obediently sat down and then slightly raised her right foot.

Jiang Jing shook his head, gently took off Shiina Mashiro's shoes by grasping her ankle, and then enveloped his palm in light energy that was imperceptible to ordinary people, using his mental power to probe and clear her blood vessels.

With a gentle squeeze of his hand holding her ankle, Jiang Jing straightened the bone. Then, he massaged her ankle a few more times, and the swelling in Shiina Mashiro's ankle, which had been about to swell, gradually subsided.

After putting shoes on Shiina Mashiro, Jiang Jing clapped his hands and stood up: "Alright, get up, we still need to go to the city center supermarket to buy groceries."

However, Shiina Mashiro did not stand up, but looked at Jiang Jing with pitiful eyes: "Sorata, it still hurts a little."

"It still hurts a little?"

Jiang Jing was slightly taken aback, then looked at Shiina Mashiro's clumsy acting and said speechlessly: "Okay, it still hurts. What do you suggest we do?"