A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

The area under the overpass was empty, with nothing but a few thick load-bearing pillars and dust covering the ground.

The card in his hand flickered twice, like a light bulb suddenly losing power, before going completely dark.

"It's gone..."

Chapter 253 Aya Asagiri vs. Yui

Yili scratched his head, and his nerves, which had been tense with fear, instantly relaxed by more than half.

For someone with social anxiety, there's nothing more gratifying than "the goal running away on its own."

"Great, great, no more fighting!"

Yili let out a long sigh of relief, his whole body slumped against the support pillar like a limp noodle.

"The task Dad gave me... this could be considered an unavoidable failure, right? Don't blame Ichiri for not trying hard enough..."

After completely convincing herself, Ichiri's mood visibly improved.

Standing in the shadow of a telephone pole ten meters away, Qianyu couldn't help but roll her eyes at the girl's face, which had instantly gone from hell to heaven.

Now that the girl has achieved "logical self-consistency," Qianyu has no intention of continuing to stand here in the cold wind.

He snapped his fingers, a faint purple magical light flashed, and he vanished from his spot, returning to Sakigawa High School ahead of everyone else.

Ichiri also pulled out a Move card from his pocket. Its effect was similar to the Move card, but as a second-generation card, this card had almost no restrictions.

So, half a minute later...

Outside the Monster Research Club activity room at Sakigawa High School.

Yili pushed open the half-closed door and peeked inside cautiously.

Qianyu was sitting on the sofa in the activity room, holding a can of cola, looking at a list that she didn't know where it came from.

“Dad, Dad…” Yili sidled up to Qianyu, nervously twisting the hem of her tracksuit, her voice barely audible, “I…I’m back.”

Qianyu didn't even look up, her fingers rapidly swiping across the screen.

"Hmm, why are you back so soon? Did you finish up?"

"No!" Ichiri quickly shook his head, then twisted his hands together and stammered, "That...girl...is gone."

What do you mean by "disappeared"?

"She just disappeared. When I went to look for her, she was gone, she didn't even have a trace of life left, so the mission... failed."

"But I didn't mean to, please don't throw me under the bridge..."

After saying that, Yili shrank his neck, closed his eyes tightly, and waited for the possible scolding.

Qianyu found it amusing to look at her daughter's pitiful appearance.

"Alright, alright, I didn't say I was going to throw you away."

"If it's lost, it's lost."

"It's not a big deal."

"Huh?" Ichiri suddenly opened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

That's it? No need to write a self-criticism? No need to stand in the corner as punishment? No need to beg under the overpass?

"What? You want me to scold you?" Qianyu looked at her with a half-smile.

"No, no, no, I don't want to!" Yili shook his head frantically, his head bobbing like a rattle drum.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about that person anymore." Qianyu waved her hand and stood up. "You're free from now on. Go find somewhere to have fun. I have some things to take care of."

Yili stood there, stunned.

Are you on holiday?

But where should we go for fun?

For Yili, school was synonymous with hell, a place teeming with students who exuded a sense of social fulfillment, and filled with strangers who might strike up a conversation with her.

She wanted to follow Qianyu, but Qianyu had already pushed open the door and walked out, disappearing from sight.

Just as Yili was about to squat back down in the corner and start another round of desperate daydreaming, a fluffy orange-yellow head popped out of the side pocket of her guitar bag.

Xiao Ke squeezed out half of her body with difficulty, breathing in the fresh air in large gulps.

"Phew—I was suffocating!"

Xiao Ke wiped its face with its short paws, then squinted its two black dot-like eyes, glanced in the direction Qian Yu had left, and then glanced at Yi Li, which was about to melt away.

As the only permanent resident comedian in the book, Xiao Ke sensed an opportunity to get revenge on Qian Yu for exploiting it on a daily basis, and at the same time, it was a great source of amusement.

"Hey, Ichiri." Koko cleared its throat and said in its signature Kansai accent, "Your dad just dumped you here like this, are you planning to just rot here?"

Yili was startled, her shoulders hunched, and she stammered, "I...I don't know where to go...Dad told me to play by myself..."

Xiao Ke's eyes darted around, and he chuckled:

"What's the point of playing by yourself! Since he doesn't care about you, you don't need to care about him either. You've come all this way to this era, you can't just sit here in this shabby activity room doing nothing, can you?"

"Then...where to go..." Yili asked weakly.

"Hey, why can't you get this straight, you blockhead?"

Xiao Ke said cheekily, "Since Qian Yu let you go play by yourself, you can take this opportunity to investigate the other 'mothers' of this era!"

Ichiri was startled by Xiao Ke's words.

"Other mothers? But... Xiao Ke, didn't you say in the shopping street before that we shouldn't interfere with the past, because it would cause some kind of paradox?"

Xiao Ke said with a disappointed look, "We'll just observe from the shadows, without saying a word or making any contact. We'll just stay hidden and watch from the sidelines. It'll be absolutely safe!"

"No speaking... no contact..."

Yili grasped the key point of that sentence.

As long as she isn't forced to interact with people or secretly observe them, it seems... not bad?

Moreover, she was quite curious about what the other mothers were doing at that moment.

"If it's to visit the mothers... it seems... quite interesting."

Yili swallowed hard and made a decision in a low voice.

"Alright! Let's go!"

Xiao Ke excitedly did a somersault in mid-air, "Target: Qian Yu's Shura Field!"

...........

After leaving for a mile, Chiba went directly to check on Yagami Light's situation.

It turns out they've already started fighting with Yui in Rainbow Space.

As soon as Qianyu stepped into the Rainbow Space, the battle had already reached its climax.

In the center of the battlefield, two figures were locked in a fierce battle.

On one side is Red King, a skeletal monster nearly sixty meters tall.

On the other side is Asagiri Aya, in her much smaller Zetton girl form.

At this moment, Asagiri Aya's face looked extremely grim.

She looked at the enormous and imposing monster before her, which resembled a mountain, and then at Yui, who usually seemed silly and harmless at school.

"Yuigahama-san..."

"You...you've really been controlled by darkness? Senior Yagami said the card in your possession is extremely dangerous, and if it's not sealed away soon, it will bring disaster to the city..."

Yui scratched her head, looking completely bewildered.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"What instigator? Sabotage? I didn't do that!"

Stop playing dumb!

Aya Asagiri was attacked by Homura Akemi in Mitakihara Ward, and also fought to the death with the extreme environmentalist Charlie in Akihabara.

In her mind, apart from herself and Light Yagami, those who possessed monster cards were mostly psychologically twisted, ruthless madmen.

Now, Yui not only has a monster with her, but the monster's oppressive aura is even stronger than any she has encountered before, leading Aya Asagiri to conclude that Yui is a deeply hidden leader.

Chapter 254 Crushing Defeat

However, Yui's thought process was completely off track.

Looking at the cool-looking, glowing Asagiri in mid-air, a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes.

"Ah! I understand!"

Yui suddenly clapped her hands, a look of sudden realization on her face. "You're a 'Chosen Child' too, right? Just like in those card games!"

"The people I met before always released monsters to fight without saying a word. I thought they were all playing some kind of latest holographic battle game!"

"Since you also have cards, are you here to challenge me? Fine! I accept your challenge!"

Yui completely treated this as a friendly match, similar to a Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh! game.

After all, in her eyes, Red King was just a slightly ugly but very obedient pet, and after each fight, the monsters would just turn into cards, and no one would actually get hurt (she had no idea that Light Yagami was secretly killing people).

Aya Asagiri was completely taken aback by Yui's "Pokémon declaration".

"Challenge? Game?"

Aya Asagiri froze, staring wide-eyed at Yui.

"Huh? Isn't that right?" Yui scratched her hair.

"Isn't everyone collecting cards? My Red King is really strong! That guy who used the bird-type monster (Barton) couldn't even last a minute before he gave up!"

Aya Asagiri looked at Yui, whose face was completely innocent.

This doesn't look like a key villain attempting to destroy the world at all.

Hiding two hundred meters behind Aya Asagiri, Light Yagami was staring intently at Yui, his eyes so dark they could drip water.