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

Magic surges.

The bizarre colors were forcibly compressed, eventually transforming into a card with geometric patterns that slowly drifted to the ground.

Kazama Chiba bent down to pick up the cards.

The illusionary power transmitted through the mental connection made him nod slightly in satisfaction.

This is indeed a good hand.

As the card was captured, the surrounding space underwent another slight distortion.

The true scenes that were originally hidden by illusions were completely revealed.

This is the 8th floor.

The illusion he experienced in the elevator made him think he was on the first floor.

"That's quite a twisted sense of humor."

Kazama Chiba stuffed the cards into her pocket and turned to walk towards the room.

The door was ajar.

Pushing open the door, the interior was surprisingly tidy. It seemed this show flat hadn't been ransacked by the [shadow] brand.

Kazama Chiba looked around.

On the comfortable-looking fabric sofa in the living room, a long-haired woman dressed in business attire was lying down.

The little bird swims among ten flowers.

She was sleeping soundly, her brows relaxed, and even a gentle smile on her lips.

Kazama Chiba walked over and looked down at her.

"Dad...Mom...don't go..."

Her lips moved slightly, uttering a very faint murmur in her sleep.

"Don't go...we want to be together forever..."

The hand made a grasping motion in the air, as if trying to grab a departing figure, but ultimately fell limply to the ground.

This murmur in her sleep made Qianyu frown slightly. Qianyu remembered that in the original setting, Shika's father died early and her mother left home. No wonder the [Illusion] card would target her.

So-called illusions are nothing more than projections of inner desires.

The stronger and more indifferent a person appears in ordinary times, the bigger the vulnerability deep inside them often is.

For this woman who raised her younger sister alone and had to play the dual roles of "strict father and loving mother," that broken family was probably an obstacle she could never overcome in her life.

With the [Illusion] card sealed away, the source of magic that sustained the dream was also severed.

Shihua's eyelashes trembled a few times.

That beautiful expression began to crumble, replaced by a sense of confusion and pain as if forcibly dragged back to reality.

She suddenly opened her eyes, her sharp gaze momentarily unfocused, but her body's instincts had already made her spring into action the instant she saw the strange man.

"Who?!"

She instantly flipped up from the sofa, grabbed a fruit knife from the coffee table, and assumed a standard fighting stance.

His movements were fluid and graceful; he truly lived up to his reputation as a ruthless fighter who could take on Rikka with a soup spoon.

"Don't be nervous. My name is Kazama Chiba. I'm here to find you on behalf of your sister."

Kazama Chiba stood still, spreading her hands to indicate that she meant no harm.

"Rikka...?"

I heard that name.

Shika's gaze softened slightly, but it remained wary.

She put down the fruit knife and rubbed her temples in pain.

"...That idiot..."

She looked around at the unfamiliar room and the shattered doors and furniture scattered on the floor.

Her memories began to return. She only remembered that she had come to borrow money from a friend, and then she seemed to see something flashing in the elevator, and then...

"Where am I? What happened? Why am I here?"

"Mizaki Morita, as for what happened..." Kazama Chiba shrugged, "It's probably some kind of unfinished building incident that science can't explain. You'll have to ask the police for details."

He didn't want to explain too much. For ordinary people like him, the less they know, the safer they are.

"Are you Rikka's... friend?" She looked at the boy in the same school uniform with suspicion.

"I guess so. Or rather, a creditor."

Kazama Chiba shrugged.

"Since you're not missing any limbs, you should hurry up and leave. Your sister is downstairs and she's going crazy with worry."

Although Toka was full of suspicion, seeing that Chiyu was wearing the same school uniform as her and that she had indeed mentioned Rikka, she didn't ask any more questions, straightened her clothes, and followed her.

Chapter 25 Sisters Reunited

The two entered the elevator.

Kazama Chiba pressed the button for the tenth floor.

"Um...aren't we supposed to go downstairs?"

"I can't believe it," Shika asked from behind.

"Oh, I suddenly remembered I need to stop by to check something on the way."

Kazama Chiba said casually.

Actually, he wanted to confirm whether what the illusion card had just said about the residents returning was true.

After all, if everyone on the entire floor vanished without a trace, the matter would definitely blow up, and when the police investigated, it would be very difficult for the person who had been there to escape unscathed.

However, before the elevator doors could close, a cacophony of cursing erupted from upstairs, the angry roars audible even through the shaft.

"Damn it! Which bastard threw my TV in the hallway?! This is murder! I'm calling the police!"

"Where's the property management?! Where are they?! Why did the power suddenly go out?"

"Ouch, my back... Was there an earthquake just now? I feel like I just took a nap on the ground..."

A cacophony of shouts and curses echoed clearly from upstairs through the elevator shaft.

Hearing these curses, Kazama Chiba silently canceled the button for the tenth floor without expression and pressed the button for the first floor again.

Shika: "Hmm? Aren't you going up?"

Qianyu: "Never mind, I suddenly remembered something, I'd better not go up."

……

"Ding."

We've reached the first floor.

As soon as they left the first-floor entrance, a dark figure darted out from the roadside bushes.

"elder sister--!!!"

Rikka Takanashi dropped her umbrella and a yellow doll, and like a cannonball, crashed into Toka's arms.

"Waaaaah... Holy Healer! You finally escaped from that dimensional rift! I thought you were going to be swallowed by the void!"

The crying contained less of the usual childishness and more of genuine grievance and lingering fear.

"It hurts so much! Don't hit my stomach!"

Although Toka complained and gave Rikka a flick on the forehead, she didn't push her sister away; instead, she gently placed her hand on Rikka's head.

The sense of relief from having something lost and then regained it brought tears to the eyes of this usually decisive woman.

"I am fine."

She reached out and gently patted Rikka's back, a gesture as tender as the father in her dreams who would never leave.

I'm sorry. I made you worry.

While the two sisters were putting on a touching performance.

Kazama Chiba silently walked into the bushes beside her.

Beneath the evergreen tree that Liuhua had trampled flat, there was a yellow doll lying on the ground pretending to be dead.

"Hey. What happened to you? Are you still alive?"

He squatted down and poked the soft belly with his finger.

"You're such a waste that you even got caught by Rikka."

Faced with Qianyu's slander, Xiaoke cried and expressed her anger.

He had just seen that little girl riding the elevator with you, and he was thinking he might as well fly down.

As soon as he landed, the girl somehow grabbed him from the grass next to the main entrance on the first floor, claiming she had captured a rare magical beast. To avoid revealing his identity, Xiao Ke was forced to play the role of a puppet.

Qianyu didn't say that it was the illusion card that was playing tricks, but just helplessly stuffed the unlucky guy back into his pocket.

Meanwhile, the two sisters finally calmed down.

Rikka wiped away her tears and pulled Toka to stand in front of Kazama Chiba.

"Allies! Although the process was perilous, the mission was successfully completed! This is all thanks to the guidance of the Evil King's True Eye!"

"Yes, yes, yes," Kazama Chiba replied perfunctorily. "Now that we've found the person, shouldn't we keep our promise?"

"A promise?" Shihua glanced at her younger sister. "What promise?"

“That…it’s that…” Rikka stammered, “the one on top of the cabinet…the sealed Supreme Codex…”

Toka was stunned for a moment, then understood, and her eyes showed more gratitude as she looked at Kazama Chiyu.

"Your name is Kazama, right? Thank you for taking care of my sister. If you don't mind, would you like to come to our house for a visit? Since you're Rikka's friend, I'd like to treat you properly."