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This is very embarrassing. Shidou is also working hard in his own way. What can Hikigaya say? Even if Shidou's gentle words actually stab me, I can't blame him, right...

"Hu..." Hikigaya let out a breath slowly, thinking that it was more important to talk about business, so he didn't care about the details.

"Eri, did you encounter anything special?" Hikigaya asked.

"Uh...actually, I just had a dream." After hesitating for a moment, Eriri decided to say it out loud.

"Dream?"

Although the dream was a bit strange and she did some strange things, when she thought about reaching out and touching... there, Eriri's face began to turn red, but this was related to her physical condition, so she decided to tell the truth.

Thinking of this, Ying Lili organized her words and said, "In my dream, I seemed to go to Egypt. There were deserts, pyramids, and the Sphinx. It must be Egypt. I turned into a man dressed as a warrior. Later, I was captured by a group of people. They said I was a guardian and took me to a place that looked very solemn and had a sense of ritual. They asked me to help them open a door. It seemed to be a treasure house."

"It sounds like someone's experience, the owner of the hidden blade." Hikigaya said after listening to Eriri's description.

"By the way... I also met... a friend of mine, but I don't know why he became my son in my dream, and then... he was killed by the people who captured me, and then I woke up." Eriri spoke intermittently, but still tried to keep herself calm. The scene of Ren falling down appeared in her mind, and she seemed to feel that warm and wet feeling in her hands again.

The friend who can appear in one's dream must be an important person. Such an important person died in front of one's eyes. Even if it was just a dream... Eriri must be very sad.

"It's okay, Eriri, it was just a dream, nothing happened." Yukinoshita gently hugged Eriri and comforted her in a low voice.

"I... Of course I know. I wasn't fooled."

It's a tsundere statement. Eriri has finally recovered, I think. While holding Eriri in her arms, Yukinoshita thought so.

Yukinoshita's arms seem to be warmer than those of ordinary people, like being in a kotatsu. Is this the feeling of being comforted by friends? Eriri thought so as she felt the warmth of being hugged.

"It seems that you dreamed about the experience of the original owner of the hidden blade, Eriri. You can see that your friend's memories are a little entangled. For example, if his parents appeared in the dream, then his parents might be replaced by your parents. Using objects as a medium to enter the memory of others, this kind of situation will indeed occur." Hikigaya explained to Eriri.

"As for the improvement of your physical fitness... Eriri, can you control that body in your dream?" Thinking of a certain possibility, Hikigaya asked.

"Uh...most of the time yes, sometimes not," Eriri replied.

"Then you were chosen, Eriri, by the hidden dagger or rather, the owner of the hidden dagger." Hikigaya's expression looked like he was telling some good news.

"Although it feels like you're saying that I've won some big prize, I can't be happy at all." Eriri had a blank expression on her face, and even looked a little disgusted.

"There's nothing you can do if you're unhappy. Life is like... Anyway, you can only find a way to enjoy it. Just think of it as playing a VR game. Doesn't that sound great? You can even bring the skills in the game into the real world. How great! Look at that mouse, it died so cleanly. You don't have to live in its shadow anymore." Hikigaya tried his best to counsel Eriri.

"But it hurts so much..." Ying Lili still felt the pain of being beaten, especially that kick, which was very hard.

"That's all an illusion, Eriri. You actually made a lot of money."

"Did I make money?" There was a trace of confusion on Ying Lili's face.

"Yes, you made a lot of money, but it lost a lot of money." Hikigaya looked at Eriri and nodded affirmatively.

"But is the synchronized memory a legacy left on the weapon? Or is it trying to convey some message? Or is it both? And Egypt...the writing on this book is also quite similar to the Egyptian style. Could there be some connection?" Hikigaya muttered to himself.

"You will probably go back to that place, Eriri." Hikigaya said after closing the book.

"Huh?! Are you going back? How long will it last?" Upon hearing the news, Eriri collapsed and her face was full of expressions.

"Don't worry too much, Eriri. The more you go, the more you'll earn. It'll be fine. As for how long it will last... Of course, the sooner you go, the sooner it'll end."

"The sooner we go, the sooner it will be over, wait... what do you want to do... don't come over here, Hikigaya, I'm not sleepy at all, what do you want to do to me..." Looking at Hikigaya slowly walking towards her with a malicious smile, Eriri swallowed nervously, folded her arms across her chest, and backed away step by step.

"Don't be afraid, Eriri, go to sleep..." Hikigaya raised his right hand and drew a triangle in the air. A green light flashed slightly, and Eriri's body fell backwards and was caught by Yukinoshita.

"Is this okay, Hikigaya?" Yukinoshita asked.

"She might go back to that place when she's sleeping alone, so it would be safer to go back there now while we're all here," Hikigaya explained.

"Yeah." Yukinoshita nodded, and this time she carried Eriri to the bed in a room and covered her with a quilt. This was much more comfortable than sleeping on the sofa.

"Shidou, you and Tohka should go back first. You still have to cook for your sister." Hikigaya said.

"Is everything ok...Hikigaya?"

"No problem. Yukinoshita and I will be watching."

"Then I'll leave it to you. Tohka and I will go back first." Although Shidao felt that it was not a good idea to go back now, Kotori and Shikeno were waiting for him at home, so he would leave it to Hikigaya and Yukinoshita. By the way, can Van-san cook?

"I also want to call Komachi and tell her that I won't be back so early." Hikigaya said while sitting on the sofa.

"Don't you need to call home, Yukinoshita?" Hikigaya turned his head and looked at Yukinoshita.

"No, I live outside alone." Yukinoshita replied.

"Really... If you're bored, you can come over and find Komachi to go out and play. She'll definitely be very happy..." Hikigaya spoke in a low voice and didn't look at Yukinoshita much.

"..Um."

"Honey, wake up." Someone was patting her face. Eriri, who hadn't opened her eyes yet, felt a little annoyed.

29. Leave the rest to me, Eriri

"Honey, wake up." Who is slapping me on the face? Eriri thought irritably.

After rubbing her eyes, Ying Lili opened her eyes hazily and saw a person's face almost touching hers, and her eyes suddenly widened!

Kasumigaoka Utaha?!

An unexpected person appeared! Wait, why is she here? Oh, right... Hikigaya said this... Memories are entangled, is it possible that someone familiar will appear? Although Eriri doesn't want to admit it, she and Kasumigaoka Utaha are indeed very close, like good friends...

Just assume she is Kasumigaoka Utaha. I didn't expect it would be her. Even though her face turned a little darker, her breasts are still so vulgar. Staring at Kasumigaoka Utaha's chest, Eriri thought viciously.

"You finally woke up, Bayek." With a sweet smile, Kasumigaoka Utaha rubbed Eriri's head, and the two looked very close.

Bayek? Is this body's name? I can tell Hikigaya and the others more information when I go back. Did she call me like this when I was still asleep? ... Never mind, it's just a name. What should I do next? Eriri thought about many things, but she didn't notice whether this woman who looked exactly like Kasumigaoka Utaha was too intimate with her.

"Bayek, I found the person who killed our child." Kasumigaoka Utaha's tone was very calm, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.

Our child?! Xiao Lunya?! You are my wife?! Although she knew that all this was just a dream, but facing the fact that the relationship between her familiar friend and herself suddenly became so complicated, Eriri's expression was inevitably a little distorted. This identity arrangement was really...

Not noticing the change in Eriri's expression, Kasumigaoka Utaha still calmly narrated her experience to her husband: "I tracked down a guy. He had the same mask as the group of people that day. When he returned to his home alone, I went in to interrogate him. He was quite stubborn at first, but it didn't matter. Soon he told everything. In the end, I forced him to put on the mask, and then pierced the eye holes on the mask with this dagger." Kasumigaoka Utaha took the dagger at her waist in her hand and made a forward-poking motion.

Eriri also realized from Kasumigaoka Utaha's cold tone that the person in front of her was an angry mother who had lost her child. Although she now had the same appearance as her friend, the two had no connection at all.

"It's the Holy Snake, Bayek." Kasumigaoka Utaha turned around and looked at Eriri with a firm gaze. Her tone was flat, as if she was saying the name of a dead person. Eriri already knew the direction of the dream. What she wanted to do, or what she and she were going to do, revenge! No doubt!

"Look at this. Cleopatra gave it to me. It's a papyrus from the royal council. It shows that the sacred serpent is in the Pharaoh's palace. He is the royal scribe."

"Cleopatra?" Ying Lili said this difficult-to-pronounce name.

"The Pharaoh's sister is wanted by her traitorous brother. She wants to take back the throne. She wants to kill the Holy Snake just like us."

Although Eriri didn't understand many parts of this sentence, she understood one thing. She might have to kill a high-ranking official around the pharaoh and was involved in a power struggle... Thinking of this, Eriri was a little silent, but strangely, she didn't feel scared or anything, as if someone was influencing her. Was it Bayek? Or Eriri? The scene of his death was completely unforgettable. Eriri clenched her fists. Anyway, in the dream, she might as well do what she wanted to do.

"She trusted me very much and gave me this, asking me to cut the throat of the 'Holy Snake'." Kasumigaoka Utaha handed something like a gauntlet to Eriri.

The hidden blade...it's exactly the same, and it's brand new. I won't make a mistake. Looking at the culprit in front of her, Ying Lili was deeply moved.

Many people have some regrets of one kind or another, for example, they should not have saved the girl named Celia from the goblins many years ago, they should not have participated in the war between Roxas and Demacia a few years ago, they should not have boarded the plane with a hundred people on board. But at this moment, Eriri was thinking, if she had not touched the hidden blade, would all this have happened?

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When Kasumigaoka Utaha gently helped Eriri put on the hidden blade, Eriri found that there were a lot more things in her mind, the technique of climbing with bare hands, the steps similar to parkour, how to use the blind spots of vision to get closer to the enemy step by step, how to use the hidden blade to cut the enemy's throat cleanly and neatly, how to use various weapons to perform smooth assassinations. At this time, Eriri, standing on a high building, looked at the entire city with a vision she had never experienced before, like an eagle's eye, she could see even the tiny corners clearly, and she seemed to be used to this, as if she had been an assassin for many, many years.

"Did I make money..." Eriri remembered what Hikigaya had said to her and couldn't deny it.

"We're almost at the target." Eriri murmured when she saw a figure.

Wearing a white dress and a hood, Eriri stood on the wooden board extending outside the tower, opened her arms, and jumped down like a free-flying eagle.

"Eagle——!" Feeling the strong wind blowing towards her, Yinglili seemed to hear a loud eagle cry.

Perfect landing!

There are only two guards. It's not as difficult as I imagined.

With a smile on her face, Ying Lili walked through the crowd as if she was strolling in the garden, heading towards the Holy Snake.

Drawing the two swords from her waist, Eriri slashed left and right, slashing directly at the necks of the two guards. Looking at the Holy Snake who turned around in horror, Eriri dropped the two swords, unsheathed her hidden blade, and stabbed at his throat. Just like that, the Holy Snake fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, covering his throat.

How fragile! Ying Lili sighed, and amid the panicked shouts of the crowd, she walked away and disappeared into the shadows.

When they arrived at the agreed location, Kasumigaoka Utaha had been waiting there for a long time. Eriri felt a little embarrassed looking at the woman in front of her who looked like her friend but was actually her wife. The burning and loving gaze of Kasumigaoka Utaha made Eriri feel at a loss. Although she wanted to run away, she gave up in the end. After thinking about it, Eriri decided to say something to divert her attention.

"I killed him...Holy Snake, I used the hidden blade you gave me to avenge our...child." Eriri turned her head to look at the hidden blade in her hand to avoid Kasumigaoka Utaha's sight.

"I really wish I was there at that time." Saying this, Kasumigaoka Utaha rushed towards Eriri, jumped up and rode on her, then hugged Eriri's face and kissed her.

The sudden kiss made Eriri's eyes widen, and she reached...and came in...!

Eriri moved her hands to push her away, but she felt the softness pressing against her body and for some reason she hugged Kasumigaoka Utaha tightly. What was she doing?

Ying Lili closed her eyes and dared not look directly at the scene, but the effect was not as good as she had imagined. Or rather, it felt worse. The touch of lips and tongues intertwined became more obvious, and the sound of something being transmitted between the two people's mouths was more clearly heard by Ying Lili. It felt a little sweet. Should she... try it?

Eriri trembled and stuck out her tongue to respond to Kasumigaoka Utaha. She touched it lightly and then quickly retracted it, but it was too late to go back... The wonderful feeling made Eriri sink into it. Maybe she wanted to find an excuse for herself. Eriri instantly remembered what Hikigaya said, "Try to enjoy the dream." Well, that's it... Eriri became more proactive, feeling Kasumigaoka Utaha's smooth back and stroking her soft long hair. The first experience made Eriri keep asking for more, and the two of them were entangled together like this...

"Um... Yukinoshita, I'm going to go out and cut an apple for myself." Eriri, who was sleeping in the bed, suddenly made a very misunderstood sound, and it was hard to guess what she was dreaming about. Hikigaya felt that he should leave for a while. In this situation, it was quite... awkward for him and Yukinoshita to stay together.

"Hmm..." Yukinoshita replied with her head down and her face flushed. Her body was trembling slightly and no one knew what she was thinking.

Slowly peeling the apple, taking bites one by one and chewing them carefully, Hikigaya felt that this was probably the apple he had eaten most carefully and for the longest time in his life.

Looking at Eriri who was panting, Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile: "Come on, I'll take you to see Cleopatra."

When she came to a room, Eriri saw a woman holding a familiar book and then telling her a story.

It was a shameful past, about the truth of the treasure house, about her foolish brother, about the purpose of the holy snake. When Cleopatra's voice fell, Eriri understood the whole story, and the dream began to collapse. Buildings and people continued to turn into lines and dots. Eriri looked at the slowly disappearing Kasumigaoka Utaha with complicated eyes, and the dream finally returned to darkness.

"Is this what you want me to do, Bayek... Then leave the rest to me, Eriri!" In the darkness, Eriri made a promise.

30. Please accept this, Yinglili, this is my life’s experience.

"Well, Yukinoshita, have you been waiting here for me to wake up?" Eriri bent down from the bed and saw Yukinoshita sitting next to her at the first sight.

"Erriri?! Did you just wake up? I didn't notice." When someone called her name, Yukinoshita, who had just lowered her head as if thinking about something, noticed that Eriri had woken up.

"Your face looks a little red. Are you too tired? I'm sorry... It must be my fault. I've troubled you for so long..." Looking at Yukinoshita whose face was a little unnaturally red, Eriri blamed the responsibility on herself.

"No, no...it's not like that..." Yukinoshita shook her head and waved her hands at Eriri in panic, but did not tell her why she was blushing.

"I'm sorry, Yukinoshita." Yukinoshita's performance made Eriri more certain of her guess and she felt even more guilty.

"Is there anything I can do for you, Yukinoshita?" Eriri put her hand on Yukinoshita's forehead. Yukinoshita was a very beautiful girl. Recalling the kiss and lingering scene with Kasumigaoka Utaha in her dream, Eriri had this thought in her mind. Wait, what am I thinking! Like a nympho! She took back her hand from Yukinoshita's forehead and her face turned slightly red.

"Don't worry, Eriri, I'm really fine." Without noticing Eriri's abnormality, Yukinoshita spoke normally.