Zongman: A Dimensional Journey Starting from Fulilian

"Yes, I promise you'll like it."

"If you say so, Chen, I can look forward to it."

"Excuse me, sir, is there anything I can help you with?" A female employee came forward to greet him, but before she could finish her words, her attention was attracted by Shi Chen and she stared at him without blinking.

"What's wrong?" Shi Chen asked with a smile.

"No...nothing!" The female employee waved her hands in panic.

"Wow! Look at that person..."

"What? Wow!"

“So handsome!”

“I’ve never seen it before!”

"I think I'm even more handsome than those idols."

"But it seems like there is a female companion..."

"What do you want to do?" Yatogami Tohka suddenly stood in front of Shichen with an unhappy look, staring at the female employee.

"Sorry...is there anything I can help you with?" the female employee bowed and apologized.

"Hmph~" Yatogami Tohka was still a little unhappy.

"What's wrong with you?" Shi Chen asked her with a smile.

"All these people are looking at you, and I don't like it."

"Just looking at me..."

"Do you want to be watched by them?" Yatogami Tohka turned her head and stared at him with dissatisfaction.

"No, I want you to look at me." Shi Chen replied.

"Well...you...don't tease me!" Yatogami Tohka turned her head away in embarrassment.

"Haha~"

Shi Chen did not continue teasing her, but said to the female employee: "I'm sorry, she didn't mean any harm."

"No...it's my problem." The female employee quickly shook her head.

"Let's not dwell on this. This is our first time here. Do you have any recommendations? Please give me one portion of each. Oh, and an extra portion of the soybean flour bread."

"Okay, leave it to me." The female employee turned around and started packing bread enthusiastically.

The customers in the store no longer picked bread at this time, but instead glanced at the time intentionally or unintentionally. It would have been fine if they didn't notice it, but once they noticed it, they couldn't ignore it at all.

Tokito didn't pay attention to their gazes, but accompanied Yatogami Tohka to browse the bread on the shelves.

Each one looked delicious. Even though she had just eaten so much, she couldn't help pursing her lips and was almost about to swallow her saliva.

"Chen, what did you buy?" Yatogami Tohka asked Shichen in order to divert attention.

"You'll find out later."

"Are you buying all of them for me?"

"That's for sure."

"Hmm... is it delicious?"

"You'll find out later."

"You..." Yatogami Tohka pouted and glared at him angrily.

"Don't worry, I prepared this especially for you."

"Really? Then I'll wait a while." Yatogami Tohka looked at the bread on the shelf again. This time she couldn't help it and her throat rolled.

Shichen looked at her happily from the side. She was so cute with her simple nature and love for food.

After a while, the female clerk came over with a big bag.

"Sir, the bread you requested."

"Thank you. How much?"

"The total is ..."

Tokichi still has a lot of money on him. After all, Kotori Itsuka is very thoughtful.

After paying the money, Tokichi left with Yatogami Tohka.

"Take care, customer. Come back often and I'll give you a discount."

Not only the female clerks were reluctant to leave, but the customers were as well. They have decided to come more often to buy bread in the future.

What if we bump into each other?

After leaving the bakery, the hour was illuminated by a burst of dusk, and he realized that it was about to get dark.

"Chen, when can I eat it?" Yatogami Tohka didn't care about the time, her eyes were on the packaging bag.

"Don't worry, go home first."

"Go home?" Yatogami Tohka was stunned.

"What's wrong? Did you forget what I said? You have to stay in this world and take a good look at the beauty of this world."

"Can I, can I really stay?" Yatogami Tohka became melancholy again, just like the look in her eyes when Tokitoshi first saw her.

"It's not about whether you can stay." Shi Chen looked at her with a gentle smile: "It's about whether you are willing to stay."

"Um...is it really okay for me to stay?"

She looked at Shi Chen weakly, unable to hide her sadness, and said, "I think I understand why the people from AST attacked me. If it weren't for me, the people in this world would definitely be able to live a better life, right?"

"What about you? Don't you want to live a good life?" Shi Chen asked back.

"I......"

"To be honest, how those people live has nothing to do with me. Compared to those people, I want you to live a better life." Shichen stared closely into Yatogami Tohka's eyes.

"Chen..." She looked back into his eyes in a daze.

"Brother Chen, some things are not suitable to be said~" Itsuka Kotori reminded at the right time.

Shi Chen ignored her and continued, "You don't need to put others first. You are also a living being. You should consider yourself first."

"B-But...I was the one who ruined everyone's lives. Can I really live in this world? Can I really live in this world with them?"

"It's very simple, just don't destroy it." Shi Chen smiled slightly.

"Eh?"

"Have you forgotten what happened to you these past two days? Didn't you cause any trouble at all?"

"But I also helped to ensure this kind of thing..."

"How will you know if you don't try? Besides, I'll help you."

"Will you help me?"

"How about trusting me?"

"..." Yatogami Tohka stared at Shichen blankly, her lips moving but unable to utter a word.

"You just need to tell me that you want to live in this world, and I will help you, even if it means making everyone your enemy. So, tell me what's on your mind."

Shichen was not rushing her, but guiding her with a gentle tone.

"I...I want to live in this world!" Yatogami Tohka's eyes were moist and her tone was firm.

"Then, let's go home." Shi Chen extended his hand to him.

"Yeah!" Yatogami Tohka shook hands with him.

"Oh my~ Brother Chen really dares to say anything."

Inside the Flaxinus ship, Gokawa Kotori looked at the two people's backs illuminated by the dusk on the big screen, holding a lollipop in her mouth and laughing wantonly.

"Commander, is Mr. Shichen... really okay?" Kyouhei Kanbutsuki asked cautiously.

"Don't worry. I'm here. Brother Chen won't do anything against humanity. He still loves me very much. And without him, we can't do anything." Kotori Itsuka replied without even looking at him.

Her eyes fell on the two people holding hands on the screen, she bit the lollipop, and then crushed it with force.

The crunching sound echoed in his mouth.

"Excuse me, but what is so special about Mr. Shichen?"

"Of course you don't know how powerful Brother Chen is. Don't worry, you might see him soon. Besides, the people above have ordered this. Can you still object?"

"Too......"

"And Brother Chen is not the kind of person who forgets about things when he sees a beautiful woman. Listen to me."

Kotori Itsuka proudly motioned for everyone to look at the big screen. At this time, Tokiwa was asking Yatogami Tohka some key questions.

"Tohka, how did you leave before?"

"I don't know either. It just disappeared naturally."

"Disappear naturally?"

"Well, it means moving from this world to another dimension."

"Really? What kind of place is that?"

"I don't know... because the moment I moved there, I naturally entered a dormant state. All I can barely remember is the feeling of floating lightly in the dark space. That feeling was like falling asleep."

"What happens when you wake up? Do you appear in this world?

"No, actually, my coming to this world has nothing to do with my will. I am drawn here from time to time and cannot leave at will... It's like being awakened by force."

"..."

Yatogami Tohka's words caused everyone on the ship to fall silent.

When elves appear in this world, they will cause space shock and destroy cities. This is common knowledge for people who know elves, but if Tohka is not lying, it means that the appearance of elves in this world has nothing to do with the will of the elves.

If this is true, the spacequake was really just an accident, and Ratatosk's approach of persuading the elves was not wrong!

This is good news.