The shuttle in the second dimension

　'Why does he give me a familiar feeling? I don't remember seeing this person before. Wait, could it be him...' Thinking of this, a look of astonishment and expectation appeared on the girl's face, which made her originally cold face look a little more expressive.

　Just as the girl was trying to guess Lin Xuan's identity, Lin Xuan had already sat down beside her and said with a smile, "What's the matter? It's been a few years since we last met. You don't recognize me, Miss Zhuzhi?"

　Looking at Lin Xuan sitting next to her, the girl, no, Kurogane Jushizuku seemed to have confirmed something, and all the expressions on her pretty little face were replaced by astonishment.

　"——It's really you, Lin Xuan"

Chapter 114

　Feeling the brutality and murderous intent that filled the surroundings, the faces of both Setsuna and Sayaka turned paler. However, neither of them flinched. Instead, they stood still and resisted the erosion of their consciousness by the brutality and murderous intent that filled the surroundings.

　Xuecai looked palely at Lin Xuan and the upper body skeleton formed by dark red energy that wrapped around Lin Xuan. A hint of shock appeared in her amber eyes. Xuecai had felt the brutality and murderous intent that was constantly eroding her consciousness from Lin Xuan before.

　However, compared to last time, this time there was less of the terrifying malice, but now the brutality and murderous intent was nothing compared to what she felt last time. Moreover, she also felt a strong breath of death from the upper body skeleton formed by dark red energy.

　Lin Xuan spotted Yukina and Sayaka as they stepped onto the deck. Seeing how, despite their pale faces, they didn't retreat a single step to escape the rage and murderous intent, but instead struggled to resist, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Then, the dark red energy that formed most of his upper body suddenly dissipated like a flame without fuel. And the rage and murderous intent that raged on the deck melted like ice in hot water, quickly dissipating until it was no longer perceptible.

　After Lin Xuan released the power [Unyielding Lord of Soldiers], both Yukina and Sayaka breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they felt a lot more relaxed physically and mentally.

　In reality, Lin Xuan hadn't fully unleashed the brutality and murderous intent within him. He hadn't even released the aura of [The Evil of This World]. The reason why Xuecai and Sayaka were so vulnerable under this aura wasn't because they weren't strong enough, but because they hadn't experienced enough killing to adapt to it. If they had, they wouldn't be like this today.

　In other words, although Lin Xuan's hands were not stained with much killing, because of [The Unyielding Lord of Soldiers] and [The Evil of This World], although he was not stained with much killing, the murderous intent and malice released from his body were more terrifying than those whose hands were stained with blood.

　With one hand in his pocket, Lin Xuan smiled. "Dimitrius Wattola, what exactly did you invite me here for? You couldn't have just invited me to a party and tested me, right? Or was it..." At this point, Lin Xuan's azure eyes narrowed, a sharp cold light flashing in them. He grinned slightly and continued, "Are you interested in the True Ancestor's blood flowing in my body?"

　Wattola seemed to be surprised by Lin Xuan's words. He was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "Haha!! As expected, you are able to become the Fourth True Ancestor in human form~~~ As expected, the desire in my eyes is too obvious~~~~" Having said this, Wattola reflected on himself, and then he continued, "But my purpose in coming here this time is not you, but something else."

　"Oh~~~~~you have other intentions." Listening to Watola's words, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly.

　According to the original novel, Wattola's ulterior motive was to help the Black Death Emperor's faction use his cruise ship, 'Tomb of the Sea God', to transport the weapons of the gods—the [Narakvir]—to this island, and then to fight the awakened [Narakvir]. However, since he had obtained all those [Narakvir], he couldn't possibly be helping the Black Death Emperor's faction. It's impossible that they had snatched a batch of weapons comparable to the [Narakvir]!? Impossible. Such things are already very rare, and Lin Xuan didn't believe that the Black Death Emperor's faction could obtain them.

　However, after thinking about it for a while, Lin Xuan found that he could not come up with any results, so he put the doubts in his mind behind him.

　"Then I really look forward to your so-called ulterior motives, Dimitriy Wattola."

　"Is that so~~~" Watola narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.

　After a while, Watola smiled and said, "Well, as the initiator of tonight's party, I can't let my distinguished guests accompany me on the deck to enjoy the sea breeze. Come on, let's go down."

　"Okay~~~" Lin Xuan would certainly not refuse Wattola's invitation.

　Afterwards, the four of them returned to the hall again.

　Lin Xuan casually ordered a glass of champagne from the silver tray brought by the waiter, and while looking at the people who came to the party in the hall, he talked to Watola.

　Setsuna, on the other hand, was chatting with her good friend, Sayaka, while following Lin Xuan and Watora. After all, they were the ones monitoring the first two.

　"kindness?"

　While talking with Watola, he didn't know if it was his illusion, but he seemed to have caught a glimpse of a touch of red and white among the people in the hall. For some reason, he seemed to be somewhat familiar with that touch of red and white. However, when he glanced at the entire hall again, he did not find the touch of red and white that made him feel somewhat familiar.

　"What's wrong? Is there something strange about the layout here, Lin Xuan?" Watola said with a smile, taking a sip of the wine in the glass.

　"No, nothing." Shaking his head, Lin Xuan retracted his gaze from scanning the entire hall and said with a smile, "It's just that I saw a figure that seemed familiar to me just now. It might be my illusion."

　"Is that so~~~~~" After hearing Lin Xuan's answer, an intriguing look flashed across the depths of Watola's eyes. However, Lin Xuan, who was still thinking about the figure that made him feel somewhat familiar, did not notice it.

　Obviously, when Lin Xuan saw the figure that made him feel somewhat familiar, Watola also saw that figure. However, Watola did not expect that Lin Xuan would feel familiar with that person. 'It's really interesting~~~' Watola thought to himself with a smile that left no trace.

　Knowing that the party was over, Lin Xuan and Watola did not discuss any important topics. Instead, they chatted happily like friends. Before, if Xue Cai had not seen the two people on the deck, tense and confronting each other, she would have almost thought that they were friends who had known each other for many years.

　After the party, Lin Xuan took Xuecai away under Sayaka's murderous gaze.

Chapter 115

　"Stella!"

　"elder brother!!"

　"Lin Xuan!"

　“Shizuku!!”

　The encounter in the corridor surprised all four of them, but after the surprise, they fell into a silent atmosphere. Among the four, Lin Xuan and Kurogane Ikki looked at each other, while Zhu Shizuku looked at Stella.

　Looking at the young man in front of him who was about the same age as him and had a smile on his face, a hint of curiosity flashed in Kurogane Ikki's eyes.

　Lin Xuan, a Chinese international student who entered Pojun Academy with second-place finish, was so skilled that he easily defeated Stella Familion, the top-ranked international student, in a mock battle. He possessed a high level of skill in swordsmanship, but his magical prowess was unknown. This was all Ikki Kurogane knew about Lin Xuan.

　However, compared to being curious about Lin Xuan's strength, Kurogane Ikki, as his brother, is more curious about how Lin Xuan and his sister, Kurogane Shushiku, met.

　"Hello, my name is Kurogane Ikki."

　"Lin Xuan."

　As if sensing Kurogane Ikki's curiosity about him, Lin Xuan smiled at him.

　On the other side, unlike the harmonious atmosphere between Lin Xuan and Kurogane Ikki, after meeting each other, Zhu Shizuku and Stella felt a vague threat from each other. Although they were not sure where the threat came from, it still made the two girls confront each other with unfriendly eyes.

　Lin Xuan was more concerned than the subtle confrontation between Zhu Shizuku and Stella, who were increasingly focused on them. If they were just ordinary students, the four of them standing together wouldn't be a big deal, but if they were more famous students, it would attract attention from the surrounding students. Coincidentally, Lin Xuan and his three companions were among those more famous, so the attention they received was already increasing.

　"Let's find a place to sit first. We are blocking the way of other students if we stand here." Lin Xuan pursed his lips and reminded Shushiku, Stella and Kurogane Ikki that there were many classmates around them who were paying attention to them.

　"Ah."

　"really."

　"Ok."

　Lin Xuan's words were unanimously agreed by the three of them. Then, the three of them found a quiet place in the academy to sit down.

　After sitting down, Lin Xuan was questioned by Stella.

　"Lin Xuan, who is she?"

　Before Lin Xuan could answer, Zhu Shi spoke up for him, "Lin Xuan and I have known each other for several years. So, who are you, young lady?"

　Of course, Zhu Shizuku knew who Stella was. Combined with Lin Xuan's previous words about looking for a roommate, Zhu Shizuku knew that this princess from Famiglia, studying abroad, was exactly the roommate Lin Xuan had mentioned. With this in mind, Zhu Shizuku understood the source of the inexplicable threat she had been feeling. So, without hesitation, she prodded Stella. And surprisingly, her provocation was effective. Stella was about to explode when she heard Zhu Shizuku's words.

　"Huh!? A strange lady?" Stella glared at Shizuku who was looking at her coldly, and the temperature around her began to rise.

　"I, Stella Familion, am Lin Xuan's roommate!"

　"Living together? Roommates?" Zhu Shizuku smiled contemptuously and said to Stella, "So what? It's because of the school's arrangement." After saying that, Zhu Shizuku suddenly approached Lin Xuan. At the same time, her slender arms climbed up his neck like a white snake under Lin Xuan's astonished eyes. A special emotion emerged in her emerald green eyes as she looked at Lin Xuan.

　"Hey - Lin Xuan, do you know how much Zhu Shizuku has missed you in the past few years?" As she spoke, Zhu Shizuku's pair of soft pink lips slowly approached Lin Xuan in the horrified eyes of Stella and Kurogane Ikki, and was about to kiss him, but at this moment

　"no--!!"

　With a scream, a white arm suddenly appeared behind Shushizuku, grabbed her clothes, and pulled her back to her original seat.

　"You, you, you, what are you doing!?" The person who pulled Zhu Shizuku back was none other than Lin Xuan's roommate, Stella. She questioned Zhu Shizuku with a red face.

　"Tsk!" It seemed that because she was stopped by Stella, Zhu Shizuku's face looked a little unhappy.

　"What do you mean, strange woman!?"

　"That's what I want to ask you! What on earth did you do to Lin Xuan?" Stella said with a red face, her eyes wide open as she pressed Zhu Shizuku.

　"What? Kissing, of course." Zhu Shizuku asked Stella provocatively, "Why, do I need permission from Her Royal Highness the Princess of Famiglia to do something? And—" At this point, Zhu Shizuku looked at Stella coldly and questioned, "—As a noble princess, why did you stop Lin Xuan and I from kissing? And what qualifications do you have to stop us?"

　"I…" Stella was at a loss for words to answer Zhu Shizuku's question. It dawned on her that, just as the girl had said, she had no right to stop her from kissing her roommate, Lin Xuan. She and Lin Xuan had known each other for years, while she had only been Lin Xuan's roommate for a few days. At that moment, Stella suddenly had an idea and spoke directly.

　"My chastity was violated by Lin Xuan. Do you think I'm worthy?!" Stella herself was frightened by her own outburst, not to mention Lin Xuan, Shushiku, and Kurogane Ikki. But words, once spoken, were like spilled water; they couldn't be taken back.

　"Is this true?" Zhu Shizu looked at Lin Xuan in confusion, her face still showing some shock from Stella's outburst. However, when she saw Lin Xuan's twitching mouth and helpless expression, she knew that this so-called defilement of chastity might not be what she imagined.

　Zhu Shizuku didn't really believe what Stella said, but his brother did, as could be seen from the admiring look he gave Lin Xuan.

　Lin Xuan, on the other hand, looked at Stella with a helpless expression. He knew what Stella meant by "her chastity was violated by him." The question was whether everyone knew about it. Fortunately, there weren't many people around at the time, and Stella's voice wasn't loud, otherwise he would have become famous. Lin Xuan could only sigh to express his helplessness.

　“Ah~~~~~”

Chapter 116

　“Ah~~~~”

　Listening to Lin Xuan's helpless sigh, Stella's face flushed, but she did not explain anything, just snorted in anger.

　"Hmph~~~~"

　"Alright, Zhu Shizuku, Stella, both of you, stop it." Finally, Lin Xuan spoke up to stop Zhu Shizuku and Stella from continuing their confrontation. But this only temporarily suppressed their feud; it wouldn't be long before they would confront each other again.

　"Humph!"

　"Humph!"

　Both sides snorted coldly and turned their heads away, no longer looking at each other.

　Seeing Zhu Shizuku and Stella like this, Lin Xuan and Kurogane Ikki looked at each other and sighed silently in their hearts. While sighing, Kurogane Ikki looked at Lin Xuan who was secretly sizing him up.

　As a brother who has a good relationship with Shushiku, Ikki Kurogane knew that his sister's previous behavior towards Lin Xuan was obviously because she really had a good impression of Lin Xuan. As a person with keen observation skills, Ikki Kurogane could also clearly feel that Stella had extraordinary feelings for Lin Xuan.

　Just when Kurogane Ikki wanted to continue observing Lin Xuan, he saw Lin Xuan smiling at him, and then he met a pair of blue eyes. Those were undoubtedly Lin Xuan's eyes, but when he saw those eyes, Kurogane Ikki felt his heart tremble violently.

　The sudden throbbing made Kurogane Ikki start to fidget. He clearly wanted to look away and stop looking at those eyes, but his stiff body did not obey his command, so he could only look into those eyes that made his heart palpitate. At this time, Kurogane Ikki could no longer feel the people around him. It was as if the whole world was only him and those blue eyes.

　At this moment, a shake of his body brought Kurogane Ikki out of the heart-pounding state.

　"Brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you sweating so much and your face doesn't look very good..." What caught Ikki Kurogane's eyes was his sister Shizuku. Looking at Ikki Kurogane's pale face and sweat on his forehead, Shizuku asked worriedly.

　"No, it's okay. I probably overtrained this morning and I'm feeling a bit under the weather. It'll be fine after a while." Shaking his head, Kurogane Ikki explained. Of course, the real reason for his appearance wasn't this, but before he knew the reason, he didn't intend to tell his sister the real reason. Partly because he didn't want his sister to be caught between him and Lin Xuan, and partly because he didn't sense any ill will from Lin Xuan. @

　·、

　"Really, brother, you're too concerned about your health. You actually overtrained! Don't do that next time." Shizuku muttered, feeling a bit distressed. Because overtraining had happened to Kurogane Ikki more than once, she believed it.

　"I'm sweating a lot on my head. I'm going to the bathroom to wash my face." With that, Ikki Kurogane stood up and left his seat to go to the bathroom.

　Not long after Kurogane Ikki left, Lin Xuan also got up and went to the bathroom.

　Looking at Lin Xuan's leaving back, Zhu Shizu frowned slightly. She always felt that her brother and Lin Xuan were hiding something from her, but this was the first time they had met officially, so such a situation should not happen. With such doubts, Zhu Shizu looked at Stella who was sitting opposite her. In an instant, Zhu Shizu put aside the doubts in her mind and concentrated on observing Stella, who posed a threat to her.

　On the other side, as soon as Lin Xuan opened the bathroom door, he saw Ikki Kurogane standing in front of the sink.

　"Yo, are you okay?"

　"Why?" Kurogane Ikki asked, looking at Lin Xuan standing behind him in the mirror. Although he felt that Lin Xuan had no ill will towards him, Kurogane Ikki still didn't understand what the meaning of Lin Xuan's actions were, and what his purpose was in making those moves.

　"No reason, I just wanted to see what my 'brother', praised so highly by Shushiku, is really like." As he spoke, Lin Xuan walked to a sink next to Kurogane Ikki and said while washing his hands, "Although I haven't fought you, I can feel that your strength is not as simple as it seems. Tell me, am I right, Kurogane-san?"

　"..."