Chihaya Aine has nine wings

Before time starts flowing again, stay as far away from the person who wants to kill Aine as possible.

In my ears, I could hear Aiyin's gentle breathing. She fell on the road and stood up again in the mud. The splashing water gradually lost its power in mid-air and finally stopped in mid-air.

In this world where time has stopped, only Takamatsu Touma is running, carrying Aine on her back.

Suspending time - this is her ability. This is an extremely powerful ability in a way. In a world where time is suspended, only she can move.

If she could use this ability at will, she would be the most anticipated rising star in the hero world... or the most terrifying and mysterious criminal.

Unfortunately, she had no control over the timing of turning her ability on and off. She could forcefully turn on her ability to pause time to a certain extent, but in a world where time was paused, time could flow again at any time and was completely out of control.

Even now.

When she saw Oblivionis swinging his blade at Aine, she subconsciously activated her ability. During the pause, she saved Riki and Aine to the alley nearby. Fortunately, the time pause had not been lifted, so she still had a chance to move Aine and Riki to a farther distance.

Finally, he ran to the end of the alley, where Li Xi was lying unconscious.

At this time, apart from being unconscious, Li Xi could not see any wounds from the outside. After Aine cut off her supernatural power inhibitor, her supernatural power began to work automatically, repairing all her injuries.

Deng gently placed Aine next to Lixi, and then, regardless of the mud and water on the ground, he lay on the ground and gasped.

She had not exercised since her previous hero team disbanded. This time, she ran two blocks with Riki and Aine, and only stopped after they were safe, completely draining all her energy.

I don’t know how long it took, but the world had sounds again. Time started to flow again, and the water splashed by the lamp fell to the ground again, making a slight sound. In the distance, there was the sound of traffic, and someone was running hurriedly on the street, seemingly avoiding the disaster caused by Aiyin and the criminal.

"It should be fine." Gao Songdeng sat up from the ground with difficulty, took out his mobile phone, and called the police station for help, but the line was busy.

This is normal. I guess many people are asking for help right now.

But it doesn't matter, no matter if the line is busy or not, as long as the call is made, the police station's computer will record the location of the light and then guide the search and rescue team to find them. The search and rescue team may be the police, or more likely heroes. No matter what, they will be safe when they arrive.

After doing all this, Deng began to be alert about his surroundings.

She knew AveMujica. She was able to defeat many heroes and blow up the building of the Superpower Administration. She certainly didn't think that a person like her who couldn't even control her abilities well could handle it. Deng could only pray in her heart that the other party couldn't find them, and at the same time adjust her physical condition, trying to recover as soon as possible so that she could pause time for the second time.

The waiting time is very long.

She and two unconscious girls hid behind an iron box. Anyone who approached the entrance of the alley would make Deng extremely alert.

She heard footsteps entering the alley. Deng's pupils shrank, and she used her ability to pause time, but this time, after pausing for half a second, time started to flow again, so Deng had to use the last bit of her strength to pause again and stick her head out from behind the iron box.

She had already made up her mind that if the person who came was from AveMujica, she would have to fight to the death.

But the actual person who came made Gao Songdeng stunned.

Time started to flow again, and the person who stopped in front of Takamatsu Deng was a blue-haired girl wearing a cheap petticoat and was soaked all over.

"Xiang...zi?" Deng murmured the other person's name in a daze.

Xiangzi glanced at the light, then looked at the shadow behind the iron box: "Chihaya Aine, it's here, right?"

"Eh? Xiangzi... why are you here? It's very dangerous here... No, why is Xiangzi looking for Anon-chan? Do you know her?" The lights were messed up, so she had to rely on her instinct to use her body to block Xiangzi's sight.

"...Calm down first, Deng, I'm here to save Chihaya." Xiangzi turned his eyes away to avoid looking at Deng, "I'm her guardian, and I came here because I found that she was in danger."

"Eh? Xiangzi is Anon's guardian? Why... is it because Anon-chan has lost control of her abilities? But can't guardians only be family members or partners?" Deng was surprised. "I have been doing heroic activities with Xiangzi for such a long time, but I didn't know that Xiangzi had such a relationship with her..."

"No, she was just hired by her family. Let's not talk about that. Were you the one who saved her? Let me check her physical condition." Xiangzi sighed helplessly, walked forward, and saw Li Xi, pretending to be surprised, "Shiina Li Xi? How could she?"

Deng's eyes dimmed for a moment: "Anon-chan and Li Xi seem to be targeted by that AveMujica. I used time pause to rescue them, but the bad guys have not been defeated and may come at any time. I am waiting for rescue."

"I see... Thank you, Takamatsu-san. If it weren't for you, I don't dare to think about how things would turn out." Xiangzi thought for a moment, "Let me take Chihaya away. This way, even if the bad guys come, it should be easier for Takamatsu-san to escape with Riki alone, right?"

Deng instinctively felt that it was a bit strange, but he could not find anything wrong from a rational analysis, so he nodded and agreed. Looking at Xiangzi who was bending over and carrying Aine on his back, Deng suddenly said: "Um, Xiangzi... why did you leave the team?"

She looked at her, as if she remembered something, with sadness in her eyes, like an abandoned little animal tugging at the trouser legs of its owner who left indifferently in disbelief.

"Everyone, everyone can't live without Xiangzi. After Xiangzi left, the team was completely disbanded! The good days of being a heroic member of Crychic are gone!"

Xiangzi paused.

"If...if! If it's because I'm not proficient in controlling my abilities, I will try my best, so can you please go back..."

"I won't form a team again." Xiangzi's cold words interrupted the light, "I won't be a hero again."

As if struck hard, Deng took a half step back, biting his lower lip: "But..."

"Also, I advise you not to get close to Chihaya Aine. Do not do such ridiculous things as being a hero... and please don't look for her. With your level and hers, teaming up together will only hurt each other." After carrying Aine on his back, Xiangzi simply said the words directly, "If Chihaya asks to team up with you in the future, please refuse. I will tell Chihaya the same thing."

The cold words were like a sharp sword that pierced into Deng's heart. The girl with short gray hair showed a wavering and painful look on her face. Her lips moved for a long time, and finally she could only whisper from between her teeth: "The disbandment of the team is really because of me...?"

Indeed.

A person who can't help at all and will only cause trouble to his teammates... How could anyone team up with such a person...

"Goodbye." Without answering, Xiangzi said goodbye lightly, carried Aiyin and left the alley, leaving Gao Songdeng standing here alone, like a little animal that fell into the water.

Chapter 14: She Said She Wasn’t Wearing a Maid Costume

Tokyo does not just refer to the part of the city on the ground.

With the development of the times and the wonderful chemical reaction brought about by the combination of superpowers and technology, the material technology and construction technology of countries around the world have developed rapidly. Therefore, cities can no longer only be built on the ground.

Cities can be built in the ocean or underground, and sky islands are also a common way to expand cities.

There are several sky islands in Tokyo.

On Sky Island, there lived the most powerful psychics in Japan, or the richest and most powerful people. Anyone who could settle on Sky Island would have entered the most distinguished class in this country.

The Moon Forest Academy is an aristocratic girls' high school built on a sky island, where only the children of the rich and powerful have the opportunity to enroll. It is rich in resources, has excellent teachers, and the environment is very different from ordinary high schools on the ground. Any of the children who attend the class will be a big figure in the country in the future.

And now, in the horticultural greenhouse of Tsuki no Mori Academy, there is a girl with light green hair, wearing Tsuki no Mori school uniform, trimming the leaves of plants under the moonlight.

The girl was slender and fragile, as if she would break if she was pinched. Her snow-white skin showed that she was not worldly, and her eyes, as calm as a doll, only reflected the green leaves of the plants in front of her, without a trace of emotion.

The entire greenhouse has four or five floors, like an elf's tower, with gorgeous flowers and green trees. The girl standing in the center of it all seems like an elf who has never been touched by the world, a princess loved by the world.

Unnatural mist circulated in the greenhouse, filling it with water vapor. At this time, another girl in school uniform opened the door of the greenhouse and walked in. She was a girl with long chestnut hair draped over her shoulders, with a slight curl at the end of her hair, which fluttered slightly as she walked. There was a gentle and polite arc at the corner of her mouth, and her steps were dignified and elegant. Her blue-silver eyes looked in the direction of the green-haired girl, and her voice was as melodious as an oriole.

"Mu?"

She was calling the name of the girl who was pruning the branches and cutting the leaves.

Hearing someone calling her, the light green-haired girl turned her head and looked in the direction of the voice: "...Su Shi?"

When she saw the person coming, the girl's inorganic eyes rarely showed any signs of fluctuation. "...You...didn't you go home? Why are you here now...?"

Her voice was light and emotionless, and only her slightly widened eyes revealed a hint of surprise. After all, it was already late, and it was long past the time for students to get out of school.

"We're rehearsing for club activities until the evening, so I came here to take a look. After all, I heard that you've been staying here until very late every day recently before going home?" The girl called Su Shi put her hands behind her back, with a gentle smile on her face, and floated close to Mu. "It's very hard, right? You're the only one in the gardening club now, but you still have to take on the work of dozens of people."

"…I'm fine."

"Don't force yourself. If you need anything, tell me and I can help."

"I'm not forcing it." Mu's eyes were escaping.

Su Shi stared at Mu's averted eyes, was silent for a while, and then smiled helplessly: "...Is that so? Mu really hasn't changed at all..."

“……”Mu lowered his head, as if avoiding Su Shi’s piercing gaze.

"Take care of yourself, Mu's health is the most important." Su Shi was still worried and reminded him, "Mu will team up with us and perform heroic activities as Crychic."

Perhaps the word "Crychic" has some special magic. When Mu heard it, his body trembled visibly.

"Although Mu's ability is very powerful, he still needs to pay attention to his body. You need to pay attention to your diet, have a regular schedule, and strengthen your exercise..." Su Shi said, counting on his fingers, "Especially your diet. Eat more vegetables. I always feel that Mu doesn't pay much attention to nutritional balance. If necessary, I can bring you a portion of vegetable juice every day..."

"Crychic has been disbanded."

A light voice, so light that one could not even hear it if one was not paying attention, interrupted Su Shi's chattering.

Su Shi was stunned for a moment, staring at the expressionless back of the girl in front of him, and his face once again showed the same gentle smile as before: "Mu, what are you talking about? Crychic will not disband like this. Everyone is just tired after that battle. Soon, soon everyone will be able to reunite again."

Mu didn't say anything, but she had stopped pruning the branches and leaves. She was holding the handles of the scissors tightly.

"Mu, you don't like everyone to be separated, right?" Su Shi approached Mu with a smile, leaning close to him from behind, whispering behind his neck, "Mu, will you help me? Let Crychic be reunited?"

Mu's shoulders began to tremble.

"Oh! That's right! I just need Mu's help with something!" Su Shi took two steps back and raised his voice pretending to be in realization, "I remember I told you I was looking for Xiangzi, right?"

Mu lowered his head and said, "I don't know where Xiangzi is. She didn't tell me anything."

"Ah, I know. Mu told me this before. Although Mu and Xiangzi are childhood sweethearts, I don't know her whereabouts... Well, I can understand that everyone has their own difficulties." Su Shi smiled, took out a mobile phone from his pocket, and held the screen in front of Mu: "This is what I want to ask."

Mu looked over and was stunned for a moment.

"Mu, do you know who this is?" Su Shi maintained his usual smile.

The screen showed a blurry photo. The cameraman must have been standing at a high place and shooting from a bird's-eye view. The camera showed a street, and in the center of the photo were two girls standing on the street. In fact, if Ain was here, she would definitely exclaim - isn't that her and Shoko? The two people in the camera were facing each other, and Shoko was tying a scarf for Ain.

However, Aine in the camera had her back to the camera, so no one could know Aine's true identity through the photo.

“…What is this?” Mu looked up at Su Shi.

"I took the photo from the Sky Castle, but unfortunately they had already disappeared when I arrived at the scene." Su Shi smiled, "Does Mu know who this is? It's the pink-haired girl. Are there any friends like this among Xiangzi's past friends?"

“……”Mu was silent, seemingly lost in thought.

"Xiangzi didn't let Mu tell me her whereabouts, right? It's okay, I won't make things difficult for Mu." Su Shi persuaded, "Mu just needs to tell me who this person is, and I will go find her. What happens next has nothing to do with Mu~"

"……I have no idea."

"Eh?" The smile on Su Shi's face froze.

"I haven't seen anyone like him." Mu shook her head. She was telling the truth.

The smile on Su Shi's face gradually disappeared, and he frowned: "Mu still doesn't want to tell me?"

Mu clenched his fists: "I didn't lie."

"...Is that so?" Su Shi was silent for a long time, finally sighed, turned around and left, "Then, Mu, you have to promise me to take good care of yourself - for Crychic."

She left, leaving behind silent harmony.

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Aine had a dream.

She dreamed that she became the eldest daughter of an aristocratic family, with countless followers and everything she wanted. She could wake up from a soft big bed every day, be helped out of bed by a pretty maid, and even roll around on the bed to take a nap.

The maid is very beautiful, with long butterfly blue hair braided into two pigtails, and her golden eyes are cold yet gentle. If you look closely, the maid outfit is not a formal one, but a short skirt that often appears in cosplay, with transparent suspender stockings underneath... Wow, the maid's legs are really healthy and pleasing to the eye, making people want to drool...

And the maid herself is so cute. Although she has a stern face, her cheeks are blushing and... Hey, wait, this face, why does it feel like...

Eh?

Aine shook her heavy and confused head, trying to make the scene in front of her clearer.

Snapped.

Shoko slapped the cold, wet towel on Aine's face, blocking her vision.

"If you wake up, just sleep a little longer. You have a fever." Xiangzi, who was wearing a strange maid outfit, said coldly, "What you saw were all hallucinations. Remember, they were all hallucinations."

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Hahaha, XP is released

Chapter 15 Every protagonist must see a familiar ceiling once

Aine has a fever.

Burnt and confused.

Now she was curled up in the bed, shivering and weakly pulling at the edge of the quilt while watching Xiangzi walking around the room. Xiangzi was wearing a cosplay-like maid outfit, and the absolute area exposed under the skirt was faintly visible... How should I put it, it didn't feel like Xiangzi would wear this kind of clothes.

She wanted to ask, but didn't know how.

Then she gradually remembered that she seemed to be in danger before? She took a taxi, but the unlucky taxi driver was a perverted murderer. He cut his blood vessels by himself, and then was saved by the girl named Shiina Riki...

And then what happened?

It seemed as if there was a familiar, nauseating smell that rushed into her nose and stung her head. Then her consciousness fell into darkness.

Maybe he fainted from excessive blood loss?

Aine checked her wrist and found that the wound she had cut with the dagger had disappeared and her skin was as smooth as before. She asked Xiangzi about it and got a simple answer: "Shiina Riki saved you. I asked a doctor to treat your wound."

After a pause, Xiangzi looked at Aiyin's face and said, "By the way, your ability was out of control. If I hadn't arrived in time, you might have been executed by now."

"Eh?" Aiyin was dumbfounded, and subconsciously touched her neck with her hand, only to find that the energy suppressor on her neck was brand new, and it was obvious that it had been replaced.

"The situation this time is special and you are not responsible, but please be careful in the future. If you lose control again, you may be classified as black-risk level." Xiangzi said lightly.