The story of the black silk female knight

"His soul was human; it was that bastard necromancer who did it."

Tia couldn't help but grip the armrests of the chair tightly.

"Yeah, I think so too."

Valensa nodded and let out a long sigh:

"His last words were that he wanted to go home, and he only said the word 'east' before he couldn't hold on any longer... I always thought that this 'east' referred to the eastern part of the kingdom, the eastern part of the Misty Mountains, or the eastern continent."

But now that I think about it, "East" is more likely referring to that otherworldly city—Tokyo.

Chapter 163 I heard someone wants to go to another world?

After the strange goblin nest was discovered near LeBlanc's hometown, the Church of the Sun, in conjunction with the local police force, conducted a large-scale search.

The eastern part of the Kingdom of Fran, the area east of the Misty Mountains, and even the settlements of refugees who drifted from the eastern continent to escape the war were all investigated.

The purpose was to find victims who might have become subjects of cruel experiments by necromancers.

As a result, the unsolved missing persons cases were almost completely solved, and hundreds of young couples who had run away from home and eloped together were caught and brought back, but no relevant clues were found.

At least tens of thousands of victims were used by necromancers for various cruel experiments, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, with no trace of their origins. Valensa, who had been following this matter closely, was puzzled for a long time.

Now we finally have a clue... The word 'East' in the last words of that victim from back then may very well refer to Tokyo in Asakura Mai's world!

"His behavior was outrageous!"

After understanding all this, Tia frowned deeply:

"Even setting aside the morally reprehensible and inhumane nature of such behavior, it is extremely dangerous from a rational and self-interested perspective... It could easily incite hatred between the two worlds, or even a full-scale war."

Although our paths of cultivation are different, our Sage Council and the Witch Forest share a consensus on many matters involving the other world... I remember that the Witch Forest also has very strict prohibitions against any unauthorized contact with other world civilizations.

Perhaps we could visit Teacher Zi later and have her report this bastard's situation to the Witch Forest... That way, that bastard would be wanted and hunted by the Church of the Sun, the Council of Sages, and the Witch Forest simultaneously, and he'd be doomed.

“Yes, dangerous individuals like this, who could cause a major incident at any time, should indeed be eliminated as soon as possible.” Valensa agreed with Tia’s suggestion.

Valensa is an inner priestess of the Church of the Sun, and Tia is the heir of Britannia... If an interdimensional war were to break out, both of them would be required to participate, so dangerous individuals who could potentially trigger an interdimensional war must be eliminated in time.

The two of them had originally planned to have a fairy fight tonight to determine the winner, but now they're both a bit out of the mood.

After discussing these important matters, Valensa and Tia chatted for a few more minutes in low spirits before falling asleep back-to-back in the same bed.

To be precise, Tia was asleep, while Valensa used the recently activated community features of the Dimensional Hardware Store to consult with Asakura Mai about the necromancer's cult activities in Tokyo, in order to verify her suspicions.

Perhaps it's because the communication delay across dimensions is relatively high, or perhaps Mai Asakura has just gone through a major event and is quite busy, but she replies rather slowly. Valensa usually receives a reply about four or five minutes after each question.

Fortunately, Valensa wasn't in a hurry. While enjoying the warmth of her body temperature gradually synchronizing with Tia's as their backs pressed together, she entered a semi-resting state and chatted slowly with Asakura Mai.

After spending almost the entire night, Valensa roughly figured out how the necromancer was running a cult in the other world.

Mai Asakura herself wasn't quite sure exactly when the necromancer contacted her world, since she was only a first-year high school girl.

The earliest confirmed incident involving Asakura Mai dates back more than five years, when there was a strange rumor circulating among otaku in Tokyo—going to another world.

It's not about going to another world as in anime and light novels, but about actually going to a magical other world like the one described in the novels through some special method.

Some selfies taken with mobile phones have even circulated on a small scale online, taken by some lucky individuals... capturing their various experiences in another world.

It features the splendor of otherworldly cities, the thrill of encountering monsters, wonderful encounters with handsome men and beautiful women from another world, and even a fleeting night of passion in a brothel.

Those photos are said to be completely unedited, and the otherworldly figures in the photos all look quite natural, not like actors who have been hired to put on makeup and dress up.

Especially some of the otherworldly beauties in brothels have idol-level looks and figures, yet there's absolutely no information about them online, which is quite incredible in the online world.

Therefore, there were quite a few otaku who believed in that rumor and longed for it.

But Mai Asakura, who hadn't even graduated from elementary school at the time, didn't take the matter too seriously.

As the direct descendant of the shrine's priestess, Mai Asakura knew from a young age that her world was different from her previous one and that it truly possessed supernatural powers. However, the rumors circulating online about going to another world seemed too fantastical, and Mai Asakura always thought it was just some kind of rumor and commercial hype.

Until Mai Oo Asakura was a little over two years old, a boy who had a good relationship with her since childhood and was like an older brother to her disappeared forever because he wanted to go to another world.

That was about three years ago. Although Asakura Mai didn't have any special romantic feelings for her childhood friend, her older brother, they were still good friends who had grown up together. As a result, he suddenly passed away, and Asakura Mai was quite sad.

Since then, Mai Asakura has become interested in the rumors circulating among otaku about going to another world, and she has used her shrine maiden magic abilities and her family's influence to investigate.

The results were astonishing. After two years of investigation, the rumor of going to another world had spread beyond just otaku. Many young people in Tokyo who were dissatisfied with their work, studies, and lives longed for it, making it resemble a new cult.

Combating cults is considered a duty for shrine maidens like Asakura Mai and for orthodox shrine families like the Asakura family.

Duty and personal grudges combined, Mai Asakura didn't hesitate any longer and directly attacked the group that was luring young people to another world.

With the advantages of being a time traveler and the opportunity of the dimensional hardware store, Mai Asakura's strength as a shrine maiden is unmatched among her peers and is in no way inferior to some well-known shrine maidens.

Mai Asakura easily breached the meeting places of many groups that went to another world, killing and capturing many people suspected of being cult members, and also witnessed the so-called journey to another world on several occasions.

Those suspected of being cult members do indeed possess some real skills. They know a lot of supernatural methods and can set up seemingly legitimate 'time travel magic circles' to trick young people who yearn for life in another world into voluntarily entering the magic circles.

As a result, most of the young people were blown into a bloody mist as soon as they entered the magic circle, and only a few—less than one-fifth—would gradually disappear in the magic circle as if they had been teleported.

Although Asakura Mai believed she came from a family with a strong background in magic, she couldn't identify what kind of magic array it was and could only regard it as a kind of sacrificial ritual of a cult.

Chapter 164 If the company dies, then let's all die together.

When Mai Asakura and the group that went to another world first started their battle, Mai Asakura had the upper hand. After all, her shrine maiden magic was very powerful. Those cultists who only knew some rudimentary supernatural methods and evil arts were no match for Mai Asakura and were beaten badly.

Until gang members were also controlled by this strange cult and joined the fight.

The shrine maiden's spiritual power is very effective at slaying demons and monsters, but it is less effective on living people.

Mai Asakura can be invincible among cultists and vengeful spirits controlled by them, but she is beaten to a pulp by gang thugs armed with guns.

The attack on the group that went to another world was suddenly changed by the involvement of the gang, and Asakura Mai went from taking the initiative to attacking to taking the initiative to defend.

Those gang members who collude with cults don't care about martial ethics or chivalry; they use all sorts of despicable methods, especially kidnapping and threatening those around Asakura Mai.

Everyone in the Asakura family possesses spiritual power. Asakura Mai isn't worried about the safety of her parents and relatives. While spiritual power might not be enough to inflict serious damage on living people, it's sufficient for self-defense.

But Mai Asakura's classmates and friends were unlucky... One of them, who had just smiled and greeted Mai Asakura in the hallway, was kidnapped by a gang after school and almost forced to become the female lead in one of those adult films.

Mai Asakura found these underhanded tactics disgusting, but she really didn't know what to do about this alliance between gangs and cults. She was forced into a disadvantageous position and was even forced to suspend her studies for half a year.

It wasn't until Asakura Mai met Wei and obtained a batch of high-tech firearms from her that bullets could automatically lock onto the enemy's head.

After that, Asakura Mai went on a killing spree. Whenever she encountered gang thugs, she would activate her spiritual energy shield, wield dual pistols, and fire wildly, leaving rivers of blood in her wake.

Mai Asakura's bullets were able to accurately blow the heads off gang members, while the gang members' weapons had difficulty penetrating the spiritual energy shield. The battle situation was reversed again, turning into a one-sided crushing defeat.

Unfortunately, all of this was just a delaying tactic by the mastermind. While Mai Asakura was indulging in the mass killing of gang members, the mastermind had already quietly taken control of many high-ranking politicians in the island nation. Through these politicians, the mastermind then controlled the US fleet stationed in the island nation and orchestrated a major incident, intending to directly sacrifice the city of Tokyo, which has a population of over ten million!

If it weren't for Asakura Mai's trump card of calling in reinforcements from around the world, even if she managed to save her own life, her family would definitely be gone.

Based on the story told by Mai Asakura, Valensa herself also conducted some analysis.

The initial cause is still hard to determine... It's unclear whether the Tokyoites in Asakura Mai's world were just lucky enough to experience physical transmigration, or whether the necromancer discovered Asakura Mai's world and used some kind of method. In any case, it's likely that someone did indeed transmigrate to this world at the beginning.

Don't be fooled by the protagonists in novels and anime who are all winners in life, gradually gaining strength and wealth in another world, and having ambiguous relationships with a bunch of beautiful women and handsome men.

That's because they usually have cheat codes and the life of the protagonist!

In fact, reincarnated souls like Valensa, Mai Asakura, and Vi are alright. At least they have a legal local household registration and a good environment to grow up in. With proper management and planning, they could have a protagonist-like life.

But it's different for those who transmigrate in their physical bodies. Unless they have strong survival skills, without strength, identity, or language skills, it's very difficult for them to just survive... If they're unlucky enough to fall into the wilderness, they'll most likely become food for monsters.

Meanwhile, the time traveler that was initially rumored to be on Asakura Mai's side seems to be doing quite well. Not only can she make friends with the locals, but she can also watch and take pictures when adventurers fight monsters, and she even has money to spend on pretty girls in brothels.

This is almost impossible for the average homebody. Just learning a common language to communicate with the locals would take them a long time.

So the rumors and photos that first appeared online in the Asakura Mai world were true, but also false; it was a sweet but deadly trap.

The contents of the photos are all real; the continent of Frenoia is indeed a wonderful fantasy world.

But it's impossible to easily enjoy that kind of treatment by directly transmigrating in the physical body... That's bait used by the mastermind to lure more people over.

The reason why the mastermind did this is currently unclear, and Valensa is only speculating... Perhaps the mastermind did not initially have the ability to directly capture people in the Asakura Mai world, and he had to make people voluntarily travel here, which is why he set up the sweet and deadly trap.

As for what happened to those islanders who traveled from other places... perhaps the lingering resentment of souls in a certain mine and the goblins with human souls in a certain lair are the answers.

Time travel is also very risky.

With a heavy sigh, Valensa closed the Dimensional Hardware Store terminal interface and glanced at the still pitch-black night outside.

Fortunately, it's still dark, so if we hurry, I can still take a nap.

He turned over, his hand reaching under Tia's armpits to embrace her, and then he used his tongue to pick up a few strands of Tia's smooth, silver hair and put them in his mouth. Valensa's heavy mood immediately improved.

sleep.

. . . . .

The next morning, Valensa and Tia were having breakfast at the restaurant, discussing whether to stay at the school for training or go to the underground ruins to harass the wild beasts.

While she was eating, Valensa suddenly felt the dimensional hardware store membership terminal, which resembled a leg ring, vibrate several times. The buzzing sound coming from her skirt immediately drew strange looks from many of the students around her with keen hearing.

We're doomed! The whole society is going to die!

Valensa sighed inwardly, but her mind was racing.

Seeing that even Tia was looking at her with amusement, she got angry and immediately decided to drag Tia into the mess as well.

As a loving couple, you should die together, even if it means dying!

Thinking this, Valensa quickly pressed down on the area around her thigh, blushing and giving Tia a shy yet charming glare:

"Honey, you're so mean, bullying me like this first thing in the morning... Humph."

Then, before Tia could be completely bewildered and embarrassed, he stood up and ran!

After running out of the restaurant and into a quiet, secluded corner of the campus, Valensa finally opened the Dimensional Hardware Store's membership terminal interface, intending to see why the thing was suddenly vibrating.

[The invincible high school girl posted a new community update, please check it out]

Oh, it was just a new message notification vibration...

Valensa sighed, somewhat amused and exasperated, and then opened Asakura Mai's latest update.

[Haha, I guessed right! Those idiotic politicians really did smear America's secrets again! It's hilarious!]

Chapter 165 I love this place!

Below the title of Mai Asakura's new post, there is also a high-resolution photo.

The photos were taken with a technique that was clearly less professional than that of the reporters, but they were very close and clear, and it is very likely that Asakura Mai herself used some kind of magic to secretly see them at the scene.

The photo shows two groups of people. One group consists of island nation politicians dressed in suits, each with a seemingly sincere smile on their face.

Sometimes you really have to admire the incredible backs of these island politicians. They can be bowing at almost a 90-degree angle, yet still manage to lift their faces and maintain a smile.

But the people being bowed to by them clearly couldn't smile.

They were three officers in U.S. Navy uniforms, one of whom was a vice admiral and the other two were senior colonels. They all had serious expressions and were clearly there to hold their fleet accountable for the total annihilation of their own fleet.

Valensa was genuinely curious about this, so she replied to Asakura Mai's post.

[The Serious Female Knight: LOL! How was the fleet incident ultimately explained?]

[Invincible High School Girl: Haha, how else can we explain it... They certainly wouldn't dare say that a civilian-made Gundam destroyed the entire fleet; they'd say the fleet was hit by a meteorite.]

[Serious Female Knight: LOL... Can you really trust this American daddy? The damage on those warship wrecks is quite obvious; a little inspection would show they were hacked to pieces.]

[The invincible high school girl: My American daddy definitely won't believe it, but those politicians, besides this reason, just bow and apologize, and say nothing else, hehe.]

Wei also posted a reply under the post at this time.

[Company Boss's Wife: I think this matter will just fade away like this. The American daddy probably knows part of the truth. Their own fleet being controlled by a cult is a huge scandal, and they're also somewhat afraid of the fighting power of the island nation's civilian Gundams. I guess they'll just issue a superficial condemnation... Maybe they'll even secretly buy Gundams from you guys later.]

[Invincible High School Girl: It really is! Sister Wei is so insightful! After a strongly worded condemnation, Daddy America really was hinting to the politicians to ask how much Gundam was selling... and the politicians were completely baffled, haha, it's hilarious!]

[Serious Female Knight: Dance Sister, you're here too?]

[Invincible High School Girl: No, but one of my shikigami was peeking at the scene. I also discovered a fellow shikigami was peeking in a similar way, but the spiritual power he used was a little different from mine... It felt a bit like a Taoist priest from my world?]

……

When Vivi mentioned Mai Asakura to Valensa a few times before, she said that the little girl was a bit socially awkward and shy, but Valensa didn't notice it at all.

However, this is perhaps one of the biggest characteristics of social anxiety – being shy around strangers, but quite talkative around friends and people of the same kind.

Anyway, after the community function of the Dimensional Hardware Store member terminal was activated, Asakura Mai would post a new update every three to five hours, sharing some interesting things she encountered with her two good sisters who were also time travelers.

Valensa and Vie would also chat with Asakura Mai in the replies, which reminded Valensa of her past life when she was always on her phone, scrolling through her WeChat Moments and Twitter feeds. Valensa, a transmigrator who had traveled to a magical civilization, found it quite nostalgic.