Chapter 27 The Role of Fragments
Chapter 27 The Role of Fragments
After using sleep as an excuse to end the conversation, Nishiki Chizuka and Tohru stopped talking and quickly fell asleep in each other's arms.
Because she felt completely at ease and relaxed, and with time in her arms, Nishiki Chizuka fell asleep immediately.
But Thor was just used to sleeping with the time on her back. After a few days, she developed a biological clock just like humans.
Perhaps it's just that she's more adaptable.
Shichen didn't go to sleep right away; he still had things to figure out.
As his consciousness sank into his mind, he quickly sensed the white space where his body had been reshaped, and his consciousness manifested within it.
He landed on the water-like ground and looked down to see his reflection, which was exactly the same as his current appearance, except that he was no longer naked as before, but wearing pajamas.
Shi Chen thought that he was showing his previous appearance here, since this kind of situation is a common setting.
This space should be his consciousness space, so what is displayed is naturally his true ideology, that is, his original appearance.
The reason he hasn't changed is because he has achieved unity of mind and body.
However, it wasn't anything important, and he didn't care about the appearance of the person in question. He had come in because he had something important to ask.
"Are you there?"
He tried to communicate with the mechanical voice, and the other party responded to him.
What's up?
"What's with the identical divine fragments on Chizuka's body?"
This is the information that Shichen cares about most. He had temporarily ignored it during the day because he was more concerned about Jinmu Qianshu. Now that he has time, he definitely wants to understand it clearly.
[One of the two fragments of divinity within her body is the same as the one you have.]
"The same as mine?" Shi Chen frowned. "The fragment you obtained from Frilian?"
He only has one piece of clothing on him now.
[Yes. ]
"What do you mean? Divine fragments can have twins?"
[You should understand.]
"..."
Shi Chen naturally understood that the only reason Jin Mu Qian Shu could have fragments of him on her body was because he had traveled through time to give them to her.
So why give it to her?
"What are the uses of divine fragments?"
[It can do anything, but you can't use it directly on yourself.]
"I see."
Shi Chen understood now; it seemed that he had used a fragment of divine power to cure Jinmu Qian Shu's heart disease in the future.
"But why can't I use it on myself?"
It did not answer.
This was within Shi Chen's expectations. He continued, "Why couldn't we obtain the divine fragments from Chizuki?"
[Identical divine fragments will conflict.]
"conflict......"
If that's the case, it seems he can only obtain the divine fragments from Nishiki Chizuki by traveling through time and space.
This was exactly what he wanted, since only after traveling through time could his relationship with Chizuka Nishiki be fulfilled.
"One last question, is this what you meant by regretting it?"
If he hadn't obtained the fragments before, would he have been unable to save Nishiki Chizuka?
This will definitely make him regret it.
But even if he didn't acquire the fragments beforehand, he could immediately acquire them from Thor. The fragments have the same abilities. Could he possibly travel through time before acquiring the fragments from Thor?
[I don't know either... but you'll find out when the time comes.]
"All right."
Whether the time is unclear—whether it's genuine ignorance or a deliberate attempt to create a riddle—is no longer relevant, but there's no need to ask.
This attitude clearly indicates that you won't get any answers from them.
"By the way, where are the fragments on my body? I can't feel them."
[Didn't you just say it was the last question?]
"Ahem, it just popped into my head."
[later.]
Shi Chen turned around and saw a glittering golden fragment, about the size of his palm. The fragment was irregular in shape and had obvious gaps around it.
Shi Chen frowned as he stared at the fragment. He was a little puzzled. This fragment actually felt somewhat familiar to him, and he had a very warm feeling about it.
He reached out his hand, and the fragments seemed to sense his presence as they floated over and landed in his hand.
The fragments were smooth and warm, but he couldn't feel anything else. It seemed he couldn't use the divine fragments for the time being.
Do we really have to collect all ninety-nine pieces?
Shi Chen isn't entirely unable to accept it now. After all, knowing that the world he's about to travel to is a two-dimensional world, he can only look forward to it.
As he released the fragments, he prepared to leave: "Goodbye."
With a thought, he vanished from this white space without leaving a trace.
The space returned to calm, except for one additional fragment that shimmered with golden light.
After an unknown amount of time, the mechanical voice slowly began to sound.
[goodbye......]
The next day, Kasumigaoka Utaha arrived a little early, just in time for their breakfast.
Just as they finished washing up and were making breakfast in the kitchen, enjoying a happy family time, there was a knock on the door.
Shichen was quite curious about who would come for coffee so early in the morning, but when he opened the door, he saw Kasumigaoka Utaha dressed in casual clothes.
She was wearing a blue dress underneath, the hem of which was below her knees, and a thin jacket over it. To Shi Chen's surprise, she wasn't wearing black stockings today, just a pair of sneakers and short socks.
Her calves are quite fair.
"Why are you here?" Shi Chen asked curiously.
"What? Can't I come?" Kasumigaoka Utaha said, squeezing into the store.
Shi Chen closed the door and continued, "Did you leave something here yesterday?"
"I'm here for breakfast." Kasumigaoka Utaha turned around and smiled, then walked towards the kitchen.
"Breakfast?" Shichen followed her.
"What? You don't want to? Or did I disturb your beautiful morning? With one woman on each arm or something." Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at him.
"What do you mean by having two women on the left and one on the right..." Shi Chen twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Then it's alright?"
"You didn't come so early because you were worried about me and Thor, did you?" Shichen asked with a smile.
"...How could that be?" Kasumigaoka Utaha said expressionlessly, "I was just too lazy to make breakfast, and besides, I had a lot of inspiration in my head and wanted to write it down as quickly as possible."
"Alright, alright, let's leave it at that," Shi Chen said with a smile.
"..." Kasumigaoka Utaha glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed.
Tohru and Chitsuka Nishiki had almost finished cooking when Kasumigaoka Utaha walked in and saw the tempting food on the table, her nose already filled with the aroma.
"Kasumigaoka? What brings you here?" Tohru frowned as soon as she saw Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"I've come to have breakfast with you guys," Kasumigaoka Utaha replied without any politeness, as if they were good friends.
"?" Thor looked at the time with a puzzled expression.
"Let's make another dish," Shichen said.
"Alright," Thor reluctantly agreed.
"Haha~ Kasumigaoka, please have a seat." Nishiki Chizuka was quite welcoming to Kasumigaoka Utaha.
"Thanks."
The dining table was a small long table, and Kasumigaoka Utaha, without any awareness of being a guest, casually sat down at the table.
Shichen sat down opposite her.
There were already three dishes on the table, quite a feast for the first time of the day, after all, this was Nishiki Chizuka's first breakfast.
The two of them got up early in the morning and said they wanted to make a big feast, and they didn't care about the time.
Thor quickly finished cooking the last dish and then sat down to eat breakfast with everyone.
Tohru and Toki sat on one side, while Chizuka Nishiki sat on the other side with Utaha Kasumigaoka.
"I'm starting!"
Breakfast was fairly harmonious, except for Tohru and Nishiki Chizuka, who were having a lively time and kept putting food on Shishi's plate.
Shichen just needs to quietly eat his rice.
Kasumigaoka Utaha ate quietly from beginning to end, her posture quite elegant, making Tokishi wonder if she had really come to join in the fun.
It seems more like they're just here for breakfast.
After breakfast, Kasumigaoka Utaha went to the shop to write her novel, while Tohru and Nishiki Chitsuka were in charge of cleaning the dishes and preparing for business.
The shop wasn't open early in the morning. Chizuka Nishiki would buy her daily necessities in the evening. Since I was bored, I would keep Kasumigaoka Utaha company and watch her write her novel.
It's quite novel to read novels written by people. You can see the deletions and revisions, the official plot, and the possible plots.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, completely oblivious to the time, watched from the sidelines, utterly absorbed in her inspiration, typing away on the keyboard.
Shi Chen didn't disturb her either. He was just reading a novel and didn't need to offer any opinions. Whether the writing was good or bad was up to the author.
Readers' opinions are only what they want to see, not what the author wants to write.
When it was time to open the shop, Shichen left.
I don't know if it's because of the beautiful girl Chizuka Nishiki, but there are quite a few male customers today.
Chizuka Nishiki is very capable, and more importantly, she is lively, cheerful, and always smiling, which makes her very popular with customers.
There's no need for specific times anymore; he just needs to honestly act as a signboard girl to attract female customers.
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