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Although Japan is considered to be in better security than Europe and America, it is not safe at night in this world.

Nighttime is the peak time for people to be recruited from other dimensions.

Moreover, she is someone who has been tainted by the aura of "otherworld".

As he expected, the guy's original destination was supposed to be an izakaya, but as he walked, the route deviated and headed towards a white alternate dimension point that he had already marked.

"...Never mind, I'll play games another time."

Yuki sighed and changed direction, heading towards the marker.

However, the speed is not fast.

He also had his own ulterior motives. That guy's personality was difficult to deal with, so he took this opportunity to give her a warning.

One more thing... she was interrupted from playing games, so she has to suffer for it!

Meanwhile, in an izakaya not far from here, a short-haired woman in a black business suit looked at her phone with a helpless expression.

"It's been half an hour, why isn't Yukino here yet? Is she angry again?"

She is Yukino Yukinoshita's older sister, Yukinoshita Haruno.

Across from her table lay a woman who was already quite drunk; that was Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"I... I'm telling you, these kids these days are no pushovers!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka, slurring her words, raised a glass of sake and grumbled at Yukinoshita Haruno: "They...they actually talked badly about the teacher behind his back...and even said I'm over thirty...hiccup!"

Yukino's eyes twitched, and she sighed, "Shizuka, if telling the truth is considered speaking ill of someone, then this world is beyond saving."

"Ugh..." A soft moan escaped Hiratsuka Shizuka's throat: "No, no, no, I'm only eighteen..."

"You don't know how many days are eighteen years old, right?"

"Ugh, Haruno, you're still as sharp-tongued as ever. No wonder you can't find a man."

"...I just don't want you to say that to me..."

While casually replying to her mentor, Yukino Yukinoshita turned on GPS on her phone, then suddenly stood up, her face turning extremely pale.

"Yukino's location... has disappeared?"

Volume 1: Chapter 25 The Calabash Brothers Save Their Grandfather

"Opera...the theater?"

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned as she looked at the sign flashing red neon lights in front of her.

Tonight she received a message from her sister saying that Hiratsuka-sensei was drunk and needed her help out, and there was also a spot available.

Yukino Yukinoshita had no suspicions. She knew that her older sister, Shizuka Hiratsuka, had a good relationship with her, even though her sister seemed to be a student of Hiratsuka-sensei.

She set off following the location on her phone, and encountered nothing unusual along the way, eventually arriving here.

"...My phone has no signal either." Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her phone, realizing that it had lost signal sometime during the day.

The surrounding fog seemed to thicken, or rather, she had never seen such thick fog before. The fog swirled and danced in the air, and she even suspected that if she looked closely, she could see the individual particles clearly.

Want to go in?

Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated. This place looked more like a bar than an izakaya. But what if the map hadn't been updated?

creak...

Just as she hesitated, the door in front of her opened.

A middle-aged gentleman dressed in a tailcoat, top hat, and wearing a monocle over his left eye appeared at the door.

The man's eyes lit up when he saw Yukino Yukinoshita, and he said anxiously, "Miss, you've finally arrived! The opera is about to start."

Yukino Yukinoshita was taken aback. An opera?

She looked up at the neon-lit sign. So this really was a theater?

Could this be another prank?

The thought of her older sister's terrible personality made Yukino Yukinoshita's face turn cold, and she even began to look at the man in front of her with some suspicion.

"Tell me, what trick is she planning this time?" She stared coldly at the man in front of her.

The middle-aged man looked distressed: "Sigh, please don't make things difficult for me. Come in quickly, the young lady is getting impatient."

Ha, a young lady... Is this some kind of classical mini-theater?

Yukino Yukinoshita sneered inwardly, her face remaining icy, but she still nodded slightly and followed the man into the theater.

The middle-aged man is right. There's no need to make things difficult for a wage earner like him. If anyone's to blame, it's that guy with the bad temper.

Yuuki, who had been sensing everything the whole time: "…………"

Dude, are you really that easy to fool?

These are just a few words, and you stupidly followed that thing inside?

Didn't you notice anything unusual?

Yuki Risa now seriously doubts that he overestimated Yukino Yukinoshita. With that kind of foolishness, he could fool her six times!

Actually, Yukino Yukinoshita can't be blamed for this.

She did notice something unusual, such as no cell phone signal and the izakaya turning into a suspicious theater; she had suspicions about all of these.

The problem is that she was unaware of the existence of another dimension.

Yes, she was only invited by Yuuki Osamu and learned that there were extraordinary beings in this world and that she would have to face a crisis, but she really didn't know about the alternate dimension.

Especially since her sister had a habit of teasing her, she was able to connect all these seemingly illogical things into a coherent whole and make them seem reasonable.

But it doesn't matter, she'll find out soon enough.

The moment she entered the theater, Yukino Yukinoshita immediately sensed that something was amiss.

too big.

It looks like a small house, about the size of a bar, but inside it's actually a theater.

Rows of seats were neatly arranged from top to bottom; she estimated there were at least a thousand seats.

The front row of seats had a huge stage as big as a football field, with several large spotlights on the top of the stage... no, they should be described as searchlights, and the intense light made the entire stage incredibly bright.

"……who are you?"

Yukino Yukinoshita quickly became alert, her experience studying in the United States prompting her to instinctively retreat at lightning speed.

boom……

"Uh……"

A muffled thud and the impact on her back made her involuntarily cry out in pain.

"Beautiful lady, there's no need to be so nervous."

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, the middle-aged man stopped pretending and grinned, revealing sharp teeth like a shark.

"It's just to invite you to enjoy a wonderful opera."

Yukino Yukinoshita's pupils suddenly dilated as she saw figures appearing on the previously empty seats, one, two, three... until finally, all of the thousands of seats were empty.

What terrified her even more was that thousands of people were turning their heads to look at her, and some people sitting in the corner even turned their heads 180 degrees.

They all had the same face, and they were all smiling at her with the same face...

Yukino Yukinoshita had never seen anything like this before. Overwhelmed with fear, she felt her vision go black and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

"You all, don't frighten my distinguished guests."

Seeing Yukino Yukinoshita so frightened, the middle-aged man frowned and shouted at the crowd.

Suddenly, everyone turned to look at the stage. They stood motionless, their expressions changing to one of utter fascination. Even though the stage was empty, their faces remained completely absorbed.

"What...what are you?!"

Forcing herself to stay upright and suppressing the fear and despair deep within her heart, Yukino Yukinoshita almost uttered those words through clenched teeth.

"I?"

The middle-aged man pointed at himself with an incredulous look: "You don't recognize me? I'm the greatest performer in the world! You don't recognize me?!"

His voice was sharp and thin, echoing continuously in the silent theater. Yukino Yukinoshita wondered if she was hallucinating, but she seemed to hear countless voices in the echoing sound, men's, women's, children's... It seemed that the echo contained all the voices she had heard since she was a child.

"Ugh..."

Yukino Yukinoshita felt as if countless sharp knives had pierced her head instantly. The intense pain caused her to collapse to the ground. She covered her ears tightly, but to no avail. Waves of pain surged through her mind, so intense that she couldn't even cry out. She could only lie on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Oh no, no, I'm sorry, beautiful lady."

The middle-aged man's expression changed immediately upon seeing her. He wanted to help her up but hesitated due to his gentlemanly manners, and could only apologize repeatedly.

After a long while, Yukino Yukinoshita slowly came to her senses. She trembled as she slowly got up from the ground, her eyes empty and her whole body shaking uncontrollably.

"Great! It seems the beautiful lady is alright. Please, then, come on stage!"

The middle-aged man seemed very happy, and even clapped his hands twice in excitement.

Entry?

Me...

The pain in her head affected Yukino Yukinoshita's judgment, and she unconsciously moved toward the huge stage with empty eyes.

The thousands of spectators in the seats all stared at her, turning their heads as she moved forward.

But now she can't hear or see anything. Her consciousness seems to be getting further and further away from her body. Being able to stand up and walk is just an instinct.

She felt surrounded by darkness, unable to hear or see anything, only the remnants of the intense pain laughing at her...

"Alright, it's time..."

Yuki snapped the lollipop in his mouth with a snap, and two pistols, one black and one white, silently appeared in his hands.

"If this continues, I'm afraid the child will go insane..."

A gust of wind swept by, and he was nowhere to be seen.

call……

Another gust of wind blew by, and Yukiri squatted back down in his original spot with a strange expression.

"Is that person Yukino Yukinoshita's older sister?"

Why did she come here?

Yukino was frantic; her younger sister's location had suddenly disappeared, and she couldn't reach her by phone.

Left with no other choice, she had to leave the fast-sleeping Hiratsuka Shizuka in the care of the izakaya owner. Fortunately, the owner was an acquaintance and readily agreed.

She first went to her sister's apartment, but as expected, it was empty.

Then she quickly used her connections to find the last location where her younger sister's location disappeared, and rushed there without stopping.

But there was nothing there; the empty street wasn't even home to a stray cat.

She wanted to call the police, but only an hour had passed since her sister went missing, and the police wouldn't file a case unless she used her connections.

But she couldn't easily use her connections with the police; doing so would inevitably alert her family...

Having no other choice, she had to go out and search alone.

"Yukino!"

"Yukino!"

…………

She wandered the empty streets, shouting, her unease gradually turning into despair.

She loves her younger sister very much, and although her sister is a bit awkward, she believes that her sister loves her just as much.

But now, because of her uncertain future, Yukino can't even imagine what would happen to her if something were to happen to her.

The unease turned into despair, and the despair deepened into an even deeper level of despair...