Exploring the Dimension After Reincarnation: Academic

We Stay Friends

“That's not true at all, kok~!”

Sophia stood up and looked at all sides.

It cannot be said to stand up either, anyway. His place was currently filled with darkness. It doesn't look basic or sky. There's just dark colors everywhere. Sophia just took a position as if she was standing up.

‘This voice…. Looks like I've heard it somewhere..’ Face astonishment. He began to find confused emotions replacing emptiness.

“Yuhi~! Long time no see, yes, Sophia!”

Sophia looked back. He finally found out who the voice came from. A girl who feels familiar. He was his old friend. “You were... Karina?” Sophia opened her pupils wide. He still can't believe what he saw.

All these places are black. Surprisingly Karina figure can be seen clearly by Sophia.

“More precisely is the picture of Karina left in you. Anyway I'm dead.” Karina walked over. His face was smiling, but the expression on his eyebrows indicated that he was sad. “How so? Are you happy with your new friend?”

“Now, I don't know.” Sophia down. He watched his hands spread out into darkness. “They are all very good, I play with them. Theresa taught me a lot and Elena always made new adventures. I don't know if it's called fun.”

“Do you still think about our times together?”

Sophia raised her face at the girl. “Yes, maybe so. It was fun too. You were the first to look after me even though you knew it would harm your family. Well, I wouldn't say no one else is like that, but ...”

“You're so talkative, yes, Sophia.” Karina stared flatly at him. “While you used to always be ‘fumu’, nod or, ‘um, fine. You used to be flat, you~!”

“I'm still the same! It's just..” Sophia squinted her voice. “Just I'm smarter.”

“Really? I think you're more stupid.”

“What do you mean!” shout Sophia. He doesn't accept. “I'm ranked in the top 10 in class!”

“In a class whose content is not up to 10 people?” karina Tymbal.

Sophia fell silent. “Good, please continue.”

“Hah... You're still not much changed, yes. Still difficult to communicate with you.” Karina scratched her head which was not itchy at all. “Don't compare yourself then and now. You just have to do what you like and leave us. Eraku has been over for a long time.”

“Karina..”.

Karina held Sophia's hand. “You don't have to think much. Go ahead and kick it! Okay?”

“Fumu.” Sophia nodded.

“Originally don't do uncivilized things. Later I say so, you even ‘magine genocide,” added Karina.

“Heh...” Sophia smiled stiffly. Both eyes looked at Karina as if saying, “So it was still incomplete, after all.”

“OK, now ‘met stay, ya~! I am really just your shadow over me. Not the real me.” Karina turned around and walked away. “Means I won't look the same as I used to. Just the same as you imagined.” He was swallowed in the darkness before disappearing.

“Wait, Karina!” Sophia stretched out her hand as if she wanted to grab her friend. But nothing happened. “If you are only my shadow, does that mean I am crazy!”

Too bad there was no answer. Just silence in the dark room.

‘Oh, yes. Come to think of it he looks more like Elena. Wait, Elena isn't like that either? Is this because I mostly read Noctis-sensei's manga?’ Sophia began to doubt herself.

“Already! Now I need to get out of this place!”

Sophia looked up. There was only endless darkness. Inside that darkness, in the middle of the pupils Sophia's eyes emitted a hint of light. “Let’s rock!”

*blup!* *blup!*

*Syut!* *syut!*

Both wings were spread out wide. Then Sophia shot out blood feathers from her wings. The feathers flew within the dark space and disappeared when far away. Even so Sophia continued to shoot to all sides.

‘I'm starting to realize. This place was a kind of virtual space, a room separated from the original boundary of the world. If so, this place should have a core that if destroyed this space would collapse. If true, I just have to attack until I find the core of this space!’

—30 minutes later—

Sophia kneels in the darkness. Both of his wings were withered and his body was sweating. “Unsuccessful…. How could it not work..” Disappointment when he fails.

‘I've attacked all over the place and gone here and there. But why didn't it work? Don't tell me this will be ‘this is mimpi’ and ‘please pinch me’!’

Sophia raised her hand. He pinched his own cheeks, then “Aw!”

*rumble!* *rumble!*

The dark room started to shake. The color that only filled the darkness began to form bright red cracks.

‘Ah, now I remember. Elena also once explained about mental space. To exit need actions such as self-harm on ‘real’ or disable the flow of natural energy in the body for a short time.’

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In the outside world Theresa is in a cornered state against Sophia. Most of his stomach was destroyed revealing a decomposed intestine, his chest pierced by a golden stick, and half of his head was hollow. He took aim using his one remaining eye while continuing to avoid the rain of golden sticks that blew up the landing spot.

*sut!*

He flew a blood arrow at Sophia. Dear Sophia swung one of her wings to fend off. Then he quickly closed the distance and swung his sword at Theresa's neck.

Theresa closed her eyes. ‘If I behead, I won't have enough time avoiding the golden stick.’

But what Theresa did not think, she finally heard Sophia's whisper. “Yuhi~! Do you miss me?"

"Eh? Sophia!" Theresa widened her eyes in pleasure. "Are you conscious?"

*rek!* *Shelf!*

The Slavery Necklace of the Mod Version on Sophia's neck cracked and shattered. Sophia stretched her wings into a shield that protected herself and Theresa from the rain of golden canes.

*bombs!* *bomb!* *bomb!*

Explosion after explosion occurred continuously within the golden rod rain radius. Simultaneously while defending, Sophia fired blood feathers at the Cztery. The sound of blood feathers was submerged and its form was not visible in the fog.

"Hmm…?" Cztery fired one golden stick at the blood circle that was pointing at him. One attack pierced through several of Sophia's attacks and made her a mist of blood. He stopped the attack and stared down at the 2 girls who were his enemies. "Well, well, I can't believe you're free from the influence of the Mod Version Slavery Necklace. But can your blood control defeat me?"

Theresa has restored her body shape. He held a bow and blood arrows. In front of her, Sophia stood firmly with both wings of blood stretched wide.

"Let's find out." Sophia raised the blood sword towards Cztery. "Between your powerful attacks that destroy everything, or my blood element that heals, whichever is faster!"

"Bwahahahaha..why should I do it? I still have subordinates I can use!"

"Yes…!!!" Cerebrum yells.

Yovanca jumped several times to be near Theresa and Sophia. He's staying away from the Cerebrum. Honestly, it bothered him and dealt a bit of damage. "Okay, boys, I'll help you guys. We'll attack that guy!" He smiled as he prepared his two daggers.

"OK/Yeah!"