Chapter 1586: Chapter 473: What Is Feared (2)
Can the inside of a smartphone really store a magical barrier?!
"Meow?!"
Meow was shocked, but everything was too late.
At this moment, inside the Ye Mansion.
Yan Huan lowered his eyes, with his hands covering each other.
In the complex gaze of Ye Shiyu beside him, the space in front of them instantly shattered, opening the door to the barrier.
The next second, his shadow-covered body, like a demon, slowly emerged from the smartphone.
As soon as he emerged, his hand slammed heavily on the floor of the Sakuragi Western-style Building.
"Crack, crack, crack!!"
In an instant, the entire mansion was covered by the barrier, the structure of the entire building beginning to deform and twist, walls rising like a labyrinth.
And in front of Sakuragi Hitomi, door after door appeared and closed out of thin air, isolating Sakuragi Hitomi outside.
Fortunately, in the darkness, Meow saw everything clearly and hurried towards Yan Huan,
"Yan Huan!"
As if in an infinitely expanded barrier space, Meow’s call echoed continuously, running towards Yan Huan along with it.
It watched Yan Huan isolate Sakuragi Hitomi with its own eyes, then moved to the door of Sakuragi Hitomi’s boudoir.
Hearing Meow’s voice, Yan Huan’s figure paused slightly.
But after all, he didn’t look back, only silently pushing the door open and disappearing completely inside.
"Bang!"
The door closed, making Meow crash headlong into it, unable to stop.
"Meow?!"
But it quickly jumped up, trying to pull open the bedroom door of Sakuragi Hitomi.
Of course, to no avail.
Meow anxiously circled at the door, but gazing at the tightly closed door, it suddenly realized something:
The things required for the index finger ritual, what Yan Huan feared...
Are they in Sakuragi Hitomi’s room?
What could they be?
"Crack, crack, crack, crack!!"
Not long after, the surrounding space quickly started to shatter bit by bit.
That was a sign of the barrier being lifted.
"President!!"
Behind, suddenly rising doors began to dissolve bit by bit, revealing Sakuragi Hitomi who was breathing heavily, calling out to Yan Huan.
The lights around brightened, and the curtains returned to normal in the next moment, letting in the bright sunshine from outside.
"..."
Downstairs, the maid who realized nothing was drawn to Sakuragi Hitomi’s loud shout.
But on the second floor, Sakuragi Hitomi and Meow exchanged a glance and immediately realized that Yan Huan had appeared and entered her bedroom just now.
The thing the President is looking for...
Is inside!
"Click～"
Although realizing it was too late, Sakuragi Hitomi still gritted her teeth, walked to the bedroom door, and pulled the latch open.
This time the door wasn’t locked and instead opened wide, revealing the empty bedroom inside.
"President?"
Sakuragi Hitomi tentatively called out, but the room was silent, silently conveying the fact that Yan Huan had already left.
But the problem is...
A person and a cat surveyed the surrounding but found no signs of anything having been moved.
Even the microphone on the table remained untouched, looking the same as when Sakuragi Hitomi left...
So, what did the President come looking for?
"..."
Meow looked around in confusion, and behind, Sakuragi Hitomi placed her hand over her chest, staring at an inconspicuous footprint on the wool carpet.
Just now, the President stood here.
"It seems... nothing’s been moved, Meow?! Could it be that he didn’t find it, and the ritual isn’t complete yet?!"
In front, after searching around, Meow suddenly turned back, speaking with surprise.
"..."
Hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi pursed her lips, unable to suppress her inner speechlessness at her love for the cat.
She seemed to roughly understand the true nature of the divine being often by the President’s side.
So she simply didn’t respond.
She just walked towards the carpet, trying to fit her much smaller feet into Yan Huan’s footprint.
Then she lifted her gaze...
In front of her, she saw the bookshelf.
"Meow?"
Meow didn’t understand the meaning of Sakuragi Hitomi’s actions, but Sakuragi Hitomi suddenly opened her mouth, realizing something.
She silently walked to the bookshelf, tiptoeing, and took down a box from the shelf.
"That is..."
Seeing this, Meow paused slightly, seemingly recognizing the box.
While Sakuragi Hitomi just looked down, silently opening the box...
Inside, lay a completely destroyed surveillance camera.
On top, a few tiny pink crabs crawled, suggesting the destruction of this item had a special significance.
That was something she placed in the student council office, her first installed camera.
"..."
Seeing this, Meow’s pupils contracted, while Sakuragi Hitomi stepped back, seeming unable to breathe.
"How...how could it be like this..."
She never expected that the President’s deepest fear would be this.
Even after experiencing so many disasters brought by the modifier, up to now, he still found this so terrifying.
Could it be...
The President has never truly forgiven me for my mistakes?
Then I...
I...
"Beep..."
Sakuragi Hitomi stood dumbfounded, staring at the damaged camera inside the box, teardrops appearing at the corner of her eyes, at a loss for what to do.
"..."
Seeing this, Meow immediately jumped onto the table and looked at Sakuragi Hitomi,
"Sakuragi..."
"How could this be... President... sob... I...I really didn’t mean it... how could..."
"Meow!"
"..."
Sakuragi Hitomi lifted her tearful eyes in a panic, meeting the gaze of the black cat before her.
It looked at her seriously, saying word by word,
"Don’t overthink it, Yan Huan really likes you, Meow! From the very beginning, he’s been committed to solving the modifier to return to a life with you, how could it mean that!"
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