Time quietly slipped away, and after about half an hour,
In a ruined building, in some inconspicuous little corner, a figure was curled up.
It was a fox-eared girl!
She squatted down carefully, and the ears on her head drooped, as if trying hard to hide her existence, as if she were avoiding some terrible threat or pursuer.
And this fox-eared girl was the Hoshimi Miyabi from before.
After half an hour of effort, she had escaped from the hands of H.S.O.S 6 unharmed!
It was truly miraculous!
However, the H.S.O.S 6 was still looking for her outside.
She could only wait here, waiting for them to leave before going out.
If it hadn't been for her quick thinking and diversionary tactic this time,
Using blade light to strike both sides, one strike towards Yuma and the other towards Tsukishiro Yanagi, attracting the 'Hoshimi Miyabi,' she might not have escaped.
But now she needed to consider the issue of her name.
She previously thought she was Hoshimi Miyabi, so she intended to use that name directly.
She hadn't expected there to be another Hoshimi Miyabi, and she was an imposter.
However, she still planned to call herself Hoshimi Miyabi, but she would replace the character 'Miyabi' (elegant) with another homophonic character.
From now on, she would be called Hoshimi Aya (Ya), and she felt it suited her.
After waiting for a while and confirming there was no more noise outside, Hoshimi Aya stood up and walked toward the exit.
But just a few steps out the door, she saw Soukakku sitting on a stone at the entrance, resting.
Hoshimi Aya:...
"Huh?! Section Chief Miyabi, did you find that imposter?"
"I searched around here but couldn't find that imposter," Soukakku asked Hoshimi Aya.
Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya secretly rejoiced, but on the surface, she maintained a deadpan expression, trying to make her demeanor similar to Hoshimi Miyabi's.
"No, but I received a message from above telling me to go out for a bit."
"I don't have any Carrot on me. Soukakku, do you?" Hoshimi Aya asked calmly, trying to appear like Hoshimi Miyabi so as not to be exposed.
Soukakku paused upon hearing this, but out of trust, she took out her Carrot and didn't suspect Hoshimi Aya's identity.
"Yes, Section Chief Miyabi."
After speaking, Soukakku handed over her Carrot.
"Soukakku, you must keep watch here."
"Don't let that imposter escape."
Hoshimi Aya took the Carrot.
"Don't worry, Section Chief Miyabi!"
"With me, Soukakku, here, I definitely won't let that imposter get away!"
Soukakku said with a smile, patting her chest.
Hoshimi Aya suppressed the urge to laugh. "Since that's the case, I can leave without worry."
Saying that, Hoshimi Aya turned and left. Once she reached the corner, she immediately started running.
Thank you! Soukakku!
You are too cute!
She was worried about how to get out without a Carrot, and unexpectedly, you delivered one right to her.
After about ten minutes had passed,
Tsukishiro Yanagi, Hoshimi Miyabi, and Asaba Yuma arrived at Soukakku's location.
"Huh?"
"Section Chief Miyabi, didn't you say you received a message from above telling you to go out?"
"Why are you back?" Soukakku asked Hoshimi Miyabi doubtfully.
"I didn't receive any message from above, and because that imposter looked too much like me, I stayed with Ryu the whole time."
"Seeing Ryu like this confirms I'm not the imposter, and it also confirms who the imposter is."
"Also, Soukakku, it's common knowledge that you can't contact the outside world from inside The Hollow, right?" Hoshimi Miyabi replied.
Tsukishiro Yanagi, hearing Soukakku's words, already understood what had happened and helplessly supported her forehead.
"Soukakku, the one you met earlier was probably the imposter," Tsukishiro Yanagi said helplessly.
"Huh!!"
"But she really looked a lot like Section Chief Miyabi!" Soukakku exclaimed in shock. Suddenly, Soukakku seemed to recall something and lowered her head, looking like she had done something wrong.
"Sister Ryu, I think I did something bad..."
"That imposter just now, she pretended to be Section Chief Miyabi."
"I thought she was the real Section Chief Miyabi, so I didn't suspect anything. She said she received a message from above telling her to go out."
"She asked me if I had a Carrot, and without thinking, I gave her the Carrot you gave me earlier, Sister Ryu."
"It's been about ten minutes since then..."
"Sister Ryu, can we still catch up now?!" Soukakku looked like she was about to cry from anxiety.
"We probably can't catch up."
"At the Section Chief's speed, that imposter should have already left The Hollow."
"Let's leave too. We can only figure something out once we get outside," Tsukishiro Yanagi sighed, then pulled Soukakku into her arms to comfort her.
Soukakku's small tears fell as she blamed herself for making a mistake.
...
Meanwhile, over at Hoshimi Aya's side,
"What do you make of this Carrot?" Hoshimi Aya complained. She had walked into Etheralss several times, but fortunately, her strength was sufficient.
She eliminated those Etheralss directly, without even exerting much effort.
In a one-on-one fight, Hoshimi Miyabi couldn't defeat her within a hundred moves.
Once she fully familiarized herself with the combat style, she should be able to fight Hoshimi Miyabi to a draw.
Of course, she meant the current Hoshimi Miyabi. If Hoshimi Miyabi's strength also improved, then that wouldn't count.
Finally, Hoshimi Aya arrived at a dead end according to the map, where there was a spatial rift.
"I hope I can get out this time."
Saying that, Hoshimi Aya walked in.
Then, Hoshimi Aya's vision blurred. The scene before her was no longer the same as before; she had emerged from The Hollow.
Simultaneously, Hoshimi Aya felt the air was much fresher.
"Is this the city outside?"
"Not bad,"
Hoshimi Aya looked at the distant city.
Then she started walking towards the city.
She needed to get a legitimate identity. The time should still be early; the plot probably hadn't started yet.
In the new Aerie now, getting an identity should be simple. After all, encountering The Hollow caused all personal information to be lost, so reapplying for documentation was normal.
Besides, she still had the identity of Hoshimi Miyabi to use, right? If they wouldn't issue one for her, she could use the identity of the H.S.O.S 6 Section Chief to create one for herself.
There are always more solutions than difficulties, right?
The first step was definitely to secure a valid identity, followed by money.
Only then would it be about her own identity, why she appeared there, and why she transmigrated.
From the moment she arrived in this world, her heart seemed to keep reminding her of a name.
Carlos Arna.
It was strange; she felt both unfamiliar and familiar with this name.
But her heart kept reminding her of this name, which was abnormal.
She could be certain that she didn't know this name or person, but since her heart kept reminding her, she would go look for it.
She would see if this person had any connection to her arrival here.
However, the most urgent matter was to figure out her identity and the current timeline first.
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