Restricted Fantasy Invasion

Chapter 49
"In return for her returning the photos, I agreed to one condition."

Upon hearing Yan Huan's words, Sakuramiya Hitomi's mind went completely blank for a moment.

It was as if some unspeakable things slipped uncontrollably into her thoughts.

"President, you agreed to one of her conditions-what do you mean?"

Yan Huan blinked, paused for several seconds, and finally said,

"Sakuramiya, you should know her grades are really bad, right?"

"Yeah, 66 points. Hard to imagine a human could get a score like that, but for her, it makes sense."

That was a conservative way to put it-thanks to the young lady Sakuramiya Hitomi's upbringing.

Yan Huan, for instance, would only say: "A poet's grip."

"That person seemed to know she'd be forcibly added to the study group. She didn't want to study, so she used the photos to threaten me into helping her quit."

Yan Huan spread his hands, explaining it like this.

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But upon hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi was slightly taken aback and questioned,

"But President, when she took the photos it was Monday, and the grades came out on Tuesday. Are you saying she could already predict she'd be added to the study group at that time?"

"Her family background isn't simple. Sakuramiya, you must've noticed, right?"

In the end, Yan Huan still didn't want to drag Sakuramiya Hitomi into this.

Logically speaking, this was a hard reason to refute.

Because that idiot Spencer really did intend to use that condition in this way, so it couldn't be called a lie from Yan Huan.

But the problem was, Yan Huan didn't know that Sakuramiya Hitomi was always wearing a mask.

The information she knew, the reasoning ability she possessed, were all things Yan Huan was unaware of.

Indeed, as the President said, the surname "Spencer" was clearly connected to the Golden Lion Group, so it was possible she'd know the principal's arrangements in advance.

But that still couldn't explain the strange expression the President had when he saw her name in the principal's office on Tuesday.

And also on Thursday, after coming back from Spencer, the President's expression and actions were very odd.

It was just that she'd been distracted by the President's words at the time, so she'd temporarily ignored this point.

As Nara said, whenever it came to matters involving Yan Huan, her IQ would drop in a straight line.

But now, facing Niu Niu on the path of rivalry, Sakuramiya Hitomi was at her peak, and looking back, she quickly noticed the clues.

In other words, things between the President and Spencer weren't as simple as he made them out to be.

But why would the President lie?

He was so gentle to her before, and even looked after her feelings while photo collecting together.

Was all of this just some sort of game between him and Spencer?

Was she merely a part of their flirting game?!

No, impossible.

Because Sakuramiya Hitomi could sense that the disgust in Yan Huan's eyes when he looked at Spencer was genuine.

In that case, this situation became very intriguing.

But Sakuramiya Hitomi truly was a genius-she almost effortlessly arrived at a flawless answer.

The President has already had his mind influenced by Spencer's superpower!!

She remembered that, several times before, she'd had inexplicable thoughts pop into her mind.

Her guard against Spencer had dropped, and she felt that whatever Spencer did was reasonable.

This might be related to the superpower she possessed, which could also explain how she shattered her barrier with a single kick.

The thought itself was very faint and would soon fade away.

So Sakuramiya Hitomi guessed that perhaps people with such strange superpowers had a weakening effect on each other's abilities.

The fact that her barrier could be broken by Spencer, to some extent, explained this.

However, by comparison, the effect her barrier had on Spencer was far less than the effect Spencer's superpower had on her.

Was it because of so-called [levels]?

Her current barrier was level 2, so was it possible that Spencer's superpower was higher level, causing this situation?

Couldn't she raise her level even further?

So that person wouldn't be able to break her barrier either.

"Ka ka ka"

But as this thought emerged, something sticky and dark seemed to be nourished around Sakuramiya Hitomi, beginning to writhe.

And the President doesn't have any superpowers!

He was probably suffering the full effect of Spencer's superpower.

Even within the barrier, she couldn't bear to alter the President's common sense or tamper with the rules.

She was so careful with the President, but that person...

Thinking of this, looking at Yan Huan in front of her, Sakuramiya Hitomi suddenly felt a surge of terror.

If this continued, who knew how polluted the President's mind would become by the other party!

She was truly afraid that one day, the President would turn into the kind of person she'd just imagined,

"Sorry, Sakuramiya, I can't go back anymore."

No, she had to protect the President from that person's hands.

She couldn't let the President come into contact with that person again!

Even as a storm of terrifying desire raged inside her, Sakuramiya Hitomi merely blinked and said to Yan Huan,

"I see, President."

Once again syncing her thoughts with Yan Huan's, she also chose to pretend to believe him, though her real intent was to keep the President away from Spencer.

Glancing around, Sakuramiya Hitomi continued,

"Then let's head to the infirmary now."

"Alright, let me see which way to go."

"Looks like it's over there."

Sakuramiya Hitomi was already very familiar with this place-after all, she'd spent a long time arranging it before coming.

Originally, she'd planned to come in pretending to know nothing and follow the President, letting the NPCs scare him to increase the ambiguous atmosphere.

But now, because of that terrifying opponent Spencer, her goal had completely changed.

"Really?"

Yan Huan looked in the direction Sakuramiya Hitomi pointed, and sure enough, saw a scratched, aged sign on the wall.

They would have to go upstairs from there-the infirmary was on the second floor.

"Aaaah! It hurts... it hurts so much!!"

At that moment, an NPC with messy black hair and a bloodied face pressed up against the glass of the closed classroom window, howling with a twisted expression.

Yan Huan stepped back-not out of fear, just glancing back at Sakuramiya.

He saw her eyes narrow, clearly startled by the sudden jump scare.

"Are you alright, Sakuramiya?"

"Y-yeah, I'm fine."

Even knowing the NPCs inside were all their own employees in costume, she still didn't dare look.

She hurried forward, catching up with Yan Huan, who was leading the way.

Just as she was about to walk past, a cold, icy hand tugged at her clothes from behind,

"!!"

P-Pr-President!

Sakuramiya Hitomi instinctively wanted to call for help, but that pale hand held out a Bluetooth headset to her eyes.

Sakuramiya Hitomi froze.

She turned to look at the female ghost, who, bloodied face and all, winked at her.

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Sakuramiya Hitomi glanced at Yan Huan ahead, and while he wasn't looking, quietly took the Bluetooth headset and put it on,

"Young lady, can you hear me?"

It was Nara's voice.

Sakuramiya Hitomi looked up at the hidden security camera in the hallway, didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

"Good, young lady. The two girls have also entered the haunted house. Should we stick to the original plan or..."

Sakuramiya Hitomi immediately shook her head, following Yan Huan while mouthing something to the camera.

Nara was silent for a moment, then said,

"Blonde idiot... you mean that golden-haired girl, right, young lady?"

Sakuramiya Hitomi nodded, first pointing at Yan Huan, pushing him away a bit, then making a slashing gesture as if with a knife.

Nara instantly understood and said,

"Got it, young lady-the priority now is to get her away from Yan Huan, right?"

Sakuramiya Hitomi gave a thumbs-up.

"Okay, young lady, you can go to the infirmary on the second floor. There's a secret room there with a direct exit.

"If you don't go into the secret room, you'll have to go from the second floor up to the third, then down to the first floor exit from the other side at exit C.

The infirmary has two entrances, A and B, and you can reach it from any stairwell on the first floor.

You're currently in Corridor A, so after going up you'll have to walk a bit to get to the infirmary. They're in Corridor B, and it's much closer to the infirmary from there.

"People inside the venue will do their best to block that blonde idiot. Young lady, take Yan Huan and hurry to the infirmary on the second floor. Get out as soon as you can."

Sakuramiya Hitomi nodded, no longer looking at the camera, and instead stuck closer to Yan Huan, reminding him,

"President, let's hurry. I keep worrying we'll run into that person."

And Yan Huan ahead clearly felt the same way, so he quickened his pace.

At the same time, he wasn't idle. In his mind, he called out,

"Meow-chan."

"Meow~"

An illusory black cat appeared on his shoulder like a ghost, its long tail curling around his neck,

"What is it, meow?"

"Can you go out and check where Spencer is for me? I don't want to bump into her with Sakuramiya. Today isn't the day to deal with her modifier."

But Meow-chan shook its head and said,

"Yan Huan, I can't stray too far from you."

Yan Huan raised an eyebrow and looked at Meow-chan,

"Why not?"

"I'm appearing in the world as the embodiment of the modifier, meow. The modifier is on you, so I can only be near you."

With that, it leapt off Yan Huan's shoulder and ran ahead.

The black cat with the yellow scarf kept running forward, but when it got about fifteen meters away from Yan Huan, it seemed to shatter, scattering into points of light.

"Given the current level of the modifier, the range is about a fifteen-meter radius, meow."

Then, Meow-chan slowly re-formed on Yan Huan's shoulder.

"If I could, I'd help you monitor those confirmed modifier hosts every day, help you track their usage progress, but..."

"..."

It's fine. Yan Huan was already used to Meow-chan's uselessness.

Just as Yan Huan dejectedly withdrew his gaze, Meow-chan called out, pulling his attention back,

"But I can smell her scent. They're on the other side of the corridor now."

"Right, I almost forgot-Meow-chan, you're an adorable little kitten."

"Meow?"

Meow-chan smacked this quick-change guy with its paw pads, but still reminded him,

"Yan Huan, you two need to hurry upstairs, or they'll circle around soon."

Yan Huan gave an almost imperceptible nod. They had already reached the stairwell, stained with quite a bit of blood.

Looking back at Sakuramiya Hitomi, Yan Huan spoke,

"Sakuramiya, this way."

"Okay, President."

Sakuramiya Hitomi started up the stairs, but Yan Huan, looking at the complicated corridor layout on the first floor, felt a bit puzzled.

The terrain here was complex, and reaching the infirmary on the second floor required passing through several classrooms-something only those who knew the soft navigation could figure out.

With Spencer's brain, how could she be chasing so fast?

"Um... Spencer, I think we're supposed to go to the infirmary. That should be the exit, and Xiaohuan and the others will definitely go there too."

"Huh?"

In an abandoned classroom, Spencer was squatting on the ground playing with scattered pieces of tables and chairs.

Hearing An Le's words behind her, she finally turned around.

She saw the trembling, terrified An Le staring at the soft navigation written on the wall in what looked like fresh blood, saying this.

Spencer tilted her head, clapped her hands, stood up, and said,

"Where's the infirmary, huh?"

"It should be upstairs. This is Corridor B, and there's a stairwell if you go this way-ah!! A ghost!!"

Just as An Le looked outside the classroom, a ghostly figure slowly passed by, scaring her so much her face went pale.

On her shoulder, Little Finger tapped her face with its tail and scolded,

"Where's the ghost?! If anything, don't you think I'm the real ghost since no one else can see me?! What are you afraid of? Run! Yan Huan is waiting for you!"

This guy was a little agitated from their earlier argument, but for a coward like her, this was the best possible medicine.

She had to be pushed into doing something she'd never dare to do in her normal state:

To reveal to Yan Huan that she was his childhood friend!

"R-right!"

An Le patted her little face, covered by a mask, and mustered her courage.

"Hah, what ghost? Let me see?!"

Spencer was absurdly bold, running straight out, only to see an empty corridor.

"Tsk, nothing at all-if there's a ghost, it's a cowardly one."

"Ugh."

An Le felt like Spencer was talking about her.

She hurried to catch up with Spencer. With a companion by her side, her fear eased a lot.

"The direction Spencer went upstairs should be over there. Xiaohuan and Vice President Sakuramiya should be heading to the infirmary too. If we hurry..."

Just as she was about to move forward, it felt like a cold breeze blew from behind.

"I hate, I hate, I hate it so much, ahhhhh!!!"

"Ugh!"

An Le's face went white, and though she didn't dare turn her head, she saw in the window's reflection the door behind her being pushed open.

"S-Spencer!!"

"Huh?"

Spencer, arms folded, turned to look back as well.

But besides the open door, there was nothing there.

"What, huh?"

Did she see wrong?

An Le withdrew her gaze with a gasp and looked forward.

But at that moment, she saw a wild-haired, blood-covered, grimacing female ghost appear behind Spencer.

"Eek!!"

An Le's legs gave out in fright, and she sat down on the floor, ducking her head and covering her face like an ostrich,

"Spencer, b-behind you... sob sob!"

Seeing An Le's embarrassing state, the hideous female ghost showed a sinister smile.

Although it was just a part-time job, this was her first time playing a female ghost.

But scaring a guest so badly that she screamed and collapsed on the floor gave her a sense of accomplishment.

This must be what they call 'falling in love with your job,' right?

Well then, the one left-

The female ghost raised her head in delight, only to see the golden-haired girl quickly turn around, her face already a blur as she moved.

Huh?

A blur?

Why was it a blur?

In that instant, the female ghost's brain froze.

But she quickly realized something, because the right side of her face suddenly felt a powerful gust.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!"

Turns out, when Spencer turned her head, she brought her fist with her.

The female ghost's mind went blank, and her body's survival instincts kicked in, making her instinctively leap backward and lose control, landing on her butt.

So the fist, wrapped in the sound of rushing wind, missed and slammed into the wall beside her.

"Thunk!!"

With a dull thud, Spencer's terrifying punch punched a hole right through the haunted house's flimsy hollow wall!

"Crash-"

Some dust even fell from the corridor ceiling because of Spencer's frightening punch.

Sitting on the floor in the same pose as An Le, the female ghost stared blankly at the black-aura-covered Spencer and swallowed hard.

Spencer took a deep breath and looked at the ghost sitting in front of her.

After carefully studying the ghost's dazed eyes, Spencer exhaled the breath she'd been holding,

"Scared me to death-I thought it was a real ghost, but it's just a person in disguise, huh..."

"..."

But now that the 'real ghost' option was off the table, an extremely excited grin returned to Spencer's face.

"Hehe, by the way, your costume is pretty interesting. Let me have a look."

The way she looked at the female ghost on the ground was like she'd just discovered a new toy, making the other shiver involuntarily.

"Give me a break!"

Seeing Spencer pull her fist out of the wall, the female ghost screamed and turned to run.

Spencer shouted and immediately gave chase.

"Don't run!!"

"Spencer! Wait a second!"

An Le hurriedly got up as well, forcing herself to keep up with Spencer's pace.

The female ghost ran in a panic, picking a random direction, the sound of the girl's running shoes pounding the floor behind her like drums beating against her chest, making her even more frantic.

In her panic, she ran straight up to the second floor.

In the Bluetooth headset, Nara's voice instantly snapped,

"What are you doing?! Why are you leading them upstairs?!"

"Sorry, sob, Nara-jie, that girl is so scary! Hurry... hurry and save me!"

"Tsk! Here's what you do: let her keep chasing you, you lead the way, but don't let her get near the infirmary!"

"Eh?! Give me a break, Nara-jie!"

At the same time, Nara instructed the others,

"All NPCs on standby on the second floor, stop that golden-haired girl for me! Don't let her near the infirmary!"

"Yes!"

Reaching the second floor, An Le was out of breath, her stamina unable to keep up, so she could only look helplessly ahead at Spencer chasing the NPC into the distance and shout,

"Spencer! If you take this fork, the infirmary's right there-stop chasing."

But Spencer didn't hear An Le's animal-like cry at all, and kept running forward without looking back.

An Le struggled to catch up, but her face was suddenly tapped by Little Finger,

"You dummy! Don't you remember what she said before coming in? She said she'd help lure Sakuramiya Hitomi away for you. You just go straight to the infirmary and see if you can find Yan Huan!"

"Oh, right, right."

"Go, quick! Let Spencer and Sakuramiya Hitomi fight it out, and we'll sneak over from here and go straight for Yan Huan!"

"Go for marriage? Even if someone's getting married, it's Xiaohuan marrying me-"

"Your mom!! Enough, just go!!"

"Okay, okay."

An Le glanced once more in the direction Spencer had run, then finally bit her lip and headed alone toward the infirmary.

The environment around her was gloomy, so separated from her companions, she hugged those black bags tightly to her chest, trying to boost her sense of security that way.

"Young lady, we can't stop that golden-haired girl, she's almost here."

"Tsk."

Sakuramiya Hitomi, who was almost at the infirmary door, frowned.

She didn't blame Nara-if the other really had that kind of superpower, there was no way they could stop her.

Besides, wasn't that girl's stamina a bit too good?

Was all the nutrition that should have gone to her brain just fueling her body instead?

No wonder her figure was so good, her constitution so strong, but her brain seemed atrophied.

"Sakuramiya, we're here."

Yan Huan had also arrived at the infirmary door, eyeing the bloodstained white curtains separating the beds inside.

The air was tinged with a faint smell of blood, probably from using animal plasma to fake the scene.

Inside, "Manako" was written everywhere in blood-the name of the NPC mentioned in the backstory.

All those names pointed toward one direction in the infirmary, but Yan Huan glanced over and didn't see any passage.

Is this a puzzle?

"Sakuramiya, is there really an exit in here?"

Yan Huan turned to look at the door and saw Sakuramiya Hitomi standing outside with her nose pinched, apparently unused to the smell of blood inside.

"Ah, there should be. After all, all the clues point here."

"Hm, but there haven't been any NPCs along the way. This haunted house is..."

Yeah!!

It's all Spencer's fault!

All the preparations she'd made had been used up just to stop her!

"Young lady, she's almost here!"

Nara's voice came through the headset, and Sakuramiya Hitomi's expression turned completely cold.

This girl keeps pushing her luck-does she really think I'm a pushover?

She actually dares to use that kind of ability to taint and influence the President...

I've never even done that myself! How dare you?!

At this thought, she turned to look at Yan Huan in the room, and an idea came to her.

Last time, that girl had shattered the barrier from outside its range, so she hadn't been affected by it at all.

But what if she's included inside the barrier this time?

But the range isn't big enough to cover the whole haunted house-the barrier only covers 75 square meters, just enough for this corridor.

Perfect, the President is inside, and Spencer is just about to enter the corridor.

"Sakuramiya, come in and close the infirmary door-I think I found a clue."

In fact, Yan Huan hadn't found anything, but he still turned and said this to Sakuramiya.

Because at that moment, he also heard Meow-chan's warning from his shoulder,

"That Spencer's scent is getting really strong, meow-she's about to be right outside the corridor by the door!"

He planned to let Sakuramiya come in first, and if it didn't work out, he'd find a chance to go out and face Spencer solo.

At the very least, he couldn't let Sakuramiya Hitomi be affected by the modifier.

But Yan Huan didn't know that Sakuramiya Hitomi at the door was thinking the same thing.

At the very least, she couldn't let the President be affected by superpowers.

That damned Spencer...

The sticky darkness around her was driven by Sakuramiya Hitomi's inner anger and desire. As the smile she gave Yan Huan grew ever brighter, some hidden power seemed to burst forth like a floodgate opening.

The sign of it was a line of illusory text suddenly appearing before Sakuramiya Hitomi's eyes,

[Congratulations, your barrier has leveled up!]

[Barrier Level: 2→3]

[You can now use the barrier twice per week, the maximum coverage is 100 square meters, and you can have up to 2 barriers at once.]

[You now have even greater power to alter the rules within the barrier. You can now add two common sense rules.]

As she saw this line of phantom text, Sakuramiya Hitomi's fair hand was already slowly resting on the corridor door.

She made as if to step in, replying to Yan Huan,

"Alright, President."

But in the next moment, the door closed by itself, and her expression froze for a second, clearly not expecting this.

"Sakuramiya, careful-your hand!"

Yan Huan's pupils contracted as he looked at her hand on the doorframe.

Hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi quickly let go, but still ended up locked outside the door.

"Bang!"

Yan Huan hurried over to the door, trying to open it.

But no matter how hard he tried, the door wouldn't budge at all, as if space itself had solidified.

This scene was almost identical to last time, and Yan Huan quickly realized what was happening.

The modifier!

Spencer!!

Yan Huan's expression turned grim, but he couldn't help feeling a bit relieved at the same time.

Because Yan Huan thought Spencer's move was the same as last time.

Since she was coming for him, the barrier had to be inside the room-in other words, the room he was in.

Which meant Sakuramiya Hitomi was kept outside, free from the modifier's effects.

But... does that make sense?

Spencer's ability is about plundering-what's the point of locking him up alone?

Last time, locking himself and Sakuramiya in together triggered the classic "You wouldn't want this photo to get out, would you?" scenario.

But what can you do with just one person?

Or maybe, this time's situation has nothing to do with Spencer, and there's another cause.

"Mmm~"

Just as Yan Huan was staring at the frozen door in thought, a small animal-like sound suddenly came from behind him.

He paused, turned around, and saw a girl standing at the closed door of the room, her head lowered.

The girl was wearing a white mask and a T-shirt strikingly similar to Yaqiao Mu's, which made her chest appear even broader.

With her head lowered, her legs hidden together inside black trousers, the girl looked as cute as a timid little deer.

She was hugging several black bags, her black hair cascading down. Yan Huan caught a glimpse of her blushing face, and those bright, watery eyes sneaking glances at him.

It was An Le.

But in Yan Huan's eyes, An Le was nothing more than the strange girl inexplicably following behind Spencer.

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Yan Huan opened his mouth, as if everything suddenly made sense.

Earlier, he'd even doubted-Spencer, with that ghostly personality, could actually have a friend?

Or rather, that anyone else would actually want to hang out with her?

Now, Yan Huan finally understood why Spencer had brought this girl to the comic convention.

It all fits!

Everything makes sense now!

The power of this space definitely belongs to that Spencer!

That damned blonde girl just loves setting up these scenarios, doesn't she?!

Meanwhile, perched on the shy girl's shoulder, a phantom white figure that neither Yan Huan nor Meow-chan could notice lifted its head, clearly excited.

"See, I told you listening to me was right?! With Spencer and that Sakuramiya Hitomi alone outside, you've successfully snuck in!"

Blushing, An Le stole a glance at Yan Huan, and, just like Little Finger, didn't see Meow-chan on his shoulder. She asked in her mind,

"But, Little Finger, how did you know Vice President Sakuramiya would definitely be led away?"

"Ah? Well, of course! I'm the smartest Little Finger, so I can predict anything!!"

In reality, there was no way it could know why Sakuramiya Hitomi hadn't shown up here.

After all, that Spencer really didn't seem like someone you could trust.

Do you believe she could successfully distract Sakuramiya Hitomi, or that An Le could get to first base with Yan Huan by tomorrow?

All I can say is, heaven helps Little Finger!

Today you boldly reveal yourself, tomorrow you start your sweet romance, and the day after you use pleasure manipulation to make Yan Huan yours alone!

Little Finger raised its nose, already imagining the wonderful days after winning the prize.

So it patted An Le's shoulder, encouraging her,

"Come on, you can't let this chance slip by. Now's your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity-say something to the Xiaohuan you've been dreaming of~"

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An Le pressed her lips together, clenched her fists, as if she'd made up her mind.

In the next second, she lifted her head and looked at Yan Huan in front of her.

Outside the infirmary, Spencer had been chasing that female ghost, but after rounding a corner, the person was nowhere to be seen.

She stopped where she was, opened her mouth, and looked back-only to find An Le was long gone.

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Spencer patted her head and belatedly said,

"Crap, did I leave An Le behind?"

Little Finger had guessed the wrong answer.

In fact, after entering the haunted house, Spencer quickly forgot all about her promise at the door-"I'll help you distract Sakuramiya Hitomi."

She just thought the ghost girl's costume was fun and got hooked on the chase, and when she turned around, An Le was completely out of sight.

The key is...

Spencer has no sense of direction.

Earlier with An Le leading the way, they'd quickly caught up to Sakuramiya Hitomi and Yan Huan, who had gone in ahead.

But now...

Spencer folded her arms, glanced around nervously, and muttered,

"I think we were supposed to go to the infirmary, but it's so dark here-how am I supposed to know which way is which?"

She turned back, trying to check out an abandoned classroom nearby, but the door was stuck as if frozen in space and wouldn't budge at all.

Refusing to give up, Spencer used all her strength, but still couldn't open the door.

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Spencer pouted, let go of the doorknob, and scratched the back of her own head.

Meanwhile, Sakuramiya Hitomi hid in the shadows, using the power of her barrier to watch Spencer's every move within it.

She didn't plan to reveal herself, nor did she intend to confront Spencer directly here-she just couldn't let her get close to Yan Huan.

There were two reasons-

First, she couldn't maintain the barrier for too long.

There was surveillance everywhere here, and lots of NPCs. While her barrier had temporarily disabled the cameras on the second floor, if it lasted too long, Nara and the others would notice something was wrong.

Second, she didn't know exactly what the other's superpower was.

So far, it was clear the other's ability had something to do with altering thoughts, but the physical strength that even a group of bodyguards couldn't stop also made Sakuramiya cautious.

Since her own superpower was so complicated, she couldn't help but feel the other's wouldn't be simple either.

So her strategy moving forward was: protect the President, and figure out exactly what Spencer's superpower is.

Sakuramiya Hitomi's cold gaze scrutinized Spencer's back. Hands pressed together, she tried using her power to modify common sense for the first time.

[It is common sense not to use violence]

In Sakuramiya Hitomi's view, Spencer's figure paused for a moment, then scratched her head.

Next, she kicked the door beside her, making a loud "boom"!

Sakuramiya Hitomi blinked, momentarily stunned.

No-

It didn't work?

In reality, after Spencer kicked the door in the hallway, she looked incredibly satisfied.

"Breaking the rules feels so good~"

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In the hallway, hidden in the dark, the meticulous Sakuramiya Hitomi and the clueless, exposed Spencer had begun their secret battle.

It was as if two phantom forces, each containing terrifying power, were wrestling out of thin air.

Sakuramiya Hitomi wasn't discouraged. Instead, she quickly changed tactics, thinking up other ways to deal with Spencer.

At the same time, she couldn't help but think:

The President must be really worried about me, waiting alone in the infirmary right now.

After all, last time we were alone, the President took such good care of me~

Sakuramiya Hitomi knew perfectly well what she was doing.

All of this was to protect the President.

She had to keep Spencer far away from the President, so she guarded the infirmary as if it were more important than the crystal in a MOBA game.

She absolutely couldn't let Spencer get anywhere near the crystal!

(End of this chapter)