This time, Eriri traveled alone to the world of "Mieruko-chan" without bringing anyone else along.
Upon arriving at Seven Cape Academy, she immediately concealed her presence, ensuring that only Miko Yotsuya could see her.
Eriri planned to disguise herself as a ghost to prank Miko. Just imagining the girl's reaction made her grin mischievously.
Of course, while playing the role of a ghost, Eriri would also take the opportunity to eliminate the malevolent spirits surrounding Miko.
Pranks were one thing, but she didn't want this strong yet kind-hearted girl to suffer more than she already had. If anyone was going to tease Miko, it certainly wasn't going to be those disgusting spirits.
Floating outside Miko's classroom window, Eriri quickly spotted her chatting with Hana Yurikawa.
Since Miko's seat was near the window, Eriri could only see her back.
At that moment, Miko inadvertently turned toward the window, locking eyes with Eriri.
For a brief moment, Miko was stunned by Eriri's striking beauty. But in the next second, her expression froze.
She quickly averted her gaze, pretending to scan the scenery outside while sneaking a few cautious glances around Eriri, as if making sure she wasn't focusing on the floating figure.
Miko then hurriedly retracted her gaze, suppressing her internal panic. Forcing a smile, she turned to her seatmate, Hana Yurikawa, and asked, "Hey, Hana, we're on the third floor, right?"
"Of course! Why do you ask something so weird, Miko?" Hana looked puzzled.
"No reason…" Miko smiled stiffly.
She had already determined that Eriri must be a ghost—otherwise, there was no reason to pretend not to see her.
After all, normal humans couldn't float outside a third-story window. Furthermore, Eriri's semi-transparent form only solidified the fact.
Miko's question to Hana was nothing more than a weak attempt to deny reality.
It was such a shame that someone as beautiful as Eriri had ended up as a ghost.
But even knowing this didn't lessen Miko's fear. She had no idea what would happen if the ghost realized she could see her. Would she turn hostile?
As Miko wrestled with her thoughts, Hana spoke up again.
"Miko, are you really okay? Maybe I should go with you to the nurse's office?"
"I'm fine! I was just asking randomly. No need to worry, Hana."
Miko waved her hands dismissively—only to freeze mid-motion as she saw the "ghostly" beauty pass through the window and walls, floating toward her.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no! Why is she coming toward me? Did she notice that I saw her?!"
Miko's panic skyrocketed, and she desperately avoided looking directly at Eriri.
Seeing Miko's rigid body language, Eriri found the situation incredibly amusing. She floated over and casually sat atop Miko's desk.
Of course, she made sure to move in a way that mimicked a real ghost, making no sound or disturbance as she did so.
Then, leaning forward slightly, Eriri spoke with a playful smirk.
"You can see me, can't you? Hey, you saw me, didn't you?"
Hearing Eriri ask the same question as the spirits, Miko Yotsuya became even more tense, momentarily at a loss for what to do.
Fortunately, at that moment, the school bell rang, signaling the start of class. She sighed in relief internally.
To be honest, facing Eriri didn't feel exactly the same as facing the other spirits. While she was still afraid, she had to admit that Eriri was extremely pleasing to the eye. She could even catch a whiff of Eriri's alluring scent.
But wait—could ghosts even have a scent?
Miko was confused. While she could clearly see spirits and hear their voices, she had never been able to smell them.
Deciding not to overthink it, she let the thought go.
As class began, Eriri stopped teasing Miko and completely concealed her presence.
She then shifted her attention to the chat group.
At this moment, Clyret and Honami Ichinose had already gotten to know the group members and were now discussing the missing Miko Yotsuya.
[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 1): Why hasn't the other newbie spoken yet? Do they not believe in the chat group? @Miko Yotsuya]
[Kiss-Shot (Level 7, Stage 1): Eriri just went to Miko's world. She should know the reason.]
[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 1): @Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9), Eriri, what's going on over there?]
[Arifureta (Level 7, Stage 1 / Group Leader): I'm curious too, Eriri. What kind of world is the new recruit from?]
[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 1): Yue-chan, don't you already know the new members' details?]
[Arifureta (Level 7, Stage 1 / Group Leader): I only know about Honami Ichinose. I've heard some jokes about Clyret's world, but I haven't watched it. As for Miko Yotsuya, I know nothing at all.]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Don't worry, nothing's wrong with the newcomer. She just thinks the chat group is a trick by evil spirits, so she's completely ignoring it.]
[Yuna (Level 5, Stage 7): Evil spirits? Is the newbie from a supernatural horror world?]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Yep, it's definitely a supernatural world. It's filled with grotesque and twisted spirits. But aside from a few individuals with awakened spiritual vision, almost no one can see them.]
Eriri's statement immediately piqued the group members' interest. None of them had ever encountered a true supernatural horror world. Even those who had seen ghosts only dealt with harmless spirits like Rosalina from Azusa's world.
The world of "Saekano" didn't have ghosts at all. Originally, it was just an ordinary slice-of-life world without supernatural elements, so spirits and monsters simply couldn't exist.
After Eriri declared a spiritual revival in that world, in theory, ghosts should have appeared.
But so far, not a single ghost had ever been recorded there.
The same was true for most of the other group members' worlds, with only a few exceptions.
[Kaede Honjou (Level 6, Stage 2): A supernatural horror world… That sounds kind of scary. Ghosts and all…]
[Risa Shiramine (Level 5, Stage 6): Fuu-chan, you have planetary-level strength now. You really don't need to be afraid of ghosts. In fact, ghosts should be afraid of you! Your lightning powers are basically their worst nightmare.]
[Kaede Honjou (Level 6, Stage 2): That may be true, but fear is fear…]
[Risa Shiramine (Level 5, Stage 6): Fair enough…]
[Arifureta (Level 7, Stage 1 / Group Leader): So Miko Yotsuya has awakened a spiritual vision ability and can see ghosts?]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): That's right, but this isn't necessarily a good thing for her.]
[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 1): Why not? Being able to see spirits sounds pretty cool!]
[Ai Hayasaka (Level 5, Stage 9): It's probably because she can only see them but has no way to fight them, right? That would make her ability more of a burden than a blessing.]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Ai-chan is correct. And there's also a peculiar rule in this world—if you can't see spirits, they can't harm you. But if a spirit realizes that you can see it, it will try to eat you.]
[Arifureta (Level 7, Stage 1 / Group Leader): That's such a ridiculous rule. If you can't see them, they can't hurt you?]
[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 1): Ahhh… That means the newbie is in serious danger!!!]
[Kaede Honjou (Level 6, Stage 2): I knew supernatural horror worlds were terrifying…]
[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 1): ...]
[Kaguya Shinomiya (Level 7, Stage 1): But since Eriri-sama is already there, how could the newbie be in danger?]
[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 1): That's true! Hehehe~ Oh, right, Eriri! You said the newbie thinks our chat group is some trick by the ghosts, so she's ignoring it? Does that mean she's been avoiding ghosts all this time and that's how she's stayed safe?]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): I'll just upload Miko's memory footage to the chat group. You'll understand once you watch it.]
Without asking for Miko's permission, Eriri extracted all the relevant footage of "Mieruko-chan" from her memory and uploaded it directly to the chat group.
Since there was nothing too embarrassing in the content, she didn't hesitate—though she did deliberately remove the bath scene that she personally disliked.
Now that Eriri was around Miko, she would make sure nothing like that ever happened again.
After all, even if the situation was somewhat understandable, little bro was getting older. Bathing together at this age was just weird. Plenty of elementary school kids were already dating, after all.
[Ding! Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9) has uploaded memory footage: "Mieruko-chan."]
[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 1): Judging by the title, the newbie must be the protagonist. I'm going to watch it!]
[Honami Ichinose (Level 1, Stage 2): Um… Eriri, can you also upload memory footage related to me? I'm really curious about my future.]
[Kureha Clyret (Level 2, Stage 7): Me too, please!]
During this time, Honami Ichinose and Clyret had been watching memory footage of other chat group members. Since they were using immersion mode, it hadn't taken long.
Now, seeing Eriri upload new footage, they realized they might also have recorded futures.
And since the chat group announcements had already explained the link between members' worlds and their respective memory footage, neither of them were particularly disturbed by the revelation that they were characters in an anime.
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): No problem. Should I send it to you privately, or upload it directly to the chat group?]
[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 1): Just upload it to the chat! I'm ready to watch a new series.]
[Adele (Level 5, Stage 7): +1]
[Adele (Level 5, Stage 7): I want to see it too.]
[Honami Ichinose (Level 1, Stage 2): Does my memory footage contain anything embarrassing?]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Don't worry, nothing embarrassing at all.]
[Honami Ichinose (Level 1, Stage 2): Then please upload it to the chat group. Thanks!]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): No problem.]
Eriri never procrastinated. The moment she agreed, a new memory footage appeared in the chat group.
[Ding! Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9) has uploaded memory footage: "Classroom of the Elite."]
[Honami Ichinose (Level 1, Stage 2): Thank you!]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): No need to thank me. By the way, I actually visited your world about six months ago.]
[Honami Ichinose (Level 1, Stage 2): Huh? Really? That's such a coincidence!]
[Kureha Clyret (Level 2, Stage 7): Sorry to interrupt, but… what about my memory footage…?]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Clyret, I'd recommend you don't watch your own memory footage. If you have questions, just ask me. I'll tell you everything I know. But if you really want to see it, I'd suggest I send it to you privately instead.]
[Kureha Clyret (Level 2, Stage 7): ...]
[Honami Ichinose (Level 1, Stage 2): Is Clyret's memory footage that bad? shy emoji]
[Akeno Himejima (Level 5, Stage 8): Ara~ Ara~ Sounds intriguing. If you don't mind, you could upload it to the chat group for all of us to enjoy~]
[Kureha Clyret (Level 2, Stage 7): I refuse!]
[Kureha Clyret (Level 2, Stage 7): This sounds ominous… but I still want to see it. Just send it to me privately, please, Eriri-sama!]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): If that's what you want, I won't stop you. It's nothing major—just a little bit hentai, that's all.]
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