Chapter 611 - 168: Lofty Aspirations (Part 2)
Because her frail body already felt weary and needed sleep.
"Ka ka ka!"
Grinding her teeth in frustration, Sakuragi Hitomi gently placed a hand on the bed, activating the Barrier.
In an instant, the night outside the window seemed to deepen countless times.
Under the full moon, the silhouette of a centipede lurked and wandered ceaselessly, dragging the world into an abyss.
With a thought, Sakuragi Hitomi’s once burdensome and weak body suddenly became energized.
She swept aside her fatigue to sit up, pinching her chin in thought,
"What... what should I do? Why is it that when it comes to the President and matters of love, I’m always at a loss, even though everything else..."
Sakuragi Hitomi counted the time with her fingers.
This Thursday and Friday, which is the day after tomorrow and the day after that, are the midterm exams.
The weekend after the end of next week, coupled with the following week, is a ten-day class trip.
Physiology class has to end before the trip, meaning this period will be busy with midterms and physiology class matters.
There have always been a flurry of things, there has to be an opportunity to operate like a comic convention or a cousin’s birthday, right?
But, just what should I do...
I can’t peek now, I don’t know the President’s information, and Nara has been banned...
Sakuragi · Love Idiot · Hitomi felt like a blind person with diarrhea at this moment.
Both anxious and unsure of where to go.
I...
Really don’t know how I can beat that Spencer.
People from Hawk Country are very open; she dared to publicly kiss the President even before anything happened between them.
If she had her incredibly capable mom helping her, wouldn’t the progress be rapid?!
Within a few days, they’d be together, then live together, sleep together, and finally...
Do that kind of thing!!
Damn it, I...
Obviously, I should be the one doing those things with the President!
I want to kiss the President, go on a date with the President, then visit the President’s house to see what it’s like!
At this moment, lying on the bed in impotent rage, Sakuragi Hitomi pounded the bed furiously, wishing she could tear Spencer apart.
As she greedily yearned to do the same things with Yan Huan, a desire surrounding her grew robust as if it were nourishment.
"Gurgle gurgle~"
The entire Barrier began to boil, wildly absorbing nourishment.
But Sakuragi Hitomi remained unaware, instead recalling her mother’s words from before.
"Really, if you applied the wisdom used in family feuds here, you probably would have been together with Yan Huan by now..."
Upon thinking this, Sakuragi Hitomi, frantic like an ant on a hot pan, paused momentarily,
"Yes, obviously, at home, I could strategize with Dad, so why now..."
"Ka ka ka ka~"
The moment this thought appeared, her back squirmed like it did when she transformed her physical appearance before.
But this time, her body didn’t change at all.
Instead, a [Noh Mask] with jaw fragment emerged from within her.
The modifier Fragment expanded bit by bit, then astonishingly reformed into a smaller finger-shaped modifier.
And the mask continued to expand, eventually becoming a human-like silhouette...
[Barrier Level has increased!]
[Barrier Level: 3→4]
[Congratulations! You have unlocked a new function of the Barrier: Personality Mask]
"Eh?"
Sakuragi Hitomi paused slightly, her attention attracted by the sudden sound in her ears.
She quickly raised her eyes to look forward and saw lines of introduction text on the illusory interface,
[Now, a part of the personality hidden within you might randomly manifest as a Noh Mask that can take on human form, with the following features:]
[1. It can only appear within the Barrier for now]
[2. Depending on the psychological aspect it represents, it will have different attributes, appearance, and intelligence]
[3. The Personality Mask is utterly loyal to you]
[4. The Personality Mask can independently manipulate the Barrier with its own ideas, but the Barrier will prioritize executing your orders]
[5. When leaving a Personality Mask in a specific Barrier, that Barrier will enter a perpetual state]
[Meaning: The Barrier is no longer limited by the maximum number of Barriers that can coexist; it will exist permanently]
[Also, congratulations! You have unlocked a new function of the Barrier: Interconnection]
[Currently, all your Barriers are interconnected]
[You can freely enter other Barriers through ’doors’ present within a Barrier]
The illusory text before her quickly vanished into thin air, but the shock it brought to Sakuragi Hitomi was undiminished.
She didn’t quite understand what the Personality Mask was at the front, but the two enhancements behind she understood.
One is the increase in the number of Barriers she could place; she used to be able to place only two no matter what, which was very inconvenient.
Often, placing one caused the previous one to disappear.
And now, she could travel within the Barriers!
Does that mean she can directly reach the school student council office by opening a door now?!
Filled with enthusiasm, Sakuragi Hitomi stood up eagerly to try this new feature, but as she turned her head, she unexpectedly noticed a figure standing right in front of her.
"Whoa!"
Sakuragi Hitomi was startled, quickly reaching out to manipulate the Barrier.
"Ka ka ka!"
The four walls twisted into a vortex of concrete, instantly trapping the silhouette in the center of the room.