Chapter 599: The Promised Slice of Life — Why Are There Paranormal Events

Just as she was thinking, the rapid patter of footsteps rang out, and a pink-haired girl burst in, throwing both arms around Kaguya's arm.

"So scary, Kaguya! I ran into a ghost!"

Sigong Kaguya was inwardly disgusted; she glanced at the useless fat pressing against her arm and mentally sentenced Fujiwara Chika to death.

"Useless blubber, truly the cancer of the Earth!"

Without a flicker of expression, she pulled her hand back, looked down at her own chest, and could not help feeling a touch of melancholy.

Why is it so flat!

As if she had not noticed Sigong Kaguya's disgust, Fujiwara Chika went on: "Kaguya, I really did run into a ghost!"

Hayasaka Ai advised: "Miss Fujiwara, you must believe in science — how could there possibly be ghosts in this world!"

"Indeed." Sigong Kaguya lifted her cup of black tea and took a graceful sip. "Chika, could you have seen wrong?"

"I didn't see wrong!" Fujiwara Chika insisted with absolute certainty. "Yesterday I played the Spirit Pencil, and they say it's very effective — last night I had a nightmare. So scary!"

Hayasaka Ai guessed: "Perhaps it's a case of what you think about by day, you dream about by night?"

Fujiwara Chika shook her head: "No, besides the dream, the house has gotten really cold too!"

Hayasaka Ai looked toward Sigong Kaguya, her brows furrowing.

If there really is a paranormal incident, then the problem is serious.

Sigong Kaguya also felt a bit dumbfounded. 530

Wasn't this supposed to be a slice-of-life youth anime?

How did it flip over to the paranormal channel in the blink of an eye?

Thinking so, she silently recited the Light Mantra in her heart, and instantly a power of light welled up — a faint white radiance illuminating the entire room.

Fujiwara Chika only felt wonderfully warm; the previous chill receded in a flash.

"So comfy!"

"Kaguya is glowing!"

"What-what is this?"

Fujiwara Chika was burning with curiosity, leaning in close and staring wide-eyed at Sigong Kaguya.

Even the frontal armor in front of her pressed against Sigong Kaguya, earning a wave of disgust from her.

"Don't get close to me!" Sigong Kaguya screamed inwardly, retreating without a flicker of expression.

Hayasaka Ai was puzzled: "Where is what? Miss Fujiwara, what did you see?"

She looked toward Sigong Kaguya, met her eyes for a moment, and blinked.

Sigong Kaguya nodded: "Yes, Chika, where is what? Could it be that you didn't rest well and are having hallucinations?"

Fujiwara Chika froze: "Eh? Hallucinations? I clearly saw you glowing, Kaguya, and you gave off such a warm feeling. That's a hallucination?"

(aida) Hayasaka Ai laughed: "It must be a hallucination. How can a person glow? That's not scientific!"

Sigong Kaguya nodded: "Yes. You must be too tired. How about this, Chika — rest for a while in my bedroom. Perhaps after you wake up, the hallucinations will be gone."

"Is it a hallucination?" Fujiwara Chika was beginning to doubt her life. "It's not a hallucination, is it?"

In the midst of her doubt, Fujiwara Chika was pressed down into the covers by Hayasaka Ai.

"Young Lady, is there really a paranormal incident?" Seeing Fujiwara Chika lie down, Hayasaka Ai asked in a low voice.

Sigong Kaguya nodded: "There probably is. Just now when I recited the Light Mantra, it felt different from before — as if some resistance was stopping the power of light from spreading out. Though the resistance was very small."

Hayasaka Ai was shocked: "So our world has paranormal incidents too? Young Lady, does everyone in the group know?"

Sigong Kaguya shook her head: "I don't know. I'll go ask."

She opened the chat group.

Sigong Kaguya: "Bad news — a paranormal incident has happened on my side."

Su Xiao: "???"

Xiao Mai: "Wasn't it supposed to be a youth slice-of-life? How did a paranormal incident happen?"

Sigong Kaguya: "I don't know either! Just now, Fujiwara Chika came running to my place, saying she played the Spirit Pencil and ran into a paranormal incident. I recited the Light Mantra and felt a bit of resistance — it should be something like a vengeful spirit."

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Is it a mutation? Like on my side — a monster suddenly appeared!"

Su Xiao: "Oh, maybe it's not a mutation. I just thought of a legend — the legend goes that the author of the manga Miss Kaguya originally planned to draw it as a paranormal type, but the editor didn't agree in the end. What do you all think — could that be the reason?"

Hu Yifei: "This… is actually quite possible. The world matches the anime's plot, and there are several theories. One is the Infinite Monkey Theorem. The other is the World Information Exchange Theory."

Hu Yifei: "The first one says that given infinite monkeys and typewriters, theoretically the monkeys could type out every existing work in the world — and naturally could type out stories happening in other worlds too."

Hu Yifei: "The second one says that information exchange exists between worlds, and this information appears spontaneously in the minds of creative artists. Then the authors process it into manga, anime, novels, and other vehicles. If it's the second theory, then — even if the original author deletes the paranormal parts and changes the story into a more popular youth slice-of-life manga, it won't affect the original way things happen in the world where the story takes place."

Xiao Mai: "In other words, Miss Sigong's world was supposed to have paranormal stuff, and it still will?"