Chapter 2967: The Transmigrator: Wait... Is This the Afterlife?!

Haruna's spirit trembled uncontrollably.

Ayumu Aikawa blinked, then realized something, his expression subtly changing.

He sharply turned his head.

There, standing behind him, was Rikka Hoshizora, with a pair of pure white wings.

He immediately exhaled in relief.

Ayumu Aikawa forgot to scratch his head and smiled at Haruna, "Don't worry too much... this one is sort of my friend!"

"... Is that so?"

Though Haruna still felt uneasy, after some thought, her trust in Ayumu Aikawa won out, and she stepped into the house.

"Next, I should bring Young Lady Yu over too!"

Rikka Hoshizora showed no surprise, her voice calm.

Her pure white wings suddenly interwove before her chest, revealing a mysterious and arcane magical array.

Ayumu Aikawa studied it, feeling the array resembled the Gate of Secret Arts... though details differed.

With a clear cry, a girl clad in armor stepped out from the array.

"... Rikka Hoshizora and... Ayumu Aikawa?"

Yukriwood did not speak, yet her voice naturally echoed in everyone's minds.

Ayumu Aikawa grunted, then realized something was wrong, his face suddenly paling, "Wait... you, you can speak now?"

Yukriwood: "..."

"Idiot,"

Rikka Hoshizora remarked flatly, instantly seeing what had happened, "This is a sign of Yukriwood's profound mastery of Perception... she can now use Perception to communicate with others."

"Her Word-Spell power is somewhat uncontrollable... but as long as she doesn't speak aloud, the problem isn't serious..."

After a brief pause, Rikka Hoshizora continued, "By the way, once you begin cultivating Perception, you'd notice this immediately—haven't you studied Perception at all?"

Rikka Hoshizora's gaze at Ayumu Aikawa turned strange, as if staring at a lazy, uneducated fool.

"... Well, I'm cultivating Chakra! I'll put aside being domineering for now..."

Ayumu Aikawa awkwardly rubbed his nose.

Haruna watched the group beside her cautiously, her eyes flickering, lost in thought.

"... By the way,"

Yukriwood hesitated, then used Perception to speak, "Ayumu Aikawa, if a battle breaks out and your house is completely destroyed... would you mind?"

"Of course I would!"

Ayumu Aikawa answered hesitantly.

He wasn't some ultra-rich tycoon.

If his house collapsed, where would he live? "... That's a shame."

Rikka Hoshizora seemed to understand, sighing softly.

"... What do you mean?"

Ayumu Aikawa, seeing their reactions, suddenly felt something was wrong.

Rikka Hoshizora said nothing, her pure white wings suddenly spreading wide, while a golden ring appeared above her head.

As the golden ring radiated brilliant light, her aura surged geometrically.

The radiance formed a protective barrier, enveloping everyone present.

With a sharp boom, a black energy beam shot down from the sky and struck the house.

The radiance spread silently, erasing everything.

In the next instant, a tall man clad in black appeared outside the house—Sazex.

He stared expressionlessly, then gently clenched his hand.

Instantly, the energy beams radiating outward shattered silently, without even fully destroying Ayumu Aikawa's home.

Ayumu Aikawa stared blankly around, taking in the ruined state of his room... then snapped to awareness, clutched his head, and screamed.

"Sorry I'm late!"

Sazex stepped directly into Ayumu Aikawa's room, and upon seeing his state, spoke with a hint of apology.

"You don't need to apologize,"

Rikka Hoshizora shook her head, her wings fluttering gently, "If not for Lord Lucifer's arrival, not just the house—everyone might have been harmed... I'm simply not strong enough to protect them for long."