Chapter 262

"Yes, don't exclude yourself, Erya."

Takumi let go of Honjou Nia's hand and said with a smile, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have appeared in front of you."

With that, a hexagonal 'spiritual crystal' appeared in his hand.

"Let me ask you one last time, Nia. Do you still want to become a spirit now?"

Although Nia was given a choice, it was not really her decision to make. After all, giving her a choice seemed more gentlemanly. And as a new mangaka deeply into the two-dimensional world, it was impossible for her to refuse such a life.

Humans are naturally inclined to seek benefits and avoid harm. When they know their 'ending' in another timeline, they will naturally choose again. This 'ending' showed a direct consequence of Mio Takamiya's killing all the spirits. No one in their right mind would choose that path.

In fact, in everyone's eyes now, there were only two options. Either reject the 'spiritual crystal' and continue with an ordinary life, or accept a brand-new destiny.

Almost all of the spirits could not refuse the 'spiritual crystal' due to various reasons.

Honjou Nia calmed down, looked at the 'spiritual crystal' offered to her, and then looked at Takumi, who was so handsome that he resembled a two-dimensional protagonist, and extended her hand without hesitation.

"Is there even a question? Changing the timeline to save all the spirits, a Creator from another world, and I get to be part of the story too?"

"How could I refuse such an amazing opportunity?"

"Then, please take care of me in the future, Lord Creator."

The moment Honjou Nia's finger touched the 'spiritual crystal,' a gentle white light filled the entire apartment. The 'spiritual crystal' transformed into a ball of light and entered Honjou Nia's chest.

As the light enveloped Nia, her clothes were disintegrated and replaced by a black gauzy garment, similar to a nun's 'spiritual outfit.' Although Nia's chest wasn't large, the spiritual outfit's charm value increased her appeal by several levels.

"Whoa, whoa—"

Nia slowly opened her eyes, a faint light flowing in her gaze as she clenched her fists and exclaimed.

Mio Takamiya looked over and blinked, "What's wrong? Humans who can adapt to the 'spiritual crystal' shouldn't feel pain."

Tokisaki Kurumi crossed her arms and teased, "She's just overdramatic."

Before Takumi met her, Kurumi had been looking for Nia, the spirit of the 'omniscient angel,' trying to find Mio Takamiya through her. Because she had collected information about Nia, she knew that Nia was a mangaka. And wasn't it normal for mangaka to have eccentric personalities?

Mio Takamiya tilted her head and pondered, "Dramatic?"

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Honjou Nia looked at Tokisaki Kurumi with familiarity. From the information she received, she knew that the girl in the red spiritual outfit was a time spirit and one of her friends in the original timeline.

"Normally, when you suddenly gain power, wouldn't you be shocked?"

"Like this!"

Having said that, Honjou Nia clenched her fists, puffed her chest, lifted her chin, and widened her eyes.

"Ahhhhh, this, this is the spirit of an elf! Whoaaaa—"

Takumi was instantly amused by Honjou Nia's cheerful and quirky personality. "Hahaha, Sky Island will definitely be more interesting with Nia in the future."

Honjou Nia immediately caught onto the keyword, her eyes shining. "Sky Island? What's that? An island floating in the sky in a different world? Like Laputa, Castle in the Sky?"

Tokisaki Kurumi also looked at Takumi, her eyes filled with curiosity. Although she knew about the Teyvat universe and that there were pantheons of temples on Sky Island and the 'courtyard' belonging to the Creator's residence, she only had basic information. She knew nothing more.

After all, it was a real 'different world.'

Takumi stroked his chin. "Sky Island... it's difficult to understand its uniqueness through mere information. You can only truly understand it by going there in person."

"In short, it's similar to the 'Garden of Eden' from the Bible. It's a courtyard where all the beauty of the world comes together."

Honjou Nia's cheeks flushed with excitement. "Wow, wow, wow, the Garden of Eden." Saying this, she shamelessly hugged Takumi's arm and flirted, "Since I'm now the guardian of Kabbalah, I guess I'm an angel too. I must be allowed to go, Lord Creator."

Takumi nodded. "Of course, but not just yet."

Honjou Nia released Takumi's arm and put her hands on her hips. "We'll definitely finish collecting the spirits before going back. After all, mangaka who don't finish their stories get fed razor blades by their readers."

At that moment, her stomach growled, and she collapsed to the floor like a slime.

"Not good... energy completely depleted..."

Mio Takamiya squatted down and poked Honjou Nia's face with her finger. "What's going on? Nia's behavior is just like what I learned from the computer."

Mio frowned slightly. She thought she had studied enough, after all, she scored perfectly in online exams. It seemed like she needed to continue studying.

Honjou Nia slapped Mio Takamiya's hand away. "Don't judge a mangaka who loves the two-dimensional world by the standards of ordinary people, even if she's just a newbie mangaka."

After saying that, she looked at Takumi and stretched her hand towards him with a pleading look.

"I'm broke! My manuscripts got rejected, and I have no money left after paying rent. Lord Creator, please support me."

Takumi looked at Honjou Nia, who was begging for help with a smile, and a stack of 10,000-yen bills appeared in his hand.

"You've become my angel. Essentially, you're already under my care. Now, just make a wish to me. Of course, don't push it."

Honjou Nia instantly opened her mouth and bit down on a large stack of ten-thousand-yen bills, mumbling with tears in her eyes, "Thank you so much, this is amazing. I thought I would starve to death before becoming a famous mangaka."

"Anyway, Mio wanted to have a family bucket meal, so let's go now."

Takumi pulled Honjou Nia up from the floor.

As they walked out of Nia's apartment, she seemed to instantly recover her energy, taking small steps while humming happily, "Let's eat together, let's eat together..."

She seemed to have no worries at all and was completely optimistic.

This was understandable. Without optimism, having endured being caught by DEM for five years and subjected to so many human experiments, she would have broken down long ago.