At that moment, Fang Li sensed Hotogi Shirayuki's gaze, and from her eyes, he felt an unusual seriousness.
This left Fang Li feeling puzzled. "What's with this kid?"
Earlier, she seemed overly serious, and now she appeared mysterious. How was one supposed to react to this?
Compared to Hotogi Shirayuki, dealing with Mumei's capriciousness or Alisa's aloofness seemed much easier. At least, Fang Li understood the personalities of those two girls and knew how to handle them.
But when it came to Hotogi Shirayuki, Fang Li was genuinely confused.
This realization made Fang Li aware of something. In the previous Dungeon Worlds, he had managed reasonably well because of his understanding of the original storyline. Even in his previous world, where he arrived a year before the events of the original story, his familiarity with the characters and the world allowed him to find ways to cope, preventing him from feeling as clueless as he did now.
"Will this kind of situation happen again in the future?"
After all, Fang Li would continue to venture into one Dungeon World after another, and he was bound to encounter unfamiliar worlds like this again.
"Therefore, I can't rely solely on the advantage of having foresight; I must train my ability to adapt on the spot."
From this perspective, joining Butei High might also be a stroke of luck for Fang Li.
Because Butei High was focused on dealing with increasingly vicious criminal activities, what they needed the most were individuals with the ability to adapt to unforeseen situations.
Besides, Fang Li would have to train various other abilities as well. This new awareness prompted Fang Li to take a more proactive approach instead of just observing passively.
"By the way, Hotogi student seems to be a Miko, right?" Fang Li looked at Hotogi Shirayuki and asked tentatively, "As a Miko, why would you want to become a Butei?"
This time, it was not Hotogi Shirayuki who answered Fang Li's question, but Tohyama Kinji.
"The Miko of Hotogi Shrine is different from the typical shrine Miko," Tohyama Kinji said, glancing at Hotogi Shirayuki, lowering his voice, and speaking a bit secretly, "The Miko of Hotogi Shrine is an Armed Miko. It's said that the Miko there can use a type of Superpower called Demon Path Arts."
"Superpower?" Fang Li looked surprised at Hotogi Shirayuki and asked, "Do you know how to use superpower?"
"It's not as remarkable as it sounds," Hotogi Shirayuki hurriedly shook her head, feeling a bit shy. "I'm still a novice, and one of my purposes in coming to Butei High is to improve my abilities."
This wasn't just idle talk. In this world, superpowers indeed existed and were no longer a secret. At least in the world of Butei, knowledge about superpowers was widespread.
For instance, Butei High had a specialized subject to train students in the use of superpowers – Supernatural Selective Research, commonly known as S-Ken.
In this department, students with various powers that exceeded human cognition were trained.
For example, powers like magic were also part of the subjects taught in this department.
Besides Butei High, other countries had similar facilities for researching superpowers.
Butei who could use superpowers were called Choutei.
Since Hotogi Shirayuki could use superpowers and had enrolled in Butei High, it was only natural for her to join S-Ken.
"Can a Miko actually use Superpower?" Fang Li asked Hotogi Shirayuki, half inquisitive and half curious.
"Hotogi-San, can you show me a little bit of it?" He said with such a line.
"Show… show it?" Hotogi Shirayuki seemed somewhat troubled.
"I think it's better not to watch," Tohyama Kinji interjected with a worried look. "That's a completely different world from ours, and getting too involved might become abnormal."
"Come on," Fang Li rolled his eyes and retorted, "Now that we've entered this school, do you really expect our lives to be normal from now on?"
Tohyama Kinji fell silent immediately.
"Of course, I'm just a bit curious," Fang Li changed the topic slightly and turned to Hotogi Shirayuki. "If it's inconvenient, then forget I asked."
"…No, it's not like that," Hotogi Shirayuki hesitated for a moment but seemed to make a decision. "In that case, let me perform a Divination for you."
"Divination?" Fang Li was taken aback.
"That's right, Divination," Hotogi Shirayuki explained. "Hotogi Shrine's Demon Path Arts are not suitable to be used in public, but Divination should be fine."
With that, Hotogi Shirayuki sat down right where she was.
"Hey!" Tohyama Kinji panicked.
Of course, he had a reason to be flustered. They were right at the entrance of Butei High, and for a beautiful girl like Hotogi Shirayuki to suddenly sit there was bound to attract attention.
Without a doubt, the surrounding Butei High students were already looking over in surprise.
In this situation, how could Tohyama Kinji not be flustered?
On the other hand, Hotogi Shirayuki didn't pay any attention to her surroundings at all. Her timid demeanor had completely disappeared, replaced by a seriousness and solemnity akin to a priest.
Without hesitation, Hotogi Shirayuki spoke resolutely to Fang Li, "Please, have a seat."
"Sure," Fang Li nodded without any hesitation and sat down in front of Hotogi Shirayuki.
Now, it was impossible to go unnoticed.
"What are those two doing?"
"Is it some kind of new student initiation?"
"That girl is pretty cute."
"Who is that boy, though?"
Whispers and hushed voices spread among the students, who stopped in their tracks and began gathering around the scene.
At that moment, Tohyama Kinji had already discreetly slipped away.
Thus, Fang Li and Hotogi Shirayuki faced each other at the entrance of the school, seemingly oblivious to the others around them.
Soon, Hotogi Shirayuki took out a deck of cards.
"These are the Miko Divination Cards. The Miko of Hotogi Shrine uses these cards as a medium to perform Divination spells."
Hotogi Shirayuki seemed to have transformed into a completely different person, exuding a sense of holiness, resembling a dignified saintess as she devoutly arranged the cards into a Star Array.
"So, excuse me, what do you want to divine?" she asked respectfully.
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