On Miyauchi Hikage's side, he only felt a white light appear before his eyes.
He only had time to grab Honma Meiko, who was closer to him.
Then, in the next moment, along with a dizzying feeling of the world turning upside down, he could clearly feel that he and Honma Meiko, whom he was holding onto, seemed to have been thrown to another place!
Fortunately, Miyauchi Hikage had kept his Destiny ability active the entire time, using it to observe Honma Meiko's physical condition and that unstable space in the distance.
Therefore, he had already sensed it when the spatial fluctuation first appeared, so he was somewhat prepared.
It was just that the speed at which this fluctuation spread was too fast this time.
From the core position in the center to their current location, it had only taken less than two seconds, a speed much faster than the speed of sound.
Even if Miyauchi Hikage had the Card Master's teleportation, he wouldn't have been able to teleport with someone in such a short time.
More importantly, he strongly suspected that this spatial fluctuation was aimed at him.
Because he had already done a divination for himself this morning when he went out.
Although it was just a simple premonition, he had also relied on this premonition to think of taking Honma Meiko to Chichibu Shrine to find the shrine maidens there for help.
And he also had a premonition that today's events would not be resolved so easily.
However, after seeing the chief priestess find Honma Meiko's illness in just a few moves and even propose a solution, Miyauchi Hikage had thought that his premonition was wrong.
As a result, he had overlooked this spatial fluctuation, which had been mentioned by several people one after another since he returned to Asahigaoka, and which he had even personally confirmed.
After all, it had appeared almost half a month ago, and the inner world's side had also come here to confirm the situation.
When Miyauchi Hikage observed it himself, he also felt that the situation inside was not that bad and was even developing in a stable direction.
Who would have thought that tonight, when he brought Honma Meiko to the summit of this mountain, the spatial fluctuation over there would erupt so unexpectedly.
"So this damn spatial fluctuation wasn't aimed at me, was it?" Miyauchi Hikage complained, seriously suspecting that if he hadn't come here, that area probably wouldn't have caused such a big commotion tonight.
If it weren't for the fact that Honma Meiko was right beside him, and he had no intention of dropping his cover in front of her for the time being, he would have wanted to take out his diary and interrogate it, to see if it was the one that had caused him to be affected by this spatial fluctuation.
But I should first figure out the current situation.
Miyauchi Hikage thought, and then looked at Honma Meiko beside him.
Her current condition was much worse than his. Her face looked pale.
But from the way she was still clutching the diary tightly in her other hand, she should have stabilized her body's condition with the help of the diary.
"Menma, are you okay?"
Miyauchi Hikage only glanced at the diary in Honma Meiko's hand for a split second. This action was naturally not noticed by Honma Meiko, who was still confused about the situation.
She looked pale as she nodded lightly at Miyauchi Hikage.
"What... what's going on? I seemed to be able to feel the connection between me and the ley line just now, and I could even feel it pouring spiritual power into my body. Now I can't feel anything at all."
If it weren't for the diary automatically deducting reading value to help her offset the damage from the contract's backlash, she probably wouldn't even be able to stand up right now.
Miyauchi Hikage looked around.
Although they were still in the mountains and forests, the surrounding environment looked extremely unfamiliar. It was clear that they had been teleported to an unknown area by the spatial fluctuation just now.
"It seems we were affected by the spatial fluctuation just now. We might not even be in Saitama Prefecture anymore," he said, and then took out his mobile phone.
As expected, the phone had no signal.
"In other words, in the best-case scenario, we've been transported to an uninhabited area with no signal..."
"Best-case scenario?" Hearing this, Honma Meiko's hands, which were clutching Miyauchi Hikage and the diary, couldn't help but grip even tighter.
"Ah, I heard before that many ferocious beasts have suddenly appeared in the mountains between Chichibu and Asahigaoka. But where did those ferocious beasts come from out of the blue?"
"Later, I learned from Nanami-san, the first jujutsu sorcerer I came into contact with, that the space in the mountains here was unstable. At first, his side probably thought that a sealed great youkai had broken the seal and escaped."
"But from the chief priestess's explanation just now, it should be that something like a spatial rift has appeared nearby, which teleports creatures from other places, perhaps even other worlds, into the mountains through that rift."
"So, it's also possible that we've been transported to the other side of that spatial rift, to that world, by the spatial fluctuation just now."
Miyauchi Hikage explained, and at the same time, used his Eye of Destiny to look around again.
Indeed, after the teleportation just now, the thread on Honma Meiko's body had now been broken.
He could even see the "rupture" at the break, which looked as if it had been forcibly cut.
If it weren't for the diary, Honma Meiko would probably have become a 'balloon' that was constantly leaking air, with her life force endlessly flowing out.
The diary's ability is still reliable. I just don't know if this thread can be reconnected after we return to our original world.
He sighed in his heart and continued to scan his surroundings.
It seemed that only the two of them had been teleported.
That chief priestess had not appeared beside them.
He didn't know if it was because her strength was too strong, or for some other reason.
And Miyauchi Hikage could feel that the concentration of magic power in this world was much higher than in his original world.
Although the maximum distance of his Eye of Destiny was still limited to 10 kilometers due to his own spiritual power, the breadth of his vision was much wider for the same magic power consumption.
If he used card magic in this place, the destructive power should also be several notches higher than in his original world.
It was precisely because he had discovered this that Miyauchi Hikage felt it was troublesome.
If their world was in a stage of spiritual resurgence, then this world was probably a supernatural world at the peak of its spiritual power.
Miyauchi Hikage quickly recalled the other-world anime he had watched in his previous life, hoping that they hadn't been transported to one of those worlds with a too disgusting worldview.
"Anyway, before we confirm the situation, let's wait here for a while."
"The chief priestess's side is probably in a lot of trouble right now. She just told us that you leaving the range of the ley line too far might cause it to go berserk, and then in the next moment, you were teleported here with me. I wonder how she's doing over there."
Hearing Miyauchi Hikage's words, Honma Meiko also felt a little guilty.
Not only was she nervous about the situation back in Chichibu, but she also felt sorry for Miyauchi Hikage.
In her heart, it was because he wanted to help her that he had been dragged into this incident.
"If it wasn't for helping me, Hikage-kun, you wouldn't have encountered such a thing."
Miyauchi Hikage waved his hand at Honma Meiko. "I'm the one who thinks I got you involved."
"After all, I was the one who took you to the shrine in the first place. If I had come on a different day, this might not have happened."
Miyauchi Hikage said this, easing Honma Meiko's stress, while continuing to observe the situation in this world.
He was already a transmigrator, and now he had been transported to another world. Miyauchi Hikage was already somewhat used to it.
Relying on the survival skills he had learned growing up in the countryside and from filming those wilderness survival videos, Miyauchi Hikage was also quickly trying to determine his current bearings.
At present, it seemed that the ecology of this place was quite similar to Earth's. However, due to the high concentration of magic power, a small number of the creatures he observed also had traces of magic power in their bodies.
It seemed that these were the magical beasts that appeared in various other-world works. It was just that these magical beasts probably didn't have magic cores or the like in their bodies.
He just didn't know how these magical beasts tasted. He was indeed a little interested in these things he had never eaten before.
But just as he continued to extend his observation perspective to the east, before he could see the scene there clearly, he felt his spiritual power seem to touch a powerful existence.
He hadn't seen anything clearly, he only felt an emotionless light hum from over there, and then he automatically exited the Eye of Destiny mode.
Normally, in this situation, his spirit should have suffered a backlash for peeking at the other party.
However, Miyauchi Hikage didn't feel any problem with his body or spirit at all.
He looked around and found that he could still continue to use the Eye of Destiny ability, without being affected in any way.
Could it be that the diary helped me block that mental attack?
But Miyauchi Hikage didn't dare to continue using the Eye of Destiny for the time being. After all, he had just arrived in this world and was unfamiliar with the place. He didn't want to provoke any dangerous figures just after transmigrating to this new world.
I'll have to be more low-key when using the Eye of Destiny in the future, lest I be discovered by those powerful beings.
As Miyauchi Hikage was inwardly reviewing his actions, Honma Meiko on the side suddenly froze.
Huh?
Why did the diary automatically deduct reading value from her when she was just standing here doing nothing?
And it wasn't just a little.
She quickly took out her diary to check the reading value expenditure information.
Previously, to temporarily suppress the backlash of the contract, 2 reading value points had been deducted from her. But now, just by standing here, she was suddenly reminded that the diary had resisted a "god-level" mental shock for her, automatically deducting 10 reading value points.
A god?!
Although she had heard this word too many times tonight, Honma Meiko's heart was still in a bit of a panic when she saw this word in the diary now.
Why had they been attacked by a god just after arriving in this world?
Could it be that they had accidentally strayed into the territory of a certain god and were treated as intruders by that other-world god?
A look of worry also appeared on Honma Meiko's pale face.
Although she had just received a considerable amount of reading value, plus the reading value she had saved for emergencies, she should be able to hold on for a while. But what should they do when her reading value ran out?
What caught her even more off guard was that at this time, her diary had actually refreshed a new commission for her.
["Go to the 'core' area of the spatial rift to investigate and unlock the next stage of the commission."]
A timed commission chain!
The overall commission was A-rank. A single commission would be rewarded with reading value, and if the entire series of commissions was completed, she would be rewarded with one lottery chance. And there was a note at the bottom: You can return to your original world after completing the mission.
Seeing this commission, Honma Meiko's eyes couldn't help but widen.
So, to return to their original world, they had to complete this series of commissions?
But she clearly saw that the time limit for the mission was only 120 minutes!
If they couldn't complete this commission chain within 2 hours, would they not be able to return to their original world?
Thinking of this, Honma Meiko's palms couldn't help but ooze some sweat.
Miyauchi Hikage had just said to wait here for the rescue from the chief priestess, which sounded very reasonable.
So how should she persuade him to leave here with her now?
She didn't even know that while she was engrossed in reading the diary just now, Miyauchi Hikage had once again used the previous method, secretly splitting off a sliver of Yellow Temperance's body, and had peeked at the new content that had appeared in her diary from above her head.
The first thing Miyauchi Hikage noticed was the description of the "god-level mental shock."
So, was it Meiko's diary that took the initiative to stand up and resist this mental shock?
Miyauchi Hikage, who had inadvertently freeloaded, didn't show the slightest blush.
I freeloaded 10 reading value points from her today. I'll just pay her back later, right?
Just this one commission chain, the reward for completing it is more than 10 reading value points.
He was more concerned about why the diary would suddenly issue this commission, and why there was no danger reminder in the commission, only a two-hour time limit.
Honma Meiko was still an ordinary person now. At most, he had super Grade 1 strength, plus a shadow Yuuko who was also super Grade 1. Adding them up, they were still not enough for a special-grade to fight. Now they had even provoked a god. How could there be no danger?
Miyauchi Hikage's eyebrows twitched.
Does it mean that if we go over to investigate directly, we won't be attacked by that unknown god?
Or is it that the "god-level" power is watered down?