Chapter 645: Kaguya, Be My Girlfriend

Chapter 645: Chapter 645: Kaguya, Be My Girlfriend

Chapter 645: Kaguya, Be My Girlfriend

Standing inside the limestone cave, Kenichi stared at the single-celled organisms before him and at the liquid that merged together to form Pseudo-God Blood, lost in thought.

Nothing about the process looked particularly strange. In fact, it appeared completely ordinary. Several different liquids slowly flowed downward, met at the same point, and naturally fused into a new substance.

From Kenichi’s perspective, there seemed to be nothing special about it.

So why did every attempt to reproduce the process in the laboratory fail, while the liquids here fused so easily?

Could artificial intervention itself be the problem?

Did the process somehow require completely natural conditions?

If that were true, it would be ridiculous.

Kenichi rubbed his chin and activated his analytical ability, carefully examining the point where the different liquids converged. He wanted to know exactly what was different about this location.

After looking more closely, he finally noticed something.

There was something unusual about the ground where the liquids mixed.

The area was naturally rich in salt and alkali, containing a very high concentration of salt.

With the participation of those salt ions, the different liquids underwent a strange change before finally fusing into an entirely new substance.

Kenichi’s eyes lit up.

Could a high-salt environment be necessary for the fusion process?

If that was the case, verifying it would be extremely simple.

He only needed to recreate a similar high-salt environment and observe whether the same reaction occurred.

Kenichi rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"You look very happy."

Kaguya stood beside him.

"Did you solve the problem you encountered earlier?"

Kenichi glanced at her.

Her expression looked normal, and there seemed to be nothing unusual about her.

When she noticed him looking, Kaguya tilted her head slightly and smiled.

Kenichi immediately felt uncomfortable.

He really was not used to the current Kaguya.

Looking at her, Kenichi felt that he probably needed to find some way to resolve whatever was happening to her.

If this continued, he doubted he would be able to comfortably interact with her in the future.

Kaguya had always been difficult to predict, and unpredictable people were the most troublesome of all. If you could not understand what someone was thinking, you could not prepare for what they might do.

At least Kenichi knew how to handle the previous Kaguya.

At worst, he could simply seal her again.

But the current Kaguya had clearly been influenced by her humanity. She was less detached than before, and her emotional fluctuations had become much more obvious.

That made her increasingly difficult to understand.

Kenichi felt helpless.

Still, they were currently allies, so after thinking for a moment, he told her what he had discovered about the salt ions and the fusion process.

After hearing his explanation, Kaguya’s expression became slightly strange.

She was still smiling.

But Kenichi felt that the smile looked forced.

Was she forcing herself to smile whenever she faced him?

Kenichi scratched his head and looked back at the liquids.

Could her strange behavior somehow be related to what he was currently researching?

Whatever the reason, Kaguya’s condition was giving him a headache.

He needed to have a proper conversation with her.

At the very least, he wanted to figure out exactly what was wrong.

Otherwise, doing anything in the future would become inconvenient.

Kenichi did not want to spend every day wondering whether an invisible pair of eyes was secretly watching him.

That would be no different from living in a horror movie.

So he decided to slowly investigate the problem and try to resolve it.

If he succeeded, naturally that would be best.

If he failed, he would not be too disappointed either.

After all, Kaguya’s current condition was not entirely disadvantageous to him.

That was precisely why Kenichi himself was not sure how he should deal with her.

Still, one thing was obvious.

Her current condition had already begun affecting him.

The effect was not particularly serious yet, but if things continued developing like this, Kenichi could not guarantee that it would remain harmless.

According to his current theory, Kaguya’s strange behavior was most likely related to something going wrong while she attempted to separate her humanity.

Of course, another explanation was possible.

Kenichi simply did not have enough information yet to determine which possibility was correct.

But there was one thing he felt certain about.

Kaguya becoming like this could not possibly be entirely caused by the memories he had implanted into her.

If implanted memories alone were enough to control her so thoroughly, then Kaguya would have long since been completely shaped by his influence.

Kenichi turned toward her, his expression becoming serious.

Kaguya stood with both hands behind her back.

She gently bit her lower lip and looked at him with faint nervousness.

Kenichi hesitated.

Then he decided that instead of slowly testing her reactions, it would be better to ask directly.

"Kaguya."

She looked at him.

Kenichi took a breath.

"If I told you that I wanted you to be my girlfriend... or even my wife, would you agree?"

Originally, he had intended to probe her indirectly.

But after thinking about it, he decided a straightforward question would produce a clearer reaction.

It would also make observing Kaguya’s condition much easier, which would be useful for understanding what exactly had happened to her.

The instant Kenichi finished speaking, Kaguya’s entire face turned bright red.

The next second, the scenery disappeared.

Kaguya had dragged him directly into another dimension.

It was a strange and beautiful world.

Night covered the distant land, while an enormous silver moon hung in the deep sky like a giant gemstone.

The full moon’s light was soft and bright, pouring over the earth like milk and coating everything in a mysterious silver glow.

Moonlight fell across Kaguya’s long hair, surrounding her in a pale radiance.

Looking at her flushed face, Kenichi instinctively swallowed.

The grass beneath them was soft and fragrant, forming a delicate green carpet dotted with flowers of countless colors.

The flowers swayed gently in the breeze, spreading a refreshing fragrance through the air.

Butterflies seemed drawn by the moonlight and began dancing lightly among the flowers.

Their wings shimmered beneath the silver glow like stars moving across the night sky.

They circled through the blossoms, adding flashes of color and life to the tranquil scenery.

Several butterflies even fluttered around Kaguya.

Strange animals also lived in this world.

Some were enormous.

Others were small and delicate.

Some rested peacefully while others ran freely through the fields, together forming a strange but harmonious ecosystem.

Nearby, a lake rested like the heart of the entire world.

Its surface was as smooth as a mirror, so calm that Kenichi felt he could almost hear his own heartbeat.

Moonlight reflected across the water and gently rippled, echoing the full moon hanging overhead.

It looked almost as though another moon was sleeping beneath the lake.

Standing beside the water, one could feel a peace and beauty that seemed completely separated from the ordinary world.

It was as though all worries should have been washed away by the quiet flow of the lake.

Unfortunately, Kenichi’s worries remained.

At least one thing was now certain.

Kaguya genuinely had some kind of feelings toward him.

That realization only gave Kenichi an even greater headache.

Kaguya of all people...

What exactly was he supposed to do with her?

Still, given the situation, Kenichi said nothing more.

He decided to wait and see how she responded.

Judging by her expression, Kaguya clearly had many thoughts running through her mind.

Kenichi simply had no idea what they were.

His own expression became somewhat subtle.

Honestly, if he had known from the beginning that Kaguya would become like this, and that Hagoromo and Hamura were actually parts of the humanity she had separated rather than children born in the normal sense, Kenichi would never have started this whole mess.

Kaguya was simply far too old.

There was that old saying from his previous life.

Three years older, hold a brick of gold.

Three thousand years older, ascend straight to immortality.

Kenichi would rather not receive this kind of "good fortune."

Still, looking at the visibly nervous Kaguya, he felt his stomach ache.

Surely she was not about to pull some ridiculous romance cliché on him?

Like having a train suddenly rush past at the exact moment of confession, its roar drowning out the words between the male and female leads.

Or perhaps a giant truck would suddenly appear and send Kenichi flying into another world.

That would be troublesome.

Then again, the possibility seemed extremely low.

Kaguya had brought him into her private dimension, not some ordinary city in the real world.

So the only thing Kenichi cared about now was her answer.

Kaguya took a deep breath.

Her expression gradually became solemn.

It looked as though she had finally made a decision.

...

"This is seriously surreal."

Kenichi lay on his bed later, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He had never expected Kaguya to actually agree.

She had really agreed to become his girlfriend.

The entire situation felt absurd.

Kenichi had genuinely never expected that answer.

In his mind, Kaguya had always been an extremely unusual existence, almost more like a peculiar research subject than someone he would actually date.

The real purpose behind his question had been to test her reaction.

He wanted to use her response to determine exactly where her problem lay.

If he could identify and solve that problem, it would greatly help his research into Kaguya.

Kenichi had considered all sorts of possibilities.

But he had never calculated that Kaguya would simply agree.

And immediately after accepting, she had apparently become too embarrassed to remain there.

She ran away.

Kenichi had no idea where she had gone.

Everything about the situation felt strange.

Still, he did not intend to chase her.

If anything, he hoped Kaguya would stay away for a while.

Ideally, she would recognize that something was wrong with her and attempt to solve it herself.

If that happened, then perhaps the situation could still change.

But if Kaguya insisted on coming back and looking for him...

Kenichi genuinely did not know how he was supposed to deal with her.

Just thinking about it made his stomach hurt.

...

Inside her private dimension, Kaguya stood beneath the trees.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves and fell across her slightly flushed face.

Her pale eyes were clear and deep, yet now they flickered with surprise and panic.

Her long eyelashes trembled lightly like butterfly wings, unable to hide the emotional storm inside her.

Kenichi’s confession still seemed to echo in her ears.

Her heartbeat was so fast that she could barely calm herself.

Kaguya gently bit her lower lip.

A faint smile remained at the corner of her mouth, mixed with lingering disbelief.

But the farther she fled, the clearer Kenichi’s figure became in her mind.

Embarrassment surged through her like a tide.

Unable to endure it, she retreated into this dimension, sat down, wrapped her arms around her knees, and buried her face against them.

It was almost as though she wanted to completely hide herself from this sudden joy.

The surrounding world gradually faded from her awareness.

Only her heartbeat and breathing remained clear.

Kaguya’s brows knitted slightly as she tried to sort through the complicated emotions inside her.

For a moment, time itself seemed to stop.

Only her thoughts continued quietly blooming beneath the warm sunlight.

Kaguya felt deeply conflicted.

She still did not understand what exactly she felt toward Kenichi.

Her current state was already strange enough.

She had been unable to sever her humanity, and that alone had caused her enormous trouble.

At least, that was how Kaguya viewed it.

She looked toward a pool within her dimension and fell into thought.

Chakra gathered in her hand.

Once again, it condensed into a blade.

Kaguya quietly tried to cut away that part of herself.

But the instant she attempted it, unbearable pain surged through her.

She could only stop in frustration.

"What a troublesome man."

Kaguya rubbed her forehead.

The emotions inside her seemed to have grown even stronger after what had just happened.

Now she even felt an intense urge to fly directly back to Kenichi and see him again.

Kaguya took a deep breath.

Then she closed her eyes.

If she could not simply sever these emotions, perhaps her memories contained some other way to solve the problem.

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