"Oh..."
At Lin Bai's words, Akashiya Moka belatedly realized she was still holding his hand.
Her pretty face flushed slightly.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to!"
She quickly released his hand.
Taking a small step back, she slightly increased the distance between herself and Lin Bai.
Even so, the distance between them didn't exceed a meter.
Akashiya Moka herself didn't even realize that she didn't want to distance herself from Lin Bai; instead, she wanted to be closer.
Even now, she didn't feel the craving to drink blood.
"It's alright, no need to apologize."
Lin Bai smiled slightly and then said, "Let's continue our walk; I have some questions I'd like to ask you."
"Okay, ask away."
Akashiya Moka's pretty face was still slightly red as she nodded gently.
At this moment, she suddenly realized something belatedly: Lin Bai seemed to have been calling her 'Moka' all along.
Having spent three years in the human world,
she also understood the levels of intimacy in human address.
Generally, only people with close relationships would call each other by their first names.
And Lin Bai kept calling her 'Moka.' Could it be... Thinking this, Akashiya Moka couldn't help but look at Lin Bai.
Not only did she not feel annoyed, but she was actually a little happy.
The two walked side by side.
Lin Bai turned his head to Akashiya Moka on his right and asked,
"Moka, there must be many demons in this world, right?"
If he hadn't met Akashiya Moka, he wouldn't have been sure that demons existed in this multi-anime world.
After all, he hadn't encountered any demons in the past few days.
"There should be many."
Akashiya Moka sounded a little uncertain.
Lin Bai was a bit puzzled: "What do you mean 'should'?"
Akashiya Moka hesitated, saying, "Although I know many demons, they are almost all in the Demon Realm."
"I've only encountered them a few times in the human world over three years, and the demons I met were a bit different."
"What's different about them?"
Lin Bai blinked, a little curious.
"Hmm..."
Akashiya Moka tilted her head slightly, and after a moment of thought, she said,
"It's just that those demons seem to inherently possess a trait that allows them to be invisible to humans."
"As far as I know, the demons in the Demon Realm don't have this trait; they can be seen by humans."
"Just like me."
"So, they're a bit different."
After hearing Akashiya Moka's account, Lin Bai was thoughtful.
Demons that seem to be inherently invisible to humans... In that case, the demons Akashiya Moka saw clearly belonged to another worldview.
What kind of world could it be?
Lin Bai felt a little curious.
Before encountering a decisive entity, even he couldn't confirm the worldview.
After all, there were quite a few worldviews that fit this description.
Thinking this, Lin Bai didn't delve deeper into the question.
Instead, he asked with some curiosity,
"By the way, Moka, what is this Demon Realm you just mentioned?"
As the name suggested, it should refer to the region where demons lived.
Akashiya Moka's subsequent answer confirmed his guess.
Facing Lin Bai's curiosity, Akashiya Moka didn't hide anything:
"The Demon Realm is where I lived before coming to the human world, and it's also where many demons live."
"The Demon Realm is shrouded by a powerful barrier, isolated from the human world, making it almost impossible for humans to enter."
The reason she said 'almost' was because, under certain conditions, humans could also pass through the barrier and enter the Demon Realm.
Lin Bai smiled and asked again,
"What is the Demon Realm like? For example, what's the scenery like?"
"Scenery..."
Akashiya Moka paused, then tilted her head slightly and said,
"It's generally similar to the human world, but some places look like something out of a horror movie."
"Various kinds of demons live there; there are no humans, and not as many animals as in the human world."
"It doesn't feel as bright and colorful as the human world."
Perhaps it was because only demons lived in the Demon Realm.
Affected by demonic power, some areas were dimly lit, barren, with withered and twisted trees.
For Akashiya Moka, before she came to the human world, she hadn't found the scenery of the Demon Realm unusual.
After all, she had grown up seeing it and was long used to it.
Time slipped away like the wind as the two walked.
A little past eleven at night.
Nerima Ward, at a park bench.
Lin Bai looked at the bright moon high in the sky, then at Akashiya Moka sitting beside him, and said with a slight smile,
"It's getting late, Moka. I'll walk you home."
"Okay..."
Although she didn't want to part with Lin Bai yet, Akashiya Moka still nodded, her smile sweet.
The two stood up and left the park.
Akashiya Moka suddenly reached out and hugged Lin Bai's arm.
"Moka..."
Lin Bai looked at her in surprise.
Feeling the softness from his arm, his eyes flickered slightly.
"Let's go."
Akashiya Moka's cheeks were slightly red as she looked at Lin Bai and smiled sweetly.
A hint of shyness flitted through her eyes.
Her heart pounded like a startled deer.
Compared to shyness, she felt more happiness from being close to Lin Bai.
"Okay..."
Seeing this, Lin Bai didn't say much, just nodded.
He was more than happy for his relationship with Akashiya Moka to become closer.
Since she didn't mind, he naturally wouldn't pretend to be reserved.
Akashiya Moka held Lin Bai's right hand tightly, leading him towards her residence.
Lin Bai looked at Akashiya Moka.
A slight curve appeared at the corner of his lips.
In just two and a half hours, their relationship had advanced by leaps and bounds.
Akashiya Moka seemed to already consider him a close friend with whom she could share anything, or even more than just a good friend.
They had talked a lot during this time.
Lin Bai also gained a clearer understanding of Akashiya Moka.
For example, the fact that she had been attending a human school for three years.
But because humans simply didn't believe in the existence of demons, she had always felt out of place among those around her.
She had always been alone.
Because of this, she gradually grew to dislike humans.
Not long ago, she even had the idea of returning to the Demon Realm.
Upon learning that Akashiya Moka had only spent three years in the human world, Lin Bai's heart stirred.
As far as he knew, Akashiya Moka had apparently always attended human schools before entering high school.
But now it was different.
It seemed some changes had occurred due to the integration of worldviews.
Time quietly slipped away.
Half an hour later.
Lin Bai escorted Akashiya Moka back to her residence in the human world.
It was a two-story, single-family house covering over a hundred square meters in Suginami Ward, adjacent to Nerima Ward.
"Lin Bai, good night."
A hint of reluctance appeared in Akashiya Moka's eyes.
"Good night."
Smiling faintly at her, Lin Bai turned and walked towards the Station.
Akashiya Moka watched Lin Bai's figure disappear from her sight before turning to go back inside her home.
"Lin Bai..."
Lying in bed, Akashiya Moka's mind was filled with Lin Bai's image, her eyes sparkling, her cheeks slightly flushed.
A faint red glow seemed to quietly emerge in her emerald green eyes.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
On his way home, Lin Bai had a thought and opened the encyclopedia of everything.
Akashiya Moka's entry was already lit up...