Apart from the leftover scraps of food, nothing else was missing. I estimate she has a dedicated place to eat, otherwise, this place would become a breeding ground for all sorts of flies and cockroaches.
Speaking of which, I don't think I've ever seen a cockroach in this world yet. I have seen flies, though.
I carefully stepped into her laboratory room, following her footsteps through a pile of trash.
It was fortunate that there was a cleared-out empty space here, with a desk in the middle that was probably used for drawing.
She found a chair for me, placed it beside me, and then prepared to discuss her application for rice balls with me.
"Are you Ariel's newest subordinate? I'm meeting you for the first time. The profit split this time will be the same as before, 3 to 7. The school gets 70%, and the remaining 30% goes into my account.
As for how you student council members negotiate the 70% split with the school, that's none of my business."
I didn't reply to her question. After all, that wasn't the purpose of my visit. I cleared my throat and tried to recall the sentence I hadn't heard in over twenty years using my memory.
"Hajimemashite, yoroshiku onegaishimasu." (Nice to meet you, please take care of me.)
When Silent heard this sentence, she was clearly stunned. Although my words were far beyond her scope of thought, she probably hadn't heard Japanese in many years either.
However, considering she was only teleported over in recent years, her perceived time was completely different from mine.
She quickly reacted and replied to me in Japanese: "Kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu." (Likewise, please take care of me.)
I understood what she said, but I didn't intend to continue conversing with her in Japanese. After all, I only knew one or two common Japanese phrases.
"Sorry, I don't speak Japanese. If possible, I would like to communicate with you in the local human language."
"Oh, so you're not Japanese. Sorry, I got a bit emotionally carried away thinking I met someone from home. Where are you from then? Are you European or American?"
I wasn't lying to her. My English was only at a Level 4 proficiency, and communicating in English for an extended period would easily expose me. So, I honestly told her.
"I am from the land of the Panda. I am not proficient in either Japanese or English. I could tell you were Japanese from your recipes. After all, no one in China likes to eat sukiyaki and rice balls. We prefer hot pot and various stir-fried dishes."
At this moment, she took off her mask, revealing a face of a traditional East Asian person. This type of facial structure is rarely seen here. The facial features of people from the Ranoa Kingdom lean more towards the races of Thailand and Myanmar, which is different from the East Asian facial structure.
"Alright, I thought you were European because you have red hair. Do you always have this hairstyle in China? My real name is Shizuka Nanase, please take care of me."
"Oh, my real name is Lin Chen. In private, I'll call you Shizuka from now on, and I'll call you Silent when outsiders are around. By the way, is this how you've always looked?"
Upon hearing my question, Shizuka tilted her head slightly, showing incomprehension, but still answered me seriously: "Yes, this is how I naturally look. I mean, I looked like this when I was in Japan."
"Alright, I think I understand the specific reason now. Your transmigration is different from mine. I should be considered a reincarnation; my soul was transferred into this body after being hit by a truck while traveling in Japan.
You, however, were directly teleported from Japan to this world, so your body is essentially still that of an Earthling. That's why your appearance is still your Earth appearance."
My words made Shizuka realize something suddenly. She had been pondering something.
I looked around her room and then asked knowingly, "Shizuka, you're conducting magic research here and are already a very high-level magician, right? What kind of magic are you good at?"
This question made Shizuka a bit awkward, and she said: "I cannot use magic myself. The magic arrays I create here and the magic I research are powered by the mana provided by magic crystals. Can you use magic?"
"Yes, I am already a King-level Magician, and the total amount of my mana is also enormous from the perspective of ordinary people in this world."
Shizuka placed her hand on her forehead.
"Well, that's probably because my entire body was teleported over, so there is no mana in my body. I am currently researching Summoning Magic, as I want to try returning to our original world. Do you have that desire?"
I smiled awkwardly and replied, "I don't think I can go back. The truck that hit me was going about 80 km/h, so my original body is probably shattered beyond recognition.
If I could return to the time before my car accident, I would very much like to go back. But something that violates logical paradoxes like that is probably hard to achieve.
However, I still have many family members and friends on Earth. I didn't even get to say a final goodbye to them. If you need it, I can help you go back.
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