Reborn as a short-lived loli who can only live for three years

"Why do you say that?" Ivy didn't understand.

Although Pukuria said it casually, the matter must be extremely important.

Extremely important.

"Nothing." Pukulia glanced down at her, "I'm just annoyed by you. I don't want to care about you anymore."

Evie blinked helplessly.

"really?"

"real."

Relentless questioning and unhesitating answers.

“…” Ivy lowered her head, looking lonely.

She looked at the delicious snacks on the dessert table, and they seemed to become bland.

Observing Ivy's emotional changes, Pukulia was shocked.

"It's fake, it's fake. It sounded like a joke but you actually took it seriously. You are such a troublesome student."

Ivy was hit on the head again.

“Really…” Ivy covered her head but smiled slightly.

……

Suddenly, all the lights went out and the music stopped abruptly.

The entire banquet hall became pitch black, and bursts of screams were heard all around.

Ivy subconsciously spread her magic power to perceive, and then she felt a strong and heavy magical fluctuation appearing at the ball.

"Everyone, please be patient." A mature and steady voice of a man came from the stage.

The crowd suddenly became silent, so quiet that almost no sound could be heard.

"The next part is a gift from me to you all."

In the pitch-black darkness, the voice continued, "Now, please imagine in your mind the person you most want to see."

After saying this, he remained silent for a long time, as if giving everyone some time to imagine.

Ivy groped in the dark and reached out to grab Pukulia's sleeve.

Weird... She frowned.

Has there been such a session before?

Ivy felt that the current situation was somewhat strange and that her seniors should have informed her in advance.

But the note did not mention this aspect.

Therefore, Ivy couldn't tell whether the future senior felt that there was no need to make a statement, or whether it didn't happen in the first round.

She could only make wild guesses.

"This voice." Pukulia whispered softly, "If I remember correctly, he is... the head of the Shi family."

“?!” Ivy’s heartbeat suddenly quickened.

On the stage, the voice of the Shi family's head continued to ring out: "I believe everyone has already had a candidate in mind. Next, please simply imagine his appearance, voice, and actions..."

"What is he going to do?" Ivy clutched Pukulia's clothes tightly, with a bad feeling in his heart.

"Don't resist," Pukuriya reminded her, "if you don't want to get hurt."

"……I know."

Ivy had sensed something through his magical perception. As the patriarch was speaking, everyone present became a part of his spell.

Soon, it seemed that everyone had chosen their candidate.

A spotlight shone on the center of the stage. The man in an elegant suit opened his arms, his face was gentle and kind, and his eyes were shining with silver light.

There was a sound of shattering and cracking in front of him. Ivy suddenly lowered his head and fumbled for the brooch in front of him.

With the light from the spotlight, Ivy vaguely saw that several of the gems on the brooch suddenly broke into pieces. The few remaining gems were trying hard to resist something.

Ivy understood immediately.

It's a large-scale advanced detection magic!

The head of the Shi family is looking for the time traveler in the field!

"So……"

There was no time to hide or avoid, as the head of the Shi family on the stage had already begun the announcement.

"——Please enter my dream——"

The powerful spell of words swept across the entire banquet hall. Everyone was still thinking about what would happen next, and then their consciousness was pulled into a dream and interrupted.

-

-

It was a pure white space with no end in sight.

Ivy stood in the middle of it, unable to recall what had happened.

Why is she here?

What happened before?

With such doubts in mind, Ivy began to explore the surroundings.

The pure white space was identical on all sides. Not knowing where to go, Ivi could only rely on his first instinct and walked straight in a direction.

"?"

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a black dot suddenly appeared in the pure white in the distance. Ivy secretly breathed a sigh of relief and trotted over.

As she got closer, the black spot became clearer and clearer.

……

That was the back of a person.

……

After realizing this, Ivy began to slow down, breathing heavily and moving closer quietly.

As the silhouette became clearer and more familiar, Ivy paused again, not daring to move forward.

That figure from behind was none other than herself!

……

'She' was sitting quietly on the ground at this moment, her back looking lonely and frail.

Hearing the sound, 'she' turned around.

His expression was cold and his eyes were as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

Ivy felt familiar yet strange to 'her', and she could only think of one possibility for this situation.

'She' comes from Act 1, and 'she' is the future senior who has been sleeping in his mind.

"You are..." Ivy was about to say something.

The future senior raised a finger and said in silence: "No need to say more, think carefully about why you are here."

“…I don’t remember.” Ivy’s mind went blank.

She just vaguely felt that she shouldn't be here now, and there were more important things waiting for her.

"Look here, look at me."

The future senior patiently gave her tips.

"Smart you, what are you thinking about now?"

"speak out."

“I think,” Ivy shook his head and said, “this place shouldn’t be real…”

"I can't and shouldn't see you."

"Yeah." The future senior responded softly.

"Otherwise, the backlash at this moment would definitely be...very strong."

"Ah."

The pure white space is filled with unreality.

The person who shouldn't be seen is standing right in front of me.

Come to think of it, she shouldn't be here now.

Where should she be?

Where did it come from?

……prom?

correct!

She should be at the ball right now!

Ivy's confused mind suddenly became clear.

"So I'm...in a dream right?"

It is difficult for a person to realize whether he is dreaming, but once he realizes it, the dream will... collapse.

A black crack appeared in the pure white space, as if the world was torn open.

The future senior raised his lips slightly: "Great."

“Keep working hard next time.”

The pure white space collapsed faster and faster, and her figure disappeared in the collapse. The ground beneath her feet gradually disappeared, and Ivi fell into the dark abyss.

-

Ivy woke up with a startled feeling of falling.

The surroundings were extremely quiet. Pukulia was sleeping soundly leaning against the table and had not yet woken up from his dream.

She returned to the dance.

"You woke up so quickly."

A voice suddenly came from behind.

Ivy turned around suddenly and found that the head of the Shi family was sitting on a soft chair. He didn't know how long he had been observing her.

"I haven't gotten any useful information from your dream yet."

Evie took a few steps back and bumped into the wall.

"Don't be scared, I just want to talk to you."

The owner of the house threw the thing upwards and caught it steadily in his hand.

Evie saw immediately what it was.

That was the brooch she used to disguise the magic force field. The gems on it had been basically broken, and it seemed that only a few were still intact.

But it was no longer on her.

The head of the family's eyes, with silver arcs, were now staring at her completely.

"I didn't expect you to be the time traveler."