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The Quest for Mana Crystals – Part 02

“It’s Hikari.”

Hino had been collecting information in Y Prefecture’s town of Fujinota, where otherworlders, apart from the Four Eastern Stars, had appeared.

The girl who introduced herself as Hikari spoke fluent Japanese, but Hino had a hunch that she was the mage. The mage had silver hair, while Hikari had black. Given Serika’s circumstances, Hino reasoned that Hikari might also be a Japanese person who had ventured into the other world and returned, and wore a silver wig whenever she used magic.

Hino had gone after Hikari back in Fujinota, but lost track of her. Meanwhile, two rifts appeared in Tokyo, prompting him to return quickly.

“Hikari made it to Tokyo, and she was with Hazuki, the high schooler who’s somehow the bridge between Japan and another world.”

Hazuki became a talking point, but Hikari went unmentioned. Even his internet searches yielded nothing. Hino seemed to be the sole person aware of Hikari’s