Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation

It was clear that Feliciana Number 5 was trying to be friendly. After checking the number on my chest, she took a big gulp of coffee and said with a sigh:

"Great! I've been looking for you for a long time! When can we finally go back?"

" Doesn't Reed from your world help with the research team? You can just ask her!"

I glared at her, annoyed. It's useless to ask me about this. Besides, I don't even like coffee. Doesn't this Number 5 know that? How ridiculous!

"Well, the situation with Reed is quite messy too..."

Number 5 had a good temper. She didn't get angry after being snubbed. She just stared at me for a long time, biting her cup. When she saw she couldn't get an answer from me, she continued sadly:

"Don't you think it's dangerous? Many of us from other worlds look very scary... especially that Number 14 just now. You saw what she could do, right? It was incredibly powerful. And she's not even the craziest one here. That Nicola who's with her is even more terrifying when she gets angry!"

"Nicola?"

Hearing this, I got interested. So I sat down and took a sip of coffee. "So, what else do you want to tell me?"

You know, Nicola doesn't appear in many parallel worlds. There are only one or two worlds where she exists! This means World Number 14 is really special. If Number 5 Feliciana really knows some inside information, maybe I can figure out why Number 14 Feliciana is so powerful.

"Yeah, I have some important news about them. I bet you don't know this!"

Her face lit up with a gossipy smile. Number 5 leaned close to my ear and whispered: "I'll only tell you, don't tell anyone else! Number 14 Feliciana actually had a fight with Number 14 Nicola. I overheard it by myself! They were a couple in their original world. I guess it's because Number 14 Nicola couldn't change her ways and went after other worlds' Felicianas. So Number 14 Feliciana got angry and pretended to be Number 11 to flirt with Adrian and make Number 14 Nicola jealous! Of course, you saw what happened. She got caught in the act..."

"Cough cough cough..."

What a mess! This coffee was already bitter and too hot. I almost spit it all out.

"How about that? Pretty juicy, right?"

Seeing me in such a state, Number 5 Feliciana misunderstood. She bragged proudly: "No joke! My new invisibility spell using water elements is the best tool for spying! Want to learn about it?"

"Wait, you found me just to tell me this stuff?"

Luckily, I didn't dirty my clothes. I wiped my mouth, almost speechless from this girl's behavior. I don't have the energy to care about other worlds' relationship drama anymore.

"Of course not, they say that Adrian from their world..."

Obviously, Number 5 Feliciana had more to say. But suddenly she shut up and ran away, sitting at a far table and pretending to focus on drinking coffee.

"What's going on?"

I didn't understand at first. But when I turned my head, I suddenly saw Cyra!

This Cyra was in a very strange state. I didn't notice when she came into the canteen!

Her mind seemed really confused. She just stood there quietly. The only thing that seemed to catch her attention was the faint trace of water element still in the air.

So, is this a Cyra from another world? Unfortunately, I didn't see any number tag on her chest. I was about to go over and ask.

But before I could stand up, I suddenly noticed this Cyra was attracted by something behind me. Her eyes turned sharply towards my back, and the next second she disappeared into thin air.

"Damn! What's going on now?"

I couldn't help rubbing my eyes! If it wasn't for the slight trace of water element left at the scene, just like with Number 14 Feliciana, I would have thought I was seeing things.

But before I could go investigate, another voice came from behind me.

"Seeing you so lonely, you probably haven't gotten mixed up with that idiot Adrian like in other worlds, right?"

I heard a voice that wasn't my own, but Nicola's voice, which I hadn't heard in a long time!

This Nicola didn't hold back at all. She sat down next to me while flirting, casually putting her left hand on my waist.

"Since we're both from worlds without Adrian, do you have time to chat?"

"Sorry, I already have a boyfriend!"

The bright Number 14 tag on her chest really caught my eye. Speak of the devil! I gently moved that disgusting hand off me. I didn't dare upset this dangerous person too much, but I still made my position very clear.

"Tch, so you're Number 0! That means you're this world's Feliciana, right?"

Obviously, she knew my general situation in this world. Number 14 Nicola looked me up and down, then showed a very disappointed face. Without another word, she stood up to leave.

"Wait! Didn't you see a Cyra appear here just now? And she didn't have a number tag!"

Thinking that the mysterious Cyra must have looked in Number 14 Nicola's direction, I quickly grabbed her and asked.

"Oh? A Cyra without a number tag?"

Surprised by my question, Number 14 Nicola turned back to look at me with an intriguing expression. She thought for a second, then sat back down and nodded:

"I heard someone mention a Cyra appearing and disappearing in this base... uh, not long ago!"

"Really? Do you know what's going on?"

"The answer is pretty obvious. Before the space tunnel had problems, you never saw this person, right? If this Cyra really exists, she must be from one of these nineteen worlds!"

Number 14 Nicola put her hand on my back and warned me seriously: "I believe you should know better than me what happened in World Number 18 after we crossed over to this Earth."

"World Number 18?"

I do remember something about World Number 18! It's one of the very few worlds without me, Adrian, or any of us!

I remember the visitors from World 18 were just two ordinary humans from the Eldoria Continent. They didn't know anything about the situation, and we didn't know them at all.

But according to Wayne Peng, at first they saw three figures enter the space tunnel. But strangely, after these two humans, they never saw anyone else come out of the tunnel.

Of course, there could be many explanations. Maybe the third person behind them turned invisible. Or maybe Wayne Peng saw wrong. After all, looking into the tunnel, the light is all twisted. It's pretty normal to mistake two people for three.

"So you think this Cyra without a number tag is from World Number 18?"

I wasn't there when World 18 arrived so I can't be certain about whether it's invisibility. But I'm sure that Cyra's disappearance just now definitely wasn't light magic!

"Of course we can't rule out that possibility! After all, parallel worlds can change in countless ways. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many Felicianas obsessed with that jerk Adrian!"

Number 14 Nicola answered my question, then shrugged. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she leaned in and asked me: "I heard someone say that the time in your world is about a year after Michelle attacked Edenmere, right?"

"Why bring that up suddenly?"