Miyauchi Hikage looked at the suddenly appearing True Shadow Chizuru, and the power of Wonder of U also completed the locking of the target at this moment.
It seemed that this guy was indeed the real thing.
And only this kind of truly existing guy could be captured by Wonder of U.
NPCs like those on the stage were consumables that could be replenished instantly after use, and Wonder of U's power couldn't lock onto them at all.
Although he had already opened the full map before, because this theater composed of countless mirrors seemed to have many special mirrors that could be traversed, maybe the previous Shadow Chizuru had been hiding in a space inside a certain mirror. So even if he opened the full map, he could only see this bunch of NPC Chizurus created based on Shadow Chizuru's cognition in this theater, and couldn't find the trace of the other party.
But now since the other party popped up by herself, it was no problem to put a mark on her by the way to facilitate tracking.
It could be said that as long as he had the idea now, he could let the Calamity Torrent play a role on Shadow Chizuru.
And no matter how far the other party ran, as long as she was still in this world, she couldn't escape the tracking of calamity.
For guests from other worlds like Tohru, the Calamity Torrent would gradually lose the trace of the other party during the tracking process.
Because the two worlds were different and had equal status, Wonder of U only symbolized the power of calamity in this world, so Tohru said that the power of Rules he mastered was not comprehensive enough.
If he mastered the true Logic of Calamity, even if he went to a brand new world, he could rely on his own power of Rules to mobilize the power in his body, or even directly rewrite the rules of that world.
But the only flaw of Wonder of U was that it had no effect on powers that didn't belong to this world.
This could refer to Soft & Wet: Go Beyond in the plot, whose bubbles were based on "lines" that did not exist in this world, or strings in "string theory," so Wonder of U could not affect it.
At the same time, it also more broadly referred to those powers from other worlds.
For example, Kasumigaoka Utaha who obtained Water Affinity, Ayase Saki who obtained a wand, and Shinomiya Kaguya who obtained Psychokinesis.
Their powers came from the diary, and were indeed special powers from outside the world.
Although Wonder of U could still cause calamity to befall them, if the other party used means from outside the world to avoid calamity, it might cause the calamity befalling them to be unable to handle these incomprehensible changes, leading to a crash in the subsequent process, requiring him to re-apply calamity to the other party repeatedly.
It was equivalent to changing from fully automatic DOT application to requiring manual operation.
But the Metaverse was another situation.
After all, the Metaverse originated from the Sea of Souls, and the Sea of Souls originated from the collective unconsciousness of human beings. Counting the Type-Moon side, it might also have a little relationship with Alaya.
Maybe it was because of this reason that the Personas summoned now appeared in the images of those Heroic Spirits in the Throne of Heroes.
But in any case, this was a small world derived based on the power originally possessed by this world, so even if the power of Wonder of U was restricted in the Metaverse, as long as it could lock onto the target, it could automatically track the other party.
After marking her, Miyauchi Hikage didn't do anything else, but left the scene to the other girls.
Those girls also discovered the difference between this Shadow Chizuru and other Shadows.
After all, this Chizuru's appearance was indeed much younger than the current Chizuru, and the problem could be seen at a glance.
"So you are my Shadow, the negative emotions and desires in my heart?"
Ichinose Chizuru sized up this former self and asked her.
"Knowing this, what do you want to do?" Shadow Chizuru gently brushed her long hair.
Ichinose Chizuru looked at the indifferent other party and stated her thoughts: "I don't want to do anything to you, because you are originally the other side of me, essentially just the desires in my heart that I don't want to expose to others."
"I just want to know in what form the negative emotions in my heart will appear in this world. I didn't expect it to be such a result in the end."
While speaking, Ichinose Chizuru looked at this self from three years ago, really feeling like a lifetime had passed.
"So you see now, this is what I am like," Shadow Chizuru's attitude was still not very good. "Then you should go back now."
Hearing this, Ichinose Chizuru hurriedly told the information received in her mobile APP.
"Wait, the message I just received says this is just a Temporary Palace, and danger may occur at any time. Even if I leave here now, this space may collapse, so you have to leave this place with me."
She tried to persuade the Shadow self in front of her to leave here with her. Although she didn't know why her Shadow became the owner of this theater, nor where this theater came from, she had to bring her Shadow out now.
Otherwise, when this world started to collapse, no one knew if Shadow Chizuru left here would encounter any accidents.
But what she got was Shadow Chizuru's denial.
"If you want me to leave here, then I can only refuse you."
"Perhaps for you, as long as you leave this place, this Palace will disappear, but for me, this is the most suitable place for me."
"Moreover, regarding future development, I think our goals should be relatively consistent. Maybe you can also help me in some places."
"After all, we are all working hard to become a famous actress, aren't we?"
Hearing this, Ichinose Chizuru was somewhat touched in her heart.
Originally, she was worried that her Shadow self would say heartless words like "I don't like acting at all" to stimulate her.
But now knowing that the other party had the same idea as herself, she couldn't help breathing a sigh of relief.
And Shadow Chizuru also paused, then looked at the trembling NPC Chizurus on the stage after her appearance, and then asked Ichinose Chizuru below the stage: "So do you have any thoughts on the performance of these 'us' on the stage just now?"
"Don't care about my thoughts, just speak your inner thoughts directly. Actually, I also know how their performance was."
Suddenly stunned by the other party changing the topic, Ichinose Chizuru still answered quickly.
"To be honest, it was terrible, still very different from the acting skills of the actors in the original movie."
"But this is my current acting skill. I really don't have much experience now and can't play so many roles well. So what method do you want to use to improve their acting skills?"
Ichinose Chizuru looked at herself in front somewhat uneasily.
Not only was the other party no different from her back then in height and appearance, but she was even wearing her third-year middle school uniform.
Standing in front of her like this made her doubt whether she really met herself in middle school.
At that time, although her parents had divorced, she at least had the company of her grandparents, which cheered her up again.
If really given a chance to choose, she really hoped she could return to that carefree summer, so that she could prevent the car accident that caused her grandfather's death.
Perhaps it was for this reason that the Shadow in her heart appeared in this image.
And after hearing the inquiry from Ichinose Chizuru, the main body, Shadow Chizuru clapped her hands casually.
"Where do I have so much time to let these guys slowly train their acting skills? It can only be said that since these guys are not good, just replace them with another batch of guys."
She looked at the NPCs on the stage and let out a disdainful sneer.
"You all heard it, right? My main body has already evaluated you. You guys all failed in the performance just now!"
"And those who fail have no chance to continue staying in my theater, so the meaning of your existence ends here!"
Saying this, before the girls could react, the panicked NPCs on the stage hadn't even said any words of pleading, when they suddenly turned into mirrors of unequal sizes and shapes one by one.
Then Shadow Chizuru clapped her hands again. In this theater composed of mirrors, a batch of brand new Shadow Chizurus emerged from the mirrors around.
Still looking like Chizuru, just that everyone's attire was still different, seeming to indicate that the roles they played were not the same.
These newly summoned Shadow Chizurus lifted the mirrors on the stage one by one, seeming to send these mirrors back into the mirror surface.
Seeing this scene, Ichinose Chizuru was really shocked.
Although the scene of those Chizurus being erased didn't show any bloody or violent scenes, Shadow Chizuru's ability to turn those Shadows into mirrors just by clapping her hands gently still made her feel uncomfortable inside.
Why was even the best-performing self directly eliminated by the Shadow Chizuru in front of her?
She and everyone clearly felt that this performance was quite good. Although the other party performed indeed in her comfort zone, it was precisely for this reason that she subconsciously ignored this self.
Unexpectedly, her Shadow struck mercilessly. Hearing her evaluation that the overall performance was not good, the other party directly disposed of all those "selves."
So, was that Maid Chizuru greeting guests at the theater entrance really trying to please Miyauchi Hikage because she was worried about her existence?
Fortunately, there were only a few visitors in the Metaverse currently. This matter more or less relieved Ichinose Chizuru.
"Even if those 'Shadows' were created by you, is there any meaning in this? Even if you let these Shadows created based on your cognition perform the story just now again, will there be any difference in the result?"
Regarding this, Shadow Chizuru shook her head nonchalantly: "They were not completely created by my cognition. To be precise, this theater controlled by me created them, and the purpose of their life is to make others recognize them."
"They indeed appeared based on my cognition of you and me, but in this process, they also absorbed a lot of other emotions from the Metaverse, and this is the so-called variable."
"Maybe changing another batch of people to perform won't be much different from just now, but what if a unique 'us' really appears in this theater? Just like a genetic mutation, if such a thing really happens, when my theater absorbs their experience, we can also obtain their acting skills."
Shadow Chizuru expressed her attitude undisguisedly.
She just wanted to use the inexhaustible negative emotions in the Metaverse to find the most perfect "Ichinose Chizuru" and replace her.
Listening to Shadow Chizuru's idea, several girls looked at each other.
If those created Shadows were not treated as real people, it seemed that what this Shadow Chizuru in front of them did was not too excessive.
Even Ichinose Chizuru fell into silence under Shadow Chizuru's explanation.
And when Miyauchi Hikage was preparing to speak to remind them, Kasumigaoka Utaha on the side said what Miyauchi Hikage wanted to say one step ahead.
"Even if you really find such a perfect 'self' in the future, how will you replace her, and will this behavior affect Ichinose Chizuru in reality?"
Asked this question, Shadow Chizuru shrugged indifferently: "There won't be any big problems."
"At most, there will be some mental problems, such as splitting a brand new self-personality."
"But rest assured, most of the personality shown then will be us, and that personality will only appear during acting, which won't affect your life."
Shadow Chizuru also showed a smile with inexplicable meaning at this moment, saying words that made Ichinose Chizuru frown tightly.
"In this way, completely separating life and acting work, you as the main body can continue to do what you want to do usually, and no longer need to force yourself to take care of both directions at the same time. Isn't this exactly what you expect now?"
As Shadow Chizuru said this sentence, Ichinose Chizuru's originally calm emotions suddenly became agitated.
A sentence "I have never expected this, this is not my own idea at all" blurted out immediately.
It was just that as soon as her words fell, she was stunned to see a hideous smile appear on the face of Shadow Chizuru in front of her, as if the other party had been waiting for her to say this sentence.