bookcurios Chapter 153 I haven't gotten on the bus yet!
Chapter 153 I haven't gotten on the bus yet!
the next day...
"Mona! Thanks to you, we cleared out quite a few meteorites!"
Hearing Paimon's voice, Mona turned to look at the group.
"Ah, perfect timing! There's something I need you to do. Remember?"
Ying nodded, and Mona then began to explain.
"I said this meteorite is someone's destiny seat. It's impossible for a distant star to suddenly fall to earth. But that's the paradox. The best way to solve the mystery is to find out who owns the destiny seat. You said that people affected by the meteorite will fall into dreams, and they all seem to dream of a snow-capped mountain. An unknown mountain, a snow-covered land... but it's not Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, otherwise someone would definitely recognize the shape of the mountain."
Huiyuan interrupted, "I have a lead on this. I went to Qingce Manor yesterday and got the information from the patients there..."
(...Actually, I knew this beforehand from watching the plot. It's true that they went to Qingce Village to clean up the meteorite, but I didn't ask the unconscious person...)
"Almost all the patients reported dreaming of climbing snow-capped mountains, and in the dream, they had a strong desire to reach the summit. This desire was not spontaneous, but rather subconscious. I suspect the person experiencing this dream might be an adventurer."
After Huiyuan finished explaining, Mona fell into deep thought.
"Climbing to the top of the mountain... Adventurer... Why would someone want to climb to the top of the mountain? And with such a strong desire that it can even influence others... Let me calculate it again!"
After thinking it over, Mona summoned the water basin and started fiddling with it.
With a light tap of the finger, the water dropper emitted a crisp sound, like the shimmering of stardust.
The sound of gears turning on the divination wheel filled the air. When the ring reached a specific position, the water divination disc trembled and emitted bubbles, signifying a successful divination.
"I've got it! I'm starting to see a new clue...his name is...Leonard!"
Paimon was stunned when he calculated the time; less than ten seconds had passed.
"Huh?! So fast?!"
A slight smile played on her lips. Mona said proudly, "I told you long ago, I'm a genius!"
Everyone started talking about it.
At this moment, Huiyuan silently observed his surroundings.
(In the story, the stragglers will likely come here in pursuit of the meteorite...and unexpectedly encounter Ying and her group, catching them off guard. For some reason, the wind around them feels unusually quiet...not the tranquility one would expect from a windy place, but rather a profound stillness.)
Thinking about it, he activated the system's Eagle Eye mode and began scanning the surroundings.
"Eagle Eye activated... Detected a unit in the southwest, along with a single unit with a high individual strength rating, rapidly advancing this direction. They are expected to arrive in half an hour... Warning! The high-risk unit has detected your presence!"
Realizing that this high-risk unit was the skirmisher Hunyuan, he quickly closed the system interface and hurriedly turned to look at Mona.
"Mona, there are Fools coming this way from the southwest!"
"What's wrong...?"
Just as Mona was stunned, a figure rushed over at high speed.
Seeing this, Huiyuan didn't explain further and immediately deployed her shield.
The figure rushing towards them at high speed was revealed by the shield, revealing itself to be a skirmisher.
The skirmisher glanced at the crack in the shield with surprise and then stepped back.
"Hmph...to actually block that attack."
Fischl was stunned when she saw that familiar figure.
(Isn't this... that vagrant from Inazuma?)
Seeing the urgency of the situation, Mona reacted immediately and used magic to teleport everyone away.
Huiyuan stared blankly at the residual water element magic array behind her.
"Where is everyone?! I haven't even gotten on the bus yet! Hey—!"
Seeing this comical scene, the stragglers were stunned for a moment, then sneered, "Being abandoned by your comrades and left standing there helplessly, how pathetic."
Meanwhile, Mona, who had been teleported away, felt something was missing.
Looking around, I couldn't find that familiar figure.
"Where's Huiyuan? Why didn't he come along... Oh no, could he... not know this magic...?"
As the skirmishers approached step by step, Huiyuan switched to Lingling's skin and prepared for battle.
He pulled out a metal baseball bat and stared intently at the skirmisher's every move.
Just as Huiyuan was trembling with tension, a water element enveloped him.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already standing in front of Mona.
The stragglers, who had just been confronting Huiyuan and looking around in vain, looked at the empty teleportation marks on the ground and were speechless.
"Hmph... Last time, it wasn't convenient to target the 'celebrity who saved the nation' within Liyue's borders. Now that we've run into each other again, I was hoping to settle things while I'm at it..."
(Hmph... General Dawn, you recognized me the first time we met? And what's with that astrologer... Never mind them, the "Clown's" request is more important to me.)
Just as the stragglers were pondering this, a meteorite streaked across the sky.
Looking in the direction of the meteorite, a female member of the Fools rushed over.
"My lord—another anomaly has occurred. This meteorite is the largest ever recorded..."
The stragglers said impatiently, "This is never going to end... Fine. Let's change our objective. The top priority is still the collection and study of the meteorite."
After giving the orders to the soldiers, the skirmishers looked in the direction where the meteorite had fallen, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"So that's how it is. That Mr. Huiyuan was actually Miss Lingling in disguise. There are such amazing arts in the world that can change one's appearance!"
Fischl looked at Huiyuan with surprise, becoming even more curious.
Huiyuan scratched his head awkwardly and corrected, "That's wrong, Miss Lingling is actually Mr. Huiyuan in disguise."
The conversation didn't linger on whether Huiyuan was male or female; instead, everyone started discussing the stragglers from earlier.
"So... that ronin from Inazuma is actually an executive officer of the Fatui? And the sixth seat, even stronger than that lady—?!"
After hearing Huiyuan's explanation, Paimon shuddered with lingering fear.
Ying lowered her head, lost in thought.
Mona looked at everyone in surprise and said seriously, "This is too dangerous... How could you all be associating with him?"
Oz belatedly exclaimed, "What? That boy is an executor of the Fools? What an evil character...!"
Seeing Fischl and Oz's indifferent expressions, Mona's tone became even more serious.
"He must have had ulterior motives for approaching you. And he's incredibly strong! You could tell just from Mr. Huiyuan's reaction how fast that attack was! Although I don't want to admit it, but..."