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"I'm fine. Um, Aha seems to have run away..."
Kong lowered his head when he heard that. As expected, just as the upside-down March had said, Aha's dialog box had disappeared, leaving only the encrypted communication sent by Silver Wolf, which was still running and kept flashing garbled characters.
71. In March, think more!
"It seems that the encryption of the train cannot prevent Him from intruding... Well, my encryption is also useless. Is this the Star God?"
Silver Wolf's voice, which was filled with helplessness and confusion, as if he had seen through the limits of his own skills, came out from the chat room: "The conditions he mentioned are quite bizarre. Having sex with a woman will earn you the blessing of the Star God? Is there such a good thing in the world?"
"He just wants to see me having fun, don't mind it."
"How could I not care? Did you summon those two girls we met earlier from another world?"
Silver Wolf plays games every day and is very receptive to this kind of abrupt development:
"And you would rather play duo with Him than with me, and you even hid the fact about you and Kafka from me. I'm so sad. I'm crying."
The lazy tone she gave back made it impossible for Kong to sense her true emotions, and he couldn't even hear any complaints. It was as if she was teasing him.
"...If you are interested, I will explain to you tomorrow what happened when I was imprisoned by Aha and before you implanted the star core into me. But it is too late today. I also have to make up for the heart that was hurt by that beast."
Kong rubbed his brows and said, "Just like what you heard, if I dare not come home at night, I will definitely be sacrificed."
"…Wow, is it that tragic?"
Silver Wolf sent a fake trembling emoticon: "Then I'll let you go today - I'll send a quantum clone to the train tomorrow, so you should greet your friends in advance and don't be scared by me."
"Uh, about the meeting place, let's meet under the train. I just applied for a place to stay in the Black Tower today. It will take some time to convince Pam. I've been bringing too many people on board lately."
"Tsk, I can imagine what an erotic and enviable life you lead. Don't kill yourself."
After complaining about Kong, Silver Wolf turned his attention to Sanyueqi: "Hey, little Sanyue, right? Let's add each other as friends. If Qiong doesn't want to maintain the relationship with his old friend, we can still play together."
"Eh? Is that okay?"
"What's wrong with that? As long as you don't mind me being a wanted criminal."
……
Putting San Yue Qi in touch with a "notorious" wanted criminal would definitely cause Ji Zi to complain, but through various tests when getting along with Yin Lang, Kong concluded that she was not as vicious as written on the wanted poster, and was even a little cute and adorable.
It is true that she acted recklessly and relied on her hacking skills to freely enter and exit the monopoly group's servers and encrypted areas, and she deserved to be wanted. But it is definitely not the case that she would do all kinds of malicious and destructive acts that were exaggerated.
Kong could guess without even looking closely how many of those charges were pinned on her to shirk responsibility.
"Let's play together tomorrow!"
Sanyue, who sent Kong to the door, seemed to be still immersed in the excitement of the battle with the Star God, and regarded this excitement as a bonus of being with Kong.
"You still have to avoid Ji Zi and Lao Yang as much as possible, Xiao Sanyue. If they knew that I frequently go in and out of your room, it would not be a matter of one or two lectures."
Sora waved his hand and said, "In addition to what I will teach you, you should also go to Jizi to ask more questions and have more conversations. Also, don't forget to take the online physiology class I signed you up for."
"Okay, okay, I got it~"
Judging from her excited expression, she is probably looking forward to more exciting activities tomorrow... Even if she doesn't stay up late tonight, she will definitely not be able to sleep well.
After returning to the guest room, Sora also heaved a sigh of relief and stared at the stupid face of Paimon who was sleeping soundly, not knowing how to continue his "March 7 Education Plan".
He was actually very embarrassed after Aha exposed the truth - the girl was actually not affected by the mind control ability at all, and spontaneously developed a liking for him. If he wanted to slowly withdraw from Sanyue's heart without hurting this innocent liking... it would be a troublesome task.
He can play around with Ester because Ester is mature enough and knows how to use each other. She knows what to get from him and what she can give. But Sanyue has to rely on Sora to remind her what she wants from him. This is an inequality in terms of feelings.
"You're back. Paimon went to bed early today. Don't wake her up."
Eula put down the tablet in her hand and said softly, just like the days when she was waiting for Kong to come back in the Knights' dormitory, no matter whether he went out to see Mona or Jean, Eula didn't seem to care much - it seemed that Kong had vented her insecurity after losing and regaining her things through hard work in the past few days.
This was a healthy way to get along with others, and it was also her normal state after her adventure with Sora in Teyvat. Eula's warm champagne eyes were like a soft night light, calming Sora's complicated and troubled thoughts.
"Haiya and Befa are asleep too. They assume that you will stay overnight at March's place." But Eula's next sentence made Kong lose his composure.
"Anyway, it's too much to stay overnight on your first visit..."
Kong Du unconsciously began to complain about their poor perception of themselves:
"I won't do anything to a child who doesn't even understand her own feelings. At least I have to wait until she really figures it out."
"Oh, by the time she figures it out, I'm afraid you'll have disappeared from her sight."
As she pushed open her door, Eula sneered innocently, "Do you remember how you treated Fischl and Xiangling perfunctorily? By the time they were adults, their beloved Brother Kong had disappeared. When Mr. Zhongli organized an annual meeting to make your disappearance public, they were visibly depressed. I told you, Kong, if I'm deported, you must find a way to meet them."
Eula rarely tried to persuade him, "This is not a question of whether I want to monopolize you. I really can't forget their sad expressions. If you are going to give Sanyue and Ester a chance, you should also be fair to Xiangling and the others."
"It's too early to say this now. Eula, I've let down so many people, but while doing so, I've at least upheld the basic principles of being a human being... I will never go against my conscience."
Kong closed Eula's door - she was still awake, but the other girls had already fallen asleep, which meant that they had already agreed to give themselves to Eula today. This was a "rule" that would not be put on the table.
"They can't come for the time being, and I won't let you go back easily. Don't make assumptions about this kind of thing."
Sora sighed, then relaxed: "Want another drink tonight?"
72. Quetzalcoatl’s new skill: Hibernation
Sitting next to the sweaty Eula, Kong wiped her back with a towel soaked in ice water to help her cool down, while discussing with the system how much the Star Core Hunter's understanding of his identity had been distorted by Party A, and how much information he could reveal to his "former companions."
[According to the first version of the agreement provided by Party A, the former star core hunter named "Qiong" who was replaced by the host is the best entry point. You don't have to explain your life experience before the time travel to them in detail, because in their cognition, no matter what you become, it is acceptable. The personality that dominates this body is the companion they are familiar with. Just do it naturally. You can even discuss with them the specific work of optimizing the rules of the world. ]
The suture system brings good news:
[And after being written by Party A, your behavior has been recorded in the local history and mainstream timeline. The future that Elio sees will also be closely related to you. This identity was originally created by Party A for trial and error. It can be said that he is an ever-changing "protagonist" and an "archive" waiting for you to develop. There is no need to worry about the distortion caused by replacing the original character. ]
The system seemed to have gotten used to helping Sora analyze things after he had sex with his female companions. His brain was always clear enough after cooling down. Although he was tired, his thoughts were clearer. To a certain extent, it even had to make an appointment with Sora for this special time period before analyzing important issues.
"Oh, so I can play myself, right?"
【Yes. 】
"Ah! You did it on purpose! I was afraid you wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow, so I showed mercy!"
While listening to the reply given by the system, Kong felt relieved, but he didn't notice that his hand had touched a spot that made Eula shiver.
The vengeful knight turned around and glared at Kong, but no matter how you looked at his eyes, it showed an eagerness to try, not shyness.
"No, no, no, I didn't do it accidentally. I really didn't do it accidentally."
Kong hastily took some cold water from the basin, but before he could wring it out, he was pushed down by Eula, and the cold towel in his hand was snatched away and put on his face.
"Don't move. This is your punishment for not paying attention."
"Ah - I am having a routine meeting with the system. Sir Knight, please spare my life, please spare my life -"
"It's too late to beg for mercy! You're so insincere! Hiss!"
Occasionally, the female companion would ask to return, and the system would naturally go silent again after revealing the key information.
In the past, it would remind Kong of his health status and information such as moderation, and even display his endurance and energy bars. However, ever since Kong became anxious and even fearful after seeing the digitized status, it was considerate enough to forget this function in order to protect the mood of Kong and his female companion.
In order to save strength and energy, and to effectively torture Kong, Eula adopted the slowest punishment, and seemed to enjoy it.
…After a long and slow torture, Sora fell asleep while floating in the warm clouds, and dreamed of something very outrageous as if he was in a nightmare.
He vaguely saw in his dream the scene of the confrontation between Silver Wolf and Ester, and the Black Tower followed closely behind - and in order to take his arm away, it pulled him hard, and finally tore it into three pieces...
He could understand Esta, but what about Silver Wolf and Black Tower?
Kurita's age remains a mystery. Kong doesn't think Kurita would have any interest in a "boring" old man like him, and Silver Wolf can undoubtedly be considered only a bad friend, definitely not the level of affection between a man and a woman.
When the golden retriever, who had very poor sleep quality, woke up with his hair sticking up and a single hair showing, Befa was already cleaning the room for Eula.
"Do I bother you, Master?"
"No, Befa, I woke up naturally."
Although I was awakened by a dream, in a sense it can be called a natural awakening.
Eula agreed to allow the head maid to enter and leave the room freely and do cleaning work, which in itself was a proof of trust, and also proof that Sora didn't have to worry about a fire in the harem for the time being.
But for some reason, Kong even ate breakfast with trepidation - after all, the dream was too shocking, too real, and it was related to three women with whom he had not yet confirmed his relationship.
At his level of strength, he won’t just dream casually.
He could do without sleep, so naturally he wouldn't have wild dreams like Snail Gumm imagined. But once he fell into a dream, his brain would summarize the known information and intelligence without any system intervention. To put it in a high-level way, Kong's dreams would either infinitely magnify the things he was most worried about, or have a certain degree of predictiveness and list out possible events.
"Silver Wolf and Black Tower? They shouldn't have any intersection yet. If we don't set the meeting place at the Black Tower Space Station, there would be no chance for them to meet even if they wanted to... No, Silver Wolf should have hacked into the Black Tower's defense system... This is a big deal."
Kong suddenly realized that something was wrong - he was so angry with Aha last night that he overlooked Silver Wolf's purpose - she was so keen to meet him, she probably wanted more than just to understand the after-sales situation of the Star Core, maybe she also had some thoughts about the Black Tower or Ester. To put it in a bigger picture, this purpose would lead to a conflict between two or even three parties, and he would be caught in the middle and would be caught between the two and the three.
Anyway, it's impossible that she really cut him into three pieces just to steal a man!
"I need to find out what she wants to do...ah...what troublesome interpersonal relationships, my head is itching, I need to grow a brain!"
"?"
Holhaiya, who was constantly adding sugar and milk to his coffee, saw Kong cowering in dismay with his head in his hands, so he raised his tail that was passing through the hole in the chair and gently patted his hair to comfort him.
"Didn't you sleep well, Doc?"
"…It has nothing to do with Eula. It's my own problem."
"Don't be so anxious to explain. I don't intend to put the blame on Bingliang for your poor condition, nor do I intend to pursue the matter."
Hol Haiya smiled faintly: "Because if I am not more tolerant, they will definitely blame me after making a mess of you at night. I can't let this bad precedent go."
"..."
Thank you so much.
Kong's original sorrow was immediately dispelled by Haiya's painfully honest remarks, and he slapped her tail back in anger:
"Why did you add so much sugar and milk? Aren't you also a bittersweet person?"
"The doctor actually remembered... Yes, I need to prepare for hibernation."
"…Hibernation?"
Sora was stunned: "...You are a feathered serpent but not a snake, why do you hibernate? You never told me that you have such a need?"
Moreover, it’s springtime all year round in the space station - this sounds ridiculous.
"A capability that has been developed to save energy."
Haiya spoke confidently, as if it were true: "Consume enough calories, reduce activity and fighting time, just stay indoors to read, and sleep more. This way my metabolism will slow down, and I should be able to withstand the extra consumption of living in a different world."