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"Don't get me wrong, she is my best friend, but I really have no sexual interest in her."
Kong still had a dead look on his face: "Anyway, the relationship between Paimon and I is more pure than you think. We are just bad friends."
"Eh! But I always feel like you, Sora, are training me in this direction..."
"…It's your illusion. I still like beautiful girls."
Kong quickly coughed and pushed the suddenly alert Mitsuki back into the room.
"Silver Wolf is already urging us to go online. Come on, I'll try my best to help you reach Platinum tonight!"
"it is good!"
March raised his right hand, as if responding to Kong's pretended high spirits.
But then she realized that this would mean leaving Paimon behind, and there was nothing in her room that could attract Paimon except food.
"Won't little Paimon come along?"
"Ah? Take her to play?"
Kong thought for a while, although Paimeng looked like a fool, her reaction speed was very fast, and although she couldn't rub a tablet, she could still rub a mobile phone.
So he cast a questioning and scrutinizing look at Paimon.
"...You don't need to say anything, I can tell that you look down on me."
Who knew that this guy would confidently pinch his waist in mid-air and say: "Although I am not good at fighting, I am a good gamer! Don't forget that I am the champion of Mondstadt's Mystery Game!"
"Yes, yes, it's quite imaginative to rely on its small size to transform into a smaller lantern and hang it on the tree."
Kong ruthlessly exposed the truth and then took out the mobile phone that Jizi had issued to her.
All passengers on the train have personal cell phones, and Paimon is no exception, but because she usually has such strange relationships with them, she gives them to Sora for safekeeping.
"In that case, it would be three blacks, no, four blacks."
Kong wasn't sure if he could get higher scores with three pits, but playing with friends was much better than being kidnapped by Aha and put in jail.
I just feel a bit sorry for that unlucky teammate in the wild queue.
…As if foreseeing Kong’s “kind and simple” dilemma, the moment Kong clicked on Silver Wolf’s avatar, another avatar in the private message popped up and pushed Silver Wolf to the other side.
"Dr. Kong! The new light cone shell has been proven to be an excellent memory container by Yiting's secondary sales outlets! The customer is very satisfied with the convenience of packaging and reading, and also praises the stability of the memory."
It's the voice message from the messenger girl.
Her number was also marked as special attention by Kong, but Kong now understood the capabilities of these monsters. They could seize the priority communication rights of his mobile phone at any time, and the abilities they used were different. Ji Zi's confidentiality equipment was really vulnerable to anyone.
Wait, if I add her words, it seems that I can...
“Don’t worry about the user experience for now, just make sure it meets expectations. Are you free now?”
"Yes, I am the person in charge of your security and maintenance of the Forgotten Garden. If you need any help, please contact me. If you are not already on the train, I will use the mirror to transmit the meme and follow you secretly."
My god, this little girl has so many responsibilities. Yi Ting is completely treating her like an animal.
Although after becoming a meme, it seems that there is no need to worry about whether the body can withstand overtime work...
"Let's go to jail together... I mean, let's relax for a while? It just so happens that we are short of one person so we can form a five-man team."
"Eh? You wanna play games? Sure~"
It's okay, this girl didn't say anything like "If the Doctor orders me to do so" that would make Kong feel guilty.
Since you agreed so happily, who else should I cheat if not you?
The atmosphere is like this, Kong Bi transforms into the Soul Chain Warden - no one can escape tonight!
91. March th, you do have hidden powers!
"Ah, I'm dead again!!"
"Damn it, I'll definitely win next time!!"
Although Kong was the warden who organized this large-scale prison operation, by the third game, his attention was no longer on the game.
It wasn't because he was losing, but because he was distracted by the messenger's unusual behavior.
His invitation just now could only be regarded as an unintentional temptation.
Kong would not let the messenger get on the car, but he was still trying to "expose" its existence to the people around him. Playing games was a way of indirectly trying to do this, including him opening the car and letting the messenger tell Sanyue that the improvement of the light cone shell was very successful. Logically, the messenger should refuse and then show up to clean up the messenger. Even if she was not smart enough, Yi Ting behind her would remind her.
She had clearly said in person that her presence must not be sensed by people on the train who were not members of Sora's team, but tonight she not only readily accepted Sora's casual invitation, but also did not mind exposing her true identity to a certain extent - it seemed that the purpose of her actions was inconsistent.
This strange inconsistency was not because Kong's help to Yi Ting made them trust Kong more and relaxed the confidentiality level, but was due to the change in another person's attitude and a fleeting opportunity.
As for who it was related to, Kong had a general idea in his mind -
March seven.
There are too many shadows of memories on this girl. Last time in the restaurant, she clearly stated that she didn't want to lose her memory again, but the information provided by Jizi showed that she was specially protected by people with memories. The six-phase ice was sealed, which was also an alternative preservation. It was difficult for Kong not to connect the two.
The "bodyguard" mentioned by the messenger might not just be his bodyguard, she might also be hiding some other mission.
When it comes to honesty, Kong can be very honest, but when it comes to his heart, the time traveler can also sort out the conspiracy theory quite clearly. There is always a motive behind everything unusual, and the messenger should be plotting something against March.
While Sora was thinking about how to secretly question the messenger, the girls had integrated well enough that she could accept names like the Messenger and Silver Wolf, which were obviously code names, and called them "Little Wolf and Little Xin" one by one - and immersed herself in the terrifying game of Wu Mu Zhi Cai with them.
The fight with the five opposing players was quite intense, relying entirely on Sora's personal ability. However, Paimon, who was the least favored, showed considerable combat power, living up to her title of Mondstadt's Wind Walker champion.
But after all, there are three people in this game who don't have the ability to play ranked games, so they can't hold on no matter how hard they try.
Finally, after losing the fourth game, Sora used his psychic powers to silently penetrate his phone and sent a deep question to the messenger's meme:
"Why don't you hide from San Yue Qi anymore? What does Yi Ting want from San Yue Qi?"
"Dr. Kong...you invited me to play with Miss March Seven. Didn't you guess what happened to her?"
"You think too highly of me. Even I can't make a clear analysis without equal information."
As Kong controlled his character to start the next prison journey, he complained with his psychic power:
"I think it's better for you to explain. It can't be that because San Yue Qi is dissatisfied with your blurred memory of her, and you are afraid, so you try to show up and save the hidden relationship between you two, right?"
"..."
As a result, the messenger fell silent.
"How... am I right?" Kong himself couldn't believe that he could get the analysis right with such a casual analysis.
"No, that's not it... Dr. Kong, after Miss Sanyueqi was influenced by me in the restaurant, she tried to explore the depths of her memory many times when you were not around, which made our lock a little loose."
The messenger said faintly, "I must give her some new hints to make her give up the urge to continue exploring... Some memories cannot be easily unlocked even by Yi Ting, as they involve the Star God... and some unshakable core interests. If you hadn't invited me in person, I would have had to find another opportunity to get close to her and then reinforce the 'lock', at least not on the train... I thought you had already guessed it, and giving me a chance was a way of understanding my job..."
That little resentment was almost solidified, and it was reflected in her operations in the game in an even more abstract way. She stepped on the ground three times with her big steps, then hit a trip mine, and performed a head injury through the ceiling on the spot.
"Ah! Xiao Xin is dead! Woohoo! I want to avenge Xiao Xin!"
After shouting this, March, who had transformed into the heir of the hunting expedition, failed to surrender and was shot in the head through the window. She fell from the second floor and lay elegantly on her side. The character model that lost control fell in front of Paimon, making the little girl's face outside the game immediately become solemn, as if someone owed her a lot of Mora, and an endless amount of black air emanated from her back.
Unfortunately, because Sora was distracted by the private communication with the messenger, he was unable to empathize with Paimon at this time - just think of it as an experience for young people.
"Can't you be more specific? Why do you have to block March's memory?"
"Uh... I really can't explain it too clearly... Dr. Kong, ah, by the way, this shouldn't be against the rules..."
The courier seemed to be caught between the headquarters and the client, feeling like he was in a dilemma for a long time before he weakly reminded Kong: "There is a mirror in Miss March Seven's room - I cannot perform memetic invasion on that mirror because it is the device of the Mirror Viewer."
"……what?"
Kong subconsciously glanced at the mirror in the room that had the bad habit of "recognizing its master". It was this eternal gaze that killed the enemy he had pulled out of the game. As he fell, Silver Wolf and Paimon also broke apart one after another, and the atmosphere of regret filled the entire channel.
That’s right, this is the power that five rows of cages should have.
"Mirror Viewer... a believer in pure beauty?"
"That's all I can answer!! Dr. Kong, please, as compensation I will help you deal with Miss March Seven when you need it, please don't ask any more questions!"
The messenger's anxious tone made Sora feel troubled:
"... Don't forget, I'm protecting San Yue Qi now. You guys have modified her memory so many times that it's already dangerous... The seal of her memory may have loosened due to your own operation. I will protect her right to regain her memory, understand?"
"Wow, Dr. Sora..."
"Ask Yi Ting if we can just maintain the status quo. I'm not trying to embarrass you. Just shift the responsibility for this problem to your superiors."
Sora added.
"Hey, is it still possible?"
"Are you stupid? I am your client now - move the inquiry up the ladder exactly as it is, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand. Wow, my boss said that she respects your protection of Miss March...but her memory is really important, and it cannot be unsealed at will until the time is right. Her condition is that when it is completely unsealed, she needs your cooperation to cover the bottom..."
92. Help! Dr. Kong, help!
Yiting’s office in the material universe is not fixed, otherwise Kong would definitely go to confront the person in charge’s immediate superior face to face.
Their ambiguous attitude towards March Seven is worth digging deeper. The messenger has repeatedly assured that they have no bad intentions towards March, and they are also protective of her memory. However, the memory needs to be unlocked at the right time and place, otherwise it will also attract unnecessary attention from the incinerator or other Star God believers.
The weight of that memory was too great, and the train could not protect March 7th.
This is the result of their analysis... Although Kong has this ability, he'd better follow the plan and let the little girl live a few more carefree days. When the time comes to awaken her memory, the time she spent with Kong may play a very crucial role.
Kong was very impatient at first, and he almost yelled in his heart, "Teacher the Riddler to get out of the Black Tower Space Station."
But the Messenger opened her meme to Sora, and through the direct psychic connection, Sora could feel her sincerity—that protective attitude towards Mitsuki was indeed not fake.
After losing the fifth game, Kong finally stopped torturing the messenger girl's nerves and turned to increase the intensity of the Silver Wolf.
"Hey, Silver Wolf, I'm afraid I can only get you a copy of the Ether cassette."
Sora didn't care about leaking information and spoke carelessly - it was Silver Wolf's fault if he couldn't do the encryption work well.
"Eh? Why??"
"ScrewGum is coming. He plans to shut down the simulated universe. The authentic cassettes will be packed up and sealed together."
"Huh? Why would they shut down such an experiment just like that?!"
Silver Wolf's voice straightened, full of disacceptance.
"After all, the simulated universe is a project put together by four geniuses. ScrewGum is mainly responsible for writing the code. After the memory burn accident, he believes that this project is useless and should be stopped in time to stop the loss."