strictlysupreme Chapter 368 Daily Life (2)
Chapter 368 Daily Life (2)
As soon as Kiana entered, she saw Yae Sakura torturing Phaethon—no, she was frantically pulling at Tetsuya and Rin.
When Kiana entered, Rin's already somewhat desperate eyes completely died. Her eyes were lifeless as she stretched out her hands, indicating that if she wanted to catch her, she should just do it quickly, there was no need to fish in a net.
Yae Sakura tilted her head in confusion as she looked at Rin, while Kiana laughed at the farce.
"Rin, you've really misunderstood. We didn't receive any orders to come and arrest you. Sakura was just posting a normal request on Rope Net."
"really?"
"Of course, there's no benefit in lying to you."
Hearing this, Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead caused by nervousness, and glanced back at Zhe.
Although Tetsuya's reaction wasn't as strong as Rin's, Rin, having spent many years with Tetsuya, still keenly sensed that Tetsuya was only appearing calm on the surface.
In reality, he had been panicking for a long time, and when the misunderstanding was cleared up, Zhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief, though not as obviously as Ling.
"So, I wonder what this client from the Sixth Section of the Sky wants us to do? Logically, you should have your own rope craftsmen, so why come to the rope network to find illegal rope craftsmen like us?"
"There's a personal matter I need to confirm, and it's really not appropriate to bring the people from the Sixth Anti-Air Division along."
"Oh? What private matter requires such caution?" Zhe asked, genuinely intrigued.
"Because...this matter is related to my sister..."
Hearing Yae Sakura say that, Kiana remembered that after she handed over Yae Sakura's background and experiences to the Imaginary Tree so that it could develop in accordance with this worldview, it did indeed undergo subtle changes from the original world.
First, Yae Sakura and her sister Yae Rin were both born in a small village called Yae Village. However, unlike the original world, due to the different era, Yae Village had long since abandoned the custom of human sacrifice.
It evolved into a festival, on which a chosen priestess would be placed on a temporary stage for people to worship. At the end of the festival, the priestess would burn the offerings brought by the people to appease the gods.
Because Yae Rin was frail and sickly from a young age, she was usually chosen as a shrine maiden to receive people's worship so that she would have less work to do on the day of the festival.
However, the final festival coincided with the eruption of Void Zero. At that time, Yae Sakura was busy protecting Yae Rin and the villagers, but when everything was over, she found that Yae Rin was gone.
She learned from the villagers who retreated with her that a monster suddenly appeared, and Yae Rin stepped forward to protect the villagers and lured the monster away. Its whereabouts have been unknown ever since.
Upon hearing the news, Yae Sakura ran like a madwoman in the direction the villagers pointed, but along the way she saw no one alive except for Mukuro.
Even Yae Rin's body was never found; it was as if she had truly vanished into thin air.
When Yae Sakura was found, she seemed to have broken down and was unresponsive to everything. If Kallen hadn't been there to take care of her until she was able to temporarily emerge from the shadow of Yae Rin's disappearance, there might not be the Yae Sakura we know today.
The reason they came to find Tetsuya and the others this time was because Yae Sakura accidentally found some clues while carrying out a mission in Void Zero. However, the Anti-Air Division 6 could not freely enter and exit during non-mission periods, so they posted a request on the rope net.
Because the commission involved the Zero Void, most people on the rope net stayed as far away from it as possible, until Fairy took the commission herself.
"Miss Yae, if I may be so bold, your sister has been missing for over ten years, and the place where she disappeared was near Void Zero. Even if she wasn't killed by Mukuro back then, if she hadn't gone out in so much time, she would have long been corrupted by the aetheric energy..."
"I know all that, but my sister's whereabouts are really important to me. For so many years, I've constantly thought how much better it would have been if I hadn't chosen to stay behind to cover their retreat. To this day, this matter has become my inner demon. So please! Even if what you find in the end is just a skeleton, at least it will allow me to put this demon to rest!"
After speaking, Yae Sakura bowed deeply to the brother and sister. The two of them, naturally unable to accept such treatment from Yae Sakura, quickly stepped forward to help her up and agreed to Yae Sakura's request, officially accepting the commission.
Kiana smiled knowingly upon seeing this and quietly left the video store.
She naturally knew Yae Rin's fate. According to the development of the Imaginary Tree, Yae Rin was actually killed after luring away the skeleton.
After all, Yae Rin was just a frail and sickly girl. Being able to lure Mukuro away and successfully keep the villagers of Yae Village alive was already an achievement in terms of unleashing her potential.
Kiana, of course, did not want to see such a bad ending, so she stepped in and changed the ending.
Just as Yae Rin was about to be killed, she was rescued and survived under the escort of that person. However, because the Zero Void expanded too quickly, the two of them were swallowed up by the expanding Zero Void shortly after they stepped out.
This time, that person sacrificed his life to protect Yae Rin, while Yae Rin accidentally escaped through a rift and encountered a group of stranded people.
From then on, Yae Rin lived with that group of people in the slums near Hole Zero. However, due to poverty, Yae Rin had to frequently enter Hole Zero to find usable resources, thus becoming a hole raider.
Yes, although Yae Rin was frail and sickly since childhood, for some reason her etheric adaptability was exceptionally high. Thanks to her years of experience as a tunnel raider, Yae Rin's body was gradually strengthened. In addition, some of her companions became rope craftsmen, so she was able to slowly explore deeper into the Zero Void.
However, they still had to rely mainly on hiding from the skeletons, so the resources they could find were not many, and the supplies they could exchange for on the black market were not plentiful, but it was enough for a group of people to live a normal life.
The reason Yae Sakura was able to find clues in Void Zero was because Yae Rin was attacked by a group of high-level ghouls. Although she managed to shake off these ghouls without any serious injury, she lost the hair clip that Yae Sakura had given her.
Yae Sakura only realized that Yae Rin was still alive after accidentally finding the hairpin. However, neither she, who was in the Anti-Air Section 6, nor Kallen and Otto of the Defense Force could explore Void Zero without a valid reason.
Therefore, Yae Sakura could only post her requests anonymously on the rope net. Incidentally, in order to make the ears on Yae Sakura's head more believable, Kiana had to set them as the fox spirit.
As the younger sister, Yae Rin naturally had to be set up in the same way. At the same time, in order to rationalize Yae Sakura's superb martial arts, the Imaginary Tree specially integrated Sakura's experiences from the previous civilization into it. Similarly, Yae Rin did the same. This is why Yae Rin, who was weak and sickly since childhood, has extremely high ether adaptability.
In other words, in this world, Yae Sakura possesses the physical strength of a Fusion Warrior, while Yae Rin possesses the high Honkai energy adaptability of a Herrscher, which translates to high ether adaptability.
In fact, Kiana wanted to tell Yae Sakura from the beginning that her sister was still alive, but Kiana realized that even if she didn't say it, Yae Sakura would be able to reunite with her sister in this world in the near future, so she chose to let nature take its course.
However, the events of this world were ultimately just Kiana letting the Imaginary Tree develop on its own. Yae Rin from the original world was not resurrected, and Kiana didn't like any substitute literature.
So, should we revive Yae Rin from the Honkai Impact 3rd world and then integrate her with Yae Rin from this world into one entity?
After all, theoretically they were born in this world and have lived to this day, so in a sense they are also people of this world.
Hmm, this is a question worth exploring.
Kiana decided to put it aside for the time being. Anyway, it was still a long time before Yae Sakura found Yae Rin in this world. Besides, even if she did find her, it would just be a matter of changing a world line with a flick of her finger for Kiana, so there was no need to worry about it too much.
As evening fell, Kiana set up her live stream room and pressed the live stream button, just like yesterday.
[Yay! It's a surprise live stream! Number one!]
[I never expected the cat to go off-time from the live stream schedule. If I hadn't set it to my favorites, it would have been a disaster!]
"Since I'm just killing time anyway, I might as well start a live stream sooner."
[Grass]
[Speaking of which, yesterday, shortly after Yuyu Cat shut down Xiaoshi's live stream, Xiaoshi was caught and forced to end the stream.]
[Oh yeah, judging from the footage, it seems like Yu Duchen delivered a deadly series of dunks, right? Fishy Cat, what kind of pig are you?]
"Hmph! You guess!"
Seeing Kiana's proud tone, the viewers in the live stream naturally understood that it was Kiana who had secretly reported them.
[Grass]
[Shocking! Fish Cat did that to Xiao Shi just to increase the number of people picking him up!]
How could you be so selfish! .GIF
"What are you talking about! I was just concerned about my colleague's health, but the way I used it was a little extreme."
[The Great Herrscher of Knowledge: Well! It really was you! I knew I'd already unfollowed and blocked her with that old account, how did she still know I was still streaming?]
[The Great Herrscher of Knowledge: You little brat! Just you wait! I'll show you in real life soon!]
"Stop messing around, we're live streaming."
However, the viewers in the live stream obviously didn't think that way; they naturally felt that the Herrscher of Knowledge's words weren't dramatic enough.
In an instant, the entire screen was filled with comments urging the Herrscher of Knowledge to go to the real Kiana offline, but unfortunately, the Herrscher of Knowledge seemed to have disappeared without any response.
It wasn't until another comment with a wrench appeared on the screen that the audience understood what was going on.
[Yu Duchen: Sorry, this child has misbehaved again. I'm already disciplining her. Yu Yu Mao, you can continue your stream as usual.]
[Wow, the one who said the offline reality was real is the one who's proven it first. This drama has a twist!]
[Yu Duchen is a mountain that Xiao Shi can never overcome in this lifetime (sad)]
Meanwhile, inside the Public Security Bureau, Fu Hua put down her phone, sighed, and looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge, who was sitting obediently in her seat with a wronged expression.
"It doesn't have to be that unfair."
"It's all Kiana's fault! If she weren't so old-fashioned, how would you have known I was streaming on Endurance Live!"
It would have been better if Shi Zhilüzhe hadn't brought it up, because the moment he did, Fu Hua got angry. Then, ignoring Qingyi and Zhu Yuan standing to the side, she grabbed Shi Zhilüzhe's face and started lecturing him.
Unlike Zhu Yuan, who was somewhat embarrassed and uncomfortable, Qingyi was happy to have some peace and quiet. She sat to the side, quietly drinking tea, with her dinner—white steamed buns with spring rice—placed beside her.
"Senior, don't you really need to try to persuade the captain? It's true that Xiaoshi staying up late is wrong, but is it really necessary to drag her to the station for a lecture?"
"There's nothing we can do. We've been quite busy lately, so this is a last resort for the captain, isn't it?"
Recalling the attack on the Sixth Anti-Air Section a few days ago, Zhu Yuan also covered her head in pain.
Because it was a gang operation, the IP addresses of many members of the Thousand Faces organization were locked, and the Public Security Bureau and the Sixth Anti-Air Section quickly launched an operation and successfully arrested several members of the Thousand Faces organization.
However, the interrogation situation is not optimistic, and many members of the Thousand Faces organization are being arrested every day. The entire Public Security Bureau is now busy because of this matter.
Even Zhu Yuan and the others had to start taking charge of a portion of the case records. Zhu Yuan had just finished her part of the records.
As for Qingyi, since the other party was a jade doll, she could connect to the internal network to write reports while resting, making her the one who seemed to have the most leisure time.
The energy consumption has increased significantly, and since it's not convenient for Qingyi to charge her phone while working, food has become another way to replenish her energy.
Fu Hua, who had just returned from Wei Fei Di after her annual leave, brought back two jars of Chunbulao. Out of curiosity, Qingyi asked for one jar as a gift.
This is a perfect opportunity to try the combination of steamed buns and "Spring Never Ends" (a popular Chinese dessert). To be honest, she has seen Fu Hua eat this as a meal several times in the bureau, and she is really curious about the taste.
So before Fu Hua took her annual leave and returned to Wei Fei, he specially asked Fu Hua to bring back an extra jar as a gift for her. How to describe the taste? It was just ordinary steamed buns with pickled vegetables.
On the contrary, when the Herald of Knowledge was dragged in by the ear, he immediately covered his mouth and ran to the side to dry heave when he saw the unfinished steamed buns on the table in blue and the Spring Immortal.
After inquiring, it was learned that for a period of time, Fu Hua ate steamed buns and the Spring Immortal every day, which is why the Herrscher of Knowledge now feels nauseous whenever she sees steamed buns and the Spring Immortal.
But every year, the Herrscher of Knowledge and Fu Hua still pickle the Spring Eternity together. In their words, it's just a habit. If they don't have a jar of it every year, they feel like something is missing.
During the conversation, the captain's voice came from Fu Hua's phone.
It turns out Kiana dragged the captain over to do a live stream together, which isn't surprising.
Back when they first started streaming, Kiana often brought her manager, the captain, along to the stream, and they openly shared sweet moments without any reservations. It even became a regular part of the stream later on.
At first, some viewers didn't dislike this segment, but Kiana continued to do things her own way. In addition, the captain was very good at creating a good show, and over time, people started to act crazy towards the captain.
She even said more than once that she might as well let the captain debut as well. By the way, the relationship between Chizha Yuehai Yuyu Cat, the agent and Beichen Mei is also a popular topic on the Internet.
This even spawned several fan-made pairings, all thanks to miHoYo's hard work in public relations, which prevented it from escalating into a serious controversy.
As time went by, Kiana's live stream came to an end, and Fu Hua closed the live stream and began to work seriously.
Then, with a wave of her hand, she indicated that the Herrscher of Consciousness could go back. The Herrscher of Consciousness, pouting and sulking, returned to the apartment that Fu Hua had rented in Janus District.