NOVEL NEXT Chapter 78: Chapter 75: Can I Hear This?
"Ahhh, that was such a good sleep!" Fu Shi stretched lazily, cheerfully jumping out of bed, apparently having forgotten everything from the night before.
"Morning…" Fu Lin walked into the house, looking a bit tired as he greeted everyone.
"Hah… ahem, what's with your outfit?" Fu Shi nearly burst out laughing at Fu Lin's appearance but managed to hold it in.
"New place, couldn't get used to the bed… had trouble sleeping." Fu Lin straightened his back, nervously glancing at Sirin behind him. Seeing no unusual reaction from her, he felt a wave of relief and answered with a serious face.
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"Then where did the leaves and dew on your head, and the mud on your clothes come from?" Fu Shi approached Fu Lin, plucking a leaf from his head and asking.
"...Sleepwalking." How was I supposed to explain this? Should I tell them I went for a soak last night, accidentally fell into the deep mountains, and spent the entire night climbing back out?
Utterly embarrassing!
But I must admit, Taixuan Mountain is treacherously steep. I nearly fell to my death. If not for the Herrscher Gem, they'd only find my corpse the next day.
"You're contradicting yourself. First, you can't sleep, and now you're sleepwalking." Fu Shi crossed her arms and looked at Fu Lin in disbelief.
"Why bother with all these details? Fu Shi, come with me for a moment; I need to talk to you." Fu Lin ran a hand through his hair, making sure there were no leaves left, and beckoned Fu Shi over.
"What is it? You need my help?" Fu Shi walked up nonchalantly, leaving Fu Lin at a loss.
"It's about the Q&A space. The audience has been complaining about the lack of livestreams lately. So, I'm leaving this one to you. I won't appear." Fu Lin whispered, glancing occasionally toward the house.
"That's all? Leave it to me! You can trust Lady Shi, the Herrscher of Sentience!" Fu Shi patted her chest... or perhaps her pecs.
'It's because it's you that I don't trust you!' Of course, Fu Lin didn't shout this out. Not because he lacked courage, but to spare the Herrscher of Sentience some dignity.
'Yes, that's it.' (Nods firmly.)
After their discussion, Fu Lin immediately sent Fu Shi into the livestream space. Then he hurried over to join the others, listening in on their chatter.
Minutes flew by. Suddenly, a livestream screen appeared before Fu Lin, and he curiously examined it. To his surprise, he discovered he could post comments!
Ahem, just kidding. (Innocent puppy eyes for safety.)
Seeing the "Admin" label next to his username on the screen, Fu Lin fell into thought. He clicked the hide button to make himself invisible before entering the chatroom.
[Albedo has joined the chatroom...]
[Kiana Kaslana has joined the chatroom...]
Kiana 〈Yay! I'm the first one here!〉
Fu Lin smiled faintly at Kiana's message before commenting:
Albedo〈Sorry, the first spot's mine~〉
Kiana〈It's you!〉
[Miss Lily—Otto has joined the chatroom...]
[Shenzhou Tablet—Fu Hua has joined...]
[Sit-Ups King—Walter Yang has joined...]
Theresa, 〈Herrscher of Reason, Mr. Walter, you left history class unfinished. Who's going to teach it now?〉
[Sit-Ups King] Walter 〈?〉
Tesla〈Walter's our Herrscher of Reason, and you're the granddaughter of the Overseer of Schicksal. If his identity's exposed, you expect him to stick around and wait to be caught?〉
[.......]
['Yae Sakura' has joined the chatroom...]
['Blazing Flame' has joined...]
['Pufferfish' has joined...]
[Miss Lily] Otto〈Yae Sakura? That name sounds familiar.〉
Otto looked at the screen, his head growing heavy. Rita approached him quietly and whispered, "Overseer, Taixuan Mountain reported unknown combat noises yesterday afternoon. Could it be...?"
Her gaze briefly flicked toward the livestream screen as she spoke.
Holding his wine glass, Otto fell silent, watching the bullet comments scroll by. After a moment, he said, "This anomaly doesn't pose a threat to me. On the contrary, it offers a glimmer of hope. Let's observe for now."
Kiana〈Those two names at the last are so weird~〉
Meanwhile, Sirin curiously scanned the screen, her eyes lighting up when she saw her username. Then, her face puffed up in indignation.
'Pufferfish', 〈I'm not a pufferfish!〉
Inside the consciousness space, upon spotting Albedo's comment in the chatroom, Kiana's☆ azure eyes glowed with a fiery red light.
'Blazing Flame', 〈Al... Albedo(Fu Lin)~ You can't escape! Wouldn't it be nice to stay with me? Why do you insist on running away~? If I catch you again, I'll saw off your legs~~〉
Kiana〈Huh? Is this something that I can hear?〉
Bronya〈Huh? Is this something that I can hear?〉
Mei 〈Huh? Is this something that I can hear?〉
Theresa 〈Huh? Is this something that I can hear?〉
Himeko 〈Huh? Is this something that I can hear?〉
[Miss Lily] Otto 〈Huh? Is this something that I can hear?〉