The Gamer who traveled to Honkai: Star Rail

Sparkle watched them both with interest. "You two are really something~ Fine, think what you want. I've said everything I needed to, though~ Don't come crying later."

Pei Guang then stared at Sparkle seriously. "Is there a possibility that I could make you cry harder?"

As he spoke, a holy light suddenly radiated from Pei Guang again.

Seeing this light, Sparkle's expression froze. After experiencing it herself, she swore she never wanted to go through it again. So, she hurriedly changed the subject.

"Ahem~ Since you two seem fine, let's go~ Follow me."

Stelle turned to Pei Guang. "So, what do you think? Should we go with her?"

Firefly crossed her arms, her tone a bit somber. "I just have a feeling…"

Pei Guang reassured her. "It's fine. We'll see if there's anything here that we can't get through regular channels. I did some research on these people beforehand. You could say the Masked Fools go to any lengths for fun, but the things they bring are pretty entertaining. But we need to be cautious—don't end up being the ones getting played."

Stelle: "So, should we head out?"

Pei Guang: "Let's go!!"

Sparkle led the way, and the three followed behind her.

Perhaps because she was happy, or because she didn't need to hide anything, Sparkle bounced along energetically as she led the group.

Sparkle's bouncy steps were different from Pei Guang's usual casual hopping. She was genuinely hopping like a cheerful young girl.

Anyone who saw Sparkle's youthful figure combined with her bouncy motions would definitely find her cute.

But unfortunately, Pei Guang and Stelle were not like others.

Stelle, walking behind, glanced at Sparkle's bouncy movements and asked Pei Guang seriously, "Ah guang, do you think there's some deeper meaning to her bouncing?"

Firefly: "Huh? Why are you asking?"

Stelle recalled, "When I first met Ah Guang, he said that when there's no plot, bouncing around brings stats bonuses."

Firefly: "Is that really a thing?"

Pei Guang nodded seriously. "Yes! Moving more increases your stats. But I think her behavior hides something else. Do you remember what she said earlier?"

Stelle: "She said she'd show us some adult content?"

Pei Guang: "Exactly! Maybe she's warming up for some adult content. Damn those Masked Fools, they definitely hid some key information. My guess is, she's setting us up to meet the conditions for watching adult content. When we can't get in, she'll probably say, 'Oops~ Sorry, you need to complete some prerequisites~' or something like that."

It had to be admitted, Pei Guang imitating Sparkle's tone was so spot-on that both Firefly and Stelle clenched their fists.

Firefly: "So, what do we do now? Should we beat her up?"

Stelle looked at Firefly in surprise. "Wow, you picked up on that fast. Just from that, you're definitely not like Phantylia we met before."

Pei Guang: "Calm down! Beating her up would be the most efficient in theory, but it's not the way. As a Masked Fool, she definitely wants to watch us have fun. So, we won't give her that satisfaction. Whatever she does, we'll just do the same."

Firefly, watching Sparkle bounce around, nervously asked, "We'll copy her movements?"

Pei Guang thought for a moment. "Probably not. If we just copied her moves, the limit would be too big. Maybe just bounce along like she's doing? Or maybe bounce and move at the same time?"

Firefly: "Huh? But I can't dance…"

Pei Guang: "No worries! We can do it, don't worry. The moves I know are super simple. But since this is a dreamscape, should we try something simple that's impossible in real life?"

Stelle: "Do tell?"

Firefly: "I'm following your lead."

Pei Guang: "Simple, that is, we bounce like jelly! I'll try it first—hey, it works!"

Pei Guang's idea was simple: move while making his body bounce. In real life, his body couldn't do it, but in the dreamscape, he figured he could try.

After attempting it, he found that a movement which would break his bones in real life, he could do here without any pain.

Pei Guang's body bounced up and down, side to side, like a soft-bodied person.

Watching this, Firefly whispered, "Can we really do that?"

Stelle: "What's impossible?"

Stelle, mimicking Pei Guang, also bounced up.

Pei Guang looked at Firefly, who was too shocked to speak. "This is a dreamscape! In dreams, we need to have imagination~ Come on~ Let's all bounce like jelly!"

As Stelle bounced in front of them, she drew a rainbow in the air. "Exactly~ In a dream, we need to have imagination!"

Realistically speaking, this kind of imagination would probably make even a Memokeeper's head buzz.

At this moment, Sparkle was in the lead, skipping along with her hands behind her back. But as she walked, she suddenly noticed a lot of bystanders looking her way.

"Huh? Are they looking at me?"

Sparkle realized that the attention wasn't on her, but on the people behind her. Without thinking, she turned her head and saw a sight that made her pupils shake.

She saw Pei Guang and Stelle, who had originally been walking normally, now copying her and skipping while walking. Now, that wouldn't have been so strange, but what shocked her was that they were somehow shaking their hips in mid-air while bouncing.

That wasn't even the point, though.

The real question was, how were these two managing to bounce so elastically?

That's right: Pei Guang and Stelle were moving up and down, as though they were made of rubber.

Of course, that still wasn't the real focus.

When she turned around, she saw Firefly still trying to figure out how to make her body bounce like Pei Guang and Stelle. But when Firefly looked over, it seemed like she figured out the trick, and she started bouncing like Sparkle.

"I did it~"

Firefly's voice was full of joy, while Pei Guang laughed. "See? I told you! It's a simple move, anyone can do it. What Golden Night? Today, we're having Q-bounce Night~"

Bystanders watching the bouncing trio were curious. Some even tried it themselves. Not expecting much, when they mimicked Pei Guang and the others' movements, they found that they could actually bounce too.

And so, under Sparkle's witness, the Q-bouncing trend spread like wildfire.

It was like a scene where someone opens their mouth to swallow a lightbulb: everyone who saw it was curious to see if they could do it. And, to their surprise, they could.

Soon, this mode of bouncing was spreading like a virus.

Before Sparkle even realized it, the Q-bounce had reached the eyes of Aventurine in Golden Hour.

Aventurine: "What's going on here?"

Aventurine looked at the people in front of him, first staring at the people bouncing in the distance. Then he muttered, "Is this some kind of idiot virus? Only idiots do this."

And then he joined in, laughing loudly.

When did this "idiot virus" spread in the dreamscape? Aventurine was a bit confused.

Compared to the perplexed Aventurine, Sparkle was completely stunned.

The first time she saw Pei Guang and the others, she thought it was funny, but as more and more people started bouncing, she decided to give it a try.

When she saw herself bouncing just like everyone else, Sparkle was completely dumbfounded.