activa-t Chapter 268 The Bat is Melting...
Chapter 268 The Bat is Melting...
"What on earth did you two do to Sora?!"
“We didn’t do anything! He just suddenly passed out, right, Sam?”
"Qiong..."
"Mei, calm down! They really don't know, right? That gray-haired guy is tougher than a cockroach, he'll be fine!"
"Don't worry, Qiong-ge said she's 'indestructible,' meaning she's at least immune to all poisons, if not invulnerable to swords and spears, right?"
Bronya believes that such words used to coax children should not be believed.
"Danheng, do you think Qiong will be alright?"
"Gentlemen, if I may be so bold as to speak, Qiong needs to rest..."
……
"Who are you calling a cockroach?!"
The noise made it impossible for Qiong to lie down peacefully, not to mention that there were insects calling him a cockroach.
Struggling to open his heavy eyelids, Qiong retorted, and with all his might, he saw many people in his room.
There are Saint Freya's, Anti-Entropy, Star Train, and of course, the "culprit," the Star Core Hunter... Silver Wolf and Sam?
"Qiong, you're awake?"
Oh, and there's also a Bletilla striata plant around the headboard.
Realizing that Qiongren had woken up, Baiji got up to greet Mei, who was still besieging the silver wolf with Seele.
"Mei-kun, Sora is awake!"
Upon hearing that Sora had woken up, Mei quickly went from anger to joy and hurried forward, but...
"Qiong, how do you feel—"
How did you collapse?
March 7th, who was still observing and filming the sleeping face of the dome, was even faster.
Bai Ji's original intention was to call Mei over to take care of Qiong, and then send the others to the living room. Even the most clueless person would understand his unspoken message: that the couple should choose to leave the room together. But, by chance, there was a girl who arrived at Qiong's bedside faster than Mei.
"No offense to you, but how come you've become sick after just one day apart?"
Qiong: ...
I can't exactly answer that I was knocked unconscious by a firefly's forceful kiss, can I?
But he's a patient? Qiong's mind raced, and she quickly realized that now was the best time to explain the situation: Everyone's here now!
"Mei, can you hear me? I want to—"
However, his words were immediately interrupted by a series of questions from March 7.
On March 7th, he knelt on one knee on the bed, looking down at her with his eyes wide and hands on his hips.
Well, the unsuspecting girl seemed completely oblivious to the fact that her friend was a member of the opposite sex? If Sora had been more intentional, or if she had moved even slightly, she probably could have seen through the leg clasp and glimpsed the view beneath March Seven's skirt...
"March, that..."
Although he was curious about what color the bottom was for some reason, Qiong, being a gentleman, still intended to give him a heads-up.
But in the girl's eyes, Qiong was simply intimidated by her fierce appearance—she couldn't let him get away with it!
Or how about we try using what we learned online?
"Look who's here? Isn't this our pioneer who punched the bad guys and kicked the Dragon Lord? How come he's lying on a small hospital bed?"
"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough!"
From behind came the coughs of old Comrade Walter and Danheng.
However, on March 7th, they chose to ignore it. Just like what's said online, after holding someone accountable, it's essential to show concern!
Therefore, after rolling her eyes at Qiong, San Yueqi, who had just been sarcastically criticizing Qiong, sat down on Qiong's bed, almost at zero distance from Qiong.
"Oh dear, what's wrong with you? You're such a worry! Do you even know that when we came to find you, we heard you had fainted? It scared me half to death!"
"Miss March 7th, please let me pass—"
"What does Uncle Yang usually teach us? Health is the foundation of everything!"
Raiden Mei tried to get March Seven to leave on her own with words, but March Seven responded to Mei's words in the same way she responded to Walter Danheng's cough—she first finished criticizing this idiot who didn't care about his own health!
"Honestly, you can't even sleep properly or eat properly without us watching you! Danheng said you look like you have low blood sugar and are completely exhausted! You can't do without us, look at you, unable to take care of yourself..."
On March 7th, she reached out to touch Qiong's forehead to see if Qiong had a fever—"Hmm, she's fine." Qiong's forehead wasn't even as hot as her hand.
"Why don't you come back with us? At least we can look out for each other if we're all together, right?"
"In March, I think—"
"Then there's no need!"
Before Sora could speak, Mei, who had been waiting for several seconds behind March 7, couldn't hold back any longer.
"Mei, I..."
How to put it? Qiong felt that Mei, who walked to the bedside, was not there to offer comfort... She had a feeling that Mei's cold and stern gaze at March Seven revealed a chilling killing intent.
Before everyone's eyes, Raiden Mei, who usually tries her best to present herself as a Yamato Nadeshiko, revealed the aura of a Sichuan-Chongqing Tyrannosaurus Rex. Without hesitation, she reached out and grabbed the unsuspecting March 7, then with a sudden and forceful pull, she roughly lifted March 7 off the bed.
"well?!!!"
Before March 7th could react, Raiden Mei pulled her up.
"Miss Mei, what are you doing? You're hurting me! I haven't finished talking to Sora yet!"
After pulling March 7 up, March 7 glared angrily at Mei, who glared back with a sharp look.
"March 7th, this is the Far East Branch of Destiny Academy, St. Freya Academy! It's none of your business how Sora is behaving. I respect your friendship with Sora, but could you please stop pretending to get close to my Sora like this? Please keep your distance!"
"What disguise?"
A small question mark appeared above March 7th's head.
However, that's not the point. Soon after, March 7th also launched a counterattack against Raiden Mei's disrespectful behavior of not respecting the order of arrival and speaking.
"Why should I? Sora is our good friend, what's wrong with showing some concern for him? He didn't even say anything, so why did you interrupt, Mei-san? And even if you are Sora's friend, isn't it going too far to stop me from talking to him?"
Mei's eyes were full of warning, but March Seven wouldn't listen. She was furious at being pulled away without her knowledge, and stood with her hands on her hips in front of everyone, confronting Mei.
Seeing this scene before him, Dan Heng chose to ignore it.
Under normal circumstances, he would definitely step forward and pull March 7th back. There's no point in arguing with people; it only adds to the trouble!
But things are different now. Every action of the naive March 7 comes from her truest thoughts, and she almost always steps on the landmine of "girlfriend" - after all, shouldn't Sora and March be like this?
Furthermore, given that Walter explicitly refused to alter large-scale history, Danheng could not afford to give up his relationship with Qiong and Sanyue as a second choice.
……
Ugly, hypocritical, pretentious.
Raiden Mei was amused by the pink-haired girl in front of her who was glaring at her but still managed to look adorably fierce.
Mei felt she had fallen into March 7's trap once again: if she stopped March 7, she would be seen as an unreasonable and demanding girlfriend, which would lower her standing with Sora; if she let March 7 go, letting her watch a girl occupy the bed she had never been in take her place? She couldn't do that! If she was magnanimous now and did nothing, she would definitely be taken advantage of later, and in the end…
How cunning! March 7th uses a highly deceptive appearance to hide her vile personality beneath her beautiful exterior. Beneath that seemingly innocent and beautiful facade lies a scheming, filthy soul coveting her boyfriend!
"Why are you like this? Can't you speak properly?"
"Mei, you—"
Look at that, what a clever deception! Even Qiong, who was kept in the dark, spoke on her behalf!
"Qiong, don't talk, just rest."
Mei smiled gently at Sora, then continued to face March Seven's cold sneer.
But do you really think you can bring me down with your clever tricks? And that "Silver Wolf" who looks almost exactly like Bronya (perhaps this explains why Sora is sometimes so attentive to Bronya? A substitute for family?) used her disguise skills to make Sora's childhood friend, Hotaru, whom she'd almost forgotten, impersonate Sora's mother…
Based on Kiana's retelling of Anna's words, combined with the chaotic fireflies she saw after rushing out that had transformed into "Sam," and the answer Mei received from asking the all-knowing Welt, as well as Bronya's confession to having Seele come over, Mei deduced a complete "scheme."
Before her amnesia, Sora knew a wicked woman named March Seven. Sora and the others didn't see through her true nature. Sora always treated her like a younger sister, while March Seven treated Sora like a toy (in Raiden Mei's eyes, Sora was a treasure!). Raiden Mei was the biggest obstacle to taking Sora away, so after her first attempt failed, March Seven brought in Sora's two non-blood-related family members to impersonate Sora's deceased or unseen adoptive mother. (It's certain that Sora's previous family and friends were not simple.) Coincidentally, those "family members" also didn't want Sora to be with her, so the three, each with their own ulterior motives, pulled in Sora's two ignorant male friends, Dan Heng and Sunday, and Coralie and Helia, who knew the truth but still had a conscience and didn't want to break up the relationship (if we consider the plane that day, were Professor Welt and Mr. Siegfried also involved?). They devised a grand scheme…
First, they secretly visited Sora while she was away, trying to use stories from their journey to make her suspicious of Sora. If she were a petty girl, she would definitely complain to her best friend, which would lead to the assumption that "Sora may have someone she likes." At this moment, the fake mother entered and conveyed the message that "you can't be with Raiden Mei." Sora, who has amnesia, remembers her mother, but after all, she has amnesia. Even if there are some flaws in her superb disguise, they can still fool her by saying that Sora has forgotten.
With a strained relationship with her girlfriend and family pressures on her boyfriend, she brings even more people to reinforce the situation on March 7th, showcasing her martial prowess in the training room by "taking on ten," letting Qiong see the heroic young woman and a stronger version of March 7th than herself. Whether she deliberately loses and fakes injuries to gain Qiong's attention or wins big and tells her "beauty is only meant for the strong," it puts immense psychological pressure on Mei... Fortunately, two traitors have emerged from their side.
Today is the final blow! He'll bluntly say he wants to take Qiong away. If he succeeds, their long-distance relationship will be over; if he fails, he can use Silver Wolf to express his dissatisfaction with her…
However, although the plan was beautiful, almost every step of its execution went wrong. The mismatch between March 7's plan and its execution led to the current situation... Logically speaking, if the plan failed, March 7, this wicked woman, should definitely be exposed. But this cunning woman managed to extricate herself from the situation. Now, she shamelessly uses despicable means to seduce Qiong and even tries to trick Qiong into leaving!
This is the truth of the matter!
"If you just want to be friends with Sora, of course you're welcome! But if you still have unrealistic fantasies, then please leave and stop bothering Sora!"
Mei bent down, imitating the Herrscher of Thunder who used her lightning bolt and thigh to forcefully control Sora.
"Now that things have come to this, you should give up, Miss March 7! Qiong said he wants to stay, and he already has someone he likes! That person is me!"
Mei's actions seem to target only March 7th, but in reality, they are aimed at all those with improper intentions.
To these people, assert sovereignty!
"I've talked to my father! He agrees to my engagement with Qiong, as long as Teacher Bai gives his approval!"
In an instant, a dozen pairs of eyes fixed on Bai Ji. However, Bai Ji, who had come to make a house call, suddenly found himself under unnecessary pressure.
Oh no, has he become a shield?
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Later.
No matter how many times she saw Silver Wolf, who looked almost exactly like her, Bronya still couldn't believe her eyes—Bronya, who was certain she had no relatives, was different from Theresa and the others. When she saw Silver Wolf, she didn't think of "Bronya's sister" but rather that she was herself from the future?
If she were herself, it would be perfectly reasonable for her to breach her own computer's defenses and even reinstall the software.
"I'm not your family member, it's just a coincidence that we look alike! Want to play a game together?"
Bronya nodded in understanding: after all, if it were confirmed that her past self could see her future self, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble—but why did she come back?
Qiong-gege always intervenes at critical moments of disaster; he wants to change an imperfect future. But what are these other people up to?
If it were simply a matter of taking Sora away to correct history, Bronya would be understandable; separating Sora and Mei would also be understandable—it's about repairing a non-existent relationship! But…
What's with all this people trying so hard to find Qiong's "childhood sweetheart"? And there's more than one?
Is it possible that in a future that doesn't belong to them, Sora is neither with Mei nor with these other people—if "Silver Wolf" is truly her future self, and given a chance, she would definitely change the imperfect future together.
Then why would she want to take Sora away? Doesn't "she" want Mei and Sora to be together? That's impossible! They were brought together by herself and Kiana!
"Wow, I actually lost!"
Bronya was just lucky.
Silver Wolf, who had initially been somewhat hostile, revealed an admiring look after losing to Bronya.
Sam's break time was over, but he was exposed, so he completely gave up. He was thinking of dealing with these people on the Star Train while he could sneak in a game in his spare time. Unexpectedly, this girl not only looks like him, but her skills are also on par with his... Anyone who can play games with you is a good person!
After losing three matches in a row, Silver Wolf acknowledged Bronya's skill.
"Linyuan Ice Spring, would you like some?"
Although he lost, Silver Wolf was still very happy. More than winning, finding a good opponent was what made him happier—he'd win next time!
As for Liuying...
Whatever, they won't take drastic measures, the team voice chat isn't very friendly, and they can't carry the team.
"Thank you."
Silver Wolf, engrossed in playing games with Bronya, casually placed the Scale Abyss Ice Spring and baseball bat on the table, completely ignoring the tense atmosphere on Qiong's side; their side was enjoying the scenery.
"That's... a baseball bat?"
Dan Heng frowned as he looked at the shiny, black baseball bat.
He knew exactly what it was: like his Cloud Strike, it was the baseball bat that had fought alongside Qiong through thick and thin, the Galaxy Bat Man's best partner. Plus, with Qiong occasionally going crazy and hitting things here and there, the battle-hardened bat had practically fought everything except baseball bats...
But if this is Qiong's baseball bat, then what does he look at every day on the train?
After Qiong disappeared, the Flame Spear and the top hat were gone, but the baseball bat was still on the train's weapon rack. Where did that bat come from?
Danheng picked up the baseball bat and examined it closely—except for the layer of wax, every corner and edge was exactly the same…
It seems I'll have to go back myself.
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"Welcome back, Danheng passenger. Where are Qiong passenger and Walter passenger?"
When Danheng opened his eyes again, he was already in the observation car and saw the black glutinous rice dumpling Pam.
But now is not the time for small talk.
"Conductor, I'll come back later—"
"Wow! Danheng passenger, what exactly did you bring on board?!"
Pam, who had just been quite happy, suddenly screamed.
"What did you bring? Just Sora's ball—"
Dan Heng stared wide-eyed in disbelief. The baseball bat had melted? Starting from the shiny black part, it turned into "black liquid" in just a few seconds.
Moreover, not a single drop of that "black water" remained on Danheng's hands.
"Honestly, don't bring weird things on the train, they're so hard to clean!"
"Train conductor, something's wrong!"
Pam was about to grab a broom when Danheng stopped her: the "black water" had not only pierced through Danheng's hand, but also through the train carriage.
And directly below the train is the Earth.
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Staying up all night to write is foolish; daytime is the better time.
Since things have come to this, let's see if we can continue coding.