Chapter 88: Dead Tree Revives in Spring 07

Perhaps he hadn't recovered from the shock yet, as Yumeno Hisasaku stood there blankly, without any response to Wendy's actions.

"Oh, this is difficult," Wendy bent down, pinched Yumeno Hisaku's cheeks with both hands, and gently pulled them outward, "Wake up?"

Meng Ye Jiu Zuo cried out in pain.

He blinked as if waking from a dream, as if trying to confirm whether the person in front of him was an illusion or something else. After a moment, he said incoherently, "Brother, stop it. It hurts."

Wendy took her hand back and said with a smile, "Are you scared?"

Yumeno Hisasaku immediately retorted: "No!"

"Really? But I thought I heard someone screaming before."

"You heard wrong."

"The wind would not send me the wrong message. Someone must be scared."

"It must be someone else," Yumeno Hisahisa said seriously, "In fact, I saw a man this tall before, shouting and running."

"What about the others?"

"He was eaten by a monster. Maybe he was broken into pieces, or maybe..." Yumeno Hisasaku paused, then suddenly raised his voice and said maliciously, "He might have been swallowed whole, and before the monster had time to digest him, he was torn into pieces by his big brother."

——You killed an innocent citizen.

Yumeno Hisasaku smiled sweetly, but the malice in his eyes almost overflowed.

The sea breeze lingered for a moment, then gently brushed through my hair.

Wendy looked calm. He slowly raised his hand and flicked Yumeno Hisasaku's head.

"It hurts!" Yumeno Kusaku held his head.

"It hurts. Good children shouldn't lie, and they shouldn't threaten others for fun."

Yumeno Hisasaku curled his lips and said reluctantly, "It's all because that guy is so ugly. I normally wouldn't be so embarrassed."

Wendy: "Yeah, I know. Our Hisaku is the bravest."

Finally, a genuine smile appeared on Yumeno Hisasaku's face. He reached out and tugged at Wendy's sleeve, with a barely perceptible uneasiness in his movements.

Yumeno Hisasaku asked, "Why did you suddenly disappear just now?"

"you guess?"

"I can't guess."

Wendy said, "I'm going to prepare a gift for you."

"Gift? What gift?" Yumeno Hisasaku's eyes lit up.

Wendy smiled mysteriously and extended her hand to Yumeno Hisasaku.

System: [Host, we have obtained control of your dream. ]

【Host, please conduct a dream appraisal. 】

【The identification was successful. 】

[Now, you are the undisputed master of dreams, and everything will change according to your wishes. ]

In the blink of an eye, the direction of the wind changed.

With the two people as the origin, the wind gathered into a vortex, like countless large hands, holding up the bird in the middle and helping them fly high into the sky.

Wendy: “Give me your hand.”

Yumeno Jiuzaku hesitated and handed over his hand.

The moment the two hands touched, Wendy suddenly held Yumeno Hisasaku's hand tightly. He said, "Hold on tight." The next second, the wind suddenly blew up and swept them into the air!

"Take off!"

“Waaaaaa——Don’t fly away all of a sudden!!! I don’t want to play with you anymore!!!”

Amidst the screams in the dream, heavy clouds gradually approached and pressed heavily on the top of the head.

The cold wind made it hard for him to open his eyes, and Yumeno Jiusaku hurriedly hid in Wendy's arms so that he could see his surroundings clearly. He looked up and met Wendy's solemn brows.

Yumeno Hisaku's breathing stagnated.

What's wrong with him? Why does he suddenly look like this? Is he angry? Because he's too timid?

A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, triggering the self-defense mechanism. Yumeno Hisasaku subconsciously tightened his arms, but he didn't realize that all the blades tied to his arms had disappeared without him noticing.

The familiar tingling sensation did not come, and Yumeno Hisasaku's mind went blank.

Wendy suddenly raised her hand and reached for his head.

Yumeno Hisasaku shuddered suddenly and tried to dodge, but just as his head tilted, Wendy turned it back. The boy said helplessly, "Don't move. You can't wear my hat like this. Let me adjust it for you."

Yumeno Hisasaku: "...Why don't you take your hat back? It's not raining here anymore."

"Thank you!" Wendy was visibly delighted. She put her hat back on her head and adjusted the position carefully.

Yumeno Hisasaku: “?”

Thanks for what? For giving him his hat back?

It turned out that he had thought too much before... How could this idiot who was sold and still helped others count money be like those adults and hurt and use him...

He made a decision in his heart: he must protect Wendy.

Protect this silly adult who needs care.

After the little episode, Yumeno Hisasaku suddenly realized that they seemed to have stopped ascending.

"Big brother, is this your gift to me? Take me flying once?"

"No," Wendy shook her head. He looked around as if he was searching for something. "Why haven't you come yet?"

"who?"

"Here I come! Tevarin, over here!" Wendy's tone suddenly became cheerful, as if she had met an old friend she hadn't seen for a long time.

A green shadow flashed by, as fast as the wind and as quick as thunder. The airflow it brought up cut through the sea of ​​clouds and almost knocked the two people over.

When it stopped, Yumeno Hisasaku could see its true face - a dragon.

A beautiful turquoise dragon was suspended in front of the two people. An extremely oppressive feeling came down like a mountain. The extreme beauty and extreme danger almost suffocated Yumeno Hisasaku.

The dragon opened its mouth, revealing its long, bright red tongue and sharp fangs.

Yumeno Hisasaku's eyes widened in horror: "Don't eat us!"

Tevarin: "Hello."

Yumeno Hisasaku: “?”

Tevarin: “?”

Wendy: “…Hahahahahahaha!”

"Tevlin is my friend, he won't eat us," Wendy laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist. "Tevlin, what do you think?"

"Of course," said Tevarin. "You said it was urgent, and I came right over."

"I knew you were the best to me! Come on, Tevarin, take us around Teyvat?"

"So, you woke me up from my sleep and said that if I didn't come, something terrible like the end of the world would happen, but you actually wanted me to be your driver?"

"Yes, this is a matter of great importance to the reputation of the gods," Wendy said confidently. "If you don't come, I can't send you a gift. If I don't send you a gift, it means I'm a liar who doesn't keep his word. How will my colleagues look at me? How will the people of Mondstadt look at me? How will the heaven look at me?"

"They'll say, 'Oh my god, Barbatos is such a terrible god, we won't invite him to our festivals anymore, and we won't offer him wine anymore!'"

Wendy was still terrified: "It scares me to death just thinking about it."

Tevarin: "..."

"I've changed my mind," Tevarin said, showing his sharp fangs. "I'm going to eat you."

*

In the end, Tevarin was appointed as the driver.

It just kept mumbling something incomprehensible like "Get some work done, Barbatos" or "I've been cheated for the 25,436th time," and for a moment the sky was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Wendy: “Three, two, one, go!”

Tevarin spread his wings and instantly accelerated.

Mondstadt, the country of wind and freedom, Liyue, the country of rock and contract, Inazuma, the country of thunder and eternity, Sumi, the country of grass and wisdom... Yumeno Hisasaku never knew that the world outside could be so leisurely and peaceful, ten thousand times more complicated than he had imagined, and ten thousand times more beautiful.

He quietly moved to Wendy's side, resting his head on his back, and said in a barely audible voice: "Big brother, it turns out you really are going to prepare gifts. I thought you were leaving too..."

"What?"

"I said, I really like the gift from my big brother."

System: [Host, Yumeno Hisasaku's consciousness is awakening, do you want to return the control of the dream? ]

System: [If you refuse, he will sleep forever until you want to leave the dream.]

Hoshino Nozomi: [Give it back to him.]

He was a little curious, what would Yumeno Hisaku's dreams be like after he returned? Would he still be... alone?

Tevarin went off, swearing.

The dream changed again, and "Wendy" appeared again.

Because the dreamer was about to wake up, the dream was very unstable and the scene changed very quickly. In these few flashing images, the system sensitively captured the abnormality.

System: [Warning! Warning! Dead zone features detected! ]

Hoshino Nozomi: [Where?]

System: [Recalling the screen. ]

[Callback completed. Confirming the abnormal point, locating the specific coordinates...]

The system converted the coordinates into a 3D map. In the mountains and fields of the Yokohama suburbs, several red dots gathered together, flashing an unknown red light.

Hoshino Mochi didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain.

The system asked: [Host, do you want to leave the dream now? ]

Hoshino Moto took one last look at Yumeno Hisasaku.

The boy sat in the cold and depressing confinement room, but he did not feel lost.

Because "Wendy" was with him.

【Confirmed.】

*

Chief's office.

"Bannira! Bannira! Bannira who bullied Lady Nashida!"

"snort."

"What are you humming about! That's too much! Then Lasen, go ahead! Beat him up!"

"...Haha, actually I'm not a dog..."

When Nashida woke up, the two of them and Lannarro were "fighting" - Lansaka suddenly got the courage from somewhere, and changed his previous fear, and kept patting Akutagawa Ryunosuke with his little hands.

Although it has zero killing power, it ranks first in terms of annoyingness.

What really surprised Nashida was Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

He still had a stern face and fierce eyes, but he allowed Lanzaka to "harass" him without fighting back or retaliating.

"Chief, she's awake." Akutagawa Ryunosuke was the first to notice that Nashida had opened her eyes.

Lansaka jumped back into Nashida's arms, and Sen Ou smiled happily: "How do you feel? You were unconscious for a long time this time."

"I'm used to it. It's no problem," Nashida said casually. "Thank you for taking care of me during my coma."

"Thanks to Akutagawa for sending you back." Mori Ogai was afraid that the Grass King would anger Akutagawa Ryunosuke, so he quickly said something nice.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke spoke stiffly: "I will be more careful with my words in the future."

I will never make her angry again.

The girl is as fragile as glass.

Narcida tilted her head in confusion.

However, if Akutagawa Ryunosuke could change his tone and expression, there would be no harm. Besides, there were more important things to do now, and she didn't have time to dwell on these.

Yokohama's Dead Zone is almost taking shape.

She must destroy the Death Zone before it completely erupts.

"Akutagawa-kun, please go out for a walk with me," Nashida said, "There is something I need to show you."

After getting to know her, it will be more convenient for me to be her full-time driver.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke was waiting for the leader's order. Mori Ogai's heart skipped a beat and he tried to suppress his smile: "Then Akutagawa-kun, please accompany Nashida."

Although it feels a bit sudden, the "thing" that Grass God mentioned is by no means simple.

Can the Port Mafia now access that mysterious power?

That power that can make superpowers evolve.