Chapter 114 Different
Looking down from the airship, you can see a bustling city.
The crisscrossing streets extend like a spider web, with pedestrians and vehicles shuttling between them. The high-rise buildings in the commercial area reflect rainbow light in the sun. The houses in the residential area look small from the sky, with a lovely warmth. The industrial area is relatively far away, and its location is at the outermost edge of the original garbage dump.
The first impression of this city is its cleanliness.
[Maggie] was speechless. She had long guessed that the Meteor Street here would be different from their Meteor Street, but she had not expected such a drastic change.
If someone had pointed at this city and called it Meteor Street before, Machi would definitely not have believed it. But now, it was right in front of her. No matter how unbelievable it was, it could not change the fact that it was Meteor Street.
[Parker] stroked the gun gently, a movement she made when she was thinking.
"How did it become like this?" [Nobunaga] stood in front of the window holding a samurai sword.
Sarasa: "It's beautiful, isn't it? It took us several years to make it so clean. As for the source of the change, it happened a long time ago, when the housekeeper of Kuroro's family found him."
[Chrollo]: "My housekeeper?"
"Yes." Sarasa continued: "When Kuroro was five or six years old, his butler Mr. Yayanagi found him. Because Kuroro was reluctant to leave, Mr. Yayanagi invested a lot of money in the renovation and construction... Now Kuroro and the Phantom Troupe have made a lot of money, and they also invest a lot in the construction of Meteor Street every year, which is why Meteor Street has developed so quickly to its current level."
Sarasa briefly recounted the changes that had taken place on Meteor Street over the years.
"What a beautiful story." [Kuroro] evaluates his other self's life, which is like the protagonist of a fairy tale, from the perspective of an outsider.
He finally found the source of the difference between this world and his world, the man named Yaliu.
With his appearance as the starting point of everything, Kuroro's life took a different path. He met companions he had never seen before, and also brought about earth-shaking changes in Meteor Street.
[Kuroro] didn't believe that Yagyu was the butler sent by his so-called family, but if not, why would he try his best to help Kuroro?
This world is full of mysteries that Chrollo cannot fathom.
After getting off the airship, the city's appearance became clearer.
Sarasa: "We probably won't be able to see Chrollo right now, he's busy preparing for his concert. I can take you for a walk around Meteor Street."
[Kuroro] They disguised themselves on the airship. This was also Sarasa's request. "It's fine outside, but when we return to Meteor Street, it's better to change our appearance, otherwise it will easily cause trouble."
They didn't know the specific definition of this trouble at that time, but when they arrived at Meteor Street and saw familiar faces everywhere in the streets and alleys, they should have known it.
Sarasa first took them to book a hotel. Although they couldn't produce any identification, when the front desk saw Sarasa, they gave them several suites without asking any questions.
The layout of the hotel is very interesting. The paintings on the wall are not masterpieces by masters, nor are they landscape paintings, animal paintings or other paintings that highlight the style of the hotel, but rather real-life artistic photos.
In the lounge area, the glass cabinets next to it do not contain wood carvings, stone carvings, or books. Instead, they hold small standees, figurines, bajis supported by beautiful display stands, and trophies that look like imitations.
[Kuroro] Looking over, he saw a bunch of music, film and television awards.
"Wow, these are all team leaders." [Knight] pointed at the glass cabinet and exclaimed.
[Parker] came over and counted the types of figures inside with great interest: "Let me see, there are DK uniforms, sailor suits, military uniforms, and even rabbit ears."
This hotel is full of eclipse related items.
Photography is allowed in the hotel, and this design is intended to attract people who come here to take photos.
Next to them there was a young couple taking pictures, with a pink short-haired doll sandwiched between them. The girl was holding the doll, and the boy was holding the girl in one hand and holding his phone in the other hand to take pictures. Both of them and the doll had bright smiles on their faces, like a happy family of three.
"Captain, look! Your baby." The Knight handed a black-haired doll to Kuroro.
[Kuroro]: "..."
He pushed his baby away.
The members suddenly became active, and were very keen on showing their leader Kuroro's figures or photos. Some were wearing animal ears, some were smiling and making heart shapes on the stage, and some were crying and looking at the camera. [Parker] never stopped taking pictures.
Although I am not a group leader, it is not impossible to take it out occasionally to reminisce and tease the group leader.
[Kuroro] knows their bad taste.
[Chrollo]: "Maybe we can go out for a walk now."
After watching the fun, Sarasa readily agreed.
There are three prominent landmarks on Meteor Street: the Phantom Theater, the Yiyuan Company Building, and the church which has become a tourist attraction.
Sarasa took them to the church first. "All other buildings have been demolished, and only this church has been preserved. Only some damaged parts have been renovated. You should be familiar with this place."
More than familiar, no one present didn't know this place. When they were children, what they looked forward to most was the cheap candies distributed by the church during festivals.
On this strange Meteor Street, they finally saw a building that existed in their old memories.
"The priest is old and has been ill recently and is lying down to rest. Otherwise, you can still see him."
Afterwards, they followed the road to the Yiyuan Company Building. There was actually nothing special here, so Sarasa didn't plan to take them in. She just passed by it on the way to the Phantom Theater.
She briefly introduced: "This is Yiyuan Entertainment, Eclipse's economic company. The structure is very ordinary. It's just because of the name that fans often come here to check in and try to meet their idol."
As they were talking, they saw a group of people coming over with cameras to take pictures, two of them were holding flags.
This is a real brigade.
[Kuroro]: "Many people came here for them."
"Yes. The tourism economy of Meteor Street is basically driven by Eclipse. Since many fans live here all year round, they want to run into them here by chance. Or learn about their daily lives." Sarasa led them away from the camera.
"For example, a noodle shop has handwritten words, a doll shop has photos, and it has inspired a group of people to come and look for small stories in eclipse life. I don't know if they found them, but the nearby hotels are all full."
"Of course, our troupe also attracts quite a few people when it performs every year."
Meteor Street has everything that one should have, such as an amusement park, an aquarium, a sea of flowers... There are also many peripheral products that are not available outside and are sold exclusively on Meteor Street. Now there is even a chain purchasing industry that specializes in purchasing peripheral products for fans who are not convenient to come to Meteor Street.
The infrastructure such as transportation is also very developed. Kuroro attaches great importance to this aspect. The current road planning of Meteor Street was done by Kuroro. So even if the purpose of coming here is not achieved, the tourists can still have a good time here.
Over time, the tourism economy of Meteor Street has developed.
In Kuroro's world, it's easy to find people who want to kill them, but it's hard to find people who like them. But in this world, people who like Kuroro and the Phantom Troupe can be found everywhere.
If those who hate them to the core saw this, they would probably be shocked.
[Kuroro] thought about it and smiled for no apparent reason.
Along the way, many shops were playing Eclipse's songs, and Kuroro heard a familiar yet strange voice. They would always stop for a while and listen by the roadside.
The voices in the songs are lively, gentle, sad, and full of emotion, and even people with low empathy will be moved.
Sarasa bought ice cream from an ice cream truck on the roadside. The owner of the truck knew her and the ice cream he made was always served in a big bowl. He was very enthusiastic and asked her to come again next time.
A group of people were holding illegal building ice creams. Fortunately, the weather was not hot and the ice cream did not melt quickly, otherwise they would have become very embarrassed immediately.
Sarasa bit off the ice cream on top, gnashing her teeth with coldness, swallowed it, and the coolness rushed straight to her head. She said: "It sounds good, isn't it? This is the 'gospel from heaven', the 'pure moon that can purify the soul', and the 'ultimate sound that makes Satan put down his butcher knife'..."
She mentioned several nicknames that the media often use to praise them, "These are all comments from the outside world about them."
Sarasa is always amazed that they can make such sounds. She agrees with the comment of a music critic - before this, I never dared to imagine that human beings can sing such songs. Even if you are an alien, you will bow down to the existence of such songs in this world.
[Krollo] did not feel the fluctuation of telekinesis, but the emotions in his heart fluctuated abnormally, as active as if he had separated from this body and become an independent individual.
Everyone in the brigade seemed unaffected, but in fact they were suppressing their emotions.
Even [Finks], who normally has the most emotional fluctuations, doesn't really want to show his emotions right now, because it would be too weird to cry over a song.
[Parker] tilted his head slightly to avoid the sight of others.
Sarasa saw that everyone had become much quieter, and was afraid that they would cry on the spot because they had never tried the power, so she quickly said, "Let's go, the knights are waiting for us."
Finally, they saw another version of themselves at the Phantom Theater.
The first one I saw was Feitan, both of them were wearing turtlenecks, one was wearing a black cool guy style, and the other was wearing a turtleneck sportswear.
Just like what Sarasa said on the road, the two people's aesthetics are surprisingly consistent, but the forms of expression are slightly different.
The two looked at each other in silence until the knight rushed out like a cannonball and greeted them very enthusiastically, "Welcome to the Phantom Theater! Please let me know if you need anything!"
This knight looks more lively.
"This is not a restaurant." Machi walked out with her hands in her jacket pockets, her eyes fixed precisely on the disguised counterpart.
"Madge!" Sarasa ran over happily and took her hand.
Machi said nothing, and hooked her hand obediently.
Knight: "Wo Jin and the others are rehearsing, do you want to come in and take a look?"
Naturally, they had no reason to refuse.
They also want to see how happy they are in this world.
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