Chapter 87
Xiao Luo ate her first ice cream of autumn while walking along a path with Fudi Yingchi.
She ate her ice cream oblivious to the probing gaze of the man beside her.
"Xiao Luo, how do you know Kamui, the one whose voice sounds similar to mine?" Fukuchi Sakura asked with genuine curiosity and doubt.
He didn't remember ever seeing the little girl, but if he had seen this child who looked so much like Tiao Ye, he would never have forgotten him.
"I don't know Xiao Luo well, but I remember him because Guo Guo stole his money and then gave it to me."
Of course, she wouldn't say the last sentence aloud. Little Luo felt guilty.
"That uncle is so pitiful. He has no cash left, and no cards either. He's become penniless."
“…Hmm,” Fukuchi Sakura fell into deep thought. He seemed to remember the first time the Five Signs of Decay meeting was held, when all four of them met and his wallet was missing. He had even borrowed money from Fyodor to leave.
He had always believed that Fyodor wanted to control his movements, so he had someone steal his money and forced him to use the cards Fyodor had given him.
I never expected it to be Gogol.
What was his purpose, and why did Xiao Luo know? To be more precise,
"Little Luo, what is your relationship with Gogol?"
Xiao Luo stopped in her tracks. It was like asking you what your relationship was with the strange older brother who gave you candy. The little girl took a bite of ice cream, confused... Did she and Guo Guo have a relationship?
But Fukuchi Sakurako misunderstood the little girl's silence.
Gogol was Fyodor's close friend, and even if Fyodor wasn't involved, he should have known about it.
Anything involving Fyodor can't be a simple accident. The little girl's arrival was suspicious; it might even be part of Fyodor's conspiracy.
So all those previous tests were just pretense. What a young girl, yet she's so deep in thought.
Fukuchi Sakura's expression was somewhat unpleasant; the trees beside the path blocked his view, making him appear rather gloomy.
Fukuchi Sakura stopped in her tracks, her gaze towards the little girl gradually turning dangerous. She directly asked, "What did Fyodor want you to do in the army?"
Fyodor's father? What does that have to do with him?
Xiao Luo opened her eyes in confusion and muttered in bewilderment, "Isn't he an internationally wanted criminal? How could he come to the army?"
No, it seems he has connections with officials; he's a crony.
Fukuchi Sakura was extremely displeased by the little girl's feigned madness. His brows furrowed in displeasure, and his gaze towards the child turned murderous.
"Since you refuse to cooperate, then for the sake of the greater good, I have no choice but to deal with you first. Regardless of whether you are Tōno's daughter or not, I will not let you live to reveal my purpose."
What? Xiao Luo was stunned. What was this uncle saying? Why was he going to kill Xiao Luo for no reason?
It was only then that the little girl realized she had been led to a deserted path without her noticing.
Oh no! The child took a step back warily. What should we do? Is she going to lie on the board again?
[Little Luo, use your superpower! Use your superpower to find your father and quickly complete the mission to return.]
In the past, assassinations were one thing, but now they're even openly killing people. Lingling quickly instructed the little girl to go and complain to Tōno Seiki.
Oh right! Little Luo also has superpowers!
The little girl's eyes lit up. She looked at the man who was still slowly pulling out his knife with schadenfreude and said with a grin, "Uncle, you're doomed. Xiao Luo is going to tell Daddy!"
Fukuchi Sakura frowned, wondering where the little girl's confidence came from, until he saw her disappear.
"Jiaoye's special ability?" Fukuchi Sakura was startled.
The little girl used her special ability, "Tears of a Thousand Gold," and her whole body joyfully transformed into molecules and began to float.
Haha, once Xiao Luo tells her dad you're going to be a murderer, Uncle will be rotting in jail!
She hadn't gone far when she was forcibly brought back. The child's pupils dilated; what happened? How did she get back?
"I underestimated you." A sighing voice sounded from the side, and Xiao Luo was pierced through by a sword with an eerie purple hue.
"Why?" Xiao Luo asked in shock, looking at the still distant Blessed Land Cherry Blossom.
With complex emotions, Fukuchi Sakura explained, "My special ability is called [Mirror Lion], which allows me to increase the power of my weapon by a hundredfold. And this divine sword, Amegakure, can transcend space and time, teleporting its blade to a location some distance away."
Originally, it could only teleport a few centimeters, but after my supernatural abilities were enhanced, it can now teleport several meters away, and even teleport the blade to a world from ten seconds ago.
"The fact that it killed you means you at least escaped from my clutches in the future. Little girl, you're quite something!"
The little girl listened blankly, stunned for two seconds, then brushed the dust off the ground and lay down peacefully. [Lingling, he cheated, he can't take a joke! Let's go home.]
Zero Zero: [Shouldn't we give it a try? What if?]
The little girl thought for a moment, then raised her hand: "Uncle, when you go back, can you ask your dad if Xiao Luo is his daughter?"
Fukuchi Sakura stroked his beard: "Interesting last words, but—no. I'll tell them you were an enemy in disguise, who escaped from my grasp after I discovered you."
The child calmly let go and earnestly answered Lingling: "I tried, and it died."
Zero Zero: ...
Xiao Luo stopped speaking. She had prepared herself for the mission to fail and for her to die peacefully. She never expected that she would hear the sound of the mission being completed before she breathed her last.
What happened? The child stared blankly with her hazy eyes, confused. Was her father nearby? Otherwise, how could she have suddenly completed the mission?
There was no time to think too much; the little girl's soul instantly returned to the void after her death.
The moment Xiao Luo landed, she felt the crowding in the space. It was still the same place, still only the system. Yet, many people had poured their consciousness into it.
“…Brother?” she called out hesitantly.
"Si Guoyi!" The brother clapped happily. As expected of his sister, she recognized him immediately.
Xiao Luo exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, what brings you here? Didn't you say you were too busy to come?"
“I’m not really coming over!” Brother Koro carefully explained to his sister that his current state was only a conscious engagement.
"I've heard that the world promises you the freedom to choose your own father?"
"It seems so." Xiao Luo scratched her head.
"Xiao Luo, you can directly choose a father you're connected with. For example, Dazai Osamu. Don't you like him a lot?"
"Become his daughter again and complete the mission. That way you can truly live in this world." Koro carefully planned for her sister.
The world consciousness in mid-air gave a cold snort, but said nothing.
"What!" The little girl's attention shifted to another topic, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Luo is going to live here? What about her brother?"
Kolo was also surprised, "You didn't know?"
"Brother, did you say that?"
Didn't I say that?
The brother and sister looked at each other, and the air fell silent.
A few minutes later, Koro returned from reviewing the main system's memories and affirmed, "I told you, Koro. You weren't listening to me."
Xiao Luo clutched her head guiltily, "You stubborn brat, think hard!"
When she couldn't remember, the child changed the subject, saying, "Xiao Luo wants to be with her brother."
"I can't get away right now, but I'll come to see you later," Kolo persuaded.
"No!" Xiao Luo became stubborn at this moment. "Xiao Luo has never left her brother. We clearly agreed that she could grow up after completing the mission. Even if she lives here, she should stay with her brother."
“But…” Koro tried to persuade her, saying that Xiao Luo had agreed so readily at first, but apparently she hadn’t listened at all.
He was both relieved and saddened; he didn't want to be separated from Xiao Luo.
"Okay, brother and Xiao Luo can live here together. It's so much fun here! There are ice cream spirits and Ranpo's dad who can read minds. You'll see how much fun it is when you're with Xiao Luo." Xiao Luo not only wouldn't listen, but also planned to find a way to trick her brother into coming over.
There was nothing he could do then. The young man pursed his lips, squatted down, and said earnestly to the girl, "If you don't agree, I'll lie down on the ground."
Xiao Luo was fearless: "You can lie down, Xiao Luo can't see anyway."
Kolo: ...tsk.
The world's consciousness, growing impatient with the siblings' entanglement, interrupted: "Haven't you decided on a candidate yet?"
"Don't rush me!" Koro was about to wave to indicate that she was busy when Xiao Luo interrupted her, the little girl pointing in Koro's direction with her hands on her hips, "Have you thought it through!"
"Huh?"
Who is it?
The child pointed and said, "I've decided that my seventh dad is my brother!"
"...Is this the realistic portrayal of what people often call the eldest brother being like a father?" The young man stroked his chin, pondering, "But choosing me probably wouldn't be a good fit, would it?"
"Is this alright?" The world consciousness hesitated, and the two newbies exchanged a glance. The world consciousness spoke: "It seems you're tainted by karma?"
Kolo blinked and asked, "Is it okay if she only has six causes and effects?"
[The seven causal relationships refer to superficial connections. Xiao Luo exceeded the requirements for completing some tasks. Her arrival now is fine, but if it were assigned to you, only the trace of causal connection you bear could enter…]
Koro understood that the world couldn't accept him, the world hadn't finished speaking. The young man glanced at his pitiful-looking sister and made a solemn decision: it was time to show his old tricks.
The system was surprised. Koro had an old profession? How come he didn't know?
The young man swiftly sliced his own soul in half.
System: [Hmm...] So this is your old profession.
Xiao Luo: "Hmm..." Hugging the leg of her brother, the soul fragment, the child blinked sincerely, "Xiao Luo wants another brother."
Kolo smiled and rubbed her sister's head, thinking to herself, "Do you really think slicing her up is so easy?"
"How about I cut myself into a thousand pieces and give you a thousand brothers?"
real? !
The little girl's eyes lit up, overjoyed. Before she could even agree, the young man's calm voice drifted over, "When you make a mistake, do you want the thousand brothers to take turns beating you, or to beat you all at once?"
Xiao Luo: ……
"I don't want it anymore! One older brother is enough for me!! Really!"
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