"How could that be? I've always liked you, Kiana."
"Then you and Fu Lin... Wait, isn't that—!!!"
Kiana tilted her head, looking at the corners of Mei's reddened eyes. She rubbed her sore neck, wanting to ask why Mei had been crying earlier and why she knocked her out.
But just then, a familiar projection screen suddenly appeared before them. Kiana sat up in surprise, swallowing the words she was about to say.
She and Mei looked at each other in shock—they hadn't expected the Q&A livestream that had disappeared for over a month to suddenly reappear.
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〈Kiana Kaslana has entered the livestream room...〉
〈Raiden Mei has entered the livestream room...〉
"Hehe... Reappearing again after a month, huh? Amber, I'll leave the rest of the work to you."
Otto looked at the livestream screen in front of him, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up. He immediately decided to hand his work over to Amber and got up to leave the office.
"Lord Otto!" Don't act like it's only natural, you haven't done a single piece of the work...
Amber looked at the untouched stack of documents on the desk, her mouth twitching involuntarily.
Her eyes beneath the golden crystal goggles were filled with exhaustion.
〈Miss Lily — Otto... has entered the livestream room...〉
〈Magical Girl — Theresa... has entered the livestream room〉
〈Himeko... has entered the livestream room〉
"This is..." Fu Hua stepped out from the training room, a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes as she looked at the suddenly appearing screen.
〈Shenzhou Tablet — Fu Hua... has entered the livestream room...〉
"Dr. Tesla, that livestream room has appeared again." Einstein paused her research, turned to Tesla, and asked with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
"Enter. Of course we're going in." Tesla clenched her fist. Right now, the only way to reach Joachim is through that livestream room. Like it or not, they had to go in.
〈Tesla... has entered the livestream room〉
〈Einstein... has entered the livestream room〉
〈Raiden Ryoma has entered the livestream room for the first time〉
〈....〉
"That special livestream room has appeared again." Welt Yang pushed up his glasses and glanced at Kevin, who stood nearby with a cold, expressionless face.
〈Sit-Ups King — Welt Yang... has entered the livestream room〉
Kevin paused slightly, swallowed the instant noodles in his mouth, and tapped the screen.
〈Kevin... has entered the livestream room〉
Seeing Welt enter the livestream room, Tesla's eyes instantly lit up with excitement, and she sent the first message of this session.
Tesla, 〈Joachim, how are you? That cold guy hasn't done anything to you, right?!〉
〈Sit-Ups King〉Welt Yang met Kevin's gaze slowly, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead,〈Tesla, don't worry, I'm doing just fine.〉
〈Seele Vollerei (White/Black)... has entered the livestream room for the first time〉
Bronya, 〈Seele!〉
Seele (White), 〈Sister Bronya?! Is that really you, Sister Bronya?〉
Bronya, 〈It's me!〉
Seele (White), 〈Sister Bronya, I'm so glad to see you again!〉
Bronya, 〈Mm... Seele, wait for me, Bronya will definitely find you!〉
Seele (White), 〈Okay, Seele will always be waiting for you, sister.〉
On Mount Taixuan, Sirin lay on a lounge chair, comfortably chewing on sliced apples under Bella's meticulous "care," basking in the sunlight.
Sirin looked up at the blue sky, seemingly lost in thought. A faint, elusive smile occasionally appeared at the corners of her mouth, as if she was thoroughly enjoying the moment.
Sirin popped another apple piece into her mouth and murmured, "It would be even better if big brother were here."
"Master, watch out!"
With a cry of alarm, Bella, seeing the sudden appearance of the livestream screen, instinctively thought it was an enemy. She quickly stepped in front of Sirin, hands clenched, eyes warily watching the screen.
Seeing Bella's tensed body, ready to attack at any moment, Sirin hurriedly sat up and explained,
"This isn't an enemy, just a special kind of livestream room. Apparently, answering questions can earn unexpected rewards."
Saying that, Sirin entered the livestream room right in front of Bella.
〈'Pufferfish'... has entered the livestream room〉
"Ah? Got it, Master."
〈'Baby Dragon'... has entered the livestream room for the first time〉
〈Yae Sakura... has entered the livestream room〉
At this moment, seeing Kiana☆ emerge from the imaginary space, Sirin's eyes flashed with surprise.
Then she seemed to recall something and teased,
"Didn't think you'd be willing to come out. Hehe... don't tell me your Fu Lin ran away again?"
Kiana☆ didn't respond. She silently conjured a lounge chair beside her, lay down, gently touched her belly, and kept a soft, motherly smile on her face.
"That's odd. First time seeing Kiana☆ so calm after hearing about Fu Lin." Sirin withdrew her gaze, muttering quietly to herself.
Meanwhile, Bella blushed with excitement, eyes fixed on Kiana☆, muttering repeatedly, "Another queen... another queen... another queen..."
Kiana☆ chuckled at Bella's words, then shifted her gaze to the livestream in front of her.
〈'Blazing Flame'... has entered the livestream room〉
〈'Blazing Flame' was kicked out of the livestream room by the host〉
Everyone, 〈???〉
Seeing the text on the screen, Kiana☆'s face instantly darkened. She slowly clenched her fist, reapplied for entry into the livestream, and added a note.
'Blazing Flame', 〈Fu Lin, I know it's you. Let me in, I promise to give you some freedom for a while.〉
〈The host pulled 'Blazing Flame' into the livestream room...〉
Viewers unable to see the note, thinking the host was being fickle, 〈???〉
As everyone chatted, the previously pitch-black livestream room suddenly lit up. A long sofa and a low table appeared on the screen, with a plain white background.
Compared to the previous two exquisite setups, this livestream room looked rather plain — one might even say dull.
In the room, a masked figure slowly walked into view, then leaned back against the sofa with hands spread out. On their chest hung a name tag with the word Lin.
Fu Lin waved at the camera, and a voice, difficult to distinguish as male or female, spoke,
"Hello~ everyone, it's been over a month — did you miss your handsome and charming host? I missed you all so much~"
Everyone, 〈Not at all.〉
'Blazing Flame', 〈Hmph!〉
This time, Fu Lin did not use a chibi avatar. Otto looked at the familiar figure on the screen, instinctively stood up, and long-lost memories slowly stirred, accompanied by creaking sounds in his ears.
〈Miss Lily〉Otto, 〈Hehe... Of course. Even three days apart feels like three autumns — and it's been a whole month, my friend.〉
"And me, and me — how could you forget the mighty me? Hello everyone, I'm your co-host, Black Tiger Fu."
Fu Shi suddenly appeared out of thin air, also wearing a mask, then sat beside Fu Lin, waved at the camera, and looked at the upright Fu Lin beside him, smiling teasingly.
"Starting a fun livestream like this and not inviting me? You've grown distant, Fu Lin. You don't want me anymore. From now on, I'll find my old antique, and you can go after your Kiana, hmph!"
Hearing Fu Shi's voice in his mind, Fu Lin took a deep breath and cried out internally, "Fu Shi, you've got it all wrong! How could I not want you? You're the most important person to me — no matter what, I'd never forget you."
"Hmph, fine. I, the Herrscher of Sentience, am broad-minded. I won't hold a grudge. Just don't let it happen again."
Hearing Fu Lin call her the most important person, Fu Shi's face gradually turned red, and she shyly glared at him before folding her arms and turning her head away.
Watching the two hosts exchanging flirtatious glances, everyone wore the same wordless expression.
On Mount Taixuan, Kiana☆ slowly clenched her fists, cold energy radiating from her.
But then, thinking of something, she calmed down. The corner of her mouth lifted slightly as she looked at Fu Shi with a gaze full of disdain and mockery.
After settling Fu Shi down, Fu Lin looked at the screen full of ellipses, cleared his throat, and said,
"Ahem, let's continue. You're all such tsunderes. Just look at our dear Overseer Otto — he's very straightforward. Let's start with the first video from Otto."
〈Miss Lily〉Otto, 〈Huh?〉
Otto stared at the two people on screen, a strange phantom pain creeping through his entire body.