Chapter 15 : Humiliation
Ye Xing returned to the Rising Sun Theater in high spirits.
Her principle was to call for reinforcements when facing difficulties.
With so many powerful figures around her, it would be a waste not to utilize them.
And Mo Tu was particularly suitable as a workhorse.
Who could blame her, given how convenient his identity was?
After all, there weren't many people like Ye Lan who possessed a dual identity.
Kong Yubai's identity was sensitive, likely preventing her from being involved in this incident, but Mo Tu wouldn't have such issues.
Lian Hua and the others were curious when Ye Xing returned.
"Spectator, where did you go just now?"
"Hmm, I went to find the Announcer. I wanted to ask for his help with something."
Ye Xing didn't hide anything, speaking the truth.
Hearing this, Kong Yubai seemed to recall something.
"It's about the incident in the capital, right?"
"Mm-hmm, the Leader asked for my help. I probably can't return to Yunzhang City until it's resolved, but my strength alone isn't enough, so I dragged the Announcer into it."
"Is the Announcer willing to help?"
"Very willing indeed!"
Kong Yubai seemed to guess something and smiled slightly.
"Did you not threaten him?"
"Of course not. I think even if I didn't call him, he would get involved on his own. I just accelerated the process."
Ye Xing admitted that her thinking ability was inferior to Mo Tu's, but she understood him quite well, at least enough to guess what he wanted to do.
The specifics were unclear, though.
"Anyway, I'm ready to lay flat. During this process, I just need to do the work of transporting information. Let those Night Watchers deal with the strange Star Eclipse!" Ye Xing declared.
The scene shifts.
At the headquarters where Ye Lan was.
She was eating with Ye Yu in the cafeteria.
Ye Lan had originally planned to take two portions back to eat with Ye Xing, but she was invited by Ye Yu whom she happened to meet.
Ye Lan couldn't refuse, so they ended up eating together in the cafeteria.
That's roughly how it happened.
Now Ye Yu was discussing the Star Eclipse dream with Ye Lan.
"Strange, it's truly strange. How could this Star Eclipse dream erase this one's memories? It's utterly humiliating!"
It seemed Ye Yu was very resistant to the idea of something interfering with her memories.
Moreover, for someone with a strong chuunibyou persona, having her memories randomly deleted was really lacking in prestige.
This was why Ye Yu felt humiliated.
"If this one encounters the weaver of the Star Eclipse dream, this one will surely rub them against the ground a thousand times! No! A thousand times is not enough! It must be ten thousand times!"
Ye Yu angrily devoured her food, seemingly channeling her indignation into appetite.
Ye Lan wanted to loudly retort.
Lord Ye Yu, if you keep eating so inelegantly, your character will fall apart.
However, Ye Lan only thought this internally and didn't remind Ye Yu out loud.
Because Ye Yu's character breakdown seemed quite interesting, perhaps it was a form of entertainment.
As Ye Lan smiled while watching Ye Yu eat frantically, the latter suddenly stopped, as if remembering something.
Her face was still covered in rice grains, which was quite cute.
"Come to think of it, this one recalls a piece of information in the Leader's recent report that caught this one's attention. It was that in the dream, any thought can be realized, and it also promotes one's true thoughts. So this one is curious, in the Star Eclipse dream, what form does this one take?"
Hearing this, Ye Lan recalled briefly.
Then, the image of the Dark Sky Ruler, full of villain qualities, appeared in her mind, quite different from the real Ye Yu.
It felt even more chuunibyou.
However, considering the changes the dream brought to her, there was no sense of incongruity. Overall, it was quite cool.
Unfortunately, Ye Yu wouldn't remember after waking up, and even if she returned to the Star Eclipse dream, she couldn't retrieve memories from the previous dream, only starting anew.
Unless Ye Lan, who witnessed it all, told her directly, Ye Yu probably wouldn't imagine it.
Ye Lan didn't want to say anything, as it involved her secret.
And... it seemed interesting!
"Well~ Lord Ye Yu must be very impressive in the dream. Don't worry about the details."
This statement was mostly true, or at least close enough!
Ye Yu nodded confidently.
"Indeed, even in the Star Eclipse dream, this one is definitely the Dark Sky Ruler. Sooner or later, this one will seize the dream and make it this one's territory!"
"Hmm... I think you might not be able to defeat it..."
Hearing this, Ye Yu glared lightly at Ye Lan.
"Although what you say is true, couldn't you give this one a little face?"
"Hehe~ Then I believe Lord Ye Yu will definitely succeed!"
"Excellent! This is a display of high emotional intelligence! As expected of this one's subordinate!"
Simply put, going along with her "condition" was the best approach.
At this moment, a woman carrying a meal tray walked over, passing by Ye Lan and Ye Yu's table.
"May I sit here?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Ye Lan looked up and realized it was Qi Xing.
It was quite a coincidence to meet like this.
Ye Lan reflexively answered, "Please, go ahead."
"Thank you."
Then Qi Xing sat beside Ye Lan and began to satisfy her hungry stomach.
Ye Yu silently stared at the unfamiliar Qi Xing, not recognizing her.
"May I ask who you are?"
"Are you asking me? I'm a Night Watcher from headquarters, named Qi Xing. I'm somewhat of a friend to Ye Lan, though not really a close one."
Hearing this, Ye Yu glanced at Ye Lan and saw her nod, confirming it was indeed so.
"I see, are you a senior?"
Ye Yu seemed to have exited her chuunibyou mode and started behaving normally.
"By the way, senior, are you also participating in this operation against the Star Eclipse?"
"Yes, we might have met in the dream, but just don't remember after returning to reality."
Ye Yu nodded thoughtfully.
"I see, perhaps we have some invisible connection."
"Well."
Qi Xing quickly finished her lunch.
She took out a napkin to wipe her mouth and asked, "You're both probably new recruits who came to headquarters for training, right? It seems too demanding to encounter such a heavyweight incident before you've fully developed."
Ye Yu shook her head.
"There's no such thing as too demanding or not. Even if we don't want to get involved, we're forced into the dream during sleep, unless we don't sleep at all, but is that possible? Moreover, even many ordinary people have been drawn in, so undeveloped new recruits can't avoid it either."
"I suppose you're right, but I'm a bit worried that the Star Eclipse might have a negative impact on them. Even if it hasn't shown any negative effects so far, it's generally not good for ordinary people to come into contact with it. I really hope everyone can come through this incident unscathed."
Qi Xing let out a light sigh, seemingly genuinely concerned about others' safety.
She seemed like a kind person.