Chapter 23 : Rambling to the Wish Princess
Ye Lan could now draw a conclusion.
The Wish Princess was similar to Ye Xing and Ye Lan, with only differences in hair and eye color.
Moreover, despite Ye Lan's numerous physical interactions earlier, the Wish Princess showed no resistance, not even moving, appearing like a lifelike doll.
Could it be that the Wish Princess had no consciousness of her own?
Current research clearly indicated that high-level Stars possessed their own consciousness.
After much consideration, Ye Lan could only guess that the Star Eclipse dream's characteristics couldn't actually interfere with the exceptional Star. If a mere thought could turn the Wish Machine into a loli, that would be too powerful.
Even [Existence Interference], also an exceptional Star, couldn't interfere with [Wish Machine]. It was even less likely for this Star Eclipse dream's characteristics to interfere.
"What? So it's just a facade?"
Ye Lan disappointedly poked the Wish Princess's cheek, feeling a bit exasperated.
It seemed the Star Eclipse dream's characteristics had simply created a loli based on her appearance.
She had thought the Wish Machine Star had really turned into a loli.
The earlier commotion had truly frightened her a bit.
If the Wish Machine had really become a loli, Ye Lan was quite concerned it might look down on its host.
Being looked down upon was very damaging to one's self-esteem!
Especially by a loli who looked almost identical to oneself.
Moreover, the Wish Machine had been with her for so long, helping her so much.
Although Ye Xing Lan often muttered things like "Wish Machine causing trouble" and such, she never truly disliked the Wish Machine.
Only someone with a mental disorder would think an exceptional Star was worthless.
"Sigh~ What should I do next?"
Knowing the suddenly appearing loli wasn't the incarnation of the exceptional Star, Ye Lan relaxed.
The current Wish Princess should just be a lifelike doll, perhaps able to move a bit, but without any consciousness.
It should be like that.
"In that case, stay by my side for now."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Wish Princess nodded, very much like a robot following commands.
Ye Lan smiled slightly and began walking forward.
The Wish Princess followed behind her, remaining silent.
Walking in front, Ye Lan didn't notice that the Wish Princess's eyes glinted with wisdom. After Ye Lan turned around, she kept staring at her back, seemingly pondering something.
Ye Lan completely failed to notice this anomaly and began talking to herself.
"Hmm... If even an exceptional Star can become a loli, can other thoughts be realized too?"
Strange ideas gradually emerged in Ye Lan's mind.
Thinking this, she began to "dream" again.
For instance, all the people she saw turned into cute lolis!
After another round of closing and opening her eyes, Ye Lan looked towards the crowded area.
She found that the originally tall figures had all become petite silhouettes, truly all transformed into lolis!
"My goodness..."
Ye Lan blinked in shock.
Could any random person's thoughts change everything in the dream?
No, it shouldn't be like that.
If just anyone could severely interfere with the entire dream, it would have been chaos long ago.
Ye Lan fell into thought, believing it must be just an illusion.
For example, although everyone around had turned into lolis, it should only be the scene in Ye Lan's eyes. To others looking, it might still appear normal.
The sight of lolis everywhere only applied to the dreamer herself.
This point could be easily analyzed.
After all, if everyone had really turned into lolis, there should have been some commotion from the transformed crowd.
But the atmosphere over there was still very normal, clearly not a real transformation into lolis.
"Well~ But this is quite nice too. Seeing so many lolis doesn't make me nervous anymore."
Ye Lan exhaled, seeming to be in a good mood.
When everyone is a cute loli, what is there to be nervous about?
Of course, Ye Lan wouldn't act recklessly just because everyone she saw was a loli, like approaching them or something.
The lolis Ye Lan wanted to cuddle were limited to her friends. She wouldn't easily approach strange individuals, let alone these false lolis existing in the dream.
Besides, if she wanted to cuddle a loli now, both Ye Lan and Ye Xing had one.
Ye Xing had Lian Hua for company, as for Ye Lan... nuzzling the Wish Princess wasn't bad either. She was similar to Ye Xing anyway, just without the sensation of being nuzzled.
Thinking this way, Ye Lan suddenly felt intrigued.
Although she looked identical to herself, there was also a sense of unfamiliarity.
When Ye Lan and Ye Xing cuddled before, they could feel the happiness of cuddling and being cuddled, it was like cuddling oneself.
But this loli before her was completely like a stranger. The feeling of cuddling her would probably be similar to cuddling Lian Hua and the others.
Of course, the tactile sensation should be identical to Ye Xing and Ye Lan.
Ye Lan stopped and stared at the Wish Princess following behind her, pondering.
"Come to think of it, if the Wish Machine really turned into a loli, would it be like this? It feels like a combination of Ye Xing and Ye Lan, with mixed black and white hair, eyes transitioning from red to blue, identical features. If we really had to give her a name, it should be [Ye Xing Lan], but that seems to overshadow the original, it feels strange."
Ye Lan thought for a moment, then gave up thinking.
"Let's just call her Wish Princess."
She had completely given up on naming.
Ye Lan put her hand on the Wish Princess's shoulder, leading her forward, and began talking to herself.
"Dear Wish Princess, when can you upgrade your functions? Like for wishes and such. Simple ones are fine, but if it involves complex ones, it's always necessary to take roundabout ways to fulfill wishes. It's so troublesome. I don't mind working hard for friends, but sometimes it's not for friends..."
The Wish Princess said nothing, still looking straight ahead like an emotionless doll.
Ye Lan continued talking to herself.
"If wishes could be realized directly, I might have wished to resolve this Star Eclipse already. But it's not possible. Negotiating with an unfamiliar Star Eclipse is super scary. No matter how I think about it, I don't dare to approach..."
"And also... where did you hide the price you got from Shu Yao? Such an enormous amount of mental power, sharing a bit with me shouldn't be a problem, right? So much time has passed, but my mental power is still C-grade. It's not even enough to maintain Divine Speed B. At least upgrade it to B-grade."
Ye Lan muttered complaints.
Although she didn't know if the real Wish Machine could hear, having a fake Wish Princess beside her constantly sparked her desire to vent.
"Hmm, and another thing, can you not go berserk? I've seen those materials saying that the higher-level the Star, the more terrifying it is when it goes out of control. I'm a bit afraid of that phenomenon. If someday I have some emotional issues, just play dead, okay? Don't get angry or sad along with me."
Ye Lan kept rambling on next to the Wish Princess's ear, her chattering appearance super cute.
However, a certain entity listening to her chatter didn't feel the same way.