Chapter 20: Tenderness for Lolis
For the slightly troubled Zero Meow, White Fish suggested, “Why not just draw an audience performer in a mask? Even if you can’t see their face, as long as it feels cute, right?”
“But I’m super curious, meow! Let’s just imagine the audience performer looks like Night Lan, meow.”
Upon hearing this, Night Lan’s little heart went thump, but she pretended to sip her milk tea nonchalantly.
At that moment, Zero Meow leaned in and asked, “Hmm, Night Lan, do you want to see some spicy art of the audience performer, meow?”
“Eh~ it’s up to you; once you draw it, I can take a little peek.”
Night Lan subtly averted her gaze, putting on a nonchalant front.
To her surprise, even Night Star couldn’t escape Zero Meow’s sharp claws—how dastardly!
But Night Lan was still quite curious about it.
Who wouldn’t want to see spicy art of a white-haired loli? Especially if it’s of their own!
Zero Meow pondered for a moment and said, “Night Lan, what do you think that audience performer is like? So young yet daring to step into such a dangerous theater group—how impressive, meow~”
“Hmm… is it possible she’s a legal loli?”
“Ah meow, but why isn’t she afraid of the star eclipse? Could it be she doesn’t have that concept? Or maybe she was raised by the theater from a young age?”
“Hmm… how about this possibility: what if the Star Eclipse embodiments in the group are all sweethearts?”
“In any case, I really admire her! If I could, I’d want to meet that audience performer, meow.”
Zero Meow looked a bit excited, as if she had already planned her next trip to the Star Eclipse event.
Looks like they were gearing up for action again.
Seeing this, Night Lan softly sighed and wasn’t sure what to say.
This grand performance had totally made the audience performer famous in the Night Watcher circles—it might be a good thing, who knows?
But thankfully, many people didn’t realize the audience performer was her.
With the passive Existence Interference, it was indeed hard for people to connect the dots.
Hmm, Kong Yu Bai’s star power sure is handy!
“Eh~ eh~ calm down; maybe that audience performer isn’t as interesting as you think.”
“Hmm, meow? No way! I’m already conquered by the opera she stars in—her singing is so beautiful, comparable to Night Lan, and can even rival world songstresses! I’m already in love! I have to see it live!”
Night Lan was left wide-eyed.
Is Zero Meow just a “love at first sight” kind of loli?
What a not-so-great loli!
Night Lan never expected things would escalate to this point.
The Rising Sun Theater Group’s reputation seems to have improved a lot; who knows if they’ll be able to perform again next time.
But…
Since the grand performance in this city has concluded flawlessly, it’s time to head to the next city, right?
That’s what the group leader said, though who knows when they’ll set off.
It seems Zero Meow’s little plans might be going down the drain.
Poor thing.
Night Lan wasn’t sure if she should tell her.
Forget it, she wouldn’t say anything.
After finishing afternoon tea, Night Lan and White Fish went out for a stroll.
Meanwhile, Zero Meow was in the room making sure the two lolis grasped basic knowledge.
After plenty of effort, Star Yoon and Neko Shinna seemed on the verge of mastering the knowledge of Night Watchers.
In other words, liberation!
That means Star Yoon should be able to relax and goof off happily.
Just thinking about that loli who loves to goof off makes Night Lan smile!
As Night Lan was lost in thought, White Fish suddenly chimed in, “Night Star was really cool during the performance.”
Night Lan quickly snapped back to reality and humbly replied, “Eh? Really? No way!”
“Absolutely cool! I didn’t expect Night Lan to have that side—it was truly eye-opening.”
“Hmm, it’s just acting, so don’t take it too seriously. I’m often quite timid in many situations.”
“Oh, really? But in my eyes, Night Lan isn’t timid at all; you’re the bravest!”
“Flattery will make me proud!”
“You should be proud of yourself!”
Night Lan was practically floating from White Fish’s praise, almost losing her sense of self.
Good thing she still had her wits about her and wouldn’t get too puffed up from a little loli’s compliments.
Just then, Night Lan spotted a petite blonde figure—it was the solitary Uni!
Without hesitation, Night Lan approached her.
“Uni.”
“Eh?”
Uni jumped a bit from the voice, but when she saw it was Night Lan, she relaxed.
“What’s up, Night Lan?”
“Hmm, you look kind of down.”
Night Lan knew why Uni was feeling low. After all, her friend suddenly turned to crime—it’s something that’s a bit tough to swallow.
At this, Uni lowered her head slightly, looking troubled.
“Xi Xia made a really serious mistake…”
“Mmm… I see. So what are your plans moving forward?”
“I heard she’s going to headquarters for judgment. At least for now, I want to be with her, so that after she atones, I can stay by her side.”
“I see.”
Uni really valued Xi Xia.
Even after such a significant mistake, she didn’t cut ties with her—what a good loli indeed.
“Xi Xia is clearly a good person, so why did she do such a thing? Was it for me?” Uni sounded a bit self-doubting.
Seeing this, Night Lan hurried to console her.
“It’s definitely not your fault! Just stay strong, okay?”
“Hmm, thank you for your concern. I should be happy about my health getting better, but with this sudden incident, my feelings are all mixed up. I just hope Xi Xia doesn’t get punished too harshly…”
“Hmm, probably.”
At this point, Night Lan had stopped caring about Xi Xia’s actions.
She wasn’t a loli who easily got angry anyway; even if she did, it wouldn’t last long—unless it was something truly heinous.
Now that Xi Xia was facing punishment, she would bear the corresponding responsibility.
As for that, Night Lan wouldn’t hold a grudge against her.
Besides, everyone in the theater group was still alright—that’s what mattered most.
But Uni seemed really sad, and Night Lan wasn’t sure how to comfort her.
So, Night Lan could only gently ruffle her hair.
Uni seemed a bit dissatisfied.
“I’m already sixteen.”
“Eh~ It’s totally fine~”
“How old are you then?”
“Older than you.”
“Really?” Uni sounded suspicious.
“It’s true.” Night Lan nodded seriously.
“Then how old are you exactly?”
“Just older than you, that’s all.”
“Forget it…”
Since she couldn’t find out, Uni didn’t want to dwell on it.
She didn’t enjoy arguing; it just got noisy, and she hated that kind of sound.
Though Night Lan’s voice was really nice to listen to.
Uni gently pushed Night Lan’s hand off her head.
“Thanks for your comfort; I feel a lot better now. If we meet again, please give me a chance to repay you. Is that okay?”
“Mm~ Let’s wait until next time we meet then.”
“Thank you.”
Uni flashed a smile, looking adorable.
Then they parted ways.
White Fish came over to Night Lan, also watching Uni’s retreating figure.
“Night Lan is really gentle after all.”
“Mm~ I’m usually gentle with little lolis.”
“Eh~ Really? Then I’ll take your word for it.”
White Fish smiled warmly, her tone filled with understanding.
In truth, Night Lan was kind to a lot of people.
That should be the case.
