Chapter 55: The Missing Audience Performer
Following the leader’s request.
Night Lan brought Star Sheng to a medical facility for a check-up.
Only after confirming that she was in good health and had a normal mental state was the leader content with Night Lan bringing Star Sheng within the Night Watcher Base to move about freely.
However, Star Sheng remained introverted, and at most she only got along a bit better with Night Lan.
She felt uncomfortable when others stared at her with strange looks.
Given these circumstances, Night Lan did not take her around the Night Watcher Base, and instead headed toward the accommodation area.
“Star Sheng, let me introduce you to some of my friends.”
“Um.” Star Sheng nodded, feeling nervous.
Later on:
Night Lan walked into her and Zero Meow’s lounge.
“I’m back!”
Looking around, she realized Bai Yu and everyone else were here, just as they would be in Yun Chang City.
“Welcome back.”
Seeing Night Lan return, Bai Yu and friends all had big smiles.
Then they noticed the blue-haired girl by Night Lan’s side.
“This one is…?”
Night Lan pushed shy Star Sheng forward, starting her introduction.
“Cough! Let me introduce you. This here is a friend I’ve recently made named Star Sheng. She likes small animals and isn’t much of a chatterbox, so you should try to chat with her more.”
After Night Lan’s introduction, Star Sheng could only force out some words.
“Hello…”
Zero Meow and the little loli brigade sized up Star Sheng and didn’t immediately speak.
Zero Meow scratched her chin.
“A shy little loli, huh? Sounds like great material, cat lady style—passive type, huh? Did Night Lan pull all the stops to get you on board? Pure aggressive push, huh? I’m curious how Night Lan wooed you. Can you tell me about it?”
Zero Meow held a digital pad, seemingly prepared to sketch something.
This sneaky Zero Meow always turned people into art pieces.
How pathetic.
And while Star Sheng didn’t notice Zero Meow, she was intrigued by Zero Meow’s peculiar speaking habits.
“Miao?”
“Nyaa?”
“Miau miau miau?”
It was like they matched frequencies, catching her interest right away.
This girl seemed to be a cat!
Sorta like a kitty!
Zero Meow’s cheeks flushed, suddenly feeling a bit silly.
“Stop saying ‘miao’! I’m not a cat! I just have this habit of saying ‘miao’ at the end of sentences. Remember this, got it?”
“I’m sorry…”
Then Star Yin chimed in.
“Do you want to go fishing?”
“Fishing?”
If it were sea creatures, Star Sheng definitely would enjoy touching them.
But Star Yin came closer and touched Star Sheng.
“Like this.”
The next moment, Star Sheng suddenly felt lethargic, not wanting to do anything, forgetting all her troubles, and just wanting to do light, cheerful things.
Right now, what Star Sheng really wanted to do was pet cats.
That was her idea of “fishing.”
Fishing is life.
And with Super Stellar, anyone could participate in “fishing.”
Upon realizing the meaning behind fishing, Star Sheng nodded slightly.
“I like it.”
“Then we’re on the same page. We’ll go fishing sometime later.”
“Okay.”
Neko Shinna began signaling her goodwill too, then quickly got up to go make snacks in the kitchen.
For her, cooking and feeding others was proof of being friendly.
Bai Yu also nodded, welcoming Star Sheng warmly.
Having come to accept each other after some time, both sides could say they knew each other now.
A few young girls started chatting about topics they liked.
Under Bai Yu’s guidance, Star Sheng quickly joined in the conversation.
Although Star Sheng was reserved and introverted, she was easy to talk to once the subject shifted to small animals.
Just like Bai Yu and the others were discussing how Night Lan took her to the zoo and aquarium,
Star Sheng naturally became the center of attention.
It all seemed quite harmonious.
Watching this scene, Night Lan quietly left the lounge, planning to talk to Bai Tu and keep her informed.
But as soon as she stepped out, she bumped into Bai Tu coming towards her.
Bai Tu seemed to already know that Night Lan had returned, which explained why she was looking for her.
“Night Lan, welcome back.”
Bai Tu gently ran her hand through Night Lan’s hair.
“Umm, I made you worry.”
“It seems like you solved it.”
“Yes, Star Sheng should now live a normal life ahead.”
“You must be tired.”
“Not at all, rescuing cute little lolis is my duty!”
Night Lan joked.
Bai Tu smiled like an ice flower in bloom.
No wonder she was so loved. She was someone’s little angel and everyone else’s little angel too.
She shared her light, healing hearts.
However, Bai Tu suddenly remembered something important.
“By the way, Night Lan, the Rising Sun Theater Group made an unexpected appearance yesterday while you were away.”
“Oh, did they do anything odd?” Night Lan pretended not to know.
Bai Tu shook her head gently.
“No, but usual. They found a stage for their performance, nothing unusual. Although, the unusual part is the Audience Performer was absent.”
When the Rising Sun Theater Group appeared in Pinghai City, the entire Night Watcher group was startled.
They were an organization that popped up unexpectedly and vanished just as suddenly.
Who knew when or where they might turn up next?
Pinghai City was naturally a possible stage for them too.
But their sudden re-emergence was quite unexpected.
However, the Rising Sun Theater Group was well-known for being stable.
The headquarters treated Rising Sun Theater Group as an exception, choosing to interfere as little as possible, letting them perform as they wished.
All they cared about was that the Audience Performer showed up.
But soon, the Night Watchers noticed something odd.
That show had been performed without the Audience Performer!
Almost all members of the group had participated, except for the most critical Audience Performer!
As everyone knows,
the Audience Performer maintained the stability of the troupe, preventing them from getting out of control and harming others.
In short, only after the Audience Performer participated was the Night Watcher team willing to let them go wild.
However!
The Audience Performer was notably absent from the previous day’s show!
The Night Watchers searched high and low, but found no trace of the Audience Performer!
This scared the living daylights out of the leader.
Pretty much every Night Watcher in Pinghai City was on edge until the show was over, witnessing the spectacle.
It wasn’t until the actors finished their performance and left that the Night Watchers relaxed.
To report this to the headquarters, the leader reported the incident.
The anomaly of the Rising Sun Theater Group deserved special attention, especially regarding the missing Audience Performer.
One can only imagine if she was absent due to an unforeseen incident.
The leader had planned to negotiate with the Group Leader.
But any interruption during their performance was strictly forbidden.
As soon as they completed the show, the group disappeared quickly, offering no chance for negotiation.
Today, the leadership was still troubled.
Without the Audience Performer, the Rising Sun Theater Group must be terrifying.
If this continued for several performances, it might give Night Watchers in Pinghai City an extremely unsettling experience.
To sum it up, they were filled with anxiety.
It was truly a pressure cooker situation.
“Absence, huh? Indeed, quite odd. What exactly happened?”
