Chapter 68: Hinting at Win Rate
Night Lan opened her eyes and stared wearily at the ceiling of the resting room.
Drowsiness soon washed over her.
But it wasn’t as bad as the last time.
If she went to sleep now, she ought to wake up tomorrow.
Consider it regular slumber.
With that thought, Night Lan closed her eyes and succumbed to the drowsiness, quickly falling into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile…
Under the Wish Machine’s minor adjustment, two key entities were affected.
The first, of course, was Shiyu Qianyi.
She was waiting for Night Lan in some basement where she had resumed her human identity and was already asleep, dealing with chaotic memories; she should be able to recover by tomorrow.
The other affected entity was the Ballad Conductor, resting somewhere.
“Uh…”
The Ballad Conductor accepted memories and reality from another timeline, and his aura was even weaker than before.
“Twice…”
Yes, he had been killed twice, both times by a black-haired girl who cursed him with ease, like the grim reaper himself.
“Tch, what’s going on with that guy? Is he targeting me?”
“No, he must have just gotten lucky. Changing a tragic fate is just too reckless.”
A wicked smile spread over the Ballad Conductor’s face, as if facing the greatest enemy in history.
That force was incomprehensible—beyond any measure.
Plus, what others said about several First Generation Star Eclipses suffering at her hands suggested it wasn’t a lie.
Just the ability to casually curse out the Supernova Star Eclipses would make other Star Eclipses step back.
But she apparently didn’t know Supernova Star Eclipses don’t understand d*ath.
“How interesting. If you want to stop me from creating tragedies, go ahead. I look forward to the tragedy you’ll bring me. What a treat it would be to become the protagonist of that tragedy? Hehehe…”
Even though he was wary, the Ballad Conductor wouldn’t back down.
As long as he existed, tragedies would keep happening.
That was the meaning of his existence until he truly vanished.
…
The next day at noon.
Night Lan woke up in bed, only realizing then that the “side effects” were gone.
“Hmm… How long did I sleep?”
Glancing at the clock, she discovered it was around twelve noon.
Pretty typical lazy morning.
But it wasn’t too big a deal.
She might as well consider it a normal late start.
Night Lan stretched, gazing around the rest area, and noticed Zero Meow sitting in bed drawing.
Zero Meow seemed aware of the commotion, looking up.
“Mew~ Hey, Night Lan. Good evening! When I came back yesterday, you were already asleep. You slept early and got up so late, are you a pig?”
“Not at all, just once in a while.”
Night Lan yawned and felt rejuvenated.
“How’s Star Sheng doing?”
“Doing great, mew! She’s naturally happy with everyone’s care, including mine. But Night Lan, to go after another loli and leave Star Sheng to us, what a j*rk you are!”
Zero Meow’s glare was extremely punchable, stirring Night Lan’s urge to give her a drumming.
“What? You’ve got no right to judge me!”
Counterattacking, Night Lan suddenly recalled something sharp.
“Zero Meow, did you do anything to me yesterday?”
“Nope, you were sleeping like a pig, couldn’t be woken no matter what I did.”
“Bullseye! That means you did lots!”
Anger welled up, and Night Lan stormed up to Zero Meow, ready for bed-to-bed combat.
If she didn’t teach this annoying loli a lesson, things could get worse.
Impassibly, Zero Meow placed the drawing tablet aside to face Night Lan.
Two loli girls rolled around on the bed, the situation intense.
But Night Lan emerged victorious, pinning down Zero Meow’s hands.
Zero Meow vaguely recalled the last time they were flipped.
Why did Night Lan win this time!?
Confusion swirled in her mind.
Night Lan, of course, wouldn’t admit she cheated.
Interfering with probability to boost win rates isn’t too shabby.
“Tell me! What did you do to me while I was sleeping?”
“Nada! Just pinched your cheeks a bit. Seeing no reaction, I felt you were tired and let you sleep. Now, thank me!”
“Well, if that’s the case, fine.”
While Zero Meow could be quite annoying, she usually knew better.
Her essence was good.
The door opened as Bai Yu and others entered.
Seeing them bickering, the loli group paused.
Bai Yu smiled.
“Zero Meow and Night Lan have a great bond.”
Night Lan released Zero Meow and headed to wash up.
Zero Meow stuck out her tongue.
“Night Lan’s lazy, still sleeping. Even lazier than me.”
“Hmph! You’re the lazy one, I’m the one who wakes up earlier. You’re just lazy-pig mode all the way.”
Fuming, Zero Meow jumped, but Night Lan had already slipped into the bathroom.
Bai Yu chuckled softly.
“You’re as lively as ever, Zero Meow.”
After a moment:
Night Lan finished washing and prepared to head out.
Can’t be chatting up little lolis now.
She had unfinished business and couldn’t afford downtime.
Night Lan bid farewell to Bai Yu and left the resting chamber, the Night Watcher Base behind her.
“Ugh, let’s check on Shiyu Qianyi.”
Boarding the train, Night Lan reached the continent section.
Exiting the train at the final station, she used Teleport to reach the basement.
In the blink of an eye:
Night Lan appeared inside, in the hall.
Li Yan sat in a chair, waiting for someone to arrive.
Standing to greet her:
“Good afternoon.”
“Good afternoon. Where’s Little Qianyi?”
Night Lan scanned around, finding no sign of Shiyu Qianyi.
“She’s still in her room,” replied Li Yan.
“I’ll check it out myself.”
Approaching, she opened the door. A tiny figure lay sleeping on the bed.
Night Lan approached quietly, staring intently.
Shiyu Qianyi had regained her human form, no longer bearing ominous Star Eclipses energy.
This indicated the Wish Machine had corrected reality.
“Hmm, slept since yesterday? Probably sorting through memories. Shouldn’t be a problem after waking.”
Night Lan couldn’t resist reaching out and poking Shiyu Qianyi’s smooth, plump cheek, feeling like a freshly peeled soft-boiled egg, incredibly nice to squeeze.
Squeezing did relieve stress.
“Hehe~”
With a satisfied smile, Night Lan’s mood was high.
Saving two cute loli friends continuously brought real achievement.
Not a loss either.
At least now two good loli friends could be added to her network.
No regrets spending so much time doing this.
Here for vacation yet snagged two loli friends in one go? Pure profit!
“Um, decided. When we come back, we should organize a beach trip together.”
