Himeko comforted March 7th's mood for a while, and then turned her head to look at Zao Wu gently.
"Mom is also for Zao Wu's good."
"Zao Wu will believe in mom, right?"
Zao Wu couldn't help but nod.
And then he heard the system's slightly reproachful female voice in his mind.
[She's KFC-ing you!]
But Zao Wu, who was immersed in Mama Himeko's flower-like smile, where would he care about these things.
Sparkle, who was once again ignored, gritted her silver teeth in the dark and stomped her little foot.
This is not at all the same as the picture that Sparkle had imagined of the host obeying the system's every word!!
She had originally wanted to tempt Zao Wu with benefits and make him a tool for her to find fun.
But now it seems that the one who has become the fun is herself, right!
Although Sparkle, like many other Masked Fools, did not reject becoming someone else's fun, it was not her style to be defeated like this.
In the fool's palace, a black-haired, twin-tailed long-haired young woman in a summer yukata and a fox mask was holding her somewhat sizeable chest and pacing back and forth with her slender, fair little legs.
In front of her was an unfolded virtual screen.
It used a fox face as a camera lens, not letting go of any corner, and recorded everything that was happening around Zao Wu.
Suddenly, a bright light bulb appeared on Sparkle's head!
I got it!
Actually, the biggest problem with Zao Wu at the moment was that he lacked the enterprising spirit that a system-stream protagonist seemed to be born with.
And so, many things that were a matter of course after having a system seemed so strange in his eyes.
Zao Wu probably thought, I just woke up and I have Mama Himeko, big sister March 7th, and the warm Astral Express family.
It's simply a perfect life.
Then why should I still be obsessed with becoming stronger?
Why should I show off and slap faces?
Why should I kill a whole family at the slightest disagreement, and call it a "way to die"?
Let alone Zao Wu being confused, when she came back to her senses, even Sparkle was a little numb.
And to think that she had studied a lot of popular cosmic online novels in order to play the role of a system.
Now that she thought about it, what on earth had she been reading these days!
However, these online novel authors were not fools either.
Before this, they would often design the protagonist to be oppressed, and the protagonist's relatives to be harmed.
The protagonist becomes stronger because he is forced by his enemies. Everything is a last resort!
Sparkle's problem-solving approach was also based on this point!
You want to get Zao Wu out of his comfort zone?
It's simple. Just create an enemy that he must solve, otherwise his beautiful life will collapse!
As for hurting the people Zao Wu cares about...
Although Sparkle was known as a dangerous drama master, elusive and unscrupulous, she also had her own bottom line as a person. She had things she would do and things she wouldn't do. So there was no need to worry that she would act willfully.
The camera turned, and we returned to the Astral Express, in Himeko's room.
A "knock knock—" sound came from the door.
It was Dan Heng. He had spoken for the first time in a long time, his voice clear and cool.
"Miss Himeko, the clothes you wanted, I've brought them."
March 7th's heart pounded.
Since Dan Heng was no longer silent, then it also meant...
...he had probably guessed who Miss Himeko had suddenly asked him to bring a set of his own casual clothes for, right?
Dan Heng belonged to the kind of young man who was silent on the surface, but actually thought a lot behind the scenes, and was also very meticulous...
March 7th, on behalf of Himeko, went to the door to get the clothes from Dan Heng's hand.
"They're brand new, and haven't been used yet. They might be a little big."
Dan Heng thoughtfully reminded.
March 7th was a little guilty and didn't dare to look at the young man's eyes, and nodded repeatedly.
Dan Heng didn't ask any more.
It was just that at the moment the door in front of him closed, a faint smile quietly appeared.
He thought, Miss Himeko's choice to hide it must have her reasons.
But no matter what, it's really good that he's safe and sound.
The young man, as tall as jade, turned and left.
In the room, Himeko was thoughtfully fastening every button for Zao Wu, and rolled up the slightly long parts of his cuffs and trouser legs, revealing a capable look.
March 7th, on the other hand, took out her big... camera and took a bunch of pictures of Himeko and Zao Wu!
These were all important memories that she wanted to keep for the future, and even for the end of the world!
"Click! Click!"
What a harmonious and happy scene.
However, when warmth reaches its peak, it is natural to go from prosperity to decline, isn't it?
Sparkle narrowed her pair of cunning and foxy eyes and snapped her fingers with a "snap!"
A faint blue flame suddenly ignited around Zao Wu's body.
This flame seemed to have no temperature, and did not ignite the clothes on Zao Wu's body, nor did it make him feel any burns.
But a human's fear of fire is innate, and is engraved in their genes.
And a child's seeking of a mother's protection in the face of danger also belongs to the instinct of life.
Based on the above two points, then the fact that Zao Wu, at the moment he discovered the flame, in a panic, on the contrary, moved away from Himeko and escaped alone with the flame, also seemed thought-provoking.
What was it that made him resist that instinct?
"Zao Wu!!"
"Zao Wu!?"
"Don't come near me!"
Zao Wu's stern voice stopped Himeko and March 7th's movements towards him.
And then, he let the fast-spreading flame completely swallow his body, leaving only his face.
At the last moment, he smiled in the fire.
And then, the faint blue flame completely devoured Zao Wu!
Not even a speck of dust was left.
As if his existence, from beginning to end, was just a fantasy dream.
Himeko rushed towards him without any regard for anything!
But in the end, she couldn't even hold on to anything.
The woman's knee hit the floor, and the pain it brought was far less than the pain in her heart at this moment.
"Bang!"
March 7th's precious camera fell from her lifeless hand and hit the floor. The last picture that the film showed was a group photo of the unsuspecting Zao Wu and March 7th, who had suddenly come over for a selfie.
In the photo, March 7th was making a cute heart sign. Zao Wu didn't know what pose to strike, so he very honestly gave a thumbs-up.
"No... all of this... is not real."
The young woman seemed to have collapsed, and tears flowed down her cheeks like a broken dam.
But as an adult, Himeko did not have the qualification to be so fragile.
She also quickly became strong, her eyes red, and she quickly judged the truth of that faint blue flame.
"Phase Flame..."
This kind of flame was created by the twenty-ninth member of the Genius Society, Sserkal, and was naturally able to perform a "phase transformation."
In other words, Zao Wu was most likely not in mortal danger.
It's just that I don't know where he was taken by the Phase Flame, by that mysterious person in the dark!
"Who—on earth is it!?"
Himeko was furious!
More cruel than losing is to have and then to lose!
I don't know where the rumor came from, but Himeko had vaguely heard that that ruthless life scientist—Ruan Mei, possessed Sserkal's Phase Flame.
And she happened to be in this space station!
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