Since everyone was already extremely familiar with Levi, nobody commented on it.
Kiana was the first to send a question mark, completely confused about when this person had appeared.
Acting like a proper admin, she checked the join records.
Only then did she see when the other person had joined.
———
[Last Night]
Right when she and Stelle and the others had been discussing the conflict between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.
They had been so absorbed in the conversation that nobody noticed a newcomer joining.
And after joining, the newcomer hadn't said a single word.
They had lurked silently until now.
[Levi: @SeniorGameProducer, change your name and avatar first. This group prohibits impersonation and fake identities.]
[SeniorGameProducer: Oh? Then why are you using Otto as your avatar? Do you admire him that much?]
[Levi: ...]
The moment he saw that message in the group chat, Levi immediately switched his avatar back to the original one.
[SeniorGameProducer: Oh? So you were a pervert all along?]
[Levi: Shut up!]
Looking at the Homu avatar, along with the earlier messages and ID, Levi already had a rough guess about her identity.
But he didn't expose her directly. Instead, he urged her to quickly change to her real name and avatar.
[Bronya: As you wish.]
When the other person's avatar changed from a shit-yellow rat to a cold-faced mature beauty, Levi revealed an "as expected" expression.
Loves Homu.
That ID... Knows Otto.
The only person Levi could think of was this big Bronya.
[Kiana: Bronya?!]
[Bronya: Mm. Long time no see, Kiana.]
The food Kiana had just lifted to her mouth dropped back into the bowl.
She stared at the Bronya in the group chat with complete shock.
"This…"
'Is this really Bronya?'
'Bronya gets... this big?!'
Those gigantic headlights on her chest looked larger than everyone in St. Freya combined.
"Bronya."
Hearing a certain white-haired idiot call her name, Bronya put down her chopsticks and looked up.
Kiana blankly asked, "What do you usually eat?"
"?"
Bronya slowly typed a question mark.
Kiana's expression suddenly became complicated.
"Nothing."
'What is this idiot doing now?'
A moment later, Bronya's phone rang.
Opening it, she saw Kiana had forwarded several articles to her.
"The Harmful Effects of Papaya!" "Milk Doesn't Make You Taller, It Makes You Fat!" "Eat More Vegetables: Beware of Vitamin Overdose!" "81 Benefits of Staying Up Late!" …
Bronya: "..."
———
[In The Group Chat]
[Kiana: I'm probably not the Kiana you know.]
[Bronya: I know.]
After observing last night, Bronya had already realized the Kiana in the group chat wasn't the Kiana she knew.
Or rather, she was much younger than the Kiana she knew.
If nothing unexpected had happened, this Kiana was probably still in the St. Freya era.
Besides, if even Kiana could notice it, how could a genius far beyond that tuna-brain fail to notice?
Standing atop a skyscraper, Bronya clenched her fist.
A certain decision formed in her heart.
[Bronya: You absolutely must remember what I'm about to say. And try your best to convince Principal Theresa.]
[Bronya: Teacher Himeko's body can no longer withstand continued combat.]
[Kiana: I already know that. Also, Aunt Himeko's body has already recovered.]
[Bronya: ?]
'What?'
'Recovered?'
[Kiana: We found a stigmata in Nagazora City. It cured the Honkai corruption in Aunt Himeko's body.]
Bronya knew about that stigmata in Nagazora City.
But shouldn't Theresa have been the one to obtain it?
"How did Himeko end up with it instead?'
"..."
"The differences between worlds…"
Since they weren't the same world, some differences were perfectly normal.
[Bronya: Also, regarding the Fourth Herrscher...]
[Kiana: Wendy, right? I heard Big Auntie already brought her to St. Freya.]
[Bronya: ...]
"The differences between worlds, the differences between worlds…"
[Bronya: Then, regarding the one inside your body…]
[Kiana: Herrscher of the Void Sirin? Yeah, I already knew. She's that bastard who argues with me every night.]
[Kiana: By the way, do you know any way to kick her out?]
[Kiana: Not erase her. Just kick her out somehow. Like stuffing her into a doll body or something.]
[Levi: What would you even do with that?]
[Kiana: So I can beat the crap out of her!]
Right now they shared the same body.
Hitting her meant hitting herself.
And whenever she lost the argument, she couldn't even resort to violence.
Nobody knew how frustrating that felt.
"Damn, she can't even out-argue an idiot like Sirin. Truly gifted."
No wonder she was called Tuna Brain.
[Bronya: ...]
[Bronya: No.]
She didn't know any method to separate them.
All she knew was that Kiana eventually reconciled with herself.
[Kiana: Reconcile?]
'In your dreams!', Sirin sneered.
'A mere human thinks she's worthy of reconciling with me?'
'I duplicate keys.'
'What kind of key are you?'
After fooling around in the group chat for a while, Levi had basically fully woken up.
Seeing Fu Xuan's reply to him, he got properly dressed, picked up Jizo Mitama, and headed out.
Compared to the eye-catching Flamescion greatsword, Jizo Mitama was much more low-profile, perfectly fitting Levi's image of a hidden master.
At least, that's what he thought.
———
[Some Time Later]
After wandering all over the Luofu, Levi finally arrived at the Artisanship Commission.
"No way!"
The shout could be heard from hundreds of meters away.
Master Gongshu yelled with a flushed face, "If you want reimbursement, go ask your superior! Why are you coming to the Artisanship Commission for this?! Do we look like people who handle reimbursements?!"
As he spoke, he gestured around at the Artisanship Commission staff, all of whom were showing off muscular physiques while hammering metal.
"Our Artisanship Commission forges equipment! And you came here for reimbursement?!"
"If you want that, go to the Balance Commission. They handle civilian affairs and have plenty of funding."
"I just came from the Balance Commission…"
Master Gongshu waved dismissively, "Then there's nothing we can do. Our Artisanship Commission is poor as hell. No way we're reimbursing you."
"Maybe you could try your luck at the Alchemy Commission."
"..."
In just one or two system hours, Levi had practically visited all six commissions of the Luofu.
He went to the Divination Commission to ask Fu Xuan for reimbursement, and Fu Xuan told him to ask Jing Yuan.
He went to the Seat of Divine Foresight to ask Jing Yuan, and Jing Yuan told him to ask Yukong.
He went to the Sky-Faring Commission to ask Yukong, and Yukong told him to ask the Balance Commission.
He went to the Balance Commission, and they told him to ask the Artisanship Commission.
And now, after arriving at the Artisanship Commission, Master Gongshu told him to go to the Alchemy Commission.
"(Luofu curse) So this is what it feels like to get kicked around like a ball!"
Silently, Levi erased an extra zero from the bill.
Then he contacted Jing Yuan through his jade abacus.
This time, less than ten seconds later, the credits were transferred directly into his account.
Clearly, that guy had known all along how much he spent on Herta and Ruan Mei.
He'd probably sent him to the Sky-Faring Commission just to mess with him.
Yukong had probably received his instructions too.
Otherwise, there was no way she would hesitate at first, then immediately reject him after receiving a message and send him to the Balance Commission.
[Yang sit-ups: Jing Yuan, if you don't hurry up, your tree's probably gonna bloom soon.]
[Jing Yuan: ...]
Ignoring Jing Yuan's questioning, Levi casually opened the system interface for a look.
"Mm, capture Kafka."
Just as he was about to close it, he froze in place.
"Wait, capture Kafka?!"
[Ding! Detected Commission: Capture Kafka!]
[Reward: Baseball Bat (Main Character Limited Edition)]
The moment he saw that familiar baseball bat, Levi immediately opened the group chat.
[Levi: @Stelle, you don't want your baseball bat anymore?]
[Stelle: NO!!!]
[Stelle: Don't accept that commission, I'll do anything!]