[Real World: Home · Bedroom]
Sitting up abruptly from the bed, Leo's thoughts were still somewhat chaotic.
His listless gaze instinctively looked out the window, seeing the morning light of dawn... Was it already this time?
Although with the relatively loose school schedule in the Far East, he could sleep a bit longer, he didn't do so. Instead, he got out of bed and walked towards the computer.
—There were some things he had to investigate thoroughly!
That diary filled with the scent of blood seemed to mention many things he already knew, but it also revealed some new intelligence that concerned him greatly.
And the results of his investigation—
"Is it really like this?"
Seeing rumors about a mysterious tower appearing on the Siberian Plains, he understood he was one step closer to the truth.
Next, he looked up Berlin, the capital of Germany.
In his view, covering up news here would be much harder than in the Siberian Plains.
However... could he really find nothing?
No matter how he searched, the Berlin on the internet looked vibrant and thriving, showing no signs of reconstruction.
Moreover, the people living there didn't show signs of a massive generation gap among the youth.
It must be known that if the First Eruption had occurred in Berlin, it would have killed a whole three hundred thousand people.
If this disaster reoccurred in the real world, Leo didn't believe the Fire Moth could truly suppress all public opinion.
If they could really do that, the mysterious tower in the Siberian Plains wouldn't have appeared on the internet.
Since even desolate areas showed cracks, he believed his search target must be wrong.
So... it's not Welt Joyce, but Welt Yang?
No!
According to Tongzi's "romance game" routine, the possibility of it being directly Bronya is higher!
In that case—
"Just as expected!"
Looking at the rumors of anomalies appearing in the Mariana Trench displayed on the screen, he confirmed his conjecture.
Although the information online didn't clarify exactly what happened in the Mariana Trench, ordinary people could no longer apply to travel there... No, people who could travel there wouldn't be considered ordinary anyway.
In short, governments of various countries had unified their narrative, stating that due to tectonic movements, the Mariana Trench was now off-limits to civilian exploration.
And the Mariana Trench was the location of Deep Sea City in the Honkai world!
—Of course, speaking of now, Deep Sea City doesn't exist; after all, the Mu Continent is still around.
However, what could be determined was that the First Eruption of this world occurred in the Mariana Trench, and the Second Eruption occurred in the Siberian Plains.
These locations, which should have been where future Herrschers were born, had now become Honkai Domains for some reason, trapped in that day by obsession and resentment, and then superimposed onto the real world.
"It seems that's how it is for now..."
After confirming all his conjectures, Leo roughly understood what he should do, and he had also figured out the pattern of the Honkai Domains' appearance.
But honestly speaking, this was definitely not enough. To be blunt, he still hadn't touched the core of the problem... Why did such things happen?
And what made him even more uneasy was that he could recall everything before his transmigration, except for how he obtained this "romance game" and why he opened such a suspicious game.
Although he wasn't naturally suspicious and loved playing games, the blurriness of this memory concerned him greatly.
Admittedly, based on his years of reading experience, and the fact that he was also a lousy writer, he had considered that his transmigration and Tongzi were the work of his future self.
But he knew his own personality. If his future self could bestow Tongzi, he would definitely have included a cheat along with it.
Because he always believed that effort, like work, was a last resort to survive.
If he could avoid effort, he would absolutely never choose to work hard!
This was the reason why, after his parents died, he took the pension money to loaf around and wait for death... As long as he didn't marry and have children, this money was enough for him to live freely for a lifetime!
Therefore, he didn't believe his future self would deliberately make things difficult for his present self, so he could only consider reasons in other directions.
However—
"Known intelligence is still too little."
Putting his hands behind his head, he leaned back in the ergonomic chair and shook his head helplessly.
Of course, it wasn't even just because of the intelligence; having been busy in the dungeon all night, he was now dizzy and lightheaded.
—It's time to take a rest.
Just as he stood up to head to bed, the doorbell rang.
At this time... is it MEI?
Recalling the identity Tongzi arranged for him, he confirmed that only this neighbor who had adventured with him last night would ring the doorbell at this time.
And the result—
"Hi~"
Seeing MEI standing outside the door, wearing sportswear with her purple-tinted black hair tied in a ponytail, Leo smiled and greeted her.
"Good morning, Student MEI~"
"Mn."
Nodding expressionlessly, MEI looked at Leo's bloodshot eyes and couldn't help but frown and ask, "You didn't stay up all night, did you?"
"I explored a bit more."
Maintaining his smile, Leo said, "So if you don't have anything urgent, can we talk about it on the way to school later?"
"Right now, I want to go back and sleep for a bit."
"Don't go to school today."
Her tightly knitted brows relaxed, and MEI said seriously, "With your current state, you'd just be sleeping at school anyway."
"I'll ask for leave for you later when I go to school. I'll use the excuse you gave the teacher yesterday... that your parents recently met with misfortune, and you're suffering from nightmares every night, so you haven't slept well."
After speaking, she gave Leo a look full of meaning.
Yesterday, she hadn't had time to investigate Leo, so she didn't know if his parents had actually passed away recently. However, according to Leo's statement yesterday, his parents had already 'attained Buddhahood' long ago!
"Uh..."
Seeing the meaning in MEI's eyes, Leo stunned for a moment, then chuckled lightly, "Alright. With a good student like you vouching for me, the teachers will definitely choose to believe it."
"As for the truth of the matter, let's talk when you come back from school this afternoon."
"Mn."
Slightly satisfied with Leo's performance, MEI nodded and then took out a plastic bag from behind her.
"Eat breakfast before you sleep."
"I'll come to your house for dinner tonight. This counts as payment for tonight's meal."
"...Mn."
Stunned again, Leo nevertheless took the plastic bag and smiled, "Thanks."
Subsequently, MEI nodded to him and left directly. After closing the door, he ate the breakfast MEI brought and returned to the bedroom to sleep.
Although exhaustion made him fall asleep quickly, before his consciousness sank into darkness, he suddenly recalled something.
—Has someone been staying silent the whole time?
But before he could figure it out, he felt himself entering a gentle dream.
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