How long had it been since that matter? In any case, in the first few days after arriving, it felt like Shun had accepted all the key quests. In the following time, even after scouting Nagazora City for a long while, no events had been triggered.
So later on, Shun simply stopped scouting. After all, without the trigger event of Raiden Ryoma's imprisonment, there probably wouldn't be many changes in the Nagazora City map.
Therefore, instead of continuing to wander around Nagazora City, he might as well sit at home and read.
The detective agency downstairs had already opened, but Shun had no intention of promoting it. It was only a cover for his actions anyway he didn't really want to be a private detective.
Next, he just had to wait for news from Kiana. After all, according to her, under her persistent pestering, Raiden Mei seemed to have been moved by her.
They had now become the best of friends. This was probably another butterfly effect. Shun remembered that in the plot they shouldn't have become good friends so quickly. It was likely that Shun's encouragement had a big influence.
But that was fine too. It saved him from worrying that his future actions might prevent the two of them from becoming good friends.
At that moment, the phone Shun had placed on the table rang. He picked it up.
Two calls? Gray Serpent and Bronya calling at the same time… He would answer Bronya's first.
After all, compared to Gray Serpent, his good big son, Bronya's cooperative relationship with him wasn't as solid. He still needed to coax her a little to avoid creating any cracks.
"Cocolia is about to make her move." Bronya only said eight words before hanging up.
Heh, quite aloof. But she was probably afraid Cocolia would notice. Mm, she was about to make her move.
Shun unhurriedly answered Gray Serpent's call next. Sure enough, even leaving him hanging for a while wouldn't affect his relationship with his good big son.
"Godfather, Cocolia has today initiated a political game with Raiden Ryoma, reporting his economic fraud. You should be able to see the news of his arrest and imprisonment tomorrow morning. Does World Serpent need to do anything about this matter?"
Compared to Bronya's short sentence, Gray Serpent's words were more organized and detailed. After all, Cocolia's side was probably full of Gray Serpent's people, giving him plenty of room to operate.
"No need, just let it happen naturally. Don't interfere with this matter… However, when Cocolia plans to trigger the Honkai outbreak, remember to tell me. I'll make preparations in advance." Shun thought for a moment and gave Gray Serpent these instructions.
"By the way, how is Siegfried?" Shun suddenly remembered Siegfried, whom he hadn't contacted for several months, and felt a little curious about his experiences in World Serpent.
"With World Serpent's help, Siegfried has already resolved the rampage issue with his Honkai beast genes. World Serpent also installed a new arm for him. It can be said that today, with the Sovereign yet to appear, he is the strongest person in this world."
"I see. What kind of new arm? A mechanical arm?" Shun suddenly recalled that in games and anime, most protagonists who lost an arm would get a mechanical one attached.
"The arm we attached for him was originally cloned from his own cells. It should be considered an original arm." Gray Serpent spoke with an air of "World Serpent's biotechnology is the best in the world."
"I see. That's all, I'm hanging up." After spending a long time with Gray Serpent, Shun also knew how to get along with him. Anyway, just don't pay attention to Gray Serpent's thoughts. Cut off when you need to.
Gray Serpent's enthusiasm toward Shun was truly extraordinary. If Shun didn't know Gray Serpent had no such capabilities, he might have thought he was gay.
After hanging up on Gray Serpent, Shun hadn't read for long before a violent door-opening sound rang out, shaking the entire house.
From the sound of it, he knew who it was… Shun helplessly shook his head. The current Kiana, whom he had raised, was already just like the one from St. Freya.
So was this early evolution or early degeneration?
"Shun, Shun, I'm hungry. Hurry up and cook for me!" Before she even appeared, Kiana's loud and noisy voice had already pierced through the walls and reached his ears.
Tsk, this girl was truly becoming more and more casual. She really thought he was her nanny, huh.
"Bang!" Another loud sound rang out. The door to Shun's room had already been opened by Kiana. If the solid wood door hadn't been sturdy enough, it would probably have been broken by Kiana long ago.
"Good afternoon, I'm back."
"Mm, you're back. I'm not deaf, of course I heard." Shun nodded helplessly and went along with Kiana's meaning.
"Hehe, isn't this the ritual of life?" Shun didn't know where Kiana had learned this from. What ritual of life… Only the young ladies at Senba Academy who had nothing to do would think about that. Ordinary people were already doing well just trying to survive.
"What book are you reading again? I see you reading books every day." Kiana leaned over curiously and asked.
"Thus Spoke Zarathustra? What a strange name?" Kiana slowly read the title on the cover of Shun's book.
"Kids should go play somewhere else." Speaking of which, Shun had really read quite a lot of books these past few months. Why had he started reading when he had nothing to do in the beginning? He used to love playing games the most. Was it because of the transmigration?
"You're always reading these kinds of books. What's the point? I can't understand any of it anyway." Kiana said gloomily. She often wanted to find common topics with Shun, but it seemed Shun never gave her the chance.
"So that when I have to confront certain two guys, I won't lose in philosophy." Shun casually gave a reason, but it was also true.
Both Otto and Kevin could spout philosophy fluently. If he had any conflict with them in the future and they started arguing with their mouths,
they would casually bring up all kinds of philosophical ideas, while he could only say things like "zhi hu zhe ye." That would be too low.
"Who are those two? Your friends?" Kiana asked again.
"Uh, sort of. But I don't think you'd want to get involved with them." Shun couldn't say anything clearly right now.
Fine… Seeing Shun's unwilling expression, Kiana didn't plan to press him.
"By the way, how are things going between you and your Mei-senpai at school?" Shun asked with some concern.
"How else could it be… But today Mei made me a bento. That taste… it really took a lot of practice." Kiana recalled the death bento she had eaten at noon and couldn't help remembering the suffering in the toilet.
"I see…" Shun smiled. The current cooking wife still couldn't cook at all. It must have been hard on Kiana.
"Go back to the living room first. I'll be there soon…" Shun shooed Kiana back to the living room and closed the half-read Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
A gentle breeze brushed by, as if a tender hand softly caressed all things in the world. It quietly blew past, stirring the exquisite wind chimes hanging by Shun's window. The crisp, pleasant ringing of the bells immediately sounded, like a melodious movement slowly flowing through the air.
The "Three Years of Cherry Blossoms" hanging on the wind chimes also swayed with the wind. The pink sachet danced lightly in the air, bringing a faint cherry blossom fragrance.