Chapter 441: 2.2 Main·Pinokangni (112)

Genshin.

Inside the Echo Sons tribe's workshop, the humming of gears and steam rose and fell. Xining lay under the axle of the speeding cart, skillfully disassembling it.

——Half an hour ago, Mavika drove back the speeding cart whose front had been smashed to pieces, the rolling thick smoke making Xining once suspect it would explode at any moment; although the flames might not harm this Fire God, she might not be so lucky.

Ma—vi—ka——!!

The screw in her hand tightened the more she turned it, and Xining's inner fire rose higher and higher; she gritted her teeth, making a 'creak-creak' sound: 'Why can Ren drive the cart steadily and well for twenty system hours without sleep, while you, after just a few hours without sleep, can crash it like this?'

"Me? Haha…… I happened to run into a volcanic eruption when passing through Fertile Land." Mavika blinked, an innocent expression on her face, "You know, falling volcanic rocks can roll down there at any time——"

"So you just drove straight into it? You're also immortal like Ren, right?"

Mavika laughed loudly, lightly patting the still-smoking front of the speeding cart: "Isn't this just wanting to try a challenge? I've never tried it before."

"If you ever do this kind of reckless thing again, don't bring the speeding cart to my workshop!!"

Xining took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to throw the wrench at her. But just as she lowered her head to replace a new part, Mavika lightly poked her shoulder.

"What's up?" she glared at her, annoyed.

"Xining, look up there." Mavika pointed at the sky where Liuying and Ren were flying.

"Not looking."

She could hear the abacus beads here.

"Hmm, help me change the look of my speeding cart, add two wheels, remodel it into the kind Ren is currently driving?"

Mavika had an eager-to-try expression, completely unaware of the gradually distorting features of the master caster before her, she chattered on: "Isn't that cool? Plus it can carry a person! If you want to go out for a drive, I'll give you a ride. Of course, as always, you can make any request for Mora, and I'll have someone deliver it to your workshop tomorrow."

"Add… two wheels?" Xining's voice rose dangerously, "Oh, so simple…… you think modifying is as simple as making a request, right?"

"Uh……"

The Fire God finally sensed the atmosphere was off, but it was already too late——

"Mavika! Get out! Drive your speeding cart! Right now! Immediately!"

"Huh?! Wait! Xining! I can still——"

"Bang!"

The workshop door slammed shut in front of Mavika, nearly hitting her high nose bridge. She resentfully rubbed her nose, turned and looked at her beloved speeding cart, still smoking.

"Trouble…… what should we do?"

——

""The infiltration has ended; you can activate 【Sam】 at any time.""

""Liuying lightly shook her head: "There's still some time before the next act of the 【Script】; let me stay a bit longer in this body.""

""Then came a long silence. The two no longer brought up any topic, seeming to have grown accustomed to this silence. Until much later, a soft sigh from the girl sounded again in the car:""

""""What a long tunnel. When we set off, I didn't feel it was this long.""""

""""After half a system hour, it will lead us to find Kahfka, then comes the downfall of the Yepela Brotherhood.""""

""""Are these also part of the 【Script】?" Liuying asked.""""

""""Your 【Script】 also has them.""""

""""Sorry, I didn't notice.""""

""""Even if you selectively ignore them, their fate won't change." Ren said flatly, "I've said before, this is a bad habit.""""

""""And you? This time, can you obtain the 【Death】 you desire?""""

""""Ren's tone carried a hint of regret: "As always, a blank. It's not on this planet. Why suddenly ask this?""""

""""Liuying explained earnestly: "Because I'm on a fatigue‑driven car… I hope it can arrive safely.""""

""""""

""""Ren's silence was deafening. After a long while, he reluctantly opened his mouth: "This car has autopilot; I just have my hands on the steering wheel, okay?""""

——

fate.

"Survival instinct is off the charts……"

"Hahaha, Liuying is way too cute!!"

After seeing off Gilgamesh, Rin Tohsaka's laughter became noticeably more uninhibited.

Her first impression of Liuying was like Sakura—a girl, a flower in the morning mist, fitting for a high school girl. The second impression was like Berserker—a tall, destructive mecha. She didn't expect to form a third impression today… the girl unexpectedly had a sense of humor.

Unconsciously, the "cold" impression belonging to Gram on her also weakened considerably; the girl seemed to be shifting from a "weapon" to an ordinary person who gradually jokes.

"The person in the driver's seat: overfatigued, has Magic Yin Body, has a strong death-seeking tendency. Yet she sits in the passenger seat." Lancer leaned lazily on the table, "If he could obtain the death he wants in Yepela, he'd probably just crash straight into it."

"By the way, this is actually a memory from before the Yepela Brotherhood's destruction… but why do the Star Core Hunters target the brotherhood? Why not annihilate the Eternal Fire Manor as well?" Saber was somewhat curious; anyway, they're all forces of 【Destruction】, these guys aren't worth saving.

"The Netherfire Duke should still have some strength." Shirou came over carrying a few bowls of tea-soaked rice, placing them before everyone, "Compared to the Netherfire Duke, who is hard to kill due to numerous offspring, destroying the brotherhood would be easier, right?"

——

""Liuying couldn't help but smile: "Just joking.""

""""…Alioth always says fate is singular, no one can circumvent it. He can see the future, and we… likewise know our own 【predetermined ending】. But before that moment arrives, people can still choose what to do for themselves… we all have this right, right?""""

""""Ren nodded: "After today, the name Yepela will disappear from galactic history, and the Eternal Fire Manor will take its place, receiving an invitation in the not‑distant future… that's your next stop.""""

""""The Land of Dreams, Pinokangni.""""

""""I wish you find the answers you seek there… or, liberation.""""

——

Harry Potter.

"Everything has been calculated to death by Eliot."

Hermione muttered, unconsciously twisting a strand of hair, "Just like wizard's chess, he's already calculated the next twenty moves."

"No, more accurately, he saw the sole path to victory in the divine war; this stretch might be more than twenty steps, possibly two thousand…… but he only needs to advance steadily."