Chapter 614

「【Puppet】……」Yelan lowered her head in thought, there were still many secret workshops she had set up operating within Liyue's borders; according to current information, she is an executive with considerable expertise in the field of mechanical science—if even she couldn't make any progress……

"Her research on the meme virus failed?"

Yelan again, Design Bureau (Design Bureau) maybe not a name? It's an organization; we could treat as a named entity? It's a specific bureau; but it's a generic term "Design Bureau". The instruction: list named entities / coined terms: characters, places, sects/clans/factions/peoples, official & sect ranks/titles, techniques, cultivation realms/pills/treasures, named beasts/items, fan-fiction names. So "Design Bureau" could be an official title? It's an organization name. Might be considered a named entity. However we need to decide if we should include it. The instruction says list every NAMED entity / coined term in these lines: characters (incl. the protagonist & minor ones), places, sects/clans/factions/peoples, official & sect ranks/titles, techniques, cultivation realms/pills/treasures, named beasts/items, fan-fiction names. So "Design Bureau" is an official rank/title? It's an organization; could be considered an official title. I'd include it as "Design Bureau". Similarly "Academy" is an official title. "Fontaine Academy" is a place + title. "Xixi Island" is a place. "Sumeru" is a place. "Mora" is currency, but it's a named term from glossary. So include Mora.

"Oh… all right." Yelan curled the corner of her mouth into a smile; hearing this executive's misfortune, she felt rather pleased.

"Sumeru" again.

Nafuer (Nafuer?), Academy (Academy), Sumeru (Sumeru), Aomos Port (Aomos Port), Fontaine Academy (Fontaine Academy). Also "Pinokangni" (Pinokangni) appears later.

"Your hand has already reached Sumeru?" Yelan raised an eyebrow.

"It's merely that a merchant who only knows Mora happened to, after returning to Sumeru, gather this information for me from Omos Port." Nefelle smiled lightly, "If there's no progress anywhere, Miss Yelan, are you prepared to become a little monkey?"

: just a separator line "——". No names.

「「self-banana? 」」 no names.

Dan Heng (Dan Heng?) Actually "Dan Heng" is a name. We'll romanize as "Dan Heng". Also maybe "Dan Heng" is a character from Honkai Star Rail. We'll treat as Dan Heng.

: same.

Xing (Xing?) Actually "Xing" could be a name "Star"? In Honkai, "Xing" is a character named "Stella"? Actually "Xing" is a name meaning "Star". We'll romanize as "Xing"? But it's a single character; could be a name "Xing". We'll treat as "Xing". However we need to check if it's a name or just the word "star". In context: "Xing also tried to speak, discovering they were the same." Likely a character named "Xing". We'll treat as "Xing".

Luan Po (Luan Po?) Actually "Luan Po" is a name. We'll romanize as "Luan Po". Could be "Luanpo". We'll output "Luan Po".

Reke, possibly a name. The Chinese characters that would be romanized as Reke (pinyin Ruì kè) are used here. Also the name Pinocchio appears.

""But the difference lies in its duration and scale of influence, right?" Dan Heng asked."

""Not bad. Actor Dan Heng is not only skilled at performance, but also well-versed in the principles of dissemination. Trendy things rise and fall; there is no trend that will not end. Although we cannot suppress the rise of the Sleeping Banana Little Monkey, we still have a viable option: to advance the retreat of the trend."

""How do we do it? Then we should call upon tonight's most important actor——" Rek pointed to the side at Luanpo, "The ninja actor, that's you."

""The answer lies in my past, is it not?"

Rek did not directly answer her, but lowered his gaze to look at her: "Professor Plemon once called you that—the doctor's failed product." I am deeply curious—what drives you to persist in using this wondrous ninja worldview for narration?

""Connecting to the prior banana studies, I gradually realized this might be why you are immune to the Sleeping Banana Little Monkey. Moreover, the lines of the banana instructor point to a possible connection—could this be another experiment by the original doctor? Luanpo actor, you have already been infected with another kind of meme virus."

Luan Po, Imperial Monkey House (Imperial Monkey House). Also "Galaxy Ninja Manual" (Galaxy Ninja Manual) maybe a title.

Binai Kunni? Actually "Binai Kunni" appears: "If Binai Kunni's tomorrow needs it". That's a name? Could be a place or entity. We'll romanize as "Binai Kunni"? Actually Chinese: Binai Kunni -> Pínǎi kūn ní? We'll output "Binai Kunni". Might be a misspelling of "Viney Kunni"? We'll just romanize as "Binai Kunni". Also "Binai Kunni" maybe a term from Honkai? Not sure. We'll treat as a named entity.

""Interesting, interesting. Memes can overlay each other, and viruses are no exception. If we could edit out the virus from the ninja actor's memory, we could disrupt the monkeys' synesthetic dream. In the film's third act, this would be quite a splendid development."

: separator.

: fate/zero. This is a title of a work; it's a fan-fiction name? It's a known franchise. Should we include? It's a named entity: a work. The instruction includes fan-fiction names. So include "Fate/Zero". We'll keep as "Fate/Zero". (Capitalization as given.)

"Overlaying the meme virus…… can that even be done?"

Fuyuki City (Fuyuki City), Irisviel (Irisviel), Saber (already English). Also "Saber" is a name but already English; we keep as Saber.

Yanfeng Lizheng (Yanfeng Lizheng), Church (Church) not a name, Kiritsugu (Kiritsugu). Also "Fuyuki City" again.

Irisviel (Irisviel), Reke (Reke).

Saber drove smoothly while expressing his view: "Just like my earlier battle with Lancer, where we collided to decide the victor, perhaps the virus follows this principle, letting the ninja virus and the little monkey virus inside Luanpo engage in a knightly fair duel, then letting the stronger side overwhelm the weaker to seize dominance in Pinokangni."

""The virus probably wouldn't follow the rules of a knight's duel, would it?" Alice Phil remained solemn, "But even if Luanpo's meme virus overwrote the original little monkey virus, Pinokangni would still be amidst meme viruses, just swapped for another kind."

That's essentially jumping from one trap into another—can that be considered a solution?

Irisviel (Irisviel).

: separator.

""I ask: what is a ninja-hero, and how does one become a ninja-hero? Talent? Bloodline? Inheritance? Ninja soul reliance?"

""Vast as the sea is the Galactic Ninja Realm, where ninjas are as numerous as flying fish roe, while ninja-heroes are as precious as golden pufferfish. At this moment, the legend of the ninja-hero is about to unfold. Before the chronicles of the tumultuous ninja-hero, exert every effort to maintain reason——"

Before entering Luanpo's emotional space, she had repeatedly warned Star to be cautious, for it was a past filled with blood, tears, and pain.

Star had originally been quite curious about what the ninja capital Luanpo spoke of would look like, but as the darkness before her eyes gradually faded, what she heard was a cold, mechanical voice.

""Request to open hatch—insufficient permissions, please enter the password."

: no names.

(This is… Luanpo's voice, is it her from the past?)

""Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe… Po."

The mechanical voice sounded again: "Password correct, biological gene editing has been shut off, hatch opening."

Star looked around, but the ninja world in Luanpo's eyes was not what she saw; instead, it was a laboratory replete with the cold smell of disinfectant, where she wore a thin experimental uniform marked with the number 3, her body covered in countless tiny sensors.

「And outside the hatch, rows upon rows, lines upon lines, countless identical transparent cabins were arranged neatly like a honeycomb, spreading to the edge of the field of vision. 」