Chapter 54

Sparkle: "Could it be that you're already so sad... you've started crying? Waaah, you really are pitiful... you've even made me cry for you~ (I'm crying, I'm faking it. jpg)"

"Hehehe, a pitiful little Kong Que, before she could even spread her tail, she turned into a soaked chicken~"

"This really is delightful~"

Within Aventurine's dreamscape, Sparkle's youthful pretty face was covered in an unstoppable, brilliant smile.

Stelle: "Damn, why does the me in this video look so pathetic?!"

Stelle: "I was completely countered by him the entire time!"

Stelle: "I don't accept this, this is slander, this absolutely isn't me!"

Stelle: "If I were doing it myself, I'd definitely give him a good whack, and let her know just how my title of Galaxy Baseball Hero was earned!"

In the train car,

Stelle watched herself in the video,

Furious, her face red and her neck thick with rage!

When had she, the Galaxy Baseball Hero, ever suffered such grievance?

To think she'd been scared into being unable to even speak a word.

This was simply a blow to her magnificent image!

Huang Quan: "Look, I'm the one who stepped in to help her out."

Huang Quan: "Now can you believe I'm not a bad woman?"

Huang Quan saw the woman pushing the door open in the video,

And felt that the livestream viewers' misunderstanding of her

Should be able to improve somewhat now.

March 7th: "Just based on that move, we believe you're a good person!"

March 7th: "Now I see it clearly, only this Aventurine is the real villain!"

Xiangling: "That's right, that's right, he went to Aventurine's dreamscape with ulterior motives!"

Xiangling: "His intentions were impure from the very start!"

Bronya: "His purpose in going to Aventurine's dreamscape was actually to collect a debt."

Bronya: "That does remind me of some unpleasant past events. Fortunately, we were lucky enough."

Topaz: "Uh... hehe, what I did was a misunderstanding. It's not the same as his."

Bronya: "Yes, so I'm very grateful that we met someone as reasonable as Young Lady Topaz."

Bronya: "If it had been this forceful Mr. Aventurine instead, perhaps Belobog's fate... would have become utterly unpredictable."

"Pela, Seele, speaking of which, we really are lucky."

"First we met the righteous help of the Astral Express, and then we met a high-ranking company executive as easy to talk to as Young Lady Topaz, who helped us build Belobog together."

"I really don't know how such good fortune kept falling on Belobog one after another."

In the Fortress of Preservation,

Bronya looked at Seele and Pela beside her,

And couldn't help sighing aloud.

The video continued.

【Aventurine:... Your room?】Aventurine heard Huang Quan's words and was briefly stunned.

But he immediately caught on.

【Aventurine:.... Impressive, friend. You've only just arrived in Aventurine's dreamscape and you've already learned to recruit people into your group.】Aventurine looked at Stelle and raised an eyebrow.

【Aventurine: Biewu Society, I was just trying to remind you—this place is a mixed bag, there are far too many people with ill intentions. Remember to keep your wits about you, for instance... remember to lock the door.】

【Then I'll be off first, Stelle! Hope you have a good time.】

Seeing Huang Quan watching him with a menacing gaze,

Aventurine knew he no longer had any chance to pressure Stelle.

Therefore, after leaving a few words behind, he departed the scene.

Keqing: "What's this about a thief crying 'stop thief'?"

Keqing: "Are Mr. Aventurine's words a self-introduction?"

Paimon: "Ahhhh, he's way too arrogant!"

Paimon: "Doing bad things and still acting so self-righteous about it!"

Paimon: "Aventurine, with an attitude like that, does your conscience really not hurt?"

Pela: "He's a villain, so he probably doesn't have a conscience, right?"

Pela: "No conscience, so naturally it wouldn't hurt."

Paimon: "Uh.. seems like that's true."

In the video.

After Aventurine left,

Only Huang Quan and Stelle remained in the room.

【Stelle: Have we met somewhere before?】

Stelle stared at Huang Quan for a long while,

Feeling she looked very familiar.

Thinking carefully,

This seemed to be the person she'd seen in that strange dream of hers.

【Huang Quan:....】

"You... why aren't you leaving yet?"

Huang Quan didn't answer Stelle's question,

but instead retorted in a flat tone.

"Stelle: Huh??"

Stelle was caught off guard by the question.

Isn't this her own room?

What on earth is this person in front of her talking about?

"Huang Quan: I said, why aren't you leaving yet??" Huang Quan's tone grew slightly heavier.

However, when she saw the dumbfounded look on Stelle's face, she muttered:

"Huang Quan: Could it be that I went to the wrong room? That shouldn't be — before coming up and disturbing you, I double- and triple-checked the room number...."

"Could it be the wing... no, did I get the building number wrong too? Sorry, this hotel is just too big, and the corridors are laid out so similarly that it's easy to lose your bearings if you're not careful......"

"Stelle: Seems like there's a strange feeling..." Listening to Huang Quan's explanation, Stelle felt an indescribable oddity in her heart.

"Huang Quan: In any case, it's good that you're safe and sound. I should head back to my own room now."

"But before I go, may I ask you one more question? To your ears, it might sound a little strange, even rude, but I'd like to know...."

".... Have we met somewhere before?"

The words "déjà vu" came from Huang Quan's mouth, stirring something faintly in Stelle's heart.

"Stelle: Maybe it was in a dream..." Stelle replied.

"Huang Quan:.... Right, a 'dream.' On the way here I had a dream, and in that dream there seemed to be your figure... it was as if some thought flashed through my mind...."

"Stelle — that's your name, isn't it? Pleased to meet you."

Huang Quan seemed to have recalled something.

"Stelle: You still remember me?" Stelle was slightly surprised.

"Huang Quan: You forgot — it was that Mr. who said it before leaving. My memory isn't that good, but it's not so bad that I'd forget something that happened a few minutes ago." Huang Quan smiled.

"Huang Quan: Xunhai Youxia, Huang Quan... that's how they address me; feel free to use it. We should meet again."

Stelle watched Huang Quan use the same words to state her own name once more.

"Huang Quan: Lastly, just a piece of shallow advice... there is a certain kind of person who possesses a will and conviction they'd die for, yet has no intention of putting it to righteous use."

"And on that Mr.'s face, I saw a familiar expression."

"If one carries a blade at the hip, one must eventually use it to cut something down. And a gambler, before losing everything on the board, will surely burn his boats and stake it all..... I can say no more than this."