Chapter 915

NO. 38: Balance

In the story of Gulite, only one person's home can serve as the stage of the story.

It is not Xiang Yutai, nor Neihai Jiang, but Baoduo Liuhua.

If one says that Xiang Yutai's transformer AxepterJunior/miniature receiver is the same kind of 'igniter' as Aomo's Beta Magic Blade in his hand, and is a 'remote control'……

So the JUNK computer in Baoduo Liuhua's home is undoubtedly like the Beta Moto, corresponding to the "remote controller"'s "signal receiving main equipment".

Whether it's transformation combat or tactical discussion, the "Gulite Alliance", as well as another organization, the "New Century Middle Schoolers", will gather here.

And more importantly — next door to Baoduo Liuhua's home is Xintiao Qian's home.

The premise is that it still exists.

In the Gulite story, as a deity, Xintiao Qian once hid her house, making it impossible for the protagonist group who learned her identity and wanted to talk to her to find her.

And at the story's end, the deity was sent back to her own world, so next door to the Liuhua home should naturally be vacant; let alone whether the house still exists, it could have become any other shop.

But he has already seen and heard it.

Under the dimension established at this moment, the presence of the Xintiao residence, as well as the familiar sound coming from the doorbell.

It is said that "the activity traces of Alekxis Kailifu and Xintiao Qian have been copied," but in fact, Aomo still half-believes this information.

Due to special information advantage and actual communication verification, he does not doubt their camps and positions, but some questions can bypass camp stance and directly hit the pain point.

Therefore, he will personally go to make contact with General Neihai.

Rather than bringing along Mr. Qishi the knight, who, although aged, is still considered an acquaintance of Neihai.

Even if one cannot reach the people and things of this world, let alone the current shared network and business hall signals, there is still a plan to separate and reunite with the Gulite Knight Alliance.

That is Aomo, alone strolling to the door of Baoduo Liuhua's home in the evening of this world.

He met Er dai at the alley entrance of that grocery store.

"Mr. Lindun, hearing Nate say you went missing really gave me a fright!"

"Causing such trouble, I truly feel apologetic, but saying you went missing is somewhat an overstatement."

"Unexpected, but not particularly unexpected, Aomo calmly shook his head: 'After all, I should have left a special message at the original place… it seems he didn't receive it?'"

Members of the Gulite Knight Alliance and the Gulite Alliance more or less have some overlap; even if not coming to find Aomo, but simply to say hello to Liuhua, appearing here is only natural.

Although, in terms of priority, they should have visited Xiang Yuta first.

But frankly, compared to Xiang Yuta, who is no longer part of Gulite, that JUNK computer which once served as an important component of transformation is the Gulite's nest (although only temporarily).

"Ah… that should be the case, actually you can probably tell, Nate has a deep misunderstanding of you, and I have been trying to persuade him."

She said, and then lifted her head to look at the window light on the high wall next door.

That is the light from the Liuhua home; it looks like Nate is there.

This is not really surprising, after all, when the knight Mr. Qishi was still called Anqi in his youth, he had the experience of being picked up and taken home by Liuhua.

Like picking up a stray cat, they brought the abandoned Anqi back, bathed and fed him, the whole stray cat procedure was quite complete.

Although he later ran away like a stray cat, the relationship was still not bad.

By comparison, Er dai has little to do with Baoduo Liuhua, but that is probably not the reason this young lady is waiting here for Aomo.

"I appreciate your feelings," Aomo said without further questioning, "but there's no need to overtry; that would easily backfire."

"But Mr. Lindun like this…"

"Actually this distance is not bad either; I happen to be temporarily stationed at Mr. Neihai's place."

"Huh?"

"If we don't have to be together day and night, it can generally make the other party more comfortable."

"Ah… I'm really sorry."

"There's no need to take on the responsibility of a guardian like Mr. Anqi, Miss Er dai; you have no reason to apologize, and I don't think he needs to either," Aomo smiled, "I told him I appreciate his skepticism, and that's not false."

"The more complicated the matter, the more one needs to keep a doubtful heart; this is my experience."

"Is that so?"

"That's right, Miss Er dai; in fact, I also hope you can doubt me, for excessive baseless trust rather arouses suspicion; of course I understand that musical monsters generally have some means of detecting people's hearts."

"So Mr. Lindun isn't all-knowing, then…" Er dai gestured helplessly, "and whoever picks out new clothes for Nate couldn't be a bad person."

"How do you feel about that outfit?"

"Huh?" Er dai, obviously not expecting Aomo to suddenly ask that, paused a moment but still answered seriously, "It's very fitting, very handsome."

"That's good," Aomo nodded, "actually, the Xintiao Qian I know, besides tinkering with monster models at home, occasionally also hand-draws some special drafts."

"Special drafts?"

"Not monsters, not warships, but portraits; she draws them quite well, many with high completion."

"Is Nate in there?"

"That's right, smart miss," Aomo chuckled, very pleased with Er dai's quick reaction, "actually, on our side we also have some special means to learn a bit about the two's recent situations, but the effectiveness of those means is also limited, and most importantly they cannot reach."

"The longing with nowhere to be stored probably ends up on those papers, but unfortunately, I neither could have secretly brought those works in advance without foreknowledge, nor does the current state of this universe allow me to bring her along."

"So that's why you took Nate…"

"Perhaps later there will be a chance for her to do it herself, but for now, in this uncertain situation, I went ahead and took the initiative."

"…" Upon hearing this, the previously silent Er dai lifted her face and softly asked, "Is Mr. Lindun really just a friend of Xintiao Qian?"

"To unilaterally go to this extent."

"Of course, let alone unilaterally going to this extent, helping a friend make up for regrets isn't that just human nature?"

Aomo said calmly.

And Er dai, examining him like that, said with a serious face: "I always feel that Mr. Lindun seems more like our kind of monster than a human."

"The metaphors used to describe me today are really getting simpler and simpler."

Aomo silently raised his head, looked at the sky, then at the high walls on both sides of the alley, and then lowered his head again: "Let's get down to business, how about it? Are there any traces of Gulite here?"

He had readjusted his emotions.

"Shouldn't you first consider solving your current way of existence?" the second generation asked.

"To solve this problem, I'm afraid we need to wake Gulite up."

That remark surprised her a bit: "Do you even know what state you're in?"

"I've actually done quite a few comparative experiments, and I feel that if I keep talking with you, the knight eavesdropping in the corner will come swinging his sword at us."

As if to confirm his words, a young woman's voice, not too indistinct, came from the window opened above the wall:

"Anqi-kun, is there anything outside the window?"

"Um, ah, nothing at all!"

This exchange caused Aomo to turn his head and shrug: "It seems he even refuses to let me meet Baoduo Liuhua."

"Nate does indeed have some rather… uh… extreme tendencies, especially when it comes to Gulite."

"You might as well just call it childish… Aomo turned his head, looked at the opposite wall, raised his hand and placed it on the surface—there was indeed some obstruction, but clenching his fist and lightly tapping left no trace."

"Is anyone in this house?"

"There is, and it's a household of three, which is reasonable yet somehow strange."

"After all, even the lower-dimensional Cuckoo Platform has Shinjou Akane, yet here she's absent." Aomo raised his hand and rubbed his nose bridge.

"Yes, but considering the city's original state, it's normal for her to be absent after Shinjou Akane left." The second generation said, then turned his head to look at the Liuhua household nearby.

"And Baoduo Liuhua's Junk here also shows no trace of Gulite's presence, really making one wonder if the initial investigation direction was wrong."

"It's as if Gulite's main body isn't actually here… or perhaps we're still lacking some kind of trigger…"

"There isn't either…"

Aomo nodded and was about to head toward the alley entrance.

"Eh? Mr. Linton, are you going to check it out? Then let me help you introduce Baoduo Liuhua…"

"Actually, I was stopping Nate, but that's unnecessary—right now Aomo just waved his hand:"

"No, I don't understand Gulite and the super-agent group any better than you do—I'm heading back, to the home of the Inner Sea General."

"Eh?"

"Adolescent boys and girls are especially sensitive—whether their usual routine is disrupted or a sudden sense of superiority vanishes instantly, it can cause psychological imbalance, so keep an eye on Nate, okay, second generation?"

"What are you talking about?" the second generation said, somewhat puzzled, apparently unaware that he and his partner are actually also among those adolescents.

"Perhaps it's truly the body's state that governs the mind."

"As their physiques mature toward adulthood, the humanoid monsters also seem to forget that they and their companions ought to have the mentality of only early teens."

"I'm saying, I ought to go give the kids their proper sense of superiority, and you should too."