Chapter 951: with translation of chapter title

NO．74：all? eat

So because Aomo didn't say anything else, you brought the princess back?

On the way of the two-person gourmet trip, Aomo was not seen, but the badger was seen amidst rampaging monsters; eventually, they still turned to meet up with Gui She, Shi Ma, and Chen.

Then they saw the purple-haired woman who threatened their status as the team's only female member.

Yes, she thought the other person had come to join the team.

Because they had no memory, and their companions' explanations were also quite limited, the badger had little awareness of the princess's position.

All they knew from Duìyou's gossip was that the other person was Shi Ma's lover (a modified Gui She term)/seemed not to have confessed? (Chen's correction)/probably a devotee, roughly speaking (Shijia's saying).

It's a bit messy, but basically they probably want to join the team!

After all, the princess herself is not ordinary; in Shijia's description, they are an existence honored by subjects as 'a person from an untouchable world,' and they inherently possess some unique power.

"Um, right, I guess..." Turning to glance at the princess chatting with Six Flower's mother, Shi Ma indeed seemed not in good condition.

Their hands had nowhere to go, their words were awkward, even their stance needed adjusting; they didn't know if it was from embarrassment or from recalling their own earlier words and feeling ill at ease, their whole person seemed flustered.

"In short, she also hasn't had her memory erased by the restorative light, even if, if..."

"It's for safety."

Aomo, walking out of the secondhand shop, pushed up the newly added plain glasses on their nose; a remark came just in time, immediately taken up by Shi Ma:

"Exactly! It's for safety! Aomo, you've finally come over."

Using me to change the subject, right… Glancing at the youth who in their impression is always fearless but now acts like a bashful teenager, avoiding their own gaze, Aomo also couldn't help glancing at the purple-haired woman not far away.

Love interferes with mind and state, especially in the hottest early stage.

It makes a person show the most obvious changes.

Aomo actually is quite resistant to this.

If a high-magnification lens is frosted or inaccurate, perhaps it will distort that fact.

Besides, considering Shi Ma doesn't need to use much brain either, so he doesn't really mind.

Rather, if they can be happy and fulfilled, that's certainly a good thing; the demon delights in seeing people around them like that.

This is also the only feeling that can be called 'life' that the former machine-minded 'Observer' could come into contact with.

As for now…

Undeniably, Aomo now indeed has far more distractions than before, but not yet to the point of abandoning this hobby because of it.

It's not hard to see that even the true Observer hasn't completely given this up either.

When two folks who are diligent observers and good at guessing others' thoughts meet, truly effective communication actually lies not in words.

The opening few sentences of irrelevant small talk provide less information than each other's glances, actions, and microexpressions.

But as long as the result is satisfactory, that's enough; considering everyone shares the same interest in this, Aomo really wants to go look for the opposite side again, not for work, but for fun.

Please have him share something about observation channels, after all, Aomo's major leisure activity when idle is being a 'caterpillar'.

And the Observer is usually the caterpillar who controls the most telescopes.

But the result was that they couldn't find it.

He couldn't help but sigh that the other perhaps severely lacks a sharing spirit, likely deliberately avoiding his own facts.

Then go to the place he should go.

Even without a telescope, if they can't sit in the audience seats, they can only go up on stage to watch.

But once they get on stage, they have to bear risk; just like now, while he was passing a message to Shi Ma, the badger ran over and questioned: "Why didn't you call me when dealing with the monsters!"

Weren't you still queuing in the shop then? And normally you wouldn't even need your monster… Aomo gave her a wordless look.

It must be admitted that although the badger has taken up the hobby of enjoying food, she still takes her identity as a monster controller quite seriously.

They are the kind of ideal employee in a boss's eyes who jumps on tasks; missing the work segment would even cause some disappointment.

But it's really unnecessary.

Her ever-changing monster can turn three-dimensional into two-dimensional flat objects, making support easier, but here support monsters are hardly lacking.

"Aomo?"

They called out once, with a hint of questioning tone, as if treating Aomo's silence as foolishness, demanding an answer.

"Are you listening to me?"

"Of course, I'm thinking about how to make the best use of your ability in the next battle."

"Oh! Then I won't disturb you, but why didn't you call me this time?"

"To avoid wasting the effort of queuing, but correspondingly, your work next time will be heavier."

"That's fine, but don't leave me out this time~"

They nodded, having basically gotten the answer they wanted from the badger, then walked away without further questions; Aomo also turned back to look at the one pretending to face them, whose gaze, however, kept occasionally flicking toward Shi Ma beside the princess.

"Mr. Shi Ma, over the next few days, the princess will be entrusted to your care."

"Huh?"

"Currently, the source of chaos is approaching this universe, and in this process, the entire Gotlet universe will blend in the turmoil. I suppose this isn't something He can do; it should be Gotlet's memory, or rather, the stored data being misused."

"Gotlet's memory?"

"The multiverse was shaped into Gotlet's likeness, not just as an SOS signal, but because Gotlet itself became the universe."

"His current deepest obsession should be this city, which is why people and things from various Gotlet-related universes appear in this city."

"That's also why you can meet that person in this era."

He said this, his finger subtly pointing toward the princess's direction.

"Why would His deepest obsession be this city?"

"Yeah, why? You've hit the nail on the head," Aomo twisted their glasses, looking around at everyone and everything in the shop, "As a super agent traveling through many worlds, he should have experienced plenty of meetings and partings; what could this city hold that makes him unable to let go…"

Saying this, Aomo turned their head, looking at Shi Ma, whose eyes were wide open as if they had realized something.

Without a transcendent perspective, one can instead blend into the present more easily.

For Aomo, the time he has truly spent here is still less than a month.

But for Shima, he has already been here for over half a year, familiar with every person here, including those few "locals."

"It seems you already have a guess, but don't say it out loud." Seeing the other's expression of not catching on quickly, Aomo patted his shoulder.

"Now is not the time; saying it would only add pressure to the parties involved."

"In short, the princess entrusted you with her protection; you can simply relay my words to her."

"Oh."

"So you won't be unable to find a proper reason to follow her…"

Before Aomo finished speaking, he instinctively leaned back and stepped half a step away, dodging Shima's unconscious move to cover his mouth.

"Relax~ she can't hear us; otherwise she would have turned around earlier."

Fiddling with the edge of the soundproof barrier that could interact with magical feedback, Aomo smirked, then crushed it in one grip, and immediately called out to the others.

"Anyone planning to go to school? I can give you a ride along the way."