Xyrin Empire
Chapter 336 - Chapter 336 Chapter 336 Leaving

Chapter 336: Chapter 336: Leaving? Chapter 336: Chapter 336: Leaving? This place was a small, inconspicuous park, established by the city’s managers for the convenience of the public, featuring a modest-sized woodland and several winding pathways through the trees, scattered fitness and entertainment facilities, and a small artificial lake that was quite scenic despite its size. The designer had clearly put a lot of effort into this little park which had no great economic benefit; though it only occupied an unremarkable corner of the city district, the park had an appeal due to its sensible layout.

However, come late autumn, the park’s most attractive woodland had lost its capability to draw in visitors. Furthermore, with the weather gradually getting colder, the place seemed particularly desolate, save for one or two passersby who might have been just passing through or taking a shortcut; there was only a man in his early twenties who appeared to be leading two girls, presumably his little sisters, aged around eleven or twelve, for a light rest.

While at the Moon Base, I had promised Visca that as soon as the dust settled on the Olympus incident, I would take her and Pandora out for some proper fun. Unexpectedly, the only request from this girl was to wander around the city with me and then find a quiet corner to while away half a day–it made sense, too, considering that ever since Visca came to Earth, she hadn’t really had the chance to relax properly. Being on the run with me day in, day out, fighting evil and standing for justice, for her, traveling anywhere on Earth probably didn’t hold much significance, as time-space jumps made global travel a breeze. What she likely looked forward to the most was “relaxing and walking around with Brother,” and the same went for Pandora.

*Sigh*… I never thought walking could be such a tiring activity. I comfortably leaned back on a bench in the park, letting out a long breath. Physically speaking, walking wasn’t too exhausting for me, but when you have someone by your side who’s a walking ‘why’ machine, curious about everything, that’s utterly draining both mentally and physically.

In some respects, Visca and her sister could not be more different, with the most evident contrast being their curiosity about the surrounding world. Pandora was indifferent, calm, and sometimes completely uninterested in whatever she saw, while Visca was the exact opposite. She’s the type who would stop to analyze the chemical composition of a beverage bottle found on the road. This was related to her past experiences, as the former Visca had been in a constant state of confusion–her days filled with meaningless slaughter or inexplicable wandering. It wasn’t until she was taken in by “family” that this period ended. Thus, it was only recently that she truly began to engage with the outside world, and naturally, she was deeply moved by anything new. Moreover, as a clone born without anyone bothering to input any basic data, Visca’s curiosity within the ranks of the Xyrin Apostles was arguably unprecedented. I’ve never seen any Xyrin Apostle who’d squat down to study ants on the sidewalk for half an hour–thankfully, she still looked like an eleven or twelve-year-old girl, so such pure and childlike behavior seemed less odd than it would coming from someone like Sicaro… If that guy squatted to count ants on the ground, I would’ve taken him out before anyone had the chance to commit him to a psychiatric hospital!

Pandora quietly sat next to me, motionless as if she were a delicate doll. That had always been my impression of Pandora; she was so quiet that you wouldn’t realize she was a living person unless you spoke to her. Most of the time, Pandora preferred to be left alone in her thoughts, sometimes for hours without even blinking. She would only turn her head if someone called her name, and if she wasn’t interested in responding, she’d continue her reverie until it was time to eat…

Alright, I knew that beneath that peaceful exterior lay a restless spirit, constantly plotting to conquer the world. If I gave the command, she could probably provide me with a detailed plan for world domination broken down into manageable parts within a few seconds…

But at least outwardly, Pandora was indeed a quiet little thing.

What a stark contrast she was to Visca, who was not far away studying the foliage of a dead tree… Hey! You, red-eyed loli, don’t pull out the whole tree for study!

“Brother! Brother!” Suddenly, Visca came running up to me, a joyous smile on her little face. She held up a leaf in front of me and asked, “What’s this?”

Ah, what an adorable sister, filled with the innocence and fun of childhood…

“Why does the DNA structure of these leaves match that of the seventeen-year-old Chinese parasol tree over there? They don’t look the same, though…”

The person who had just wanted to lovingly tell his cute little sister about the story of the leaf was instantly brought to tears. What a terrifying, knowledgeably profound, and extraordinarily intelligent sister she was…

Just as I was scratching my head, frantic and about to silently cry over my little sister’s deep question, the withered leaf suddenly spoke up, “Hey, hey, can you hear me? Loli Fan, can you hear me?”

I was startled, “Lilina, what are you up to?!”

Lilina’s voice continued from the withered leaf, “Ah, thank the almighty Life Goddess, the miraculous Power of Life is everywhere…”

“That Goddess who knows nothing but eating candy is surprisingly what you believe in… So, out with it. What’s going on? Don’t tell me you’re just bored and wanted to say hello, or you’ll find yourself without an allowance starting tomorrow.”

“Xiao Ling and Liu Fan are leaving.”

This time, Lilina spoke very decisively, with an unprecedentedly dispirited tone, “Help me…”

“You haven’t confessed yet?” I was genuinely surprised, “We all specifically went out in turns to give you a chance; how could you not seize it?”

Lilina immediately clenched her teeth in frustration, “Have you no shame in saying that? This isn’t like confessing to a man; do you create opportunities by all leaving? Clearly, you were just avoiding trouble by hiding out, weren’t you? I did want to confess! But before I could even start, that bastard Liu Fan took the initiative to say that it’s better to go back to school since it’s all over. Even my dumb sister nodded along. What was I supposed to do?”

“I didn’t expect them to be leaving so soon… Okay, bring them over… Never mind, find a place that you think could most trigger Xiao Ling’s memories of his sister, and we’ll meet there.”

“Sure, such a place is definitely easy to find. I remember there’s a small coffee shop on the south corner of XX Street. That’s where I met Xiao Ling for the last time before my attempted suicide. Let’s meet there. Um, I’ll give you an hour. Is that enough time to arrange things?”

“That’s enough. If it really comes down to it, Qianqian can set up a city-wide blockade. We’re not short on time.”

It really was unexpected that Xiao Ling and Liu Fan were in such a rush to leave. Since they’d been under our protection, these two had been living in our large house; they were the only two ordinary humans in our family. Although our relationship hadn’t developed to the point of “one of us,” it was still quite harmonious. They knew we weren’t ordinary people, even treating us as immortals who had sneaked down from Heaven. They wisely didn’t question our occasionally abnormal behavior and were content to be lodgers in my house, their presence even more discreet than Pandora in her quiet state. I almost forgot that these two were bound to leave after the commotion at Olympus!

Now that Olympus was destroyed, there was no longer any need for sanctuary. Liu Fan and Xiao Ling were just ordinary high school students. They knew they had no place in our world and although curious, once everything settled, they naturally chose to leave. I feared it was unlikely for our paths to cross again after that.

The only difficulty in getting Lilina and Xiao Ling to recognize each other was convincing Xiao Ling to believe in this unbelievable fact. Now, Lilina was not only resurrected but also in a body she had swapped in and out of. Although we had a group of “immortals,” I was concerned that relying solely on Lilina’s word was a bit risky. This was about the girl’s happiness across three lifetimes, and as a perfectionist, I didn’t want any flaws in the process… Okay, I admit that this perfectionist talk is nonsense. I just couldn’t bear the thought of Lilina going berserk if recognition failed…

So, to ensure everything went smoothly, some special effects or frankly, a bit of trickery, were definitely needed. Besides, it’s not like we’re luring people into a cult. A bit of well-intended deception is necessary.

After deciding on the general plan, I began to contact the cast of characters who might be needed. First up were the Twin Sisters, who have become synonymous with taxis to me, thanks to their ability in space transmission.

“Asida-Asidora, come in!”

Having asked these twins to help transport troops more than once, I was quite familiar with their unique, symmetric spiritual frequency that seemed to mirror each other. With a bit of concentration, my call was sent out.

The indistinguishable synchronized spiritual connection from the twins came back: “Asida-Asidora standing by, Lord Chen Jun.”

I had grown tired of trying to distinguish the varying references these Xyrin Apostles used on a whim. The only thing they seemed to find perplexing about human languages was the use of “titles.” It seemed that ever since I gave them permission to call me whatever they wanted, I had received no less than twenty distinguished titles. I’d been called everything from ‘Brother’ to ‘Emperor,’ ranging across all sorts of editions – official, underworld, military, you name it.

“I’m going to tell you about a place; I don’t know if you’ve heard of it. There’s a small bar at the south corner of the XXX block, its name seems to be…”

“We know,” before I could finish, the twin sisters took the initiative to answer, “that bar has already closed down!”

“Huh?”

Isn’t that terrible?

“So, we bought that place, and now it’s our flower shop.”

I…I thought the name of that place sounded so familiar! Is the world really filled with such coincidences?

At that moment, I hurriedly told the twin sisters about Lilina’s situation and stressed the significance of the “last meeting place before death” for Lilina and Xiao Ling. It was vital to remind them, as such sensitive and intangible concepts were often foreign to the thought patterns of Xyrin soldiers.

“So you’re saying, we need to turn the flower shop back into the coffee shop it used to be within an hour?”

“Exactly, and then we’ll have to figure out a way to keep it undisturbed this afternoon… Your business is good, right? Will this be difficult to pull off? If so, even using Sandora’s mind interference ability to clear the place could attract attention.”

The scene of Lilina and Xiao Ling recognizing each other definitely couldn’t involve ordinary people. To ensure a smooth and perfect reunion, I wasn’t willing to change the location to some desolate corner, which is where the dilemma lay. In my opinion, if the shop manager were a pair of beautiful and gentle twin sisters, it would be odd for such a flower shop to not be full of customers. Using Sandora’s interference power to disperse the crowd might raise suspicions among certain groups.

“No, that won’t happen,” to my surprise, the sisters gave me a completely opposite response, “We don’t have many customers.”

Unexpectedly, the little shop run by Asida and Asidora was unusually quiet!

Alright, at the beginning, the place was indeed bustling with patrons, but the level of Asida and Asidora’s client service… Strictly speaking, did the twin sisters, who were always sporadically lost in spiritual unity, even have a concept of receiving customers?

Anyway, after several waves of customers were left hanging in the shop for hours on end, Asida and Asidora finally succeeded in becoming part of the poor supported by other successful commanders…

If only I had known that nearly a third of the Xyrin soldiers were such life incompetents that they couldn’t even support themselves…

With that, the biggest problem was resolved. The flower shop, which was naturally quiet, would simply have Sandora use her mind interference to keep all prospective customers out. Coupled with one or two energy barriers to isolate us from the outside world, we could even play God inside without any issues!

The efficiency of the Xyrin soldiers was indeed satisfying. Although Lilina gave us an hour to get things done, in just thirty minutes, the twin sisters sent me a message that everything was ready. I had no doubts they had completely transformed the flower shop back into the coffee shop. Apart from a certain cat-eyed loli prone to forgetfulness due to mental issues, the memory of a Xyrin Apostle ensures these sisters could recreate that bar down to the last thumbtack.

Near the Twin Flower Shop on a certain street corner, we “coincidentally” ran into Lilina, who had been dragging Xiao Ling and Liu Fan around on various pretexts for half an hour. Seeing a certain fake lolita pestering two high school students to go to a shop halfway across the city for lollipops, I truly wondered how exactly Lilina planned to buy us that hour–wasn’t that method just too stupid?

“Ah, such a harmonious family of three!”

Watching Lili standing between the two, swinging like she’s on a swing while tugging on Liu Fan and Xiao Ling’s hands and hopping about with such an “innocent” look, I finally couldn’t suppress the roaring spirit of mockery within me and unleashed a sharp verbal attack–seriously, chances to successfully mock this wicked loli are rarer than rare!

Lili gave me a disdainful glance, then turned to look at Pandora and Visca following behind me, covering her mouth in feigned surprise, “Ah, such a hard-working single dad raising two daughters!”

I lost…

After the daily banter with Lili had ended, Liu Fan finally hesitated before speaking, “Chen… bro, we…”

“I know,” I waved my hand to interrupt the young man’s stammered and incomplete explanation, “you’re leaving, aren’t you? Is there such a hurry?”

“We know you all aren’t ordinary people, so we don’t want to bother you over something minor,” Xiao Ling politely said, his face also showing a bit of reluctance, “I really don’t want to leave everyone either, but we’ve imposed for so long, and…it’s better for us to go back to school.”

I smiled and said, “Okay, I know you’ve made up your minds to leave, but it’s too out of the way to always talk about being a bother. We’re no different from ordinary people, after all. Since we’re friends, it’s only right to see you off, right? There’s this place not far from here, a bar I think it’s called Red Brick Wall or something…”

“Red Brick Wall,” that’s the name of the bar. I have to admit, it’s a good name that’s hard to forget after you hear it once, but it does seem a bit out of place for a bar. Perhaps its closure was somehow linked to its overly artistic name?

At the mention of “Red Brick Wall,” a strange look flickered across Xiao Ling’s face, and then he forced out an unnatural smile, “I heard that bar closed down.”

“No way?” I feigned a look of surprise and then inwardly cursed my oversight. How could Xiao Ling not be aware that the “Red Brick Wall” had already shut down, considering it was such an important place in our memories?

Before I could come up with an explanation, Lili preempted me, “It has reopened!”

What a universally effective way to explain, besides being a bit dull.

Liu Fan scratched his head, puzzled, “But can kids go into a bar?”

The next second, Lili’s spiritual connection sent through, “I really want to kill this dead weight right now!”

“Ditto.”

“Kids going into Red Brick Wall is no problem,” this time it was Xiao Ling who took the initiative to speak, “rather than a bar, it’s more like a classy cafe. The owner is quite the artistic type, unlike the messy, ordinary bars.”

Now I understand why “Red Brick Wall” went under–it lived a life too romantic!

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