NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 124: The Sea of Quanta
"A long, long time ago, in the snowy plains of Siberia, the Belyi Orphanage welcomed a new friend——"
Accompanied by the girl's energetic opening, another voice immediately followed.
"I'm Alexander Alexeyevich Dostoevsky, the fourth child of Alexei Grigorievich Dostoevsky…"
She was about to continue, but was quickly interrupted by Bronya. That long string of names was about to make her twin drills overheat.
"I take back what I said. Let's play hide-and-seek instead."
Rozaliya, who had just gotten excited, pouted a little, and retorted, "Why?! Do you have any complaints about Alexan… uh, Dostoevsky?"
"Silly Rozaliya, if you can't even remember it yourself, then don't use that name. Also, this is the story that you said everyone liked? May I ask who you're referring to when you say "everyone"?" Bronya's merciless Make complaints continued.
"Uh, kittens, puppies, birdies… rocks?" Liliya quickly tried to smooth things over, her voice becoming softer and softer.
Facing Bronya's gaze, she unnaturally shifted her gaze to somewhere else, before her eyes suddenly widened a little as if she had noticed something. "Rozaliya, look, it seems someone's actually been attracted by our story!"
The three of them immediately looked in the direction that Liliya was pointing. At some point, behind the massive coral tree, a boy was standing there.
The boy had dark green hair, which looked a little like seaweed from afar. It seemed as if he had just arrived and wasn't familiar with his surroundings at all, and was lost among the corals.
"Wow, it's true! I told you the Vodka Girls would be famous!" Rozaliya said excitedly as she was about to walk over there. Bronya quickly stopped her.
"Be careful! This is the Mariana Trench, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! How could an ordinary person appear here?! And, the Sea of Quanta is heavily guarded by Anti-Entropy! Let Dr. Einstein and the others deal with this guy with an unknown background."
While the three of them were talking, the boy, whose eyes were about to be blinded by the corals, had finally heard their voices, and was waving at them.
Seeing that, Rozaliya immediately yelled out, "I've seen this scene before! In horror movies, there's always this really pretty big sister who will use herself as bait to attract passersby. After they get close, she'll capture them and eat them."
"Rozaliya, stop saying that! What if you scare Bronya Onee-chan?" Liliya tugged at Rozaliya's clothes, and her expression was a little anxious. It was as if she had recalled something she had seen on TV, and was scared.
Looking at the twins who weren't on guard at all, Bronya sighed helplessly, and covered her forehead. She pulled the two behind her, warily looking at the boy in the distance.
"Liliya, quickly tell Cocolia about this. This guy with an unknown background could be the enemy… Huh?" Just as she was speaking, the figure of the green-haired boy flickered slightly before suddenly disappearing.
"He's… gone?" The other two also noticed what had happened, and cried out in surprise. If it was just a stranger appearing, they actually wouldn't have worried. Neither of their combat abilities were weak, they weren't even afraid of Honkai beasts.
However, they had just seen a living person disappear right before their eyes. It immediately made the two small girls think of numerous horror stories.
"Was he eaten by a monster?" Rozaliya's large tail subconsciously curled up, intertwining with Liliya's.
Fortunately, Bronya had seen quite a bit of the world. This sudden disappearance could easily be achieved with holographic projections. She frowned, and approached the corals.
The three small girls had just been playing hide-and-seek here, but at that time, they hadn't noticed anything strange with the corals. But now, several corals had been broken, leaving behind traces of human activity, which meant that there really had been someone here. It wasn't a projection.
"But, where is he?" Bronya had her repaired Project Bunny scan the surroundings, but didn't find anything.
"In any case, let's report this to Dr. Einstein and the others first." In the end, she could only helplessly make that decision. She didn't notice that, among the numerous seashells on the ground, one of them had a strange, black and white insignia.
"Okay, it seems playtime is over." Rozaliya's excitement was gone. She had finally been reunited with Bronya Onee-chan, but before she could introduce her to her friends, they had to leave.
She looked back at the corals a little regretfully, before noticing an exceptionally beautiful seashell among the pile of seashells there. Rozaliya stopped, and picked up the seashell.
"It's so pretty…" Even though she had already been living in the Sea of Quanta for quite a while, she had never seen such a strange seashell. Rozaliya carefully placed the seashell in her pocket.
"When Bronya Onee-chan leaves, I'll give this to her as a gift."
The three returned to the living quarters of the Sea of Quanta, but didn't see Dr. Einstein. The Overseer wasn't there either. Even Cocolia was nowhere to be seen.
Then, they would have to temporarily record what they had seen, and deal with it once they returned.
…
At this time, Einstein and Theresa were at the Sea of Quanta base. Einstein was inspecting the Blood Knight armour, and Theresa's Vishnu gene restrictions had been discovered. The two were trying to unlock the armour.
And Cocolia, alone, had quietly arrived in a secluded area of the Sea of Quanta. There wasn't a single person here. She looked at her watch, impatiently tapping its face with her fingers.
Suddenly, she abruptly turned around, looking at the corner of the building. At some point, two figures had silently appeared there.
After seeing who they were, Cocolia put down the gun in her hand. "What a disgusting way to appear, Gray Serpent. Also, I don't remember there being any additional people in our agreement."
"Don't be nervous, he's just a new recruit who has recently joined us. From now on, he'll be the one in charge of your transactions." The hoarse, electronic voice came from Gray Serpent's mask. He held his black umbrella, and looked at the man beside him.
Only then did Moth of Ink, who had been hiding under his hood, raise his head. His dark red eyes had an unsettling coldness within them. When his gaze fell upon Cocolia, she couldn't help but shiver.
"Nice to meet you, Ms. Cocolia, I am Moth of Ink." His voice was deep, and it made one think of the areas beneath a streetlamp late at night that weren't illuminated by the light. Even though they were so close to the light, you wouldn't dare to approach them.