#165 - Cross-border Stone
#165 - Cross-border Stone
"What brings you here this time? ... Wait, don't tell me the organization is summoning me again? Sorry, the team's had a bit of an accident, and I can't get away right now."
Zun Zun said.
"No, no."
Chris waved her hand with a smile.
"But there is something I wanted to talk to you about."
She pointed to the red gem.
This gem was the culprit that sent Zun Zun on his穿越. It probably found some useful information and wanted to tell him.
"How about we talk in private?"
"Okay."
Seeing his companions engrossed in Monopoly, Zun Zun and Chris went to the mansion's courtyard.
"So, what's its origin?"
"Don't be so impatient.
I wanted to say I'm glad nothing happened to you, or I would have been really sad.
But I guessed you'd be fine, Zun Zun.
That note must have come in handy, right?"
Chris winked.
Translation: I'm a goddess.
When you were sucked into the black hole, I thought you were dead, but when I returned to the celestial realm, I found you weren't, so I was relieved.
"Oh, it really came in handy.
Thanks for your concern.
That trip was quite interesting."
"Hehe he, I'm glad you enjoyed it."
Chris laughed.
Her laughter was so cheerful that it made people feel happy.
"And about this red gem, after carefully searching through the records, I learned that it's actually a divine artifact called the Interdimensional Stone.
It seems to have been brought by a black-haired person who called himself a hero."
Translation: This is one of the artifacts chosen by the hero sent by Aqua.
"I see."
"You should know its effects, right?
Originally, it should have the ability to travel back and forth between worlds, but since you're probably not its true master, Zun Zun, you were teleported randomly at that time, right?"
Is this thing so dangerous?
Speaking of which, where did that Crimson Demon old man get this divine artifact gem?
And didn't he know the true effects of this gem?
"Chris," I said.
"What?"
"Can you take it away?"
"Hmm?"
Hearing Zun Zun say this, Chris was a little surprised, but then she heard:
"It's okay if it can teleport at will, but if you're teleported inexplicably, it's a hassle for anyone, right?"
Zun Zun really thought so.
Being able to travel through worlds is great, but not being able to control it is a pain.
If you're teleported while on a mission, you really won't be able to hold it in.
"Actually, I came here for this.
I'm so glad you agreed, Zun Zun."
Chris patted her chest.
Her true identity is the goddess Eris.
She uses the fake identity of a thief to collect the divine artifacts scattered around the world.
How could she let go of Zun Zun's Interdimensional Stone, which can travel through worlds?
Most importantly, it doesn't belong to Zun Zun.
Each otherworld hero can only have one cheat, which is the rule of the celestial realm, and she must abide by it.
"Then... I'm going to take it now."
"Please do."
Chris put her hands on the gem of the tiara, constantly trying to pull it down, but it wouldn't come off.
"Huh?
This... Why can't I take it off!
Hmph—!"
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!!"
Zun Zun screamed in pain.
It really hurt, as if his soul was being pulled apart.
That tearing sensation made his head ache.
"This, it's already fused together."
Chris took a closer look.
She found that the red gem had completely fused with the vine-woven crown.
"What is this?"
"Innate Spiritual Equipment... I guess you probably don't understand that either.
Simply put, it's a manifestation of my soul, with some special abilities."
"Manifestation of the soul?"
Chris was confused and didn't understand what Zun Zun meant, but she was more concerned about something else.
"Can I take the crown away too?"
"...No."
Zun Zun shook his head.
Chris was at a loss.
Suddenly, Zun Zun thought of an idea, "Chris, what do you think about asking Aqua to help seal this gem?
That way, you don't have to worry about the divine artifact being misused, and I don't have to worry about being teleported away inexplicably, right?"
"I advise you not to do that."
"Why?"
"It's true that the divine artifact will be sealed, but the divine artifact has already fused with your soul (Innate Spiritual Equipment), so it will probably be sealed along with your soul.
If your soul is sealed..."
"If my soul is sealed...?"
"You'll become an idiot."
Chris's words scared Zun Zun.
His body stiffened and he swallowed hard.
He could accept becoming weaker, but he didn't want to become an idiot.
Looking at Aqua's stupid appearance, she might accidentally seal his soul one day... No, maybe she really is stupid.
"So, there's no way?"
"That's how it is right now."
"How could this be..."
"Alright, alright, don't be discouraged."
Chris patted the disappointed Zun Zun on the shoulder, comforting him: "I'll look for a way to separate them.
Until then, please bear with it."
"That's all I can do."
Zun Zun sighed.
After that, Chris said a lot about what happened after he was forced to穿越.
Chris and Alice left the underground laboratory through the teleportation array, and then went to the Schneider family again to steal the smuggled divine artifacts.
There were some small episodes, but they barely managed to achieve their goal.
"Speaking of which, where's Alice?"
"Ah, she went back.
The day after the two of us stole the divine artifacts, a female guard named Claire took Alice back.
You don't know, Zun Zun, if Alice hadn't helped me speak, that female guard would have arrested me as a bad guy!"
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"...That's just the kind of person she is."
Zun Zun knew that she wouldn't let the princess wander outside.
Seeing Chris, she probably thought of her as a bad guy who wanted to seduce the princess.
But with this experience, Alice should be satisfied, right?
She probably won't sneak out of the royal palace anytime soon.
Thinking of this.
"By the way, Boss!"
"Don't call me Boss! ...What's wrong, assistant little brother?"
"When will we start the next thief group activity?
This time, I plan to take a more gorgeous approach.
In short, first send a letter to the other party.
The content of the letter must be gorgeous and profound.
It's best to hide the time and method of stealing things in the letter.
After stealing it, let the other party suddenly realize and regret it.
That expression must be great...!"
"Ah, ah... About this... Sorry!
I still have some things to do recently, so I don't plan to do thief group activities in the near future!
That's it, I have something to do, I'll take my leave!"
"Bo、Boss! ?"
Chris didn't seem to hear, she quickened her pace and fled the mansion, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Zun Zun tilted his head.
He knew Chris was busy.
After all, she also had to work part-time as the goddess Eris, and at the same time, she had to clean up the mess left by Aqua, but... was she in such a hurry?
Forget it, that's not important.
Returning to the mansion, what came into view were four people who were completely silent.
Their postures were different, but the expressions on their faces were all as if they wanted the world to be destroyed soon.
"...What's wrong with you guys?"
"I never want to play this game again."
Aqua hugged her knees as if rejecting the world, with a bit of a sob.
"I finally saved a little money, and then came to the duchang in the desert kingdom.
I thought I could make a lot of money, but in the blink of an eye, I lost everything, and then I was thrown out."
"Hehe he, I'm even more miserable.
My good friend and childhood sweetheart got married.
One child would have been fine, but in the end, they had ten!
And each child had to give 100W Eris as a congratulatory gift... Yoyo, are you a pig! ?"
"I、It has nothing to do with me, that's your life (game progress)!
Besides, every time I want to confess to my childhood sweetheart, why do you always use interference tickets to stop me, Huihui, that's too much!"
Huihui and Yoyo quarreled endlessly again.
It's good that the two are so close, but is there a problem with the way they are close?
"That and true..."
Zun Zun looked at Sato Kazuma sitting in the corner, facing the corner as a wall-facer.
The decadent aura of isolation from the world on his body could not be concealed, similar to a certain dragon slayer.
"What's wrong with him again?"
"Kazuma, he... needs 2 billion Eris to save the team's female knight, but because the female knight didn't ask for help and remained silent, he didn't work hard to save enough 2 billion Eris, and in the end, he could only tearfully attend the female knight's wedding with the evil lord, and resentfully wish them a happy marriage for a hundred years and have children soon."
"Ah ah ah — — — — — — !"
When Aqua finished speaking, Sato Kazuma rubbed his head and shouted again, startling everyone.
That appearance of being stimulated.
"Life is a super garbage game!"
He roared out the blank famous saying.
Zun Zun walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "There's no way, life is like this.
If you can't resist, you can only endure in silence."
"Ugh... !"
"Then Kazuma, do you want to try to resist?"
"Resist?"
"That's right.
Think carefully, as long as you kill that lord, it's all over, right?
Whether it's conditions or compensation, it will all cease to exist, and all your troubles will be solved.
Don't worry, I'll help you.
There are many methods, beating, stabbing, pouncing, beheading, burning, crushing, strangling, cursing... How about it, aren't you tempted?"
"I、I..."
Sato Kazuma's eyes kept spinning.
That was the appearance of being completely bewitched.
"Don't do that!
Kazuma is going to become a criminal!"
Aqua quickly protected him behind her, "Besides, do you think Kazuma has the strength and courage to break into the lord's house?"
"Hey, Aqua!"
Sato Kazuma woke up as if from a dream.
Some sweat gradually appeared on his forehead, as if he had just undergone a serious ideological struggle.
"I、I am a law-abiding citizen, and I won't do that kind of thing!"
"Tch, spineless coward."
"Ugh... !"
Zun Zun's contemptuous gaze left him speechless.
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