Wende was still debating whether or not to throw away the dangerous item in his pocket. It seemed he had stuffed this thing into his pocket back when March suffered that stomach injury, right?
It seemed he had wanted to keep this "poison," thinking it might have some miraculous effect in the future.
It made sense. Ever since Himeko's coffee nearly solo-killed Cocolia back on Belobog, Wende had developed a strange feeling about everything Himeko made. As food, these things were outrageous, but as weapons, they were just right!
So... he had to throw it away immediately!
He couldn't just toss it anywhere in the Oceania vegetable market. If some bear child (brat) ate it, it might trigger a disaster even more terrifying than the Honkai!
Wende decisively left the market. He couldn't stay here any longer. He had seen the comments from those three in the livestream barrage earlier. If nothing else, they would definitely recognize his face. It was better to go back "home" and cook for Wendy first.
Walking out of the market gate, Wende put all the purchased goods into his car. The vehicle provided by Schicksal was quite nice; it was said to be bulletproof, and the glass was indeed bulletproof glass. But who knew if a bulletproof car was of any use in this world?
In the hands of the Honkai, all defenses seemed so fragile...
Of course, that was speaking for ordinary people.
"Oh, right. Throw the thing away."
Wende slapped his forehead; he had almost forgotten about it.
He decisively pushed open the car door, took out the cookie he had been keeping in his pocket, and looked around. After confirming that no one was watching, Wende tossed the "cookie" into a nearby trash can. Then, in one smooth motion, he got back in, closed the door, started the ignition, and drove away.
"Uh... the person driving that car just now..."
Mei looked at the familiar figure across the street, a hint of panic in her eyes.
It was true... a game character had really walked out into reality!
And it was that father-like figure?!
For a moment, Mei felt that the world she lived in was a bit sci-fi... No, because of the existence of the Honkai, this world was probably sci-fi to begin with, right? So... was this magical? Or a fantasy?
"Bronya must still be asleep. Goodnight, Big Sister Mei, and Idiot Kiana..."
Bronya rubbed her eyes. She was also very sure that the person just now was indeed Wende, but for some reason, he didn't seem to see them... She must still be dreaming... Since when did Star Rail support VR multiplayer? And with cross-link compatibility? She was actually in a VR game... right?
"Look, look! I told you he was real! He looks exactly like Wende! Even the color palette is the same!"
Kiana spoke excitedly to the two dumbfounded girls, a confident expression on her face as if her prophecy had come true!
"This... am I dreaming too..."
Mei also began to doubt reality. Meanwhile, Kiana ran excitedly to the aisle, looking left and right at the trash can where Wende had just thrown the garbage.
Ever since she played Star Rail, she seemed to have developed an interest in rummaging through trash cans...
Alert: Cross-world transmission of the Star Rail Virus detected!
"Kiana! That's dirty! Don't dig through it!"
Seeing Kiana's barely controllable impulse, Mei quickly ran after her, calling out to stop her.
Bronya, witnessing this, snapped out of her skepticism. Watching Kiana's actions, she sighed helplessly.
Compared to her previous loli form, the current Bronya's sigh added a layer of inexplicable sorrow, making her look quite heartbreaking.
"Idiot Kiana is still so worrisome..."
So, she ran over with Mei.
"Mei! Look! This is what Wende threw away just now! It's a small cookie? And it's sealed in a bag..."
Shaking the cookie in her hand, Kiana looked at it suspiciously.
No matter how she looked at it, it was just a small cookie... Why did Wende look so nervous when he threw this cookie away just now?
"Kiana! Honestly, I told you not to rummage through trash cans casually. This is the fourth trash can you've dug through today, and we've only been here for half a day!"
Mei looked very troubled. Honestly... had the Trailblazer virus from Star Rail already started spreading via the internet?
"According to Bronya's calculations, Mei doesn't need to worry about Idiot Kiana anymore. She's completely infected... We might need Wende to give Kiana a 'lightning shot'..."
Bronya combined the situation in the game to provide Mei with an optimal solution. Given that the current Mei couldn't control lightning on her own, asking her to "shock" Kiana into sobriety was obviously unrealistic.
"Mei, Mei! Look, this is the thing Wende threw away. I think there must be something fishy about it. Why would someone act so sneaky when throwing something away?"
Kiana assumed the air of Detective Kiana, staring at the cookie in her hand. This thing was definitely not ordinary!
"Uh... Kiana, your imagination is great... but... he just threw away a cookie. Is it really necessary to overthink it?"
Mei's smile was helpless.
"Mei, actually, what Kiana said isn't impossible. After all, such plots always appear in detective stories. Although reality is more magical than fiction, since Wende really appeared here, what is his purpose? Why did he come here? We know nothing about these things..."
Bronya spoke to Mei with a serious face. She felt the top priority now should be to report Wende's appearance to the Principal and send this cookie for lab testing!
Who knew if food carried by someone from another world would have any issues?
"Sniff, sniff... Eh! It smells like coffee!"
Kiana sniffed the cookie in her hand carefully and exclaimed to Mei and Bronya with a look of surprise. Then, her vision went black, and she fainted.
"Kiana! What's wrong with you!"
Mei reacted quickly, catching the unconscious Kiana in her arms and shouting in panic.
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
"That girl just fainted! Call an ambulance!"
Passersby, seeing the unconscious Kiana, the anxious Mei, and the clearly stunned Bronya, immediately started discussing the scene.
Wende, who was almost home, had no idea he had been spotted by the trio. Nor would he have imagined that the cookie he threw away had evolved to the point where it could cause damage just by being smelled!