The eerie laughter and crying mixed sounds gradually disappeared. A camera fell from the tree, making little noise because it landed on dirt and leaves.
Thus, it didn't attract anyone else's attention.
Finally...!
Hahahaha!
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Momoshiki in the Kamui Dimension laughed maniacally twice, then suddenly froze, blinked, and then slapped himself twice.
Damn it! He was almost influenced by the aura of Elation.
After tenfold amplification, the Rinnegan was happily digesting and absorbing.
Soon, an incomparably vast power integrated into his body, even more than the tenfold Nanook.
Not bad, his strength had grown significantly again.
Stelle rummaged through the trash can, finding all the mechanical parts and small trinkets Focalors had hidden inside.
Seeing her stuff these things into her pockets like rare treasures, March 7th couldn't help but rub her forehead with a bitter smile.
"Does our train lack food and drink for you? Do you really need to rummage through trash cans?"
"You don't understand, these are all good things!" Stelle turned her head away arrogantly. With the treasures in hand, her body aches also disappeared.
"Yes, yes, we don't understand..."
March 7th didn't want to say any more nonsense. Seeing that the trash can was mostly rummaged through, she picked Stelle up like a chick.
"The trash can's been rummaged through. Time to behave, right?"
Stelle smiled slyly, not replying.
"What's that expression?" March 7th glared at her, reaching out as if to tickle her, scaring Stelle into immediately burying her head in the trash can.
"So thoughtless, how are you even more innocent and naive than me?"
Looking at Stelle, whose upper body was in the trash can and lower body was still exposed, March 7th sighed with some concern.
...
On a certain planet in the Honkai: Star Rail universe.
Inside a strange building, Aha, having molded the body of that Sumeru youth with her power, sat on a chair like a grand old man, legs crossed.
Behind her was a creature that looked like a girl but was exceptionally strange.
It had no face, replaced by an incomprehensible blue translucent substance, wearing a white robe. Aside from the bizarre parts, the rest looked human.
This strange creature was currently respectfully massaging Aha's shoulders and back.
"Lord Aha~ Is the strength satisfactory? You see that..."
"Weak, weak."
Aha waved her hand in dissatisfaction, signaling the Emanator of the Fount of Remembrance to put more effort into it.
The Emanator increased the strength in her hands, but Aha still complained it was weak.
"With so little strength, you want my memories from Teyvat? Push harder, or I won't give them to you, hahahaha~"
"Yes~ Lord Aha."
Just as the massage was ongoing, the surrounding space began to twist.
The originally clear sky instantly shattered layer by layer, and a huge, illusory blue translucent figure appeared, an endless sense of pressure surging forth.
Her attire was like an ancient Japanese emperor, incomparably majestic, but she had no facial features, her entire body made of ice-crystal-like mimetic substance.
"Hahahahahaha Big Ice Block Aha knew you'd come As expected, you're also interested in the existence beyond our comprehension"
Aha grinned, standing up.
...
Two days later, Court of Fontaine.
After devouring Aha's projection, Momoshiki felt like his mind was going to break.
If his personality had originally started leaning towards Momoshiki Otsutsuki, now he completely wanted to seek fun.
Logically, this shouldn't be possible. The devoured power should only enhance himself, not grant the abilities of that power. How could he be influenced by Elation?
Rubbing his aching head, forcibly suppressing the urge to throw Scaramouche into Tenshukaku, Momoshiki sat cross-legged on the ground and let out a long breath.
These past two days, the girls had been having an exceptionally good time.
Momoshiki, constantly suppressing his personality, especially needed a quiet atmosphere. So he gave Furina a portion of the ancient dragon's authority, letting her use this power to take the group to the seabed, full of ruins and technology, to have fun and not disturb him.
After obtaining this power, Furina took the group on a series of underwater quests, snatching Lumine's work, exploring all the ruins and shipwrecks.
Stelle and March 7th also experienced underwater breathing for the first time, finding it incredibly novel. They explored the entire seabed around the Court of Fontaine.
Then they traveled all the way from the Court of Fontaine's waters to the Faded Castle, defeating the golems that were slacking off.
The one who had the most fun during this period was probably Stelle, finding ruins, treasure chests, and ancient trash cans everywhere, collecting a huge pile of junk treasures, almost unable to fit them all.
As the time agreed with Himeko arrived, the group could only temporarily part ways. Momoshiki, on the other hand, was eager to send these two troublesome individuals off.
After all, Stelle still hadn't given up on the idea of tattoos and touching his horns, which made Momoshiki agitated.
After the two left, Furina and Focalors lived a life of making up for lost time, fully compensating for the five hundred years of missing kinship.
They spent their days inseparable, watching operas, tasting small cakes, and even sleeping together at night, occasionally feeding Momoshiki.
Momoshiki didn't care about this at all.
During this time, Momoshiki had been researching how to use the absorbed Elation amplification to influence Momoshiki Otsutsuki's personality, thereby maintaining his own normal personality and memories.
This way, he wouldn't lose himself, nor would he follow in the footsteps of a certain "Shiki."
So he was exceptionally quiet, giving the two sisters ample space.
Days passed uneventfully, until one day the silent system suddenly chimed.
"Ding!"
"Holy crap!"
Momoshiki, who was reading a novel and eating snacks, was startled. He subconsciously looked around, almost thinking he was hallucinating.
Fortunately, he saw the system panel float out by itself.
[Congratulations, Host, the Divine Tree you planted has matured. You can now harvest the Divine Tree fruit.]
"Damn it, how long has it been since I heard your voice!"
Throwing the novel aside, Momoshiki climbed out of the pile of books, and patted the system screen with some emotion.
"If you can talk, say a few more words. I almost forgot what your voice sounds like."
Unfortunately, after saying this, the system fell into a deathly silence, just like usual, not making any sound at all.
"Not talking again? So you really are just a machine running on code?"
He sighed helplessly, Momoshiki felt a little disappointed.
Look at other people's systems. Never mind cute, soft girls, lolis, or mature women, at least they should have the ability to chat and relieve boredom or introduce system functions, right?
What the hell was this "figuring everything out by blindly fumbling"? A half-finished product?
At this time, Furina stood in front of the mirror, and Focalors was gently combing her hair behind her, looking incredibly warm.
Of course, if he hadn't seen Focalors occasionally teasing Furina, making her blush, he would definitely have thought so too.
[Furina, work's here.]
Momoshiki's voice suddenly echoed around them, causing Focalors' hand, which was teasing Furina's chin, to pause.
"Huh?" Furina froze.
She recalled in her mind, today happened to be the tenth day. Could it be that the Divine Tree fruit had ripened?
"Is it time to harvest the Divine Tree fruit?"
[That's right, it's already ripe. I urgently need that power now. Get ready, we're leaving.]
"Hmm."
Furina nodded obediently. Focalors gently finished combing her hair.
"You two go. I'll wait for you in the bedroom."
Focalors gently put the comb back in its place, and rubbed Furina's cheek, unable to help but sigh at how good it felt.
"Hmm, then I'll go first, sister."
Furina adjusted her hat, and the familiar portal reappeared beside her.
Momoshiki eagerly possessed her, stepped in, and arrived at the planet where the Divine Tree was planted.
At this time, the Divine Tree had grown huge flowers, and the flowers were slowly opening, then slowly withering.
A fruit that was too familiar to be unfamiliar appeared before his eyes.
The Divine Tree fruit!
Seemingly sensing its master's arrival, the fruit intelligently picked itself, floating and flying before Momoshiki's eyes.
"Is this the Divine Tree fruit?"
Taking the fruit, Furina curiously examined it.
It looked so strange, shaped like garlic, but much larger than garlic, completely red, looking plump and juicy.
"That's right. I can already feel the power it contains. It seems the results are good."
Saying this, Momoshiki put the fruit into the Kamui Dimension.
And at the moment he personally took the fruit, the Divine Tree, from which the fruit had been picked, actually moved, then let out rumbling sounds, its size continuously shrinking.
"Huh?! What's going on?!" Furina was startled by the sudden change, inadvertently taking a step back.
The giant Divine Tree, which had originally reached the sky, was now continuously twisting and compressing, shrinking from a height that was impossible to observe the top, to looking like several floors stacked together.
It was still continuously shrinking here, and its appearance also changed due to the twisting.
A giant, scarlet Rinnegan opened at this moment, accompanied by a giant mouth full of sharp teeth below, and ten tails erected behind it.
Holy crap! It's still alive?!
Momoshiki was also a little bewildered by the scene in front of him, but soon, the Ten-Tails actually spat out the Time Accelerator and Life Force Creator, coughed twice, and its size actually became like a doll.
The ridiculous thing was that even its art style seemed to have changed, from the kind that needed to be censored even in a gore section, to being somewhat cute and silly.
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