Vol. 1 Chapter 10 – Loli Guo Guo (Part 2)

The little girl saw Ye Tian Xie, and her dark eyes immediately brightened, as if two tiny stars were twinkling in them. “Yiya, are you my master? Oh la la, you seem a bit different from what I imagined. I thought my master would be a big, bearded, strange uncle.”

“Why?” Ye Tian Xie stiffened, and the word slipped out of his mouth. He didn’t even know why he asked.

“Because I’m such a cute little loli, if I had a strange uncle as a master, he would definitely adore me, give me yummy things to eat… Hmm? Oh…” The little girl opened her mouth, biting her finger, and after thinking hard for a while, her eyes suddenly lit up: “Ah, oh la! It seems to be something called a lollipop!”

Ye Tian Xie’s expression twitched, and he felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

“Yiya, master, my name is Guo Guo, the cutest and most obedient little loli in the world. What’s your name, master? Oh la la! No need to tell me, the smartest loli, Guo Guo, already knows. Your name is Xie Tian. Oh la la, what a strange name.” The small girl elegantly twirled in the air, as if she were showing off her cute body to Ye Tian Xie. Her body was petite, and upon closer inspection, her little face was incredibly delicate, radiating flawless beauty without the slightest blemish or worldly impurity. She had a slender figure, and under her skirt, her small, bare feet dangled naturally. Her skin was as soft as snow from her calves to her toes, and her dainty toes looked as though they had been dusted with pearl powder.

Guo Guo…your name is the weird one! Ye Tian Xie thought angrily to himself. Then, taking the initiative, he asked, “Who are you?”

Where did she come from? A hidden monster? No, he had already used the probing skill, and there was no information response. A hidden NPC? Could there really be an NPC so maddening? Moreover, that light just now—she seemed to have floated out from the mysterious ornament that had appeared here.

“Oh la la, I already told you, my name is Guo Guo, the cutest and most obedient little loli in the world.” The little girl floated a little closer to Ye Tian Xie, her star-like eyes blinking as she asked, “Master, can you give me a lollipop?”

“Do you even know what a lollipop is?”

“Oh la, I don’t know.”

“…And yet you still want it!” Ye Tian Xie was on the verge of losing it. This was the world of 『Destiny』, where there was no such thing as lollipops. And besides, this little girl exuded an inexplicable strangeness…

“Huh? But she told me that lollipops are a loli’s favourite thing to eat. And I’m the cutest loli in the world, Guo Guo, so I really want one… Master, you are my master! Since you have such an adorable loli, of course, as my master, you should love and cherish me properly.” The little girl said this with an innocent face.

Ye Tian Xie: “…Who is 『she』?”

“Oh la! Not telling you!” The little girl replied crisply.

“…………”

“Alright.” Ye Tian Xie walked out of the wolves’ territory, speaking as he went, “Answer a few questions for me, and I’ll give you a lollipop.”

“Wow! Really? What questions does master want to ask?” The little girl floated behind him, excitedly waving her arms and legs.

“Why do you call me master?” Ye Tian Xie asked.

“Because you are my master!” Guo Guo blinked her eyes and answered.

Three black lines seemed to appear on Ye Tian Xie’s forehead. He took a deep breath and asked, “Then why am I your master?”

“Because you’re the first person Guo Guo saw. The first person Guo Guo sees is Guo Guo’s master!”

The first person she saw? Images of how the little girl appeared began to flash in Ye Tian Xie’s mind… Could she really have come out of the item left to him? But then why did it appear here… What kind of mystery is hidden within all this?

“Did you come out from here?” Ye Tian Xie stopped walking and picked up the black pendant hanging from his chest. From the side, the black surface was covered with seven dim lights, stretching from top to bottom.

“Oh la la, yes, master clearly saw it.” The little girl answered.

“Then why were you inside this? What exactly is this thing?” Ye Tian Xie lifted the pendant and placed it in front of Guo Guo. Its strange shape and colours had made him try to search for its secrets before, especially since it was something she had left behind. That’s why he never parted from it.

“Oh la. I don’t know. Does master know?” The little girl responded with an innocent expression.

If I knew, would I be asking you…Ye Tian Xie thought bitterly to himself. He couldn’t help but think how lucky it was that he was the one standing here. If anyone else encountered this situation, who knows how they would react?

“So, what do you know?” Ye Tian Xie asked helplessly, his gaze fixed on the black pendant in his palm. He had longed to discover some hidden message inside, hoping it could lead him to the reason for her departure, even if it were just a clue.

There are many things in this world that can’t be explained by logic, and many more that are too strange to understand. Like how he met her, how she left, and now… the appearance of this odd little girl. His initial shock had quickly faded, and he had begun to search for the reasons behind it. Perhaps, all this inexplicable chaos held the answers he longed for.

However, it was clear that this little girl, who shamelessly called him 『master』 and seemed easy to fool, was not as naïve as she appeared. No matter how cute and innocent she looked, her cunning—no, her slyness—was betrayed by her ever-rotating, twinkling eyes.

“I know… hmm.” Guo Guo counted on her fingers, tilted her little face upward, and thought for a moment before speaking vaguely, “I know…if Master recites 『Moment of Destiny』 in your heart, something very amazing will happen.”

Ye Tian Xie’s eyebrows twitched. 『Moment of Destiny』 — the phrase seemed familiar, like he’d just heard it somewhere. He closed his eyes slightly and softly said in his mind, 『Moment of Destiny』!.

The strange pendant in his hand suddenly flashed with a faint white light. Then, before his eyes, the light grew larger and larger…

A heavy feeling surged through his hand. Ye Tian Xie’s gaze became dazed as he stared at the massive object in his grip. It still had the same irregular, elongated shape, the same seven differently shaped holes around it, and the same dim, seven-coloured glow. However, its size was no longer what it had been before. Its width had increased to nearly thirty centimetres, surpassing almost all types of weapons, and its length was nearly the same as Ye Tian Xie’s height. Strangely, the original string had not snapped under the strain but now hung loosely around his neck. The end of the string, which had once connected to the pendant, was now gripped in his hand, as if he were holding the hilt of some peculiar weapon.

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