Within Kunlun, there was no distinction between day and night.
Precisely because of this, Bai Zhi had no way to judge the passage of time by the sky outside... but he still had his own method of keeping time.
—Humanoid Timer: Dead Zero.
Half an hour after Calamity Reimu came to his side, Dead Zero would invariably appear before him. This was a pattern he had deduced from the past eight days of experience.
He had originally thought this pattern would cease to work after he came to Kunlun, but unexpectedly, it was still in effect.
After he and Calamity Reimu had spent roughly half an hour playing games together, Dead Zero arrived as promised, like a Specter.
Bai Zhi: "..."
...He seriously suspected that Dead Zero had planted some sort of positioning mark on Calamity Reimu.
"What are you two doing?"
Looking at the two sitting together before her, Dead Zero wore a completely expressionless face.
"Playing games. Xiaoqiu, do you want to join us?"
Looking up at her, Calamity Reimu waved the Game Controller in her hand at her bestie, looking utterly innocent.
"Perfect timing, this game supports multiplayer online play."
"...I mean, why are you two holding each other?"
"There's no helping it. There weren't any extra chairs here, so we had to make do and squeeze together."
Blinking, Calamity Reimu's expression grew even more innocent.
"What do you think, Xiaoqiu? Want to come play with us?"
"...I'll go bring over two chairs."
After a moment of silence, Dead Zero replied coldly.
"Before that, you two should separate—"
"Oh, there's no need. We just need to squeeze in a little. I'll move over for you."
Before Dead Zero could finish, Calamity Reimu enthusiastically reached out, pulled her over, and had her sit beside them.
Previously, she had