Ongbal from the Hanging Edge City / Flip the Table?
However, what greeted Gwen was not a barrage of guns and cannons, or some lofty Outsiders.
Instead...
"An unfamiliar taste..."
Gwen was familiar with the presence of everyone around him, regardless of how close or distant their relationship was.
But at this moment, a strange smell wafted from right beside me.
Gwen felt as if he had experienced a moment of disorientation, and the next moment before him was no longer the Quantum Computer with Apollo's synchronized vision, but...
A pair of eyes, equally filled with astonishment.
"Quiet!"
Seeing that the girl had already opened her mouth to shout, Gwen quickly raised his hand and pressed it against her mouth, interrupting her action.
At this moment, Gwen realized that he had somehow ended up on a bed, with neatly stacked books on the bedside table behind him, and a girl covered with a thin blanket in front of him, who was probably sleeping naked with nothing on her shoulders.
Chapter 731 O'Stain from Castrum Kremnos
Although the touch transmitted through the thin blanket told Gwen that the other person's development was probably no less than Mei's at present, judging from the immaturity of that face and the temperament of a good student, he was probably still a student.
Suddenly, he woke up to find himself sharing a bed with an unknown, incredibly beautiful, model student with a fantastic figure...
It feels like the unfolding of a youth romance comedy.
But Gwen's Remembrance is clear: he wasn't on some light novel set, but on a Honkai set where danger lurked everywhere, and where the entire planet could be wiped out at any moment.
"First of all, I'm sorry to have disturbed your life. We can talk about the rest after you're dressed—"
Realizing he was in a rather indecent position on someone else's bed, Gwen quickly moved to the bookshelf with his back to the girl, giving her time to change her clothes and calm down.
Upon discovering that the unfamiliar presence so close to her had vanished, the girl almost thought she had just hallucinated.
The girl opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found that she couldn't make a sound, and the phone on the bedside table had also disappeared.
"I am also puzzled by the current situation, and I think we need to have a good talk."
Before that, I don't want any third party to disturb me.
That would make things very complicated, and it could also harm your friends or conscientious officers.
The culprit, with his back to her, said this.
"..."
The girl silently propped herself up from the bed and turned around to see a tall, upright figure with his back to her.
Finally confirming that seeing a member of the opposite sex in bed when she woke up was not a hallucination, the girl accepted reality, sighed slightly, and quickly got dressed.
She didn't bother to put on pantyhose; she just put on her shorts and pressed them down hard, then zipped her jacket all the way up to cover her brightly colored bra completely.
The girl, who had been trying to calm herself down, wasn't in the mood to braid her hair. She simply tied it into a ponytail, then tapped the headboard to indicate to the stranger that she was dressed.
She had considered calling for help, but her phone was gone, and turning on her computer would definitely be noticed, plus...
The girl couldn't understand how the other person had gotten from her bed to there.
Therefore, rather than believing that the person who came to rescue her could actually save her, the girl felt it was more likely that, as the other party claimed, the person who came to rescue her would be harmed.
"I'm sorry I gave you a bad impression at first sight, but actually, I know nothing about the current situation either..."
Hearing the commotion the other party made, Gwen turned around as he spoke, and then saw the girl who wasn't wearing pantyhose, her two white thighs pressed tightly together, her hands on her knees looking like a good student, giving off an even more bullying vibe.
"Young lady, your appearance makes it easier for people to have bad thoughts..."
Gwen silently grumbled to himself, but didn't reveal his thoughts. He simply smiled wryly and reached out his hand to the girl's bedside.
"Let me introduce myself first."
My name is O'Stain, an unlucky guy who woke up here for no apparent reason.
Since he didn't know how he got in and suspected something was amiss, Gwen decided to make something up.
"..."
Upon hearing Gwen's words, the girl glanced at him in surprise, but seeing no obvious flaw, she spoke—
"Hello, Mr. O'Stain, I am Dream Seeker, a student at the Data Research Institute."
"Really..."
Upon hearing the girl's self-introduction, Gwen thought to himself, "Just as I expected!"
Although she no longer had the family's traditional braids, the girl wearing black-rimmed glasses was already quite similar to the Gwen remembered.
However, Gwen showed a hint of hesitation on his face.
"Dream Seeker?"
... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to criticize your name, but this name..."
Gwen is now fairly certain that he has directly connected to the Quantum Computer system of Lothar, or Mars, except that his starting point is not the Sea of Data the Earth duo in the story, but rather his bed in the Dream Seeker's house...
Although Gwen didn't quite understand how he got in, that didn't stop him from testing the waters.
"Ah, my name is indeed a little different from others. According to Sister Chenxue, it's the name I had when I was discovered from the Sea of Data... or rather, my code name?"
Since I didn't know what a better name to use, I just called it this.
Aside from that, he's no different from any other ordinary person.
Finding that Gwen's doubts didn't seem feigned, the Dream Seeker lowered his guard slightly and explained.
As for her origins, it's not uncommon for people to drift back from the Sea of Data; her file states that there's no need to deliberately conceal it.
"I see..."
Gwen nodded knowingly, then asked as if he hadn't paid any attention to the Dream Seeker's words at all—
"Can I ask where this is?"
How far is it from Castrum Kremnos?
"Castrum Kremnos?"
The Dream Seeker blinked, a clear look of confusion appearing on his youthful face—
"I'm sorry, Mr. O'Stain, I haven't heard of that..."
Oh, I mean my history and geography grades weren't very good, so I'd never heard of that name before.
Perhaps I can search for it online?
The Dream Seeker pointed to the computer and his phone, which was placed next to the computer.
Please proceed.
However, I still want to remind you that to avoid unnecessary conflict and injury, it's best not to contact anyone else for now.
Gwen nodded, offering a reminder.
"Um..."
The Dream Seeker, deeply conflicted, stood up, took a few steps with his long, straight legs, sat down in front of the computer, hesitated for a long time but did not do anything extra, and simply searched for the Castrum Kremnos mentioned by Gwen.
The result was that there were no valid results.
Apart from a few scattered entertainment works that mention this name, there is no other useful information.
"I'm sorry, Mr. O'Stain ..."
The Dream Seeker looked at the displayed search results, then hesitated before glancing at Gwen—
Although I had just had a feeling that the other person was from a different world, the search results seemed to confirm that feeling—
"Could I have encountered a time traveler from a novel or something?"
Even students struggle with weekly assignments, Dream Seeker with a strange feeling thought to himself, not being a perfect student.
"How is that possible?"
Gwen seemed somewhat excited, but then, as if remembering something, his demeanor suddenly turned somewhat dejected—
"No, I should have thought of that sooner..."
"That..."
Although he desperately wanted to know what Gwen was thinking, the Dream Seeker, after weighing the disparity in strength between the two sides, resolutely followed his heart's choice.
"Although there is a lot of information available through online searches, many things may not be found."
"How about I take you to the city library to see if there's any record of it?"
Chapter 732 Flipping the Table?
"Um...
"Then I'll have to trouble you..."
Gwen let out a long breath and slowly turned around—
"If you're going out, you should probably get ready first, right?"
"Should I wait in another room?"
Gwen spoke, he pointed to the washroom with its door slightly ajar.
"Forehead..."
The Dream Seeker blinked, hesitated for a moment, and only nodded after confirming that all his clothes were washed and hung on the balcony, and that there was nothing inappropriate for outsiders to see.
"Then please go inside and wait a while..."
"It's alright, I was the one who came uninvited and disturbed your life..."
As Gwen spoke, he slowly entered the small washroom, leaving the bedroom space to the Dream Seeker.
"Call..."
Although Gwen behaved very gently afterward, the Dream Seeker couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he was finally alone in a space of his own.
She's just an ordinary resident of Ouxia City, an ordinary student interning at the Data Research Institute, not some well-trained soldier or cyborg.
It's asking too much of her to calmly share a room with a stranger who suddenly appears in her home, or even in her bed.
Fortunately, although what the other person said seemed a bit unreliable, they seemed to be a decent person...
But... should we call the police?
Looking at the phone that was back in her hands, Dream Seeker bit her red lips lightly. After hesitating for a long time, she closed her contacts and did not contact her teacher Youyun or Sister Chenxue, who took the best care of her.
Firstly, even if someone came, she couldn't be sure if she could subdue this elusive, seemingly time-traveler.
Secondly, Gwen gave the Dream Seeker a very good first impression. If the initial meeting hadn't been so awkward, the Dream Seeker probably would have had a very positive first impression of him, something that would have been a topic of conversation with the other interns...
"..."
Realizing that he might be overthinking things, the Dream Seeker patted his cheeks to try and clear his head, only to find that his face seemed a little hot. He quickly suppressed his thoughts and started changing his clothes.
The situation was urgent, and I hurriedly put on my clothes to cover my body. In my haste, I squeezed them so hard that my flesh ached.
Now that they finally have the time and space, Dream Seeker naturally need to prepare themselves.
In the restroom, Gwen wasn't paying much attention to what was happening outside; instead, he was summarizing the current intelligence.
"The dream Dream Seeker..."
But I remember at the beginning of the story, Xenadia... let's call her Divine Xena for now, asked her name, so even now she should have a formal name, not just a nickname like Dream Seeker...
Is it due to a system malfunction?
Or is it because I'm not doing it right?
Secondly, the current goal is—
See Xenadia, or Reyella.
And it would be best if Divine Xena, who knows almost everything, rather than the Firepower Queen who was just dug out of the Rubik's Cube.
But...
In the story, even in normal circumstances, the Dream Seeker needs to be summoned to the goddess Xena while sleeping on an ordinary night. After meeting the Divine Xena and obtaining the Ring of Stars, everything goes black, and the dreamer is then dug out of the data space before they can see her again.
But right now, I can't even pinpoint the exact location of the Sea of Data where the Rubik's Cube containing the two of them is located.
So--