I Opened a Restaurant in Honkai: Chapter 649

He rose to his feet, gripping the katana in his hand as he wandered soundlessly through the orphanage like an undead spirit. He saw a figure flash past a fourth-floor window in one of the buildings, but it had been too fast for him to tell whether it was male or female.

Zhao Bai hurried off to search.

The building was locked as well, but its lock was nowhere near as sturdy as the orphanage gate's. Zhao Bai lightly swung his blade, and the rusty chain snapped at once. He quickly made his way upstairs and finally encountered Seele fleeing down from the fourth floor.

At the sight of Zhao Bai, she came to an abrupt stop.

Without even greeting him, Seele immediately fled upward. It seemed she had not recognized him.

That was for the best.

What could save Seele was not Zhao Bai's kindness, but the positive feedback from the world—the help of a [Stranger].

Within that chaotic inner world, Zhao Bai was that stranger.

Whether Seele felt the world's malice or its kindness depended entirely on him. It could even affect the direction of Seele's personality development. Such immense authority left him somewhat at a loss, and even his steps grew considerably heavier.

"There must not be any sign. The only one who can save her is a passing stranger, the kindness of the world."

He repeated his thoughts to himself.

Outside, Einstein wore headphones as she listened to Zhao Bai's thoughts, nodding lightly. If nothing else, he was definitely an old hand at saving girls. His methods were even more practiced than Einstein had expected.

"Why are you nodding? Did you see my secret?"

Black Seele did not know what secrets she had, but she felt an almost instinctive disgust toward the intrusion into her