Haruhi Suzumiya + Masked Fool? Damn!
"Of course, but I can't guarantee I'll answer," Chen Li nodded.
"Then may I ask, is it inconvenient to reveal your real name? I noticed that Ms. Herta avoided mentioning your name earlier. Is it because your name has some kind of memetic contagiousness?" Topaz asked after taking out a voice recorder.
"No, it's mainly because I plan to make a big splash in this world, so I can't reveal my name or appearance. I'm afraid someone might try to trap me," Chen Li said.
"..."
After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down, Topaz asked Chen Li, "You just mentioned the word 'fiction.' May I ask if you have a close relationship with Fictional Historians? And which Aeon do you worship?"
"That's something worth mentioning." Chen Li's interest was immediately piqued.
"How so?" Hearing Chen Li say this, not only Topaz, but also Herta and Asta were quite interested.
"I am a self-taught Fictional Historian with similar abilities to them, but I don't know if they would acknowledge me."
"Didn't you gain abilities similar to those of Fictional Historian because of your faith in Mysterious Aeon? The Miraculous Forger' actually sounds subtly similar to fictional history," Topaz boldly guessed.
"Absolutely not. I solemnly declare here that although I am Fictional Historian, I have always believed that the Equilibrium Aeon is the Aeon who has made the greatest contribution to this universe. Without the Equilibrium Aeon, it would be like a wife cake without a wife, or Herta Space Station without the Herta —utterly tasteless!" Chen Li said.
"I always feel like you're being sarcastic, and I have evidence." Herta narrowed his eyes.
"Five- Starstones, forget this sarcasm."
During the second Honkai event, Chen Li obtained a total of 2,900 Starstones, and his current total Starstones have exceeded 10,000! So he's very generous now.
The "fat couch potato's happy water" is something you drink one bottle and then throw away the next!
"Okay, no problem." For the sake of the 5- Starstones, Herta readily agreed.
"Then may I ask you, Mister Miraculous Forger, are you a follower of the Equilibrium Aeon? And are you the legendary Arbitrator? Zhan Zhan!" Just as Topaz was focused on the interview, Topaz's pet Zhan Zhan suddenly rushed towards Chen Li, circling around Chen Li's feet, its eyes fixed on the Starstones that Chen Li had just taken out, barking excitedly.
"It doesn't matter, you can continue the interview." Chen Li picked up Zhang Zhang, who was obediently circling around his feet but didn't dare to Zhan Zhan him in any way, and placed her on his lap.
After Chen Li picked her up, Zhan Zhan Zhang became excessively obedient, not daring to move at all.
After Chen Li fed Zhang Zhang a 1- Starstones, Zhan Zhan started rubbing against Chen Li again, becoming so intimate that even its owner, Topaz, felt it was a bit outrageous.
It bordered on flattery.
"The little guy is quite cute. One punch would probably make him cry for a long time, right?" Chen Li rubbed Zhan Zhan's face.
Chen Li suddenly remembered what the Pixie had once said to his dog, Wangcai.
Right, right!
"Please, Mister Miraculous Forger, don't say such terrible things so seriously. Let's get back to our previous topic..." Although Topaz had no idea why his pet was being so ingratiating to Chen Li, he felt that this was an opportunity.
Go for it, Zhan Zhan! Let's use the cute tactic!
It's just that... Topaz always felt that it was a bit strange for Zhan Zhan to be so submissive and obsequious when her master was still around. She always felt like she was being abused.
"You mentioned the Equilibrium Aeon earlier, right? I reiterate that I will always support the great Equilibrium Aeon, and I hope that the Equilibrium Aeon can continue to balance good and evil, right and wrong, Destruction and creation in this world. Furthermore, if any of the arbitrators under the Equilibrium Aeon encounter any problems, they can come to me, and I will do my best to help them solve their problems," Chen Li said solemnly.
"Oh? Then Mister Miraculous Forger, could you tell me why you so highly regard the Equilibrium Aeon? For example, did you witness the Equilibrium Aeon when you were a child, or were you saved by the Arbitrator?" Topaz instantly realized that this was a major selling point.
"Heh, what childhood could he possibly have in this world? I think he's just trying to establish a connection because he thinks what he's doing in this world and the Miraculous Item he's forged might drive the Equilibrium Aeon crazy trying to fix bugs, so he wants to avoid having the Equilibrium Aeon's arbitrators take turns beating him up, right?" Herta chuckled beside him.
Putting everything else aside, the Miraculous Item that Chen Li created, capable of reviving others without any side effects, is already incredibly powerful.
The reason why Chen Li has been wandering around this world for so long without seeing the Equilibrium Aeon attack Chen Li is simply because the last Resurrection Card fragment is extremely difficult to obtain, and no one has yet collected a complete Resurrection Card.
10 days.
Herta said, "Ten days!"
Given the pace at which Chen Li caused trouble in this world, the fact that Chen Li wasn't personally beaten up by the Equilibrium Aeon after 10 days shows that the Equilibrium Aeon has a good temper!
Or perhaps the Equilibrium Aeon felt he couldn't kill Chen Li, so he simply didn't fight him.
What else can you do but get the Equilibrium Aeon to give you an award?
The trophy is called the "Disruption of Equilibrium Award"!
For every person who Equilibrium, someone else will disrupt Equilibrium...
Hmm... wait a minute, this seems really Equilibrium!
Oh no, Chen Li has become a Primordial Equilibrium Sacred Body!
"How could that be? Don't make false accusations. Come on Topaz, let me make up a story for you, a funny story about my childhood and my relationship with the Equilibrium Aeon... Cut out the part from before, thank you."
"...Please continue." Topaz smiled awkwardly but politely.
Thankfully, this wasn't a live broadcast.
"I've been connected with Equilibrium since I was a child. I was playing with Equilibrium when I was three, which caused a huge Equilibrium disaster for my family... I misspoke. I gained the approval of the Equilibrium Aeon when I was three and obtained the object of Equilibrium. Look." Chen Li said as he took out the Karma Balance.
Although the Karma Balance have nothing to do with Equilibrium, they are still scales.
"Oh? What is the effect of this balance scale? Could you tell us about it, sir?"
"When you hold this scale, as long as you do something selfless to help others, you can gain Approval of Noble Morality, and Approval of Noble Morality can be used to do something immoral."
"???" Topaz was stunned when he heard about the effect of the balance scale.
What does it mean to use something for immoral purposes?
Aside from its shape, what does this balance scale have to do with Equilibrium?
"Forget about whether this Miraculous Item sounds a bit strange. Just say that I did something very moral, and the reward I received allows me to do something immoral. This whole thing is Equilibrium!"
"Equal... Equilibrium".
Topaz thought about it and felt that it did make sense.
Isn't this Equilibrium? It's perfectly Equilibrium!
Chapter 156 Haruhi Suzumiya + The Masked Fool? Damn it!
"Alright, this interview is now over. Thank you for your cooperation Mister Miraculous Forger." After a long interview, Topaz breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Topaz using the speech-to-text function to review the current interview content, Topa felt that after conducting the interview for so long, he probably couldn't even edit out a minute of content that would pass the review.
Never mind, even if it can't be broadcast, it can be kept in the personal files of Interastral Peace Corporation.
"You're welcome. Whew, I'm exhausted."
"By the way, if I may ask a question that goes off-topic, Mr. Strange Object Forger, what do you need the Star Destroyer for?" Topaz asked.
"Because I'm thinking that the Aeon is also a star... I want to use these Star Destroyers to create a Star Destroyer Miraculous Item." Chen Li, wearing Golden Honkai-Moe King coat, rubbed his King of the Honkai Beast round face.
"Haha, Mister Miraculous Forger, you're quite the joker."
"..."
"Haha, sir, this must be a joke, right?"
"..."
"Ha... ha..." Topaz felt like he was about to stop laughing.
Although Topaz couldn't see Chen Li's expression hidden under the Golden Honkai-Moe King's coat, Topaz could see the expression of the Herta next to him.
Hey, Ms. Herta, why do you look so thoughtful?
"Haha, of course I'm just kidding. How could Star Destroyer possibly be both Aeon and a Star Destroyer?" Chen Li suddenly said.
"[Star Destroyer] is not enough? What if we add [God]?" Herta suddenly asked.
"..."
"..."
"Let's change the subject," Asta said, feeling that the topic was too heavy, so heavy that Topaz didn't dare to continue speaking.
"Indeed. Take Herta, for example. How about you bet me that a new Genius Society member will emerge within 10 days?" Chen Li also changed the subject.
Chen Li could keep Vill-V in line for a while, but Chen Li believed that Vill-V would not stay in line forever.
"How is that possible? The Genius Society member besides you was Stephen, and that was... it hasn't been that long." Herta suddenly realized this.
So, shall we bet?
"No gambling." Herta shook his head decisively.
"It's pointless." Chen Li opened his hand, flicked the Forced Transaction Coins he had been holding tightly, and then put them away.
"I knew you were up to no good! What are you going to do with the Forced Transaction Coins?!"
"Hmm, what Forced Transaction Coins, these are Karma Coins." Chen Li caught the flying gold coin and threw it directly into his mouth.
This was Chen Li's first time tasting Approval of Noble Morality, and the taste... was not bad.
"I don't believe you!"
"Anyway, does nobody here want to invest in this project? This is a great opportunity to get someone into the Genius Society. I bet my friend can definitely get in! After all, she's a fraudulent genius. So genius that if she thinks she can learn something, she can learn it!" Chen Li said confidently.
"If you're so confident, you might as well talk to the Aeon of Joy. Maybe He'll invest in this project," Herta said casually.
How do you know I didn't tell the Aeon of Joy? Aren't I telling him right now?
Chen Li had a smile on his face.
Of course, Chen Li didn't mean that Herta, Asta, or even Topaz Zhan Zhan the Aeon of Joy. Rather, Chen Li felt that the Aeon of Joy had been Peeping on him, just like that big machine head.
Chen Li wanted to take this opportunity to help Vill-V acquire more Elation Attributes so he could use them to create Miraculous Item, since Elation Attributes were really useful.
What if the Aeon of Joy didn't Peeping Chen Li?
Then let's just say Chen Li was putting on a show for the ghosts.
"Damn it! Wasn't it Tuesday in your world yesterday? Why is today a day off?" Chen Li was completely dumbfounded when he saw the message from Haruhi Suzumiya.
Chen Li stared at his phone with a furrowed brow, trying to understand such a niche term.
What does it mean that Japan is piloting a seven-day weekend system?
Why is this seven-day weekend system currently only applicable to high school students?
What do you mean by saying that your school just happened to be selected to be the first to pilot this system?
Unbelievable!
Sunday! Come see God! The seven-day weekend you've always dreamed of has come true!
She accomplished part of her lifelong goal of working hard Sunday with ease... Haruhi Suzumiya, you're amazing!
However, there are other possibilities besides Haruhi Suzumiya changing the world. For example, Itsuki Koizumi thinks that instead of Haruhi Suzumiya wanting a holiday tomorrow, which would turn the whole world into a seven-day weekend and cause chaos, it would be better to think of a way to temporarily give all the students at Haruhi Suzumiya's school a ten-day to half-month holiday.
In this way, the impact might be smaller.
What method are you asking about? Like bombing the school or something.
Chen Li made this guess because he felt that although seven days off was exaggerated, it seemed quite ordinary when applied to Haruhi Suzumiya.
Just like Tom, the world's champion mouse catcher, can't catch a mouse, it's nothing special.
After all, Haruhi Suzumiya is a woman who made the last month of summer vacation repeat 15,532 times just so she could experience the atmosphere of doing homework together on the last day of summer vacation with others!
August never ends!
Terrifying!
The way anime productions repeated the same storyline for eight episodes, only changing the costumes and slightly adjusting the dialogue each time, left Chen Li speechless!
Chen Li, watching from the screen, almost thought he was under an illusion!
That inherently evil Uchiha brat deserves to die!
If Kyon hadn't finally figured out a way to break the deadlock, this August might have continued in an endless cycle.
In Haruhi Suzumiya's world, rationality is unnecessary.
"... You've come at the perfect time. I happen to be shooting a promotional video, and I've heard Haruhi Suzumiya you have experience filming, so I need you to do the filming. I'm willing to give you 50 Starstones as payment," Chen Li said to Haruhi Suzumiya, who had brought her group to this world.
It is possible to travel together as a team using the Miraculous Forging Guide, but it requires spending Starstones.
Chen Li said this to give Haruhi Suzumiya something to do.
To save Haruhi Suzumiya from causing trouble for Chen Li.
"Shooting a promotional video? Sigh, I thought we'd be doing survival adventures or something after arriving in this other world. We even spent the whole morning preparing all sorts of props." Haruhi Suzumiya pointed to the other members of the group, who were all carrying large bags and bundles except for herself.