Book Five: Return from the Other Side - Welcome to the Organization (Part Two)

The Spirit Star has three satellites, namely the Gold Silver Orange Three Moons.

The golden moon is the largest and brightest, the silver moon is the most beautiful and elegant, and the orange moon is the smallest and most vibrant. Incidentally, there are no aliens on any of the Three Moons.

While the reflection of sunlight plays a role, the geographical features of the three moons also differ somewhat.

The terrain of Orange Moon is the most rugged, covered with countless thin, brittle, orange-red rocks. The entire surface is fragmented due to the ravages of meteorites. The beautiful orange-like pale red patterns that can be seen on Spirit Star are actually canyons that look like they have been torn apart by sharp claws.

In contrast, the Silver Moon truly deserves its title as the most beautiful moon. Its hard, silvery-gray rock surface is covered with a layer of fine silver sand, making it look like a smooth, silvery mirror. It is worth mentioning that the Silver Moon is the only moon with an atmosphere, which protects it so that it has far fewer impact craters than its two siblings.

The Venusian Moon lacks an atmosphere; above it lies an endless expanse of grayish-yellow wilderness, dotted with fine sand and gravel, riddled with fine cracks and clusters of impact craters. Geographically speaking, the Venusian Moon is likely the closest lunar celestial body to Earth.

Tianlu sat cross-legged in the gray-yellow wilderness of Jinyue, his eyes closed, like an old monk in deep meditation.

Visible fluctuations of spiritual energy emanated from her, constantly contracting and expanding, accompanied by flashes of dazzling holy light. A bubble-like shield enveloped her, isolating her from the vacuum, dust, and cosmic rays outside. She had maintained this state for the past few days, surviving entirely on spiritual energy and special life-sustaining magic, suppressing hunger with willpower.

If she only wanted to return to normal, she would have done it long ago. She is currently accumulating energy, gathering enough to allow her to return to the Spirit Star. Continuously using advanced flight magic to fly from the Golden Moon back to Earth is a huge undertaking that cannot be taken lightly.

Of course, the energy required to return is far less than the Super Divine Spell she cast in Sadington, but "once bitten, twice shy" is also a doctrine of the Supreme God. Since she has already been defeated by them once, there is no guarantee that there won't be a second or third time. In the future, she must be a hundred times more careful and cautious than before before taking any action.

We can't afford to make the same mistake again.

"The Vatican must be in complete chaos right now..."

As Tianlu accumulated and compressed energy within his body, he pondered how to proceed once he returned.

"Although those damned Rebel Army will probably cease fire and regroup for now, we cannot be careless, we absolutely cannot be careless..."

At this moment, Tianlu slowly opened her tightly closed eyes, her cold gaze locking onto the Spirit Star above her head.

The Papacy cannot be left in an empty nest simply because the Papacy is absent. Furthermore, with the Chief Templar Knight Yang Yujie likely being severely punished for a major offense, how can they possibly resist the Rebel Army in such a state?

"Soon, very soon we'll be able to return and assist His Holiness the Pope in managing the situation!"

Just as she was about to pause the energy compression and enter a resting state—

"... Um?"

Suddenly, I realized something was wrong.

Although the three moons have different orbits, their orbital radii are not significantly different, and the period of their cyclical conjunction is approaching—when, from the Spirit Star, the Three Moons very close, even overlapping, representing the closest they have ever been. With Tianlu's divinely enhanced vision, the surfaces of the other two moons can be vaguely seen from the Venusian moon.

Of course, what you can see are only things like geography and landforms; it's impossible to see anything relatively subtle.

But that fleeting thing clearly didn't belong to the category of minute details.

There seems to be something... on the Silver Moon?

To be precise, it's the back of the silver moon.

Because the period of the moon's rotation on its axis is the same as the period of its revolution around the Spirit Star, it has faced the Earth with the same face for billions of years.

As for what its back side looks like—it's completely invisible from Spirit Star and remains a mystery. However, on Spirit Star, where astronomy is not well-developed, few people, except for a few enthusiasts, really care about this question.

It is invisible on the Spirit Star, but it can be seen clearly on the moon Jinyue.

Very smooth.

It's too smooth.

Although the terrain of Silver Moon is mainly flat plains, with silvery-gray rocks and silvery-white sand making it look very smooth and beautiful, that is only relative to the other two moons. From a distance, you can still find quite a few flaws.

But the far side of the moon is not like that, at least not in a small part.

In the very center of the far side of the moon, there is a small, distinct circular area that, from a distance, is truly as smooth as a mirror. This is not an approximation, but rather it truly resembles a mirror polished from silver, completely without any undulations.

A few astronomy enthusiasts would surely be moved to tears by this spectacle, but Tianlu, who had no interest in such things, didn't care at all. What attracted her attention was something that flashed by in the middle of the circular area.

Like an eyeball on the white of a sclera, or a grape on white cream, a large, grayish-black "bundle" shaped somewhat like a minority ethnic tent suddenly appeared in the middle of the circular area, but disappeared before the Heavenly Law could confirm it, as if it had sensed that the Heavenly Law was watching it.

"... illusion?"

Am I seeing things? Or is there really something hidden on the mysterious silver moon's back?

It doesn't matter to the laws of nature.

The most important thing now is to rest and prepare for the next energy gathering. After a few more rounds of this monotonous work, she can go back in one go. As for what's on the moon, that's none of her business.

"..."

Evelynths sat quietly on a bench, her face expressionless and silent.

On the low table in front of her lay a rather lavish spread of food: pregnant tofu, pan-fried cod roe, steamed Wuchang fish, garlic-flavored winged beans, braised snails, abalone, shark fin, sea cucumber, and red wine steak, even the fried egg was topped with caviar. Although the combination of dishes was a bit odd, it was absolutely a delicacy that no one could resist.

Evelynths didn't even glance at them, stubbornly refusing the delicious food.

After being captured by the Leader and thrown into the organization, she was kept under house arrest as a vessel for the karmic fire. She enjoyed an unusually high level of freedom for a prisoner, and her living conditions were impeccable. Dangerous members of the organization were also ordered not to approach her temporary residence. It could be said that her life there was quite privileged.

But she was still unhappy.

She'd been here for quite a while now, and had gained some understanding of the organization.

It seems they're gathering some kind of information, and there are higher-ups involved. The personnel are quite loosely organized, and the members aren't very united—but she doesn't care about any of that. Ultimately, she can't let go of her companions in this World's Little Corner and her Sister Sakura Dance, and she can't forgive the organization that forcibly took away her hard-won family.

More importantly, while pretending to casually gather information (thinking she was doing a good job of disguising herself), she learned some bits and pieces of information. One of them was that the notorious criminal Urahara Mai Ryu —who was also Sister Sakura Dance's mother—had been killed by Special Class Combatant. Killing Sister Sakura Dance's mother meant being Sister Sakura Dance's enemy, which meant being her own enemy. As a result, Evelynths was even less likely to treat them well.

So no matter what delicious treats they use to win her over, the resolute Evelynths will absolutely not compromise! Even if she drools all over her panties, she won't waver!

"Still not going to eat, Miss Evelynths?"

"... Ah, it's you."

The sound of wheels rolling filled the air, and a few seconds later, a simply designed wheelchair came into her view.

And a young girl with an inorganic beauty sitting quietly on it.

The girl had fluffy, long beige hair, and through her slightly long bangs, one could see her somewhat dim amber eyes. Her smooth skin had a sickly pallor, and she wore a slightly old-fashioned knitted cardigan paired with a long dress that only revealed her toes.

Here we go again!

No matter how many times he blatantly expressed his refusal, this Wheelchair Maiden named Mengyin Turing Neumann would patiently come closer!

"Not to your liking?"

"I will not eat the enemy's food!"

"If there's anything you're not satisfied with, let me know and I'll pass it on to the chef..."

"No matter how well it's improved, I will never defect to the enemy!"

"But you still ate something."

"--!?"

"The abalone's mass decreased by 12.63%, the caviar coverage area decreased by 7.91%, and..."

"Stop, stop, stop! I just... I just... I just wanted to test if it was poisonous! So you wouldn't use it to harm people!"

"... Test the poison yourself?"

"Eeeeee... Anyway, you don't need to worry about it! Go and throw it away!"

"Alright... I'll handle it."

Neumann scratched her head somewhat awkwardly—though her tone was troubled, her expression remained unchanged, cold and icy, as if she were wearing a mask.

"You really are sticking to your poker face..." Evelynths couldn't help but retort.

"I was born with facial nerve paralysis and am unable to make facial expressions."

"Uh... I'm sorry."

True facial paralysis.

"But isn't your organization supposed to be very powerful? This little thing, and your leg, shouldn't be something you can't heal, right?"

"It's incurable..."

For a fleeting moment, a hint of sadness flashed in Neumann's eyes.

"This is a mark the 'world' has left on me, a threat and a warning that cannot be erased by any means..."

"..."

Neumann used her slender arms to roll the wheels, carefully approaching the low table. She pulled out a small folding board from the armrest of her wheelchair, then laboriously twisted her body in the wheelchair, picking up the plates from the table and placing them on the board, one after another. Fine beads of sweat had appeared on her forehead.

"I'm sorry, I have very poor physical strength and am very inefficient at work..."

"... Then why don't you use your superpowers?"

"Although the world's rejection of me is not as severe as that of the Leader, I don't want to rely too much on my abilities. I'm sorry... Ah, it seems I won't be able to finish it in one go."

The small board was already full, so Neumann had to slowly move the wheels to steer the wheelchair outwards, inching towards what appeared to be the kitchen.

"Well..."

Evelynths was uneasy.

She suddenly felt like she was the bad guy.

Although it's unclear why the organization's higher-ups entrusted their guard to the frail Neumann, having a sickly, disabled girl take care of them is utterly despicable!

"Wait, wait, wait, wait!"

"Huh?"

"Well, you'll definitely be less efficient if you do it all by yourself! I'll reluctantly carry these dishes to the dishwashing area for you!"

"Ah..."

Neumann blinked, his face still expressionless, but a hint of warmth clearly flashed in his amber eyes.

"Thank you, Miss Evelynths."

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