Volume Six: What She Lost · What I Gained - Mengyin · Turing · Neumann

The Sea Forest Tower is a passageway connecting the different floors. From a distance, it looks like a bamboo pole propped between two floors, but upon closer inspection, you'll find that the so-called bamboo pole is actually a giant tower. Inside, there are fully automated small airships, elevators of various sizes, escalators, the most primitive staircases, and for some reason, hanging ropes. There are even special flight-type ability users to serve guests in a hurry. In short, all the means of vertical movement currently existing on Spirit Star are here.

"Public elevator No. 153 of Sea Forest Tower is about to arrive at the third floor of the Business Capital. Passengers, please keep your belongings safe and wait..."

The hollow announcement was quickly drowned out by the clamor of the crowd. The noise always creates the illusion of a crowded space, but even in silence, this elevator was already quite cramped.

The elevator's interior space exceeds 200 square meters and is beautifully decorated, with one wall even featuring a floor-to-ceiling window of dubious purpose. Half of the space is for people, with 49 seats, while the other half is for neatly stacked luggage and goods. Although luggage and goods can be checked in as long as they don't contain prohibited items, many people still prefer to save on the cost of check-in and carry their belongings into the elevator themselves.

Most of those choosing to enter the Business Capital through Sea Forest Tower were business people in suits and ties, and tourists laughing and joking. The tourists were relaxed and excited, their laughter filling the air, creating a lively atmosphere. Some children were running around, playing with toys and snacks, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

"Haha~ Come and chase me~"

"No, please..."

"Jenny, don't go too far, and don't disturb the other passengers!"

"I know, Mom, you're so annoying—ugh!"

The little girl had only run a few steps when she bumped into something hard, and that hard thing was moved a few centimeters by the impact.

"What's going on... wait, a chair?"

Jenny rubbed her aching nose, suddenly realizing something was wrong. The elevator had 49 seats in total, seven in a row, arranged in a square, easy to count. But the chair she bumped into was clearly outside the square. Had someone added a chair there?

"... Um, are you alright?"

Hearing a voice coming from a slightly higher position, the little girl looked up.

It turned out to be a rather large wheelchair with a rather simple design, and it even looked a bit old.

Jenny was momentarily stunned by the sight of the girl in the wheelchair.

(What a beautiful young lady!)

Her fluffy beige hair was beautiful, her porcelain-like skin was beautiful, her amber eyes were beautiful, her perfectly sculpted features were beautiful, her slender limbs, reminiscent of delicate silverware, were beautiful, her slightly thin but beautifully shaped collarbones were beautiful, her surprisingly full breasts for her delicate body were beautiful, her feet encased in slippers and thick socks were beautiful, and although she was wearing an unflattering, dowdy long sweater and dress, she was still very beautiful. Young Jenny didn't understand many fancy adjectives; she was simply beautiful no matter what.

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"Are you alright? It looks like you bumped your nose..."

Seeing that Jenny did not reply, the Wheelchair Maiden asked again.

"Uh, oh, I'm fine, I'm fine!" Jenny replied hastily.

"It's good that you're alright. I think... it's better not to run around in crowded places like this, it's easy to get injured."

"Yes..."

Although it was a beautiful, girlish voice, and her words were gentle, the Wheelchair Maiden's expression remained unchanged throughout. Her lips neither turned up nor down, her eyebrows neither relaxed nor furrowed, and her eyes neither widened nor narrowed. If it weren't for her ability to speak and occasionally blink, Jenny might have thought this young lady was a beautifully crafted mannequin.

"I'm sorry, my daughter caused you trouble... Ah!"

The mother, who had come to check on the situation, was about to apologize when she suddenly noticed that the girl was in a wheelchair and that her legs were clearly severely disabled.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! My daughter always does this!"

"It's alright, it's alright. I was also at fault for parking the wheelchair here. It's not entirely her fault. As long as she's not hurt."

The Wheelchair Maiden waved her hand, indicating that the mother and daughter didn't need to feel guilty, but this only confused the mother. Although she spoke very forgiving words, the girl's expression... remained a standard poker face, revealing neither joy nor sorrow, and it was unclear whether the girl truly didn't care.

Just then—ding-dong~

"We have arrived at the third floor of the Business Capital. Passengers, please take your belongings and leave in an orderly manner. Please do not crowd. Welcome to ride the elevator again..."

The elevator shook, then came to a complete stop. The doors opened automatically, and the passengers disembarked one by one.

My mother's attention was just drawn to the broadcast.

"We're getting off the bus... Jenny, don't get lost! And miss, do you need my help... oh?"

The Wheelchair Maiden has disappeared.

Even though she was only out of sight for a few seconds, she seemed to have vanished into thin air, nowhere to be seen. This left the mother, who was about to act out of humanitarian concern and help the disabled, stunned. How strange! Had the girl already left? But is a wheelchair a means of transportation that fast? And surely such large wheels couldn't have been completely silent?

Neumann draped a cheap travel coat over her shoulders. She knew it wasn't suitable for her, but she needed something to protect herself from the dust, as her frail health made her prone to respiratory allergies from inhaling too much dust.

(Now... no one can see me, right?)

She looked at her mother, who was right in front of her but was still looking around with a puzzled expression, and sighed softly.

Sometimes you do meet good people.

Although it's not good to leave without saying goodbye, let's leave it at that for now. I'll try not to get involved with others and don't want anyone to suffer misfortune because of me.

Neumann adjusted her own and the surrounding air's data, modifying the coefficients of light reflection and refraction to conceal her form, and also reduced the volume of her voice to a minimum, so that she would usually go unnoticed unless someone bumped into her.

She ran away on her own, and Uncle Gustav and the others must be searching for her furiously right now. Although Brother Yu He is quite gentle, who knows if he'll catch her and take her back after he finds out? So this level of concealment is necessary.

She originally planned to remain invisible on the elevator as well, but there was a possibility that passengers who couldn't see her might bump into her, which would cause some inconvenience to others. Considering this, she gave up the idea, after all, it couldn't be that there were organized informants even in the elevator.

After a moment of hesitation, the mother took the little girl and left. The other passengers followed suit. Seeing that the time was right, Neumann laboriously used his arms to roll the wheels of his wheelchair outwards.

Neumann dared not rely too much on her supernatural abilities. The organization's Leader Jili, was hated by the world because of her time-based abilities, and she was in a similar situation. If her Numerical Control continued to evolve, sooner or later she would be able to change the value of something to 0 or ∞, which would easily overturn the boundaries between existence and non-existence, finite and infinite in this world. Although she hadn't reached that level yet, if she truly evolved to the end, she would definitely be hated by the world just like the Leader.

So the world gave her a warning. Her legs were crippled, her facial nerves were paralyzed, her body was weak, and she suffered from a constant stream of illnesses, both major and minor. These were the marks the world had left on her, incurable by anyone. Fortunately, Blood Sister continued to protect her, which led to some improvement.

He wanted to repay this kindness no matter what, so he had to at least help the deceased Blood Sister fulfill her unfinished wish, even though Neumann didn't even know what that wish was.

(Ye... we must find her...)

Neumann had a premonition that if he could find the woman who looked too much like Blood Sister, many mysteries would be solved.

But where should she even begin her search? There wasn't a good way: post missing person notices? Ask the police for help?

Rolling, rolling, rolling, her slender arms struggled to turn the wheels, and soon they ached. Although she didn't want to rely too much on her superpowers, she probably wouldn't be able to move an inch in this place without them.

"Velocity rewritten: 1.5 m/s."

She let go, and the wheelchair began to move forward at a steady pace, like a normal person walking. She rested her aching arms on the armrests, her very full breasts rising and falling with her breath, despite her slender frame, and even her oversized travel coat couldn't hide them. Blood Sister had said that these two mounds of flesh felt nice to the touch, but Neumann only felt that they were heavy and troublesome, and they even made her shoulders ache. What was so good about them?

Finally, I can calm down and think about my next course of action.

Just then--

"Hello everyone~~ It's time for our weekly super segment again."

show

It's in the time section!

(...?)

Neumann's attention was drawn to the sudden burst of energetic music as she passed by what appeared to be a waiting room, where a huge screen on the wall was broadcasting a live entertainment program featuring interviews with newly debuted stars.

"I'm your old friend Nana! And today, our guests are... ta-da! The super-popular new star group that's already generated so much buzz after only a few days since their debut—NE's NightEluveitie!!!"

Clap clap clap clap~ The audience in the stands applauded enthusiastically. Generally speaking, the audience members in these kinds of situations are probably so-called "professional audience members," and the applause and cheers are just a performance to cooperate with the host.

However... for a performance, their applause and cheers seemed a bit too enthusiastic?

Neumann couldn't help but take another look--

You won't believe it until you see it, and what you find will shock you.

She almost lost control of her wheelchair and fell flat on her face.

First, there was a black-haired woman wearing a simple yet alluring high-slit cheongsam.

"Hello everyone who supports us! I'm the lead vocalist of NightEluveitie—Haoyue Tartaglia! It's like a dream that we've gathered so much popularity after only one official performance!"

Her tone was refreshing and lively, and every move she made was very approachable. Her eyes were full of captivating charm, and she had the perfect idol demeanor.

Next was a tall, white-haired woman dressed in a slightly wild and unrestrained manner with a cold expression.

"Xiao Wu, let's say she's the lead guitarist and... what's her name? Sub-vocalist? Backup singer? Anyway, that's about it."

His tone was a bit impatient, and after saying that opening line that sounded terrible no matter how you looked at it, he stood to the side with his hands in his pockets. If he were interviewing at a big company, he would definitely leave a horrible impression.

Then there was a gray-haired girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with silver-white eyes, and for some reason, half of her face was covered by her hair.

"Hello, I'm Sin Annihilation, rhythm guitarist and bassist."

His self-introduction was pitifully short, and his expressionless face was comparable to Neumann's.

Then there was a vibrant, youthful girl with purple hair wearing a light purple skirt.

"Hello everyone!!! I am your favorite world's number one idol Si Nan Ying! I am a world-class keyboardist with the hidden secret that I've been able to type since I was a child! So please buy more of my merchandise!"

His rather silly and straightforward self-introduction left everyone speechless.

Finally, there was a long-haired woman in a pink dress wearing a red and black dress with a somewhat helpless expression.

"Hello everyone, uh... I'm Ye, the drummer for NightEluveitie. Nice to meet you."

With his striking good looks and slightly nervous tone, he's the most normal-looking guy I've met so far.

But this guy immediately captured Neumann's full attention.

It's not because she's the most beautiful.

"No way, it really... just like that..."

Found it.

That guy, for some reason, is now an idol.

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NightEluveitie = Nightwish + Eluveitie, both groups are amazing. Nightwish needs no introduction, they're very famous. Eluveitie's strong Celtic vibe is absolutely fantastic.

P. S. Please don't complain about why there are guitars and basses in this other world! It would be strange to directly introduce fictional instruments, so I just used existing ones.

Today is the last day of March! Everyone is so enthusiastic today, it all depends on whether we can get back into the top ten! Also, here's a new illustration from Little Nuonuo!