Weird Stories: Gothic Lolita Begins

Hong Feng's first question stunned Yaerlin on the spot.

"This..." Yaerlin looked strange, and for a moment he didn't know where to start explaining.

After thinking for a while, Yaerlin did not answer directly, but asked: "Do you know about 'mythical existence'?"

"Mythical existence?" Hong Feng was puzzled, "Do you mean those Takamahara gods?"

"No." Yaerlin denied it flatly, "The real 'mythical existence' is a higher and more powerful existence than the so-called 'fog god'. They are the embodiment of the rules and concepts required and extended by the operation of the world, and they are huge monsters that we mortals can hardly imagine."

"In fact, as early as two or three years ago, this ship should have arrived Here..." At this point, Yaerlin showed a bitter smile on his face, "However, when passing through the 'God Hidden Mist', that is, the white fog of the 'Great Fog God', an accident occurred on the ship, and a mythical existence named 'Lord of Everlasting Darkness' had to descend to solve the problem..."

"In that instant, the 'God Hidden Mist' with only simple intelligence abandoned the 'half-eaten' ship and ran away... It was not until ten days later that we found its trace again."

"...'Ten days'?" Hongfeng frowned slightly.

"Yes, ten days." Yaerlin nodded, confirming the other party's guess, "There is a difference in the speed of time flow between here and the outside world, and it is exactly a hundred times."

In fact, at this time, Yaerlin couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

He revealed such subversive and heavy news in one breath, but Mr. Hongfeng only focused on the relatively unimportant "ten days"...

"So that's it..." A glimmer of enlightenment flashed in Hongfeng's ethereal eyes that made people feel indifferent, as if a problem that had troubled him for a long time finally got a reasonable answer.

"...In short, our companion named Night Crow is the favored one of the 'Lord of Everlasting Darkness', and nothing will happen to him." Yaerlin forced the topic back to the original question and said firmly.

"But, the Night Crow is still in a coma..." Hongfeng said puzzled.

"This can only mean that the two gods unanimously believe that the problem is not serious, or even deliberately let it go." Yaerlin shrugged and said.

"...Two?"

"The 'Lord of Darkness' has a twin god named 'Principle of Glory' who gets along well with him." Yaerlin explained, "And Night Crow, it's no problem to say that they are the common followers of the two."

Hongfeng nodded and said, "I don't have anything else to ask."

Yaerlin was stunned for a while, and confirmed with some discomfort: "Is there really nothing else I want to ask?"

Hongfeng shook his head gently, sighed and said, "The more I understand, the more I yearn for it... I shouldn't know more."

"..." Yaerlin was speechless for a moment, not knowing whether he should persuade him.

Then he thought, if the person himself is determined not to move, why should he be a bad guy and disturb his heart?

So, Yaerlin, barefoot and wearing pajamas, teleported back to the clean wooden floor on the edge, nodded and said goodbye: "It's late, I should go to bed... Good night."

"Good night." Hongfeng said softly, quietly watching Yaerlin's figure disappear around the corner.

A moment later, one Hongfeng picked up the sleeping Eve and took her to the shrine guest room with silent steps, while the other Hongfeng picked up Lei, who was sleeping deeper and more deeply, and disappeared in an instant.

...

The next day.

After a long sleep, Eve woke up naturally. She was stunned for a long time before her memory slowly returned.

After thinking for a while, Eve took out her mobile phone and sent Lei a private message:

[Crystal Dream: Are you awake? Tell me if you are awake. ]

And almost in the next moment, a reply popped up in the private chat interface:

[Hongfeng: Not awake, he needs to sleep for a few years before he can completely stabilize and no longer be easily affected by me. 】

"..." Eve stared at the private chat interface, dumbfounded.

This...

[Crystal Dream: Do you know the Green Star Federation's common language?

Red Maple: Iris... Your grandmother taught me before.

Red Maple: I originally thought that after more than three thousand years, this language would be outdated. I didn't expect that the time flow rate in the outside world is only one percent of that here...

Crystal Dream: So...

Red Maple: Speaking of which, why is Lei's online name "Red Maple"?

Crystal Dream:...】

Eve's eyes were fixed on the mobile phone screen.

How should I answer this? !

Why is Lei's online name "Red Maple"?

Because it's a maple tree, and it grows red.

But, but...

Eve scratched her short hair that was messy and hadn't been combed in time, and after struggling for a while,Decided to tell the truth.

——Sure enough, it’s better to spend some time thinking about things like online names and make them more personal.

[Crystal Dream: Maybe Lei is not good at naming, and he happens to be a red maple tree demon, so...

Red Maple: I see.

Crystal Dream: Before, Coco... Father fell asleep before he could tell us your name...

Red Maple: Having the same name is not a big deal, don’t worry about it.

Crystal Dream:...By the way, why did you suddenly, um, suddenly take Lei’s phone?

Red Maple: Just now, the phone kept ringing, and I answered it...Isn’t that bad?

Crystal Dream: I don’t think Lei will mind.

Crystal Dream: By the way, who called Lei?

Red Maple: The Lord of Everlasting Darkness.

Crystal Dream:...Who?

Red Maple: The Lord of Everlasting Darkness called me through Lei’s phone.

Crystal Dream:...]

...

Not long ago.

Between the branches of the huge red maple tree, a pleasant cell phone ringtone suddenly sounded in the pocket of Lei's shirt while he was sleeping quietly.

As soon as the ringtone sounded, the human-shaped red maple appeared silently beside Lei, like a phantom invading reality.

Hongfeng watched quietly for a long time and found that the ringtone kept ringing, as if it would not stop until it was answered.

So, Hongfeng fumbled to take out the cell phone from Lei's inner pocket of his coat and answered the call according to the method he learned on the Peace some time ago.

"Good morning! Mr. Hongfeng... or Ms. Hongfeng?" A pleasant, young girl's voice sounded in the receiver of the phone.

"...Who are you?" Hongfeng asked, "No one among the members of the Peace has a voice similar to yours."

"You can call me... Chang An." The girl's joyful voice seemed to ring in Hongfeng's ears.

"..." Hong Feng was silent for a moment, his tone remained calm, "Last night, Mr. Yaerlin told me that the fog... 'God-hiding fog' is afraid of you."

"Yes, it is afraid of me." Lenari said happily, "However, since my followers have successfully sneaked in, it can't escape... After all, Night Crow is the best 'lighthouse' for me."