RBCT Chapter 744 - 654: Reality and Abnormality
Chapter 744 - 654: Reality and Abnormality
"07:50:00"
The alarm rang, and the simple alarm clock on the table buzzed and vibrated. The blinds retracted according to the set time, letting the bright but not illuminating light into the room.
Bai Youyou sat up from the bed, rubbed her dazed eyes, and hugged the long doll in her arms, with her slender, fair legs pressing an imprint on the doll.
Soon after, Bai Youyou lay back on the bed, muttering something, while her arms tightened around the long doll.
"07:55:00"
The alarm rang for the second time, the girl’s disheveled hair moved a bit on her face. Bai Youyou murmured a few lines, buried her face into the pillow, while holding the pillow up to cover her ears.
"08:00:00"
Clear water flowed out, and Bai Youyou reached inside her loose pajamas to scratch casually, then casually gathered her messy long hair behind her into a ponytail.
Looking at herself in the bathroom mirror, Bai Youyou’s wine-red eyes were serene. She reached out her hand to pinch her own cheek, the real touch making her relax.
She habitually opened the curtains, turned on the morning news to the side, yawning as she searched for her tooth brushing cup.
"Today is January 2nd, the year 534 of the New Era Calendar. I am Martha, the host of the morning channel of Cosmos Radio, now broadcasting the morning news for you."
"Yesterday, there were changes in the top seats of Cosmic Heavy Industries, with the eighth seat of the Diamond Group, Mr. Minx Withered Flower, announcing his retirement, succeeded by Mrs. Vily Starfall, formerly the second seat of Jadeite."
"Mr. Galahad Withered Flower, a senior executive in the company’s Human Resources Department, solemnly explained that this is a normal internal personnel change, and media should stop baseless conspiracy theories and rumors. If necessary, the Withered Flower family will pursue responsibility to the end."
Bai Youyou paused in the act of squeezing toothpaste, accidentally squeezing it onto her forefinger, and frowned.
"In the new year, there have been changes in the board of directors of the Star of Art. Ms. Jane Sonnet, the principal of Starry Arts Academy, announced at the freshman entrance ceremony that Student Council President Gao Wen will join the Starry Gallery."
"Ms. Jane Sonnet promised that from now on every student council president will be able to join the Starry Gallery."
"Mr. Long Shuwen of Cosmos Heavy Industries Jiulong Branch revealed at the new generation product launch that concerning strategic plans for parts of Cosmic Heavy Industries over the next fifty years, they will be focusing on the development of near-star cruise carriers."
"Facing reporters’ scepticism, he promised that everything Cosmos does is aimed at maintaining regional stability and peace, and one day the splendor symbolizing the progress of pan-human civilization will illuminate the earth."
Bai Youyou was brushing her teeth, her mind replaying recent events.
"Next news, the supreme ruler of Jiulong, Empress, suddenly communicated with all Jiulong citizens, stating that she will define the disturbances on the Chiwen Battleship in the twelfth year of Chengchi at noon."
"The information that can be known is that the result of the disturbances of that year led to the complete massacre of the Chiwen Su Royalty, and the Chiwen Battleship had been in chaos for a long time, deviating from the main ship’s cruise orbit..."
Bai Youyou’s eyes moved slightly. She thought of Su Sui, who had not awakened until today.
The relationship between Jiulong Message and the Jiulong Royal Family is quite complex. In today’s highly developed corporate colonialism, the scale of giant companies has expanded to match the power of governments. The Jiulong Royal family cannot fully control Jiulong Message internally; Jiulong Message is restrained but does not obey imperial power. Externally, the royal family and the company appear to coexist harmoniously on the surface.
Conflicts between Order Court’s supervisory divisions and company enforcement teams on the guardian ships have not been a new phenomenon, which can escalate to small-scale wars, even alarming the Vengeful Crowd of Emperor Court.
"+, -, x, ÷: Miss Bai, I have been waiting for you downstairs for a long time."
The curtains lit up with a message from an Order Court officer. Bai Youyou shook her head, picked up a damp towel, and suddenly noticed foam on the mirror forming crooked words.
"Don’t go."
...
The scene shifted, and Bai Youyou came downstairs.
A girl dressed in a suit with peculiar makeup smiled and bowed to her. When she raised her head, Bai Youyou could clearly see the girl’s face.
She wore thick black lipstick, pale foundation, and her narrow eyes slightly squinted. As her curtain name suggested, the four corners of the girl’s face each had a different mathematical symbol.
"Sylvie."
Before Bai Youyou could speak, the girl introduced herself.
"Please follow me, Miss Bai."
"The family has decided for you to inherit the Key."
Bai Youyou gazed deeply.
The league had ended, but what exactly happened on that day, neither the audience at the time nor those involved, including themselves, had clear memories of that duration, some to the point of blankness.
Yet seemingly no one questioned this, nor did anyone raise doubts.
Everyone implicitly accepted the victory of Light Chasing Garden, believing it was a matter of course, with little discussion post-match, giving Bai Youyou the feeling...
It was as if... as if everyone’s memes had been altered, this situation once had Bai Youyou questioning herself, whether she truly mistook that experience.
She tried looking up Xu Xiaoyou and Tang Xin but received no reply. She also tried seeking the Queen’s Armament’s five members to clarify the league details, further unsettling her was...
They disappeared.
As if they never existed,
The five of the Queen’s Armament disappeared.
From various aspects, their traces of existence were slowly disappearing.
The guild base was being auctioned, people stopped discussing, all previous honors faded bleakly.
She found it hard to describe the feeling, like someone poured a glass of water, slowly soaking past all traces of the Queen’s Armament, until the water receded, and the Queen’s Armament ceased to exist, completely vanishing from the world.
She even had a premonition that, after a while, if she randomly asked someone about it, they would instead look blankly at her and ask:
"Queen’s Armament is?"
By the time she regained her composure, the league had concluded.
After the match, the Key was divided into three, separately falling into the hands of Xu Xiaoyou personally, the Chichu Family, and the Order Court. The main part remained with Xu Xiaoyou, while the actual ownership of the other two keys was still with Light Chasing Garden.
Today, the family officer came to discuss the ownership of this part of the Key.
The car drove towards the Order Court, Sylvie was driving, occasionally glancing deliberately at Bai Youyou seated in the back.
"I’m really envious of you, Miss Bai."
Bai Youyou withdrew her hand propping her face, her gaze leaving the view outside the window.
"Why do you say so?"
"Because you have the Key, you’ll soon be able to glimpse the reality of this world. I’m very envious of you, who wouldn’t want to see a more real side of the world?"
Sylvie’s tone rose, carrying a hint of oddity.
Bai Youyou didn’t know how to answer that question, shook her head and returned her gaze to the scenery outside the window.
As her reflection in the mirror slowly became clear, blood-red words emerged.
—"Leave here!"