Mingchao: The Survival Journey of a Comedian

Chapter 123 Beloved

When he came to his senses, that scene had already become a part of his memory.

Although it's unclear when that scene will occur, it certainly won't be a good thing—

"Kuku, the pollution over there has been resolved. The Wanderer should be waiting for you there. Let's go quickly!"

While Mo Wunian was still lost in thought, Ku Fanfan had already noticed that the pollution had been cleared away. Seeing the teleportation phenomenon had returned to normal, she urged the people around her to act quickly.

Mo Wunian simply nodded silently after hearing Ku Fanfan's words, then stretched out her small hand, grabbed the other person, and jumped directly across the space.

Meanwhile, the drifters had resolved the pollution issue and were now vehemently rejecting Kukoko's engine oil and parts.

But when he turned around, he saw the person he had been worried about for so long standing behind him, holding a robot that looked almost exactly like Kukoko.

"Chao, are you alright?"

"I helped clean up some pollution, and I heard you were here, so I came over."

"Mo Wunian?!"

The engine oil and parts that Kukoko had just taken out were instantly handed over to someone unknown. Watching the drifter's figure disappear in an instant, a question mark silently appeared on the screen.

Ku Fanfan broke free from Mo Wunian's embrace, flew to Ku Keke's side, and silently stuffed the other's engine oil and parts into her own body.

"Kuku, you know that the Wanderer and Mo Wunian are very close."

"It's only right that we're treated this way."

Ku Fanfan was quite open-minded. After all, he had dealt with so much pollution along the way with Mo Wunian, and he knew whose name the other person was calling out.

Kukoko: \(`Δ')／

The atmosphere was much more peaceful on the other side, where the wanderers and Mo Wunian were located.

She glanced at herself somewhat embarrassedly, then looked at the wanderer who was looking at her with a worried expression, feeling a little helpless.

"Chao, don't worry, I'm not that weak. My previous coma was probably due to some other issues. I'm perfectly fine now."

"Please take me inside then..."

The wanderer shook his head, then silently stared at the person before him without saying a word, continuing to gaze until Mo Wunian's ears turned slightly red before finally letting out a breath.

"I'm so glad you're alright. I couldn't wake you up no matter what I did..."

I'm very scared.

"..."

Gazing into those golden eyes, their gaze gradually overlapped with the image he had seen before. He couldn't help but tremble and took a few steps back.

But then he realized what this action might mean to others, and quickly waved his hand at the person in front of him who was momentarily shocked, explaining somewhat hastily.

"No...it's nothing, I just might have come into contact with something while cleaning up the contamination..."

"That wasn't what I wanted to do..."

"...I know."

"While you were away, I also investigated some things on the Black Coast..."

"Did the investigation find anything? Like anything about you or me..."

"..."

Hearing the wanderer's words, he instantly became excited, since those images were merely fragments to him, and he had no idea what had actually happened.

If the wanderer could understand the cause and effect of events, perhaps he could comprehend his true purpose and what the world's consciousness wanted to do to him.

"...I'm sorry, I don't know much."

"The only thing I know... is that you once planted a flower on the Black Coast—"

"A single iris flower"

"..."

After a long silence, she slightly raised her eyes and looked at the wanderer who hadn't lied, a hint of disappointment in her eyes, but she didn't say anything more, only nodding to indicate that she understood.

"...That's fine too."

"At least I can be certain that my relationship with the Black Coast is quite close."

"Perhaps the Titis system knows something?"

Judging from the wanderer's appearance, he probably hasn't even figured out his own identity yet, so it would be even more difficult for someone from outside the world like him.

"……actually……"

Seeing how inquisitive the other person was about his past, the wanderer struggled to find a reason to stop them from pursuing his history.

"The Wanderer! And... Mo Wunian?"

"All the repairs are complete, but I didn't expect Mo Wunian to arrive even faster than me. I heard about how you helped us repair the pollution on the way here."

"This is really troublesome."

Just as the two were caught in an awkward silence, Qiu Shui arrived from the other side and, seeing the two people standing before her, each lost in their own thoughts, quickly spoke up to ease the tension.

He darted over to the two men, patted them on the shoulder, and quickly changed the subject.

"Mo Wunian, I thought you needed to rest a little longer. If there are any further symptoms, please let us know. Black Coast will always be your strongest support."

"Without you all, we would truly be overwhelmed..."

"By the way, it's that person named Hord, Monica has already found her..."

"? So fast? What's going on?"

Upon hearing that news had arrived so quickly, Mo Wunian stopped dwelling on the previous events and hurriedly looked up at Qiu Shui to inquire.

Qiu Shui didn't keep anyone in suspense and simply and concisely stated what she knew.

"She is indeed the flower of the Black Coast, a field medic..."

"But she perished in the tragedy that destroyed Guixu Port City hundreds of years ago; she couldn't possibly still be alive..."

After Qiu Shui finished speaking, the three of them seemed to realize something and turned around to look at the woman who was walking towards them.

Meanwhile, Hord appeared behind them unnoticed, closed her eyes, and began to explain her true identity.

"Hord is just one of us. Our current name in the Titis system... is Devourer of Death."

"We are forever frozen on the event horizon beyond that black hole... forever falling into endless, ever-present darkness."

"We are dust beneath the wailing wheels, yet within this system... we bear the curse of the observed, forever unable to await death."

“…My mentor…please end this Möbius cycle…”

"as well as……"

"Continuer of the world, close your eyes and tell me what you will see after this darkness?"

"This world is to you..."

Will it all just be a pipe dream?

"..."

Staring at Hord, it was clear that the latter part of the other person's sentence was aimed at him. He tried closing his eyes; although there was darkness before his eyes, he could still sense a faint light.

"...It's just a perception of light; it's impossible for what a person sees to actually be dark."

Because there is still light in this world.

"Yes, there is still light in this world..."

"so--"

Please don't let it vanish like a bubble, leading to a predetermined end.

Hord clearly wanted to say something more, but the next moment, blue butterflies surrounded her, and she vanished from the spot.

After that, a woman with blue hair walked towards them.

"...It was you? The one who teleported us here from Guixu Port City?"

"Yes, I'm sorry for acting without authorization."

"But I'm so glad you've finally returned to this island."

Looking at the woman before him, he could sense that she meant him no harm, yet his soul was screaming madly at him to stay away from her—

To be precise, the moment he set foot on this island, his entire soul subconsciously repelled it.

It wasn't because of dislike, but because of fear and worry.

Without making a sound, he took a step back and silently hid behind Chao, observing him. The shore guard seemed to realize something and also took a step back, but the fleeting sadness in his eyes did not escape his notice.

"……sorry"

"...You don't need to apologize to me. It's normal for you to react this way."

"A long, long time ago... or rather, not on this timeline..."

"You and the wanderer connect the whole world here, and then the wanderer leaves behind authority, departing alone to wander far and wide..."

"But you chose to stay on this shore, silently watching over us with me..."

"I'm so sorry I didn't understand your true feelings back then... and even took it upon myself to act on my own..."

The guard didn't finish his sentence; he simply closed his eyes in anguish, clenched his fists, and remained silent. It was easy to imagine that what followed was unlikely to be anything good.

Upon hearing these words, the wanderer immediately became alert, silently reaching out to shield Mo Wunian behind him, his words carrying a hint of accusation.

"...What did you do after that?"

"I……"

"Alright, alright... don't push a girl so hard..."

"Anyway, I can't remember it, and these things probably aren't that important..."

"So, from what you're saying, the Wanderers used to be considered leaders here?"

"Sigh... truly a chosen one..."

Seeing the increasingly tense atmosphere between the two, Mo Wunian could only step in to smooth things over.

Although the victim's words seemed somewhat similar to his own, his intuition told him that the other person's ultimate goal wasn't to harm him, but rather something connected to his own inner desires.

Silently, he brushed Chao's hand away, quickly shook his head to show his stance, and then walked towards the shore guard.

"Since it's all in the past, let it be. Let's not bring it up now."

"It's just that the Wanderers are the leaders here, but the Black Coast..."

The shore guard looked at Mo Wunian with a complicated expression, as if he were looking at another person through the other's eyes. Finally, he lowered his head and nodded slightly.

"You're still the same as before... even though you're the one who's hurting..."

Indeed, after the Wanderers left, Darkshore had no clear leader in name only, apart from the Titis system.

"Back then, I was just an assistant helping you with management... To this day, many of them have never even met you..."

"This is his purpose as a wanderer, and only in this way can he better travel around..."

"But this is for you..."

"..."

"I just no longer have the obsession to bring you back."

"But this is a place you built yourself, and any resources here are at your disposal."

“You have everything you have, but you shouldn’t be bothered by the trivialities here. That’s why you initially entrusted the task of managing Darkshore to the Tetis System.”

"This time, only the wanderer can take action; this is his first step towards the future."

"Then what about me? What am I supposed to do? I can't just sit here eating and drinking for free, can I?"

Seeing that the guardian had suddenly fallen silent, Mo Wunian's mind, which had been deep in thought, also stopped. He tilted his head and asked the other person:

He had a premonition that he would get everything he wanted to know here, but he would also lose everything he had gained.

The choice of fate has already unfolded before his eyes.

This choice concerns the fate of everyone here.

"...Although I've always considered that person as one of the threats."

"But he's never made a move against you all this time, so I have to reconsider his words."

"I don't know if sending you back to the Black Coast was the right decision, nor do I know if letting you know those truths at this time will have any impact..."

"But there are some errors... that you simply cannot fix."

"Even wanderers can't find a solution?"

Looking at the wanderer who was also pondering the words of the shorekeeper, Mo Wunian didn't really believe what the other person said:

After all, this plot is clearly part of the game's main storyline. If the main storyline can't even handle the wanderers, let alone have someone from outside the world solve it...

Oh, sorry, he forgot he'd been involved in these things for a long time.

So this is really not surprising.

"In that case, guardian of the shore, could you tell me about your past here?"

"Including Mo Wunian...and my true relationship."

The wanderer also walked over from the side and interrupted their conversation, his gaze fixed on Mo Wunian the entire time, filled with worry and some indescribable emotions.

"I'm sorry, you asked me not to tell you all this back then."

"Unless it has already reached that inevitable stage..."

"But if it's about your past relationship with him..."

"..."

The shore guard fell silent, closed his eyes, and pondered for a long time before slowly opening them and gazing intently at the two people.

"Once upon a time, a person grasped another person's hand from the sea and led him away from that suffocating, lightless place."

Later, high in the sky, that person grasped the other's hand and swore an oath to the world—

"No matter what the cost, he was determined to lead that person into a new world."

"Because of that ray of light, he completely forgot his own name."

"From that time on, he was no longer in the world... there was no longer any proof that he had ever existed."

"Only those memories remain... endlessly replaying on the path He paved for Him."

"You chose to weigh the world against him for his sake."

But that person, for you... ultimately gave up everything.

"For you, I choose to love this decaying world, to love everything that exists in this world."

"You are a pure land in his heart, and it is also what he decided to give up his identity as a human being so that you could continue to walk in this world..."

"Beloved"