Xyrin Empire

Chapter 453: Chapter 453: Old Acquaintance

In front of us, sitting poised and full of presence on a chair directly facing the door of the activity room, was a girl dressed in oversized work clothes tainted with various colors of spray paint. This attire, completely mismatching her age, concealed her slender and soft figure but failed utterly to hide her beautiful and dignified features. Her facial features suggested an Asian appearance, yet she had a head of soft, ponytail-bound golden hair. Although her hair couldn’t compete with Sandora’s magnificent curls that could be admired as if they were a scenic view, it still added a bright touch to the room filled with graffiti and papers. What caught my attention even more were the girl’s eyes, filled with stubbornness—the kind that would never give up on their ideals, not even if hope was lost or their meager strength completely vanished. Those were eyes that would never change.

“Bubbles, I’m sharing my visual data with you; look up this person.”

That stubborn expression was too intriguing. There was once a face that had left a deep impression on me, but that person couldn’t possibly appear in this World Fragment. Therefore, I still decided to have Bubbles help me with the search. However, Lin Xue confirmed my suspicion through a spiritual connection almost immediately, “Don’t doubt it, that girl… has indeed disappeared. Under the monitoring of six special envoys of the Superpower Team, she vanished into thin air from the mortal world. The one in front of you is her.”

I could more or less affirm this myself, but the truth was so bizarre it was hard to accept. That girl’s momentary shock and a tinge of fear upon seeing us, quickly concealed, had not escaped my eyes.

But since she didn’t show any sign of recognition, we were happy to tacitly play along in front of the outsiders, Hu Wen and Ling Yin. As if rehearsed, the golden ponytail girl stood up with excitement and joy, welcoming us, while we feigned “confusion and bewilderment,” directing our gaze towards Hu Wen and Ling Yin.

Look at this acting of ours!

In the tacit poser standoff, the somewhat blunt Hu Wen and the slightly clumsy Ling Yin became the only two in the dark. Knowing his companion’s problem of getting more tongue-tied when nervous, Hu Wen took it upon himself to introduce everyone, pointing to the golden-haired girl and saying to us, “This is our leader, Artemis. Although a girl, she has quite the authority among us!”

Hmm, Artemis… Could it be that’s her real name? Could it be that, as another parallel dimension, although it looks very similar at first glance, there are subtle differences in things like culture after all?

“These newcomers are…” Hu Wen turned his head towards us again, but he froze as he opened his mouth. Clearly, he had been too excited earlier and had forgotten to even ask our names, only realizing this significant oversight now.

Even Artemis’s face showed a helpless expression. Obviously, this tall, straightforward young man wasn’t making this kind of mistake for the first time.

“Chen Jun. This is my girlfriend, Xu Qianqian, my sister Chen Qian, and these two are Passerby A and Passerby B.”