According to Japanese anime, when the protagonist obtained something extraordinary, he would try his best to hide it from others.
But for Fangzheng, he could not be bothered with such trivial matters, so …
"She's so cute!"
"There really is a talking doll!!"
Gojima, Jun Gojima, Himi and Kaneshiro's eyes sparkled as they watched Shingo calmly drinking tea on a chair. When Fangzheng called them and asked them to come to his house to see some "fun things", they were quite puzzled. But when they saw Shingo, the three little girls immediately became excited.
"Hey, is this really okay?"
Compared to the three little girls who were chatting excitedly with Shingo, Sakura Torii's reaction was much more normal. She stood not far away, watching the scene uneasily as she whispered to Fangzheng, "A talking and walking doll is so weird.
"A talking and walking puppet is too strange. Are you sure it's not some cursed thing?"
"Don't worry, it shouldn't be a big deal. I'll keep an eye on it. Besides, don't you think it's quite fun?"
Compared to the protagonist of the original work, Fangzheng basically treated Shingo as a "rare pet", treating her like a cat owner. Strictly speaking, Shingo's reaction was similar to that of a cat.
"Yes … it's quite fun."
If it were the group of marionettes in the Hiyama Shrine, Niihai Akashina would never let her sisters get close to them. But as mentioned before, True Red didn't cause the uncanny valley effect. Rather than calling her a marionette, she looked more like a dwarf, a gnome, or a dwarf. That was why Niihai Akashina wasn't afraid of the petite and adorable True Red.
Just like that, everyone had a pleasant banquet. The little ones even played a song for Zhen Hong to welcome her and promised to come and play with her when they had time in the future.
For Fangzheng, that was enough.
"You're really working hard."
After the banquet ended, Fangzheng returned to his room. However, Zhen Hong, who had followed him in, sighed wistfully.
"Working hard?"
"Yes, it must be tiring to take care of those children."
Zhen Hong wasn't an idiot. After chatting with the children, she already understood the situation of the family she lived in, as well as the situation of the children themselves. Naturally, she also thought of Fangzheng's situation.
"It's alright. I'm used to it. Obedient children are still very cute, as long as they're not naughty children."
Fangzheng, on the other hand, appeared very calm. Just as he said, Fangzheng was already very familiar with taking care of children.
After all, practice makes perfect.
"So if you can help me, I will be very happy."
"Help you?"
"Yeah, just like what you did today. Act cute, roll around, and chat with them."
"I'm not your pet."
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Zhen Hong let out a snort. Then, she opened her suitcase and entered it.
"But I'll think about it. Good night."
After saying this, Zhen Hong closed the suitcase. Meanwhile, Fangzheng looked at the suitcase and shrugged.
"Good night. Sweet dreams."
After the exams, Fangzheng's life became peaceful again. Now, he was like a salted fish, spending most of his time at home. Only on Saturdays and Sundays would he go to the church to check on the concert and the little girls. Those little girls treated Fangzheng's house as their second home. Every day, when they had nothing to do, they would come here to play with Zhen Hong, Mei Gan, and Eve.
It looked rather ordinary until one day, when Zhen Hong knocked on Fangzheng's door with a solemn expression.
"Something happened."
"What happened?"
Seeing Zhen Hong's serious expression, Fangzheng put down the book in his hand and looked at her. Zhen Hong didn't explain immediately.
Instead, she said, "I need your help. Can you lend me your mirror?"
"No problem."
Fangzheng stood up and nodded. There was a full-length mirror in his room. It was mainly used by Fangzheng when he changed his clothes. It was just an ordinary mirror with nothing special about it. Upon hearing Fangzheng's words, Zhen Hong walked to the wall and reached out her tiny hand to pull down the cloth covering the mirror.
Fangzheng walked to Zhen Hong's side.
"What's wrong? What happened? "
"Fledgling … My sister brought her medium to the Dream World. I have to stop her."
"Fledgling … Oh, speaking of which …"
"Hmm?"
"Nothing."
Fangzheng whistled when he saw Zhen Hong looking at him with a puzzled expression. Although he had indeed watched the anime "Rosette Maiden" before, the three dolls that left a deep impression on Fangzheng were Zhen Hong, Mercury Lamp, and Jadeite Stone. Zhen Hong was the female lead, Jadeite Stone was very cute, and Mercury Lamp was the boss, so Fangzheng remembered these three dolls more clearly.
As for Hiddenberry … although she was only second to Zhen Hong and had a lot of scenes, for some reason, Fangzheng felt like she was invisible. If Zhen Hong hadn't mentioned her, Fangzheng would have forgotten about her existence.
Speaking of which, what did she do?
"So we're going to fight?"
"Very likely."
Masahiro nodded slightly and placed her hand on the mirror. Then, the scene reflected in the mirror began to change. Then, the original reflection disappeared and was replaced by a world that looked like it would only appear in a fairy tale.
"Let's go."
After saying that, Zhen Hong walked into the mirror. Fangzheng also tidied up the things in his hands and walked in.
The scenery in front of him flashed past.
The next moment, the world in front of Fangzheng was no longer the original world. Instead, it was a place that looked like a large doll house. The whole sky was covered in silk, and the ground was covered in emerald green plush carpet. Dolls and houses that were taller than humans were placed everywhere. It looked like a doll kingdom from a fairy tale.
Not far away, a petite doll with blonde hair and a pink dress was smiling as she walked towards the girl in front of her. The girl was lying on the ground with a pale face, looking at the doll in front of her, motionless.
"Bai Yeba …"
"Is that the classmate you mentioned?"
"Yeah."
Fangzheng nodded. After returning home, he told Zhen Hong about his encounter with Bai Yeba. When Fangzheng saw the ring in Bai Yeba's hand, he had a bad feeling. Now, it seemed that something had happened.
The doll looked quite innocent and cute, but Bai Yeba's expression when she looked at her was one of uneasiness and fear. Right at this moment, Shingo also stared at the puppet and spoke.
"Stop, Fledgling."
"Huh?"
Hearing Zhen Hong's shout, the doll named Fledgling turned around and looked at her. When she saw the blonde doll in front of her, her eyes instantly lit up.
"Wow, it's Zhen Hong! Are you here to play with us as well? "
Come to think of it, they were both dolls, but the difference in their auras was really huge.
Looking at Fledgling and comparing it with Zhen Hong, Fangzheng couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The two dolls were about the same height, but the doll named Fledgling gave off an innocent and romantic feeling like a six or seven-year-old child. On the other hand, Zhen Hong gave off the feeling of a calm, quiet, and elegant young lady.
"No."
Zhen Hong shook her head and looked at Fledgling again.
"I'm here for Alice's Games."
"Alice's Games …!"
Hearing this word, the innocent and romantic smile on Fledgling's face disappeared and was replaced by uneasiness and fear. Well, to be honest, bullying a child really made people feel guilty.
"No! Not now! "
"Ah, why not?"
Hearing Fledgling's answer, Zhen Hong's expression didn't change in the slightest. On the other hand, Fledgling gave off the expression of a reluctant child who had to go to school after a holiday or was forced to do homework after watching TV.
"Fledgling wants to play with Ba for a while longer! So, no! "
For some reason, her tone reminded Fangzheng of those kids who often said, "I'll do my homework after this game."
"Then you just have to win the game."
Compared to the unreasonable Fledgling, Zhen Hong's behavior was more like that of her older sister.
"Alice's Games is a game of snatching the Rose Madonna from each other. The loser will become a doll that can't speak or move, while the winner will be one step closer to Alice. This is the fate of us Rose Girls … Don't you have the confidence to win?"
"Ugh …"
Facing Zhen Hong's stern reprimand, Fledgling was on the verge of crying like a bullied child.
"Zhen Hong, you're a bully!"
"You're really a child who hasn't learned anything."
Zhen Hong sighed as she looked at Fledgling in front of her.
"You cry every time you don't get what you want. That's why you're all alone."
… … Wow, that's a little too harsh.
Fangzheng couldn't help but look at Zhen Hong. Although all naughty kids were like this, was it really okay for her to provoke her directly? She wasn't a little brat who would cry and go home to her mother after losing an argument.
Sure enough, as if to verify Fangzheng's premonition, Fledgling raised her head and glared at Zhen Hong.
"Zhen Hong, whatever … Zhen Hong, whatever … I'm going to flatten you!!"
Following Fledgling's cries, the dolls around them suddenly moved. They jumped up and pounced on Fangzheng and Zhen Hong!
"You're not an MT. Is it really okay for you to start with a taunt?"
Fangzheng didn't bother hiding anymore. He took out his gun and aimed it at the dolls that were pouncing on him.
"Great, you've got an ADD now!"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'll tell you when we get back. You deal with the dolls and leave them to me!"
As he spoke, Fangzheng aimed at the dolls in front of him and pulled the trigger. The next moment, accompanied by a deafening explosion, a ball of fire appeared in the air and instantly swallowed the dolls.
"What are you …?"
Seeing this scene, not only was Fledgling shocked, even Zhen Hong was stunned.
"I'm not an ordinary kid who doesn't know anything. Hurry up, Zhen Hong!"
"Ugh … I won't lose!!"
Seeing that Fangzheng had blocked her attack, Fledgling screamed even louder. Following her scream, hundreds of piggy banks appeared out of thin air and fell from the sky, pouncing on the two of them again. At the same time, the piggy banks opened their mouths and shot out huge coins like flying blades.
"This kid's tricks are really troublesome!
Fangzheng was rendered speechless when he saw the coin that was larger than him. With a roll, he dodged the coin's attack. As for the coins, they were like huge wheels that brushed past Fangzheng, leaving deep ravines in the ground. Then, the walls and houses in the distance were smashed to smithereens.
"F * ck me, this thing is even scarier than a Pikachu Zergling."
Upon seeing this scene, Fangzheng could not help but draw a gasp. Previously, when he saw Fledgling's attacks, they were all cute dolls, piggy banks, and other things that were the fantasy of a little girl. He had thought that they were not that powerful … But now, from the looks of it, who said that being cute didn't mean you couldn't kill?
"How are you going to deal with her? I can blow her head off with one shot at this distance … but I don't think you'd want to. "
Looking at the expression on Zhen Hong's face, Fangzheng shrugged helplessly. He reloaded the gun again and pulled the trigger, shattering all the coins that were flying at him into pieces.
"I'll find a way to deal with her. Cover me."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Fangzheng reloaded the gun again and nodded. At the same time, Fledgling launched a new round of attacks.
"One, two, three, go!"
As the coins whizzed down, Fangzheng and Zhen Hong suddenly separated and ran to the left and right.
"Huh? Huh? "
Seeing this scene, Fledgling's little head was suddenly overwhelmed. She looked to the left, then to the right, and finally decided … to deal with Zhen Hong first!
"Hey —!"
Fledgling raised her hands. Along with this action, a huge penguin seal suddenly jumped up and smashed down towards Zhen Hong.
Boom!!!
But before the penguin seal could hit Zhen Hong, a ball of fire erupted from it and directly shattered the penguin seal into pieces. Fledgling turned around in surprise and saw Fangzheng approaching her from the other side with a gun in his hand.
"What, what should I do?"
Fledgling was completely panicked this time. She looked to the left and then to the right, not knowing what to do. But at that moment, Zhen Hong appeared in front of Fledgling with a flurry of falling petals.
"Don't come over!!"
Fledgling screamed in fear when she saw Zhen Hong in front of her. She subconsciously raised her hands, and soon, countless vines emerged from the ground and wrapped around Zhen Hong tightly. But the next moment, accompanied by the sound of a gunshot, the vines wrapped around Zhen Hong were broken.
Zhen Hong landed on the ground and stared at Fledgling.
"That's the end, Fledgling."
"Not, not yet! I want to be with Ba!! "
Hearing Zhen Hong's words, Fledgling shouted like a child throwing a tantrum. She raised her hand again and tried to summon vines, but this time, as soon as the vines appeared, they turned into light spots and disappeared completely.
"Huh?"
Hibiscus was astonished to see this scene. Meanwhile, Mashiro was also staring at Hibiscus.
"Look behind you."
Fledgling looked back hurriedly when she heard Zhen Hong's words. Then, she was shocked.
"Ba!!"
Behind Fledgling, Ba, who was originally lying on the ground, had completely closed her eyes. Thorns erupted from the rose ring on her left ring finger and bound the girl's slender body tightly as if they were squeezing out her life.
"Ba —!"
Fledgling ran to Ba's side and called her name. Zhen Hong shook her head helplessly. At the same time, Fangzheng put away his gun and walked to Zhen Hong's side.
"Fledgling, you've taken too much power from Ba. She'll die if you continue like this. If you want to save her … you know what to do. "
"…"
Hearing Zhen Hong's words, Fledgling looked at Ba in front of her again. She closed her eyes, lowered her head, and kissed the rose ring on the girl's ring finger.
The next moment, the ring began to flash red, and then … it gradually shattered.
At that moment, the whole world was shrouded in a dazzling light.
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