"Huu..."
Sticky Fingers faded away. Yu Yachen let out a long breath.
She had carefully controlled the angle of her punches. Thankfully, no blood had splattered on her face or clothes.
But her 20,000 Lungmen dollar pants were still ruined.
Yu Yachen reached behind her back. A zipper opened. And then, a miraculous sight: the white-haired woman's body tilted slightly, and Alina fell out from behind her.
Besides splitting objects, Sticky Fingers's zippers could also connect to a pocket dimension. She could use her own body as a container. (Though Yu Yachen had no idea where that dimension led.)
"Thud—"
Zipping herself back up, Yu Yachen turned to check on Alina's injuries. With Pierre's death, the needle-like snow-spikes had vanished. All that was left were some burns from the explosion.
"System. Get out here."
[Host, I know what you're thinking.]
"Then cut the crap and give it to me," Yu Yachen said, her face blank.
[HOOOOOOST—!!! (╬)]
The sweet electronic voice exploded in her head.
[You used a 'date' as an excuse to trick me into giving you [Cream Starter] last time! Now you're using Alina's injuries as an excuse again! Do I look like an ATM?! (╬)]
[The system needs the Host to capture beautiful girls to unlock more functions! Otherwise, the system doesn't have the spare energy to do all this stuff for you!]
"Stop wasting time. Give me [Gold Experience]. If I heal Alina, won't her favorability rise faster? Then you'll have more energy, won't you?" Yu Yachen demanded.
[Host, search your conscience... wait, you don't have one! (╬)]
The Cat-Guest System suddenly regretted that its Host was a sociopathic murderer.
[Congratulations on receiving the Stand: [Gold Experience] (Limited Time Trial)!]
That's more like it.
[Gold Experience], the Stand of JoJo Part 5's protagonist, Giorno. It had the ability to give life to objects and could be used to heal wounds. As long as you weren't dead, it could save you.
Yu Yachen summoned the golden Stand, which had little wings on its shoulders. She pressed it against Alina's scorched shoulder. A golden light flashed, and the burned skin was instantly transformed, becoming white and flawless again.
She then touched her own right hand, where her index finger was missing. Gold Experience gave life to the stump, and her finger quickly grew back.
After she was done, Gold Experience was quickly reclaimed by the system. To be honest, Yu Yachen did want [Gold Experience] now.
[You want it, huh? Hmph.]
[New Mission: Defeat this world's Diavolo]
[Reward (Stand): Gold Experience]
Yu Yachen raised an eyebrow. Since when was the system so generous?
[It's because the Host has been acquiring a lot of favorability lately! So, the system has a little more flexibility. (O_O)]
[I told you from the beginning, Host! If you want to get stronger, you have to capture beautiful girls!]
The Cat-Guest System was aggrieved.
"..."
Yu Yachen shook her head, ignoring it. She summoned Killer Queen, lifted the Ursus youth like a baby chicken, and then walked over to Alina, gently lifting her in a princess carry.
[Two-faced Host! So cruel to a stranger, but... you totally like Alina! (╬)]
"Shut up."
[Two-faced!]
This system really needs to be disciplined.
After walking for a bit, Yu Yachen felt the "little deer" in her arms stir. She looked down and met Alina's slowly opening eyes.
"Miss Yu...? Where... am I...?"
"Don't move. You were caught in an explosion and passed out."
Yu Yachen's tone was still flat, but her arms around Alina tightened slightly.
This small movement, however, made Alina think she was about to fall. The "little deer" subconsciously put her hands on Yu Yachen's shoulders, her fingers brushing her delicate collarbones.
Clinging tightly to Yu Yachen, Alina felt her ears grow hot. She didn't know if her subconscious "cuddling" would give Yu Yachen the wrong idea.
Strange. We're both girls. Why am I blushing...
Alina didn't dare look at Yu Yachen's face. Just looking at her was enough to make her heart race.
"Alina," Yu Yachen said suddenly.
"Ah... mhm?"
"Are there a lot of people in Reunion who can't read?"
"Um... I think most of them can't. Many of them grew up in poor, rural areas... they're one thing. But some... some were captured and forced into the mines as children. They can't even spell their own names."
Alina looked down.
"If I have time in the future, I'll teach them with you. Knowledge is important. To survive in this tundra, you have to learn to be self-sufficient. You can't solve everything with just physical labor."
Alina hesitated. "You really don't have to trouble yourself, Miss Yu... We already struggle just to get enough to eat. Some things are just not..."
"That's not right, Alina."
Yu Yachen smiled.
"What's that saying? 'It is precisely because we are starving and cold that poetry, music, fruit, and flowers—the craving for taste, sight, smell, and touch—are so precious.'"
"It's those things that remind us what kind of life we are all fighting for. Isn't that how it goes?"
Suddenly, a deep blush spread across Alina's cheeks, like ink dropped into a clear lake.
"Wait! That's what I told the children!"
"Well, you just said it so beautifully that I couldn't help but remember it," Yu Yachen said with a grin.
"You're too cunning!"
Alina's face was as red as a steam bun.
The clouds had finally parted. The snow had stopped. The tundra's aurora flowed slowly across the night sky, like windblown silk. Tonight, the wind didn't seem so cold. Alina felt warm.
The wonderful atmosphere lasted all the way back to the Reunion camp.
...Except for the Ursus youth being dragged across the ground by Killer Queen.
"..."
System. Show me the intel on the six Arrows.
Before going inside, Yu Yachen said in her mind.
[The following is the location of the Arrows—]
[First Arrow: Located in Lungmen, in the hands of Polpo.]
[Second Arrow: Currently in Yan, in the hands of the Grand Commandant.]
[Third Arrow: Currently in Columbia, preserved at Rhine Lab.]
[Fourth Arrow: Located in Sargon, in the hands of DIO.]
[Fifth Arrow: Located in Iberia, preserved by the Church of the Deep.]
[The 'Bug' Arrow: Located in Laterano, currently in the hands of Enrico Pucci.]
Yu Yachen's eyes narrowed. A lot of familiar names.
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