『 [ Hmph, Slumbernana Monkeys? ]
Boothill guessed what Robin meant by "different."
[ You noticed it too, didn't you? The nearby Memoria changed after it started becoming popular. ]
[ For some reason, though that noise has no substantive impact, whenever I use the power of the Harmony to attune, I feel incredibly exhausted. ]
[ Besides that, I also visited a club called the Slumbernana Association. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Huh?"
March 7th: "Miss Robin has actually been inside the Slumbernana Association already?"
March 7th: "How did they agree to let her in?"
Stelle: "Aren't you underestimating the influence of a big star?"
Stelle: "If Robin is willing to visit the Slumbernana Association, I think those people would be overjoyed."
Boothill: "Heh, this is really a case of comparison being the thief of joy."
Boothill: "Say, if I had some prominent star status, would that muddlefudger just now have stopped blocking me?"
Qingque: "Not only would they not block you, but they might also even be ecstatic and invite you inside to be enshrined!"
Welt Yang: "After these Slumbernana Monkeys became popular, they actually changed the Memoria?"
Welt Yang: "Everything in Penacony is composed of Memoria. This news is not very good!"
Dan Heng: "It seems the people behind these monkeys have grand designs!"
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『 [ Oh, I've been to that place too. Did they let you join? ]
Hearing Robin's words, Boothill couldn't help but ask.
[ Regrettably, not at all. ]
[ Anyone who wants to enter the Slumbernana Association must go through a complicated admission process. ]
[ Besides, even if I could blend in, my identity is too… conspicuous. ]
[ So I still focused my energy on the noise. ]
Robin shook her head, indicating that she also failed to join the Slumbernana Association.
[ Even you didn't pass… ]
[ But I must get in. Is there any way? ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Boothill: "Meow, so even the big star didn't get in?"
Boothill: "What kind of muddlefudging Slumbernana Association is this, setting its baby standards so high?"
Furina de Fontaine: "It seems the internal rules of this club are quite strict!"
Hu Tao: "It really doesn't look like a recreational club at all."
Stelle: "As the saying goes, every trade has its specialty."
Stelle: "For something like this, we have to call in the expert, March 7th!"
Stelle: "Of course, if we're pursuing efficiency, let me give them a taste of my invincible Clockwork trick. They'll definitely let us in obediently!"
March 7th: "Can Clockwork be used in Dreamflux Reef?"
Lumine: "It should work, right?"
Lumine: "Remember when everyone bid farewell to Mikhail, Clockie could appear in Dreamflux Reef."
Silver Wolf: "It's fine if it doesn't work. Can't we just fight our way in?"
Silver Wolf: "A bunch of ordinary people, can they really stop the Galactic Baseballer?"
Dan Heng: "Mr. Micah doesn't want major trouble to occur in this last land of freedom."
Dan Heng: "So I hope to resolve the anomaly here through gentler means."
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『 [ Providing some ways to ask around is simple enough, but why did you suddenly… ]
[ Did something happen in Penacony? ]
Boothill's request surprised Robin a little.
[ That's a long story. I'll tell you after I confirm it. ]
[ Anyway, I absolutely must pass this admission exam. ]
[ Asking around isn't bad either. ]
[ Worst comes to worst, can't I just like the Slumbernana Monkeys? ]
[ A tough guy with a soft heart—that's what's trendy right now. ]
[ As a backup, I have a more efficient method. ]
[ Those cuties who were grabbing territory earlier… borrowing a membership card from them shouldn't be too hard. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Guinaifen: "Huh? Worst comes to worst?"
Guinaifen: "You're really compromising a lot here!"
Li Sushang: "It fully shows Mr. Boothill's reluctance."
Stelle: "Mainly because this monkey really isn't that good-looking."
Stelle: "I can't understand where its cuteness lies."
Paimon: "To be honest, I still think Miss Hanabi's dolls are cuter."
Hanabi: "You have good taste! Come find me later, and I'll give you a doll for free!"
Lumine: "Ahaha… thank you for the kind offer, but I think we'll pass…"
Lumine: "Miss Hanabi's dolls are a bit too hot to handle…"
Paimon: "Can you not put bombs inside?"
Paimon: "As long as it doesn't explode, it's fine!"
Hanabi: "Of course, they're just ordinary dolls~"
Silver Wolf: "Ordinary enough that the Imaginary Neutron Bomb inside can easily blow Teyvat into the sky?"
Paimon: "Waaah, don't do that!"
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『 Having made up his mind, Boothill began to try to gather information.
Robin also wanted to help, so she followed beside Boothill.
[ Actually, I don't know how to compose at all. ]
[ I borrowed this melody from somewhere else. ]
[ But the first time I heard its melody, I felt it was very suitable for telling the story of the Slumbernana Monkeys, so I rewrote the lyrics. ]
[ This is 'The Slumbernana Traveler'. I hope you find it ap-"peeling"! ]
[ I have walked through many worlds, with the Slumbernana Monkey by my side~ ]
[ Its voice is so clear, telling me what not to forget~ ]
[ It says to rest when tired, it's okay to stop~ ]
[ Give up everything, and the scenery ahead will be even better~ ]
As the two walked along the road, they were stopped by an extremely outgoing Slumbernana Monkey fan.
Then, right in front of them, she began to sing with abandon. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "What a social butterfly!"
Stelle: "Writing a song for the Slumbernana Monkey wasn't enough?"
Stelle: "She actually stopped people to perform?"
Charlotte: "What a fanatical fan!"
Charlotte: "You can tell she truly loves the Slumbernana Monkeys."
Silver Wolf: "The spirit is commendable, but the singing is a bit cringe."
March 7th: "Well, she's not a professional."
March 7th: "But it sounds very emotional."
Boothill: "Son of a nice lady, I'm here to gather information, not to be some music critic."
Qingque: "You aren't, but Miss Robin is."
Robin: "Yes, this lady sang very well."
Robin: "I can feel the sincere emotion contained in her lyrics and melody."
Robin: "She is singing with her heart."
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『 [ She's actually singing? ]
[ Any comments from the professional? ]
Boothill asked Robin to critique.
[ I like it very much. The most important meaning of a song is that anyone can sing it. No amount of suffering can take away people's songs. ]
Robin commented with a smile.
Then, seeing this fan lost in her own world, the two quietly left.
After walking for a while, they found a piece of paper on a table.
Stepping forward to look, it turned out to be a fan-made spin-off story created by a Slumbernana Monkey fan.
But because it was too horrifying and violated the guidelines, it wasn't allowed to be published.
Boothill didn't look closely and casually stuffed it into his pocket, not minding it. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Uh… the protagonist dreams of a bizarre-looking monkey that, during its countdown, kills rows of passengers on a train using various brutal methods?"
Stelle: "Holy cow!"
Stelle: "This fan-fiction creator must have been a horror writer originally, right?"
March 7th: "No wonder this piece was banned. How could the silly cartoon image of the Slumbernana Monkey have anything to do with a horror story?"
Hu Tao: "But out of a selfish desire to have their work seen, this person still deliberately left the story here."
Furina de Fontaine: "No, everyone is missing the point."
Furina de Fontaine: "What's important is actually the second half, which is unrelated to the story."
Furina de Fontaine: "This person said that his friend in the Slumbernana Association encountered trouble similar to the story!"
Dan Heng: "In the dream, they would meet a monkey handing out fruit… and each time they entered the dreamscape, the amount of fruit would increase…"
Himeko: "What's creepy is that this friend finally saw a fellow traveler in the dream being forced by these monkeys to eat thousands of fruits using various means."
Himeko: "And this friend hasn't shown up for three months?"
Guinaifen: "Ah… why does this sound so terrifying?"
Guinaifen: "It's like some urban legends circulating on the internet."
Welt Yang: "Has someone already fallen victim long ago?"
Welt Yang: "It seems things are more serious than imagined…"
Boothill: "These damn evil spirits are truly hateful!"
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『 [ Welcome, welcome! Would you like a Slumbernana Monkey plushie? ]
[ It's free, hand-sewn by me! ]
After walking a bit further, they came to a Slumbernana Association member with a back full of Slumbernana Monkey plushies.
[ Do you think I look like someone who would put this monkey on my bedside table? ]
Boothill pointed to his own appearance and asked back.
[ You can't say for sure. You look so cute. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Boothill: "Meow meow meow!"
Boothill: "What?!"
Boothill: "What did she call me?!"
Stelle: "?"
Stelle: "If my ears are working fine, she called you cute!"
March 7th: "This…!!"
March 7th: "I never would have dreamed that someone would use those words on Mr. Boothill!"
Boothill: "Son of a nice lady, never mind you, I couldn't have imagined it either!"
Boothill: "I've been roaming the galaxy for so many years, and this is the first time I've heard such a bizarre description of me…"
Boothill: "Haha, it almost silenced me."
Paimon: "Even so, Mr. Boothill does show a cute side sometimes."
Hu Tao: "Are you referring to when Mr. Boothill said the Reignbow Arbiter was in a wheelchair?"
Li Sushang: "Oh, I get it!"
Li Sushang: "Silly-cute, right?"
Li Sushang: "When I was in school, my teacher used to say that about me a lot!"
Boothill: "…"
Boothill: "What in the wubbaboo is silly-cute!"
Boothill: "I beg you all, stop muddlefudging making fun of me!"
Boothill: "I really can't take this anymore!"
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『 [ I… you… huh? ]
This person's evaluation of Boothill completely dumbfounded Boothill himself.
[ Wait, wait, am I dreaming? ]
[ Are… are you Miss Robin? ]
The club member caught sight of Robin nearby and suddenly showed an expression of disbelief.
[ Hello there. ]
Robin responded with a smile.
[ Oh my goodness, I was just listening to your new album! ]
[ What brings you to Dreamflux Reef? ]
The club member asked in surprise.
[ Actually, I've been here recently, we just didn't cross paths. ]
[ But don't worry, this will continue for a while. ]
[ —After all, the Slumbernana Association's admission test doesn't seem that easy. ]
Robin put on a troubled look.
[ The… Slumbernana Association? ]
[ You want to join the Slumbernana Association? ]
[ I must be dreaming, right? ]
[ How did I get so lucky to experience a crossover of my two favorite things? ]
[ If it's Miss Robin, they should definitely make an exception to recruit you! ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Tsk, she met a fanatical fan!"
Stelle: "This is in the bag!"
March 7th: "Slumbernana Association's Denisovan 52?"
March 7th: "What kind of weird name is that?"
Welt Yang: "Denisovan is probably her real name, and the prefix is an internal organizational code."
Welt Yang: "Haha, it certainly speaks to a strict hierarchy."
Qingque: "What was the code of that gatekeeper earlier?"
Lumine: "It seemed to be Modern 347?"
Lumine: "I don't understand what it means."
Yunli: "With such abstract and complex codes, no wonder the threshold to join this broken club is so high."
Boothill: "The treatment for big stars is really nice, getting an exception right away."
Boothill: "Son of a nice lady, why can't I get this kind of treatment?"
Silver Wolf: "Who told you to be a wanted criminal instead of a star?"
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『 [ There's no need for that. I'm just an ordinary person, just like everyone else who likes the Slumbernana Monkeys. ]
Robin shook her head, indicating that she didn't need special treatment.
[ But to make things doubly good, there's no harm in making a small concession. ]
[ Take this with you when you go. They will understand when they see it. ]
[ Don't worry, it won't break the rules. It's just to remind them not to make things difficult on purpose. ]
The club member gave Robin a Slumbernana Monkey accessory. This was a token to ensure they wouldn't be given a hard time.
Robin gladly expressed her thanks and then left with Boothill.
[ Alright, alright, we'll have it set up soon. ]
[ After tomorrow, everyone is welcome to come back to Slumbernana Avenue to play. ]
[ Hey, hey… no, listen to yourself. ]
[ You came to my house and told me to act like it's my own? ]
[ Who agreed to let you take over this place? ]
The two originally wanted to take the token to continue participating in the Slumbernana Association exam, but they encountered the troublemaker from earlier halfway there.
[ This is… ]
Robin looked at this scene, not quite understanding.
[ Son of a nice lady, they just won't give up! ]
[ I finally found you little cuties. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Boothill: "Hahaha, son of a nice lady, talk about a small world!"
Boothill: "These muddlefudgers, I ended up crossing paths with them after all!"
Paimon: "Mr. Boothill already got the token and could have gone back, but he ended up bumping into this unreasonable gang again."
Paimon: "It seems even the heavens can't stand it and want Mr. Boothill to teach them a lesson!"
Lumine: "These club members act like some kind of syndicate. They definitely need to be taught a lesson."
Stelle: "If I knew this would happen, why bother asking around?"
Stelle: "Just find these cuties directly and snatch their membership cards."
Boothill: "Heh, of course that's what I thought."
Boothill: "Wasn't I giving face to that buddy Micah all this time?"
Boothill: "He's the guy who treated me to malt juice, after all."
Boothill: "I have to show some respect in return."
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