I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

"You want to fight?!"

The second person to react was Kyosuke Takasaka, who quickly stood up. His helmet automatically floated up and turned into a pure dark color, which was then placed on his head. The originally silver-white steel armor was now surrounded by scarlet optical fibers.

Unbeknownst to him, his glove on his arm suddenly transformed into a dark gun muzzle, pointed at the pink-haired girl in front of him.

"No, stop." Cordolie reacted quickly as well.

She moved swiftly and clearly, appearing in front of the three people facing off. "First of all, Nigolan, don't make decisions for me on your own. I haven't been deceived. The three of us are indeed friends. Although I have indeed kept some things from you, please rest assured, I haven't been deceived."

When Cordolie spoke, her expression was full of solemnity.

Then, she looked at Zhongli and the others: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Zhongli. Nigolan did this because she was worried about my safety. I'm truly sorry."

"It's alright."

Zhongli then replied leisurely, "I know this young lady's personality. She's just worried about you, Cordolie. I won't take it to heart."

Zhongli stood up, removed the gray hood that had been covering her head, and stared at Cordollie and Nigolan with her gleaming pale gold eyes: "These are just minor matters, let's talk about them in peace."

Zhongli tapped the table with his finger: "My companion and I came to this world with no ill intentions. We are just visiting at the invitation of our companion, Miss Cortoline. Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself."

"My name is Zhongli. It's nice to meet you. Please take care of me."

Nigolan was visibly taken aback when she heard Zhongli's words and saw his eyes, before she realized what he meant: "You're not human, and you mentioned this world?? What do you mean?"

Nigolan was indeed very alert, but Zhongli was not prepared to tell her everything now.

He shook his head slightly, changing the subject: "Let's not talk about that for now. Let's talk about this fairy warehouse. To be honest, I'm very interested in it."

Zhongli gently tapped the half-closed door leading to the bedroom, and a breeze blew by, causing the door to open instantly.

Suddenly, tiny little girls fell in from outside the door and lay face down on the floor.

"Hehehe~~!"

Orange, green, purple, cherry blossoms. Girls with different hair colors—each looking around ten years old—piled up on the plush carpet like a human pyramid.

"Hey, stop pushing! Why did it fall over?" the girl complained, now a human cushion beneath the other accomplices.

"Yes, yes... I'm sorry~~~ I'm sorry!" The girl nodded vigorously in apology.

"Hi, Nigolan. I'm sorry to bother you." The girl greeted him casually.

"Oh, sorry to bother you!" the girl replied, her smile as bright as the sun.

Everyone started speaking at the same time, as if a dam had burst.

Nigolan completely ignored those words, stood imposingly in front of the girls with her arms crossed, and said:

"Go back to your room."

One unequivocal sentence made the girls stop what they were doing.

One of the girls raised her hand timidly and said:

"Um... Before we leave, we'd like to say goodbye to Cortoline's friends. We haven't seen any new faces here in a while."

The other girls nodded in agreement.

However one

Didn't you hear me?

Nigolan slowly turned her head to one side, looking at the girls' faces.

"But..."

"What if you are too disobedient..."

Then, Nigolan smiled.

Her smile was as radiant as a large flower.

"I'll eat you all up."

The gentle voice, as if a loving mother were tenderly caring for her infant, seemed all the more terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, the girls had vanished from the room. Without the slightest hesitation, their retreat was truly swift and skillful.

"Alright, friends, and Cordolphin, let's go. Let's find a place where the kids won't see us and continue our conversation. I think the room in the backyard of the warehouse is nice."

Nigolan turned around and pulled Cordolie toward the door.

Zhongli followed without a care in the world. Bell and Kyosuke Kosaka hesitated for a moment, then followed Zhongli out of the living room.

The rooms in the backyard are slightly larger than the living room.

Zhongli stood in the shadows under the lamplight, looking at the pink-haired woman and the blue-haired girl in front of him, and said calmly, "I know what you're thinking about writing. But there's no need to worry. After all, logically speaking, it doesn't matter if you're worried."

"I and the two humans beside us are, after all, just passersby in this world. No matter what we do, you cannot stop us."

"Therefore, from a generally rational point of view, the right thing to do is not to take it to heart."

“I can’t do that,” Nigolan said with a gentle smile, her eyes narrowed. “Cannibals express their love for humans with deep affection. We will pour out our most beautiful love to humans, let them revel in that love, and then eat them.”

"So you're asking me to face a human who suddenly appears and say I don't need to care? I'm afraid I can't do that."

Zhongli nodded slightly in understanding: "Alright, it is indeed a bit unreasonable. But to be honest, your idea is meaningless to me, but I am, after all, a person who abides by contracts, and it is not my intention to force a sale."

"How about this?" Zhongli's gaze turned to the ghost girl in front of him. Her pale golden pupils, under the moonlight, had an incomparable color, like a magnificent divine statue.

"I invite you to join me here to witness the rebirth of this world."

......

After a brief conversation, the cannibalistic Nigoran finally allowed Zhongli and the others to sleep in the dormitory.

With the starlight sparse, just as Zhongli was about to drift off to sleep, a chattering sound suddenly broke out at the door.

"Is she asleep? Is she already asleep?"

"I...I don't know. Besides, this is the first time I've ever met a man."

"It's better to keep the volume down a bit, or the target will notice."

The slight noises and whispers coming from outside the door broke the silence amidst the sparse moonlight.

-----It must be the group of kids that Nigolan chased away earlier; Zhongli could clearly hear the difference in their voices.

----You could say they have a strong playful spirit or are fearless in the face of threats; they're really energetic.

As Zhongli listened to the sounds outside the door, his mind wandered into a jumble of thoughts.

Then a smile appeared on his lips, and he tiptoed toward the door.

Then, holding their breath, they placed their hands on the door and, before counting to three, forcefully opened it, causing the girls to collapse into the room like an avalanche.

"...What's going on?!"

"...I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

"Hi, newbie. What a lovely evening."

Several frivolous voices rang out continuously.

Zhong Li immediately squatted down, matching the girls' eye level, and then gently touched his raised index finger to his lips.

"Shh~!"

He waved slightly to the girls.

The girls were quick-witted; they swiftly grasped the meaning Zhongli was trying to convey.

They also put their fingers to their lips.

"You'll be eaten by Nigolan." Everyone present reminded each other with just their eyes.

Since ancient times, whenever children are made to obey, ghosts and monsters are used to scare them—this time, however, Miss Nigolan is chosen to play the role of that ghost.

The girls quietly entered Zhongli's room.

Then, as soon as they came in, they started chattering loudly.

"Hey, where did you come from! What race are you?"

"What's your relationship with Nigolan? Your conversation seems so meaningful! And Sister Cordoly, she's also involved in your conspiracy. You must be trying to overthrow the rule of the floating islands, right?"

"Do you have a girlfriend? What type of person do you like? Is it someone like Sister Cordolphin, or someone like Nigolan?"

"Um, do you have any favorite foods? Also, is there anything you're afraid to eat? By the way, I hate mushrooms and leafy greens; they're super awful, and I can't stand them."

"And in the question I just asked, which one would you answer first? I think you would answer like you like both Sister Cortoline and Sister Nigolan at the same time."

The girls bombarded her with questions one after another, like a crossbowmen firing arrows.

Zhongli then gently raised his hand and explained to the girls in detail: "I will answer your question first."

"I don't have a girlfriend, and I prefer gentle and reliable older women. My favorite food is spicy and flavorful meat dishes, and there's probably nothing I wouldn't dare to eat—I'm not lying about that."

"Oh, right, besides that, I have a lot more to tell you..."

Zhongli and the children chatted in the cold night.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Beast of Destruction

The next day.

It was morning when Zhongli came out of the room.

The sun's rays had just begun to rise from the horizon, and the dormitory on the quiet No. 68 floating island was less noisy than usual.

The pink-haired cannibal girl, Nigoran, walked towards the children's dormitory with a puzzled look—usually, the noisy children would have been up long ago by this time.

Kodori thought it was normal; after all, children love to sleep, and it's normal for them to wake up late once in a while.

A few new characters arrived at the fairy warehouse yesterday, which excited the kids and made them stay up a little late, which is understandable.

“Cortelle, you’re still too gentle.” Nigolan shook her head, her pink hair swaying slightly in the orange sunlight. “They are children too, but they are different from normal children.”

"You know, the Golden Fairies don't care about their health. If they get used to staying up late and can't get enough sleep, they'll develop all sorts of psychological problems."

"As an administrator, I still need to plan ahead."

Since Nigolan had said that, Cordollie naturally wouldn't try to dissuade her anymore.

She nodded slightly, watching the pink-haired administrator go and wake up all the little girls, while she turned around and went to do laundry.