Mission in another world with my transformed best friend

After hearing this, Zhang Lan checked his entire body, but found nothing—not even a single piece of paper, let alone a notebook. So, if all the guesses converged, then only one possibility remained…

"Martha, I'm sorry, I can't go with you to take a bath. There's a place I need to check right now..."

"Ah, sister!?"

Without looking back, Zhang Lan ran wildly towards the cemetery on the hillside. Upon reaching his destination, he saw, by the moonlight, the church that had been reduced to a pile of "rubble." This building, which looked even larger than the Adventurers' Guild, was far more destroyed than any other building in the village, even though it was located on the edge of the village.

Most importantly, the area around this pile of rubble that had been burned was very, very small...

"Indeed, from this hillside, you can see the entire village clearly, from the village entrances and exits to every corner enclosed by the walls—any area a person can pass through is within sight. Furthermore, if it's true that Wang Kai unconsciously 'received' Kyle's memories yesterday…"

As Zhang Lan pondered, he tried hard to recall the route the two of them had taken in the forest yesterday and the location of the cliff. Then, using the church as the center, he drew a circle around it and connected the center to the direction of the cliff with a line... The intersection of this line and the circle might be the beginning of all the disaster...

I hope my reasoning is wrong!

Zhang Lan slowly walked to the junction. Because it was already dark, she couldn't see anything from the pile of rocks under her feet. So she stretched out her small hand and summoned a flame. By the light of the flame, her big eyes emitted bursts of emerald green light, like a hawk in the night, not missing any place in the area before her...

See it? A few streaks of pink light shone through the gaps in the pile of rubble. Zhang Lan rushed over, cleared away a large pile of stones, and pulled out a notebook that had been burned down to just a few pages. The remaining half of the pink cover and the pendant attached to it brought a wave of familiarity to her heart, like finding her favorite childhood toy. Even after so many years, the indelible memories immediately resurfaced before her eyes...

Soon, Zhang Lan no longer needed to speculate on the authenticity of the memories. As the layer of black ash on the notebook was shaken off, a handwritten title on the cover page confirmed everything.

"Alice's Diary of a Lifetime's Pursuit of the Hero," and a small note below the title... "Kyle, if you dare to read this without permission, we're done! [○?｀Д′? ○]"

With a title that is 100% filled with "brainless fan" elements, Zhang Lan imagined some of the more extreme examples of celebrity worship on Earth.

She had no time to care about such things now. Although the notebook cover said "Kyle must not read this without permission," she was Alice herself now. It shouldn't be a big deal for her to look at the diary she "used to" write...

Opening the notebook, Zhang Lan saw that the pages, which had been almost completely burned, were now covered with crookedly written words. After reading the first sentence, Zhang Lan felt uneasy, but could only frown and continue reading...

"Day 1: Today is the first time I'm leaving the village to fulfill my dream of meeting the Fire Hero. But that guy Kyle insists on coming with me. I've told him I'll never go back until I've fulfilled my dream, not even for a lifetime... Hmph, I'll fulfill this dream even in ten lifetimes..."

"Day 18: We finally found out that the Fire Hero will be going to Merc Town to receive the 'Heroic Prayer'. This is a great opportunity to meet him up close... However, we lost the admission ticket we bought."

I could only stand on Kyle's shoulders on the outskirts of the crowd, watching from afar as my idol—the Fire Warrior—entered the church amidst the flames, surrounded by the lucky ones who had tickets.

Although the distance was a bit far, that handsome, mature face and the aura of a hero emanating from him had already left an indelible mark on people's hearts... PS: I think the reason the tickets were lost was definitely Kyle's doing, but unfortunately, I haven't found any evidence. Hmph, just wait until he finds the evidence, he'll make you pay!

Day 37: It's been almost a month and there's still no news from the Fire Hero.

Damn it, Kyle, who's always following me around like a shadow, is getting more and more annoying. Even when we're staying at a hotel, he has to stay outside the door all night, as if he's afraid the person will suddenly disappear from his sight.

He doesn't even consider that the reason they agreed to accompany you this time is because you promised to provide all the necessary support during their quest for the Fire Hero. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered with you at all...

After reading the first few pages, Zhang Lan felt a mix of emotions, including various psychological and physical discomforts. She wanted to slap herself (Alice) across the face, but with a notebook in one hand and a flame in the other, she had to give up.

Thankfully, most of this "discomfort diary" was burned, otherwise my anger would have exploded... Wait, on this last page...

"Day 63: As expected, the information bought with the mission bounty that Kyle saved up was true. The "Brave Prayer" event four days later has been secretly moved to a place called 'Tara Village', and there is a high probability that the Fire Hero will come in person to receive the priest's prayer!"

"Great! I arrived at the village early and didn't see any other fans. I've been studying the interior of the only church for days, and finally found a hidden route based on its facilities. That way, I can completely avoid the guards..."

"Day 67, finally today has arrived! My intuition tells me that I'll definitely get to meet the Fire Hero up close today, maybe even have a private meeting... Hehe, let's go right now! From this moment on, I'm going to write this down as I go..."

Damn it, I'd barely reached the wall of the church altar when Kyle caught up with me, trying to dissuade me from causing trouble. No way! I ordered him to crouch down, as usual, so I could stand on his shoulders and see inside the altar through the windows in the church wall…

Hehe, Kyle is still very obedient and cooperative... Okay, I'm going to stand up now. The window is getting closer and closer to my head. I can almost hear the voices of the priest and the fire warrior inside...

The text that followed began to become somewhat distorted...

"...This...this...the Fire Hero is actually doing such an indecent thing with that priestess, and right here in the sacred church altar...Damn it, who exactly is that priestess...Wait, what's that black smoke around the Fire Hero...?"

The notebook abruptly ended with the last word, leaving an irregular pen mark behind it. Even though she didn't understand what had happened, the only certainty was that something beyond Alice's comprehension had occurred shortly afterward...

Just as Zhang Lan was pondering what Alice had discovered that caused the "Synchronous Notes" to be interrupted, the words on the notebook began to twist and converge, forming lines.

These lines slowly combined to form various shapes, and when the shapes blended together, they formed a scene that instantly filled her mind with an incredibly strong impact.

..."Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Lan's mouth gaped open, and he was covered in sweat. His pale face was filled with terror, as if he had just returned to the human world after wandering around the gates of the underworld. This kind of memory, which included the shattering of dreams and the intense emotional fluctuations between life and death, could only have such a huge impact if experienced firsthand...

Furthermore, all these physical and psychological reactions are exactly the same as when Wang Kai inexplicably received the "Kyle Memory" before!

The flame in her hand had long since gone out. Zhang Lan, who had already knelt on the ground, touched her face with her hand. Cold sweat dripped from her fingers. She then realized that not only her face and head, but every pore on her body was clogged with cold sweat.

As she struggled to calm her racing heart, she curled up on her side on the ground, her consciousness slowly fading as darkness enveloped her.

……

"Kyle, Sister Lan is awake..."

"Really? Let me see..."

When Zhang Lan regained consciousness and opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a makeshift bed inside the tent. She quickly sat up, but a large hand pressed her back down. Then, Wang Kai's voice continued to come from beside her.

"Alright, don't push yourself. Martha said you disappeared without a trace, so she went to take a shower first. When she came back and you still hadn't returned, we went to look for you together. Luckily, you mentioned 'the church' before you left... When we found you, you were covered in sweat and unconscious on the ground. After we brought you back, we noticed your body temperature wasn't high. I guess you were just exhausted. So, I'll say something you won't like to hear: the cemetery is near the church, and so many villagers were just buried there. The cemetery is full of yin energy after all, and you might have fainted from fright... Oh well, it's good that you're alright now!"