Mission in another world with my transformed best friend

Seeing Wang Kai utter those slightly childish words with a playful expression, Zhang Lan's expression gradually calmed down, followed by a serene smile. She felt she had made up her mind. She got up, looked at the starry sky, and slowly walked towards the lake.

Although he only caught a glimpse of a back view out of the corner of his eye, after a brief struggle of reason, his body remained obedient. Wang Kai reluctantly shifted his gaze. The serious topic and the beautiful night view had ended so quickly, leaving him feeling a little unsatisfied, and he couldn't help but speak up.

"Hey, after hearing my 'grand plan,' aren't you going to give me a little encouragement or something?"

"Isn't showing you this 'Alice's View' for so long enough to cheer you on? The previous 'Kyle' was a dream come true. Or do you think just watching isn't enough, and you want to do something exciting to this guy who looks like a girl but is actually a middle-aged man?"

"Get lost, get lost! Thanks to you, I'm already getting a little tired of looking at this. If you keep looking like this, you won't be able to take responsibility for losing interest in other girls in the world..."

"Hmph, Fuck you! Don't soak for too long, you'll catch a cold... Bye!"

Watching the other person slowly leave after getting dressed, Wang Kai finally let out a long sigh of relief. A mix of excitement, suppressed emotions, and fear lingered, refusing to subside for a long time…

Perhaps I didn't replace "Kyle," but rather "Kyle" changed me.

Just as Zhang Lan said, physical changes can affect the soul.

As for "Kyle," even though he knew that the goddess was determined to go her own way, he still chose to follow her regardless of everything, even if it meant being a complete idiot and a simp.

Of course, all of this is incomprehensible to outsiders. Perhaps the saying is true: "If you're not in the game, you don't know what's going on; once you understand what's going on, you're already in the game!"

In a candid and unguarded exchange, the seeds of new fruit were planted in both of their hearts, which would also play a decisive role in guiding their future...

After the long night, a new destiny will unfold!

The next morning, as Martha had said, a small squad of "Imperial soldiers" passed by Tara village and, upon discovering the horrific scene, immediately began an investigation and search and rescue operation.

Unfortunately, the tragic situation was already set in stone. The village was not large to begin with, and the level of carnage was nothing compared to the real battlefield. The soldiers could only mechanically carry out their duties in accordance with the law and procedures.

The soldiers spent some time questioning and investigating Martha, the only survivor of Tara Village, but the investigation of Wang Kai and Zhang Lan, the two "passing adventurers," was somewhat rushed.

That's fine, though, since the two of them had already decided not to say a word about those "irrelevant" things.

When the soldiers asked more crucial questions, they both brushed them off with excuses like "I don't know," "I'm not sure," "We weren't here yet at that time," etc.

The investigation lasted for half a day. The squad of soldiers divided the work, leaving two people to continue the investigation at the ruins of Tara Village, while the rest accompanied Wang Kai and the others to the next level town—Merke Town—to conduct a formal inquiry and evidence collection.

Upon hearing that they were going to a larger town, Wang Kai knew that this "otherworld game journey" had truly entered the initial stage of its strategy.

He had planned to chat with the soldiers who accompanied him, but Zhang Lan stopped him, implying that she would be more at ease leaving this to him.

Left with no other option, Wang Kai saw Masa waving at him from a distance, so he walked over...

"Brother Kai, can you do me a small favor?"

"Look at what you're saying. We're all members of an adventurer's party. If there's anything you need to help with, just say so..."

Martha glanced at Tara village a few times, as if she wanted to take one last look at the place where she grew up. Pointing to the ruins of a house, she whispered.

“I want to go home to find something to remember me by… After all, once I leave, I’ll be adventuring and wandering with you two. I don’t know when I’ll be able to come back, or when I’ll be able to rebuild Tara Village.”

Wang Kai smiled and patted Masha's head: "Just keep your memories of family and friends in your heart. As long as you never forget them, that's the best way to repay them. I'll go with you..."

"Ok."

...“Heave-ho!”

The two moved rubble after rubble through the ruins, but what lay buried beneath were just fragments, let alone any "family keepsakes." Everything seemed so desolate.

As the search dragged on, Martha never stopped searching, but it was clear that her eyes were already brimming with tears, which dripped onto the dark ground from time to time.

Seeing this, Wang Kai knew that no amount of words of comfort would be of any use, since words could never replace the loss of a loved one and the warm memories of living here for more than ten years.

Wang Kai looked at his hands, which were covered in mud, sighed, glanced at his relatively clean sleeves, walked over to Masha, and gently wiped away the tears from her cheeks...

"Brother Kai, I..."

Martha couldn't hold back any longer. She cried out and threw herself into Wang Kai's arms. But then the child didn't cry at all, only choked out sobs. The suppressed grief and reluctance to leave her hometown could only be expressed through uncontrollable trembling all over her body.

Seeing Martha, who had been suppressing her grief for days, finally unleash it all in this "silent" state, Wang Kai's hatred for the "executioner" who destroyed Tara Village rose even higher.

Even if the truth behind it really is related to the "Four Heroes," he will definitely seek justice for Martha...

After an unknown amount of time, Martha gradually calmed down, shook her head, turned around, and whispered.

“Brother Kai, I didn’t cry… I haven’t cried at all. I’m not that cowardly. Although I was raised by humans since I was a child, the orc blood in my body cannot tolerate any falsehood… Orcs who have lost their homeland either wander to death or die seeking revenge. I don’t want to wander. From now on, I only hope to follow you and my sister and make our home wherever we go. Don’t lie to me and agree to let me become your adventure partner just because you pity me and sympathize with my plight.”

"Look at what you're saying, when have I ever lied... no, when have I ever lied to you, Martha? Don't worry..."

"Hmph, you said it yourself, Brother Kai, you lied to me..."

"Huh!?"

Martha quietly wiped away her tears with her sleeve, turned around, and stared intently into Wang Kai's eyes with a serious expression.

"You lied to her before. Last night... after finding Sister Lan last night, she left again when no one was looking. Luckily, she was able to follow her by scent and saw you and her... in that lake!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Kai immediately felt a pang of panic... Had this little girl actually discovered what happened last night after following him here?

Perhaps Martha overheard those conversations and learned that Zhang Lan and I had deduced the "truth" but chose to keep it from her and deceive her...

So Wang Kai could only force a smile and say...

"Well... you saw what happened back then. Putting aside whether that scene was a bit...stimulating for a child like you, no, no, you didn't ask anything afterwards. When did I lie to you?"

"Hmph, it was before... you said that you and Sister Lan were just 'childhood sweethearts,' but would 'childhood sweethearts' choose to meet in the lake in the middle of the night... and without wearing anything at all?"

"You mean this? Didn't I tell you beforehand that I was going to take a shower? Do I need to wear clothes to take a shower?"

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that Sister Lan... why isn't she wearing any clothes, and she's back-to-back with you..."

Huh? Martha was so observant last night, could it be that she really knows some crucial information...?

No, if she knew that they were deliberately keeping it from her, she wouldn't be looking ashamed and angry right now; she would be genuinely furious and shocked.

Therefore, Wang Kai immediately deduced that Masha was probably just observing them from a distance and hadn't heard their conversation, otherwise she definitely wouldn't have started asking about "taking a bath" now.

So, Wang Kai calmed down, smiled, and feigned a slightly puzzled look, asking in return.

"What's the big deal? We grew up together, and it's nothing to take a shower together occasionally. Besides, as you saw, we just sat back to back and chatted for a while, nothing else..."

"No, no, no, although I couldn't hear what you were talking about, I found it strange that you were pretending to be stupid, Kai-gege, or did Lan-jie not even see you as a girl..."