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"She turned sideways and looked into the distance, as if avoiding Xing's gaze. After a long while, she turned back and spoke softly."

"…In comparison," the girl said sincerely.

"I need the truth. Tell me, okay?"

The girl nodded. "Well... I... I did hide some things from you... For example, I'm not from here, and the Hound family isn't hunting me for no reason... I have other reasons for traveling with you... But thank you for your help, it's true."

""It's true that you yearn for the Nameless Guest. You've been to many worlds, meeting all kinds of people and things. Every day is a brand new beginning...""

"Liuying took a deep breath, her fingers unconsciously stroking the hem of her skirt. Her chest rose and fell slightly, as if she wanted to put all her courage into this breath."

"I want to take you somewhere, is that okay? This time it's not a tourist attraction, but quite the opposite... it's kind of my 'secret base'."

"There, I will tell you everything I know...as best I can."

Chapter 334: Pinocchio (Twenty-three)

Hunter x Hunter.

The dusk in East Goldo was always tinged with a rusty hue. Killua and Gon sat side by side on the grassy slope beside the abandoned railway tracks, the light from the sky casting shifting shadows on their faces.

"Hey, Killua." Gon stared at the hesitant expression on the screen without blinking, "Why doesn't Liuying go with Xing? She's so eager to explore the world. As long as she's willing, Jizi, Mr. Walter and the others will definitely agree."

Killua was playing with a stone, turning it deftly between his fingers. Upon hearing this, he paused and grasped the stone in his palm.

"...Maybe there's a reason you can't say it out loud?"

"Maybe she has a terminal illness and won't live long... Or maybe she looks like an ordinary girl, but her true identity is a wanted thief who has swept the galaxy. Or maybe... she has low self-esteem and feels unworthy of standing by Xing's side."

Killua stuttered out his guess.

Xiaojie suddenly turned over and sat up straight, grass leaves rustling from his hair. "Then Liuying should join the train! If she has a terminal illness, Xing can take her across the galaxy to help her find a cure. If she is a wanted criminal... although this is unlikely, Xing can also discipline her so that she won't commit crimes again. If she feels inferior, Xing will definitely help her overcome it!"

"Anyway, they are friends, and friends should work together to become better, right? Killua."

Killua stared at him blankly.

This guy is always like this, making complicated things sound as simple as breaking bread - but it makes people unable to refute it.

"You..." Killua chuckled and reached out to brush off the grass seeds on the back of his neck.

The sky in the distance has changed. Fireflies and stars are running on the streets of Pinocchio, like two feathers blown by the wind, lightly passing through the ocean of neon.

"…That's what friends should be like, Xiaojie, you're right."

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"On the way to the secret base, Xing suddenly saw something calling for help."

"As I got closer, I saw a cartoon character that looked just like Clock Guy, yelling for help... No, it was Clock Guy!"

“Tick-tock! Help! Help! Someone’s going to die! Help!”

"Xingli asked what the other person was, but this made Clock Kid anxious. He rang his bells loudly: "Hey! I'm a clock, not a thing!" But he quickly realized, "Wait—you... can see me?"

Xing looked at Liuying, who also looked at her in confusion: "...What's wrong?"

“I saw a clock…with hands and feet.”

"Can you really see me?" Clock Kid said, jumping up and down with joy. "Tick-tock! Great! Great! Misha is saved!"

“My name is Clock Boy, and I’m the big star of Dream Town Pinocchio! My friends and I protect the peace of this town—they’re Hanu Brothers, Mr. Soda, Origami Bird, Hamster Ball Knight… and Misha! Misha’s in danger—Tick-tock! Help! Help!”

Liuying finally came to her senses. "...A clock with arms and legs? Clock Boy? Did you see an anime character that doesn't exist in reality?"

“Can’t you see?”

Liuying looked around, her expression becoming even more confused. “Uh… where is it? I can’t see it…”

“Tick-tock! I guess only straightforward, innocent, childlike children can see me—like this gray friend!”

"Xing pointed at Clock Kid expressionlessly, "He said you're not straightforward, innocent, or childlike enough."

After hearing this, Liuying looked aggrieved and innocent: "...How am I not straightforward, innocent, and childlike...!"

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New Eridu.

"yeah--!!!"

The receptionist in the first-floor administration area's hand trembled, spilling a few drops of coffee onto today's visitor registration form. The hallway echoed with Cang Jiao's cheer, startling the flock of pigeons outside the window and sending them flying.

"What happened to Cangjiao..."

The intern turned his gaze from the sky to look at the Special Operations Department for Hollow Affairs higher up above his head. There, Cang Jiao was extremely excited, and kept shouting "Yeah Yeah Yeah" for his childishness.

"Cang Jiao can see him too! Sister Liu, can you see him?!" Little Cang Jiao excitedly moved closer to Liu's thigh.

"It seems we can all see it..." Asaba Yuma narrowed his eyes and analyzed seriously, "Pinocone in the sky is bustling with people, yet so many people turn a blind eye to a vivid cartoon character standing on the street... Do you remember? He mentioned the origami bird, but that little firefly couldn't be seen either. Is Xing the only special one in all of Pinocone?"

Yue Chengliu pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose. "No, Misha can see him too, but he's just an ordinary doorman at Pinocchio. Could he have something in common with Xing? For example...both of them possess a star core?"

Yuma couldn't help but laugh. "With his abilities, he's still a doorman... What a waste of talent! If he really had a star core in his body, HAND would have kept him as a treasure if he came to New Eridu. His family shouldn't be that stupid, and star cores aren't something you can just find on the street."

"Then... could it be [Exploration]?"

“…That’s even more impossible.”

Yuma shook his head. "[Pioneering] at least means doing something unprecedented, right? Pioneering has a certain adventurous spirit in it, but a doorman...how far can he 'pioneering'? His life is always the same, and has nothing to do with adventure."

"It can't be that Xing is really childish, right?" Liu smiled helplessly. "If that's the case, I can understand it... After all, Xing is just a 'child' who was born not long ago."

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"Clock Kid says Misha is about to die. It's urgent!"

“He said someone was going to die…”

Liuying was startled. "Huh? Is it that serious? Then you want to go help this... uh, clock boy who only you can see?" Liuying waved her hand again. "I don't doubt you. After all, anything can happen in a dream... It's okay to go to the place I mentioned later..."

"Xing thought the name Misha was too concerning, so she took Firefly and rushed over to see what was going on."

"Not far away, several burly men in black were cornering Huang Quan and Misha. The atmosphere was tense."

Misha looked up at the group of men in black and tried to stop them: "Everyone, please calm down..."

"However, the group acted as if they hadn't heard him and simply ignored him, staring intently at Huang Quan, indicating that they were going to give her a good beating."

Huang Quan lowered his eyes and sighed helplessly: "How could this happen..."

Chapter 335: Pinocchio (Twenty-four)

One Piece.

"Oh? Is this woman finally going to draw her sword in front of others?"

A salty sea breeze swept across the deck, and the sparks from Crocodile's cigar flickered in the dim cabin. Above, Huang Quan was surrounded by several strong men, but his sword remained unsheathed.

——But someone is waiting for her to unsheathe her weapon.

Mihawk crossed his arms, his hawk-like eyes narrowed slightly, and his back unconsciously straightened a little. He stared at Huang Quan's every move intently and carefully.

However, until Xing and Liuying came to the rescue, Huang Quan had no intention of drawing his sword.

Crocodile couldn't help but sneer: "Looks like she's going to disappoint you again?"

"It doesn't matter. She will draw her sword sooner or later." Mihawk shook his head calmly. Although he always longed for Huang Quan to show the swordsmanship that he expected and admired, he waited for the training of the same swordsman with a normal heart.

He didn't know what kind of mission Huang Quan was carrying, or why she wanted to become stronger, but there was no doubt that in order to reach her current height, she must have stepped over the corpses of countless people.

"Hey, Hawkeye." Crocodile blew out a puff of smoke. "How does this woman's sword compare to that of Kagami Ryu? Is she worthy of your attention?"

Huang Quan always gave him the feeling that she was not fully awake and looked a little dazed. To be honest... if Hawkeye had not later said that she had killed Xing Yidao and her strength should not be underestimated, he would have found it difficult to equate this lady with a bad memory and poor direction with the words "peerless strongman".

"I know Jingliu's mission and her purpose in becoming stronger. I can also see what is in her sword... murderous intent, hatred, and the desire for revenge... too much..."

Mihawk sighed softly and placed his hand on the hilt of the black knife. "But I haven't seen this Miss Huangquan draw her sword yet... By the time I realized it, Xing had already been slashed by her in my dream."

"It happened so fast that I didn't even have time to see her...'answer'."

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“Why are they all familiar faces?!”

Liuying looked at Xing in confusion. "Huh? What does 'all' mean...?"

"Oh, look, look! I'm not lying! Misha's in danger!" Clock Kid said, his bell ringing in panic. "Tick-tock! Please, gray friend! Help Misha!"

"Xing nodded: "My bat is too late!"

"But the bat is too inefficient... No! I mean, we can't solve the problem with such a rough method..." Liuying immediately realized her slip of the tongue and quickly corrected herself.

"Clock Kid says he can use a technique called the Clock Trick to restore good cheer to people, so everyone can get back together! But since no one can see him, he's helpless in this situation alone."

“Alright, gray friend! I have a feeling you’ll be able to learn the clock trick since you’re special enough to see me! So please, close your eyes—”

"Xing suddenly felt a tingling sensation all over his body, as if he had been electrified. According to Clock Kid, they were now 'one mind'. All they had to do was find the angry gang leader and infuse him with positive emotions. That would be it."

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Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.

In Kobayashi's living room, the three of them were curled up on the sofa, Kanna's little feet were hanging in the air and swaying gently, and her blue pupils reflected the Clock Boy jumping in the sky.

"Changing and adjusting emotions at will? In other words, a person could be angry one second and happy or sad the next? That's impossible..." Thor shook his head, thinking about it carefully and finding it unbelievable. "...Even mental magic can't be so precise, right?"

Xiao Lin pushed his glasses up. "Seeing cartoon characters in dreams that others can't see is outrageous enough. We all came to Pinocchio through the Dream Pool. If I could change anyone's mood at will, wouldn't that mean I could walk around Pinocchio like a typo?"

Whenever he encounters a tough opponent, he modifies the opponent's emotions, turning hatred into joy and turning hostility into friendship on the spot. This ability is probably more powerful than the robin's [Harmony] resonance.

While the three were discussing, the star in the sky had already approached the leader of the men in black.

She stretched out her hand and twisted it a few times in the air like winding a spring. The boss who was cursing in the last second suddenly became quiet in the next second.

"T-this...isn't it? It's that simple?" Thor's eyes widened. "Don't I need to chant like Miss Mockingbird? Or recite a prayer or something?"

The truth is not that troublesome.

Because something incredible has happened before his eyes - the ferocious expression of the man in black gradually softened as if being erased by an eraser, and finally revealed a trance smile. This smile even gradually spread from the corners of his mouth, and finally turned into a hearty laughter like a volcanic eruption.

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“…Hahahahaha!”

"The gang leader was laughing so hard he was practically crying. This sudden change of heart frightened the gang members standing by."

The Clock Kid was both excited and confused: "You succeeded! But how did he become like this?"

Xing scratched his head: "I don't know... Was it me who did it?"

““Should… be right? Otherwise, why would he suddenly start laughing? It’s just… oh, he looks so scary—just like a real, moody stone boss.”

The gang leader laughed for a full half-minute before finally stopping and enthusiastically greeting Huang Quan: "Oh, hi! Everyone! Please forgive my intrusion, but welcome to the dreamland of Pinocchio!" He then looked at his younger brothers behind him and said sternly, "Boys! Line up! Give our distinguished guest a proper welcome!"

"Ah? Yes, yes...!" The younger brothers were also confused, but since the boss said that, there must be a deeper meaning behind it."

“Ready—get ready!”

"Following the boss's command, the ferocious little brothers bowed to Huang Quan and Xing in unison: "Welcome to the dreamland of Pinocchio!"

“No need to be polite. Stand up.”

"Xing waved his hand and, after a few casual greetings, sent the group away."

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

In the courtyard of the Butterfly House, Zenitsu, Tanjiro and Inosuke were helping Aoi and the others to dry their clothes. When they saw the wonderful effects of the clock trick on the skylight, Zenitsu's painful voice suddenly resounded throughout the Butterfly House.

"Ahhh! Why am I not from Pinocchio? I can clearly see Clock Boy too!" Zenitsu wailed, holding his head. "Xing is not using this ability properly at all!"

Chapter 336: Pinocchio (Twenty-Five)

"If it were me, I would definitely adjust the emotions of all the girls in Pinocchio to admiration for me! In that case...hahahaha!"

"Boring, idiotic, perverted."

Aoi, who was folding clothes nearby, rolled her eyes.

"What a fool!"