DDT - Chapter 126
Chapter 126: Interstellar ABO (11)
Chi Junluo had only been in this world for two or three days. On the first, she'd narrowly escaped death, managing to flee a self-destructing mecha, only to be disfigured. On the second, just after she'd filled her stomach with some unknown creature, an old acquaintance of the original body found and rescued her, taking her to a hospital and getting her the best private room.
Today was the third day, and it seemed she'd had some sort of indescribable encounter with this acquaintance of the original body?
Chi Junluo carefully slid her hand out from under Yi Shuhan's neck. Although the room's temperature was comfortable, she still meticulously tucked the thin blanket around her before quietly getting up. The entire hospital room was, to put it mildly, a complete mess.
By the sofa outside the bedroom, Chi Junluo saw clothes scattered on the floor, looking wrinkled as if they had been ravaged. A faint, sweet floral scent lingered on the sofa, mixed with a refreshing, mint-like aroma. Faint, dried water stains were visible on the fabric.
The light-screen Yi Huai had lent her to browse the internet yesterday was lying face down on the carpet. There were some fine, white, granular particles on its silver-gray back. Chi Junluo bent down to pick it up, brushed off the residue, and sat on the floral-and-mint-scented sofa to examine the device.
In Chi Junluo's original world, the smartphones people used had long since implemented facial and fingerprint recognition. She had no idea how to unlock this light-screen.
The screen lit up the moment Chi Junluo picked it up, displaying a line of small text: Second authorized user identity recognized.
Then the text vanished, and the screen went to the home page. No lock screen or security system blocked her way; Chi Junluo had opened the girl's light-screen just like that.
Staring at the gorgeous, exquisite, and overwhelmingly powerful silver-white mecha on the home screen, Chi Junluo hesitated to do anything. She recalled the information she'd looked up yesterday and what Yi Huai had told her—that she knew the heroine, Yi Shuhan, and that they were romantic rivals. Fragments of last night's debauchery flashed through her mind. She vaguely remembered her loss of control, both physically and emotionally, the actions she never would have dreamed of, and the… positions.
Chi Junluo reached up and rubbed her temples. Judging by the scene when she woke up, those memories must have been real. The last thing she remembered was biting down on the back of Yi Huai's neck.
If her memory served her right, when she looked up the entry for "Alpha" yesterday, one of the locations mentioned for an Alpha to mark an Omega was the back of the neck, because that was where an Omega's crucial scent glands were located. It was the standard spot for a temporary mark.
"Ah…" A frustrated sound escaped Chi Junluo's lips. From her original world until now, she had never felt so vexed.
The low groan rumbled in her throat for a moment before stopping. Chi Junluo tugged at her hair. She carefully replayed the events and analyzed them seriously. Based on her memories of last night's behavior, the girl named Yi Huai lying in the bedroom must have been in heat, which would explain the rich pheromones she was releasing—the floral scent she had first smelled last night. Chi Junluo leaned over and sniffed the sofa carefully. One of the scents was indeed the one that had come from the girl last night. Therefore, the other refreshing, mint-like scent must be the pheromones of this body, right?
Chi Junluo waved her hand to disperse the scent around her. In other words, it was her, this body, that had been dominated by instinct over the past dozen or so hours of chaos and marked a beautiful girl who had come a thousand miles to save her. This girl, Yi Huai, was an acquaintance of the original body and a romantic rival of the heroine. From what she had learned about this world's genders, she could confirm that Yi Huai was an Omega, which contradicted the information on that ID card. If Yi Huai was an Omega, then the heroine, her rival, must also be an Omega!
So that ID card didn't belong to Yi Huai. She had said her identity couldn't be exposed, so naturally, she wouldn't use her real information. She had mentioned that the heroine was the only daughter of the Yi Family's head. Yi Huai's surname was also Yi, so she was clearly a member of the Yi Family. For Yi Huai to be able to compete with the family head's daughter for a man, her own status within the family couldn't be low.
Wait! It suddenly dawned on Chi Junluo. In this world, if Omegas were rivals, they wouldn't be fighting over a male of a sub-gender, but rather an Alpha. Judging by how much Yi Huai cared for the original body, it was highly likely that the original body was the very Alpha that Yi Huai and the heroine were fighting over!
What kind of mess was this?!
Chi Junluo collapsed onto the sofa and let out a long sigh. If her deductions were correct, then things had just become incredibly complicated.
First, there was the heroine's identity. If Yi Shuhan was really an Omega, and the body she occupied was an Alpha, there was absolutely no reason for her to casually approach Yi Shuhan. She still didn't know where the Power of the Heavenly Dao was or what level of contact was needed to obtain it. The Heavenly Dao hadn't been by her side for the last two worlds, so she had basically no way of getting help or advice from it.
If it were just a matter of different primary genders, the problem wouldn't be too big; there would always be a solution. But now, her body, as an Alpha, had uncontrollably marked an Omega who was very familiar with the original body and likely on very good terms with her. In the eyes of the heroine and Yi Huai, did this not mean that the original body had chosen Yi Huai?
In that case, wouldn't she have no reason or excuse to get close to the heroine?
Unable to approach the heroine equaled being unable to complete the mission, which equaled being unable to form a contract with the heroine's soul fragments, which equaled truly failing to save the girl whose bright future was lost because of a single decision she had made. The heroine should have had a happy and successful life…
The past few worlds had been too easy. All the missions had fallen into place naturally, and she'd had the Heavenly Dao's guidance. This should be the sixth world she had come to. The Heavenly Dao had never told her how many more worlds she had to go to. Just how many fragments had she shattered the heroine's soul into?
And what was the deal with that power of her own that the Heavenly Dao had told her about in the last world?
That golden energy seemed to be able to transform into various forms according to her needs, appearing even more useful than the Power of the Heavenly Dao.
Chi Junluo tried hard to recall past events, but her memories of the worlds she had been through had become like flowers in a mirror or the moon on the water. They looked real from a distance, but when she tried to touch them, to see them clearly, countless ripples would distort the image, making it impossible to discern what was real and what was illusory. Thinking back, she could no longer clearly remember what she had done in those worlds. She clearly remembered leaving, leaping to her death right in front of the heroine, yet she also had images of living together with Yi Shuhan. The scenes were shaky and blurred, as if she were drunk. The harder she tried to see clearly, the dizzier she became.
When she finally came to her senses, she found herself drenched in a cold sweat.
There was still half a glass of water on the table that Yi Huai had poured for her yesterday. It was completely cold now. Chi Junluo took a few sips to calm herself down. She realized there was a problem with her memory, and she didn't know if it had anything to do with the Heavenly Dao.
Pushing those thoughts aside, what was done was done. She could only take it one step at a time. Chi Junluo picked up the light-screen again. It had gone dark from inactivity, but it lit up once more, displaying the small text: "Second authorized user identity recognized." To grant another person access to one's personal light-screen was like someone in Chi Junluo's original world giving the password to their incredibly important phone to their most trusted person, granting them the right to view all calls and messages. The original body must have been an extremely important person to Yi Huai. She wondered what was so attractive about the original body that it had both this beautiful girl who came to save her and the heroine, Yi Shuhan, completely captivated.
Thinking back on the past few worlds, the original body and the heroine had always been strangers to each other. But in this world, the original body and the heroine must have been very familiar. With no memories and no understanding of the situation, it seemed she could only use amnesia as an excuse for now.
Thinking of the uncertain road ahead, Chi Junluo sighed again.
Chi Junluo fiddled with the light-screen for a while and found the entrance to the Star Network. She tapped it, wanting to find out more about the Yi Family's situation in the Blue Star Alliance.
She still had some impression of the Yi Family from when she was searching the Alliance's history. It seemed the Yi Family held a pivotal position in the Blue Star Alliance. She searched for the term "Yi Family," and countless news articles immediately appeared. Scrolling down a few entries, Chi Junluo found the Yi Family's Star Network page.
The entry wasn't overly detailed, but it did introduce the contributions the Yi Family had made to the Alliance Military.
After searching a few more terms, Chi Junluo got a general impression of the Alliance. Considering the Alliance's development over the past few hundred years, the Yi Family, which controlled the mecha and military factories—the very lifeline of the Alliance's defense against the Zerg—was probably the number one family in the Alliance, wasn't it?
Chi Junluo's guess was pretty much spot on. What happened to the heroine's soul fragments being rejected by the world's Heavenly Dao after being scattered, resulting in poor family backgrounds and experiences?
Why was it that the further she went, the better Yi Shuhan's family background became?
It wasn't that she wanted the heroine to have a bad life, but with each world, her status grew more noble. In a situation like this world's, the heroine was surely the Yi Family's precious darling, coddled and cherished. Since she was rivals with this girl named Yi Huai, the family must have known something about it. If the head of the Yi Family found out she had marked another Omega, she would probably never get to see the heroine again.
Chi Junluo tried searching for "Yi Shuhan," but the Star Network prompted, "No relevant entries or insufficient permissions."
It seemed what Yi Huai said was, in all likelihood, true.
The major families of the Alliance were all extremely protective of their Omegas. After all, Omegas were excellent assets for marriage alliances and the like.
Chi Junluo tried searching for "Yi Huai," but the result was the same.
She scratched her head and decided to see if she could find herself. The moment she typed the character "Chi," a list of suggested terms popped up. "Alliance Admiral Chi Missing."
"The Story Behind Admiral Chi's Disappearance."
"Admiral Chi and the Great Families Conspiracy Theory."
"Alliance Military to Hold Press Conference on March 10, 1325, Star Calendar."
Chi Junluo's finger froze on the light-screen. She stared at the suggestions that had suddenly appeared. Each one was followed by a fiery red character for "Trending" and a long string of numbers. It looked remarkably like the hot search list on Weibo from her original world.
At the very bottom of all the suggestions was a button: "Open multiple preview windows simultaneously."
Chi Junluo reached out and tapped the button at the bottom. When she saw these suggested terms, a strange feeling washed over her. Perhaps these could tell her something useful. The search interface shifted, and several different windows popped out of the light-screen, projecting into the air above it.
Chi Junluo looked on in wonder at a scene that seemed to come straight out of a movie. She cautiously reached out to touch the projected images. She could actually drag and resize them, though there was no physical sensation on her hand.
She began to carefully read through the opened windows one by one.
When Yi Shuhan woke up, the space beside her was empty. On the large, messy bed, there was only herself, covered by a thin blanket. The light in the room wasn't harsh. Yi Shuhan shifted her body and felt utterly exhausted. The past dozen hours of activity had taken a huge toll on her. She was covered in sweat, and being a person who loved cleanliness, she frowned. She immediately decided that no matter how tired she was, she had to get up and take a shower before resting or replenishing her energy.
Propping up her aching body, she steadied herself against the wall as she stood. She took a large bath towel from the closet, wrapped it around herself, and headed for the bathroom. The bedroom had an en-suite bathroom. As she passed the open bedroom door, Yi Shuhan, with her excellent mental power, heard some noise from outside. It must be Chi Chi out there. A flicker of dissatisfaction rose in her heart. They had just done something so intimate, yet this person had left her all alone in the room. Didn't she know she would feel insecure? Wasn't she worried that a delicate Omega would be scared waking up alone?
A true steel Alpha, indeed. As dense and wooden as ever.
Yi Shuhan peeked her head out of the doorway and saw Chi Junluo sitting stark naked on the sofa, looking at a light-screen.
Yi Shuhan froze. Could it be that her Chi Chi's brain was so severely damaged that she had forgotten even the most basic common sense, like putting on clothes after getting out of bed?!
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