Chapter 233: Miyabi's Mom
Koji and the others arrived in the world of Zenless Zone Zero. Lumine did not have any time right now, so only Eula and a few others followed Koji.
They had already visited miHoYo's worlds of Honkai and Honkai: Star Rail, so now it was time to come and take a look at Zenless Zone Zero.
"What's that?"
Eula stared at the enormous half-dome rapidly swallowing the city and could not help but feel shocked. What kind of attack method was that, to have such terrifying corrosive power?
"A Hollow. It's a disaster in this world. There's a kind of Ether energy inside it. If a living creature stays in there too long, it will turn into a monster called an Ethereal," Koji explained.
"I'm going to take care of something. You all go into the Serenitea Pot."
As soon as he finished speaking, Koji stored them inside the Serenitea Pot, then vanished on the spot.
This should be the moment when the Old Capital fell. Since he was already here, he might as well save a few people and make up for some regrets.
…
As time passed, after saving a few people, Koji arrived in the era of New Eridu, not long before the main story began.
"You saved these people… did you take a liking to them?" Shenhe showed no reaction, but Eula raised an eyebrow and looked at her man helplessly.
Miyabi's mom and Yijiang were still a little dazed. Weren't they supposed to be dead already? Hearing Eula's jab, Miyabi's mom hurriedly said, "I have a husband."
Good grief, that absolutely could not be misunderstood. She had to explain herself right away.
"So you're into that?" Eula's mouth twitched.
To be fair, Miyabi's mom really was a young, gentle, virtuous woman. Add the bonus trait of being a married woman, and plenty of people would find that kind of temptation hard to resist.
Back in Teyvat, Koji had been very close with Lady Alice. It was hard not to make Eula suspect that Koji had a taste for this sort of thing and liked married women.
"You're overthinking it. I'm not trying to ruin someone else's family," Koji said, rolling his eyes at Eula.
"Mother-in-law, welcome to New Eridu."
The moment Koji used that form of address, everyone's expressions turned meaningful.
So it was not that he had his eye on a married woman. He had his eye on her daughter instead. With a life-saving favor like rescuing her mother, there really was a pretty good chance that the daughter would repay him with her heart.
Miyabi's mom: "…"
Her daughter was still so young. This was a bit too much.
"New Eridu?" Miyabi's mom suddenly latched onto the keyword.
"Yes. The Old Capital fell, and New Eridu was built," Koji said.
"That over there is Hollow Zero, the one that swallowed the Old Capital."
Following the direction Koji pointed, she saw a space so opaque that it was impossible to see through it.
"So that means… many years have already passed?"
Miyabi's mom quickly asked, "Then how is Little Miyabi doing now?"
"Hoshimi Miyabi is now an officially certified Void Hunter," Koji said.
Miss Miyabi's talent really was exceptional. At such a young age, she was already a powerful Void Hunter, and she had not even relied on yokai power.
A Void Hunter that young would definitely still have room to grow in the future.
"A Void Hunter?"
"So Little Miyabi has already reached the level of the third-generation head of the Hoshimi family…" Miyabi's mom said with emotion.
She knew the weight carried by the title of Void Hunter. Experts were everywhere across all factions, yet the number of Void Hunters was exceedingly small. Every single one of them was a top-tier force in humanity's battle against the Hollows.
"Hoshimi Miyabi is still very young. There is a high chance that she will surpass the third-generation head of the Hoshimi family in the future."
The Void Hunters of the Old Capital generation had all been monsters. Miyabi was still too young right now. There was a gap between her and those people, but it was not impossible for her to catch up.
"Yijiang, your younger sister Yixuan is now the thirteenth-generation sect master of Yunqi Mountain. She is also an investigator recognized by the mayor as possessing Void Hunter-level combat power."
Yijiang froze slightly. If it was Yixuan, then she absolutely had the qualifications to become Yunqi Mountain's sect master. That younger sister's talent had always been greater than her own.
"Um… is a Void Hunter really that strong?" Eula asked.
There were many investigators. There were many soldiers. But the people who could obtain the title of Void Hunter needed more than combat power alone. Their contributions were also essential.
The simplest route was handling Hollow-related incidents.
As for the research field, most Void Hunters could not do that. Take Miyabi for example. She was a purely martial type. Asking her to do research would really be making things difficult for her.
Eula nodded, then looked again at Miyabi's mom and Yijiang with surprise. If that was the case, then the two women in front of them were family members of Void Hunters.
Wearing a mask, Miyabi's mom followed Koji to HAND Headquarters. Section 6's office was located there.
At this time, Hoshimi Miyabi was not inside a Hollow, nor was she at home.
Eula and the others went shopping over on Sixth Street. There was no need to worry about safety. Sixth Street was a place where talented people gathered, and nobody dared cause trouble there.
"Can we go in?" Miyabi's mom asked.
No matter how she looked at it, this did not seem like a place ordinary people could enter.
Her current identity was rather special. In the eyes of the public, Hoshimi Miyabi's mother had already sacrificed herself.
If a dead person suddenly came back to life, all of New Eridu would be thrown into chaos, so for now they could only keep a low profile.
"We do not need to go in by ourselves."
Koji found a guard and directly explained his purpose. Someone from the Hoshimi family had come to see Hoshimi Miyabi of Section 6.
The guard saw Miyabi's mom's fox ears. Even though she was wearing a mask, those sharp ears really did resemble the Void Hunter's. He did not dare delay and immediately connected a call to Section 6's office.
[What is it?]
The one who picked up was Tsukishiro Yanagi. Without her handling the big and small matters of Section 6, it was honestly hard to imagine what the place would look like.
"Deputy Section Chief Tsukishiro Yanagi, someone from Section Chief Hoshimi Miyabi's family is here to see her."
[Understood. The Section Chief is training right now. I'll come over immediately.]
Tsukishiro Yanagi was a little surprised. This really was a rare occurrence. Someone from the Section Chief's family was here. She had never seen something like this before.
When there were no missions, the Section Chief would do all sorts of strange training. The world of the strong was something she truly could not understand.
…
Not long after, Tsukishiro Yanagi arrived at the entrance of HAND Headquarters. The moment she saw Miyabi's mom, she was certain this was someone from Section Chief Hoshimi Miyabi's family.
Those black fox ears were simply too obvious. Aside from the size, their shape was almost exactly the same as Hoshimi Miyabi's fox ears.
"Hello. I'm Tsukishiro Yanagi, Deputy Section Chief of Section 6. Sorry to trouble you at the entrance. Please come with me."
"Hello. I'm here to see Section Chief Hoshimi Miyabi." Miyabi's mom nodded. This should be her daughter's deputy.
Mm… she looked extremely capable. Miyabi must have received a lot of care from her.
Koji: I have to say, Mother-in-law, your judgment really is spot on.
Without Tsukishiro Yanagi, Section 6 would be a complete mess. Most of Section 6's work arrangements fell onto her shoulders. You could say she was the only "normal person" in Section 6.
(End of Chapter)
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