You want me to play the Foehn wind? Are you kidding me?

Fang Xing and Han Ya walked along the first section of the boardwalk, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual around them, they were about to find a high point to observe the entire area.

Fang Xing's gaze swept over a half-open iron gate at the end of the berth area.

A sliver of light shone through the crack in the door, as if someone had just walked through it and hadn't had time to close it yet.

He paused for a moment, not walking over immediately, but just standing there looking in the direction of the door.

Han Ya followed his gaze.

"Is someone over there?"

"I don't know, but the door looks like it was just opened."

As they approached the iron gate, a voice rang out from the shadows behind it.

"...Two more people who weren't in the script."

The voice was calm and not hostile.

Fang Xing stopped in his tracks.

The iron gate slowly opened, and a figure wearing a burgundy coat stepped out of the shadows and stood in front of them.

Kafka stood there, the edge of her coat swaying gently in the wind. Her gaze swept from Fang Xing to Han Ya, lingered for a moment, and then she tilted her head slightly.

"You are not from Luofu, nor are you part of Elio's script."

Her voice was very soft, as if she were talking to herself.

"Today we encountered more unexpected changes than we anticipated."

Fang Xing didn't speak, but he subconsciously took half a step back.

Kafka saw the gesture, smiled slightly, and then spoke.

Listen to me~

Fang Xing felt as if his consciousness was enveloped by a thin film of water.

His body was still standing, but his fingers were no longer under his control.

Han Ya's pupils also dilated slightly.

Kafka looked at them, making sure they were under control, then looked away as if waiting for someone.

Just as Fang Xing's consciousness was enveloped by the water film, footsteps came from afar.

And it's not just one person; they're approaching rapidly.

Outside the iron gate, three figures emerged from around the corner of the walkway.

Hoshino was walking at the front, and she stopped the moment she saw Kafka.

The pink-haired girl next to her was holding a bow and was about to say something.

The bespectacled man at the back adjusted his glasses, his gaze sweeping over Fang Xing and Han Ya before settling on Kafka after confirming their condition.

Kafka looked at them.

"You arrived faster than I expected."

March 7th glanced at Fang Xing and Han Ya.

"Who are they? And who are they that you're controlling?"

Kafka did not answer March 7.

"I was planning to leave first, but since you're already here..."

She glanced at Fang Xing and Han Ya.

"These two people just happened to be passing by; I won't take them with me."

Star has already gripped the bat, and the bowstring of March 7th has begun to condense into an arrow.

Kafka's gaze lingered on them for a moment, then she smiled softly.

"Let's go, take me to see the general of Luofu. Anyway, the script has already fallen apart, so this is pretty much the same for me. I'm sure Elio won't blame me."

She strode confidently toward the train crew.

Neither Fang Xing nor Han Ya spoke first, both waiting to completely break free from the state of being controlled.

After they left, about a minute later, Fang Xing spoke first.

"...Did you see that person in the red coat just now?"

Han Ya nodded with difficulty.

"...It was terrifying. We were both taken into custody after saying just one sentence."

"Forget it, let's ignore it and go on patrol first."

……

On the other side of Star Harbor, Kafka was walking calmly in the middle of the three train crew members.

March 7th walked at the front, glancing back every now and then.

Xing walked to Kafka's right, much more relaxed than before.

Kafka smiled as she looked at the stars.

Walter walked at the back, his gaze fixed on her the entire time.

When Jing Yuan received the news, he was standing in front of the window of the side hall of the Shence Mansion.

He listened to Qingzu's report.

"Bring him to the Shence Palace."

As Kafka stepped into the Shence Palace, the wind blew in through the open window, fluttering the hem of her coat.

She stood in the center of the hall, her gaze sweeping over the huge chessboard projection, lingering on Jing Yuan for a moment, before moving away.

Kafka then scanned the other corners of the room, as if to confirm who else was in the room.

Then she saw it.

In the shadows of the side hall, a person with long pink hair was sitting behind a low table.

"You've arrived."

Kafka looked at her, not too surprised.

"Did the diviner foresee my arrival?"

"We've calculated part of it."

Fu Xuan stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

But because he was too short, he could only look up at Kafka.

"I was supposed to catch you at the Star Harbor, but the divination changed midway, so I arrived at the Divine Strategy Palace ahead of schedule."

Kafka chuckled softly, the edge of her coat swaying slightly with her movement.

"The diviner foresaw my arrival, did he predict what I would say?"

Fu Xuan looked at her but didn't answer immediately. After a while, she finally spoke.

"Although I can't know your true thoughts without the aid of the Qiong Guan Formation, there is one thing I can still calculate."

Fu Xuan remained silent for a while.

"You will stay in Luofu for a while, you won't leave immediately... You will meet some people, and you will avoid some people... But... your purpose is not Luofu itself."

Even she herself didn't quite believe it after she finished speaking.

Jing Yuan stood between the two without saying a word until now, when he finally spoke, his voice neither loud nor soft.

"Since Fu Qing has already foreseen this, there's no need to say more. Kafka, now that you're here, why don't you tell me your true purpose in coming to Luofu?"

Kafka turned her gaze away from Fu Xuan and looked at Jing Yuan.

"I came to Luofu to handle one matter."

She paused for a moment after she finished speaking.

"But now, that matter has been overshadowed by something else."

Kafka remained silent for a moment.

"foehn."

She only said one name, then watched the changes in Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan's expressions.

"He's not in anyone's plans, neither ours nor yours."

Fu Xuan's brows twitched slightly, and she turned to glare at Jing Yuan.

Jingyuan pretended not to see it.

Kafka watched their reactions, a faint smile still playing on her lips.

After a few breaths, Jing Yuan spoke.

"You just said that his coming to Luofu was not part of anyone's plan."

His voice was flat, with the same tone as before.

"So, what was your original plan for coming to Luofu, and did it have anything to do with him? Isn't that Elio among your Star Core Hunters able to predict the future?"

Kafka shook her head.

"There's no direct relationship, but it's not entirely unrelated either."

"I came to Luofu originally to handle a matter related to the Star Core, but now that Fenfeng has arrived in Luofu... any plans related to the Star Core will be overshadowed by his actions. As for Elio... I have no comment."