All my hunting commissions come from another world?

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'm not a child anymore."

"...What you're doing is no different from what a child does."

The lone bird sighed and reached out to help Zhou Si up.

"Should I call you Mother Lonely Bird?"

"...Wa Xue Di, climb up."

Zhou Si's expression froze. Did Lonely Bird even know this kind of meme? Was her surfing the internet a little too fast?

......

After dealing with Lawrence, Zhou Si easily found the eyeball pendant, which was also the key to the Star Clock Tower elevator.

After kicking Lawrence by the roadside, the Terrorfish hurriedly got up and ran towards the research hall with Zhou Si and the Lone Bird.

Next, they went to find their second target.

Ludwig the Holy Sword.

In this dream world, there are a few hunters who still retain some semblance of reason.

Compared to the utterly inhuman Lawrence, this legendary Holy Sword Hunter was simply too upright, to the point that he was manipulated and deceived by Lawrence using the 'ideologies' of the Healing Church.

Ludwig dedicated his life to protecting the church and the people of Yharnam.

After Gehrman left, it was he who trained the next generation of hunters for the Healing Church, and it was he who led the Holy Sword Hunters on the front lines to resist the beast plague.

Until he became a beast himself due to accumulating too much beast blood.

Thinking of this, Zhou Si couldn't help but kick Lawrence again.

Chapter 19 Azure Star: What are you saying in all that chatter? (3k) (14/20)

The Hunter's Dream.

It is the most special one among all dream worlds.

Azure Star couldn't quite remember how many times it had returned. Compared to the outside world, which was filled with malice and monsters, the hunter's dream had always been so peaceful.

A row of tombstones stood quietly by the roadside, and the doll was kneeling in front of one of the graves, seemingly praying for the deceased.

Azure Star walked over and stood next to the doll, quietly looking at her face, which was exactly the same as Maria's.

But compared to the valiant female hunter, this doll-like lady seemed much quieter.

"Why can't I hear your voice anymore...?"

"Cough cough."

The doll's sigh reached Azure Star's ears. Azure Star coughed twice, and the doll immediately turned around to look at her.

"Hunter, do you finally need my help?"

Azure Star seemed to detect a hint of sorrow in the doll's cold voice, but upon closer inspection, the doll's expression remained unchanged.

Azure Star rejected the puppet in front of her countless times.

From the moment she first entered the Hunter's Dream, the doll lady had been asking her this question.

In the dream, after hunting down those monsters, Azure Star can obtain a kind of 'currency' called Blood Echo, which the Doll Girl can transform into Azure Star's power.

It sounds like leveling up and allocating skill points in a game.

I believe that no matter who it is, they would be unlikely to refuse such a good thing.

Unfortunately, she encountered Azure Star, the ultimate troll.

Her obsession with hoarding things had reached an almost perverse level. When Azure Star was in the New World, she would not buy anything except for necessary expenses.

She had 999 of each item in her warehouse, and her account balance was astronomical.

Even so, she always carried supplies on her fingers when hunting, and would never use medicine if she could use honey bugs, and would never use trap tools if she could use environmental traps.

For Azure Star, the happiest thing is watching the money and supplies in the warehouse increase.

Currently, the only living being in the world who survived rummaging through her warehouse is Aibo, but even Aibo doesn't dare to really provoke her in this regard.

That's why Azure Star had such a good first impression of Zhou Si; he's such a kind person who would give her materials for free!

She would never spend a single cent of the Blood Echoes in her pocket until she encountered an invincible monster on Azure Star.

As a result, Azure Star now carries eight figures in Blood Echoes, but his level is still only 1.

They have never even bought any items or upgraded any weapons.

The doll was already somewhat numb; the question just now was merely a routine formality.

As expected, Azure Star refused again.

Based on past experience, this hunter will probably just say a few words to me and then teleport away on his own.

"Puppet, what's your relationship with Gehman like?"

"Lord Gehrman is my creator, and he was also an excellent hunter. I hold him in high esteem."

The doll's answer was very businesslike, and Azure Star nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

'It seems the doll and Gehrman get along well; this might interfere with their conversation later.'

'However, Aibo once said that you can't generalize. Let me test which side the doll leans towards first.'

After much deliberation, Azure Star finally came up with a perfect solution to the problem.

Azure Star first glanced furtively back at the direction of the Hunter's Workshop to make sure that Gehman wasn't eavesdropping.

He then secretly pulled the doll aside and whispered in her ear.

"Then let me ask you, if I and Gehman fell into the river at the same time, who would you save first?"

"..."

The doll froze, staring blankly at Azure Star, wondering if her ear parts were broken.

What do you mean by "If she and Gehman both fell into the river at the same time, who would I save first?"

In all the years she's been created and has guided so many generations of hunters, this is the first time she's heard such an outrageous question.

The doll felt that the runes in its brain were getting a little hot.

Azure Star wasn't in a hurry, and just stared at the puppet.

"You and Lord Geman are both excellent hunters and will not be trapped by the river."

After some time of reflection, the doll gave an answer that demonstrated exceptionally high emotional intelligence.

"German and I are both seriously injured, and we can only wait for you to come and save us."

Azure Star was not satisfied with her answer. What she wanted was an attitude, not a high-EQ response!

"...I am a puppet, I can't swim."

The doll chose to run away, but this was clearly no challenge for the 'resourceful' Azure Star.

"Let me put it another way. Gehman and I are both dying, but you only have one blood collection bottle. Who are you going to use it on?"

"Don't you not use blood collection bottles?"

"I'll use it if you save me."

......

Twenty minutes later, Azure Star looked at the motionless doll in front of her with dissatisfaction.

To escape the fatal choice on Azure Star, she chose to sit back in the place where she started and become a silent puppet.

Although they didn't get the answer they wanted from the doll, Azure Star still achieved its goal.

Her initial thought was simply to prevent the doll from interfering with her and Gehman's conversation.

"It still doesn't feel very safe."

Azure Star looked at the motionless doll and muttered a couple of times, then a brilliant idea flashed into her mind.

A minute later, looking at the doll she had hung on the tree with a rope, Azure Star clapped her hands and showed a satisfied expression.

He then took Luoyang out of the warehouse and happily walked towards the Hunter's Workshop.

The puppet, which had been suspended in mid-air, resumed its movements. Her pupils trembled violently as she watched Azure Star's actions. What was the hunter planning?!

The doll tried to struggle, but Azure Star used the same rope that Zhou Si used to tie up Elini, which the doll could not break free from at all.

After the doll's struggles proved fruitless, she could only turn towards the Hunter's Workshop and begin to pray, a practice she was skilled at.

"Lord Gehman, I hope you can hold on..."

......

Azure Star, carrying Luo Yang in her hands, chose to kick open the door of the Hunter's Workshop because she was holding weapons in both hands.

This startled Gehman inside.

"Hunter, what are you going to do?"

Gehman looked at Azure Star in front of him with some surprise, wondering what she was trying to do by kicking the door so violently.

But when Gehman's eyes swept over Luoyang in Azure Star's hand, a barely perceptible trace of sadness flashed across his face.

"I have something to tell you."

"Speaking?"

Gehmann's face showed even more confusion. If it was just about discussing something, why make such a big fuss? Anyone who didn't know better would think she was about to rebel.

"Come with me to the Dream of Kos to find Maria."

Azure Star got straight to the point, stating her purpose directly; she disliked beating around the bush.

This is also why she doesn't like this old man very much.

"Hunter, as you can see, how am I supposed to leave this place in this state?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Gehrman regained his composure and patted his missing leg.

"Besides, the Hunter's Dream needs to be guarded now."

This is what Gehmann truly felt.

That being has been gone for quite some time, and some significant changes have occurred within the dream. If Gehman were to rashly leave the hunter's dream, it might cause very serious consequences.

“German, I’m here to inform you, not to negotiate.”

Azure Star shook his head, and as soon as he said this, the atmosphere inside the workshop instantly became tense.

Gehman stared at the Azure Star in front of him without speaking for a long time. The Hunter's Gun and the Funeral Blade were hanging on the wall. He tapped his wooden prosthetic arm lightly with his fingers, pondering the meaning behind the Azure Star's words.

With the moon goddess's disappearance, the messengers vanished as well, and Gehman lost his means of observing the outside world.

She was holding Luoyang in her hand; could it be that Maria had already communicated with her?

Gehmann was clearly aware that his beloved student's residual consciousness was trapped in Kos's dream, but he dared not confront her.

Maria went to the fishing village with them because she trusted him, but he clearly let the kind girl down.

Now all those rights and wrongs have lost their meaning. Maria died long ago on that clock tower, and he has long since become a pawn of those in power.

Even so, Gehmann still had some of his own ulterior motives.

As Gehman looked at the menacing Azure Star before him, a long-lost fighting spirit rekindled in his heart.

"Hehe, hunters these days are really something else. I've heard a lot about you from the puppet."

"I've always had a slight doubt about whether you're really that good."

Gehman slowly stood up from his wheelchair. For this legendary hunter, physical disability could no longer affect him.

Gehrman took the Funeral Blade and the Hunting Gun from the wall and walked steadily toward the door.

Gehman didn't want the upcoming battle to destroy the workshop, as it was one of the few places he still had fond memories of.

Azure Star and Gehman arrived at the tree in the courtyard. The doll was still hanging in the air, watching them like a camera.

Gehman stretched his body, which hadn't fought in a long time, and with a flick of his right hand, the scythe known as the Funeral Blade instantly unfolded.

He held a sickle behind his back, and his deep, hoarse voice echoed in the courtyard.