Their commission was suspicious.

"Yes, Gretchen and Tiamat are back, that's proof. They're currently at the hotel they rented a few days ago." Merlin's eyes shone with a strange light—he had clairvoyance.

Merlin is quite competent as a surveillance system.

However, the downside is that Gretchen (in her golden form) and Tiamat are very powerful, so Merlin will be detected whenever he uses his Clairvoyance.

Fortunately, they were teammates, so this awareness served as a reminder.

The fact that Gretchen and Tiamat returned through the bar indicates that the time has now come for Chen Luo to wake up; otherwise, the bar would not have reconnected to this world.

"Clairvoyance...right? Combined with your illusion magic, Mr. Merlin, you timely saved the creator of Tsukiin Makoto, who was almost killed by his own creation, as well as a shopkeeper." Meteora seemed to recall something.

Even after leaving, Tsukijoin Shinkan believed that he had killed real people, not illusions.

“But Mr. Merlin, you seem unwilling to use your clairvoyance to observe Altair and search for other creations. Why is that?” Meteora asked.

“I’ve already said, too many spoilers will ruin the fun,” Merlin shook his head.

"Is it that simple? Then why did you save the shopkeeper and the creator?" Meteora couldn't help but ask.

“Although I’m a cold-blooded animal, I felt that if it were Chen Luo, he would have saved him anyway, so I did. I can’t help it; as a heartless person, I always tend to imitate others.” Merlin stretched.

"...It fits the character setting." Meteora struggled for a long time before finally managing to utter these four words.

Merlin is definitely someone who enjoys watching fun and being a jerk.

Why would a character like this appear in this world as a highly popular character?

Or is it that these comedic characters and villains are more popular with the audience?

“When will I be able to see Mr. Grail? I want to ask him some questions,” Meteora asked.

“When you want to see him,” Merlin said.

"...I want to see him right now."

[Ding! You have a new request!]

“Then you can see him now.” Merlin pointed behind Meteora.

Meteora suddenly turned his head.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

“See? Speak of Chen Luo, and Chen Luo is here,” Merlin said, unsurprised.

In the minds of most people in the bar, Chen Luo is the epitome of reliability. As long as you are in the same world as Chen Luo, you can act recklessly without worry, and you are guaranteed not to die.

Everything was within Chen Luo's expectations.

Chen Luo said nothing, which proves that Chen Luo said everything.

The reason you didn't do it is because Chen Luo knew you wouldn't do it and it wouldn't affect you, so he didn't say anything.

You did this because Chen Luo knew you would do it, and that it would benefit you, so he kept quiet about it.

In short, trusting Chen Luo is the right thing to do.

You just keep courting death; Chen Luo will figure out the solution.

Of course, the premise is that you don't do anything shameful, otherwise you will not be able to escape Chen Luo's eyes at all.

In a sense, being friends with Chen Luo is quite stressful. He knows when people talk badly about you behind your back, but he often pretends not to know.

However, if you cause trouble and ask Chen Luo to help clean up the mess, you'll always have to pay some other price besides the raw stones.

Merlin had no idea what the exact cost would be, because he hadn't caused any trouble.

"..." Chen Luo squinted at Merlin.

What does it mean to say, "You just need to let Chen Luo come up with the ways to die"?

If it weren't for the fact that Merlin did some useful things during the 90-plus hours he was unconscious, such as saving a certain unlucky shopkeeper and his creator from that Tsukiyomi Shinkan, Chen Luo could have just grabbed Merlin by the back of his collar and launched him straight at Altair's sofa!

Not only Chen Gong will try to create a pincer movement, but Chen Luo will too!

"You better behave yourself, kid." Chen Luo sighed and looked at Merlin.

"I haven't done anything yet," Merlin said innocently.

"I can't even think about it."

"..." Merlin glanced away somewhat guiltily.

Clearly, Merlin's ambitions were not small.

“Um… Mr. Holy Grail, although Mr. Merlin occasionally withheld some information, he still helped us a lot.” Meteora stepped forward to vouch for Merlin.

“I know, I, Kal'tsit, know everything.”

“Kal'tsit? That’s…” Meteora asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Even now that we're in another world, you still won't let Kal'tsit go?" Merlin retorted.

There is no game called Arknights in this world, but there is Honkai Impact 3.

After Altair obtained the "Wen Chaogong Time Travel Guide," he released its contents into the world. Obviously, this wasn't without cost, because Merlin studied the release dates of these works and found that they were basically releasing a complete part of the work at intervals.

While Altair may not want to stand out too much, the fact that he openly attributes all his works to the author "Setsuna Tansuijin" suggests that this conjecture is inaccurate.

Furthermore, Merlin has recently been observing Altair with his clairvoyance and has occasionally witnessed Altair doing some rather strange things... such as snatching lollipops from children, then chewing them all up in front of them, and leaving with a smug look on his face.

It is not very harmful and extremely insulting.

This behavior is highly inconsistent with Altair's character, so there must be another reason for doing so.

After each of these strange acts, Altair would release a work online using unknown means.

Although the authorities considered completely blocking Altair's upload channels after establishing a special task force, they failed due to some mysterious forces.

The source of the uploaded work cannot be found because Altair was too poor to afford a tablet computer; his home was bare, with only a sofa.

Even if Altair's account is banned, it will be of no use.

Furthermore, according to Meteora's speculation, the matter of the created beings must never be known to the public, otherwise it would cause great harm to the world.

Merlin didn't hear the specific reason because there were too many words.

This Meteora is a real chatterbox.

Or perhaps Merlin was busy watching Otto have his fun.

Merlin had to admit that Otto was a respectable man; he even charged towards the Imaginary Tree to save his beloved, and he actually succeeded. But... the Otto who died was the better Otto.

"Speaking of which, what did you want to see me about?" Chen Luo asked Meteora.

Chen Luo had just woken up when he learned that someone was going to send him a commission, so he rushed back.

“…I forgot, let me think about it. Oh, right, Mr. Holy Grail, you are all-knowing, aren’t you?” Meteora asked.

"Not entirely. Kal'tsit is the one who knows everything, while I just happen to know what I do know."

"...Then what do you know?"

"I know you're thinking I'm a riddle-maker right now."

"Ahem, let's talk about the matter of Tsukijoin Shinkan. Based on our research over this period of time, we have come to a conclusion: the more vulnerable created beings like us are, the more impact we have on the world... normally speaking, the more battles we have and the greater the damage we cause, the greater the damage we will cause to this world, until this real world collapses, and at that time all the story worlds will be dragged down with it."

"In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, the Military Princess wants to destroy the world," Meteora said.

“I know,” Chen Luo nodded.

"...When did you find out? After communicating with the world?" Meteora recalled what Chen Luo had been busy with during this period.

"I knew it when I came into this world."

“Well… okay, that fits the character. So our top priority right now is to gather as many of the created beings that have come to this world as possible together, and try our best not to do anything that could damage the world and cause a collision between the story world and the real world, resulting in distortion and the destruction of the world,” Meteora said.

"It fits the character description." Chen Luo nodded.

"Ugh?"

"I mean, your love for popularizing science fits your character perfectly. But... don't worry, I actually have that in mind. Leaving aside others, just talking about Tsukijoin Makoto, letting her wander around this world isn't a good thing. Merlin's actions are actually quite similar to my approach. If it were me, I would also protect her creator and the shopkeeper she almost killed. The difference is, I would also arrest Tsukijoin Makoto along with her," Chen Luo said.

That Tsukijoin Shinkan is far too dangerous.

They kill people at the drop of a hat.

It possesses a rather strong chaotic attribute.

"Then I'll leave it to you," Meteora said respectfully.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Created objects attract each other]: Gather created objects together as much as possible.

Reward: Number of created objects × 200

Difficulty: 3 stars

When Chen Luo saw the request, his expression changed.

Chen Luo can now see the commission lines and the types of commissions the other party has, but sometimes the rewards are indeed beyond Chen Luo's expectations.

For example, this commission is based on exchanging the gathered created objects for money.

that……

Chen Luo turned to look at Merlin.

Does Merlin count?

Now that Merlin has come to this world, and because there are works in this world similar to Merlin's, and he has been observed by the world, he has been given a layer of recognition.

This power can make Merlin stronger, equivalent to twice the size of Merlin.

Unfortunately, this power cannot be taken to another world, or rather, it cannot be maintained for long.

Within this world, Merlin could double his power by leveraging the power of recognition, but after traveling to other worlds, the power of recognition attached to Merlin became rootless, a consumable resource.

Merlin will gradually weaken with use until he exhausts his power, at which point he will return to his original true strength.

If Merlin is included in the commission rewards, then... it's time to bring everyone from the bar into this world to monetize them!

Therefore, Chen Luo took a moment to check the progress of the commission.

Number of created objects (Meteora female knight mech pilot, Mirokuji Yuya) × 200.

"Tch!" Chen Luo was somewhat annoyed.

The plan failed.

Who wouldn't love a windfall?

Chen Luo is getting increasingly anxious because he can't cash out the money from the bar's customers who were "freeloading."

However, there are other options... At worst, we can have Altair bring a few more people, or if all else fails, Chen Luo can do it himself!

Chen Luo knew a few techniques that could break through the dimensional barrier.

For example, the power of realm.

“Speaking of which, now that Gresh and Tiamat have both returned to this world, should we invite them both here for protection?” Meteora asked.

Over the past few days, Meteora and the others have learned that they are not completely ignorant; for example, they have learned the name Gretchen.

Got it. Gretchen is the complete form of Gretchen from the Paradise of the Past, who hasn't appeared yet in Honkai Impact 3rd.

"Protection? It's more like surveillance, isn't it?" Chen Luo shook his head in refusal.

“Mr. Holy Grail, it seems you have some misunderstanding about us?” Just then, a mature woman dressed in formal office attire slowly walked over.

"Nice to meet you. I am Aki Kikuchihara, and I am the head of the countermeasures council that was established to deal with the situation in the world of the characters." The woman introduced herself.

Chen Luo and his group are currently in the Operations Conference Department, so it's not surprising that the other side has appeared.

"I don't misunderstand you; I simply have enough confidence in humanity as a whole," Chen Luo shook his head.

“I know you are a fairly responsible person in charge of special cases, someone who fully understands the current situation and doesn’t give unsolicited advice to experts. But… humans have never been a trustworthy species, especially high-ranking officials,” Chen Luo said.

“Mr. Holy Grail, Ms. Kikuchihara Aki is quite responsible and has not had any conflicts with us…” Meteora hesitated before continuing.

“Mr. Holy Grail, you may have some misunderstandings about humanity,” Kikuchihara Aki said politely.

Kikuchi Aki will not be polite.

Since his contact with the Creators a few days ago, and after hearing Chen Luo's name from them, and after a detailed analysis of his character settings, Chen Luo has become someone who is not to be trifled with.

A self-aware, walking, once-omnipotent Holy Grail.