In a room in Foros.
"Yixin, is he the acquaintance of Sister Vita you mentioned?"
"And...you said you were Sister Vita's owner?"
"No way? Sister Vita is being kept by someone?"
......
An amazing scene was playing out before Xiachuanhu's eyes - including Yixin's Vita, there were a total of seven Vitas, now gathered together and talking at once, and the subject of the discussion was naturally Xiachuanhu.
A few minutes ago, after Xiachuan Hu told Yixin's Vita that he was Vita's owner, she took him around in Flos. Soon she found the other six little Vitas one after another, and then gathered in this room to discuss.
(Why does it feel like I'm at a party at Takeuchi Face?)
When it comes to situations where multiple people with similar looks gather together, Xia Chuan Hu has experienced this many times, or it can be said that similar situations happen almost every day in his family.
Altria and Mordred are fighting over food at the dinner table, Altria and Morgan are bickering with each other on a daily basis, Jeanne and Jeanne Alter are in love with each other, Altria Custer is being trained in various ways by Morgan, Mordred and Okita Souji are sparring with each other in swordsmanship... If it weren't for the different clothes and voices of each person, it would actually be difficult to tell them apart.
After all, their faces are so similar!
The sight of the seven little Vitas gathered together reminded Natsukawa Tora of the sight of his own Takeuchi faces gathered together - they looked very familiar.
"Okay, everyone stop for a moment."
At this moment, at the voice of a certain Vita, all the Vitas stopped talking, and then the Vita who persuaded them to stop looked at Xia Chuanhu: "Sir, I'm sorry to let you see our rude side."
"It's okay. Children, being lively is a good thing." Xia Chuanhu smiled. "So, have you come to any conclusion from this discussion?"
"Not yet, because it's still hard for us to believe what you're saying."
Vita, who had a blue key hanging on her chest, said, "By the way, I am Vita from [Foresight]. If possible, I hope you can provide us with some evidence. After all, this is something related to Sister Vita."
Vita of the foresight?
Xiachuanhu glanced at the Vitas with keys of different colors hanging on their chests: "The red one is [righteousness], the blue one is [foresight]... It seems that each of you is a different Vita."
"Yes. The seven of us are the city managers of Foros. Do you want us to introduce ourselves?"
"Of course."
"Ok."
After hesitating for a while, Xianjue Vita began to introduce other Vita to Xiachuan Hu.
The seven Vitas all have their own nicknames. Although they call each other by the seven colors of the rainbow, for example, Vita of Yixin is [Red] and Vita of Xianjue is [Blue], the residents of Foros call them by their nicknames.
[Red] is righteousness, [orange] is harmony and light, [yellow] is the true nature, [green] is the practice of law, [blue] is foreknowledge, [cyan] is harmony and light, and [purple] is tuning.
Each Vita is responsible for different things in the city. For example, Vita of Righteousness is the inspector of Foros, Vita of Law is the judge of Foros, and Vita of Tuning is responsible for various celebrations and activities in Foros... The seven little Vitas each have their own responsibilities and manage the city together.
"——Is it enough to just make these introductions for now?"
At this point, Vita, who had foresight, stopped explaining. Xia Chuanhu also understood what he meant and nodded with a smile: "Okay, it's nice to meet you, my dear little Vitas. In exchange, let me introduce myself again - I am Xia Chuanhu. Because of a small request from your sister Vita and my own personal wishes, I came to this Foros to look for a person who has been missing for a long time."
"As for what I said before, 'I am Vita's owner', it doesn't really matter. After all, she has been eating and drinking for free at my house for seven years. And as evidence... can I have photos?"
Xia Chuanhu took out his mobile phone and pulled out his family photos saved in the album.
There are actually quite a few family photos in Xiachuan's house. Although he cannot leave his image in the photos due to his own characteristics, he has always been the one in charge of taking photos, and he will keep a backup of every photo.
After all, hundreds or even thousands of years later, once the people in the photos have passed away, the only way for Xia Chuanhu to see the old people will be through photos or videos.
When they got close to Xiachuan Hu, the seven little Vitas also saw Vita in the photo - she was wearing a cool swimsuit, sitting on a swimming ring and floating in the swimming pool.
“I took this a few days ago when Vita and I were on a cruise ship.”
"Yes, it is indeed Sister Vita."
The seven little Vitas were a little surprised.
Xia Chuanhu also drew the next photo: "This is my sister's successful graduation some time ago. When we had a party at home, the one drinking is Vita. She looked pretty bad when she was drunk. She always liked to hug me."
Seven Vita: "......"
"This is a photo of Vita cosplaying as an anime character, this is a photo of us having a spring picnic in the park, and this is a photo of us having a snowball fight last winter..."
As if explaining the origins of his collection to the guests, Xia Chuanhu explained while swiping at the photos. The seven little Vitas looked at the photos in silence, with an expression of surprise on their faces.
Then......
[Eh? You're already filming? ]
Vita's voice suddenly rang from the phone.
"This is a video I shot earlier. I remember it was to celebrate Theresa's birthday?"
[Tiger, please tell me when you start filming. Remember to cut this part out, ahem~~! ]
[Little Theresa, since your birthday is also celebrated in the Far East Branch this year, I asked Tiger to help record this video. I wish you a happy 39th birthday! I have sent the birthday gift, please remember to sign for it! ]
【in addition......】
Listening to Vita's voice in the video, the expressions on the faces of the seven little Vitas gradually changed from surprise to surprise and joy, and then to understanding and relief.
Xia Chuanhu also took back his phone at the right time: "How about this, can this prove it? I have a good relationship with your sister Vita."
"......indeed."
Although they were still reluctant to believe it, no matter how they looked and listened, the figure in the photos and videos was Sister Vita, who the little Vitas were very familiar with. Although her cheerfulness and liveliness were not quite the same as they remembered, her voice, appearance, and the characteristics that only the little Vitas could perceive proved that she was indeed Sister Vita.
Vita, who had foresight, looked at the other Vitas, then nodded to Xiachuanhu: "Please let me apologize for my previous rudeness, Mr. Xiachuan. Since you are an acquaintance of Sister Vita, we really shouldn't have brought you here for questioning."
"It's okay, I don't care. Your reaction is normal." Xia Chuanhu said with a smile, "If you accepted me just by listening to my words, I would complain to Vita that you are too gullible."
"Then please tell Sister Vita to come back more often when she's free." Yixin Vita interrupted, "Sister Vita hasn't been back for a long time. The celebration gifts we prepare for Sister Vita every year are all piled up in the museum, gathering dust all the time."
"Hong, Sister Vita has her own work, we can't disturb her."
"I know, but I just miss Vita-san~~~"
(Vita's job?)
Listening to Yi Xin Vita's words, Xia Chuan Hu couldn't help but think about Vita's life in the past seven years - that Vita who had been eating and drinking for free in his house for seven years, never went out to look for a job, and looked like a parasite who wanted to be supported by him for the rest of her life, was actually a person with a job in the eyes of the little Vitas?
Is this some kind of Foros joke?
"Hong, let's talk about this later." Xianjue Vita interrupted the topic, "The more important thing now is Mr. Xiachuan's purpose. Since you are an acquaintance of Sister Vita, and you are asked by Sister Vita to come here to find someone, please let us help."
"May I?"
"Well, we are the managers of Flos. No one knows Flos better than us. Besides, this is what Sister Vita meant, isn't it?"
29. The Missing Grace
Xiachuan Hu finally understood why Vita said she wanted to come here with him a month ago.
He was able to gain the trust of these little Vitas just through photos and videos. If Vita herself came, the little Vitas would be able to help him with all their strength the moment she showed up. Their trust in Vita was even stronger than Xiachuan Hu had expected.
There was no question even of whether the photos and videos were fake.
If they met a cunning guy, or someone who was proficient in telepathy, they would definitely be fooled in a minute, right? Fortunately, Xia Chuanhu was a good person and would not deceive these children - although judging from Vita's words, these children only looked young, and their actual age was unknown.
After listening to Xia Chuanhu's detailed explanation of his purpose, the little Vitas also understood the situation and began to help find Grayshu in Foros.
only--
More than an hour later, in the square of Foros.
"You really can't find it?"
"Yes."
Even with the help of seven more little Vitas and even some kind-hearted citizens, no trace of Grayshue was found in Forosne for more than an hour.
Yixin Vita hung her head in frustration: "Where on earth is that big sister named Gray Xiu hiding?"
"After all, even Sister Vita had to ask someone to look for her, so she must be in a place where Sister Vita can't find her." Yunxu Vita comforted Yixin Vita, "But, we have searched the entire Foros, if we can't find her... then where is Sister Grayshu?"
"Could it be outside of Foros?"
Wakovita, who gave off a delicate vibe, said, "For example... the forbidden area?"
"Forbidden place?"
Hearing Wako Vita mention this place, the little Vitas were a little surprised, and Xiachuanhu raised his eyebrows: "Where is the forbidden area?"
"To put it simply, it's the place outside of Foros. Because we Vita can't enter and leave the city at will, the area outside the city has always been regarded as a forbidden area by us. Sister Vita has also said many times that we can't leave casually." Xianjue Vita explained, "If there is no trace of Sister Grayshu in the entire Foros, then it stands to reason that she can only be in the forbidden area."
(Is it a forbidden area?)
(So, the place I sensed earlier is actually in the forbidden area? - Oh, if I had known, I would have walked slower and listened to Vita's words about this place. I really have this kind of personality.)
This is a bad habit of Xia Chuanhu's that is not really a bad habit, because he has been acting alone for many years, and his extraordinary strength allows him to properly handle various situations every time, so he doesn't care much about the information provided by others.
Even if someone said that the ten kilometers ahead were all minefields, he would still walk up there on his own, then accurately step on every mine and complete the mine clearance with his own body.
"In that case, I'll go to the restricted area to check out the situation." Xia Chuanhu said, "Only you little Vitas are forbidden to enter the restricted area. I am not included, right?"
"That's true, but no one knows what's in the restricted area. If you go there alone, will you..."
"Thank you for your concern for my safety, Vita of the Ritsu."
Xia Chuanhu smiled and said, "But it doesn't matter. I am the strongest. I can withstand it even if the sky falls. It's just a trip out of the city. There is no possibility of any danger."
(In fact, I didn’t sense any signs of life outside the city before, so I guess it’s just an uninhabited area outside.)
"But before we go out, it's best to search the last place in the city that we haven't searched yet."
"Eh?"
Xia Chuanhu's sudden words startled the other Vitas, and then Yixin's Vita was the first to react: "Yes! It's the museum! We haven't checked the museum yet!"
"That's... indeed."
After hearing what Yi Xin Vita said, the little Vitas immediately looked towards a large open space near the city gate not far away. On the flat ground, there was a metal door that looked very abrupt and seemed to be embedded in the ground.
That was the place Xia Chuan Hu noticed when he came to Foros, because it was quite conspicuous. When he searched the whole city before, he was always aware of the situation in the city just in case. Through his perception, Xia Chuan Hu also found that the seven little Vita did not list that door as a search location and directly skipped it.
Was it because he was certain that Grayshu was not there, or did he simply forget or ignore it?
In any case, if we want to assert that [Gresh is not in Foros], we have to check the area under the door.
“Is that place called a museum?”
"Yes, inside are all the collections that Sister Vita brought back from the outside world every time she came back." Xianjue Vita said, "The museum does not have a rule that outsiders cannot enter at will, and you are also Sister Vita's friend... Well, I'll go open the door."
Taking the key from her neck, Xianjue Vita led the group to the metal door embedded in the ground. After disabling the security mechanism installed on the door and opening the secret door inside, she walked in first.
Xia Chuanhu followed closely behind.
But the moment he stepped into the door leading to the underground—
"Hmm? This feeling..."
Instead of moving forward, Xia Chuanhu retracted his steps, returned to the ground, and then took another step down.
Sure enough, a feeling that he was quite familiar with immediately enveloped his limbs as he stepped into the door.
"Big brother? What are you doing?"
Standing aside and watching Xia Chuanhu's strange behavior, Yi Xinweita couldn't help but reveal a puzzled look: "Going in and out of the door, are you afraid to go down?"
"That's not the case. I just feel a little surprised. I didn't expect this door to be so interesting." Xia Chuanhu smiled, "This door is not the door leading to the underground of Foros."
"Eh?"
The six little Vitas who were still present couldn't help but feel puzzled.
This door leads to the museum. The museum is located underground in Foros, so doesn’t this door lead to the underground?
Seeing the puzzled looks on the little Vitas' faces, Xia Chuanhu smiled softly and said, "Let's talk about it after we go down. Don't keep Xianjuevita waiting for too long. Or do you need to leave a few people in Foros?"
"Indeed, if we all go to the museum, if something happens to Flos, it won't be handled in time." Vita from the Law Office nodded in affirmation.
"Then you decide for yourselves. I'll go down first."
Having said that, Xiachuan Hu walked straight into the gate leading to the museum.
And it was at the moment he walked through the door that the very familiar feeling completely enveloped him.
(As expected, it is correct.)
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