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Kokolia has seen many wanderers in Siberia.

Since five years ago, with the continued economic downturn, more and more people have gone bankrupt and become homeless. But in all these years... Cocolia has never seen a homeless person who doesn't look like a homeless person.

"See the little stone in my hand, kids?"

In the living room of the Kokolia Orphanage, Xia Chuanhu stood in front of the children, showed the pebble in his hand to everyone, and then gently squeezed it.

"Don't blink, the next moment is when a miracle will happen~~~Change!"

He secretly performed a magic of material transformation, and the thumb-sized pebbles immediately turned into a handful of brightly colored petals, which were thrown into the air by Xia Chuanhu. As Xia Chuanhu snapped his fingers, the countless scattered petals seemed to be strung together by a large number of silk threads, and they combined themselves into blooming flowers in the air, and fell steadily into the hands of each child.

The incredible scene immediately brought bright smiles to all the children's faces.

"Okay, so awesome!"

"Is this magic? Can you teach me, big brother?"

"I want to learn too!"

"Big brother is so handsome!"

......

A variety of cheers surrounded Xiachuan Hu. For these children, whose average age was no more than ten years old, the novel magic performed by Xiachuan Hu was the performance that made them happiest.

Crouching down and touching the children's heads, Xia Chuanhu said with a smile: "That won't do~~~ This little magic trick is my personal specialty, it's not something I can teach you casually."

"Hey~~~~"×N

“Alright, alright~~~!”

Amid the children's complaints, Cocolia, who was standing nearby and watching, also stepped forward and said, "It's a wonderful performance, Mr. Xiachuan. I've seen so-called magic shows before, but your magic is much more exciting than those."

"Thank you for the compliment, Ms. Cocolia." Xia Chuanhu clapped his hands, and the flowers in the children's hands immediately flew up and turned into petals again and gathered in his hands. "It's just a little trick that can't be shown on the stage. It's good as long as it can make the children happy."

"You are humble."

(If this technology is really just magic, then it's really terrible magic.)

Unlike the kids who only liked to watch the excitement on the surface, Cocolia was trying to see some tricks when watching magic, but she was sure that Xia Chuanhu didn't use any tricks and really just relied on a small stone to do those things.

This is no longer called magic, it's just like the magic in fantasy novels.

Possessing such incredible skills, coupled with a cheerful face that even an older woman like Cocolia was touched... No matter what, Cocolia didn't think that Xiachuan Hu could be associated with the word "wanderer".

(So, this guy is indeed...)

After becoming more certain of her guess, Cocolia looked at the children with a smile and said, "Children, Mommy wants to talk to this little brother about something. You guys go play first."

"Got it, Mom!"

Although they looked somewhat reluctant, the children still listened to Cocolia's words. After looking at Xia Chuanhu with reluctant eyes, they dispersed in twos and threes.

Xia Chuanhu also patted Bianca and said, "You should go play with the kids, Bianca. Make some more friends."

"I, I understand, brother."

Bianca nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards the little girls.

Seeing this scene, Cocolia breathed a sigh of relief: "Then, let's talk somewhere else, Mr. Xiachuan. I don't really want to talk about serious matters in front of the children."

"I have the same idea. You are indeed a lady who loves children very much."

"Loving children... You are exaggerating."

With a helpless bitter smile, Cocolia led Xia Chuanhu out of the living room and came to the corridor outside. After carefully confirming that the children would not hear their conversation at this distance, Cocolia silently brewed her words and looked Xia Chuanhu up and down several times.

"...Here it is."

"I am very grateful that you can come here to perform magic for the children in this disturbing atmosphere. The laughter you bring really dispels some of the coldness of this place and brings the joy that the children deserve in their childhood. But please allow me to ask a question a little presumptuously - are you a person of destiny? Or a person of anti-entropy?"

It's not a very abrupt question.

Xia Chuanhu smiled and said, "As expected of a former Russian captain, even after five years away from the army, his observation ability and alertness have not deteriorated. Well, I didn't even think about hiding it. After all, I didn't even change my clothes."

This is the point that Cocolia questioned Xiachuanhu about.

Although they are called "Wanderers", the clothes of both Xiachuan Hu and Bianca look too clean. They don't look like what wanderers would wear at all, but rather what people who have no worries about food and clothing would wear.

"So... you never thought about disguising yourself, did you?" Kokolia stared at Xiachuanhu, "What is your purpose?"

"I don't have any particular purpose. I just want to get to know the situation in this town, play with the kids, and find some friends for my Bianca. After all, she will be staying here for a long time, and it won't be good for her growth if I don't find her some companions."

Xia Chuanhu laughed.

But the voice came from behind Cocolia.

"—!"

When did this happen?

Xiachuanhu, who was in front of Cocolia in the previous second, now appeared behind Cocolia, and Xiachuanhu's figure was still visible in Cocolia's vision.

(This, this person...)

"Relax, Ms. Cocolia, I'm not a bad person, and - don't carry this kind of thing with you in the orphanage, it will have a bad influence on the children."

Xia Chuanhu played with the gun in his hand.

Cocolia quickly covered her waist - it was empty. The gun that should have been kept there was now in Xiachuan Hu's hand.

"......"

Cold sweat broke out on Cocolia's forehead, and a nervous expression appeared on her pretty face.

The next moment, under her surprised eyes, Xia Chuanhu returned the gun to her and said with a smile: "Alright, alright~~~Relax a little, Ms. Cocolia. I have no ill intentions. I was just joking with you. If my behavior has made you overly nervous and uneasy, please allow me to apologize to you."

"Also, I'll answer the question you raised earlier."

"I am neither from Tianming nor Anti-Entropy. Although I live in Tianming now and have friends in Anti-Entropy, I am basically neutral. You can simply think of me as a kind big brother who likes to play with children."

"Then, please tell me about the situation in this town, Big Sister."

14. Baba Yaga

The second floor of the orphanage.

In Cocolia's personal room and office.

After making a cup of hot cocoa for herself and Xiachuan Hu, Cocolia walked to the coffee table used to receive guests with some nervousness.

"Have a cup of hot cocoa. This is all we can drink here."

"Thank you, but actually boiled water will be fine. Let's save the hot cocoa for the kids. It will be a nice reward for them."

"...Children don't really like to drink bitter things."

Cocolia laughed dryly and sat down on the sofa opposite Xiachuanhu: "So, the reason you came to visit this time is that you want me to tell you about the current situation of this town and the series of disappearances that have occurred in the past two months?"

"Yeah. Although I can investigate on my own, since there is already a ready-made one, I also want to save some effort. Of course, the main reason for coming here is that I can also find a companion for Bianca."

"...Where should I start?"

After taking a sip of hot cocoa, Cocolia thought for a while and said, "If you want to understand the current situation of this town, I think it would be more intuitive to walk around the streets outside instead of telling you verbally."

"Thanks to the Great Collapse five years ago, the entire Siberia was in chaos. Although with the assistance of the country, destiny, anti-entropy, and other countries, the basic social order was barely maintained, but that was all, and the situation did not get better after that. The main reason is——"

"There are too many national forces involved, right?"

Xiachuanhu said what Cocolia wanted to say first.

After a pause, Kokolia nodded tiredly: "Just as you said, in this chaotic Siberia, there are now a large number of foreign troops. Even if the number of people in each unit is small, there are too many troops... They are like knives, dividing Siberia into countless pieces and occupying them for themselves."

"But, how did you know?"

"I've seen too many people wearing different military uniforms on the street before, and I also read the relevant report before I came here. This is almost an obvious thing - although in the report, this part is only mentioned in one sentence, and the main content is still the continuous disappearance of people."

People continue to disappear.

Hearing Xia Chuanhu talking about this, a gloom flashed across Cocolia's face: "You said you came here with Tianming, it seems that Tianming still wants to solve this matter."

"You know anything about this?"

"Rather than saying that he knows something, it's more like Tianming and I have worked together before. I have some connections with Anti-Entropy, and I have a lot of connections in Siberia. In order to better investigate this matter, Tianming approached me for a collaborative investigation."

(Oh wow~~~)

Xia Chuanhu raised his eyebrows: "Destiny and Anti-Entropy have never been on good terms, but I didn't expect that the two sides would cooperate in Siberia... Because they are far away from both sides, so generally speaking, they can't control it?"

"That's right. And it's said to be related to Anti-Entropy. I can only be said to be a mid-level cadre in Anti-Entropy. This orphanage was also built with funding from Anti-Entropy. I don't actually have much say in Anti-Entropy."

If you think about it carefully, you will understand that even if Cocolia was a former soldier, it would be impossible for her to build an orphanage on her own. It was because she came into contact with the Anti-Entropy rescue team in an accident after the Second Collapse that she was able to finally build an orphanage.

For that, Cocolia is grateful to Anti-Entropy.

"So, what are the results of the investigation?"

"Not ideal." Cocolia shook her head. "The people from the Destiny Branch and I split up and investigated the residents near the crime scene and the people related to the missing persons, but we found nothing. There were no traces left at the scene. The only thing worth mentioning was the Houkai, but that is too common here."

"As for the missing persons, there is no connection between them. If anything, it's just that they all lived in this town."

"My investigation ends here. After all, I have the task of taking care of the children and I am too busy to do anything else. I did not participate in the subsequent investigation..."

Having said this, Cocolia looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Xia Chuanhu frowned: "What's wrong?"

"No... Actually, during my investigation, I happened to hear an old man mention something that sounded related to this series of disappearances, but that was five years ago, so the time doesn't match at all." Kokolia explained, "The old man said that this time it must be [Baba Yaga] who has returned."

Baba Yaga?

"what is that?"

"It's a story in Siberia... like an urban legend. It only appeared after the Second Collapse."

Kokolia thought back to the version she had heard. "It is said that not long after the Second Collapse, many people disappeared or died in the snowy plains. The bodies that were found all showed symptoms of being corroded by the Collapse energy. The occasional survivors were insane and kept repeating the name Baba Yaga until their death."

"But Baba Yaga only appeared for a few days and was confined to the Ural region. It has not appeared since then, so I don't think it has anything to do with this incident."

(No relation...?)

Xiachuanhu began to think.

At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong, but things like [connection] can never be seen at a glance. If you don't conduct an in-depth investigation, many clues will be buried in the sea.

Baba Yaga appeared in the Ural region five years ago.

There have been a series of missing persons incidents in the past two months.

In addition, Xia Chuanhu suddenly came into this world.

Is there really no connection between these three?

(…It’s worth investigating. Tonight, after Bianca falls asleep, I will go to the Ural region alone to check out the situation.)

Coming out of his thoughts, Xia Chuanhu took a sip of hot cocoa and said, "I see... It seems that the investigation is indeed very difficult. It's no wonder that the S-class Valkyrie of Destiny has not found anything after two months of investigation."

"Thank you for your information, Miss Cocolia. Now let's talk about some more practical issues."

"More realistic questions?"

Xia Chuanhu put down the teacup in his hand and said in a serious tone, "Ms. Cocolia, this orphanage is actually about to collapse, right?"

"------!"

15.Holy Separator.jpg

The moment Xiachuan Hu saw Cocolia, he remembered something about her.

That was not a very good thing. In Xiachuan Hu's memory, what Cocolia did could be described as quite "selfish" and "arrogant", or to put it nicely, "ambitious".

According to the memory, nine years from now, that is, in 2014, the third Honkai will break out in the city of Changkong in the far east. The reason for the outbreak is because of Cocolia's private actions, which caused a girl who was in a similar situation to Bianca and had a Herrscher core buried in her body to awaken.

The final result was the complete destruction of Changkong City, and the entire city fell completely. As for why Cocolia did this, it was just because she wanted to capture the Herrscher to study a way to save a girl.

In addition, after the third collapse, or even before that, because Walter had not appeared for many years, Kokolia somehow created a clone with the ability of the First Ruler, and through the clone, he actually took control of the anti-entropy from Tesla and Einstein, achieving a certain degree of power seizure.

Of course, because of Walter's return, the control of Anti-Entropy finally returned to his hands, but Cocolia also planned a lot of things afterwards, including numerous [plots] and [betrayals]... In Xiachuan Hu's memory, Cocolia had a rather strange code name, called [Coco Danzo].

I have to say that this code name is quite appropriate in terms of behavior. After all, the Type-Moon world does have the world-famous ninja comic.