"You really are a dreamer. I didn't expect you to stay at my place for this long."
Mo Xuan complained, then looked Belle up and down. She looked as if she had never left, truly making his home her own.
"These little guys are very cute. And didn't you ask me to look after them? Of course, I had to wait for you to come back."
Belle said with a grin, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. Hearing this, Mo Xuan was actually a little touched. He hadn't meant to hold her time hostage; she could have left at any time. For her to stay showed a level of friendship that moved him.
"Thanks. I'll remember this."
Mo Xuan nodded at Belle, then collected the alchemy cards from the table. The Chemies also obediently returned to their cards.
"Are you going out again?" Belle asked with confusion.
"Mhm. I'm taking these Chemies out to play. It's a rare opportunity."
Mo Xuan put the cards into his clothes pocket. There were only a few hours left before they would be swapped out. He didn't know when they would appear next. Mo Xuan's idea was to create some opportunities for the Chemies to also see this world.
"I want to go too," Belle said immediately.
"No, I have something important to do."
Of course, Mo Xuan wouldn't take Belle with him. He wasn't sure about what he was going to do himself. How could he bring this burden along?
Seeing Belle pout with a super unhappy look, Mo Xuan also smiled. He walked over and tapped her forehead with his index and middle fingers.
"Forgive me. Next time for sure."
Belle was a little dazed from being tapped. At this moment, she felt that Mo Xuan was really treating her like a daughter. This was not okay. She wanted to be the mistress of the house, not a daughter.
After getting into a taxi, Mo Xuan soon returned to the orphanage. When he appeared with large and small bags of snacks, he was greeted by the cheers of the children.
"Big brother, where are our playmates?"
A little boy grabbed Mo Xuan's hand and asked. For them, it was either eating or playing. After eating enough, of course they wanted to play with new, strange little partners. This was also a rare opportunity.
"Promise me, don't shout too loudly when you're playing."
Mo Xuan patted the little boy's head and said, then took out all the alchemy cards from his pocket. A scene that made everyone's eyes widen appeared. Countless strange creatures of different shapes flew out of the cards.
There was a skateboard that flew into the sky, a steam train that created its own tracks on the ground, a flaming chili pepper, a starry-eyed hawk, and so on.
"What is this?"
Zhu Yuan was not okay. She subconsciously reached for her sidearm, wanting to protect the safety of these children. But she wasn't equipped today as she was on vacation. And at this time, the innocent children were already cheering and playing with the Chemies, instantly becoming inseparable.
"These little guys are called Chemies. They have no malice towards humans. They are my partners."
Mo Xuan said to Zhu Yuan. He had thought for a long time about whether to do this. Thinking that since he had the conditions to do it, then he would do it well and believe in the power of alchemy.
"So you were hiding these things? But why? What have you been hiding from me?"
Zhu Yuan looked at Mo Xuan in disbelief and asked. She was actually a little hurt. She had seen Mo Xuan as her best friend, just one step away from being a lover. But he was hiding so many secrets. Of course, she would have some emotions.
"Don't be anxious. Let me explain it to you slowly."
Mo Xuan took Zhu Yuan's hand and came under the two large trees planted in the courtyard, slowly talking about the worldview of Kamen Rider Gotchard, starting with the origins of these Chemies.
"Alchemical creations? I thought this kind of thing only appeared in novels. Then what are you, an alchemist?"
Zhu Yuan probably understood the magical worldview of alchemy. Looking at the Chemies created by humans, who were playing with the human children to the point of losing all direction—a steam train with a dozen or so children on it was running around the courtyard, a submarine was carrying a few children and diving on the outer wall of the building, a gorilla was holding two children and flying over the eaves and walls—she found it hard to believe that these were all real scenes.
Of course, New Eridu also had supernatural phenomena, but most things could be explained by Aether, or it was the special talent of a Demi-human. For a completely supernatural creature like this, Zhu Yuan was indeed intrigued.
"Actually, not really. But I can do some things."
Mo Xuan raised his right hand. Zhu Yuan saw a red crystal ring on his index finger. At this time, the crystal emitted a faint light. The two large trees beside them seemed to have come to life. The branches at the top became soft and quickly extended behind Zhu Yuan to form a net. After the soft branch sofa was formed, Mo Xuan led her to sit down. Then the tree trunk lifted the branches, raising the two of them to a position about a dozen meters from the ground, closer to the moon in the sky.
"This is too... magical."
Zhu Yuan had once believed in science, but after seeing what Mo Xuan did, she couldn't help but be a little shaken. But she still believed that Mo Xuan was a good person and would not have any intention of harming her.
"Zhu Yuan, I'm sorry. There's something I have to say first... when the Chemies leave, your and these children's memories will be erased by alchemy."
Mo Xuan said with a guilty expression. Zhu Yuan was stunned for a moment but soon understood what was going on. If there was a means to erase memories, it was not strange that alchemy had been kept a secret until now.
"Is this for secrecy?"
Zhu Yuan asked.
"Mhm. I don't intend to challenge the rules of this world. This is also a bold attempt. They chose to follow me, and I also have to take good care of them. This is an exchange."
Mo Xuan looked at the Chemies with a smile and said. They were as cute as children and also treated Mo Xuan as a close person. This way, Mo Xuan couldn't just keep them at home all the time.
"Mo Xuan, you really are that Kamen Rider, aren't you?"
Zhu Yuan was silent for a while, then looked at Mo Xuan and said seriously, her tone full of certainty, as if she had already seen through him.
"I..."
Mo Xuan wanted to argue a bit, but looking at Zhu Yuan's spirited eyes, he was at a loss for words.
"My memory is about to be erased, and you're still not telling me?"
Zhu Yuan said with a pitiful look. Hearing her words, Mo Xuan could only grit his teeth and say it.
"Alright. It is indeed me."
"It's really you?"
Zhu Yuan stood up from the branch sofa in surprise, her face full of disbelief. She had just casually tried to trick Mo Xuan, just thinking that alchemy and the mysterious knight might be related. She didn't expect to actually trick him.
"Wait, you were tricking me?"
Mo Xuan knew something was wrong when he saw Zhu Yuan's reaction. She didn't seem to be as certain of his identity as her tone suggested. This scene was familiar. During the day, she had tricked him into eating extra-spicy hot pot just like this.
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