This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 1109 World Sigh & The Lord of Lania Kaia
After finishing her notes on the various colors of owl feathers from the Owlclaws, Rita put down her pen and decided to get herself something to drink.
The house was empty. B80 was stuck in the office handling work for Shadow.Q, Y128 was in class, 7777 had already gone home since they couldn’t stay long, SmokeTune was out, and Nivalis had gone with Lidian to check out their new house nearby to make sure Pine Bloom would know where to hide when visiting again.
Holding her hot coffee, Rita stood by the window, gazing at the starry mist in the sky. The adaptability of BS was always impressive. In just a few days, everyone had already learned to make various powerful lighting tools and guides to cope with the unique conditions.
Though BS couldn’t see the sun anymore, it had become a city that never slept.
Even though there were no players around her home anymore, with her enhanced hearing, she could easily hear the cheer and laughter carried by the wind.
It seemed like everyone’s sense of humor had suddenly become much easier to please. A couple of silly jokes were enough to make everyone in the vicinity burst out laughing.
Seeing that Rita was in a good mood, [BS]timely asked, "Are you willing to accept players from other worlds to seek refuge in BS?"
"Of course," Rita answered without hesitation or difficulty.
The World Sigh she had accumulated came from the broken worlds she had encountered. What she consumed with [Before the Sigh Sounds set sail] were the sighs of countless worlds...
Logically, she owed nothing to these worlds. They needed her to record their lost civilizations, and she needed their sighs. But emotionally, she couldn’t help but feel gratitude for the gifts these worlds had given her.
She couldn’t give away the civilizations she had recorded for free to the players, but within her capacity, she was willing to return the favor. She would make sure these civilizations were only sold to their respective races, and she was willing to take in the broken players of these worlds to seek refuge in BS.
But she needed a framework for this.
Right now, she could only give a preliminary answer: "BS can prioritize receiving beings who have nowhere else to go after their world is destroyed. Beings who have fallen into monstrosities in other worlds can come and settle in BS. I will prioritize the worlds I’ve already listened to."
"But there are issues—what rules do these beings need to follow once they arrive? Where will they live? How will the homeless beings get this message? Will the leaders of their respective worlds cooperate to set them free? I can’t provide clear answers for now..."
Before she could finish, the notebook recording the civilizations of all the worlds suddenly burst forth from the air, scattering into individual pages that flew around her.
A chorus of sighs rose and fell, a cheerful yet sorrowful song.
Rita sighed, "All I can say is, I will try my best."
These sighs had helped BS gain its freedom. So, giving these worlds’ children a new home wasn’t too much.
She had fallen into her old habit. She couldn’t bear others seeing her as too perfect. It would add unnecessary pressure on her. She explained, "BS is the home of BS players. Even if I accept these players, I won’t let them take up space meant for BS players. These beings can help build BS, and we’ll all take what we need."
The pages of the book gathered again to form the notebook titled [World Sigh], which gently "leaned" on BS Rita’s shoulder: Not listening, not listening, just stay close!
The next second, even as it was still upgrading, the [Wrathful Moon] rushed out and knocked the book away: Get lost!
...
Rita didn’t attend the meeting on the fifth day, and neither did Pine Bloom or Crab.
Yesterday afternoon, Four Seasons City had finally emerged from the water, and Pine Bloom was busy with Four Seasons City’s matters, while Crab was likely dealing with Sea Pony’s debut...
Nivalis had been grumbling about it during breakfast.
Nivalis: "Why Sea Pony of all people?!"
Rita thought for a moment: "Just because Skycrab can write lyrics and compose for him?"
"?" Nivalis looked at Rita with genuine curiosity, "Can you do it?"
Rita replied, "...You don’t need to. All you need to do is stand there, and you’ll already outshine Sea Pony. And you’re not even competing, right? Even if there’s a competition, I can have BS pop up and let everyone vote for you."
Nivalis slammed the table in mock fury: "So, I’d become royalty??"
The next second, she picked up her bowl and chopsticks again: "Why didn’t you tell me about something this great earlier?! I almost couldn’t eat breakfast."
Rita: ...
Shadow.Q, who had been brought over by B80 to join them for lunch, just looked on, speechless.
After everyone left, Rita packed some snacks and new game cards as per Calico’s request, planning to feed the cats before heading back to the ship. Just as she was about to put the wine made from [Wrong Season] into Meow Tavern, she got a message saying Pine Bloom and Crab hadn’t shown up.
As for Mistblade... she showed up at the door herself.
Rita was scooping cat litter, a chore usually done by Nivalis, when she turned around and gave Mistblade a glance. "How did you get in? You didn’t even knock!"
"Your door was open, and once I stepped into the rain curtain, you knew I had arrived?" Mistblade said, looking at Rita, who was currently squatting and scooping cat litter. Realizing her purpose, her tone softened as she said, "I need a favor from you."
"You want to tell me?" Rita replied, not necessarily agreeing to help yet.
"...You didn’t have this attitude when you asked me to teach you how to make gems."
"Yeah, that was then. Back then I used to..." Rita bit her lip, swallowing her words about ’stealing other people’s attributes under the bed,’ then said, "Just say what you need." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"I need you to take me back to Lania Kaia. I know you have a way." Before Rita could respond, Mistblade explained, "After I left with a large number of Moon Foxes, the remaining ones are in a bad situation. I need to return."
With the Moon Queen and most of the tribe’s foxes gone, the Moon Foxes’ status had likely dropped to the lowest point. Most races, including the undead, had fought alongside them, and for other races, Moon Foxes weren’t much better than the undead.
The situation wasn’t looking great. Rita didn’t waste time. She first returned to [Cat’s Ideal], fixed "BS" to the BS world dock using Thunder Chains, and then took the rudder and Calico back to BS.
She summoned the Cat Ship in the open space outside her villa, and after Mistblade boarded, they headed straight for Lania Kaia.
[Warning, warning! BS Adjudicator has descended, BS Adjudicator has descended!]
[Warning, warning! BS Adjudicator has descended, BS Adjudicator has descended!]
[Warning, warning! BS Adjudicator has descended, BS Adjudicator has descended!]
...
The leaders of Lania Kaia received another notification.
[Warning, BS leader BS Mistblade has descended, please pay attention]
[Lania KaiaFat Goose]: This is too much! You come on your own, but you’re bringing the Moon Fox too?
[BS Mistblade]: What? Can’t I come back to check?
[Lania KaiaFlowering Edge]: What? You still remember that Lania Kaia has Moon Foxes?
[Lania KaiaMaple Syrup]: Why didn’t Pine Bloom come?
[Lania KaiaWither]: Should we keep them here?
[Lania KaiaFat Goose]: I’m not up yet, you go if you want
[Lania KaiaMaple Syrup]: I’m eating
[Lania KaiaPeach Crown]: I’m in the shower
[Lania KaiaFlowering Edge]: Mistblade, come to Deserted Moon City
[Lania KaiaYulian]: Busy, I’ll contact you later
[BS Rita]: "If you join Lania Kaia, you can sit on the same level as Lania Kaia Wither, where are you sitting?"
[Lania KaiaWither]: ...
Closing the chat channel, just before parting with Mistblade, Rita couldn’t help but ask, "How strong is Lania Kaia Wither? He seems like he has a good temper, though."
This was a polite question. Mistblade knew that BS Rita was trying to express that Lania Kaia Wither’s strength couldn’t be weak—how could he not suppress the other leaders?
Mistblade fell silent for a long time before replying, "He is strong. His temper is indeed quite good. As long as it’s beneficial to Lania Kaia, he can let go of a lot of things. But the one thing he hates the most is the undead, and his compromises have probably alleviated many conflicts and tensions that could have grown.
"You might know, he is the only Lord of Lania Kaia."
