Chapter 54: Salt King Emperor Fungus-Old Yang Gets Bullied Again

[Let the fun continue! Hehe]

Astral Family Chat

Stellaron Spirit: I shared a photo of Theresa being lifted high in the air.

Elegant and Beautiful Navigator: Eh? Who's the young girl lifting Theresa? She's quite cute. And she has four tails! Is she a Foxian from the Xianzhou Alliance?

Definitely Not Salt King Emperor Fungus: Generally speaking, could she be an old acquaintance of Bishop Theresa?

Dan Heng: Mr. Welt, what's with your name?

Stellaron Spirit: Same here! I'm really curious too!

Photo Maiden: Seeing Uncle Yang's name, for some reason, I imagined a man smiling awkwardly while giving a flustered explanation.

Immortal Dragon - Qin: Like this?

God of Amusement Aha: Heh! Aha can sense immense amusement from this image—a helpless atmosphere of being bullied! How delightful!

God of Amusement Aha: @Immortal Dragon - Qin, it seems Aha made the right choice! Bringing you in was the best decision Aha ever made!

Welt: Ahem. I just took an ad Herta recommended—it's for endorsing a god who sells sea salt and fungi. I simply forgot to change my name back from "Salt King Emperor Fungus" after the ad.

Welt: By the way, why has Theresa changed into that strange form? And what's the deal with that four-tailed Foxian from the Xianzhou?

Immortal Dragon - Qin: Does the mushroom you're advertising look like this?

Rock Lord Emperor Mushroom

Immortal Dragon - Qin: Or like this?

Rock Lord Emperor Mushroom: Do you have Mora?

God of Amusement Aha: Hahaha! This is too hilarious! So amusing! Truly amusing!

Photo Maiden: Hahaha!

Stellaron Spirit: Hahaha!

Theresa is the Cutest in the World!: Hahaha!

Photo Maiden: Are you all just repeating each other like parrots?

Immortal Dragon - Qin invited Big Sis You're Back! to join the group chat.

Big Sis You're Back!: Huh? A Terminal suddenly appeared in front of me, and then I saw an old acquaintance—the Immortal Dragon Aeon—inviting me in?

Welt: ...

Elegant and Beautiful Navigator: Hahaha, Welt's puffed-up yet restrained expression is priceless!

Dan Heng: Lol~

Dan Heng: Message deletion failed.

Dan Heng: ...

Welt: Why has Theresa's appearance changed again? @Magical Old Hag Teriri

Welt: ??? Theresa, why did your name change? Pfft!

Magical Old Hag Teriri: ???

[ Magical Old Hag Teriri ]: @God of Amusement Aha, @Immortal Dragon—Qin, you two twisted jokers must have changed my name!

Magical Old Hag Teriri's nickname has been changed to Moonlit Vow—Bestow Love with Heart.

[ Moonlit Vow—Bestow Love with Heart ]: Come on, @Immortal Dragon—Qin, keep going!

[ Immortal Dragon—Qin ]: ...

[ God of Amusement Aha ]: Ha! First time seeing him get owned! This is hilarious!

[ Immortal Dragon—Qin ]: What can I say? I'm quite fond of this little cutie. If you want the Corruption Herrscher Core, keep that name and wear the mask. Your chance will come. @Moonlit Vow—Bestow Love with Heart.

[ Moonlit Vow—Bestow Love with Heart ]: You twisted, sadistic jerk...

[ Photo Maiden ]: Lol!

[ Stellaron Spirit ]: Lol!

[ God of Amusement Aha ]: Lol!

[ Photo Maiden ]: You guys are just repeating each other like broken records.

[ Welt ]: This Immortal Dragon—Qin is giving me serious Aha vibes. @God of Amusement Aha, is this your alt account?

[ God of Amusement Aha ]: Aha doesn't know anything about that~ Eehee~

[ Immortal Dragon—Qin ]: It's been a while since I was suspected like this. I do have a way to prove it.

[ Immortal Dragon—Qin ]: Joachim, it's been too long since we last saw each other in New York.

[ Welt ]: !!!

[Immortal Dragon - Qin]: Also, um, this is a bit much, but it's all in the past now.

[Immortal Dragon - Qin]: You may have lost your father, but you still have me! I could totally be your life mentor, right?

[Welt]: You bastard Otto! Your true colors are showing now! Just wait till I find you—I'm going to smash the Star of Eden into your face! Just you wait, you hear me?!

[Moonlit Vow—Bestow Love with Heart]: Emm, he's not Otto. He's not my grandpa, Old Yang. He's some kind of Dragon Aeon with absurdly twisted tastes. Don't ask me how I know...

[Immortal Dragon - Qin]: Also, um, this is a bit much, but it's all in the past now.

[Immortal Dragon - Qin]: You may have lost your father, but you still have me! I could totally be your life mentor, right?

[Welt]: You bastard Otto! Your true colors are showing now! Just wait till I find you—I'm going to smash the Star of Eden into your face! Just you wait, you hear me?!

[Moonlit Vow—Bestow Love with Heart]: Emm, he's not Otto. He's my grandpa, Old Yang. He's some kind of Dragon Aeon with absurdly twisted tastes. Don't ask me how I know...

[God of Amusement Aha]: Hilarious!

[Welt]: @Immortal Dragon - Qin, who the hell are you?! Why do you know so much about me?!

[Immortal Dragon - Qin]: A Wise Janitor and Captain from another universe. Alright, gotta dash! My wife Elysia is calling me for dinner.

[Immortal Dragon - Qin has logged off.]

Outside Boulder Town, Theresa and Higokumaru exchanged astonished glances. When they learned that the Immortal Dragon himself had confessed to being the Wise Janitor, they knew immediately that he was a fellow transmigrator—and had even married Elysia!

(TLNote: so much lost to me tbh I tried to make it make sense but its a bit of a nightmare. Wise Janitor appears to be slang for kiana since theres a meme apparently where she attempts a daring split jump in mid-air, often while cleaning the ship deck. Not sure on accuracy tho.)

[ If we're both Captains, how can the gap between us be so vast?! ]Theresa mentally complained to Higokumaru.

[He's become an Aeon, what could possibly be beyond his reach now? Besides, our current predicament is just Empty Talk,] Higokumaru replied telepathically.

The two women exchanged wry smiles. They were utterly powerless against this ultimate Boss, but they couldn't deny their joy at knowing he had resurrected Elysia.

"What were you all doing just now? You were so engrossed in that little gadget, grinning like fools while staring at it," Seele asked, her brow furrowed in confusion as she watched March 7th, Dan Heng, and Stelle put down their Terminals.

"It's called a Terminal," Dan Heng explained to Seele and Bronya. "It's a highly sophisticated device for communicating with the outside world. You can chat with people from all corners of the planet, and even those in distant parts of the cosmos."

"Ehehe~ I've got the goods! Recently fixed up two terminals, 3,000 Shields each! You won't regret it!"

Sampo perked up instantly, eagerly pitching his refurbished secondhand terminals—which he'd accidentally dug up deep in the Snowfield—to Seele and Bronya.

"Maybe later. Besides, we don't trust you," Seele retorted, glaring disdainfully at Sampo. "Alright, let's head back now." Bronya, equally unimpressed, followed Seele toward the entrance of Boulder Town.

Sampo shook his head with a wry smile. "Went a bit too far in the Overworld, didn't I? But making money isn't shameful, right?" He chuckled, flashing a grin at Theresa and the others.

"You're obsessed with money, aren't you?" March 7th rolled her eyes at Sampo and strode into Boulder Town. The rest of the group followed, brushing past Sampo. He watched their retreating figures with a smile as a holographic projection of Aha's mask flickered on the terminal in his hand.

"Great Aeon of Elation, my humble performance is ready."

Sampo pocketed the terminal, murmuring with a grin, and merrily trailed after the group.