But thinking of this, Remilia's mood suddenly lightened.
She had originally prepared to owe some favors to invite a few big shots to help, but now it seemed there was no need to owe anyone anything. By releasing the news, people would naturally come looking for her; instead, those big shots would end up owing her favors.
Even though her younger sister acted without thinking and suddenly ran away from home without a word, causing her to wreak havoc in Gensokyo and almost get hit by Reimu Hakurei's Fantasy Seal. Fortunately, after learning she was missing, Reimu Hakurei understood the bond between the two sisters and forgave her.
During this past period, she hadn't been able to eat or sleep well every day, and she couldn't even drink her black tea. Yet, the other party was not only having fun in another world but had also made a group of new friends. This made Remilia feel somewhat... relieved.
Her sister hadn't suffered any grievances outside and had even made friends. Thinking of the past Flandre Scarlet, whose out-of-control behavior had given even her a headache, the fact that she had stabilized now was the best possible thing in Remilia's eyes. The only thing better, of course, would be being able to bring her back.
However, from the chat just now, she discovered that Flandre seemed to think it was quite fun over there and had no intention of returning for the time being... This wouldn't do... This wouldn't do at all. For the sake of her dignity as an older sister, and her authority as the head of the household... she would just punish Flandre by making her tell the story of all her experiences over there.
Remilia smelled a fragrance and subconsciously reached out to take it. Looking down, it was a cup of black tea. She turned to look at Sakuya Izayoi beside her.
"I've troubled you during this time."
"It is wonderful that you are willing to drink tea, Eldest Miss. The Second Miss is blessed by the heavens; I believe we will be able to meet her again soon."
Sakuya had seen Remilia's condition during this period and was anxious in her heart. Fortunately, they finally got in touch with Flandre this time. If they hadn't, she felt that the Eldest Miss would have been the first to break down. But could she blame the Second Miss? She couldn't. After all, she said herself that she had just fallen asleep and appeared there; she didn't even know how she got there herself.
So all of this could only be called an accident. However, the good news now was that the Second Miss had been found, and she sounded like she was doing quite well. Most importantly, she hadn't lost control for so many days and had even made new friends. This finally allowed the Eldest Miss, who had been worried sick about this, to put her heart at ease.
On the other side, it was already afternoon when Flandre woke up. She cautiously pushed open the door and saw Beatrice doing aerobics to a TV program in the living room. To this, Flandre figured the other party probably wouldn't blame her for playing mahjong all night.
"Sister Beatrice, what are you doing?" Flandre asked, knowing full well the answer.
"Working out. I haven't been active enough lately. I just weighed myself and found I've gained three whole pounds. Oh my god, three pounds heavier than a week ago!!" Beatrice expressed that for a lady who loves beauty, three pounds of flesh was absolutely intolerable.
Flandre could only offer a smiling expression in response.
"Oh, right, I have some good news for you. Remember that village?"
"In yesterday's operation, nearly two-thirds of the people in that village were taken away. Then this morning, I arranged for people to go over and discuss an acquisition plan. The news just came in—half the people there are already interested in selling their property."
"It won't be long before that village changes its surname to Swire."
"When the time comes, let's rename it—how about Flower Village? Then we'll put up advertisements here in Lungmen..."
Beatrice explained her plan while Flandre nodded ignorantly on the side. Because she didn't understand any of it at all. The only thing she understood was that she could go there to play whenever she wanted in the future, and she wouldn't have to watch out for the bad people around her like last time.
"Okay, okay! When my sister comes, we can go together," Flandre said, clapping her hands.
"Ah, your sister is coming?" Beatrice asked.
"Mm-hmm, Sister said she's coming to find me!" Flandre replied happily.
"Then when is she coming?" Beatrice adjusted her clothes.
"I don't know?" Flandre shook her head.
"Then where is she coming from?" Beatrice suddenly thought of something and looked at Flandre to ask.
"From the Scarlet Devil Mansion, of course!"
Flandre felt that this question was quite lacking in quality. Her sister usually didn't leave the Scarlet Devil Mansion most of the time, so she would definitely come here from there.
"Then how did you get in touch with your sister?" Beatrice asked the most crucial question. Flandre had been with her the whole time these past few days, and she didn't have any communication devices on her. So how did she contact the sister she spoke of?
"When I was sleeping!" Flandre answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
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"When you were sleeping? You mean in a dream?" The corner of Beatrice's mouth twitched.
"Yup! Flandre saw many people at the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and they all want to come and play!" Flandre raised her hands and waved them happily.
Beatrice reached out and held her forehead. "Alright, I overthought it..."
While the two were chatting, Beatrice's phone rang. She looked at the caller, showed a look of disgust, and then handed her phone to Flandre.
"It's that Pink Sausage Dragon. Little Flandre, help me answer it!"
Flandre took the phone. As soon as the call connected, before she could speak, a burst of elegant Lungmen profanity came from the other side.
"You lousy Char Siu Cat, do you have any idea what you're doing?! We just arrested people, and you immediately arranged for people to negotiate an acquisition. Do you think the Guard Department is your gang's muscle?"
Flandre only spoke after her output ended. "Sister Chen? It's me... Flandre..."
After a brief silence on the other end of the phone, a voice speaking through gritted teeth came through. "Put that Char Siu Cat Beatrice on the phone!"
Flandre looked at Beatrice. Beatrice pointed outside and whispered to Flandre with mouth movements: "Just say I'm not home!"
Flandre nodded understandingly and then replied proudly. "Sister Beatrice told me to tell you that she says she's not home."
...Suddenly, both sides fell into silence.
"Tell her not to leave. I'm coming to your place right now!" Chen Huijie hung up the phone after finishing.
Flandre turned to look at Beatrice, whose face was now pale. "Did I mess up?"
"No, but I have to go hide for a few days. I won't be able to accompany Little Flandre for the next few days. I'll leave this phone for you. See you later!" After saying that, Beatrice rushed out in a flurry.
Ten minutes later, a police car stopped at the door, and Chen Huijie opened the door and walked in.
"Where is Beatrice?" She looked at Flandre, who was sitting on the sofa obediently drinking water. At this time, the aerobics program was still playing on the TV; Beatrice had been in such a hurry that she hadn't turned it off.
"She's not here!" Flandre replied...
"Run? If she can escape, I'll write my surname 'Chen' backwards!" After searching the house and confirming that Beatrice had already slipped away, Chen Huijie also rushed out in a flurry.
"What a leisurely day!" Flandre held her teacup, recalling the movements of a certain Hakurei Shrine Maiden. She took a sip of tea, then looked at the sky outside the window and sighed.
On the second day, she received news from Alina that everyone from Rhodes Island, except for the medical team, had returned. Originally, they had brought guards at the beginning, but after seeing the strength of the Reunion Movement, they felt there was no need to leave people here.
This time, Talulah had wanted Alina to go along to Rhodes Island to see the world, but Alina did not agree. After all, when chatting with Flandre before, Flandre had also revealed the composition of Rhodes Island. That was the base of Theresa, one of the two former leaders of the Sarkaz. Even though many people left because of Theresa's death, the Sarkaz who remained were all the elite of the elite.
Moreover, there were two very special Blood Demons (Vampires) there; she might not be able to hide her identity if she went. So she refused the invitation, only letting Rhodes Island take back several children who had potential but were very seriously ill. Flandre heard that Ino (Mephisto) and Sasha (Faust) were among them.
She thought of Ino's situation. Initially, she was somewhat resistant to this person she remembered as being very annoying. But after interacting, she found that he wasn't as crazy as in her memories. He was just a little white-haired boy who was extremely wary of everything around him because of his past, like a hedgehog. As for Sasha, he was like a butler who usually didn't talk much and would only silently do things—but he wasn't as capable as Sakuya. This was Flandre's evaluation after interacting with the two.
Thinking of this, she looked at the tangram on the table not far away, which was the one the other party had given her. Flandre told Alina about what she had seen and heard in that village.
[Sister Alina, let me tell you, that sea of flowers is really, really big. It covers several big mountains.]
After finishing, she asked Alina the question that puzzled her.
[Sister Beatrice said that they could have lived a life without worrying about food or clothing just by relying on that place, so why did they still do bad things?]
[We usually call this kind of thing ambition, or desire! When they are not satisfied with their current life and long for a better one, they are very likely to go down the wrong path. Especially those who live upon the land, because they need to face the potential risks from Catastrophes at any time and any place.]