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Who am I? Where am I? What do I see?

What kind of firecrackers are those?

Do not?

Is that a firecracker?!

It was the size of a grain of rice, yet it nearly destroyed an entire neighborhood!

"Come on."

Qiong Jerry jumped to the ground, reverting to human form. He then took Liu Ying's soft little hand and ran off into the distance.

The two ran as fast as they could until they were sure there were no hounds pursuing them, then stopped at a relatively quiet street corner decorated with glowing flowers.

"Are you... alright now?"

Liu Ying's voice, still shaken, carried a strange mix of excitement and barely suppressed amusement.

She is professionally trained.

But recalling the image of that hound member confidently instructing Qiong to place firecrackers on his head...

"Pfft!"

The girl's face lit up with a radiant smile.

Sorry, she couldn't help herself.

Seeing the pure smile that swept away the gloom, Qiong also smiled:

"Well, we're safe for now. As for what will happen later..."

"Those coke makers shouldn't have time to bother us."

"Thanks to your help just now! Otherwise, I might really have... been arrested."

Liu Ying stopped laughing, gently placed her slender hand on her full chest, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then transform into a Kamen Rider and take them all down with one punch?

Qiong smiled and didn't expose Liuying: "Shouldn't we say at this time: 'The hero's kindness is beyond repayment, so this humble woman can only offer herself in gratitude'?"

"...Huh?"

Liu Ying's chubby, adorable face was initially shocked, then a blush spread across her cheeks, and her clear, bright eyes blinked like peach blossoms falling onto the girl's face.

"Is...is it okay?"

She muttered something under her breath, her voice barely audible.

"?"

Qiong slowly typed out a question mark.

Are you considering it?

"No, no, no! I mean... I... I mean..."

Liu Ying instantly realized what she had said, and an alluring pink flush rose to her long, slender neck. She frantically waved her hands.

"I know that one must repay kindness with kindness!"

"Is this your first time in Pinocchio? I... I can be your guide!"

The girl raised her shimmering, shy eyes to look at the sky, like a newly blossoming pink lotus.

"indeed."

Qiong raised her chin thoughtfully: "But how did you know this was my first time here?"

"Haha, the Interstellar Peace Broadcast just recently publicized your glorious deeds, right? You were invited by your family, weren't you?"

Her eyes darted around for a moment, and Liu Ying awkwardly began to lie.

"Although the Hound family mistook me for an illegal immigrant, I'm actually a local! Iris Flower family's entertainer, Ryuhoshi! Even if I'm just an extra..."

"A temporary actor..."

Qiong's gaze swept over Liu Ying's beautiful, refined, and slightly childlike face, as if he were assessing something.

This acting skill is only good enough for a temporary role, Little Firefly.

Let me teach you what acting is.

"Fireflies..."

Qiong suddenly uttered the name softly, her brows furrowing slightly.

His gaze became somewhat unfocused and distant, and a complex expression, a mixture of surprise, nostalgia, and indescribable emotion, appeared on his face.

"what happened?"

Qiong did not answer immediately. He closed his eyes, his brows furrowed, as if he was struggling against some kind of immense pain, and pressed one hand hard against his temple.

"I'm sorry... I..."

Qiong took a deep breath, and when she opened her eyes again, the pain and confusion in them seemed incredibly real:

"My memory... is like a shattered mirror, leaving only some blurry, unrecoverable fragments. In that chaotic echo, the only thing I can clearly grasp... is this name."

Qiong's voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly:

"I know she is very important to me, extremely important... but I can't remember exactly what she looks like."

He looked at Liuying, his gaze so focused it seemed he wanted to see right through her, yet it also carried a deep sense of confusion and uncertainty.

The performance was textbook-worthy, vividly portraying the confusion of someone with amnesia, their obsession with important people, and the pain of missing memories.

That deep voice, perfectly timed body language, and complex emotions in his eyes instantly created the image of someone who had lost their memory but remembered only deep affection.

Liu Ying was completely stunned.

The stars didn't completely lose their memories; they still remember themselves?

Moreover, and... important people, very important people.

Fireflies seem to envelop the world in gentleness, emotions drive the blood to flow through the heart, and feelings that have nowhere to be expressed overflow.

"Sorry, I've said a bit too much."

Qiong took a deep breath, seemingly to compose herself.

"Hmm~"

Liu Ying shook her head, her pinkish-blue eyes rippling with gentle light, her voice like a sweet breeze:

"Let me take you to relax a bit~"

"Okay."

The mask of 'devoted, amnesiac husband' on Qiong's face gradually faded:

Where are we going?

"Let's go to the Audi Shopping Center."

Liu Ying's eyes lit up, as if she had been looking forward to it for a long time: "The dream shop there is super famous."

"In addition, there are all kinds of luxury goods, clothing, trendy toy stores, and even car dealerships—as long as you have enough Clover Coins, you can buy whatever you want."

"There's a huge food court right outside the shopping mall. I'll treat you to something delicious, consider it... a perk to start your tour service?"

As she spoke, Liu Ying naturally took Qiong's wrist and led him into the bustling crowd at Pinocchio, heading towards the Aude Shopping Center.

Just a short distance after the two had walked away.

A striking crimson figure appeared silently, dressed in a yukata that seemed to be woven from flowing flames, with several red goldfish swimming around it merrily, leaving behind shimmering starlight.

"Heave-ho~"

With her hands behind her back, her strange, pink-cherry-like eyes, filled with undisguised cunning and amusement, were fixed on Qiong's back.

Hanabi's lips curved upwards into an extremely sweet smile.

"Found you, darling!"

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"Just ahead is Glakes Avenue."

Liu Ying held Qiong's wrist and walked briskly down the bustling street.

"Come here! Keep up!"

The girl turned around and smiled sweetly, her voice clear and melodious, like a nightingale emerging from a valley.

"Over here, over here, I've got something interesting to show you~"

"Look, this statue is Pinocchio's famous cartoon character—Watch Boy!"

Firefly stood next to the statue, pointed to the adorable cartoon character with a huge clock face head, and earnestly began to explain:

"From Pinocchio's longest-running and most famous animated series, it tells the adventure story of the protagonist, Watch Boy, and his friends living in Dreamland. I heard it has been running for over 10,000 episodes!"

"More than 10,000 episodes."

Qiong gazed at the statue and sighed, "If Tom and Jerry could have ten thousand episodes, I'd be willing to drive a luxury car and live in a large villa!"

"Uh……"

Liu Ying blinked her beautiful blue and pink eyes.

Although she felt there was something illogical about it, Qiong's eager expression made her unable to refute it.

What are cats and mice?

"That's the most famous cartoon in my memory. It tells the story of the harmonious and loving daily life of a cat and a mouse. They are an inseparable pair of partners. It's a pity that it only has a little over a hundred episodes."

In terms of international fame, Tom and Jerry is probably the most famous cartoon in the world, without a doubt!

If you include commemorative editions, children's editions, HD remasters, new generation series, and Q-version derivative works, the total number of episodes is barely 600.

"The mouse I transformed into before was Jerry, one of the main characters."

"Is that right?"

Firefly covered her mouth in surprise.

Was that mouse originally an animated character?

"No wonder he looks...so special and cute."

After all, it was Qiong who transformed into it~

So, it's a dream device that transforms you into the Hanu brothers, but what's with that strange ability?

Liu Ying's thin lips were slightly pursed, her eyes filled with gentle curiosity:

"So... what exactly is the story of Tom and Jerry like?"

The atmosphere between the two didn't resemble that of a tour guide and tourists at all; rather, it was more like that of a couple on a date.

"Their story is hard to describe in words; the essence is in the visuals and actions. I'll find the original animation for you to watch when I have the chance."

Qiong was already planning that once the Black Tower repaired the simulated universe, he would definitely use the computing power of the simulated universe to create a frame-by-frame reproduction of the classic "Tom and Jerry" series.

When the time comes, I'll give a big shout-out to everyone on the train.

So, if this masterpiece were to be streamed on Pinocchio and the copyright fees collected, they might be making so much money they'd get cramps from counting it?

A new path to wealth and prosperity!

Multitasking is Qiong's passive skill. He was thinking about the commercial operation of Tom and Jerry while chatting with Liuying.

The conversation naturally shifted from the Clockwork Boy statue to the real-life inspiration for the cartoon star—the legendary watchmaker who left an indelible mark on Pinocchio's history.

Qiong was quite interested in the watchmaker's legacy mentioned in the train invitation.

The reason is simple: it triggered a system task.

Find the watchmaker's legacy; the quest reward is 180 crystals.

Is it a hidden treasure?