Chapter 223 - 220: Akenis’s Child of Destiny

Chapter 223: Chapter 220: Akenis’s Child of Destiny

"The Akenis will go extinct!"

That single sentence was like a nuclear bomb detonating in Hama Pi’s heart, setting off all the panic and anxiety that had been building up inside it.

It had never cared about other clans before, only about its own status in the Chamber of Commerce. But now, it felt an immense palpitation of fear and unease.

It seemed it had never considered what it would be like to become the last Akenis.

Continuation is the most basic instinct of any living being. Even for an Akenis, whose clan bonds had long been weak, the imminent shadow of extinction was enough to make Hama Pi panic for the future of its people.

But Qin Xiaoxia’s next words smashed a hole right through the thick clouds of nuclear fallout that had gathered in its heart.

"If you don’t do something about it, that is!"

’Me?’

’What can I do?’

Hama Pi’s breathing and heartbeat quickened uncontrollably.

"What... what can I do? In the Chamber of Commerce, I’m just a small fry..."

In truth, it wasn’t even a small fry. If no one bothered to check the registry, probably not a single Akenis in the entire Chamber of Commerce would remember a character like Hama Pi. In fact, if it failed to pay its dues one more time, it would have three strikes and be expelled from the Chamber.

Hearing the excitement that Hama Pi couldn’t hide beneath its anxiety, Qin Xiaoxia knew it had been sufficiently riled up. He slowly turned to face it fully, no longer showing just his profile.

"A small fry? Yes, right now you are indeed a small fry."

"But at the same time..."

Qin Xiaoxia’s gaze met the pair of small eyes belonging to the creature who had now stood up from the sofa and was trying its best not to look away.

"You are also... a ’Child of Destiny’ who has risen above the entire Akenis Clan!"

Hama Pi’s entire body tingled as if struck by some sort of bio-electric current. Through the hole in the dark clouds of its heart, rays of sunlight seemed to be breaking through.

"Do not doubt your strength! Do not doubt your potential! Of the entire Akenis Clan, you alone have come here at this very moment!"

"This is your opportunity, and it is an opportunity for the entire Akenis Clan."

"You are destined to accomplish something great—something that will change the fate of all Akenis! Your dream is not meant to be about petty profits."

Stirred by these intense emotions, Hama Pi’s breathing grew ragged, its heart pounded, and its blood began to boil with excitement.

"Then, what... what is my dream?"

In truth, an answer was already bursting to the surface of its mind, but it was too agitated to hold itself together and say it out loud.

In its line of sight, the powerful being turned toward the hearth, and the flames in the fireplace leaped higher as they met his gaze.

"Actually, it bears some resemblance to your previous dream."

Even though it could only see his profile, Hama Pi could tell that the gaze of this powerful being before it seemed to drift off to some distant, unknown place.

It felt as if it was following that gaze across countless worlds, seeing a dark corner in one of them, and seeing the group of short figures absorbed in the thrill of money.

"Guide them. Change them. Lead them. Strengthen them, innovate, and reform! In the end, you will astonish and terrify those who once looked down on you! Win back the power that is yours! Take back the dignity that is yours! Make all who have scorned, oppressed, and harmed you understand the true power of the Akenis!"

Hama Pi’s feet shifted restlessly, and its hands fidgeted all over its body. Finally, it grabbed its pair of transparent ears, forcing its breathing to calm down for a few seconds.

’What a grand dream! It’s so exciting!’

It had already realized that its arrival in this world was an arrangement of fate, but along with the excitement, such a heavy burden also brought anxiety.

"The fate of a whole clan! I daren’t think... I, I’m afraid I’ll..."

The fact that it could even consider these things instead of just readily agreeing to everything like before was a clear sign of Hama Pi’s spiritual transformation, though it hadn’t realized it yet.

Qin Xiaoxia spun around abruptly. His expression was serious, his profound gaze like deep-space glass filled with stars, reflecting Hama Pi’s anxious figure in his eyes.

"Face your heart! Face your potential! If you dare not think it, start thinking it now! If you think it’s hard to do, start doing it now!"

"All great undertakings are difficult at the beginning, but in the end, you will achieve victory! A victory that belongs to the Akenis, and even more so, to you!"

"Because you are the great figure who will turn the tide of Akenis history! You will be the pioneer who carves a new spring into the stagnant waters of the Akenis Clan!"

With every word that fell, Hama Pi’s eyes widened a little more, and its gaze grew a little brighter.

"You are the... hero who will be forever remembered in the long river of Akenis history!"

A faint CREAKING sound came from the short Ear-Piercing Monster’s body—spasms from its muscles and bones, which were overwrought with excitement.

Its Magic Power, which wasn’t particularly strong but was easily influenced by its emotions, was now boiling as if it were about to ignite.

Especially under the influence of the Windsor Law from the Red Demoness’s innate power, this eruption of inner will was amplified to its absolute peak, catalyzing an even firmer conviction.

Seeing the look in its eyes and its current state, Qin Xiaoxia praised inwardly, ’Excellent!’

He took the opportunity to borrow the Red Demoness’s power and plant a Magic Power seed in Hama Pi’s heart as a future failsafe. In its current state, with its soul wide open, Hama Pi would not resist.

’With that done, the most troublesome part is over. The rest will be much easier. First, I have to figure out how to get that little pocket technology!’

He smiled and exchanged a glance with the beautiful red-haired figure sitting on the dimly lit sofa.

’Who knows, maybe Hama Pi really will be the butterfly that flaps its wings within the Akenis Clan and brings about an unimaginable hurricane!’

But damn it, the pronunciation of Hama Pi’s name always reminded Qin Xiaoxia of a certain teasing curse, and he’d almost broken character just now!

...

Outside the Secret Place, after Qin Xiaoxia and Hama Pi disappeared and the Red Demoness was also gone, Doudou knew his big cousin had ditched them all to go pull a fast one on someone.

During this time, the aforementioned turtle had officially met its natural end and was now being disemboweled by Doudou and Monkey.

However, it was still soaking in chili water.

Doudou was enthusiastically lecturing Monkey on the art of cooking.

"Cutting open the turtle’s belly and soaking it in chili water, this is called marinating!"

Monkey had a look of sudden enlightenment, nodding as he offered sincere praise.

"Doudou, you know so much! So this is marinating!"

"That’s right!"

Gou Junbao and Xiao Lili couldn’t bear to watch any longer and went over to join Su Su in teasing Gou Dandan.

Gou Dandan was hardly like a bird at all.

Raw, cooked, vegetarian, or meat—as long as you dared to feed it, it dared to eat it, swallowing it all down without so much as a gag.

"*Burp~*"

Having just swallowed a piece of apple, a sound like a full burp came from Gou Dandan’s mouth.

A warm, shimmering white cloud of gas emerged from its beak.

Seeing this, Su Su’s Magic Power flared up in her hand. She carefully controlled it to gather the white gas before it could dissipate and sealed it in a transparent Crystal test tube.

On the wicker table to the side, including the one Qin Xiaoxia had started collecting, there were already three Crystal test tubes. With the one Su Su just collected, there were now four in total.

However, after a strange and peculiar feeling washed over them, everyone who had been busy stopped what they were doing.

The monkey’s head, the tree’s head, human heads, and even the bird’s head all turned in the same direction.

From its body to its soul to its Magic Power, an intense excitement caused Hama Pi to seethe, unable to calm down.

Where was the Ear-Piercing Monster from before—the one that was cunning and mercenary, with a touch of sleaziness, its body hunched over in timid humility?

’No way!’

’Is this the same Akenis from just now?’

When Hama Pi emerged with Qin Xiaoxia, it held its head high and puffed out its chest. Its eyes were sharp and full of vigor, as if it had been reborn.

Most importantly, it constantly exuded a positive energy filled with the power of conviction. Don’t ask how they could tell; it was just a feeling that came from the fluctuations of its Magic Power, a feeling that touched their very souls.

"Holy shit...!"

Su Su couldn’t stop a curse from escaping her lips before she quickly clamped down on it. She saw that on Hama Pi’s right palm—due to its excitement and boiling Magic Power, and also because it hadn’t deliberately concealed it—the symbol of the Day of Dawn was clearly visible.

As it walked outside, Hama Pi finally began to calm down. But once it opened its mouth, the characteristic voice of an Akenis brought its persona crashing back to normal.

"Hehe~ I am an Akenis from the Mirogen World! My name is Hama Pi! I am my Mentor’s newest student!"

It clenched a tiny fist.

"I will be a great merchant of Dawn, and of the Akenis Chamber of Commerce!"

Doudou, still holding the turtle by its tail, stared blankly at this member of a race famous across the realms for being mercenary. A series of philosophical questions spontaneously arose in its mind: ’What happened to it? What did it go through? How did it become like this?’

’Heh... As expected, big cousin is the scariest of them all!’

PS: Second Chapter for Saturday.