dkrc Chapter 458 Rabbit Returns Home
Chapter 458 Rabbit Returns Home
In the rabbit-tribe orc settlements, scenes like this have always been common:
Rabbit has always been the family's good baby, healthy and strong, with strength exceeding that of her siblings since childhood, and is the hope of the family.
However, the family's financial situation was very bad, and coupled with the effects of reproductive illnesses, the parents had no choice but to keep having younger siblings in order to alleviate the pain caused by the illnesses.
Forced by the pressures of life, he was forced to cruelly abandon his younger siblings, creating a vicious cycle.
As they grow up, the rabbits themselves will also suffer from this terrible reproductive disease.
This sinister curse, passed down through bloodlines, is quite common among the rabbit-like beastmen.
In order to ensure that family life can continue normally, sick children often cannot receive effective treatment, and poor families cannot afford the medical expenses of so many children, so they have no choice but to make sacrifices.
In the most difficult and extreme circumstances, not even a single child may be left behind.
Xia Taotao, however, was different.
She possesses magical talent sufficient to become a magical girl, and even fate brings her together with the Guardian Star twice.
She stood out because of her unique qualities, escaped the cruel curse against the rabbit race, and even broke away from her family to study and work in the city on her own.
But she could never forget the things she had been exposed to in her childhood:
The family members who were laughing and having fun with you might become someone your parents casually say "lost" the next day.
Younger siblings who were sleeping together on a kang (a heated brick bed) could disappear from everyone's sight forever in the blink of an eye, never to be seen again.
The disappearance of her older siblings and the vanishing of her younger siblings left Xia Taotao with a deep-seated fear and anger.
Why is this happening?
Xia Taotao questioned the guardian star from back then countless times.
But the Guardian Star did not respond. It was like a delicate toy, with no reaction other than its cool and solid feel.
This is wrong.
this is not right.
Xia Taotao knew all this clearly, but she was powerless to do anything about it. She could only close herself off, focus on her own life, and focus on that little dream:
I want to get into the best medical school, I want to cure this strange disease, and break the curse that binds the rabbit-like beastmen.
...until an illness befell his beloved younger sister.
When Xia Taotao saw with her own eyes her high fever and coma being abandoned by her parents in the clinic, her most vulnerable heart was finally pierced.
The gears of fate meshed at this moment, beginning their unstoppable rotation.
.
"This is what the rabbit-kin beastmen are facing."
The next morning, Su Tianqing sat in the temporary villain's headquarters and spoke to the communication scripture stone in front of her.
On the other side of the magical light screen sat a red fox girl, her two fox tails swaying in sync across the screen, as if they were connected by fox radio waves.
Magical Girl [Inari].
Ultimately, I chose to seek help from Inari.
After recounting Xia Taotao's story to her without revealing her name, the red fox girl fell into a long silence.
Then, Inari said softly:
"This is indeed...a very tricky problem."
"When I saw your message yesterday, I asked an acquaintance at the Hero Association to investigate this disease."
"The conclusion is obvious—this is a disease originating from astral magic, and only rabbits with high magical talent are naturally immune to it. The causes and treatments are still under investigation."
A bucket of cold water was poured on her, but Inari suddenly changed the subject and said:
"But if this disease is a magical disease, then it's easier to handle."
"Oh?" Su Tianqing wagged her tail and said curiously.
"Miss Inari, do you have a solution? Could you tell me?"
"This is just my personal, arbitrary speculation. I still need to find a way to test my idea, but the initial thought is as follows—"
A rigorous theoretical logic was laid out before Su Tianqing.
The two-phase theory of astral magic, the three-dimensional projection and two-dimensional Fourier transform of magical ripples, the influence of magic on carrier properties and controllability analysis...
Citing classical texts and providing reasoned arguments, explaining the reasons clearly and logically.
Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu beside her once again understood why Inari was called a "magical genius" by Bai Lili, and why even Red Rose praised her highly.
He effortlessly dabble in profound and obscure magical theories, his calculations were exquisitely precise, without a single flaw—though this might be due to my own lack of skill—and arrived at an almost perfect conclusion:
"Theoretically, by using the form of [Magic Replenishment] to regularly replenish the magic of all rabbits suffering from reproductive diseases, the symptoms can be eliminated."
"But I need to conduct experiments to verify this, and I need to contact the Hero Association for further research, so I can't give you an answer right now."
"It's okay, it's okay, your words are enough!" Su Tianqing quickly said, giving Inari a thumbs up and giving her a thumbs-up.
[Phase 1 Completed]
[Solving the reproductive disease of the rabbit-kin beastmen: Seeking helpers, completed]
This is the quest that refreshed in the secret manual this morning.
Upon seeing the topic "finding a helper," Su Tianqing immediately thought of a certain magical genius fox.
She also remarked on how she had contacted Ms. Inari in advance the night before.
Hmph, this fox can already predict the missions of the secret manual! I'm practically a master of prediction!
The fox's tail was held high.
Since Inari had agreed to help, Su Tianqing didn't need to put too much effort into it anymore. She focused all her attention on Xia Taotao meeting her family.
Fei Yelan took Aurora for a stroll in the city, and also had Aurora contact Wang Xiaowang, thus keeping Nan Xiaofeng and the others in the city.
Then, let Xiaoyu and herself accompany Xia Taotao. Even if any unexpected situation occurs, the cat with explosive fighting power can go up and punch her a couple of times.
"But upon closer reflection, it's just going home to see my family whom I haven't seen in a long time. What unexpected things could possibly happen?"
Walking side by side on the street in the shantytown, Su Tianqing said to Nan Jiayu beside her.
The catgirl just smiled and didn't say anything.
Nan Jiayu thought to herself, "I always feel that Tian Qing has absolutely no awareness of the flag she's setting for herself. It's probably best not to expose her."
Xia Taotao followed behind without saying a word, her head lowered, as if she was thinking about what she was going to say later.
Should I start with "The weather is so nice today," or begin with "I'm home"?
Or is it……
"Tao Tao, we've arrived."
"Mmm!"
Upon hearing Su Tianqing's voice, the pink-haired rabbit girl suddenly looked up, and almost bumped into the fluffy fox tail while she was deep in thought.
Before me lay the familiar shantytown roads, the familiar utility poles, the familiar dilapidated street gardens, and the public phone booths whose functionality I doubted.
Memories of the past flooded her mind like a tide, leaving Xia Taotao momentarily stunned. However, she quickly regained her senses and walked towards the shed courtyard not far away.
The courtyard was empty.
A middle-aged woman from the Rabbit Tribe sat in front of the inner room, intently rubbing corn kernels into a winnowing basket in front of her.
Not far from her stood the petite rabbit-girl from yesterday, picking out a few steaming buns from the steamer and putting them into a bowl, seemingly preparing for today's breakfast.
Steam rose from the steamer, billowing in the air before quickly dissipating into the cold wind.
Xia Taotao stood awkwardly in front of the courtyard gate, staring blankly at the ordinary daily life in the courtyard.
Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu hid in the courtyard across the street, secretly observing this dramatic family drama.
The story of Rabbit's return home has finally reached the most anticipated part: the reunion of the sisters!
"..."
However, Xia Taotao stood there in front of the railing gate for a long time, lost in thought.
He didn't speak, didn't knock, and didn't make any other movements; he just stood there in a daze.
What is she thinking? Is she trying to figure out how to bring it up?
Su Tianqing was getting impatient. Her fox tail swayed behind her, eager to help Rabbit knock on the door, but Rabbit still showed no sign of going forward to talk to her.
It wasn't until Xia Youyou finished packing a bowl of steamed buns and was about to take them to her younger siblings at the dining table in the side room that she noticed Xia Taotao standing blankly in front of the door.
"Clatter".
The girl's steps suddenly froze, the steamed buns in the basin almost flew to the ground, and she stared intently at Xia Taotao standing in front of the door with her mouth slightly open.
The pink-furred bunny girl gripped the hem of her dress tightly, her whole body trembling slightly, not daring to meet the girl's gaze.
A deathly silence.
Even the middle-aged woman shredding corn kernels turned her gaze toward the door. The moment she saw Xia Taotao at the door, the weathered wrinkles on her face seemed to instantly smooth out.
Xia Youyou stepped forward and called out softly in disbelief:
"Is it...is that you...?"
"Sister Tao Tao...?"