Chapter 118 105: Wings

Sure enough, she found negative traits in the last column.

Not an inherent trait, which means this trait was formed during the subject's growth process, suggesting it is determined by the environment and personal character.

It still stems from the subject's lack of confidence.

After all, if one could draw a perfect character card, what would be the point of nurturing them?

Even the overpowered cards in games have their weaknesses, like magic-special attack characters being weaker in physical defense or melee combat.

The occupation of the counterpart is a Starry Singer, a hidden support system profession, capable of resonating with the stars through chanting, guiding the stars to bestow blessings ranging from simple physical enhancement to elemental output ability enhancement, covering both fields.

As long as they start singing, the entire team's combat power multiplies instantaneously, sweeping the battlefield as an overpowered profession.

But the problem is...

This Starry Singer can't sing.

Looking at the almost entirely locked blessing skills on Tang Xin's panel, Xu Xiaoyou's lips twitched, and her expression became exceedingly complex.

She's already mastered all the skills in the Water Element domain to proficiency!

In the room, both girls felt a bleak future.

"In the game, your situation is like, not even cheating can save you; you might as well restart a save file."

"I see." Tang Xin was disappointed.

"But..."

Xu Xiaoyou suddenly changed her tone, snapped her fingers, and a card with a golden pattern appeared at her fingertip.

"Luckily, I'm a cheater."

Xu Xiaoyou selected all confirmations.

Beneath the starry sky, as if a beam of light suddenly descended, enshrouding Tang Xin with a layer of mysterious color, shimmering star points danced in the girl's hair, slowly integrating into her body.

"What did you just do?"

Tang Xin turned her body, aware of her subtle changes.

Was that light a power from the other person?

"Try singing once more, shall we?" Xu Xiaoyou smiled.

Tang Xin didn't question further, nodding her head.

Her inner voice also told her, don't be nervous, give it another try.

She opened her mouth lightly, and this time, the girl's melodious voice resounded in the room, not stunning and not very melodious, just an ordinary and usual voice.

It felt like a shy girl from the neighborhood, walking with you in a winter park, sharing a tune she just learned on a whim, her cheeks blushing, voice clumsy, as she only shared her singing with you.

Tang Xin gradually found her groove, initially standing like a wooden statue, but later, though her singing remained unchanged, her stance did; she no longer seemed as stiff as before, gradually incorporating some body movements into her singing, her gaze becoming calm and soft.

"How can I travel through time and space,"

"How can I embrace you?"

Tang Xin sang her song, coming closer to Xu Xiaoyou, stood on tiptoes, and raised her hand upward. The cold moonlight shone through the window, illuminating the girl's innocent face, her light blue hair lifted by the breeze, slightly fluttering.

"Outside the window, it's all white, longing turns to snowflakes."

This urgent desire to sing, to let others hear her voice.

"The past trapped in ice and snow,"

"All self-hypnotizing, self-burying words, all forgotten~"

How could she have such a strange thought? Looking into Xu Xiaoyou's eyes, Tang Xin instinctively looked away again.

But this feeling, quite unexpectedly, was rather pleasant, the prior anxiety, and nervousness no longer present, allowing her to focus entirely on singing without worrying about any odd stares, wholeheartedly finishing a task.

It had been a long time since she opened her mouth to sing in front of others, spending countless nights in her room after leaving the foster home, in that tiny world, humming a tune only she could hear.

Turns out, she had been in a solitary world for so long.

Her world now had an audience.

The other person listened to her singing, listened to her long-repressed emotions.

In this little room corner of the Ice and Snow World, sharing dreams, telling those beautiful yet unrealistic tales.

"You are my stars, because of you I shine, because of you I dazzle, because of you I sparkle~"

"Only wish to have you in my world, just want to stay by your side."

The girl's singing gradually faded, and long after the last line fell, Tang Xin still hadn't come out of that state, until applause rang out beside her, bringing her back to her senses, realizing she really sang a whole song.

It felt a bit unreal to her; that beautiful voice was really hers?

"This time, it sounded fine; see, you can still sing," Xu Xiaoyou said.

"I want to try again, would you like to listen?" Tang Xin suddenly said.

That feeling was elusive, like she had floated out of her body, watching herself singing from another's perspective; even though the body was hers, it felt strangely unfamiliar.

She wanted to grasp that feeling, hold it in her palm.

She did not want to pass up this opportunity.

Xu Xiaoyou was momentarily taken aback, but seeing the other's serious expression, she nodded: "Of course."

In the ever-thickening snowstorm, the small room with a warm yellow glow, the girl's melodious voice echoed far away, until it vanished in the distant night.

A golden line traced across the sky, dawn broke in the distance.

The two girls sat face to face on the bed, the flickering candlelight reflecting off half their faces, with Tang Xin resting her legs on the bed's headboard, swaying gently.

"I didn't expect anyone would really want to listen to me sing all night," Tang Xin softly said. "Thank you."

Through singing, she mastered many vocal techniques she had never noticed before, making significant progress, though she still went off-key at times, but compared to before, she had taken a significant step forward.

Suddenly, she felt that the other person wasn't that hard to get along with, and had a pretty good personality.

"Honestly, I'm actually exhausted," Xu Xiaoyou yawned, her head resting on the bedhead.

"I'm both cold and hungry right now."

Gru~

Two sounds rang out simultaneously, causing Tang Xin to bow her head in some embarrassment.

Xu Xiaoyou spread her hands helplessly.

They hadn't eaten anything for over half a day, and Xu Xiaoyou had only had a bowl of instant noodles all day.

And now, together they had not a single unit of inspiration.

"I'm so hungry; if only we could have some bread right now," Xu Xiaoyou said casually.

Tang Xin remembered something and quickly ran to the bed to rummage through her belongings, finally pulling out a piece of bread wrapped in a plastic bag.

Xu Xiaoyou recognized it; it was the bread she had bought for the other girl earlier in the day, and the other girl still had half left uneaten.

"If you don't mind, let's share it,"

Tang Xin said as she broke off a big piece of bread and handed it to Xu Xiaoyou.

Xu Xiaoyou had no objections and took the bread, stuffed it in her mouth, chewed on it, and struggled quite a bit before finally swallowing it.

The bread had long since gone stale, the wheat flavor faded, hardened by the weather, its previously fluffy fibers now shriveled and rough, difficult to swallow without water.

"This piece is mine, and this piece is yours." Tang Xin divided the bread and, after a moment of thought, gave the largest piece to Xu Xiaoyou.

"Wasn't the bread yours by purchase?"

"Do I seem like the sort to quibble over such things?"

As they ate, both Xu Xiaoyou and Tang Xin, seeing each other struggle with the dry bread, broke into silent laughter, as the warmth from the kettle filled the room, blurring their faces and rising to the ceiling.