Chapter 330: and ===GLOSSARY=== sections

Star suddenly asked, "What are you looking at?"

In the next instant, the girl's gentle expression returned to normal. She gave Star a perfectly appropriate smile.

She said somewhat stiffly, "We shouldn't delay; let me show you around?"

Ahead was an amusement park. After giving Star a brief introduction, Flowing Firefly exchanged some Eden coins for her to play with first. However, midway Flowing Firefly said she needed to get two drinks, and by the time Star had spent all her coins, Flowing Firefly still hadn't returned.

"Flowing Firefly is so slow… why hasn't she come back yet?"

Star looked around and saw Flowing Firefly at the nearby drink bar. She went over to her, and they talked while having drinks.

"... I'm really grateful that you chose to help me. That's why I can introduce you to this amusement park—it's willing to accept me, even though I don't belong here. I love it too, so I want to… share it with others." Flowing Firefly looked at Star sincerely.

"Could it be… that you're really a stowaway?"

Flowing Firefly nervously covered her chest: "I… I have a legal status… now…"

After saying that, her gaze flicked to the distance, then she drew back warily—she unconsciously lowered her voice, urging Star to come closer, as she had an urgent question she wanted to ask.

"... May I ask, are you here in Penacony alone?"

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Psychic power at 100%.

The air conditioner in the Soul Illusion Consultancy hummed softly, Soul Illusion Shinryu sat with his legs crossed, twirling a pen in his hand, and after seeing Soul Illusion's question to Star about Flowing Firefly, he finally couldn't help making a "tsk tsk tsk" clicking sound with his tongue.

"So, Extra." He pointed solemnly at Flowing Firefly on the skydome, wearing the expression of someone who's seen it all, saying, "These pretty, delicate, fragile women… are all con artists!"

"Uh… ah?" Extra blinked, not reacting right away, and lifted his head dully.

Little Dimple floated nearby, looking disdainful: "Hey hey, Soul Illusion, don't go feeding Extra dangerous wrong ideas! Where has Flowing Firefly scammed anyone? Have you ever seen a con artist who damages themselves by 20,000 before the scam?"

Soul Illusion kept a straight face, lightly waving his hand: "Hehe, I've seen through her completely, inside and out. This woman has been signaling her accomplices from the start—just like just now! She looked away again, she wouldn't think such a petty trick could fool anyone, would she?"

"Are you suffering from persecution mania? If you're sick, go get treatment, don't bother Extra." Little Dimple rolled her eyes, "Then tell me, what is she trying to scam?"

"Obviously, it's both feelings and money." Soul Illusion spread his hands, looking scornfully at Little Dimple, "How could there possibly be a 'heaven-sent' beautiful girl who likes you for no reason in this world? Even in Penacony, such a daydream wouldn't happen—that 20,000 is just bait thrown out, the goal being to make Star feel guilty so she'll be hooked later."

"Look, she's already asking if Star came to Penacony alone—what does that mean, huh?"

Extra lowered his gaze to his teacup and said blankly, "Master… what do you mean?"

"It means she's already planning how to respond if Star shows up after she's scammed both money and affection." Soul Illusion wore a look of sorrow and regret, "Ah, Star is still young, actually dating this female con artist—this illusory love is beyond her grasp… it should be left to me; I'll talk with Miss Flowing Firefly, I'll help Star keep things in check."

Little Dimple flicked Soul Illusion's forehead with a knuckle.

"You bastard! This is surely your real intention!"

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"I am. At least for now." Star gave a small smile.

"Oh, I see… you might have realized it, or maybe not, but I've been taking you on a detour to various places just now, because…"

Flowing Firefly's eyes narrowed: "... Because someone is following you."

Star was about to turn around, but Flowing Firefly immediately stopped her: "—Don't look back. I'm certain his target is you; we haven't lost him since we said goodbye to Mr. Gallagher. I wondered if he might be your friend, but my gut tells me he isn't."

Flowing Firefly closed her eyes, recalling the information: "He's about 1.8 meters tall, give or take two centimeters, with a sturdy build, clearly trained. His stride is long, but you can't hear his footsteps; he's very light-footed. This kind of gait leaves no footprints…"

"... He seems skilled at combat—the covert kind. He has broad palms but slender, agile fingers. I guess he's used to wielding knives—short blades, daggers…"

"Do you know someone like that? Burgundy coat, green eyes, dark blue hair…"

Flowing Firefly opened her eyes, warily looking behind Star: "Ah… he's here!"

Star whipped her head around and just caught sight of Sanbo's trademark smarmy merchant grin and his hand-rubbing like a fly.

"Yo, this isn't my loyal big customer— the Pioneers sisters, huh!" Sanbo waved at Star, "Long time no see, dear!"

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Fate。

"Wait, shouldn't this guy be in Belobog?" Rin Tohsaka widened her eyes, "Could it be that Ilyalo-VI is now capable of spacetime jumps for interstellar travel?"

Saber gently set down her teacup: "Perhaps Belobog has been revived with the company's help? Or…" she frowned slightly, "maybe the Fellows of the Fool brought him to this land of dreams."

Shirou Emiya scratched his head: "Anyway, it's still nice to see a familiar face here…"

Rin Tohsaka suddenly noticed Archer's unusual silence—he stood with arms crossed, saying nothing, his sharp gaze locked on Flowing Firefly.

"Archer? What are you thinking about?" Rin Tohsaka waved her hand in front of him, thinking he was spacing out.

Archer let out a soft hum, shook his head: "Compared to that merchant, isn't this girl named Flowing Firefly obviously more worth noticing?"

"She can determine someone's height, dominant hand, even weapon just by observing from afar, and her conclusion is spot‑on—such perceptiveness likely only comes from someone who's crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood."

"Indeed... such precise intuition and judgment is certainly not something an ordinary person can easily achieve." Saber also nodded, agreeing with Archer's view, "... This girl is probably strong... no, she's very strong."

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"Um… who is this?"

Seeing Star act so familiarly, Flowing Firefly let her guard down.

Hearing that, Sang Bo pouted dissatisfiedly: "Ay yo, Miss San Yue, you don't even remember me now? I helped you guys so much in Belo Berg..."