Chapter 100

Then he stopped walking.

【Hey, I wanna ask you...】

【Is the way you get a girl's attention by walking boldly behind her? It's been almost half a system hour already.】

The girl turned around,

and spoke to the man before her.

And this man was Jin.

【To be precise, it's been 45 minutes. Pleasant time always flies, doesn't it?】

Funingna: "Sandgold, the Dafan Sect, is back again!"

Funingna: "This time, he's following such a cute girl?"

Funingna: "Could Sandgold be not just a villain, but also a pervert?!"

Funingna: "That's way too scary!"

Xi'er: "Pfft, shameless creep!"

Paimon: "Could Sandgold actually be planning something sinister against this girl?"

Topa: "Uh... it probably doesn't go that far."

Topa: "He's got his issues, but he's not a pervert."

Sandgold: "Aww, hearing a colleague defend me? That's got me thrilled to death."

Stelle: "So what is Sandgold planning to do?"

March 7th: "Just keep watching and you'll find out!"

In the video.

【Heh, little Kong Que... you've got beautiful eyes. From Tzigania?】

The girl was not afraid of Sandgold,

and instead wore a playful smile.

【Want a further hint? Like, I'm an Evkin?】

Sandgold smiled.

【Hmm... my eyes aren't as sharp as yours, but I'm not blind...】

【—Who in the entire universe doesn't know the people of Tzigania?】

【Born liars, thieves, socialites... sweet-tongued and venomous, truly fitting.】

【If you ask me, you'd suit better under a manhole cover than in a dream... ah, there's one right there—go on, off you go~】

Though the girl looked adorable,

her verbal attacks were incredibly sharp!

She pointed at a manhole cover nearby,

telling Sandgold to go wait inside it.

The implication was clear:

Sandgold belonged only in the sewers like a rat.

【No thanks. Dark corners don't suit my temperament. This dream is far more fitting for me—frivolous, vain, all show and no substance...】

【... and it's not even raining yet! My outfit is delicate—I can't risk wind or rain.】

The girl's aggression was fierce,

but Sandgold's defenses were no joke.

As a Keeper,

her words clearly failed to pierce him.

Wind: "Who is this girl? Such fierce aggression! Never judge a book by its cover!"

Ying: "She looks a bit like the double-bunned girl's phantom from the start of the video."

Welt: "That mask on her head... could it be the Fool's Mask?"

Himeko: "Could it be..."

Hu Tao: "Yep, the girl in this video is me."

Hu Tao: "Surprised? Delighted?"

Paimon: "Huh?? Miss Hu Tao, you look like this?"

Hu Tao: "From appearance alone, you'd never guess her sharp tongue."

Stelle: "Oho, the little miss isn't bad-looking—I like her!"

March 7th: "Uh... you like any pretty girl you see, right?"

Stelle: "Yearning for beauty is human nature! Don't you agree, Yin Zhi?"

Yin Zhi: "Exactly. Humans are born to pursue beauty!"

Yin Zhi: "And without doubt, the pure beauty of the Star God Idylla can make the entire cosmos swoon!"

Stelle: "Of course, I haven't forgotten how she played me!"

Stelle: "If I ever meet her, I'll give her a good spanking!! (cold stare. jpg)"

Hu Tao: "Please, little gray-hair, you think you can hit my butt? I'll stand still and let you try—you won't even reach it."

March 7th: "Then we'll help her beat you!"

Hu Tao: "Hehehe, let's see then. Who'll be the one getting their butt spanked. If your butt swells up, don't cry like a baby."

In the video.

【Put away your sassy tongue, little Kong Que. Leave now. We are Fools, not fools—we have no interest in playing friend games with the company's lapdogs.】

Huahuo's words grew increasingly sharp-tongued.

【Oh, really? You've never befriended anyone from the company?】

Shajin replied.

【Do you think I haven't read the history of Pinoconny?】

【Don't try to drag me into your boring office politics.】

Huahuo sneered.

【Fool — from the moment you accepted the invitation to this Changsheng Society, you had no choice. Pick a side now, or you'll lose everything.】

Shajin's expression remained calm.

【You sound awfully confident~ Like you've already settled that winged boy in your family.】

【How did you manage it, little Kong Que?】

【Strip naked, kneel before him, beg, "Wah-wah-wah, the company will never lay a hand on Pinoconny"?】

【Friends... please. You only treat others as chips.】

Huahuo's tone was dripping with sarcasm,

her aggression intensifying further.

【Aren't chips good? On the gambling table, only chips never lose themselves.】

【Look, even the Flowing Memory Court and the Stellar Express understand this — they're smart.】

Shajin's expression remained unchanged,

utterly unaffected.

His voice was as still as a deep, undisturbed well.

【But the smart ones never enter the game to begin with.】

【See? Am I not smarter?】

【Listen well, little Kong Que — you too received an invitation from the tavern.】

【Want to recruit the Masked Fool? Fine. Use your brain — what does the Jester truly want?】

【Let me give you a hint: since you can't convince anyone, why not try making friends with a mute? At least he won't argue with you, ha ha.】

【Goodbye~】

After saying a few teasing words to Shajin,

Huahuo turned and walked away.

【Thank you! Making friends with a mute — I'll remember this forever!】

Watching Huahuo's retreating back, Shajin smiled and spoke.

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