Chapter 221: Does Mr. Gallagher Know Mikhail?

The video continued.

【Wow, quite a haul!】

【I wonder if this is enough...】

March 7th and Stelle had already gathered the materials they liked,

preparing to head back to Gallagher's place.

【—Out of the way! I need to find Shuwen!】

Suddenly, an argument rang out inside the bar.

【Huh, what's that noise?】

March 7th and Stelle heard the voice,

exchanged a glance,

and both felt puzzled.

【... Was what I said before not clear enough, Miss Emichi?】

【The Dreamscape Bar only welcomes guests who want to enjoy their drinks to the fullest.】

【I'm sorry... I'm not interested in your proposal.】

The moment Stelle and March 7th walked over,

they saw Shuwen currently speaking to a strange woman named Emichi.

【But you clearly have the talent!】

【You could definitely draw everyone's gaze...】

【You were born for the Iris family's stage, not this shabby wooden platform!】

【Come with me!】

【We can absolutely become Penacony's most dazzling stars, scattering our light into every corner of the Dreamscape!】

【Please, Shuwen, I need you...】

Emichi's expression was somewhat agitated.

【...】

【... As you can see, I'm attending to a customer.】

【Don't make me say it twice.】

Shuwen was a little impatient.

【Fine... If you won't agree, I'll just sit here and not go anywhere!】

【Give me a fizzy drink.】

【Sweet, extra ice.】

Seeing that Shuwen wouldn't agree,

Emichi simply planted herself there.

【... One moment.】

Shuwen nodded helplessly.

【What's going on...】

【If this person keeps hogging the bar counter, we won't be able to discuss the case.】

March 7th watched this scene,

her brows slightly furrowed.

【Stelle, that clock trick you performed earlier... can you try it again?】

Himeko suddenly walked over,

asking Stelle.

【Uh... how is even Himeko now...】

Stelle looked at Himeko, feeling a bit surprised.

【Time is limited, we have to hurry.】

Himeko offered an explanation.

【Yeah, please.】

March 7th chimed in as well.

【Alright, then I'll go try.】

Seeing both of them say so,

Stelle had no choice but to go try.

【You're Shuwen's customer, right? What is it?】

【If you're trying to talk me into leaving, forget it—unless she agrees to my request...】

【Why on earth?】

【Why won't she just leave here...】

【This cold, rundown bar?】

Stelle walked up to Emichi,

wanting to first try whether she could talk her into leaving directly.

However, the moment she walked over,

before she could even speak, she failed outright.

With no other choice, she had to begin attempting the clock trick.

Out of habit, she still tried the waters on Shu with a resentful emotion first.

【—It's all because of those "bastards of the Iris"!】

【They forced Shu into a corner with nowhere to go, leaving her no choice but to hide here and run a monster bar... It's all schemes and conspiracies!】

【Ah... I get it now. It's not that she doesn't want to leave—she just doesn't want to face those petty people again!】

【I... I can pave the way for her—I can help her!】

【I'll write to the Dream Master the moment I get back, denouncing the crimes of the Iris lineage...】

【Shu is sure to thank me!】

After the clockwork trick was cast,

Aimiqi immediately began wildly imagining,

and indignantly cursing at certain people of the Iris lineage.

【If I let her keep spiraling like this, things will get really bad...】

【Looks like I'll have to switch to a different emotion.】

Stelle felt Aimiqi looked a little dangerous in that state,

so she hurriedly switched her to a sorrowful emotion,

hoping to tamp down her fury.

【...】

【Heh, pretty laughable, isn't it?】

【I know perfectly well our lives are just two parallel lines, yet I still cling to her and won't let go...】

【I'm timid, cowardly—I yearn for the spotlight, but I don't dare step under it.】

【I need her guidance, because I can't accomplish anything on my own...】

【You don't know Shu's past, you don't know she's a...】

【How dazzling a person she is.】

【Even among the star-studded Iris lineage, her talent was beyond compare.】

【I know...】

【Shu must think I'm just trying to ride her fame to get ahead.】

【But what I want is simply for her to be able to go back there...】