Chapter 232

Paimon: "Uh... after... fun?"

Sparkle: "Right~"

Sparkle: "But now, the fun isn't big enough, do you think I should add some fire?"

March 7th: "Miss Sparkle, please, don't play any more conspiracies!"

March 7th: "Just let us have some peace!"

Sparkle: "Hey, that's not up to you~"

The video continues.

The scene shifts,

to the hotel room where Aventurine is in reality.

At this time, Aventurine is on the phone with Jade.

【Very happy to hear your voice again, congratulations on becoming the... biggest winner behind the scenes of this grand festival.】

Jade's lazy voice comes from the earpiece,

congratulating Aventurine.

【You made a special trip to call just to tease me?】

Aventurine raises an eyebrow,

and chuckles.

【Where would I, I'm just sighing that you didn't lose this time.】

【Not only did you go deep into the wolf's den alone to dig out the truth of the Dreamflux Reef, but you also retreated unscathed with the help of that Beauty Knight...】

【Oh, and that recording you received from your Trailblazing friend, it's already the most valuable chip on this gambling table.】

Furina: "Mr. Aventurine has appeared again, safe and sound!"

March 7th: "Becoming the biggest winner behind the scenes of the grand festival, retreating unscathed with the help of Argenti..."

March 7th: "Ah this... is this the luck of a lucky person?!"

Stelle: "Good grief, we fought Sunday with our lives for so long."

Stelle: "And the winners behind the scenes are Aventurine and the IPC?"

Stelle: "We seem to be a bit like tool people?"

Miss Qingque: "What do you mean seem?"

Miss Qingque: "Can you be more rigorous!"

Miss Qingque: "We are clearly tool people!"

Paimon: "Not tool people, right?"

Paimon: "Clearly it's seeing injustice and helping out."

Hu Tao: "But the nature seems to be not much different from tool people."

Hu Tao: "Unless everyone in the Express crew can get corresponding returns in Penacony."

Lumine: "Penacony really owes the Nameless too much, in terms of reason and emotion, they should show something."

Fu Xuan: "It's a pity that the Family might not have time to consider this at all."

Fu Xuan: "According to the current situation, the Family's focus should be on how to deal with the IPC's next move."

Seele: "Don't tell me Penacony is going to start a war next?"

Aventurine: "That wouldn't go that far, force has never been the IPC's best choice."

Aventurine: "There's no need to go to such lengths for an opponent you can take down at the negotiating table."

Aventurine: "I've already finished my work in the video, now let's see how my good colleague performs."

The video continues.

【However, as the price for winning all this... losing a cornerstone is still too expensive.】

【Diamond just initiated a meeting, a meeting about you.】

Jade changes the subject,

revealing a piece of bad news to Aventurine.

【As expected.】

【So is Diamond planning to demote me, or kick me out of the Ten Stonehearts directly?】

Hu Tao: "Oh my, it seems Mr. Aventurine's situation isn't too good either."

Furina: "Actually, I'm also curious, can such precious things as cornerstones be used as chips so carelessly?"

March 7th: "Then I guess we have to see which has more value, the cornerstone or Penacony?"

Stelle: "Hard to compare, Penacony as the Star of the Grand Festival is certainly quite valuable."

Stelle: "And the cornerstone as a special treasure sealing the power of the Preservation Emanator is even more heavy-duty."

Stelle: "In short, if it were me, I couldn't use the cornerstone as a chip."

Guinaifen: "If Mr. Aventurine loses his cornerstone, can he no longer transform into the weird Aventurine?"

Guinaifen: "And will there only be nine Ten Stonehearts from now on?"

Miss Sushang: "If you put it that way, the price is quite high."

Miss Sushang: "No wonder Aventurine might be fired directly."

Paimon: "But if Mr. Aventurine is fired, wouldn't all this be for nothing?"

Paimon: "That's too unlucky, right?"

Lumine: "Feels like Aventurine did this on purpose."

Lumine: "After all, he always thinks about going to extremes."

Herta: "Diamond's stones aren't that fragile."

Herta: "It's just broken, can't you just fix it?"

Miss Qingque: "Can this thing... really be fixed just like that??"

Welt: "Diamond is an Emanator of Preservation after all, according to the power of Preservation, maybe he really can repair the Aventurine stone."

Amber: "By the way... why did Mr. Aventurine use the word 'also' in his last sentence?"

Amber: "Could it be that there were other Ten Stonehearts who had the same encounter as Mr. Aventurine before this?"

Topaz: "Uh... this..."

Aventurine: "That's naturally my kind colleague Topaz, who was demoted by the company because of the Jarilo-VI incident."

Bronya: "What? Did the Jarilo-VI incident actually cause Miss Topaz to be punished by the company?"

Topaz: "Cough, no, no!"

Topaz: "Don't listen to Aventurine's nonsense, this isn't a big deal."

Stelle: "Tsk, Topaz is still the righteous one!"

March 7th: "Sure enough... the company has never been a place that warms people's hearts."

March 7th: "Miss Topaz clearly wanted to help Jarilo-VI, but she was punished herself!"

Boothill: "What are you thinking?"

Boothill: "The company only cares about interests, where would they have the time to talk to you about human warmth."

Bronya: "Jarilo-VI really owes Miss Topaz a huge favor, thank you very much!"

Topaz: "Sigh, helping you was my own will, it doesn't count as a favor."

The video continues.

【Opportunity is rare, why not make a bet?】

Jade says in a faint tone.

【Hmph, alright. Then I'll bet—he's going to promote me to P46, right?】

Aventurine hums,

and replies.

【Hmm, then what are you prepared to bet?】

Jade asks back.

【Real bet or fake bet? I don't want to bet anything to you, lest I get eaten clean.】

【But if it's just for fun, then just like when we first met—let's bet my life, lady.】

Navia: "He still loves to bet his life."

Navia: "Truly the familiar Aventurine."