Chapter 33

"Hmm... this Firefly-san seems to have taken some detours while taking Stelle on a tour."

"And, she has subconsciously scouted the surroundings twice."

"That expression, it's just like a well-trained soldier..."

"Such a performance, appearing on such a weak girl, is too incongruous."

Welt said his discovery.

"That's right, she must have hidden her true identity."

"The purpose should be to get close to Stelle!"

"Sigh, didn't expect that this child would be targeted by all sorts of people just after arriving in Penacony."

"It's really worrying."

Himeko looked at Stelle, who was still sitting on the sofa smiling like nothing happened,

feeling somewhat tired, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Hehe, no matter."

"Since it was exposed by this video, we can take precautions in advance."

"No need to worry too much."

Welt chuckled,

and comforted Himeko.

"You're right."

"Let's see who else is plotting against this child."

In the video.

[Oh, there's an administrator for the amusement facilities!]

[I'll go get some "Aiden Tokens" for you—that way you can play these amusement facilities as you please.]

After watching the performance for a while, Firefly suddenly discovered the amusement park administrator,

and ran over excitedly with Stelle.

[Hello, Mr. Administrator. My friend is visiting Penacony for the first time, can you exchange some Aiden Tokens for her?]

After coming to the administrator,

Firefly asked politely.

[Of course, no problem, please show your Dream Passport.]

The administrator's attitude was very polite.

Subsequently,

Stelle took out her passport and handed it over.

[Name—Stelle... Alright, please take your passport and these tokens. I wish you a pleasant game.]

The administrator helped Stelle exchange the tokens.

[How many tokens are there in total?]

Firefly asked curiously.

[A total of ten. You can now enjoy all kinds of amusement facilities in Penacony to your heart's content.] The administrator said with a smile.

[Thank you! Stelle, let's hurry and experience the nearby amusement facilities, the goal is tentatively set as—use up all the tokens!]

Firefly thanked the administrator,

and prepared to pull Stelle to play the amusement facilities.

[Play to the fullest!!]

Stelle shouted excitedly.

[Yay—play to the fullest!]

Firefly also foolishly followed Stelle and shouted.

[Let me see, what should we play first...]

[Considering it's your first time here, why not start with the simplest ones, Dreamy Slots and Lucky Wheel are both easy to get started with.]

Firefly thought for a moment,

and recommended two amusement facilities to Stelle.

Stelle nodded repeatedly,

and first came to the Lucky Wheel.

Then, after studying the rules of the Lucky Wheel for a while,

she threw a token into it.

The wheel started spinning rapidly,

and soon, she won,

a small prize in the middle.

[Wow, you won as soon as you started, you're in good shape!]

Firefly saw Stelle win, and couldn't help but praise her.

Stelle smiled, and came to the Dreamy Slots,

preparing to try her luck here again.

However, this time her luck was very bad,

and she only pulled out a trash prize.

Seeing this, Stelle secretly cursed her bad luck.

And changed to another place.

This time, she came to a huge Gashapon machine.

After looking at the prizes on it,

she prepared to go all-in with her game tokens!

After a while.

Eight game tokens were used up.

She looked at the trash prizes beside her and fell into deep thought.

Miss Qingque: "Hey friend, you lost a complete mess!"

Stelle: "Black curtain! Rigged! This Gashapon machine must have been tampered with!!"

Stelle: "Otherwise, someone as lucky as me couldn't possibly not win the super grand prize!"

Sparkle: "Oh my, little gray hair, you're losing your cool, so you're breaking down~"

Sampo: "I'm saying, sister, this lottery is just like that, no need to be a sore loser."

Stelle: "Who... who's a sore loser! I just think there's something wrong with this Gashapon machine!"

Sunday: "There is nothing wrong with the Gashapon machine, I can guarantee that. If there were something wrong with it, it would have been sealed long ago."

Stelle: "Then setting aside the facts, doesn't this Gashapon machine have any fault at all?!"

March 7th: "Uh... its biggest mistake might be... that it hasn't given you anything good after meeting you?"

Stelle: "That's natural. Meeting me, the Galaxy Baseballer, is its honor. Yet it actually only gives me trash!"

Himeko: "Hehe, then try to conquer it, until you win the grand prize inside."

Welt: "Himeko is right. This is also a kind of Trailblazing spirit."

Stelle: "Alright, then after I arrive in Penacony, I'll go head-to-head with it! I must bring back its super grand prize!"

Dan Heng: "....You're really quite persistent."

In the video.

After spending all the tokens,

Stelle felt somewhat listless,

so she went directly to find Firefly, who had gone to stroll around, and reunited with her.

[Oh... what's wrong, have you had enough fun?]

[Perfect, I'm also a bit tired. Let's sit at the bar for a while.]

Firefly saw Stelle's bad expression,

and thought she was tired from playing,

so she took her to sit on a stool at the bar to rest.

[Are you having fun, Stelle?]

[This dreamland—Penacony—the "Golden Hour", is still great, right?]

After coming to the bar,

Firefly started chatting with Stelle.

Only, for some reason,

her tone sounded slightly sad.

[You sound a bit sad... why?]

Stelle keenly noticed this.

[It's not really sadness. It's just... this dream is too loving, too tolerant.]

[It's vast and deep. Like an ocean, even nameless little people can sleep peacefully in it.]

[....I'm really grateful that you chose to step in and help. And because of that, I was able to introduce this paradise to you—it's willing to accept me, even though I don't belong here. I love it too.]

[That's why I wanted to... share it with others.]

Firefly looked at Stelle sincerely,

her words filled with some gratitude.

[Could it be... that you really are a stowaway?]

Stelle listened to Firefly's words,

only feeling that something was very wrong,

[I... I have a legal identity...]

Firefly's face changed, and she replied stutteringly.

[Now.... Stelle, can you please come closer?]

[Closer, I want to ask you a question.....]

Firefly's eyes suddenly became sharp again,

and then she asked Stelle to come closer.

Although Firefly was very strange at this moment,

quite a bit like she wanted to take her kidney.

But Stelle believed in her skills as the Galaxy Baseballer,

so she moved closer to Firefly.

She wanted to see what Firefly was trying to do.

[...May I ask, are you in Penacony alone?]

Firefly asked a question that seemed inexplicable to Stelle.

[I am. At least for now.]

Stelle crossed her arms,

her expression becoming slightly cold.

She always felt that Firefly seemed to be about to take action against her.

This made her start to calculate in her heart,

how to punish this cute yet hateful little girl.

[I see, I understand......]

[You might have realized it, or maybe not, but I've been taking you on detours just now, going to all sorts of places, this is because........]

Firefly spoke slowly,

as if she wanted to tell her purpose.

However, her next sentence made Stelle freeze.

[Because someone is following you!]

Firefly's tone suddenly became serious.

This made Stelle subconsciously want to look back.

But she was stopped by Firefly.

[—Don't look back. I'm sure their target is you, they haven't lost us since we said goodbye to Mr. Gallagher.]

[I wondered if this person was your friend, but my intuition tells me no.]

[He is about 1.8 meters tall, with a margin of error within two centimeters, sturdy build, obviously trained. His stride is long, but you can't hear his footsteps, very light. This kind of footwork won't leave footprints.......]

[...It seems he is very good at fighting—the stealthy kind. His palms are broad, but his fingers are long and flexible. I guess he's used to using a knife. A short knife, a dagger.....]

[Do you know someone like this? Wine-red coat, green eyes, dark blue hair.......]

Firefly spoke very fast, her analysis was fierce.

Making Stelle listen in a daze.

Furina: "Do artists of the Iris Family have such a wide range of knowledge?!"

Furina: "Actually even possessing scouting abilities! And so precise?!"

Arlecchino: "Hehe, this kind of skill cannot be explained by simple scouting ability."

Arlecchino: "In my knowledge, only extremely professional assassins have this quality."

March 7th: "As... assassin?!"

March 7th: "Firefly-san is so cute, how could she be an assassin?"

Scaramouche: "Hahahaha, how is it impossible?"

Scaramouche: "Perhaps this weak appearance is something she deliberately disguised?"

Scaramouche: "And the real her, perhaps is a demon with hands stained with blood!"

Stelle: "You bullshit! Stop slandering Firefly here!"

Stelle: "No matter what identity she hid, I believe she will definitely not be detrimental to me!"

Firefly: "...Why.. are you so sure?"

Firefly: "Even though I'm already so suspicious...."

Stelle: "Because.... you are really pretty!"

Silver Wolf: "So you follow your heart based on looks, huh?"

Silver Wolf: "Like this, aren't you afraid of being sold by others?"

Stelle: "Hehe, first of all, if you want to sell me, you have to at least have a beauty on par with Firefly!"

Stelle: "Secondly, you have to have a body that can take a beating!"

"Hehe, do you really think I'm stupid?"

"I'm smart."

"How could I really be sold by someone?"

In the carriage,

Stelle looked at everyone's messages,

and couldn't help but snort coldly.

In the video.

[Ah, he's here!]

After Firefly finished her analysis,

she saw the person following them,

walking toward here openly.

[Yo, isn't this my loyal big customer—Stelle!]

[It's been a long time, my dear!]