Chapter 330

Stelle: "It's just a birthday—why make it this big?!"

Stelle: "Angry, shaking, cold!!"

Fire: "Hahaha, Little Grayhair, you're jealous!"

Stelle: "What nonsense are you talking?"

Stelle: "Me? The Galactic Bat Hero? Jealous of some little planet princess?"

Fire: "Ahahaha, don't explain—you're jealous, jealous she can throw such a lavish birthday!"

Sanbo: "Tsk tsk tsk, don't say she's jealous."

Sanbo: "Even old Sanbo here feels his teeth are about to sour!"

Sanbo: "When will I ever get to throw a birthday party this grand? That'd be fun!"

Fire: "Oh?"

Fire: "That's right."

Fire: "Why didn't I think of that!"

Fire: "Let's throw a Joyful Fire Daoshengri Society, and invite everyone in the universe to make chaos!!"

Fire: "Ha, wouldn't that be way more fun?"

Stelle: "Thanks for the invite, I'm not going."

Fire: "Really? Not even for money?"

Stelle: "... How much?"

March 7th: "Hey, I knew you'd never shake off this money-obsessed habit!"

Fire: "Heh, as long as the chaos I create is joyful enough, money's just a number~"

Fire: "You want how much? You'll get it!!"

Stelle: "If that's the case..."

Stelle: "How could I refuse an invitation from Fire Director?"

Stelle: "Call me the Joyful Star!"

Silver Wolf: "?"

Silver Wolf: "So you've defected, huh?"

Silver Wolf: "You've got zero integrity."

Stelle: "Integrity?"

Stelle: "How much is that worth?"

Hilda: "But you attend every Joyful birthday party... are you turning into a chaos-seeker too?"

Wind: "Eh-heh, isn't Stelle Young Lady always acted like a chaos-seeker?"

Navia: "Hahaha, now that you mention it, she really does."

Truth Doctor: "Hmm... you tavern failed to invite her before the Stellaron Express did—what a loss."

Fire: "Hmm, she showed up too suddenly."

Fire: "What could the tavern do~?"

Fire: "How about it, Little Grayhair? Quit being a Nameless Guest and become a Fool outright?"

Stelle: "Nah, I'll pass. Maybe I'll consider it as a side job when I've got time."

Stelle: "Full-time? Absolutely not!"

March 7th: "What? You can moonlight as a Fool?"

Brother Dan Heng: "Never heard of it."

Sanbo: "Hey, sis, if you're willing, it's not impossible."

Sanbo: "I'll suggest to the tavern sometime—have them draft a part-time invitation."

Sanbo: "Then maybe our tavern can grow big and strong!"

Fire: "Hahaha, this is so joyful~"

Video continues.

【Back already?】

Seeing Brother Dan Heng approach,

Bottio muttered.

【Hasn't she returned yet?】

Brother Dan Heng inquired about El's whereabouts.

【Yes.】

【I'm starting to think letting her go contact that Sunday wasn't a good idea.】

【Neither staff nor guests know anything about the dream—everywhere you go, it's all cheerful and harmonious.】

【In my opinion, this is definitely not a good omen.】

Bottio sighed lightly,

slightly worried.

【I agree.】

【Another odd thing: among the five great families governing Penacony, the Oak Family organizes the Council and is responsible for all management and coordination, both inside and outside the dream.】

【But strangely...】

【I walked the entire hotel—and on such an important day, I didn't see a single member of this crucial family.】

Brother Dan Heng recounted what he had just inquired about,

A strange phenomenon was discovered.

【He's got a leg to treasure...】

【If I remember right, wasn't that Sunday the head of the Oakwood lineage?】

Potio couldn't help but curse.

【This place isn't safe to linger in; let's return to the train first.】

Dan Heng felt this place was no longer safe,

so he suggested returning to the train.

【Don't act rashly.】

【Brother, ever robbed a company before?】

【If you take off running, you'll instantly become the brightest target on the whole street.】

Potio grabbed Dan Heng,

thinking his suggestion was unwise.

【You want us to just sit here quietly?】

Dan Heng asked in return.

【Not necessarily quietly, but stay put for now.】

【Even if the family has a conspiracy, they couldn't possibly have expected us to show up here.】

【To them, we are the unpredictable factor.】

【They won't act rashly.】

【We're not the only ones worried about alerting them—the family must also fear drawing outside attention...】

【See that? There are company dogs still watching inside this hotel.】

Potio explained a few more points.

【If I were the family, I'd use procedure as an excuse to keep the unpredictable factor stranded here.】

【There's no need to walk deliberately into their trap.】

Dan Heng shook his head, feeling they couldn't afford to stall here.

【Of course we don't need to stall with them.】

【I left the Rememberer a backup plan—if we truly can't enter the dreamscape, she'll leave a bottle of wine for me in the hotel's VIP lounge.】