Chapter 81

March 7th: "Stelle, I'm begging you, please be serious, okay?!"

Venti: "Hehe, Stelle Young Lady's personality is truly interesting."

Zhong Li: "Excellent, Stelle Young Lady is truly a remarkable person."

Paimon: "It feels like traveling with Stelle Young Lady always leads to something amusing."

In the video.

After waiting a moment,

the bodyguard brought what Sambo wanted.

【Brought it. She said these alone aren't enough, so I've added a 'Dream Shatter' for you—figure it out yourself.】

The bodyguard handed the items to Sambo and gave a warning.

【Oh wow, Big Sister really thought of everything! Thank you, thank you!】

【Now we're just one thing short—we need to find a nearby arcade machine… oh, what luck, there's one right at the salon's entrance. Come on, let's show you something fun.】

Sambo thanked the bodyguard,

then led the two toward a television-shaped arcade machine.

【Is that a TV?】

【This TV… why is it just lying on the roadside?】

When they reached the arcade machine, Flowfly asked curiously.

【Haha, wrong! Miss Flowfly! This is an arcade machine—not some punklode electronic trash, but a game that perfectly matches the 'dream' aesthetic!】

Silver Wolf: "Punklode's… electronic trash???"

Silver Wolf: "Say that again!! (Furious. jpg)"

Cafca: "There, there, Silver Wolf. Don't take it so seriously. After all, it's just words spoken in a dream—ignore it."

Silver Wolf: "Cafca, this isn't about taking it seriously—it's a matter of principle!"

Silver Wolf: "I hereby solemnly declare! Punklode's games are absolutely not electronic trash!"

Silver Wolf: "Absolutely not!!"

Silver Wolf: "If anyone dares say that again, I'll let Ar刃 slice him to pieces!! (Angry. jpg)"

Ren: "........"

In the video.

【Hey, Stelle, want to try touching it and see what happens?】

【Are you trying to get me killed?】

Stelle looked at Sambo and felt he had ill intentions.

【Um… I think—just my opinion—this TV might be up to something.】

Flowfly also felt the TV was suspicious.

【This is a 'Family' artifact—how could it be suspicious? But if you don't want to try, that's fine—I'll do it myself.】

Sambo said "I'll do it," but his gaze turned to Stelle.

Seeing this, Flowfly also looked at Stelle, waiting to see how she would decide.

Even the mysterious sunglasses cartoon character inside the TV subtly turned toward her.

So, Stelle took a deep breath,

with the resolve of facing death,

and touched the TV.

Instantly, her mind spun dizzyingly,

and she transformed into the cartoon character named Hano inside the TV.

【Oh my god, how did you turn into this?!】 Flowfly gasped, covering her mouth.

【Hmph!】 Stelle let out a cool hum.

It was truly very cool!

【You've become so… cool.】 Flowfly struggled to find words.

【You look incredibly cool right now, darling!】 Sambo grinned at Stelle with a mischievous look.

【So… why did Stelle turn into this?..】

【You don't understand, Miss Flowfly. She was just sucked into this TV and swapped bodies with this Hano brother—wait, let me take a closer look…】

【Look! This game is called 'Little Hano Mission'—according to the plot summary, you were shrunk by Stone Boss's strange device and must now embark on a thrilling adventure, using your tiny body to save Dreamy Town…】

【Now, you must complete what this Hano brother did in the cartoon—or touch the TV again—to return to normal.】 Sambo explained after glancing at the plot.

【Hmph!】 Stelle's hum remained cool—truly legendary cool!

【Oh, it also says 'Enter the portal to begin the adventure'—obviously, you must crawl through that hole to start your challenge, darling.】

Sambo pointed in a direction where a hole恰好 appeared.

【…We'll cheer for you, Stelle.】 Flowfly encouraged.