Because Ryn and Kallen hadn't returned from grocery shopping yet, there weren't many vegetables for Otto to wash. After washing for a while, Otto returned to the living room.
"Luocha, want to play a game?" Bronya handed Otto a controller and asked.
"Sure, I'm really good at games!" Otto took the controller and sat down.
Otto loved playing games. He had played every game on the market, and to play games, Otto even opened a company called Schicksal Tech. If the company's developed game "Kallen Fantasy" hadn't made a lot of money to cover Schicksal's losses, Amber would have definitely made Otto live with his game console.
After Bronya and Otto logged into the game, they looked at each other's familiar game IDs.
"Metal Gear Bronya?!" "Green Hat Connector?!"
"So it was you..."
"I never thought Metal Gear Bronya would be you." "The Bronya also never thought Luocha would be Green Hat Connector..."
What could be more exciting for two strangers playing a game together than to discover that the person on the other side is the comrade they fight alongside every day in the game?!
Bronya and Otto instantly became good friends who could talk about anything. The speed at which their relationship progressed left Kika and Theresa, who were eating small cakes, dumbfounded.
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Kallen was picking out all sorts of vegetables, while Ryn was bickering with Hiyokumaru.
"Let me hug you!"
"Get lost, impossible!"
"How is it impossible? Who are you looking down on?"
Ryn directly scooped Hiyokumaru up by the waist. The petite and cute Hiyokumaru felt great to hug.
"Rua—"
Hiyokumaru opened her mouth and breathed fire at Ryn. Unable to dodge at close range, Ryn took the hit head-on.
"Cough cough..." Ryn coughed out a few wisps of black smoke, hugging her even tighter. "Well, now that I've been hit by fire, there's even less reason for me to let you go."
Ryn snuggled up close, rubbing all the ash from his face onto Hiyokumaru's.
"No—" Hiyokumaru disgustedly tried to push Ryn's face away, but her strength was no match for his, so she could only let him do as he pleased.
"Kallen, save me!!"
Hearing Hiyokumaru's scream, Kallen walked over with a frown. After finishing the skewer in her hand, Kallen said to Hiyokumaru and Ryn with distaste:
"Ryn, remember to wipe her clean before you give her back to me."
"You got it. I guarantee she'll be wiped clean, fair, and tender before I return her. Little fox Hiyokumaru~ A cute little fox like you was born to be eaten by weird old uncles!!"
"No—" Hiyokumaru's screams grew fainter and fainter, until she finally gave up struggling and slumped dejectedly on Ryn.
"It's over, it's all over... I'm not clean anymore... I'm a ruined fox..."
"It's not that serious. Here, wipe yourself." Ryn picked Hiyokumaru up by her two fox ears and handed her a napkin.
"Rua—"
Hiyokumaru breathed another puff of fire at Ryn, and while he was dodging, she broke free from his demonic clutches and ran to Kallen.
Seeing the stumbling Hiyokumaru running towards her, Kallen opened her arms and caught the little one.
"If you dislike cuddling with Ryn so much, then you should resist!"
"I have been resisting!! But I can't beat him at all! Kallen, help me!"
"I can't beat him either. Just bear with it. Besides, isn't cuddling quite comfortable?" Kallen said as she nuzzled Hiyokumaru's face. She used to cuddle with Sakura, but cuddling with Hiyokumaru felt nice too.
"How is that possible!! Ryn is just a pervert. What if he has improper designs on me!!" Hiyokumaru clutched her chest in horror and shouted.
Ryn walked over while wiping his face.
"You're overthinking it. I have Kiana, and Kiana is much cuter than you."
"Then go hug Kiana! Why are you cuddling with me!!"
"Kiana has grown up, I can't run around holding her anymore. The Hiyokumaru-brand body pillow is still more comfortable."
"Rua!"
This time, facing Hiyokumaru's fire-breathing, Ryn and Kallen both tacitly took out skewers and held them in front of her.
"You... you all!! Rua—"
The enraged Hiyokumaru breathed fire into the sky, which attracted a crowd of passersby who thought she was performing acrobatics and gave Ryn a few gold coins as a tip for Hiyokumaru.
Seeing this, Hiyokumaru became even angrier. The small flames turned into a large pillar of fire. And then Ryn received even more tips...
In the end, Ryn had received several thousand gold coins, and Hiyokumaru had breathed fire until she almost passed out.
"Tsk, it seems that besides being a pillow and a mascot, Hiyokumaru can also go out and earn money in the future."
Ryn placed his hand on Hiyokumaru's back, transferring some Honkai energy to her to make her feel better.
"But Hiyokumaru, if you die from breathing fire, you will definitely be nailed to the Herrschers' pillar of shame and become the disgrace of all Herrschers."
Hiyokumaru rolled her eyes at Ryn, too lazy to argue with him about this. She also didn't know why her power had been weakening recently, and even her memory was a bit fuzzy.
"Buy me fried tofu!" Hiyokumaru held out her small hand to Ryn for money. Although it wasn't her intention, she was still the one who earned the money.
"Alright, alright, we'll buy fried tofu for our great contributor."
Hiyokumaru ate the fried tofu with satisfaction, even saving a portion for Yae Sakura.
Unlike Hiyokumaru, who only took a small taste, Kallen had been eating non-stop since arriving at the market. She bought and ate snacks from the street vendors, and had Hiyokumaru grill the freshly bought vegetables and meat for her to eat.
Ryn stopped Kallen from putting another skewer of meat on to be grilled by Hiyokumaru.
"Kallen, have you eaten enough? If you keep eating, there won't be anything left for the banquet!"
"How is that possible! Don't worry, Ryn, Kiana and I will finish all the food, I guarantee a clean plate campaign!"
Kallen patted her chest and assured Ryn. No one understood a Kaslana better than her!
"No, what I mean is... the speed at which we're buying vegetables can't keep up with the speed at which you're eating! If this continues, we won't have bought enough ingredients for the banquet even by nightfall!!"
"Ah... is that so. Then forget it, I'll restrain myself... ehehe." Kallen stuck out her tongue and acted cute.
In the end, the three of them wandered around for a long time, and finally, under Ryn's strict supervision, they successfully returned with a full load.
On their way home, the three of them ran into Fu Hua, and Ryn greeted her.
"Fu Hua, are you heading somewhere?"
"Nothing important, just taking a walk. And this is..."
Fu Hua looked at Kallen curiously. She knew about that Judah, but what was the situation with this Kallen now?
"Azure Empyrea?" Kallen exclaimed in surprise. "I am... uh, a data-based isotope of Kallen! Do you still remember Kallen?"
"Uh... I'm sorry, I'm not Azure Empyrea. you have the wrong person."
Fu Hua chose to play dumb. She had long forgotten that she had met Kallen before; everything she knew about Kallen now was what Otto had told her.
But this time, it was Ryn who was confused. Fu Hua had admitted she was Azure Empyrea before, so why was she denying it now?
But it didn't matter. Ryn directly pulled Fu Hua along towards Himeko's house. Fu Hua had also participated in the Anti-Entropy invasion incident, so the banquet couldn't be without her.
As for Otto, who was still playing games with Bronya, completely unaware that Kallen and Fu Hua were approaching, a large, flashing "Danger" character had already appeared above his head.