「 After the three of them had rested, they formed a team again and set off.
Along the way, Dan Heng discovered March's Hexian Ice, realizing that they might have fought someone.
Fortunately, they were lucky this time. While successfully avoiding most of the monsters, they also found a Starskiff and successfully left the place, heading to the Starskiff Jetty.
.....
As for Stelle, after receiving Dan Heng's message, she was about to put away her phone when a stranger suddenly sent her a message.
"Greetings, Master Diviner asked me to wait for you. Calculating with my fingers, you should be here by now, right? I'm currently busy with an urgent matter and can't get away, so please come here to find me."
Below was an image of an address.
"What does this mean? Just a picture, are we supposed to meet at this place?" March 7th became inexplicably excited.
"It's like one of those messages a kidnapper sends in a horror movie..."
The group followed the environment in the picture and searched their way there.
They saw that the place seemed to be a card parlor, where four people were gathered around a table, happily playing cards.
"Hurry up, Qingque! We'll be fossils by the time you're finished."
"I heard there was a disaster in the Divination Commission's delve? I'm surprised you're in the mood to play right now, Qingque."
Several players at the table discussed animatedly.
Across the card table, the delicate girl with light brown hair tied into two low ponytails heard this and spread her hands. Her emerald green eyes were full of a relaxed demeanor:
"Oh, even if the sky was gonna collapse on the Divination Commission, the master diviner would be there to hold it up. What she lacks in height, she more than makes up for in stamina."
"Besides, I'm not just playing around here. I'm here by her order, waiting for the distinguished guests to arrive. Time is so precious; this is called 'slacking off and working at the same time'." 」
「 .....」
〜Dragon Raja World〜
At a love hotel on the outskirts of Shinjuku, Japan.
While watching the light screen, Lu Mingfei ate hotpot. The pot was filled with fatty beef, enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, daikon… the aroma was intoxicating.
A few minutes ago, a sudden downpour arrived. In such cold and rainy weather, there was nothing more pleasant than eating hotpot in a warm indoor setting…
If there was, it could only be having this stunning girl in pajamas accompanying him.
Two pairs of chopsticks moved up and down, devouring everything in sight.
After a satisfying meal, Lu Mingfei sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, burping, while Erii sat on the sofa, engrossed in watching the light screen.
The heavy rain lashed against the window, a rustling sound enveloping the entire world.
Late-returning people scurried by with umbrellas, the streets gradually emptied, and traffic lights changed monotonously.
The room was too quiet, making him feel a bit uneasy. Lu Mingfei had no experience chatting up girls, but fortunately, the light screen appeared in time, creating many topics between him and this human-shaped nuclear weapon.
When Qingque appeared, the beautiful girl picked up a pen and began drawing and writing in her notebook.
"What are they playing?"
Uesugi Erii obediently wrote the question in her small notebook and brought it to Lu Mingfei.
What should he say? Celestial Jade Mahjong? But could she understand that? Lu Mingfei could see that this game had similarities to his hometown's national essence, and the gameplay was probably not too different.
After some thought, he picked up a pen and wrote in the notebook:
"This is mahjong."
"It looks like fun,"
Erii replied in her small notebook.
Lu Mingfei thought, Hey, hey, it's more than just fun! He wondered how many people in his hometown stayed up all night indulging in these games. After all, it was carefully selected by their ancestors, emphasizing simplicity and addictiveness.
"Can Sakura teach me?"
Erii wrote again.
"Yes, but you need four people to play mahjong. If you want to play, you'll have to find two more people. The rain is too heavy today, so maybe not?"
"I can ask my brother to call two people over."
"Holy shit, let me do it!"
Lu Mingfei immediately broke into a sweat. He knew that hundreds of thousands of people across the city were looking for him right now. As Tokyo's most wanted criminal, wouldn't this be equivalent to offering himself up and inviting the police to his home to arrest him?
But on second thought, his only task at the moment was to look after Erii, to preserve this human weapon in the short term. If he taught her mahjong, this monster girl might get addicted and play mahjong for ten days to half a month, who knows?
As for the other two…
Lu Mingfei pulled out his phone from his pocket and sent a text message to Caesar and Chu Zihang.
How could two people play mahjong? These two guys had to participate too!!
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「 "It's the place in the photo, alright. Is this... a games parlor!? What kind of problem can they possibly be facing?" March 7th couldn't understand at all.
"Huh? Isn't this hand a problem? I have the worst luck…" Qingque looked pained, like a player who had just used a Firefly Ultimate and hadn't even self-drawn, with her blood pressure through the roof!
Fortunately, she finally managed to divert a little bit of her attention from the card table and finally noticed the guests behind her.
"Eh, ahaha… Hi there! I can tell just by looking at you that you're the Divination Commission's guests."
"You don't want the master diviner to know you've been slacking off, do you? Stelle said with a mischievous smile.
"Oh, I know, I know, I'm sorry — I was going to wait for you by the statue, but Ah— Triplet!" Qingque quickly poked a card, then turned back to look at them: "It's just that the folks from the Realm-Keeping Commission descended on the area. It's too loud over there now... Pass! Pass!"
"...So I thought to myself, wouldn't it be better to meet somewhere quieter? FOUR OF A KIND!!"
Qingque continued, analyzing the situation at the card table: "...And wouldn't that be more fun, too? Better to show you the real Exalting Sanctum and introduce you to a true Xianzhou pastime: Celestial jade. Aha... this hand… VICTORY!!!"
Stelle and March 7th were completely dumbfounded.
Qingque showed a satisfied smile: "Now that my wish has been fulfilled, nothing is holding us back. Follow me, honored guests." 」
「 .....」
〜Dragon Raja World〜
"Is this game really that fun?"
Inside the Takamagahara, Caesar looked at Qingque's persistent card-playing on the light screen, quite puzzled. He had seen students playing cards in the academy a few years ago, but unfortunately, he had never learned.
"Never played it."
Chu Zihang still maintained a poker face. He was an expert at cutting people with a knife, but as for playing cards… he couldn't even imagine himself shouting and gesticulating at a card table.
As he spoke, Chu Zihang's phone suddenly vibrated. He picked it up and glanced at it; it was a text message from Lu Mingfei.
"What did he say?"
Caesar leaned his head over, staring at the glowing screen.
"Watching over a beautiful girl shouldn't cause any problems, right?"
"No, he wants to invite us to play mahjong together."
Chu Zihang's expression was serious and earnest.
"…with that monster girl."
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