"Alright, look at you. If you want to laugh, just laugh."
"Hehehe, nyehahahaha~~~"
Geno put his hands on his hips and laughed towards the sky.
Standing outside the shop, Belle watched Geno, who had suddenly started acting manic, and shivered in fright. She finally understood what Twiggy meant by his 'eccentric personality'.
"Is he... always like this?"
Belle walked up to Twiggy and whispered in her ear.
Twiggy nodded helplessly, while Belle hugged Twiggy with a look of pity.
"Sister, I feel for you."
"It's okay, sis. I'm used to it."
"By the way, why did he suddenly get like this?"
"Because he is the creator of that game you just praised."
After speaking, Twiggy felt the weight on her shoulder lift. Turning her head, she saw that Belle was nowhere to be seen.
Looking closely, Belle had already slipped over to Geno's side, looking at him with stars in her eyes.
"Big Shot, I'm a fan of your game! Can you sign this for me? Right on the back of this console!"
"No problem, piece of cake."
Watching this scene from the side, Twiggy's mind was filled with endless ellipses.
What happened to our sisterly bond? It really can't compare to a game, huh?
But watching the two interact, Twiggy could be certain of at least one thing.
That next month's income would definitely be substantial.
After fussing around for a while longer, Belle insisted on treating the two to breakfast (and getting an autograph for her brother while she was at it).
Although Geno and Twiggy declined (pretended to struggle), they eventually yielded to Belle's difficult-to-refuse (impatient) kindness.
Thus, half an hour later, this scene unfolded.
"Master Chop, another bowl!"
Geno slammed the ramen bowl onto the table with a thud. The first order of the morning had Master Chop grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh my, Little Jay has such a great appetite. It gives me, Master Chop, energy just making the noodles."
What chef wouldn't love a diner like Geno who gives such full positive feedback?
As chefs, what they love most is, of course, the happy smiles on their customers' faces!
However, there was one diner who didn't seem able to smile.
"My... my wallet..."
Belle, who had boldly claimed she would treat them, now looked at her wallet—which had just fattened up yesterday—and then at the stack of large bowls next to Geno and Twiggy, her heart turning to ash.
"Goodbye, my little treasury~"
Belle tearfully bade farewell to her savings, then turned her grief and indignation into appetite, slurping away.
"Hahaha, Little Belle has a great appetite today too."
How could it not be? After this meal, there really wouldn't be a next one. None of the three present had a bad appetite.
"Achoo! Sniff~~ Didn't Belle go to buy breakfast? Why isn't she back yet?"
Wise, who had stayed up all night with his sister, was curled up on the sofa wrapped in a blanket.
He struggled to open his eyes to contact his sister, who had been gone on her 'alms begging' run for a long time.
But eventually, he succumbed to sleepiness. His hand relaxed, and his phone slid down into the gap of the sofa.
And by the time Belle finally remembered she had a brother at home waiting to be fed, she was already stuffed.
"Slurp~ Seriously, you guys went to eat ramen, slurp~ and only brought back instant noodles for me, slurp~~~"
Wise slurped the instant noodles in his bowl mouthful after mouthful, not forgetting to roast his heartless sister.
"Oh, wasn't I just too excited and forgot for a moment? My dear brother~ You wouldn't mind, would you?"
Realizing it was indeed her fault, Belle first apologized sincerely, then used her advantage as a younger sister to try and win her older brother's forgiveness through acting cute.
"Hmph, just this once."
So, that's how creatures called older brothers are. As long as the younger sister acts a little cute and ingratiating, they are easily played in the palm of her hand.
Though, it might also be that they are willing victims.
"Let's not talk about that. Look who I brought back!"
Seeing that Wise had cooled down, Belle brought her two new friends into the store.
"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Geno, and this is Twiggy. We live across the street."
Seeing the strange man and woman, Wise hurriedly put down his noodle bowl, wiped his hands, and politely shook hands with Geno.
"Hello, I'm Wise. My sister has been a bother, please forgive her."
Wise had naturally heard of these two, and he understood his sister—her outgoing personality meant she chatted happily with everyone on the street.
"Heheh, not only that, Brother Geno is also the creator of Super Bangboo! Are you surprised? Are you shocked?"
"Huh?! Really?!"
After Belle's introduction, Wise, just like his sister, instantly prostrated himself at Geno's jeans, begging for an autograph.
Sigh, having too much fame is also a kind of distress.
Geno thought to himself with great smugness.
After disturbing Random Play for a while longer, a familiar knocking sound suddenly came from outside the door.
"Wise, Belle, are you home? If you're ready, let's head out..."
A beautiful figure pushed the door open and entered. It was naturally Nicole. Having waited for the two for a long time without them showing up, she couldn't wait any longer and hurriedly came to find them at the shop.
Of course, this time she didn't knock again.
"Ah, excuse me, I didn't know you had guests."
Seeing outsiders, Nicole instantly restrained her usual style and pitched her voice up.
This made Wise and Belle shudder subconsciously.
"Bro, did Nicole take the wrong medicine?"
"Don't talk nonsense, maybe she just wants to maintain her image."
But regardless, Nicole's image had already collapsed. After all, of the four people present, there was no one who didn't know her, and no one who didn't know her true nature.
Meanwhile, Twiggy and Geno were also panicking.
'What to do? Is the jig up?'
'Calm down, she doesn't know us. As long as we also pretend not to know her, we can muddle through.'
The two exchanged glances. Without a single word, they completed their communication.
"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm the new neighbor from across the street. Just call me Geno. This is..."
"Twiggy?"
Before Geno could finish, another person walked in from outside. This time, no introduction was needed.
"You... you've got the wrong person."
Anby, seeing Nicole hadn't returned for a long time, also followed in. As soon as she arrived, she saw a familiar face.
Although the hair and eye colors didn't match, and the face had been touched up with light makeup.
But, ah, but that was the sister she had spent who knows how many days and nights with, morning and evening. How could she forget that face which was identical to her own?
Thus, she recognized Twiggy's identity in an instant.
But the problem that followed immediately arose.
Twiggy, why is she here?
In a split second, Anby's eyes became dangerous, and she subconsciously blocked Nicole behind her.
And Geno, sensing the aura from Anby, made the same move, shielding Twiggy.
For a moment, swords were drawn and bows were bent, as if war could break out at any time.
Only the confused siblings, Wise and Belle, remained shivering behind the sofa.
The siblings didn't understand—how did the situation suddenly turn out like this...
T1 won their sixth crown, Faker is purely a novel protagonist, too awesome.
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