Chapter 33 Playing Together (Dating Arc Begins)
One hour later, Zhisheng Luo and Elus walked out of the office together.
However, at this moment, the short-haired girl was sweating profusely, as if she had just finished a long run:
“Well, everyone… things have been settled. However, it will still take some time for the clearance document to be issued…”
“Some time…?”
“Because the Dragon Roar Fleet also has a lot of things to deal with. It’s been a long time since anyone has set foot in the Vast Sea, so they are also a bit surprised over there.”
“Senior Zhisheng Luo, are you alright?”
Lonis asked with concern, because although it was not explicitly stated, she could see deep worry in Zhisheng Luo’s eyes.
“I… ah, of course, I’m fine! Um… everyone can play in Nile Port for a while. There shouldn’t be any other matters for the next two days. So, everyone can visit this city.”
“Oh…”
“However, I will have to excuse myself for these two days… I’m really sorry everyone, I had wanted to take everyone to visit the port, but…”
“Miss Zhisheng Luo, did something happen?”
Cécile also asked worriedly.
“Well, something unexpected happened. So, recently, I have to go into hiding.”
“Go into hiding?”
“However, it will be fine once we leave Nile Port. I will give everyone a Nile Port travel guide later. I am truly… extremely sorry.”
After speaking, Zhisheng Luo left in a hurry.
And so, this is how things turned out.
Seeing Zhisheng Luo’s anxious look, the girls did not choose to press further… because everyone has some small secrets they don’t want others to know, right?
So, at this moment, everyone just has to play dumb.
…
“Classmate Lonis, Senior Elus, I’m going back to inform everyone about the Customs Office matters. What are you two planning to do now?”
“Um, as for me…”
Lonis looked at the black-hearted girl beside her, only to find that Elus was just standing there, serenely silent.
This made Lonis a little awkward, so she said: “I… I’ll wander around here with Elus for a bit. Let’s look for a good restaurant.”
“Mmm-hmm~”
“When we find one, let’s all eat together tonight.”
…
…
Although ever since Elus turned into a soft girl, this black-hearted girl had never bullied herself.
But every time she faced something related to Elus, Lonis felt a pang of guilt… because she didn’t know how the girl was feeling, Lonis would always worry about making a mistake.
“Miss Elusia, where would you like to wander?”
“Anywhere is fine.”
“Ah?!”
“Since I’m a soft girl now, I’m really looking forward to seeing what amazing places the Maid Hero Lonis will take me to~~”
“Wuwu…”
Seeing the hint of playfulness in Elus’s eyes, Lonis knew that now was completely her chance to shine.
So…
“I’ll take Elus to the commercial street.”
“Oh, that sounds like a good choice?”
“Yeah, I think there should be a lot of things here that Elus hasn’t seen before~~~”
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“It’s really so similar to the past…”
Looking at the lively commercial street, Lonis was so engrossed that she couldn’t speak.
Because Lonis thought she would never see such a familiar sight in her life, but she didn’t expect that those familiar symbols would reappear.
…
“Selling Tanghulu, delicious Tanghulu!”
“Handmade sugar figures, three silver coins each, ten silver coins for three.”
“Liquidation sale, last day! All clothing items are on big sale…”
…
Compared to the commercial street on Academy Island, the commercial street of Nile Port has a very obvious characteristic – it’s cluttered!
There’s pretty much everything for sale. One moment Lonis would be identifying a book stall, and a few steps later, she’d smell stinky tofu.
“Miss Elusia, would you like to buy anything?”
“Me? It doesn’t matter~”
“Huh?”
“Because I’m a little soft girl now, I don’t really need to buy anything. It’s enough just to stay by Lonis’s side~”
“Wuwu!!!”
Although she knew Elus was teasing her, hearing such words suddenly made Lonis’s cheeks turn completely red.
Because…
It was too happy!
It was truly, too happy!!!
To be able to go to a fair with the girl she liked was something she wouldn’t even dare to imagine in her dreams?
So…
“Elus, do you like jade?”
“Jade?”
“Yeah, I’ll buy you a jade bracelet. This is also a specialty of Eastern civilization!”
Imagining the jade bracelet being put on Elus’s wrist, Lonis’s mood became uncontrollably excited.
Because with Elus’s posture, if it were accentuated by the jade, she would probably be incredibly beautiful, right?
…
However, perhaps it was due to her excitement, that while looking for a jade stall, Lonis didn’t notice the path ahead at all.
And just like that, she bumped straight into someone.
“Ugh?”
“Ahhh, what are you doing!!!”
Lonis was naturally bumped, but at the same time, there was also a crisp voice.
The girl widened her eyes, only then realizing that she had bumped into a man… In this man’s hands, there was originally a vase, but now, this exquisitely designed vase had turned into a pile of fragments on the ground.
…
“Guy, can’t you watch where you’re going!!!!”
“S-sorry!!!”
Realizing she had done something wrong, Lonis quickly stood up to apologize.
However, the man seemed to be in a rage, with veins already bulging on his neck:
“Sorry? If apologies were useful, what would the world need prisons for? Do you know that this vase is my family heirloom?”
“Family heirloom?”
“This is a porcelain artifact passed down from my great-grandfather, called ‘Calling Flowers’. If you don’t resolve this matter today, you’re not going anywhere.”
After saying that, the man grabbed Lonis’s wrist – the man’s strength was immense, and Lonis could not resist it at all, so the girl felt her wrist being instantly squeezed green.
“D-don’t grab me!”
“Trying to escape? No way!!!”
“I’m not trying to run, how much do you want for compensation?”
As she said this, a hint of resentment involuntarily appeared in the corner of Lonis’s eye.
It wasn’t that she was scared by the man, it was purely dissatisfaction with herself… Why was she so careless when walking?
Not only did she have to pay money, but she also ruined her date with Elus.
However…
“This is our family heirloom, so it costs 50,000 silver coins!”
“5-50,000 silver coins… Why is it so expensive?!”
“Are you going to pay or not?”
“Uh…”
“I didn’t expect you, a pretty girl, to be so wicked! Give me back my vase, give back my Calling Flowers!!!!”
The man shouted loudly, as if he had suffered a heaven-shattering injustice.
However, at this very moment…
…
“What nonsense are you spouting?”
“What?”
“Family heirloom? It’s just a broken pot, worth even less than 5 silver coins!”
With a cold smile, a woman walked over from the other end of the street.
