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"Did you really meet your online friends in the game?"
"Where else? I don't have any other way to meet people besides the game. I can't possibly socialize with other women in the virtual realm."
Can you consider who you're lying to? I'm the second-ranked genius fraudster on the "Two-Winged Mind Ranking – Asura Division." You subconsciously look away and make small gestures with your fingers, and your baby-level expression management completely gives you away!
But the woman isn't the point. The point is that Asho can still contact the outside world under his nose without anyone noticing… No wonder he doesn't care much about the contract with Annan. It seems he also has some unrevealed cards up his sleeve.
It's normal, after all, he's the leader of the heresy, on the same level as the Eternal Perpetual.
And the Eternal Perpetual can directly confront the three-winged sanctum artificers. Asho can't possibly be so useless – not just useless, but also naive.
Igura has always wondered how Asho managed to rise to the position of the leader of the heresy. Perhaps this is the answer.
He used to think that without him, Asho and Harvey would probably become Pancake's successors, shining for Miss Annan for the rest of their lives. Or Asho would be forced to become a daughter-con, taking care of Lis for the rest of his life…
But now, it seems that he was too self-righteous…
"Hey."
Asho looked at Igura in a daze and snapped his fingers, saying, "Didn't you take a shower? Why are you so out of it early in the morning?"
Igura blinked, "Shower?"
"Don't you shower every morning? You just came out of the audio-visual room, you've probably been watching videos since you left the virtual realm in the middle of the night, right? Be mindful, Male Veela." Asho shook his finger sternly, indicating that it's not okay to behave like that.
"You actually know?"
"I've looked for you in the prison in the morning a few times, and every time I smelled the scent of your shampoo. My nose isn't bad." Asho said, crossing his arms. "Well, everyone has their own morning routine. I have to yawn big to wake up in the morning, even if I'm not sleepy… Oh, and isn't there a swimming pool and a steam bath here? Let's go take a bath later?"
Igura looked at him unexpectedly, shifted his gaze to the right, and tucked his hair behind his ear with his left hand. "I already took a shower… Heh, you only want to get close to me when you need something?"
Asho, whose intentions were exposed, was not embarrassed. "Then what should I do? Pee with you?"
"Even high school students wouldn't make friends like you." Igura shook his head. "Because I've never seen a real person, I can only tell you the more common ways to comfort someone. If I use this method, I can usually comfort young women under 20. As for you…"
"I can do it too!"
"You can't."
"I can!"
"Your looks can't guarantee such a high success rate."
As they chatted, they arrived in the living room. Pancake had prepared breakfast as usual, and little Lis was already sitting in a chair, eating breakfast.
"Is Miss not here?" "Is Harvey still in bed?"
Pancake put a finger to his lips and said, "Listen."
Asho and Igura listened carefully and heard a buzzing sound coming from outside the balcony, as if some machinery was flying towards the sun!
Buzz—
A set of hovercars floated outside the balcony. Pancake went over and opened the balcony railing to dock the hovercar with the balcony – it wasn't a balcony, but a parking space!
The car door opened, and Annan, wearing a purple skirt, high boots, a vest, and a fisherman's hat, jumped out. Although she still had a purple theme, she exuded a different charm every day. It wasn't the purple that gave her beauty, but she gave life to the purple.
Harvey got out of the car with a suitcase. He seemed to have changed into a more fashionable outfit, wearing a duckbill cap, which, combined with his dark skin, made him look like a young man who liked sports.
After they got out of the car, the hovercar automatically detached from the balcony and descended, and the balcony railing closed again.
"You guys eat slowly, I'm not eating." Annan yawned. "I need to go to the virtual realm to catch up on sleep… I haven't stayed up this late in a long time."
"How about a cup of coffee to wake up first?" Pancake said. "Coffee beans from Rhode Island, three sugars, two spoons of milk…"
"Alright, since you're recommending it so enthusiastically, Pancake."
Harvey nodded to them and pushed the suitcase towards the room. As he passed by them, Asho reached out and pulled little Lis, not letting go until Harvey's figure disappeared down the corridor.
Then they looked at Annan, who shook her head. "Just as you thought."
"But it's not a random pick, it's a purchase. Although it's a gray area transaction, at least it won't lower our credit with the Gospel." Asho covered Lis's ears. "I thought you randomly picked a lucky vagabond."
Annan shook her head. "No need. Although there aren't many buyers, this industry is well-regulated. You can buy all kinds of materials you want with a little money, which is much easier than finding a suitable vagabond."
"But didn't Harvey lose yesterday?" Igura asked. "In what way did our dear Miss take a liking to this necromancer? How do I look to you, Miss?"
"Yes, he lost, so I took him out to do a little task last night." Annan said. "When we came back, I fulfilled my promise and bought him a gift."
"A gift!"
Lis suddenly broke free from Asho's hand. "What gift?"
"Uncle Harvey got a 1:1 scale horror doll. If you dare to go into his room, I guarantee you won't dare to go to the bathroom alone at night." Asho said.
"I'm not afraid of dolls!"
"Really…?"
"Ahh!"Over there, Asho used his uncanny skill of making faces to scare Lis into jumping, while here Igura was somewhat astonished: "You took Harvey out on a mission last night? What mission?"
"When it's your turn, you'll know," Annan replied, taking the coffee from Pancake with a smile. "Isn't it nice to keep a little mystery between each other?"
So, last night Harvey was pulled aside by Annan for a secret talk?
Igura's first reaction was that Annan wanted to break them down individually, but he felt it wasn't that simple. Annan was like a bottomless pool; you might only want to drink from the surface, but carelessness could drag you down to drown.
Should he ask Harvey later… But that might also be part of a scheme, and if there was something Harvey didn't want to discuss, Igura's inquiry could easily create a rift.
Annan was leisurely sipping her coffee, Igura was preoccupied with heavy thoughts, and sensing the atmosphere was a bit off, Asho asked Lis, "Did you really like that floating car just now? Why keep looking at the balcony?"
"I'm waiting."
"Waiting?"
"Here it comes!"
A drone carrying goods passed through the balcony, dropped the items in the living room, and then buzzed away. Asho suddenly realized: "You've been shopping on the Curtain, huh."
"Yes!"
"What did you buy?"
"Something pretty, fun, interesting, cute, beautiful, and glowing…"
"What kind of item is such a bargain, possessing so many attributes at once?"
"I didn't buy just one."
Buzz—
A scalp-tingling sound of a swarm of drones approached, and as they looked over, they saw a dozen drones laden with goods storming the living room!