Lungmen, Slums By the time Frez returned, night had fallen over Lungmen.
Rain pattered outside the window, washing away the city’s daytime bustle.
Furina’s afternoon tea didn’t happen.
W and the others had posted many pictures of delicious-looking small cakes in the group chat earlier, which made Kiana furious.
Fortunately, Kiana was easy to coax; a box of snacks settled her.
[Fufu: Are you guys done with your business?
It’s a real shame you two couldn’t join the afternoon tea.] [Yi Xuan: Indeed, Fufu prepared a lot of delicious food for us.] [Wišadel: Yeah, it was really tasty.] [Seele: I’ve never eaten anything this good in my life.
I even brought some back for Hook and the others; they all loved it.] [Kiana: What’s the big deal?
Frez earned a lot of good stuff from that bastard Otto.
Also, Frez, where’s my dinner?
It’s already dark here.] [Frez: Yes, yes, I’m going to buy it for you now.
Is pizza okay?] [Kiana: I want pineapple pizza!] [Frez: Sure.] Frez stepped out.
With a thought, raindrops slid away just before touching him, though it looked like he was covered in a thin film, which was a bit strange.
He went back to grab an umbrella and, holding it, blended into the rainy night.
He found a pizza shop with quite good business and ordered a pizza for himself.
It was topped with Siracusan sausage and Mushrooms, and it tasted pretty good.
“Waiter, one more pineapple pizza to go.” The Perro waitress agreed.
Carrying the boxed pineapple pizza, he walked out the door.
Just as he was about to send it to Kiana, he saw a Luper girl across the street staring this way, her eyes practically glowing green.
Her clothes were slightly tattered, her long grey hair was damp from the rain, and the black stockings on her legs were torn, revealing the smooth, delicate skin underneath.
A cloth-wrapped rod-like object was tucked behind her waist.
Her wolf Tail hung low, its fur dull and coarse, also soaked and dripping with water.
Frez blinked.
The pineapple pizza was still in its box.
Noticing the Luper girl’s gaze fixed on it, he walked over.
He smelled a hint of cigarette smoke.
“If you don’t mind, you can have this.” He’d just buy another one for Kiana later.
“…Thank you.” The Luper girl thanked him and took the pizza box, her eyes full of anticipation.
Even her Tail began to wag.
Before opening the pizza box, she said solemnly, “I am Pizza—no, I am Texas.” As expected, it’s Texas Dog.
Wait!
Frez reached out to take it back, but a famished Texas had already opened the box.
The anticipation in her eyes instantly dimmed.
“Pineapple…
pizza!?” Texas was furious.
“Can pineapple pizza even be called pizza?!” “Why wouldn’t it be?
Not putting durian on it is already showing plenty of respect to pizza.” Frez silently withdrew his hand.
Texas gestured wildly as she spoke, explaining why this couldn’t be called pizza.
But the growling of her stomach betrayed her situation.
Her face flushed.
Ultimately, she lowered her head and ate the pineapple pizza under Frez’s teasing and satisfied gaze.
After finishing, Texas suddenly realized that pineapple pizza actually tasted quite good.
Born in Columbia but a true Siracusan Black Flag, Texas had been raised with a pure Siracusan education since childhood.
She ate Siracusan noodles, meatballs, and pizza.
If a pineapple pizza had been placed before her in the past, she would have been having a good day if she didn’t slash the chef.
But having been hungry for several days, she now found it to be a delicacy.
She thanked him again with a red face.
“…Do you know if there’s a suitable place to stay around here?” A newcomer in a strange land, she needed a place to rest.
“Do you have money?” Texas shook her head.
“Then there’s only the park benches.” Texas suddenly reached out and looked away.
“Can…
can you lend me some?
I’ll look for a job tomorrow and will definitely pay you back.” Lungmen was far from both Siracusa and Columbia.
Texas didn’t want her past to catch up with her and planned to settle here for the time being.
But her family was gone.
Aside from the clothes on her back and the wrapped sword behind her, she had nothing left.
The local gangs were incredibly rude.
She had been attacked by a group as soon as she arrived last night, and as a result, she had lost her wallet.
If she hadn’t met Frez, she would have planned to resort to robbing the robbers.
Asking a stranger for money was an incredibly rude request for anyone, especially toward someone who had just given her a meal.
But her life was so dire now that it couldn’t get any worse.
If she lost face, so be it.
She already owed him a favor; owing a bit more didn’t matter.
If he needed help cutting someone down, she wouldn’t hesitate.
“I see you’re having a hard time.
Do you know how to do housework?” “No.” She thought for a moment and immediately added, “I can learn.” “Help me with the housework, and I’ll let you stay for the night.
I haven’t had time to take care of my place lately.” “Okay.” Texas wasn’t afraid of Frez doing anything to her.
Even though he wore sunglasses, her assassin’s intuition didn’t pick up any strange looks from him.
“Alright.
Besides the Lungmen Dollar, I’ll lend you a thousand Lungmen Dollar.
Go get some fresh clothes and then come with me.
Oh, I need to go buy another pineapple pizza.” Just how much does he like pineapple pizza!?
“Um…” Texas stopped Frez again.
“Can you get me another one?” “A pineapple pizza?” Frez joked.
Texas seemed to resign herself to fate.
“If possible, please don’t.” He bought one pineapple pizza and one of another flavor.
He handed one to Texas and carried the other himself.
He gave her a thousand Lungmen Dollar and took her to a nearby small mall to buy some ordinary clothes, shoes, and a change of laundry.
While Texas was shopping, Frez sent the pizza to Kiana.
[Kiana: So slow!
I’ve already eaten a bowl of instant noodles.] [Frez: Ran into some things.] Kiana didn’t say much and accepted the red envelope.
After finishing their shopping, Texas and Frez returned to the rental apartment.
Besides clothes, she had also bought a one-liter bottle of Tail Care Solution, specifically for races like Luper and Vulpo who were accustomed to grooming their Tails.
The room he rented was a standard one-bedroom apartment with a living room, kitchen, and bathroom, like a bachelor pad.
“Go take a shower.
I’ll sleep on the sofa tonight.” “Thank you.” Texas thanked him and took her clothes to the bathroom.
She wanted to take a good bath to wash away the filth and the past.
Frez turned on the TV to see if there was any big news today.
Meanwhile, in front of the pizza shop from earlier, a half-person-tall penguin wearing hip-hop clothes and a gold necklace let out an indescribable shriek.
“Where is she?
Where’s the person I scouted?!”
Maybe it’s not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”