“What should we do, Boss Nicole~!?
It seems our car isn’t as fast as her two legs running, ah~!”
“In a moment, drift and stop at that alley entrance, then we’ll split up and run!
Anby, take the blade and take the shortcut to Store Manager Furina’s General Store.
You must succeed~!”
Reaching out to take the wuwei, Anby’s expressionless face rarely revealed a look of seriousness.
“Leave it to me~!”
“Billy!
I still have a whole pile of models here.
When the time comes, put a few in the car.
We’ll each take one and run in opposite directions; that should hold her off for a long time.”
“Whoa, Boss Nicole, where did you get so many models from!?”
Curling the corners of her mouth, Nicole retorted quite smugly.
“Remember last time when I took her blade?
I ran off and made a deal with a toy maker to produce a bunch of these models~”
As the Public Security Bureau inspection car drifted to a stop by the roadside, the trio from the Cunning Hares got out simultaneously, each holding a wuwei, with six more wuwei models left in the car.
The three scattered.
Anby moved swiftly, flashing into the alley, while Billy ran straight along the street, making exaggerated movements.
Nicole, meanwhile, carried her suitcase in one hand and a wuwei model in the other, running carefully toward the other side.
When the black-furred fox, who could reach speeds of 200 km/h, arrived, she instantly locked onto the theatrically moving Billy in the distance.
She chose not to pursue him, but instead went to the car to inspect it.
Looking at the several wuwei models in the car, she frowned slightly.
Swish, swish, swish~
With a few hand chops, the model wuwei could certainly not withstand Miss Miyabi’s simple yet powerful hand chops, and almost all of them snapped.
“Not here…”
She lifted her eyes to look at Nicole’s figure, who had already gone far away, then turned her head to look at the alley behind, where Anby was sprinting across the rooftop.
“It can’t be that robot…
and it’s unlikely to be that white-haired girl.
It’s highly probable that Nicole is carrying it herself.”
After all, the route Anby took was extremely concealed, while Billy was quite bold; the two of them were very likely a feint, one yin and one yang.
As for the route Nicole took, it was relatively moderate, and according to Miyabi’s understanding of Nicole, this person was highly likely to be carrying it herself.
Consequently, she stepped forward again, turning into an afterimage as she chased after Nicole.
Ahead, Nicole was just preparing to turn into an alley when she saw Hoshimi Miyabi chasing from far behind.
“You martial arts fanatic fox, you really did come chasing after me~!!!”
Having said that with feigned surprise, she ran into the alley without looking back, preparing to start a game of tag with Hoshimi Miyabi.
On this side, Billy’s choice was also very correct.
After seeing Hoshimi Miyabi go after Nicole, he caught a glimpse of a group of criminal bikers out of the corner of his eye and charged over, brandishing his dual pistols.
After teaching them all a lesson, he swiped a motorcycle and drove all the way to get ahead of Anby.
Anby, holding the real blade, saw the motorcycle Billy had parked on the street below in the distance.
With a few flips and maneuvers, she jumped down from the building and swung a leg over to sit on it.
“Go, fast!”
“Whatever you say~!”
Twisting the throttle, the engine roared to life, and Billy sped off with Anby toward Lumina Square.
Suixin General Store.
Cissia pushed open the shop door and walked in, carrying two cups of tea-milk and a bag of desserts.
“Furina~ I’m back.
Look!
I managed to snag that limited-edition cake you mentioned!
Remember to share a bite with me later…”
Walking out while carrying a tray of recovery potions, Furina nodded at the sight.
“Sure~”
Placing the thirty newly made recovery potions on the shelf, Furina wiped nonexistent sweat from her forehead and set the tray on a nearby table.
Then, she reached out to take the bag Cissia handed over.
Taking out the limited-edition blueberry cheesecake and cocoa double-layer mousse cake, she opened the lid, picked up a spoon, and leaned back on the recliner behind the bar to taste it.
“By the way, my tea-milk was supposed to be half-sugar.
You didn’t get it wrong, right~?”
“Ah~!
I ordered two cups of full sugar!”
“Hey~ Cissia, you little snake~!”
After eating a bite of the mousse, Furina pointed her spoon at Cissia.
“Hey, don’t scold me.
There were so many things to buy, it’s normal not to remember them all~ Besides, full sugar is quite tasty too, isn’t it?”
Not saying anything more, she reached out to take a cup of tea-milk.
After taking a big sip, Furina made a very comfortable cat-like mouth expression.
Her two little ears twitched along with it.
“You say that in the middle of summer…
one should drink something cold~”
“Yeah~ walking on the street, I feel like this whole snake has already melted into a blob…”
Lying on the wooden table, Cissia held the cold, delicious tea-milk, slurping it down.
Just at this moment, the door was suddenly flung open, and both Furina and Cissia couldn’t help but shudder in fright.
Looking up, they saw the panting Anby and Billy walking in quickly.
“Store Manager Furina, quick, we need to sell something.”
“In such a rush, what is it~?”
Sitting up, Furina put the tea-milk aside and asked.
After entering the shop, the two quickly came to the bar and placed the wuwei in front of Furina.
“This…
isn’t this Hoshimi Miyabi’s blade?
How did you manage to get your hands on it~?”
Hearing this, Billy hurriedly explained.
“Well, Miss Miyabi came to our block to deal with a Hollow, and Boss Nicole wanted to swipe her blade, sell it to you to make a profit, and then when Miss Miyabi found it, she’d surely buy it back obediently, so we could make another profit.”
“Isn’t that just scamming people…
I won’t take it, I won’t take it~ Just wait until Miss Hoshimi Miyabi comes to retrieve it herself~”
“Hey~ Store Manager Furina, you really won’t take it?!
We went through so much trouble to get it.”
“Alright~ Billy, go sit over there for a while, enjoy the AC, and drink a bottle of iced motor oil to calm down.
And Anby, you too, here~ have a piece of cake.”
Furina waved her hand, offering two suggestions.
Billy and Anby looked at each other and decisively chose to comply.
Feeling the cool breeze from the air conditioner blowing into his radiator, Billy hummed comfortably and picked up the high-quality iced motor oil that Furina had prepared early on.
“Ah~!!!
This feeling of comfort…
So the air conditioner can be set below 24°~”
“Delicious…
cake~ comfortable…”
Ever since Nicole said she wanted to use the General Store as an operational base, Furina had prepared their favorite foods in the shop and added air conditioning and three or four small sofas.
Our little Catgirl Furina is quite thoughtful.
Watching the two of them looking so comfortable, Furina felt quite happy inside.
She randomly picked up the wuwei to examine it and put on a monocle.
[demon blade · wuwei]
Quality: Epic
Estimated Price: 5500 ~ 6337 Hydro coins
“Hmm~ The quality is Epic…
but the estimated price is a bit cheaper than the one Old Deng Master sold.
Not bad~”
Placing it securely against a nearby drawer cabinet, Furina continued to enjoy her dessert.
Before long, the shop door banged open.
Nicole walked in, being held by the back of her neck, with none other than Hoshimi Miyabi following behind her.
“It really is here, put me down~”
“Boss Nicole~!”
“Nicole…”
Looking up toward this side, with Billy holding motor oil and Anby holding dessert, both leaning on the sofa, while she had been circling with Hoshimi Miyabi for so long, she instantly felt unbalanced.
“Hey, you two actually have the leisure to drink afternoon tea here…”
“No~ aren’t we also very worried about you, Boss Nicole?
Look, we even prepared your share.”
“Hmph, that’s more like it.
Alright!
Martial arts fanatic fox, your blade is in the hands of that White-haired Cat Girl over there.
Go get it quickly; I’m going to have afternoon tea.”
Having said that, Nicole broke free from Hoshimi Miyabi’s hand and came to the rest area, standing in front of the air conditioner to enjoy the cool breeze.
Moving her gaze away from Nicole, Hoshimi Miyabi stared intently at Furina, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived at the bar.
“My blade…
where is it?”
First stunned, Furina then reacted, hurriedly bending down to pick up the wuwei from by her feet and handing it over.
“Here~”
“Thank you.”
“Eh!!!!
Wait a second, why didn’t you sell it?!”
“We were going to sell it, but Store Manager Furina said she doesn’t do business that scams people, so it didn’t get sold~”
“What!
Then didn’t we do all that work for nothing~!”
Instantly, Nicole seemed to lose all her strength and schemes, lying dejectedly on the sofa.
Watching Nicole with a suppressed smile, Furina turned her head to look at Hoshimi Miyabi, who was still staring at her, and asked.
“Is there any other need?
May I ask…”
Hearing this, Hoshimi Miyabi tucked the wuwei into her waistband, then turned her head to look at the demon blade, which was emitting a faint firelight on the weapon rack in the corner.
Her face turned slightly red.
Looking just like a Damselette who had fallen in love at first sight~
“Um…
can I take a look at that blade?”
Ah~ so she had taken a liking to this blade.
“Sure, sure, go ahead~”