"Speaking of which, it's Anby's birthday today. Is brother getting ready to go out?" Belle, looking at her brother who had woken up early and was already ready, couldn't help but guess. The latter naturally nodded.
"Mhm. After all, I promised her a long time ago. Then I'll be off." Wise waved his hand, took out his phone to send a message to Anby, and a short while later, he arrived at Guangying Plaza.
He looked around but didn't see Anby. It seemed he was earlier this time. After all, he didn't have the concerns of other girls this time.
"Wise!" Just then, Anby's voice suddenly came from not far away. At this moment, she was still wearing her usual attire, but the smile on her face clearly showed her happiness.
As the two walked hand in hand on the street, Wise casually mentioned, "Anby seems very happy."
"Mhm. Because this time I can be alone with Wise again. There won't be anyone else to interrupt you halfway..."
"Uh, I-is that so..." Wise suddenly didn't know how to continue. But Anby no longer cared about that matter and suddenly pointed to an arcade not far away.
"Wise, let's go play that together?" Before, when he had gone on a date with Anby, they had already had the experience of watching a movie and eating. As for playing games together, it was the first time. Wise didn't think much of it and agreed.
The two quickly entered the arcade, and after logging into their respective accounts, they started a game. It was a two-person cooperative competitive game. And the opponents they were matched with were very interesting. One of them had a game name called 'This Little Girl is Invincible!!!'. It even came with three exclamation marks. It seemed they wanted to emphasize it. But speaking of which, could a game nickname be this long?
Wise didn't think much of it and just went on a rampage with Anby. The two of them were unstoppable. The two on the other side had no power to resist at all. They were quickly defeated. But what was interesting was that the person on the other side didn't seem to want to give up just like that and even sent an invitation for another match.
Seeing this, the two looked at each other and smiled. With another round of cooperation, they easily won again. But just as Wise and Anby were about to start another match, the previous opponent sent another invitation. And as if afraid the two would refuse, he even sent a message saying that he was going to be serious this time.
Easily crushing a noob wasn't important. What was important was to make the opponent understand the difference in strength. So Wise and Anby accepted the challenge again. And this time, one of the opponents had been replaced. His strength was indeed much stronger than the previous one and brought the two of them a lot of trouble. It felt a little difficult, but in the end, they still won.
'Although you're an opponent, you're very good! It's a pity, I suddenly have something to do on my end and can't continue to compete with you. I couldn't show my full strength. Let's just add each other as a contact first.'
Seeing this, how could Wise not know that the other party was not convinced? But after all, it was just a game. He hadn't originally wanted to add him. But Anby on the side pulled him. "This player should be very angry right now. If Wise really does this, he will definitely be even angrier."
Indeed. After all, anyone would have some resentment after being defeated so many times. Anyway, it was just adding a contact. There wouldn't be any problem. So Wise added the other party's game account.
Meanwhile, on the other side, in a certain mansion, a young to middle-aged man was sitting in a chair in his room. (This is a compromise term.) His brow was slightly furrowed, and he was looking at the computer in front of him with a deep and serious gaze, as if he were waiting for something. Suddenly, a sound came from the computer. The screen showed a message that a game friend had been successfully added.
Seeing this, the man's brow instantly relaxed, and a look of joy also appeared in his deep gaze. His pair of fox ears also stopped drooping because of this. "Very good! In that case, I'll have to ask little Miyabi to help me get my face back later!"
The man's tone revealed a sense of confidence. It seemed he was very optimistic about the person he called 'little Miyabi'.
And at this time in Guangying Plaza, Wise and Anby had gotten tired of playing games and were instead taken by the latter to another place.
"A c-capsule hotel? Anby, this... is there some kind of mistake?" Wise pointed to the sign in front of them. In an instant, surprise, understanding, and 'as expected of Anby' and a series of other thoughts appeared in his mind.
"There's no mistake. I've scouted this hotel in advance. The environment and decoration are very good. Let's just stay here until the birthday party starts at night." Anby had a look that said, 'this is what we should be doing.'
Wise on the side was slightly taken aback. "So Anby already knew about the birthday party?"
"Mhm. After all, neither Nekomata nor Billy are good at lying. As for Nicole, she's not very good at lying to her own people." In fact, since the day before yesterday, Anby had already noticed the abnormality of these three. Thinking about it, Wise proactively inviting her out was also part of the plan. The purpose was to temporarily lead her away to set up the birthday party and create a hidden surprise.
"We've already experienced the normal process of a date before. So this is all that's left." Anby held Wise's arm and said in a slightly spoiled tone. In her view, cherishing the time she could be alone with Wise now was the most important thing. Because next, she could have Wise all to herself for a whole afternoon.
"Alright, I really can't do anything about you. Let's go in then." Wise dotingly reached out and stroked Anby's small head. The two entered the hotel.
After an unknown amount of time...
"Wise... mhm!"
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"Wise, I'm a little tired..."
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"Wise, that's about enough. Let's go back?"
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"Wise, we might not have enough time..."
Although that's what she said, in fact, there were still at least two hours before the planned start of the birthday party. As for why she said it so early, it was obviously that Anby couldn't hold on any longer. Wise also didn't force her anymore at this time. Although when they first entered the hotel, Anby was the one who took the initiative, as time passed, she gradually lost her initial vitality. Now she was almost completely out of strength. Wise also knew that he had to let her rest for a bit. Otherwise, the star of the birthday party wouldn't be able to make it to the scene.
So he held Anby in both hands and took her into the bathroom to wash up. After that, they rested for a while. Finally, at the planned time, they returned to the video store, where a birthday cake was already prepared, and everyone was there to celebrate for Anby.
Anby, though a little tired, was overjoyed to see this scene. Today, she could be said to be the biggest winner.
"Come and try the cake! This was made by everyone's joint effort." Belle brought the cake from the kitchen and placed it on the table. Anby then cut it and distributed it to everyone.
"How does it taste?" Wise looked at the happily eating Anby. The latter nodded.
"Mhm, it has everyone's taste. It's very delicious, as delicious as a hamburger!"
Happy birthday, Anby!
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