Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, the three of them appeared back on the first floor of the manga shop.
"Finished setting everything up?"
Seeing them return, Noelle stepped forward curiously.
"Mhm! Miss Noelle, later you and Miss Barbara have to come take a look. It's absolutely amazing!"
Paimon wore a mysterious grin.
Even they themselves had been stunned by the result.
When Noelle and Barbara saw it later, they would definitely be shocked too.
"Then I'm looking forward to it. But first, let's eat. I've already prepared dinner."
Noelle smiled warmly.
"Hehe! Here comes the feast!"
The moment food was mentioned, Paimon immediately flew toward the dining table in excitement.
Lumine and Noelle exchanged smiles before following behind.
Just as Han Feng was about to head over as well, Barbara came running over with a manga in her hands.
"Boss Han, I've finished reading my manga!"
Han Feng nodded before looking toward the system.
[Customer Barbara has finished reading Dragon Ball and obtained a reward — One Dragon Ball.]
[Dragon Ball: A miraculous item from the world of Dragon Ball. Gather all seven and summon Shenron. Afterwards, you may have one wish granted.]
"Looks like Barbara's luck isn't bad either."
A hint of surprise flashed through Han Feng's eyes.
He hadn't expected the second Dragon Ball to appear this quickly.
That said,
with two already obtained,
the remaining ones would probably become much harder to acquire.
Buzz—
A dazzling beam of light descended from above, enveloping Barbara.
Moments later, the light faded.
A golden orb appeared in her hands.
Inside it were two red stars.
"I... I actually got a Dragon Ball?!"
Barbara stared at the item in disbelief.
After reading the manga, she had gained a fairly thorough understanding of Shenron and the Dragon Balls.
Precisely because she understood them,
she was even more shocked.
Such a low-probability reward had actually landed in her hands?
"That just means your luck is pretty good. Come on, let's eat first."
Han Feng smiled and gently patted her head.
"Mhm!"
Barbara nodded repeatedly.
She carefully stored the Dragon Ball away.
Something this miraculous absolutely couldn't be damaged.
Otherwise she'd have nowhere to cry.
"Miss Barbara, what reward did you get?"
Paimon asked curiously while chewing on a chicken drumstick.
The rewards from Boss Han's shop were always surprising,
so she wanted to know.
"It was a Dragon Ball. If you gather all seven, you can summon Shenron.
Then you can make a wish and have it granted."
Barbara explained with a smile.
"A wish-granting item?"
Paimon blinked.
Wasn't that basically the same thing as the Peace Stars?
Actually, it was even less convenient.
Collecting seven of them would take forever!
Even if you got one every day, it'd still take a whole week.
And that was assuming absurdly good luck.
If your luck was bad, it might take months—or even years.
Thinking about it,
Paimon shook her head.
There was no way she could read the same manga every day for that long.
No matter how good it was, she'd eventually get tired of it.
Besides, she was already extremely satisfied with her current life.
Ever since latching onto Boss Han, she had food to eat and even helped build a home.
"Miss Barbara, weren't you interested in visiting the nightclub? After dinner I'll take you there."
Lumine suddenly smiled.
"Really?! That's wonderful!"
Barbara's eyes lit up with excitement.
She had been thinking about that nightclub all afternoon.
She had finally been waiting for this moment.
As a result, even dinner tasted better.
Inazuma
Tenshukaku
Inside a certain room, the Raiden Shogun sat formally before a table with her eyes closed in contemplation.
Meanwhile,
within the Plane of Euthymia,
Raiden Ei was enthusiastically playing Minecraft.
It was nighttime in the game.
But she wasn't worried at all.
She had planted torches everywhere around her position, then skillfully maneuvered with a stone sword in hand.
Before long, all the nearby monsters had been defeated.
"Let's see you act so arrogant now! Earlier I only struggled because I wasn't familiar with the game!"
Seeing her enemies finally fall by her own hand,
Ei revealed a satisfied smile.
She was used to being the one crushing others.
The experience of getting bullied by monsters during her first play session had left a deep impression on her.
Especially since they were just game monsters.
At last, she had gotten her revenge.
"Hm? The monsters actually drop items after dying?"
Ei's eyes brightened.
She happily ran over and picked everything up.
Watching this scene, the Raiden Shogun finally couldn't endure it any longer.
Her consciousness entered the Plane of Euthymia directly.
"Ei, you've been playing continuously for several hours! You've already fallen into decadence!"
Looking at Ei, who was completely absorbed in the computer game, the Shogun's expression was filled with helplessness.
After returning from the manga shop, Ei had said that remaining outside felt uncomfortable.
Out of consideration for her, the Shogun had taken control of the body again.
What she hadn't expected was that Ei would bring the computer into the Plane of Euthymia and start gaming!
And she'd been playing ever since.
No meditation.
No contemplation.
No pursuit of eternity.
It was as though she'd become a completely different person.
In the Shogun's eyes, Ei was starting to resemble that angel from the manga.
"Shogun, you're worrying too much. I merely wish to experience the joy of gaming.
Would you like to try?"
Ei smiled and offered.
"This thing, which stands opposed to Eternity itself, is something I shall never touch!"
The Raiden Shogun refused without hesitation.
In her eyes, computer games were like sinful objects born from the Abyss.
Constantly tempting people toward corruption.
Ei was already showing signs of being drawn in.
If the Shogun herself became addicted too, then Inazuma would truly be finished.
And Eternity would vanish entirely.
At the mention of Eternity, Ei fell silent.
After a long pause, she slowly spoke.
"Shogun, we uphold Eternity to protect the people of Inazuma, so that they never suffer another catastrophe like Khaenri'ah.
But if someone—or some method—could make Inazuma no longer fear the Heavenly Principles, would there still be any need to continue pursuing Eternity?"
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