Elodie seems to like her nickname quite a bit.

"Yeah! Okay!" Elodie nodded vigorously.

"Boss, give me 20 arrows first!" The general manager put his hand into his arms, took out the money bag, and counted 40 copper coins from the money bag.

Elodie, who made an appointment from Qingteng's neck, happily stood side by side with the director and scanned the shelf for the prize she wanted.

These two energetic girls are truly a perfect match - their throwing skills are so good that the bald boss will smile.

…

"Eh...that's weird..."

…

"...Hmm...Is there something wrong with the fletching of this arrow...? Ah, it hurts! Damn it! My hand was pricked by the fletching...!"

…

"Listen to me! Fly straight forward! I hate it! Why doesn't this arrow fly forward according to my instructions? Really...!"

…

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch—!"

…

After repeatedly missing his arrows, the general manager looked up to the sky and "roared" in a petty manner.

Elodie on the side is in a similar situation——

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"Ah... I almost hit it..."

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"It missed again... What a pity, it was just a little bit close..."

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"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...There are only 3 arrows left..."

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"Ah, how annoying! The wind has picked up again, and the arrow has been deflected by the wind again...!"

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"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch—!"

…

I don't know if she was infected by the director, but Elodie also let out an unwilling "roar".

When Qingdeng saw this, he couldn't help but laugh. The embarrassment that had arisen again due to the reunion with the bald boss dissipated a lot - although the two little ones were screaming "Ouch, Ouch, Ouch", there was no emanation from them.

express any negative emotions.

What there is and only is the desire to win the game, and the joy of being fully immersed in the game.

"Boss! We want to play 20 more arrows!" Souji shouted.

…

In the end, Souji and Elodie still didn't get a single prize.

But they both don't care about such trivial matters anymore.

The two girls just wanted to play games, not necessarily for a prize on the shelf. After having a great time playing, their attention was attracted by another game stall not far away.

"Ah! Mr. Okita! Look, that stall seems to be good for catching small fish!"

"Fishing small fish? Let's go and have a look!"

The Director-General and Elodie happily rushed to the stall offering "fishing games".

——It seems that I didn’t have a chance to explain to the bald boss... Forget it, just let him misunderstand... It’s not a big deal. He doesn’t seem to know who I am, so he probably won’t spread the word “Nioh is an everyday person”

There are strange rumors like "Aquaman who goes out with different women every night"...

After comforting himself in his heart, Qingden quickly caught up with the director and Elodie under the strange gaze of the bald boss.

There were no new customers coming at the moment. The bald boss, who happened to be free, watched Qingdeng go all the way.

After confirming that Qingdeng was far away, he let out a sigh of relief:

"This man is really fierce... Male, female, old, young, all can be... not picky... Who is he? Forget it, never mind, he should be the same in the future anyway.

There’s no chance to see you again, right?”

…

…

Infected by the festive atmosphere, Elodie, who completely let go of her airs, walked around every game stall and food stall accompanied by Qingdou and the general manager.

In front of almost every game stall, Elodie and Souji were seen playing.

The joy brought by playing games and eating delicious food turned into a brighter light in the eyes of the two girls and a brighter smile on their cheeks.

Before you know it, it's almost time for tonight's fireworks show to start.

Aoto, Souji, and Elodie who sat back on his neck, quickly rushed to the meeting place they had just agreed with Kondo: the east bridge entrance of Ryogoku Bridge.

Elodie, who was young and whose physical strength was not comparable to that of a young man like Souji, had obvious fatigue and tiredness on her face after having a good time.

However, the highlight of the night was the fireworks. Elodie didn't want to leave any regrets tonight, so she tried her best to keep her eyes open and keep her spirits up.

The closer you get to Ryogoku Bridge, the more tourists there are, making it harder to move forward.

Although the journey was difficult, we finally arrived at our destination smoothly.

"Hmm? Where are Brother Kondo and the others..."

The general manager stood on tiptoes, placed his flat palms on his eyebrows, and looked around.

"Aren't they here yet... The fireworks show is about to start..."

There are still about 5 minutes left before the first fireworks of the night will light up the night sky.

"They should still be on their way here..." Qingdeng said, "There is no other way, just wait for them here."

"Well... I hope they're not lost..."

"..."

"..."

After the Souji finished speaking, she and Qingto, who couldn't find anything to talk about, fell silent.

However, the silence only lasted for less than half a minute, and ended with a hesitant rhetorical question from the director general.

"Tachibana-kun...are you in a bad mood tonight?"

"Huh? No." Qing Teng looked at the general manager who suddenly asked him such a question without thinking, and asked, "What's wrong? Why do you ask me this suddenly?"

The director-general pondered for a moment and said:

"I always feel that you seem to have no interest in any game or food tonight... Basically only Xiaodi and I have been playing, and you haven't participated much."

Hearing these words from the Chief, Elodie was startled, then quickly lowered her head and cast a questioning look at Qingden just like the Chief did.

"Uh...this..."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Qingdeng's eyes.

Why do you always look like you are not interested in anything tonight?

The reason is quite simple.

Because basically the games I want to play and the food I want to eat have been played and eaten with Mai Kinoshita and Sanako in the past two days...

Qingdeng once thought about telling the truth to the two girls, but this idea was abandoned as soon as it surfaced.

Just kidding...! Aoden doesn't want anyone to know that he enjoyed the fireworks display with Mai Kinoshita and Sanako two days ago.

Although from a legal point of view, Qingdeng's behavior of "accompanying a girl for two days" is blameless.

After all, nothing has happened between him and Mai Kinoshita or Sanako, and he has not established any formal special relationship. It is reasonable for him to hang out with his friends.

However, from an ethical point of view... Qingden had to admit that he felt a little guilty...

Currently, he and Kinoshita Mai both have a good impression of each other - there is no doubt about this.

Qingto still regards Sanako as his important friend - but after experiencing so many things with Sanako... especially last night when he witnessed Sanako forced herself to come to thank him repeatedly in shame.

Behind the scenes, Aoto had to admit that his current feelings for Sanako could no longer be simply described by the word "friendship."

Let’s put aside the feelings of the two girls towards Aoto, let’s just talk about Qingnobo himself: despite having special feelings for both Kinoshita Mai and Sanako, he still has such an intimate relationship with the two girls “equally”…

If this kind of thing spreads, I'm afraid most people will look at Qingdeng in a strange way.

Before "reason" has begun to operate, "instinct" first sends out a fierce signal - Qingto's "instinct" is frantically telling... no, it is warning him: don't let anyone... especially don't let Kinoshita Mai and Sa
To be continued...