As heaven is my witness.
Fumiya Jin had no improper thoughts about this stranger.
He had sat up because he was startled by her strange actions, wanting to see
what was going on—whether she was trying to snatch the ticket or something.
But who would've thought that in a moment of distraction, he'd get charged by the opposing player!
Who could have possibly seen that coming?
Fumiya Jin was completely dumbfounded.
Why would you just charge someone out of the blue like that!
The moment he came to his senses, he felt like he had arrived in a new world.
If before he had fallen into a jelly paradise, then now he had tumbled into a warehouse for White Rabbit creamy candies.
Everything was soft, springy, and tender.
A faint milky fragrance, mixed with the sweet scent of fruit candies, wafted over him, intoxicatingly.
This suddenly sparked a somewhat random life epiphany in Fumiya Jin's mind—
even the most fragrant scent becomes familiar if you smell it for too long.
Just as people can get used to bad smells, they can also grow accustomed to sweet ones. After enjoying them for a while, the stimulation lessens, and eventually, you might not even feel the pleasure anymore.
At times like that, you ought to change your environment, find a new sweet scent to savor. It can refresh your numbing senses and let you experience a new sense of happiness.
For instance... right at this very moment.
"This should be fine, right?" The expressionless girl said, holding Fumiya Jin's head as she looked at
Yuki Suou without any change in expression. "Can you let me see it up close? I won't snatch it."
Yuki Suou was stunned.
She looked at Fumiya Jin, who was now being held in the expressionless girl's arms...
She was dumbfounded for a moment.
When Fumiya Jin had buried himself in her chest earlier, she had certainly been a little resistant. After all, she was still an innocent young girl with no experience.
But now that Fumiya Jin had suddenly landed in someone else's arms, she felt a strange, unpleasant feeling.
"Is it... not possible?" The expressionless girl's gaze was incredibly clear, showing neither the shame of her bold action nor the smugness of a successful ploy. She simply looked at Yuki Suou earnestly.
"I just want to see that tag..."
Yuki Suou was taken aback. "But don't you think this is a bit..."
"Let her see it," Fumiya Jin said, his voice muffled. "With me here, she can't pull any tricks."
Hearing this, Yuki Suou suddenly felt a surge of anger—She can't pull any tricks, which just makes it easier for you to make your move on her, right! You zako pervert, you fickle beast!
Yuki Suou gritted her teeth, cursing Fumiya Jin ten thousand times in her heart.
But after a moment of silence, she still held up the tag for the expressionless girl to see.
Then, while holding Fumiya Jin in her arms, the expressionless girl propped up a drawing pad behind his head
and began to draw.
Since drawing required arm movements, maintaining this position took a bit of effort, causing her breathing to quicken and her chest to rise and fall more... Fumiya Jin's experience was quite excellent.
He could feel that she was indeed slightly smaller than Yuki Suou, but her figure was also more slender, giving her a unique charm of her own...
Of course, he wasn't accepting all this purely for enjoyment.
It was mainly to guard this girl one-on-one, to prevent her from having any opportunity to make a sudden move.
At the same time, if she harbored no ill will and simply wanted to use her ability to clear the instance without harming their interests, he wasn't opposed to giving her a chance.
After all, he also wanted to see what her ability was. She couldn't actually be the Magic Brush Ma Liang, could she?
Besides, Fumiya Jin had already seen from the countdown that it was possible for several of them to clear the instance together. This meant that whatever skill the expressionless girl used now likely wouldn't harm him or Yuki Suou.
This was one of the main reasons he chose to cooperate.
Meanwhile, Hasaka, sitting alone at the far right of the same row, silently watched everything unfold. He felt like he was in a fog, completely clueless as to what they were doing.
Come on, isn't this the Samsara Game? What are you all doing? Flirting is one thing, but now it's a three-player game?
........
"Swish... swish..."
The brush moved across the drawing pad, making a continuous, faint sound.
After about two minutes...
"Done. Thank you."
The expressionless girl released Fumiya Jin's head and returned to her seat on the other side of the aisle.
Fumiya Jin immediately returned to Yuki Suou's embrace.
To be honest, at that moment, even he himself felt he was being about 1% cringe.
But it couldn't be helped. Since he had already verified that hiding here was safe, why risk trying some other method of concealment?
"So you know your way back, huh?" Yuki Suou puffed her cheeks a little, though this time she didn't resist.
"Are you jealous?" Fumiya Jin could hear the grievance in her tone.
"Of course not!" Yuki Suou pouted. "I wish you'd just go bother some other girl!"
"Alright, stop messing around," Fumiya Jin reminded her. "Look at what that girl is doing."
"Who's messing around..." Yuki Suou muttered, but she obediently turned her gaze toward the expressionless girl, who had returned to her own seat.
The expressionless girl sat down and placed the drawing pad flat on her slender legs.
Then, she put her left index finger into her mouth and bit down hard...
The skin broke.
A drop of bright red blood seeped out.
She immediately held her hand over the drawing pad.
"Plip..."
A drop of blood landed on the pad.
It should have stained the canvas with a small, bright red spot.
But that wasn't what happened.
The moment the blood touched the canvas, it quickly spread out. Not only did it not turn the canvas red, it actually made the drawing of the black plastic tag on the pad more vivid and three-dimensional.
"Plip... plip... plip-plop..."
One drop, then another, and another.
It still didn't seem to be enough.
The girl raised her right hand and squeezed her left finger forcefully.
The flow of blood instantly quickened, and many more drops fell rapidly... making both Yuki Suou and Hasaka frown slightly, feeling a phantom pain. After all, the pain of the fingers is connected to the heart.
A few more seconds passed...
Another drop of blood fell.
A faint glow flashed across the canvas; it seemed to be enough.
And the already exquisitely drawn image of the plastic tag on the canvas now became even more lifelike, resembling a photograph.
The expressionless girl took a deep breath and reached her right hand toward the canvas...
Her fingertips actually sank into the canvas, and then... she pulled the black plastic tag out from it.
When she pulled her hand back, the plastic tag on the canvas was gone. In her hand, there was now a real black plastic tag.
"Hah... hah..." The expressionless girl was panting, apparently having expended a great deal of energy.
Meanwhile, Yuki Suou and Hasaka watched this scene with wide eyes.
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