After several seconds of silence, Liu Zhe's roar was deafening.
"Xavier, you bastard! How could I hear a girl's voice?!"
"No wonder you didn't react at all when you were fired. So you had a girl comforting you!"
"Damn it, you really deserve to die! I, the Great, treated you like a brother, and you're secretly dating someone..."
Liu Zhe's accusations were incessant, giving Xavier no chance to retort.
Xavier glared at Furina, his expression as if to say:
See? Now you know why I didn't let you speak, right?
Xavier found a clumsy excuse: "Uh, she came to fix the water pipe. You misunderstood."
Liu Zhe obviously didn't believe him and continued to chatter.
"You're fooling me, right? Who fixes water pipes at this hour, and a girl at that?"
"And based on my experience as a level 60 allogene player, her voice is 90% similar to Furina's!"
Xavier and Furina exchanged glances, thinking how sharp this kid's ears were.
"Ah, right, it really is Furina. That voice just now was AI-Crafted. If you don't believe me, listen again."
Xavier gave Furina a look, and Furina understood.
She leaned closer to the phone and said, "That's right, I am Furina, the famous superstar known throughout Fontaine!"
Liu Zhe on the other end of the phone was stunned because the voice was too similar.
However, precisely because it was so similar, Liu Zhe no longer doubted Xavier's words.
After all, Xavier couldn't possibly summon Furina, could he?
"Alright, I admit I spoke a bit loudly just now. So, are you considering joining our team?"
Liu Zhe changed the subject very quickly.
Xavier glanced at Furina beside him and said disdainfully, "What's so good about joining that? It's boring."
"You really don't know what's good for you, kid. Forget it, I won't bother with you."
"But our comic convention will be held in Jiangcheng in two days. Aren't you going to come and broaden your horizons? I heard there will be quite a few internet celebrities and fans invited this time."
Xavier picked at his ear and replied perfunctorily, "Okay, I'll see then."
As soon as he hung up the phone, Furina ran over.
"Xavier, what were you talking about? It sounds very interesting."
"Nothing much. My friend wants to invite me to a comic convention, but I don't really want to go."
Are you kidding? Now he not only has Furina but also Klee by his side.
More allogene characters will appear later. How could going to a comic convention be as good as staying at home?
"No, no, no! This place called a comic convention sounds very interesting. I want to go!"
Furina was acting strange, insisting on going to the comic convention no matter what.
"A comic convention is a very scary place. Once you go, people will take photos of you non-stop."
"Then I still want to go!"
"And there will be creepy uncles trying to touch you!"
"I am a guest. As the host, you have an obligation to protect me, right?"
"..."
Unable to resist Furina's persistent nagging, Xavier finally reluctantly agreed to her request.
Alas, Xavier didn't know if it was good or bad to take Furina out in public.
Fortunately, there were still a few days until the comic convention, so he could prepare in advance.
"Ha~ It's getting late. I'm going back today!"
Seeing that Xavier had agreed to her request, Furina didn't linger there.
Xavier had originally wanted to invite Furina to stay overnight, but she ran faster than a rabbit.
Of course, Xavier absolutely had no ulterior motives.
He was merely inviting a guest to stay overnight as a host, nothing more!
Although, Furina's visiting time for today was also almost up.
"Alas..."
Xavier sighed softly.
In the large villa, he was now the only one left, feeling somewhat lonely and desolate.
[Ding! System friendly reminder: Host still has one invitation slot!]
Xavier was about to take a bath and go to bed when he was startled by the system.
He gave a middle finger: "Are you crazy? Who would go at this late hour?"
[System friendly reminder again: Successfully inviting will grant a free 10-pull!]
Xavier immediately stopped: "I'll go!"
It wasn't that Xavier was materialistic, but the temptation was simply too great.
Last time, a random purple from the ten-pull was this villa. He wondered what it would give this time.
With an excited heart, Xavier shouted: "System, activate!"
...
Inazuma, bamboo forest in the suburbs.
"B-boss, why don't we go back...?"
Four men huddled together timidly, not daring to walk too fast.
"Gulp!"
The leader swallowed hard, then pretended to be calm and said, "W-what's there to be afraid of! I, the Great, am Arataki Itto, the number one in the world! How could I admit defeat here!"
That's right, these four were members of the Arataki Gang.
The leader was Arataki Itto, and the rest were Ashu, Akira, and Genta.
The three subordinates beside him were already on the verge of tears, and the culprit behind all this was their own boss.
For some reason, their boss insisted on making a bet with someone, playing some kind of courage test.
The competition was divided into three stages. The first stage was to enter this bamboo forest and reach its deepest part.
Just the first stage had already made their legs weak with fear. They couldn't imagine what the next two stages would be like.
Arataki Itto had already thought of retreating as soon as he arrived here.
But he couldn't easily admit defeat in front of his subordinates.
Besides, how could he lose to a girl?
If this got out, wouldn't his title as the King of the Children of Hanamizaka be lost?
This concerned his dignity, his honor!
Thinking of this, Arataki Itto gritted his teeth and continued to advance.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew, and the entire bamboo forest swayed with it.
"Wah, help, there's a ghost!"
The four of them immediately hugged each other in fear, even Arataki Itto was no exception.
"Uh, it seems it's just the wind..."
Soon after, Akihiko realized it was just a false alarm.
Arataki Itto immediately pushed the three away, put his hands on his hips, and said, "You guys are too timid! How can you be members of the Arataki Gang like this? I, the Great..."
"B-boss, let's run!"
Arataki Itto had only spoken halfway when Genta and the other two hugged each other again, constantly backing away.
"Hey, are you guys done? Didn't I say it was just the wind?"
But even though Arataki Itto said that, the three still had expressions like they had seen a ghost.
Arataki Itto was furious. He clenched his fists and was about to go forward and teach his subordinates a lesson.
"Mommy, run!"
At this moment, the three of them could no longer care about anything else and took off running.
The oblivious Arataki Itto finally sensed something was wrong, but he didn't dare to look back.
He swallowed hard and muttered to himself, "Could it be... there really is a ghost here...?"
Before Arataki Itto could think it through, a life-claiming voice came from behind him.
"Arataki, Itto..."
Arataki Itto only felt his scalp tingle, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
"Help, there's a ghost!"
He also took off running, without looking back.
Not long after he left, a figure walked out of the bamboo forest.
This shadowy figure touched his head, very puzzled, and said, "That's strange, why did he run away? Did my invitation fail this time?"
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