Chapter 335: Sumimasen! I Was Too Loud Just Now!
November 8th, Monday.
A new week!
Ryohei woke up from his sleep. As usual, the first thing he did was draw a new trait.
Accompanied by the special effects of drawing a trait, two lines of text slowly appeared on the light screen:
"Congratulations, you have obtained a Green Item Trait—Solar-Powered Turbo Skateboard!"
"Trait Effect: Upon extraction, you will receive a skateboard meticulously crafted by Professor Agasa. Equipped with a solar-powered engine, it can reach a top speed of 80 km/h. It has three modes: snowboard, water ski, and land skateboard, which can be switched freely!"
"..."
...Conan's skateboard?
This was Ryohei's first reaction upon seeing the trait description; he was quite surprised.
Even more surprising was the skateboard's performance—a top speed of 80 km/h and three freely switchable modes. This could already be called black technology!
Give it a try?
Ryohei had also fantasized about owning Conan's skateboard when he was a child. Now that the skateboard was in his hands, he was instantly eager to try it out.
Turning his head to glance at Yurine, who was sleeping soundly, Ryohei lifted the quilt and got up carefully. He went to the bathroom for a quick wash up, then extracted the skateboard and went outside.
In the early morning of November, there was a chill in the air. Because it was too early, there were only a few sparse figures on the street.
Ryohei put down the dark blue skateboard, read the accompanying manual, and stepped on it.
He started slowly, then gradually accelerated—
"Hmm..."
Two figures ran towards him. The one running in front was Minos.
She wore a white sports tank top paired with red sports shorts, perfectly showcasing her pear-shaped figure with zero excess fat!
Those curves rising and falling, and those long legs glowing lustrously in the morning light, were exceptionally eye-catching!
Behind Minos followed a panting Persephone II.
Wearing an orange tracksuit, she was swaying with every step, clearly exhausted.
"Ohayo—!"
Ryohei waved from afar to greet them, simultaneously releasing the throttle of the solar skateboard, letting it glide forward on inertia.
When he got close to them, he chuckled, "Back from your morning run?"
"Yeah." Minos slowed down, looked curiously at the skateboard under Ryohei's feet, and asked, "What's this?"
"New toy."
Ryohei answered casually.
The moment his voice fell, the two sides had already passed each other.
Persephone II, who was running out of breath, was also attracted by the skateboard. A child's nature made her want to play with it too.
But before she could speak, Ryohei had already skated away.
Persephone II: "..."
Mmm... I'll borrow it later!
She thought to herself.
Rumble, rumble—!
Ryohei skated around the neighborhood on his skateboard—it felt quite interesting, a very novel experience.
After satisfying his craving, he returned to the villa and leisurely prepared breakfast.
An hour later, in the dining room—
"Ah!"
Holding her exclusive rice bowl printed with the character "Cow" (Ushi), Minos seemed to remember something. She turned to look at Ryohei and said:
"Ryohei-kun, I need to take leave starting next week... for about a month."
"Hmm?" Ryohei looked at her with some surprise and asked casually, "Is something happening?"
Sitting beside her, Jashin-chan obviously thought of something and interjected, "Minos, are you going back for the festival?"
"That's right!"
Minos looked at Jashin-chan and answered with a crisp voice.
Her gaze returned to Ryohei as she explained, "In a few days, it'll be the Grand Festival held once every hundred years in the Demon World. It lasts for about a month. My old man called me last night and asked me to go back and help."
"Then there's no helping it. Go ahead," Ryohei approved Minos's leave.
"Once every hundred years?"
Yurine was a little curious about the Grand Festival Minos mentioned, then sighed with emotion, "Most humans don't even live to be a hundred!"
"Ahahaha—!"
(๑´ㅁ`)
Minos laughed heartily: "In comparison, we demons are very long-lived!"
"By the way, I'm already over seven thousand years old this year!"
Jashin-chan puffed out her chest, looked at Yurine proudly, and shouted arrogantly, "You, whose age isn't even a fraction of mine, should show proper respect to me, an 'elder', do you understand?"
"...Do you believe I'll cut you?"
Yurine narrowed her eyes halfway and glanced sideways at Jashin-chan: "Are you getting cocky, or is my blade dull?"
( ﹁ ﹁ )
"Sumimasen! I was too loud just now!"
The scummy snake chickened out instantly and bowed her head in apology.
"Hahaha—!"
Ryohei and the others were amused.
Even Pekola, who usually had no expression, couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly.
"Speaking of which..."
Ryohei took a mouthful of rice, chewed lightly, and swallowed.
He looked curiously at Persephone II and asked, "Persephone II, are you going back?"
"Hmm..."
Persephone II held her chopsticks in her mouth, tilted her head, and thought for a moment before saying, "I plan to go back for a visit. After all, the festival is really interesting; it'd be a pity to miss it."
"It would definitely be a pity to miss it!"
Minos took over the conversation enthusiastically: "Every festival has tons of activities!"
"For example, big eater contests, arm wrestling contests, fighting contests, wrestling contests, beauty pageants... all kinds of competitions emerge one after another, categorized by body size!"
"And there are many delicacies rarely seen usually at the festival, and you can buy some rare items. It's really super awesome!"
"Yosh—!"
Jashin-chan pressed her hands on the table, stood up abruptly, clenched her fist, and solemnly announced: "I've decided! I'm going back to attend the festival too!"
"You?"
Ryohei turned his gaze to Jashin-chan and teased with a smile, "Careful, you might get chased by debt collectors the moment you step foot back there."
This guy had experienced something like this a few months ago—suspected of being "spawn camped". Ryohei wouldn't be surprised at all if it happened again.
"Bastard—!"
Jashin-chan waved her hand forcefully and glared at Ryohei with dissatisfaction: "Servant, can't you wish me well? What a jinx!"
"I don't wish you ill, just a friendly reminder."
Ryohei said airily, "Anyway, this is all your own doing..."
"Ugh..."
The scummy snake couldn't refute this!
She looked at Ryohei, suddenly putting on a playful smile, and said in a sickly sweet voice: "Servant, help me pay off my debts! How about it?"
"Why are you talking in your sleep so early in the morning?"
Ryohei looked over with a surprised face and asked with concern, "Are you not fully awake yet?"
"Ahahaha—!"
Yurine and the others couldn't help laughing upon hearing this. The scummy snake's face turned black, and she clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction:
"Tsk—! You servant, you're really useless!"
"Am I useless just because I won't pay your debts? Scummy snake!" Ryohei retorted.
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