Please, please let me go~ If this continues, it really will break~

No?

What did she just say?

Let me go?

impossible!

She's definitely messing with me!

If she really intends to let me go, then what was her purpose in locking me up in the first place?

"Snap!"

The chains binding Hanabi's hands and feet snapped instantly.

Hanabi:? ? ?

No?

Are you really going to release it?

Is this...right?

Perhaps happiness came too suddenly, and Hanabi, who had regained her freedom, was stunned for a moment.

For a moment, she couldn't quite understand Xi Yao's thought process.

Seeing this, Xi Yao tilted her head slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in her big, watery eyes.

"Fireworks-neechan, why aren't you moving?"

"Is it that the food doesn't suit your taste?"

Hanabi glanced at the fragrant food on the table not far away.

Although she knew there was likely a conspiracy involved, nothing was more important than filling her stomach right now.

So, she gritted her teeth and rushed over anyway.

He picked up the food and started eating.

At first, she was very careful, afraid that something had been added to it.

But gradually, she found that she didn't feel any discomfort after eating it.

So she couldn't care less about anything else.

at last……

After a period of frantic eating, Hanabi was full.

She took out a tissue and elegantly wiped her mouth.

"Thank you for your hospitality... hiccup."

Xi Yao gave a sweet smile.

You're welcome!

"Firework Sister~"

"The total is 50 billion. How would you like to settle the bill?"

Hanabi:? ? ?

"Take...take the young master?"

"50 million!!!"

"You want 50 billion for just this little bit of ordinary food???"

"Why don't you just rob it!"

Keep in mind that her own bounty was only 25 billion.

In other words, it cost me twice my life to eat one meal.

Is this reasonable?

That's obviously unreasonable!

Xi Yao tilted her head, revealing an innocent and naive expression.

"Huh?"

"Then what do you think I'm doing right now?"

Hanabi:......

No wonder she brought me food and let me go.

So this is where I was waiting.

But aren't you being far too naive?

You don't really think I'll obediently pay, do you?

Little innocent sister, today I'm going to teach you a lesson!

Once a fun-loving person gains their freedom, it'll be hard to catch them again!

Fireworks smiled slightly and said:

"You want 50 billion?"

"I won't give it to you!"

"Hehehe~"

Hanabi Asahi stuck out her tongue, made a face, and then prepared to activate her ability to teleport away from there.

"Trying to leave?"

"Innocent Fireworks Sister~"

"You don't really think you can leave unscathed after falling into my hands, do you?"

"Hehe~"

In Xi Yao's pale blue eyes, light shimmered, as if reflecting a starry sky.

Hanabi felt her whole body freeze instantly, unable to move.

???

Xi Yao smiled slightly, walked over, picked her up, and put her back on the wooden bed.

She gently stroked Hanabi's fair face and smiled kindly:

"Hanabi-neechan, you'll be punished for doing something wrong~"

Hanabi:! ! !

Then, before Hanabi could say anything...

"Xi Yao used a slap attack!"

Xi Yao turned the fireworks over, resembling a strict teacher punishing a student who had done something wrong.

That's right!

Hanabi's XPG was attacked.

"Fireworks hit sound effect!"

Perhaps not expecting the punishment to come so suddenly, Hanabi cried out.

"It's clearly your pricing that's unreasonable!"

"This isn't my fault!"

"Wow, quite stubborn!"

"Xi Yao launched an attack."

"Fireworks hit sound effect!"

To prevent her XPG from being further damaged, Hanabi nodded with a wronged expression.

I have realized my mistake.

I shouldn't have eaten without paying.

Great, anything else?

besides?

"Xi Yao launched an attack."

"Fireworks hit sound effect!"

"You shouldn't have schemed against me!"

"You were the one who schemed against me!"

Hanabi retorted defiantly.

The next second, a belt appeared in Hanabi's line of sight.

hiss~

If that happens...

It's bound to break, right?

Hanabi quickly begged for mercy:

"Wait, wait a minute!"

"I know I was wrong~"

"I'll never do it again!"

"Please, please let me go!"

"If we keep going, it'll really break!"

"That five billion..."

"I'll give it to you!"

"But... I really can't come up with that many right now..."

Huahu looked at Xiyao with a pitiful expression.

Seeing her expression, Xi Yao seemed to soften a little, and pretended to be generous, saying:

"How about this?"

"I'm not an unreasonable person."

"Do me a favor, and this 50 billion debt will be wiped clean, how about it?"

"What is it?"

"Take me to the tavern."

"?"

"You don't know the way?"

"You, a envoy of pleasure, don't even know how to get to a tavern?"

Hanabi stared wide-eyed, her face filled with astonishment and doubt.

They seemed to find it hard to believe that Xi Yao didn't know where the tavern was.

"I don't know!"

Xi Yao put her hands on her hips, looking quite self-righteous.

"I've only been a Pleasure Envoy for a few days, isn't it normal that I don't know?"

"..."

"I see."

Hua Huo finally understood why Xi Yao didn't know where the tavern was.

Generally, to join the tavern and become the Masked Fool, you first need to receive an invitation from the tavern.

After accepting the invitation, you can join the tavern by passing a trial.

The trial was very simple and enjoyable; all you had to do was steal a mask from the Mourning Person.

After successfully completing the trial, you will receive the address of the tavern.

But there is another way to become the Masked Fool.

That was a mask bestowed by the God of Joy himself.

This situation is extremely rare.

Because there are very few beings who can interest Aha enough to willingly grant him power and become his Pleasure Messenger.

There were indeed rumors in the tavern that there were a few Pleasure Envoys, but Hanabi had never seen them in person.

It's also possible that she saw it, but the other party simply didn't reveal it.

Of course, many people also call themselves Pleasure Messengers, but the Masked Fool, those who know, know.

It's hard to say how many of them are genuine.

Obviously, Aha won't tell you the location of the tavern.

And because they skipped the tavern's test, such people would indeed not know the tavern's location.

If you want to get to the tavern, you'll have to find someone to show you the way...

Thinking of this, Hanabi instantly realized something.

"So you lured me here just so I could take you to the tavern, right?"

Having her thoughts read by Hanabi, Xiyao scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Hehe~"

Because of this trivial matter, I almost got a spanking.

Rubbing her burning bottom, Hanabi felt like crying but had no tears left.

"You should have said something like this sooner!"

"Isn't it because I was afraid you wouldn't agree?"

"Besides, I'm just a weak, helpless, and cute girl."

"What if you have bad intentions and take me to some dangerous place?"

Hanabi:......

you?

Weak and helpless?

Then what am I?

Is he about to be buried?

Although what Xi Yao said was a bit far-fetched, Hua Huo had to admit it.

If Xi Yao were to make the request directly, he might indeed take her to the tavern.

But I'll definitely find ways to make her happy along the way.

After getting that beating, she behaved herself... Yeah, right!

She'll only want to make Xi Yao a source of amusement!

After all, I, Hanabi-sama, am very vengeful!

"Okay, okay~"

"If I take you to the tavern, you'll let me go, right?"

"No!"

"?"

"One thing at a time!"

"I can let it go that you dined and dashed."

"But I still remember how you plotted against me on Westfuning Star~"

"???"

"Firework Sister~"

"If you do something wrong, you'll have to be punished!"

"Hehe~"

While letting out a wicked "hehehe" laugh, Xi Yao opened her arms and slowly walked towards the fireworks.

Whether it was her rather unfriendly expression or the burning sensation on her little bottom, it all constantly reminded Hanabi of the terror emanating from the twin-tailed girl in front of her.

She won't kill you, but she'll really mess with you!

"Could...could we punish you another time?"

Silently swallowing, Hanabi asked somewhat fearfully:

"Little Xi Yao, I'm the most understanding person~"

"certainly……"

Xi Yao paused, then smiled sweetly at Hua Huo.

Hanabi breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"No, you can't!"

"Hehe~"

???

The innocent smile vanished instantly, replaced by a slightly wicked grin.

In an instant, Xi Yao transformed from an innocent little girl into a hunter on the hunt.

"Hehehe~"

"Fireworks-neechan, are you ready?"

"Here I come!"

"Wait, what are you doing?"

"A tonic!"

"o(＞﹏＜)o!"

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