"Hmm~ Hmm~"
After seeing Wu Zhangkong off, Esta hummed a little tune as she bounced happily back to her office. She even locked the office door behind her.
With no one else around, Esta's blue eyes completely turned red—radiating a bewitching charm.
"I didn't expect it to be this easy!"
"How interesting! I should've captured everything just now, right?"
She casually crossed her legs and sat on her office chair, pulled up the surveillance system, and quickly rewound to the time when Wu Zhangkong and the others were still in the Winterfire Hall.
From the moment Xie Xie and Tang Wulin entered the hall, to Wu Zhangkong leaving with the Dragon Ice puppet, Esta clipped all of it from the footage—clearly intending to do something with it.
"I wonder… if I edit it into a little story, would they be happy watching it?"
For example: under a pink background wall, Wu Zhangkong glares at his students and says—overlayed with a belt-whipping scene—"Looks like I've been too soft. You still had energy to come to a place like this?"
"Sorry, Teacher Wu! Go easy on us!"
"Please let us go! We won't dare again!"
Then the next scene would be Xie Xie and Tang Wulin crying, apologizing, and screaming in pain—with close-ups of their contorted expressions. Surely that would make for a fun little video!
But… that wasn't what Esta truly wanted.
If she simply spread the video, all it would do is damage their reputations. Their expressions would certainly darken—but what fun is that? Esta wanted to make people laugh, and gloomy faces can't bring smiles.
The real fun would be—once Dragon Ice is revived—when she's alone with Wu Zhangkong, she could be shown that video. And after watching it, the Dragon Ice puppet would suddenly spring into action.
That would significantly boost the video's realism and deepen their relationship. Just imagining Dragon Ice's expression… and Wu Zhangkong's reaction…
So exciting just to think about it!
"But that's something to consider later. Right now… this feels like overkill for such a small thing~"
Esta propped her legs up on the desk and stretched comfortably in her chair. In just the blink of an eye, the pink-haired, blue-eyed girl disappeared—replaced by a little black-haired girl with twin ponytails.
"Playing the boss is so boring. Every day, it's scheming and politics. Lady Hanabi even has dark circles under her eyes~"
"If this keeps up, maybe one day Lady Hanabi won't even be around anymore."
"No choice. To keep work running smoothly, Lady Hanabi has to find some fun for herself in her spare time~"
"For example—leaking some info, luring them over, then leaving behind some solid evidence. Even if they weren't guilty, they look guilty now, right?"
"And now, having obtained this wonderful power of joy, the number one beauty in the universe—invincible Lady Hanabi—is reborn!"
That's the real truth. Yao Lan's second avatar wasn't Esta—it was actually Lady Hanabi disguised as a rich little heiress!
Surprised?
If you're surprised, then Lady Hanabi's prank was a total success!
If you're not surprised… well, sleep deeply tonight, okay? After all, Lady Hanabi's big hammer really hurts when she swings it!
When Yao Lan created the second avatar, to fully unleash Lady Hanabi's power, our God of Mischief—Aha—actually volunteered his life for it!?
Seriously, worthy of being the God of Mischief. He gave Lady Hanabi unprecedented strength and even turned "Joyful Aha" into her martial soul, letting her do far more entertaining things.
"Little Aha, your sacrifice will never be in vain! Lady Hanabi will carry your legacy, walk the path of joy, and create a world where everyone is happy! And when I become a Star God, you'll be my Command Envoy~"
Hehe—Star God Hanabi, with Command Envoy Aha—upending the heavens!
And… the master didn't even mind. In fact, he's thinking of getting involved himself!
Of course, there was a price. Creating a second avatar consumed too much power, so the third avatar had to be weakened initially.
"Little Firefly, I'm so sorry~"
But even if Firefly seems weak now, the power of destruction still sleeps within her. Once she matures, she'll surely become someone remarkable.
And if something bad happens?
So what?
Lady Hanabi is already here—what's there to worry about?
Leave everything to Lady Hanabi!
"Mmm! Am I… being too joyful?"
Just like Yao Lan is affected when wielding knowledge-based powers, joy brings its own side effects. Especially since Aha's power now lives in Hanabi's body, this sensation becomes even stronger.
God of Mischief Aha.
Mischief Girl Hanabi.
Lend me your joyful powers!
Super Mischief Deity – Hanabi – Hyper Joy Form!
This transformation means every time Yao Lan controls Hanabi's body to act on the path of joy, he finds it hard to restrain his delight—he constantly wants to do something ridiculous.
Thankfully, he still managed to hold back. But it gave him a newfound respect for Aha's power.
"No wonder Aha is so strong in the game… Now I see, the power of joy really is terrifying."
According to the current intel, Aha in the simulated universe of Black Tower can already guess that he's just a string of numbers. So Yao Lan experiencing this isn't all that surprising either.
"Besides being a corporate drone as the original body, I really should find more ways to have fun. If I fall into despair, I might become a self-destructor… but what should I do for fun?"
Hanabi hugged her head in deep thought. She had plenty of ideas, but none were quite fun enough—not enough to fill the void in her heart.
In other words, she needed to make a bigger mess!
"Oh! I've got it!"
She suddenly spotted an order form on the desk. Her eyes lit up.
Wasn't there a guy named Guanglong who just bought a custom puppet?
Judging by the name, wasn't he a total cannon fodder from the original story? Seemed to be the younger brother of Guang Biao, the mecha squad captain from East Sea City… This fun just dropped itself into her lap!
Since it's a delivery order, how it gets delivered is totally up to Lady Hanabi—and she guarantees it'll be a surprise!
Hope you'll smile from the heart when you open the package!