"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a branch of that manga shop!
And that black-haired young man is probably the shop owner!"
Scaramouche stroked his chin as he looked at Solace Book House, a look of realization flashing through his eyes.
Because he was interested in the manga shop, he had once studied the letters Signora had sent back to Snezhnaya.
They had mentioned matters concerning the manga shop.
For example, although the main shop was in Mondstadt, it had a branch in Liyue.
There was also the fact that the owner was an exceptionally young black-haired youth, among other things.
If that was the case...
Then perhaps the Raiden Shogun and the others had already come into contact with the manga shop!
That would be rather unfavorable to his plans.
"I'll go take a look first."
After pondering for a while, Scaramouche shook his head.
He adjusted the kasa on his head and stepped inside.
A flash of light appeared before his eyes.
When it faded, Scaramouche found himself inside an exceptionally spacious shop.
The interior had a unique design, with all sorts of strange little figures displayed throughout.
"It's pretty much exactly as Signora described in her letters. This must be the place!"
After surveying the shop, Scaramouche became even more certain.
Just then, a pleasant voice sounded beside him.
"Hello! Would you like to read some manga?"
Scaramouche turned toward the voice and saw a cute girl dressed in a maid outfit.
She was looking at him with a smile.
"Yes. A colleague told me that the manga here is quite extraordinary, so I came specifically to take a look."
Scaramouche nodded slightly, his tone completely devoid of arrogance.
Although she was merely a little maid, the person standing behind her was extremely terrifying!
Scaramouche might be arrogant, but he wasn't stupid.
So he maintained a very friendly attitude.
"Then please follow me! I'll take you to the boss."
Noelle smiled and nodded.
Although the customer's attire was somewhat strange, she had already seen Slimes before, so she wasn't particularly curious.
She then led Scaramouche toward the counter.
"Welcome, Scaramouche!"
Seeing who had arrived, Han Feng greeted him with a faint smile.
He had just been wondering when this Fatui Harbinger stationed in Inazuma would arrive.
He hadn't expected him to show up so soon!
What a coincidence.
"Boss, I heard that the manga here is extraordinary, so I came to see for myself."
Scaramouche spoke somewhat respectfully.
He wasn't surprised that the other party had recognized his identity.
For someone of the boss's caliber, that was perfectly normal.
"100,000 Mora per person, and you can only read once a day. The manga are on those bookshelves over there."
Han Feng briefly explained the rules.
He was quite pleased with the other's attitude.
As long as someone came here to read manga, everything was easy to discuss.
As for anything else, Han Feng wasn't particularly interested in getting involved.
They could settle their other affairs after everyone had obtained their respective rewards.
"Thank you, Boss."
Scaramouche nodded.
Getting such an opportunity for only 100,000 Mora was practically a steal!
If the other Fatui Harbingers came here, they would definitely be eager to take advantage of it.
They might even wish they could stay here every day.
The only unfortunate thing was that they could only read once a day.
Shaking his head, Scaramouche stopped thinking about it.
He placed a bag of Mora on the counter and headed toward the bookshelves.
"There are this many manga?"
Seeing the rows of manga on the shelves, Scaramouche frowned slightly.
This was troublesome!
He had no idea which one to read.
Signora's letters hadn't gone into detail about the contents of the manga or the rewards.
But Scaramouche was a decisive person.
If he didn't know what to read, then he'd simply pick one at random!
And so, Ultraman Tiga was the lucky choice.
Scaramouche picked up the manga and headed deeper into the shop.
After Scaramouche left, two familiar customers entered the shop.
They were none other than the sisters Jean and Barbara.
Behind them followed a white figure.
The moment the white figure saw Han Feng behind the counter, its eyes immediately lit up.
It bypassed the two sisters and dashed straight into his arms.
"This is... Gatomon?"
Seeing the creature in his arms that looked somewhat like a cat and somewhat like a mouse, a trace of surprise flashed through Han Feng's eyes.
"Yes, Boss Han! Snowy successfully evolved!"
Barbara came to the counter, her face filled with delight.
After returning from the manga shop that morning, she had immediately begun taking care of Snowy.
She fed it fruit while simultaneously channeling elemental energy into it.
Snowy had already been on the verge of evolving.
With Barbara's efforts throughout the day, it had finally succeeded!
It had evolved into the familiar, adorable feline—Gatomon!
It was also Barbara's favorite Digimon from Digimon Adventure.
"Not bad. This little one looks much more pleasing to the eye."
Han Feng smiled and stroked Gatomon's head.
Its fluffy fur felt incredibly soft!
The sensation was almost as good as Paimon's.
And rather than resisting Han Feng's petting, Gatomon became even more affectionate, rubbing against him happily.
Although Barbara was its master, it knew that the black-haired youth before it was the one who had truly given it life!
So Snowy had an excellent attitude toward him.
Seeing this, Barbara rolled her eyes cutely.
I've taken such good care of you!
And the moment you see Boss Han, you run straight into his arms?!
Even someone with as good a temperament as Barbara couldn't help feeling a little depressed.
"By the way, has Venti come looking for you two?"
After petting the cat for a while, Han Feng remembered what had happened earlier and looked at the two sisters.
"That bard?"
Barbara looked over curiously.
Jean and the others who knew the truth still hadn't told her Venti's true identity.
So she still didn't know.
As far as she knew, he was just a bard who sang beneath the Statue of the Seven every day!
And he sang stories about the boss's manga shop.
Hmm...
She had heard that he had almost been chased down by someone that morning?
"Boss Han, did Ba... Mr. Venti come looking for us for some reason?"
There was also a trace of curiosity in Jean's eyes.
Lord Barbatos had never been one to interfere with worldly affairs!
But since Boss Han had brought it up...
Could it be that something special had happened?
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