The mental pressure brought by the two [aphids] was just at the critical point of what he could currently bear. If I let another one out, I would probably have a headache and won’t be able to sleep for several days. But forget it. An aphid as crystal clear as a ruby crawled out from Si Wang's wrist. It used its hind legs to comb its thin wings that had never been unfolded because it was just born, licked the blood between the membranous wings, and vibrated at an ultra-high frequency far beyond the acceptable range of human ears. It stuck to the ground, drew an almost phantom trajectory, and silently clung to the pink hair tips of Xiaoniao You Xingye. Si Wang sucked in a breath of cold air. He felt as if his head was hit by a rusty axe. His vision and thinking were worn out by the broken, rusty, and not-so-sharp axe blade, and torn in half along with the skin and flesh. In the suffocating pain that makes people forget to breathe, in the silence that makes people hear no sound. A new perspective, a new sense, and a new way of thinking are generated. "Teacher, teacher?" Sand Wolf Baizi had come close to Si Wang without knowing when, and was looking up at him, "Are you feeling unwell somewhere?" "It's okay." Si Wang blinked. His vision was still dim due to severe pain and lack of oxygen. He couldn't see the girl's expression clearly. He could only see her general outline. But that's enough.
He calmly turned his back to his bleeding palm, which was pinched by his nails, and shrugged, "It's just that I was exposed to the hot sun all day, and the cold wind suddenly blew at night, and I think I caught a cold." "Um……" Sand Wolf Baizi looked at the casual jacket and short-sleeved shirt that were everywhere on Si Wang's body and nodded thoughtfully. "Oh, by the way, Hifumi, it's getting late. I'll take you to the bus station." Si Wang was afraid that this girl with wolf-like keen observation skills would notice something, so he turned his head to look at Acigu Hifumi and changed the subject. "So many things happened today, and it will take a while to figure it out. Treat it as an after-class exercise and review it carefully after getting up tomorrow." Ajitani Hifumi glanced at the sky outside the window. The night sky was already filled with stars, and only a faint light from the setting sun outlined the edge of the sky. "Okay, okay!" The girl quickly picked up her limited edition Pelolo backpack and followed Si Wang out of the activity room. Chapter 80 Si Wang: More exciting than the new game "..." Looking at Si Wang's back as he walked in front of her, Aci Gu Ri Fumi opened her mouth several times, but every time the words came to her lips, she didn't know what to say. In the end, she became silent again and followed behind Si Wang. At this time, the darkness has completely swallowed up the last ray of light in the sky. In the night sky of Abydos, which lacks the dazzling neon lights of the city, the stars are spread from the end of the mountain all the way to the intersection of the desert and the sky, like a slowly flowing, glittering river of sand hanging in the sky. The street lights on both sides of the street lit up one by one, but due to long-term lack of maintenance, a small number of them did not light up at all, while another small number struggled to flicker once or twice, and barely lit up for a while with a light that was just enough to illuminate their own lamp poles, looking extremely desolate. The biting evening wind was like a thousand sharp daggers, pouring into the girl's open mouth as she tried to speak, while also piercing into her clothes and scraping her neck, causing Ajitani Hifumi to shiver uncontrollably and quickly tighten the collar around her neck. Si Wang walked ahead slowly, taking steps that were very small compared to his height. He didn't speak for any special purpose, not because he wanted to create a serious atmosphere, but because his head simply hurt. It hurt so much that it felt like his brain would be pulled through his jaw muscles if he opened his mouth. So he didn't want to talk much, and he didn't even want to breathe, because every breath was like inhaling a handful of steel needles into his brain, making his scalp numb. Fortunately, this pain is gradually getting lighter with the passage of time, or we are getting used to it? In short, based on the current situation, Si Wang optimistically estimated that he would not have to find a way to knock himself out before lying down on the bed, but could slowly fall asleep. Suddenly, he felt a chill spreading across his face, and Ajitani Hifumi apparently felt it as well.
Is it raining? The girl spread her palms and looked up at the night sky. Then, she felt more drops of coldness falling on her face. Eh? Can I use this to start a conversation? Ajitani Hifumi immediately thought of the Maomao series umbrella she had put in her backpack and realized that this seemed like a perfect opportunity to break the silence. (The Mao Mao series should include Pelolo and other weird plush toys in the same world view, just like Ultraman? But I didn’t find any more official information.) The girl quickly took her Peloro backpack to her chest and started searching inside. After much effort and sweat on her forehead, she finally found the umbrella she had put inside the backpack at the bottom of the backpack. Then she felt a shadow covering her, while also blocking out the increasingly heavy rain from the sky. Ajiya Hifumi's whole body froze. Her neck was turning like a gear that had been forgotten to be oiled. She saw Si Wang standing in front of her with a black umbrella in his right hand and another unopened umbrella of the same style in his left hand, looking at her curiously. "What's wrong?" Si Wang looked at the girl, who was frozen like a stressed animal. He held the umbrella between his shoulders and neck, took out his cell phone and turned on the flashlight function. "Are you looking for something?" “Ahahaha…Ahahaha…Thank you, teacher.” Ajitani Hifumi pulled the corner of her mouth and reached out to take the umbrella handed to her by Si Wang, “Now…Now it’s okay…” The girl swore that after returning, she would empty out everything in her backpack and clean it out thoroughly, taking away all the unnecessary and seldom used things! "Haha, that's good, but I have some bad news to tell you." Si Wang didn't care why the girl had an embarrassed and blushing expression. After Ajitani Hifumi opened the black umbrella that was not in the right style and was too big for her, he took a step back and turned to look at the tram station that was looming in the dim light not far away. "It seems that the driver of the last tram was injured in the black market where we exchanged fire this afternoon," he said, "so the last tram was cancelled at short notice." "Huh?!" The girl hugged the umbrella tightly and shrank her neck guiltily. "This kind of thing seems to be quite common in Abydos." Si Wang thought the girl's strange onomatopoeia was wondering why the tram company arranged other drivers to temporarily replace her. He patiently explained, "Abydos doesn't have a huge flow of people like Trinity. This kind of semi-public welfare business can be said to be operating at a loss. If it weren't for the fact that there was still one person in the Abydos Student Union who didn't retire, and Kivotos had mandatory regulations, the tram, which is very troublesome to maintain and operate, would have been discontinued long ago, not to mention arranging a replacement driver." "So forget about taking a taxi. There is no such luxury service on call in Abydos at night." “Ahahaha…Ahahaha…” As one of the main culprits - although she was only swept up by the general trend, she still couldn't escape the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes - Ajitani Hifumi gave an awkward but polite smile, not knowing how to face this behavior that was tantamount to shooting herself in the foot. "But if you don't mind..." Si Wang came back to life and smiled at the girl, "I have a good place I want to take you to see." "?" A question mark popped up above the girl's head. Ajitani Hifumi hesitated for two steps. She looked at the end of the road where there was no movement, then looked at the sky which had completely darkened. Thinking of the curfew time that she was destined to miss, she couldn't help but reveal an expression of despair and nodded like a broken jar. "Okay, let's go." Si Wang looked at the time on his phone and said to the girl, "We still have half an hour to go, but we can just catch the busiest time." ------------------------------------- Accompanied by the sound of dripping rain, Si Wang and Aci Gu Ri Fumi walked through the lonely streets, and finally stopped in front of a store that was out of tune with the lonely atmosphere of Abydos. This is a gorgeous and lively storefront. Whether it is the signboard or the doors and windows, it is covered with colorful neon lights and bizarre words. Even through a thick wall and fine soundproof glass, it seems as if the roof can be overturned. The frantic music and the noise of the crowd can be heard through, causing the puddle in front of the store to jump. Looking through the glass at the voices of men and women crowding inside, Ajitani Hifumi's little face, illuminated by the colorful LED lights, showed an excited expression.
The legs under the skirt seemed to suddenly have a mind of their own and took an uncontrollable step forward. Chapter 81: The Power of Adults "Won't you come in?" Si Wang turned around and waved at Ajitani Hifumi who was standing hesitantly in front of the store door, signaling the girl to follow. "Teacher, it's already very late, and I haven't written the report on the relationship between Caesar Group and the black market yet..." Ajitani Hifumi lifted the strap of the backpack on her shoulder. Although her body was very honest and followed Si Wang quickly, the expression on her face was still hesitant. The girl asked quietly, "Isn't it a little... inappropriate to come to the arcade at this time?" "Don't worry, don't worry. The Caesars Group has had a deep-rooted relationship with the black market for who knows how many years. Whether the report on them is submitted in the morning or in the evening, it will not have much impact on the current situation." Si Wang patiently comforted Ajitani Hifumi, who was as nervous and excited as an elementary school student who skipped class to play video games for the first time. "And according to the information I just found on the Internet, this arcade seems to have collaborated with Peloro dolls. Considering the current pathetic flow of people in Abydos and the declining entertainment industry, there may be a few limited edition Peloro dolls that have not been taken away." "Really?!" The worry on Acigu Hifumi's face was swept away, and she immediately showed an excited expression. She took two steps at a time, grabbed Si Wang's sleeve with one hand, pushed through the crowd with the other hand, and ran into the video game hall ahead of Si Wang, trying to tiptoe, raising her chin and neck in a graceful arc, looking around like a white swan. Soon, Ajitani Hifumi found what she wanted to see. "Teacher, teacher! Look over there!" The girl seemed to have discovered some incredible treasure. She pulled Si Wang's sleeve hard and pointed her finger excitedly at the wall. When she turned around to talk to Si Wang, her eyes were full of sparkling stars. "It's Master Pelolo's limited edition doll!" Si Wang looked in the direction of Ajitani Hifumi's finger. Over there, there was a row of claw machines decorated with pink stuffed toys. In one of the claw machines, there was sitting... or lying on it was a life-size Peloro doll that looked like a chicken and a penguin and was full of wisdom. An inexplicable force erupted from the girl's body. She was like an icebreaker bound for Antarctica. She easily cut through the dense crowd and grabbed Si Wang's sleeve and rushed to the claw machine. Si Wang felt like a raft drifting in a storm. The girl's slender fingers were the strong wind and raging waves, easily manipulating him who had no power to resist. "These soft little feet, fluffy wings, and feathers that make you want to touch them gently..." Ajiya Hifumi quickly brought Si Wang to the claw machine Qimiao. She laid her hands on the glass of the claw machine, with an intoxicated look on her squashed face, "Wuhuhu... I feel healed just by looking at it~" Just by looking at it, I could smell the aroma of the spicy chicken wings, and my stomach felt even hungrier after being healed. "This looks like a limited edition peripheral from a video game festival?" Si Wang stepped forward, carefully examined the label on Peloro's wings, and raised his eyebrows. "Why do these limited edition peripherals from Peloro give me the feeling that they are everywhere, flooding the market?" Si Wang shrugged his nose and smelled the scent of cut leeks. "No, teacher!" Hearing that the teacher seemed to have a strange misunderstanding about her beloved thing, Ajiya Hifumi immediately turned around and explained, "Because Peloro-sama is the most famous plush toy in the Peloro series, and it is also one of the most famous plush dolls including Kivotos. Many activities or projects have contacted Peloro-sama for linkage, so there are so many limited Peloro-sama styles!" Oh, I see, it’s the EVA of the plush toy world, right? But isn’t this still cutting leeks? A new era of money-making warriors from another world? "For example, the Lord Peloro in this claw machine." Ajiya Hifumi obviously didn't know what Si Wang was thinking. She pointed her finger at the huge Peloro doll in the glass cabinet and tried to explain, "It is a limited edition peripheral from last year's Peloro Game Festival. It is a rare model that can't be bought on the black market!" "Oh, I see~" Si Wang looked at the backpack on the girl's waist. Pelolo's wise expression was clearly imprinted on it. He decided to shut up and listen to the girl's preaching obediently. After all, before he traveled through time, even elementary school students would not carry backpacks with Ultraman dolls on them to school.
Ajitani Hifumi actually uses this Pelolo backpack as a regular backpack for daily travel. It feels like she is wearing two-dimensional pain clothes when shopping. This is undoubtedly true love. "Hehe~ Anyway, today is a great opportunity to rescue Master Pelolo!" Ajitani Hifumi turned to look at the giant doll in the claw machine, with a burning desire in her eyes, "Then... I'm going to do it!" The girl threw down a hundred-yuan coin with great momentum! Ten minutes later, the huge Pelolo doll was still sitting there like a Buddha statue, the only difference was that it was sitting sideways instead of upright. Ajitani Hifumi was lying on the glass case with tears in her eyes. “…Wow, I felt like I was about to fall down several times, why did I end up swaying back to where I was?” Because there is a magnet underneath it. "No, no! It's not time to give up yet!" The girl wiped her tears and took out her wallet, which was much drier than before. "This time I will definitely..." "Ha! This time I must let you see the bond between me and Master Pelloro!" With a ding-dong sound, another hundred-yuan coin slid into the coin slot. Ten minutes later, Lord Pelolo changed from sitting sideways to sitting on his back, with his butt facing Ajitani Hifumi, with whom he had a strong bond. "Oh, it seems that my fate with Master Pelolo has come to an end..." After hesitating for a while, Ajitani Hifumi reluctantly withdrew her gaze from the claw machine and closed her completely collapsed wallet. "Although I still want to continue trying, it has affected my real life..." "It's not time to give up, Hifumi-san." Si Wang patted the girl's shoulder, signaling her to make room for him. "You have to know that the closer we get to dawn, the deeper the darkness will be, and the more we cannot give up!" "Teacher?!" Ajiya Hifumi took a step back subconsciously, eyes widened, "Are you going to do that too..." "That's right!" Si Wang reached into his coat and slowly took out a tablet computer. "Let me show you the power of adults!" Chapter 82: The Enlightenment of Adults Waiter, one more order please." "We need to change the order again, waiter." "Hahaha, it looks like I didn't win this order. Please add another one, waiter." …… One hundred and twenty-fourth shot. Considering the fifteen shots that Ajitani Hifumi had previously won, and the players who may have come to try their luck by inserting coins before, it seems that the minimum guarantee set for this claw machine is either two hundred or three hundred shots. Si Wang clamped a tablet called "Shiting Box" under his armpit, pressed the coin he had just exchanged from the waiter into the coin slot, casually flicked the joystick twice, pressed the green capture button, calmly watched the grappling hook move, fall, and grab nothing, then put in another coin and repeated the above operations. "Um, teacher..." Ajitani Hifumi pulled Si Wang's sleeve awkwardly, trying to stop his crazy behavior that was like throwing money into the water, "Is the so-called adult power..." "That's right!" Si Wang pushed the coin into the coin slot despite the tight pull of Aci Gu Ri Fumi. He turned around and showed the girl a matter-of-fact expression, "The shortest shortcut is to take a detour. When you encounter difficulties, you must use all your strength to overcome them. This is the so-called power of adults!" “Ahahaha…Ahahaha…” Ajitani Hifumi was frightened by the heroic aura that suddenly emerged from Si Wang. She subconsciously retracted her fingers and took a step back. “Although I don’t know what the saying ‘the shortest shortcut is to take the long way’ means, it sounds like it makes sense…” The girl looked at the tablet computer that Si Wang held under his arm but which was not turned off, and forced a very forced smile. There, the [Payment Successful] messages were densely packed in more than a dozen rows, and the words [Click to expand and view more messages] at the bottom of the message box made her feel even more frightened. It feels like the long way to go...it's already more than five figures...
"Hifumi, I think that no matter what you do, the result is important, but what is more important is the will to [move towards the result]." As he spoke, the grappling hook once again missed normally, and Si Wang calmly put in a coin and continued, "As long as there is that will to [move towards the result] in your heart, then even if the grappling hook misses this time, because you still have the will to move towards the result of [catching the doll], then as long as you continue to put in coins, the time to throw in the coin that can catch the doll will come sooner or later... Don't you think so?" Ajitani Hifumi nodded dumbly. She never knew... that even catching dolls has such a profound logic behind it! Since the teacher has made up his mind, I can't hold him back. "Teacher..." The girl took a deep breath and clenched her fists in front of her chest, "Come on!" "Hehehe, Hifumi-san, just keep your eyes open!" Si Wang sneered, and he inserted his ten fingers into her hair and combed it back, creating a hairstyle full of wavy hair. Then, under the girl's excited gaze, he raised his right hand high, swung it down quickly, and smashed it hard on the claw machine's capture button, "Give it to me!" The Aphid clone that had already infiltrated the machine pushed hard from behind the Peloro doll...