No, no, no—Ratio was absolutely not suited to the word "tsundere."
For a moment, Liuge could not think of any word to describe Ratio.
But if he had to sum it up in two words—
Godfather!
After resting briefly, Liuge watched Stelle observe her surroundings. Taking advantage of her inattention, he slipped away without a trace, though not before casually picking up a Stat-Stick Light Orb dropped by the Stellaron Hunter.
When Stelle came to her senses and was about to ask something, she discovered that the strange fellow who had been lying on the ground resting had vanished at some point.
"What a strange guy!"
Stelle muttered before leaving the area.
At the same time, she sent Ruan Mei, who was waiting for news upstairs, an update on what had happened here.
Ruan Mei: I understand. If there's nothing else, come back!
As though she had already gotten the answer she wanted, Stelle silently returned to the Cat Cake hall.
Well, compared to going upstairs, she found teasing Cat Cakes much more interesting.
Suddenly, she seemed to spot an entirely new Cat Cake.
She leaned closer for a look, then snapped several pictures and sent them out.
By then, Liuge had already returned to the control room and canceled his Path of Elation: Salted Fish transformation.
He held an energy drink bought from a vending machine, drinking it while yawning.
Honestly, while transformed into Path of Elation: Salted Fish, he felt as though his thoughts had become incredibly scattered. Even his words came out without passing through his brain, spoken purely for the sake of having fun.
"This feeling..."
He gulped down some of the drink and let out a breath.
"So weird!"
Ding.
A message suddenly arrived on his communication terminal.
Liuge froze for a moment, then took