When Anviya left the expanded space and came to the main shop, customers had already begun arriving one after another. They placed their umbrellas on the rack by the wall, or simply used their abilities to ward off the rain, skipping that step altogether.
The silence faded, and the bustle gradually rose.
"Anviya, why did you come out by yourself? Where's White?" Xie Mengwu sat elegantly on the sofa, no longer as casual as she had been earlier.
In front of people she did not know well, she still cared about her image.
"She's still inside. I came to buy some popcorn to take back for her." Anviya spoke casually. "Buy me a bucket too."
"Oh." Xie Mengwu answered, rising to follow her while asking a few questions. "Hey, since you're both dragons, and your true forms look so different, are you really from two separate branches?"
"Mm... how should I put it? It's a little complicated to explain." Anviya seriously considered how to answer. "White's situation is somewhat special... forget it, I'll tell you later. She's still waiting for me. Oh, and thanks for the popcorn. I'll buy yours next time."
Xie Mengwu watched Anviya vanish from sight, smiling as she shook her head. Then she returned to her original seat and continued reading the novel she had not finished earlier.
Hugging two buckets of popcorn, Anviya softly hummed a tune as she made her way to the room they had chosen before. She was in a very good mood.
Finding this "kinswoman" went without saying in terms of what it meant.
The dragon girl had already begun imagining how she would spend the bonus she would receive after returning.
First, she would buy those scale-care products that she normally could never bear to purchase. Though she could discuss