Anno sat behind the counter, propping her cheek up with one hand while the other absentmindedly twined a lock of hair hanging down to her chest.
Her golden hair was like satin, its tips gleaming with a silvery-white sheen beneath the Origin Crystal lamps.
Anno lowered her head to look at the two-toned strand of hair, but did not pay it much mind.
Luo Chuan and Yao Ziyan had noticed it some time ago and expressed their concern. Anno felt there was no need to keep hiding it as she had before.
After all... the boss was a mysterious outsider.
"Ha-ha, my luck was good today. I won again."
"Why?! Whenever we're about to reach the deciding round, you always draw good cards! I refuse to accept this!"
"Because before I left home today, I specifically prayed to the Goddess of Fortune. I have a god's blessing."
"Legendary Card, I hope the Goddess of Fate helps me draw a Legendary Card..."
The noisy chatter of dwarves drifted over from nearby.
Anno merely glanced over before withdrawing her gaze. This was more or less the daily routine of the Hearthstone Tavern; scenes like this could be seen every day.
The boisterous atmosphere seemed capable of infecting one's heart, making people forget their heavy memories.
Anno yawned.
Her gaze moved toward the shop entrance.
The warm orange-red sunlight slanted down, passing through the doorway and falling across the floor. Wherever it reached, the intangible, formless light seemed to take shape, while countless tiny motes of dust scattered and danced like elves.
Luo Chuan sat in a recliner beneath the setting sun, holding a book and turning its pages, looking utterly carefree.
Even time seemed to slow and soften at that moment.
In Anno's eyes, so long as something involved the boss, no