Firefly in a Predicament

"Don't you need to rest for a while?"

"Need not."

Liu Bai rejected Firefly's expectant gaze.

"Anyway, it's just a gashapon machine, it won't take long."

"Yes, that's true. Let me help you, Liu Bai."

Since there's no way to escape, let's take this opportunity to hide and brush against Liu Bai.

As they went upstairs, Guinaifen saw Firefly supporting Liu Bai, so she joined them.

"Hey... looks like you're having a tough time. Let me help the other side."

Guinaifen supported Liu Bai on the other side.

"..."

Honestly, shouldn't this storyline involve a woman on one arm and two arms on the other?

Liu Bai looked at the two beautiful girls beside him, one pure and innocent and the other lively.

But... why does he have this feeling of being "held hostage by the emperor to command the princes"?

Just like the original artwork of Liu Xie in the game "Three Kingdoms Kill".

Hmm, having Dong Zhuo on one side and Cao Cao on the other... this is a bit hard to judge.

"Firefly, how about you try the gashapon machine this time?"

"Me?" Firefly paused for a moment, then nodded. "Okay!"

Let her pray that Liu Bai will gain nothing!

... No, we could at least pray for some good items; getting nothing would be too much.

They had been to the Gacha Machine before, so Firefly was obviously very familiar with it this time.

"Is it enough to just put in ten gashapon coins?"

Firefly slowly dropped coins into it.

(DO NOT DROWN Fu Xuan, DO NOT DROWN Fu Xuan...)

After inserting ten coins, Firefly turned the button on the Gacha Machine with a devout determination.

At this moment, the sounds of collisions from the Gacha Machine were particularly loud.

Glug, glug, glug...

One gashapon capsule after another fell out of the machine.

After ten calls, Firefly became even more nervous.

The real challenge lies in the next "egg-opening" stage.

"You'll drive the Firefly? No, I might as well leave it entirely to you this time?"

"Then, then leave it to me!"

Firefly took a deep breath and nodded.

The first... Light Cone

Second, the greatsword

The third one is the little blue pill.

The fourth... a familiar pocket watch.

The fifth item is a talisman.

When the eighth one was opened, Firefly visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

It looks like no shipments were made this time; one-fifth of the target has already been achieved.

Firefly casually opened the ninth one.

But... suddenly I felt a furry texture.

"...?"

Head down.

Huh...?

Why does this doll look so familiar?

Is it just my imagination?

Just burn it.

Chapter 163 The Poor Firefly

"Gui Gui~ Can I borrow a light?"

With a friendly smile and a sweet tone, Firefly spoke to Guinaifen.

"Huh? Fire?" Guinaifen didn't realize what Firefly was trying to do.

Especially the tone of voice... from the perspective of a "sweet girl", it's a bit too much - to put it bluntly, it gives people goosebumps.

It made Guinaifen feel uneasy.

In addition, after hearing Firefly's sweet tone several times before, he felt that he was almost beaten into mincemeat by Firefly's "Girl's Iron Fist".

So much so that now Guinaifen's reaction isn't to lash out, but to ask questions in return.

—If Firefly had spoken in a normal tone, Guinaifen's body might have reacted faster than her mind.

After all, they make a living by performing. They may not smoke those weird and wonderful things, but they should still offer help and light cigarettes when needed.

You need to be good at interpersonal relationships to make a living!

"It's just burning away unlucky things."

Unlike her pure and sweet smile, Firefly's hand, which was gripping the doll, now looked as if she wanted to crush it.

Guinaifen glanced at it.

Hmm... all I can make out is a doll of a woman in a business suit with purplish-red hair.

After all, it was just a large-headed doll with a two-dimensional body; apart from that, Guinaifen couldn't see anything else.

It's nonsense to think you can tell a lot about someone's temperament at a glance. Of course, if you really want to say something, the doll's lips are slightly upturned, giving it a smiling expression.

Previously Cocoilia and Xueyi were both expressionless rag dolls, which probably reflects some of their personalities.

Hmm... and then what?

So... Guinaifen couldn't quite understand Firefly's current reaction.

You've seen the chibi dolls of Xueyi and Cocoilia before, so why are you reacting so strongly?

It can't be illegal to laugh at someone's little toy, can it?

"... Could this be someone you know, Miss Firefly?" Guinaifen made a bold guess, "Or even an enemy?"

"Um... I guess so."

Oh, then that's not it.

Guinaifen knew what was going on from Firefly's vague answer.

But why such a big reaction if they're not enemies?

Could it be that this person makes Firefly feel very threatened?

"Stellaron Hunters, Kafka."

With a smile, Liu Bai revealed the name of the rag doll to Guinaifen.

"Huh? Star Stellaron Hunters Kafka? Could it be that Kafka, the one the company has a bounty of 100... 100 billion?"

Guinaifen gasped in shock.

"So this doll is that infamous Stellaron Hunters?"

Liu Bai nodded, and Firefly nodded in agreement.

Guinaifen felt that this world was a bit fantastical—well, although her experiences so far had already been quite fantastical.

But... isn't dealing with wanted criminals a bit too dangerous?

Moreover, this harmless rag doll really doesn't show any sign of being a vicious wanted criminal.

Although actually anything turned into a chibi form is cute.

"So Gui Gui, do you know why we burned this?" Firefly still used the same term of endearment as a best friend.

"... Well, I can understand if the Boss Liu knows them, but Firefly, you..."

Guinaifen's gaze suddenly became suspicious.

Well, Liu Bai's identity clearly indicates that he's a powerful figure. Although it's a bit strange that he'd collude with a wanted criminal, that's how it's always written in the stories—a powerful figure must have undercover agents who specialize in shady dealings.

A true big shot is someone who has connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles. So, thinking about it this way, it's not so surprising that Liu Bai has a connection with the Stellaron Hunters.

But... Firefly, how did you know that?

An ordinary young lady?

If Guinaifen put herself in her shoes, she'd laugh hysterically; she simply couldn't remember it.

It's not like I haven't used the company's equipment or listened to the company's broadcasts before, but what's this Stellaron Hunters?

Sorry, it's already quite good that Guinaifen could remember the bounty started with one hundred after hearing the name.

The two are completely different in scale. One is a galactic behemoth corporation, and the other is a ruthless Stellaron Hunters.

What does it have to do with her, a street Outsiders, if these two sides beat the dog's brains out?

I might not even see her again until she dies—and even if we do meet, she'll be there as a hostage.

What use are bounties of tens or hundreds of millions to her? Do she even need to remember them?

It's useless, we don't need it! She never had so much time to chat idly before. She would just glance at this wanted poster and call it a day. If Liu Bai hadn't told her, she wouldn't have recognized that this cute chibi doll was one of the Stellaron Hunters.

So, it's quite suspicious Firefly you, as an "ordinary girl," not only recognized a chibi-style doll that had been beautified, but also reacted so strongly!

Hmm... all the current signs suggest that Firefly likely knows the other person.

So... are they enemies?

No, it doesn't seem like it. If they were enemies, they would have just told Liu Bai and asked Acheron to make a move.

Well, if we put ourselves in her shoes, Guinaifen couldn't even figure out the reason for Firefly's reaction.

Like her, although she felt that the Stellaron Hunters was a bit dangerous, she could accept it completely. Without Liu Bai's explanation, she found a reason to convince herself—the big boss had connections in both the legal and illegal worlds.

As for Firefly, firstly, her reaction didn't seem like she had any grudges, and secondly, it seemed like she hadn't thought things through carefully at all.

Even though the Firefly's reaction was quite calm, it was still unsettling.

Guinaifen was experienced; after all, she had been lifted up by Firefly before and knew very well that this person sometimes didn't use her brain—especially when it came to things related to Liu Bai.

"Hmm... Miss Firefly, do you know her?"

Guinaifen gave Firefly a suspicious look and pressed her closer.

"...! What do you mean, 'know each other'?! Little Gui, don't talk nonsense!"

However, Firefly soon realized that her behavior was somewhat like trying to hide something obvious.

"It's about... considering Liu Bai! After all, he's a ruthless Stellaron Hunters. If he gets out of control, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

"Hmm... the Acheron?"

"Gulp... Miss Acheron can only deal with people at most. What if... what if Liu Bai gets into trouble? So it's better to destroy this doll!"

Previously, Firefly hadn't noticed this, but now that she thinks about it, Kafka's appearance not only risked exposing her own identity.

What's even more problematic is... the problem with Kafka herself!