Chapter 523: Drawing Lots? Divine Will!

It was normal enough to end up here while taking a walk with nothing better to do... right?

...Fine, Mei had been driven here by boredom and indecision, as if possessed.

She couldn't say she had no purpose here; actually, she had a very clear one. After all, more than half the branch was empty now. The people outside were either pets or people who didn't want to get involved.

...To put it even more bluntly, ninety-nine percent of her social circle was inside the training ground before her, which had reinforced defenses and soundproofing.

"Going in?" Jingliu, who had nearly broken Siegfried's leg earlier and was now resting with her eyes closed, cracked one eye open.

She was here to earn merits. As for Liu Bai's private life... she wouldn't comment unless it caused trouble.

"I... well... uh..." Mei hesitated. "Something called for me..."

But she felt... it would be strange if she went in.

She had the feeling that she didn't belong.

Even if they only wanted her to be a host...

At some point, Jingliu had closed her eyes again.

"..."

Normally, shouldn't she try to persuade Mei no matter what direction the conversation took?!

Mei looked at the utterly unconcerned Jingliu, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Um... they said they're short a sumo host and referee in there." After some thought, Mei decided to ask Jingliu directly. "But the sumo in there..."

"Are you going to participate?"

"Not exactly..."

Mei said that, but her mind instinctively conjured up a bizarre scenario where "Liu Bai, unable to have her, had everyone from Inazuma coax her in before forcibly claiming her."

"As a martial artist, you have too many distracting thoughts." Seeing Mei's exceptional talent, Jingliu offered her some guidance. "You have yet to determine