At least for now, that was the case.
Now that this serious matter had been resolved, it was time to deal with the commission.
"Hubie." Chen Luo turned and called out.
"Hm?" Hubie had been watching from the side for a full ten minutes, only snapping back to her senses after confirming that Jibril would not be beaten to death by Chen Luo.
"Tell Rik that the time for granting his wish is drawing near. Have him prepare to watch an exceptionally beautiful fireworks show," Chen Luo said.
"What? Now? But the passage controls haven't been set up yet. There are still eight missing," Hubie said hurriedly after freezing for a moment.
"The passage controls aren't important. At least, they aren't important anymore. Or rather, the purpose of setting up the passage controls has already been achieved." Chen Luo gave Jibril, lying motionless on the ground, a meaningful look.
One always had to pursue something. Chen Luo was no longer someone who pursued lowbrow pleasures. Compared to things that could only be bought with money, making himself happy was clearly more important.
And luring Jibril out so he could beat her up fair and square had made Chen Luo more than happy.
Especially when he remembered that she had interrupted his conversation with his parents, Chen Luo truly showed her no mercy when beating her up.
"...I understand." Hubie nodded.
Fine, Hubie did not understand at all what had happened or what was about to happen.
But Hubie knew that once Chen Luo said those words, the dream she and Rik had cherished for years would finally come true.
"I'll go get Rik." As she spoke, Hubie opened the Bar Door and walked inside.
At the same time, Hubie immediately sent Rik a message through her phone, telling him to