I had no idea how many Three-Inch Ding Life Goddesses were in the room. I had completely lost count. These little things occupied practically every spot that could hold them, including the beams in the suspended ceiling and the top of the wall clock. The room was fairly spacious, with little furniture, originally a guest room we had no immediate use for—so Ding Dang naturally treated it as a parlor for entertaining her sisters.
My sudden appearance naturally startled these timid little creatures, who were also prone to jumping at every little thing. First, they collectively fell silent for several seconds as if by prior agreement. Then, with a buzzing burst, every Three-Inch Ding in the room began shrieking!
I closed my eyes, feeling as if I had entered a marketplace. My earlier worries had finally come true: once a creature like Ding Dang numbered over a thousand, nervous breakdown was not far off. The racket they made...
"Quiet, quiet, quiet—" I futilely waved my arms, trying to calm the little things down. Back when there had only been one Ding Dang around me, this had been easy. Even when the little thing shouted at the top of her lungs, she was no louder than a bird. But now there were thousands upon thousands of Ding Dangs in the room. My efforts had about as much presence as a sneeze in a storm. Worse, I discovered something even more headache-inducing: the little things quickly realized that I was one of their own. Rather than being afraid, they eagerly crowded around me. I vaguely spotted several familiar faces among them—perhaps they were some of the little things I had met when I accidentally barged into a Life Goddess gathering during my visit to the God Realm. Of course, I could not