Tokugawa Ririko, I'll Teach You the Mingchuan Breathing Technique! The Hundred-Eyed Demon Knocks-Want to Be Drawn Out?!

The more Okabe Motonobu thought about it, the more feasible the idea seemed.

So she smiled at the old man. "Mr. Ogasawara, could I borrow your phone for a moment?"

Seeing how eager she looked, the old man assumed Okabe Motonobu wanted to hurry off to participate in the Seed Battle. He immediately shook his head and warned her in a faintly intimidating tone,

"That kind of competition is dangerous. One careless mistake could leave you disabled."

Ogasawara had lived too long and seen too much.

He had witnessed at least five, if not ten, competitions that had caused a stir across the land... And every time, news of the contestants suffering heavy casualties was common.

Okabe Motonobu did not get angry at being refused. She flexed her arm and pointed at the bulging muscle.

"Don't let my appearance fool you. I'm pretty strong."

The old man said nothing, simply continuing to put away the ingredients.

"Anyway, don't worry. I only want to go take a look and join in the excitement. I may not even participate." As Okabe Motonobu spoke, she suddenly paused.

"Besides, if I really want to go, I can just ask for directions along the way. Not letting me see your phone won't stop me."

The old man finally stopped moving. He silently looked toward the grinning Okabe Motonobu.

After a long while, accompanied by a helpless sigh, he took out an unknown phone whose brand logo had been worn away.

"Thanks, Mr. Ogasawara!"

After fumbling with it for quite some time, Okabe Motonobu, who had deliberately listened and memorized how phones worked earlier, found the search engine.

"Sky City... The final venue for the competition is actually in the sky?"

Okabe Motonobu muttered incredulously. Just as she was confirming the exact location from several sources,