"Everyone, dig in."
Zhang Bo called out and picked up his chopsticks first.
The others began eating, too.
Zhuge Yun put down his chopsticks, picked up his cup, and took a big gulp of his drink.
"Hey, Third Brother."
A curious look appeared on Zhuge Yun's face.
"Do you think..."
Zhuge Yun's eyes gleamed slightly. "We might hear a third story?"
A story with the same content, but a different protagonist.
"A third one?"
Zhang Bo murmured.
Wasn't that a bit much?
Zhao Luzheng asked in confusion, "What's so interesting about hearing the same story over and over?"
It was just a different protagonist.
The rest of the story stayed exactly the same.
Honestly, a story like that was interesting the first time or two.
Hear it too often, and it got annoying.
In any case, all they could do was listen to stories.
As for what lay behind them...
They probably wouldn't get the chance to investigate.
"The point isn't the story."
Zhuge Yun explained.
"What I'm thinking is..."
"Maybe next time, we'll be there when it happens."
"When it happens?"
Zhao Luzheng understood.
"You mean we might happen to be there when they hear the voice?"
"But if they don't say—"
Zhao Luzheng had been about to say, if the people who heard the voice didn't tell anyone, how would they know—
Then he caught on.
"Oh."
"Third Brother's here."
As long as Third Brother was with them, it didn't matter whether the people who heard the voice told anyone.
Third Brother could hear it.
There was no need for anyone else to repeat what they'd heard.
"That only works when Third Brother's with you, though."
Zhang Bo raised an eyebrow.
"Otherwise, it's all for nothing."
"What good are you on your