"Yo! Long time no see, Senpai. How have you been lately?"
In any case, the one who had come was the Star-eyed Girl Jiu Ming knew quite well... He had wondered about it a long time ago—just what was with those utterly unscientific starry eyes!?
Apparently, they were a manifestation of her ability's traits?
"Uh, it really has been a long time." Jiu Ming counted it out. In the time he had experienced, it had been... quite a while.
"Then did you miss me?"
Jiu Ming glanced off to the side, somewhat against his conscience refusing to look at her. How was he supposed to put this? Where was he supposed to find so much spare time to think about them?
His exceedingly straightforward expression immediately wiped the smile off Shokuhou Misaki's face. "You could at least tell a lie! It's not like I can read your thoughts anyway."
Well, there generally wasn't any need to do that, was there?
"Fine. What did you come here for? To buy something? Or are you planning to try out the new event?"
"Uh, well... compared to the event you mentioned, I'm more concerned about the changes here." Shokuhou Misaki kept looking out the window, almost wondering whether she had come to the wrong place. Wasn't this place a vast wasteland not too long ago? How had it become such a bustling metropolis?
"That isn't important. What's important is that I currently have a limited-time Invitation Card upgrade event. Are you joining?"
"No, no, no. I think what you're talking about sounds more like an upgrade promotion. What I'm seeing right now is much more important. Can you explain it?" the Star-eyed Girl asked, tilting her head in curiosity.
"That really isn't important. What's important is upgrading the Invitation Card..."
Jiu Ming stressed