How Is It? Surprised?

How Is It? Surprised?

"Hmm~ hmm~"

After seeing Wu Zhangkong off, Asta hummed a little tune as she skipped back to her office, locking the door behind her.

Once no one was around, Asta's blue eyes completely turned red, looking utterly bewitching.

"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly!"

"How interesting! I didn't miss anything just now, did I?"

Casually crossing her legs in her office chair, Asta opened the surveillance feed and quickly rewound it to when Wu Zhangkong and the others had still been inside Winterfire Hall.

From the moment Xie Xie and Tang Wulin entered Winterfire Hall to the scene of Wu Zhangkong leaving with the Long Bing doll, Asta clipped every bit of footage from the surveillance system. Clearly, she was planning something.

"I wonder if they'll be happy if I edit this into a little story?"

For instance, against a pink backdrop, Wu Zhangkong could glare darkly at his students and say, paired with a scene of him pulling off his belt, "Looks like I was still too conservative. You actually had the energy to come to a place like this?"

"Sorry, Teacher Wu, be gentler!"

"Please spare us! We'll never dare again!"

Then the next segment could show Xie Xie and Tang Wulin crying as they apologized, their faces twisted in pain, with close-ups added in. That would definitely make for an entertaining video!

However, that was not what Asta wanted...

If she merely spread this video around, all it would do was ruin the reputations of the few of them. Their expressions would obviously become even uglier. How could that do? What Asta wanted was to bring smiles to everyone's faces. How could anyone laugh while wearing a miserable expression?

The truly interesting part would be showing this video to Long Bing after she was revived, especially when she was alone with Wu Zhangkong. Then, after she finished watching it, a Long Bing doll would suddenly jump out.

That would greatly enhance the video's authenticity and bring their relationship a step further. What kind of expression would Long Bing make then? And what would Teacher Wu Zhangkong's fate be?

Just thinking about it was thrilling!

"But that's something to think about later. Right now... no matter how I look at it, this is such a waste of talent~"

Asta propped her legs up on the desk and stretched lazily in her chair. In the blink of an eye, the pink-haired, blue-eyed girl vanished, replaced by a black-haired little girl with twin ponytails.

"Playing the role of a boss is so boring. Having to scheme against so many people every day has already given Hanabi-sama dark circles~"

"If this keeps up, maybe one day you won't get to see Hanabi-sama anymore."

"No helping it. To make sure her work proceeds smoothly, Hanabi-sama can only find some fun for herself in her spare time~"

"For example, release some information, lure them over, then leave behind decisive evidence. Even if it wasn't dirty before, it's turned dirty now, right?"

"And now, after gaining these wondrous powers of The Elation, the universe's number one beautiful girl, invincible Hanabi-sama, has been revived!"

That was the truth of the matter. Yao Lan's second clone was not Asta, but Hanabi-sama disguised as a wealthy little lady~

How was that? Surprised?

If you were surprised, then Hanabi-sama's Elation had been a great success!

If you weren't surprised... remember to sleep a little more deeply tonight! After all, Hanabi-sama's big hammer hurts a lot when it hits people!

When Yao Lan created the second clone, in order to truly bring out Hanabi-sama's power, their Elation God Aha had actually volunteered to sacrifice his life?

As expected of The Elation God. He directly gave Hanabi-sama unprecedented strength and even turned "Elation Aha" into her Martial Soul, allowing her to do even more interesting things.

"Little Aha, your sacrifice definitely won't be in vain. Hanabi-sama will carry your share with her, properly walk the Path of Elation, and create a world where everyone is happy! When Hanabi-sama becomes an Aeon someday, I'll definitely make you my Emanator~"

Hehe, Aeon Hanabi and Emanator Aha—what a complete reversal of the natural order!

But... the master did not care. He even intended to get involved himself!

Of course, it was not without a price. Creating the second clone had consumed too much power, so the third clone would have to be wronged a little and start out weaker.

Little Firefly, I'm really sorry~

But even if Liu Ying was weaker, the power of The Destruction still lay hidden within her body. Once she truly grew in the future, she would definitely achieve something remarkable.

And even if something happened, so what?

Hanabi-sama was already here. What was there left to worry about?

Just leave everything in Hanabi-sama's hands!

"Mm! Isn't this... a little too Elation-filled?"

Just as Yao Lan was affected when he used the power of knowledge, The Elation likewise brought changes. Especially after Yao Lan put Aha's power into Hanabi's body, the sensation became even more obvious.

The Elation God Aha.

Hanabi the prankster.

Lend me your powers of The Elation!

Super Elation God-Human Hanabi: Re-Elation Form!

This change also meant that whenever Yao Lan controlled Hanabi's body and practiced the power of the Path of Elation, he felt unable to restrain the joy in his heart, wanting to do things that defied all reason.

Fortunately, Yao Lan ultimately managed to control himself, while also gaining a new understanding of Aha's strength.

"No wonder Aha was so powerful in the game. Thinking about it this way, the power of The Elation really is terrifying."

Based on the information currently available, even the Aha in Herta Simulated Universe could guess that he himself was merely a string of numbers. In that case, it did not seem strange for something like this to happen to Yao Lan.

"Besides being a wage slave for the main body, I really should find some fun to fill the emptiness in my heart. It'd be terrible if I turned into an Annihilation Gang member... but what should I do?"

Hanabi held her head as she thought hard. Although she had plenty of ideas in mind, none of them were entertaining enough. In other words, they could not fill the emptiness in her heart.

In other words, she needed to make things bigger!

"I've got it!"

Her eyes lit up when she inadvertently spotted an order form on the desk. Hadn't someone named Guang Long just bought a special doll?

From the name, he seemed to be some cannon fodder who appeared in the original story? He seemed to be the younger brother of Guang Biao, captain of the East Sea City Mecha Brigade... wasn't this entertainment practically delivering itself to her door?

Since it was home delivery, how it got delivered was Hanabi-sama's freedom. When the time came, she would definitely give him a surprise!

She hoped that when he received the package, he would let out a heartfelt howl of delight!

I haven't dropped the story. I was just too tired yesterday, so I rested a little more today.