His Boasting Gets Exposed on the Spot

Mash thought for a moment and then declined, saying, "You go instead. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist hitting her."

"Oh well."

Yuxian went upstairs alone and arrived at the door of Osakabehime.

The doorknob was covered in a thick layer of dust, clearly indicating that no one had been inside for a long time.

Yuxian confirmed again and again that this was the address Afu had mentioned.

He shook his head and sighed. Osakabehime must never leave the house. She eats and drinks online, and even has Chiyogami Misaoho take care of her trash.

He's a complete shut-in; even if he died inside, nobody would know.

Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump!

Yuxian knocked hard on the door, knowing that if he didn't knock loudly, Osakabehime might not be willing to open it.

They knocked for a long time before there was finally any response from inside.

"Who is it? I haven't bought anything recently."

Osakabehime reluctantly came out to open the door. Her face was long and she looked displeased as she opened the door and looked at the person outside.

Bang!

The door had barely opened when it slammed shut again.

Osakabehime muttered to herself, "I must have opened it wrong, because I actually saw Master standing outside."

"Why don't you go to sleep and calm down first?"

Yuxian had already seen clearly the moment the door opened that it was indeed Osakabehime inside.

Before he could speak, the door was closed again by Osakabehime.

He paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile.

Knock knock knock!

Yuxian knocked on the door and shouted, "Osakabehime, I know you're in there, open the door!"

There was no response from inside, Yuxian continued to shout, "If you don't open the door, I'll make sure Afu never lends you money again!"

Snap!

The door opened instantly.

"Ah~, it's Master ~, yaho~."

Osakabehime Xingbu appeared before Yuxian with a beaming smile and an extremely friendly attitude.

Yuxian rolled his eyes and said, "Get ready and come downstairs with me to say hello to everyone."

"Huh? When did Master move downstairs?" Osakabehime looked at Yuxian suspiciously.

"We've been here for a while now. You never go out, so it's not surprising that you didn't know. If Afu hadn't told us you lived here, you probably wouldn't have known we'd been here until we left."

Yuxian said irritably, "Hurry up and come downstairs, Mash and the others are all here."

With that, he went downstairs by himself.

Yuxian returned to the house, Mash asked, "Is Osakabehime here?"

"Yes, she'll be down in a bit."

But after waiting and waiting, Osakabehime still hadn't come downstairs, Yuxian couldn't help but get angry.

No wonder Mash said she couldn't help but want to hit her, and even Yuxian now wants to hit her too.

He ran upstairs and banged on the door.

"Don't you have a sense of time? Didn't I tell you to come downstairs? Why haven't you come down yet!"

As soon as Osakabehime opened the door, Yuxian launched into a tirade, leaving Osakabehime with her head tilting back repeatedly.

Osakabehime said, "Master, please don't be in a hurry, it will be over soon."

"Wait, how long is 'wait'? Ten years?"

Yuxian looked at her coldly, "Come downstairs with me right now!"

He commanded Osakabehime to follow him downstairs in a commanding tone.

With a bitter face, Osakabehime followed Yuxian helplessly, thinking to herself: I wouldn't have given in if I wasn't still hoping to borrow money from Afu.

Following Yuxian into the first-floor room, Osakabehime sat down with great courtesy.

At this moment, she was putting on the airs of Princess, but everyone in front of her knew who she was, so it was all in vain.

"Migu! Isn't this Xiao Xing?!"

"Oh dear, isn't this Tamamo—no -Little Tamamo who stole Princess fox throne!"

Tamamo no Mae and Osakabehime greeted each other very amicably; they were pen pals with Kiyohime.

The relationship between them is good, or at least it seems so.

Osakabehime asked, "Has Little Tamamo's dream come true?"

Tamamo no Mae smiled and said, "Xiao Xing is still a shut-in as always. You don't need to worry about that."

The two chatted and laughed, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for years, but something just felt off about the topic.

"Alright! You two." Yuxian interrupted them, then said to Osakabehime, "Starting today, you must come downstairs for all three meals every day. I won't require you to come at other times, but you must be there whenever I call you, understand?"

Osakabehime immediately frowned, clearly unwilling, but the current situation obviously left her no room for refusal.

At least now we have three meals a day, which is not bad.

Rebellion against the Master was definitely out of the question, so Osakabehime could only console herself with this thought.

Chapter 23, Section 394: Boasting Exposed on the Spot

It was still early before dinner, and Osakabehime returned to her room after only a few minutes.

Having already laid down three rules with her, Yuxian decided not to stop her, as it was unrealistic to expect Osakabehime to change in a short period of time.

Well, it probably won't work in the long run either; old habits die hard, and that's no joke.

Getting Osakabehime to leave her room for three meals a day is already quite an achievement; pushing her too hard would be counterproductive.

Yuxian felt that it was enough to let her appear in front of everyone a few times a day, so that this guy wouldn't hide away and not even know if he was alive or dead.

At dinner time, Mash went to call Osakabehime and Gabriel down to eat together.

Both of them were equally lazy and listless, with extremely similar expressions and postures.

Yuxian introduced to Osakabehime, "This is Gabriel, who lives next door to you. You two should get to know each other."

Osakabehime gave a noncommittal "oh," her reaction mirroring Gabriel's —she found the idea of getting to know her neighbors troublesome.

However, when she heard Yuxian mention that Gabriel was also a game enthusiast, Osakabehime finally had a different reaction.

"Do you play games too? Do you play that xx game? The one that's all the rage right now."

Osakabehime blinked and asked Gabriel. Gabriel immediately knew that this person was an expert, and the two quickly started chatting.

"Did you get that item? I've been staying up all night for days and still haven't gotten it. The drop rate is just too low."

When the topic turns to games, Gabriel and Osakabehime become completely different people, talking non-stop, a stark contrast to their usual tiring demeanor.

"I got it!" Osakabehime boasted smugly. "It was pretty easy to get. I only tried a few times and it came out. It wasn't as difficult as you said."

"Huh?" Gabriel was dumbfounded. It really was true that different people have different fates. A trace of envy rose in her heart.

"You're so lucky! I never have such good luck!"

Gabriel started complaining and asked Osakabehime, "What's your name in the game? Let's add each other as friends and play together."

Osakabehime readily replied, "My name is Princess Fox, and yours is..."

"The Princess Fox?" Gabriel looked at Osakabehime with suspicion, glancing left and right, up and down.

It wasn't until Osakabehime Gyobu felt extremely uncomfortable under her gaze that Gabriel slowly spoke:

"Didn't you get these items by spending real money? How did you end up earning them yourself?"

"Huh?" This time it was Osakabehime's turn to be dumbfounded.

She just bragged, but actually she played for several nights without getting the item, and finally couldn't resist spending money to solve the problem.

I thought I could brag about it to my new neighbor, but I was exposed in just a few minutes.

That's really awkward.

"You know me?"

Osakabehime immediately realized that this person might be one of her friends in the game. She had only told a few of her friends in the game about this, and no one else would know.

She asked, "Who are you?"

Gabriel smiled mysteriously, remaining silent and deliberately whetting Osakabehime's appetite.

Osakabehime asked, "Did the Dongfang Shibei?"

Gabriel remained smiling and silent.

"Hmm, Dongfang Shibei should be a man, so you don't eat crabs?"

Gabriel remained silent, looking at Osakabehime with a smile.

"Ah! I understand!"

Osakabehime Osaka exclaimed, "You're that Absolute Angel, aren't you! It's definitely you! I haven't talked to many people about spending money on in-game purchases, so it must be you."

"Only Absolute Angel are students, so you must be Absolute Angel!"

"I never expected you to live next door to me. If I had known, I should have been more proactive and gotten to know you sooner."

Does Osakabehime even consider that she would take the initiative to get to know her neighbors?

Gabriel finally spoke up, "I knew it was impossible for me to be so unlucky. Turns out you were just bragging. I thought you were really that lucky."

Osakabehime Xingbu was somewhat embarrassed. Being exposed for bragging in front of others was something that would make even the thickest skin of her feel a little ashamed.

"Hehehe, I thought you were a newbie and I was going to try to bluff you, but I didn't expect to run into an old salted fish like you, Angel."

Yuxian listened to their conversation the whole time.

He couldn't help but complain, "You guys are really something. You live right next door, but you've never met in person. In the end, you're still online friends who have known each other for a long time."

"I don't even know if you two have a good relationship or a bad relationship."

"Of course we're good friends!" Osakabehime and Gabriel answered in unison.

Neighbors are no match for online friends; that's probably what they really think.

Yuxian was speechless. These two should starve them for three days and three nights, then they would realize the importance of their neighbors.

A shut-in who doesn't even understand the simple truth that a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative.

Yuxian's interruption did not affect the two's enthusiastic conversation.

Osakabehime said confidently, "Angel, after dinner I'll take you to a dungeon. My gear is now far superior, so we can clear it very quickly."

"I really envy you, Princess, that you have money to spend on in-game purchases. I wish I could spend money on in-game purchases too." Gabriel's face showed a longing expression.

Osakabehime asked, "Don't you have a part-time job? Haven't you been paid yet?"

Gabriel sighed and said, "I've already received an advance on my wages, and working will interfere with my gaming, so I don't really want to go."

Gabriel takes leave every few days and always asks for an advance on her wages. She has such a good boss, yet she still doesn't want to work there.

If Vignette heard this, she would definitely cry.

She worked herself to the bone and still had to endure the exploitation of the boss's wife, which was the complete opposite of the coffee shop where Gabriel worked.

"Dinner's ready!"

Mash was helping Tamamo no Mae cook in the kitchen. There were quite a few people in the family, and Tamamo no Mae couldn't manage it all.

She brought the dishes to the table and called everyone to eat.