Is Erina Finally Going to Get Rid of Little Ai?

"No need," Arjuna replied coldly.

"Don't you have any loved ones, relatives, or friends who need gifts?"

"No!" Arjuna impatiently. He didn't like this kind of children's holiday and didn't think it was anything special.

"Oh dear! What a difficult person to get along with. I should have asked that Hero of Charity; he must have had more friends!"

Arjuna seemed not to hear the Christmas Meifen and continued walking.

Christmas Meifen smiled and secretly counted in his heart, one, two, three.

"It's good to take a look. Having lived in Chaldea for so long, it's time to give the Master some gifts." Arjuna said as he walked into the shop.

What an insincere person! He clearly wanted to give a gift to Little Sun, but he had to use the excuse of Master.

However, Christmas Meifen won't expose her; all she cares about is selling the goods, and she doesn't care who gets them.

This small mobile shop located in front of the restaurant gradually began to bustle with activity.

It must be said that Meifen's business acumen is indeed commendable; in a short period of time, quite a few people have already bought gifts from her store.

Characters like Brother B, Kiyohime, Amakusa, Ryoma, Caesar, and Gretel are all caught in her clutches.

Finally, a figure approached from afar, and Christmas Meifen turned serious; this was the biggest challenge she had faced so far.

Ishtar.

But she chose to face the challenge head-on and overcome this obstacle.

"Beautiful Venus Goddess, come and take a look, pick out a gift!"

Ishtar curled her lip in disdain, ignoring the calls for Christmas Meifen.

Buying things? I have no money!

Ishtar thought to herself, "Isn't Christmas a day for receiving tribute? Buying gifts and giving them away? Who do you think I am?"

"Wow! Does that mean the Venus Goddess is actually poor? No way, I heard she's a wealthy goddess."

"Ah! I know, she must not have any friends to give her gifts," Meifen said, feigning surprise.

"How pitiful, such a beautiful goddess has no friends."

"Yes! That must be it. Otherwise, would she be a stingy goddess?"

The Meifen was talking to himself, but his voice was not quiet at all, and it all reached Ishtar's ears.

Ishtar was furious that this guy would talk about her like that.

She still ignored the Meifen, muttering to herself: I have money, I have friends, I'm not stingy, I don't buy gifts, it's just unnecessary.

However, at this moment, the words of the Meifen continued to reach her ears.

"Beautiful goddess, come here quickly! I 'Meifen a lot of my money today, and I've decided to give you a gift!"

Then, in a low but loud voice that Ishtar could hear, the Meifen muttered, "She's so pitiful. I'm just helping her out so she won't feel inferior because she has no friends."

"Huh?" Ishtar couldn't take it anymore and strode into the store. "I don't need you to deliver it, I'll buy it myself!"

When Ishtar couldn't see him, the American Meifen appeared on his face. Nice!

But she still kindly said, "Are you sure you don't need it? I've already decided to give it to you for free."

"I said no, that's fine! I'm the Venus Goddess, would I be short of such a tiny bit of money?"

"Alright then, take your time choosing."

The Meifen raised an eyebrow, feeling incredibly smug. "Even the stingiest goddess can't escape my grasp. She'll obediently open her wallet and buy, buy, buy! Who do you think I am?"

Having dealt with Ishtar, the Meifen felt a sense of accomplishment, as if she had conquered a mountain, but her eyes never stopped searching for prey.

Big client!

It smells like a big client!

"Master of Chaldea, savior of Human Order, last master of mankind, please wait! Please wait!"

The major client that Christmas Meifen met was Yuxian.

"You're looking for me?" Yuxian blinked as he looked at the Queen Sheba dressed in Christmas attire.

Meifen smiled and said to Yuxian, "It's Christmas, Master, aren't you going to buy some gifts for everyone?"

"Even if you don't give gifts to everyone, you should at least buy Christmas presents for the children."

"It's so pitiful for kids who don't receive Christmas presents!"

Watching the American's Meifen performance, Yuxian said irritably, "Isn't that your job? Santa Claus!"

Unconcerned by Yuxian's words, Meifen Fen continued, "Oh dear, the meaning of my gift and yours are different. Of course, it's more sincere for the Master to give the gift, and the children will definitely like your gift more."

Yuxian shrugged. "Do I look like I have money? Or would you like to let me buy on credit?"

"Master is joking. My business is small, so I certainly can't offer credit!" As shrewd as Meifen, she would never accept credit from Yuxian; that would be beneath her dignity as a businesswoman.

"Goodbye!"

Yuxian wanted to turn around and leave, because no matter how Meifen cents talked, he simply didn't have any money.

Meifen quickly grabbed Yuxian, realizing that such a big client couldn't be let go easily.

She blinked. "Or... how about I lend you some interest?"

Yuxian rolled his eyes. He dared not borrow money from the Queen Sheba at interest; she would really sell him off.

"Please, please let me go. I'm just an insignificant Master, the most useless person in Chaldea. Go find Golden Flash. Just pry open his treasure vault, and you'll find everything you could want."

Meifen naturally knew that Golden Flash was a big tycoon, but she was a businesswoman, not a robber, and besides, she didn't have the ability to rob Golden Flash trove.

Suddenly, Meifen's eyes lit up, and she said to Yuxian, "Oh my god, I know! Mash must have taken all of Master's money, right?"

"I never imagined Master was so afraid of Mash. Tsk tsk!"

"Nonsense!" Yuxian couldn't help but retort, "Why would I be afraid of her? I just won't bother with her!"

"Oh? I see!" The Meifen member pretended to suddenly understand.

"Mash, you see, Master wants to buy gifts for the children now, shouldn't you take out the money?"

Yuxian was stunned when he heard what Meifen said. He slowly turned around and saw Mash standing behind him with a blank expression.

He cried out in his heart, "Meifen, you tricked me!"

"Mash, look at me..." Yuxian hurriedly tried to explain.

But Mash turned and left, and her voice came from a distance, "Go eat, and come back to pick out a gift after you've eaten!"

This year's Christmas was as lively as ever, the only difference being that everyone's wallets were a bit thinner.

After a night of revelry and celebration, everyone slept in a little late the next day.

However, to everyone's surprise, the mobile house at the restaurant entrance was still there.

"Hey! Queen Sheba, Christmas is over, you're not Santa Claus today, are you? Why aren't you packing up this stall yet?"

In response to everyone's inquiries, the Queen Sheba smiled calmly and said, "Today I am the Meifen, and if you have any unwanted gifts, I can buy them back at a discount."

"You can stay anonymous! I'll be very considerate and come to collect it from your home. I'll make sure the person who gave you the gift doesn't find out!"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

This works?

You're something else, Meifen!

Chapter 13, Section 479 Erina finally going to drive Xiao Ai away?

There's still some time before the finals of the Autumn Selection.

Erina Nakiri lay on the bed leisurely reading shoujo manga. Unlike the contestants who were busy preparing for the competition, she had nothing to do and seemed very free.

"Erina, Erina, Xiao Ai is hungry and needs to replenish her sugar..."

Just as Erina was engrossed in reading a shoujo manga, completely absorbed in it, Xiao Ai came into her room, tugged at her sleeve, and asked to be fed.

Erina rolled over, her eyes still glued to the comic book, showing no desire to get up and make desserts.

She declined, saying, "Xiao Ai, you can ask Hisako to do it too, I don't have time right now!"

Xiao Ai said pitifully, "But Hisako isn't home..."

"Hisako isn't here?" Erina blinked, helplessly put down the manga in her hand, and reluctantly got up. "That Hisako, really, why isn't she home at this crucial time?"

Because of her loss in the selection competition, Secretaryko is not at home, so the task of feeding Xiao Ai falls to Erina.

"Okay, okay, I'll go make desserts now. Xiao Ai, don't look at me like that."

Erina couldn't stand Xiao Ai's longing gaze, so she went to the kitchen to make her a dessert.

As usual, Xiao Ai was lying on the table not far away, watching Erina busily preparing the delicious desserts with expectant eyes.

As a child, Erina Nakiri was brainwashed by her father, Azami Nakiri, to develop her "God Tongue," making her arrogant and intolerant of disobedience.

It wasn't until her father was driven away by Senzaemon Nakiri, and with the constant companionship of her Secretaryko, that things slowly began to change.

Xiao Ai's arrival made her appear in a way that outsiders could never see. People in the Tōtsuki Academy probably couldn't imagine that the proud young lady would have such a considerate and caring side.

"Alright."

Erina brought the dessert she had made to the table and placed it in front of Xiao Ai.

Xiao Ai couldn't wait to start tasting it, a happy smile spreading across her face.

Erina rested her chin on her hands as she watched Xiao Ai eat, feeling an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

She suddenly said, "Xiao Ai, you can't stay at home all day without going out. You need to go out for a walk every now and then."

Xiao Ai's mouth kept moving as she focused intently on eating the dessert in front of her. She casually replied, "It's boring outside."

Erina knew Xiao Ai would say that, and she said helplessly, "How will you manage on your own like this?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ai immediately forgot about the delicious dessert and looked at Erina with teary eyes.

"Is Erina finally going to drive Xiao Ai away?"

"No! No!" Erina waved her hands frantically, afraid that Xiao Ai would really cry.

"What I mean is, shouldn't you meet with that member of the Great Britain royal family?"

"I'm not going!" Xiao Ai's expression instantly returned to normal, and she continued eating her dessert.

She had absolutely no interest in seeing Artoria, that King of Knights who only stole her desserts; Xiao Ai had no liking for her.

It's great here now. I can snuggle up in the kotatsu, read a book, and listen to music. When I'm hungry Erina will make me desserts. She'll fight anyone who tries to leave her.

Erina didn't force Xiao Ai. If Xiao Ai didn't have to. Anyway, Ai had her at home to take care of her, so it wasn't a big deal.

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was time for the final round of the selection competition.

The venue was packed early on.

The seven judges were also seated in the judges' panel in advance, waiting for the competition to begin.

They are Yuxian, Tamamo Cat, Artoria and Jack, Gretel, Abigail, and Anna.

The remaining children could only sit in the stands with Mash and watch the game. Although they were very unwilling, they had to accept the consequences of their bet. Everyone had agreed with Mash's proposed plan at the time.

As the host began his opening remarks, Soma Yukihira and Ryo Hayama entered the venue simultaneously, officially commencing the final match.

"Um?"

Yuxian quickly figured out what Soma Yukihira movements, but Ryo Hayama couldn't guess it for a while.

Soma Yukihira was preparing tofu and the spiciness emanating from it clearly indicated that he was going to make Mapo Tofu. As for how it would taste, Yuxian would only know after tasting it.

On the other hand, Ryo Hayama was dealing with a duck, which caught Yuxian's attention.

There are many famous Chinese dishes made with duck, the most famous of which is obviously Beijing roast duck. However, Yuxian looked at Ryo Hayama's cooking method and felt that it did not look like roast duck.