(Monday, ciallo! Clear Annihilation early! Also, Kal'tsit's SS is in two days!)
That night, Bai Ye and Texas followed the Rat King's invitation and found a teahouse hidden amid the streets and alleys of the Lower District.
"I didn't expect a place this nice to exist here..." Bai Ye looked at the little teahouse in surprise. Its elegant atmosphere had clearly caught him off guard.
"Since it's a place I chose, it naturally has to have something special about it, doesn't it?" The Rat King approached from the side with a smile, leaning on his cane.
The old man certainly had discerning taste. Still, it seemed this teahouse was probably one of the Rat King's own properties.
"This old fellow beat me to it... Hmph." Emperor stepped out of the car and walked over to the group.
Though he sounded rather disrespectful, judging solely by age, this guy had probably lived longer than everyone present combined.
Thinking about it that way, it did not seem so strange.
Then again, was it not even stranger for someone older to call another person an old fellow?
As for what he meant by getting there first, Emperor's private bar had originally been intended as the meeting place, but the Rat King had arranged things ahead of him.
"Hehe, the atmosphere of a bar isn't suited for discussing something this serious." The Rat King chuckled as he led everyone into the teahouse.
"I feel like my heart has calmed down again..."
Bai Ye and Texas had spent the entire day being lovey-dovey in Lungmen. Fortunately, the teahouse's atmosphere gradually cooled the heat lingering around them.
"It seems Bai Ye quite likes this place..." Seeing Bai Ye's delighted expression, the Rat King stroked his beard and nodded.
"Alright, let's all head in. We can't keep