Qin Qi: That Woman Is Here!

Qin Qi, Gugu Gaga, and Doro traveled through space-time and returned to the village.

"Phew, phew... That scared me to death. We almost got buried by the avalanche!"

Qin Qi sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

"Guga, guga!"

"Doro!"

Guga and Doro copied Qin Qi, panting heavily. They looked adorable.

"Guga. (Ancestor, the house is finished. Please take a look.)"

When I-Beam Guga saw Qin Qi and the others, she walked over and spoke.

"The house is finished already? That was fast."

Qin Qi finally came back to his senses and looked up. An ancient-looking stone house stood before him.

"Such high efficiency."

Qin Qi walked over to the house and reached out to touch its wall.

"It's cool to the touch. What kind of material is this?"

The wall felt remarkably smooth, with an icy chill to it.

It looked like it was made from some pretty high-grade material.

"Guga. (It is a very sturdy material.)"

I-Beam Guga raised her head and spoke with pride.

"Hm?"

Qin Qi froze after hearing I-Beam Guga's words. He did not understand what she meant.

"Forget it. Let's check out the inside."

Qin Qi led the Gugas into the house. It was a two-story building.

The moment they entered, they found themselves in a large living room. It was empty, without any furniture.

They went up the stairs to the second floor, where there were several rooms. At the end of the hallway was a small room.

"A nice little room. It can serve as a storage room normally, and a confinement room in emergencies."

Qin Qi nodded. This house was exceptionally beautiful, countless times better-looking than their previous one.

"Guga."

Qin Qi happily took out a large handful of cookies and handed them out to the Gugas.

"Guga, guga."

I-Beam Guga and the other Gugas held their cookies and began dancing happily.

After dancing, Qin Qi and the Gugas sat in a row and ate cookies together.

That was right. The first thing they did after receiving payment was eat it. They had absolutely no intention of saving money.

"Guga, guga."

Qin Qi's Guga also blended into the group, swinging her little feet and happily bobbing her tiny head.

"I still don't get it. Are cookies food, or are they the Gugas' currency?"

Qin Qi ate a cookie and shook his head with a sigh.

In truth, cookies were both the Gugas' food and their currency.

But the Gugas did not work to earn money. They worked simply because they enjoyed doing it.

And accepting cookies was merely their imitation of people accepting payment. It did not matter if you did not give them any; the Gugas did not care.

For example, Uzumaki Guga and Uchiha Doro did not learn ninjutsu in order to become stronger.

They simply thought it was fun, so they started learning.

I-Beam Guga was the same. To them, construction was a game. They built things because they enjoyed building.

It was not for money.

"Guga. (Ancestor, human, we're full now. We're going home. Bye-bye.)"

I-Beam Guga and the others had finished eating and were preparing to head home.

"Guga... Mm, even though I know you don't care, thank you anyway."

"Consider these gifts from me. Take them home and enjoy them slowly."

"Oh, and there are oranges too. Take them back for your friend Doro to eat."

Qin Qi packed two bags of cookies and oranges, then gave them to I-Beam Guga.

"Guga. (Human, you're so nice.)"

"Guga. (Human, goodbye.)"

"Guga. (Human, come play with us when you have time.)"

I-Beam Guga and her teammates reluctantly waved goodbye to Qin Qi before returning to their own world.

"The I-Beam Gugas are really professional. But it seems they don't know how to make furniture."

"We'll have to find someone else to make the furniture."

Qin Qi stroked his chin, pondering how to acquire furniture. Should he buy it?

"Guga?"

Gugu Gaga copied Qin Qi and rubbed her chin, then suddenly sprang to her feet.

"Guga, Gugu Gaga! (Klee, Dodoco! Human, Klee!)"

Guga suddenly remembered that Klee was still waiting for them to find Dodoco!

They had been so focused on eating cookies that they had forgotten Klee.

"Right, I nearly forgot about Klee!"

Qin Qi picked up Guga and Doro, grabbed Klee's backpack, and ran outside.

He rushed to their agreed meeting place, where Klee and Xianyun were waiting.

"Klee, th-this is your Dodoco. And your... your backpack."

Qin Qi spoke while panting.

"Great! It's Dodoco! Dodoco is back!"

"Thank you so much, Brother Qin Qi."

When Klee saw Dodoco had returned, she beamed with joy and gave Qin Qi a huge hug.

"Thank you too, Guga Ancestor and Doro Ancestor."

Klee gave Guga and Doro a hug each before opening her backpack.

"Huh? My Jumpy Dumpties are gone?"

Klee tilted her head. The Jumpy Dumpties she had made were gone, and so were the materials for making bombs.

"Klee, you can't gain something without losing something. You got Dodoco back, so the bombs are gone."

"But don't worry. Once you get home, you can make more whenever you want."

Qin Qi spoke without blushing or missing a beat.

"Mm, Klee understands."

Klee was immediately fooled. She nodded obediently.

"Phew, all settled."

Qin Qi wiped at the nonexistent sweat on his forehead, then looked toward Xianyun.

"Y-you're that woman!"

Qin Qi looked at Xianyun in her bird form and immediately recognized her. He spoke excitedly.

"So this immortal's name has already spread this far? Ah, being famous can be troublesome too."

Xianyun used her wings to conceal her face as she spoke with a sigh.

"You're Cloud Retainer... Fairy Chicken!"

"Fairy Chicken, you came at just the right time. Help us make some furniture!"

Qin Qi said.

"..."

"How presumptuous! Who are you calling a chicken?!"

It was as if some underlying code had been triggered. Xianyun spoke instinctively.

"Let me reiterate: this immortal is not a chicken. This immortal is Cloud Retainer!"

Xianyun composed herself and spoke.

"All right, Fairy Chicken, got it. Fairy Chicken, could you use your Adeptal Mechanism Arts to help us make some furniture?"

Qin Qi apologized very sincerely, but apologizing did not mean he intended to change.

"..."

"Forget it. This immortal cannot be bothered to argue with you. As for making furniture, of course I can."

"But this immortal needs materials. Do you have any?"

Xianyun looked at the boy in the Penguin Suit, fell silent for a moment, then decided to forgive his rudeness.

"Materials... I'll go find some."

Qin Qi scratched his head in frustration. They were close to the Far North, where supplies were scarce.

Finding trees would be rather troublesome. This was when he needed to rely on Guga and Doro.

"Guga, Doro, let's put our heads together and think of a way to get materials!"

Qin Qi looked sternly at Guga and Doro as he spoke.