Raccoon Star's Letter, and the Rope Maker Belle Who Was About to Arrive!

That evening, Qin Qi and the others finally returned.

"Ah, the village chief was just too hospitable. He insisted that we eat before coming back."

"Zhongli, I brought back the tea leaves you wanted. Make them last."

"If you run out again, it'll be hard for me to get more."

Qin Qi carried a large pile of things as he spoke and headed inside.

As he passed through the living room, he saw Tribbie and the other two little ones sitting there.

"Hello."

Qin Qi greeted them reflexively, then continued toward the kitchen.

"Hello."

Tribbie politely returned the greeting.

"Yoo-hoo."

Tining mischievously raised a hand in reply.

Trianne said nothing, merely nodding quietly in response.

"What polite children... my ass! Why are you in my house?!"

Looking at the three little ones who resembled red shuttlecocks, Qin Qi could not help blurting out a loud complaint.

He recognized them at a glance. Weren't they Tribbie, Tining, and Trianne from Star Rail?

Why were the three of them here?!

"We came to deliver a letter to Ancestor Doro."

"Here, Little Gray wrote it."

As Tribbie spoke, she took out an envelope. As a messenger, she was accustomed to saying that her mission would always be delivered!

"Doro? For me?"

Doro tilted her head in confusion. She set down what she was holding and trotted over to Tribbie and the others.

She reached out, took the envelope, and opened it.

The moment she opened it, everyone gathered around with curious expressions.

"Guga? What does it say inside?"

Guga asked curiously.

"Could it be someone sent congratulations to Ancestor Doro?"

Klee asked curiously.

"Don't tell me that gray-haired troublemaker is tossing more people at me?!"

Qin Qi looked at the number of people in the house. There was himself, Doro, and Guga—that made three.

Then there were Zhongli, Klee, and the three little ones—that made five, for a total of eight people.

No, there were also the Sunflower, Peashooter, and Wall-nut outside. There were eleven people in this house already!

He was only six years old this year! He could not bear such a heavy burden!

"Doro."

Doro took out the letter and began reading. The following had been directly translated into human speech.

"Ancestor, I came by a few days ago, but you weren't home."

"Mm, and by the way, Ancestor, your front door has great Trailblaze value!"

"Doors are meant to be broken down!"

In the lower-right corner of the envelope was a chibi portrait of a gray raccoon holding a baseball bat.

"That's it?"

"That gray-haired troublemaker wrote us a letter over something this trivial?"

"Isn't that too much? They crossed time and space to come here, only to deliver this?"

Qin Qi could not help saying it. At this moment, he even felt that Tribbie and the others had not been worth the trouble.

"Little Black-and-White, you mustn't use bad words. Children who use bad words aren't good children."

Tribbie raised her little hand and looked at Qin Qi with an adorable expression before speaking seriously.

"..."

"Teacher Tribbie, you have such a good temper."

Qin Qi remembered. Although Tribbie looked tiny, she was already a mature adult.

She was even a teacher who had taught many students.

"Little Gray actually wrote another letter. Um, it's here."

Tining grinned as she took out a second envelope and handed it to Doro.

"Teacher Tining, you're too naughty."

Qin Qi felt that Tining had done it on purpose. She had deliberately not taken out the letter right away just for this moment, hadn't she?

"Hehehe."

Trianne let out an adorable laugh. With her hands behind her back, she wore an expression that seemed to say, You tell me.

"Doro."

Doro began reading the second letter. The following was the translated human-speech version.

"Ancestor, I forgot to mention that your trash can fell in love with me at first sight."

"So I had no choice but to take it away. I have already embarked upon the Path of the Trash Can!"

At the end was a chibi portrait of Raccoon Star hugging a trash can.

"..."

"I don't even have the strength to complain anymore."

"Teacher Trianne, is there a third letter too?"

Qin Qi no longer had the energy to complain about that gray-haired troublemaker. He looked at Trianne expressionlessly.

"Mm."

Compared with Tribbie and Tining, Trianne seemed very quiet. She silently took out an envelope and handed it to Doro.

"Doro."

Doro still did not find it boring. Instead, she found it quite interesting, as though she were playing some sort of adventure game.

She opened the envelope and began reading the final contents. The following was the human-speech translation.

"Oh, right, Ancestor. My little sister had a fight with her brother, and she plans to run away from home for a few days."

"But I'm currently on the road of Trailblaze, so I have no way to take her in."

"Her sister Lumine is busy saving the world and has no time either, but Lumine introduced you to me, Ancestor."

"She said that Ancestor has found a place to live now and is willing to take in people with nowhere to go."

"So I'll leave my sister Belle in your care, Ancestor!"

At the end was a chibi image of Raccoon Star giving a thumbs-up.

"Doro..."

Imitating Qin Qi, Doro shrugged and spread her hands helplessly.

Seriously, these people were like children. Why did they have to rely on Ancestor me for everything?

"Doro. Please, let's help Belle, okay?"

Doro grabbed Qin Qi's hand and shook it back and forth, looking up at him with big, adorable eyes.

"Phew. Fine. They've already shoved her onto me, so what else can I say?"

"But I still need to give that gray-haired troublemaker and that yellow-haired troublemaker a piece of my mind!"

"The two of them are birds of a feather, a den of snakes and rats. Neither of them is reliable!"

"When I see them, I won't let them off!"

Qin Qi walked to the window and shouted loudly outside. After shouting, he had vented his emotions.

He walked back and returned to Tribbie and the others.

"Teacher Tribbie, when will Belle be coming over?"

Qin Qi asked.

"We'll go pick her up now. She'll be here shortly."

Tribbie said.

"You still have to go pick her up? Well, Teacher Tribbie, why don't you eat first?"

"After you've eaten, you can go get Belle. I bought quite a lot of ingredients."

Qin Qi looked at Tribbie, Tining, and Trianne, thought for a moment, and spoke.

"No, no, we're working. We can't slack off while we're working."

Tribbie hurriedly waved her hands as she spoke.

"That's right, we're professionals, so we absolutely cannot neglect our duties."

"Although I really want to stay here and play for a while, I'm holding myself back."

Tining said.

"Grrr..."

"Trianne is hungry."

Trianne's little belly rumbled. She finally spoke.

Her voice was slightly languid, and she drew out her words a little, making her sound very cute and drowsy.

"Grrr..."

"Grrr..."

Once Trianne felt hungry, Tribbie and Tining also felt their stomachs rumble at the same time.

"All right, Teachers Tribbie, Tining, and Trianne, don't be polite. Let's eat together."

"We have meat!"

As Qin Qi spoke, Klee reached out and held up the meat they had just bought.

"There's Orange."

"Orange!"

Doro happily raised the large Orange in her hands.

"And..."

Before Qin Qi could finish, Guga leaned over and pulled out the Cookie.

"Gugu Gaga! And the most delicious Cookie!"

Guga said.

"And the most delicious Cookie."

"So please join us and fill your bellies properly before going back to work hard."

"After all, Teachers Tribbie, you've already worked very hard. It's okay to rest once in a while."

Qin Qi spoke with a gentle smile.

"Mm, then... then we won't stand on ceremony."

Tribbie said somewhat embarrassedly.

"What a heartwarming scene."

Zhongli had already brewed the tea. He lifted his cup, took a sip, and sighed inwardly.

Everyone here was a kind person with a gentle nature. Even Qin Qi, who kept complaining, was ultimately kind and gentle.

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