Metropolis-Style Firecrackers in the Pants

"Got it. Goodbye, boss."

Liu Zheng cupped his tentacles together and prepared to leave.

"Since you're already here, why not get your fortune told? It's free today."

Everything Shop said.

"No thanks. The more you calculate your fate, the cheaper it gets. I'm cheap enough already; my fate can't get any cheaper."

He was slightly tempted, but still rejected Everything Shop's offer.

The door closed, the candles went out once more, and the room sank back into darkness.

Only Everything Shop's gaze remained, quietly burning.

"Still just a little short. Did the free offer scare him off?"

It muttered to itself.

Still, given the other party's cautious nature, this was within expectations.

He had actually brought Heaven Butcher with him on both visits. Such caution was quite rare even among humans.

"Then I'll try again."

Everything Shop spat out the confidentiality agreement Liu Zheng had just signed, then ignited the half-withered yarrow with its gaze.

Flames, half orange-yellow and half ghostly green, baked the confidentiality agreement. The writing on the A4 paper gradually vanished, while new words slowly emerged.

"Beyond the domain."

"Bang!"

Everything Shop read aloud the contents of the A4 paper that only it could understand.

But after it had only spoken two words, a gunshot appeared out of nowhere, and the A4 paper was blasted into pieces.

Immediately afterward, several forces appeared in succession—pale flames, golden magma, crimson starfire—destroying the already shattered A4 paper even more thoroughly.

"Fine, you came uninvited, but couldn't you at least leave me a little?"

Everything Shop said unhappily.

However, those wills had no intention of paying it any attention.

"Honestly, don't underestimate me so much."

Everything Shop struggled to open its jawbone, propped itself up, and leaped into the air. It caught a scrap of paper in its mouth before smashing