"Thanks for your hard work, everyone! Nothing out of the ordinary today, either!"
"Come to think of it, the Hero of Magic was wearing one fewer glove today. Could she have lost it?"
With the young gate guard's energetic greeting ringing in their ears, the Luka Festival finally began.
Boom!
Ceremonial cannons thundered, balloons rose into the sky, and then came a rain of candy.
Children ran through the streets. Luka City was packed with people, and laughter filled the air. Monster girls and humans alike wore happy smiles.
A mermaid flicked her glittering, scaled tail and called out, "Fresh grilled fish! Grilled oysters! Seafood I caught myself, cooked with High-Tier Fire Magic!"
Not to be outdone, a blonde bee girl with wings called out beside her, "Honey pomelo tea! Chilled with Special-Grade Ice Magic! Honey I gathered myself!"
Now that's the Otherworld for you.
Chen Feng was still marveling at it when he suddenly heard another cry.
"Milk for sale! Fresh milk! Personally..."
"Pfft!"
Chen Feng spat out a mouthful of honey pomelo tea.
Gle looked annoyed. "Why are you wasting food?"
Only then did Chen Feng catch the rest of the vendor's words: "...milked by me."
Chen Feng turned and saw that the milk vendor was a human woman. "Sorry. I thought you were..."
"Thought I was what?"
"I thought... I thought you'd pasteurized it yourself." Chen Feng looked away and hurriedly changed the subject. He said to the Hero of Clubs, "Come with us, and make sure the Hero of Magic doesn't spot you."
The Hero of Clubs puffed out her chest. "Don't worry. Like this, even my mom wouldn't recognize me."
She had a point.
Chen Feng looked at Karen, who had used the Body Modification Technique to turn herself into a voluptuous older beauty, and