The three turned to look and found that the newcomer was Acheron, who had lost her way.
"...Your room?" Aventurine frowned, then glanced at Stelle.
"Impressive, my friend. You've barely arrived in Penacony, and you already know how to recruit people."
"Since you've already reached an agreement, I'll be on my way. Mr. Zhang Xiu, thank you for the drink~ Have a wonderful time." Aventurine lifted his drink, then walked around Acheron and left.
After he left, Acheron continued to watch the two of them, her expression serious.
Something occurred to Stelle, and she stood to meet her gaze. "Have we met somewhere before...?"
But Acheron merely fell silent for a moment before speaking. "...Why haven't you left yet?"
"...Huh?" Stelle was bewildered.
Zhang Xiu stood with his arms folded, then leaned against the wall, watching the entertaining scene unfold.
"I asked, why haven't you left yet...?"
As she spoke, Acheron's stern expression gradually softened. "...Could I have come to the wrong room? That shouldn't be possible. Before I spoke up and disturbed you, I checked the room number several times..."
"Huh, why are your subtitles red?" Zhang Xiu grabbed a line of red text, made it solid, and tossed it in front of the two women.
That little maneuver completely crashed their brains, and both turned to look at Zhang Xiu.
"What are... subtitles?" Acheron blinked.
"The words we're saying. Look, mine are white." Zhang Xiu pulled out another line of text, this one white.
"...Are we living in some kind of anime?" Stelle offered a perfectly reasonable quip.
Zhang Xiu chuckled and waved both lines of text away.
"I made them with path power. You can use this trick to tease March 7th later."
"In any case, I'm glad you're both safe. I should return to my own