Noon.
Inside the pocket world.
It was clearly noon, yet the pocket world was still cloaked in night, with the moon hanging high and the stars shining. The gentle evening breeze was enough to lull anyone to sleep.
As the absolute master of the pocket world, Luo Mang had ways to adjust the time.
That was perfectly reasonable. Besides, after being exhausted for so long, he naturally deserved to slack off a little. Even at this hour, he was still asleep in bed.
He slept peacefully like that, intending to spend the day in quiet comfort.
But something unexpected happened.
Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, knock!
A burst of knocking rang out!
"Mmm..."
Luo Mang did not react right away, merely murmuring in his sleep.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Is anyone home?"
This time, however, the knocking was accompanied by a young girl's childish voice.
"Who is it?"
Luo Mang woke with a frown.
He looked toward the source of the sound.
He could not understand who would come looking for him here. How long had it even been? Besides, he had not competed yesterday and had probably been eliminated, so it could not be anything to do with the chunin ninja exams.
The voice was so soft. Could it be some little girl?
Thinking alone would solve nothing. Luo Mang reluctantly hauled himself up, deciding to see who it was, deal with the matter, and then go back to sleep.
Buzz.
He passed through the pocket world's barrier and returned to his home in the Shinobi World, then headed downstairs to the front door.
He pressed a hand against the door, which was still rattling with knocks, and spoke helplessly.
"Coming, coming. Stop knocking."
Click.
"Who is it? It's so early."
As soon as he opened the door, Luo Mang