Su Er finally used magic to open the box. Although the centaur before him seemed to bear him no hostility, he still needed to exercise due caution.
Lisi naturally had no objection to Su Er's approach. She simply smiled and waited for his choice.
The box opened, revealing its contents nestled on a bright yellow silk cushion.
It was a bronze-colored badger. Su Er froze for a moment at the sight of it. Apart from being a little too lifelike, there was nothing special about it. Nor did a cloud of black mist rush into his face when he opened the box or anything like that. It was ordinary and quiet.
Lisi, who had been watching Su Er's expression all along, smiled even more deeply.
As for why it looked familiar, did everyone remember the badger in Vault 777 from earlier? If Su Er hadn't been certain that the identical one he had obtained was sitting on the bedside table in his dormitory...
"Do you remember now?" Lisi asked softly.
Su Er nodded in silence.
"As far as I know, that wizard prepared three identical objects."
"Three?" Su Er reached out and stroked the badger in the box. Its markings were exceptionally distinct; saying that every last hair was visible would be no exaggeration. But this was definitely not a magical item, because he had held and played with the one in his dormitory many times.
Su Er had originally thought it was just a souvenir, but now it seemed there was more to it.
"Yes, three." Lisi nodded gently. "Three is a very interesting number."
"Why do you say that?" Su Er asked.
"I cannot tell you any more." Lisi smiled mysteriously. "Revealing the outcome too early is not what that great one wishes. Fate will arrange everything in