After all that tension, everyone enjoyed a brief moment of relaxation.
Li Xiang opened the viewing screen, with barbecue in her left hand and a little drink in her right.
Live comments on!
[Here we go!]
[Checking in, checking in, checking in, checking in!]
[Stop spamming. I can't see their faces.]
[Honestly... I really thought Senku and Li Xiang were the calm, composed types at first.]
[They've just run out of options, haven't they?]
The footage rolled on. On their way back from Back Mountain, Li Xiang and Watermelon noticed Gen Asagiri secretly watching from behind a tree, and Li Xiang felt like teasing him.
Without a sound, Li Xiang reached out and tapped his shoulder. Gen jumped, and Li Xiang let out a classic curse. "Fuck, you scared me! Why'd you jump so hard?"
"Y-you! How do you walk without making any noise?"
Li Xiang giggled. "Never mind that. Yours truly once worked as an exam proctor."
[Wait... is it like that in anime too?]
[Li Xiang, I hate you (crying.jpg). That's exactly how my cheat sheet got confiscated.]
[? Wasn't that because you were cheating?]
[Don't... I-I didn't fail the exam, hehe.]
[Get out.]
Li Xiang persuaded (threatened) Gen into joining the Science Kingdom, promising plenty of perks down the line.
[Li Xiang, could you hide that grin first?]
[She looks exactly like my boss making empty promises...]
[I can't. Somehow this ties back into modern civilization again.]
Then came the entire process of Gen volunteering (being forced) to do hard labor. Poor Gen really wasn't any use at all, hehe.
After letting Gen off the hook, Li Xiang noticed Watermelon couldn't see clearly while they were gathering medicinal herbs together.
She took out her own glasses and put them on Watermelon's face. His voice was soft, like