Ever since the genius navigator Ryusui Nanami had awakened and joined the team, the village's peaceful routine had been utterly shattered.
Everyone was working diligently, busy building the ship and gathering materials, putting their hearts into the vessel that would take them across the ocean!
But Ryusui could never sit still all day.
He went around staking claims every single day.
Whenever Li Xiang ran into Ryusui, she could never help clicking her tongue softly.
Eventually, she found a way to deal with him: this genius captain had a particular weakness for sweets.
After that, whenever she sensed he was about to cause trouble, Li Xiang only needed to pull out something she had made and hold it out in front of him.
That would keep him quiet for a while.
Every time Li Xiang saw this happen, she could not help marveling.
What even was Ryusui?
That afternoon, the construction site bustled with activity.
Lord Ryusui was about to make a nuisance of himself again, but Li Xiang reacted swiftly and stuffed a candied hawthorn skewer into his mouth. Delighted with his treat, Ryusui wandered off.
It just so happened that Gen Asagiri, standing not far away, had witnessed the whole thing.
Gen stopped working and propped his chin on one hand, staring at the two of them with eyes full of resentment and hurt.
Only after Ryusui had happily finished eating and gone back to his own business in high spirits did anything else happen.
Gen leisurely strolled over to Li Xiang, his voice soft and aggrieved. He felt deeply slighted.
"Hey, heeey~ Little Li Xiang~"
He scratched his head, feigning bewilderment. "Don't you think something strange has been going on lately?"
Li Xiang had been looking down, sorting the ingredients in her hands. At his words, she