ID Little Sister Lurantis: Miss Sayaka isn't here. Tonight... we don't have to go back to the hotel...
"Th-this... I definitely can't go."
Beads of sweat rolled down Shen Qi's forehead. If Lilligant weren't here, he could consider it... no, he couldn't go even if Lilligant weren't here!
He would just pretend he hadn't seen the message.
ID Little Sister Lurantis: If you don't reply, we'll... hehehe.
!
Shen Qi grew wary.
It wasn't that Little Sister Lurantis's warning put pressure on him, but that something was a little off about them.
Around Shen Qi, the Lurantis Sisters deliberately acted very affectionate, even leaving their scent on him to stir up Lilligant's competitive spirit.
But then again, they knew what mattered and what took priority. They wouldn't go overboard when they were out.
During the Winter Race, for instance, the Lurantis Sisters hadn't disturbed Shen Qi at all.
After the Winter Race ended, they knew Shen Qi had business in the Hoenn Region and had only sent him normal New Year's greetings.
The Spring Race was underway now. Even if Shen Qi made it look easy, racing every other day was still a tight schedule. The Lurantis Sisters wouldn't stir up trouble for no reason and insist that he come out.
There had to be a legitimate reason.
"Lilligant, I'm heading out for a bit."
"Hm?"
Na?
"Uh, about the Heart Fossil. I want to take a walk and think it over."
With that well-founded excuse, it seemed perfectly reasonable for Shen Qi to take Dodo along.
He slipped out of the Laboratory, not daring to ride Little Sheep, and took a taxi to the bar whose location the Lurantis Sisters had sent him.
Gentle singing drifted through the bar as its resident singer played the guitar, pouring out a