"Wait a second, you came here... because of Shimizu Meiyuki, didn't you?" Thinking back on the few times White Snake had appeared, Seele realized they all seemed to have something to do with Shimizu Meiyuki.
"What Shimizu Meiyuki? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Yet White Snake completely denied Seele's words. That only made her seem guilty, though. Sure enough, seeing Seele's half-smiling expression, White Snake realized she had misspoken.
"Meiyuki, that little girl? Oh, right, Big Sister. When I was watching TV this morning, I saw that Shimizu Meiyuki's parents were still looking for her. It looked like they really did realize their mistake. They seemed pretty pitiful.
Also, anyone who provides information about Shimizu Meiyuki can receive a reward of 500,000 yen. If they find Shimizu Meiyuki, her parents are willing to offer 3 million yen as a reward. Why don't we hand Shimizu Meiyuki over to her parents?
3 million yen! That could buy so much fried tofu!"
At the mention of Shimizu Meiyuki, Hiyamaru suddenly remembered something and looked at Seele expectantly. Especially when she mentioned how much fried tofu 3 million yen could buy, Hiyamaru counted on her fingers... only to find that she couldn't calculate it at all.
It felt like she could bury herself in a mountain made of fried tofu...
That really was... heaven!
"W-Wait, you can't hand Shimizu Meiyuki over for money. Aren't you Meiyuki's friends? Why would you do that? She wasn't happy with her parents. Are you going to make your friend unhappy over some mere fried tofu?" White Snake could no longer hold back after hearing Hiyamaru's words.
"What do you know? Fried tofu is a faith! Are you looking down on fried tofu?"
Hearing White Snake describe fried tofu as "mere," Hiyamaru couldn't stand it!
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