Temporarily in First Place

"What? An hour!?"

Arthur's vision went black, and he nearly fainted and collapsed to the ground.

He simply could not imagine having to endure this stench for an entire hour. If someone he knew saw him like this, how would he ever have the face to go out again?

At that moment, Arthur had yet to notice the change in his "complexion." Once he discovered that his entire head—including his red hair, the symbol of his family bloodline—had turned shit-yellow, who knew whether he would be furious enough to want to purge his own family?

"Bell, wasn't that a little too much?"

Hearing the furious roars behind them, Hermione asked hesitantly.

To be honest, she did not approve of Bell's method of dragging innocent people into it. Or, to put it more bluntly, she actually... kind of wanted to see Bell's miserable appearance after successfully falling victim to a prank too!

"It's fine. Arthur might look completely enraged, but the more it's like this, the better the relationship between him and his son will become... probably."

Completely unaware that his girlfriend had secretly defected to the enemy, Bell explained with a serious expression.

Besides, it was only natural and proper for the father to take the blame for his sons' mess.

"Alright, it's rare for us to get the chance to go shopping together. Let's focus on the important things. Look at that grilled fish over there—it looks delicious. How about we buy one and try it?"

Bell pointed at a stall not far away.

Wave after wave of enticing fragrance drifted from the stall, drawing many people over.

Hermione shot her boyfriend an annoyed look. Only Bell would go shopping with his girlfriend while having nothing but food on his mind.

"No. We ate grilled fish every