A Date Under the Guise of Playing, Running Under the Dark Night.

"Let's go. Since training doesn't start until tomorrow, we might as well have our fill of fun today."

Standing up again, Airi immediately pulled Chang Yuan, who had just lain down, up.

"Wait, I just lay down. Can you at least let me sleep for a bit?"

"You can sleep anytime, but playtime isn't always available."

"Fine. I happen to want to learn more about Schicksal, so I'll take you around."

With no other choice, Chang Yuan had to agree to go out with Airi.

First, he informed Hua's father.

Afterward, the two set off together.

When visiting Schicksal, the main attraction is naturally its diverse cuisine.

And as everyone knows, the best food in Schicksal is found at roadside stalls.

Therefore, as expected, Chang Yuan directly took Airi to eat at a roadside stall.

"Mmm, delicious, but still not as good as what I make."

After finishing a plate of fried noodles, Airi commented seriously.

"Of course. Airi, your cooking is so good, it's impossible to surpass it easily."

As someone who had personally tasted her cooking, Chang Yuan was the most qualified to say so.

"Mhm~? So, the fact that you get to eat my cooking is your good fortune~?."

"Alright, we're done eating. The sky has already turned to dusk, and dusk is when Schicksal is at its liveliest."

"So, what are we going to do next?"

"Mhm, just follow me."

Chang Yuan brought Airi to the night market, where many stalls had already been set up.

They arrived at a very common balloon-shooting game.

"Boss, 20 shots."

After paying, Chang Yuan took the toy gun and loaded the rubber pellets.

"Airi, watch closely. This game is based on how many balloons you shoot and what rewards you get."

Of course, these guns are rigged. Either the aim is unstable, or the power is reduced, making it take several shots to pop a balloon.

So, as expected, with Chang Yuan's 20 shots, only 10 balloons were popped.

However, 10 balloons still earned him a small prize: a pink dumpling charm.

"Pfft, hahaha, Chang Yuan, you're so weak! You only popped 10 even at this close range."

"...Why don't you try shooting too."

After paying for Airi, Chang Yuan loaded the gun and handed it to her.

Airi, taking the gun, was full of confidence.

From watching Chang Yuan shoot earlier, she had already learned. She believed she could definitely do better than him.

However, imagination is beautiful, and reality is cruel.

With 20 shots, Airi only popped 5 balloons, even worse than Chang Yuan.

"Oh my, Airi, you're so amazing! You actually popped 5 balloons."

Hearing this, Airi's earlier smile turned into a frown.

Although she only popped 5, there was still a consolation prize: a keychain, but it was a rather exquisite one, a small, spherical globe.

However, the globe was very blurry, as it was just a small keychain.

"Mmm, I don't want to play anymore. Let's do something else."

Airi realized that it wasn't that she and Chang Yuan were bad at aiming, but that the gun had a problem.

However, she didn't go to argue with the boss. After all, Chang Yuan must have also noticed the problem, and since he didn't go to argue, he must have his reasons.

"Here, Airi, let's trade. It's a bit awkward for a grown man like me to have this pink one."

Chang Yuan said, holding out his pink dumpling plushie to Airi.

"Mhm~?, then let's trade."

Handing the keychain to Chang Yuan, Airi took the pink dumpling plushie and started fiddling with it.

Airi's mood significantly improved upon receiving the pink dumpling plushie.

"Come on, I saw another fun game. This one has no tricks, it's all about skill."

This time, Chang Yuan brought Airi to a place where you throw sandbags.

"Whatever you hit, you get. But the sandbags are light, so they might not fall down."

Chang Yuan replaced two baskets of sandbags, weighed them, and explained the rules to Airi.

He then threw one directly. It hit, but because the sandbag was quite light, Chang Yuan's target only moved back a little and didn't fall.

"Hmph, then watch me. If one isn't enough, I'll use two."

Holding two sandbags, Airi aimed at the target Chang Yuan had attacked and threw them.

Poof!

A doll fell.

"Hehe, I really am quite good, aren't I~?"

Having successfully used two sandbags to knock down a doll, Airi cheered happily.

"Alright, let's start clearing them out. Don't go easy on the boss."

Rubbing his nose, Chang Yuan picked up his own basket of sandbags and began shooting wildly.

Seeing this, Airi followed suit.

In the end, they won a total of 14 dolls.

"Oh dear, you two guests, you've taken almost all my dolls. How about this, I'll give you this box of accessories, and you leave these dolls for me?"

Taking out a small wooden box, the owner opened it.

The accessories inside were a pair of bracelets, but it was obvious they were also of the street stall variety.

They were blue and pink, clearly meant for a couple.

Seeing this, Chang Yuan roughly understood.

The owner probably thought they were naive kids who hadn't experienced the harshness of the world, or perhaps hot-blooded youths, and wanted to trick him and Airi.

"I—"

"Okay, let's trade."

Before Chang Yuan could speak, Airi immediately agreed to the trade.

This instantly left Chang Yuan, who had just opened his mouth, speechless.

Fine, as long as Airi is happy.

In the end, Chang Yuan couldn't be bothered to argue, as it hadn't cost much money overall.

"Hehe, I'll wear this pink one, and this blue one is for you."

Putting on the pink plastic bracelet on her right hand, Airi handed the blue bracelet to Chang Yuan.

Seeing this, Chang Yuan could only accept the bracelet and put it on his left hand.

Now the bracelets looked exactly like a couple's set.

"Let's go, let's go, let's keep playing. This is really fun~?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's keep playing then."

Night fell, and the time was around 10 o'clock.

Chang Yuan and Airi left together.

However, this time, they were followed by quite a few tails.

"Chang Yuan, are those people behind us following us?"

Having traveled extensively, Airi's senses had sharpened.

So she immediately noticed the people tracking them.

"Yeah, they probably think you and I are so good-looking they want to kidnap us."

"Mhm~? No, no, no, I'm good-looking. Chang Yuan, you're not good-looking, you're just handsome at best."

"That's not the point. The point is we should start running."

This time, Chang Yuan took Airi's hand and immediately ran towards the martial arts school.