Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

"Check the water meter, open the door!"

He patted the shop door, and the entire card shop shook slightly, causing the latches to release automatically.

Welcome back

Store Manager

A cold, mechanical voice rang out from the card shop. The little girl trembled, gasped, and tightened her grip on the cat in her arms.

Tony looked at the newcomer with unexpected calm.

Three years is not a long time for it.

"You've lost weight." Luo Bai said, half-hiding her tears, as she took out a bag of premium cat food and a bag of dried roasted fish that both humans and cats could eat.

Tony's eyes widened suddenly.

After three years, I finally saw cat food!

The little girl's eyes widened as well.

After three years, we finally don't have to eat grass anymore!

"Meow--"

“rua——”

The man and the cat, like half-starved zombies, pounced on Luo Bai in a frenzy.

Luo Bai placed one hand on the little girl's forehead, letting her scratch wildly, her little hands scratching at the air.

"What is this thing?" He looked at the flamboyant hairstylist Tony. "How did she sneak in?"

"Meow~" The fat cat pounced on the food bowl, buried its head and ate heartily, making satisfied purring sounds in its throat.

"Fine, I'll check it myself." Luo Bai tossed the snacks in his hand to the little girl and walked towards the store manager's counter.

The counter was a mess, filled with all sorts of odds and ends: ledgers, card holders, bottles, and a few crumpled pieces of waste paper.

Without a doubt, the treasured snack box is now empty.

He plugged in the power, and thankfully the computer was still working properly, with the familiar three interfaces popping up.

Luo Bai glanced at the monitoring screen, his eyes lighting up.

This interface displays the information and status of each employee; currently, there are Qi Qiankong, Melonika, and Baiyun.

Strangely, above the three people, there was an image of the little girl.

Name: 0641

The title is—[Staff Member].

In a narrow sense, Melonika and the other two should actually be called customers.

This young lady, 0641, is a true "shop assistant," and she should be paid a salary.

Luo Bai turned to look, surprised.

The little girl named 0641 had finished her snacks and gently took a flower from her pocket.

She carefully put the flowers and herbs into her mouth and chewed them. Then, she took another flower and herb out of her pocket and put it into Tony's cat bowl.

Tony took a sniff and, without hesitation, began to eat the grass and cat food together.

This special herb can not only fill your stomach, but also regulate your body.

During the three years the shop manager was away, the woman and her cat survived on the flowers and plants the girl grew.

Chapter 715 The Truth (Part 1)

"Come here." Luo Bai gently beckoned to the little girl.

The little girl was squatting on the ground feeding the cat. Hearing the sound, she trembled, slowly stood up, and timidly walked over, head down, muttering softly, "Manager?"

The voice was barely audible, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

She may not be very bright, but she knows that she wore other people's clothes, occupied other people's shop, ate other people's snacks, and even hugged other people's cat.

I feel so embarrassed...

Back when she was a police officer, she would have been dead ten times over.

The little girl covered her head, closed her eyes tightly, and prepared to receive her punishment.

However, the expected beating and scolding did not occur.

Luo Bai asked softly, "What kind of deck do you like? I'll help you come up with a new name for it."

The little girl suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with disbelief, her mouth slightly agape, as if she couldn't believe her ears. She asked cautiously, "Manager...aren't you going to punish me?"

"No punishment. You've worked hard these past three years," Luo Bai sighed softly. "Is there any card you like?"

Hearing this, the little girl felt relieved and carefully took out a card box from her pocket, selected two cards from it, and handed them over.

"You even know how to use a card holder, that's good." Luo Bai praised, taking the card with a bright look in his eyes.

【Red Rose Dragon】

[Six-Flower Sacred Teardrop Bouquet Snowdrop]

He lightly pressed his fingertip against the [Six Flowers Saint] to sense its energy, raising an eyebrow: "Epic patterns..."

"Rikka..."

"Oh—" Luo Bai recalled the scene of the plant race card self-destructing in the divine ruins and suddenly realized, "You are that little girl."

"He actually survived; he wasn't meant to die."

The little girl couldn't understand what he was muttering, and blinked her innocent, wide eyes.

"Rose, Rikka... let me think." Luo Bai twisted her chin, pondering, "Your new name will be—"

"Twin flowers!"

"I'll call you Flower~" (Northeastern accent)

"One red, one blue."

Upon hearing this, the little girl's eyes lit up, like the brightest star in the night sky, sparkling with unbelievable joy. A sweet smile appeared on her lips as she softly murmured, "Twin flowers...flowers..."

"One red, one blue..."

As she spoke, her eyes reddened, she wiped away her tears, and choked out, "I have a name now..."

"Yes, you have a name now." Luo Bai smiled slightly and said, "Tomorrow I will arrange for someone to imprint the supercomputing ring on you, officially making you a citizen of Bian Yuelong."

"Just like any other child—"

"Go to 8 a.m."

"Eight in the morning?" The twin flowers stopped sobbing, their voices filled with confusion.

Luo Bai said in a serious tone, "It's a good thing; it can help you grow quickly."

"Really!" The twin flowers' eyes lit up with joy. "Manager, what a kind person!"

"Remember to listen to what the teacher and the soldier uncle say when the time comes," Luo Bai instructed. "After class tonight, buy some food and go back to the shop to check on things."

The twin flowers sensed something amiss and asked, puzzled, "Manager, are you leaving?"

Luo Bai took a deep breath, stood up and said, "The store manager still has some things to take care of."

After saying that, under her lingering gaze, he opened the secret room of the Rebirth Shop and came to the [surveillance] door.

Yi Lan once relayed that there was "the truth" hidden behind the surveillance camera.

This truth is quite shocking; only a store manager with legendary status, a mature mindset, and the ability to know it can do so.

Luo Bai took a deep breath and placed his hand on the detector in front of the door.

[Store Manager Password Approved]

A cold, mechanical voice sounded, followed by a notification popping up.

Please enter the administrator password.

"You need the administrator password too?" Luo Bai frowned, turned around and called out, "Teacher Tony—"

Soon, a fat cat trotted out of the store. It glanced at Luo Bai, ran onto the detector, and gently patted its paw.

【drop--】

9.88 kg

[Administrator password approved]

The iron gate, sealed for a century, slowly opened, stirring up a cloud of dust. Luo Bai took a deep breath and stepped inside, with Teacher Tony following closely behind.

A wave of heat hit me, accompanied by the cacophony of various machines running.

Luo Bai squinted slightly, adjusting to the sudden change in light.

Inside the room, tall machines were neatly arranged, flashing various colored indicator lights. Cables snaked across the floor like pythons, and a faint smell of burning filled the air.

With a soft "hum", a huge screen in the center of the room suddenly lit up, followed by the surrounding smaller screens, which displayed countless surveillance images.

"This is..." Luo Bai's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

He stared intently at the monitor screen, where a little boy stood motionless, staring blankly at him.

The little boy looked to be about seven or eight years old. He was wearing a faded old shirt, and his thin body looked particularly frail.

That innocent face, those familiar eyes, it was clearly just like him when he was a child!

Did I just make eye contact with my younger self?!

"What...what is this?" Luo Bai's voice trembled slightly as he looked at the screen again.

The little boy remained expressionless, turned around, and walked back to the Sanbai Chess and Card Room.

The eye contact just now was simply because the little boy casually looked up at the sun and happened to meet the camera.

Setting legendary access permissions to allow entry is correct.

That eye contact just now could have scared someone to death if you didn't have a strong mentality.