What kind of chat group is this?!

[AAA Rin's Gemstone Wholesale]: I saw that gemstones are relatively cheap, so I plan to use points to exchange for gemstones.

[Worldline Destroyer]: I took Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon. It's a little treasury that saves money on its own, so you don't need to buy gems.

[AAA Customer Service Xiao Xiang]: I think I should become stronger so I can punch that clueless customer to death. That couple actually asked me such an outrageous question as whether the spicy hot pot was spicy or not.

[What did your safety shorts do to you?]: Did you go work as a waiter?

【Not in Prison 0721】: I drew a card, after all, it would be hard to explain having something extra in prison.

As she spoke, Jolyne Kujo revealed a gacha record: the String-String Fruit.

[Worldline Destroyer]: I saw the European dog.

[Not a Chuunibyou Cook]: I also pulled a gacha, but I'm really not a cook... Why did I get a set of kitchen utensils?

Raiden Mei drew the legendary cooking utensil Eternal Sword from the anime/manga series "Cooking Master Boy," a knife specifically designed for processing seafood. It can restore the freshness of ingredients that have lost their flavor.

[AAA Customer Service Xiao Xiang]: This means that Mei will cook very well in the future. I can be a professional taste tester. I did eat a lot of excellent ingredients when I was at the Toyokawa family's house.

[AAA Rin's Gemstone Wholesale]: Has Xiangzi gone starving? Why don't you go home?!

[AAA Customer Service Xiao Xiang]: I want to prove myself. I've already drawn the card, and that permanent energy furnace is now one with me.

The Eternal Energy Reactor is the ultimate source of the infinite energy of Dragon Ball 16, 17, and 18. With this Eternal Energy Reactor, Toyokawa Shoko can now survive simply by drinking water.

In a way, this achieved the goal of being able to live easily without relying on the Toyokawa family.

Seeing Toyokawa Shoko's stubborn words in the group chat, the others couldn't help but think that this unlucky kid was just too stubborn.

[Worldline Destroyer]: What happened to Misaka's points?

【What did the safety shorts do to you?】: Uh... how should I put it? You guys should be able to understand that feeling when you see something you really like and can't help but want to possess it, right?

[Not a chuunibyou cook]: I can understand.

[Not a Chuunibyou Cook]: Lin Mo also drew cards, right?

[Worldline Destroyer]: Hmm, I got it. It's the legendary Kitchenware Treasury, which is like a refrigerator, specifically used for food preservation.

In the chat group, Yue/Yi grabbed Liu Jiu's shirt and pulled him aside, which was met with a moment of silence.

As if he had just thought of something, Lin Mo asked in the group chat:

[Worldline Destroyer]: Did you buy all the Gekotas?

[What did the safety shorts do to you?]: Hehe, I'm 51cm tall, and I also have a Guatai cycling jersey, a Guatai mountain bike, and a lot of other stuff...

You can feel Misaka Mikoto's pride even through the screen.

For a moment, Lin Mo didn't know what to say; this behavior was expected.

[AAA Rin's Gem Wholesale]: I did my last gacha pull.

[Worldline Destroyer]: So what did you draw?

[AAA Rin's Gemstone Wholesale]: Automated production line for Magic Source Gems. Although I don't quite understand what this is, I should have enough gemstones for myself.

[Not in Prison 0721]: Hey, I've received the things my mother sent, and I've already pricked my hand with that thing... I really want to throw it away, that rotten person...

Jolyne Kujo, who was being visited by her lawyer in prison, was a little agitated. She wanted to throw away the amulet-like thing, but Lin Mo had specifically reminded her not to.

So she simply sent it as a red envelope in the group chat, out of sight, out of mind.

Lin Mo quickly received the red envelope.

He looked at the amulet and the fragments of the arrow in his hand, and then explained them in the chat group.

[Worldline Destroyer]: Jolyne, there's something you need to know.

【Not in Prison 0721】: What? I'm about to be sent to Green Dolphin Prison.

[Worldline Destroyer]: This fragment is something that can awaken your Stand and also something that can help you protect yourself.

[Worldline Destroyer]: You may not know what a Stand is. A Stand is an image formed by the condensation of spiritual energy. People who have Stand abilities are Stand users. However, Stand users are not necessarily human. But there is no doubt that Stand users are attracted to each other.

[Worldline Destroyer]: Only Stand users can see Stands. Your father, Jotaro Kujo, was a Stand user. I'm going to send this back to you.

【Not in Prison 0721】: Um... since you said we're all in the same boat, let's give this to everyone in the group so everyone can get a substitute.

[Worldline Destroyer]: People will die if they can't survive this... Oh, I can revive... Wait, I'm going to stab Xiangzi right now, Xiangzi, send me the address.

Toyokawa Shoko sent him an address. At that time, Toyokawa Shoko was working as a waitress in a hot pot restaurant. Lin Mo quickly arrived at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant. After thinking it over, he sent a message in the group.

[Worldline Destroyer]: I'm treating, come eat hot pot! Type 1 if you're interested, let's boost our customer service Xiao Xiang's sales performance.

【Not in prison 0721】: I can't get away right now, maybe next time.

[AAA Rin's Complete Gemstone Wholesale]: 1

【What did the safety shorts do to you?】: 1

[Not a chuunibyou cook]: 1

[AAA Customer Service Xiao Xiang]: ?

Oh my god, how could Lin Mo be so wicked?

Soon, the four of them entered the hot pot restaurant, and Toyokawa Shoko, who was wearing a uniform, immediately turned red.

Seeing Haki-sang's face turn noticeably red, Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but retort, "Hey, are you doing this on purpose?"

"Anyway, Xiangzi is just a young lady experiencing life; she's not so down on her luck that she's ashamed to show her face, is she?"

Lin Mo's words were enough to bring Toyokawa Shoko back to normal.

Yes, my life is back on track except for the band. Now I'm just working to prove that I can do it.

"So Lin Mo and Xiangzi are from the same world." Misaka Mikoto looked around this world curiously, noticing many band posters all around. "It seems like there are a lot of people playing music in this world. Does Lin Mo play in a band too?"

"I live here, but this is not my world. I just did a lot of things along the way and found this world to be quite ordinary, so I settled here. That's how it is for transmigrators; they run around just to find their way home."

Lin Mo paused for a moment: "As for the Le'er Medical Mountain Wuqi Jiu IIIII team... I do know some friends who play in bands, but the last time they played together was against the Flame Messenger, and they almost blew up the Iron Dimension, which means they almost destroyed an entire world. So I think playing in bands will bring misfortune. Let's eat first. Xiangzi, order."

Toyokawa Shoko: “?”

Chapter 8 shows Mei suppressing Mei.

Xiangzi is at work, and his friends in the group are eating at the place where he works.

Xiangzi, busy with her work, was deeply moved when she saw the spot reserved for her by her friends in the group chat, but that feeling quickly faded.

Jolyne Kujo, who had originally said she couldn't come, walked in from outside.

"I used the String-String Fruit to create a string clone over there. After all, it's the first time we've all eaten together, so it wouldn't be right for me not to come."

Jolyne Kujo sat down in the empty seat: "This is quite a feast. The food I ate in prison... um..."

Waiter Xiao Xiang couldn't help but ask, "So this seat is Xu Lun's?"

"if not?"

Lin Mo said, "You're at work right now, you can't exactly go and tell your boss you want to eat with us, can you? You have to be dedicated to what you do, and in this kind of thing, you should be professional. By the way, where's the restroom here?"

Toyokawa Shoko wanted to say something, but felt that Lin Mo made sense.

I made my own choice, so even if I'm resentful, I have to stick to it to the end.

Although Toyokawa Shoko had no idea who she was competing against.

So after pointing out the location to Lin Mo, she returned to her own post.

In fact, there were two empty seats, but Lin Mo's lord-like sitting posture made Toyokawa Shoko mistakenly think there was only one.

Lin Mo didn't go to the restroom, but instead went to where the store manager was, out of Toyokawa Shoko's sight.

"That's not where the restroom is, is it?"

Misaka Mikoto didn't quite understand.

Jolyne Kujo said, "He's trying to correct Xiangzi's spoiled brat habits. After all, it was Xiangzi who insisted on working to prove something... But he said we're a community with a shared future, so naturally he won't let Xiangzi work while we're eating and drinking here. He's probably talking to the manager now, asking Xiangzi to take a break and come over for a meal together."

This guy talks a lot of harsh words, but his actions are quite honest.

Raiden Mei asked, puzzled, "Wouldn't it be better to just tell Xiangzi where the problem is?"

"Hey, Mei, I have a question for you."

Rin Tohsaka rested her chin on her hand, her tone subtle: "If I told you that you don't need to blame yourself for the lives lost in the disaster in Changkong City, would you change?"

"will not."

Raiden Mei gave the answer without even thinking: those sins were hers to bear herself, and could not be changed by a few words from others.

After all, those who have been pampered young ladies tend to be a bit stubborn in their temperaments.

Raiden Mei, who was also a fallen heiress, immediately understood the meaning behind Rin Tohsaka's words.

“If you tell Xiangzi to come and eat with you in person, she might think it's charity. Only if Xiangzi’s boss tells her that the shop’s employees’ friends can come and accompany her when they come to eat here will Xiangzi gladly accept it.”

Upon hearing the explanation, Misaka Mikoto suddenly realized that this was just like someone telling her not to kick a vending machine at a 45-degree angle, but she would still secretly do it anyway—a problem that was hard to correct.

Rin Tohsaka said wistfully, "Looking at it this way, our group is really full of talented people. Apart from Jolyne, everyone has some subtle eccentricities to some extent."

Lin Mo is obsessed with making bad movies, Rin Tohsaka is obsessed with jewels and money, Mikoto Misaka is obsessed with Gekkota and safety shorts, Mei Raiden is obsessed with taking on sins and atoning for them, and Shoko Toyokawa is obsessed with self-respect and pride.

The only one who seems relatively normal right now is Jolyne Kujo.

There is no obvious tendency toward paranoia.

"Ah..." Jolyne said shyly, "I do have some obsessive-compulsive tendencies too."

As things stand, although Lin Mo has spoken about Jotaro Kujo, Jolyne Kujo remains stubbornly convinced that Jotaro Kujo is a scumbag father who abandoned his wife and children.

This wasn't because Jolyne Kujo didn't trust what Lin Mo said; it was simply the resentment this girl, who hadn't received much fatherly love since childhood, felt towards her father.

Not long after, Lin Mo returned.

"Is the matter settled?"

"More or less," Lin Mo said after sitting down. "I expect Xiangzi will come over to eat with us after he finishes taking orders from that table over there."

Sure enough, not long after, Toyokawa Shoko came running over, her face beaming with joy.

Toyokawa Shoko stared blankly at the clean seat: "Didn't you only leave one empty seat?"

"This was specially saved for you."

Jolyne Kujo pulled Shoko back to her seat: "This is our first official get-together. We can't do without anyone. Didn't you see I even broke out of prison to come?"

It's not that we didn't eat together at the Tohsaka house, but Tokiomi Tohsaka and Aoi Tohsaka were both present, so we were a bit reserved while eating.

But things are different now. The six of them have a chat group that no one else can see, and they share a secret.

There were no outsiders, and nothing that made anyone feel uncomfortable.

The only slightly awkward thing is that the way Jolyne Kujo, Lin Mo, and Misaka Mikoto eat is in stark contrast to the way Raiden Mei, Tohsaka Rin, and Toyokawa Shoko eat.

As they ate, all six of them stopped and looked at each other quietly.

Misaka Mikoto: Why did everything suddenly stop?

Rin Tohsaka: What happened?

Toyokawa Shoko: Did I eat too much?

Raiden Mei: Is there something wrong with the way I eat?

Jolyne Kujo: These three guys eat so elegantly.

Lin Mo: I choked because I ate too fast...

"that..."

Finally, Raiden Mei broke the silence first: "Did something happen?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Friends, there's something I have to say: you have to understand that meals are about building relationships."

Lin Mo took a swig of his drink and said, "Isn't it a little strange that we're eating like this without saying a word?"

"It seems so..."

However, Rin Tohsaka suffers from hypoglycemia because she often misses meals due to economic crises.

Toyokawa Shoko is even more of a busybody, and doesn't really have the means to eat good food. Although Shoko now has a permanent energy furnace and doesn't need to eat, her lack of appetite is hard to satisfy.

Lin Mo, who travels from world to world, rarely gets to eat a good meal.