Why are all the people in my chat group rumored to be from the outside world?

"...Do your Dragon Kings still possess something called Blood Sorrow?"

The girl was silent for a moment, but finally nodded with difficulty, acknowledging the fact.

For a moment, Yu Jin was speechless at the frank attitude of this man who was known as the toughest-tongued among the dragons.

"If you still feel you're not satisfied, you can stab me again, repaying me double. That should show my sincerity, right?" The Dragon King girl looked up at Yu Jin, her expression so serious.

"...You've completely baffled me."

What the hell? I'll stab you twice? What kind of amazing wisdom would come up with that?

Ember's anger subsided, and for a moment, he didn't know how to be angry anymore.

He got stabbed, and he stabbed back. It seems like they're even, but you can't just settle it like that!

Should compensation be paid for emotional distress?

Yu Jin sighed.

"Fine, fine, I forgive you, I forgive you. Let go, my friend is waiting for me to eat."

"So... are we friends now?"

"To be honest with you, I'm leaving this city soon, and even if I agree to be friends with you, it'll probably be hard for us to have any contact."

After tonight, they will leave this city, and whether they will ever see the people of this world again is unknown.

However, the girl showed no intention of giving up, as if she were fixated on an answer, an answer she couldn't find in humans: "Can we be friends?"

"Alright, alright, can you let go now?"

The girl, having received the result, let go of his hand.

"Alright, let's go." Yu Jin turned to leave, but stopped again because someone called out to him from behind.

"My name is Xia Mi, what's yours?"

Ember turned around and stared at the pale-faced girl.

"......ember."

The girl waved.

Goodbye, Ember.

"......goodbye."

Goodbye, until we meet again.

Xia Mi stood still, watching the departing figure.

Perhaps Yu Jin never imagined that the girl had such a purpose in doing this.

As perhaps the first dragon king to be resurrected, she took on the form of a human and lived in this human society.

She has met many people and interacted with many people. Despite her disguised personality, she has a good reputation, and so-called friends gather around her, but she... feels no joy at all.

She knew she was different from those people; they were inherently different.

Although they are of the same race as her, it is impossible for them to mingle with humans, because dragons are proud!

Until that night she saw those figures, and she chose to make contact with one of them, the result made her heart start to pound!

That was a dragon, just like her, mingling among the crowd!

I want to reach out to him! I want to get to know him! To exchange our experiences!

But the Dragon King's pride made her want him to be her subordinate first. Unfortunately, he was different. If she insisted on her pride as a Dragon King, she might never have a chance.

Only after the figure completely disappeared from sight did the girl gently step towards a certain place. She was going to tell her only relative that she had made friends and that her injuries needed to be treated.

The girl rubbed her chest, her face pale: "The book says to exchange sincerity for sincerity, but this hurts too much!"

But thinking about it, it seems she made the first move; it's good enough that she wasn't stabbed again.

-

"Tell me honestly, where have you been gallivanting around?" Xing pointed at the embers by the door and loudly questioned them.

"It's just to save wayward youth."

Chu Tianjiao, who was passing by Yu Jin, suddenly sniffed the air.

"The scent of a woman."

ember:"?"

Kevin and the Doctor, who had been lying motionless on the sofa, suddenly turned to look at Ember at the door.

A woman's charm!

Unlike Kevin's indignant gaze, the Doctor stood up, went to Ember's side, grabbed his clothes, and sniffed them intensely.

"Hey! What are you doing? That's weird!" Ember placed his hand on the Doctor's face, trying to push him away.

"It smells like gardenias! It must be a beautiful young woman!" the professor shouted back.

"You can smell that?! Is your nose like a dog's?" Yu Jin was stunned.

Xia Mi did indeed smell of gardenias. He picked up a little bit when he was in close combat with his opponent, but it really was just a tiny bit!

However, his words spurred the Doctor to work even harder. He grabbed Ember's clothes, sniffed them intensely, and then, as if counting off, said, "The scent is faint but very strong. They were probably together for a few minutes. Damn, these guys didn't come grocery shopping with us; they went to pick up girls instead!"

"You didn't take me with you when you were picking up girls! What happened to our bond, you bastard!" Xing said indignantly, and immediately put a chokehold on him.

"Slander! Slander! It's all just your wild guesses! I'm innocent! Kevin, why were you standing there watching? Did you betray us too?"

Kevin looked at Ember, who was reaching out to him, and silently looked away.

Don't let the blood splash on me.

Chu Zihang carried the food out of the kitchen and immediately saw Yu Jin, whose hands and feet were being held by Dr. Xinghe like a corpse.

This scene further changed his impression of the three people.

Whether it's good or bad, don't worry about it.

"Come and eat, stop playing around." Chu Tianjiao also came out with the dishes and called out to the three of them.

"Oh." x2

Both Xing and Dr. let go.

"Put me down first!"

Yu Jin rubbed his sore backside and stood up.

Xing: "Traitors have no right to set conditions."

"Alright, stop arguing. Let's eat and try my cooking. Also, don't touch this dish. My precious son prepared it for me." Chu Tianjiao said proudly, pointing to a plate of food.

But the next second.

"Hey, you guys are going too far. Everyone says that was prepared for me by my son."

Ember: "Ah~ the taste of my son!"

Doctor: "It smells amazing! It smells so good!"

Kevin: "Zihang, you'll definitely marry into a good family in the future!"

Xing: "It's emotion! Emotion has been added to it!"

Chu Tianjiao: "You bastard, don't talk nonsense! Besides, as expected of my son's cooking! It smells amazing!"

Chu Zihang silently watched the five people scrambling for food at the table, a puzzled look on his face.

"Is the food I made... really that delicious?"

To protect his son's food, Chu Tianjiao sacrificed himself at that moment!

"Time zero!"

In the eyes of others, he moved with incredible speed, grabbing the plate and stuffing the remaining food into his mouth, chewing it greedily.

After finishing his meal, he immediately showed a look of surprise and gave Chu Zihang a thumbs up.

"As expected of my son! He has already surpassed me!"

Ember: "Using Words of Power just to eat your own son's food? Hagiwara, you bastard!"

"Hmph! The dinner table is a battlefield; getting a meal is all that matters!"

Kevin: "My moment is about to come too."

Star: "Purely numerical! Kid!"

Chu Tianjiao: "Go tell my Time Zero!"

Ember, Doctor, Chu Zihang: ......

Will the three of them be able to get enough to eat tonight?

Faced with two fast-moving individuals and a numerically challenged monster, the three barely managed to get enough to eat.

The farewell dinner concluded amidst a lively atmosphere.

"We're all adults now, so let's skip the farewells and have a safe journey." Chu Tianjiao gave a thumbs up.

Yu Jin smiled and said, "You too, take care of yourself, and also Zihang."

"Do you even need to say this?"

Yu Jin smiled as he looked at Chu Zihang beside him.

"Fate has turned around. Now it's up to you whether things turn out well or badly. Goodbye."

The four left the house, and when it was no longer in sight, they stopped and looked at each other.

Xing: "We should go too."

Kevin: "I wonder what happened to the original world. They won't mark me as missing, will they?"

Doctor: "I hope they can be taken out of the coffin soon."

Ember: "Just watch whether I blow up Gundyr or not, that's all."

The group exchanged glances and smiled.

"Well then, goodbye." x4

The moment the words left their mouths, the four figures vanished from the spot without leaving a trace.

Chapter 24 I Won't Be in the Side Story Too, Will I?

Consciousness is like flowing river water, constantly being washed forward.

When Kevin opened his eyes, the familiar office came into view.

The program on the computer was still the same as when he left. Kevin glanced at the time.

"Hey! This seems to be the time when I left this world! Is the flow of time different in the two worlds?"

Kevin leaned back in his office chair, staring at the program he was writing on his computer. He spaced out for a moment, then a slow smile appeared on his lips as he looked out the window: "It all feels like a dream—another world, friends, adventures."

"I wonder how those guys are doing now? They should be back in their own world by now."

"Hmm? I can just ask!"

Thinking of this, Kevin opened the chat group with his mind and sent a message: "Have you guys returned to your own world?" He immediately received replies from the other three, which put his mind at ease. He then looked at his unfinished program.

"...In short, let's get to work."

-

Light footsteps echoed through the space station as Xing greeted the space station researchers she had met recently.

"What happened, Xing? You seem unusually happy today."

"Yes, something good has happened."

"Hoshi, are you going to see Station Master Estella?"

"Correct."

"Xing, how about we go out for dinner together later?"