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"Mei?! What are you doing here?"

Mei: "I wanted to ask you something too, [senpai]..."

"You've been missing for so long, and all you do is... tease the cat?!"

The raven shook its head with a wry smile: "Spare me, you're still teasing the cat..."

"It's more like I was amused by the cat... If it weren't for it, how would I be stuck here unable to get out?"

As they were talking, Raven noticed Paddo, who was playing with the cat.

"This is...your new friend?"

Mei nodded: "I guess so, we met by chance on the road."

"Hello~" Paddo smiled at the raven. "I'm Paddo Phyllis. People don't usually call me by my full name; some call me Phyllis, and some call me Paddo."

"You can call me whatever you like, whatever sounds natural to you."

Raven was somewhat surprised: "Phyllis?! You're the owner of Paradise Shop?"

"Yes~ the last of the Thirteen Heroes, the weakest in both status and strength, Padofilis of the Empty Dream—the real deal~"

After Pado finished introducing herself, Mei finally spoke: "Alright, the person I'm looking for, and the...cat you're looking for, are both here."

"Can you think of a way to get us out of here?"

“That’s easy~ After all, I’m a businessman, I’m quite adept at traveling around,” Pado said with a simple, honest smile. “However…”

"Hehe... Strictly speaking, this is a trade secret, so... Could you two please close your eyes and cover your ears, and not look or listen?"

After saying that, Pado quickly explained, "It's not that I don't trust you! It's just... you see, my livelihood depends on this skill, if it gets leaked..."

That sounds like it makes a lot of sense.

After exchanging a glance, Mei and Raven believed Paddo and shut down their sight and hearing.

Seeing this, Pado excitedly said, "Okay, thank you for your trust!"

"Then, without further ado, here comes Pado's special service—"

With a feeling of weightlessness, Mei and Raven were finally back in the hall.

Raven also told Mei about the things she had encountered along the way.

"A space like a prison...and a mysterious woman..."

Mei pondered for a moment before asking again, "Raven, can you recall any more details?"

Raven pondered for a few seconds before suddenly realizing, "That's right, she seemed to have said something to me... and handed me something..."

"Ah—that's right!" Raven said, rummaging through her clothes, but after searching for a long time, she still couldn't find what the woman had given her.

"...Huh? Where did the pendant she gave me go?"

"Pendant?"

"Hmm...but it seems to be lost..." Raven said, somewhat troubled. "It was a gold pendant with a rather large sapphire set in it."

She said it would help me bring the person I was waiting for to me—though I didn't know what she meant.

Mei fell into thought.

"Perhaps, if we find that necklace, we'll have a chance to visit that [prison] again."

"Hmm? Have you thought of anything?"

Mei nodded: "It's not clear yet, but we happen to know someone who's really good at finding things, right?"

"Although these are just guesses, I think... she might know where that pendant is now."

Mei had just parted ways with Paddo when she entered Paradise again and found Paddo.

Players felt that this part of the storyline was... a bit strange.

It started with problems in Paradise, and then the raven went to investigate.

As a result, the raven disappeared, which led to the emergence of a new hero—Aponia.

Just when players were looking forward to seeing Aponia, the cat reappeared.

Although the plot is a bit slow-paced, it doesn't get boring at all.

After all, they were still quite interested in the heroes and heroines of the paradise.

I'm interested in everything about them, from their appearance and personality to their past stories.

"Hi~ Mei-nee, you're here again! What are you planning to watch today?"

When Mei finds Phyllis's shop in Paradise, Paddo happens to be inside.

"To be honest, I just finished taking stock of what's left in the shop and found some rare items that were left over from a few years ago. I'm planning to sell them at a low price now. Do you have any ideas?"

Before Pado could finish speaking, Mei interjected playfully, "There is indeed something about this that interests me—"

"That gold pendant is quite unique."

Seeing this, players felt it was all too coincidental.

The thing that the raven accidentally lost earlier has somehow ended up in Paddo's shop?

This plot arrangement... always feels a bit too deliberate.

"Wow, Mei-nee, you have such great taste! This pendant was one of the best-selling items back then, and I hesitated for ages before finally keeping the last one!"

Cat is indeed a businesswoman; she's mastered all the tricks of self-promotion.

Mei didn't care at all about Pado's praise; instead, her expression became even more amused.

"Is it?"

"Yes, yes!" Pado excitedly introduced:

"Whether you're a hero or a successor, we've all bought those things that seem useless, but somehow feel strangely familiar, right? That's what we call 'love at first sight'!"

Mei nodded: "Indeed, it's quite [friendly/friendly]."

When Mei mentioned the word "friendly," her tone lifted slightly, as if she was emphasizing it on purpose.

“I recently promised Raven that I would help her find her lost pendant—a gold pendant set with a sapphire…”

Mei pointed to the pendant on the Pado shelf: "It's exactly the same as yours."

Paddy: "Uh..."

"Ah? This..."

She felt a little flustered and awkwardly laughed, "Well... this... what a coincidence!"

"I...I didn't expect...Sister Raven would like such a pendant too, haha...Good taste! Good taste!"

Anyone could tell from that voice acting that Pado is just talking nonsense.

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, it dares not resist and can only pretend to be nonchalant.

Mei also said meaningfully, "Hmm~ What a coincidence!"

Pado: "..."

Upon seeing this, the players all realized what was happening.

So... this pendant wasn't something Pado found by accident... she stole it from the raven!!

After all, the flustered tone alone is enough to prove it.

As for when it was stolen...

Aside from when she brought Mei and Raven back to the hall, Paddo didn't have any other opportunities to get close to Raven.

【Hahaha……】

[The Craft of Making a Living, The Secret That Cannot Be Revealed, Special Services]

[Caught red-handed, hahaha...]

[Stealing someone and then telling them to close their eyes? That's hilarious, haha...]

……

The comments section was filled with laughter.

Even Kiana couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Normally, this kind of petty thief is definitely not a likable character.

But... given that Pado is the deceased Yingjie, coupled with her adorable personality and appearance, she doesn't come across as annoying at all.

On the contrary... it became one of her endearing qualities.

.......