Chapter 110: Kaguya Just Grabbed My Phone and Sent Random Messages
The Most Handsome Realm Demon: "Kaguya just grabbed my phone and sent random messages!"
The Most Handsome Realm Demon: "My Sister Yuuka is clearly the gentlest, kindest, most considerate, and careful older sister. How could she possibly be fierce? She's always taken good care of me, treating me like her own younger brother. That was purely Kaguya playing a prank just now!"
As soon as these two messages appeared, the entire group chat seemed to freeze. For a full three seconds, not a single new message appeared, as if the system itself had been paused.
The player named 'Username: Shrimp Head is Not Dull' was the first to react: "So that's it! I knew the big shot's sister couldn't possibly be like that!"
Your Grandfather Haoran followed closely: "Boss Kaguya is too naughty, actually making a joke like that!"
Xie Lin merely posted an ellipsis, saying everything without a single word.
Everyone in the group was smart, and a tacit understanding was instantly shared—this was clearly a case of being caught red-handed and coerced into a public apology. But no one dared to expose the truth, instead playing along with perfect cooperation.
Wu Wenwen chimed in obediently: "Sister Yuuka must be very beautiful."
"Exactly, exactly! You can just tell from the name that she's an elegant, peerless beauty!"
"Requesting a photo of the boss's sister!"
"Boss is so lucky to have such a good sister."
...
Watching the flood of messages in the group, Haruto breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
Those jade-like hands were still resting on his shoulders, and a pair of crimson eyes watched him—or perhaps, the ghost phone in his hand—with unblinking intensity.
Haruto suddenly shivered, a deep sense of unease creeping over him. It wasn't that he had any issue with Kazami Yuuka, but the feeling was simply impossible to describe.
Was it like a parent standing behind you, staring intently while you played on your phone?
No, that didn't seem quite right.
Like a friend visiting your home, hovering over your shoulder while you played video games?
That wasn't it either.
It was more like a bizarre, unsettling combination of both feelings. He almost wanted to turn around and ask, 'Do you want to try playing?'
But this crappy phone didn't even have games. What was there to play? A virtual pet? It would probably be more practical to ask Yuuka if she wanted to take a selfie with him.
The group was still clamoring for photos, so Haruto quickly typed a reply: "Stop it, it's not appropriate to post photos, but I can take a picture of the flower field for you to see."
He looked up at Kazami Yuuka, who simply gave him a nonchalant nod.
Haruto stepped outside the Dream Mansion and held up his phone, only to find the camera lens filled with nothing but towering sunflowers. After a moment's thought, he gave up on the idea of asking Yuuka to carry him up for an aerial shot. Instead, he tore open a gap directly in the sky high above the Sunflower Field and aimed his phone's camera through the dark rift.
In the lens, an endless field of sunflowers was revealed.
Under the brilliant sun, the golden flowers flowed with a dazzling light, forming a shimmering, golden ocean that stretched all the way to the horizon. The shooting angle was already incredibly high, yet the flower field remained staggeringly vast, spreading to the very edge of the sky with no end in sight.
The moment the photo was sent to the group, the chat fell silent again. It was the countless time the pause button had been pressed on this group today.
The next moment, messages flooded in like a tidal wave.
"???"
"This is a flower field? This is too exaggerated, right? You can't see the end at all."
"For real? This is even bigger than the farmland I saw at the Ghost Farm last time."
"To the person upstairs, I've been to that Ghost Farm you mentioned. It's not just a matter of being bigger; this scale is on another dimension entirely. That farm isn't even fit to carry this flower field's shoes."
"Is this a flower field that actually exists?"
"So beautiful!"
...
Haruto looked at the reactions in the group with a swell of pride. It felt like showing off how amazing a friend he had, especially since the Sunflower Field could now, in a way, be considered half a home to him.
The group continued to gush about how incredible the sight was.
Haruto scanned the messages briefly and noticed that the player who had previously asked if he was home—the one with plans to enter an instance—had spoken again. He offered a price of one million ghost coins plus a ghost artifact. The instance itself was merely his second one.
When the other players saw the reward and heard it was only a second-level instance, they were all tempted.
"Such a high price just to clear a second instance? Tycoon, look at me, I can do it too!"
"The boss probably doesn't care about this little money. If the tycoon doesn't mind, pick me. Although we aren't strong, a second instance is no problem. Of course, if the boss is going, then pretend I didn't say anything."
"+1."
"+2."
"+3."
...
Facing the team-up invitations from others, the player "Scatter Money for Life" politely declined, stating that his only goal was to be safe. If the boss didn't agree, he would simply hire more group members.
Hearing this, the others said nothing more, all waiting for Haruto's reaction.
The Most Handsome Realm Demon: "I'll take it. You can keep the ghost coins, but I want to bring three or four more people. While you're at it, send four ghost phones over to me."
Scatter Money for Life replied immediately: "No problem, thanks for the trouble, boss! I'll send the Tracking Scrolls and ghost phones by express. No need to reduce the ghost coins; consider it an extra token of my appreciation. It should arrive in about half a day. Please keep an eye out for the delivery, boss."
Haruto raised an eyebrow and continued typing: "You can even use express for this stuff?"
The other party seemed to have guessed his thoughts and added: "Boss, that Ghost Postman you met before collects extra tips. The prerequisite for express delivery on my end is having sent over thirty ghost mails and a cumulative expenditure of over two million ghost coins."
Only then did Haruto nod in understanding. He was a reasonable youkai; he couldn't wrongly accuse a ghost. Thirty mailings plus two million in spending wasn't a particularly high threshold.
He did a rough calculation in his head. He had sold fifty talismans this time, each for sixty-six thousand, totaling three million three hundred thousand. He had long since exceeded the standard.
That was good. This way, he wouldn't have to wait for days and nights like with a normal delivery. Sent in the morning, arriving in the evening—it was indeed convenient.
"Sister Yuuka, I have to go to an instance. I'll come back to have tea with you next time."
Haruto said his goodbyes and left the Sunflower Field, making his way toward Eientei.
He certainly wasn't doing it for that one million ghost coins. He didn't really care about that much money anymore. What truly tempted him was the bonus ghost artifact.
It was a necklace that had the effect of calming the mind. If worn by a ghost, it could even temporarily dispel the negative emotions festering in their heart.
Haruto didn't need it himself, but it was perfect for Flandre, the Second Miss of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. He didn't know if it would work on a vampire, but it was worth a shot. Although her ability was terrifyingly strong, her mind was not yet mature; she not only found it hard to control her power but was also often swayed by her volatile emotions.
In any case, the difficulty of this request wasn't high, and the reward was generous. It was just a second-level instance, something easily done along the way.
Arriving at Eientei, Haruto briefly described what had happened. After hearing the story, Kaguya didn't refuse to join the instance, but she was very dissatisfied that she hadn't been able to participate in the group chat drama herself.
Afterward, Haruto contacted Yotsuya Miko and Lin Xuelao through a gap.
The former agreed immediately.
However, the gap leading to the latter's location wouldn't open. After asking Yakumo Yukari, he learned that Lin Xuelao was already participating in an instance.
The express ghost courier was extremely fast, taking nowhere near half a day. In just a few hours, Haruto received the package: four ghost phones, four tracking scrolls, and a necklace were all neatly handed to him.
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