Zongman: Evolution Paradise Chapter 133

Xu Lun accepted the Monster Cell, then took out the galgame proposal and handed it to Kanoko Nonoko.

Kanoko Nonoko directly stuffed the exchanged item into her head, then took off the skull hanging on Chopper’s horn and reassembled it, as smooth as a Transformer transforming.

After finishing the serious business, Kanoko Nonoko reverted to her usual frivolous demeanor. The group advanced at a slow pace. Each time a little space opened up ahead, Chopper would demonstrate its use, pushing the lying Kanoko Nonoko to roll forward.

“We’ll have to buy more later, otherwise waiting in line for so long would be a huge waste,” Mitsuri Kanroji said, looking at the recommended items on the back of the flyer.

“It’s precisely because everyone thinks that way that the line moves so slowly.”

Fortunately, cutting in line was something only the two deer would do, so the line kept moving forward, rather than staying still or even going backward. The latter was perhaps more common in dormitory-style school cafeterias.

Chatting leisurely like this, it took nearly an hour to see the shop sign again. As Chopper and Kanoko Nonoko each walked out with an extra-large rainbow cotton candy, Xu Lun and Mitsuri Kanroji also walked in.

Scanning the interior, it was a very ordinary shop. Apart from having more variety than other dessert shops, the interior decoration was nothing particularly stunning.

It wasn’t until Xu Lun focused his gaze on the busy figures that he understood why there was such a long line here.

Orange-yellow wavy hair cascaded to her waist, tied up with just a simple hair tie. Her white apron completely failed to conceal her figure. There was a seductive charm on her face, especially her dark blue eyes and a beauty mark at the corner of her mouth. Coupled with the cream smudged on her face, she smiled like a vixen.

There were two more such beauties busy in the shop. Although slightly childish, their beauty was already evident, and they were twins.

These people weren’t here to buy desserts; they were clearly here to see the “tofu beauties”!

The problem was, Xu Lun knew all three of them.

Mitsuri Kanroji, seeing Xu Lun’s gaze fixed on them, poked him enviously, “Xu Lun?”

When that name was spoken, the three busy figures all shifted their gaze. The beautiful shop owner’s foxy eyes clung to every part of Xu Lun, and her moist lips slowly uttered, “Xiao Lun…”

“Auntie Tsubaki.” Xu Lun responded reluctantly.

“Someone you know?” Mitsuri Kanroji looked left and right, wondering in her mind.

Tsubaki Hara Mira covered her mouth and chuckled, “Auntie is too much. You should call me Sister Mira, that’s what you used to call me.”

Xu Lun chose to remain silent.

Tsubaki Hara Mira’s twin daughters, Tsubaki Hara Yuna and Tsubaki Hara Nina, also stared at Xu Lun, their red lips slightly parted as if to say something, but they held back.

“Is this your girlfriend? She looks so cute,” Tsubaki Hara Mira said, praising Mitsuri Kanroji beside Xu Lun.

After praising Mitsuri Kanroji, she looked at Xu Lun again and said in a subtle tone, “But Yuna has been waiting for you, Xu Lun.”

“This kind of thing, it’s not good to chat about now,” Xu Lun gestured to the surrounding onlookers.

Tsubaki Hara Mira smiled, “Xiao Lun is still as shy as ever. Nina, tell the customers behind us that today’s dessert stock is sold out…”

…

After hanging up the “closed” sign, Tsubaki Hara Mira led Xu Lun and the others to sit around a small round table.

The older twin sister, Tsubaki Hara Yuna, brought over black tea and poured it for everyone. Although they were twins, they were quite easy to distinguish. Tsubaki Hara Yuna’s eyes were slightly greener, while her younger sister Tsubaki Hara Nina’s pupils were the same blue as their mother, Tsubaki Hara Mira, and she wore glasses.

“I suppose I’m Xu Lun’s guardian in a sense,” Tsubaki Hara Mira said, taking Mitsuri Kanroji’s hand, which greatly surprised Mitsuri Kanroji.

“Eh… Eh! I’m sorry, I was so rude… What should I call you, Mom?” Mitsuri Kanroji said, her face flushing with a touch of panic.

Xu Lun looked at Tsubaki Hara Mira, who was full of smiles, and told Mitsuri Kanroji, “Don’t worry about it, because there’s no such thing. At most, she’s a rather close friend, with a slight touch of benefactor.”

As he spoke of Tsubaki Hara Mira’s identity to him, Xu Lun took a sip of black tea and asked her, “Why did you come to Chiba, and open a dessert shop?”

At the orphanage, many people wanted to adopt Xu Lun, and Tsubaki Hara Mira was the most enthusiastic among them. Even though Xu Lun had long refused to be adopted, she didn’t give up, actively pursuing him to the point where Xu Lun initially suspected she was a pedophile. Later, their relationship improved, and Xu Lun even stayed at her house for a while during junior high. However, it was also because of her that Xu Lun ran from Tokyo to Chiba for high school.

“I missed you.” Without any hint of reservation, Tsubaki Hara Mira looked at Xu Lun seriously and said.

“Mom, please don’t talk like that.” Without waiting for others to respond, Tsubaki Hara Yuna couldn’t help but interrupt Tsubaki Hara Mira.

Tsubaki Hara Nina ignored her mother and sister, biting her straw and staring at Mitsuri Kanroji’s face, making her feel utterly confused.

“Tsubaki Hara Mira is Xu Lun’s self-proclaimed friend and benefactor. Tsubaki Hara Yuna, according to Tsubaki Hara Mira, is the woman waiting for Xu Lun, perhaps a former girlfriend or something. So what role is this Tsubaki Hara Nina? Why is she looking at me with such displeasure?”

Mitsuri Kanroji’s mind was filled with questions. She pulled out a pink phone, ready to tell Saeko Busujima what was happening here and ask for her opinion.

Tsubaki Hara Mira clutched her chest, feigning sadness, “Yuna, behaving like this makes Mom very sad.”

Tsubaki Hara Yuna turned her head away from her, clenching her fingers, and looked at Xu Lun, answering for her mother, “The reason we came to Chiba is because there have been many inexplicable murders in Tokyo, all with quite peculiar methods of death. It seems every murderer is showing off their skills.”

At this point, Tsubaki Hara Yuna was somewhat at a loss for how to express it, as the matter sounded quite absurd. Seeing that Xu Lun’s expression hadn’t changed, seemingly already believing her, she continued, “Even Nina and I experienced a crime scene and were almost arrested as suspects… After that, Mom brought us to Chiba, and… Nina and I also transferred to a school in Chiba.”

Although she gave a very proper reason, Tsubaki Hara Yuna’s ears were flushed, and her gaze fixed on Xu Lun’s face revealed the true reason for coming to Chiba.

“In that case, live well then.” Xu Lun thought: Is the aura of a certain Detective Conan already taking effect? Shouldn’t the Continuation Institute contain this Shinigami?