Ning Rongrong's marksmanship was truly difficult for Su Xiaoqi to comment on; every shot was off by almost a body length. Su Xiaoqi suddenly felt that perhaps she really wasn't suited to handling a real gun.
Therefore, Su Xiaoqi decided to tell Ning Rongrong to only fire when the opponent was up close. If she still missed then, there would truly be no hope.
The three of them returned to the Rose Hotel. Su Xiaoqi asked in the chat group about the approximate time Nami would return to Cocoyashi Village the next morning, then prepared to say goodbye to Zhu Zhuqing and return to his own world.
However, Zhu Zhuqing tugged on his sleeve, shyly saying, "Xiao Qi, can you stay here tonight?"
Upon hearing this request, Su Xiaoqi was first a bit stunned, then became nervous, even slightly excited. Saiyans like beauties, after all—especially a great beauty like Zhu Zhuqing.
Feigning composure, Su Xiaoqi said, "Zhuqing, isn't this too fast? It's my first time... I'm not prepared."
Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes at him. "Really? You're the one who's inexperienced, not me. You haven't even shown me any sign, yet you want to move on so fast? Do you think you're Prince Vegeta and I'm Bulma?"
"You men only think about those things all day. I mean for you to stay here, you sleep outside, I sleep inside, and we'll go to Nami's place early tomorrow."
"Oh, that's what you meant. Haha."
Su Xiaoqi wished he could dig a hole with his toes and bury himself—this was so embarrassing.
"Go to bed early tonight. Good night."
Zhu Zhuqing said this and headed toward her room. When she reached the door, she stopped, her back to Su Xiaoqi, saying, "Don't sneak into my room tonight. I'm not ready yet."
Su Xiaoqi suspected Zhu Zhuqing was deliberately 'retaliating.' If so, at least close the door properly! Leaving it ajar — what is this, a test for cadres?
As Su Xiaoqi was lost in thought, the rustling sounds from Zhu Zhuqing's room completely caught his attention.
"Is Zhuqing changing clothes or taking a shower now?"
"Should we take a peek?"
"No, no! I'm an upright, kind Saiyan. I absolutely won't do something so dirty. If I want to see, I'll do it openly later."
Feeling increasingly agitated, Su Xiaoqi decided to take a cold shower to calm himself down and then sleep. He didn't even want to wait for the midnight points settlement.
Inside the room, Zhu Zhuqing, wearing only underwear, heard the water running from the bathroom outside and smiled. Her impression of Su Xiaoqi was growing. If it had been Ma Hongjun or Dai Mubai, they'd have rushed in already.
However, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly began to worry. The "Shrek Plot" mission would end one day, and then she and Su Xiaoqi would be separated into two worlds.
Unless she triggered the next plot mission, but with the current plot constantly changing, she worried many future plots might not happen, and she wouldn't see Su Xiaoqi anymore.
Another option was the lottery. Su Xiaoqi had said that the prize pool might contain a "transmigration card." If she got that, even if the plot mission wasn't triggered, it wouldn't matter.
"I must earn more points."
Thinking this, Zhu Zhuqing resolved: anyone who dares to hinder her earning points would be her enemy, a fight to the death.
"Does this guy shower so fast?"
Zhu Zhuqing peeked through the door crack and saw Su Xiaoqi already done, lying on the sofa outside. She thought he'd start chatting in the group but saw no messages from him.
"This silly guy."
Zhu Zhuqing laughed and scolded, then removed her underwear, revealing a figure that would make men drool and women envy, and stepped into the bathroom.
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The next morning, early riser Su Xiaoqi woke and first checked the previous day's points settlement. Zhu Zhuqing's excellent performance earned her 8,000 points, while he only had 5,000.
Seeing it was only past six in the morning, Su Xiaoqi decided to go for a run first, then eat breakfast and wait for Nami's notification.
Just as he got up to wash, Zhu Zhuqing came out, "Good morning, did you sleep well?"
Su Xiaoqi nodded, smiling, "Pretty well. I'll wash and go run. Join me?"
At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing was already dressed in tight leather pants and jacket, clearly earlier than Su Xiaoqi.
"Okay." Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
Su Xiaoqi quickly finished washing and the two began their morning run. They still wore weighted gear, as they wouldn't wear it later in the Pirate World.
Although the Evil Dragon Pirate Crew wasn't much in the Grand Line, they still had the highest bounty in the East Sea. He wasn't yet at a stage to roam freely.
"Exercise really makes food taste better."
After eating about 70% full at breakfast, Su Xiaoqi and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the hotel to wait for Nami's message.
Originally, Su Xiaoqi wanted to remind Ning Rongrong to keep a low profile today, but after knocking on her door without response, he guessed she'd gone to Shrek Academy.
By 9 a.m., Nami notified the group that everything was arranged and sent the invitation.
"Big brother, I finally see the real you alive! Haha!"
"Damn it, why is Gintama the shortest guy among the men here? Has his body started shrinking so early?"
Su Xiaoqi's figure just appeared when Sakuragi Hanamichi's excited voice and Sakata Gintoki's complaints were heard.
Compared to the men's noisy chatter, the three women were much quieter.
"Hello, Zhuqing. I'm Lu Linglong."
"I'm Nami. Welcome to my world, Zhuqing."
"Hello." Zhu Zhuqing nodded lightly to the two women.
Su Xiaoqi smiled at the two men: "Sakuragi, your buzz cut is still the funniest."
"Gintoki, your dead fish eyes, hahaha, sorry, I can't hold it."
Sakata Gintoki pinched his nose casually: "Xiao Qi, you don't understand. Gintoki captured countless girls' hearts with these eyes. Sometimes it troubles me."
Su Xiaoqi replied grumpily: "Cut it out. Normal girls prefer guys like me."
"Big brother, I think you're more handsome." Sakuragi complimented, then laughed, "But still a bit behind this genius, haha."
Unable to tolerate the three men bragging, Nami angrily said, "Enough, you three men! I didn't bring you here for a beauty contest. Get to work, idiots!"