Xing Liu and the others stayed on the roof of someone else's house until just about the time the gambling house was about to open before they left.
However, when they finally sat down at the familiar mahjong table, they discovered that aside from the two of them, there were no other customers around...
"Did we arrive a bit too early?" Xing Liu glanced around, noting that the staff in charge of the tables had only just started preparing. This was likely why their mahjong table was still bare.
"Yeah, it's quite early. I usually wait until after lunch before coming," said Tsunade, glancing at Xing Liu, who was staring at the empty table with a speechless expression. "What do you think? Should we take a walk and come back after lunch?"
Though Tsunade's suggestion seemed quite charming, it was only appealing to those who couldn't sit still.
For someone like Xing Liu, who preferred doing absolutely nothing, it didn't matter where he was as long as he could relax. Even if he changed places, it was still just relaxing.
He'd much rather stay here and lie down. The travel to and fro would be too exhausting... The distance he had walked these past two days was already double the amount of exercise he would usually get in a month.
If he kept up this high-intensity activity, he'd need several times more rest to recover properly.
After seeing Xing Liu lying face down on the mahjong table once more, Tsunade could only shake her head helplessly before standing up and walking off to explore the various tables in the gambling house, continuing her research on the games.
Sigh... It'd be so nice if there were a phone or a handheld game console right now. That way, I wouldn't just be lying here wasting time...
Xing Liu recalled how, before his transmigration, he would sit at home with a phone in one hand and a tablet in the other. After getting tired of them, he'd sit at his computer desk to watch the latest anime.
"Ah~! Why did I have to transmigrate to this hellhole?"
"Forget about whether I, as a modern person, can survive in a world without phones or the internet. Not to mention, no one even told me why I suddenly transmigrated here..."
As Xing Liu lay there, grumbling in frustration, he was suddenly interrupted by a pleasant female voice from behind him.
"What's a 'modern person'? And what are phones and the internet?"
Xing Liu turned his head to find Xiao Zhao and Xiao Xie standing behind him, though he hadn't noticed them approaching.
Originally, the sisters had planned to surprise him while he was lying at the table. But as they got closer, they overheard Xing Liu mentioning things they had never heard of before, like phones and the internet.
"Well, a phone and the internet are powerful things that you guys wouldn't know about," Xing Liu said, trying to brush off their curiosity with a vague answer as he saw the inquisitive looks in their eyes.
As expected, the two girls weren't satisfied with his ambiguous response. With an expectant gaze, they each grabbed an arm, trapping him.
"If Big Brother doesn't explain those things properly, we'll just keep holding onto your arms and not let go!" Of course, it was Xiao Zhao, the older sister, who said this.
If it had been Xiao Xie, the shy one who blushes even when talking to strangers, Xing Liu might have been able to tell them everything with no resistance. After all, who could resist the charm of a soft, cute little sister coquettishly clinging to you?
However, having Xiao Zhao, the older sister, act this way was also quite unique.
Cough... "Alright, alright, since you two really want to know about the things I mentioned, I'll tell you."
After enjoying the playful antics of the two sisters, Xing Liu decided to explain some of the entertainment devices from his original world, including the usual phones and computers, and even the handheld game consoles and the once-popular "Little Tyrant" game consoles.
Upon hearing about these things they had never heard of before, both girls were eager to try them. However, after several rounds of persuasion from Xing Liu, they gave up on their desire to try them out.
"Yo, what's this? It's only been one evening, and you've already got both girls hugging your arms?" Tsunade had returned after her round of experiencing the feeling of handing out money, only to find Xing Liu with one arm wrapped by each of the two girls.
"Cough... I was just making sure they didn't fall, so I let them hold onto my arms. Would you believe me if I said that?"
Being held—no, more accurately, having his arms held by two cute girls made it hard for Xing Liu to immediately give up the soft sensation, especially now that Tsunade had caught him.
"Hehe!" Tsunade, who was almost a full generation older than Xing Liu, certainly knew exactly what was going on. These two little girls were just being affectionate with Xing Liu.
"Alright, enough of this. Now that our mahjong quartet is all assembled, what could be more important than this?"
Seeing that she had teased the little ones enough, Tsunade raised the mahjong tiles she had just taken from the dealer.
Sure enough, when the girls saw the mahjong, they immediately released Xing Liu's arms and scampered to their designated seats to sit obediently.
Sigh... It's already over... Xing Liu took a moment to mourn the loss of the soft sensation he'd just experienced, wishing he could freeze that moment.
"Alright, if you liked it, just say goodbye to it boldly," Tsunade whispered in Xing Liu's ear. "Though it might seem like a joke to like a pair of sisters, if they don't push you away, isn't it already half the battle won?"
"So, the rest is up to you." After giving Xing Liu a pat on the shoulder, Tsunade returned to her seat and began shuffling the tiles.
"The rest is up to me?" Xing Liu muttered to himself, contemplating Tsunade's words.
Can he really like someone?
Even though he was someone who might disappear at any moment?
Can he leave a trace in this world?
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