Daily Comics: Mystery Begins from Everyday Life

"Will...really come to catch me? Woo..." Hinami became even more frightened and hid behind Hiratsuka Shizuka with tears in her eyes.

"Mercury Lamp! You are the idiot!" Cui Xingshi retorted dissatisfiedly.

"What did you find?" Zhenhong put down the thick German novel and looked up at the mercury lamp standing on the back of the sofa with displeasure.

"Humph!" Mercury Lamp chuckled, "Didn't you notice, little fool? Ah! I forgot that you have been of no use."

"Mercury Lamp! You still have such a bad temper... Can you tell me what you found?" The clever Canary did not have any special reaction to the ridicule, but felt helpless instead.

"Mercury Lamp, what did you find?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked with some concern.

"Humph!" Mercury Lamp laughed and flew down proudly, "Didn't you notice that the way that guy looked at us was not curiosity, but surprise and desire?"

"Excited? Eager? What's so strange about that? After all, he's just an ordinary human being. He's never seen us before, so he'll find us amazing." Canary said.

"Haha, Canary, don't you claim to be the most talented strategist of Rozen Maiden? It seems that you are just a little fool!" Mercury Lamp smiled sweetly, full of sarcasm.

"...So what did you find out? Why don't you just tell me directly?" Canary knew Mercury Lamp's personality, so she wouldn't get angry because of a few words.

"Mercury Lamp, are you saying that the 'excitement' and 'desire' in her eyes are a sign of finding the target?" Zhenhong said seriously, as if she realized that Mercury Lamp was not joking.

"Yes, that look is very familiar to me. I saw it a few days ago." Mercury Lamp narrowed his eyes slightly, and a murderous intent flashed in his red eyes for a moment.

"A few days ago..." Zhen Hong said confidently, "It was the time when father came to look for you. As expected (abdb)... What did you encounter? Was it an enemy?!"

Hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka also became concerned and asked, "Mercury Light, what happened the night Xiaotian brought you back?"

"You don't need to worry about these." Mercury Light glanced at Hiratsuka Shizuka and said, "What we need to do now is..."

"Teacher Jing, Mercury Lamp, Canary, Emerald Star Stone, Red, Hinamichi, you can eat now!"

Luotian's shout interrupted what Shuiyindeng was about to say.

"Forget it, I'd better talk to my father." Mercury Lamp didn't hesitate any more and flew away.

Soon, Mercury Lamp came to Luotian and whispered a few words in his ear.

Luo Tian nodded immediately, holding the mercury lamp, came to her seat, put it down, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, leave it to me. Let's eat first. I have specially prepared steamed shrimps for you~"

"Yes, thank you, father!" Mercury Lamp responded with a smile.

“You’re welcome.” Luotian rubbed Mercury Lamp’s little head, then invited Zhenhong, Hiratsuka Shizuka and others to take a seat.

After everyone was seated, Luotian introduced Yusa Emi to everyone.

"I'm Yusa Emi! I'm the new employee hired today. Please take care of me from now on!"

After Yusa Emi finished speaking, Luotian introduced the people present, of course focusing on the six people of Mercury Lamp.

"They... were made by Luotian himself?" Yusa Huimi's face was full of shock, and she was a little wary of the handsome young man in front of her.

"Yes." Luo Tian smiled and nodded, "They are the highest masterpieces among puppets. Only puppeteers who have reached the highest level can make them. They are noble and beautiful Rose Maidens."

"Rose... Girl..." Yusa Emi looked at Shinku curiously and said brightly: "So this is why the store was named that!"

"That's right." Luo Tian picked up the chopsticks and picked up a large chicken leg for Yusa Huimei, smiling and said, "So you can't tell anyone what you see here. It's also written in the contract, remember?"

"Rule 10, you must not disclose anything you see in the living room to anyone other than yourself, otherwise you will bear the consequences yourself." Yusa Emi promised: "I will never tell anyone! They are really beautiful~!"

"Haha, thank you for the compliment." Luo Tian greeted with satisfaction: "You Zuo, don't be polite, eat as you like."

"Yes!" Smelling the appetizing aroma, Yusa Emi looked at the big chicken leg in the bowl with interest, feeling the saliva oozing from her mouth, and she couldn't help but pick it up and took a small bite.

And it was from this one bite that the delicious soup bursting out of the chicken instantly won over Yusa Emi's taste buds.

"Wow! So delicious!" Yusa Emi widened her eyes and swore in her heart that this was the most delicious food she had ever eaten in all her years.

"If it tastes good, eat more. There's still plenty. Try other dishes."

"Mmmmm...this world...the food is so delicious!"

"Luotian, I want to eat chicken legs too!"

"Okay, here you go, Kitagawa-san."

"Father! I want one too!"

"Okay, both are available."

"Xiaotian, bring me a can of beer!"

"Choose one, roast duck or beer?"

"Tsk... Of course I choose beer... Hey hey hey! Roast duck! Don't take it away! I choose roast duck! Roast duck!!"

The meal was still very enjoyable. It did not change because of the first meeting with Yusa Emi. Instead, Yusa Emi integrated into the atmosphere.

After dinner, Luotian came to the front shop with a pot of scented tea.

"What do you think? I didn't treat my employees unfairly, did I?" Luotian teased.

"This is the most sumptuous and delicious food I have ever eaten!" Yusa Huimei said solemnly with a look of aftertaste on her face.

"Thank you for the compliment!" Luotian sat aside with a smile, poured out a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Yusa Huimei.

"I should be the one to say thank you." Yusa Emi held the slightly hot teacup in both hands and said with a smile: "This is the first time I feel that food does not exist just to fill my stomach."

"You sound very pitiful. You've never even eaten decent food. You must be from some mountain cave, right?" Luotian chuckled.

"Hmm..." Yusa Emi took a sip of the scented tea and said, "That's right, this is indeed my first time here..."

"A big city is not like a mountain village. It's hard to survive here without a stable job." Luotian sighed.

“I have a deep understanding of this…”

Yusa Emi couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, I met some bad guys when I crossed over and stole some money, so I had a place to stay and didn't end up living on the streets, but I had no money to eat...

"So, work hard." Luotian patted Yusa Huimei on the shoulder and encouraged her, "If you do well, you will get a bonus!"

"Yes! I will work hard!" Yusa Emi clenched her fists, then she remembered something and quickly found a stack of receipts. She said, "Oh, right! I received several parcels this afternoon. The receipts are all here. I put the parcels in the cabinet below."

"Well, good job!" Luo Tian checked the list one by one, and then said: "Yuzuo, take out the package."

"Okay." Yusa Huimi immediately took out all five packages, and then watched Luotian open them one by one and take out stacks of bills from them.

It wasn't until the bills piled up that Yusa Emi spoke in shock, "This! Are these packages filled with money?!"

"Hmph..." Luo Tian smiled and glanced at Yusa Huimei, saying, "Your reaction is very similar to a girl I know. She had the same reaction as you when she had her first time."

"But why is there so much money in the package?" Yusa Emi asked in confusion.

"Because..." Luo Tian paused, took out five pieces of paper from five packages, shook them and said, "These are the deposits for buying custom dolls from me."

"Deposit...deposit? This much is just for the deposit?" Yusa Emi was stunned. After experiencing life in this world for a few days, she understood the importance of money.

"Well, it's only 3 million yen in total, not much." Luotian waved his hand lightly, pretending to be competitive.

Afterwards, Luotian called on Himuri to take the 3 million yen upstairs, and then he sat down and continued chatting with Yusa Emi.

"By the way, Luotian," Yusa Huimei asked with great concern, "Those demons... um... dolls... that can eat food and have their own consciousness... were they really made by you?"

"Yes." Luo Tian smiled and said, "Don't look at my young age, I am a puppet master with absolute strength!"

"Can it talk when you make it? Is it alive?" asked Yusa Emi.

"Yes, Rozen Maiden represents the legend passed down among puppeteers!" Luotian said mysteriously and deeply.

"Legend?" Yusa Emi cooperated and showed a curious expression, "What is the legend like?"

"Legend has it that when a puppeteer's skills reach their peak, his firm belief and wishes will transform into a magical force to respond to the puppeteer..." Luo Tian paused, then continued, "When a puppeteer creates a puppet with this mysterious force, the puppet will have life. A puppet with life is called the ultimate masterpiece, and it is also the pinnacle that every puppeteer pursues throughout their life!"

"Mysterious power..." Yusa Emi was shocked

"Yes." Luo Tian nodded slightly and said proudly: "And it just so happens that I am a puppeteer who has reached the pinnacle realm!"

"How amazing... You are so young, yet you have achieved the lifelong goal of a puppet master! You must have a very strong talent!" Yusa Huimi exclaimed, obviously completely believing Luotian's words.

"Hmm! That was when..."

"Jingle Bell!"

The ringing of the cell phone interrupted their conversation.

Chapter 233 Massage

"Sorry." Luotian pointed to his cell phone and then stood up to answer the call.

"Aunt Mariko?"

"Xiaotian, are you free tomorrow? I want to talk to you about the office space."

Sakurajima Mariko's somewhat tired voice came from the phone.

"Yeah, sure, Aunt Mariko, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just a little tired. I walked a lot these past two days..."

"Is that so? Aunt Mariko, it's really hard for you..."

Luotian could more or less guess that she was tired from personally going to the site to survey and look for a suitable office space.

"It's okay. Let's meet at the Flower Garden Restaurant tomorrow, okay?"

"Well, sure. Tomorrow I will..."

However, while Luotian was on the phone, Yusa Huimei was also busy.

I remember my teacher once said that if you want to reach the top, you need will, talent, strength, and skills to reach the extreme, none of which can be missing!

With his excellence and talent, if he was born in Ente-Isula, he would definitely become a hero as good as me...

Since he can make puppets with magical powers, I secretly took one....

Bah! What am I talking about?! I am a hero! How can I do such a despicable thing!? How can I turn my sword against the good people who helped me?!

Damn it! Damn it! What was I thinking! ?

"Crack! Crack!"

Yusa Emi had a lot of thoughts in her mind and slapped herself twice.

The burning feeling made Yusa Emi sober up instantly, and she made a decision in her heart.

When I find the Demon King, I will kill him with the remaining holy energy I have. At worst, I won't go back to Ante-Isula, but stay here to work for Luotian and eat such delicious food...

"Hey? Yusa? Why are you hitting yourself?" As Luotian's voice rang out, someone suddenly held his burning face and felt a warm touch.

“Eh?!” Yusa Huimei was startled. Looking at the boy so close to her, her face flushed. She took a few steps back in guilt and panic, and squeaked, “I, I, I, I… I’m fine. I just want to sober myself up…”

"Wake up..." Luo Tian looked suspicious, then thought for a moment and said, "Yuzuo, today's work ends here, go back and have a rest!"

"Eh?! Go...go back?" Yusa Huimei showed a nervous look on her face, and hurriedly explained: "Luotian! I...I can work! I don't feel tired! Really! I was just daydreaming and trying to wake myself up!"

Looking at the girl who was explaining in a panic, Luotian understood that she thought he had fired her.

So I explained: "Don't get excited, I didn't say I don't need you, I just asked you to go home and rest, and come back to work tomorrow."

"Is...is that so? Is it true?" Yusa Emi asked with concern.

"Of course it's true. There's no need to lie to you." Luo Tian smiled and shrugged, "I thought you weren't used to working so late."

"No! It's totally fine!" Yusa Emi patted her chest and recalled: "I have experienced longer and more brutal work under the guidance of my teacher in the past, so I won't have any problems getting used to it!"

"So... okay..." Luo Tian smiled and said, "Then when the time comes, you can go to the living room to find Kaya or Himuri, inform them and then you can go home. I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you."

"Yes! Please leave it to me!" Yusa Emi answered seriously, obviously attaching great importance to this job.

"Please, drink this pot of tea slowly." After saying that, Luotian turned around and walked into the living room.

After saying hello to Gaya and the others, Luotian walked into the shadow passage.

On the other side, in a house on a certain floor of a residential area, Mariko Sakurajima, wearing a black lace nightgown that still couldn't hide her capable temperament, returned to the room with a cup of steaming hot coffee and sat down at her desk.

There was a stack of documents on the table, containing investigation reports on various regions.

"The office space really cannot be chosen in the development zone. It's too far away, the transportation is not good, and it's too unsafe..." Sakurajima Mariko took a sip of the hot and slightly bitter coffee, then picked up the pen and quickly wrote on the document paper.

After a while, Mariko Sakurajima put down her pen, packed up her things, stood up with the documents, and walked to the bed and sat down.

"Hmm..." Sakurajima Mariko frowned slightly and stretched out her hand to rub her slightly red heels. "It's really not as good as before. It's been a long time since I did such a large-scale research... But it's worth it..."

Just as Mariko Sakurajima was rubbing her feet and sighing, a dark vortex appeared on the wall that caught her attention.

"This is...could it be..." Sakurajima Mariko widened her eyes. Such a familiar scene made her stunned for a moment. Looking at the ever-expanding vortex, her heart began to beat rapidly.