Half an hour later.
Sitting on the sofa thinking, Hoshimi Aya finally remembered the general outline of what Koleda had told her earlier.
She prepared to tell Ling the news, but upon entering the secret room, she found Ling on the phone with someone.
Ling saw Hoshimi Aya come in and made a shushing gesture to her.
Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya could only wait for Ling to finish her call before telling her what Koleda had said.
Afterward, Hoshimi Aya took out her phone; she hadn't forgotten that Soichiro had asked her to pick out a gift earlier.
She had forgotten because of that just now, but thankfully, she remembered now.
After sending the message to Soichiro, she showed a preference for the longbow in the third picture, and Soichiro replied instantly.
Soichiro: [Is that so?]
[Indeed, among these three items, only the longbow in the third picture is better looking.]
[Aya, I will have someone send it over to you shortly.]
Aya: [Mm.]
While Hoshimi Aya was chatting with Soichiro, Ling had also finished coordinating the information with Koleda.
"Ling, I remember now."
"Kore..."
Before Hoshimi Aya could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Ling, "I know. I just finished getting the details from Koleda."
"Alright, then never mind."
"I won't say it."
"Oh right, there's a gift coming for me later."
"I chose the longbow."
Saying this, Hoshimi Aya started telling Ling about her earlier conversation with Soichiro on her phone.
...
About another hour passed.
Zhe returned to the Video Store with Eous.
However, Zhe was holding a notebook in his hand, drawing something in it.
"Brother, you're back?"
"What are we eating for lunch?" Ling asked.
"Ramen, perhaps. Since Aya is injured, eating something lighter would be better," Zhe put down the notebook and thought.
"I'm fine, it's okay if the flavor is strong," saying this, Hoshimi Aya poked Ling beside her.
Signaling that she didn't want ramen for lunch today.
She wanted Ling to say something—ramen was delicious, but they couldn't eat it all the time.
She felt it was time for hot pot again, or maybe a seafood feast!
"Aya, just listen to Brother."
"Anyway, we have to go back for a re-check at the hospital tomorrow. Once your injuries are healed, we'll have a good meal then," saying this, Ling patted Hoshimi Aya to comfort her.
...
After lunch,
The three of them had just finished eating ramen and returned to the Video Store when they found two men in suits standing inside.
"Second Miss, this is what the Family Head asked us to deliver."
"Please sign here."
Saying this, one of the men in suits handed a slip of paper to Hoshimi Aya.
Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya thought for a moment and wrote down her name.
The two men in suits took the slip and left after seeing Hoshimi Aya sign it.
"Hmm? Sister, Aya."
"Did something happen while I was gone?" Zhe looked at the box opposite him, puzzled.
"This? This is a gift from Aya's father to Aya," Ling thought, remembering it that way.
"It seems to be a longbow."
"It is indeed a rather cool-looking longbow," Hoshimi Aya said, then opened the box, revealing a longbow with a red and black color scheme.
It also came with a complimentary quiver of arrows and an instruction manual.
"It looks nice."
"It matches Aya's look very well," Zhe praised, even he was a little fond of it, but unfortunately, he couldn't use it.
Of course, borrowing it for a couple of days to play with would certainly be fine.
"Mm, but this seems to be a retractable model," Ling looked at the instruction manual.
Hoshimi Aya also followed along, reading the manual.
"This weapon looks quite valuable!"
"It seems your father spared no expense to please you, Aya," Zhe mused. Weapons that are easy to carry around are usually not cheap.
"Indeed, all these items seem to be a set," saying this, Ling took everything out of the box.
Following the instructions, the longbow was adjusted into a long, square box.
It was attached to the accompanying belt, and the quiver of arrows was hung onto it as well.
Finally, Ling fastened it around Hoshimi Aya's waist.
"How is it?!"
"It looks really good!" Ling looked at the equipment hanging at Hoshimi Aya's waist.
"Indeed. Aya, how do you feel? Is it a burden?" Zhe inquired.
"It's okay, not very heavy, but I don't know how to use a bow and arrow," Hoshimi Aya looked at the equipment hanging at her waist, then took the box down, and it sprang open into a longbow.
Zhe, Ling:???
"Aya, if you don't know how to use it, why did you pick it?"
"I remember one of the three pictures was a long saber, right?"
"Since that's the case, why didn't you choose that weapon?" Ling was puzzled.
She had assumed Hoshimi Aya chose this to supplement other types of weapons.
"This weapon looks better," she replied.
"Besides, I already have Nine-Tails, so I don't need another saber."
"Having Nine-Tails is enough," Hoshimi Aya shook her head. Even though she didn't know how to use it, she could practice.
Moreover, having one more weapon wouldn't hurt. If she had chosen the long saber, the only result would be letting it gather dust in storage.
It was better to choose this one, and it felt convenient to carry.
She thought she might even be able to take it to The Hollow with her.
"Alright, whatever you like,"
"But since you don't know how to use it, let's find some time to practice," Ling suggested.
Otherwise, if it just sits there collecting dust, it would be a huge waste.
After all, neither she nor her brother needed it; only Aya could use it.
If Aya didn't use it, this exquisite longbow would only end up gathering dust at home.
And this bow and arrow looked quite valuable. Since it was from the Hoshimi Family Head, it certainly wasn't cheap.
At a bare minimum, it would start at a hundred thousand currency, or perhaps a million currency.
"I know, I will take time to practice a bit," Hoshimi Aya replied.
"But I need a target to aim at."
"I'll go ask Uncle Goen later if he has one," Hoshimi Aya thought.
The other two nodded in agreement with her statement.
Suddenly, Hoshimi Aya's phone chimed. Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya put away the bow and arrow and took out her phone.
Soichiro: [Aya, how is it? Do you like this bow and arrow?]
Aya: [Mm, I like it very much, thank you.]
[But can I ask the price of this weapon?]
Soichiro: [Aya, a weapon is but a drop in the bucket for the Hoshimi Family.]
[As long as you like it, I can buy you as many as you want.]
[After all, you are also a member of our family.]
Aya: [...]
[Mm, I understand.]
[I have some things to attend to over here, so I'll go now.]
[You should also pay attention to your daily rest and don't overwork yourself.]
After saying that, Aya turned off her phone.
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