"It's nothing. I must have made a mistake about the letter. I brought a companion with me this time."

Xu Milu felt a slight unease.

The worst-case scenario has occurred.

Previously, in order to verify her suspicions, she sent a letter to Lola through the Aoki Trading Company, mentioning that she might have discovered the existence of dark cuisine.

Lola is a member of the Food Society, so if she reacted so calmly to the letter, there's only one possibility: her message was intentionally intercepted.

First, they leaked her movements to outsiders, and then they secretly withheld her letters. Sure enough, there were problems within the Aoki Trading Company.

It's unclear whether it was Aoki's doing or if there was a traitor within the organization.

...

"companion?"

Lola then noticed Nian Fengran and Jiang Wenyan, who hadn't spoken until now, and a hint of curiosity appeared on her face:

"They have black hair and black eyes, just like you. I've wanted to ask them for a long time, what race are you? Half-elf? Half-demon? Or half-giant?"

Because of the language barrier, all Nian Fengran and Jiang Wenyan could hear was Xu Milu and Lola babbling a long string of words they couldn't understand. When Lola suddenly approached, both of them took a step back in unison.

—Subconsciously.

The elf's long ears were a light pinkish-white, her silver hair reflected the moonlight, and her features were exquisitely sculpted—and when she blinked at people, that strange, inhuman feeling became even stronger.

It is said that "those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts," but the Chinese people have always been a very friendly people. However, when they actually came into close contact with a second race other than humans, the two of them were still a little uncomfortable.

"Don't scare them, they don't understand official language. I brought them here to participate in the Oroq flower parade. Speaking of which, is there anything new to share in Oroq?"

Xu Milu changed the subject.