The meeting ended in a somewhat melancholy atmosphere.

Black Rabbit and Leticia both looked a little listless, and Ren was also worried. But this was a problem they needed to solve themselves, so Fang Zheng didn't think about it anymore and went straight back to his villa.

However, just as Fang Zheng was about to push the door open, a scream suddenly came from inside.

"What the hell is this!!!"

As the voices were heard, the heavy door was pushed open with a bang, and then Fang Zheng saw Shokuhou Misaki rushing out and bumping into him.

"Woooooa ...

Fang Zheng didn't react, but Shokuhou Misaki was startled when she bumped into him.

“What’s wrong with you, Shokuhou? It’s not like you to scream so loudly…”

However, before he could finish his words, Fang Zheng's attention was attracted by something else.

"What's this?"

That's right, Shokuhou Misaki looked normal on the surface, but on her head, there were two things that looked like horns. If you looked closely, you would find a cow's tail swinging back and forth behind her skirt...

"Ah, wait, Shokuhou!"

At this moment, Maple and Sally also ran out in a hurry. When they saw Fang Zheng, they couldn't help but stop and stuck out their tongues.

"Ah, Mr. Fang Zheng..."

"…Let's go back first."

Looking at Shokuhou Misaki who was crying with her head in her hands, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly, then led everyone back.

"So this is the first crime scene, right?"

Looking at the living room filled with all kinds of snacks and small props, Fang Zheng asked speechlessly. Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Maple puffed up her cheeks in protest.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, you are going too far. This is not a crime scene!"

"Ah...it's not a big deal..."

At this moment Sally also hurried out to explain.

"Maple and I were actually sorting out the snacks and gadgets we bought at the Underwood festival, and then Shokuhou-san came and we invited her to taste some. But we didn't expect that this thing would grow on her head right after she finished eating..."

“Let me die!!”

At this moment, Shokuhou Misaki really looked like she was about to die.

"If that muscle girl saw this, I'd rather die. I know what she would say without having to guess. It's nothing more than 'You've finally turned into a cow' or 'Your breasts are so big, they fit the horns on your head perfectly'... If she said that, I'd rather die!"

No, no, no, I don't think Misaka Mikoto would say that, but Kuroko might say the same - but when it comes to things related to Shokuhou Misaki, it's hard to say.

"But we obviously ate the same thing, why don't we have any reaction..."

"let me see."

Fang Zheng took the snack package that Sally handed over.

"Minotaur beef jerky?"

"Well, it was sold to us by a very spirited Minotaur uncle."

What the hell is a minotaur selling beef jerky... Never mind, that's not the point. Um... "After eating it, there is a very low chance of gaining the blessing of the sacred bull"...

"You're lucky."

"This is just terrible, okay?!"

Although Shokuhou Misaki looked ashamed and angry, Fang Zheng looked at her personal information and found that after the divine bull's protection, all of Shokuhou Misaki's personal values ​​had been improved. Originally, except for her mental strength, all of her values ​​were at the lowest E level, but now they have all been upgraded to D, and her endurance has even been upgraded to C.

"Congratulations, you can now run a marathon without getting red in the face or out of breath."

“I don’t want this kind of protection!!!”

"Don't worry, this is also time-limited. As long as you endure for three days, everything will be fine."

"…Okay, three days is fine."

After hearing Fang Zheng's comfort, Shokuhou Misaki was able to regain her composure. This was mainly because it was obviously impossible for her to go back and meet Misaka Mikoto within three days, so she was able to accept it. Originally, Shokuhou Misaki thought that this damn thing was permanent, but now after hearing that it was only a temporary protection, she was relieved.

"But you should really improve your abilities."

Fang Zheng shook his head, put down the dried meat in his hand that he thought it would be better not to delve into, and looked at Shokuhou Misaki.

"The Little Garden is a mysterious world. It's normal for anything to happen. Your body is weaker than that of an ordinary person. If you don't find a way to strengthen yourself, you'll be in trouble if something goes wrong."

"I know that, but it's really hard to find a gift that suits your taste."

Shokuhou Misaki pouted her lips and looked depressed. You really can't tell that she is so particular about this.

"And I don't plan to fight like that muscular girl, but if I stay behind, good gifts are very expensive, and I can't afford the equivalent participation fee. Ordinary gift competitions are one-on-one in the end, and it's hard for me to win."

Having said that, Shokuhou Misaki let out another long sigh. Her ability was indeed quite useful, but once she was restricted, she would be doomed immediately.

Hearing this, Maple clapped her hands suddenly as if she had thought of something.

"Then why not let Miss Leticia give Miss Shokuhou the gift of the demon clan? As long as she becomes a vampire, it should be fine."

"Eh? Wait, if I become a vampire, I can eat as much sweets as I want?"

"No more sun exposure."

Seeing that Shokuhou Misaki was actually moved, Fang Zheng quickly reminded her silently, and Shokuhou Misaki immediately frowned.

"But isn't Miss Leticia able to live in the sun?"

"That's because the curtain of the small garden is specially designed for vampires. If you invite her to visit our world, she will definitely not dare to step out of the door."

“Woo…”

After hearing this, Shokuhou Misaki began to hesitate. Although she didn't exercise much, she had never thought of becoming a vampire who stayed at home for thousands of years.

It's so tragic that Sophie had to write a suicide note just to go to a comic convention.

But it is true that, perhaps out of her confrontation with Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki is quite resistant to taking action on the front line. She doesn't seem to want others to see her as a violent woman who makes a living with her body. But in the rear, she can't seem to find anything she can do. After all, Shokuhou Misaki has always considered herself a brainy person, and she is unwilling to do such violent things as fighting and killing.

"In short, you should get some self-protection gifts first, whether it's equipment or magic, it's better than your current state - to be honest, the current state is just like walking naked on the street, anything can kill you."

“Woo…”

Hearing this, Shokuhou Misaki glared at Fang Zheng unhappily.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, your words are too hurtful. I am still a girl."

"If you don't work harder, this will no longer be a metaphor, but a fact. Now that you have the blessing of this bull, go find some interesting gift games to play."

"Okay... I'll try."

Although Shokuhou Misaki looked very unhappy, she still nodded and left the living room in frustration. Fang Zheng also returned to his room and began to think about the next battle plan. In this way, it was not until the evening that he was called to the restaurant by Homura Akemi to eat.

“Shokuhou hasn’t come back yet?”

Glancing at the empty seat, Fang Zheng asked curiously, and Maple nodded.

"Yeah, but it should be okay."

"I hope everything is fine...Okay, let's eat."

Fang Zheng didn't feel that Shokuhou Misaki was in any danger, so he put these trivial matters aside for the time being, sat at the table and started eating.

“Bang!!”

Just when everyone was halfway through their meal, the door outside suddenly opened, and Shokuhou Misaki came back panting, carrying a sack almost as big as her.

“I, I’m back…!”

"Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Shokuhou. What is that?"

Hearing Kuroyukihime's question, Shokuhou Misaki's expression became a little depressed, and then she lowered her head helplessly.

"My prize for participating in the Gifting Contest."

"Hey? Miss Shokuhou, did you win?"

At this moment, the others stopped eating and gathered around, looking at the sack curiously, while Shokuhou Misaki became even more depressed.

"That's about right, but this thing...ah, I don't know how to put it."

As she spoke, Shokuhou Misaki opened the sack, and everyone looked inside out of curiosity, then suddenly screamed.

"What's this?"

"robot?"

"Girls??"

"Huh? What the hell?"

Seeing the girls' surprised looks, Fang Zheng put down his bowl and chopsticks, walked forward, and then stuck his head out to look at the sack.

Inside the sack was a girl who looked to be in her teens, but she was not a human. On the contrary, from the gaps in the girl's body and the machinery exposed in the damaged parts, it could be seen that she was obviously a robot.

but……

“How miserable.”

"This... the child won't be broken."

It is no wonder that the girls would have such thoughts, because the limbs of this girl robot were almost blown to pieces, and even the main body was full of holes. The mechanical wings behind it were even more tattered, and it looked like the remains of a body that had been bombarded by artillery fire.

"Ah, she still has the ring on her left hand."

Kasukabe Yō focused on another point, which immediately sparked another discussion among the girls.

"Hey? Can robots get married?"

"But why is this a prize?"

"Because the organizers said that this was a man-made creation that they accidentally discovered and drifted here from the outside world... I didn't expect it to be so badly damaged... I originally thought that robots could be used as bodyguards..."

Speaking of this, Shokuhou Misaki was also dejected. She had signed up for the Gift Tournament because she heard that the prize was a "strange mechanical human". After all, for Shokuhou Misaki, the people in the little garden might not know what this thing was, but she could guess that it was most likely a robot.

Originally, Shokuhou Misaki thought it would be a complete one, but...

"Mr. Fang Zheng, could you please fix it?"

"It's broken so badly..."

Fang Zheng carefully looked at the robot girl in the sack and nodded.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Then he spoke.