Chapter 174 Fighting Landlords
"Maybe it's because you're here."
Columbia didn't open her eyes, but had the same smile as usual on her face.
"Is this a new friend? Would you like to sit down and have some tea?"
After answering Liu Bai's words, Columbia's attention fell on Nashida beside Liu Bai.
In response to Columbia's invitation, Nashida nodded slightly.
This was the second time Nashida saw Columbia. She always felt that Columbia's aura was strange, but she couldn't recognize it.
"Come with me."
Columbia said something to Liu Bai, then turned and walked into the house.
Liu Bai hurriedly pulled Nashida to follow, and soon they arrived at the tea room in Columbia's residence.
In the simple and elegant tea room, there was a table next to it that made Nashida take a few more glances.
There was a deck of mahjong tiles and a stack of playing cards on the table.
Liu Bai had asked her to do these things last time on the boat from Zhidong to Fontaine. At that time, he also called the Linni brothers and sisters to join in the fun.
"Thinking carefully, after Xiaobai was beaten to the winter, it seems that Columbia picked him up..."
Nashida muttered to herself.
Ever since she and Liu Bai had completely confirmed their relationship, she began to unconsciously care about the women who had come into contact with Liu Bai.
Maybe it's due to the inherent possessiveness of life...
"Thank you, little pigeon. But instead of tea, I brought back some specialties from Fontaine this time!"
"Please take a look at this specially made nutritious milkshake that has received rave reviews in Fontaine!"
After Columbia made tea for them, Liu Bai suddenly raised a finger and said something, then took out a bottle of milkshake and introduced it to Columbia.
Then Liu Bai placed the milkshake in front of Columbia, took his hand back and pretended to drink tea, but his attention was all on Columbia, and he didn't even notice that his fingers were scalded by the tea.
"Milkshake... is this a gift? Thank you anyway."
Columbia picked up the milkshake on the table, muttered something, and then said to Liu Bai.
Then, under Liu Bai's expectant gaze, she held the straw and took a sip.
"..."
The small wings behind Columbia's head, which might have been a headdress, suddenly drooped down.
Then Columbia put down the milkshake and stood up. A mysterious aura emanated from her and her clothes fluttered in the wind, giving people an inexplicable feeling of great pressure.
Liu Bai had always had the impression that Columbia was very strong.
The reason for this impression is that although she is usually easy to get along with, if Liu Bai is too naughty in front of her, she will really beat him up, and she will beat him on the butt.
Thinking of this, Liu Bai subconsciously moved towards Nashida for protection. Nashida also nervously raised her hands to block Liu Bai, and even put her cat tail on Liu Bai's back.
"…Forget it. You are more in number. I will let you go this time."
Noticing that Nashida was protecting Liu Bai nervously, Columbia sat back down as if nothing had happened.
Nashida then breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Liu Bai with some resentment.
"Do you still have this milkshake? Give me another one."
Picking up the milkshake she had taken a sip of, Columbia asked Liu Bai.
"……Have!"
Although he didn't know what Columbia wanted to do, Liu Bai was worried that there were too many of these things and he might not be able to deliver them all, so he quickly took out another bottle and handed it to Columbia.
"Well, the lady will probably like it."
Columbia nodded and picked up the milkshake on the table. The little wings behind her head flapped twice unconsciously.
She always has a smile on her face and her expression rarely changes. Her emotions are basically expressed through the little wings behind her head.
"She's here too? How about asking her to come over and play mahjong?"
Liu Bai subconsciously suggested to Columbia.
"She can't come. She has already left. I don't know if she is going to Mondstadt or Inazuma."
Columbia explained, shaking her head slightly.
"That's a shame, why don't we play Landlord?"
Liu Bai said this regretfully, then turned around to look at the playing cards on the table nearby and proposed again.
"Come here, girl. I'll teach you how to play."
"Okay."
"..."
Columbia looked at the two people running over, so she had to get up and follow them, and sat down next to the mahjong table.
The rules of Landlord are very simple. With Nashida’s comprehension ability, she understood them after just one explanation, so the game started quickly.
"My lord, report the order."
Columbia put down the Joker card and announced that she only had one card left.
"bomb!"
Liu Bai threw down four bombs with the number 4 without hesitation.
"...?"
Columbia paused and turned to Liu Bai, who was also a "farmer", seeming a little confused.
Faced with Columbia's confusion, Liu Bai quickly played a three-with-one move.
Then Nashida also followed with three and one, and the landlord Nashida won.
"..."
Looking at the 3 in his hand, Columbia fell into deep thought.
Because Liu Bai doesn't know how to calculate the multipliers, their rule is to set a fixed price for each plate.
Columbia had no choice but to pay 100,000 Mora to the winner Nashida.
Nashida took the 100,000 Mora and handed it to Liu Bai, and then Liu Bai paid the Mora to Nashida.
"?"
Columbia finally understood that these two people were here to make money from her.
Although Columbia had no idea about Mora, she still wanted to drive these two away...
But soon Columbia thought of a way to deal with it. She began to actively let Nashida win cards, and win against Liu Bai, and learned Liu Bai's method to deal with Liu Bai.
Gradually, she and Nashida stood on the same front, and Liu Bai became the one who lost money.
"..."
This went on until the evening. Liu Bai, who had lost more than he won, realized that it was getting late, so he quickly took Nashida, who had made a fortune, and said goodbye.
"By the way, little pigeon, do you know how pigeons call?"
When Liu Bai walked to the door with Nashida, he suddenly thought of something and turned back to ask Columbia.
"What's your name?"
Columbia did not answer, but asked back.
"Of course it's Gugu, come and repeat after me, Song Gugu~"
"Gu..."
Columbia muttered subconsciously.
"Yes~"
Liu Bai immediately snapped his fingers.
Although the skill description refers to "beast-eared girls", in fact, the animal ears are not the focus, but the animal characteristics, so some beastmen whose ears are not very special are also included.
As Liu Bai snapped his fingers, a pair of dove wings that were almost pure white but had some black lines spread out behind Columbia, like an angel.
"wing……"
Columbia felt the wings she had grown and learned to control them with almost no practice. She folded her wings in front of her and gently stroked her wings with her hands.
When she shifted her attention away from the wings, she discovered that Liu Bai had already run away with Nashida.
Suddenly, Columbia felt something again. She raised her hand and touched her face, and found that the hollow eye mask on her face had disappeared again.
"..."
Columbia decided to find a night in the next few days to push Liu Bai into the snow and suffocate him to death.
……