"You, what are you talking about? When did I take a book?!"
Unexpectedly, the man still refused to admit it and intended to escape.
Unfortunately, there was no possibility of escape in front of Alhaitham. Alhaitham just used a little force, and the man felt an immense pain in his shoulder.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"
He knew there was no way to pretend anymore, so he immediately pulled out the book from his arms.
"Is this finally enough?!"
After the man took out the book, he planned to run away just like that, but Alhaitham pulled him to the front desk.
Under Alhaitham's "kind persuasion," the man offered a sincere apology to Nahida.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have secretly taken the book. I am guilty, please forgive me!"
Nahida, as gentle as ever, softly said, "It's fine this time. Please don't do it again next time."
"Thank you, thank you!"
Having received forgiveness, the man rushed out the door.
"Damn it, I knew something was wrong with so many books going missing this month! It was because of this guy!"
After seeing this scene, the librarian asked Nahida, "Nahida, is this your friend?"
"Yes, he is my friend."
"Then thank your friend very much. Ever since you came to my library, my library has been reborn!"
The librarian was in tears, incredibly grateful.
Others who witnessed this scene felt a sense of emotion.
Nahida didn't want to earn too much money, but she demonstrated her own value.
It's not an easy feat to help a library become so excellent.
The second day passed just like that. Some people's lives got better, while others' got worse.
If things continued this way, those who couldn't turn their lives around would probably never get the chance.
Time continued until the fourth day, and the exciting part began.
Venti was no longer singing on the streets but was hired as a guest singer by a very famous bar. Every night, the bar was packed.
The most important thing was that he could drink while singing, fulfilling his beautiful wish.
In the eyes of others, Venti wasn't there to survive at all.
He was there to enjoy a good life and indulge himself.
As for Zhongli, there weren't many changes. Besides drinking tea and teaching others to play chess every day, he didn't have much else to do.
This feeling was very much like retirement life, like the days of an old professor after retirement.
These two people's lives were more comfortable than the last. Now, let's talk about Nahida.
Besides working in the library, she would sometimes go out for a stroll after work to experience the local culture.
If the previous two lived a life of abundance, Nahida's life was more like that of an ordinary person on Blue Star.
Then there was the destitute duo.
Ei's five hundred dollars hadn't been spent at all. She sat motionless in the park every day.
It was just a bit hard on Kujou Sara, who had to come every day to act as a bodyguard.
And then there was our most pitiful Furina.
As for how pitiful she was, it could only be said that Navia and the others could no longer look at her directly.
Because Furina was truly too miserable, not a single penny of her money was left.
She was shivering on the street, and she had become much thinner.
"Oh my goodness, if this continues, Furina will really starve to death!"
Lyney couldn't bear to watch and wanted to bring her some food.
Fortunately, the rules didn't restrict receiving food from others, otherwise, Furina would definitely starve to death.
"Let me go."
Neuvillette took the bread Lyney had prepared and walked towards Furina.
Furina sat on the steps, still muttering to herself sadly.
"What should I do? Am I just going to be like this? It shouldn't be, absolutely not!"
Furina cried until her tears ran dry, remembering the large bed in Xavier's house, which she missed dearly.
"Furina, are you just going to be so dejected? I remember you're not that kind of person."
Neuvillette came in front of Furina, and Furina froze for a moment.
Taking the bread Neuvillette gave her, Furina ate it in small bites, not devouring it greedily.
"What else can I do? I'm not like Venti, who can sing for money, nor am I as talented as Zhongli."
"Nahida is so smart, I certainly can't compare to him."
"As for Ei, she's a god after all. Even if she can't do anything, at least she won't starve to death!"
Neuvillette sat beside Furina and asked, "Perhaps you also have your own specialties that you can utilize on Blue Star, you just haven't realized it yet."
Furina stroked her cheek and said, "My only specialty should be being good-looking…"
"In 500 years, I think you possess more than just beauty. As long as you can recognize yourself, I believe you will be more outstanding than anyone else."
After leaving this sentence, Neuvillette stood up and left, soon disappearing into the crowd.
Furina gnawed on the bread, recalling what Neuvillette had said.
"Recognize myself, and my specialties…"
Furina murmured to herself, and soon she thought of something.
"That's right, I, Furina, have more than just beauty! I can also perform opera, and I can dance!"
Furina seemed to know what she was going to do next, shaking off her previous decadent.
After finishing the bread Neuvillette had given her, Furina slowly stood up and walked to the center of the street.
She danced gracefully under the bewildered gazes of passersby.
As an extremely excellent opera and dance performer, Furina's dance skills were undoubtedly incredibly powerful.
Even a small, casual movement contained hundreds of years of accumulation.
In just half a minute, Furina attracted the attention of many people.
"What kind of dance is this? How come I've never seen it before?"
"Yes, it's so graceful, like it's telling a story."
"Although I don't understand dance, this kind of impact that touches the soul makes people feel like crying!"
Whether it's song or dance, they are both arts that can touch people's hearts.
Furina displayed her dance moves to her heart's content on the street.
As time went on, more and more people gathered to watch, and snowflakes even began to fall slowly from the sky.
Looking up at the sky, Xavier sighed, "I can't believe so much time has passed. Autumn is over, and winter has arrived…"
Furina's dance seemed to have a magical power, making people unable to take their eyes off her once they saw it.
And the snowflakes in the sky were getting bigger and bigger.
When the wind and snow covered the entire city, Furina's singing also began to resound, echoing through the streets.
The moment she opened her mouth, it was as if countless snowflakes also fluttered along with her voice.
Her soul-stirring singing moved the onlookers to tears.
Seeing this scene, the people of Fontaine were completely stunned.
They had originally thought that Furina, after all this time, would eventually fail, but they never expected such powerful appeal.
After a dance performance, the onlookers applauded enthusiastically.
"Beautiful, truly beautiful!"
Many people had tears in their eyes. Although they didn't know why, it just made them want to cry.
"Hello, we are from the Opera and Dance Academy. May I ask if you are interested in participating in our special invited performance this time?!"
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out from the crowd and handed over his business card.
The surrounding audience glanced at it and exclaimed, "I know this opera house, it's famous nationwide! To be invited to perform in such a place, you must be a top-tier performer!"
Furina excitedly took the other party's business card. She probably never expected to be able to make such a comeback.
Over the next two days, Furina gave a farewell-like performance at the opera house.
In just two short days, Furina had already gained strong popularity. Both online and professional critics gave her extremely high praise.
Some even recorded videos and analyzed them frame by frame.
Analyzing why this opera and dance performer could make every movement so perfect.
Possessing a strong sense of power, while also having a softness that surpassed everyone else.
In this field, it is highly probable that no one can surpass her.
And in these two short days, Furina earned over 1 million through ticket sales and other revenue sharing!
Perhaps money is not the only criterion for judgment, but money is clearly the basic guarantee of material well-being.
On the day the competition ended, Furina had already become the first place among the five people.
The day after the competition ended, everyone appeared at Xavier's house again.
"Xavier, quickly, tell us who the champion is! Hurry, hurry!"
Furina was impatient to have Xavier announce the champion, as if she wanted everyone to know.
Xavier shook his head helplessly and then said, "Alright, based on our comprehensive voting, the champion is Furina."
"Wow, Furina is too amazing! She actually won the championship. I thought I had worked hard enough."
Although Venti didn't win first place, he gave Furina his heartfelt blessings, and at the same time, he let out a burp.
He didn't care at all who won first place. Being able to drink so happily, he was already satisfied.
"Mr. Xavier, can we not have such competitions in the future…?"
Kujou Sara came in front of Xavier and sighed.
Xavier turned to look at Ei. The reason she looked unchanged was because of Kujou Sara's meticulous care.
Wherever it was dirty, she would wipe it; wherever something was wrong, Kujou Sara would immediately adjust it.
With this full-time nanny taking care of her, even living in the park, Ei didn't fare too badly.
"I never thought that each of you would be able to live so well. It truly exceeded my expectations," Xavier said with a click of his tongue.
Of course, if one had to talk about relying on one's personal abilities, Ei would have to be excluded.
But Xavier also thought of another possibility.
That is, relying on Ei's own characteristics, she might be able to work as a bodyguard for wealthy people.
With one punch, even without using any abilities, it's estimated that no one could withstand it.
"Alright, alright, I'm going to make a wish!"
Furina was impatient to get first place; she had to make this wish.
Xavier spread his hands and said, "Even if you don't say it, I know you want to eat lots and lots of desserts, and you also hope I can buy a dessert shop specifically to serve you, right?!"
After being exposed, Furina was a little embarrassed: "Oh, why say it so directly? But that's pretty much what I meant!"
"Don't worry, I've already prepared it for you. Let's go."
Xavier seemed to have known her thoughts long ago, so he got on his motorcycle and took Furina to a street.
Although it wasn't very prosperous here, it could be considered lively.
A very conspicuous dessert shop was located by the roadside, and there were flowers on both sides of the shop, indicating that it had just opened recently.
The dessert shop had two floors: the lower floor sold desserts, and the upper floor was for resting.
"Hello, boss!"
When Xavier entered, the three employees immediately greeted him.
"Ahem, from now on, I am no longer the boss of this shop. He is your boss!"
Furina didn't care who the real boss of the shop was; instead, her gaze was fixed on the desserts.
Her saliva flowed down the corner of her mouth.
"Wow, so many desserts I love to eat!"
She suddenly turned her head and asked Xavier, "Oh, by the way, Xavier, you didn't buy this shop a long time ago, did you?"
From a time perspective, if Xavier had decided on this shop yesterday, it shouldn't have opened so early.
Xavier took a sip of juice and said, "Because I bought it on the first day of the competition."
Furina's eyes widened, and she said with great emotion, "Wuwuwu, Xavier, you're so good! You must have known I would win the championship, so you bought it early. It turns out you're the one who believed in me the most!"
"Hahaha, that's right, I've always believed in you…"
Xavier smiled very modestly.
In reality, Xavier didn't think that way.
Because after seeing Furina's miserable life on the first day, Xavier felt a little regretful.
Why did he have to make Furina participate in this competition? Wasn't this tormenting her?
So, out of guilt, Xavier bought the shop in advance.
In other words, if Furina could win first place, then this shop would be the reward.
But if Furina didn't win first place, this shop would be used to comfort her.
The competition had now completely ended, and Xavier posted his daily records on his account.
Since the task was over, everything returned to normal.
In the eyes of netizens, all these videos were about the daily survival of the five gods.
Netizens also exclaimed that Xavier had a big imagination to play such a competition.
This also made them look forward to Xavier's next game even more!
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