If their lady was interested, what could they, as secretaries, do?
Of course they had to forgive her— ah no, of course they had to accompany her!
So Baiwen, Baishi, and Baixiao exchanged glances and all stood behind Ningguang,
waiting quietly while also curiously observing.
They really wanted to see what kind of game it was that could make Lady Ningguang so obsessed.
"If playing cards ever becomes popular, Ningguang might end up becoming the first-ever God of Gambling."
Seeing Ningguang completely absorbed in the game Han Feng couldn't help but laugh inwardly.
At this moment, two familiar customers walked into the shop.
They were Lisa and Barbara, just arrived from the Knights of Favonius headquarters.
After leaving the Grand Master's office, Lisa had gone straight to find Barbara.
It had taken quite a bit of effort before she finally dragged her out.
"Boss Han, long time no see~"
Lisa greeted him with a lazy, teasing smile.
Barbara, however, followed behind her, clearly too embarrassed to meet Boss Han's eyes—
obviously still because of what happened last night.
"You're here already—does that mean your medicine research succeeded?"
Han Feng looked a little surprised.
Jean had told him about it before, but it had only been a few days!
Had she really digested all that material already?
"As expected of Boss Han. I hadn't even said anything, and you guessed it."
Lisa smiled, then took a black pill out from her clothes.
"Due to the lack of proper equipment, the success rate was extremely low.
Only this single pill was produced."
"I'd like Boss Han to help check what effect it actually has."
She handed the pill to Han Feng, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Let me take a look."
Han Feng picked up the black pill and examined it carefully.
From the outside, it looked completely ordinary— nothing special at all.
But he absolutely didn't believe that something researched by a genius witch could be so mundane.
With that thought, he silently gave an order to the system.
"System, analyze the effects of this pill."'
[Analyzing…]
[Analysis Result: After ingestion, the user's body will shrink to a child's state. However, there is a certain probability that the condition will become permanent.]
"So it seems the medicine was successfully developed."
Han Feng nodded thoughtfully.
Compared to the APTX4869 in the manga, this version had no lethal danger at all.
In the original story, aside from Shinichi Kudo, Shiho Miyano, Vermouth, and Mary Akai,
every known test subject had died.
But the pill Lisa developed was almost perfect.
No danger whatsoever upon ingestion.
The only thing worth careful consideration was that small probability.
"Permanent, huh…"
Han Feng smacked his lips.
In the original version, although the user remained a child for a long time, from The Stranger in Ten Years, it was implied that growing up again was possible.
But this pill had a chance of keeping the user a child forever.
That would truly make someone a lifelong elementary schooler…
"Well? How is it, Boss Han?"
Seeing Han Feng deep in thought, Lisa grew a bit nervous.
Had it failed?
But if it had failed, Boss Han should have said so immediately.
"The medicine is very successful. There's no danger at all."
Han Feng smiled.
Before Lisa could celebrate, he added:
"However, after taking it, there's a certain chance the user will shrink permanently and never grow up again."
"There's a chance of becoming permanently small… then it's still not good enough."
Lisa shook her head and sighed.
She was a perfectionist.
Even if it was only a probability, to her, that still counted as failure.
What use was a medicine that prevented growth forever?
Not everyone wanted to stay a child for life.
Even little Klee would grow up someday.
"It doesn't need to be that perfect.
Compared to its powerful effects, this minor flaw is basically negligible."
Han Feng smiled and handed the pill back.
When life and death were on the line, most people wouldn't care about such details.
So what if you turned into a child?
"That's true… then I'll keep it for now."
Lisa nodded, persuaded.
It might have other uses later.
After putting the pill away, Lisa took out a bag of Mora, leaned forward against the counter, and asked with interest:
"Boss Han, what was the name of the manga Barbara read last night?"
Before Han Feng could respond, Barbara couldn't hold back anymore.
Blushing furiously, she tugged on Lisa's sleeve and whispered:
"Lisa, that manga is dangerous! I already told you!"
"Hearing about clothes exploding everywhere makes me curious."
Lisa patted Barbara's hand reassuringly.
"Relax, my little cutie.
I just won't eat any of the reward food."
"If you want to read it, it's on that shelf over there.
The manga is called "Food Wars!"."
Han Feng pointed in the direction.
After thinking for a moment, he added kindly:
"It's better to read that manga in a private room.
If you get food rewards, you can use them there too."
"Just pick any empty room on the second floor."
"Then thank you very much, Boss Han!"
Lisa's eyes lit up as she gracefully walked over to the shelves to grab the manga.
That manga was rather special.
Having privacy and no interruptions would definitely be better.
Soon, only Barbara remained at the counter.
Noticing Boss Han's gaze, her face turned red again.
"I… I'm going to read manga too."
She put down a bag of Mora and hurried toward the shelves.
"What exactly happened to her last night?"
Han Feng felt a little curious.
Even after what happened in the shop last night, she hadn't been this shy.
Could something else have happened after she returned to the Knights?
Thinking of the imitation beef she had taken back, a guess formed in his mind.
"She couldn't be that unlucky… right?"
Imagining Barbara eating that food and getting caught by Jean, Han Feng's expression turned strange.
But that explanation actually made perfect sense.
Barbara, unaware that Boss Han had already guessed the truth, stood in front of the shelves now.
Looking at the wall full of manga, she felt a headache coming on.
She had no idea which one to choose.
"Huh? It looks like there are quite a few new manga?"
Seeing some titles she hadn't noticed before, Barbara grew curious.
"Miss Barbara, I recommend "Your Lie in April"."
Lumine, standing nearby, turned her head and spoke.
"This one?"
Barbara pulled out Your Lie in April and gestured toward Lumine.
"Mhm! Boss Han strongly recommended it.
It's extremely healing and super good!"
"Paimon and I were so happy after finishing it!"
Lumine—
no, Scumbag Lumine—said this with a completely straight face as she shamelessly misled her.
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