Fly Restaurant 19 (Finale)

"Why? What is going on?" Su Man frowned.

The light screen lagged again, and only after a long moment did it provide a response.

[I apologize, but other Sovereignty Systems have raised an objection.]

At the end of the subtitle, there was even a fierce-looking emoji. Su Man did not quite understand, and she was in a foul mood.

"What do you mean by 'raised an objection'? Haven't I already completed the mission?"

The light screen stammered as it explained, [Originally, there was a Sovereignty player who was supposed to compete with you for that special territory, but something came up at the last minute and he couldn't participate. So, I managed to secure that special territory for you.]

The gist of it was that the player hadn't participated, but after hearing that Su Man had cleared the dungeon, he was now displeased. He wanted to start over, claiming he would clear the dungeon himself and even offered a higher price for the shop than the 150,000 coins.

"Is that even allowed? Do you have no credibility at all?" Su Man was truly, deeply unhappy. The thing she hated most was a lack of integrity in transactions.

[It is usually not like this, but that Sovereignty player is somewhat special.] Although the light screen lacked volume, it somehow gave off a sneaky vibe. [That player has quite a bit of money and has already made a name for himself in the Horror Realm.]

[Everyone says he might be the next King.]

Still, since it was her own light screen, it sided with Su Man. [However, I think you, player, are the most likely to become the King.]

Become the King? She couldn't even collect her current mission reward!

"Isn't there any other way?" Su Man was genuinely furious. She had put so much effort into managing that dungeon. Every single detail in the shop, every rule she established—she had done it all herself! If she had known it would end this way, she wouldn't have bothered putting in the work.

The light screen flickered, seemingly wanting to speak, but Su Man received another message. She cut the light screen off, telling it to pause. The light screen, already feeling guilty, naturally didn't dare to say more.

The information Su Man received did not come from anyone else, but from the Mirror Horror she had left behind in the shop. The Mirror Horror informed her that another acting manager had arrived.

"Do you know what that acting manager is called?"

"I vaguely heard the attendant he brought with him call him Boss Duan."

The surname Duan? Su Man felt as if certain things were starting to connect.

She stared at the light screen expressionlessly. "Do you know the name of the player who wants to snatch my things?"

Before the light screen could flicker, she added, "Don't you dare tell me you don't know."

[...I can find that out. Duan Jing.]

[Don't go around telling people I told you. If that lousy Sovereignty System hadn't messed things up, I wouldn't be leaking someone else's privacy.]

It all added up. Su Man could no longer hear a word the light screen was saying. She asked, "Does that person have a private territory as well?"

"Send me to his private territory. I'm going to give him a surprise."

[What kind of surprise? You can't just mess around!]

"He was the first one to make a move against me." Su Man now associated the two intruders Sun Li had mentioned at her villa with Duan Jing. "The two people from before must have been sent by them! You didn't keep a good watch on my villa; you're responsible too!"

The light screen would surely have balked at just those two sentences, so Su Man went straight for its heart. "Do you want to live this pathetically? Other systems don't even take you seriously! Look at me, your player—all my hard work has been hijacked by someone else!"

"Don't tell me you haven't received the news yet that Duan Jing has gone to that fast-food shop!"

In just a few short sentences, the sense of being a loser was palpable; the light screen felt its virtual fists tightening.

[Who told you to be the latecomer... Sigh, forget it. I’m not one to be bullied, either. Get ready. I’ll send you over in a moment, but you must be careful. Don't die; other people's territories aren't easy to enter.]

The light screen was ready to go all out; if it couldn't win the prize, it would at least vent its frustration.

While the light screen prepared to transport her, Su Man didn't stay idle. She communicated with the Mirror Horror left behind, telling it not to show its face and get caught by Duan Jing. At the same time, she told it to wait for an opportunity, and if things went south, it could briefly submit to Duan Jing—she wouldn't hold it against the Mirror Horror, as self-preservation was the priority.

She then had the Mirror Horror relay a message: if Youyou and the others asked about her, tell them to stay calm and not be impulsive, to just keep doing what they were doing, and that she would return.

Afterward, she had the Mirror Horror take the opportunity to hide the Artisan Horror inside the mirror. What belonged to her would not be used by others.

Having done everything she could, the rest was up to fate.

The light screen was ready. This transport not only took time but also cost Su Man 500 coins.

After a brief moment of darkness, Su Man appeared in front of an incredibly luxurious mansion. It was twice the size of the mansion she had visited previously at Aiji's.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed nearby. Su Man quickly hid behind a large tree, and then she saw a patrol of antique doll tin soldiers pass by.

They actually had patrols!

The light screen reminded her at the perfect moment, [You must be careful. Someone else's territory is no joke; you really can die. You must be cautious. You must be careful. Your resurrection skills won't work here; if you die, you're dead for real!]

Su Man didn't take the warning to heart. After all, she didn't intend to cause some earth-shattering event; she was just here to give him a surprise. Seeing his heavily guarded mansion only strengthened her resolve.

She dove into her inventory, searching until she pulled out two giant sacks of unknown contents. If Zhou Miaomiao were here, she would have easily recognized these as the items she had traded with Su Man.

Su Man dumped the contents of the sacks onto the ground. They were bundles of explosive materials! They were a bit different from what one might normally expect, as these were specially crafted by Zhou Miaomiao to be incredibly powerful against entities in the Horror Realm.

Su Man had originally ordered these so that if she ever crossed paths with that Boss Duan, she would have a way to deal with him. She hadn't expected to miss him at the fast-food shop, but using them at his home base wasn't a total loss. After all, she had paid a high price for these out of her own pocket; they had to be used where they would count the most.

She could store the loose pile directly into a single inventory slot and take them out as needed.

Without any particular strategy, she stepped out from behind the tree and began throwing them wherever she felt like it. These explosives could be controlled by thought, so there was no need to worry about hitting the wrong targets.

As for dying? Getting caught?

Hmph.

Several mushroom clouds erupted. Never mind a person, one couldn't even make out the outlines of the buildings anymore.