26 26. Madame Ping Is Going To Visit The Manga Shop

Looking at everyone's expressions, Ryūhei asked them.

"What? Don't tell me you all think that Yaoyao isn't adorable?"

Xiangling was the first one to reply.

"Well, my junior sister is certainly adorable, but… how should I say…"

And since Xiangling was having trouble explaining, Xingqiu added.

"The way you say it sounds like you're picking up a girl."

Ryūhei twitched his cheek.

"Hey, hey, come on! What do you think I am? I'm just praising this little girl, alright."

However, what he got was stony faces from them. To throw off the awkward atmosphere, Ryūhei cleared his throat while looking at Yaoyao.

"Little Yaoyao, did you come here to buy manga?"

"Actually I want to know what manga is. Turns out it's a kind of story, right?"

Hearing Yaoyao's reasoning, Ryūhei nodded. He thought about Yaoyao and Xiangling being fellow disciples. So, he tried to offer one of his manga.

"Yep. Do you want to try it? This is the Dragon Ball manga. You may have heard that this is a story about a mystical item that grants wishes, but this story also focuses on martial arts."

Ryūhei picked the first and second volumes of the Dragon Ball manga from the bookshelf. Then, he showed them to Yaoyao. And since Ryūhei said that, Yaoyao decided to try as she wanted to know what kind of martial arts he drew. And then, she heard Ryūhei say,

"However, the martial arts in that story will be seen often in the third and fourth volumes. So you still have to wait. But don't worry, I'll finish them in the next few days."

Meanwhile, Xiangling asked him.

"How is the story about cooking?"

"You need to wait at least 2 weeks."

Xiangling was disappointed with Ryūhei's reply. But what could she do? She wasn't the one who created the story after all. In the end, she decided to try the One Piece manga since she heard that it was a story about pirates just like Captain Beidou.

— — — —

In a certain building in Feiyun Slope, Liyue Harbor. There's a man wearing a black combat suit reading intel from his subordinate. From his appearance, one could see that he was an agent from Snezhnaya. Just like the guards of the Northland Bank.

"Hee, interesting. What an innovative way to tell the story. If I copy the so-called manga, I will make a lot of money."

The person in a black combat suit immediately called out to his subordinate.

"Get me all the things called manga!"

"Yes!"

Then, his subordinate disappeared from his sight.

— — — —

Around the entrance of Liyue Harbor, there is a peddler wearing a red bandana who sells a bunch of interesting gadgets, from exquisite jars to pots, etc. The peddler is Zhang Shun, the first customer of Manga Impact.

Zhang Shun had just bought the second and third volumes of One Piece. In his stall, he sat leisurely while opening the manga, then started to read. It was starting with the appearance of the new enemy.

***

"You still haven't caught that thief?" A slim blue-haired man with an appearance resembling that of a clown with a big red round nose on his face and the fact that it is his real nose, making an appearance in the manga. The manga also introduced him as "Pirate Captain, Buggy The Clown" below Buggy's figure.

"We're still searching for her, Captain Buggy."

"This is Inexcusable! How could you let the map of the Grand Line get stolen?"

"Well, you see, Capt… Somehow the robbers know–"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"

"I said the robber knows—"

"WHAT? RUBBER NOSE?"

"Yikes!!"

"DOES MY NOSE LOOKS FUNNY TO YOU? YOU THINK IT LOOKS FAKE?"

"No, no! It's a mistake! I meant the thief–"

"SO NOW IS A STEAK? IT LOOKS LIKE BEEF? FOR THIS, YOU HAVE TO DIE!"

***

Reading up to this point, Zhang Shun couldn't hold his laugh anymore.

"Hahaha. This Buggy guy is so funny. The way he wrongly interpreted his subordinate's words was way too funny."

In the stall not far from Zhang Shun's stall, a woman wearing a dark blue cheongsam heard his laugh. The woman is Linlang, the antique seller at Xigu Antiques.

Intrigued by Zhang Shun's sudden burst of laughter, she approached Zhang Shun and asked.

"Zhang Shun, what are you reading? Hmmm, is that a manga?"

Linlang was no stranger to the manga previously read by Zhang Shun who owned the stall next door and Bibo who was a fishmonger.

In fact, thanks to Zhang Shun reading the manga, a girl from Inazuma who was taken care of by Bibo got a new job. And this is because the owner of the manga shop is a person from Inazuma.

"That's right. Although the story is about pirates. There's a lot of funny stuff going on."

He didn't know how good the story was since the manga just started a week ago. However, he couldn't help but praise the comedy in the story.

Seeing Zhang Shun's expression, Linlang muttered.

"Perhaps, I should try to read it."

— — — —

Meanwhile, after buying manga from Manga Impact, Yaoyao went to Yujing Terrace where her teacher was.

She headed toward Yuehai Pavilion, the place where the Qixing met to discuss official matters. However, Yaoyao stopped on the other side of the Yuehai Pavilion instead. There was an elderly lady sitting on a chair under a shady tree. Her gray hair was tucked in a low bun. And she wears a long short-sleeved dark green dress, with brown accents and mint green patterns.

The elderly noticed her.

"Oh, little Yaoyao. Welcome back!"

"Master!"

She greeted the elderly lady. There is no doubt that an elderly lady is a person known as Madame Ping. And many of the ordinary civilians of Liyue Harbor are unaware of her true identity as an Adeptus who has the title Streetward Rambler, who is also the teacher of Xiangling and Yaoyao.

Madame Ping saw Yaoyao carrying several books in her basket, she wanted to know what those books were about.

"Little Yaoyao, these…"

"Oh, I bought them, Master. The owner said that these are books that tell a story about a mystical item and martial arts. And brother Chongyun said that the character has a pure heart."

"Chongyun? The exorcist youngster? I see…"

"Master, do you want to read together?"

"Alright, let me accompany you to read." Madame Ping nodded before letting Yaoyao sit beside her.

After reading for a while, the manga showed that Bulma managed to bring the little kid, Son Goku, on a journey while being unaware of Bulma's scam. It shows that a person of pure heart is at risk of being deceived, whether in the manga or in the real world.

It was also Madame Ping's chance to teach Yaoyao not to be easily deceived.

When Bulma showed the capsule that took out a transportation device, she lit her eyes. On the other hand, Yaoyao was curious.

"Master, is this some kind of mystic art?"

"Perhaps. But let's see."

***

In the manga, it is seen that the horizon has turned the color of dusk, indicating that it is getting dark.

"So, we're gonna camp out here tonight?" Goku asked. But Bulma denied it.

"No way! You think a delicate girl like myself could camp out in a field like this?"

"Then? What to do? There aren't any houses around here!"

"It's a capsule." And then, Bulma threw up a capsule from its case.

*Pow* It then created a cloud of smoke in front of Bulma and Son Goku.

Then, a house appeared after the smoke dispersed.

Goku was dumbfounded and then pointed at Bulma with his pole.

"Y-You really aren't a witch or anything, right?"

"What are you talking about? Come inside! Or do you want to sleep outside?"

After Goku went inside, he was amazed.

"Whoa! It's afternoon here!"

"You don't even know what lights are? I didn't think you were such a bumpkin."

But then, Bulma smirked. She turned on the tv which made Goku freak out.

"H-Hey, there's a tiny guy inside? What's he doing?"

"Pffttt. Idiot, it's called television."

The story continues from night to morning. At that time, Goku was reminded of a "crotch pillow" when he was still living with his grandpa after seeing Bulma's panties. Because Goku is so pure, he doesn't even know what the difference between male and female genitalia is.

So when he laid his head down between Bulma's thighs, he felt something was off.

"Uwaaaaaaa!"

"Eh, eh, what happened?" Bulma woke up abruptly.

"No balls!"

***

Reading up to this point, Madame Ping's expression turned ugly as she knew letting Yaoyao read this manga was a bad choice.

"Little Yaoyao, where did you buy this?"

"Ummm, it's a new shop beside the Wanmin restaurant. What happened, Master?"

"Master will go there for a while. In the meantime, you need to train your spear art. You're still too clumsy when performing the techniques."

Yaoyao just nodded as she didn't know why her Master wanted to visit the manga shop. The only thought of her was because the story was interesting. She wanted to accompany her master. But, since her Master told her to train in the meantime, she complied immediately.