All my teammates online are my girlfriends

Lin Qiu gave a wry smile. Besides, he had absolutely no connection with the steel plate; they were completely unrelated.

This kind of thing is too troublesome for me. If I were to have a girlfriend, I would have to spend time going on dates and such.

If you saved that money, you could play games for ages!

However, compared to all of this, there's also a little burden to bear.

Lin Qiu glanced at Qin Dan beside him, and when he saw that the little guy was also staring at him expectantly, he tried to put on a kind smile.

"Can we go to the anime-themed store now?"

Qin Dan asked expectantly, as he was wondering if there were any new figurines over there to replace his deceased wife.

"Let's go, let's go. There's a 'Kara no Kyoukai' event over there, we can try our luck at the prize draw."

"Oh? You have a raffle ticket?"

"I was lucky enough to get five of them while fighting monsters."

Five?!

Zezhi's steps faltered, and she stared at Lin Qiu with a bewildered look.

I've killed countless event monsters and haven't even seen a single lottery ticket, yet this guy has dropped so many?

"I'm pretty lucky."

Lin Qiu chuckled. He had made quite a bit of money by reselling it back then.

"Are there any more? I can pay for them!"

"Oh, sorry, I put the four extra ones up for sale online for 300 each."

Three hundred yuan a piece? That sounds so familiar.

Qin Dan, who was standing to the side, was stunned when she heard this. How much did she and Ah Xuan pay online when they secretly bought it for their older sister?

"Oh—that's a real shame."

Zezhi sighed. The prizes that could be won with those tickets were quite tempting, but she wouldn't force herself to win them.

Although the anime-themed store was a bit far from the shaved ice shop, the three of them walked and chatted for a while and quickly arrived at the store's location.

Upon first glance at the shop, all three were stunned by the entire wall of exquisite figurines.

Although some of them weren't expensive, their exquisite craftsmanship was top-notch, and there were even quite a few limited edition figures, making the three of them's eyes light up with envy.

Fortunately, it's lunchtime now, so there aren't many people in the shop.

After the three entered the house, Qin Dan immediately cheered and ran off, trying to find a new, beautiful wife.

Seeing the little one suddenly letting loose, Lin Qiu didn't know what to say and followed her around.

The store had an unexpectedly complete selection of merchandise, mostly related to "Kara no Kyoukai" (The Kyoukai Saga), leaving the three of them somewhat dazzled.

However, just half a minute later, Qin Dan stopped in front of a certain figurine and couldn't move.

"Wow, the gradient hair color, the eyes are very well depicted, the clothes have no obvious gaps, and the rosy skin is also well portrayed. It's a masterpiece!"

"You know a lot, don't you?"

Qin Dan looked at Lin Qiu, who was giving his comments, with some surprise, and suddenly felt like she had found a kindred spirit.

This guy is obviously a veteran, and probably has quite a collection at home. If he really ends up with the older sister, could I go and loot his place?

"Well, it's alright. I have a hobby of collecting figurines, and after buying a few more, I gradually learned a bit about them."

Feeling a little uncomfortable under Qin Dan's gaze, Lin Qiu casually offered an explanation, his eyes fixed on the price of the figurine.

Two thousand or so, it's worth the price. I wonder if the one Qingyuan brought over is this good?

Two thousand is nothing to Lin Qiu, but for Qin Dan at this moment, it is far beyond what she can afford.

Completely unaware of the truth, she waved her hand and shouted with boundless pride—

"Boss lady, I'll take this figurine!"

"Okay~"

The young lady in charge of the store smiled even more when she saw someone buying such an expensive figurine, and quickly came over to help pack it up.

Seeing the little guy's extravagant manner, Lin Qiu scratched his head in surprise. Are all kids these days so rich?

However, he didn't think too much about it. After scanning the area, he asked with some curiosity—

"Boss lady, do you have a giveaway for 'Kara no Kyoukai'? I remember seeing online that you can participate here."

"Yes, yes, they're over at the counter, but you'll need a raffle ticket. Do you have any?"

"I brought it."

"Then please follow me."

After Lin Qiu waved the black raffle ticket in his hand, the shop assistant greeted him and led him towards the counter.

After exchanging a glance, Qin Dan and Ze Zhi also chose to follow.

Although they didn't have raffle tickets, they still wanted to experience the joy of watching others win raffle tickets and lose money!

When they arrived at the counter, there was a large spinning wheel with a list of prizes written on it, exactly the same as the ones Lin Qiu had seen online.

"One raffle ticket allows you to draw three times. If you win a prize all three times, you'll also receive a small souvenir."

After taking Lin Qiu's raffle ticket, the shop assistant reminded him and then gestured for him to go forward and spin the wheel.

Quite a few people came to participate in the lucky draw this morning, and they were all pretty lucky. Occasionally, a few said "thank you for your patronage," but fortunately, they had three chances, so they didn't leave empty-handed.

"Wow, the prizes are really good. No wonder raffle tickets are so expensive online."

"Wow! They even have life-size figures?!"

Upon seeing one of the rewards, Qin Dan was shocked. To be able to use something of this caliber as a reward, "Empty Realm" must be really rich!

"The area for this is very small, so it's quite difficult to win. The event has been running for several days, and no one has won yet."

The shop assistant explained helplessly that most people only won some ordinary small prizes.

Lin Qiu nodded thoughtfully, and without further delay, he gently flicked the wheel, which instantly began to spin rapidly. The reward area blurred quickly due to the spinning speed, and the hearts of the three of them tightened involuntarily.

"I'm sacrificing some unscrupulous merchant's luck to help me sell my goods!"

The image of the fish-stealing cat flashed through Lin Qiu's mind, and he immediately began to pray...

029 - I've decided you're my brother-in-law!

"Third prize: 100 randomly selected materials online."

"Wow, so many! I'm rich! I just finished a sale and I was short of them."

Lin Qiu's eyes lit up as soon as he heard that there were materials available. Although he might randomly get some inferior materials, it would be enough!

Looking at the guy's excited face, Zezhi's mind conjured up the image of Lin Zhong Huiyuan.

The unscrupulous businessman was more excited when he saw the materials than when he saw a beautiful girl; no wonder he never had a girlfriend.

"And, um—the second prize is an Ivya figurine."

"A life-size figure?!"

"No, it's a 1:7 scale, life-size figure, that's the first prize."

"Tsk."

Qin Dan pursed her lips, thinking that this guy had won a lottery for his lifespan. But it's not bad if he could get one, as long as the workmanship isn't too bad.

However, Lin Qiu didn't pay too much attention to this and continued to happily spin the wheel.

"Second prize: a black cat plush toy."

"Hey—I didn't win the first prize."

"Two second prizes are not bad either."

Compared to the other two rewards, Lin Qiu still values ​​the material rewards more. As long as the random ones are slightly better, he can resell them as potions for dozens of times the price!

When the shop assistant took the prize out of the storage room, Zezhi's eyes fell on the black cat plush toy and couldn't look away.

"This is your prize, and as we agreed before, there's also a small souvenir."

The shop assistant shook a small, chubby white chicken phone charm with bright red feathers on its head, and then stuffed all the prizes into Lin Qiu's arms.

Looking at the strange phone charm, Lin Qiu's lips twitched involuntarily.

There's something odd about this souvenir.

"Ahem—thanks."

Although Lin Qiu felt he didn't really need the pendant, he still obediently accepted it all.

Seeing that everything was settled, Qin Dan couldn't help but exclaim—

"Boss lady, please settle the bill for me, by card!"

"OK-"

After the clerk smiled and took Qin Dan's bank card, she swiped it at the counter, and a few seconds later, her smile froze slightly.

After scrolling through it again, still unsure, he finally turned back to look at Qin Dan with a helpless expression.

"Young customer, your bank card balance is insufficient."

"what?"

Qin Dan, who was already planning to go back and brag to Qin Xuan, was stunned and stared blankly at the bank card.

Not enough balance? How is that possible?!

"Let me see!"

Qin Dan, somewhat skeptical, took the card and swiped it again, until she saw that the machine only had a balance of six yuan and forty-eight cents, at which point everything went black.

Big sister! You can't do this to your own sister!!!

Is there any trust left between people?

"Young guest, what do you think?"

"..."

Qin Dan nearly fainted for a moment. After clutching her chest and taking a few deep breaths, she tentatively asked—

"Um... can you keep track of my expenses?"

"What do you think?"

"Fine, just use my card."

At the crucial moment, Lin Qiu still handed over his bank card.

This almost moved Qin Dan to tears, and she looked over with teary eyes.

"Consider it a loan to you. The monthly interest is 0.3%. If you're short on cash, you can pay in installments later."

"..."

Give me back my gratitude, you bastard!

Qin Dan was completely flustered and almost couldn't resist pouncing on him and biting him hard.

"Just kidding. I see that Chie likes you guys quite a bit, so this is a gift for you."

Lin Qiu smiled. He quite liked these little ones, and buying them some figurines would be a good way to appease them.

Chie is also staying home like me lately, so it's a good opportunity for this little guy to connect with her more and maybe even go out together sometime.

"Lin Qiu, you're a good person!"

"Don't give me the 'friend zone' card now."

Lin Qiu flicked her forehead in annoyance, then took the card from the clerk and shakily put it back in his pocket.

Watching this guy's little actions, Ze Zhi couldn't help but smirk. This guy can be quite stubborn sometimes, but he's surprisingly easy to talk to when it comes to his sister.

After confirming the payment was successful, Qin Dan happily hugged the packaged figurine and urged, "..."

"Let's go back quickly. I promise I'll put in a good word for you and try to make you my brother-in-law! I've decided you're my brother-in-law!"