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Hoops, a game shared by both humans and demons.

Ansel had seen that every festival, various interesting activities would be organized in the central square of the Suberbian City, and small stalls were naturally indispensable. However, demons tend to play at a more advanced level, such as flying fire meteorites, snarling short-nosed lizards, unlucky pottery jars that trigger random bad luck effects…Only when the prizes are at this level can they be worth something.

Ansel felt a bit nostalgic, but he still shook his head when faced with the invitation from the strange man who was selling plastic rings.

“I am just out for a stroll with no money on me.”

Listen to it! This is the language art of His Majesty the Demon King! Although he doesn’t have any human currency in his pocket, he can’t just directly admit that he doesn’t have any; Even if he has to use an excuse, he will definitely choose a reasonable one. Just say that he is out for a morning walk.

It sounds impeccable and he wouldn’t have to feel embarrassed!

When Ansel spoke, his expression was flat, with no room for the other party to say anything else. 

Sure enough, the young man was immediately discouraged, and the colorful plastic rings in his hand also hung down, and he let out a long sigh.

“Oh, I know it would be like this. Today is another day without any business.”

Seeing that the young man wanted to start a conversation, Ansel followed suit and continued to talk kindly. His attitude was very peaceful, treating humans no differently from demons.

“It’s only early morning, the day has just begun, how can you say that there is no business?”

The young man was probably holding it in for too long, and began to grumble about his bitter life to Ansel.

“I don’t know what’s wrong. I just set up a stall to sell some toys not long ago, but I found that this business is very difficult to do. Obviously, the goods I bought are quite useful. Look at these toys, small plants and big stuffed bears. All these things are so good! But no one comes to buy them!”

Ansel silently looked at the things on the stall, they were neatly arranged. The front row was full of small plants from the human world, the middle row had various toys of different sizes, and the back row had some colourful bowls and pots, which were placed very high and far away. There were also some big stuffed toys.

Ansel tilted his head slightly, and looked at the fancy roll papers in the middle row.

“What are those?”

“These?” The young man blinked, and then smiled proudly, “Those are the special prizes of my stall. I thought that some parents may bring their children to play, so I prepared some test papers and exercise books in the kits, so they can go home and study!”

Ansel: “…”

How smart! Why haven’t you gone out of business yet? Don’t you know that children hate studying the most!

Ansel could hardly explain himself to the stall owner, but he had already figured out the problem. Although Ansel is not very good at business, he has spent many years with Bululu after all, who knows how to get rich. So, under the influence of his finance minister, he has also gained some understanding.

【Your Majesty, the positioning of the goods is very important!】

“I think it would be better to adjust the front and rear positions of the prizes?” Ansel said tactfully, seeing the stall owner’s eyes suddenly brighten and knowing that the other party is still willing to listen to suggestions, he thought that the situation is not completely hopeless.

“For example, the pots with different colored patterns at the back can be placed in the front, where they are easily visible. The cost of those pots should not be very high, it must be lower than those plants.”

The stall owner scratched his head.

“However, apart from being flashy and a bit awkward in size, these pots also have holes in the bottom. They can’t be used as flower pots or water bowls. They are very useless.”

Ansel’s face remained expressionless.

“The prizes don’t have to be useful, as long as they are available.”

In the demon realm, his subordinates would set up thousands of fire meteorites, and apart from their fancy and beautiful appearance, they are useless enough to throw them on the ground. But every year, demons would fall in the same trap and bring a sack full of things on their back, which is very fascinating.

The stall owner suddenly saw the light, and as if he had realized something, he immediately began to adjust the positioning of the prizes. Behind the small pots are small plants, behind the small plants are larger pots and some beautiful toys, followed by stuffed toys. At first, the young stall owner didn’t know what Ansel wanted him to do with those empty pots, and he was still thinking about his test paper rolls.

“Where should I put the test paper rolls?” he asked.

Why on earth are you so persistent!

Ansel closed his eyes in pain.

“Write the name of less appealing toys on paper slips, including the few expensive ones and….. the test paper rolls too, then throw one paper slip into each big pot.”

Draw prizes with plastic rings! What an idea!

As the stall owner was busy getting ready, he let out a ‘hiss’.

“But little brother, didn’t you say that test paper rolls are not good as prizes? Also if I put their paper slip in the pots, what if a child draws them out accidentally?”

Ansel murmured, “That would depend on the child’s luck.”

The stall owner also murmured: “… It makes sense.”

The stall owner adjusted everything, and also wrote a sign for drawing prizes in the set, but it was still very early in the morning, and there were not many people around, so it’s still not known whether it will have any effect. But the stall owner was quite optimistic. Since there was no one there, and the beautiful white-haired guy gave him so much advice, he immediately waved his hand towards him.

“Brother, come here and try it! Play with some hoops, and if you win a prize, you can take it away!”

Ansel politely refused.

“No… there’s no need…”

He saw that the stall owner was a good person, and he really didn’t want the other party to cry by winning everything and emptying out his stall.

“Don’t! Play! Play now!”

Ansel really couldn’t resist the enthusiasm of this human being, so he planned to play with a few hoops to show off. But as soon as he looked up, he saw the stall owner bringing dozens of them, so he had to stop him quickly.

What the hell! Do you want to go bankrupt!

He only took ten plastic rings, and looked down at the cheapest little pot in the front row.

All right, let’s casually win some cheap prizes.

With a movement of his hand, the plastic ring firmly wrapped around the small colorful pot, and the stall owner immediately applauded with great enthusiasm.

“Little Brother, keep your hands steady and continue !”

But the stall owner doesn’t know, as long as he takes a closer look, he will find that the plastic ring is not simply wrapped around the pot, but rather forming a stable and circular double ring that is perfectly parallel to the body of the pot.

If he couldn’t even achieve this level of accuracy, Ansel thought, he might as well not touch his bow and arrow from now on.

He did the same with the second pot, and was about to go for the third time when the stall owner yelled angrily.

“Little Brother, you are not giving me any face!” The stall owner looked very unhappy, “Why are you only aiming at the front row? Aim for the back row! The prize there is a big bear that is as tall as a human being! Wait, let me give you another 100 rings!”

Ansel: “…”

Don’t tempt me!

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a few people gradually approaching him, and immediately changed his mind. He stood up straight and leisurely played with the plastic ring in his hand, looking at the pots placed high and far in the back row, each representing a stuffed toy the size of a person.

His hands moved.

First blood! (first drop of blood)

The stall owner was surprised and his mouth was wide open. The white-haired guy’s steady and accurate throw just now was completely different from the previous ones!

But before he could react, he received the second critical strike!

Double kill! (second continuous hit within few seconds )

The crowd of onlookers began to increase in number, and the later ones could only stretch out their necks to peek inside, their eyes fixed on the colorful plastic ring in Ansel’s hand as they whispered to each other. The stunned expression of the stall owner who hadn’t reacted made people laugh uncontrollably, and these people really enjoyed this kind of plot where the stall owner loses everything!

Once or twice can be said to be a fluke, but the third and fourth times can only be because of the skill! The stall owner’s eyes followed the plastic ring thrown by Ansel. At that moment, he almost felt that the white-haired young man in front of him could be considered a part of that circular ring, maintaining a sense of fateful harmony with it!

Circle… a god of circle? !

Then came the fifth… the sixth…

The surrounding area was crowded with people, and there was a lot of commotion. There were eight circles in Ansel’s hand, and the first seven of the eight circles were all wrapped in the pot at the back, symbolising the big stuffed toys as the prizes. The onlookers were whispering to each other in a low voice, and some people were already impatient, feeling that they could also do it and went to buy the plastic rings!

Brain: I can do it! I can!

Hands: You shut up, ahh!

The stall owner thought that the last circle in the white-haired guy’s hands would also be able to secure a big stuffed toy, but it fell halfway through, and the crowd suddenly made a sound of regret, but the stall owner let out a loud cry.

No!!

The lucky draw below the pot… Ah no, it’s a lucky draw pot!

In full view of the crowd, Ansel pulled out a note from the pot. He shook the note open, raised his voice slightly, and read out the name of the prize.

“Luxury Crystal Castle set.”

“Wow~”

This prize is really good!

The crowd became restless and began to buy the plastic rings. Everyone thought that it’s great to win a crystal castle set instead of a big stuffed toy!

By this time, the stall owner had already understood everything as he stood in the surging crowd with tears in his eyes. Although I don’t know how he was able to win the crystal castle set in a single draw, the white-haired brother is a very kind person, who took the initiative to help himself. Looking at the crowd now, business will definitely be good today!

Ansel only looked at the joyful human cubs in the crowd with pity.

These poor human cubs, when they draw out the test paper rolls…

You won’t be able to laugh like this….

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Because of so many tasks such as collecting money, picking up plastic rings, and drawing cards, the stall owner was very busy, so Ansel took the initiative to help him. Of course, the Demon King doesn’t engage in charity. Ansel was using a hook with a long pole—this tool can make it easier to pick up the plastic rings— he thought this way while picking up the circles. He had a purpose for participating in this kind of stall business.

Listening to the human conversations, he was rapidly acquiring some common sense, understanding human language and writing, and different kinds of money denotations, as well as the more advanced scanning payment. All of these things made the white-haired Demon King very interested.

The advancement of the human world is reflected in all aspects. Humans talk more about TV networks than newspapers. There are various means of transport for long-distance travel, and public transportation is also well developed; Instead of a king, there is a chief executive here to manage and discuss various political issues.

But other than that, Ansel hadn’t heard any information about magic or martial arts, which meant that these things in the human world should be buried in the dark, and not many people are aware of it.

He thought for a moment, and felt that it was still necessary to stay on this street for a few more days in order to further confirm.

After being busy for the whole morning, the crowd gradually dispersed. The stall owner wiped the sweat on his forehead, and immediately rushed over to thank Ansel. He was a little clumsy, saying “you, me, me” for a while before finally choking out a sentence.

“I remember! I owe you seven big bears!”

Ansel: “…”

Can you really afford seven big bears? Well, if you really want to, one would be enough, and he can also take it back to show off to Saros.

The stall owner still felt that it was not enough, so he put up a closed sign and insisted on inviting Ansel to eat.

“There is a convenience store around the corner, with tables where we can order something, and the store can also heat up the food for us!”

He spoke enthusiastically, and Ansel also happened to be curious about human convenience stores, so he agreed. He turned around the corner with the stall owner, and saw a row of more orderly shops appearing in front of him. The overall decoration of the store facing them was surprisingly green, like a cauliflower fluttering in the wind.

Ansel’s Wonderful Metaphor√

But the name of this convenience store is undoubtedly the one that makes Ansel’s pupils tremble the most.

【Angel Convenience Store】

Beside it, there were also small wings and an aperture with angelic features.

Ansel: “…”

The human world is truly terrifying for him!

At this moment, Ansel felt the slight tremor in the magic mirror. Now that there is no contact with the Demon Realm, the only one who can send him a message at this moment is Saros. Ansel saw the stall owner entering the convenience store first, and took out the magic mirror and opened it.

 ——The black mist transformed into the phantom of a beast head, and the demon king stepped on the void as he descended. His dark blue vertical pupils stared down, where a group of human beings were kneeling to pay homage to him.

Ansel tilted his head slightly and looked at the picture again.

Tsk, it’s pretty cool. Not to mention, we only exchanged contacts this morning, and this guy already sent him a photo at noon…

I can’t help it, Saros is so annoying.

Ansel snorted softly in his heart and reluctantly replied.

He picked out the most beautiful golden colored plastic circle, raised it above his head with one hand, and took a picture for Saros, intending to tell him that he was playing with the hoops today.

Click to send.

Then, he walked into the convenience store with the stall owner, totally unaware of the impact this photo had on His Majesty the Demon King on the other end.

Saros on the other end: “…”

Ansel, could it be…..

Does he want to reveal his angel identity and confront me? ! !

The author has something to say:

Assessment of Demon King Saros——

Usually: Cruel.

2422: Pestering people.

364: Pestering people.

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