Pei Guang didn't look much better than Asta: the moment she left, the blank look on his face cracked.
"Crap! That solar system wasn't the one Asta meant?! And I just treated it like my territory this whole time?! God, that's so embarrassing!"
At this point, Pei Guang was cringing so hard he could dig a five-bedroom house with his toes. Remembering all the things he had done on Earth, acting like he was the boss… It was just—humiliating.
And it wasn't just him. Stelle and March 7th were equally mortified. After all, they'd gone along with Pei Guang's antics and did a bunch of ridiculous stuff. Now that they were thinking about it, they could both scrape out a two-bedroom apartment with just their toes.
But Pei Guang was the quickest to recover. His expression shifted from embarrassed to completely shameless.
"Who cares! Since we discovered that place, it's ours now! If we wanna be the bosses of Earth, no one can stop us!"
At those words, Stelle's eyes lit up. "Exactly! All the remaining factions on Earth are under our control. What do the others have to compete with us?"
March 7th nodded eagerly. "Yup yup! I remember Ellie saying everyone on Earth acknowledges Ah Guang~ He's the one who gave people hope for survival. Besides, no one else on Earth has the tech to explore surrounding systems. In galactic terms, 'finders keepers,' right? Rounding up, Ah Guang is the rightful owner of the solar system!"
Pei Guang: "You're both absolutely right! And that means we've got two star systems now: total profit! Ahem, but this isn't the time for that. Let's go complete Asta's mission first!"
Stelle: "Let's go, let's go!"
March 7th: "I've been dying to get started!"
Despite all the bravado, Pei Guang, Stelle, and March 7th were clearly still carrying a cloud of awkwardness. Gone was the cheer from before—in its place was an unspoken, indescribable secondhand embarrassment.
Just thinking back to how they blamed Asta… Pei Guang couldn't help feeling guilty. Sure, players usually don't care about an NPC's feelings, but when an NPC genuinely helps and you still misunderstand them… it's awkward enough to make any player wince behind the screen.
Still, that awkwardness didn't last long. Once the group got moving, they quickly shifted focus to their next objective.
Pei Guang's plan was simple: first, figure out what exactly this so-called "Foxian Beauty" had said to make these people completely lose their minds. Then, based on that information, he'd make his move.
He asked Asta for a list of people who had interacted with the "Foxian Beauty" and insisted on leaving afterward. Using the list, the group tracked someone down.
The person's name was Wen Furui. Just seeing the name, Pei Guang felt the urge to roast him on the spot.
From a distance, Pei Guang muttered, "Good grief, this name is too much. Of course someone obsessed with a foxian lady would be called something like this."
March 7th looked confused. "Huh? What's wrong with the name?"
Pei Guang: "The word 'Furry' in our world usually refers to anthropomorphic animal characters: you know, fluffy ones. As for the surname 'Wen,' I have some suspicions…"
Stelle: "Oh no… Based on what you just said, he might really be into the foxfolk."
Pei Guang: "Who knows? There's a lot of lore around the whole 'furry' thing."
March 7th looked at Pei Guang. "Tsk, why do you sound like you actually know a lot about this?"
Pei Guang replied, "Don't talk nonsense. When it comes to everyone's disputes, I always just watch for fun: because compared to them, I'm much more refined."
Stelle asked, "Why do you say that?"
Pei Guang glanced left and right, then lowered his voice so only the three of them could hear. "Big sisters, lolis, young girls, black stockings, white stockings, bare thighs—if they're good-looking, I like them all!"
March 7th couldn't help but retort, "Refined, my ass. You're just a perv!"
Pei Guang: "I am a perv, I'm honest about it, and I'm proud of it!"
March 7th: "Wow, you really thought I was complimenting you?"
Pei Guang laughed. "Come on, it's us. I always take everything you say as a compliment and keep it in mind."
March 7th blinked, blushed a little, and gave him a gentle shove. "You jerk!!"
Pei Guang: "Alright, enough messing around. Let me go see what she's about: we need to figure out what that thing on the other side really is."
Stelle looked at Wen Furui in the distance and whispered, "How about I go?"
Pei Guang: "You? No way. You're not as much of a pervert as I am."
Stelle: "Tsk! That... kind of makes sense! Ah Guang, quick! Show me your perv moves, let me learn from the best."
Pei Guang: "Just watch and learn."
If it had been back when they first met, March 7th definitely would've thought Pei Guang and Stelle were full-blown creeps. But now that she'd known them for a while, she actually looked forward to it. "Ah Guang! Go socialize—I want to see how pervy you can get."
Pei Guang: "Just watch!"
As they spoke, Pei Guang walked over to Wen Furui. As he got close, he heard the guy muttering with infatuation, "Miss Daiqing, hehe~ Miss Daiqing~"
His voice was quiet, but clearly loud enough for others around to hear—people had already given him a wide berth.
Faced with this man, Pei Guang brought out his ace in the hole. "Hehe~ Miss Foxian lady~ So pretty~ So amazing."
That single sentence made the dazed Wen Furui turn and look at him. "Hehe~ Right? Right? Wait—you!!"
At first his eyes were filled with longing, but when he recognized Pei Guang, he became alert. He knew who Pei Guang was, and more importantly, he knew Pei Guang was close to Asta.
Because of that, he immediately assumed Pei Guang was here to stop him from being with the Foxian lady.
Sensing the hostility, Pei Guang spoke with a tone of longing. "Who wouldn't fall for a beautiful and enchanting Foxian beauty? Is there any way I could see her?"
Wen Furui: "You serious?"
Pei Guang: "Of course. I can travel freely between the Xianzhou Luofu and the space station, but I haven't come across a Foxian lady who truly makes my heart flutter."
He had met someone who did once—but unfortunately, that person had become the Lord Ravager. Whether she was alive or dead now, he didn't know.
Hearing that Pei Guang was interested, and that he could freely move between the Luofu and the space station, Wen Furui got excited.
"Hehe~ Bro, I remember you've been to the Xianzhou Luofu, right? Can you run a little errand for me? I'll pay you double—no, triple! Plus, I've got a member invite link. With the invite, you'll be able to experience the charm of the Foxian lady too! Oh right, I'll add you to a group. From now on, we're in this together."
Pei Guang: "Thanks, man!"
Wen Furui: "No need to be so polite!"
Pei Guang and Wen Furui added each other as friends, and then Pei Guang got the invitation link Wen Furui sent. By then, Pei Guang had already returned to Stelle and March 7th.
Pei Guang: "Here you go~ Got the contact."
March 7th: "Then what are you waiting for! Ah Guang! It's all on you now."
Pei Guang: "No problem! Leave it to me. Let me reel in the bait~"
Clicking the invite link, Pei Guang received a message from the other party.
"Hi there, big brother~ Nice to meet you~ You can call me Daiqing. I live on the Xianzhou Luofu~ If you ever need anything, feel free to talk to me~"
Looking at the message, Pei Guang had a strange sense that something was off. The text looked normal, but there was an odd feeling about it, like it was teasing some deep desire.
Reading the message, March 7th felt uneasy. "This… feels so uncomfortable!"
Pei Guang, keeping an eye on the system prompts, grumbled, "Uncomfortable is right. There's something wrong with this text!"
At that moment, the system prompted Pei Guang: "Player Pei Guang has been subjected to mild mental erosion…"
Seeing the warning, Pei Guang was certain the person behind the phone wasn't normal. But this was Pei Guang: he wasn't actually a pervert, but when it came to dealing with people like this, he had his methods.
He quickly typed back: "Foxian lady! I love you, I love you so much! Please let me see your boobs! Boohoo! Let me see your boobs: I'll do whatever you want!"