The alchemy course was also mentally taxing, but because she enjoyed it, Rita felt quite relaxed after finishing the class. It was like having completed several private lessons and then moving on to an extracurricular hobby class.
Just as she was about to power through the last two archery lessons, a customer entered the restaurant—an unusually small rabbit, about the size of her shoe.
Even with its ears, it was only about a size 37.
Rita quickly stored the Rabbit Teeth away, standing up to prepare for work.
The diligent Sea Pony, acting as the waiter, led the mini Rabbit 4 to a seat and handed over the menu.
Rabbit 4 hopped up lightly onto the bar, pushing the menu aside. "I'm here to apply for the position of stock clerk."
The restaurant was about to close soon, so why was this rabbit applying now? It couldn't just be for the experience, could it?
Rita thought to herself, Looks like even after the restaurant closes, they won't leave…
B80234615 responded, "It's hard to say. Every game is different. Even if the rules are set in advance, they can change. If they're having fun, they'll find a way to stay. If they get bored, leaving early isn't impossible."
True. After all, to the players, this was a battleground, but to the gods, it was just a game.
Rita leaned against the restaurant wall, not participating in the interview process. She was pondering something else—where did the players who didn't get a restaurant position go?
Even if some were used as ingredients, what happened to them after they were eaten by customers?
What about players like TingoJE, who were turned into ingredients before the competition started? Where were they now?
It was still active in the battle chat, but Marmang-Crab had tried to inquire several times and was always redirected.
She sat back down, taking out her Rabbit Teeth and decided to continue her lessons.
Two seconds later, just as Rita opened her eyes, she was startled to see the mini rabbit right in front of her. Her pupils contracted.
She steadied herself, remembering the situation before the class. Sea Pony was over by the corner, animatedly talking with Octopus Bucket. Rita looked away and asked, "Is there something you need?"
Rabbit 4, with the position marker above its head, reached out a paw. "Hello."
Not only was it speaking in English, but it was also offering a handshake?
Rita noticed a few streaks of blood on the rabbit's fur, and after a moment's hesitation, she extended a few fingers to shake its paw. "Hello."
Rabbit 4 asked, "Were you just attending a class?"
While answering, she casually pressed the icon for her [I Just Want to Improve So Badly] skill.
Rabbit 4, eyes wide, remarked, "You're doing this so openly?"
Rita retorted, "You hit me first, didn't you?"
Rabbit 4 grinned, "Aren't you worried about me telling all the players?"
Rita shrugged, "Doesn't matter."
After using [I Could Just Steal It] earlier, she didn't care much about being discovered. If she could hide it, that was great, but if not, it wasn't a big deal. She was used to it, and using such skills openly kept other players from becoming overly cautious around her.
But the event gift pack drops were really impressive, and no one knew when they'd encounter another one. With the opportunity in front of her, whether she hid it or not didn't matter as much.
The battle with Rabbit 3 had made one thing clear to her: weakness is the real sin.
If she was too weak, no matter how many hidden cards she had, it wouldn't help. It would be like playing cards and, in the end, revealing a pair of 3s.
On the other hand, someone like TingoAutumn Deer, everyone knew it was a thief, but it didn't matter—so what?
The most important thing was that she couldn't hide her moves anymore.
Rita smirked at Rabbit 4 and said, "Go ahead, tell everyone, sit on the ground, kick your legs, and cry about how BS Rita bullied you."
The large rabbit from restaurant 232 said, "Go ahead, tell everyone, sit on the ground, kick your legs, and cry about how BS Rita bullied you."
The smaller rabbit from restaurant 232 added, "Go ahead, tell everyone, sit on the ground, kick your legs, and cry about how BS Rita bullied you."
Rabbit 4 looked at them and muttered, "What are you two doing, joining in the fun?"
Before it could finish, Rita suddenly had a rabbit tail in her hand, about the length of a number 7 battery. She couldn't help but exclaim, "It actually dropped!!"
The other two rabbits started repeating the phrase again, but Rita was too focused on the rabbit tail in her hand.
[■·Troublemaker Rabbit Tail] (Gift from the Gods): Using this item will disrupt and reorganize the World Graveyard you are associated with. All players holding the same World Graveyard will have their items' appearances changed randomly, but the total number of World Graveyards will remain the same.
This was like reshuffling the deck!
Rabbit 4 scratched its rear and said, "You weren't before."
Now that it was out in the open, Rita wasn't pretending anymore. She looked at Rabbit 4 and suddenly asked, "Was this intentional?"
Rabbit 4 wasn't even slightly flustered, laughing, "Of course, isn't it fun?"
After acknowledging it, Rabbit 4 asked, "Why do you think it was intentional?"
Rita smirked, "You didn't hide it, did you?"
Whether it was coming here to apply for a job right after entering the restaurant or admitting it once questioned, Rabbit 4 was obviously here for the entertainment.
She glanced at her health bar, which was at 40%, and stood up to go to the kitchen to make herself some food that could restore health.
Rabbit 4 followed her, asking, "Will you use it?"
Rita replied casually, "Maybe."
Ten minutes later, Rita returned to the corner with a drink to restore her health, and began using her stealing skill on the two rabbits from restaurant 232.
The large rabbit commented, "Aren't you pushing it?"
The smaller rabbit added, "Aren't you pushing it?"
Rita handed a drink to Rabbit 4, who had been following her around. "I think it's fine."
Despite their complaints, the two rabbits stayed where they were, allowing Rita to continue stealing from them.
Rita, feeling a bit playful, decided to share her complex feelings with Rabbit 4: "I used to think I was a treasure."
Rabbit 4 replied in fluent English, "What's a treasure?"
B80234615: "What's a treasure??"
Rita ignored the mocking tone and said, "But reality tells me, no, I'm actually a heartthrob."
B80234615: "Don't get crazy."
Rabbit 4 rubbed its fist and said, "If I had known, I would've hit you harder earlier."
Rita continued to talk and steal from the rabbits as she went. In between, she finished her last class.
Sea Pony occasionally got distracted by the commotion and flew over to join their conversation. At those moments, they switched to Sky-Crab language, which Sea Pony could understand.
The sound of fighting occasionally echoed from the food street. It was the event gift pack fighting against players without position markers above their heads.
It was unclear whether they had lost their positions or if players who had failed the culinary contest and didn't earn a restaurant position had been found by the event gift pack somewhere.
Rita and Marmang-Crab helped each other complete game rules to avoid divine punishment.
The good news was that until near the closing time, no rabbits had come to cause trouble for Rita, giving her the most peaceful two hours she had since the game started.
The bad news was that until the closing time came, Rita still hadn't managed to steal anything from the two rabbits from restaurant 232.
The large rabbit commented, "Silly treasure."
The small rabbit summarized, "Silly treasure."