Superhumans of the Dome City-Chapter 1350 - 13: New Home, Old Stories
"Finally...!" Ninja, with tears in his eyes, "Congratulations, everyone! From today onwards, I, Ninja, the rightful head of the family, finally have a place to call my own, and the Ninja family finally has a house of our own! Cheers to this day worth celebrating!"
"Cheers~"
Countless glasses clinked in the air above the square table. Friends and family who came to offer their congratulations gulped down low-alcohol fruit wine, and blessings from the young reverberated through the spacious and bright new home. Ninja put down his glass and laughed heartily, feeling genuine joy from the bottom of his heart today.
A month has passed since the decisive battle in the United Coalition ended, and everyone’s life has returned to normal. After returning to Cangdu, Ninja would find time for some reconnaissance, hastily selecting the new home before Alandia’s holiday ended, and packed and moved various items from his past single dormitory.
In truth, not much distance was covered in the move, as the new residence of the Ninja family was still in Thorn District. Students preferred this populated old area, and Hunters and detectives expressed their desire to live closer to the park. This demand seemed slightly demanding, but fortunately, Cangdu was rich in land and housing estates. Ninja didn’t have to put in much effort to find a plot of land in the western part of Thorn District, complete with a garage and green space, just minutes from the city park. The only flaw was that the land was only just cordoned off, and the house was yet to be built...
Therefore, the whole Ninja family decided to be self-sufficient. With the support of two Creator Realm Mages, the new house was completed in less than half a day. The new home of the Ninja family was a two-story mansion in the Country style, facing south with a broad view. The first floor housed the living room, dining room, and a bar strongly requested by Miss Ling for mixology, and the second floor consisted of a study, game room, recording studio, and individual bedrooms for family members. The backyard was converted into the eldest daughter’s martial arts space, with another portion transformed by the eager Ninja into a family swimming pool (also a spot for Wawu’s activities), so the family could swim anytime.
The newly built house lacked no furnishings, with Shiyu Ling bringing various strange souvenirs she purchased during her travels and washing the photos she took of landscapes. Alandia moved part of her collection of books from the royal capital, ensuring there’s always reading material at hand. Along with the old furniture of three others and the small celebratory items sent by friends, the house was filled to the brim even before anyone moved in.
The four-meter-high mecha model, hand-made by the big brother (covering every version from unit 1 to 4), was placed in the garden as a statue. Mr. Shiyu and Kardesia brought a set of new tableware and kitchen utensils to solve the dining issue, Chi Zijing presented a set of ancient imperial scrolls, John on behalf of Wing of Death gifted car maintenance tools, and Aorus’s gift was a valuable gold and silver ornament. Friends from abroad sent various intriguing items: Smash, representing Martial Arts Association, sent a set of ninja costumes and various hidden weapons, Sister Zhenfan, representing Seven Luminaries Divine Sect, sent a guardian Hime doll for protection, Knight Order and Mage Academy contributed a commemorative shield, Seviss bestowed a complete set of Church-standard weapons and a signed holy script from the Saint... plus various food and toys from students who had been helped...
Among those gifts was a piece of artwork without a signature, an old-school master’s calligraphy with the dragon and snake, inscribing the four large characters "Safe Travels," sent directly without even framing it. When Ninja opened it, the smell of ink made him wrinkle his brow and smile wryly recognizing the familiar handwriting.
"It’s rare that he’s still thinking about us," he said to Qin Qianbai.
"Yan Qi is really an awkward person, isn’t he? Even at his age, he’s still like a little child."
"Wait, isn’t he burdened with responsibility and doesn’t even send a letter back? How could he know we moved?" Ninja scratched his head.
"He always has his ways, after all, he is Yan Qi," Qin Qianbai dismissed it lightly, taking the artwork and personally hanging it above the doorway of the house.
Merely sorting these gifts took Ninja an entire morning of effort, and he had to enlist the guests celebrating with him to help; otherwise, the whole day might have been spent just inventorying the gifts.
"Ah Ce, you’ve certainly packed your new home full," the big brother marveled after a survey, "Living in a small apartment felt too big before, how come moving to a big house now feels cramped?"
"With more people, naturally the house fills up; it’s the bliss of cohabiting," said Sister Zhenfan. Her gift was a home medical kit, but she also carried an extra handbag. Qin Qianbai curiously peered over: "What’s Sister Zhenfan got?"
The doctor smiled like a cat who caught the mouse, while Kardesia cheerfully walked behind her best friend. Ninja flinched: "Hey, Sister Zhenfan, don’t tell me you really—"
Sister Zhenfan opened the bag and pulled out a thick photo album, knocking on the cover as she announced to everyone: "An additional gift for you all, made in celebration of my foolish little brother settling down, Kardesia and I exchanged some photos with Mo Yuankai and created a growth album of someone."
"You really did make that thing!?" Ninja clutched his head in despair. But at that moment, no one was concerned about the main character’s thoughts anymore, as the enthusiastic girls gathered around the album. Qiluo expressed everyone’s excitement: "Quick, quick! I want to see Ninja as a child!"
Sister Zhenfan calmly opened the album, revealing the first picture of a thin black-haired boy sitting alone in the corner of a metal room, looking up at the camera with a gloomy and cold gaze.
