Chapter 27 Section 9

Osaka, Dotonbori. There are many restaurants and bars lined up on both sides of the not-so-spacious Dotonbori street, too many to see.Colorful advertising signs, flashing neon lights, and luxuriously decorated entrances make people dazzled.Electric giant crabs, huge puffer fish and puppets playing drums are all well-known landmarks. Every night, the illuminated signboards, neon lights and the reflected light on the Dotonbori River add radiance to each other, embellishing the city even more beautifully. Wu Lala and Kamiya, who took leave and changed into casual clothes, came to a small bar called "Glass Shoes".

Prior to this, they had visited seventeen bars and izakayas in Dotonbori, constantly asking whether the protagonist of a small report in a gossip magazine really existed.There was no consensus on the answer, but Ulala gradually found an outline from the various sayings.Here, it should be one of the few bars that journalists often come to. The gentleman poked his head into Kamiya's handbag, looking around eagerly.An old woman in a blue one-piece dress was sitting at the bar in a daze, watching the broadcast of the European Football Championship in front of the TV.With a cigarette in his hand, the wine glass is half empty.

The old woman couldn't take her eyes off, the cigarette between her fingers burned two-thirds, and she didn't see her take a puff. The gentleman looked up and looked at his master. "Yeah." Ulala nodded.Yes, he felt it too. This is a very remarkable fate. Ulala and Shengu chose the seats next to the old woman and sat down, ordered a large fried shrimp platter and cuttlefish, and two large glasses of beer, and quietly accompanied the old woman to watch the football game broadcast on TV. Ulala is not in a hurry to steal the fate from the old woman, because he believes that the intimate relationship between the fate and the host should not be forcibly broken by him.Stealing a person's fate is no different from stealing a person's life, especially if the host has realized that he is different, it would be a cruel thing for him to wake up the next day and find that he is nothing more than ordinary .Of course, there are more important reasons... This is the first date between Wu Lala and Shen Gu!Of course, Wu Lala was not in a hurry to complete the task. He and Shen Gu played Solitaire on the bar with paper and pen in a leisurely manner, enjoying the not-so-delicious dinner.He likes this feeling that doesn't require too many words.

In many cases, excessive refusals will dilute the hard-won romance—the ad slogan "If you can kiss, don't talk too much" is very wise.Ulala and Shengu are still a long time away from their first kiss, but they are sharing the joy of not talking. At the end of the game, the old woman sighed and drank half of the leftover wine in one gulp. "Why are you sighing?" Ulala asked casually, pretending to be indifferent. The old woman was a little surprised by Ulala's conversation.The old woman has always been the leader of the crowd, and it is a wonderful event to receive the slightest attention, but now, a young man is actively talking to herself?

After hesitating for a moment, the old woman slowly opened her mouth under the encouragement of U Lala's eyes: "Young man, there are many things in this world, but they are not what you see." "Oh? Otherwise, what would it be like?" Ulala laughed, "How can you feel so much after watching a football game?" With her left hand, she pushed the plate towards the old woman, beckoning her to eat together. The old woman was not used to chatting with strangers, but she couldn't help showing a happy expression on her face. "Let's eat together, my girlfriend and I can't eat so much." Ulala smiled, and Shengu blushed.

So the old woman dipped a piece of fried shrimp cake shyly.Respect is worse than obedience. The old woman has been lonely for a long time, so she will go to the bar to watch her favorite football game alone, instead of staying alone in the house watching TV.It's just unfortunate that the old woman misunderstood the true meaning of loneliness. In the bustling crowd, being alone is the feeling of being lonely because of being forced to eat alone.Staying in a bar where no one cares about her just highlights her own behavior, which doesn't help relieve her loneliness at all. The old woman lightened her throat, ready to dismiss the discussion.After all, this is the only wonderful experience in her life that she can brag about.

"In this world, many things are just on the surface, just like icebergs. The ice layer that surfaced is only one-seventh of the total. There are many real mysteries... If you don't keep your eyes open and dive down, there is nothing at all. You won't find any ingenious connections." The old woman said mysteriously. She purposely kept her voice low to bring up the atmosphere, fearing that Ulala would feel bored. "Oh? The more I listen, the more confused I become." Ulala frowned, and Kamiya also moved her ears. "I used to like watching football games. I watched all kinds of games. Sometimes I would buy air tickets to watch football in Europe and watch NBA basketball in the United States. But a strange thing happened in the past five years. I was surprised to say that I can’t speak.” The old woman said proudly, “One night I found out that as long as I wear blue clothes, the team I support will win!”

Ulala burst out laughing and shook her head: "You're drunk." The old woman denied it very seriously, and said: "It's true! Don't say you don't believe it. At first I thought it was too ridiculous. I just thought it was a coincidence, because after I wore blue clothes a few times later, the team I supported still lost. Lost." This time, Kamiya laughed, and Ulala laughed and said, "It's what it is! How can the color of the fans' clothes affect the outcome of a team?" Yes, the world is so big, why do you think that you are a key cog in the operation of the world?

The old woman's face was a bit uncomfortable, and she said resentfully: "It's true that it's not just because of the color of my clothes, but it's not right to say no to all of them... because there are many small things in life that affect the outcome of a game." Details. After a year of statistics, I recorded what I ate in the morning, what I ate at noon, what I ate for dinner, how much I ate, what drink I served with, the weather at that time, people I met, sleep time, dreams I had the night before, hairstyle , hair accessories, perfume, and even which brand of body wash to use in the shower...Finally, I finally figured out a winning formula that can guarantee 100% luck and victory for the team I support!"

"? Oh, like wearing red underwear? It's a custom in China to bring luck." Ulala also became serious. "No, it's not red underwear, but red shoes, the more shiny the better." The old woman gently lifted the hem of her skirt, confidently showing her wrinkled thighs, and dangling her red high heels. "Really? That's it?" Wu Lala scratched her head and opened her mouth blankly. His pretentious expression made Kamiya laugh uncontrollably, and he stretched out his hand to pinch his waist forcefully. "Of course not only, but also drink the Aivia mineral water that the famous star loves most, three sips." The old woman thought for a while, and said: "You can drink it at any time, but I drink it as soon as I wake up in the morning, so as not to forget. Remember, you have to drink three sips without interruption!"

Wu Lala and Shen Gu were stunned when they heard this. "The most important thing is, be sure to eat this brand of bubble gum before the game starts. This bubble gum developed according to the comic "One Piece" is called blue wave ball. It is very sticky and has five flavors. I think the blue one The effect is the best!" The old woman took out half a stick of bubble gum from her purse, and said swearingly: "Eat one, it's just right to win; eat two, it's easier to win; eat three, it's a one-sided victory." "Then, where are they selling it!" Ulala exclaimed. "Every major convenience store in Japan is selling it!" The old woman laughed at Ulala.