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Choose a more formal suit with elegant colors

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I consider the environment of Countless Springs. I remember that it is a classical and elegant place, so I decide to choose a formal suit with simple and elegant colors. The moment I exit the dressing room in the clothes, Noah comes up to me and scrutinizes my appearance from all angles, frowning from time to time. She seems to be in a dilemma over something. It isn't long before she lowers her head, taps her mobile phone a few times, and shows the assistant next to her. I think Noah must have made a request. When the assistant returns, I see that she is carrying a few dark green ribbons and a toolbox. She then hands the items to Noah. Noah pats me on the back and motions me to stand still. Out of the corner of my eye, I see her take some materials out of the toolbox and start to fiddle with the corner of my clothes. However, I couldn't see what she did because my view was blocked. It wasn't until she pulled on my shirt to smooth out the folds on it that I realized there is now a strip of dark green patterned fabric around the hem of the simple clothes. The abstract and free style of the lotus leaf patterns of the fabric complements this outfit well. [player]What superb craftsmanship! You're as amazing as I expected! I can't tell if my praise makes Noah happy or not, but I suddenly receive a text message after we say goodbye to the assistant and get inside the car. [Noah](Text message) My mother is a painter. This is nothing to me, so you don't need to be so surprised. I'm a little curious. Judging from the changes she made to the clothes, Noah should have inherited her mother's artistic genes, so how did she end up becoming an information dealer instead of pursuing a career in art? But I see that she has already started playing a game and has no intention to talk, so I give up on asking her about this. After we arrive at Countless Springs, a staff member politely guides us to the VIP guest rooms. Noah pats my shoulder after the staff member leaves. [Noah](Text message) You go by yourself. I'll wait for you outside. [player]Is that okay? Should we discuss this with the staff again? [Noah](Text message)No. I can grind this in-game event while I'm here. A turn-based game is launching its open beta today. I want to be ranked at the top of the rankings. I want to complain that she can achieve that by simply spending money in the game. But then I thought of a possible reason for her. There are usually various options such as a basic battle pass, a premium battle pass, server launch packs, and double rewards for the first top-up... It might be necessary to be in an environment where no one will interrupt you to calculate the most effective spending plan before buying everything. It looks like I'll be responsible for communicating with others. The staff returns soon, and I follow him out of the VIP room into the winding corridors. I can't help but notice that the internal structure of Countless Springs is really complicated. The tortuous corridor here is already an effective security barrier. After walking for about ten minutes, we arrive at a simple and elegant door. After the staff leaves, I open the door and enter an extremely elegantly decorated room. Someone seems to be sitting in the middle of the room behind a screen painted with birds singing in a bamboo forest. The light shining in from the window casts the person's shadow on the screen. The figure looks like it belongs to a woman. This person should be Kurone Toujou. [Kurone Toujou]Good afternoon. It's so nice to meet you. I'm Kurone Toujou, the manager of Countless Springs. [Kurone Toujou]Refreshments and seating arrangements have been made for you. It would be my honor if they are satisfactory to you. The voice coming from behind the screen speaks softly and pleasantly in the local dialect, sounding like the singing of an oriole. One can only imagine how incredible she would sound when she is singing. However, the estranged tone in her voice makes me feel like she is a snow lotus in the distant mountains. [player]Hi, I'm PLAYER. On a low coffee table facing the screen are several plates of exquisite and delicious snacks and some tea, which must be the refreshments and seating arrangements she mentioned. I walk up and sit down on the soft cushion beside the low coffee table, and think about what I should say to her. As if she can sense how reserved I'm feeling, Kurone Toujou chuckles from behind the screen and starts making conversation with me instead, which eases the tension in the air. [Kurone Toujou]I've heard that the other members of the Four Greats have entertained an esteemed guest who is good at playing mahjong recently. I believe that must be you. [player]I wouldn't say I'm an esteemed guest, but I did play some mahjong with Lily Kitahara and Kazuha Saionji. [Kurone Toujou]You're too modest. If possible, I hope you can come to the East Wind dojo I operate to play some mahjong when you are free. [Kurone Toujou]We all have a different playing style, so the dojos we operate are all good at different styles of play. Perhaps you'll find a mahjong style that suits you better after trying more new things. [player]I see, so what's your playing style like, Miss Toujou? [Kurone Toujou]Hehe, you're such an interesting person. We'll meet at a mahjong table eventually, so it'll be dangerous for me to reveal my playing style in advance. After all, psychological warfare is very important in a mahjong match. [Kurone Toujou]But if we do get the chance to play a game together, I'm looking forward to you learning another side of me, Kurone Toujou, through mahjong. Kurone Toujou's friendly manner makes me relax. Now that I'm no longer so nervous, I have the energy to observe everything around me, such as the teacup in my hand. The bottom feels uneven, as if something is written on there. Driven by my curiosity, after drinking the tea inside the teacup, I turn it upside down to take a quick glance at the bottom and see a familiar logo with the character "Yu". I think about where I've seen it before. Suddenly, I remember seeing the exact same logo on a painting of eight beauties on the wall of the mahjong room when I visited Strix for the first time. [Kurone Toujou]Do you not like the refreshments? [player]Ah, no, it's not that. I just suddenly have a question. [Kurone Toujou]I'm all ears if you're willing to tell me about it. Kurone Toujou's words interrupt my thoughts, reminding me of the heavy burden I bear and that I'm not here to eat, drink, and be merry. I think I'll start by asking about the tournament of the Mahjong Soul Shrine because I've become really interested in this legendary competition after so many people have told me stories about it. [player]Miss Toujou, if it's okay with you, can you tell me when the next Mahjong Soul Shrine tournament will start? Instead of answering my question directly, Kurone Toujou ponders it for a while before asking me a question in return. [Kurone Toujou]In your eyes, what kind of existence is the priestess of the Mahjong Soul Shrine? The priestess of the Mahjong Soul Shrine? She must be referring to Ichihime. I think about what she's like in everyday life...