“Jin! Nice to see that you are alive and well! From what I heard from Yun, your injuries seemed to be quite severe to the point that you had to take some time off from everyone. And here I thought you were a superman or something after seeing that stunt of yours to remove the Loopa Ooofpa.”
Mr Know-It-All said, and Jin got a little conscious when he heard it.
He quickly looked around to check if anyone was listening into their conversation then immediately gave Mr Know-It-All a nod to follow him.
“Wow, you seriously do not want to take credit for something you did tremendously for the country? People would be vying to get glory.” Mr Know-It-All said as he saw Jin continue to keep quiet and lead the way.
Being ignored to such a point, Special Agent K understood the message as he kept his notebook and packed up his items. Only then did people start to notice that the ‘Walkthrough Master’ had decided to leave halfway.
They wondered if he had gathered enough information or just needed to take a toilet break. However, it did not bother them that much as they continued to watch the show for they knew Mr Know-It-All would post a guide to help the others as somehow he was the only one who could post in the spoiler section of the forums without entering the dungeon instance even once.
Jin waited for Mr Know-It-All for a moment at the main entrance of the cinema theatre before they quietly walked along the noisy Panda Street instances and took the Restaurant Train. But unlike the other times where Jin would reserve a private cabin where he discussed business with whoever was involved with him, he sat at the economic class of the Restaurant Train.
Agent K sat beside him, but neither of them spoke a single word even after the train departed from the Panda Street Stop.
Mr Know-It-All browsed around the economic class cabin and noticed there were people around chatting happily while taking videos of the new Shop Instance when the train started to move. This was obviously not the best place to make a serious conversation, and with Jin looking outside of the train without care, Mr Know-It-All predicted that he was bringing him to a place to talk privately.
While Mr Know-It-All knew that Jin was the master of the dungeon instance, he could have directly brought him to a quiet room for their conversation. Yet, it appeared like Jin had another agenda in taking this particular train ride, so the State Agent continued to keep calm and waited for Jin to open his mouth. He had already patiently waited for 2 weeks, what was another hour of silence? (Although he did feel a bit disturbed that he had to come out of the cinema theatres. Fortunately, there was always the Pandaflix where he could rewatch the fights and create the guide for Jin’s customers.)
After a few stops, the Restaurant Train gave out an announcement saying that they were reaching the next stop, the Bamboo Forest Trail. That was where Jin turned towards Mr Know-It-All and told him that they were getting off here.
Mr Know-It-All complied and found himself in another part of the Shop Instance where he marvelled at the beauty of the tall overarching bamboo covering the skies. If there was anything special, it was how precisely each and every Bamboo tree was separated. This was nothing but perfection especially for couple Pandarens in the evening and night when the walkway would be lit up by mini bamboo lamps and benches far apart enough for the couples to have their own time.
“I hope you haven’t brought me here for some time on those benches?” Mr Know-It-All joked, hoping to get some reaction from Jin and to his surprise, the dungeon supplier finally reacted by shaking his head with a smile.
“No worries, we just have to pass through here so I can show you something even more fantastic,” Jin explained as he picked his pace up.
Naturally, Mr Know-It-All was able to keep up with him easily and soon, they had left the Bamboo Forest Trail and gone into a sidepath that was barely visible. The more the ventured, the denser the forest of bamboo became. Large Rocks were seen as if they were some sort of guiding marks where Jin would tap them and a faint light symbol would appear on the rocks.
Soon, they reached a dead-end where there was a vertical wall of high rocks blocking the path. Jin then beckoned Mr Know-It-All to continue on, and it was only then that the State Agent realised that the wall was an illusion they could walk through them.
On the other side was a bar setting where he discovered the infamous Bar Island which Jin had used since the inception of his shop. There was an extraordinary large Panda that was acting as the bartender, sitting down cleaning the glasses. It noticed Jin and greeted him as the Boss just as every other NPCs would.
“This is the hidden bar which I kept as a secret for now. I would ask you to not reveal its location until you have seen what the new dungeon rewards are. If my customers turn out to be adventurous enough, they should be able to find it in due time.” Jin requested as he welcomed Mr Know-It-All to the Bamboozled Bar Instance.
While the ceilings and walls were covered with a smooth kind of rock surface, the tables and chairs were separated by well-placed bamboo trees so that there was some privacy. There was a Red Panda who instantly came out from a small hole via the rocks and went to the piano and started to play a lovely soothing tune. A few Baby Pandas came along as well and picked up the instruments.
Imagine three Baby Pandas trying to get the cello upright while one stood at the top to play the strings and the other moved the cello bow. That was happening to the other instruments too. The saxophone was held on the ground but the Baby Panda blowing it was playing with such ‘ungracefulness’ that it was way too cute even for Mr Know-It-All.
“Whiskey on the rocks, please. Also, some chicken wings. My mouth feels a little pecky.” Mr Know-It-All ordered after Jin assured him that he had locked this bar instance so no one else would come and interfere with him.
Now it’s time for them to have a much-awaited conversation.
