Chapter 49 My Wardrobe is Quite Big (1) The scene is getting chaotic...
The alarm clock rang precisely at dawn, and sunlight fell on the blankets, bringing a warm and lazy feeling.
Xia Ying's hair was disheveled and tangled in the blanket, making reluctant noises as she got out of bed. But the alarm clock continued to ring incessantly. A black dog nimbly crawled out from under the blanket and slapped the alarm clock with its paws to stop it.
After doing this, the black dog quietly slipped back into Xia Ying's arms, lay down on its side facing her, and closed its eyes contentedly.
After a while, the black dog opened its eyes again.
Its expression was very serious, as if it were deep in thought.
After a fierce internal struggle, it finally made a decision. The black dog silently jumped off the bed, transforming into a black-haired, red-eyed man upon landing.
Cerberus went into the kitchen and put on an apron.
Xia Ying slowly woke up amidst the aroma of food.
She sat up, looked at the familiar bedside table, wallpaper, and curtains for a while, then reached out and grasped the dappled sunlight in her hand.
It feels warm and cozy.
Ah, how long-lost and wonderful is everyday life.
Xia Ying slowly slid deep into the blankets, wrapping herself up like a silkworm cocoon, and fell back asleep blissfully...
A hand reached under the covers and dug her out.
"Don't sleep yet, get up and have breakfast."
"Hmm..."
Xia Ying turned over, about to stay in bed, when Cerberus, as if he had anticipated her move, preemptively said, "If you don't get up in five minutes, I'll eat it all and leave you nothing."
Forced by circumstances, Xia Ying had no choice but to reluctantly get up and wash. When she entered the bathroom, the water in the cup was just the right temperature, and the toothpaste had already been squeezed out. She yawned and washed herself thoroughly, finally waking up completely when she patted a hot towel on her face.
Xia Ying wiped the water droplets from her face, stared at herself in the mirror, and slowly leaned closer.
“Was this mole here originally?... Ah, but it shouldn’t be related to this.” She carefully observed every corner. “Although I died once, this body seems to be no different from the original one.”
In a public duel, Xia Ying and Fafnir perished together, but she was later resurrected in the Fountain of Life... This was the first time she truly experienced the feeling of death in Cocytus.
Although she looked perfectly fine standing in front of the mirror, Xia Ying couldn't help but think about the other body she had left behind in the arena... or rather, the corpse.
Although the empty shell should have been cremated on the spot, taking up at most the space of a small box, what about the dragon's corpse?
She couldn't help but feel worried.
The dragon was so big and had such thick skin, its corpse must have been very difficult to dispose of. If it died a few more times, the entire kingdom of Cocytus would probably have nowhere to go!
She looked up and suddenly saw her face in the mirror again, realizing that she had really been lost in thought.
"Let's check your body again to see if there are any abnormalities."
Xia Ying muttered to herself as she took off her nightgown, exposing herself completely to the mirror.
She seemed to be a bit stronger than before she entered Cocytus, her skin radiating a healthy, luminous glow, her body well-proportioned, and she looked full of life, as if she could run and jump at any moment, and even wield a sword to defeat a giant dragon.
Just then, Cerberus suddenly pushed open the door and came in.
Xia Ying turned her head, and their eyes met.
After a subtle silence, Cerberus entered the bathroom, picked up the nightgown that Xia Ying had tossed aside, and put it over her head.
"Ouch, my ear, it's caught in my hair." Xia Ying complained casually as she pulled out a strand of hair that was tangled in the button. "Couldn't you have knocked before coming in?"
"Can't you lock the door?" Cerberus grumbled habitually. "Humans don't have fur, you know you're more likely to catch a cold this way!"
He effortlessly put Xia Ying's dental tools back in place, washed and wrung out the towel, hung it up, picked Xia Ying up with one hand, walked outside, and placed her on the dining table.
Xia Ying looked down and saw that the table was filled with a sumptuous meal, and even the tableware was already prepared in front of Xia Ying's seat.
She couldn't help but ask, "Did you eat this much so early in the morning?"
"What does it matter? I haven't done it in a long time anyway." Cerberus said, taking out his phone again to check, and only after confirming that no new tasks had popped up did he put it back in its place with a sense of relief.
He continued, "I wanted to make more, but there wasn't much food left in the fridge."
"How could that be? Doesn't the temporary accommodation have a field magic? The food should be unlimited, right?" Xia Ying put down her chopsticks and immediately dialed the accommodation manager's number. "I'll go ask."
When the call connected, the other end of the line received a pre-set automated prompt.
"Dear guest, the administrator is on holiday today. For any renewals, cancellations, or changes to your lease, please visit the registration desk during business hours tomorrow. If your domain magic has expired, please press '1', and the administrator will process the renewal within one business day. Please note the following..."
Xia Ying stopped listening, pressed the number 1, and hung up the phone.
"Someone will probably come to fix it tomorrow," Xia Ying said. "It's okay, we finally have some free time, we can go for a stroll in Twilight Square later... Kelp?"
She leaned over and poked the other's cheek: "What are you daydreaming about, Kelp?"
“…I’m thinking about choosing a ring.” Kerr looked up at her. “Xia Ying, I think I should be assigned to the Crimson Crown Ring.”
Xia Ying thought for a moment: "It seems quite suitable. Kerr should be very popular over there."
Ke'er's gaze remained fixed: "So where do you think you'll go, Xia Ying?"
When suddenly asked this question, Xia Ying hesitated for a moment: "I..."
Yes, where will she go?
Currently, she is most familiar with the Crimson Crown Ring, but Xia Ying does not think she is as brutal and warlike as the abyssal creatures there... Perhaps not entirely. Could an ordinary human adapt to the environment of Cocytus so quickly, or even challenge the dragons? Maybe she does possess some kind of violent gene that she is not even aware of.
But Shadow Scale Ring is quite possible too! Cunning and calculating—these are qualities that sound like those of a treacherous human, and besides, Xia Ying has always thought she was quite intelligent!
Is it impossible for the orderly Tomb-Sealing Ring and the chaotic Feast-Feasting Ring to coexist? It doesn't seem so. At least when facing the King of Tomb-Sealing, Xia Ying wanted nothing more than to create chaos, but in front of the King of Feast-Feasting, things seemed to be reversed…
Thinking about this, Xia Ying felt more and more that her personality was difficult to categorize simply; if she had to say, it seemed to be a little bit of both.
"Humans are truly complex," she sighed. "Although human desires aren't as intense as those of the abyssal creatures, they are far more numerous and intricate... If the desires of the abyssal creatures are an abyss, then the desires of humans are probably like..."
She described it somewhat uncertainly: "A row of bubble wrap? It had lots of tiny air bubbles, and you could poke a hole in it."
“I don’t know, Kernel,” she could only say. “It feels like I could be assigned anywhere.”
“I don’t want to be separated from you,” Cerberus said, looking at her. “I don’t want to miss anything about you again.”
“Cer…” Xia Ying was deeply moved, but there were too many unexpected events in Cocytus, and she could not make a promise without taking responsibility. So she could only seize the moment and hug her dog tightly in her arms.
"Alright! Rub me later!" the demon dog barked. "Eat your food first!"
Xia Ying was deeply moved and began to eat again, repeatedly marveling at how fortunate she was to have such a good dog (Ke Er protests: who is actually raising whom?).
After dinner, Cerberus went into the kitchen to wash the dishes, while Xia Ying lay on the sofa and watched TV.
Today's program was still the same one she had already watched, but Xia Ying hadn't watched TV in a long time, so she found it quite enjoyable... Suddenly, a breeze brushed past her ear, and Xia Ying turned her head to see that the window was wide open and the curtains were being blown high.
She walked over, intending to close the window, when she suddenly felt a hot breeze on her cheek, followed by someone embracing her from behind with a familiar scent.
Xia Ying turned her head and caught a glimpse of dark red hair slowly falling down.
She asked in surprise, "Fafnir, what are you doing here?"
“I waited all night, but you still didn’t contact me, so I came here by myself.”
The Sisyphus Collar appeared around the dragon's neck. He picked up the chain and forcefully shoved it into Xia Ying's hand.
"Do you not know how to use it? Do you want me to teach you?"
You dragon adapted to your new identity pretty quickly!
Oh right, the domain magic subscription expired and hasn't been renewed yet.
This not only meant that the food in the refrigerator could not be replenished indefinitely, but also that the temporary accommodation lost its function of keeping uninvited guests out, which is why the dragon was able to break into their home so easily!
Xia Ying was immediately at her wit's end: "Listen to me, Fafnir, I'll contact you if I need anything, but you can't stay here right now."
The dragon said, "Alright, come back to the dragon's lair with me."
Xia Ying quickly pushed him away a little: "This won't do either!"
"Why?" Her repeated resistance made the dragon narrow its eyes, looking hostilely towards the kitchen where Cerberus was. "Is it because of that guy?"
Before Xia Ying could answer, the giant dragon had already strode towards the kitchen. She quickly grabbed his sleeve and, in her haste, hastily made up a set of words in her mind.
She paused for a second before speaking, "It's like this, Fafnir..."
Before she could continue, the sound of running water in the kitchen suddenly stopped.
Cerberus's voice, tinged with doubt, rang out.
"Xia Ying, who are you talking to?"
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Author's note: Now we have two dogs at home (?).
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