Chapter 180: The Spoiled Young Lady "Chirp? Chirp."
Chaomu actually didn't want to act too arrogant in front of Yunque.
Although the SSR appearance Reborn had given her came with a built-in buff similar to her real name shield, meaning Yun Que shouldn't be able to see through her true identity...but she wouldn't be wearing this vest forever. If she acted too arrogantly now, Yun Que would then take all the blame, both old and new. Wouldn't that mean she'd be doubly punished? That would be bad.
But the moment she saw Yun Que's face, she couldn't help but want to be a bit servile... no, she wanted to say hello to him. After all, who wouldn't want to let that cold face show a little bit of emotion? Whether it was unhappiness, embarrassment, shyness... whatever, how interesting!
"Nothing? Can't refute me?" Therefore, seeing the man's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was about to get angry, Chao Mu was not afraid or ran away. Instead, he puffed out his chest, made a bubbling sound, and put on an even more arrogant attitude than before. "That's right. A sneaky guy like you, if you get caught, you really should be speechless and unable to defend yourself."
This was an overly arrogant gesture, and Hibari Kyoya's lips curled dangerously. He didn't offer any "defense"—or rather, he didn't need to defend himself verbally; actions were a much quicker response. In a split second, the pair of crutches, gleaming with a cold metallic gleam, slipped silently into his palms, threateningly draping across her face.
When Chaomu saw that piece of duckweed, his heart skipped a beat: Oh no, it seems like things have gone wrong, and the small boss that he couldn't beat right now is going to be turned into a red name. Player, danger!
But it only gave a single jolt—after all, Senior Brother's office was only a few steps away. If he couldn't beat her, how could he run away? He could just go into Senior Brother's office and hide behind him! It just didn't fit in with the arrogant character of the eldest daughter. This wasn't good, it wasn't good.
But face was still not as important as life. As a raccoon, she was always flexible. Seeing that the duckweed crutch was about to hit her head, the elegant young lady slipped back and tried to run away.
Just at this moment, a round yellow shadow fell on the duckweed crutch, and the skylark's movements suddenly stopped - the chubby little sparrow that was just jumping on the carpet flapped its wings and flew over, calling "Skylark, Skylark", standing on the duckweed crutch, staring at the woman in front of it with curious eyes.
Chaomu: “…………?”
She paused in her tracks, about to flee, and locked eyes with the bird on the duckweed crook. Yundou's tiny eyes blinked at her, and he craned his neck closer and closer, straining to see his increasingly round neck, his eyes revealing an indescribable confusion.
"Chirp?" It poked her veil with its beak and chirped with its head tilted.
There was obvious confusion in the voice, as if one had smelled a familiar scent but couldn't remember where he had seen it.
Chaomu's heart skipped a beat again: Did Yundou... recognize her?
Although her SSR appearance has a real name hidden buff, theoretically it should never be revealed, even Skylark didn't recognize her...but do small animals also fit into this logic? They say animals have stronger intuition than humans, so maybe Yundou really has some bond with the hamster player...
No, no, she had to get over it anyway. She remembered that Yundou could still speak a few human words and even sing the Bingsheng school song. What if he told Yunque about it? She would be finished.
But fortunately, there is still room for turning the situation around - seeing Yundou's silly look, it seems that she hasn't recognized it yet, she can take the initiative... take the initiative and try to fool it first!
As she was organizing her words, Yundou's round, beady eyes were filled with confusion, and his little head tilted back and forth, as if trying to recall something. He leaned forward again, almost pressing his entire round body against her veil.
Yun Que Kyoya narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze shifting between his pet and the woman of unknown origin. Yun Dou rarely showed this level of interest in strangers, let alone actively approached them.
"Skylark..." Yundou looked back at his master hesitantly, then turned back to stare at Chaomu, "Chirp?"
The confusion in that voice was almost overflowing.
The young man with phoenix eyes raised his eyebrows slightly, and without retracting his crutch, he even moved it towards the girl's neck, allowing Yundou to observe more closely. Chaomu was chilled by the murderous aura and resumed her ladylike airs, glaring back without giving in.
The distance between them was now very close, so close that Yun Que was a little uncomfortable. But to his surprise, this closeness didn't disgust him at all. The woman in front of him, although rude, gave him a feeling that he didn't know why. She was a little like Yun Dou... Of course, she was definitely not as sensible as Yun Dou, a little animal that was not very obedient and would destroy the house.
The subtle association made him briefly imagine the shadow of a gray, furry, tail-wagging hamster in his mind. The hamster turned into a human and then into a raccoon, slithered into his trash can and disappeared. But what occupied his attention at the moment was the gorgeously dressed girl in front of him.
She seemed to have found something to lean on, and her aura, which had just weakened, was revived. As she tilted her head back, her gorgeous veil lifted slightly, and beneath it, her crimson lips opened and closed in an aggressive manner.
What did the aggressive eldest lady say?
The aggressive young lady: "Chirp, chirp, chirp."
lark:"…………?"
Yundou: “!Chiu!!”
It's a person who can speak bird language, communicate with birds, has a very familiar smell and is a little dangerous... a shiny person!
Other small animals are fine, but no large species of this form can communicate with it - there is a guy named Heiqiqi who can, but Heiqiqi has too much murderous aura and is carrying a lizard, so Yundou doesn't dare to get close to him.
The large, dark, shiny creature before him had a familiar scent. It was this familiarity that made Yundou ignore the initial sense of danger he felt facing a predator with claws ready to swat at birds, and he boldly approached.
It hopped back and forth on the duckweed, chirping and flapping its wings, as if it had finally found a fellow bird that could talk to it properly, and it chirped with extra effort: "Chirp chirp—Gu-chirp!"
[“Your scent is so familiar, have I seen you somewhere before?”]
Chaomu's mind automatically popped up what Baoyu said: I've seen this sister before!
It was impossible to admit it, so she had to find a way to fool Jiu Baoyu.
She cleared her throat, maintaining the dignified posture of a young lady, and responded seriously: "Chirp, chirp, chirp. Gu chirp."
[You must have recognized the wrong person. This is the first time I have seen such a cute little bird like you.]
I'm sorry, Kojiro, but it seems that she knew Yundou before she met Kojiro. They are actually equally cute. The player's last compliment was purely to change the subject.
Sure enough, Yundou felt a little embarrassed by the praise. He twisted his round body and chirped softly.
Seeing that her praise was effective, Chaomu continued her efforts and chirped a few more times, praising its fluffy and shiny fur, muscular body, and saying it was a large bird of prey! Yundou was so impressed by the praise that she chirped and came over to cuddle with her.
Noisy little animals.
Yun Que Kyoya's ears were aching from the chirping of the man and the bird. He frowned, but still didn't interrupt Yun Dou's rare opportunity to communicate with "others." After all, Yun Dou was rarely so enthusiastic towards strangers, and he himself had also developed a slight interest in this strange little animal of unknown origin.
Being able to communicate with animals...is that some kind of special ability? Interesting.
This ability was quite rare. Even though Skylark was quite interested in it, he had never seen many people who could do it, including charlatans - of course, those animals who dared to play tricks in front of him did not end up well.
Besides the con man, the only other person he'd seen possess this kind of miraculous skill was the eccentric First Assassin. Although the man in his infantile form had gradually transformed back into an adult in recent years, his Dion-like ability to talk to insects remained, and he still occasionally witnessed it.
Similar abilities, coupled with the fact that this woman was dressed in a way that gave her a certain sense of déjà vu...
"What's your relationship with that Rainbow Child?" Seeing that the cloud bean had already landed on the girl's shoulder and was close to her face, the slender black-haired young man put away his crutch and asked with interest, "Reborn's illegitimate daughter?"
In a way, this speculation could explain why she was acting so arrogantly here—Reborn held a special position in the Vongola, and his illegitimate daughter certainly had the capital to be arrogant. Furthermore, she seemed to have no idea who he was.
Illegitimate daughter... ?
The player, who had just finished coaxing Yundou, was stunned by his question and thought seriously for two seconds: "I don't think so. Although Teacher Reborn does look like a daddy, and she sincerely regards him as her godfather—after all, he has given her so many resources, he must be the best godfather, but to say that she is an illegitimate daughter is not right... Could Teacher Reborn have an illegitimate daughter? That would be amazing."
But being asked if she was an illegitimate child was a bit insulting. Although Chaomu felt that Yun Que's words were completely thoughtless, as a young lady, she should have reacted... What should a proud character like this say when being bullied?
"How could I be Mr. Reborn's illegitimate daughter? What nonsense are you talking about?" Driven by her turbulent DNA, she blurted out without even thinking, "How dare you humiliate me? I'm going to tell my dad...my senior brother!"
At that moment, the door to the leader's office opened. Sawada Tsunayoshi had just emerged with Kusanagi Tetsuya when he saw his junior sister—whom he had recognized instantly from photos of her outfit—held against the window by his Cloud Guardian, speaking with a tone of profound grievance and displeasure.
Even wearing high heels, she was still a little shorter than Hibari. Coupled with Hibari's 2.80-meter-tall imposingness, in Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyes, she looked like a poor little girl who had just been bullied, weak, pitiful and helpless.
Sawada Tsunayoshi: “…………!”
Although thinking carefully, Senior Yun Que usually wouldn't deliberately bully the weak, and Junior Sister wasn't weak at all, his intuition told him that it was more likely that Junior Sister had done something strange that upset Senior Yun Que... But this situation was still...
Kusakabe Tetsuya beside him also cracked: "......?"
Didn’t he just go in and report on his work ten minutes ago... What happened between Mr. Gong and this strange lady...?
The two men who were facing each other by the window turned around almost at the same time when they heard the footsteps. Chao Mu's eyes lit up almost instantly: "Senior Brother!"
Unlike Chaomu, who acted like he'd seen a savior, Yunque Kyoya didn't show any extra concern for the leader's appearance. He twisted the girl's cheek back with his crutch and looked down at her: "Senior... student? Does that mean you're also a junior sister of the vaulting horse?"
He does have a subtle, unreliable quality, like a vaulting horse: strong yet weak, unrestrained yet a bit timid, much like Sawada Tsunayoshi back in the day. So, it seems they do share a common school.
It didn't matter to him whose student she was—at most, he was a little interested in her ability to talk to animals and that strange sense of déjà vu. Other people's opinions didn't affect him in any way.
Therefore, even under the gaze of the leader and subordinates, Hibari Kyoya still maintained this posture, and patted the white cheek under the veil with the metal neither lightly nor heavily.
"Since you're Reborn's student... then you must be more than just an ordinary herbivore." His voice rose with interest. "Worthy of being bitten and killed."
Chaomu: “……!!!”
The dangerous feeling of being shrouded in murderous aura surged into her heart again. She shuddered, took a half step back, and looked at her senior brother, her heart and eyes full of "Senior brother, please take care of him" - mainly because she was obviously no match for Hibari Kyoya now, and she didn't want to passively take a beating, players are not masochists!
After receiving help from his junior sister, Tsunayoshi Sawada held his forehead and sighed, and had to take on the role of peacemaker again as usual - repetitive, ordinary, and the same every time.
"Kumure has only been studying with Reborn for a while, so the intensity might be a little... not up to Hibari-senpai's training intensity." He gently but unyieldingly separated them, shielding his junior sister behind him. "It's better to discuss the training later. And please, Hibari-senpai, don't scare the child..."
"It's not enough now, but it should be enough after a while."
A secret passage opened up on the side of the chief's office. Reborn, wearing a black top hat and formal attire, was sitting leisurely in the boss chair, holding a coffee cup, his elegant sideburns slightly raised.
This appearance undoubtedly caught everyone's attention. Hibari Kyoya raised his eyebrows slightly, his fighting spirit becoming more and more obvious. Sawada Tsunayoshi, on the other hand, pressed his forehead, barely managing to stop himself from directly complaining about his appearance... When did this secret passage appear? It shouldn't have existed before, right?
Asami instinctively looked over there, and immediately noticed a change in him. Compared to the boy he'd seen before, Reborn seemed to have become... a bit more mature? Like he was transitioning towards a young man.
But no matter what form he took, Reborn remained the same. He pulled at the brim of his hat and slowly accepted Hibari's "bite and kill" offer on behalf of Asami. "Hibari will probably be staying at headquarters for another three to five days. I'll leave Asami's taijutsu training to you."
Chaomu: “…………Ah?”
No, why would she need to practice Taijutsu again? She and the Black Organization still had two Taijutsu missions to complete, and her current pure Taijutsu ability was only average. Fighting against Hibari... her fighting Hibari? Really?
Besides, she didn't want to see Yun Que every day! That guy was obviously also intuitive. Who could say she would be caught one day and found out to be the raccoon who stole his chip before? Wouldn't that be the end of her?
Chaomu wanted to refuse, and opened his mouth.
"Hmph." Before she could refuse, Hibari Kyoya put away his crutch and snorted, acquiescing to the arrangement. Although he wasn't happy about being manipulated by Reborn, having an opponent who didn't look that weak was more interesting than biting those herbivores.
At the same time, he had a vague feeling that it would be very interesting if he agreed to it.
After agreeing, the black-haired young man turned and prepared to leave. Reborn, who suddenly appeared, obviously had other things to say to the students, so it didn't matter if his report was postponed.
After taking two steps, he turned back to look at Chaomu: "Tomorrow morning at six o'clock, training ground. If you're late..."
The threat was not finished, but the dangerous look said it all.
The time of the appointment didn't really matter to the players, after all, Chaomu didn't really need to rest and needed to drink energy potions. But she still didn't want to go on the date at all... not at all.
No, she had to find a way to refuse first. If she just stood up without refusing, she was afraid that her nickname "Young Lady" would also be on Yunque's wanted list.
But before she could refuse, Yunque had already left in a leisurely manner, leaving behind only a back that didn't care about the lives of others.
Kusanabe Tetsuya followed Hibari tactfully and said goodbye to them: "Well, then, leader, Mr. Reborn, and this... young lady, I will also take my leave."
"Well..." Sawada Tsunayoshi also said goodbye to him politely, and then looked at his junior sister with pity, "Kumure, you... come on. Although it feels a bit early, you will have to... sooner or later... alas."
Chaomu: “…………”
What do you mean sooner or later... Senior brother said this in the tone of someone who has been through it all, and his tone sounded like "everyone will die sooner or later". Is Hibari Kyoya some kind of death god character?
But now that things have come to this, it would be strange to refuse again - after all, Chaomu has always been known for her curling, and she has not been averse to physical training before... If she continues to struggle, Teacher Reborn might discover the real reason for her resistance, and that would be even more disastrous.
She secretly glanced at Reborn. The young man in the top hat was looking at her with a half-smile, and the expression on his face looked as if he knew everything... It was scary.
"Alright, alright, let's train and forget about this for now." She finally gave up struggling and followed her brother into the office. "Brother, listen to me. I did something big today—"
Anyway, she had to change the subject and get down to business, interrupting Reborn's thoughts. Otherwise, if he continued to think, she felt like even the color of her underwear would be guessed...
...But if she's wearing this outfit, Reborn does seem to know the color of her underwear? That's scary.
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Author's words: 180 (?) appears in Chapter 180
Hello Jiejie, I really couldn't resist being lazy on Thursday. I wanted to go to bed early but ended up staying awake until eleven or twelve in the afternoon. I fell asleep during the lunch break in the afternoon. Then I was in a mess for several days. It was Monday and I had to start paying off my debts again... No, I will definitely not make the same mistake again this Thursday.
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