Chapter 97 Relationship [Mimi Moroboshi wants you to come home every day.]...
Want freedom?
For Zhu Xingda, the answer to this question is a no-brainer: he didn't volunteer to be a cat, and he still has a mission to fulfill. If he could really choose freedom and not continue to be a "pet", any hesitation for even a second would mean something is wrong with his brain.
It was at this point that the cat's instinct, which had almost gained the upper hand, was once again defeated by reason, and the black-haired sniper regained his clarity of mind.
He should have wanted to terminate this absurd contractual relationship more than anyone else - but there was obviously no such good thing in the world. The meaning revealed in Chaomu's words was obviously just to appropriately reduce the frequency of returning home every day, rather than completely terminate the contract.
"Although I'm reluctant, if you really want freedom, I can let you go."
The girl said this with great emotion, but the hand holding his cheek showed no sign of moving.
Her expression was perfectly understandable to him. Morohoshi could see through her subtle intentions... Was she trying to exploit separation anxiety? Or perhaps playing hard to get? These were all basic techniques he'd learned during his honey trap training, and she wasn't serious about deceiving people.
…It seemed like she was expecting him to answer with nonsense like “I don’t want to be abandoned” or “I just want to stay with you”. If he really said he wanted freedom, she would probably get angry again.
It had to be said that during his time with his "master," Zhu Xingdai had gained a thorough understanding of her habits. And among all that understanding, the most important one was that it was best to obey her—if he went against her will, he would definitely cause more trouble in the future.
"Do you want me to leave?" He lowered his eyes slightly, asking knowingly. "If you really want me to... leave, I will naturally obey your orders."
Anyway, he couldn't get permanent freedom for the time being... Instead of going home irregularly every three or two days as she wished, it would be better to go home every day, maintain stability in another sense, and keep her within his attention.
【Mimi Morohoshi wants you to come home every day. 】
There seemed to be a glimmer in those cold green eyes. Chaomu couldn't imagine how moved she would be if Zhu Xingdai said these words in the form of a cat, meowing - he would be a clingy kitten who said one thing but did another and was afraid of being abandoned!
"I don't mean to let you go, Mimi. I just want you to be a little more free." Feeling her cat training skills were effective, she loosened her grip and stepped back a little, then tried again, pretending to be embarrassed. "Don't kittens love freedom? I can come back every few days from now on, giving you a little more freedom to live your life."
“…I don’t feel unfree when I’m with you.”
Before she could even begin to move backward, a powerful arm silently wrapped around her waist, pulling her back in. The veins on that well-trained arm bulged slightly, tensing as it exerted force, carrying a hidden possessiveness that its owner wasn't even aware of.
The black-haired sniper, with cat ears popping out, exhaled softly and confessed in a compromising tone, "Rather than the so-called free space, I hope you can... remember to come back..."
He was slightly stunned when he said this, unable to distinguish the sincerity from the falsehood. After realizing this, the sweet and ambiguous "take care of me" or "feed me" that he had originally planned to say got stuck in his throat and was swallowed down with the rolling of his Adam's apple.
The girl's golden eyes were still gazing at him expectantly, their eyes full of the words "Tell me you missed me, little kitty." Once he said that, she would probably kiss him on the cheek—and when she did that, she wouldn't care whether he was in human or cat form; he was still her "mimi" to be manipulated at will.
"...Remember to come back...and water the potted plants." A subtle evasiveness caused Moroboshi Dai to end his "confession" with such an anticlimactic finish. "You haven't been home these past few days, and a few of the plants at home seem to have dried up. I don't know much about plant habits, so I can't control the amount of water. I only watered them a little, but it still seems not enough."
The player who was just thinking "Oh my god, Mimi is so cute" suddenly jumped up like a spring and popped out of his arms.
"Oh my god! I haven't watered them for two days, and my mushroom production has already decreased!" She rushed to her most important pots of mushrooms. Seeing the dryness and reduced production debuffs on the half-grown mushrooms, her heart ached. "Mushrooms—mushrooms—"
Strange seeds, which had a lower yield than ordinary seeds, were also the most useful crop in the Morning and Evening Recipe. This drop in yield was even more heartbreaking for her than Mimi's departure. She hurriedly carried the basin to the kettle, hoping for a chance to salvage the situation.
Although Mimi's skill tree is quite comprehensive, her daily skills seem average. She is not familiar with cooking, housework, etc., and crop care is a non-existent branch.
So she had to get another house pet. For now, she couldn't even consider Yamamoto or Jakusi Wolf, as they didn't seem very housebound... She'd have to find a foster father or some annoying but seemingly all-powerful little black-faced guy...
Damn it! Why is her second pet slot already locked by default? She's so greedy for other pets!
Zhu Xingda didn't know that she was envious of the cats and dogs outside.
Obviously, his original intention was to divert her attention, but he still felt awkward when he saw the girl running around the house in a hurry for a few pots of mushrooms, holding the collar she had forgotten in her hand.
...At least he successfully dispelled her idea of putting the collar on him herself. Based on what Moroboshi knew about Asami, once her attention was diverted to other things, she would easily forget the less important things.
"If you need me to help you water the plants, it would be best to record the time and the amount of water for each pot and tell me." He put the collar into his pocket and followed her, so as not to upset her by thinking he was doing nothing. "However, since my return time after each deployment is not stable, I still recommend that you come back at a fixed time every day to handle it personally."
Mimi didn't have any skills in planting, so Chaomu naturally didn't feel comfortable leaving the crops entirely to him.
"I repent... I'll definitely come back every day to water the plants." After rescuing a few pots of mushrooms, she carried her small watering can to continue tending to other crops, harvesting what needed to be harvested and replanting what needed to be replanted. "Mimi, please help me pass the other watering cans over, hurry up!"
As an experienced farmer (trained in other games), she grows many plants. In order to save time, she often fills several watering cans in advance and mixes pesticides, nutrient solutions and other props in them in advance. This makes her very efficient when watering and can compress the time limit.
In a situation like today where we are rushing to water crops before the daily game refreshes in the middle of the night, this kind of advance preparation is particularly valuable - the daily game will refresh in half an hour, and the growth of crops that have not been watered will be delayed by another day... Players will never allow this to happen!
Chaomu didn't even have time to turn on the lights. She just watered the plants in the dark, wishing she had three heads and six arms. She quickly ordered Zhu Xingda to help water the row of leeks and green onions in the corner, which were particularly easy to grow, while she herself concentrated on moving among the more delicate crops.
After watering the cat, she wanted to go to the trash can and for a moment she couldn't care less about the cat. After helping her water the cat, Mimi Zhuxing finally didn't have to squat and wait anxiously for her owner to come home. She was able to take a shower and have a good sleep.
This way, she wouldn't have time to think about separation anxiety.
The man, his long black hair loose, stood under the shower head and exhaled softly. The water washed over his slender and muscular body from top to bottom, flowing over the ridges of his muscles and gradually relaxing his tense muscles.
As for the failed honey trap that had gotten stuck before he could even utter it… he didn't have the energy to think about it carefully for the moment.
There was a sound of water dripping in the bathroom, and the raccoon outside was working diligently.
After the player finished watering and cleaning the trash can, the time was refreshed to the next day.
I don’t know if it’s because the gray camp is too free. Although the daily tasks of the camp that were supposed to be loaded the next day were loaded, they were still blank.
Not only can players fail to complete tasks, but can the system also fail to complete tasks for players?
If the game was just launched, Chaomu would definitely have nothing better to do and would frantically knock on the system to ask it to release new tasks.
But now, the physical improvement that she wanted to complete the most has been arranged. Although the card draw is rare, she still gets some every now and then. In addition, she also has plans such as taking the driver's license test and exploring secret passages in the next few days. Players who have accumulated a certain amount of experience and have other things to do are naturally not in a hurry to complete other tasks.
“So tired…”
Even though he drank the energy potion, Chaomu still collapsed on the sofa, not wanting to move a finger, his eyes dull. "I feel like my fatigue is rising all at once..."
She didn't seem to have had much rest these past few days. She had survived the Battle Royale in the Vongola, suffered a beating, and even worked overtime... Although she had some time to relax by playing with the dog and traveling, she spent most of her time exploring the castle and drawing maps...
I'm supposed to be playing games to relax, but these past few days, I've been working harder than at work. Is it right to work in the game after work and then play games? This is totally wrong!
Chao Muyang was lying on the sofa in a daze. Zhu Xingdai, who had just taken a shower, was wearing loose home clothes and sitting beside her, drying his hair.
The ends of his hair were wet on the sofa, but she didn't come over to help him as usual, shouting about daily life and intimacy. The man looked down at the young girl with a look of despair in surprise, but didn't ask directly - after all, her hair-drying skills were not very good, and she always made his head a mess.
A strand of black hair fell on the side of her face. He casually draped the towel over his shoulders, and the muscles under the loose collar flexed and stretched with the movement: "Don't you have any other plans today?"
Arranged or not...
Chaomu felt her cheeks itchy from being rubbed by his hair. She stared at the water drops dripping from his neck along his collarbone for a while, then suddenly twisted her waist like a salted fish and rolled onto his legs.
Her head was precisely stuck on the most muscular part of his thigh, with the back of her head pressed against the half-wet bath towel. She declared confidently, "Now I have it—I'm going to sleep with a Mimi brand pillow."
Sleeping with your pet while idle is also a way to increase intimacy, so it’s not a waste of game time... Let’s go!
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The author has something to say: Good brother Hagi-chan will return in the next chapter.
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