Text Game: It All Began when a Cat-eared Girl Took Me In
Chapter 147 - 147 132 Appearance of Mother-in-law Grown-up
Chapter 147: Chapter 132: Appearance of Mother-in-law! Grown-up version of Cat Cat! _1 Chapter 147: Chapter 132: Appearance of Mother-in-law! Grown-up version of Cat Cat! _1 ‘Squeak, squeak, squeak—’
After Wei’er’s voice faded, the mechanical doll’s head and eyes emitted a sinister red glow, and its body began to shake.
A mechanical voice sounded—’A command from a higher authority owner detected, do you want to beat this person to death?’
Luo Xi: “???”
Wei’er was a bit slow to react.
When had she ever said to beat Luo Xi to death with this doll?
Although this guy was a pervert, although he had made moves on Aina, although he had fondled her there, although …
At this thought, Cat Cat paused.
Why did she feel more and more like this guy had it coming?
A few seconds later, the doll’s voice sounded again.
—’Without secondary confirmation, command execution is proceeding.’
The doll raised its fist towards Luo Xi.
Wei’er hurriedly shouted, “Stop, don’t hit him!”
“Squeak—Command received, canceling action.”
Following Wei’er’s order, the red light in the doll’s eyes faded and its body returned to calm.
Luo Xi also breathed a sigh of relief.
This thing isn’t an artificial idiot, is it?
Feels like its intelligence is way behind the Spark in my power armor.
Wei’er muttered to herself, “This thing actually listens to my commands? So if I tell it to beat up Luo Xi a bit, just lightly, would it follow my order?”
Luo Xi’s brow twitched.
Bad Cat Cat! You’ve actually said out loud what you’re thinking!
No, that’s exactly what you’re planning to do!
[Note: The tsundere cat-eared girl is being contrary. It’s about time the crappy Traveler disciplined her properly~]
But this cat-eared girl was not about to be disciplined.
Luo Xi got up and walked over, extending his hand toward the girl sitting on the ground.
“Get up first.”
Then his eyes lit up.
Her lady’s hat from atop her head was nowhere to be found, exposing two cat ears. Although a bit blurred from the sync mode’s diminished vision, they still looked dainty and nimble.
Wei’er turned her head away, sulking and refusing to look at Luo Xi.
She still felt some parts of her body were numb and painful.
It was all because she had hugged this guy, and Luo Xi had struggled hard. Why couldn’t he have just stayed still?
Afterward, Wei’er looked up to find that this guy’s fondling hands were becoming unseemly again, attempting to reach toward her head.
As for where? Does she even need to think about it? It’s definitely her mutated features again.
This guy, really, give him an inch and he’ll take a mile.
Slap—
Wei’er, without any mercy, swatted Luo Xi’s hand away and stood up, her face showing displeasure.
“Let’s quickly look for clues here, stop wasting time!”
Luo Xi rubbed his hand that Cat Cat had batted away.
He turned his head and observed the condition of the workshop.
The lighting here was still quite poor with only a few lamps lit, but it was possible to see that the place was filled with equipment, devices, and various tools, spanning several large pillars.
Right, where’s the little city owner?
Luo Xi looked around, noting the slender figure standing under the iron doll.
At that moment, Hill’s youthful child’s voice sounded, “I didn’t expect that the automatic doll Aunt Liya made, even after three years, is still operational. I wonder what kind of structure the internal furnace core uses, to maintain such a long period of standby operation. My father, the lord, really missed the mark back then.”
Wei’er asked, “Have you seen this doll before?”
“Of course, it was personally designed and built by Aunt Liya four years ago, using a lot of precious materials. In the end, dozens of craftsmen bestowed it with a ‘basic soul,’ enabling it to act following commands.”
Hill walked over, stroking the motionless iron doll and said with some melancholy, “Back then my father always brought me along when he visited Aunt Liya. He would claim he wanted her research results, but in reality, he just wanted to talk and chat with Aunt Liya.”
“But Aunt Liya was always busy with her research and wasn’t too interested in speaking with my father. So, she ended up creating this automatic doll, which, as it turned out, wasn’t quite what my father really wanted. Thus, it was left in Aunt Liya’s care and remained in this workshop.”
Wei’er: “…”
Luckily, Mom didn’t agree to the old city owner’s pursuit, or else she’d inexplicably end up with a brother with no blood relation.
But from the mouth of another, receiving insights about a side of her mother she never demonstrated in front of her and Aina, now that felt rather nuanced.
Wei’er glanced around the workshop.
The girl ran her finger lightly across the table, stirring up a thick layer of dust. Three years with no visitors had left a visible layer of dust here.
Was this the place Mom had worked in for a long time?
Before, when Mom said she was going on a mission, was she actually coming to Winter City and conducting research in the Mansion of the City Lord?
No, it’s certain that Mom has ties with the Snake and Rat Meeting, that much is sure.
So was Mom collaborating with the old city owner while conspiring with the people from the Snake and Rat Meeting to obtain something?
Could it be the Truth of Divine Tree?
But why did Mom give up after finally getting her hands on the True Canon?
Wei’er was utterly at a loss.
These questions could only be answered by those who were truly involved in the events of that night.
Like Rat King Nos.
Like Hill’s adoptive father, the lord.
She really wanted to go back to that night and see for herself what happened.
As Wei’er fell into contemplation, Luo Xi stood beside a table, looking down at the stack of books on it.
Luo Xi opened the book and found that, just like the ones at Wei’er’s home, it was filled with incomprehensible symbols. Various arrangements and combinations of symbols seemed no different from a celestial script.
However, Luo Xi could still understand the words written on the covers of these books.
[Rune-made Objects and Skill Scrolls—Liya]
[Detailed Explanation of Rune Arrangements—Liya]
[Concepts of Rune Armor—Liya]
Were all these books written by Liya?
With such exquisite skill in the art of runes, a practitioner like Liya, if placed in reality, would probably be at the level of an academician, right?
Luo Xi put the books down.
Then he took off the hat on his head.
Rune-made objects.
The hat transformed from the scroll seemed to be a rune-made object.
The description of the hat appeared before his eyes.
[Yuan Su Furnace Core (Imitation, Quiescent)]
[Quality: Purple (Epic)]
[Category: Rune-made Objects]
[Attributes: +10% (Skill, Ability, Weapon) Power]
[Description: This is a special item that can only be created by skill practitioners of the Creation Series…]
[Completion: 80%]
This was a work that Liya had left at her home on Grey Stone Street, and it was probably an important one at that. He wondered if it would be of any use here.
Since he had used a load operation on the armor today, the hat was in a quiescent state and couldn’t provide him with heat. But similar to when he found the staff in the black market, he might be able to find relevant clues with it.
If all else fails, should he just pack up everything here and bring it back with him, then search through it slowly?
Luo Xi considered the feasibility of this idea.
Forget it, there’s not enough time.
The information he had obtained today was plentiful enough. Returning to the beginning of this day gave him more time to work with.
Thus, Luo Xi, holding the hat, started to wander around here aimlessly.
He was already thinking about how he would arrange his actions after the day’s regression.
“Luo Xi, don’t just walk around carelessly. What if you break something?” Wei’er called out from behind and followed, trailing behind him.
“Don’t worry, I have a clear idea of what I’m doing.”
Luo Xi had just finished speaking when he suddenly paused, stopping in his tracks.
Behind him, Cat Cat bumped into his back.
Wei’er, rubbing her forehead, said, “Ouch… why did you stop?”
Luo Xi murmured, “Cat Cat, it looks like we’re about to strike it rich.”
“Strike it rich?”
Wei’er looked forward and was also shocked.
At the end of the hallway, a whole wall of shelves was filled with an uncountable number of scrolls, some of which were on the ground, discarded carelessly like trash.
This had always been a question in Wei’er’s mind: where did all the scrolls her mother painted go? So they were all here?
Hill’s voice arose from behind the two: “Those scrolls are trash; they are the result of Aunt Liya’s failed research and were discarded. The usable scrolls were mostly given by Aunt Liya to the Mansion of the City Lord in exchange for research funds. After all, even if my father fully supports Aunt Liya, it is impossible to give her such a massive amount of funds unconditionally.”
Luo Xi: “…”
Damn it, he thought he’d found a huge treasure trove.
Wei’er didn’t seem too disappointed. She looked at Luo Xi and requested, “Luo Xi, can you take these useless scrolls away? And the other things, I’m counting on you.”
“It’s possible, but…”
Luo Xi took a step forward.
Suddenly, the hat he was holding in his hand became scorching hot. In just an instant, it grew too hot to hold.
All those scrolls that Hill had referred to as trash began to tremble lightly, as if resonating with the hat Luo Xi held in his hand.
Then, the hat soared into the air and crashed into the scrolls.
“What’s happening…”
Under the astonished gazes of the trio, countless runes emerged from the scrolls, swirling around the hat, converging, forming shapes, and finally, a figure appeared before their eyes.
Wei’er, out of control with emotion, cried out, “Mom!”
Hill was equally astonished, “Aunt Liya?! Why would she be here…”
Was the person who appeared Liya?
Luo Xi suddenly widened his eyes.
He wanted to see; he desperately wanted to see.
Fxxk, he still couldn’t see clearly.
Then use the talent, the talent is meant to be used at times like this.
[Current usable talent: Immersion (Happiness)]
[Ding! It is detected that Traveler is currently in Dreamland Synchronization Mode. This talent can directly override Dreamland Synchronization Mode and gain the corresponding status enhancement. Do you wish to use it?]
[Yes]
[Ding! You have spent 598 Happiness Level points.]
[Immersion (Happiness): Under this state, your character will gain a +59.8% bonus to strength, and your resistance to negative spirit-based skills increases by +59.8%. The talent’s duration cannot exceed ten minutes.]
In an instant, the fog obscuring his sight dissipated.
Luo Xi finally saw clearly the figure of Liya that had appeared before them.
With long, cascading hair and skin as smooth as cream, her exquisite face resembled Wei’er’s by about seventy percent. However, unlike Wei’er’s white hair, Liya’s was black, and her figure was indeed exquisite to the utmost; the light blue dress that she wore outlined a willowy and supple curve, and her ample bosom seemed almost ready to burst out of the cloth.
The mother-in-law truly resembled an adult version of Cat Cat!
[Note: Crappy Traveler, would you like to reclass from Loli-con to Fondling Hands?]