Chapter 65: Leaving to Reunite Better
“That’s an interesting way of putting it, Young Master Jun Cheng. Are you saying you can escape from me with nothing but your words?”
“Isn’t that a must-have skill for a protagonist? It’s just that I’m not talking about some moving speeches, but rather about things that ‘can have a substantial effect’.”
“I see. So, words as power, just like Young Miss, you’ve become a ‘divine representative’ with ‘divine might’? Young Master Jun Cheng, you always exceed my expectations, hehehehe.”
Even as the situation turned against her, she remained composed. Instead, her smile grew wider, like an artist gazing at a precious masterpiece. Her eyes, as she looked at me, held a look of admiration.
This was the perfect Head Maid, possessing the confidence to control any situation.
And what I had to do today was to ‘make an exception’.
“Please forgive me. At first, I thought you were just an ordinary commoner who tricked Young Miss with sweet talk. But now, it seems Young Miss had great foresight. It’s truly a blessing for us maids to serve you as Young Miss’s partner.”
“Not at all, you flatter me too much.”
“Therefore, please stay with us and lead us alongside Young Miss.”
“As I said, that’s the only thing that’s impossible.”
“What a shame.”
Here it comes!
As expected, Miss Shirley wouldn’t let me leave so easily!
Seeing Miss Shirley quickly pick up a firearm, I spoke up in time.
“[That gun will misfire!]”
And indeed, it misfired again. But before it misfired, Miss Shirley still managed to fire two shots.
Since she wasn’t aiming, one bullet hit the ground, but the other actually flew towards me.
Fortunately, Xue Qing was by my side to protect me. She halved the rubber bullet in mid-air. The split bullet grazed my cheek, causing a trickle of blood and a stinging sensation that made me more alert.
So fast!
Is she trying to overwhelm me with speed!
You’re thinking too simply!
I’m the one holding the initiative here!
“[Using firearms will cause you to slip!]”
Declaring a malfunction before it happened rendered this batch of weapons useless.
Miss Shirley also didn’t bother with the firearms. Instead, she lunged forward, picked up a Nepal army knife, and swung it as she rose.
Xue Qing gripped the blade with both hands, parrying the attack. However, the power gap between them was too great. Xue Qing could only block one strike before her hands were injured, her arms trembling, nearly toppling over.
Seeing Xue Qing at a disadvantage, I ran to the side, put the egg down, and bent down to pick up a handgun.
At this moment, Miss Shirley was already charging towards me. I raised the handgun and pulled the trigger without even disengaging the safety.
In the end, I didn’t intend to shoot. I didn’t think that as an amateur with a small handgun, I could accurately hit Miss Shirley. Besides, even if I got incredibly lucky and hit her, I doubted it would have any effect on her.
But this action was necessary, for the sake of… slipping.
That’s right, it was to utilize the previous declaration, “Using firearms will cause you to slip.”
Miss Shirley reached out to grab me, and as I used the firearm, the heat weapon, I slipped, coincidentally missing her grasp.
Then, as I fell, I laughed maniacally.
“[The grenade will explode in three seconds.]”
As I slid backward and fell, I clearly saw Miss Shirley’s eyes widen. Her sharp gaze shifted, and her outstretched hand changed from a grab to a push.
The powerful push on my shoulder sent me flying backward, but Miss Shirley herself didn’t have time to escape the blast radius.
At this moment, I froze. I hadn’t expected Miss Shirley to prioritize my safety.
According to my plan, Miss Shirley should have had enough time to disarm the grenades on the ground within three seconds, which would have bought me time. I never imagined that at such a critical juncture, her first action would be to protect me…
A sense of regret washed over me. I couldn’t bear to watch Miss Shirley get injured by the grenades.
And in my heart, I vowed that no matter what happened to Miss Shirley afterward, I would definitely restore her…
But the reality proved I had underestimated the perfect Head Maid. At this critical moment, she actually kicked the two grenades on the ground away with the heels of her shoes!
The two grenades closest to us were kicked away at the last second and exploded outside the kill zone.
The deafening roar made my eardrums feel like they would be torn. After a bout of dizziness, several large craters were left on the ground.
Seeing those craters and Miss Shirley, whose clothes were only slightly dirtier, calmly walking out of the explosion smoke, my jaw dropped.
Wow! What kind of reflexes did it take to do that!
I remembered Bing mentioning a friend of his with superhuman reaction abilities, capable of reacting in what could be called an instant, even dodging bullets.
This means that such people have god-like reflexes, much like myself in a state of Thought Acceleration. The only difference is that they can maintain this state at all times, or perhaps it’s simply an instinct.
Miss Shirley was probably one of those people… she was a monster.
“I am terribly sorry for showing you such an unseemly display. Young Master Jun Cheng, are you injured?”
“Thanks to you.”
I naturally used polite language. Her spirit of prioritizing my safety in a critical moment was truly admirable.
“That’s good. However, please don’t put yourself in danger again. It troubles me.”
Hmm? Is she a little angry?
Does she seem a bit serious?
“However, I think I’ve grasped the limitations of your ability. Such situations won’t happen again.”
“You’ve already figured it out…”
“It’s not that you can achieve anything. If you could, you wouldn’t need to restrict me like this; you could have just knocked me unconscious.”
“…You’ve discovered it…”
Calamity from the Mouth can be used to determine what happens next, but it cannot rewrite everything.
Only ‘opposite’ events can be rewritten.
I told you it’s just like a jinx, how could anything good happen?
Therefore, I can’t make things go in my favor, but I can make things go against the other party.
In short, Calamity from the Mouth only works if it’s not beneficial to the ‘target’ I’m speaking to.
“The weapons I brought out ended up restricting my own movements. Oh dear, I’ve shot myself in the foot… Well then, from now on, I’ll ‘seriously’ try to capture you.”
Miss Shirley, armed with her saber, charged at me. Even though she was still some distance away, it felt as if she had instantly appeared before me.
But— I was already certain that Miss Shirley would come!
Xue Qing, having recovered, also rushed forward at the same time, intending to attack Miss Shirley from the side to stop her. All I needed to do was assist Xue Qing.
The two blades clashed. The result was Miss Shirley’s blade breaking due to a chip, causing her to halt her advance. Unarmed, she revealed an opening.
This momentary opening was enough for Xue Qing. She swung her blade with her other hand again, tearing Miss Shirley’s maid outfit to shreds. The maid outfit scattered like black and white confetti in the wind.
However, to my surprise, her intimate apparel like white lace panties, stockings, and a bustier did not tear. It seemed that even for Xue Qing, completely undressing the Head Maid wouldn’t be easy.
Normally, clothes suddenly being ripped apart would make anyone panic, but Miss Shirley remained composed. She grabbed Xue Qing’s wrist and threw her away.
Judo?
Who said only those with weapons are scary! This invincible maid is at her strongest when she’s unarmed!
After removing Xue Qing from the battlefield, her next target was me. By this time, I didn’t have time to say anything… Even if I did, with Miss Shirley’s reaction speed, it would only delay her arrival by a fraction of a second.
Then she reached out to me. But she couldn’t grab me. If you want to know why, please refer to the end of the previous chapter.
However, breaking this was also simple. If she couldn’t ‘grab’ me, she could ‘pinch’ or ‘hug’ me. Those were all options.
Miss Shirley clearly thought of this as well. She changed her grip, hooking her wrist around my neck, then pulling her arm back to embrace me.
Then… everything up to this point was within my expectations.
I took out the prop I had prepared long ago – my phone – from my pocket and held it up.
Someone else might not have noticed, or even if they saw the phone, they wouldn’t pay attention to the text on the screen. But a serious Miss Shirley would definitely notice.
She would definitely look at the phone screen and read the text I had written on the sticky note.
[The person who hugs me will be completely paralyzed.]
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Calamity from the Mouth activated. Miss Shirley, who was hugging me, became completely paralyzed and fell backward, unable to move.
This time, I caught Miss Shirley to prevent her from falling to the ground.
Oh, her skin is so smooth…
“So… it was all within your plan?”
“More or less.”
“You first restricted all weapons, forcing me to approach you ‘bare-handed’. Under the restriction of not being able to grab with my hands, I could only pinch or hug you… So you set a trap at the end? A brilliant idea.”
“Yes. I also deliberately said those things earlier to make you think this ability required speaking to activate… I thought of this method when you said I had the same ability as Ruanruan. But my ability isn’t the same as Ruanruan’s. The medium for my ability is ‘language,’ not ‘sound.’ This means that seeing ‘text’ can also activate it.”
“You designed it this far… I fell for the preconception, hehehehe~”
Miss Shirley laughed merrily, then gracefully closed her eyes and said to me.
“Oh dear, I’ve completely lost today. If I shamelessly continue to pester you, I’d be a disgrace to my role as a maid.”
“Miss Shirley…”
“So, please escape quickly. I will take responsibility for letting you go.”
Miss Shirley probably still had other options, but she chose to let us leave.
The last hurdle had been overcome. Now, all I had to do was take Lei Qing and Xiao An and leave the mansion.
I picked up the egg again and looked back at the main building. Ruanruan was standing on the top floor, watching us.
She had been there the whole time, observing everything but not intervening.
We looked at each other in silence. There was no need for further words.
From the moment I stepped out the door, my resolve was clear.
“Let’s go. Things…”
Goodbye, Ruanruan…..
