Chapter 89: Completely Different
“What about this house then? We’ll just leave it here? Speaking of which, Xinran, how did you manage to create a wooden house in a place like this?”
Carrying Xinran on my back, we glided down from the hot springs on the mountain using the wind that Xinran summoned. As we returned to the wooden house we had only stayed in for a day, I put Xinran down and asked.
“Coincidentally discovered.”
“It was by chance… What about the clothes, food, and other things? Where did they come from? Let’s assume the furniture and food were already here, but what about our clothes? It’s not like the clothes were here originally, right?”
That would be too terrifying, it could almost be called a suspense case. Finding clothes that fit perfectly in a random house is incredibly scary, isn’t it? It feels like being toyed with by fate… although it’s not impossible, considering the world appeared before me.
“I brought them along when I came out. After all, you can’t just have one set of clothes. It was also to satisfy your needs.”
“Is that so…”
So it was just Xinran who brought them. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear the part about satisfying my needs.
“Then I must say, I’m impressed you found such a suitable place.”
Aside from being isolated from the outside world, this place is actually quite good to live in. It’s perfect for retirement or for living in seclusion.
“I asked the wind for a place that was uninhabited and suitable for living, and the wind led me here.”
“The wind brought you here?”
“Yes. After asking the wind, I can get feedback.”
“You can use it like that…?”
So, as Xiao An said, it can influence events. This ability is truly powerful, gradually approaching the realm of concepts.
Xiao An did say that the closer to ‘zero’, the stronger the ability. The Three Disasters are already at this conceptual level. What would ‘two’ be like?
Speaking of which, Ji Zhibai mentioned that he is the Master of Two Extremes. Two Extremes are yin and yang. Isn’t everyone in the world aware of yin and yang? What kind of abilities would a F possessing the Two Extremes Destiny awaken with?
Also, the World said it would give me ‘karma’. How is it going to give me karma? Is it going to send me two girls?
Speaking of which, I myself am in a dilemma. What will happen later…
“What are you thinking about? Are you planning to make a move on someone else again? Brother, you have no integrity. You just pushed me, and now you’re thinking about other women. Do you see me as just a vase for collecting?”
“What nonsense are you spouting? How could I possibly see you as a vase? Besides, I wasn’t thinking about that just now. You…”
“But I just felt that you might have romantic troubles soon.”
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“What?! You can sense that?” You were hit, but after dispelling them, there was still wind lingering on you, and some of it was ‘ambiguous wind’.
“Whoa… I suddenly feel like it might be better not to go back for now.”
Since Xinran said I was still entangled with troubles, it means various stomach-churning things will happen later. What is trouble? It’s a dispute…
I thought that after resolving Xinran’s matter, everything would go smoothly, and I wouldn’t have to worry about anything that would cause me trouble. But it’s not over yet?
“Then we won’t go back.”
“Yeah, I think it’s better to avoid ‘trouble’ for now…”
Besides, I had already prepared myself to be trapped here for many days. I was even thinking that if I planted crops now, I might be able to harvest them in a few months.
“You can stay here as long as you want. I’ll stay with you.”
“Saying something like that is not like you at all.”
“I want to be with you two even more.”
Her directness is still the same as before. Xinran’s style of acting is more like a male’s, which is why I used to worry if she would be isolated by other girls.
But later, I realized I had thought too much. Xinran was seen as a cool older sister type, and she was quite popular among the girls, even having many admirers.
As for me, I don’t have any friends. I’m so bad… Does being beautiful give you a bonus?
“Is that so… You want to be with Onii-chan forever~?”
“Cough!”
I feel like I’m going to cough up blood! Maliciously acting cute, yellow card warning!
I’m telling you, I won’t fall for this trick, even if…
Being beautiful and acting cute is truly unfair! Especially now, this adorableness is to die for.
“Hurry up and get dressed. Aren’t you cold? You’ll catch a cold.”
Actually, it’s not cold at all here, but I have to find a reason for Xinran to put on clothes. She has completely let go now, no, she has let her true self fly. The thing called shame is gone.
With the Heart Sutra no longer effective on Xinran, I might be unable to resist starting the second, or even third, battle.
I rubbed my temples, calmed my mood, and cooled down my hot blood and mind before forcing her back into the house by pushing on her head.
“Tch, you can restrain yourself so well at times like this.”
“Nonsense, is this the time for that?”
“I shouldn’t have listened to you. I originally planned to completely isolate you.”
“Ha? You want me to become a shut-in…?”
“Yes. In this environment, you would have to rely on me, and I would seize the opportunity to instill the idea that you can only rely on me, that you’re nothing without me. Then you would become heavily dependent on me.”
“You used the Stockholm Syndrome… How malicious.”
“But in the end, I was the one who was outmaneuvered by you. It turned out that I can’t do without you. Looking at it this way, you’re the more malicious one, brother.”
“…That sentence sounds a bit terrible. Don’t say it anymore.”
It also evokes guilt in my heart. Although I compromised and accepted it in the end, it doesn’t mean I can accept all of this.
“Without Brother’s D00, Xinran will go crazy~”
“Shut up! Shameless little sister!”
This way is not viable. I think I should categorize Xinran at the same level of danger as Lan and Lianbing.
Without any restrictions, Xinran is like a wild horse that has broken free, becoming as unscrupulous as Lan.
“Alright, stop fooling around. We’re going back.”
“We still have to go back? Even though many terrible things might happen?”
“Yes. Based on past experience, calamities cannot be avoided. Since they will happen eventually, it’s better to resolve them sooner before the situation escalates and requires a heavy price.”
For example, Xinran’s situation this time was accelerated by Lianbing’s plan, which is why we got the result so quickly.
…In a sense, Miss Shirley’s suggestion to ‘just go for it’ was also fulfilled.
“But I actually quite like this place. Although it’s quite boring when there’s nothing to do, if I’m with you all, I feel like I could live here forever.”
“We can come again in the future.”
“That’s true.”
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“However, let’s leave a mark before we go.”
“Hmm? A mark? Where? On the door?”
+….Ugh!
A surprise attack?
I can’t do anything about you…
…It turns out we have to start the second round…
You’re the one who’s heavily dependent.
“I’m back.”
“Oh, welcome back. Much earlier than expected.”
“Yes, I thought so too. Wait, much earlier than expected? Lianbing, you didn’t actually intend to save me, did you?”
“Hehehehe, you weren’t taken by a bad person. Xinran simply took you out. It’s not really saving. If a pervert stalker had imprisoned you in a small room, I would have immediately sent the maids to look for you. But this time, that’s clearly not necessary.”
So, if I hadn’t managed to win over Xinran this time, I would really have stayed in that deep mountain forest forever! At first, I thought I’d just wait for rescue, but they had no intention of saving me at all!
Fortunately, I was proactive this time. Otherwise, wouldn’t I have ended up as a wild man?
“Younger Sister Xinran, aren’t you going to wear the maid outfit?”
“I’ll wear it when he wants to see it.”
“Heh, you’ve become quite open-minded. Have you accepted it, Younger Sister Xinran?”
“Mhm, thanks, Sister Lianbing… sister-in-law.”
Lianbing covered her mouth in slight surprise, while I was stunned.
What did she just call Lianbing? Sister-in-law?!
What the hell, Xinran, are you…
The person who uttered the surprising term, however, seemed unfazed. She casually took off her shoes and walked upstairs. Before going up the stairs, she looked back at me and said.
“I’m going back to my room first. Come find me when you need me. The room door won’t be locked. Anytime, even when I’m sleeping. Don’t wake me up, and don’t clean up afterwards. That’s all.”
With that, she walked upstairs without looking back.
Her words contained too much information. I couldn’t find anything to retort with for a moment, and could only stare blankly at the stairs where she was no longer present.
“After just calling me sister-in-law, you make such a declaration right to my face. Heh heh heh… Amazing, Master? You’ve conquered her completely this time.”
“No, wait, it’s not what you think…”
“Just…”
Damn it, how am I supposed to explain this? No, this can’t be explained. It’s the truth… But Xinran’s words are too misleading, making me sound like a perverted scum brother who would do something to her while she sleeps…
A ghost would do that!
But explaining it now is useless. It will only make things worse.
“Heh, in conclusion, it seems the matter has been resolved smoothly?”
Lianbing smiled at me, but her eyes weren’t smiling, and they were colder than usual. She already thought I had turned Xinran that way.
“Don’t look at me like that… Isn’t this what you planned?”
“Hehehehehe, that’s true. But I didn’t expect you, Master, to be able to execute all of this so efficiently? Truly remarkable. I thought you would hesitate for a long time, and might even be unable to act.”
“Are you praising me or mocking me…”
“Of course, I’m praising you.”
“Hehehehehe, in the realm of scum, scum, and perverts, you have surpassed your predecessors and are leading the way.”
“Hearing you curse me makes me so excited.”
“You are truly beyond saving.”
Heh, I’ve been for a long time. Speaking of which, how much longer is the promised maid period?”
“Two more weeks.”
“Yes… I’m looking forward to it, Lianbing.”
“…I’m looking forward to it too, Master.”
Lianbing and I exchanged knowing smiles.
Unfortunately, I later learned that the results we were looking forward to were completely different.
