hooklinebooks Chapter 46 The Stress Monster
Chapter 46 The Stress Monster
In the music room,
The sunlight was still slowly moving outside the window.
Shiracha Chika stood by the window, watching the leaves drifting in the wind outside.
After a long while,
She turned around and asked:
"Student Bai."
"Um?"
"How's the job search for a partner for me going?"
"I won't let you perform this show unless you have a suitable partner~"
Bai Yuze gently covered the dust cover with the cloth, patted his chest, and said:
"Class monitor, don't worry, everything has been arranged. Su Xue is willing to be your partner in my place. You two are so beautiful, your performance on stage will definitely attract everyone's attention."
"Su Xue?"
Bai Cha Qianxia was slightly taken aback, then looked at Bai Yuze with a hint of teasing.
"Hey, you!"
She looked him up and down. "Why is it that you usually seem to be a loner, but after getting to know you, it's like you know everyone?"
No, no.
Bai Yuzhe hurriedly waved his hand and explained,
"Su Xue said that only you, the class monitor, signed up, and one performance wasn't enough. I thought it would be good to have another performance, but I couldn't spare the time, so Su Xue agreed."
"Besides, I'm already very lucky to have met such a beautiful class monitor."
"Am I really lucky?"
Bai Cha Qianxia pursed her lips, looking at Bai Yuze with a half-smile: "All I see is you wanting to pay off your debts of gratitude as soon as possible and get away quickly."
Bai Yuze remained silent for a second.
Then he very naturally changed the subject.
"Class monitor, Professor Mu's class is tomorrow. Have you finished your homework?"
"It's finished."
Shiracha Chika sighed mournfully.
"As the class monitor, how could I not finish my homework? This weekend I've been researching and flipping through books, it's driving me crazy."
Looking at her mournful expression, Bai Yuzhe suddenly remembered the old man.
After each piano lesson,
The old man would get so tired that he would lean back in his wheelchair and say, "This child is beyond teaching; I can't teach him anymore."
Then he would say, "Want to go for a walk and clear your head?" and the old man would immediately perk up.
Looking at Shiracha Chika, he suddenly had a fleeting thought: "How about we go for a walk?"
But he ultimately didn't say it.
As the door closed,
The sky had completely darkened.
The light of dusk shone in through the window at the end of the corridor, casting long shadows of the two people.
Bai Cha Qianxia walked half a step ahead, with Bai Yuze following behind, their footsteps echoing in the setting sun.
The self-driving ride-hailing car downstairs is already waiting.
Silver-white body
It was dazzling in the twilight.
Shiracha Chika walked to the car door, placed her hand on the door handle, but did not immediately open the car door.
She suddenly turned around.
"What was the name of that piece of music just now? Was it called 'Breaking the Cocoon'?"
"Um."
"So, have you broken free of your cocoon?"
Bai Yuzhe looked at her and then smiled softly.
"With my current performance, I should be able to support myself even as a low-level employee, let alone work for a big company."
Hakucha Chika was stunned for a moment.
Then she laughed.
"Good luck then."
She nodded and opened the car door.
He didn't say anything more.
The car slowly drove away, its taillights illuminating two red glows in the twilight.
Bai Yuze stood still.
Watching the two beams of light walk further and further away, finally disappearing around the street corner.
He stood there for a while.
At last,
With a long sigh,
This kind of opportunity to latch onto a rich woman will probably never come again.
But no way,
His stomach is weak, so he can only eat abyssal monsters.
Quietly,
The sky had already darkened at dusk.
Bai Yuze was on his way home after the search at Hongqiao Airport, carrying an umbrella in his hand.
This umbrella was something Okasan reminded him to bring when he left home, saying it might rain. But now, looking up, there are only a few wisps of clouds tinged red by the setting sun on the horizon; the sky is clean and clear, showing no sign of rain whatsoever.
He was about to fold up the umbrella.
boom--
A golden beam of light cleaved down from the horizon, tearing the entire twilight in two.
It wasn't lightning.
It's a magical attack.
The golden light was so dazzling that Bai Yuze could even see the runes flowing within the pillar of light.
The light fell on the direction of an abandoned building in the distance, followed by a muffled thud, and the ground trembled.
Bai Yuze squinted and glanced at it.
If that blow had landed on me, wouldn't I have been covered in bruises?
Speaking of,
He had never seen such a golden, luminous magical girl before.
Is it a newborn?
never mind,
forget about it.
He quickened his pace,
He walked home without looking back.
A distant roar could be faintly heard, but it was quickly drowned out by another golden light.
I wonder which unlucky abyssal monster encountered the magical girl.
Good luck.
Amen!
Back home,
The light in the entryway was on.
The familiar sound of keyboard typing and game sound effects came from the living room.
The aroma of food still wafted through the living room.
uh-huh,
Did Lu Zihai cook?
Bai Yuzhe changed his shoes and went in, only to see Lu Zihai huddled in the room, holding a mouse in his hand, his eyes fixed on the computer screen.
He was wearing a wrinkled T-shirt, his hair was a mess like a bird's nest, and there was a bowl of Sichuan pepper beef noodles on the table.
This doesn't look like a Secret Service agent at all.
He's a complete internet addict.
Depravity,
That's so decadent!
Hearing the door open,
Lu Zihai didn't turn around; his fingers were still frantically pressing the keyboard.
"Yuze, weren't you cooking in the kitchen? When did you leave?"
Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment.
He looked at the sofa.
There, in her loli form, was nestled up, hugging a body pillow. The TV was still playing a magical girl anime, but she was already asleep.
The TV volume was turned very low.
On the coffee table were two plates of food that had been burned black.
Bai Yuzhe immediately understood. He smiled and said, "I just went to throw out the trash. Would you like some?"
"No need, I've already finished eating."
"Alright then."
"Yuze, you should finish eating quickly. I'll lead you on a fierce attack. I'm in really good form today."
Bai Yuzhe found it somewhat amusing, but still nodded. "Brother Lu, you play one game first, I'll go eat something first."
"OK."
Bai Yuze glanced at the food; although it was still the dark, unappetizing type...
But overall,
It has made great progress.
after all,
He can now distinguish which ingredients were used to make the dishes.
Bai Yuzhe glanced at the sleeping Okasan, then tiptoed over to carry Yeyue back to her room. She woke up as soon as he touched her.
"Hmm, Little Sticky Rice Cake is back?"
She rubbed her eyes, groggily switching to her mature, sophisticated mode, and yawned.
"What time is it? I'll heat up your food."
"No need, I can do it myself."
"no."
Yeyue had already stood up, carrying a bowl towards the kitchen. "Article 122: Mothers must ensure their children have a hot meal."
Bai Yuze was taken aback: "What, Article 122?"
Yeyue pulled a crumpled notebook from her apron pocket, flipped to a certain page, and pointed carefully to the words on it:
"Look, number 122: Don't let your child eat cold food, it makes it seem like the mother doesn't care about him."
Bai Yuze remained silent for a moment.
Just a few days ago,
There were only 30 or so posts at first, but how come there are now over a hundred in just a few days?
Bai Yuzhe looked at Okasan, who was holding the notebook like a treasure, and wondered if this was a good thing or a bad thing.
The food is heated up.
Yeyue placed the bowl in front of him, sat opposite him, and watched him eat, resting her chin on her hand.
"Is it tasty?"
"……Um."
"Really? I added a few more crystal cores today. I noticed that the last two meals, you only showed a happy expression when you ate the crystal cores. Rule number 108, 'A good mother should remember her child's taste preferences.'"
Bai Yuze lowered his head and shoveled rice into his mouth.
Yeyue sat next to her, engrossed in watching a magical girl anime. She watched intently, a pen in her hand, jotting something down in her notebook.
Bai Yuze asked casually:
"Don't you get tired of watching this every day?"
"It's not greasy at all."
Ye Yue didn't turn her head. "I'm studying."
"study?"
"Yes, I'll learn their fighting style."
Bai Yuze paused for a moment.
Yeyue pointed at the screen:
"Look, this pink one, she likes to fly in a straight line, making her easy to predict. This blue one, her perception range is about fifty meters, no, fifty-two meters, she mentioned that in the previous episode."
She turned to look at Bai Yuze, her tone very ordinary:
"Little sticky rice cake, if you encounter them in the future, remember to run to higher ground. They can't fly very high and can't leave the planet."
Bai Yuze remained silent for a few seconds.
"Okasan, how do you know all this?"
Ye Yue tilted her head:
"I learned it from watching TV."
She blinked and added:
"Also, the magical girl with the golden light at dusk today, her magic has a purifying effect on the abyssal monsters. In addition, she charges up her magic for two seconds before attacking, so remember to dodge next time you see her glowing."
Bai Yuzhe looked at her.
She had already started taking notes again, muttering to herself, "Item 123, 'Remember the baby's enemies so you can quickly deal with them if you encounter them in the future.'"
Bai Yuzhe wanted to say something, but in the end he just lowered his head and continued eating.
He was the one who said the words that instructed Ocasan to learn from humans.
but now,
He felt that the other person was learning at a pace that seemed a bit too fast.
Bai Yuze came out after washing the dishes.
They discovered that Yeyue had somehow transformed into her loli form and returned to her room, her legs crossed, holding her notebook and writing something down.
Bai Yuze did not disturb the other party.
Instead, he opened his laptop.
Log in to the game.
As soon as I entered the lobby, a friend request popped up on the screen.
ID: Cha Cha doesn't eat cilantro.
Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment.
Why does this ID look so familiar?
He opened the application.
by.
The other person immediately replied: "Add me."
Bai Yuze typed:
"Who are you?"
"White tea Chinatsu."
Bai Yuze almost dropped the mouse.
"what?"
"What? Girls can't play G.I. Joe?"
"No……"
He quietly pulled people into the team, and soon Lu Zihai also sent a team invitation.
Upon entering the room,
Lu Zihai asked,
"This is?"
Bai Yuze offered a brief explanation: "A friend of mine."
"OK."
The game has begun.
The three of them joined the same team and prepared to start the game.
In the first few minutes,
White Tea Chitsumaki is quite quiet.
She followed behind, running the map, her actions were standard, and when she occasionally called out a location, it was very brief.
"Someone's there!"
"Be careful!"
Bai Yuze didn't think much of it; after all, it's normal for girls to play FPS games less often.
Five minutes later.
The first engagement ended. Shiracha Chika single-handedly finished off two enemy players with low health.
"God Purple Sea, you're aiming at that guy at the second-floor window."
"The monitoring room?"
"Yes, that guy peeking around, let's wait for him to show himself."
Next second,
Lu Zihai fired his sniper rifle.
I didn't win.
"It's okay, he retreated."
Bai Cha Qianxia said in a normal tone, "If you change the position of the stand, he will come out again in a while."
Next second,
Her tone suddenly became somewhat unsettled.
"Bai Yuze, what did you choose for that spot just now?"
"That box can be placed, but you have to pull it to the left! Are you just standing there doing nothing, waiting to be a target?"
"Well, it's because I'm not familiar with the map yet."
"Practice makes perfect."
Bai Yuze quietly turned down the headphone volume a little and controlled his character to move forward.
Thirty seconds later.
"Bai Yuze, stop licking the bot's bag!" Bai Cha Qianxia's voice suddenly rose. "I've already taken down two of the three, and the last one is circling around you from the left, did you see that?! Why are you licking the bot's bag?!"
"I saw it, I saw it..."
"If you see me, then go ahead and hit me!!!"
Bai Yuze fired the shot.
knock down.
There was a moment of silence in the headphones.
"That's more like it."
Shiracha Chika's voice returned to normal, even carrying a hint of satisfaction.
"continue."
At the bottom of the screen,
A private chat window popped up quietly.
Lu Zihai: "She seemed normal when she talked to me, but why does she seem so hostile towards you? Is she really your friend?"
Bai Yuzhe hadn't had a chance to reply to the message yet.
"How come there's a rat lying here?!" Shiratsumi Chika's voice rang out again, then she quickly calmed down.
"It's alright, low on health, you guys can handle it. Shenming Zihai, you hold the bottom of the stairs, Bai Yuze—"
She paused.
"Bai Yuzhe, where are you?!"
"I'm in a hurry..."
"Why are you rushing me! You were right behind me!! Were you looting the AI's pack again?!"
"No, no, I was just circling around..."
"What are you doing, going around in circles! Your class monitor got killed and you're not coming over to finish him off?! Are you just sitting in that corner waiting for the New Year?"
Lu Zihai sent another message: "Yuze, who is this girl? She's so fierce."
Bai Yuze: "My class monitor at school, she's a very gentle person."
Lu Zihai: "Gentle?"
Before Bai Yuze could reply, Bai Cha Qianxia's voice rang out again in the game: "Don't use your crappy gun anymore, pick up mine."
"This gun..."
"I just picked it up from the ground."
Chinatsu Shiratsumi's voice returned to calm, "I can't take it anymore."
"oh."
There was a few seconds of silence in the headphones.
Then Shiracha Chika's voice came again, this time in a normal tone as if nothing had happened:
"There are footsteps on the right, two of them. Shenming Zihai, you take the left side, Bai Yuze and I will go around to the right."
Bai Yuze was stunned for a moment.
"……good."
"Don't stand there, hurry up."
Bai Yuze followed the character and saw Bai Cha Qianxia throw a J-35 fighter jet model out of her bag.
"My crotch is too full, you can take it. If you have better gear, you'll give away fewer kills."
After the last game,
Return to the game results page.
Lu Zihai glanced at the harvest statistics.
stunned for a moment.
"Hey, Cha Cha doesn't eat cilantro. You killed so many people, how come you only got so little?"
"They're all scoundrels, there's nothing good for them."
Shiracha Chika's voice came through the earphones, calm and collected, "Alright, alright, we have class tomorrow, I'm logging off."
"Um."
"I'm gone."