The carnival was over. Although many people were not satisfied, even the lively fireworks show could not stop the footsteps of the festival from leaving. In the end, as the most glorious fireworks were released, the sky of the City of Shadows was illuminated as bright as day. The pillar of light that represented the end of the celebration rose from the main road of the gathering place, guiding the direction of the departure of the tourists.
During the closing ceremony, Shadora gave a short speech that was unique to the Empire. The entire speech lasted no more than fifteen seconds. In the end, the elder sister had to add a few more words before the Einherjar Honor Guards could leave the podium in a dignified manner. I sat below the stage and enjoyed Mercury Lamp's special service — — Don't think too much, that lass was just sitting on my shoulder and wiping my face.
I received two double kicks to my head, a Sky Rumble Grenade in my hand, and Shadora even spewed smoke all over my face. I didn't know just what I had done on this day where the entire country was celebrating, to the point where I had to share my Luck stat with the spearman. However, if I could enjoy one of the few gentle treatments from my Little Lamp because of this, it seemed to be quite worth it.
"Kacha!"
Just as I sighed in my heart, my head was bitten by a solid tooth. I was stunned, "Lass, what are you doing!"
"Habit."
Mercury Lamp replied indifferently, then she picked up a cloth and rubbed my head fiercely. Tears were about to fall from my eyes, "I know you are very clean, but you don't have to spit out saliva like you're cleaning a shoe, right? Furthermore, don't you think the design of a puppet with the ability to spit saliva is too much of a pain in the ass? "
I knocked lightly on Mercury Lamp's head, not too lightly, but more dotingly than reproachful. I suddenly realized that there was someone beside me staring at me, so I couldn't help but turn my head and say, "Shallow Shallow, what are you looking at? Didn't I just let the cannon explode? I wasn't injured. "
"I know, but I'm thinking about something very important." Qian Qian supported her head with her hands as she sat opposite me. She had been looking at me in a daze. "Mm, it's really something very important."
Everyone knows how scary Shallow shallow can be when she's thinking about something important. For the sake of my own worldview, I decided not to continue discussing this topic with her. Beside me, Lin Xue shot me a sideways glance before slumping on the table in boredom. "Ahhh, you stupid blockhead, the festival is over just like that. You didn't have enough fun at all … The next festival will be five years later. By then, Little Bubble will have learned how to play soy sauce!"
"You underestimate Little Bubble." I was very dissatisfied with Lin Xue for underestimating Little Bubble's IQ. I immediately pushed the little princess in front of me and took out a bottle of soy sauce from my portable space. "Be good and drink some soy sauce."
Little Bubble was really smart. She immediately took the bottle of soy sauce from my hand and threw it on the ground. The aroma of soy sauce immediately assailed my nostrils.
I said proudly, "Look, she knows how to fight now!"
Lin Xue said, "… Can you be any more bored?"
Alright, I admit that I was indeed overly bored. However, such a meticulously prepared grand ceremony had ended just like that, and I had spent half of my time running around in another world because of Atlantis. This caused me to feel a little empty in my heart. The lively tourists were about to leave. The citizens of various worlds were finally returning home. The City of Shadows would soon return to its usual solemn and quiet state. It was normal to feel a kind of "end of holiday depression". Anyway, when I thought about how the City of Shadows would have to send away the guests in batches starting tomorrow, I felt really bored.
Even I felt a sense of emptiness, let alone Qian Qian. Although she seemed unbelievably careless, my Qian Qian was actually a sensitive girl who was afraid of loneliness and separation. It was easy for her to become reluctant to part with such a lively atmosphere. She was even more unwilling to part with her friends. Back then, when she was still a loli, she shed tears at the entrance of the alley because she was separated from her neighbor, Da Huang. She was depressed for an entire day. Only when she returned home from school and reunited with Da Huang did she finally smile. Actually, I felt that it was more likely because she was about to go to school.
Oh Jingle above, it's a crossover again.
Looking at Shallow shallow's thoughtful expression as she stared ahead, I guessed that she was probably conflicted about this matter. However, this girl's bad mood came and went quickly. Just as I was about to comfort my sister, she had already forgotten about this matter. This was really embarrassing.
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It was already late at night. I really liked this phrase because it was very close to the most carefree thing, "sleeping". After not being home for a few days, I missed the big bed in my room. Thus, I was currently rolling around on the bed.
The reason why I couldn't sleep was because I had just finished reading today's fairy tale to Jade Star. Although the puppet didn't seem to have any abnormalities, and was still chattering as usual, and pulled my hair along with Mercury Lamp, I couldn't help but think of something. After coming out to play for so many days, it was about time for Mercury Lamp's sisters to return home.
This problem was very depressing, but I had no reason to stop Jade Star and the others from returning home just because I was unwilling. Thus, in a split second, I started to think of a plan to assassinate Sakurada Jun.
"If you could do such a thing, then you wouldn't be a stupid human."
A cold and slightly arrogant voice suddenly came from beside me. Immediately after, a small body crawled under the blanket. After arching a few times, it crawled out from beside my head. I could feel a pair of small arms hugging my large hand under the blanket. She was pulling my five fingers with all her might.
"It's fine to hug your arms to sleep, but please let go of my hand. I was already unlucky enough to set off firecrackers today."
I freed my other free hand to rub Mercury Lamp's little head. Speaking of which, she actually sent out a group mental attack just now. Did my recent absent-mindedness return to normal?
The little Goth girl didn't say anything. She only squirmed around in the warm blanket like a mischievous little girl. She rolled horizontally, arched vertically, stretched out her arms, kicked her legs, swung her tail, used Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, Mount Tai's Eighteen Coils, and tried her best to wrap the blanket around herself until I was left alone in the chilly air. Then, she dropped the blanket onto the ground with a plop.
I vaguely remembered that the last time I encountered such a situation was more than ten years ago. It was a carefree time when we were young. Every time Shallow Shallow came to our house to play, she would sleep in the same room as me. During the first half of the night, we would be in bed together. During the second half of the night, I would be shivering in bed, and Shallow Shallow would be under the bed with the blanket rolled up. At that time, the floor in my room was always very clean. It was just that it was a little troublesome to wash the blanket. I don't know if Shallow Shallow's sleeping habits are better now.
After I finished reminiscing about Shallow Shallow's childhood memories, I quietly waited for a few more minutes, but Mercury Lamp still didn't climb up. I had no choice but to poke my head out of the bed. In the end, I saw the little doll wrapped in a thick blanket rolling around on the ground like a big worm. I was very puzzled. "What kind of symbolic meaning are your actions trying to convey?"
Only Little Lamp's head poked out. Her big jewel-like eyes looked at me full of resentment. "I suddenly remembered that I didn't take off my shoes. How did it end up like this?"
I was instantly enraged. "You put on your shoes again!"
"I don't usually walk on the ground anyway."
… I almost forgot that this brat usually has a mount.
A man and a 92.3cm doll girl didn't sleep in the middle of the night. One was wearing a tank top and shorts, and the other was rolled up like a flower roll. Ten seconds later, I felt a pain in my balls. I stretched out my hand and scooped up the unlucky guy who tried to take off his shoes under the blanket. Then, the two idiots started to change the blanket. Although Anveena always cleaned the floor of the room until it was cleaner than my face, it was a pity that my elder sister had forced her to take a break for the past two days. On the other hand, there was a bunch of dolls in my room that could turn the room into a pig farm in three hours. (This was mainly referring to Jade Star, who was always overjoyed, and Daisy, who liked to sit on the floor and eat snacks.) Thus, Mercury Lamp's naughty behavior led to very troublesome consequences.
"I think it's unhygienic for you to turn the blanket inside out before putting it back on." Mercury Lamp's muffled voice came from under the blanket. "Although the floor isn't too dirty."
"I always did this in high school." I continued to work hard on the blanket.
"Idiot! If you do this again, I won't let you hug me to sleep anymore! "
"Tsk, do you want me to find Anveena to wash the blanket in the middle of the night? I'll just make do. A doll shouldn't be so obsessed with cleanliness. "
Mercury Lamp arched back and forth under the blanket. It was obvious that she didn't know how cruel her behavior was. However, I was a little surprised that she didn't come out after a long time. "Little Lamp, what are you doing? Come help me! "
"I … I can't get out of the blanket!"
"…"
As I said before, the two of us were really idiots when it came to difficult tasks like changing a blanket.
I started to look for an exit on the blanket in a flurry. Mercury Lamp was gloomily mumbling in the huge cloth bag.
"They're going back tomorrow."
"I know. Zhen Hong told me this morning. She's a little homesick."
"It's so nice here. Why do they have to go back?"
I looked at the Mercury Lamp bulge on the blanket in surprise. "That doesn't sound like something you would say!"
Wasn't the normal version of Mercury Lantern supposed to always have a sharp tongue and curse at me, never saying anything nice about me even if you beat me to death? Why is she so frank now?
"Idiot!" Mercury Lamp only gave a short and concise answer to my question.
"How do I say this? You're used to living here." I knocked on Mercury Lamp's head through the blanket. "They've been living in another world for a longer time. Ten days here is a lot of fun for them, but it's impossible for them to have a sense of belonging. It's not comparable."
There were some things I didn't say clearly, but Mercury Lamp should be able to think of it. She was different from Zhen Hong and the others. In the past, Mercury Lamp lived alone for hundreds of years. She basically didn't have a sense of belonging in the world she lived in. Suddenly, she was in a big, lively family surrounded by people who cared about her. In this place, no one would feel any difference between a doll and an ordinary person. Even the yogurt she drank was the same as the little girl at home … Ahem, in short, this kind of change in environment could easily make people fall for it. And Mercury Lamp was suffocated in this kind of environment for a month or two. On the other hand, Zhen Hong and the others were lucky enough to have a "home" to begin with. Although they were happy coming to this world, they felt more like they were visiting their older sister's house. They didn't feel the impact of the difference between heaven and earth at all. Plus, they only had a short period of time. It would be too much for those girls to give up their hometown just because of ten days of fun.
Mercury Lamp, who was trapped in the blanket, was silent for a while. Then, she asked hopefully, "They can come often to play in the future, right?"
"Of course, this is your home." I patted the blanket and my expression became subtle. "Er, I have a feeling that your group of sisters will come often …"
With the convenient world teleportation system and a powerful older sister who was a princess in the upper echelons of the Empire, it wouldn't be easy for Jade Star and the others to come and play in the City of Shadows. Speaking of which, this was like living next door. Why was I so conflicted with the doll girl in the blanket?
"Speaking of which, does the Space Administration have a monthly ticket?" Mercury Lamp rolled around in the blanket and suddenly asked, "Let's get a monthly ticket for Zhen Hong and the others. From now on, they can come to play in the morning and go home in the afternoon!"
I was stunned. "They can get a monthly ticket after transmigration?"
"Nonsense, aren't you the one who sets the rules?"
No one knew that in the future, it would have a far-reaching impact on the myriad of worlds. It would effectively regulate the daily work and life of the transmigrators. It would also cause countless ticket scalpers to grit their teeth and stomp their feet. The various magical transmigration systems, such as monthly ticket, card transmigration, transmigration within the city (world), and transmigration by booking tickets 15 days in advance, were created under such circumstances.
After expending a tremendous amount of effort, I finally released Mercury Lamp from the blanket. This was a story that was even more ridiculous than the legend of her sewing herself into the blanket. Considering the little doll's expression, I didn't describe it seriously. I agreed to help her get a free monthly transmigration card for her sisters. Moreover, I announced that as long as she was willing, Zhen Hong and the others could come to our home to play at any time. Even if they came every morning and went home in the afternoon, it wouldn't be a problem. This made the little doll very satisfied. It also made me no longer feel conflicted about the departure of the Rose girls (Speaking of which, I was really wasting my time on an insignificant problem).
After saying goodnight to me, Mercury Lamp jumped off the bed. She carefully stacked her five sisters' boxes together and placed a large stack of books on top of them. Then, she crawled back into her box and went to sleep.
Who did this girl learn to do this?!
After a while, just as I was about to fall asleep, there was a light knock on the door. I heard the sound of tiptoeing footsteps moving from the door to the side of the bed. I opened my eyes slightly and saw Shallow Shallow bending down like a ghost. She had a cheeky expression on her face as she looked in my direction.
"Ah Jun, you're not asleep." Shallow Shallow scratched the tip of my nose and chuckled. "You've been like this since you were young. Your eyelids would tremble when you pretend to be asleep!"
"I'm defeated by you." I opened my eyes helplessly and pulled the girl who was wandering outside in her pajamas into my embrace. "Why aren't you sleeping?"
As I said that, I started to mutter in my heart: What is Shallow Shallow planning to do today? Ambush at night?!
The moment these words popped out of my mouth, I couldn't help but think of Shallow Shallow's movements. There was no pattern at all. What does this mean? This means that anything is possible!
Could it be … Could it be that spring has arrived?
"Actually, I've been thinking about it for two months." Shallow Shallow snuggled in my embrace, as restless as she was when she was young. "I just feel that something is wrong."
"Something is wrong?" I replied carefully. The girl's soft and delicate body was no longer the little loli from back then. I don't know what was wrong with this lass tonight. In any case, I couldn't hold on much longer. It has been a long time since I had a chance to be alone with Sandora.
"Yeah, something is wrong. Ah Jun, you and Sandora have already done that … Hmm, why was I left out?"
I suddenly felt like I had completely left Qian Qian's line of thought. Even under the moonlight, I could see that Qian Qian's face was slightly blushing. I had more or less understood what Qian Qian was trying to say, but what was with the way she spoke that didn't make sense?! You only started to think about this problem now … No, you only realized it two months ago, and now you realize that you realized it two months ago?
If I didn't draw a diagram of what she said just now, would any of you be able to see the logic in one glance? Shallow Shallow's line of thought was too ridiculous. Furthermore, this lass directly used Sandora to start the conversation. I felt like I was about to explode.
"That's why … Ehehe …" Shallow Shallow suddenly licked my face without any warning. I saw an embarrassed smile on her face, but there was a serious look in her eyes. "Ah Jun, I'm the only one here tonight."
"Err, lass, it can't be that you had a sudden impulse, right?" I held back the joy in my heart and asked seriously while holding Shallow Shallow's face. No one could understand the thoughts of this lass, so I felt that it was better to be cautious at this moment. I really couldn't bear to see Shallow Shallow get hurt in the slightest.
"Of course not, I've been thinking about it for two months." Shallow Shallow forcefully pried my hands away. "Two months ago, I was thinking about whether I should take things a step further with Ah Jun, but I forgot about it. Tonight, when I was setting off the fireworks, I saw someone releasing a sky full of stars, so I thought about it again. I was afraid that I would forget about it tomorrow, so I came over after going to the toilet …"
At this moment, my worldview collapsed. I couldn't believe the circumstances under which this chapter was written.
I shouldn't try to understand Shallow Shallow's way of thinking, but I knew that this lass was definitely not a casual girl. There was only one reason why she could come up with such a miraculous logic: The relationship between the two of us was already bordering on familial love.
The transition from love to familial love was a miraculous process, and the intermediate state between the two was even more elusive. In Shallow Shallow's heart, she had already placed me in the position of family, so Shallow Shallow probably ignored the hesitation that a normal girl would have on such matters. Isn't it normal for a husband to do such a thing?
Of course, only a weirdo like Shallow Shallow would consider the problem in such a way. Normal humans shouldn't imitate her.
I smiled and kissed the girl beside me. I didn't think that I would actually be attacked by Shallow Shallow in the middle of the night … However, the first thing I had to do was safety. For example, I got up and carefully locked the bedside lamp into the cabinet, started moving the huge pile of boxes under the window, blocked the Angel Halo that the Small Enchanted Crystal used to sense the outside world, and made sure that a certain silly cat in my mind had already fallen asleep … Suddenly, I felt that my life was too miraculous. Have you ever seen a man go through the anti-espionage tutorial before sleeping with his wife?
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