I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 114
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Chapter 114: Fahaxiki, I Like You, No Malice [1]
“Ah, so you two live together?”
Under my gaze, the editor Tuzi at the door was dressed in a white and elegant casual long skirt with heeled open-toe sandals. She also wore a sun hat on her head, presenting an overall mature and feminine summer look.
“No wonder your reactions were so strange when you met at the comic expo.” Our eyes met in the air, and Tuzi waved towards us, saying, “Hello, Little Nuo’er, and this…”
“Yin Xiamo.”
I gestured to the grim reaper lady next to me, “My, my friend.”
“Her husband.”
Yin Xiamo directly hugged me from behind, “Hello, Nuo’er’s Editor, this is my little pet and also my wife.”
“Who’s your little pet and wife!”
Reflexively, I threw this girl off my back, saying, “Go away, go away.”
“Ah…”
Editor Tuzi covered her mouth somewhat ladylike and said, “Your relationship looks really good.”
Indeed, it’s quite good, incredibly good…
I thought to myself, feeling depressed. This girl was dissatisfied because I was an uncle, and she directly wielded a scythe at me to made me start new life.
“Their relationship is quite strange, sometimes even I can’t understand it.”
Ai Luodi interjected, “The first time I found out both of them have the last name Yin, I thought they were sisters. But it seems they don’t look alike. Later, they lived together, giving off the vibe of a couple, yet they quarrel every day, unlike ordinary couples.”
After finishing her words, Ai Luodi took a pair of slippers from the nearby shoe rack and said, “Your room is upstairs.”
I walked over, asking, “Do you need any help?”
Among the four of us, including the editor Tuzi herself, Lan Jiajia, she should be the tallest. Due to someone’s questionable taste, my height was only a pitiful 139, followed by Ai Luodi, who had the standard height for girls in southern cities, 163 centimeters. Yin Xiamo was slightly taller at 165 centimeters, and the editor Tuzi, Lan Jiajia, standing at the door, was visibly taller than both Ai Luodi and Yin Xiamo. Conservatively estimating, she seemed to be around 170 centimeters.
Moreover, her charm is genuinely very comforting. I had this feeling the first time I met the editor Tuzi at the comic expo. Not only is she tall with a good figure, but her temperament is also particularly noticeable.
In the three-dimensional world, I don’t know how to specifically describe a girl’s temperament, but “Lan Jiajia” really belongs to that kind… just a glance, and you’ll have a “deja vu” feeling, thinking that a mature, gentle woman should be like her. Then, you will involuntarily search for similar characters from your memory.
The impression that the editor Tuzi or Lan Jiajia gives me is particularly close to the Lexington aircraft carrier. Whether it’s Saratoga from “KanColle” or Lexington from “Azur Lane,” even when facing the actual aircraft carrier Lexington, it’s the same feeling.
To describe it in words – “Onee-san/Big Sister.”
Previously, at the comic expo, the editor Tuzi wore an OL outfit with black stockings, and the “Onee-san” temperament wasn’t as obvious. Now, in her daily dress, the curves of her chest, waist, and hips are more prominent. This feeling is particularly strong. In addition, Lan Jiajia’s eyes have a slight downward curve in her eyebrows. Whenever you look at her, there’s always a taste of “the gentle Onee-san is smiling at you.” The overall temperament is explosively appealing.
Thinking about the online evaluations of “Tuzi” always being “patient,” “gentle,” and “like a mother,” coupled with her patient guidance these days, the image that immediately comes to my mind when this editor walks in from outside is as follows:
In a kitchen filled with the aroma of food, a gentle and beautiful mother is wearing an apron, cooking. You’ve just come back from outside, entered the kitchen, and she is testing the temperature of the soup with a spoon. Upon hearing the movement, she turns around, smiles gently, and says, “Back already? You’ve worked hard. Take a rest, the meal will be ready soon.”
In reality, Rabbit (?? (tùzi): rabbit) gives birth to several litters of little rabbits every year. Is Lan Jiajia given the nickname “Tuzi / Rabbit” by the editorial department because of her inherent nurturing aura?
“No need, I didn’t bring much luggage.”
In the fragrant hall filled with flowers, Lan Jiajia declined my offer to help. She changed into slippers, dragged her suitcase in, and looked at the hall full of plants, saying, “So beautiful… Did you trim all these?”
“They were brought in from outside.”
I pointed to Yin Xiamo beside me, saying, “I don’t know much about flowers.”
“I don’t like these, they attract mosquitoes all over the first floor.”
Ai Luodi was blunt, helping to drag the luggage to the second floor, adding, “But these two are quite magical, it seems like they’re not afraid of mosquitoes at all.”
Um…
I sent a message to Yin Xiamo with my eyes, saying, “Ai Luodi doesn’t like you messing around.”
Generally, this belongs to the conflict between tenants and landlords—planting a bunch of flowers in the living room on the first floor, watering and cultivating every day, really makes the place full of small insects and animals.
Especially mosquitoes, they are particularly annoying.
Mosquitoes like a humid environment, and with more flowers and plants, there are more places for them to hide.
Strictly speaking, even though this is Ai Luodi’s house, she is the “later” person.
Because at that time, Yin Xiamo rented the house directly from Ai Luodi’s mother. At that time, she was the only one here. Ai Luodi returned from the outside city and moved in here only in the last few months after the closure of Yae-Do. As long as the lease contract was signed at that time, Ai Luodi’s mother did not prohibit keeping flowers in the living room, so Yin Xiamo had no problem.
Moreover, Ai Luodi herself has a naturally sarcastic nature, and she is an extremely soft-hearted girl inside. If she didn’t like Yin Xiamo or me, she wouldn’t have sent us cosmetics and skincare products.
“It seems to have the taste of mung beans and seaweed.”
When going upstairs, Lan Jiajia curiously asked, “Did you guys make it?”
“Yes.”
I pointed to the kitchen, “Do you want something to drink?”
“Earlier, Xiao Ai / Little Ai said she couldn’t cook and was planning to invite a tenant who can cook to share meals. It turns out she invited you.”
Lan Jiajia seemed thoughtful as she pointed to the second floor, “Wait a moment, I’ll bring things upstairs first.”
“Okay.”
Watching the two of them go upstairs, I returned to the kitchen and continued to busy myself.
The mung beans and seaweed were already in the refrigerator. These could at most be considered desserts after a meal and couldn’t serve as the main course. Currently, the kitchen only had corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes as ingredients. The meat in the refrigerator wasn’t enough to make a meal for four people. Regardless, I had to go downstairs to buy groceries later.
“Oh, by the way!”
Hesitating for a moment, Lan Jiajia, who had just arrived home, leaned out from the second-floor railing, “Xiao Ai asked me to go out later to buy things and get familiar with the surroundings. Nuo’er, you don’t need to go out. Just stay at home and write, got it? Your new book is crucial right now, you can’t mess around.”
Huh…
So, this new tenant… can also cook?
“Well then, Editor.”
I walked out of the kitchen, lifting my head, “Are you going to resign?”
“I haven’t decided yet, but I’ve started the handover process at the editorial department. In the next few days, you’ll receive messages on your mobile QQ and author platform. A new editor will be added to your team.”
“Oh… okay.”
If the handover process has already begun, doesn’t that mean they’re seriously considering resigning? According to common sense, unless the company suddenly goes bankrupt or the boss disappears, most people would secure a new job before leaving to avoid a break in income.
Does it mean Tuzi has already found a new job?
I recalled the scene from last night when Ai Luodi mentioned editor Tuzi going to the café. Is she really going to work there as a maid?
Silently, I imagined how this incredibly well-proportioned “lady” would look in a maid outfit.
A rented house with four maids? A maid apartment?
Ai Luodi has already scheduled to work the night shift every day, and currently, I’m on both the morning and night shifts. Once the café isn’t busy, I’ll only work the morning shift, then come back around 4 PM, go grocery shopping, cook dinner, and then start writing.
If editor Tuzi is coming, it seems she can only take the night shift.
Starting work at 4 PM and coming back at midnight, letting Ai Luodi take over.
If I have to say, personally, I feel like the editor Tuzi is indeed the most suitable among us to be a maid.
I’m too short, with a soft voice and delicate physique. I can’t lift heavy things, and running up and down every day would easily tire me out. Physically, I can’t keep up, and standing in a crowd gives off a vibe like “illegally hiring child labor.” Ai Luodi, on the other hand, speaks quite straightforwardly. Besides customers with a “M” inclination and a liking for anime-style sarcasm, she doesn’t fit the image of a “service little angel” like a maid.
As for Yin Xiamo, she’s not human, situated outside the laws of the world. She’s strong, theoretically capable of doing any work. Nowadays, capitalist stores often have women working as men and men as livestock. Hiring someone like Yin Xiamo would be fine, even as a nuclear reactor. However, her biggest problem is that she’s not very familiar with the human world. She’s not clear on many specialized terms and is unaware of the current “meme” culture. When communicating with customers, she’s prone to making mistakes, making people feel “uninteresting.”
But editor Tuzi, Lan Jiajia, is different. She has a sweet appearance, long hair, tall stature, and a great figure. Wearing a maid outfit and white stockings with her long legs, she would undoubtedly captivate everyone. Her chest is probably above an E cup, and her voice is charming. She has a gentle personality, enjoys taking care of people, and it can be said that she was practically born for the service industry.
People online, shielded by computer screens, can say whatever they want without fear of punishment. Editor Tuzi has a gentle personality, gets along well with everyone, and is on good terms with all authors. Some authors may think that if they ask for a recommendation, they’ll definitely get it. When they don’t, they resort to spreading rumors online, claiming that the editor is incompetent, lacks skill, and doesn’t give recommendation slots to authors under their management who can’t produce bestselling works, and so on. For example, the case with “Uncle Bei” before.
In real life, these individuals probably wouldn’t cause a scene face-to-face. If we imagine this scenario in a real restaurant, it’s akin to a customer buying half a chicken and then requesting a complimentary chicken soup. After Tuzi delivers the chicken soup, the customer feels that Tuzi is easy to talk to and starts making inappropriate advances. When Tuzi simply says, “This is not right,” the customer runs out of the restaurant shouting, “Come and see! The restaurant staff is kicking people out!”
Of course, whether Tuzi decides to come to the café ultimately depends on her own preferences. Currently, the café is extremely short-staffed. Relying solely on me has already become quite challenging. If we could have a few more maids, even though my salary might decrease temporarily, it’s undoubtedly just a temporary situation. As long as we advertise and increase our popularity later on, the salary can definitely be raised again. I wouldn’t have to split myself into two people at the café, handling everything from brewing coffee to frying chicken and making deliveries.
After dealing with things in the kitchen, I went to the balcony outside the living room and retrieved the blankets and pillows that Yin Xiamo had helped wash a few days ago, bringing them back into the house. After two days of sunbathing, my bedding now carried the full scent of sunlight. I really liked this fragrance—it brought a sense of joy and accomplishment, similar to the feeling of bringing home something you wanted after shopping in a supermarket.
“Ah… finally, I can rest.” I spread the bed, opened the window in the room, and lay down on the warm blanket, taking out my phone.
“Let’s see what weird things those silly lolicon in the group have been chatting about.”
However, what was initially just a plan to check the QQ group and catch up on various matters from the past two days turned into a surprise when I opened QQ, and the 99+ notification for “new friends” on the interface startled me.
Rubbing my eyes on the small bed, it took me a while to confirm that the 99+ notification was in the “new friends” section rather than the “new messages” area.
What’s going on?
Perplexed, I clicked on the “new friends” category—
?User Wind Carries Memories wishes to add you as a friend, with the attached message: Lolita maid? Do they think I can’t see through such obvious Photoshop? If they dare, accept the friend request and let’s video chat?
?User October Autumn Wind wishes to add you as a friend, with the attached message: Want to hang out, girl??
?User Bitterness wishes to add you as a friend, with the attached message: Aren’t you a guy? How much did you get pay for all this hype??
This…
I quickly scrolled down this “new friends” list, looking at this heap of friend requests, feeling overwhelmed and annoyed.
Why is it that I only took a short break with Yin Xiamo, and so many people are causing trouble?
I tried scrolling further down, and the comments from these “new friends” were becoming increasingly unpleasant—
?How much for a girl? What were you wearing in the video? I don’t need to mention what you used to do?
?Fixing water heaters, huh? Do you accept offline services??
?I’ve reported your café, corrupting children. Get ready to shut down!?
“……”
It took me quite a while by the bed to reluctantly calm down.
I had encountered similar situations a long time ago. Back then, I was still writing novels at the Yae-Do. My book was a relatively niche, traditional fantasy, without many tricks. It was about the male lead having various adventures, meeting the female lead, upgrading peacefully, and having a straightforward love story.
As a result, there was a period of time when a pirated novel website emerged on the internet. The founder of this novel website seemed particularly idle, pirating novels everywhere, including my relatively unknown novel. All the paid chapters were made available for free.
Initially, this didn’t bother me much. After all, people in real life have different life experiences and family conditions. If you liked my novel, were willing to pay for it, and wanted to support me as an author, I would be delighted to see you reading it on a legitimate website. Paying for reading, giving tips, and monthly subscriptions are all closely related to an author’s income. If the author’s income is high, living conditions improve, and there is more motivation and passion for updates. Some people may not have the money, but still want to read, and resorting to pirated copies might be their only option.
However, the problem at that time was that the pirate novel website was poorly managed. Their method of pirating involved using software to capture screenshots of paid chapters and then converting the images into text using various tools. They would then add segments like “XYZ Novel Website, XYZ Reading, Welcome to Click XYZ.COM” into the extracted chapters to promote their own site. As a result, the pirated chapters were riddled with numerous spelling errors, reversed sentence structures, and chaotic paragraph breaks.
This is a common problem with pirated novels, and authors themselves cannot control how pirate novel websites operate. The usual approach is to report the issue to the editors, who then inform the higher-ups of the website to try to handle the situation through reporting or other means.
Initially, I had a relatively easygoing attitude towards pirated novels. However, what was absurd at that time was that because I had mentioned the reader community in the chapters that were published, the pirate novel websites even copied these notifications. Within a few days, a large number of readers from pirate websites flooded into the community, and many of them immediately criticized me as an author:
?What garbage is this? Incoherent sentences, more than thirty spelling mistakes in one chapter. Even elementary school students write better than you!?
?Look at this passage, it even has advertisements. Did XYZ.COM pay the author? A writer inserting ads in the main text??
?I can’t even read through these paragraphs, did the author never write a composition before??
After a few inquiries from some experienced members in the community, it was revealed that many newcomers were pirate readers. When we tried to explain this to them, some left the group quietly after realizing the situation, while others had explosive reactions. After a prolonged back-and-forth, it eventually escalated into a battle between legitimate and pirate readers:
?You think it’s impressive to read the legitimate version? Without us pirate readers, who would know about your book??
?I just don’t have money, so I watch pirated versions. Can’t I criticize when all the pirated versions are full of spelling mistakes??
?Can’t the author do something about this website? The website is copying your book, and it’s full of spelling mistakes. You have some responsibility for that, right??
Some more extreme cases even involved direct friend requests, followed by a barrage of insults. During that period, nearly every new friend request I received on my phone each day was from someone angry, similar to the current situation.
However, within just an afternoon, the number of new friend requests skyrocketed to 99+, which was a first for me. The only possibility I could think of was that after the outdoor streamer “Liu Ziyi” became popular, my personal information was exposed, or someone leaked my information, leading to this flood of new friend requests.
It’s likely that a very popular post or forum discussion about the “Lolita maids” in the café gained attention. Someone might have replied with something like “This Lolita girl’s QQ is XXXX,” and the comment got enough likes to appear on the front page.
On a more absurd note, someone might have been bored and decided to hype things up. For instance, taking screenshots of me from the video, adding text like “Are all boys this cute now?” and then having a conversation with themselves using a second account in their QQ group, claiming to have found out “Yin Nuo’er’s” QQ number, or steering the conversation toward the topic of “adorable boys.”
There have been similar incidents before. Several girls posted cosplay photos at a comic convention, gained popularity, and were caught up in rumors that they were a father-daughter pair. Riding the trend of “crossdressing and trap” popularity, they trended as the number one search for several days. Despite the girls’ attempts to clarify, the heat couldn’t be extinguished, and they received a ton of inexplicable messages every day. In today’s society, cross-dressing enthusiasts indeed attract more attention than “pretty girls” due to the prevailing trend.
I had considered this issue before joining the café. If the situation here is true, and Shenzhen City does plan to support the commercial street in Nanqi District, and Tongmeng Net wants to establish the café and gain popularity, similar incidents are inevitable once the traffic increases.
— Life can’t always be smooth, and the same goes for girls’ lives.
After thinking about it on the small bed, I set my number to be added upon answering a question and modified the entry rules for the reader community.
?@UncleLovesLoli Uncle, I have a question. Have you seen the recently popular Maid Café in Shenzhen? Can you tell me the name of the Loli maid inside, which is the same as your female protagonist??
Soon after, I saw a bunch of messages in my reader community with people tagging me:
?@UncleLovesLoli Uncle, is this Loli really your girlfriend? So, is your book actually autobiographical??
?Is there a possibility that she is Uncle??
?Impossible! Final Dream (Lu Xinmeng), aren’t you still in the hospital? Stop playing with your phone and rest.?
?No! My body has improved a lot. I just got discharged.?
?@UncleLovesLoli Uncle, on the 10th, we’re heading to Shenzhen in the morning. Can we meet offline then??
After carefully going through the messages in the reader community, I deliberately selected a few questions from readers to respond to:
?@World of Dreams The book is really not autobiographical. This world is so ordinary, there’s no magic or otherworldly elements.?
?@Final Dream When you get home, be sure to eat on time and rest well!?
?@Qianfen You guys are really bold. If you really come, I’ll definitely help arrange things properly in all aspects.?
After replying to these messages, I sat up on the small bed, took a deep breath, and went to the computer desk, pressing the power button.
Well… if Editor Tuzi is in charge of dinner, I don’t mind focusing on writing and saving drafts. After all, having experienced quite a lot, I’m not bothered by online drama. As an author, my responsibility is to update my work on time every day, construct my literary castle with the best attitude, and provide the best reading experience for readers who like and support me.
Similarly, as a maid in the café, my primary job is to serve customers. I go to work every day with a full spirit, providing the best service to customers and offering the best experience for those who come into the store.
As for all the nonsense on the internet, saying I’m a guy, questioning capital operations, or even direct insults—should I argue and explain each one individually? Maybe those people don’t even intend to listen to my explanations, just coming for some amusement or to vent their emotions. Besides, I can’t possibly explain to so many people, right?
Staring at the writing software open on the screen in front of the computer, I took another deep breath. Don’t think about it, don’t think about it. Nuo’er, don’t care about what others think of you…
After spending quite a while clearing those abusive words from my mind, I placed my hands on the keyboard.
“……”
Indeed, my mood was somewhat downcast. Clearly, I’ve been working so hard these past few days…
But it doesn’t matter, it’s been like this all along. Just like Uncle back then—being scolded by the boss, scolded by readers, scolded by passersby. At most, I would complain to Pipi and the others in voice messages for a bit. After a few days, it’s time to go to work, and time to write, right?
Yin Shiren… oh no, Yin Nuo’er, you’re already a mature adult. You should know how to relieve stress on your own.
“……”
“Hey, Nuo’er!”
Just as I was convincing myself to be strong and not to care about those strange 99+ friend messages from earlier, the door of the room behind me was pushed open. Yin Xiamo walked in carrying a bowl of mung bean and seaweed.
“Your Editor Tuzi said she’s going to buy groceries with Ai Luodi. She told us to wait at home for dinner, they’ll be back in at most half an hour.”
Placing the mung bean and seaweed on the table, Yin Xiamo bent down. “Working on your writing?”
“Yeah.”
I nodded, somewhat absent-minded. “No need for this now, we’ll be having dinner soon.”
“They just went downstairs, it’ll take about half an hour to buy groceries. After they come back, it’ll take another hour before we can have dinner.”
Yin Xiamo said solemnly, “Considering little Nuo’er’s stomach capacity, she didn’t eat much at the beach this afternoon. After such a long swim, she must be very hungry now, am I right?”
“Yeah, a bit.”
I smiled and took the mung bean porridge. “Thank you.”
“Huh?”
Yin Xiamo showed a puzzled expression. “Nuo’er, do you have something on your mind?”
“Huh? No… nothing.”
While eating the mung bean and seaweed, I casually replied, “Why do you say that?”
“Normally, you would never sincerely say ‘thank you.’ Even if you did, you’d just say ‘thanks’ instead of ‘thank you.'”
Yin Xiamo leaned in with her small head. “Are you not in a good mood? Did readers scold you?”
“It’s really nothing.”
I quickly shook my head. “Maybe it’s because after that outdoor anchor’s video went viral, some people were curious if it used beauty filters. Then, probably based on the name, they found my novel. Many people added me and said some strange things. I’ve already prohibited them from adding me now.”
Yin Nuo’er is not a particularly common name. Nowadays, most search engines have functionalities like “crawlers.” After the video went viral, and people knew my name is Yin Nuo’er, searching based on this keyword easily leads to finding the novels I wrote. Then, through pirated websites or some other means, people can find my QQ group, and from there, they get to know my QQ number. When those who find this information publicly disclose it, it causes an instant surge in friend requests.
“Oh, I see.”
Yin Xiamo showed a contemplative expression, then suddenly pulled a scythe out of the “void” and half-knelt to me, saying, “Hehe, Saber, summoned to obey, I ask you, are you my master?”
I couldn’t help but laugh at her antics, “What are you doing? So awkward!”
“Please rest assured, Master. This Holy Grail War will be our masterpiece!”
Right in front of me, Yin Xiamo somehow pulled out a black cape and wore it behind her. “Let those foolish mortals struggle to their heart’s content!”
“Hehe…”
I couldn’t help but chuckle, “Why suddenly act silly?”
“Because…”
With a clang, the scythe was thrown to the side. Yin Xiamo suddenly pounced towards me, her hands embracing me, pressing against my face, and she lowered her voice, “I don’t want to see you looking down.”
“Huh?”
“You won’t be alone anymore.”
The girl whispered in my ear, “You can tell me anything that makes you unhappy, or if you’re angry and want to bite me, that’s fine too.”
“After all… I am your exclusive grim reaper.”
“……”
“So silly.”
“Huh? I rarely care about you!”
“Even if that’s the case, it’s still silly…”
“Seeing Nuo’er’s smile makes the silliness worthwhile.”
“Okay, okay, I’m not sad anymore. Let go, it’s too hot!”
“……”
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[1]
The word “fahaxiki” comes from the League of Legends character Neeko. It is one of her voice lines, and it means “I like you, no malice.” It can be used to express one’s fondness. For example: “Ice cream, fahaxiki.
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