I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 148
Chapter 148: Click to Claim Your Artifact
“Boss, please pick up the delivery.”
“The pickup code is 1-3-5544, it just arrived today.”
Just like when we went there, on the Nanqi Tower, she lifted me up in a princess carry and jumped down from an area several hundred meters high. A few meters above the ground, she used something to cushion our landing safely. Yin Xiamo didn’t even ask if I wanted to walk back on my own, she just carried me all the way “flying” back to the entrance of the Starry Garden community. The speed was so fast that I didn’t even see what the scenery was like along the way.
On the right side of the back door of the Star Garden community, there is a small grocery store with a sign that says “Blue Sky Grocery Store.” It looks ordinary from the outside, similar to roadside grocery stores in the city—upon entering, there’s a freezer selling various ice creams and ice cream novelties, and on the right are three large refrigerators stocked with various beverages. Going down the middle path leads to the shelves.
Coming out of the back door of the community is Starry Garden Road. Across the street is a street full of various breakfast shops and a noodle shop that I have been loving these days. However, directly turning right after crossing the road, the first shop is the “Blue Sky Grocery Store,” followed by a barber shop, a computer repair shop, and an electric scooter repair shop.
Because I’ve been busy, these days after moving to the rented house in Ai Luodi, I’ve basically been going back and forth between the café and the house. I haven’t been into ordinary convenience stores like this one. After all, when I moved from the Wujia Apartment, I still had a lot of things left, like toilet paper, so there was no need to buy extra.
“1-3? Today’s?”
The owner of the convenience store is a slightly overweight middle-aged woman. Seeing me and Yin Xiamo come in, she thought for a moment and pointed to the back, “Number 3 is in those boxes over there. You can look for it yourselves, just make sure to put back the other original items after checking.”
“Okay.”
Yin Xiamo seems to be familiar with this place. She immediately walked through the various shelves and brought me to a small table at the back of the convenience store.
On the table, there is a large pile of boxes, seemingly used specifically to temporarily store deliveries.
“Xiamo Xia… found it.”
Just after searching for less than three seconds inside, Yin Xiamo lifted one of the large boxes and handed it to me, saying, “This one is clothes, Nuo’er, you hold onto it.”
I instinctively took the box and glanced at the information on it. “Cute Second Dimension Apparel… Specializing?”
“And this one too… heave-ho!”
In no time, Yin Xiamo lifted another box, stood up, and said, “Nuo’er, let’s go back.”
“Okay.”
I followed behind Yin Xiamo, holding the box. “Did you really buy… those socks and clothes?”
“Yeah, why wouldn’t I? Is there something wrong?”
The girl in front spoke with an air of nonchalance. “We’ll be busy again tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is Monday, so we can rest. I want to go out and have a good time with Nuo’er, looking all dressed up!”
“Uh…”
I fell silent.
Because I remembered the questions I asked Yin Xiamo earlier on the Nanqi Tower.
That girl has spent thousands of years alone since the sacrifice of the hero. I don’t know when the hero left, and I’m not clear on what this little demon did for “revenge” and “meeting with a loved one again” after the hero left. How many years have passed since then?
Earlier, I asked Yin Xiamo many questions, such as whether the so-called “Demon King” is an inner demon or if she has the ability to time travel. She didn’t admit or deny repeating countless cycles, hoping to meet me. Despite this, I could vaguely sense that she has been anticipating such days and longing for this kind of peace for a long time. So, should I just accommodate her this time?
“Boss, this.”
As we reached the entrance of the convenience store, Yin Xiamo casually took two packs of yogurt from the nearby refrigerator. “How much is this?”
“Nine yuan.”
The shopkeeper took the yogurt and scanned it twice with the barcode scanner. “Buying so much this time? More toilet paper?”
“No, just some clothes.”
Yin Xiamo freed up one hand to scan the QR code on her phone. “Paid.”
“Is she your friend? First time meeting,” the shopkeeper inquired.
“No, she’s my wife.”
Putting away her phone, Yin Xiamo took my hand. “Call her Nuo’er.”
“Oh, really… Haha.”
The shopkeeper probably thought Yin Xiamo was joking and turned to me. “The little sister looks really charming.”
I quickly put on a polite smile. “Thank you…”
“……”
After leaving the convenience store, I curiously asked Yin Xiamo, “Are you familiar with the shopkeeper?”
“I occasionally come here to sell things.”
Yin Xiamo explained, “The shopkeeper is a nice person. Everyone likes to have delivery drivers leave packages here. It’s almost become a second rookie station.”
“Is it free?”
“It’s free.”
Oh, that’s pretty good, I thought.
Yin Xiamo has been living in the rental house in Ai Luodi for quite some time, so it’s not surprising that she knows the shopkeeper of the nearby convenience store. In the Wujia Apartment area before, there were many express delivery stations near my rental house, but none of them were close to Building 3 of Wujia Apartment. Services like YTO, Shentong, and Zhongtong [1] required going to alleys two kilometers away. Then, a nearby shop selling grains and eggs started unofficially acting as a “private station.” If you were too lazy to go pick up your package, you could ask the delivery driver to leave it at his store, and later you would pay him based on the valuation, typically one yuan.
This method of making money is obviously illegal. However, several years passed, and no one complained. Instead, a small supermarket nearby, seeing this little shop making money from handling packages, also started offering “express collection” services and even lowered the price to “50 cents per package.” I feel that sooner or later, those two stores will report each other, and then both will close down for good.
“As for these two bags…”
Walking with Yin Xiamo on the tree-lined path in the middle of the neighborhood, filled with the fragrance of flowers, I curiously looked at the two bags of yogurt in her hands. “Are you going to make double-skin milk (Chinese Steam Milk Pudding) with these?”
“Oh, this? These are for drinking together with Nuo’er.”
Yin Xiamo turned her head slightly and raised the bags in her hands. “Drinking this will make your chest bigger.”
“Who wants a bigger chest!!”
I lowered my head and glanced at my meager chest. “There is no way it can get bigger!”
Since I’ve become a girl and can’t go back, these days, when I have some free time, I occasionally study some female-related knowledge. Like bra size… I used to think there was only one bra size, but later I learned that it’s in relation to boys, after all, boys don’t have a chest, so measuring anywhere above is roughly the same. But for girls, there are indeed two bra sizes, divided into upper bust and under bust. When reporting data externally, upper bust is generally used, which is the larger one.
These two measurements are easy to understand. Under bust is the area right below the chest, where there’s no obvious bulge. The measurement taken around this area gives the under bust size. Upper bust includes the chest, including the little bunny. The cup size is calculated by subtracting the under bust size from the upper bust size. A is 10 cm, B is 12.5 cm, C is 15 cm, D is 17.5 cm, and so on, with an interval of 2.5 cm being a cup size.
I measured myself a few times before. My upper bust is 72 cm, and my under bust is close to 71 cm, with a difference of 2 cm. I fall into the category of almost completely flat, not even reaching AA.
Understanding this knowledge, I realized that what people say online about bra cup sizes is all deceptive. Claims like “D cup is definitely bigger than C cup” or “B cup must be very small” are all playing tricks, disregarding specific data, much like the joke in computers about “My i9 processor is much better than your i3 processor.”
Looking at the body’s data, I’m actually quite mature, except for the lack of chest and short stature.
Anyway, I don’t believe what Yin Xiamo says about drinking making the chest bigger; that’s too… magical for me. Even after all these days, I’ve almost forgotten what it feels like to be missing something down there. But if you ask me to experience having two bunnies on my chest… Oh my God, that’s really too scary.
“It can get bigger.”
In response to my question, Yin Xiamo revealed a devilish smile. “Let me tell you a secret, Nuo’er. Although your body develops slowly like the elves, if the stimulation is enough, it will automatically adapt and develop in a direction favorable to the environment.”
My brain felt a bit like it was crashing. “What do you mean by developing in a direction favorable to the environment?”
“For example, if every night I hold you in my arms, rub against your chest, knead, and keep kneading, your body might think… ‘Chest too small, Momo might not like it, let’s grow!’…”
“What kind of bizarre setting is this!”
I was shocked. “Are you serious?”
“Just kidding.”
Yin Xiamo stuck out her tongue and handed me one of the yogurt bags. “But drinking this in such hot weather is really comfortable and good for the body. Give it a try?”
I took the yogurt and checked the packaging. “Starry Milk?”
“Local milk. Generally, for beverages like milk, if you want to ensure nutritional value, it’s best to process and transport it on the same day it’s produced and sell it to the people of the city. The shelf life is around three to four days, and the best milk is often used to make yogurt.”
Yin Xiamo sighed lightly. “Sometimes I feel like many Earth technologies are a bit off track. In other worlds, there’s often a shortage of food. There are plenty of ways to store and maximize its nutritional value, but the technology here falls short.”
I examined the simple packaging of the yogurt bag. “Do they use magic to preserve food in other worlds?”
“Yeah.”
“Then it’s not comparable.”
I said helplessly, “I thought you might have some advanced methods to benefit the people here.”
“No, it’s not possible. The laws of physics are different.”
Lifting the milk bag to her mouth, she bit it open with her sharp teeth. Yin Xiamo looked at me. “Need help?”
“No, I’m not a child.”
Imitating her, I bit open the yogurt bag in my hand as well. Instantly, a fragrance of milk accompanied by a refreshing chill went straight down my throat, instantly dispelling the summer heat around me.
Hmm, so comfortable…
“Xiao Mo.”
As we climbed the slope along the tree-lined road in the neighborhood, I looked at a noticeably larger box ahead.
“Need help? That one seems quite heavy.”
“Do you think I need help?”
The girl in front turned around, wearing an expression as if she was looking at a naive girl. “Inside are just some pillows and bedsheet covers, equivalent to the weight of one or two cats. It’s a piece of cake.”
“Um…”
Thinking about how effortlessly someone had held me in their arms earlier, I tentatively asked, “What’s Xiao Mo’s maximum weight capacity? Can you reveal a bit?”
“I don’t have a maximum, but the floor might have.”
The girl in front, holding the large box with one hand, pointed to the ground. “If we don’t mind possibly damaging the road, I can carry a tank over without any issue.”
Why would you even think of carrying a tank!
I was instantly at a loss for words.
I feel like these years working as a convenience store employee have really underestimated you. I wonder what the boss would think when they realize they’ve been employing a girl from another world who can effortlessly lift a tank for several years…
“……”
Together with Yin Xiamo, I carried the delivery box into the elevator, went up to the floor, and used the key to open Ai Luodi’s apartment. In the entranceway, I quickly changed into slippers and carried the box to the sofa in the living room.
“Is there clothes inside?”
I wiped the sweat from my forehead. “Well, Xiao Mo, this is your delivery. You unpack it yourself. I won’t disturb you; I’ll leave first.”
“You can’t leave.”
Yin Xiamo casually pulled my clothes corner. “Most of the clothes inside are bought for Nuo’er. Come and try them on first.”
“But…”
I sighed. “But there are so many clothes inside… I feel… just by looking at the names… a bit too much, like ‘Mrs.’ or something.”
“What?”
The girl grabbed an art knife from a drawer nearby. “Too cute?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“So, Nuo’er feels she’s not qualified to wear such cute clothes?”
“I didn’t mean that, I just… just feel…”
I lowered my head. “This… you see, I’m an uncle, cough, at least I used to be an uncle. Wearing ordinary clothes is fine, there’s no need for this…”
As I spoke, Yin Xiamo had already used the art knife to cut open the box I brought back, and she took out two pieces of clothing from inside.
“These are matching outfits for me and Nuo’er!”
After taking a brief look at these two sets of clothes, Yin Xiamo found the opening of the bag, tore it open, and took out a pink-themed long skirt.
“So beautiful! It looks almost exactly like the ones they advertised on their website!”
Grabbing the collar of the dress in her hand, Yin Xiamo shook it in mid-air and exclaimed, “Although it doesn’t match the design level of the elves and dwarves, it’s already very good for human standards.”
I leaned over and took a look at the dress. If I’m not mistaken, this should be the set of “Sleeping Beauty Chiffon Dress, Second-dimensional Fairy Girlfriend, Japanese-style Long Dress for Summer, Pink” that Yin Xiamo showed me on her phone earlier.
Most online stores nowadays are in the keyword era. Regardless of how ordinary your product is, you must include all the relevant keywords to attract traffic. Therefore, most online store items have long, long names, and this dress is no exception.
If I were to sum it up, this dress could be described in just a few words, “Summer Japanese-style Long Dress.”
It gives me a slightly ethereal feeling, a sense of elegance and mistiness reminiscent of a wuxia fairy in ancient times. It also has the “beautiful” feeling of the protagonist in an anime wearing a summer dress for a date. The upper part of the dress is designed with a half-shoulder, and if I wear a strap-style bra with it, the strap will probably be directly visible on the dress, creating a cute and sexy contrast.
The waist of the dress has a half-waist structure, with a small satin ribbon to tighten it. The skirt is quite long, and if I wear it, the hem will probably reach my knees. I feel it doesn’t match well with knee-length Japanese-style socks or tights—correct me if I’m wrong, but girls in anime who wear such long dresses usually go barefoot with summer sandals or wear lace socks and short socks with round-toed thick-heeled shoes.
So, is this the reason why Yin Xiamo also bought those two pairs of Lolita-style chunky-heeled shoes?
“Nuo’er, you’ll wear this pink one. It’s cuter.”
Handing me the dress, Yin Xiamo took out another black-themed long dress from the box. “I’ll wear this one. We’ll be clearly distinguished as the ‘attacker’ and ‘receiver’ when we stand together, hehe.”
What does all of this even mean…
I set the clothes aside and looked at the two shoe boxes inside the box.
“Oh, right, Nuo’er, you can try on the shoes now to see if they fit.”
Perhaps noticing my gaze, Yin Xiamo took out the shoebox labeled “Size 32” and opened it.
“This one, isn’t it cute too?”
She handed me a pair of small shoes, and the girl looked at me with anticipation, saying, “Try putting them on?”
“Okay, okay.”
With things having come to this point, I felt I couldn’t escape, so I took the shoes and lifted one small foot, slipping it inside.
Although I remembered these shoes being called something like “big-toe thick-soled shoes,” the sole didn’t seem “thick” to me at all, and the title from the store was likely a mistake.
The shoes had a design with a chunky heel, about two or three centimeters high. Unlike the mature and sexy pointed high heels, the shoes in my hand had a rounded toe with a cute bow on top. The overall color scheme leaned towards pink. There were three straps for securing the foot, with two in the middle of the shoe, a structure similar to maid shoes’ buckle straps. One strap circled around the ankle, and the buckle’s metal piece was heart-shaped. Overall, it gave off a sweet and mischievous Lolita vibe.
Since it was just a trial, I didn’t plan to buckle the straps. After slipping my small foot inside, I stood up and took a couple of steps.
“Hmm…”
I felt the softness inside the shoes. “It’s fine, not too tight.”
Initially, I thought a rough guy like me wouldn’t be comfortable in heeled shoes. However, after putting them on, I didn’t feel any discomfort while walking. I don’t know if it’s because this body has a foot structure similar to the so-called “elf race” genes or if the shoes themselves are excellently designed.
“It’s a bit loose now, but with socks, it should fit perfectly.”
I changed back into my slippers. “How much did you spend?”
“188 yuan for the shoes, and the dress was 218 yuan.”
Yin Xiamo seemed happy that the clothes fit me well, and she playfully patted my chest with a small hand. “Since it’s for Nuo’er, it certainly can’t be too cheap.”
“Sister Ouyang worked hard to help you get compensation, and you’re buying so many strange things.”
I smiled wryly. “Don’t end up spending all the money unintentionally.”
“It won’t happen! Anything bought for Nuo’er can’t be called strange!”
Yin Xiamo retorted, “I want to dress up my Nuo’er as the most beautiful bride under the sky and then announce to the whole world—she’s my wife!”
“Ah… I won’t argue with you about that. It’s so hot, I need to take a shower.”
Seeing only the set of “kitty” lingerie and the odd socks left in the box, I threw the empty yogurt bag into the trash bin and hurriedly went to the balcony. “I won’t stay to open the rest.”
“Wash carefully! Make yourself all nice and fair-skinned! Then come out and change into new clothes!”
The demonic voice of Yin Xiamo came from behind, “I’ll wash these first so that tomorrow, my little pet can dress up super cute!”
I reflexively turned around, “I don’t want to dress up! I’m not a doll!”
“Eh? You’re not arguing against being called a little pet anymore?”
“I’m not your little pet either!”
I pushed open the balcony door in a huff, took down the lingerie that had been thoroughly disinfected by a day’s sun, and ran towards the bathroom.
Entering the bathroom and closing the door, I took off my clothes and lingerie, untied the ribbon holding my small ponytail on top of my head, letting my long hair fall down, and placed everything aside.
This Xiamo, everything about her is fine, but sometimes she’s a bit too assertive. Buying things without my consent… how infuriating.
And what’s with the clothes she bought? Ordinary dresses, couple outfits, Lolita shoes—I can somewhat understand those. After all, these days others have been working hard with me, busy every day. The day after tomorrow, we have a day off, so wanting to relax and improve our mood is understandable. However, that cat… cat lingerie, blue and white stripes, and cat paw socks—does this not confirm some kind of peculiar taste?
So does the Xiamo from the other world actually like little cats? Or is it because she’s a girl and has no resistance to cute creatures?
Or maybe she just thinks little cats are cuter, and if I dress up as a little cat, her happiness and fondness for me will increase? Like how ordinary people like to hold and pet cats?
A girl’s mind… I just don’t understand.
With such a mood, I began my routine bath in the bathroom. Cleansing the body, hair care, skincare, beauty…
Unconsciously, nearly an hour passed. Having cleaned my body, with skin as delicate as jade and fair as snow, I put on the rabbit nightgown. Feeling refreshed, I walked out of the bathroom and returned to my room to blow-dry my hair.
After wearing it a few times, I realized that this kind of soft nightgown was indeed magical. It not only adhered to the skin without being stifling or hot, but also gave the sensation of weightlessness. It was just right for sleeping.
Moreover, due to its lightweight and thin fabric, this type of clothing dried exceptionally fast. Whenever I felt it needed washing, I would hand wash it in the bathroom, leave it on the balcony during the day, and by nightfall, it was already dry. If it weren’t for the off-the-shoulder design making me slightly uncomfortable, this nightgown brought back from the Yae-Do Building Company was truly my favorite piece of clothing.
“Nuo’er!”
As I was blow-drying my hair, Yin Xiamo ran over from the opposite side, holding a pair of long socks. “Look, should we coordinate with this?”
“Where did you find these socks?”
Seeing the long socks, I silently cursed at the first glance, quickening my pace. “This… this, I… um, picked up.”
The color of these socks was a mix of pink and white.
To put it bluntly, it was pink and white stripes.
It, like the bunny nightgown I’m wearing, was one of the “prizes” Pipi and the others found when they went to the previous office of Yae-Do and searched for things. Together with the rabbit nightgown and rabbit backpack, they served as part of my payment.
I can accept the rabbit nightgown, but I’ve always ignored these pink and white striped socks, leaving them in my luggage along with other unused daily items.
Little did I know that Xiamo would dig them out today.
“In your suitcase, yesterday when you were showering, I went to hang clothes. I wanted to see what clothes you still needed to wash, thinking of helping you out. I found these and washed them for you.”
Xiamo handed me the socks, saying, “Here, they’re dry. Hurry and put them on!”
“Well… I don’t really need these, right?”
I took a small step back. “Ai Luodi wears long socks at night because of mosquitoes, but we’re not afraid of mosquitoes. This…”
“But they’re cute.”
Xiamo’s tone was firm. “May I ask who just took a break and went to Starlight Elementary School, failed to manage their time well, and call me to use magic? As an exchange, I want to see Nuo’er wearing these.”
Uh… Is this a case of taking advantage of someone’s weakness and being persuasive?
“Ugh…”
Faced with the “grim reaper” in front of me pulling out “magic” to negotiate terms, I had to give up resistance and took the pink and white striped long socks from Xiamo. I grumbled, “You’re also a girl, you can wear them yourself…”
“That’s different. It’s cute when Nuo’er wears them.”
Xiamo walked out of the room. “I’ll continue with the laundry. When I come back, I want to see Nuo’er looking cute and lovely, okay?”
“Why do I feel like your whole process is trying to…”
I frowned. “Make me gradually adapt to the identity of a soft and cute girl?”
“Well, that’s right. Is there any need for correction?”
“Just admit it!”
“Uh-heh…”
“…”
After Xiamo left, I picked up the socks and silently rolled them up. Due to my previous experience wearing knee-high socks in the café, this time it didn’t take me much time to put on these explosively girlish pink and white striped socks.
Unlike the slightly transparent maid outfit white thigh-high stockings, these socks were thicker, and they had a tight band at the end. When I pulled the socks along my smooth calf to about halfway up my thigh and heard a “snap,” I could see that the end of the socks had created a distinct depressed ring around my thigh.
Standing up on the bed, moving my legs a bit, adjusting the coverage areas of the socks, and feeling the warm flow on my legs, I hopped off the bed, put on slippers, and sat down in the computer chair, pressing the power button.
Next was logging into the website, checking the likes, replies, and private messages on my author account, reviewing the comments, critiques, and reviews of my novel. After finishing the routine checks, I opened the writing software, read through yesterday’s content, took a deep breath, and began typing.
After a while, I realized that describing the male protagonist while wearing a camisole nightgown and knee-high socks felt a bit awkward. The world in the book portrayed the protagonist as a mature man, yet here I was, dressed in a cute little skirt, attempting to depict his actions, and it felt uncomfortable.
Apart from that, I also discovered something quite magical…
That cross-dressing — indeed, gave me a new story idea.
“……”
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YTO, Shentong, and Zhongtong are express delivery companies in China