I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 184

Chapter 184: The Magic Cat Put on the Magic Bell

 

Originally, I thought that Yin Xiamo, being a girl, especially with this phone I recently bought for her, wouldn’t have too much stored internally. At most, there would be a few chat apps, a few apps popular among girls like beauty and makeup, or maybe some cooking-related mini-programs.

 

However, when I took her phone and opened the “Files” function, after roughly browsing through the “Videos” and “Pictures” folders, I realized… the stuff stored in this phone almost equals what I had before.

 

Back when I was still a man, due to having a second-hand phone with limited storage space, I tended to be frugal with memory. If apps like QQ or WeChat were too large, I would uninstall and reinstall them. I didn’t install many apps, and I barely played any mobile games. The saved space on my phone was mostly used to store “wife” pictures.

 

At that time, almost all the “pretty girl pictures” I could access were of “my wife,” such as Alisha from the mobile game, or characters like Raiden Mei, Theresa Apocalypse, Exusiai, and Yao. There were even more from anime: Yotsugi Ononoki, Kurumi Tokisaki, Rem, Emilia, Chitoge Kirisaki, etc.

 

Nowadays, society tends to follow trends. Whatever anime or mobile games are popular, there will be more related fan creations. I often act as a “cloud player” or “cloud viewer” on some video websites or in QQ groups, and I frequently come across pretty girl pictures in website columns or cute pictures posted by group members in QQ groups. I always save these immediately by right-clicking.

 

I haven’t watched “Date A Live,” but that doesn’t stop me from collecting a bunch of pictures of characters like Tohka Yatogami and Kurumi Tokisaki from various sources. I haven’t played “King of Glory,” but that doesn’t stop me from saving the “hentai” pictures shared by group members in chats. I don’t watch virtual YouTubers, but I always manage to save many fan art pictures of characters like Nino Nakano, Theresa Apocalypse, and other virtual streamers.

 

Over time, my phone storage gets filled up with these “wives.” I can delete apps, chat records, and downloaded files, but if you ask me to delete these saved beautiful pictures, I’d probably hesitate for a long time.

 

With the rapid development of the cultural industry, professions like artists have quickly entered people’s field of vision. Some artists are meticulous, feeling embarrassed to share a picture that doesn’t take up several tens of megabytes. If you collect dozens of these pictures a day, in just half a year, your phone storage will be full.

 

But these are pictures I’ve been collecting intensively for several years. It’s worth noting that Yin Xiamo bought this phone less than a month ago, and she doesn’t have the habit of having her own QQ account or joining large groups to receive various chat pictures and videos. This…

 

I stared at the phone storage display in front of me, showing “700GB available, total 931GB,” and “picture documents occupying 98GB,” along with the “recorded video documents occupying 39GB” behind. I felt a tingling sensation on my scalp.

 

It hasn’t even been a month yet! And she’s used this much?! Yin Xiamo’s phone… is the same model as the one in my hand, except for the color difference, the configuration is exactly the same.

 

Although it’s not a professional camera phone, due to its large screen resolution, the photos taken are still quite large. Considering that both of us are not very tech-savvy when it comes to phones, and this phone might be used for a long time without clearing out junk, I chose the model with larger storage when purchasing, only considering internal storage. Finally, I settled on this 1TB capacity phone.

 

Because of different algorithms, although this phone is labeled as 1TB, the total size calculated by the phone storage machine is 931GB. Yin Xiamo managed to use up 700GB in less than a month, what kind of concept is this? Is there really someone who can use several hundred gigabytes of memory per month without playing mobile games or downloading various large apps?

 

With a skeptical mindset, I opened her phone’s photo album.

 

Photos, photos, and more photos…

 

Pictures of Yin Nuo’er getting up in the morning and changing clothes in the bathroom, pictures of Yin Nuo’er coming out of the bathroom after taking a shower at night, pictures of Yin Nuo’er curling up and lying on the bed defenselessly after falling asleep…

 

In addition to these, there are also pictures of Nuo’er feeding cats in the café, grooming cats, pictures of Nuo’er smiling innocently and charmingly while serving customers, pictures of Nuo’er stretching lazily on the balcony facing the sea at Nanqi Tower…

 

Why are all these pictures of me?

 

After roughly flipping through these thousands of photos and checking the shooting angles of these photos, I couldn’t help but say to the girl beside me with a mix of laughter and tears, “When did you take all these…”

 

“I saw the adorable Nuo’er and just felt like taking them,” Yin Xiamo replied nonchalantly.

 

“Nuo’er is so cute, it’s only natural to take more pictures!”

 

“But you… this is just too…”

 

I suppressed my feeling of embarrassment and shame, and looked through Yin Xiamo’s phone album again.

 

In a sense… it’s kind of impressive that she could take so many photos related to me in just a month without me noticing and without any duplicates. But the problem is, many of these photos are just too embarrassing!

 

Some time ago, I was not used to girls’ underwear. After a long day’s work, my underwear was soaked with sweat when I came back from the café.

 

Then I would feel disgusted.

After taking a shower, I wouldn’t even wear any pants, so I would just put on one piece. I walked out of the bathroom in my pajamas, then went to bed to play with my phone for a while and go to sleep.

 

The state of “wearing only a nightgown” was captured by Yin Xiamo, and the effect shown on the mobile phone is that of a crazy girl.

 

My appearance is that of a teenage girl, or the kind of beautiful girl who looks like the artist’s beautiful cartoon—with long hair reaching her hips, a slender figure, and a cute face. Because I don’t wear underwear, I wear a rabbit nightgown. The overall skirt is also baggy. In this case, taking photos at close range will inevitably lead to various strange shots.

 

“Why would you do this to me?”

 

Flipping through the pages, I saw several pictures of myself lying on a small bed without any image, wearing only a nightgown, most of my shoulders exposed, and two white and tender feet with elegant curves exposed outside the quilt. I couldn’t bear it. I couldn’t help but close the photo album.

 

“Didn’t you create my body? Logically speaking, you should have appreciated it enough when you created it, right?”

 

“Not enough, and I cannot influence its future development when creating it.”

 

Yin Xiamo explained, “For example, at the beginning, she didn’t have a soul, so her eyes would be dull, and no matter what pose her body took, it would be very stiff. It was Nuo’er who gave her a soul. If Nuo’er’s soul is cute, she will appear cute. If Nuo’er behaves elegantly, she will appear very elegant…”

 

Is there such a saying?

 

“Even if it is created by oneself, precisely because it conforms to one’s preferences, it won’t be boring to look at!”

 

Under my curious gaze, Yin Xiamo continued to explain, “Nuo’er should have played those face-painting games before, right? After painstakingly crafting the face for hours to enter the game, she must have continuously switched perspectives to admire the character she created, right?”

 

That’s how it is said…

 

Yin Xiamo’s “analysis” suddenly made me feel like I understood something.

 

“So… is my current body really created by you, Xiao Mo, according to your preferences?”

 

Finally catching the key point, I lowered my head to examine my body: “All… everything, is it all?”

 

This cute face, long hair, petite chest, slender waist, and those tiny feet, are they all… her interests?

 

“Hmm?”

 

Facing my “interrogation,” Yin Xiamo adopted an expression of “I don’t know anything,” and said, “You have five minutes left, my dear.”

 

“Hmph.”

 

Being reminded, I quickly swiped through Yin Xiamo’s phone again and found the “Videos” folder. Sure enough, there were a bunch of videos shot by Xiao Mo. Like the photos, these videos were mostly related to me, and each angle chosen in the videos was very clever, giving a pleasing feeling even without post-processing. Of course, this was probably related to the fact that the protagonist in them, which is me, looks good.

 

“Confiscated them all! Including the previous ‘meowing like a cat’ videos!”

 

After roughly browsing through these pictures and videos, I returned to my room, opened the computer, connected Yin Xiamo’s phone to it, quickly found the relevant files, right-clicked, and cut them. I copied all the photos and videos to the computer’s hard drive, right-clicked to select them all, added them to a compressed folder, and then set a password.

 

“No more taking photos or videos without my consent next time!”

 

After sorting out all the files and realizing it was almost time, I returned the phone to Yin Xiamo.

 

This “deal” was mainly to delete the embarrassing video of me meowing like a cat and the video of me being forced to say a few words after losing the “truth or dare” game at the cat café. It’s that video where I sat next to the cat climbing frame and pretended to be a kitten, saying to the camera, “Can you tell the story of how you were chosen from a group of kittens?” My main goal was to remove this thing from Yin Xiamo’s phone. As for the cat bell and all that… they seemed trivial compared to that video.

 

“Wait a moment. Just now, Yin Xiamo said if I’m willing to wear this cat bell, she’ll allow me to use her phone for 10 minutes. Did she not specify the duration of wearing the bell?”

 

“Um, I’d like to ask a little more,”

 

Returning the phone to Yin Xiamo, as I stood in the room looking at the Lolita dress set that Lu Xinmeng had just given me, something came to my mind, and I turned to the girl at the door, “When you mentioned wearing the cat bell earlier… do you mean wearing it this time only, or do I have to wear it forever?”

 

“Of course, it’s forever.”

 

In my horrified expression, Yin Xiamo revealed a devilish smile, “Kitty, you didn’t think wearing it out today would be the end of it, did you?”

 

“Why is it like this!”

 

I instantly felt like I was being deceived, “This is so unfair!”

 

“Yes, it is unfair.”

 

Yin Xiamo didn’t refute my words, “But Nuo’er, you did agree, didn’t you?”

 

“I…”

 

I stood in front of the wardrobe, stunned for a while, “I thought when you said agreeing to wear the bell, it meant… just wearing it out to play today.”

 

“It’s permanent.”

 

Yin Xiamo clapped her hands, looking like a big demon, “Or, from now on, Nuo’er has to treat this as something like clothes, you can’t just throw it away casually!”

 

“You’re exploiting a loophole in the rules!”

 

I protested, “That’s not fair!”

 

“Relax, it’s just wearing an extra accessory, think of it like a bow.”

 

Yin Xiamo held the small box that presumably contained the bell, “It’s very light, even if the cat wears it, they won’t feel much, is Nuo’er weaker than a cat?”

 

“Is it a matter of weight?”

 

I argued, “It’s… it’s a matter of dignity!”

 

Yes, that’s right, dignity, the dignity of a grown-up!

 

No, even if I’m not a grown-up, even if I’m just an ordinary girl, things like cat bells are still too strange!

 

This thing can’t be compared to a ribbon at all!

 

A ribbon is a purely decorative item for girls. When others see a girl with a ribbon on her clothes, they’ll just think she’s innocent, cute, and sweet, without any strange thoughts.

 

But if it’s a cat bell… cat bells are usually worn by kittens. It would definitely be misunderstood if a girl wore a bell around her neck, definitely! This is… this is almost on the same level as a “collar”!

 

“Trust me, it’s really not what you think.”

 

Under my pitiful gaze, Yin Xiamo took a small pair of scissors from the bedside table, cut open the packaging of the small box, and then took out an even smaller box from inside.

 

“I had this specially customized by the store. It’s very lightweight, and the design is just like a necklace, so it won’t look as strange.”

 

Quickly unpacking the box and removing the instruction manual inside, Yin Xiamo took out a small golden bell from inside the box.

 

“Take a look.”

 

I cast a curious glance at the bell in the girl’s hand.

 

It was a bell about half the size of a bottle cap, with a thin string resembling a bracelet. Overall, it was very delicate, and both the color combination and the design seemed quite cute. It seemed like there wouldn’t be much of a problem for an ordinary girl to wear it on her wrist, but I wondered how it would look around the neck.

 

I lowered my head to glance at my modest chest.

 

If… I wear it here, then the bell should just bury itself into the clothes in the middle of my chest, giving off a kind of “half-hidden” vibe, right?

 

“Isn’t that right?”

 

Seeing me not saying anything, Yin Xiamo triumphantly said, “I told you it’s not what you think. Does Nuo’er imagine the bell to be the kind that comes with a collar, making a tinkling sound as you walk, like a cat bell symbolizing a real pet?”

 

“Hmph.”

 

I took out the dress and socks from the wardrobe, placed them on the bed, and then walked towards Yin Xiamo, “Let me see.”

 

The girl handed me the small bell.

 

The first thing I did when I got the bell was to shake it near my ear.

 

Hmm, no sound.

 

Well, in that case… I can reluctantly accept it.

 

If it’s the kind of bell that looks almost identical to a pet collar, with a small bead inserted in the hollow center, making a tinkling sound as you walk, I wouldn’t agree to wear such a “decoration” around my neck every day, no matter what.

 

But come to think of it, Xiao Mo just mentioned that this bell seems to have a built-in GPS locator function or something similar, right? If that’s the case, then the bell indeed cannot have a hollow design, as it would need to accommodate batteries and various integrated circuit chips inside. At most, it could be designed to look like a cat bell.

 

Did Xiao Mo give me this thing because she’s worried about me wandering off? Or is she genuinely afraid that one day I’ll be kidnapped by some weird uncle on the street?

 

“Right? I told you there’s no problem. I’m devoted to Nuo’er, how could I lie to you, right?”

 

Seeing me not saying anything, Yin Xiamo looked very happy, “Hurry, hurry, try it on.”

 

“Just… trusting you this once.”

 

Although I still feel a bit uneasy about wearing a cat bell, after all, I did agree to Xiao Mo’s “exchange” just now, and now I’ve also “sealed” the strange files in her phone. Thinking that I shouldn’t go back on my word, I brought the small bell to my neck, found a small button on the thin chain, and looped the string around my neck, fastening it.

 

Like this?

 

I lowered my head and glanced at the small bell gently hanging on my chest due to gravity, giving it a little shake in place.

 

I could feel the faint weight of the bell. Judging by this weight… I probably wouldn’t notice it much when walking or sleeping outdoors.

 

The bell had a small and delicate appearance, entirely golden, with a tiny hole at the bottom, presumably for charging. Besides the charging port, there was also a QR code nearby.

 

“Just a moment.”

 

Seeing me put on the bell, Yin Xiamo reached out and grabbed this little thing around my neck.

 

After a while, I saw a faint light emanate from her palm and then quickly disappear.

 

“In that case, this bell won’t need to be recharged for at least three years.”

 

Releasing her hand, Yin Xiamo gave me an admiring look, accompanied by a slight “creepiness”: “Hehehe, Nuo’er wearing the bell, so cute, wow, I want to eat you up…”

 

“Stop, stop, my cuteness is thanks to you, let’s put this topic aside for now.”

 

I pushed the girl aside, “What did you do to this thing just now? Did you cast a spell on it?”

 

“Yeah, I just made it so it won’t need to be charged for a long time in the future.”

 

Yin Xiamo took out the charger and charging cable from the box, “You see, normally, keeping it in constant GPS location mode would only last less than half a month. I used a bit of magic to extend its lifespan.”

 

Can it really be extended like that?!

 

So, does that mean in the future, my phone won’t need to be charged anymore, and even all the household appliances won’t need to be plugged in, just plug them into your head?

 

“Also, I’ve set up a location spell and a detection spell to sense heartbeat frequency for this thing.”

 

While I was still pondering what Yin Xiamo’s “infinite power source” could be used for, she threw out another sentence that shocked me.

 

“As long as Nuo’er wears this, if it detects Nuo’er’s heartbeat accelerating abnormally, or extreme emotions like ‘panic’ or ‘anger’, I’ll rush to your side first thing. How’s that? Isn’t it very cool?”

 

With that, Yin Xiamo patted her chest, “Do you feel safe?”

 

“Well, yeah, but… why do I feel like you have ulterior motives?”

 

I tried to fish for information, “Isn’t this kind of location function usually used for household pets?”

 

“That’s why Nuo’er is my little pet!”

 

Yin Xiamo gestured towards the clothes and socks on the bed, “Hurry up, get dressed, we’re going out to play. Today, we’re not taking the bus. I want to show Nuo’er the biking skills I practiced yesterday!”

 

I looked around, “Are you sure you want to ride a bike to Jiang Wei’s new house?”

 

“Sure!”

 

Yin Xiamo walked out of the room, “Alright, I won’t peek. Hurry up and change, let’s go!”

 

“……”

 

The door of the room closed with a “thud.”

 

I stood by the bed for more than ten seconds before coming to my senses, sat down on the small bed, and took off my nightgown.

 

This “Dreamland Amusement Park” Lolita dress is quite a classic style. I searched online and found that many stores sell it, and it’s much cheaper than those dresses that cost thousands of dollars. I wonder if it’s genuine.

 

But at least the certificate came with the Lolita dress that Lu Xinmeng gave me, so I feel like it should be authentic. I’m not really sure.

 

After bringing this dress back from the hospital, I had Yin Xiamo help wash it, then dried it on the balcony, and after a brief tidying up, I put it in the wardrobe, but I never really had the chance to wear it.

 

The reason I haven’t tried on this outfit for so long is mainly because… this Lolita dress is more suitable for “autumn” or “spring” wear.

 

It’s different from the few sets I bought before and the summer dresses Yin Xiamo ordered online. As a Lolita dress from the “Dreamland Amusement Park” collection, its overall structure is quite complex. In addition to the outer fabric, there are many layers of soft “lining” inside, especially in the lower skirt part. Without a petticoat, it’s just an oversized autumn nightgown, but with a petticoat, it looks very “fluffy.”

 

When there’s too much fabric, the result is that temperatures approaching thirty to forty degrees Celsius are simply not suitable for wearing this kind of clothing outside. It would be very hot, and if you sweat too much, the clothes might stick to your skin, which is very uncomfortable.

 

Originally, I planned to wait until summer passed or one night when I could turn on the air conditioning and wear this outfit as a skirt. I didn’t expect that as soon as the typhoon came, the originally stuffy weather instantly turned cooler, so I could wear it out earlier.

 

“Um…”

 

Finding the entrance to the clothing, I directly slipped the “Dreamland Amusement Park” Lolita dress onto my body, adjusted the neckline slightly so the cat bell could hide inside the dress, and finally put on a pair of white lace socks. I roughly adjusted the skirt in front of the mirror, tied two ponytails, and walked out of the room.

 

“Yay! It’s the super cute cat girl Nuo’er!”

 

Seeing me come out, Yin Xiamo outside immediately lunged at me — “I want to kiss you!”

 

“No kissing, it’s too hot.”

 

I pointed at the small cat bell on my chest, “Are you sure this thing is of good quality? It won’t suddenly explode, will it?”

 

“How could it possibly explode? This is customized… I reinforced it with magic, it won’t explode!”

 

Yin Xiamo said earnestly, “Not only can this withstand various extreme environments, it’s also fine to wear it even when taking a shower!”

 

“Anyway, you… next time, no more randomly taking weird photos.”

 

With the rabbit backpack on my back, I walked to the entrance, hesitating between the Lolita chunky heels and casual round-toe flats, and finally chose ordinary casual shoes. After all, we were going to someone else’s house as guests, so it’s better to dress a bit simpler. Those chunky heels are inconvenient to put on and take off, and it would be awkward to take them off later.

 

“Let’s go!”

 

Yin Xiamo, also wearing a dress and casual shoes, held my hand like a clingy cat, “Nuo’er, let me tell you, your bike is super fun. It can shift gears and change speeds. Although its maximum speed is only one percent of my top running speed, it’s much better than the old-fashioned horse carriages from thousands of years ago in the other world.”

 

Bikes and horses… are they products of the same era?

 

“Where did you park the bike?”

 

While riding the elevator downstairs, I instinctively reached out to pinch the side of my bangs and curled them slightly. “Is there parking available at Ai Luodi’s place?”

 

“Yes, it’s downstairs.”

 

As we descended in the elevator and the doors opened, Yin Xiamo skipped over to a nearby small shed.

 

“Look, it’s right here.”

 

Pointing to the familiar little car inside, Yin Xiamo took out the keys. “Nuo’er, wait here, I’ll drive.”

 

“Okay, okay.”

 

I chuckled and leaned against a nearby tree.

 

Shortly after, the girl emerged riding a somewhat old but still handsome-looking car from the shed. I don’t know where she learned it from, but as soon as the girl, who had just managed to reach the ground with her feet, came out, she coolly waved at me and pointed to the two foot pedals behind her.

 

“Beauty, want to ride along?”

 

I couldn’t help but chuckle at Yin Xiamo’s mischievous demeanor.

 

“This style doesn’t suit you at all.”

 

“Well… uh-huh.”

 

The girl cleared her throat and took a deep breath. “little pet Nuo’er, little wife Nuo’er, Nuo’er, the cutest in the world! Come on, get on!”

 

“Keep it down, you’ll scare me to death!”

 

I hurried over and stepped onto the foot pedals on both sides of the rear wheel of the bike, grabbing onto Yin Xiamo’s back.

 

“Are you sure you’ve learned how to ride a bike? I don’t want to fall off and dirty my new clothes.”

 

“Don’t worry! I’ve completely mastered it. I am your most faithful guardian angel!”

 

Yin Xiamo in front straightened up. “Are you holding on tight?”

 

I tightened my grip on her back. “Yes… yes, I am.”

 

“Alright… here we go!”

 

After Yin Xiamo spoke, I instantly felt a tremendous force propelling us forward—

 

“Wait… wait… watch out for the road!”

 

Because the exit of the residential area was downhill, Yin Xiamo’s “wild” posture startled me. However, I quickly calmed down when I saw her hands firmly on the brakes. Despite the downhill slope, our speed wasn’t too fast.

 

Most importantly, she controlled the bike… very steadily, with no hint of tilting.

 

Should I say she’s amazing? She learned how to ride a bike in just one day, and in less than a minute, she adapted to carrying a passenger.

 

“Nuo’er.”

 

As we descended the slope, I heard a curious voice from the front.

 

“I once read online… that many girls claim they would rather cry in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle. Nuo’er, what’s your opinion on the transportation in this world?”

 

“Me?”

 

I leaned slightly, resting my head on Yin Xiamo’s shoulder, looking ahead at the approaching exit of the residential area. After a moment of contemplation, I replied, “I don’t care what the mode of transportation is, I only care about who is using it.”

 

“Just like a home, I only care about who is in that home, not how big the house is.”

 

“If it’s Xiao Mo… I guess… I would be very happy.”

 

“……”

 

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