I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 228

Chapter 228: They Say There’s a World Beyond Ours, I Say There’s Me Beyond the World

 

As the fire in front of the shrine grew stronger, the grilled fish on the rack turned completely cooked amidst the aroma of cumin and oyster sauce. Amidst the faint chirping of birds, the wisps of blue smoke from the fire slowly rose, slightly shrouding the dappled sunlight overhead, making this dense forest appear like a fairyland.

 

*Rustle*

 

The several Angora rabbits that had previously retreated into the woods due to the sudden flames had somehow come out again. They were about three to four meters away from me and the fire, with curiosity in their eyes, most of which were obscured by long fur.

 

*Whimper*

 

As the little rabbits approached, the mother fox with three cubs in the shrine also came out. However, unlike the rabbits, it was noticeably more cautious, just watching at the entrance of the shrine, ready to retreat at the slightest movement from me.

 

Well… wild animals, it’s good to be cautious.

 

“Do you want this?”

 

Seeing the Angora rabbits getting closer, I took down the large grilled fish from the fire with both hands, fetched a large plate from the barbecue utensils brought by Yin Xiamo, checked the grilled fish, cut off the part where the seasoning wasn’t applied much with scissors, and threw it to the rabbits.

 

Under my gaze, the rabbits happily ran to the side of the fish and started gnawing on the fragrant meat.

 

They really eat it…

 

I thought for a moment, then cut off the tail of this large marlin fish with scissors and threw it to the rabbits.

 

The marlin fish, to put it in simpler terms, is a sailfish. This type of fish is often active in various movies and is one of the largest fish species in the world. If I remember correctly, their average size is around three meters, with females being significantly larger than males. Some female marlin fish can grow to four or five meters long, which is not surprising.

 

However, the three orcas probably gave us these two marlin fish because they were worried I wouldn’t be able to hunt and might starve to death… Obviously, they were still in the “small fish” stage, only about seventy to eighty centimeters long.

 

But even with just this size of marlin fish… I couldn’t possibly eat a whole one by myself, half would probably still be a problem.

 

Chef Wang from the café probably also considered this issue and took the initiative to remove the innards for us, cleaned the fish, and cut the fish along the midline into two halves. After grilling the fish, my first impression of this big fish was still… too much.

 

Removing the fish head, removing the fish tail, the part of the fish meat in the middle is as big as a computer keyboard, and the meat is really thick. With my current appetite, being able to eat half of it is already good, especially since I just drank dragon milk earlier and was already feeling full…

 

“Xiao Mo, I’ll give this half to you.”

 

After dealing with the fish head and tail with scissors, I roughly checked for fish bones and tried to cut the grilled fish meat into small pieces, plated them, and brought them to Yin Xiamo.

 

“I’m actually not that hungry.”

 

The girl in front of me smiled, “I want to see Nuo’er eat.”

 

“I’m not saying I won’t eat.”

 

Forcing the plate into Xiao Mo’s arms, I picked up another piece of fish meat and continued with what I was doing earlier. “The orcas gave this gift, and you were there at the time.”

 

“Pfft…”

 

“What are you laughing at now?”

 

“Nothing.”

 

Xiao Mo took the plate and picked up a piece of fish from it. “I just remembered how Nuo’er looks like a little hamster when eating, watching you eat is particularly amusing.”

 

“Now I’ve turned into a hamster again!”

I protested, “If you like hamsters so much, why not just get one? You can watch it eat every day.”

 

“No, Nuo’er isn’t just about eating like a hamster. Sometimes you’re like a little kitten, sometimes like a child. It’s not something that can be replaced by just having a hamster.”

 

“I don’t know how to argue with you at the moment.”

 

While cutting the fish for myself, I noticed that those rabbits not far away had indeed finished gnawing on the meat and fish tails I had thrown over. Now, a few white furry balls were huddled together, continuously gnawing on the fish bones.

 

They really eat meat…

 

I was surprised by the behavior of the rabbits.

 

When I was living in the medicinal plant garden as a child, there was a farm nearby where a man kept rabbits. Some of my friends who had gone to see them came back saying that the man often fed the rabbits with leftovers from our meals, saying that rabbits eat meat and love gnawing on pig bones. At the time, I didn’t believe it.

 

But now… it seems like rabbits don’t just eat carrots and greens?

 

*Whimper*

 

At the same time, I noticed that the fox mother inside the shrine seemed to be having a hard time resisting the smell of the fish. She walked out of the shrine, taking one step at a time, seeming to contemplate whether I would harm her or not.

 

Why don’t you just stay here later? The shrine and the foxes would be a perfect match.

 

Thinking this, I cut off the fish head and then took out a little bit of fish meat from my own plate, holding the plate and walking towards the fox mother.

 

Seeing me approaching, the fox mother instantly “whooshed” back into the shrine, but then she stuck out a little head because of the scent of the fish, obviously hesitating whether to run away or stay to see what would happen.

 

“Carnivores should be able to eat meat, even though it’s seasoned with a lot of oyster sauce and cumin.”

 

I took the plate containing the fish head and some of the meat to the open space at the entrance of the shrine and poured the bowl of steaming fish onto the ground right in front of the fox mother.

 

“Here, I won’t watch you, go ahead and eat.”

 

Then, I returned to my previous position, sitting back on the blanket and transferring the remaining halves of fish into my bowl one by one.

 

“Nuo’er is really kind.”

 

Yin Xiamo in front of me had a look as if she had been healed.

 

“Nuo’er, wearing a swimsuit, small and fragrant, harmonizing with nature… Ah…”

 

“What strange things are you thinking about now?”

 

I scooped up a small piece of fish with a spoon and took a bite.

 

Hmm… it’s a bit tough, worthy of the fierce ruler of the sea, the sailfish, but the overall taste is mostly masked by cumin and oyster sauce, so it’s not too bad.

 

“By the way, Xiao Mo, is that angel really coming?”

 

While eating, I asked curiously according to the scene I dreamed of just now.

 

“The one called Gabriel?”

 

“Yeah, she and Fei Luo are rivals.”

 

Yin Xiamo couldn’t help but smile, “Fei Luo has been busty since she was little, she even has the nickname ‘Milk Queen Fei Luo’ among the Dragon Clan. Although Gabriel was also a talented angel in light magic, she always had a childlike body and was very sensitive about her chest. The first time they met, they argued for a long time.”

 

“Moreover, their personalities are also completely different. You yourself said that Fei Luo is an optimist, right? Fei Luo’s personality really is similar to what you described as an optimist, carefree and easygoing every day. However, she wasn’t always like this from the beginning.”

 

“Initially, Fei Luo was quite serious, similar to Gabriel. Her childhood was a bit tragic, and she experienced many hardships, encountering situations where she couldn’t do anything without abilities. She wanted to become stronger, kept talking about the honor of the Dragon Clan, the dignity of the Dragon King, and even felt depressed for a long time because she wasn’t a male dragon. She swore to work harder, surpassing all male dragons, and striving for the revival of the Dragon Clan.”

 

As she spoke, Yin Xiamo continued to nibble on the fish I had grilled. “Later, because of some things… Fei Luo became more accepting and no longer cared about gender issues. She turned into the optimist she is now. However, Gabriel remains the same, sticking to justice and the rules of the angels.”

 

I pondered, “Like not interacting with demons?”

 

“Not interacting with demons is just one aspect. In fact, angels and demons don’t have much inherent conflict of interest. It’s just that our cultures and beliefs are quite contradictory,” Yin Xiamo explained.

 

“There are many rules on the side of angels, such as aiding humanity, helping others, believing in light, being strict with oneself, and so on. They’ve always considered indulgence and pleasure to be evil paths. They even established a sacred heaven floating in the sky as the territory of the angelic race. As for our demon clan, we don’t have so many rules. We do as we please, as long as we can control ourselves. It’s okay to fall as long as you can ensure you’re not taken out by someone stronger.”

 

“I think I understand now.”

I nodded. “So… for creatures like dragons, when they transform, they can’t deliberately change their appearance or body?”

 

“Some magic can, like the breast augmentation spell here, but there will always be magic traces, and it will be noticed,” Yin Xiamo casually remarked.

 

“A dragon’s transformation is based on the arrangement of their own magical elements and physical qualities. This kind of magic has a basic… I don’t know how to explain it to you now, but there’s a basic foundation, like a function. The input for each person is fixed, and the output is what it is. The same transformation magic will produce different results on different species.”

 

So, does that mean Fei Luo, because of her powerful genes, would still have large breasts even if she transformed into a human? And as for Gabriel… unless she used some kind of magic to increase her cup size, she would have to maintain her current figure?

 

In addition to what Yin Xiamo mentioned… angels are more disciplined and disdainful of using such magic, so if they have always been flat-chested, they have almost no way to change it?

 

“I remember… you said Gabriel and Fei Luo have been arguing for thousands of years, right? Why are they so persistent?”

 

“Who knows…” Yin Xiamo finished the last bit of fish and stood up.

 

“I’ll go check on the magic array and coordinates in the previous cave, and I’ll pick a coconut for you on the way back, Nuo’er. You’ve put so much cumin, you’ll be thirsty later.”

 

I turned around. “When will you be back?”

 

“Why is the little kitty so clingy?” The girl patted my head.

“Just behind this mountain, there’s a small coconut grove. Nuo’er, with your small frame and being on your period, don’t wander around. Rest here after eating, Fei Luo will be here soon.”

 

“How come you’re making it sound like I need someone to take care of me all the time,” I waved my hand.

“Go on, go on, just be careful not to slip by the water’s edge.”

 

“That’s a mistake only a silly little girl would make.”

 

……

 

After Yin Xiamo left, I sat in front of the shrine by myself again, eating fish for a while and drinking some water I brought with me. The fox mother carried the fish I gave her back into the shrine. I wasn’t sure if she had finished eating it or not.

 

The Angora rabbits nearby seemed very happy after eating the fish, playing around on their own. The three chubby furballs rolling around on the ground looked especially cute.

 

The whole world slipped back into the mode of me harmoniously coexisting with nature and small animals.

 

Ah… I really love this leisurely life.

 

I poured some charcoal into the firewood and placed the second prepared large fish on the grill.

 

With a fish this size, Fei Luo should be able to handle it, right? Her appetite is almost bottomless, like that of a devourer.

 

After ordinary people eat, food passes through the esophagus into the stomach, where it’s slightly digested by stomach acid, undergoes some physical friction in the stomach, then enters the intestines, followed by a slow absorption process.

 

But for Fei Luo… as Yin Xiamo said, if she wishes, she can complete the entire absorption process in less than an hour. Because dragon battles require a huge amount of energy, she has evolved this “high-performance” mode, meaning Fei Luo’s appetite can be considered ten or even twenty times that of an ordinary person, and her digestion is rapid.

 

But Fei Luo is currently living in the form of a human, in “low-power” mode, like a CPU from over twenty years ago paired with a small graphics card, yet powered by a 2000w power supply. Fei Luo’s daily life doesn’t require that much “energy.”

 

The excess energy Fei Luo converts into “magic,” but the conversion rate between biological energy and magic is very low. Additionally, there’s no practical use for “magic” here on Earth, so she chooses the simplest and most direct means of conversion—dragon milk.

 

Just like the first time Fei Luo came to our house and ate a bunch of seafood and meat, the food she ate, apart from meeting her body’s basic needs, was mostly converted into dragon milk. So the next day, I ended up with almost half a bottle of dragon milk.

 

Similarly, the fish I’m grilling now is just too big. Ordinary girls couldn’t finish it all, and if I give it to Fei Luo, part of the energy will definitely be converted into dragon milk. So I’ll probably have a lot more milk in my milk jug tomorrow…

 

Why does it feel like both fish are ones I’ve eaten?

 

Round and round, the food goes through two rounds of energy conversion, and in the end, it’s all absorbed by me.

 

“Huff, huff, huff…”

 

Just as I was grilling the second fish to a golden brown, nearing completion, there came a sound from the sea ahead, as if some giant beast was flying through the sky.

 

Strong gusts of wind carried the salty sea water, creating a wave nearly a meter high that crashed onto the grassy lawn by the shore.

 

Amidst the sounds of the wind and waves, the sunlight above suddenly dimmed, as a massive shadow blocked out the sun.

 

Then, the world returned to brightness, and Fei Luo, dressed in a maid outfit, descended from the sky, landing gracefully with a “pat” in the empty space in front of me.

 

“Nuo’er, little kitty!”

 

Just like the cheerful big-chested girls of the past few days, Fei Luo stretched out her hand towards me as soon as she landed.

 

“Haven’t seen you for half a day, did you miss me?”

 

“You scared away both the rabbits and the foxes.”

 

I glanced discontentedly at the empty shrine behind me. “No customers at the café?”

 

“There are still a few people. I asked Lan Jiajia to help cover the shift.”

 

Fei Luo ran up to me. “How’s the fish grilling? Which portion is mine?”

 

“Here, this big one is all yours.”

 

I sprinkled the last bit of cumin on the large fish over the firewood. “Both Xiao Mo and I have eaten already, so it’s all yours. You have to finish all of it.”

 

“Okay! I want to taste the skill of the hero… cough cough, Nuo’er little sister!”

 

Taking the large fish, Fei Luo took a big bite directly from it, then mumbled with her mouth full, “Mmm, not bad, it’s… it’s as good as those barbecue stall owners in the city center!”

 

I looked at the hot grilled fish still steaming in the girl’s hand. “Isn’t it too hot?”

 

Fei Luo shook her head. “Seventy to eighty degrees, it’s fine.”

 

Indeed, she’s a dragon, stuffing food directly into her mouth at seventy to eighty degrees.

 

“By the way, Nuo’er.”

 

Fei Luo, eating the grilled fish, noticed me in my swimsuit nearby. “You have such a great figure?”

 

“Huh?”

 

I lowered my head and glanced at my flat chest, feeling a bit embarrassed. “W-what do you mean by a great figure? Does mine even qualify as good?”

 

“Body shape isn’t just about the chest.”

 

Fei Luo leaned in, inspecting my abdomen, which I had been working out for a month. “Look here, these curves, this slender waist, and the proportion between your chest and hips… Hmm, when you grow up, you’ll definitely be a beauty.”

 

“But just thinking about you, Nuo’er, as a… hero… cough cough, I just…”

 

Then she couldn’t hold back her laughter, revealing a suppressed grin. “That former hero, turning into such a little loli, I… hahaha…”

 

I pretended to go for Fei Luo’s fish. “If you’re not eating, I will!”

 

“No, no, no, I was wrong, I was wrong, Nuo’er.”

 

The girl in front of me took a few steps back, continuing to eat the fish. “Where did Momo go?”

 

“She said she went to check on the ‘coordinates,’ seems like an angel is coming.”

 

“An angel?!” Fei Luo was surprised.

“Seriously coming? No way, this world isn’t suitable for her!”

 

“What’s wrong?” I asked puzzled.

“Aren’t angels supposed to love people and the world?”

 

“It’s different. Angels love people, but they only love those who believe in the light, like church priests, nuns, that kind. They live very disciplined lives, either reading scriptures of light or practicing magic every day. Even the slightest hint of romantic involvement is considered a downfall by angels. In this world, forget about churches, there isn’t even a single book related to light magic. So why would they come here?”

 

Fei Luo swallowed a large piece of fish meat. “Also, I don’t know about other angels, but there’s one who’s been chasing after me lately, that one called Gabriel. What she hates the most is decadence, indulgence, and pleasure… The entertainment here is much more diverse compared to over there. Their idea of pleasure is mostly animal fights, like cockfighting, cricket fights, or playing chess, and so on. You know about it here, right? Phones, computers, TVs… The ways of enjoyment here are much more terrifying than over there.”

 

“The angels equate hedonism with hell. For angels, this place is… it’s like hell within hell! If Gabriel really comes over, there’ll be chaos.”

 

Hmm… I fell silent for a moment, tentatively asking, “Angels criticize such entertainment activities? Not even playing cards?”

 

“No, they consider such behavior as succumbing to human nature, as disrespecting heaven and light.”

 

Fei Luo took another big bite of fish meat. “Otherwise… why do you think the holy heaven is built in the sky? Because most ordinary people on the ground have their own forms of entertainment, and the managers of heaven worry that angels will be unable to resist joining in on the earthly entertainments. It would be hard to manage them then. So, most angels spend half their lives without ever setting foot on the ground.”

 

“You said, if a stick-in-the-mud angel like Gabriel came to Earth and saw computers, saw computer games…”

 

Fei Luo lowered her voice. “Don’t we have an employee at our café who games every night? And you say she’s our landlord.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

I nodded. “Ai Luodi, she works the night shift. Basically, she plays games at the café at night, and if customers come, she just entertains them casually.”

 

“So that’s why I said, in our world, even playing cards is considered despicable. If you let her see Ai Luodi playing games like this every day, she’ll go crazy.”

 

Finishing the grilled fish in no time, Fei Luo set the plate aside. “Why don’t you go talk to Xiao Mo and stop that angel from coming over?”

 

“Well…” I hesitated.

“It doesn’t seem right. I don’t know magic, and I usually let Xiao Mo handle things related to magic or other worlds on her own.”

 

“You’re the most important person to her. She’ll listen to what you say.”

 

Fei Luo continued to encourage me. “Just tell her that if Gabriel comes over, she’ll definitely cause chaos in this world. It’s better to close the portal first and let that girl cool off over there.”

 

“Would Gabriel really get influenced when she comes over and sees the entertainment in this world?”

I was a bit puzzled. “After all, as an angel, she shouldn’t interfere with human life and freedom, right?”

 

“Angels are just a race, with different interpretations than your angels here, just like dragons and demons. Angels are just a race.”

 

Fei Luo turned around, facing away from me, and slightly bent down. “Come on, Nuo’er, hop on. I’ll take you to find Xiao Mo. She’s in that cave, right?”

 

I hesitated for a moment, then climbed up. “Hmm.”

 

Fei Luo crouched down slowly, then with a “whoosh,” jumped to the halfway point of the mountain, followed by several big leaps forward.

 

Wow, she’s so agile even in a maid outfit.

 

Already getting used to the high altitude, I looked down at the scene below and quietly sighed in my heart.

 

“We’re here.”

 

After several big leaps between the mountains, a few minutes later, Fei Luo stopped at the entrance of the stalactite cave, with me on her back. She set me down on the ground and said, “Hurry, go tell Xiao Mo not to let that plague come over. Otherwise, none of us will have a good time…”

 

Before Fei Luo could finish her sentence, Yin Xiamo suddenly poked her head out of the cave. “Let’s see who’s planning to teach my little cutie to do bad things?”

 

“Uh…”

Fei Luo seemed instantly choked, scratching her head awkwardly.

 

“Uh… Xiao Mo, I suggest… I suggest you better not let Gabriel come over. She’s an angel, and you’ve lived in this world for so many years, you should know the situation here. Angels really hate this kind of… this kind of world full of desires and debauchery.”

 

“Not necessarily,” Yin Xiamo smiled.

“Not just angels, did you alert any of our old friends when you came over?”

 

“Huh?” Fei Luo fell silent for a moment.

“Are you referring to Dolly and the others?”

 

“In the past thousand years, I’ve often gone missing, and everyone might have gotten used to it, but you and Gabriel are different. If you’re not around, the Dragon Clan will definitely notice. When they’re in a rush, they’ll probably go to the Centaur Clan, their former allies. Princess Dolly of the Centaurs will surely think of the teleportation array, and the relationship between her and the Cat and Fox Clan is the closest…”

 

Yin Xiamo sighed lightly. “As for Gabriel, she has a good relationship with the Elven Queen, and both races are quite reserved… But do you really think she’s the type to defend her principles to the death?”

 

“Isn’t she?” Fei Luo was astonished.

“She’s had that personality for over five thousand years…”

 

“That’s just because the temptation hasn’t been enough,” Yin Xiamo waved her hand.

“Coincidentally, we’re short one person for the night shift at the café. When the basement is finished, we’ll need more staff. If Gabriel really wants to come over, let her work the night shift with Ai Luodi.”

 

“You’re letting an angel work the night shift?”

 

“What’s the big deal? As long as the temptation is strong enough, angels can get addicted to online games.”

 

Yin Xiamo yawned and took out a super large coconut from behind, stuffing it into my arms.

 

“Alright, stop overthinking. This is my territory, even if Gabriel comes over, she wouldn’t dare to cause trouble. Have you all finished eating? It’s getting late now. After eating, let Nuo’er change into some clothes, and let’s go back.”

 

“Well…” I pointed to the coconut in my arms.

“I can’t open this.”

 

“We’ll have Chef Wang open it for you when we get back.”

 

Back in the open space in front of the shrine, I changed into casual clothes, put away the swimsuit and other items in the rabbit backpack, extinguished the firewood, then carefully cleaned up the trash around the shrine and put it into a garbage bag. Me and Xiao Mo sat on the back of the dragon that Fei Luo had transformed into.

 

“I went to the Capital District last night and met a lot of strange people,” Fei Luo, in her dragon form, chatted with us about her “night stroll” experience as usual during the flight back.

 

“Those people felt like mercenaries from our place, or the kind that specializes in doing bad things. One of the little guys even said their boss had a gun, it was super scary.”

 

Yin Xiamo said indifferently, “This city indeed has some dark sides… but even if it’s an anti-material sniper rifle, it can’t really do anything to you, can it?”

 

“Yes, although the technology here is advanced, it’s limited to the entertainment and communication sector. If technology and magic were to compete in terms of combat power, technology currently can’t even come close to high-level magic.”

 

“Don’t keep going to those messy places.”

 

“Just occasionally, I go to take a look. Usually, I’m on top of those high buildings in the city, enjoying the scenery. It feels super comfortable…”

 

“……”

 

As we chatted, we could see that we were only a few kilometers away from the coastline of the Nanqi District. Fei Luo transformed back into human form, and I landed in Yin Xiamo’s arms. Before long, the three of us safely reached the shore.

 

“……”

 

Upon returning to the café along the path, as soon as I pushed open the door, I instantly felt that something was amiss with the atmosphere inside the house, amidst a slight chill in the air.

 

“Hey! Who’s in charge here?”

 

At this moment, the customers in the shop had all moved to the corners, and even the usually lively cats seemed to have hidden away as if they had seen a plague.

 

On the ground floor of the café, several bare-chested men were angrily shouting at Lan Jiajia, with a look of determination as if they wouldn’t stop until the problem was resolved.

 

“The food wasn’t delicious, and it made us sick. You only plan to accompany us to the hospital?”

“In such a big restaurant, there’s no one who can speak, huh? Where’s your manager?”

 

Yin Xiamo, Fei Luo, and I walked over. “What’s going on?”

 

“You finally came.” Seeing us, Lan Jiajia ran over as if relieved, lowering her voice.

 

“These people seem to be causing trouble. They said the food wasn’t good, made them sick. We offered to comp their meal and take them to the hospital for a check-up, but they refused and insisted on seeing Sister Ouyang. But both Sister Ouyang and Li Chen went out for deliveries.”

 

“I and Chef Wang also don’t know what they want to do. Shall we… call the police?”

 

“……”

 

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