I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 261
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Chapter 261: Tonight, Falling Asleep With Love and a Cat
Fei Luo and Gabriel played together in the central district, which was the closest to the life of the common people, for nearly two hours. Among the various exclamations from some little angels like “Isn’t this so beautiful?” “This tastes so good!” “This thing is pretty! Can we buy it?” “Is this an overpass? The level of human architecture is amazing!” Around ten thirty, Fei Luo found a place with not many people and spread out her dragon wings.
“I’ll take Nuo’er back first, you can play here for a while by yourself.”
She let me sit on her shoulder and helped me tidy up my slightly messy skirt due to running around everywhere.
“Nuo’er doesn’t know magic yet, her body is roughly the same as an ordinary person’s. Momo set that she needs rest every day in this world, we can’t spoil her.”
“Okay.”
After adapting for such a long time, Gabriel was not as resistant to Fei Luo’s suggestions as she was at the beginning.
“I’ll wait for you here, we’ll play together when you come back. I want to go to the library north of the square and then you can teach me how to speak the language here…”
“You’re not going to lead me astray!”
I subconsciously defended on Fei Luo’s back, “I’m not… I’ve worked overnight before!”
When I was still Uncle before, let alone ten or eleven o’clock, even at three or four in the night, or six or seven in the next morning, I experienced the feeling of working alone at home.
Especially starting from January this year, I just lost my job and could only rely on typing for a living. The weather in January and February was very cold, and I couldn’t bear to turn on the air conditioner in the rented house, so I typed on the computer chair wrapped in a quilt.
After becoming a girl, Yin Xiamo brought me with that Uncle’s body to the hospital, and finally died from an untreatable brain disease. In fact, this “brain disease” was not accidental, because from a very early age, my brain had shown similar “warnings”.
Insomnia is largely due to psychological factors, such as anxiety. With ordinary work, even if you didn’t sleep well the night before, you can get through the day by slacking off at work. But writing novels is different. It’s mental work.
If what you write isn’t read by anyone, or if one day you open the comments section and see nothing but negative reviews or even people cursing, the psychological pressure is immense. You’ll have trouble sleeping that night, which leads to even more distracted writing the next day, resulting in poorer quality work—a vicious cycle.
I can’t count how many times I’ve forced myself to “reverse my sleep schedule” before. Due to unemployment, poor response to my novels, and anxiety, I couldn’t sleep at night. I had to go without rest for 24 or even more than 30 hours straight just to get through a day, then go to bed around ten o’clock the next night to get some relatively peaceful sleep.
But back then, I wasn’t long-lived, and I couldn’t resist physical fatigue like Fei Luo and the others with magic. So even though I was “pulling all-nighters,” I wasn’t happy at night. I simply couldn’t sleep and kept thinking about my lack of income, lack of a future, and growing anxiety.
“Okay, okay, I know Nuo’er is a little grown-up now.”
As if coaxing a child, Fei Luo, after I climbed onto her shoulder, waved her wings and flew into the sky.
“Gabriel, stay here and don’t wander around. I’ll be back soon.”
“Do you think I’m the kind of child Nuo’er is?”
Gabriel casually took the halo above her head and spun it a few times in her hand, then looked at me. Her originally perfunctory face turned into one of caring, like that of a saint.
“Nuo’er, when you get home, make sure to rest well, take a bath, and then drink a glass of milk. Go to bed early!”
“I’ve said it before, I’m not a child! You all need to see me as an adult!”
“But Nuo’er, whether it’s your height or your chest… you don’t look like an adult, do you?”
“I guess you need to drink more milk to grow up after all.”
Amidst giggles and laughter, Fei Luo suddenly flapped her black wings and flew into the night sky with me like a bullet.
Accompanied by the sound of rushing wind, the city below and its inhabitants began to shrink rapidly.
“Remember to come back before eight tomorrow.”
It wasn’t until Fei Luo flew thousands of meters into the sky, and the surrounding wind died down slightly, that I lifted my head from her shoulder.
“I’ll go buy some noodle rolls outside. There’s still plenty of vegetables and meat left from tonight’s purchase, so we can use them to make noodle rolls and dumplings in the morning.”
These past few days, Fei Luo had been enjoying herself outside at night, going straight to work at the cafe without eating breakfast or even going back home. It felt like the room we and Xiao Mo arranged for her was becoming more like a decoration.
According to Xiao Mo, that’s how the dragon clan is. Not to mention the dragon clan, even people from the other world are the same. Except for some high-ranking officials in the big empires, hardly anyone over there has the concept of “having to go home and sleep at night” or “needing to have a house.”
Except for those “miserly” dragons, if dragons can shapeshift and are interested in human society, most of them travel while making friends, stopping here and there, living as they go, not even carrying things like “tents.”
When passing through cities, if conditions permit, they will find a place to stay in the city. If conditions are not met, it’s not a problem to just find a tree in the forest outside the city to climb up and spend the night.
Including the “brave hero” and Xiao Mo back then, they developed the habit of “changing places after a night’s sleep” because they were often chased by the demon army.
So… even if Xiao Mo and I don’t tidy up the cluttered room, whether Fei Luo and Gabriel come back at night is still uncertain!
“Before eight, right? Okay.”
Above the sky, Fei Luo beneath me answered readily to my words, “Noodle rolls are the ones you mentioned last time… those things wrapped in dough with meat filling, right?”
“Yes, I’ll make more tomorrow.”
I thought for a moment. “There’s a comic exhibition in the Dadong District tomorrow. Do you want to take a day off with Sister Ouyang and go together?”
“A comic exhibition?” Fei Luo pondered.
“Is that the… place where they set up a venue for people who love anime to gather and wear cute clothes?”
“That’s one way to put it.”
“Do you call those places ‘2D’?”
“It’s related to 2D, but… I’m not sure, I don’t really hang out in those circles.”
“I still don’t understand why you need to go to specific times and places to wear clothes from anime.”
As Fei Luo flew towards the Nanqi District, she continued, “And it seems like people online argue incessantly about all sorts of strange questions every day, even resorting to harsh words. The level of opposition even exceeds that of the conflicts between the demons and angels in the past. They call behaviors related to liking anime ‘2D’, and then there are people specifically ‘anti-2D’. I find it strange. Did these clothes break some kind of rule?”
“It’s a relatively high-pressure society, and with the internet acting as a barrier between reality and online communication, people speak without much restraint.”
I wasn’t sure how to explain to Fei Luo for a moment. “As for the clothes, I’m not really sure either, maybe it’s because of embarrassment?”
“Embarrassment?”
Fei Luo was even more puzzled. “I think those clothes are very beautiful, and the concept of skirts. In our world, skirts are usually worn by men when they go out to fight. We call them skirt armors. But here, skirts are transformed to be so beautiful. It’s not wrong to wear them, is it? Many human nobles even want to hang beautiful gems on their clothes all day long, but it’s the opposite here… Why would there be embarrassment?”
“I don’t know.”
I shook my head repeatedly. “Sociology has never been my strong suit.”
Or rather, I’m not really fond of getting involved in these things.
Just like what Fei Luo said, there are often all sorts of heated arguments online, various companies’ “fans,” various games’ “stans.” Personally, I don’t have such clear inclinations. I just use whichever product I like and try out whichever game seems fun. I buy them, play them, but I don’t get involved in those heated arguments. With work during the day, freelance writing in the evenings, and not much free time, I’d rather watch some anime I missed before or play some games to relax.
I remember experiencing this strange phenomenon Fei Luo mentioned a long time ago: back when I was playing Apex Legends, I was discussing issues with game guns and bullets with my friends through the microphone. I said, “I feel like the heavy bullet guns in this version are really strong.”
Then my friend, Pipi and Jiang Wei, said over voice chat, “The light bullet guns are good too. I can take out a whole squad with the R99 if I’m accurate, giving me a chance to wipe the team.” And then Jiangwei said, “Don’t snatch energy bullets from me, I go crazy with the energy SMG.”
That day, I stumbled upon similar posts on the forum — “Are the heavy bullet guns too dominant in this version?” I thought the content inside would be similar to what I discussed with PP and the others, but when I clicked in, I found that half of the posts were just people arguing with each other—
【Are heavy bullet users filial? Go home and be obedient to your heavy bullet dad.】
【The type of people who brag about heavy bullet guns don’t need me to say much, right? Go see if your family is still there.】
【Enough already (sweating yellow beans)】
【……】
Since then, I’ve rarely paid attention to similar content.
“It seems that apart from technology, society here is much more complicated than ours.”
Fei Luo’s voice from high above carried a hint of emotion. “Back in the day, we didn’t have so many strange things. When heroes met, the stronger one won. It was super simple. Whoever had powerful magic or energy could survive and become the ruler.”
“Actually, it’s… probably about the same here.”
“About the same?”
“Yeah, human societies are actually pretty similar, with power, desires, and countless conflicts… We just need to live our lives well!”
“Nuo’er.”
“Yeah?”
“Suddenly, I find you really cute, both in appearance and in spirit.”
“I’m not cute at all!”
“Meow?”
“Don’t ‘meow’! I won’t learn to act cute like you, never!”
“……”
In less than ten minutes, Fei Luo flew with me from the central district to the Nanqi district, arriving above the Starry Garden residential area. Then, like a shooting star, she descended towards the three buildings in the complex.
At this time, there were basically no people downstairs in the residential area. Not to mention people, because almost all the residents in this area are elderly. Once it’s past ten o’clock, the lights in the buildings here will go out one by one. Usually, by around ten-thirty, only Ai Luodi’s rented house is left.
“Get some rest soon.”
Carefully placing me on the lawn outside the stairs, Fei Luo shook her head. “Grow up quickly, so you can unlock more poses with Momo.”
“What do you mean, unlock more poses?”
I put my hands on my hips. “Are all of you long-lived species so… lecherous?”
“Hahaha, what I mean is, right now, you can’t really suppress Momo’s true form. She’s only using a projection to deal with you.”
Fei Luo flew back up into the sky. “If Momo’s true form were to come out, your small frame probably wouldn’t last long. That’s why we hope you grow up as soon as possible.”
“You guys…”
“Don’t tell Momo it was me who said that, little one.”
In the moonlight, Fei Luo flapped her dragon wings rapidly, flying into the night sky with a “whooshing” sound, heading towards the central district.
Perhaps disturbed by the sound of her wing flapping, several households around lit up their lights, and several elderly men and women peered out from their windows.
“How come I heard some big bird’s sound just now?”
“Did you hear it too? Is it an eagle or something?”
“Such a loud sound, could it be a bird of prey? We’re near the coast… maybe it’s a sea eagle?”
I quickly used the key card to open the security of the residential building and entered the elevator.
That Fei Luo, she’s so careless.
If she keeps acting like this every time she goes out, in a few days, there might be a thirteenth urban legend popping up in Shenzhen City, titled “The demon girl with evil black wings searching for otakus who are feeling down because of work in the night sky, sucking up their vitality.”
Because of Fei Luo’s appearance… black hair, black wings, and even a pair of black dragon horns on her head. If you don’t pay attention, you might actually think she’s a demoness from hell.
She’s only missing a devil’s pointed tail.
“……”
Upon reaching the top floor, I took out my phone to check the time. It was 11:20.
I planned to upload a chapter of my novel as a draft, then check out everyone’s comments and criticisms, chat with my group friends for a bit, and then take a shower and rest.
With a click, I opened the door of the rented house. Since Momo wasn’t there, only a small light in the entrance hall on the first floor was on. The living room and the sides of the hallway were dark, giving the whole house a somewhat desolate feeling.
I glanced towards the stairs leading to the second floor. Like the first floor, only one lamp was lit in the open space on the second floor. Ai Luodi’s room and the overhead lights in the hallway were turned off, but I could faintly see the dim glow of the bedside lamp under Lan Jiajia’s room door.
Hmm… Lan Jiajia at this time should have already finished showering and gone to bed. I wonder if she’s asleep already. I should be a bit quieter.
I took off my round-toed shoes and socks and put on the pink and white bunny slippers I bought online earlier. First, I went to a small table in the corner of the living room. I used the backlight of my phone to check on the situation of the turtles in the aquarium here, then glanced at the feeder box nearby.
It seemed like the feed was all gone.
I added some fertilizer to the bathtub, then grabbed a water kettle nearby and filled it with water from the tap on the balcony. I admired the bright moonlight outside for a moment before starting to water the plants on the balcony.
It seemed like this was Xiao Mo’s first “night out.”
After watering all the flowers and plants on the balcony, I refilled the water kettle and returned to the living room. Carefully, I poured the soil in the flowerpots to a “slightly damp but not soaked” level, as Xiao Mo had taught me before.
This was important. Indoor plants have different needs than outdoor ones. Outdoor plants are subjected to various weather conditions like wind and sunlight every day, causing the soil to dry out quickly. But indoor plants don’t have the same exposure to sunlight, so if you water them every day and saturate the soil, the water won’t drain properly, leading to root rot and eventual death.
This type of death is very serious and usually irreversible, and it’s one of the most common mistakes beginners make when caring for plants. Most plants have mechanisms to survive periods of drought, their leaves will start to look wilted when the soil is very dry. In this case, as long as you water them again, the plants will usually recover.
But “root rot” is different. Root rot starts with problems at the plant’s roots. When there’s too much water, some roots start to rot. The plant may appear fine on the outside, but when the entire root system is affected and can’t absorb water properly, it begins to lose leaves. Eventually, the entire plant rots from the base, and there’s basically no way to save it.
So, with indoor plants… it’s better to let them go without water than to overwater them. Most flowers just need a bit of moisture in the soil from time to time.
“Hmm…”
After watering most of the indoor plants, I put away the water kettle and opened the door to my own room, turning on the light.
Perhaps because Xiao Mo wasn’t around, the room felt a bit too quiet.
“Ah… Xiao Mo isn’t here tonight.”
With a plop, I flopped onto the small bed, grabbing the bedsheet with the little demon print that Xiao Mo had bought. Then, I rolled around on the bed.
Left, three circles. Right, three circles… *Huff, huff, huff*.
So comfortable.
When I was in a good mood or got paid, I always liked to roll around like this when I was home alone. It might look silly, but since I was in my own home and no one else could see, I figured I’d enjoy it as much as I wanted.
One more time, left three circles, right three circles… Noise-making session complete!
I sat up again and went to the computer, pressing the power button and taking a seat on the computer chair.
Hmm… If Gabriel works at the cafe in the future, she can save money to buy a computer. As for me, if I want to play that new game well, I definitely need to upgrade my peripherals.
Actually, I’ve been thinking about upgrading for a while, like the keyboard I use every day for typing and, most importantly, the monitor for computer peripherals. A better monitor with realistic colors and a high refresh rate can greatly help with electronic sports.
Generally, for FPS-type competitive games, people online recommend starting at 144Hz and going up to 240Hz if possible. Also, the screen size is best between 24 to 27 inches, where both eyes can take in the entire screen.
I don’t need a monitor with too high a refresh rate, and I’ve heard that “Age of Aquarius” isn’t an electronic sports game. So, I’ll plan for the basic 144Hz. As for screen size, since I usually write novels and code, I might consider going a bit larger, like 32 inches?
With that in mind, the budget would be over 2000 yuan. If the resolution is 4K, then the budget would be around 5000 yuan. Hmm… that’s a bit stressful.
I’ll just buy a tablet for Xiao Mo first. Anyway, Xiao Mo has helped me so much.
Getting her a drawing tablet so she can draw whatever she wants and save it on the computer to view anytime on both the computer and smartphone is necessary.
Lost in various thoughts, I opened the computer and casually pulled open a nearby drawer, taking out Xiao Mo’s “little notebook” from inside.
With just a casual flip, many “Yin Nuo’er” scenes came into view.
Nuo’er rolling around on the bed, Nuo’er with a dazed look on the bed, Nuo’er coming out of the bathroom after showering meticulously…
Right, after I shower, I still have to do my laundry since Xiao Mo isn’t home today. After showering, I don’t have to worry about someone suddenly appearing to scratch me, and since Lan Jiajia is already asleep, I can come out of the bathroom without clothes and just wear a towel straight to the room.
And there’s no one to share those late-night phone-scrolling sessions with anymore.
“……”
Why does it feel like Xiao Mo has only been gone for a day, and I’m already feeling uncomfortable?
Back at the previous apartment, wasn’t I always alone? Eating alone, showering alone, falling asleep alone. Even when I saw something interesting on my phone, I’d laugh alone, as if it didn’t matter if I shared it with anyone?
With these thoughts, the desktop of the old monitor displayed the computer system.
I opened the browser, skillfully logged into my author account, and arrived at the author’s backstage.
【Is the author who cosplays Nahida a loli?】
【I don’t think so. They’re just advertising. This author is obviously male.】
Due to me wearing cosplay uniforms during the day, which was captured by Cai Jingtong and spread online, and also because of helping to promote this book, the comment section is now filled with all sorts of random comments.
【Nahida, hehe… small feet, fragrant…】
【Suited Title: I Killed the Formless Grass 20 Times Today, but It Still Doesn’t Admit I’m a Sage. What Should I Do?】
【Is this book a transformation yuri? Why is it all about daily life?】
In the past, seeing a large number of new comments in the novel’s comment section would make me very happy, but my attention is not on this at all right now.
—Xiao Mo going back to the other world alone, there shouldn’t be any danger, right?
【This kind of slice-of-life book is too boring. I prefer the type where I act like a pig and eat a tiger. I’m out.】
— What does she mean by taking that set of clothes to bless the elves?
【Is the author a bit lazy? Is there no main plot? It’s all just daily life?】
— At this time, Xiao Mo should have already returned to the other world, right? Is she going to talk to the dragon tribe or ask the Archangel Gabriel for a leave of absence?
【This website is amazing. How dare they sign such a book without any excitement or highlights?】
— Speaking of which, Xiao Mo was also the type who didn’t need to rest, but she didn’t go out every night like Fei Luo and the others. Instead, she chose to sleep with me…
【The book is good. Let’s give it a friendly subscription when it’s available for sale.】
“Ah…”
After staring at the “comment” and “criticism” sections on the screen for a full five minutes and realizing that I hadn’t remembered anything, I simply closed the webpage and stood up from the computer chair.
“I’m not going to read anymore. I’m going to bed!”
“……”
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