I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 263
Chapter 263: We’re Back to Fool Around
When Xiao Mo came back from outside, the filling for the rice rolls on the table was still steaming noticeably.
As far as I know, this kind of snack, rice rolls, seems to be more popular in the south. Its texture is similar to “rice noodles”, but much thinner than rice noodles. It’s easy to tear while rolling if you’re not careful, so making rice rolls is a “skillful task”.
The fillings for rice rolls in the Nanqi District are generally mostly leek and lean pork, cabbage and lean pork, and shiitake mushroom and lean pork. The mainstream way of eating is to cook the filling and then add stir-fried soy sauce, giving it a strong salty and fresh taste, similar to dipping sauce for famous white boiled shrimp in high-end hotels.
However, some people here also like to add yellow peach jam and tomato sauce, because the savory sauce from the shop downstairs in the neighborhood is quite good. Both Xiao Mo and I prefer this taste, so today I only made the savory and yellow peach jam flavors.
The skin of the rice rolls cannot be heated, even slightly heating it can easily cause the skin to tear or become soft and thin in texture. It’s like when ordering takeout, restaurants usually separate the soup and noodles.
Here, I can only stir-fry the filling and sauce. So when rolled up, the surface of the rice rolls is cool, but when you take a bite, the meat filling inside is warm, and then a warm soup spills out in your mouth.
Of course, the premise of all this is… after the rice rolls is made, it must be eaten by someone within half an hour.
“Didn’t you often call me a big bad person before?”
Carrying who knows how many things on her back, Xiao Mo, whose travel bag looked bulging, changed into slippers at the entrance, glanced at me, and said, “Why are you so kind today?”
“I’ll still call you a big bad person then.”
I gave this girl a look, “Have you finished dealing with everything?”
“Yeah, one good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear first?”
Yin Xiamo from the hallway sat down beside me and casually grabbed one of the disposable gloves I had prepared, putting it on.
“Either way, you’re going to say both.”
I continued holding the rice rolls by the dining table, “Should we start with the bad news?”
“Nuo’er is still the same as before, preferring to deal with troublesome matters first.”
Then, placing the large backpack behind her on another chair, Yin Xiamo picked up a piece of rice rolls, examining the two butterfly bows tied with vegetable powder on it with some curiosity.
“Can I eat this?”
“You can eat it with confidence.”
I casually replied: “It’s made of flour, natural coloring.”
Even if the coloring wasn’t natural, it wouldn’t be a problem for Xiao Mo.
This kind of “dyed” pasta is quite a specialty here in Shenzhen City.
Actually, there are relatively few dyed rice noodles in Shenzhen. Most rice noodles and noodles here are white or semi-transparent. The ones that are more dyed are the “glutinous rice noodles”.
The main ingredient of breakfast glutinous rice chicken, shumai (dumpling), and glutinous rice mung bean rice is glutinous rice. Compared to ordinary rice, its texture is better, soft, glutinous, fragrant, and nourishing.
In the “Twelve Urban Legends of Shenzhen”, there is a “modified version” that has been passed down for several hundred years.
The original myth goes like this: During a year of famine when people were on the brink of starvation due to drought and famine, the sky, which was originally dull and grey, suddenly turned into a rainbow of colors. A deity riding on a colorful auspicious cloud descended from the sky and bestowed upon the people “Five-Colored Glutinous Rice”, helping them through the famine.
Since then, every time the “Five-Colored Deity descends”, households will make “Five-Colored Glutinous Rice”, exchanging with neighbors or eating together, singing and dancing in celebration.
The popular color combinations for these five kinds of glutinous rice are generally white, black, yellow, red, and purple. When I was living in the welfare institution, our group of children often helped make five-colored glutinous rice.
I remember the main coloring material for black glutinous rice was maple leaves, which needed to be pounded, dried, and soaked for a long time to obtain the black dye. Similarly, the yellow dye was made from a flower called “Mimenghua” or yellow gardenia flowers.
As for the red and purple glutinous rice, a grass called “red-blue grass” was used to make the dyes through various methods, and then the glutinous rice was soaked in the dye.
Because these glutinous rice dishes require soaking various plant leaves or flowers, they have a faint herbal and floral aroma when cooked. With a little added white sugar, they make excellent snacks for holidays and festivals.
Back then, I especially liked black or yellow glutinous rice because the combination of maple leaves or gardenia flowers with glutinous rice was really fragrant.
While green glutinous rice is not one of the “Five” colors of festive glutinous rice in Shenzhen, many people still make it to please their children. The green color is typically achieved by using spinach juice for dyeing, similar to rice noodles. Therefore, glutinous rice dyed with spinach juice is generally referred to as “vegetable powder” or “spinach powder” in Shenzhen.
“I feel like you’ve changed a lot overnight, Nuo’er.”
After examining the green butterfly bows on both sides of the rice rolls for a moment, Yin Xiamo put it in her mouth and took a bite.
“Hmm, you even heated the filling deliberately, that’s good.”
“You still haven’t said what the bad news is!”
As I wrapped the rice rolls, I stared discontentedly at the girl in front of me.
“Don’t tell me there’s a new demon king in the other world, and a new storm is about to come?”
“No way, how long has it been since the demon king died? If there really is a new demon king, the most suitable candidate would be me.”
Yin Xiamo said, sighing lightly. “Unfortunately, the demon king in front of you… has attachments in the mortal world and weaknesses to a certain kitten. I’m afraid she can’t become a true demon king!”
“You still have the leisure to talk nonsense!”
Wrapping up another rice rolls, I said discontentedly, “Just spit it out!”
“Okay, okay, the bad news is…”
Seemingly intentionally teasing me, Yin Xiamo stared into my eyes and only spoke halfway, pausing for a while before continuing.
“I spent the whole night visiting our once closest companions, including the twin elves in the forest, the kind-hearted elven queen, the centaur girl galloping in the fields, the quirky yuri succubus in hell, the nine-tailed fox who mastered the art of seduction, and the loli cat girl who can mimic anyone. So many girls… They all said they understood what happened and would gradually finish up their tasks this year to come over to Earth and hang out.”
“Wait a minute.”
I sensed something was off. “The twin elves and the centaur girl up front are understandable, I won’t even question the eccentric yuri succubus from Hell, and I can understand the nine-tailed fox specializing in seduction. But what’s up with that loli cat girl who’s considered an imitation target at the end?”
“Also, from what you’re saying, the hero originally hooked up with so many girls?”
“Yeah.”
Yin Xiamo responded without hesitation. “According to the mainstream theme in anime and novels here, your past life was a very standard harem male protagonist template.”
Oh no, my God, my… Gabriel.
I mean, this is truly bad news, I swear.
“But don’t worry, the people who know about this are very tight-lipped. They won’t go around spreading rumors about turning the hero into a girl, and they’re quite rule-abiding types.”
Yin Xiamo ate breakfast while saying, “And everyone is a long-lived species, so they’re used to this kind of thing…”
Can this kind of thing really be considered commonplace?
“Alright, alright, it’s indeed bad news.”
I sighed lightly. “But Xiao Mo, you should be able to handle it, right?”
“At most, it will just increase the level of urban legends in this city. My original form here is a Grim Reaper, and the people qualified to know about this are basically trustworthy companions, just like Fei Luo and Gabriel.”
Yin Xiamo glanced at several pots of flowers in the corner of the hall.
“Did you help water the flowers last night?”
“Yeah.”
After making nearly twenty rice rolls in one go, I handed five of them to Xiao Mo and helped sprinkle some sauce on them.
“Here, finish this.”
Then, I took two rice rolls and put them in my bowl.
With my “handmade” touch, these characteristic local snacks reached a length of about ten centimeters, with a diameter similar to a regular mineral water bottle cap.
They were generously filled, and being made of flour, they could easily make even a normal girl feel full after just two or three of them, let alone someone like me with a small appetite.
Throughout, I’ve always followed the concept of “eat well for breakfast, eat full for lunch, eat light for dinner.” In the morning, regardless of circumstances. I must ensure adequate nutrition, meat, eggs, and dairy are a must because it’s the first meal of the day, and the brain needs the most nutrients.
Protein must be replenished. “Eating full for lunch” is because lunch serves as a transition between activities, physical labor is often scheduled for the afternoon, so it’s essential to eat enough. This way, dinner doesn’t need to be too heavy, and I can sleep well when it’s time to rest.
“All right, all right, I’ll make sure to finish my beloved wife’s lovingly prepared breakfast.”
Under my “supervision,” Yin Xiamo held the breakfast in both hands.
“The good news is, things are getting back on track in the other world since the demon king was taken out. The land is recovering, everything is thriving, and basically, they don’t need me anymore. So, I can spend a million years being affectionate with Nuo’er over here, no problem.”
“Who said anything about being affectionate for a million years with you!”
I responded instinctively. “We’ve only been together for a short of time, and you’re already so clingy. I dare not even think about what we’ll be like in ten years…”
As we talked, the door of the room on the second floor creaked open, and Lan Jiajia, dressed in pajamas, walked out, leaning her head out at the top of the stairs.
“Nuo’er, Xiao Mo… um… good morning.”
“Good morning!”
I waved to Lan Jiajia and gestured towards the plate of rice rolls. “Today, we’re making these!”
“Ah… Nuo’er likes them.”
Lan Jiajia revealed a contented smile. “Do we have chili?”
“I didn’t buy any.”
Being awakened to this oversight, I looked towards the kitchen.
“Is there any leftover chili from yesterday?”
My eating habits have never had much to do with chili, from childhood to adulthood. Xiao Mo, Fei Luo, and Gabriel are all “otherworldly beings,” and chili is not a staple.
Lan Jiajia herself isn’t someone who enjoys spicy food either. In other words, the only person related to chili here is… Ai Luodi.
Seeing me making breakfast upon waking up and noticing the fillings on the table, the first thing Lan Jiajia asked was if there was any chili. This is really…
“There’s still some left. It’s okay, I’ll make some for Xiao Ai later.”
Lan Jiajia yawned again and stretched lazily.
“I’ve told her many times that she shouldn’t eat spicy food for breakfast. But that girl, even if I don’t make it, she’ll sneak into the kitchen to look for chili sauce. So I might as well do it myself, at least I can ensure hygiene and control the spiciness.”
“Have Fei Luo and Gabriel not come back yet?”
Watching Lan Jiajia head into the bathroom, Yin Xiamo casually asked, “By the way, Nuo’er, this time you didn’t ask me what I brought back, nor did you ask if it was the original body that went to the other world?”
I shook my head. “I trust you to handle it.”
“It seems like it wasn’t just a feeling, something definitely happened last night to cause such a noticeable change in Nuo’er.”
Yin Xiamo said jokingly, “If it were any other time, Nuo’er would definitely nervously come over and ask about the relationship between the clone and the original, whether the clone would be bullied in the other world, or she’d be pestering to see what’s in the bag…”
“Because I know even if I asked, you’d just brush it off or go into riddle mode. It’s better not to ask and just live our daily lives peacefully.”
I said seriously, “Besides, those questions aren’t important.”
Yin Xiamo tilted her head. “They aren’t important?”
“My little Xiao Mo is so powerful, who could bully her?”
“Do you really trust me that much?”
“Yes.”
“You answered without any hesitation!”
“Because I’ve already fully accepted it. That’s how life should be!”
“Including becoming a girl? You’ve accepted that too?”
*Cough cough…*
I quickly changed the subject, “Speaking of which, are Fei Luo and Gabriel really unrelated? I always feel like they would have a blast together.”
“They, you know…”
Yin Xiamo paused for a moment. “On the battlefield, they’re known as the ‘Black and White Duo’ by the Demon King’s army.”
“The Black and White Duo?”
I was a bit dumbfounded. “That’s what the Demon King’s army calls them?”
Normally, nicknames like this shouldn’t come from the human side… or be given by the side representing justice to two particularly cool individuals, right? Even if it’s really from the Demon King’s side, “Black and White Duo” is usually used to describe calamitous figures or particularly ruthless individuals, like Black and White Impermanence.
Fei Luo is a giant dragon, a black dragon. You could barely stretch that to mean a “particularly fierce Black Star,” but Gabriel, an angel… can she really be considered particularly ruthless?
“Yeah, so don’t underestimate them. Despite their usual antics, they won’t mess up on matters of principle…”
As she spoke, Yin Xiamo glanced at the door. “Here they come.”
*Click—*
Almost the moment Yin Xiamo finished speaking, the door of the room swung open, and Fei Luo, with shiny eyeshadow, and Gabriel, with a line of green and a line of yellow on her face, looking like they were going for a European-American cyberpunk style, walked in from outside.
The first impression I got from their appearance was — 【We’re back to fool around】.
“Nuo’er, good morning!”
As soon as they entered, Fei Luo tossed a milk bottle over in our direction. “Hey, Xiao Mo, you’re back?”
“You guys are on time. Nuo’er just finished making breakfast.”
Taking the milk bottle very handsomely, Yin Xiamo handed it to me.
“Did you have fun?”
“Loads of fun. Gabriel was almost going crazy.”
Fei Luo changed her shoes in the entranceway and said, “I took her to the largest esports center in the Central District. First, we played King of Fighters and dominated, then tried out some racing games. We played for over an hour with just one coin. After that, we went up to the third floor to experience the internet café there, then sneaked into the biggest library here. I helped her memorize a Chinese dictionary and an idiom dictionary, and told her about a lot of Earth culture I know.”
Lastly, this black dragon girl added, “We were mindful of the cameras the whole time, nothing unusual was captured, so don’t worry.”
“So Gabriel has already learned the language here, right?”
“Yeah, it took about two hours, but she can communicate fine now.”
“Wait a minute.”
I heard this and was filled with question marks. “Two hours? Learning a new language?”
“Hehe, isn’t Nuo’er’s little kitty brain overwhelmed? This is basic stuff for Gabriel the little angel!”
Fei Luo, finished changing her shoes, walked in. “Gabriel’s nickname is ‘The Index of Forbidden Books,’ she knows almost all languages of other worlds… including some extremely obscure goblin languages, and even some extinct bird communication sounds. Learning one more language of Earth just means spending an hour or two magically memorizing relevant words.”
“It’s not that exaggerated…”
Under my gaze, Gabriel looked a bit embarrassed. “As an angel, mastering the local language is necessary to gain more faith, and over time… I just got used to it.”
But no matter how you put it, this skill is too strong. Until now, I’ve only passed the Mandarin exam. I can barely understand some local dialects of Shenzhen City and a few basic English phrases. Although I passed a level in English during college, when I encounter foreigners in games and they start using slang and local dialects, I still struggle to understand.
“As soon as I smell this, I know it’s made by Nuo’er!”
Sitting down beside me, Fei Luo put on her gloves and picked up a piece of roll cake. “Xiao Mo, have you been to the Dragon Forest and Heaven? What did those people say?”
Just finished eating breakfast, I picked up the milk bottle, removed the cap from the top, and set it aside. Tilting my head back—
*Gulp, gulp…*
Hmm, it’s easy to spill like this. I’d better put the bottle cap back on…
“The elder dragons in the Dragon Forest didn’t bother listening to what I had to say about the specifics, they just said, ‘Wherever Fei Luo loves to go, go there, just don’t get involved in any human-dragon romances like those young ones,’ and sent me away. As for Heaven, I had to put in some effort there.”
After finishing the roll cake, Yin Xiamo elegantly placed the plate aside. “Gabriel’s angel chief heard that she wanted to take at least a hundred years off and brought up several requests with me, all related to the relationship between angels and demons.”
Gabriel was taken aback. “What did they say?”
“I didn’t bother to remember, just agreed to everything.”
“You agreed to all of their requests?”
“Yeah.”
Yin Xiamo appeared nonchalant. “Wasn’t it you who asked for help with the leave of absence?”
“But…”
Gabriel looked somewhat embarrassed. “If the Archangels made requests to you, they should be… particularly rude or bullying, right?”
“Indeed, they said they could help Gabriel take leave, but from now on, demons must bow when they see angels, demons cannot appear within a kilometer of a church, if demons conflict with angels, they must retreat, it’s basically a one-sided unequal treaty.”
“And you still agreed!”
“Why shouldn’t I agree? I’m Yin Xiamo, not Momo.”
Yin Xiamo shrugged. “I just said it casually. If they have the guts, let them come over and fight my original body.”
“……”
“You’re back too?”
As we chatted, Lan Jiajia also came downstairs after finishing washing up.
“Is Gabriel going to work at the café today?”
“Not sure yet.”
I discreetly hid the milk bottle and said, “Later, Xiao Mo and I will accompany them to the café and ask for Sister Ouyang’s opinion.”
If Gabriel’s basic communication is fine and she’s willing to stay here for “a hundred years,” then as a “professional streamer” at the café, she’s already qualified.
This girl is like a human cheat code, a beautiful girl, a foreigner with golden long hair. She doesn’t even need a beauty filter, just turning on the camera brings in the heat.
Ouyang Xue understands operations. If she casually promotes these points on the official account, like “International collaboration with an esports beauty” or “Absolute champion,” there won’t be any worries about traffic.
If Gabriel’s ability to entertain improves and the official platform promotes her a bit more, becoming a top-tier streamer won’t be an issue.
And personally, I believe Gabriel’s biggest selling point when she starts streaming will be her “absolute gaming ability.”
One-tap headshots, super-fast brain processing, unbeatable information processing abilities, and gaming talent that would crush Earthlings – these are enough to propel Gabriel to the top of gaming streams.
Whether she’s playing APEX as a predator, or League of Legends as the strongest champion, being the top predator or the strongest champion, and being a beautiful girl herself, on Earth, that’s already considered “impossible.”
When something gains the attribute of being “irreplaceable,” its value will absolutely soar.
“Alright, after you’ve eaten later, you can go first.”
In the cozy warm house, Lan Jiajia walked towards the kitchen. “I’ll make some chili sauce for Xiao Ai… Wow, Nuo’er, you bought so much food?”
“Yeah, for Ai Luodi and them.”
I gestured towards Fei Luo and Gabriel. “If you don’t like rice rolls, you can go to the kitchen and see if there’s anything else tasty.”
“Really? Let me take a look!”
Hearing there’s something delicious, Gabriel immediately ran to the kitchen.
“Oh, Nuo’er.”
Next to me, Xiao Mo took off her gloves, walked to the backpack, and took out the “Dendro Archon Nahida” cosplay costume that Cai Jingtong had given before.
“I’ve already had the artists from the Elven Forest modify and bless this outfit, and I’ve also had them make a pair of shoes according to this theme color. Otherwise, if you wear these socks out later, the soles of your feet will get dirty.”
Then Xiao Mo took out a new set of cosplay outfits. “This set was also made by the elves. I played the game and found out that the Traveler (Lumine) has the best relationship with the Dendro Archon, right? So this is the Traveler’s outfit made by the elves.”
“I’ll wear this set later and go to the comic convention with you.”
“……”
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