I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 278
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Chapter 278: It Turns Out Like This, Completely Understood!
Before the crowd could react much, Yin Xiamo and I arrived at the backstage of the stage. The man who was previously responsible for hosting the show cleverly emerged from behind the scenes and took over our “shift,” delivering a passionate performance to the audience below.
“Ladies and gentlemen, how do you like the two new programs our company has added temporarily? Isn’t the little sister’s singing voice sweet?”
“Even I myself was amazed. This kind of 3D holographic projection, along with movie-level special effects, ordinary equipment really can’t simulate it. If you also wish to have a powerful graphics card and let your home computer perform at its best, if you want to roam freely in the ‘Age of Aquarius’ at the headquarters of Tianqi, then…”
“Just stay tuned for the Tianqi series graphics card launch event by Jialan Company! Of course, besides graphics cards, our company’s motherboards, cases, and coolers are also excellent choices!”
“……”
“Nuo’er.”
While I had already slipped backstage, I was still curious about how the host on stage was going to handle the situation. Xiao Mo had already come over, first tenderly rubbing my ears, then wiping the sweat from my forehead.
“You’re not feeling any discomfort, are you?”
“I…”
I was a bit curious, “Isn’t feeling discomfort normal?”
“No, not really. I lived among the demons for many years before this. The first time I went to the Elven Forest and saw the Elven Tree awaken into Elf Mode, I didn’t have any major problems. However, I’ve heard that a small number of mixed-blood elves and demons like me may experience some discomfort during the awakening process.”
Yin Xiamo smiled, “Nuo’er is a four-form hybrid, unprecedented in history, so I’m a bit worried.”
“So why did you have to make me a four-form hybrid then!”
I crossed my arms, “Do I even have biological parents? Was I just created out of thin air?”
“Well… that’s a secret.”
“Damn it.”
“Good children shouldn’t swear.”
The girl in front of me reached out her hands, “Come on, let’s play a game.”
I tilted my head habitually, “What game?”
“I’ll sing a nursery rhyme first, and you’ll memorize the melody, Nuo’er.”
Before I could agree, Yin Xiamo in front of me had already started singing on her own—
“Let’s all dance the Capucine, the pantry’s empty at home, neighbors have plenty, but we can’t eat… yeah!” [1]
I felt a memory from ancient times being awakened, “Isn’t that the Clapping Song?”
“So let’s give it a try, Nuo’er.”
She grabbed both of my hands and raised them into the air. Yin Xiamo stepped back a bit, also raising her hands into the air, “Come on, let’s count to three. On three, let’s clap together, and then, let’s, all, dance, the Capucine…”
Subconsciously, I clapped my hands with Xiao Mo’s, following the rhythm of the song, “The pantry, at home, is empty…”
Backstage, the host was dealing with the audience, while the staff were hurriedly arranging the machines. Xiongxiong was explaining everything to her relatives. Xiao Mo and I were in the middle, clapping hands with each other—
“The neighbors, have plenty, but we can’t eat… yeah!”
“Stop, stop, stop!”
Seeing that we finished the first segment following the rhythm, and Xiao Mo wanted to continue playing, I quickly made a “pause” gesture, “So what are we doing here?”
“I wanted to see if you could enter Catgirl mode.”
The girl in front of me had a mysterious look, “With so many people at this convention, having a Catgirl to carry around would surely make for a wonderful day.”
“Why do I have to enter Catgirl mode?”
I stepped forward, tiptoed, and raised a small fist to tap her on the head, “Can’t you be serious for once!”
“I am serious!”
Yin Xiamo said with a hint of grievance, “Originally, I didn’t want Nuo’er to be exposed to this aspect within the next hundred years. But for some reason, after taking you to Moon Orchid Island and returning, I noticed a lot more Elven aura on you, indicating a prelude to awakening. So I thought I’d tell you about it in advance, but I didn’t expect you to master the awakening method in one go…”
“So you just wanted to try if you could make me awaken into Catgirl form again?”
“Do I look like I’ve mastered the method now?”
“You’re almost there. Just a little more push, and just now you completely adapted to the Elven life aura. You were able to sing on stage even without me inputting the dream. It probably won’t be difficult for you to transform on your own in the future.”
Yin Xiamo said seriously, “But personally, I would prefer Nuo’er to awaken into Catgirl form first… hehehe…”
“What’s with the ‘hehehe’? Xiao Mo, your image!”
My mouth involuntarily twitched, “Xiao Mo, aren’t you able to directly help with the transformation? Why are you being so good this time?”
“I’m not an all-powerful god. Your Elven form can be assisted by me because I’m half-elf and experienced. It requires a certain amount of magic and life magic to assist you in unlocking it. Catgirl form isn’t within my expertise. I can’t help with that. I can only try some tricks to activate the cat bloodline in your heart.”
“Always feels so sinister.”
“This is called loving Nuo’er thoroughly.”
“What about a Succubus?”
I squinted, “If Xiao Mo is a demon… can’t you also help me enter a Succubus mode like you did with the elf? It should feel pretty powerful.”
“Demons and Succubi are both from the demon race, but they’re almost different species. I’m not familiar with the elements of a Succubus body, and even if I were, I wouldn’t experiment with Nuo’er at this time. Fully unleashing Succubus abilities is too dangerous.”
“Oh?”
I seemed to hear something particularly interesting.
“How dangerous?”
“Let me put it this way. When you sang in the Elven mode just now, the people around here heard it. At most, they’ll just see you as an idol hidden in their hearts, giving them motivation to move forward. But if a Succubus were to perform with so many loudspeakers on stage and use its ability…”
Here, Yin Xiamo paused for a moment, “To ensure Nuo’er’s safety, I would have to intervene. It could turn into a bloodbath.”
Is it really that exaggerated?
“Hey—Nuo’er, Xiao Mo!”
During the conversation, Xiongxiong, who had finished arguing with the staff not far behind the stage, waved to us, “Quick, my dad’s back!”
“Coming!”
Xiao Mo and I exchanged a glance and jogged over to the backstage area where Xiongxiong was.
“Let me introduce, this is my dad. You can call him Mr. Sikong, or… Tom.”
At a few tables behind the stage, Xiongxiong pointed to a man next to her wearing a jacket and sunglasses.
“Dad, these are my good friends I met here, Yin Nuo’er and Yin Xiamo. If it weren’t for them, our event today would probably have been a disaster.”
“Oh, you’re my daughter’s… good friends? Nice to meet you.”
The man referred to as “Tom” came over and patted me and Yin Xiamo on the shoulder, speaking in rather awkward Mandarin, “I’ve heard my daughter mention you. You’re… great. The performance just now… I listened to it, the singing was beautiful, like the voice of an angel.”
The voice of an angel, huh…
In my mind appeared a certain gaming-addicted archangel.
Come to think of it, I actually have some angelic abilities now, don’t I?
I discreetly looked at my right hand.
There, hung a non-illuminating halo. If I don’t take the initiative to touch it, it’s almost like it’s not there. Currently, the only use I can think of for this halo is as a flashlight, or rather an environmentally friendly “bio-generator.”
“Dad, I promised them that if they could help solve this crisis, I’d give them two computers and a drawing tablet.”
Still dressed in her Xiongxiong outfit, Sikong Yue struck a pose of a ‘shrewd merchant.’
“Now, look at this, they’ve attracted so many people, what do you say?”
“Computers and a drawing tablet? Is the drawing tablet…?”
Xiongxiong’s father paused for a moment, “You mean that thing for drawing, right? They sell it at booth 29 over there?”
“Yes, exactly.”
Xiongxiong directly hung onto her father’s body, “These two friends of mine are super big stars! Their domestic appearance fees start at 100,000 yuan each. They came here today to help promote our product, and I’m sure videos of the event will be all over the major media platforms in a few days. It’s not too much to give them the best computers and tablets, right?”
“Superstars? Really?”
Seemingly completely accustomed to Xiongxiong’s “personality,” the man chuckled, “Alright, alright, whatever my daughter says goes, give them the best rewards!”
“Really?”
Xiongxiong gave me and Yin Xiamo a look that said ‘hook, line, and sinker.’
“Then, Dad, about my PS5…”
“Buy, buy, buy! We’ll get it when we get home!”
“Yay!”
With an extremely mischievous action, Xiongxiong jumped down from her father’s back, curious, “Who’s watching booth 29 over there?”
“Your Aunt Lisa.”
“Dad, quickly order a computer for Aunt Lisa. I’m going over to pick up the goods with my friends!”
“Are you afraid I’ll change my mind?”
Like a little old man, the man took out his phone and tapped on it.
“Hello! Lisa, my daughter will be coming over to your place in a bit. Get her a… just that, whatever she wants, okay? Yeah, very good! That’s it!”
After hanging up the phone, the man gave Xiongxiong a look that said, “See, I told you so,” then with a somewhat resigned expression, he asked, “Aren’t you hot wearing all those clothes?”
“I’ll change when we get back! As a qualified cosplayer, this is just a minor issue!”
Sikong Yue put on a Xiongxiong glove, waved to us, indicating for me and Xiao Mo to follow, “Let’s go, let’s go get the goods from Aunt Lisa’s place…”
“Wait, wait, my little princess.”
Before Xiongxiong finished speaking, several people wearing headphones and tool operator uniforms quickly walked towards us from afar.
The man at the front first glanced at me and Xiao Mo, then turned his gaze to Xiongxiong, “Little princess, forgive me for being blunt, but what was that… those stage performances about?”
Obviously, these people had just watched the related recordings and were puzzled by the performances Xiao Mo and I had just put on.
This was to be expected because we had used real magic on stage.
While singing, I roughly understood why Xiao Mo, a Lightning Mage, would delve into these flashy-looking magic effects that seemed like they were meant for cuteness — Xiao Mo had experienced similar things before.
Over six thousand years of time was enough to make a person grow a lot.
When the Hero was still around, Xiao Mo and the Hero, in order to make money, had once gone to villages and even to some empires to try “performing”.
They used the natural talent of the Elven race to sing songs and perform various acts.
Xiao Mo even went so far as to force herself to awaken her “Elven form” in the forest, then worked as a “wandering bard” with the Hero for a while.
The Elven race’s “Life Magic” had very practical effects besides healing, such as conjuring flowers and grass out of thin air, or making beautiful flowers bloom on barren ground.
In other words… those flowers and grass on the stage just now were actually real, but Xiao Mo used other magic to make them disappear afterwards.
That was probably the situation. When Xiao Mo and the Hero were together, they didn’t fight. Apart from eating, their main roles were acting as wandering bards or singers every day. However, they only spent less than three years in this “performing” phase together.
After that, Xiao Mo united the Elven race, and when the Elven Queen spoke to the Allied Forces, she manually created “special effects” and “music”.
Then, at the comic con on Earth, Xiao Mo used this technology to enhance the atmosphere around me again. However, this time, she deliberately lowered the “special effects” and “image quality” a bit to make the situation on-site appear more reasonable, making it look like the “3D projection” on Earth.
For the audience below, there certainly wouldn’t be any issues with these, and maybe they would even go back and study the recorded videos, wondering how these effects were achieved and marveling at how realistic they were, saying things like “technology is advancing so rapidly nowadays”. After all… with the current level of technology on Earth, it’s indeed possible to achieve such 3D effects, so there’s no need for people to think about it in terms of “magic”.
But the staff setting up the stage, and those in the know, didn’t see it this way. If these people were responsible for the stage lighting and equipment placement, they would know better than anyone whether this venue could produce such effects or not.
Moreover, in most cases, having just the effects isn’t enough. Combining the effects with human performances requires long rehearsals. As “strangers” in the eyes of these people, neither Xiao Mo nor I remembered rehearsing, so when they saw the “stage play” and “singing performances” in the videos, they couldn’t help but feel confused.
“What’s going on?”
With a gesture from several staff members, Xiongxiong put her hands on her hips, assuming a truly ladylike demeanor.
“Are you not satisfied with this rescue effect?”
“No, absolutely not. The performance was great, but…”
The staff member standing in front cautiously said, “I was just asking… Miss, how did you create this effect? The palace, and all these flowers and grass, I distinctly remember we didn’t have…”
“So, are you questioning the rescue abilities of me and my two friends?”
Xiongxiong maintained her hands-on-hips posture, looking proud.
“Or do you think we made all this with magic?”
“No, no, really, no!”
The staff member instantly deflated. “We’re just curious about how this effect was achieved, we just wanted to ask, there’s really no ill intent.”
“Well, that’s our secret. You can think of it as family secrets,” Xiongxiong continued, still in a proud manner.
“If you want to know, then work hard. When you reach the top ranks of the company and earn my dad’s appreciation, he’ll tell you the principles. As for now… you can just consider it a form of magic.”
“Oh, I see. Miss’s words instantly gave me motivation,” the speaking employee suddenly had an epiphany.
“So, our company’s technology has already advanced to this level, it’s truly astonishing…”
“Hmph, that’s good to know. Now go prepare to introduce our new products to the people below!”
Xiongxiong waved her hand at these people. “Off you go, my little friends and I have important matters to attend to.”
“Of course.”
They bowed to Xiongxiong, then to me and Xiao Mo before leaving contentedly.
Was this acceptable?
“You…” Xiao Mo, probably also taken aback by Xiongxiong’s peculiar way of persuasion, asked curiously, “Aren’t you curious about how we did it?”
“Curious indeed. The routine you performed at the café for the customers was circulating all over the QQ groups. That must have been the premium version just now, right?”
Xiongxiong turned around, her demeanor shifting from that of a lady to that of a friend, devoid of the earlier aristocratic air.
“But I know better than to ask about such things. Art is meant to be appreciated, there’s no need to delve too deep.”
Yin Xiamo nodded. “You have a good mindset.”
“Well, when I went to Africa before, in a cannibal tribe, their chief even performed levitation for me. Next door, there was another tribe where people would cut their lips and insert plates inside as they age. The larger the plate a person’s lips could hold, the greater their prestige in the tribe.”
Xiongxiong bounced over to the stairs on the side of the stage. “I was also curious about the so-called levitation, wondering if it was magic, but in the end, I didn’t ask anything. It’s a form of respect.”
Phew… I’m relieved.
I was originally thinking about how to explain later, but I didn’t expect Xiongxiong to be so understanding.
She’s truly a young lady from a wealthy family, with excellent manners…
“Anyway, thank you for your performance. I won’t go back on my word. My dad has promised to give us computers and drawing tablets. I’ll have them sent to you when I go home later. Now, let’s go look at the drawing tablets.”
Xiongxiong, off the stage, waved her little hand at us, gesturing towards the bustling exhibition hall ahead.
“Booth 29 over there is our family’s display area for everything except computers. Dad has already made arrangements. Lisa… Lisa, she’s watching over it. She’s the closest person to me besides my parents.”
“Let’s go. Whatever you want later, just take it. It’s free.”
“……”
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TL Note:
The song title is “Dansons la capucine.” I don’t understand French, so basically the original lyrics are in French, translated into Chinese, and then translated by me into English. There might be some inaccuracies in the translation compared to the original lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6jH6RsoHPo
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