I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 387

Chapter 387: Love is Like, Like a Baby Dragon’s Milk Bottle

The weather today was slightly gloomier compared to the previous days.

Generally, in a southern coastal city like Shenzhen, the summers are scorching.

Even when it rains, it’s usually a heavy downpour that lasts for only two or three hours before ending, followed by a rainbow and the return of the blazing sun.

However, it was rare to see a sky like today’s—cloudy and overcast from the morning, as if it were about to rain but showing no signs of doing so.

This actually worked to my advantage, as today, Xiao Mo and I were planning to use her “spatial forbidden spell” to travel through the teleportation array located in the underground stalactite cave on Moon Orchid Island, heading to “my homeland.”

From my perspective, the other world exists only in dreams or Xiao Mo’s descriptions. Even though it can technically be considered my homeland from both a spiritual and physical standpoint, I don’t have any memories of it, so I don’t have strong feelings towards it.

But Xiao Mo does.

From Xiao Mo’s perspective, that place is her home. It’s the world where she lived for thousands of years, the starting point of all her stories and memories.

Even though Xiao Mo always talked about these things in a casual manner, as if saying, “It’s fine whether you go or not,” or “As long as Nuo’er is happy,” I knew she actually cared a lot.

She wanted to take me to see the war ruins, the places she once lived, the otherworldly seas and forests, the dragon forest, and the royal city and crystal palace that belonged to me.

It’s similar to how, after growing closer to Xiao Mo, I took her to see the medicinal botanical garden where I spent my childhood, and the little garden.

Indeed, Xiao Mo is now the grim reaper on this side of Earth, and her own strength is very formidable. Normally, one might think she wouldn’t care about such trivial matters. Furthermore, I am now a girl, being cared for by Xiao Mo, so it should be her who understands and takes care of me.

But I care.

My moral belief has always been… mutual respect, mutual understanding, and mutual care.

This is what I understand love to be. On Xiao Mo’s birthday, I give her gifts, accommodate her, and make her happy. When it’s my birthday, Xiao Mo will do the same for me, making me happy just as I did for her.

Similarly, when I have my period and feel uncomfortable, Xiao Mo shows vulnerability and accommodates me in every way. When Xiao Mo feels unhappy someday, I can temporarily put aside my “male dignity” to accommodate her.

This is my understanding of love. Even if it’s not a yuri relationship, it should be the same in a typical heterosexual relationship.

On Valentine’s Day, men and women give each other gifts, not caring about the value of the gifts, only seeking sincerity and a good atmosphere. When a girl has her period, the boy treats her like a little princess. When a boy encounters something upsetting, like his favorite football team losing or failing to rank up in a game, the girl can comfort him, pampering him as he did for her, helping her partner feel happy again.

In my view of love, no one is more noble than the other.

Xiao Mo has come all the way to Earth for me, sacrificing so much of her power. Although she hasn’t explicitly said it, during this honeymoon phase, I think it’s only right that I go back to the other world with her once.

“Let’s use human form for today, keep a low profile.”

Just like usual, I woke up in Ai Luodi’s house, washed my face and brushed my teeth, had breakfast with Dolly and Yueyue, and then changed into the anti-magic Lolita dress that Xiao Mo had prepared for me. Standing in front of the full-length mirror in the room, I simply tidied up my long hair.

The ahoge hair on top of my head was as conspicuous as ever. I tried to press it down with my hand.

It sprang back up.

I pressed it down again.

It popped back up in less than two seconds.

“Sigh…”

It looks like there’s no way to deal with this ahoge hair. I have a feeling the culprit is a certain someone who doesn’t sleep properly and is restless at night.

I shot a resentful glance at Xiao Mo by the door.

Lately, she’s been getting bolder and bolder. What used to end after one or two times now doesn’t stop until it’s time to sleep, as long as there’s enough time.

Being with her feels like having a talking perpetual motion machine. This has made my recent novel content just some old stories I’ve read and embellished, because my daily life with Xiao Mo has become monotonous.

I can’t exactly write on the site that Miss Grim Reaper practices water magic with me every day, can I?

If I did that, the editor from Honeydew would be the first to come and cut me down.

“Over the past few days, the café’s delivery sales have increased by fifty percent.”

On the way to the café, Yueyue and Dolly reported some recent happenings to us.

“Manager Ouyang has been busy with the metaverse project. She mentioned planning to sell non-food items like cat toys and cat food, as well as some handicrafts. These will be placed in the shop within the game, and we’ll have someone manage the shop well, adding items that increase attributes and buffs to attract more people. The higher foot traffic will bring in more revenue.”

“She just likes to find things to do for herself,” Lan Jiajia said helplessly.

“Sister Ouyang is really nice. If it were another boss, they’d be holding meetings every few days, assigning projects like, ‘Xiao Yin, you handle this project,’ or ‘Xiao Ai, you’re good with computers, take over the front desk.’ Then, ‘Gabriel, when you get off work, see how we can promote this project.’ But Sister Ouyang does all the work herself, even though she’s about to be transferred to the commercial street area.”

“I heard the internet café on the commercial street is getting a lot of new VR equipment?” I asked curiously.

“Like Gabriel’s exclusive room, with individual booths, running treadmills, protective suits, and pull ropes to simulate grappling?”

“Yes, but the exact prices aren’t known yet, they’re still conducting a survey.”

Lan Jiajia looked us over, checking out the clothes Xiao Mo and I were wearing.

“Looks like you two had a pretty good time these past few days.”

“I didn’t!” I quickly denied. “Going that far was exhausting.”

“I thought a little elf and a demon princess wouldn’t get tired,” Lan Jiajia joked.

“By the way, that Li Chen didn’t listen to advice and tried to speculate on property in the game. It didn’t work out, and Ouyang scolded him so badly he couldn’t lift his head. Every time he comes to the café to work, he’s all timid and scared. It’s hilarious.”

“Speculating on property in the game?”

“Yeah, in ‘Age of Aquarius,’ buying property depends on the location. Somehow, Li Chen heard that the prices were going to rise, so he bought a bunch of properties. But there were all sorts of taxes, and the next day the developers made an announcement. They said that given the current number of registered players, there wouldn’t be a shortage of properties. Every house would have access to nearby shops and weapon stores, ensuring easy travel and urging players to spend rationally. The properties that had been rising in price plummeted that very day.”

Lan Jiajia had a scholarly air about her. “It’s a game, not real life. I don’t know what those people were thinking.”

Chatting away, we quickly arrived at the café.

As usual, Ouyang Xue was out front, tending to the courtyard and garden. However, compared to before, there were a lot more people at the café at this time of day, and the nearby “Little Bird Leisure Bar” looked particularly lively.

“Sister Ouyang!” I ran over to the garden. “We’re back!”

“Eh? You’re back so soon?” Ouyang Xue was a bit surprised.

“I thought you’d stay at least another three or four days.”

“We’ve finished the first stop and are getting ready for the second,” I said with a smile.

“We’re planning to go to the other world next, and we’ll bring back some dragon milk for everyone!”

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