I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 430

Chapter 430: Undead Beings, Powerful Souls, Whoosh!

In one of the private rooms on the first basement level of the Shangjing Cat Maid Café, I, Xiao Mo, and Vivi were sitting together, with Gabriel and Fei Luo opposite us.

This was a particularly peculiar scene—

Gabriel had taken off her angelic halo and placed it on the crystal wine glass in the center of the table, its holy light illuminating the entire room.

Gabriel herself had manifested her pair of angelic wings and was using a small comb to groom the feathers.

Fei Luo had dragon horns on her head, and behind her were large, impressive dragon wings. She was helping Gabriel by pouring drinks.

Xiao Mo had entered her pointed-eared elf form and was silently playing with her phone.

Vivi had the most startling appearance, she had removed her head and was holding it in her arms, using her hands to groom her long hair.

“That…”

Sitting next to Vivi, I looked at this “severed head” scene and felt strangely entertained. “So… can you just take it apart like that?”

“Yes, Lady Nuo’er…”

Vivi always looked at me with admiration and obsession. “I’m already dead, so it’s fine even if I take my head off.”

“Oh…”

My gaze fell on the area where the girl’s neck and head were separated.

There, the flesh appeared pink and there were bones, esophagus, blood vessels, and other organs in between.

“So, can you…”

I felt my biological knowledge was somewhat lacking. “Can you eat like this?”

“Yes, but it might fall out.”

Vivi brought her head to the dining table, seemingly ready to drink some fruit wine.

“Hey, don’t waste it.”

Fei Luo extended her hand to stop her.

“Nuo’er is still so young, why are you showing her this?”

“Oh, sorry.”

Vivi quickly reattached her head to her neck, then twisted it left and right. A dark purple light flashed, and she returned to her previous expressionless look. “Can I drink now?”

“Drinking this won’t benefit your body in any way…”

Despite her grumbling, Fei Luo handed over the drink. “Ah… I guess I still can’t get used to being around you dark beings.”

“Vivi’s main energy composition is in her soul.”

Seeing my continued curiosity, Xiao Mo took the initiative to explain. “Her body is actually a manifestation of her main form, somewhat like a skin or outfit in a game. Her main form is still a skeleton, and… a soul.”

I thought for a moment and asked as gently as possible, “Since Vivi can take off her head, does that mean… she won’t die?”

“Otherwise, Nuo’er, what do you think your ‘immortality’ is based on?”

Xiao Mo smiled slightly. “Although I haven’t tried it myself, as I told you before, your immortality is real. The principle is somewhat similar to Vivi’s, it’s a form of undead magic.”

Huh?

What did that mean?

“Most of an undead’s power and abilities are in their soul. I think I’ve told you about Vivi’s past? She was once a princess of a super empire, protected by many of the empire’s mages for thousands of years. She survived thanks to the combined magical power of those mages and became a soul entity.”

Xiao Mo continued to explain, “For ordinary people, the soul and body are essentially inseparable, like software and hardware in a computer. If the computer itself breaks down, it’s akin to a person dying. Soul magic works by using a certain type of magic to forcibly preserve a person’s thoughts and memories through a magical medium, like how a computer’s hard drive stores data.”

“We use magic to extract this data and store it in a ‘magical hard drive’ composed mainly of magical elements. This data transfer is more like migration than simple copying. For instance, the body swap between me and Nuo’er was a process similar to swapping memory hard drives. I migrated my data into Nuo’er’s body, and Nuo’er transferred her soul into mine. Although my body is very powerful, Nuo’er, you didn’t have the software to support the operation of this computer hardware, so many spells can’t be used.”

“Nuo’er, you can simplify this process as… I used magic to create a special body for you, transferring your memories and consciousness into this body, which is essentially your ‘soul.’ Then, when this soul enters another body, it repeats the process. It’s like… if a computer breaks down, we extract the data from the hard drive, first saving it onto the hard drive and then transferring it to another computer, completing the soul transfer.”

“And Vivi, she is like a ‘hard drive’ with very powerful capabilities.”

“Most hard drives used for data transfer have no other functions and only store data. For Vivi, you can think of her as a mini laptop. Her soul is already very strong, and the body is just an extra benefit.”

Oh…

Although I still don’t fully understand the principles, Xiao Mo seems to mean that… for Vivi as an “undead,” her body is not that important?

For others, when the body dies, it’s dead. But for Vivi, since her soul is so strong, the condition of her body doesn’t matter, it’s just an accessory. She can take her head off whenever she likes, and unless her soul is harmed, she will never truly die?

“Nuo’er, when you grow up a bit more and understand magic better, you’ll get it.”

Gabriel handed me the “milk cocktail” prepared by Fei Luo. “When the adults are having a meeting, you just need to look cute.”

What do you mean by just looking cute!

I took the cup with some frustration.

Aren’t I the queen? In the other world, the Grandis world, the queen of the Diwutith Empire? And here on Earth… well, the only elven queen!

Shouldn’t you be looking at me with great respect? This gaze you’re giving me is like I’m just a kid!

“Well, let’s get down to business.”

Gabriel glanced at the door of the private room. “Let’s be quick, or my livestream viewers will start causing trouble, and it will soon be the peak dining time.”

“Okay.”

Xiao Mo put down her phone and turned to Vivi. “You’ve probably figured out the situation here, right? Queen Diwu isn’t ready to return to Grandis yet. She’s too young and may need to stay here for another century or so to mature before we can hold her coronation in our world.”

Vivi nodded. “Understood.”

“So, do you plan to stay here?”

“I wish to assist her.”

Vivi still had that calm expression. “Please allow me, Lady Momo.”

“You’ve been with me for so many years…”

Xiao Mo sighed lightly. “Don’t I know your personality by now? Even if I said no, you wouldn’t want to go back, would you?”

Vivi didn’t reply, but from her calm expression, it was clear she had no intention of contradicting Xiao Mo.

“Well, you should also be aware of the guidelines here. Humans… this world only has ordinary humans. Anything that’s not an ordinary human is one of us. Therefore, you cannot use any magic or abnormal behaviors in front of ordinary people. For example, taking off your head as you did earlier is not allowed in front of the public or cameras.”

“When you’re working, you should occasionally show on camera that you’re eating something, and also occasionally show signs of fatigue—even if you don’t actually feel tired. In summary, you need to disguise yourself as an ordinary person.”

“Rest assured, Lady Momo.”

Vivi nodded. “I’ve done this sort of thing many times before.”

“Alright, the second point: after I get Vivi’s relevant documents, her persona will be that of a hardworking girl who came from afar. Since she’s unfamiliar with the area, she will be staying at the café and will handle various tasks on the third floor. For instance, if Nuo’er goes to the kitchen to get food and there are customer requests while I’m busy, Vivi will be responsible for handling those requests. If Ai Luodi is overwhelmed at night, she can help as well.”

“To put it simply…”

Fei Luo yawned. “Momo, are you planning to use her as an all-purpose maid who works 24/7 without any time off for a month?”

“What else?”

Xiao Mo took a sip of fruit wine. “I never allowed this person to come here. She could have had all the freedom to play around in Grandis. She can go anywhere without any issues. It’s peacetime there now, and she’s one of the twenty heroes, so she’s respected everywhere. But she insists on coming here…”

I cautiously took a sip of the milk wine and ended up choking on the alcohol, letting out a belch.

“Thank you, Lady Momo.”

Vivi, who was beside me, looked up. “I’m willing to stay here with Diwu… with Lady Nuo’er until she reaches adulthood.”

I’m already an adult!

I felt like I was going to spit out the milk wine.

“See, she’s even thanking you.”

Xiao Mo shrugged. “Since there are no issues, it’s settled. I’ll go handle the paperwork now and inform the people at the Tongmeng Network.”

“In the meantime, Nuo’er, show Vivi around and help her get familiar with the environment.”

“……”

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