I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 479
Chapter 479: The Theory of Relativity
After letting Luni rest for a bit, I and the other two adventurer girls tidied up the nearby weeds and chatted as we watched the slowly setting moon.
“So, Lulu is a catgirl who has been away from home for a long time and is just wandering around here?”
Perhaps because my clothes seemed a bit out of place for the current era, Ewen looked at me with curiosity, “That’s amazing. We always prepare for several days when setting out, bringing water, food, spare clothes, and various small tools…”
“Is Lulu the type who travels light?”
Ving was also curious about my small shoulder bag, “Aren’t you worried about not finding food along the way?”
Since these girls knew that there was a country called “Diwutith” nearby and that this country had a queen named “Diwu”, I introduced myself as “Lulu” to avoid suspicion.
After all, “Diwu” means “dew”, and “Lulu” also carries a slight hint of “dew” in human language, similar to Mandarin, and has a cute connotation. “Diwu” also implies “hope” and “morning sunlight”, so using “Lulu” isn’t a big issue. [1]
After all, the little catgirl who came with Dolly to the cafe is named “Yueyue”. It seems that catgirls like to use similar “reduplication words”, and naming trends might follow this pattern.
“Hmm… We’re all used to finding food while traveling.”
In response to the two girls’ answers, I thought for a moment, “Just like… in ‘Spice and Wolf’!”
“‘Spice and Wolf’?”
“It’s one of our beliefs!”
I started making things up, “It means that with the blessing of the ‘Goddess of Harvest’ Holo, you won’t have to worry about finding good food.”
The three girls seemed not very knowledgeable about beastfolk, and seeing me must have felt like encountering an “alpaca” on a city street.
In big cities, there might be people with dogs or cats, and some more unusual pets might include crocodiles or giant lizards, but alpacas are quite rare as pets. Bringing one onto the street would certainly attract a crowd.
I’m in a similar situation now.
The most populous race in this world is humans, followed by demons, and then elves, dragons, angels, and so on. Beastfolk are neither too numerous nor too few, but if we narrow it down to a specific type within beastfolk, like catgirls, their numbers are quite small. Centaurs might be several times more common than catgirls, especially since they were once a race that went to war.
I haven’t seen many catgirls in Diwutith either. I had hoped that coming to another world would allow me to find some of my “kind” to play with, but no luck.
“It seems that there are more foxgirls here than catgirls.”
“Wow, I didn’t know that.”
When I mentioned the “Goddess of Harvest Holo,” Ewen’s eyes widened. “So… how often do you usually return home?”
“We wander the world!”
I put on a proud expression. “Cat mothers usually take their kittens to the point where they can hunt on their own. Even if they love their children, they will eventually drive them out of their territory to let them live independently.”
I learned this from the library in Diwutith. Some catfolk in Grandis do this, and some don’t. Anyway, these girls aren’t experts or scholars, so it’s easy to pass it off.
“That’s impressive…”
Weiying sighed in admiration. “So, you must be quite old, right?”
“I’m… I’m 29 years old!”
I tried to state my approximate Earth age. “What do you think? Quite old, right?”
“Pfft… That’s so young!”
Weiying couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m already 39 years old, Ewen is 35, and Luni is 36. Seeing how skilled you are with magic, I thought you must be at least over 200 years old…”
“You’re already in your thirties!”
I was a bit surprised. “I couldn’t tell at all.”
These girls appeared to be between 19 and 25 years old, similar to university students on Earth.
From the fullness of their skin and their life aura, they seemed like teenage girls in their twenties.
What’s more, the days in Grandis are about one-third longer than those on Earth, so their years spent here would be one-third longer as well. In other words, if they were on Earth, they’d be around 40.
“I’m not young!”
I protested a bit. “29 years old is already the age of a middle-aged man… cough cough, it’s already the age of a big cat!”
Through these months of “testing” in Grandis, I’ve found that not only is the lifespan of ordinary people here longer than on Earth, but the sense of time and pace of life seem much slower as well.
This experience reminds me a lot of working a long time ago.
It’s similar to working at a very relaxed company where, after a day’s work, there are no significant tasks—just idling, doing some work casually, having lunch, catching up on the news, playing some games, and then idling some more in the afternoon.
Working in such a company gives you a different understanding of “time” and “life” compared to a place where you work 996, are immediately assigned tasks upon arrival, and work from morning till night.
For example, in this world, people in Tius start their day by opening the door to look at the scenery or sing a song, then have breakfast, play with their pets leisurely, and only go to “work” once the sun is up.
The owner of the restaurant that Vivi and I went to before was very laid-back, indifferent about whether or not they worked, so I had to finish my own interests before going to work. This results in a perception of a day that, while longer here—over thirty hours—is experienced in a way similar to Earth, even slower in comparison.
In gaming terms, it’s like some games allow you to teleport directly to the destination, find the quest objectives, automatically fight, and log off, while others require much more time to locate destinations, accept quests, find monsters, complete them through various complex operations, and return to turn in the quest. Despite both game modes providing the same experience, the time spent differs significantly.
Compared to Earth, the other world is like “slow mode.” People on Earth are born quickly, go to school quickly, learn quickly, work quickly, get married and have children quickly, and end their lives quickly. In contrast, the time concept in the other world is more relaxed.
As a result, although these girls are in their thirties and would be in their forties by Earth standards, their mentality is similar to that of a twenty-year-old on Earth.
“Anyway, 29 is still young for us.”
My comment made Aiwen give a “you’re so cute” expression.
“In our village, you’re considered an adult only at 32!”
Oh? Is that so?
“I… I’m fine now, thank you.”
While we were chatting, Luni over there also put on her shoes and stood up, stretching a bit.
“Let’s find a place to rest. I want to relax a little before dawn.”
“……”
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TL Note:
??: Lulu
?(Lù): Dew