diymy Chapter 37. You're Not a Multi-Handed Monster
Chapter 37. You're Not a Multi-Handed Monster
At midnight, someone knocked on Anrahi's door.
Anlahi tried to pretend to be asleep to get away with it, but the people outside kept knocking on the door.
"Ah...ah ah..."
She groaned in pain as she crawled out of bed and opened the door to the small hotel.
Outside the door stood a very beautiful woman. Anrashi recognized her at a glance as the most loyal fan of the Dark Chocolate Circus. She had attended every show of the tour in the Land of Demi-humans and had given generous tips at every performance.
Recently, the circus leader heard some rumors that the Frey Empire was preparing to attack, so he had to take the circus away in advance. Upon hearing this, the guest immediately booked the hotel closest to the circus and arranged to hitch a ride with the circus when they left.
She was the star female audience member whom the troupe leader specifically requested to find a way to keep happy.
So Anlahi immediately forced a smile, but a very ominous premonition suddenly rose in his heart. The young lady in front of him had a dark and gloomy face, and was obviously in a very bad mood.
...She did do something bad, or rather, it wasn't exactly bad. At the end of today's performance, a well-dressed audience member approached Anrashi, hoping to learn more about this star female audience member. Anrashi noticed that although the young man was a bit effeminate, his modeling was decent and his clothes were tasteful. With the thought that it might lead to a perfect match, he revealed some information to Anrashi.
Could this have caused him to attract some really bad romantic attention?
Without warning, the woman punched Anrahi in the stomach, causing him to gag.
"Why didn't you tell me she had an STD? That's such important information!"
...What is it?
Anlaxi, who was squatting down clutching her lower abdomen, was immediately pushed to the ground by the woman. She pried open Anlaxi's mouth, touched her teeth, and grabbed Anlaxi's huge breasts, shaking them to test their weight. This terrified Anlaxi, who screamed and begged for mercy, saying things like "I'm an artist, not a prostitute."
"You fat slut, you're out of breath after just a few steps, and you want to sell yourself? Dream on!"
The woman examined Anrahi's body, lost interest in her, and disappointedly let go.
"I'm asking you, there's a carriage going to Hillius tomorrow, right?"
"...Didn't you already reach an agreement with the leader?"
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"Stop talking nonsense and answer my question."
"Yes, we're leaving tomorrow."
When will you arrive?
"We're taking the route from the Kingdom of Celia, so it'll probably take about a month...?"
The woman, having received her answer quickly, turned and left without even glancing back at her.
Being beaten and scolded, Anlaxi felt wronged. She climbed back onto her small bed and covered her large body with a short blanket, regretting for the umpteenth time that she hadn't accepted the white-haired girl's invitation back then.
At that time, the Dark Chocolate Circus had just started touring the Frey Empire. Their plan was to make a name for themselves during the tour and then go to the country's most famous city, Hillius, to perform their final dance. However, as soon as they arrived in the country, they heard that something vile had appeared in Hillius, a special kind of calamity-level alien species that was even more terrifying than the demons. The circus had to urgently change the destination of their tour.
Although Anlahi wasn't particularly religious, he still silently offered prayers for the people of that city.
On the morning of her second day in the country, a girl claiming to be from Hillius knocked on her door.
"Good morning, Miss Anlashi. I beat up your boss and he's agreed to terminate your employment contract. Come with me now and get a magic massage to gain your freedom immediately. Don't worry, I'm not a scammer, I'm just doing a good deed. If you really want to repay me, just promise me you won't steal my man in the future."
Anlashi didn't agree. Firstly, she was startled by the beautiful girl she'd never met before, who knew her name. Secondly, she thought her circus leader was a pretty good person; just yesterday they were discussing how much of a share of the profits he'd give her once the circus became popular. Although he had indeed assigned her a lot of work recently, it was a case of the capable doing more, which showed that the leader valued her. But today, he'd been beaten up by this complete stranger, which annoyed her.
The rejected girl looked surprised.
She tilted her head, carefully examined Anlahi for a few moments, and said something she couldn't understand.
"...Am I too early?"
The girl didn't dwell on it much, leaving Anlahi with five large gold coins enough to pay the penalty for breach of contract before hurriedly leaving.
Now Anrahi regrets it, he regrets it very much.
Although she didn't know why the girl knew in advance, her boss was indeed a ruthless man. As Anrashi's performances became very popular, he began to exploit Anrashi's labor, while Anrashi's wages did not increase. When she wanted to run away, she was trapped by the labor contract. Even if she was willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract, she could not terminate the contract unless her boss agreed.
Damn magic parchment!
In recent years, Anlashi has been working all she does besides eating and sleeping. She's almost become numb to it. Countless nights, when she looks back on her youth and finds only endless work, tears wet her pillow and she is overcome with sorrow.
Especially since she's already twenty-six...twenty-seven years old! She considers herself an old maid, and she doesn't even have time to date, let alone find a suitable person to marry. Whenever she thinks about this, she feels hopeless about life.
So when the young man inquired about the female audience member who won the gold medal, Anlashi couldn't help but chime in. Although she had given up hope for her own love life, it would be good if she could help others find love.
Anyway, that young lady was single, and she had a very gentle demeanor and was polite to people from the lower class like herself. Anlashi really hoped that such a good person could find happiness...
...Something feels off. Is that the kind of person who would suddenly run up and punch her and pull her body?
Thinking of this, Anlashi got out of bed again, put on a coat, and peeked out. Just then, he saw the young woman walking arm in arm with a young man into the shadows.
"Is this younger sister really that shameless?" Anlashi was stunned.
But in the few seconds she hesitated whether to sneak over and peek, the young man emerged from the shadows, all alone.
He twisted his arms, swayed his shoulders, and jumped around in place.
He nodded, as if satisfied with his body.
He left with effeminate steps.
...
A ceiling that is both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar.
...woke up.
After opening his eyes, Lei Ye stared at the ceiling for a long time, but this time no one disturbed his lazy bed.
People were walking by on the street outside. Lei Ye could hear their cheerful laughter even while lying in bed. After that, he indeed regained his relaxed and joyful daily life, just as Ye Lei had said. The shadow of evil had completely disappeared from Hillius because the city had gained a hero, who could be called a hero. Who would have thought that the timid Boss Lei who had only studied magical artifacts for the past five years was not a good man? He eliminated two evils in succession with one move. It was not just a stunning achievement, but a god descending to earth.
So even though the magic item shop was closed for half a month, no one came to make a fuss, afraid of offending the sweeping monk who had just completed the great act of sacrificing his own family.
As for Ye Lei, although there were various discussions, so much time had passed that Lei Ye rarely heard her name from other people anymore. After all, she was filthy, and after all, she was dead.
In Lei Ye's eyes, Ye Lei's departure always felt unreal. The faint scent of flowers still lingered in the bed, as if he could still see her lying there quietly if he turned his head, and stay in bed with her. Even though he had only known her for less than a month, the traces she left behind were enough for Lei Ye to ruminate over for many five years.
Lei Ye lay quietly until the languid feeling he had just woken up completely disappeared. Like a seal preparing for a deep dive, he took a deep breath, then crawled out of bed, lifted the bed board, and found a storage space inside the bed. In one corner of the space was a small box made of wooden planks. Ye Lei, like all housewives in Northeast China, would hide some important things in such places. Lei Ye used a key to open it and took out his mobile phone from the storage bag inside.
The phone can be charged with the help of magic items, but the hardware is quite worn out after long-term use. Fortunately, the previous owner of the phone did not use it for intensive gaming, but just kept taking photos and recording videos, almost filling up the memory.
The third dowry is right here. If Lei Ye wants to find the answer, he has to look through them one by one. It's a long process because Lei Ye has to take a break after looking at them for a while and question why the kid in the picture is living such a good life.
In his fantasies, Raino wanted to do everything with the person he liked: eat together, go out and play, come home at night, hug each other, watch something, and fall into a deep sleep. Raino on Line 2 experienced all of these things, and they were secretly recorded by someone else.
For him, it was as if he had met Ye Lei in reverse time, watching how Ye Lei completed her personality and became who she is today.
Fortunately, continuing from the previous progress, what Lei Ye wanted to see today was not the sweet daily life of the young couple. Ye Lei spoke to the camera about several names, what she did when she contacted these names, and the general situation of these names.
Lei Ye on Line 2 didn't understand, but as soon as he heard Anlaxi's name, he knew it was talking about his mothers. Ye Lei had indeed gone to see these people and resolved the troubles they might encounter in advance.
Perhaps this could be used as a clue to find them, but Lei Ye thought about it and realized there was no need. They had already been rescued; they just hadn't met someone they shouldn't have met in the first place. Why bother disturbing their lives?
If we happen to meet again somewhere by pure fate, it would be good to get to know each other again then.
Lei Ye slid his finger down and was startled by the large coin head that Ye Lei had placed on the screen.
"I bet when you woke up this morning and found your phone right next to your bed, you immediately started secretly scrolling through your photo album. By now, it's probably time to end your lazy mornings! I'm giving you five minutes: get dressed, brush your teeth, and then stand in the doorway!"
Lei Ye noticed that the video was dated his birthday last year, which piqued his interest. It was as if a dull day had been injected with vitality. He started timing himself while quickly getting dressed, brushing his teeth, and running to the door to stand.
The room was still clean and tidy... Venus hadn't stopped working, but she had rarely shown herself these days. Lei Ye knew she was very sad, but he didn't have the energy to comfort her.
When I think about these things.
"Time's up. Open the door, close your eyes, take five steps forward—go!"
Turn right!
"Next is a very long straight stretch. Proceed at a constant speed. I'll tell you to listen before you stop. Don't peek."
Lei Ye obediently did as he was told.
People kept greeting him along the way, but these greetings only annoyed Lei Ye, because he had to put the small square to his ear to hear Ye Lei's words. Fortunately, the more he followed Ye Lei, the fewer people there were, and gradually no one came to talk to him anymore. Lei Ye's blindfolded walking went smoothly, and there was no large piece of trash on the road. If he were in his hometown, even walking like this on the blind path would have caused him to bump into the metal pillars of the bus stop.
"Three, two, one, attention!"
Raino stands at attention.
"Say it out loud now: I want two bowls of Zhajiangmian!"
Lei Ye said loudly.
"I want two bowls of Zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste)!"
"Would you like some side dishes?"
Someone answered immediately.
Lei Ye opened his eyes and saw the restaurant owner who had cooked noodles for him and Ye Lei on Line 1. Then, Ye Lei's silvery laughter came from the phone.
Happy birthday, darling.
He quickly flipped to the next page as if fleeing, but he couldn't escape the face that was chasing him. Ye Lei was already sitting opposite him in the picture, and the two of them were slurping noodles together. There was a bouquet of beautiful carnations on the table.
Hunger... Memories flood back.
No wonder she insisted on eating noodles with me back then. It turns out that what she said was true. After having memories that belong to the two of you, when you revisit a place, you will immediately remember what that person looked like back then, clearly and inexplicably.
"One bowl is enough, with plenty of side dishes, thank you."
He lowered his head, found a seat, and continued flipping through the pages.
The following comments were utterly meaningless. During this period, Ye Lei even learned to use beauty filters. Lei Ye could imagine her standing her phone up to the side, twisting and turning in front of the camera, playing cheesy DJ music and recording those kinds of short videos.
Several messages in a row were like this, and later she even learned to rely on rocking.
She might have learned her strange taste in music from here.
Lei Ye didn't like these things at all, but after all, it was Ye Lei, so he looked at them several more times. He became somewhat lost in thought as he looked at them until the noodles were placed in front of him.
"Boss Lei, are you all alone today?" the proprietress greeted him with a smile.
"Um."
Lei Ye nodded, thinking to himself, "Boss lady, you're really out of the loop. Once you knew that the person who always came with me before was the same person who lifted the roof of your house, you wouldn't ask this question."
The next video was incredibly long, and it looked like just two people taking a walk in the sunset.
He tossed his phone aside and stopped looking at it, slurping his noodles while listening to their conversation.
...
"You secretly tried to study your 'Mommy's Coin' today, didn't you? Did you succeed?"
How did you know!
...
"...I did try it, but I found it wasn't as simple as I thought. Today was my shift, so I launched a promotion where moms get a 20% discount. A dozen or so people called me 'Mom,' but my floor number is still only four. I don't know why."
"If it were that simple, why not just play house with kids and secretly let them be your mothers, or simply buy up cheap slaves in bulk and make them your mothers?"
"Oh my god, how could you be so mean? How could you come up with such a vicious idea?"
"Ha ha."
...
"You don't need to sneak around looking for Mom next time. You won't find her anyway; it's impossible."
What do you mean?
"Because based on the criteria for conviction, this is no different from infidelity, and I will not allow this to happen."
Please elaborate on the conditions for this determination.
"It's very simple. The answer is obvious. Mom—not the 'mom' in the meme sense, but just an ordinary mom. Just aim to be like that."
"...?"
...
"It's love that I'd die for, you idiot."