Recollections: Looking Back at My Past Self (1)

Golden Ocean Park

Although this place was once ravaged by the saying "when gods fight, mortals suffer," the reconstruction work is progressing very smoothly thanks to the power of Eden's money, and it will be able to reopen to senior members of Schicksal in a while.

Meow~

On Cat Island, a white kitten climbed to a high place and let out a mournful cry towards the boundless sea. Long ago, a Dog-headed Woman took away its best friend. A human boy who could understand cat language visited the island afterward and promised to rescue his friend.

But after that, a terrible catastrophe swept through the area. The sky collapsed and the earth cracked, and the mountains and rivers roared. Many cats were almost swept away by the sea or fell into the cracks in the ground. Fortunately, the emergency measures on the cat island were quite comprehensive, and all the cats were rescued without exception.

Its friend is probably gone forever. I wonder if that human child survived this catastrophe. I hope he is still alive and well.

Meow~

A familiar meow sounded behind it, and the little white cat turned around with lightning speed. The long-unseen friend cat happily pounced over, and the two cats rolled and pawed on the ground, having a great time.

(Get out of here if you're talking about cats' memory cycles. I'm just giving you a little treat, so don't take it too seriously.)

Hey, I've finished what you asked me to do, even though it's a bit late.

Faintly, the little white cat heard the voice of that boy from before.

Schicksal Headquarters —

Clumsy Goose carefully examined Stan, who had been specially packaged and placed in a gift box by Luming, and then carefully looked at the accompanying "Guide to Male Cats," falling into deep thought.

P. S.: Fortunately, he is cunning and extremely petty towards certain people.

"Rita, do pets always have to be spayed or neutered? Isn't that a bit too cruel to them?" Looking at Stan's bright, sparkling eyes, the Clumsy Goose couldn't bear it and called her adjutant.

"Durandal, please rest assured, this is a good choice for both it and you. You know..." Rita, tempted by Luming's offer of her own used pajamas as a reward, readily engaged in a Brain Control session, leaving the Clumsy Goose completely bewildered. Anyway, she already had a strange feeling about that cat, so she might as well go for it, double the pleasure!

"Okay, I understand." The Clumsy Goose turned its head and glanced at Stan, who was tied up hand and foot. It was so frightened that its fur stood on end. Meow! I don't even need to guess. It must have been that brat who used some despicable method to capture me alive. I'm not done with her!

"Sigh, I can't bring myself to do it." Clumsy Goose looked at the pitiful Stan and ultimately couldn't bring herself to cut off the lychee with a knife.

Meow, thank goodness, she's a kind girl, much better than that brat!

Stan was still relieved to have escaped a disaster when he saw the Clumsy Goose pick up the phone again. "Hello, is this the Schicksal Pet Department? This is Bianca Durandal Atagina. I would like to have my pet spayed or neutered. What is the earliest appointment I can make?"

Meow! You're just as vicious as that brat!!!

PS: The silly Clumsy Goose has a rather unique way of thinking in some aspects.

St. Freya Academy —

After being scolded by their own ace, the Fire-Chasing Squad began to reflect on their problems. They didn't mean to let Xing burn to death; they were just thinking about whether they could try to save her, after all, it involved several lives...

But they really went too far. He's not a god, so why should he be allowed to save people who are completely unrelated to him?

Let me ask a very real question: which is more important, the life of an ordinary person or the life of a hero?

The Fire-Chasing Squad has no right to ask Xing to do anything. Although they worked like crazy to boost their performance during Xing's absence, the Fire-Chasing Squad's fame was inseparable from Xing's efforts. Besides, without him, the squad might not even have been established.

Whether in terms of strength or mindset, Xing has now left them Ginga.

"That brat..."

Kiana muttered to herself, the words Sachi had said to her, "You're not qualified," flashing through her mind.

"I'm certainly not qualified to lecture you, but what you said was really hurtful. Fine, I'm the stupid older sister who hurt you first."

Kiana picked up the mirror, raised her fist, aimed at the right spot, and punched herself hard.

—The main feature begins—

Today, the Luming's Courtyard is also beautiful, with a gentle breeze and bright sunshine.

Rita, who was sweeping the floor at the door, looked up at the warm sun in the sky and thought to herself.

"Speaking of which, Christmas is almost here, and I should prepare a gift for Luming Lady. I also need to decorate the courtyard, as some of the gentlemen might come to visit. By the way, Miss should have some limited-edition Christmas outfits, right?"

Rita imagined it in her mind: a Santa hat, white... cough cough, the scumbag maid wiped her drool and continued sweeping.

But just then, an uninvited guest appeared at the manor gate. The maid's previously flushed cheeks were now covered in frost, and the broom in her hand was replaced with a scythe. She stood in front of the visitor with an unfriendly expression.

"Why are you here?! ×2"

Miss Explosive Raven was just there to play with the little guy and didn't bring any weapons. Facing Rita's murderous expression, she rolled her eyes and vaguely guessed what was going on.

"Oh, long time no see, Miss Maid." Natasha waved to her familiarly. "Not only did you refuse to let a guest who had come from afar in, but you also resorted to violence. Is this the proper conduct of a maid?"

"Heh." Rita sneered, "You're not my guest, so you don't need to follow any formalities. Since I'm in a good mood today, I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise... the floor in front of this door will probably need a thorough cleaning today."

Seeing that Rita was clearly not listening, Natasha sighed helplessly, took out her phone, opened the photo album, and randomly picked a picture to show Rita.

Note: If Natasha had that idea, she could stage an 18+ Yugi scenario where she threatens Idol Lady with photos, videos, etc., and slowly lures her into depravity.

Rita is unresponsive.

A second later—

After experiencing a series of complex emotional shifts, including excitement, stimulation, agitation, shortness of breath, and rage Rita took a deep breath, placed her hand on her aching chest, and felt her rapid heartbeat through the full, soft flesh.

The well-mannered maid raised her head, her eyes, hidden by her bangs, shooting out a piercing red light.

"You... your name is Natasha Siola, right?"

"Hmm, thank you for remembering my name." Natasha appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly she Honkai with anger. You wretched maid, I'll make you furious!

"Oh, you don't need to thank me, because—" Rita lifted her skirt and bowed slightly to her as she always did when receiving guests, with utmost elegance.

"Next, for the sake of your reputation, Miss, would you please obediently let Rita cut you into pieces and throw you into the incinerator for cremation?" Rita's eyes were full of murderous intent. Just as she was about to make her move, she saw Natasha switch her phone screen to the call interface that was always on.

"Hey kid, did you hear that? Your maid tried to kill me, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Rita & Luming: "..."

"Alright, Rita, let her in. Let her wait for me in the living room. Don't let her into my room until I leave myself."

Although she was unwilling, obeying her master's orders was a maid's duty, so Rita could only grit her teeth and welcome Natasha into the Luming's Courtyard.

Seeing the maid's glare, which practically screamed "I'd roast you like a dodo!", Miss Natasha smiled smugly, deliberately stepped forward, and whispered close to Rita's earlobe, "I have tons of these kinds of photos, and others, on my phone~"

Rita's rage level: 90%

"And the little one and I have done everything."

Natasha secretly observed Rita's changing expression, then sighed dramatically, "Sigh, the maid who can only vent her frustrations by looking at her picture, tsk tsk tsk, how pitiful~"

Rita's Rage Level: MAX

"Please—disappear from this world forever!" Rita didn't care about orders anymore; all she wanted now was to kill this bastard to vent her anger. However, Natasha's next words made her forcibly stop attacking.

"So, would you like to do that to her too? I can put a blindfold and earplugs on her next time~"

Rita fell into deep thought, and she subconsciously looked up to meet Natasha's gaze.

She saw something familiar in those red eyes.

"You also..."

"Ahem, although the little one always leaves her Armed Doll and loli girlfriend to me to take care of, I'm not a child lover, I just really like the little one."

"Hehe, is it really as you say? Rita sees herself in your eyes~"

The two former adversaries, who were fierce rivals on the original timeline, reached a consensus and exchanged knowing smiles.

This will be fun!

This was a shared thought between the two of them.

"Yawn!"

Luming, who was accompanying Shi An to paint in the room, suddenly shivered. Strange, she had clearly turned the room's heating up to the maximum, so how could she still catch a cold?

Never mind, let's keep drawing.

Luming shook her head and continued to paint vivid images on the white paper, while Shi An fiddled with clay, turning the ordinary soil into lifelike works of art.

Deep within the Shi An Forest, the Power Beast, the size of ordinary animals, gazed thoughtfully at the enormous statue that had just appeared atop the mountain GaoRed Lion stood proudly atop the statue of GaoKing, letting out a loud roar that was full of boasting.

P. S.: Shi'an is a master of figurines.

Look, isn't this thing huge? Isn't it cool? I'm the one who combined with others, hahaha!

Other Power Beast: Envious. jpg

GaoYellow Eagle, Blue Shark, Black Bull, and White Tiger: "Roar! (Hey, have you forgotten about the four of us?)"

In Griseo's room, the blue-haired loli sat on Cosmo's lap, earnestly recreating memorable moments from this period. "Cosmo, Luming Sister is away on a business trip and left her little sister here."

"Hmm. (The two sisters look like they were made from the same mold, and their personalities and temperaments are very similar. Could it be that Luming herself was ambushed from behind by a mysterious organization while she was out investigating, and forcibly given a poison that could shrink her body?)"

"Sister Luhuan's color is also very pretty, I want to record it!"

"That's true, Griseo, but don't keep moving your legs around while you're drawing, and also, put on your socks in your room."

"Hey, don't you like Cosmo? (Innocent look)"

"Why, why do I like this?!" (A bewildered expression)

In Kane's room, the boy lay bored on the bed, flipping through his phone's photo album, his longing overflowing.

Kane's Diary:

I miss Luming on the first day she's gone. Even though she sent her younger sister to live with us, I still miss Luming so much.

The day after Luming left, I missed her.

It's the third day since Luming left, and I miss her.

On the fourth day since Luhuan arrived, Luhuan is so cute, and her aura is just like Luming's. Could she be a shrunken Luming? No, that's unlikely. This isn't a comic book.

On the fifth day since Luhuan specifically sought me out today to ask for my opinion on her sister, and promised not to tell Luming. In a moment of impulsiveness, I poured out all my thoughts to her... Please, Luhuan, my life is in your hands!

"What the heck is it that I want to be insulted by Luming Lady with that look of disgust on her face?! And what the heck is it that I want to see Luming Lady is usually so proud, looking panicked?! Do you want to see my Defeat CG?!"

The white-haired loli stomped her white-stockinged feet angrily, cursing as she did so. Had she beaten this guy too much, turning him into a masochist? She'd better give him a few personality-correcting punches later!

Miss Jilin, who was attached to the Xuanyuan Sword, was utterly dejected as Luming arbitrarily transformed her into various shapes to serve as references for her drawings. She should have stayed in the Stigmata Space to watch anime instead of coming out.

Unfortunately, there's no going back in this world.

In the open space of the courtyard, the Guotie were particularly excited by the cold air. The "bear" part of their blood finally awakened at this moment, and they rolled around on the grass, having a great time, and even pulled up a small tree by the roadside...

"You stinky bear! You've gotten bolder since we haven't beaten you up in a few days, haven't you?! You can't even pull up that tree, but you had to pull up the saplings planted by those brats!"

Two beams of red light shot out from the window, and Guotie's body froze instantly as if a pause button had been pressed. She slowly turned her head, and the figure that terrified her the most pushed open the window and slowly approached her with a hammer and sickle.

"Meow! (Master, help me!)"

The GaoPanda, hibernating in the Shi An Forest, opened its eyes in bewilderment and looked around. I thought I heard a cry for help from one of its kind. Was it just my imagination?

PS: This is an important member of the GaoGiant Bear King, and it's part of the body assembly.

——Robbery Gate——

Miss Natasha, visiting Luming's new home for the first time, sat shakily on the sofa, watching the man who dragged away the unlucky Guotie with one hand, her heart felt like a hundred thousand Jackal were stampeding through her mind.

Holy crap! Am I seeing things? This mask, this physique, this highly recognizable voice, and this irritable personality... Don't let me remember that man!!!

"Hey, woman, what did you say you had with the witch?" Brother Jie wiped the remaining red liquid from his hands, sat down opposite the trembling Miss Explosive Raven, and asked calmly.

Note: Brother Jie wears a different mask every day, and today he happened to be wearing the original mask that Luming carved for him.

"Uh, yes, yes, yes... Hey, who is the witch?" Natasha didn't dare to breathe, afraid that she would get herself killed if she answered the wrong question.

"Oh, the Chen Xilumeng you mentioned." Brother Jie had just finished scrubbing the filthy Guotie that had rolled around in the snow and mud, and he was in a bad mood, his voice gradually becoming impatient.

Damn it, he clearly just looks like an ordinary burly man, only resembling that guy. The only survivors of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers should be the Lord and... it's impossible that this man is also named...

"Mr. Kalpas, your tea is ready. Please enjoy it." Rita walked with cheerful steps, respectfully placing the brewed tea on the table in front of Kalpas, while also preparing a cup for Natasha.

Holy crap! Gray Serpent, you dare lie to me?! Didn't the World Serpent Archives say that Kalpas died in the Finality war of the previous era? Then who is this?!

Wait a minute, how did this little guy manage to live under the same roof with such a dangerous person for so long and still be safe?!

Natasha inwardly cursed, picked up her teacup to take a few sips to calm her nerves, and just then noticed a small note under the cup. Taking advantage of Kalpas's inability to see her as he lowered his mask to drink, she quickly unfolded the note and scanned it. It read:

[Watch your words. Kalpas treats Miss Qianjie like her own daughter.]

Natasha glanced gratefully at the smiling Rita. "Thank you so much! I'll repay your life-saving grace in the future! I'll send you my treasured photo album of the little guy later! And little guy, you're amazing! You actually managed to subdue such a monster!"

However, Natasha failed to notice the strange glint beneath Rita's smile.

As Kalpas was drinking tea, he noticed the note stuck to the inside of his cup, facing him. It read:

[The young lady previously fell into this woman's clutches and developed feelings of attachment to her during the long period of "torture." They must not be allowed to meet again.]

Kalpas put down his teacup, put on his mask, and gave Natasha a deep look as she struggled to organize her thoughts.

For some reason, Miss Black Dodo suddenly felt a blood-red "Danger!" appear above her head.

Rita watched this scene quietly, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Ha, I, Rita Rossweisse, don't care for anyone's charity. Besides, Miss is no longer as restrained about matters of the flesh as before. As long as I serve her a little longer... sooner or later I'll be able to persuade her to accept my deep services!

Then you can experience all the fun of playing with both loli and shota!

Rita wiped away the blood from her nose caused by excessive excitement, composed herself, and stood aside to quietly enjoy the upcoming show.

Hmm, speaking of which, it seems that Miss has been staying in her room with that little girl named Shi'an since breakfast this morning and hasn't come out. Could it be...?

Rita wiped the blood from her nose again. No, she was still just a child and couldn't withstand such prolonged torment. She had a duty to stop the young lady's violence.

Star Sea Wind and her two companions, who had been monitoring the slutty maid for an extended period to prevent their younger sister from being harmed. "..."

Rita pushed open the door, and a wave of pent-up heat rushed in. She scanned the room and found Luming asleep on the table and Shi An sleeping soundly on the bed.

"Sigh, "Rita sighed in disappointment. "It seems she's just a friend to the young lady."

Hmm, what is this?

She noticed the scattered drawings and clay models on the floor and picked one up out of curiosity. The animated image of GaoKing immediately caught her eye.

Rita flipped through the pages, her expression gradually becoming humorous.

"Heh, are you designing a combining robot? Looks like it's from the animal combining series. No wonder you've been in the room for so long. You're still a kid after all, completely powerless against this kind of thing. Come to think of it, this is probably what little boys like the most, isn't it?"

Rita picked up the little girl who was still holding a paintbrush, buried her head in her neck and took a deep breath. Ah, this intoxicating fragrance, one that one longs to remain forever...

After inhaling for a while, Rita reluctantly took the white stockings off her face, put them back on the little girl, picked up the scattered drawing papers and arranged them on the corner of the table, and also picked up the clay figurines that Shian had made all over the floor.

"Huh, these are all created by Miss on paper... I see, one is in charge of designing the characters and the other is in charge of making them? Children are indeed not to be underestimated, these lifelike figurines... there are even some of Miss's?!"

Rita held the Luming figurine with obvious delight, while on her neatly arranged table, GaoKing was placed alongside several other strikingly different clay sculptures, seemingly hinting at something...

Beside them, clay sculptures of all the residents of Luming's Courtyard were also displayed, but apart from the Luming figurine that Rita singled out to play with, there was another unfamiliar figure among Shian and her sisters' clay figures.

She was a short-haired girl with a straightforward and bold expression. She seemed like a warm and enthusiastic girl, but her figure was a bit... ahem!

She is the member representing the element of fire among the Five-Dimensional Sisters, and also the member with the strongest combat destructive power. Her name is Chi Yu.

However, there is still some time before her appearance, so we will not discuss it here.

Rita put down the figurine and shifted her gaze from Luming to Shi An.

This little girl was suddenly brought home by the young lady, and her origins are as mysterious as her three older sisters', and there's an inexplicable sense of awe about her. Looks like I'll have to investigate her thoroughly.

Rita was about to reach out her evil claws when she suddenly felt a chill down her spine and quickly turned to look at the doorway she had forgotten to close.

Star Sea Wind and the other two stood in a row by the door, their eyes radiating a murderous intent that terrified Rita.

"We don't care about what happened between you and Luming Lady, but that child... please cherish your life, Rita Losweiser."

Cang Qiong covered her face with a fan and said calmly, "My sister has already suffered enough. We don't want her to have any more bad memories."

Rita gave them an awkward smile and weakly explained, "Um, Miss Cang Qiong, you misunderstood. I just wanted to cover her with a blanket... If you're really worried, would you please take her back to her room?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Cang Qiong closed his fan and nudged Haiyi.

The designated laborer, filled with grief and indignation, quickly stepped forward, picked up his only younger sister whom he could bully using seniority, and then left with his two older sisters without looking back.

Rita breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Luming who had fallen asleep because the room was too comfortable, hesitated for a few moments, and finally obediently took off her coat, carried her to bed, covered her with a blanket, turned off the light bulb, gently closed the door, and left.

Brother Jie was observing everything from the shadows, nodded in satisfaction and continued fighting with Natasha.

"Wow, not bad, woman. You're the second person to last this long against me."

"Are you really human?! (Why is this guy, who seems like an ordinary human in terms of both aura and perception, able to fight me, Fusion Warrior, to a standstill and even slightly outmatch me in hand-to-hand combat?! Could he really be Kalpas Jie himself?! I want to go home!!!)"

While the battle raged fiercely outside, the protagonist, deep in sleep inside, dreamt of past events...

Author's Note—

I was hesitant about whether to let Stan go, but after watching the latest episode today... I guess I should just castrate him. Susanna finally mustered up the courage, and you ruined it for her again?

Give me back Night Owl Hero, give me back the Cat Empire, and I'll make sure you're extinct!