Kachi and Xia Yao Are Actually Old Aunties

The two girls' eyes curved into crescents as they were praised, their laughter as crisp as silver bells. One busied herself tidying Chu He's slightly messy collar, while the other brought warm water, her movements full of concern, as if competing to show who was more attentive.

The air in the bedroom gradually became warm and peaceful.

The three chatted casually, from each other's little habits to some musings about the future, the atmosphere harmonious.

After an unknown amount of time, the sky outside the window began to show a faint glow. On the luxurious large bed, three figures lay quietly nestled together, only the faint and even sound of breathing remaining.

The bedroom was silent.

Chu He leaned against the soft headboard, Xia Yao sleeping peacefully to his left, while Kachi gently rested her head on his shoulder to his right.

Two SSS-class existences, capable of shaking the world, were now as docile as kittens. Their pretty faces held serene smiles, their hair falling softly by their cheeks, shedding the divine aura of their usual lofty status and gaining a touch of heartwarming peace and closeness.

"Speaking of which, I've always been curious," Chu He tapped the headboard unconsciously with his finger.

"Can you tell me about your currency? It was the first time I saw people here using money yesterday."

Kachi let out a lazy hum, her voice thick with a nasal tone, exuding the languor of someone just waking up.

"Before your Earth was linked, things here were quite primitive, just like what's written in your history books. Bartering, whoever had the bigger fist made the rules."

She seemed to be organizing her thoughts, pausing before continuing.

"But things changed later. 'Master' seemed to develop a strong interest in your human civilization, especially that of Dragon Country."

"So, our current mainstream way of trading is almost exactly the same as yours."

"Scan code payment, electronic currency, it's so much more convenient than before."

As Kachi spoke, she even added, "Moreover, many of your well-developed laws have also been directly adopted by us."

"You'll know when you go out tomorrow. The world outside is much... more normal than you imagine."

"I have to say, despite how weak you humans are, your creativity is truly astonishing," Xia Yao also opened her eyes, her tone filled with genuine emotion.

"Naturally."

Chu He smiled and pinched the tip of her small, upturned nose.

"By the way, how old are you both this year?"

"We are both eighteen," Xia Yao answered concisely.

Kachi, however, raised her head at this moment and corrected her, "Hey, hey, Yao Yao, be clear."

"It's eighteen by our standards."

"A year here is about a thousand days of your Earth's time."

Chu He was taken aback.

He did some mental calculations, and the expression on his face instantly became strange.

A thousand days...

If that's the case, doesn't that mean...

He looked down at the two figures beside him, one an ice-cold, beautiful maiden, the other a charming and cute loli, and tentatively asked:

"So, I'm actually being accompanied by two aunts in their fifties?"

"Aunts?"

Xia Yao tilted her head. Her simple thought process clearly couldn't immediately grasp the deeper, mocking meaning of the word.

Kachi, however, instantly bristled!

She suddenly reached out and lightly patted Chu He's arm, her strength full of playful indignation.

"You're the uncle! Old man!"

"How long do your human lifespans last? You get old and can't walk in the blink of an eye!" she retorted indignantly, her cheeks puffing up like a pufferfish.

"Hahaha!"

Chu He was amused by her adorable appearance and burst into laughter, pulling the two girls closer.

"Alright, alright, it's my fault."

"Are you two eternally youthful, peerlessly beautiful, invincible fairy sisters, okay?"

Only then did Kachi let out a satisfied hum and lean back onto his shoulder.

The smile on Chu He's face gradually faded, his eyes deepening.

Electronic currency, a social system leaning towards human civilization, and that "Master" who had never appeared but seemed to observe everything with keen interest...

This anomalous world was far more complex than he had imagined.

And... much more interesting.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, a harsh and sharp assembly bell, like a sharp blade, suddenly shattered the deathly silence of the campus.

Almost the instant the bell rang, all the survivors sprang from their beds. The fatigue and fear from a sleepless night left their faces pale, their eye sockets sunken.

With trembling hands, they dressed as quickly as possible, fear and despair for the unknown written on every face.

Inside the principal's bedroom.

Chu He slowly opened his eyes to a gentle call.

To his left lay Xia Yao, her sleeping face serene, her black hair spread out like ink.

To his right, Kachi leaned against him like a lazy cat, her silver hair soft and neat.

"Mmm... so noisy..."

Kachi mumbled in dissatisfaction, snuggling closer to Chu He, trying to block out the external noise.

Chu He chuckled and lowered his head, lightly touching the smooth, full foreheads of both women.

"Wake up, my two little piglets, it's time to gather."

When Chu He leisurely appeared on the field, all eyes were drawn to him as if by an invisible magnet.

The entire field instantly fell into dead silence.

The atmosphere was extremely strange.

The elites from all over the world, now disheveled, listless, and with unconcealed fear in their eyes.

Chu He looked at them, and they looked back at him.

As a human, Chu He was acutely aware of the dangers of the past two days; surviving until now was already remarkable.

And if he hadn't had his cheat, he would have truly been, as the elites from various countries present had said, cannon fodder, dying on the first day.

In fact, he still had a big question: why was he, a weak, fragile college student, chosen?

Because in previous years, like other countries, they usually selected the more capable elites.

Just then, a crisp, glass-shattering sound echoed through the entire space.

Buzz --!

A visible, invisible barrier covering the school, like a sugar cube dropped into water, rapidly dissolved, disintegrated, and finally vanished into nothingness.

The scene outside was revealed to everyone without reservation.

At that moment, everyone gasped in shock, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

What they saw was not the expected ruins, nor a gloomy, terrifying blood-red purgatory.

But a... city!

An incredibly prosperous modern city, even more bizarre than any metropolis on Earth!

Skyscrapers soared into the clouds, with familiar glass curtain walls, but the roofs were adorned with the flying eaves and brackets of ancient Eastern architecture, flashing with strange neon lights.

On a giant screen in the distance, a news report featured a beautiful female anchor, but her mouth was split at a non-human angle.

Traffic flowed, people came and went.

Most of the pedestrians on the street wore normal clothing, but occasionally, you would see a man in a suit and tie whose neck could twist 360 degrees.

A cute girl in a Lolita dress skipped past the sidewalk directly outside the field, but her shadow dragged eight spider-like long legs.

Familiar.

Yet utterly strange.

Prosperous.

Yet filled with an indescribable eeriness everywhere.

"Welcome to Myriad Phenomena City!"