Chapter Twenty-Two: I Found a Lazy Little Cat-Come Feed Her! / Chapter Twenty-Three: I'm Not a Lolicon!!!

Yuxian and Mash strolled leisurely, but the children were nothing like them. Full of energy, they ran around and played with each other. Yuxian even saw Jack jumping about in the trees, though he had no idea what game she was playing.

"Senpai, it looks like something happened up ahead!" Mash pointed forward. The four little ones were gathered there, and there seemed to be someone else as well.

Afraid they had caused trouble again, Yuxian and Mash quickened their pace and walked over.

Before they got close, they could hear Little Jeanne scolding someone from afar. "That's very dangerous! Children can't do such dangerous things! Even if you didn't hit anyone, you could easily get hurt if you fell!"

"Oh..."

"Hey! Don't fall asleep! You only get sleepy during the day because you don't sleep properly at night. Honestly, what am I going to do with you?" Little Jeanne continued lecturing, while Illya, Gretel, and Jack watched from the side.

Yuxian walked over and asked, "What happened? You can't bully people, okay?"

"We weren't bullying her! She accidentally ran into Jack on her bike!" Seeing that Yuxian had arrived, they hurriedly explained.

After learning a little about the situation, Yuxian figured out what had happened. The blonde little girl in front of him had accidentally ridden her bicycle into the running Jack, resulting in the scene before them.

Yuxian looked at Jack's innocent expression and thought, You're an Assassin. Are you sure you weren't trying to scam her after getting hit by a bike?

Still, he felt somewhat relieved. It showed that Jack was behaving more and more like a normal child.

After carefully examining the blonde girl in pajamas and slippers, Yuxian was basically certain that she was Tina Sprinter, the person he had been looking for.

He walked over, helped Tina wipe the dirt from her face, and gently asked, "What's your name? My children caused you trouble."

Tina shook her head and softly said, "My name is Tina, Tina Sprinter. It was my fault first. I accidentally hit someone."

As she spoke, she started dozing off again, her eyes closing involuntarily. She hurriedly took out a bottle of caffeine pills from her pocket, poured out a few, and swallowed them. Only then did she barely manage to stay awake.

"Don't you sleep at night?" Yuxian asked.

Tina answered timidly, "I'm a nocturnal creature. I usually move around at night and sleep during the day."

"If children don't sleep at night, they won't grow taller!" Little Jeanne cut in from the side, lecturing her.

"Oh..."

Tina's indifferent attitude made Little Jeanne angry. She puffed out her cheeks and glared at Tina, deeply dissatisfied with her refusal to listen.

Yuxian led everyone to a nearby bench and had them sit side by side before continuing, "Tina, are you alone?"

"Yes..."

"Then play with everyone. We'll take you home later."

Tina tilted her head. "You aren't bad people, are you?"

Little Jeanne instantly exploded. She jumped down from the bench and accused her, "You're the bad one! You're a bad child! Santa Claus won't bring presents to bad children!"

"Ah—Santa Claus isn't real. He's just something used to fool children. There's no Santa Claus in this world." Tina looked at Little Jeanne as if she had been deceived.

Yuxian immediately realized this was bad and hurriedly pulled Little Jeanne back. How could she stand hearing someone say Santa Claus was fake right in front of her?

Little Jeanne struggled hard, wanting to continue her lecture, muttering nonstop about making Tina regret it and such.

Yuxian realized Tina really was a problem child. This little girl was rather hard to deal with.

After all the commotion, it was already getting late. As the sun set, Tina said goodbye and politely declined Yuxian's offer to walk her home.

Before leaving, she deliberately made a face at Little Jeanne, then swayed away.

Watching Tina's retreating figure, Mash asked worriedly, "Will she be all right?"

Yuxian shook his head and thought, What could possibly happen to her? She's the Initiator ranked ninety-seventh. Her strength is anything but ordinary. It would be lucky if she didn't go looking for trouble with others.

Now that he had found Tina, Yuxian felt it would be hard to justify doing nothing.

He pulled Little Jack over and whispered a few words mysteriously into her ear.

Jack blinked, then vanished from the spot in a flash, disappearing without a trace.

"Did you tell Jack to follow her?" Mash asked curiously.

"Mm. Don't worry. I already told Jack not to hurt anyone."

Tina slowly walked along the road home, completely unaware that Jack had begun following her. The chance encounter today had made her quite happy.

Especially that little girl who had seriously lectured her. Tina found her particularly interesting.

That little adult act of pretending to be mature amused her.

"She seemed to be worried about me..." Tina muttered softly.

Just then, her phone rang in her pocket. It was Dr. Arland calling.

She answered and carefully listened to Arland's instructions, unaware that every word of their conversation had reached Jack's ears.

The moment Jack heard a familiar name, she immediately drew her dagger and wanted to act. Then she suddenly remembered Yuxian's instructions whispered into her ear.

She blinked her big eyes a few times, thought for a moment, then put the dagger away and continued quietly following behind Tina.

Yuxian's instructions took effect at that moment. Otherwise, Jack would have rushed in with her knife.

Jack was an obedient child. As long as it was something Yuxian said, she would remember it seriously. Whether it was right or wrong did not matter to her. Her sense of right and wrong differed greatly from that of other children.

Without realizing it, Tina had brushed past death.

Picking Up a Lazy Little Kitty—Come Feed Her Chapter 22

Jack followed Tina all the way to her apartment.

While Tina showered, Jack waited patiently in the living room. While Tina sorted through her weapons, Jack watched curiously from the side. When Tina got dressed and set out, Jack quietly followed behind her again.

To Jack, this was like a game. She found it rather interesting, and it seemed quite fun.

Tina came to the rooftop of a high-rise building. The view here was excellent, making it the perfect place to snipe a target.

She opened her equipment case and slowly adjusted her weapon, making her preparations.

Jack silently observed Tina's every move from the side. She knew nothing about firearms, but that did not stop her from watching Tina's actions with great interest, as though she were watching something fascinating.

Once everything was ready, Tina took a deep breath. She possessed owl genes and had an exceptionally broad field of vision. She was a born sniper.

The target entered her field of vision. She adjusted her sights and controlled her heartbeat, waiting only for the target to enter range before firing.

At that moment, an abrupt voice sounded beside her. "You can't do that!"

"Who's there?!"

Tina hurriedly rolled away from where the voice had come from and aimed her gun in that direction.

But there was no one in her field of view, as though the voice just now had been nothing but an illusion.

She knew it was not an illusion. Someone had to be on this rooftop. She warily scanned the surroundings, afraid of a sudden attack.

"I'm here!" Jack's voice sounded from behind Tina again.

Tina spun around and fired, but her bullet hit nothing. There was no one in front of her at all.

"Over here!"

Jack remained behind Tina the entire time. She was extremely fast. Whenever Tina turned around, Jack circled behind her again, turning it into a game of hide-and-seek.

Tina knew she could do nothing against her opponent, so she simply put down her weapon and stood still. "Who are you?" she asked.

"We're Jack!"

Seeing that Tina had no intention of continuing the game, Jack revealed herself and appeared before her.

"It's you, the little girl I hit during the day! Why are you here?"

Tina recognized Jack at once. She had accidentally hit Jack with her bicycle during the day and had spent a long time with them afterward, leaving a deep impression on her.

Jack tapped her chin with a finger and said with wide eyes, "Mom told us to follow you and not let you kill anyone."

Tina asked in confusion, "Who's Mom?"

"Mom is Mom."

Not getting the answer she wanted and unable to determine Jack's real purpose, Tina frowned and continued asking, "Since when have you been following me?"

"From the very beginning!"

The very beginning? Tina was startled and widened her eyes as she hurriedly confirmed, "You mean you started following me as soon as I separated from you all?"

"Mm!" Jack nodded.

Learning the truth left Tina feeling powerless. She had been followed for so long without noticing anything unusual. If the other party had meant her harm, she would already have been a corpse.

Since the operation had failed, Tina simply sat down and began chatting with Jack. "What do you want? Don't tell me you want revenge just because I bumped into you once. That's way too petty!"

Jack thought for a moment and said, "Mom didn't say."

"Then I'm going back first."

Tina felt that the little girl before her was impossible to communicate with, so she packed up her equipment, left the rooftop, and returned to her apartment.

Jack no longer hid herself at that point. She openly followed behind Tina, looking exactly like her little sidekick.

Whenever Tina walked, Jack followed. Whenever Tina stopped, Jack stopped too.

Tina was on the verge of breaking down. She turned around and shouted, "Stop following me!"

"No!" Jack was not angry at all over Tina's attitude and continued firmly carrying out the task Yuxian had given her.

The two kept walking and stopping, walking and stopping, wearing each other down.

Tina finally could not endure it any longer. She turned around and marched up to Jack with quick steps. "Take me to your mom!"

Faced with Tina's sudden suggestion, Jack tilted her head and thought for a while. Finding that it did not seem to conflict with Yuxian's request, she nodded in agreement.

Knock, knock, knock!

Someone knocked on the door, and Yuxian found it strange that anyone would be looking for him at this hour.

He opened the door and found Jack and Tina standing side by side outside. He blinked in complete confusion.

He had told Jack to follow Tina, so why had Jack brought her home?

Tina was not polite in the slightest. The moment the door opened, she casually tossed her equipment case at the entrance, took off her shoes, and headed straight into the living room. She acted as though she had returned to her own home, leaving Yuxian stunned and unsure of what had happened.

Yuxian could only put away her equipment case properly. It was full of heavy weapons, so it could not be left lying around carelessly.

He then asked Jack what had happened and roughly understood the situation before walking over and sitting beside Tina.

Tina was curled up in the fabric sofa in the living room, her body tucked up like a docile little kitten. With her eyes half-closed, she lay there lazily.

Yuxian sat beside her and softly asked, "Why did you come here?"

Tina raised her head and glanced at Yuxian without saying anything. She did not want to pay any attention to him. He clearly knew the answer, yet he still asked. It was infuriating.

Yuxian knew Little Jack had pushed her close to a breakdown and that she was still angry, so he said nothing further. He merely shrugged and remained silent.

Upon learning that Tina had come to the house, Little Jeanne charged out of her room aggressively.

One look at her expression made it clear that Tina was about to receive a long lecture.

Yuxian quickly got up and left, giving his seat to Little Jeanne.

Before leaving, he softly told Tina, "Stay here for now and don't worry. A friendly reminder: don't offend Santa Claus, or you really won't get any presents."

Tina looked utterly bewildered. What did this have to do with Santa Claus? She was beginning to think everyone in this family was a little strange.

The living room now belonged to Little Jeanne and Tina. One earnestly and seriously reasoned with the other, while the other responded listlessly with the attitude of someone utterly unfazed by threats.

They were evenly matched, neither able to do anything to the other.

At this point, Tina was no longer a threat. This blonde little girl was more like a lazy little kitten, unwilling to expend even the strength to move.

Yuxian gave Little Jack plenty of praise, making her extremely happy. She smiled nonstop, delighted that she could finally help Mom.

Afraid she would truly become silly if this continued, Gretel hurriedly pulled her away from Yuxian.

I'm Not a Lolicon!!!

Once Little Jeanne entered lecture mode, her fighting power was so formidable that even Yuxian found it hard to withstand.