The Great Demon Satania

After having dinner at Yuxian's house, Mash and she exchanged contact information, and Mashu was surprised to receive a message from her so soon.

After opening the message, Vignette looked thoughtful.

I thought Mash would just send a simple greeting, something like asking if I got home safely.

Unexpectedly, they were talking about something else entirely.

It's about Gabriel.

"Gabriel was exposed so quickly?"

Vignette shook her head helplessly. "They must have found out when they went to return the dishes."

Given Gabriel's listless appearance, it was easy to tell what was wrong with her, but I didn't expect Mash to be so helpful.

In the message, Mash offered to help Gabriel overcome her internet addiction and get back on her feet.

She came to discuss specific solutions with Vignette.

While Vignette was still pondering how to reply, Mash sent her a second message.

"Ha?"

After reading it, Vignette's eyes widened, and her face showed an expression of unbearable disapproval.

"Gabriel is such a disgrace. The kids who just moved in are already starting to follow her bad example."

She immediately started moving her fingers quickly, tapping repeatedly on her phone to send a message to Mash.

'I will definitely take responsibility for this matter and will absolutely not let her corrupt the children.'

Vignette has always hoped that Gabriel can pull herself together and go back to the way things were when they first met.

But all her plans failed.

With Mash's help this time, Vignette regained her confidence and resolved to try again to pull Gabriel out of that damned room.

And so, Vignette and Mash continued to discuss their plan via their mobile phones, which they named the Gabriel Rescue Plan.

Unaware of the danger, Gabriel is hiding in a dimly lit room, grinding away at the game; it's going to be another sleepless night.

Ring ring ring!

Early in the morning, Gabriel's cell phone rang in her room.

The room, which Vignette had just tidied up last night, was now a mess again. Gabriel's eyes were red, and she picked up her phone and smashed it against the wall. Finally, the world was quiet.

She hadn't managed to get that rare item all night, and this was the most frustrating moment of her life.

When Vignette heard that Gabriel's voice wasn't coming through the receiver, she knew that simply calling her wouldn't get Gabriel to go to school.

She immediately contacted Mash and entrusted the matter to her.

Vignette has to go to school and can't be late, so she doesn't have time to go to Gabriel's house to call her, but Mash does have time, and it's right downstairs, which is very convenient.

This was something they had discussed last night.

When Mash received Vignette's call, she immediately assured her, "Go to school, I'll take care of things here."

She put down the phone and, under Yuxian's surprised gaze, immediately ran upstairs and knocked on Gabriel's door.

Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump!

Mash knocked on the door for a long time before Gabriel slowly came to open it.

She looked at Mash with impatience, appearing extremely tired.

Who are you?

Gabriel's tone was unfriendly, but Mash didn't care. She said, "I'm the new neighbor who moved in downstairs. Didn't Vignette tell you yesterday?"

Mash pointed to the bowls and chopsticks on the table behind Gabriel, "Didn't she bring you dinner up yesterday?"

Gabriel then realized where the food that had suddenly appeared yesterday came from.

She ran back, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and handed them to Mash, saying, "Here you go."

Mash took the bowl and chopsticks, staring blankly at the dirty, obviously unwashed dishes.

Before she could react, Gabriel had already closed the door again, leaving Mash alone outside in a daze.

Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump!

Mash knocked on the door again.

"Didn't I already return it to you? What else is there?" Gabriel said somewhat impatiently.

"Vignette was worried you'd be late for school, so she asked me to remind you."

Mash quickly explained her purpose, afraid that Gabriel would close the door again.

"Oh."

Gabriel gave a faint reply and closed the door again.

Mash assumed she was already washing up and would be leaving soon.

But she waited and waited, and Gabriel never came out.

Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump!

This time, Mash's knocking went unanswered.

In fact, after Gabriel returned to her room, she put on earplugs, covered herself with the blanket, and went to sleep.

She was exhausted from staying up all night and fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed.

Mash couldn't wait for Gabriel to come out, so she had no choice but to give up and went downstairs in frustration.

Despite her initial defeat, Mash did not lose confidence; she had not given up.

Before lunch, she went upstairs again and knocked on Gabriel's door.

This time she didn't have to wait long; Gabriel came out yawning.

Mash forced a smile and invited, "Come to my house for dinner, we've already prepared it."

"Oh."

Gabriel didn't refuse. In fact, she was woken up by hunger. Even if Mash hadn't called her, she would have gone to find something to eat on her own.

When Mash bring the sleepy Gabriel back for lunch, Yuxian was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything. Invitations between neighbors were common, and there was nothing wrong with Mash doing so.

After dinner, Mash brought up the old topic again, "Gabriel, you slept all morning, hurry up and go to school this afternoon, you still have time to leave now."

Gabriel rubbed her eyes to try and clear her head.

She said, "Since I didn't go in the morning, I definitely can't go in the afternoon."

"Why?" Mash asked, puzzled.

"Of course, one should persevere to the end; how can one give up halfway?" Gabriel replied matter-of-factly.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I'm going back now."

With that, she put her hands in her pockets and slowly went back upstairs to her room.

Mash was stunned by Gabriel's answer and couldn't recover for a long time.

What kind of logic is this?!

Gabriel's confidence in truancy was really shattering Mash's beliefs.

She suddenly realized that her and Vignette's plans were probably going to fall through.

Yuxian finally understood, and he asked cautiously, "Mash, you don't mean you want her to change again, do you?"

Mash nodded blankly.

Just as I expected!

Yuxian couldn't help but cover his face. He had wondered why Mash was acting so strangely; it turned out she was thinking this way.

The reason why a useless angel is a useless angel is because she cannot be changed.

If Gabriel could be changed so easily, then she can't be called a useless angel at all.

Mash's idea was destined to fail.

Chapter 5, Section 376: The Great Demon Satania

After realizing Mash's intentions, Yuxian Xian was speechless.

He didn't interfere with Mash's actions, letting her try it out. Anyway, he was bored, so he treated it as a change of pace. As long as Mash was happy, that was all that mattered.

Another afternoon passed, and in the evening, Vignette arrived once again.

This time, instead of going directly to Gabriel, she went to find Mash first.

The two women were whispering to each other in the room, looking nothing like they had only known each other for less than a day. Anyone who didn't know them would think they were longtime friends.

It was quite some time before Vignette finally took her leave.

Yuxian had expected a good show, but tonight was surprisingly peaceful. Mash sat calmly at home, as if nothing had happened.

"Aren't you going to try and persuade Gabriel today?"

Mash knew exactly Yuxian was thinking, and glared at him before saying, "Tomorrow is the weekend, no school."

"Oh, tomorrow's the weekend."

Mash hadn't told me, Yuxian wouldn't have known that tomorrow was the weekend.

"What are your plans? Tell us."

Yuxian was very curious and wanted to know what Mash and Vignette were planning.

"It's nothing." Mash shook her head, unwilling to reveal anything. She said, "Senior, you should take care of yourself. Don't stay at home all day. Take everyone out to have some fun on the weekend."

"Okay." Yuxian nodded. "I'll take you around tomorrow and see what fun places there are."

They definitely need to familiarize themselves with the local environment since they are new here.

Unexpectedly, Mash shook her head again, "I won't go, you take the children."

Yuxian's eyes lit up, thinking to himself: They really haven't given up yet.

What will they do tomorrow? I really want to know.

The next morning, Yuxian took the others out, leaving Mash alone at home.

Mash finished her chores and stood quietly at the door waiting.

Gabriel yawned as she got downstairs, ready to go out.

Mash saw her and quickly went up to her, asking, "Gabriel, where are you going?"

"I'm going to work."

Gabriel works at a coffee shop that's so boring she only goes one day a week.

The lazy and carefree Gabriel would probably only be hired by a boss who is not short of money.

"Work to earn a living?"

Mash blinked; she really didn't know that Gabriel also worked part-time.

"But Vignette said she's coming to see you soon."

"Is Vignette coming?" Gabriel thought for a moment, then took out her phone. "Then let's not go today."

She quickly contacted her boss and told him she wouldn't be going today.

The coffee shop owner readily agreed to Gabriel's capricious request without the slightest hesitation; anyone who didn't know better would think Gabriel was the owner.

Sure enough, Vignette arrived shortly after, accompanied by two other people.

"Let's settle this once and for all, Gabriel!"