Himeji Castle! Have You Gone Mad?! / Cherish Life; Stay Away from Sheba

Judging from his soaring popularity, he has clearly been in this line of work for quite some time.

Astolfo's behavior cannot be understood from a normal person's perspective, after all, he was not a very rational person.

It's normal that Yuxian can't understand it. Pretending to be a pretty girl and doing live streams online would probably be something that Afu finds very interesting.

Since Afu is working as a streamer, he won't wander off, Yuxian isn't in a hurry to go find him right now.

Seeing how much fun Afu was having, Yuxian decided not to disturb him for now and let him continue being his internet celebrity beauty.

Yuxian turned off her phone and turned to look at the children.

"Let's put Afu's matter aside for now."

He began by saying, "Now let's talk about something else."

"What's wrong?"

The children blinked at Yuxian, wondering what the other thing Yuxian was talking about was.

Yuxian looked at them with a stern face and said very seriously, "Now you two tell me honestly, why did you find Afu's live broadcast room? Do you often secretly watch this kind of bad stuff!"

The children immediately became unhappy.

"Master, you've crossed the river and then discarded the bridge!"

"There is nothing we cannot see."

"Yeah, isn't Afu-chan good enough?"

Yuxian said coldly, "Don't change the subject. You know what I'm talking about."

"Tell me! Who suggested watching the live stream online?!"

Yuxian takes this matter very seriously. Things on the internet come in all shapes and sizes, and many of them contain a lot of harmful information and images.

He was genuinely afraid that these children would go astray.

After all, not every streamer is like Afu. Some streamers have bad character and may teach bad things.

In fact, Yuxian felt that Astolfo was not a role model for children, and it wouldn't be good for them to see too much of him.

He dresses up as a pretty girl all day long; he probably forgot he's still a man.

"We're just bored! Mash confiscated our game consoles again, and it's so boring staying at home all day."

The children complained that they had been studying and doing other things these past few days and hadn't had a chance to play properly.

After Mash confiscated the game console that she usually used to kill time, she found this new form of entertainment.

"If you're bored, go study, or I'll find you a school to go to."

"I hate Master the most!"

The children were unhappy. They felt wronged and their little faces drooped.

Yuxian sighed, feeling a little soft-hearted.

He softened his tone and said patiently, "Don't watch this kind of nonsense anymore. I'll talk to your sister Mash and ask her to return your game consoles."

"But let me make this clear beforehand: you must obey. If you offend Mash, I can't save you."

Yuxian also felt that it was necessary to find some entertainment for the children, and that it was fine to let them play games.

Mash was probably provoked by Gabriel's situation this time, and she became overly cautious and strict.

"Okay!"

Upon Yuxian Xian's words, the children immediately smiled. With games to play, who would watch those messy things? They were utterly boring. If they weren't so bored, they wouldn't have thought of watching the live stream.

Chapter 381, Section 10: Osakabehime! Are you insane?!

After Mash and Tamamo no Mae grocery shopping, Yuxian told her about finding Astolfo.

"Senior, you have news so quickly?" Mash asked in surprise, somewhat delighted and unexpected that Yuxian was able to find Astolfo so quickly.

"It's all thanks to the children." Yuxian didn't take credit and truthfully explained the whole story.

After he finished speaking, he added, "Mash, I need to discuss something with you."

"What is it?" Mash looked at Yuxian suspiciously. Usually Yuxian speaking in this tone was definitely not a good thing.

"It's about the children."

Yuxian said to Mash in a consultative tone, "How about letting the children play games? Otherwise, they might get too bored and something serious might happen."

"You know these kids are no pushovers."

Mash's expression changed, but she still considered it carefully. Her expression was somewhat conflicted, and she was actually not very willing to agree to Yuxian's request.

"All right..."

In the end, Mash nodded in agreement with Yuxian's opinion; she wasn't the type to act unilaterally.

Yuxian's words made sense, so she would naturally listen to them; she couldn't think of a better solution.

Mash quickly went back to her room, took out the children's game console, and brought it to the children.

"You are not allowed to become addicted to games. You cannot play games all day long. You cannot forget to study because of games. You cannot skip bedtime because of games."

After reiterating several agreements, Mash finally felt comfortable handing the game console over to the children.

The children readily agreed, but whether they could actually do it was another matter.

Yuxian smiled and said to Mash, "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them."

Mash said irritably, "I'm most worried about you, senpai. What if the children don't get addicted, but you do?"

Yuxian touched his head and laughed awkwardly.

On the other side, in a remote area some distance from the city, there is a secluded mountain village.

The population here is not as large as in the city; you can tell from the sparse houses that there are not many people living here.

However, thanks to the advanced transportation system, it only takes one or two hours to drive from the mountain village to the city, so it is not a place isolated from the world.

Tohru lives here.

He did not choose to live in the city, firstly because the city was too noisy, and secondly because he could let Hippogriff out for fresh air from time to time.

Moreover, his job doesn't require him to go out often or live at home for extended periods, so the environment here is more relaxed and suitable.

The house is very large, in the style of a rural villa, surrounded by high walls, making it difficult to see inside from the outside.

Afu bought this place for a considerable amount of money, but it was significantly cheaper than the prices in the city.

That's all for today's live stream, goodbye everyone! Muah!

Amidst Afu's farewell, he shut down the live stream and prepared to rest.

Holding a giant Hippogriff plush toy, Afu walked out of the villa and arrived at the express delivery station at the entrance of the village.

"Afu-chan is sending gifts to her fans again! Wow, it's a really big one!"

The staff at the service station were very familiar with Afu; he was clearly a regular customer, which was related to the nature of his work.

Everyone in the village knew about this 'beautiful girl's' job, Afu never thought of hiding anything.

Moreover, he has always dressed in women's clothing, and he looks no different from when he is live streaming.

"Let me help you." The deliveryman, a middle-aged man, took Afu's Hippogriff doll and helped pack it up.

"This is a really nice doll. Where did you buy it, Afu? I'll see if I can buy one for my daughter. She'll definitely love it."

Afu laughed cheerfully and said, "I made this myself."

Afu was very familiar with the uncle in front of him who loved to show off his daughter. He joked, "Uncle, you have to make the gift for your daughter by hand to show your sincerity."

"Never mind, I don't have your skills, Afu. It would be better to buy one for her."

The uncle shook his head, quickly packed the doll, and stuck the shipping label that Afu had written on it.

"Done!"

"Thank you, Uncle, I'm off!" Afu said goodbye and returned home, humming a little tune all the way.

The uncle smiled at Afu.

The villagers all liked Afu very much. This 'young girl' never seemed unhappy and was always cheerful.

A personality like that will never be disliked anywhere.

After Afu got home, he had just sat down when his phone rang.

"Hello!"

"Afu-chan, you have to save me this time!"

As soon as Afu answered the phone, he heard an urgent plea from the other end.

"Xiao Xing, what's wrong with you again?"

Afu pursed his lips helplessly. This Osakabehime called him every few days.

What? The rent is due and I can't pay it? What? I only have three yuan in my pocket and can't afford to eat?

Whenever something happens, she calls Afu; otherwise, she never sends a message.

The Osakabehime, cried out, "Waaaaah... Afu-chan, you have to save me this time."

"Stop! What is it you want to say first?" Afu interrupted Osakabehime, otherwise she would keep going on and on, Afu still had to cook for herself.

Upon hearing this, Osakabehime immediately stated her request, "Afu-chan, can you lend me some money..."

"Huh?" Afu's eyes widened in disbelief. "Didn't I just transfer money to you a few days ago? It's all gone already?"

His income is indeed quite good, but that doesn't mean that Osakabehime can exploit him without limit.

Afu wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she couldn't bring herself to say it, since Osakabehime was one of the few acquaintances here.

He said, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Last month, there was an event in the game, right? That event was so tempting that I couldn't resist spending a little more money..."

Osakabehime felt a little guilty. As the saying goes, spending money on in-game purchases is fun for a while, but you'll be eating dirt for a month later.

"What does what happened last month have to do with now? I'm asking how the money you had a few days ago disappeared."

Afu isn't so easily fooled; he may lack rationality, but he's not stupid.

Osakabehime explained, "The money you gave me a few days ago, after paying the water and electricity bills, I didn't have much left. It was barely enough to get by."

"That's enough. Goodbye!" Afu hung up the phone without saying another word. He wasn't going to put up with the Osakabehime.

Ring ring ring... Ring ring ring...

The phone kept ringing, Afu, annoyed, answered it again.

"What else is there!" His tone began to sound impatient.

"This... this..." Osakabehime Xingbu stammered out a major secret, "I actually borrowed money from someone last month, the kind that charges interest..."

"Ha?!!!"

Afu's eyes widened in disbelief as she roared, "Osakabehime! Are you insane?!"

(Friendly reminder: Good kids shouldn't borrow money to spend on in-game purchases.)

Chapter 11, Section 382: Cherish Life, Stay Away from Sheba

As for Osakabehime borrowing money to spend on in-game purchases, Afu can only describe her as insane.

What's more, the money she borrowed had interest, which was a bottomless pit.

Afu couldn't understand Osakabehime's obsessive passion for games, which made her throw money into them without a care in the world.