Gabriel's Song / Little Jeanne Runs Away from Home

Chapter 39, Section 410: Gabriel's Song

At dinner time, Gabriel listlessly ate her food, looking as if she had no appetite.

At Jeanne d'Arc's invitation, Gabriel also came to Yuxian's home for dinner.

Upon seeing Gabriel's appearance, Yuxian couldn't help but glance at Gabriel a few more times, somewhat admiring the angel's methods.

It takes skill to push Gabriel to this point; most people couldn't do that.

Seeing Little Jeanne's current state, Joan of Gabriel lowered her head in sorrow, eating her meal in silence, her previous liveliness gone.

The meal was very depressing.

The atmosphere was a Yuxian stifling, and Yu Xian couldn't help but say, "Let's not push them too hard, let's relax a little."

He didn't speak to any specific person, but everyone knew he was talking about Gabriel, since Gabriel was the only one at the table emanating a negative aura.

Gabriel was unmoved by Yuxian's words and continued eating mechanically. She had no hope and did not believe that Yuxian's words would change her sister.

Little Jeanne's eyes lit up, and she gave Yuxian a look that said, "Master is so good," which made Yuxian feel very satisfied.

Yuxian's confidence soared, and he unconsciously began to talk at length about his experiences.

"I think that such constant pressure is not a good thing. A little flexibility and giving people some freedom will stimulate greater initiative."

Yuxian shook his head and muttered to himself, "Completing the set requirements and then giving a little reward or something is more educational. This way, we can gradually form a habit and achieve lasting results."

Mash rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, "My senior has a whole set of theories, but he can't even do them himself."

But she gave Yuxian face and didn't refute him, pretending not to hear.

Gabriel had no way to deal with Gabriel to begin with, and she knew that what she was doing now was not a long-term solution. After all, she couldn't stay by Gabriel's side forever; as an angel in the Heavenly Realm, she had many other things to do.

Now, hearing Yuxian's eloquent explanation, he nodded repeatedly, fully agreeing with his suggestion.

"That's settled!" Gabriel said. "From today onwards, Gabriel can have one hour of game time after completing all her homework."

Upon hearing this, Gabriel seemed to come alive again.

She looked up, her eyes sparkling, and said, "Big sister, I will study hard. Please be sure to add just a little bit more time."

She made a gesture; pushing her luck was Gabriel's inherent skill.

Seeing that Gabriel hesitated, Gabriel immediately increased her bet.

"I will clean my room every day, listen attentively in class, and eat and sleep on time."

Gabriel pondered for a moment, "Then let's increase it to two hours."

"I also enthusiastically help my classmates, clean the classroom after school, and work a day job every week."

Three hours.

"I..."

Gabriel was about to speak again when Gabriel interrupted her, "You don't have that much time. Three hours is the limit. Unless you can become the top student in the school again, it's impossible to increase it any further."

Gabriel's eyes lit up; becoming the top student wasn't such an unattainable dream after all.

Who is the current top student? Vignette!

If I can win over Vignette, wouldn't I have a chance to become the top student?

No, it would be best to win over Raphael too, she's always been ranked behind Vignette... Hmm, it would be best to win over the class monitor as well, she's third.

For the sake of their own happiness, they had no choice but to sacrifice them.

The next day at school, Gabriel found Vignette and told her what had happened.

She looked at Vignette with pleading eyes and said, "Please, Vignette, please give me the position of top student."

Vignette asked uncertainly, "Without me, can you really become the top student?"

"No problem, as long as you guys slack off a little, I can definitely do it!" Gabriel said confidently.

"Then... I won't study when I get home tonight?" Vignette blinked; this was the only way she could think of to slack off.

"But what am I supposed to do at night if I don't study?"

Vignette was in a dilemma. Her daily routine was very regular, and she would definitely not be able to adapt to a sudden change.

"You can watch Afu-chan's live stream!" Gabriel said matter-of-factly.

"I'm not a fan of his anymore!" Vignette said angrily, but then stammered, "Besides... he doesn't stream at night..."

"Then you should go to bed early!" Gabriel made the choice for Vignette without hesitation.

She then approached Raphael and made the same request.

Raphael's answer was straightforward, "Don't worry, I'll miss a few questions during the exam."

Compared to the school's rankings, Raphael was more looking forward to the battle of wits between Gabriel and her sister, which gave her a unique kind of pleasure.

Gabriel is taking action.

For the sake of her own happiness, Gabriel's fighting power is at its peak; she must secure enough game time for herself.

Without games, she's like a fish out of water; she'll die.

While Gabriel was striving for her future happiness, Osakabehime felt lonely.

Now she's back to staying up all night alone, which makes her very uncomfortable. Before, Gabriel was always there to keep her company.

It would have been fine before I met Gabriel.

Now that she had Gabriel by her side, the sudden loss left Osakabehime feeling very lost, and she was listless when playing games.

She hastily finished her tasks for the day, slumped into a chair, her eyes vacant, seemingly lost in thought.

On the other side, there was another person troubled by Gabriel's situation.

Vignette had just sat down and opened her textbook to review her lessons when she suddenly remembered Gabriel's request to her.

She forced herself to close her textbook and didn't review her lessons. Instead, she changed into her pajamas early and went to bed.

However, with her regular biological clock, Vignette is now unable to sleep.

She rolled over to her left and then to her right, but she couldn't fall asleep no matter what she did.

Desperate to get up and study, yet unwilling to disappoint Gabriel, Vignette resorts to the hypnotic methods her mother taught her when she was a child.

"One Cerberus, two Cerberus, three Cerberus..."

"One thousand one hundred and fifty-two Cerberus..."

Vignette counted to over a thousand, but still couldn't fall asleep; she was suffering from insomnia.

So she changed her strategy and started counting Gabriel.

"Gabriel, one; Gabriel, two; Gabriel, three..."

After counting countless Gabriel until a mountain of them piled up in Vignette's mind, she finally drifted off to sleep.

P. S.: Gabriel Song is truly mesmerizing.

Chapter 411, Section 40: Little Jeanne Runs Away from Home

Gabriel did indeed do very well in the days that followed. To be honest, this seemingly useless angel's efforts for her own happy future were truly admirable.

Even Gabriel had to admit that Gabriel had reformed and completely said goodbye to her former decadence.

Finally, after some time, Gabriel arrived at Yuxian's house to say goodbye. She bowed very politely to Yuxian and the others and said, "I'm entrusting Gabriel to you all."

Yuxian blinked and looked at Gabriel, who was standing to the side with teary eyes, reluctant to see her sister leave. A chill ran through him.

The more exaggerated Gabriel's behavior became, the less he believed that the guy would continue to persist.

I'm afraid that no sooner had Gabriel left than she could stay up all night watching for you and skip school tomorrow.

He went from being a top student to a useless angel without any gaps.

Gabriel eventually left; she had other things to attend to.

No sooner had she left than Gabriel revealed a smug smile; the devil was finally gone.

She grabbed Osakabehime, "Hurry up and take me to the dungeon, or I'll fall behind."

Sure enough, this is the real Gabriel; the previous days were all illusions.

Why aren't you leaving?!

Little Jeanne glared at Jeanne d'Arc, very unhappy that she hadn't left with Gabriel.

"Why should I leave?" Jeanne d'Arc blinked in confusion.

"Didn't you come together? Why didn't you leave together?"

Little Jeanne was hoping that Jeanne d'Arc would leave soon so that she could be more free and unrestrained.

She now feels like she's almost out of touch with her friends.

"My Master is here, so of course I will stay here," Jeanne d'Arc d'Arc replied matter-of-factly.

Little Jeanne protested, pestering Yuxian, "Master, please don't want her anymore. You already have me, Jeanne d'Arc, there's no need for another Jeanne d'Arc."

Yuxian smiled and said, "That won't do. Why not have two? I don't mind having more."

Little Jeanne was furious. "If you lose me, I'll run away from home right now!"

Yuxian didn't believe that Little Jeanne would run away from home; the little one was probably just saying it casually.

When the time comes, he'll talk to Jeanne d'Arc and ask her to be a little more lenient. She'll be all excited, shouting, "My Master is so good!"

Yuxian had this plan in mind.

However, things often don't go as Yuxian expected.

Little Jeanne truly disappeared; she cannot be found anywhere in the house.

Yuxian found Mash, "Have you seen Little Jeanne?"

Mash asked curiously, "Isn't she with the other children?"

Mash clearly hadn't noticed Little Jeanne's movements and assumed she was with the children as usual.

Yuxian called the other children over and asked very seriously, "Where did Little Jeanne go? Do you know?"

The children were evasive and avoided the topic.

Finally, pressed by Yuxian, he finally said, "I don't know!"

They all ran away.

They must know where Little Jeanne is, they just won't tell.

Yuxian felt helpless, but he was also worried about Little Jeanne. He sat silently on the sofa in the living room, hoping that Little Jeanne was actually nearby and would appear in a little while.

"Will Master be angry?"

"But Little Jeanne told us not to tell the Master, we can't betray her."

The children were also conflicted. They didn't support Little Jeanne at first, but Little Jeanne was very determined, which made them reluctantly agree.

As it grew dark, Little Jeanne still hadn't appeared, and Yuxian was truly getting anxious.

He said to the children in a very unfriendly tone, "Are you going to talk or not?"

The children were Yuxian Xian's behavior and were hesitant to tell the truth.

Just then Yuxian's phone rang.