Yuxian was nearly knocked off balance by her slap. He could not help twitching his lips, utterly speechless.
The atmosphere in the living room turned a little strange, but with him smoothing things over, they at least did not come to blows.
Little Jack was completely unaffected by the atmosphere. She looked up and asked Fafnir, "Are you going to keep playing?"
"Yeah!" Fafnir nodded heavily, deciding to continue challenging the monsters in the game. He understood that there was no way he could make a move here.
Seeing Fafnir return to the game, Yuxian let out a sigh of relief. He pulled Siegfried over to sit down, then curiously asked as he looked at his uniform, "Brother Fei, how did you end up becoming a deliveryman?"
"I'm sorry. I've disgraced you, Master..."
"No, no, that's not what I meant." Yuxian hurriedly waved his hands in explanation. "I mean, you shouldn't be short on money, right? Don't you have that..."
Siegfried understood what Yuxian meant. He glanced at Illya nearby. "Rhinegold is cursed treasure, and it should currently be in the possession of the Einzbern family... I'm truly sorry."
Yuxian was filled with emotion. Life really was tough! Even a dragon-slaying hero had to deliver packages to make a living.
He felt deeply ashamed of himself for having never done any productive work.
But then he thought again. Mr. Golden's treasury was packed with all sorts of treasures. As his Master, was it not only natural for him to spend a little of his money?
Making a Master work was what truly insulted him. Yuxian decided he would use that excuse to ask him for things next time...
Hmm, to be safe, he should bring Little Enkidu along!
PS:
Thanks to White Horizon for the reward!
The gap was kind of huge
Yuxian and Siegfried chatted for a while, exchanging stories about what had happened to them during this time.
"By the way, Brother Fei, have you run into anyone else from Chaldea?" After learning that Siegfried had been in this world for quite some time, Yuxian asked, hoping to get some clues.
"I'm sorry, I haven't met anyone else." Siegfried shook his head regretfully.
But he quickly remembered something. He hurriedly found the latest newspaper, spread it out before Yuxian, and pointed at an article. "Master, look. There's one here."
Yuxian and Mash were both curious and quickly leaned over to take a closer look.
A huge headline immediately caught their eyes:
"Famous photographer George's next exhibition stop has been confirmed for Akihabara next year."
Beside it was a large photograph. A tall man in formal attire stood before the camera with a smile, with many framed pictures behind him—landscapes, animals, people, and buildings.
A surprised expression appeared on Mash's face as she said in disbelief, "Is that... Teacher Georgios? He's so famous here?"
Kobayashi also leaned over at that moment. Seeing the report in the newspaper, she said, "Oh, George. He really is famous. His photography is known for capturing the most authentic side of things. He's coming to Japan for an exhibition?"
Yuxian and Mash exchanged a glance. They could basically confirm that the man in the photograph was Georgios.
It was just that, while Siegfried was still working overtime at night delivering packages to make ends meet, Georgios had already become famous enough to hold exhibitions everywhere. The gap was kind of huge!
Thinking that, Yuxian could not help glancing at Siegfried. Both of them were dragon-slaying heroes, but Brother Fei, weren't you doing a little too badly?
Noticing Yuxian's gaze, Siegfried lowered his head. "I'm sorry..."
Yuxian was instantly speechless. He could no longer tell whether Siegfried was simply too humble or genuinely lacking in confidence.
"Since we've confirmed Teacher Qiao is coming, we'll go find him then." Yuxian noted down the exact date of the photography exhibition, planning to bring a whole group with him when the time came.
Hearing what Yuxian said, Kobayashi asked in confusion, "Do you know Mr. George?"
"Yes, he's our companion," Mash explained. "Come to think of it, Teacher Georgios's first camera was a gift from Senpai."
"Right!" Yuxian immediately nodded heavily. "Everyone can come along then. Kobayashi, you all should come too. We're going to mooch off a rich guy! Judging by how he's holding exhibitions everywhere, he must be loaded!"
It was already getting late, and the gathering was coming to an end. The little ones were tired too. Yuxian said goodbye to Kobayashi and returned home. They lived in the same building, so it was very convenient.
Once inside, Yuxian first renewed his contract with Siegfried.
The contract was completed. Yuxian looked at the light screen on the back of his right hand.
Command Spells: Command Spells can be consumed to issue special commands to Servants. One mark of a consumed Command Spell will recover every day at midnight. Effect One: Enhancement. (LV2) Effect Two: Recovery. (LV2) Effect Three: ??? Current number of contracted Servants: 9
Other than the number of contracted Servants increasing by one, nothing else had changed. Yuxian did not dwell on it and looked up at Siegfried. "Brother Fei, you can live here from now on too. There are still empty rooms."
After hesitating for a long while, Siegfried ultimately shook his head. "I'm sorry, Master. I'd rather stay in my original dormitory. It's closer to the company, so getting to work is more convenient."
"All right, then let's keep in touch." Yuxian did not force him. This world was not dangerous, and it was not as if Siegfried had to move in. He seemed to have already adapted to life here, and Yuxian did not want to disrupt his rhythm.
By the time they had renewed the contract, it was already very late. Siegfried stood to say goodbye, waved, and left.
Watching his retreating figure, Yuxian called after him from afar, "Be careful on the road. Stay safe."
After closing the door, Yuxian turned around and saw Mash looking at him with a strange expression.
Yuxian was baffled. He hurriedly checked himself over and found nothing particularly wrong, so he asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Mash said speechlessly, "Did Senpai forget that Mr. Siegfried has the Riding Skill? And he also has a Near-immortal body. Telling him to stay safe seems a little unnecessary, doesn't it?"
Yuxian immediately understood what Mash meant, but he had no intention of admitting that he had forgotten those things for a moment. He retorted, "I was showing concern!"
Then he changed the subject. "Still, the Riding Skill really is perfect for delivering packages. Do you think Artoria might be delivering packages in some world too?"
"Impossible!" Mash rejected that guess without a second thought. "A deliveryman's salary would never cover Miss Artoria's food expenses!"
"Then what do you think she'd be doing?"
Yuxian became somewhat curious. Today, he had learned about Siegfried and Georgios's very different lives. There were so many people in Chaldea, and everyone must have had their own way of living. He suddenly wanted very much to know what everyone was doing.
Mash pressed her lips together and pondered seriously for a moment before saying uncertainly, "She's probably living somewhere that provides food and lodging..."
Yuxian did not let his imagination run too wild. He was increasingly looking forward to meeting the other Heroic Spirits.
In the days that followed, Yuxian became completely idle. This world was so peaceful that he felt no pressure at all.
Teacher Qiao's photography exhibition was still far away, and during that time, he had no idea what to do. Every day, he sprawled on the sofa, doing nothing.
After a while, Mash could no longer stand watching him. She suggested, "Shouldn't Senpai find a job like Mr. Siegfried? This can't go on!"
"No!" Yuxian refused without a second thought. Working was impossible. He would never work in this life. He could only barely survive by relying on his contracted Heroic Spirits.
Mash could do nothing about him. If Little Jeanne had not been supervising him, Yuxian might have done nothing but eat, sleep, wake up, and eat again all day long.
She only saw Yuxian in the room and could not find the little ones, so she asked, "Where are Illya and the others?"
"They went to play with Kanna." Yuxian replied lazily. Then he remembered that Jack had recently loved going to Kobayashi's house, so he said to Mash, "How about we buy a few game consoles too? It doesn't feel right that they're always going to Kobayashi's place."
Jack had recently become obsessed with games and no longer clung to Yuxian as she once had. Yuxian felt a little dejected and decided to steal her back from the games.
He was quite confident in his gaming skills. Since he had been bored lately anyway, buying a game console to play together could both bring him closer to the little ones and help pass the boring days.
Two birds with one stone. Simply perfect!
PS:
Brother Fei's new Spiritron Dress is kind of cool!
The important thing is that it comes with glasses!!!
Awei is dead!
Does a Master lie to you?
Illya and the others had come to play with Kanna. In the hallway, they saw Kanna lying over the railing and looking down at the road below.
A line of elementary school students walked along the sidewalk in a long queue. Kanna's big eyes sparkled, and her gaze was full of envy.
"What is Kanna looking at?" Little Jeanne was closer to Kanna, so she walked over and leaned over the railing beside her.
Seeing the elementary school students on the road, Little Jeanne asked, "Does Kanna want to go to school?"
"Yeah!" Kanna nodded heavily. Her face was full of envy and expectation.
"Then let's ask Kobayashi to help you find a school!" Little Jeanne eagerly took on the task and prepared to go find Kobayashi.
Gretel and Illya immediately grabbed her from either side.
"Jack, come help! We absolutely can't let her bring up going to school, or we'll definitely be made to go too!" Gretel loudly called for help from Jack, who had no idea what was going on.
Illya nodded repeatedly as well. She never wanted to attend fifth grade again. She had gone through fifth grade every time and was already sick of it.
Only Little Jeanne had a serious attitude toward school. None of the others wanted to attend.
But they knew very well that once Little Jeanne told Yuxian about the request, he would definitely agree and make them all go to school.
If that happened, their days of happily playing every day would be gone forever.
Kanna watched in confusion as Little Jeanne was grabbed by everyone. Finding it interesting, she went "Oh" and hugged her too.
Thus, Little Jeanne was wrapped up like a dumpling by four people from every direction...
Hearing the commotion outside, Kobayashi and Tohru came out of the room. Seeing the ridiculous sight of the five of them clinging tightly together, Kobayashi laughed.
"Are you playing some kind of game?" Kobayashi asked.
"Kanna wants to go to school!" Little Jeanne could not move while being held, but she could still speak, so she loudly told Kobayashi that Kanna wanted to attend school.
"She's lying! Kanna doesn't want to go to school!"
"Yeah, yeah, we all know Kanna's a dragon. Why would a dragon need to go to school?"
The little ones' overlapping words left Kobayashi confused, but she could tell that Kanna was at the heart of the matter. So she crouched down and asked, "Does Kanna want to go to school?"
"Yeah!" Kanna nodded heavily.
Hearing Kanna's answer, Gretel and Illya covered their faces together. The thing they feared most had still happened.
Now that Kobayashi knew, they stopped holding Little Jeanne, though they still glared at her fiercely.
Kobayashi prepared to send Kanna to school, and Yuxian soon learned about it as well. Seeing Illya and Gretel looking at him with pitiful eyes, he could not help softening a little.
But in the end, he hardened his heart and made them go to school together.
Illya said in an aggrieved tone, "I've already been through fifth grade several times. Can't I not go?"
"Hmm, that really is a problem." Yuxian stroked his chin, thinking it really was an issue.
"Then I won't go to school this time!" Seeing there was hope, Illya's face immediately brightened.
Yuxian thought for a moment before saying, "Then Illya can go to sixth grade this time."
"Huh?" Illya's face instantly fell. She silently flopped onto the sofa and did not want to say anything.
Gretel, meanwhile, looked furious as she said to Yuxian, "Master, if you make me go to school, I'll run away from home! I'll never come back!"
Yuxian put on a stern face. "Running away from home is not allowed!"
He immediately instructed Jack beside him, "Jack, from now on, stick with Alice at all times. Wherever she goes, you go."
"Okay!" Jack was very obedient and felt no burden at all about being a traitor.
She did not care much about school. Though she also felt there was no need to attend, as long as it was Yuxian's request, she would do it.
"Master! You'll lose Alice this way!" Gretel shouted.
Gretel's fierce resistance gave Yuxian a headache, and he had no choice but to seriously counsel her.
He pulled Gretel in front of him and earnestly said, "Alice, don't think learning is useless. Think about it—why do you think Hans Christian Andersen could write so many fairy tales?
As long as you study hard, you'll definitely be able to write fairy tales of your own in the future. Then you won't have to put up with his attitude anymore. You can write whatever kind of ending you want. Wouldn't that be great?"
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