Travel · Imperial Capital Arc (Seven): King's Game (Two)

The King's Game was in full swing, and several rounds had passed in the blink of an eye. The girls were in high spirits, joking and teasing each other, and the atmosphere was getting hotter and hotter.

"Oh? Is it my turn to be king this time? Let me think..." Miss Chun said with great interest, her eyes darting around as if she were pondering some wicked idea.

After a moment, she readily agreed, "Then let Number Nine imitate a cat's meow?"

Dania, who had been dozing off, suddenly noticed her number being mentioned, and her eyes snapped back to attention.

"Learn to meow like a cat..." Dania suddenly recalled some memories that she both loved and hated.

For her, learning to meow like a cat was not difficult at all; at most, it was just a single meow.

"The optical meow doesn't quite feel right..." Aemeath, stroking her chin.

Little Ai fell into deep thought.

Little Ai, had a brilliant idea.

"Xiao Ya, come closer." Aemeath smiled and gestured for Dania to move closer to her.

"What's wrong?" Dania, leaning closer in confusion, only to be suddenly shoved into a cat-ear headband by Aemeath.

Before she could even react, she heard a click, and another picture of Dania with cat ears appeared on Aemeath's phone.

"That's more like it." Aemeath nodded repeatedly, satisfied with her masterpiece. "Come on, let the show begin!"

"Is it really necessary...?" Dania asked, somewhat embarrassed.

"Because it looks cuter this way," Aemeath explained earnestly. "Besides, this isn't your first time being a cat, is it?"

"It was an accident!" Dania retorted, blushing.

"Okay, okay, I'm just teasing you. Let's start the performance, everyone's waiting."

"... All right."

Dania nodded rather reluctantly, then made a cat-like fist gesture with both hands, followed by a cute and charming meow.

Meow~

As expected, everyone present was completely stunned by Dania's cat-like meow.

"You're amazing! A perfect 100!" Xiao Ling exclaimed, slapping the table in admiration. "Tsk, I regret it now. I should have recorded it so I could look back on it later."

"It's alright, A-Yu, I've already recorded it. I'll send you a copy later." Aemeath said with a bright smile, "Cat ears and Xiao Ya are definitely the perfect match."

"What kind of perfect match is this?!" Dania protested.

"I think Little Ai is absolutely right," Sigrika said, hugging Dania affectionately. "Yaya and cat ears are a perfect match."

"Speaking of which, you mentioned earlier that this isn't Xiao Ya's first time being a cat?" Suisui said with a smile. "Could she share this experience with us?"

"Ah, you mean this? Well, it's like this..." Xiao Ling perked up as soon as she mentioned it, eagerly preparing to recount the story of the catgirl Dania, and then...

"Ha!" Ya the cat exhales. jpg

To stop Hajiling from revealing her dark past, Dania pounced on him and pinned him down. Her decisive action and ambiguous expression left Suisui and the other girls, who were unaware of the situation, with intriguing looks on their faces.

"Oh~ looks like another romantic escapade." Ciaccona teased, deliberately drawing out the last syllable.

"Sigh, you two lovebirds." The saintess sighed.

"Sigh, you two lovebirds." Little Wolf sighed.

"Sigh, young couple." The blond guy sighed.

"Hey Yaya, if you keep pressing down on me, the game can't continue, right?" Xiao Ling said with a smile. "Or do you find it more comfortable to sit in my lap?"

"That matter... you mustn't tell anyone!" Dania blushed, clearly not wanting anyone present to know that she had once been a catgirl.

"What if I absolutely have to tell you?"

I'll bite you!

After this little incident, Xiao Ling was also honorably injured, with a neat ring of teeth marks on his arm.

Dania was now too embarrassed to face anyone, especially after seeing Xiao Ling so openly display the ring of teeth marks; her cheeks felt even hotter.

She really needs to control Hajiling better.

"By the way, Yaya, it's time for you to pick your next victim," Xiao Ling said with a squinty smile.

(Is she no longer a player but a victim...?)

"Oh right." Dania exclaimed, then pointed to Little Ai without hesitation.

"Oh? It's me again?"

"You know, Little Ai, I've always been your fan!" Dania cupped Aemeath's hands, speaking with genuine emotion, "So, at least for my sake, please use your meowing ability on everyone here!"

Xiao Ling almost spat out the mouthful of soda she had just drunk because she couldn't hold it in.

He didn't want it to be like this either, but the "hell" meme, used in this context, was really easy for him to break down.

"Well... there's no need to be so formal..." Aemeath smiled awkwardly but politely, then took the cat ear headband and put it on herself.

But that wasn't all; she also planned to bring someone else along.

"A-Piao ~ come keep me company~" Aemeath said cutely.

"Should I learn to meow like a cat too?" the Rover asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Mmm!"

"Uh... you know, Little Ai, I'm actually not very good at it..." the Rover said softly, intending to politely decline.

"No way..." Little Ai said pitifully, her cat ears puffed out, looking just like a kitten that wanted to be petted by its owner but was cruelly rejected.

As you know, Aemeath is also known as a special attack weapon against wanderers. No matter how much Rover initially refuses, they will soften their hearts with Little Ai's cute offensive.

There was nothing the Rover could do; he couldn't refuse the girl's request and could only willingly let her put on the cat ear hair ornaments, and then, under everyone's gaze, he began to perform imitating a cat's meow.

Meow~

Little Ai and A-Piao Piao's meowing performance once again melted the hearts of everyone present. Even the Shorekeeper couldn't suppress his smile and took out his phone to record the adorable scene of Ai and A Piao being cute, keeping it as a treasure.

"Oh my, so cute, so cute! Let me give you a kiss." Xiao Ling couldn't wait to hug the adorable Little Ai kitten and kiss it.

Before he could even make a move, the Rover grabbed his wrist, his piercing gaze instantly striking him, making Hajiling shudder.

Rover: Hey Hajiling, you're showing off your love to my daughter right under my nose?

Aemeath peeked out from behind the Rover and stuck out her tongue apologetically.

Xiao Ling: What's this? The mother cat is hissing to protect her kittens?

"Sigh, I'm out of ideas."

Since Sister Piao won't let him and Little Ai get close, then he can only...

Suddenly, the Rover, who was clinging tightly to Xiao Ling, felt a dampness on his cheek, and the coldness on his face instantly turned into astonishment.

"You... kissed me?" The Rover looked at Hajiling in astonishment.

"I have no choice. If you won't let me Little Ai, then I can only kiss you." Xiao Ling said with a rather helpless expression, trying to be cheeky.

(Still focusing on the most popular gameplay style in the chat.)

The other girls watched this scene, some with smiles on their faces, some lost in thought, and others hiding their true emotions so well that it was impossible to guess their real thoughts.

But they were really looking forward to seeing how Hajipiao would react after being ambushed.

The Rover was only stunned for a moment before rising with indignant shame and quickly pinning Hajiling down beneath him.

"Hajipiao, isn't this a bit much?" Xiao Ling teased even after being subdued by the Rover.

"So you know it's not good?" The Rover squinted, his voice icy. "You're prepared, aren't you?"

"What kind of resolve should I have... Waaaaaah!"