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Chapter 6
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Miwa and I rejoined his group at a restaurant after hatching my new pet. It's a tiny baby dragon with red scales and little chibi wings. I named him Ignis, the Latin word for fire. I don't care if he can breathe fire or not, but his scales are quite a vibrant shade of red. It suited him quite a bit. Anyways, my pet is quite cute. He's very attached to me too since he is happily nuzzling my hand whenever I hold him in my arms. Although you should have seen him fly straight into Miwa's face the moment he hatched, it was not only hilarious, but cute.
"It's...so cute!" Black Lily said seeing the dragon in my arms.
"You...really beat the Dragon King with only you and a healer...What exactly are you made of?" Playboy asked as I took a seat beside him.
"What do you plan on doing with a dragon?" Ambusher stared at the dragon then at me. "Will it be of any use in fighting at this size?" Ambusher questioned causing Ignis to breath a small stream of fire at him.
"Even if Ignis isn't, it's nice to have a pet."
"Hey, you already have me."
"You're a player, it's different."
"Yue...are you and Merlin..." The two of us looked at Black Lily who had a sly look on her face. "You know...together?"
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Why the hell do you assume that?!" I jumped when Miwa slammed his hands on the table, glaring at the grinning girl. "There is no way this idiot would marry someone again after our last conversation!"
"Oh-hoh~..."
"What's wrong, Merlin?"
"Don't say anything." I was confused at why Merlin said that. "Actually, we are married!"
"Eh?"
"WHAT?!"
"Yes, indeed." Merlin was grinning and he made himself even more comfortable on my shoulder...while Miwa was glaring at the both of us. "It solves quite a few problems with pests and I must admit I do like Yue quite a bit."
"You...!" I released a small shout, moving behind Wicked quickly. Miwa was on fire...both figuratively and literally. "I told you not to get married! Do you know how annoying it to deal with people who whine about your habits!"
"I find it quite fun. Never a dull moment."
"You..." Miwa was glaring at Merlin who jumped off my shoulder and sat poised in front of the mage. "If you dare hurt Yue...I'll corpse kill you back to level 1, you hear me?"
"Hm." Merlin was grinning, not one that I liked. "I lied."
"Wha-YOU BASTARD!"
"Stop!" I quickly moved between the two, my tails holding Merlin back just as he was about to claw at Miwa again. While my hands were on Miwa's shoulders to prevent him from killing the cat player. "Calm down, come on! Miwa!"
"I'm going to skin that bastard alive! Hand him over, Yue!"
"I like to see you try, girly boy!"
"Heed my co-"
"Don't use magic now! Playboy, catch!" I flung Merlin at him using my tails before I quickly knelt down, pulling Miwa onto one shoulder. That's when I began running out the restaurant. "Come on! You're coming with me! Merlin, stick with them unless you want to be fried!"
"Put me down! Yue!"
"I'll return Miwa tomorrow when he finally manages to calm down! Later!"
"YUE!"
"Ow! Don't pull my ears!"
"I don't care, put me down!"
"Not until we're far away!"
"I'll kill you!"
"I like to see you try! I'm twice your level!"
"Wha-What level are you?!"
"Currently 58, almost 59. I'm going to be doing some quests to obtain my fifth tail."
"Join my team for the tournament."
"No way."
"Why not?"
"If I do, then you and Merlin will be stuck together hell of a lot more than I would like to deal with and I hate attention. Maybe next time. I'll help you level up if you want though, just say the word."
"Can I walk now? We're already out of Star City!"
"Just don't try to walk back on your own." I put him down and I grabbed his wrist. "Come on, I'll help you regain the level you lost."
"Where?"
"Well, I do need some more ingredients for some creams and perfumes. I'm already sold out."
"Seriously?"
"Women like it, a lot. The women kept pestering me about the name of my brand so I made it up on the spot...but I'm seriously regretting it instantly links to me. I've been getting more requests than I can handle."
"What is it?"
"...Argentum Vulpes, basically silver fox in Latin."
"Pff, only you would end up creating your own brand in a game."
"Gee thanks."
"Come on, let's go!" Miwa grabbed my wrist and began pulling me along instead. "I want to get my level back before morning!"
"Sir, yes, sir."
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I stifled a yawn as I walked to my next class, ignoring the giggling group of girls following me from a distance behind me. Zhou Ming shot the girls a glare over his shoulder, obviously not in the mood to listen to them so early in the damn morning. I shoved my hands into my pocket, thinking about boat building.
"Leave them, Zhou Ming...Let's go out for lunch, I didn't bother making anything today." I said feeling a bit hungry.
"You didn't make your own lunch?" Zhou Ming asked shooting me a raised brow.
"My uncle was home for once so I only had enough time to make one before shoving it onto him." I answered opening the door.
"Huh. What exactly does your uncle do for a living?"
"That..." I thought about it. "...is a very good question."
"You don't know?"
"I think he's a CEO or something considering how much money he has and how often he gives me things. Our apartment complex is actually really high class too."
"Yet our school isn't."
"Oh, I dealt with all that myself. My uncle doesn't care what I do or where I want to go to school so long as I can take care of myself."
"I'm amazed you haven't become a delinquent like some rich bastards."
"My uncle is rich, not me. I get a reasonable allowance, but that is based on my grades. If I get anything lower than a C, then my uncle is informed and then I'll be forced to deal with tutors his secretaries pick out. More often than not a woman and it is not something I want to go through again after the first time in middle school..."
"Huh?"
"Cougar."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, I told my uncle about what happened and the woman got canned and her license taken away."
"I've never met him before..."
"Yeah, he was away on business for a few years."
"Years?"
"When he took me in, he agreed that after I'm old enough to take care of myself. At first he was gone a few days, then a few weeks, months, and eventually years. I wonder if he'll even come to my high school graduation..."
"That's at the end of the year."
"Uh-huh."
"Do you even want him there?"
"...It would be nice...for once"
Zhou Ming didn't say anything and I felt grateful to him for it. Classes soon began, but my thoughts were straying. Uncle...not once did he attend any of my graduations, no, he sent some of his newbies with flowers and gifts. Elementary school was pretty bad...considering some of the more snotty kids made fun of me for it...and I decked them for it. I rejected the gifts that day, saying I didn't want them and I headed home alone. I got over it, eventually...diving into games instead. Still, it hurt...but I didn't have any expectations after that, I still don't.
"Zhou Ming, let's go get lunc-" My phone was vibrating, Zhou Ling Bin? I pulled it out, answering it. "Hello?" I asked with a raised brow.
"Sorry for calling you suddenly, Yu Li Xia. Anyway, don't say my name." Zhou Ling Bin said sounding a bit urgent.
"Okay...?" I said as Zhou Ming gave me a curious stare.
"Next week is Ming Bin's birthday, I need your help to distract him the entire day."
"Okay, sure. Time?"
"I'll send a message when I'm ready."
"Got it. Anything else?"
"No, I just need your help distracting him. Thanks, Yu Li Xia."
"Are you free this weekend?"
"Yes."
"Great, pick me up at noon."
"Why?"
"Just do it." I hung up and I shoved my phone in my pocket. Zhou Ming is still staring. "What?"
"Where are you going?"
"..." How to answer this? Well, not like he asked me to keep it a secret. "Your brother wants me to distract you for possibly a surprise birthday party. I'm making him come with me to pick out presents."
"Seriously? I keep saying I don't want a damn party."
"You could always skip, but your parents are away on business, right?"
"Yeah...so?"
"Just go, it's not like it would kill you. Your brother is putting in effort in something despite you being an adult now. Plus we can drink so we might as well buy some alcohol before heading back."
"Good point..."
"If your brother ends up falling asleep after getting drunk, I'm drawing on his face."
"..." Zhou Ming gave me a slight grin. "Alright, but if I'm stuck with him, so are you."
"I already planned on it. I'm sleeping over if we do get drunk though."
"Fine, whatever."
Zhou Ling Bin should really remember to tell me to stay silent, otherwise I have no obligation to stay quiet. If asked, I'll answer. I'm that kind of person. Even if it is implied, I won't go with it. You have to say or ask me to stay silent if you want me to keep a secret. I doubt Zhou Ming will snitch on me though, I'm the only friend he has.
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"We're not going to watch the fights when the tournament starts up?" Merlin asked batting Ignis away when the dragon tried climbing up my shoulder to him.
"Nah, besides I know Miwa and his team will make it to the finals. Besides, I plan on giving Miwa a bit of 'insurance' you could say." I said with a slight grin.
"Bombs?"
"I plan on giving him some poisons too. Ignis, I know you like Merlin, but stop trying to go after him."
"Raaaaa!"
"Don't roar at me. Come on, we're leveling you up today."
"How exactly do you plan on doing that?"
"Simple, I'm going to strap some zombies with bombs and a very long rope and have Ignis light the end."
"...That...might actually work."
"That's why you're going to fetch the zombies while I get everything ready."
"...I take it back."
"Healing the undead causes damage, plus you're fast enough."
"...I hate you sometimes."
"You ride for free on my shoulders all the time, you want me to give your spot to Ignis?"
"...This is my spot."
"You're becoming too much like a cat."
"Don't care."
"Heh, we're here. Come on, Ignis, let's get everything ready."
"How many?"
"Let's start with five for now."
"Got it."
Merlin and I spent a few hours getting Ignis to level 20, great work for a pet a few days old. Once he reached 15, I had him fight on his own to gain some new skills and he did. Six of them. Dragon Breath, Dragon Slash, Dragon Cry, Unending Tears, Dragon Rampage, and Air Cutter. Dragon Breath is self-explanatory, but it's a much more powerful version of his normal fire breathing. Dragon Slash is when he flies past his target and strikes them quickly with his claws. Now Dragon Cry and Unending Tears is a bit unique considering...well, he got hurt and I didn't help him resulting him in wailing and crying. Dragon Rampage was the result afterwards where he furiously attacked the zombie while it was stunned due to his cry. Air Cutter was him basically creating air blades with his wings.
"Let's take him to stronger areas and have him set off bombs for us. That should get him to level 40 quickly." I said seeing him kill zombie after zombie.
"You should calm him down first." Merlin said staring at the little dragon.
"Ignis! Come back now! I got your favorite fried chicken as your reward!" I held up the drumstick and Ignis quickly looked at me before flying at me full speed. He attached himself to my wrist while eating his reward. "Hm? He's bigger now."
"You're right."
"I guess when he levels up he grows bigger. I wonder how big he'll grow..."
"I hope not too big...it'll be a pain in my ass if he gets too big..."
"I wish he has a small size and a big size. If he has a big size the size of a horse I could probably use him as a mount."
"Probably bigger considering he's a dragon."
"We can build a house with hooks and have him fly us wherever we want, I want a ship."
"Why a ship?"
"Well, if we travel to other continents, he needs to take a break."
"Good point."
"Plus, I'll need him to fight or carry us away if we do find a kraken!"
"You're still after it, huh?"
"Sounds fun and possibly poisonous...It'll be very useful for someone like me."
"...You're mad."
"Don't care." I looked at Ignis, who was giving me a pleading look. "You did good today. Come on, let's return to town and you can have some more fried chicken."
"Raaaa!"
"You're going to spoil him."
"It's fine once in a while. Ignis, do your best in the future, okay?"
"Raaa!"
"Hey! Just because you are bigger doesn't mean you can try to climb up to my spot! Shoo!"
"Raa..."
"Your spot is my shoulder. You're so lazy, Merlin."
"It's hard to move as a cat, your shoulder gives me a chance to rest and get my work done more quickly."
"Whatever."
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Chapter 6 Ends
Yue is the type of person who will answer questions to things some want kept a secret, unless of course that person explicitly asks to keep it a secret then Yue will not say a word. However,she will only do it when it won't cause someone pain be it physical or mental. Yue lacks common sense in various areas, but has a good heart...although Miwa is the one who acts as her main anchor in the real world to prevent her from getting hurt or being an idiot. Yue has no interest in tournaments or things that require being in front of a huge crowd for no reason, not even for land. Yue hates the spotlight and she knows that people will end up threatening her for her bombs and poisons then she would end up having to kill them which would result in a huge number of enemies that deserved to be killed. Not much else to add at this point so that is it for today! Until the next time, my dears! Bye-bye~!