Chapter 3: Picked Up a Fox, Everyone~ She Wants to Come Home with Me

Yelena’s consciousness was hazy.

But she now knew that the system had activated while she was staring blankly at the full moon.

She was still slowly accepting her body, which had been sealed for over a decade. This sudden, brutal awakening was impacting and stinging her newborn senses.

[Ding, Host Yelena Moon Tail, Allfood Box Function 1: ‘Chef God’s Five Senses’ has been activated. Please find a contract partner as soon as possible.]

What the hell is this now?

Yelena’s mood, which had improved slightly due to the activation of the Chef God system, immediately took a turn for the worse. She listened impatiently to the system, wondering what task it was issuing.

At that moment, she didn’t notice the “bad woman” approaching from behind. Yvette strode over on her long legs and stood domineeringly in front of her, instantly casting a dark shadow over Yelena.

She was clearly taller than Yelena. She looked down at her, examining her, constantly licking her lips, unabashedly looking Yelena up and down.

Finally, their eyes met, and her gaze settled on Yelena’s face, which was smudged with mud but still beautiful.

“Tsk, tsk.” Yvette extended her index finger, lightly hooked it under Yelena’s chin, and forced her to look up.

“What a pretty little fox,” her voice was slightly husky but playful. “The residual magic on you, plus this linen outfit—I remember now, you’re that annoying Ice Hero’s fox clan boy.”

For various reasons, she couldn’t even stand up now, so she instinctively used her tail to protect herself.

“You’re wrong. I-I-I’m not, I wasn’t!”

Perhaps under the influence of hormones, she felt that her response to such a question had become more awkward than before.

“Little fox, you’re lying. Your voice is trembling. So she abandoned you?”

Yvette hit a nerve, and Yelena’s body froze.

She hadn’t expected that after barely escaping the tiger’s mouth, she seemed to have fallen into the hands of an even more terrifying woman.

She knew that this woman was Aisha’s archenemy in the game. Yelena vaguely remembered that the Female Sword Saint was not a likable character in the original work.

This woman’s intuition was exceptionally sharp. In an instant, she saw through her relationship with Aisha, making Yelena feel uneasy.

Yvette looked at her for a long time without speaking, her gaze lingering. She looked at the little fox before her, then thoughtfully looked away.

Yvette had originally come here with the intention of stealing someone away, but now something had changed deep inside her.

A noble fox-human like this wouldn’t disguise herself as a man for no reason. Her circumstances were probably far more complicated than Yvette imagined.

The fox tribe girl met her gaze without much fear—it was more a yearning for freedom.

She took a large sandwich out of her backpack, gently wiped the dirt off Yelena’s cheek, and said softly, “You must be hungry. This is for you.”

[‘Chef God’s Five Senses’ has identified: Sandwich. Contains active yeast and is rich in high-quality meat and vegetables. Labeled as ‘Mortal·Low-Grade Life’]

Yelena tried to use her own talent, and her eyes involuntarily grew moist, the tip of her nose turning red.

Maybe she didn’t need this kind of unprovoked charity, but the red-haired girl before her made her feel a different kind of warmth since coming to this world.

She took the food with trembling hands, looked at Yvette, and after Yvette nodded, began to devour the hard-earned meal.

“That idiot Aisha, no eyes to see—she actually threw away such an unparalleled treasure in the trash.” Watching Yelena wolf down the food, Yvette’s voice was full of contempt.

“But that’s fine.”

She changed her tone, her burning eyes fixed on Yelena, and said in a half-teasing manner, “The treasure she didn’t want, I, this young lady, will pick up. That works out just fine.”

With that, she didn’t argue and simply picked up Yelena horizontally in a princess carry.

?!?!

“‘Mmm, wha’ are you doin’?'” Yelena, who had just swallowed the sandwich, protested with unclear speech.

“Picked up a fox, everyone~ She wants to come home with me.”

“Who, who wants to go home with you?! You jerk! Bad woman! Put me down!!”

Yelena struggled to escape this princess carry that she couldn’t bear. But Yvette was frighteningly strong and just felt like the little fox in her arms was acting spoiled.

Yelena frantically clawed at the walls of the alley, leaving many scratch marks below.

“Other foxes know how to repay kindness. You’re really a strange one. I, this young lady, kindly saved you, and you’re so unwilling to come back with me?”

“I don’t need your rescue! I can stand on my own two feet. I won’t go back with you!”

“You little fox, why don’t you follow the script? Others start by asking, ‘Did you save a fox on a snowy mountain?'”

“I save your Grandpa Feng!”

…

Seeing Yelena so resistant, Yvette shook her head helplessly, then her tone became a bit more serious.

“Then go. At least you’re free now.”

She released her arms, set down the fox tribe girl in a supporting manner, then gradually distanced herself.

“I…” Yelena’s words stopped there, and she couldn’t articulate the rest.

Even if Yvette had been joking earlier, she hadn’t expected the other party to change so quickly and so decisively.

She thought back to Aisha, with whom she had spent two years, and the “freedom” Aisha had given her not long ago—so different from now.

‘What exactly… am I expecting?’ Yelena silently thought.

Was she still waiting for that vanished affection to return? Was this truly meaningful?

Clearly impossible.

For two years, he had tried his hardest, worked tirelessly, and yet received this treatment.

“I know your background from my grandfather’s books, Miss Fox.”

The moonlight emerged from the clouds, spilling onto Yvette’s profile. That face gave off a feeling of genuine trustworthiness.

“My family has received great favors from your elders in the past. I will help you and walk with you. Please trust me, okay?”

With that, Yvette took out a badge bearing a nine-tailed fox emblem. Yelena stared at the badge in Yvette’s hand for a long moment, inexplicably feeling it was familiar.

The Astreia family had produced Sword Saints for generations, and even a Hero, though this generation hadn’t gained the Holy Sword’s favor. In reputation and trustworthiness, they were in no way inferior to the Parisio family, Yelena thought.

Moreover, the helping hand she now extended formed a stark contrast to Aisha’s earlier coldness.

Now she couldn’t afford not to rely on anyone. This face and body, if she walked openly on the streets, would only attract malicious gazes.

Yelena took a deep breath. After a moment of calm, she opened her eyes again. The doubt in her garnet-red fox eyes vanished, filled instead with light of trust.

“My name is Yelena Moon Tail. I’m willing to go with you, Miss Yvette.”

Yvette showed a satisfied smile and said naturally, “My pleasure. I’m very happy to be able to help you, Miss Yelena.”

[Ding, sensed that the host and the new contractor’s strong wish is connected. Continue?]

[Yes.]

Yelena quickly replied to the system in her heart.

[Yvette’s favorability has increased from 10 to 20. The host’s continued improvement of the contractor’s favorability will help grow the host’s own magic and the Allfood Box Function 2: ‘Emotion Menu’.]

Having just unlocked her body’s seal and newly signed a contract, the backlash from depleted magic caused Yelena to slowly faint.

Thus, Yvette watched the “trophy” in her arms gradually calm down, and her mood became cheerful.

The fox spirit girl in her arms had a slender body and carried that intoxicating strange fragrance. Yvette called over her subordinates, had her brought onto the carriage, and set off for the most luxurious Sword Saint Mansion in the city.