While Nuo Ai’er was clearing the dungeon…
At the same time, on the other side…
In Emilia’s luxurious mansion, in the living room, the atmosphere was a bit peculiar.
“Mmm…”
Leinata sat on the sofa, hands tightly clasped, the two little wolf ears on her head twitching uneasily. Her emerald green eyes were filled with worry, her gaze occasionally drifting to her palm.
That was the spot bound to Nuo Ai’er’s teleport point. If nothing unexpected happened, after she left the game, she would be right beside her.
But because the world bubbles were different, the flow of time on both sides was unequal. Sometimes she’d come out immediately, sometimes it would take several days.
And now…
“It’s already been a day…” Leinata murmured softly.
Although she didn’t think much of this game, having easily cleared several dungeons before, Leinata also knew in her heart that sometimes it was purely due to her own brute strength.
And Nuo Ai’er was so weak; if she encountered danger, it would probably be troublesome.
“Nuo Ai’er, how are things over there…” Leinata muttered to herself.
“Oh my, I told you, you don’t need to worry so much.” Emilia, who was elegantly leaning against the back of the sofa, said to Leinata.
“How could I not worry about her… She clearly has no strength at all…” Leinata pursed her lips and said.
Emilia, seeing Leinata’s distracted look, shook her head: “That’s why, if you join my guild, we can apply to form a group and enter dungeons. Then you won’t need to worry.”
Leinata shot Emilia a disdainful glance. Still thinking about recruiting people at a time like this (annoyed).
“Ahaha, just kidding…” Emilia stuck out her tongue.
“But I think you don’t need to worry too much about her. That little Nuo Ai’er, although she looks like a fragile small fry… well, actually she really is weak.”
“What exactly are you trying to say?” Leinata was getting impatient. Is this girl just here to mock her?
“I mean, her fate always seems to favor her exceptionally,” Emilia said.
“Fate? Is that your talent?” Leinata was taken aback.
“Haha…” Emilia laughed and took a sip of tea. “To clarify, it’s not the same as my strong luck. I mean, she always seems to eliminate the wrong paths…”
“I only realized it after reviewing the situation afterward. During the Camilla Incident, whenever she took a wrong step, she would have died, yet she miraculously took all the right steps… It’s truly astonishing intuition.”
“Taking a wrong step, huh…” Leinata thought carefully. It did seem to be the case. Earlier in the forest, Nuo Ai’er, someone completely powerless, had saved her.
An ordinary little girl entering the forest would either encounter a plant monster and be eaten, or be crushed into paste by trap stones.
And more likely than not, she would be too scared to move upon seeing Leinata, then run away. But Nuo Ai’er didn’t. She was the first human to come to Leinata’s side and trust her completely…
“So, relax.” Emilia put down her teacup. “Right now, Nuo Ai’er is surely clearing the dungeon very smoothly.”
Leinata sighed in relief. She was right. She had been too hasty. Nuo Ai’er might lack strength, but she was a capable person. She should trust her. Leinata felt much lighter.
However, these two companions full of confidence in Nuo Ai’er could never have imagined that the Nuo Ai’er they spoke of… was currently experiencing such despair (sad).
“Uwa, I hate this”
After the rewind, Nuo Ai’er abruptly opened her eyes.
“Did big sister stay at home properly today?”
Familiar words. Familiar scene. Familiar Meimei () She was back.
Then Nuo Ai’er was completely petrified, her eyes filled with despair.
‘What is going on?’
She let out a breakdown scream in her heart. Before, the death trigger would only activate after dinner, when they played games together. But in the last cycle, right after speaking, Meimei didn’t even cook and just killed her directly?! This is too outrageous.
Nuo Ai’er: wuu
But why…? She had done nothing last time, yet the timeline had changed. It couldn’t be completely random!
Nuo Ai’er’s mind raced, trying to find a way out of this certain deadlock. Where exactly had the problem been? Was there something she had missed?
First, she knew it had nothing to do with favorability; the trigger condition was very strange. But it shouldn’t kill her for no reason. Perhaps she had triggered some rule?
Just then, the two rules about Meimei surfaced in Nuo Ai’er’s mind:
[3. Meimei likes you very much. After returning home, be sure to play with her well. Never let her be unhappy.]
[6. Meimei is a good girl. Trust Meimei, don’t doubt Meimei.]
In the first four cycles, Nuo Ai’er had proven with her life that four out of the six rules were true. So without a doubt, among these two rules about Meimei, one must be false.
Could it be Rule 3…? But Nuo Ai’er had done her best to make Meimei happy. If she died even then, could it be that Rule 6 was false? Meimei is a good girl… but what good girl would lay a murderous hand on her family? Not sisterly at all.
That meant Rule 6 was most likely false… but if so, how could Nuo Ai’er survive? If Meimei wasn’t a good girl, then wouldn’t Nuo Ai’er keep dying and get stuck on this save? (sad) That can’t be right?
Nuo Ai’er thought, then a crazy conjecture appeared in her mind.
‘Wait… did I misunderstand the key point?’
Every time before, when Meimei made the terrifying and clearly unreasonable request, “Can I eat big sister?”, she instinctively found it absurd and decisively refused, and then Meimei would bite her to death. In the last cycle, she was scared from the start, and then was eaten again…
‘What if… Nuo Ai’er had misunderstood the key point?’
‘Let’s try it.’
Nuo Ai’er decided to give it a try.
She suppressed the fear in her heart. This time, she didn’t push Meimei away, but showed the same friendly attitude as in the previous cycles. She continued to keep a friendly smile and responded to Meimei gently.
The next developments were as usual. Meimei went to make dinner. The two ate warmly, then sat together and played a small game. The living room was filled with laughter and joy. Everything seemed so wonderful.
“Big sister…” Meimei stopped the game and leaned close to Nuo Ai’er.
“I’m not full yet,” Meimei said in a voice as soft as a whisper.
“Can I eat big sister?” Meimei asked that familiar question.
The familiar death countdown began again.
But this time…
“Sure~”
Nuo Ai’er smiled, looked at the pink-haired loli in front of her who could suddenly attack and bite her to death at any moment, and answered with an extremely gentle voice.
Nuo Ai’er submitted.