Chapter 2: Betrayed by the Unexpected?
At the same time.
Night Lan was on her way to Ling Miao’s cottage, planning to give those little lolis a surprise.
Back then, they were constantly waiting for her return every day, so sneaking back now would surely scare the cr*p out of them.
Soon, Night Lan arrived at Ling Miao’s lounge and pressed the doorbell.
Ding-dong~
“Who’s there, meow?”
Ling Miao’s voice came through the speaker, filled with suspicion.
To this, Night Lan purposely lowered her voice, jokingly saying:
“Cough, cough~ Social outreach.”
The moment she spoke, the door was immediately opened.
A little loli with white hair and blue eyes pounced up and knocked Night Lan off her feet before she could even react.
“Night Lan! I’ve missed you so much, meow!”
Ling Miao rubbed her soft face against Night Lan’s, showing no signs of shyness, just like a cute, adoring kitten yearning for her owner’s love.
Awkwardly blushing, Night Lan pushed Ling Miao away.
“Alright, Ling Miao, get off me! If someone sees us sliding around in the hallway, they’ll d*e of embarrassment!”
Although Night Lan didn’t mind getting close with girls, this should still be handled with some decency.
Jumping onto her even before entering the house; if anyone happened to see that, Night Lan would definitely feel mortified beyond belief.
“True, meow!”
Ling Miao suddenly snapped out of it, quickly crawling off Night Lan’s soft, fragrant body.
Just as Night Lan was about to take a deep breath and stand up, Ling Miao picked her up in a princess carry.
“Hey hey hey? What are you doing?”
Night Lan cried out in puzzlement.
Although Ling Miao was a bit taller and was just about to transition from being a loli, in Night Lan’s eyes, she was still a petite girl who deserved to be spoiled.
Being held like this caused Night Lan’s sense of shame to rise even more.
It should have been the other way around!
Seeing this, Ling Miao smirked smugly, revealing a cute smile with little fangs.
“Mweow~ I’ve waited so long, Night Lan! You’ve been gone for ages, but now I can finally devour you! Get ready for it!”
“What is that? No lewd stuff!”
“I only have two states: hungry or lewd, but since I’m already full, there’s no lewdness today.”
As she spoke, Ling Miao carried Night Lan back into the house and closed the door behind them.
Back in the lounge, Ling Miao tossed Night Lan onto the bed.
Despite being a tiny girl, she had surprisingly strong arms!
“Get ready, meow!”
Then, like an eager cat attacking prey, Ling Miao pounced onto the bed, attempting to pin Night Lan down.
“Not happening, missy!”
But Night Lan dodged Ling Miao’s tackle at lightning speed by seizing that split second opening. Ling Miao ended up lunging into empty space.
Before she could recover, Night Lan felt her armpits being invaded by Ling Miao’s tiny hands.
“Itch attack!”
Night Lan turned the tables, pressing Ling Miao down and tickling her non-stop despite her squirming.
“Haha~ Mweow~ Haha~ Stop it, meow! You’re gonna k*ll me! Haha~”
After a while, Ling Miao collapsed onto the bed, utterly defeated.
Seeing that Ling Miao could no longer laugh, Night Lan stopped.
“You treat me like a weak, passive loli—your mistake, Ling Miao. Typical you.”
Night Lan muttered, stroking Ling Miao’s white-stockinged legs, feeling very satisfied with her softness.
Sure, taking advantage of a loli also gave her a sense of victory!
Ling Miao lay there listlessly, not minding at all that Night Lan was touching her white silk-covered legs, and actually seemed very happy.
“Hmmew~ Give me more, I love it, meow~”
Night Lan couldn’t help but chuckle, grasping Ling Miao’s foot as if in punishment, giving it a light squeeze.
“Saying that, where are Bai Yu, Mi Shen, and Star Yoon? Aren’t you guys hanging out together tonight?”
She had noticed this when she entered.
Bai Yu, Mi Shen, and Star Yoon were nowhere near Ling Miao, and nobody knew where they had wandered off to.
They had been inseparable every day until now.
Ling Miao lazily answered, “Hmmew~ Bai Yu seems to be playing with her sister, Mi Shen is making pastries, Star Yoon probably went to steal a bite of Mi Shen’s treats. We usually hang out here, waiting for Night Lan’s return.”
“Oh?”
“Yes, meow.”
Ling Miao flipped over lazily, then hugged Night Lan’s waist playfully, rubbing against her like a well-behaved kitten.
Since getting subdued by Night Lan’s tickle attack, Ling Miao no longer had the energy to use any cheap tricks.
It was better to lie flat and let Night Lan touch her instead.
Night Lan’s petting skills were pretty good; it felt really nice.
“Night Lan said she would be back in one day but dragged her feet for so long. Really, you’re too much, meow.”
Night Lan looked helpless and pouted.
“Well, what could I do? If it weren’t for the Star Eclipses incident, I’d have been back sooner.”
“Star Eclipses? Is that something related to the Dream Narrator?”
As a night watcher, Ling Miao did pay attention to the happenings in the capital.
“But how is this relevant to Night Lan? She is just a newbie. Why would she need to deal with events of such scale? Those big shots can handle it. Isn’t there a bunch of Sun Guardians in the city?”
[The key is they were useless in this incident.]
Night Lan thought to herself, brushing off the issue.
“Well, maybe just the fear of unexpected star eclipse pollution keeps lingering. That’s why I couldn’t come back until after the event ends.”
“Hmmew, so the capital’s incident is over?”
“Probably, once enough time passes, we’ll know for sure.”
“That’s good, meow~”
Ling Miao snuggled against Night Lan, enjoying the soothing sensation of being touched.
Not long after,
Two little lolis returned.
They were Star Yoon and Mi Shinna.
They brought a bag of pastries, seemingly wanting to share.
When they saw Night Lan, they froze in surprise.
“Night Lan?”
“Oh, back already? Guess we can fish together again.”
Night Lan got off the bed and embraced both lolis.
“I’m back, surprised? Shocked? Didn’t expect it?”
She let go after a moment, and Mi Shinna smiled adorably.
“Really surprised! Why didn’t you tell me earlier? That way, I could have made more pastries to welcome you back.”
“Eh~ Pastries can be had anytime, but surprises don’t come that often.”
At that point, Star Yoon sat and tugged at Night Lan’s sleeve.
“Hey comrade, join me fish-in-peace, after all, fish-in-peace comes first!”
