Chapter 22 Brain Overload
Ding dong ding dong! “Look, it’s the Cursed Bird!”
Night Star pulls the Cursed Bird close to Yuri and flaunts her masterpiece.
The Cursed Bird has already washed off all the grime on her body, and now her face looks cleaner, revealing soft, fair skin.
Not only that.
She also changed her whole outfit to black and white, matching her black hair and white eyes.
Night Star even tidied up her long hair, giving her a neat and stylish look.
Talk about a complete makeover.
Yuri’s lips twitch.
“How did you tame her?”
He couldn’t care less that Night Star washed the Cursed Bird.
What truly puzzled him was:
The Cursed Bird actually let Night Star touch her casually.
Yuri remembered that this monster usually didn’t recognize anyone, slashing away at whoever got close.
Unless…
Yuri glanced at a very smug-looking Night Star.
“I won’t be fooled this time. I found the secret to taming the Cursed Bird, and now she listens to me.”
Yuri’s eyes narrowed behind his mask.
“Whatever.”
“Huh? Aren’t you interested in how I did it?”
“Boring, I need to get ready.”
“Ah…”
Night Star sighed, feeling quite deflated.
Not being able to show off her skills felt like a huge letdown.
Yuri was such a drag.
As Night Star was drawing circles on the ground, Yuri walked past the Cursed Bird, his gaze fixated on her.
She no longer had that strong, bloody smell; instead, she emitted a refreshing scent.
Clearly, Night Star not only scrubbed her clean but probably used some fancy perfume too.
Night Star really knew how to meddle in things.
But it was alright.
Yuri didn’t like the heavy scent of bl**d either.
A little later.
Yuri was ready to go out.
Night Star was bouncing with excitement, looking very expectant.
“So, where are we going?”
“You’ll see.”
Every time they went on an adventure, bringing along such a young girl always gave him a headache.
Besides, could he really trust Night Star?
Given her unfathomable abilities, Yuri could only deal with it for now.
“Don’t you think it would be wiser to hide your appearance? Exposing yourself would be a hassle.”
“Mmm… I don’t think this half-mask is much help, right? It’s probably easy to recognize, isn’t it? Is it just for style?”
Yuri twitched.
“I have my own methods. Take care of your own affairs and don’t cause me trouble.”
“Alright.”
Night Star pouted, knowing full well what those methods entailed.
Probably some kind of manipulation with Star Power.
She once tried that herself and it didn’t feel good.
It seemed Yuri wasn’t planning to do it together.
So she’d have to do it solo.
Night Star somehow produced a mask from nowhere and put it on her face.
“Uh-huh! Problem solved!”
Yuri looked at the mask and was immediately stunned.
What is this bizarre sense of style?
This was the strangest mask he’d ever seen.
“Where did you get this mask?”
“I made it myself. Is there anything wrong with it?”
On the face of Night Star was a yellow round-faced mask, with weird rounded arcs around the eyes and an enormous round arc around the mouth, creating a laughably ridiculous effect.
Yuri thought the designer must be a genius to come up with something so odd.
This would surely demolish any tension in their mission.
However, the mask also had a heavy element of confusion, making it rather effective.
“Ready? Follow me.”
Night Star followed, glancing back at the Cursed Bird.
“What about the Cursed Bird?”
“She stays here.”
“Okay.”
The Cursed Bird is an unconscious Star Eclipses who usually doesn’t think and just attacks anyone who gets close.
She might only exhibit human-like emotions if driven by Obsessions.
Still, carrying her around is a hassle, so leaving her to watch the place makes more sense.
Yuri took Night Star to their destination, a large and luxurious noble estate with an extravagant villa.
Looks like the target is here.
Night Star followed Yuri inside without any hindrance.
Upon entering.
Yuri skillfully found the head honcho, the local noble lord, and started a conversation.
Night Star stood quietly aside, not interrupting or causing a fuss, standing there as still as a statue.
During this process, she absorbed every word they exchanged and thought hard about it until her brain overloaded.
Even though Night Star was working hard to absorb the knowledge of this era, there were still many things beyond her scope.
Blind spots in knowledge!
“Aba ababa~”
After realizing she couldn’t keep up with both sides’ pace, Night Star decided to call it quits!
However, she noticed:
Yuri seemed to be fooling the lord.
Using lies and manipulating him with certain gestures, he forced the lord to believe him.
Yet the lord wasn’t exactly a pushover, continuously matching wits with Yuri.
If not for Yuri’s language manipulation claiming to have powerful backing, even the lord wouldn’t dare challenge them so easily.
Yuri’s fraud skills matched his reputation, proving he was a professional fraudster.
Even though Night Star knew Yuri quite well, she almost fell for it.
His Star Power undoubtedly played a role here.
The entire exchange…
There was something fishy about Yiur’s political manoeuvring among the nobles, hinting at his ambition.
Night Star couldn’t figure out what was going on and could only observe slowly.
Gradually.
They approached noon.
Yuri took Night Star away from the noble grounds and back home.
He glanced at Night Star, feeling slightly surprised.
He had prepared for her to cause trouble.
But surprisingly, she stayed quiet throughout the whole process, never interfering and barely showing up.
If this trend continued, bringing her along wouldn’t be that much of a hassle when action was needed.
Anyway, there was nothing to worry about even if danger arose.
With her skills, protection was unnecessary for sure.
Where on earth did people like her come from?
Back home in the living room.
Night Star woke up from her daze and yawned.
“Ugh… How boring, I almost dozed off.”
“Impatient? Still coming with me?”
“Of course!”
“What a pain.”
But…
It’s kind of fun.
Assuming Night Star was friendly, bringing her along was definitely the best choice.
For Yuri, it was part of his overall deceit.
Next, watch and see what purpose Night Star has.
Time will tell.
“You can eat lunch, we’re heading to the next house.”
“More houses? Alright…”
With that, Night Star disappeared instantly, presumably to buy lunch.
Yuri stood silent for a moment.
Whenever he saw such incredible talent, he sighed inwardly.
With abilities like these, he wouldn’t have to rely on words to deceive others.
After a while.
Night Star reappeared with a gigantic portion of food in hand.
“Hehe~ Let’s share!”
