Meng Xingyao: (°ー°〃)
Meng Xingyao admitted she had been moved too soon. Her master's money-grubbing cat personality really hadn't changed at all.
And Auntie Liu, you really don't treat money like money!
Meng Xingyao shook her head speechlessly and then asked, "Then Mas... Sister Cipher, have you thought about how to spend all this money?"
"Ah? Of course not!"
Cipher lay on the sofa and answered matter-of-factly.
Hearing this, Meng Xingyao immediately rolled her eyes.
Cipher turned her delicate body slightly, turning her back indifferently and ignoring the matter. However, she also knew in her heart that she had indeed never seriously thought about what use so much money would actually be.
At first, she was simply short of money, but later, her eyes were constantly blinded by wealth. As for specifically how to spend this fortune, she had actually never planned it carefully—after all, who could have thought that achieving a small goal would be so easy?
Meng Xingyao noticed Cipher's obsession with money and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister Cipher, why are you so obsessed with money?"
In her eyes, although Cipher was very greedy, she wasn't an evil person; instead, her actions were well-measured. With Cipher's abilities, financial freedom and control over power should have been within reach, yet she chose a completely different path—becoming a thief.
As far as she knew, the targets Cipher stole from were mostly mega capitalists. And these targeted capitalists, at least a few of them in her eyes, were all no good.
As soon as Meng Xingyao's question left her lips, Cipher's excitedly wagging tail came to an abrupt halt for a split second. The air seemed to freeze, and the originally lively cat gradually quieted down, even her breathing becoming lighter.
A second later, Cipher lazily rolled over, her movements carrying a hint of sluggishness, and then looked at Meng Xingyao expressionlessly.
Feeling Cipher's gaze, Meng Xingyao's expression flickered with panic, but she quickly became firm again. She knew in her heart that if she gave up now, she might never have another chance to understand the other girl in the future.
As for the reason for her persistence, even Meng Xingyao herself probably couldn't say for sure.
And so, the two of them just stared at each other in silence.
After a long while, the oppressive atmosphere around Cipher vanished, replaced by a faint smile.
"Is the little princess interested in me now? You have quite a lot on your mind for someone so young; be careful not to fall in love with me later!"
Before her voice even faded, Cipher had already swept past like a gentle breeze, appearing instantly in front of Meng Xingyao. She reached out and gently rubbed the latter's soft, squishy cheeks, her fingertips feeling as if they were sinking into a ball of cotton.
"Hmm, feels good."
Only moments later did Meng Xingyao belatedly swat away the other's wandering hands.
"How annoying! I was being serious!"
Meng Xingyao glared at Cipher with shame and anger, her cheeks flushing bright red.
However, Cipher ignored her, lazily pillowing her head on her arms with a faint smile playing on her lips.
"Alright, alright, don't be mad, little princess~ And don't say This Cat likes being a riddler; don't forget—how many days have we even known each other?"
"Some things shouldn't be based solely on emotion; you need to use your brain more, otherwise you'll be sold off and still be helping them count the money, and by then it'll be too late to cry~"
Cipher pulled the familiar slave contract from the small pouch at her waist, deliberately waving it in front of Meng Xingyao's eyes, smiling like a cat that had stolen a fish.
Then, ignoring how the former's ear tips were flushing red with shame, she grandly tucked it into her bottomless cleavage. Finally, she even deliberately puffed out her towering chest!
"When you become smart for once in the future, This Cat will definitely tell you everything."
With that, Cipher slipped into the bathroom with practiced ease. There was only a soft thud sound as the bathroom door closed, leaving only the Magical Girl in the living room with burning cheeks and a trembling chest.
Meng Xingyao (⁄ ⁄○⁄Д⁄○⁄ ⁄): 'I... I...'
...Meanwhile, inside the bathroom, Cipher, who was disarming, wore a look of surprise as she reached out with two fingers and pulled the contract from the depths of the abyss.
"So I'm actually this well-endowed? I didn't expect it to actually work!"
This last move had actually been a sudden whim of Cipher's. After all, many female characters in anime seemed to hide things like this. The previous Sparkle and others suffered from a natural lack of assets, while Acheron, well...she's too oblivious to try it herself and anyone that tried would probably have their hand chopped off, either by Acheron herself or her sisters.
Now, Cipher was the first to take the lead and experiment. As it turned out, anime did not deceive me!
"Maybe I should try putting a cup of milk tea in next time."
The daringly innovative Cipher immediately had a new idea in mind.
Cipher quickly looked up, not daring to continue staring into the abyss, and began to wash up properly...
After finishing, Cipher, wearing thin pajamas, lay back on the bed in the bedroom and let out a soft sigh of relief. She began to calculate in her mind how to treat herself recently.
With Meng Xingyao as the landlord, she had moved directly into the local Viewing Tide Residence. This way, even the money for buying a house was temporarily saved.
Where else was there left to spend money...
Just then, a "click" sound was heard inside the room.
It instantly woke Cipher from her daydreaming. She grabbed the quilt and completely covered her body. After all, how could she let someone else enjoy such a benefit for free!
Usually at this time, Meng Xingyao should have already returned to her room... so who is it now?
Since she was at home, Cipher had let down her guard, so she hadn't noticed the movement outside in advance.
At this moment, Cipher's deep eyes were fixed on the door. If the person opening it later was a stranger, she would send them away immediately.
As the door slowly opened, what met her eyes was a scene of white tinged with red. By the time Cipher reacted, it was already too late.
Cipher (/∇＼): Careless of me, I didn't expect the Magical Girl to be so well-endowed after being stripped bare.
Meng Xingyao: (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)
At this moment, Meng Xingyao had shed her Magical Girl outfit and instead put on an extremely subtle set of pink lace-trimmed pajamas. Her long blue hair had also turned back to black.
Wet droplets slid down from the tips of her hair, tracing along her cheeks and leaving crystal-clear trails on her porcelain-white skin. She had clearly just finished bathing, with a faint mist still lingering around her.
This tender appearance, like a newly bloomed white lotus, almost caused Cipher's composure to collapse on the spot.
She averted her gaze and complained in a slightly awkward tone.
"Li... Little Princess, what's wrong with you today! Why did you come running here dressed like this!"
"...Does... Doesn't it look good?"
"...Is that what I meant?"
Cipher was completely speechless. She instantly used her Divine Speed Power to take a shirt from the closet and drape it over the other girl.
Because the other girl kept her head down, Cipher only saw her flushed skin from up close.
Wait? You're already this shy, so why did you come here?!
Before Cipher could ask again, Meng Xingyao kept her head down and lay on the bed in silence.
"Before I... I... pro... promised you... no matter what Master does... I won't resist... so go ahead..."
After finishing her slurred words, she slowly pulled open the shirt.
Then, Meng Xingyao closed her eyes and spread her arms, exposing herself to Cipher in a posture of being completely at her mercy.
Cipher: (๑˙ー˙๑)???
(Fumina: Is it just me or is Cipher's story, the gayest one yet...?)