"Um, Silver Wolf... why don't you just agree to Miss Cipher..."
After hesitating for a long time, the slightly bashful Firefly finally couldn't help but speak up for Cipher.
After all, they were all companions, so there was no need to make things so awkward.
Besides, seeing the cat girl looking so pitiful, Firefly really couldn't bear it.
The moment those words left her mouth, Cipher, who had been burying her face against Silver Wolf and refusing to let go, instantly perked up.
Her cat ears stood upright, and she raised her head with tears glistening in her eyes, sending Firefly a grateful look.
Cipher (இдஇ`):
"As expected... Miss Firefly really is gentler~"
Hearing Firefly's plea, Silver Wolf narrowed her lazy eyes and shot Firefly a helpless glance.
Since her companion had spoken, she reluctantly put down the game console in her hand, her fingers absentmindedly brushing over the buttons before lowering her gaze.
Her eyes slowly settled on the blurry figure wrapped around her waist.
As if sensing her gaze, Cipher raised her head.
Their eyes met.
Silver Wolf: (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ)
Cipher: (ʘ̥∧ʘ̥)
At that moment, tears brimmed in Cipher's beautiful blue eyes.
Her fluffy ears drooped weakly.
Her entire body curled up into a tiny ball, looking exactly like a kitten abandoned by its owner.
Pitiful.
Very pitiful.
Unfortunately, Silver Wolf's expression remained completely unchanged.
Only her gaze unconsciously drifted toward those fluffy cat ears.
Silver Wolf (๑ᗜ ˰ ᗜ๑):
"So fluffy... I want to touch them."
Of course, don't misunderstand.
Seeing Cipher like this merely reminded Silver Wolf of little cat, whom she had left behind in Muyun City.
"I wonder if Little Bai could become a cat girl..."
"Though... it probably wouldn't feel as nice to pet."
...
Back to the matter at hand.
Since Firefly had spoken, Silver Wolf decided to give Cipher a chance.
"Fine. For the sake of our relationship, I'll give you one opportunity."
Immediately, a light shone in Cipher's tear-filled eyes.
She bit her lip lightly, countless thoughts racing through her head.
After a while, she clenched her fists and raised her head with determination.
"Then... fixed price."
"Ten thousand!"
Silver Wolf: (ᗜ_ᗜ)
"Then keep crying."
Without another word, she picked up her game console again.
"Eh?!"
Cipher instantly panicked.
She hurriedly pressed down on Silver Wolf's hand and pleaded softly.
"Then twenty thousand...No, thirty thousand...fourty thousand, okay?! That's already triple the premium! This is this kitty's limit!"
However, Silver Wolf's expression somehow became even more speechless.
Cipher noticed that as well.
Her tears immediately flowed down like pearls from a broken string.
Yet Silver Wolf had absolutely no intention of paying attention to this money-grubbing cat.
At this moment, Cipher secretly cast a pleading look toward Firefly.
Seeing Firefly hesitate again, Silver Wolf looked down at the cat girl hanging onto her waist with eyes full of disdain.
"Hey. When other people bargain, they slash prices in half. The original price is one hundred thousand. How much did you just start with? What kind of relationship do we have? And you're still trying to rip me off?"
Firefly: (;o_o)
Cipher: (๑꒪▿꒪)*
...
Cipher (˶ᗜ_ᗜ˶):
"Hehe~Come on, with our relationship, do you really have to charge that much? How about making it a little cheaper~?"
Silver Wolf (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ):
"Tch. Dream on."
Firefly (๑•. •๑):
"Um... you two..."
After being exposed by Silver Wolf in one sentence, Cipher simply gave up pretending.
The tears on her cheeks vanished instantly.
The pitiful expression transformed into a shamelessly flattering smile.
Only one thing remained unchanged.
She still tightly hugged Silver Wolf's petite body.
One stubbornly ignored her.
The other shamelessly begged.
Watching from the side, Firefly stood there awkwardly, struggling over whose side she should support.
...
In the end, after much inner conflict, Firefly chose the side of the Stellaron Hunters and forcibly helped Silver Wolf pry off the cat girl that clung like glue.
Unfortunately, Cipher refused to give up.
She firmly believed that as long as she persevered, she would eventually move Silver Wolf.
Thinking so, she secretly squeezed at her eyes again, preparing to cry a few more tears.
But Silver Wolf merely snapped her fingers.
Snap.
Suddenly, Cipher felt as though she had been stripped bare under Silver Wolf's gaze.
A strange energy scanned her from head to toe.
Then, Silver Wolf casually tapped the air.
Colorful particles gathered together, quickly constructing an object.
Soon, Silver Wolf expressionlessly grabbed it.
With a slight curl at the corner of her mouth, she looked at Cipher mockingly.
In her hand was a bottle of eye drops.
Silver Wolf: "Oh? I didn't know you were this well prepared. Go ahead.Keep crying. Don't mind me."
...
Firefly looked at the eye drops in surprise before turning toward Cipher with a strange expression.
The meaning in her eyes was obvious.
"You even deceive yourself?"
Cipher froze.
Embarrassment flooded her heart instantly.
Knowing she'd been caught red-handed, she stuck out her tongue and twitched her ears.
Trying to act cute and muddle through.
Cipher (=ↀ⩊ↀ=)੭ﾞ:
"Meow~"
The sweet little cry was full of flattery, though it couldn't hide her guilt in the slightest.
Unfortunately, both Silver Wolf and Firefly merely stared at her with pure, untainted eyes.
Completely immune.
"Hehe...Um...How about fifty thousand?"
Silver Wolf ঌ(ᗜ`˰´ᗜ)໒:Good grief. I didn't know Cipher was this shameless. She's absolutely determined to take advantage of me, isn't she?
Cipher (˶ᗜᗜ˶)ಣ: What's wrong with acting cute between acquaintances? Besides, money just moves from one pocket to another anyway. What's important is the process, not the amount of gold coins!
Thus, one cat continued shamelessly haggling.
One gamer continued mercilessly refusing.
And the poor Firefly stood in the middle, looking left and right.
For some reason, she suddenly felt that being the most reasonable member among these two...
Was truly exhausting.