Xun Yu paused for a moment, snapped his fingers, and his body burst into a spray of fireworks before disappearing.
...
"Silver Wolf, stop staying up late playing games. Look at you—you're as short as Jingliu now."
Blade's voice appeared coldly and abruptly, startling Silver Wolf so hard she nearly jumped.
"Blade? Why are you back?"
Her in-game character had just died. Annoyed, Silver Wolf took off her headset.
Seeing Blade standing beside her without her noticing at all, she froze.
The script shouldn't be over yet, right? She hadn't even gone to pick up Kafka and the others...
"No—who are you?!"
Keeping her expression neutral, Silver Wolf sent a silent message to Firefly.
Anyone who could appear beside her without a sound was not someone she could necessarily handle.
And she wasn't exactly a fighter.
Conclusion: Silver Wolf calls backup.
"It's you?!"
And just as she finished calling for help, Xun Yu returned to his original form.
"Yo, we meet again, little wolf."
Little... wolf...?
"You—"
"Protocol confirmed. Initiating scorched-earth operation."
"Wait, no—Firefly, HOLD ON—!"
BOOM!
...
"Nice to meet you, Your Grace of Elation."
Elio glanced at the teary-eyed Silver Wolf and the repeatedly apologizing Firefly.
Then his gaze shifted to Xun Yu.
"Elation?"
"Yes. Considering the indescribable connection between you and the Aeon of Elation, it's appropriate to address you as Your Grace."
Elio had doubts. He originally couldn't see Xun Yu's "fate,"
but after attempting contact last time, fragments of Xun Yu began appearing in the futures he could foresee.
Xun Yu blinked, then learned the situation through Aha.
Basically, Aha sold him out.
But well—whatever. Not a big deal.
"In the futures you've seen… what happens to me?"
"I can't see."
Elio's face drooped like a sad little cat.
"All I know from scattered fragments is that your appearance brings us a new ending."
Originally, the Stellaron Hunters used the script to filter countless possibilities, selecting the best one to break the cycle of destruction.
But with Xun Yu added to the equation, although the overall script barely changed, it became much easier to succeed.
"So that's why you exposed yourself to me?"
Elio nodded.
A bit disappointing.
But understandable.
After all—Xun Yu is tied to Elation.
Being able to see even fragments of a fate connected to an Aeon was already impressive.
"But how do you know I'll actually help you?"
Xun Yu looked at the elegant magical cat with amusement.
At that, Elio collapsed flat on the floor like a defeated cat.
"I cannot understand your logic… but if that is the cost, it's worth it."
"At least… save me some dignity in front of them?"
Elio glanced at Silver Wolf and Firefly, who were sneaking peeks from the side. His eyes filled with helplessness.
From the start, Xun Yu had isolated everything around them.
The girls could tell the two were speaking, but not what they were saying.
Silver Wolf tried reading lips—only to find a mosaic censor over their mouths.
But soon, that wouldn't matter.
The world around them shifted, and Silver Wolf and Firefly were returned to Firefly's room.
Elio sighed, ready to face his "fate."
He already knew his future and had mentally prepared himself.
Otherwise, he would never dare appear before Xun Yu.
It was only turning into a catgirl…
And Xun Yu wouldn't do anything "weird."
Even though he was a male cat, the power of Elation could fix that problem.
Xun Yu blinked, surprised by Elio's reaction.
But then he understood.
Tsk, that made things less fun…
Wait—he only intended for Elio to transform temporarily…
Xun Yu grinned and snapped his fingers.
The magical cat disappeared, replaced by a magical catgirl Elio.
Leaving a mirror behind, Xun Yu slipped away.
After a long silence, Elio finally looked at the mirror.
Something was off…
In the future she saw, she was supposed to revert back right when Xun Yu left.
But right now?
This wasn't the same at all!
Elio was internally screaming.
Suddenly, her ears twitched. She heard the door opening.
"Don't come in!"
The next second, Silver Wolf and Firefly froze in place.
"Hahaha! That's killing me!"
"My dear, that's exactly why I love you!"
Aha laughed wildly, then immediately called Fuli over.
Such a wonderful moment had to be recorded.
After recording, Aha kicked Fuli out.
Fuli silently came and silently left, not taking even a cloud with THEM.
Xun Yu caught the light cone that Aha tossed over, erased its original name, and wrote a new one.
Light Cone: "It Broke, Meow"
Description:
All beings must one day die, but that does not mean it must be a social death.
A magical cat becoming a magical catgirl—Is this the fall of morality or the twisting of human nature?
For her followers, she chose sacrifice. She didn't expect the "trial card" to become permanent.
After being seen in this form, her life as a cat was over.
But it's fine. It was worth it… all of it.
Stop touching the ears, meow!
Elio's reaction amused both Aha and Xun Yu for quite a while.
Xun Yu removed the marker Aha had left on Elio.
"Sigh, you'll meet again sooner or later. No need to stalk her like a paparazzi."
To be fair, Elio was very capable—He could even avoid the gaze of an Aeon.
How many in the universe could manage that?
Aha didn't reply.
THEY transformed back into the tiny loli form and perched on Xun Yu's shoulder.
"My dear, Aha doesn't understand—why didn't you do anything weird to her?"
"???"
Xun Yu yanked Aha off his shoulder.
"What do you mean 'weird'? Who do you think I am?!"
"Besides, I don't remember doing anything weird, do I?"
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TL note:
A funny thing I only noticed now the name Xun Yun was actually supposed to be Huan Yun
If you don't know the author said that the website they are using uses both Xun and Huan for his surname and in chapter 1 he said that his name sounds like joy
I only researched about it now but Huan Yun meant joy quite literally
So supposedly Xun Yun was meant to be Huan Yun
It is what it is I guess I'm too lazy to change every name so yeah we will stick to Xun yu