Chapter 899: Zuo Zuo Will Keep a Close Eye on You! |
Damn it! Do I really look that completely untrustworthy?! Do you have absolutely no faith in anything I say?! You really know how to show me no respect, Wushen!
Zuo Zuo kept her eyes closed, still ignoring him.
Because she knew him too well.
If it were something else, she might be able to believe him a little. But when it came to something completely impossible for him, like “abstinence,” she could just take what he said with a grain of salt. After all, for a Chaotic Evil lolicon like Stupid Brain, it was more believable that he would give away all his wealth and throw money around every day.
After all, someone who had even tried to trick his own younger sister into bed didn't have the moral character needed to pull off something this difficult.
So.
She might as well pretend nothing had happened.
But he had barely taken two steps.
Clang!
A tremendous crash rang out.
The Night Demon Blade in Lynn's hand plunged straight into the ground beside her.
Zuo Zuo was taken aback. “Huh? You don't want your blade anymore?”
Lynn reached out and lightly tugged the brim of his top hat lower. In a low voice, he said, “Zuo Zuo, I know you don't trust me, but I'm serious this time. I only realized it after I started having desires toward Alice, too. This whole series of abnormal things I've been doing lately... there's actually a reason behind them.”
Zuo Zuo gave him a skeptical look. “Did you finally realize you're a pervert?”
“...”
Ignoring Zuo Zuo's nasty remark, Lynn's dark eyes appeared from beneath the brim of his hat. He adjusted his monocle and spoke gently:
“No, Zuo Zuo. It's much more serious than that. You remember the curse sealed inside me, don't you? The chaotic curse that could make me lose myself...”
Zuo Zuo was taken aback. “You mean...”
Lynn closed his eyes and slowly raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle. His voice was gentle:
“That's right. Its second stage has already begun to affect me. And, without me even noticing, it's making me more and more desirous. If it weren't for Alice, I'm afraid I wouldn't have realized anything was wrong until it had completely swallowed me. So this time... I may really have to fight it head-on.”
He reached out and gently rested his hand on Zuo Zuo's stunned little face. In a low voice, he said:
“So... I'm really sorry. For a while, Brain probably won't be able to give you the sustenance you crave, or make you happy anymore. I'm sorry...”
Zuo Zuo stood there, stunned and hollow-eyed.
Her little mouth opened and closed.
Her little hands clenched slightly.
The breeze rustled past her hair as she stood there all alone.
She murmured, “R... really...?”
Lynn spoke softly. “I'm sorry. It's true...”
Zuo Zuo silently lowered her head, looking dejected.
“I see...”
“...”
A brief silence.
Lynn sighed and comforted her. “Of course, Zuo Zuo, you don't have to be so sad. Actually, Brain...”
【Ding! Zuo Zuo is very happy! Affinity with you +10!】
【Ding! Zuo Zuo is exceptionally joyful! Affinity with you +15!】
【Ding! Zuo Zuo ヾ(≧∇≦*)ヾ, Affinity with you +20! Critical hit! +30!】
【Ding! Zuo Zuo is over the moon! Affinity with you +20!】
As a dozen or so notifications appeared by his ear, Lynn's expression instantly stiffened.
Zuo Zuo had already wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes. She took Lynn's hand in both of hers, her eyes brimming with tears and her smile as heartfelt as Alice's when she offered her sincere blessings. She gazed at him and said:
“Mm! It's all right. If abstinence will help Brain get better, then Zuo Zuo... Zuo Zuo will stay by Brain's side forever and do her best to help him get through this difficult time... Brain has already made up his mind, after all. If a hundred days isn't enough, then we can extend it to two hundred...”
“Please believe me. While Brain is abstaining, Zuo Zuo will always be by your side, fighting alongside you...”
Lynn stiffened.
Wait a minute...
Was it really okay for her to deliberately imitate Alice's tone like that??
And why were the System's notifications telling him she was actually overjoyed? Usually, it was so hard to raise her Affinity. Why did it shoot up the moment he said he wouldn't be able to sleep with her? This wasn't the kind of Affinity he wanted!
Clang!
Zuo Zuo had already pulled the Night Demon Blade out of the ground. Smiling through her tears, she hugged it tightly to her chest and wiped her eyes with a blissful, Alice-like expression.
“I understand what Brain means now...”
“Giving Zuo Zuo a blade must mean Brain trusts her very much, so he entrusted her with such an arduous task...”
“While Brain is abstaining, Zuo Zuo... Zuo Zuo will definitely do her best to fulfill her duty...”
Lynn (；OдO)??
Wait a minute.
I'm pretty sure I never said I was entrusting you with some incredibly arduous task...
I just stuck the blade there. I didn't mean anything else by it!
Did you misunderstand me on purpose?!
“Um, Zuo Zuo, weren't you...”
Zuo Zuo smiled happily through her tears and wiped them away.
“Don't worry, Brain. Please... believe in Zuo Zuo. Even though I can't bear to... b-but...”
She (っ ̯ -｡) rubbed her eyes.
Then.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, sparkling with a sharp glint.
In an instant, she bared her sly, pointed teeth like a wicked loli. With a sharp swish, she thrust the Night Demon Blade forward, pointing it at Lynn. She flung her little hand out with unbridled bravado and roared viciously in her childish voice:
“But I'll still mercilessly chop off Stupid Brain's tool of the trade!! I won't show you the slightest mercy! I'll Ora Ora you into little pieces! I'll be absolutely ruthless when I do it!! Got that, you useless Stupid Brain?! Zuo Zuo is going to keep a close eye on you!”
Swish, swish, swish, swish!
Lynn's hair practically stood on end.
So that's what this was about!
This useless little loli really had been looking for a chance to chop him up all along!
Lynn immediately reached out, desperate to snatch the Night Demon Blade back from her. “Don't twist my words around! I never said I wanted you to keep an eye on me!! Give me the blade back right now, you useless Left Hand!”
Zuo Zuo instantly sprang backward with a (๑＞︶＜)و, dodging his grab. She said:
“It's no use! You useless Brain! You'd better remember what you said. From now on, Zuo Zuo is your Executor, you idiot!”
Lynn glared at her arrogant, wicked-loli expression (▼皿▼#).
He cracked his knuckles.
There was no helping it!
He really had been thinking of asking her to keep an eye on him, but seeing this useless loli acting so arrogantly had completely wiped that thought from his mind!
Bad children had to be taught a proper lesson!
“Get over here!”
“(ૢ˃ꌂ˂⁎) Nope!”