Text Game: It All Began when a Cat-eared Girl Took Me In

Chapter 29: Chapter 29 ‘The Cat-Eared Girl Won’t Pick Up Bad Luck Eggs’ _1 Chapter 29: Chapter 29 ‘The Cat-Eared Girl Won’t Pick Up Bad Luck Eggs’ _1 [The cat-eared girl crouched down in front of you, wearing a thick cotton coat today that made her look quite puffy. She gazed at you with a complicated expression, asking what had happened to you.]

[Traveler, do you want to tell her what you’re currently facing?]

[① Yes]

[② No]

Luo Xi’s fingers hesitated for a moment, then he chose 2.

[You slowly stood up, and told her that a sudden gust of wind had knocked you to the ground and that you were okay, nothing serious.]

[Wei’er narrowed her eyes scrutinizing your body.]

[“You’re dying,” she said. “I smell the scent of decay coming off you; it’s some type of curse skill, right? Come with me, maybe I can save you.”]

[Ding! Your Shock Value +11]

[You were silent for a long while.]

[It wasn’t until Wei’er walked back, looking over her shoulder at you with an urging glance, that you silently followed her.]

[Traveler, you suddenly realize that the current development might not be such a bad choice.]

[In Wei’er’s house, not only could you spend more time with those two adorable beast-eared girls, you’d also be able to keep a close eye on the movements of that Rat King.]

[How would he react if he found out you had returned to the girls’ home? You were very curious.]

[Wei’er led you to the broken iron staircase on the second floor. With a light jump, she entered through the open door, while you, trying to imitate her, were stopped by her reprimand.]

[“Do you want to take down the remaining half of the stairs too? I haven’t even asked you to pay for this broken part yet! Here’s a rope; you still have the strength to climb it, right?”]

[Wei’er dropped down a rope from above, you grabbed onto it and were pulled up by the girl.]

[Traveler, you’ve been picked up by the cat-eared girl and brought back home again.]

[Note: Strange, aren’t these kinds of stories usually the other way around? — “Won’t Cat-Eared Girls Pick up the Unlucky?”]

Luo Xi: “(｀・ω・´)!”

It seemed like the commentary in the text had some sense to it this time.

[Note: Traveler full of tricks, did you do it on purpose?]

Slander! That was slander!

Who knew that after wandering around Grey Stone Street for a while, he was brought down by the severe cold and negative statuses.

Then, ‘coincidentally,’ Wei’er saw him and noticed the deadly curse he was under.

Huh?

Was it really a coincidence, or had he done it on purpose?

Luo Xi himself started to doubt.

[“Big brother! I knew it was you!”]

[You heard Aina’s soft and cute voice.]

[The little wolf-eared Lolita, wagging her tail, looked at you. Her tea-gold eyes filled with joy. She took a few steps as if wanting to get closer to you, but ultimately stopped about a meter away, hesitating.]

[Ding! Aina’s current Favorability towards you is: 113 (A handsome big brother to trust)]

[Description: She considers you trustworthy, but because the contact hasn’t been long, the shy girl doesn’t dare to get too close to you.]

Ah, when did he raise the little Lolita’s Favorability so high?

The favorability system in this text game wasn’t as nonsensical as in some novels, where after a rise in favorability females would give away everything; although Aina’s Favorability had exceeded 100, it only meant she considered him trustworthy.

What lay beyond trust in terms of Favorability?

[Note: Favorability only affects the other person’s impression and recognition of you. Merely raising Favorability won’t deepen the relationship. If you wish to take your relationship with the little Lolita to the next level, then you should first learn how to interact and date girls~]

Luo Xi: “…”

What the heck was taking it to the next level?

The commentary in the text kept getting more sinister.

[Wei’er had you sit on the sofa in the living room, while she sat opposite you, surveying you with squinted eyes. Aina brought over a small stool and sat beside her sister, both fixing their gaze on you.]

[Both girls’ tails were swaying unconsciously, sometimes even touching each other.]

[Your Happiness Level +16]

[After observing you for a while, Wei’er opened her red pupils and stated slowly, “The curse you have contracted seems to be some sort of mid-tier Curse skill. Ordinary purification scrolls probably won’t do the job.”]

[“You were fine when you left last night, how did you become like this today? Who has cursed you?”]

[“A curse!” Aina exclaimed in alarm. “Brother Luo Xi is cursed? Is it the kind where you close your eyes and never wake up again, requiring a knight’s kiss to come back?”]

Luo Xi: “?”]

[Your Confusion Level +13]

[You wondered if the little wolf-eared Lolita had been reading too many novels or watching too many dramas in her spare time?]

[Wei’er couldn’t help but let out a giggle.]

[The girl, thinking of your presence in front of her, quickly composed herself and said, “I can break the curse on you, but you need to first tell me how you ended up with it.”]

[You told the cat-eared girl that you just slept in the inn last night and woke up like this today, not knowing who had cast the curse on you.]

[“Have you made any enemies recently? Curses are generally used only by certain Specialized Transcendents or those Mutated Transcenders with unique factors,” Wei’er inquired.]

[You shook your head, indicating that you had no enemies, and for some reason, you did not disclose your suspicion.]

[Some things, after all, are not as impactful when said by yourself as they are when the other party figures them out on their own.]

[The cat-eared girl’s expression fluctuated for a moment.]

[The sharp girl quickly surmised that it might be the work of the Rat King, but she was somewhat reluctant to believe that an elder she respected would engage in such sneaky curse-casting.]

[Wei’er asked you to sit for a while on the sofa while she got up and entered the bedroom.]

[In the living room, only you and Aina were left facing each other.]

[Aina blinked her big eyes at you and said with a sly smile, “Brother Luo Xi, you know debts have to be paid back, right?”]

[You nodded; repaying debt was a matter of course, the same everywhere.]

[Aina spoke mysteriously, “Then do you know how much the thing Sister Wei’er is going to get to save you is worth?”]

Luo Xi had a bad feeling in his heart.

[Anxiously, you asked, “How much?”]

[Aina fiddled with her fingers and said, “If a Tier Three purification scroll doesn’t work, then we’d need a Tier Four purification scroll. I hear those sell for at least 100 gold coins on the outside, maybe even priceless, not something you can simply buy with money.”]